Chapter 36

Meeting The Family

Part 1

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Lance's Room At The Pit

In the bedroom of one Lance 'Avalanche' Alvers, music from Motorhead could be heard playing as Lance himself alternated between playing on his own guitar and writing down lyrics in a notebook. Thankfully, said lyrics didn't involve Kitty but they did involve lyrics about a certain blue shapeshifter who was currently staying with them until she gave birth. Something that in his view, she shouldn't be doing but at least the kid wouldn't have to put up with her as a parent since no kid deserved that sort of fate since there was no way in Hell she was getting custody of the kid. He also had Motorhead playing pretty loudly so as not to hear Mystique's angry bellows courtesy of the treatment she was getting by the rest of the Misfits aside from Arcade, Betsy, Abeytu, Angelica, Lina, Eden, and Sarah. Next remodel we do I oughta ask about soundproofing.

Even if it would possibly be counter productive considering he and the others tended to have nightmares from time to time and Althea would likely take advantage of it where her and Todd were concerned! That would probably give Shipwreck and the others heart attacks.

Pietro had been shocked as Hell when he heard about Mystique's stay and had not only sent a few emails about the subject but had shown up at least once to provide some extra Hell on the woman. Wanda, when she heard, had sent a long email full of ideas for what the others could do to the woman and let's just say it was enough to actually frighten the Coyote a great deal. Frightened and as well as impressed to the point of considering a marriage proposal and getting a groan and an eyeroll from Lance over that dumb idea. Now if Kitty would just get the hint I'm not open to the idea of responding to anything she sends me...

As lately, she'd taken to emailing him and so far, Lance had refused to open a single one of them and was honestly tempted to go over to Xavier's to let him know what was going on and put a stop to it. He didn't want to start anything with Kitty again, he's happy with Betsy and going down that road had one path and that was heartbreak. Mainly for him and that's not something he wanted to deal with again. Or deal with Peter either and he idly wondered what the Russian would think of Kitty's emailing him were he still in America and or at least aware of what's been going on since leaving for Russia. Probably try to claim I'm somehow influencing her to do it. He thought to himself with an eyeroll.

Knocking at his door drew him from his thoughts. "Come in!"

Said knocker being his girlfriend, Betsy Braddock in shoes, blue jeans, and a red short sleeve top with her hair in a braid. "So I've got some good news." Announced Betsy as she made her way into his room and gave him a kiss before sitting down on his bed.

Raising his eyebrows at her, Lance turned his full attention to her after pausing the music. "Oh? Blaire get you that modeling contract?"

Something that had apparently become a work in progress thanks to the work Dazzler and the others had started awhile back where Mutant and Body Positivity was concerned. Chuckling and lightly punching her boyfriend on the arm, Betsy told him good guess but no. "I've actually successfully talked the General into some time off for the two of us."

"Oh. OH!" Lance replied in surprised realization and a bit weakly.

For she had admitted a few weeks ago that she wanted to introduce him to her family back in England. The very notion of meeting the parents actually made the Earth Shaker a little on the nervous side to be honest! Betsy, seeing that her boyfriend was a little on the worried side about the whole thing quickly reassured him that he had nothing to worry about. "I promise, luv, they are going to love you. After all, how can they not when I love you?"

Lance's eyes widened in surprise as this had been the first time either of them had said those three words. "You, you do?" He asked as he felt his chest swell up.

And while he may still feel something for Kitty despite knowing damn well he shouldn't, especially where the email was concerned, Lance was positive that what he felt for Betsy was definitely stronger despite the fact it'd taken some time for their relationship to really get going. Smiling at him with a nod, Betsy reached over and kissed him. A kiss he was all too happy to return and briefly broke the kiss to put down his guitar before climbing in bed with his girlfriend. "Love you too." Declared the young man as they made out.

A Little While Later At The Xavier Institute

"Lance is going WHERE!? And doing WHAT!?" Screamed out Kitty 'Shadowcat' Pryde after she had come into the living room and over heard Jamie talking about the email he got from Trinity in regards to Lance and Betsy.

Jamie gulped nervously before hauling ass after repeating what he'd been told as everyone else familiar with the entire thing groaned aloud. "Remy, I think I might have to re-think that whole 'our relationship is tainted because of Jean' thing." Muttered Rogue unhappily.

Whom had been keeping things at a friends only level with Remy ever since the whole blow up with that email of Kitty's that Jean had encouraged her to do months ago. "Always good to get some perspective, no?"

Pity this is what it took but hey, Remy wasn't going to complain! "AUGH! I HATE BETSY BRADDOCK! AND I HATE THAT STUPID DATING BAN!"

"Not like Lance would be stupid enough to go back to you even if it wasn't around anymore." Muttered Bobby in somewhat surprising defense of the Misfit.

Not necessarily thinking about what he was saying in the process either. Or who he was saying it around for that matter. "Bobby... Run." Tabitha told him dead seriously.

Causing him to look at her in confusion and then seeing the look of rage on Kitty's face. "Oh... Oh crap."

He hauled ass like a Bat out of Hell as Kitty chased after him with an enraged scream. "Reason 13 I'm glad I don't bother with dating." Grumbled Rina from the comfort of the chair she was sitting in with a book.

Author's Notes: Heh.