Sage sat there gazing at Heather blankly for a few moments, trying to absorb what she had just said to her. "You really do live up to the name Lifeguard," she finally quietly, and took a small drink of her can of soda. Heather smiled slightly and shrugged, "Depends who I'm guarding." The tall blonde pushed her hair back, seeming a bit nervous. She looked up, meeting Sage's eyes, "So Lady Mastermind didn't do you any lasting damage?" "I'm a little jumpy," Sage admitted. "I hadn't really though about how vulnerable I am to psychic attack," she said quietly. Heather silently considered her next words, taking in Sage's appearance. The girl really did look shaken, her calm poise gone for now. "If you want," she offered, "you can stay here with me tonight." At Sage's startled glance she smiled gently, "Totally platonic, I promise. My power should kick in to help if Mastermind tries anything." "I..." Sage started to say, then she trailed off. She really wanted to be able to turn down the offer, to maintain her usual tough and self- reliant image. But she was scared. "I'd like to," she startled herself by saying. "You know what we haven't done in a while?" Kitty asked as she and Rogue walked hand in hand back to the house. Rogue looked at her in surprise, "But we did it last night!" Kitty blushed fiercely, "Not that!" Rogue laughed softly, "Sorry, I shouldn't tease." She smiled, "What haven't we done?" She opened the door and waved Kitty through in a gentlemanly fashion. "Thank you very much, kind sir," Kitty smiled. "We haven't sat down to watch some anime in a while," Kitty sighed. "Sounds like fun," Rogue slipped her arm around Kitty's shoulders. "Let's go get some munchies and do it," she said. Bags of chips and some pop were quickly collected, and they headed down the hall to their room. "I wonder where everybody is," Kitty frowned. "Ororo's out talking to Jean, Psylocke and Neal are eating out, Bishop's on police duty, and," Rogue paused meaningfully, "Sage has gone to see Heather tonight." "Oh ho!" Kitty exclaimed. "Think we should start another betting pool on them this time?" Kitty asked with a grin. "Maybe," Rogue smiled back. They paused by their door and Rogue's eyes widened as she heard something, "There's somebody in there." "I know," Kitty frowned. She put her hand on Rogue's shoulder and quietly said, "I'll phase us through the door on three, OK?" Rogue nodded grimly. "One... two... three!" and Kitty slipped them both through the door, each ready for anything that awaited them! Well, almost anything. Mystique sat cross-legged on their bed, watching the anime Read or Die and chuckling softly to herself. She smiled as she saw them come in, "I wonder if they modeled Miss Deep on you, Kitty." "Mom!" Rogue exclaimed. "What are you doing in here?" she asked. Mystique looked a bit sheepish. "I got bored waiting for Ororo to get back," she shrugged, "and I noticed the tape in the VCR." She raised her eyebrows at the bags of munchies they were carrying. "Planing a little show?" she asked. "Something like that," Kitty said. Rogue looked at Kitty, conveying a silent question. Kitty nodded to her with a smile. "Would you like to join us?" Rogue smiled at her mom. Mystique grinned, "I'd love to." Kitty stopped the tape, "Would you like to see something naughty but fun?" Rogue raised her eyebrow, "Did Stevie send you something?" "Yeah, after I told her about us in my last letter," Kitty grinned. "She said the video would be really appropriate," she shrugged. "I wonder what that means?" Mystique smiled. "Only one way to find out," Rogue shrugged. "Let's try it," Kitty smiled, and after they all settled comfortably into their seats slipped a tape labeled 'Miyuki-chan in Wonderland' into the VCR. "Lucas!" Bishop heard someone call out behind him, "Hey, Lucas Bishop!" An officer he didn't immediately recognize came jogging up to him, "I heard you helped stop that attack on the city a few days back." "Yes, I did," Bishop smiled back at her. "Nice work," she grinned up at him. "My name's Cat, Catrine Grays is you want to be formal" the little blonde bowed slightly, "and I'm you're new partner." "But what happened to...?" he started to ask. "Out on maternity leave," Cat grinned. It was obvious that this cheerful young lady was up on all the office gossip. "Have you heard about the best?" she asked him. He blinked, "Best what?" "The best there is," Cat grinned, "the best fighter in the world. I've heard that it's in Australia, and that the best is a woman!" 'The word's already spread into law enforcement?' Bishop thought, surprised. "Anyway," Cat continued cheerfully, "whoever it is has kept a low profile, so far. No really big property damaging brawls so far." "Thankfully," Bishop smiled. "Has the chief decided how to handle it?" he asked. "As long as whoever she is keeps a low profile," Cat shrugged, "we leave it alone. But if something big happens, we may have to take action." Bishop raised an eyebrow, "If she really is the best, what exactly are we supposed to do?" Cat looked at him thoughtful, "I doubt they've thought that far ahead." She grabbed his arm, "You just going off shift, too?" Bishop barely had the chance to give her a nod when she said, "Then let's go get some dinner, get to know each other better." The much shorter woman nearly dragged him along before Cat stopped to ask him, "Oh, do you have a girlfriend?" "No," Bishop managed. "A big, hunky guy like you?" Cat exclaimed. "That's a crying shame," she sighed cutely. "Not that I'm one to talk, being single too," and she continued on, not giving Bishop much of a chance to even get a word in edgewise. Mystique was snickering to herself softly, while both Kitty and Rogue were blushing slightly as the closing credits began to roll. "Did you know that this was Alice in Wonderland done mildly lesbian?" she asked Kitty with a smile. "Knowing Stevie's sense of humor, I probably should have guessed," Kitty admitted, still blushing fiercely. "The mad tea party was pretty good," Rogue laughed, thinking of the female Mad Hatter climbing all over the cartoon's main character. "Not to mention the red queen," Kitty smiled. She looked thoughtful, "I kept having Emma Frost flashbacks, though." Mystique raised her eyebrow, "Oh, really?" Kitty paused the tape, "Well, I did end up held to a chair by her mind." "Ooh, bondage!" Rogue explained. "Did she break out the whips and chains, too?" she asked with a impish smile. Kitty blushed harder, "No!" The door opened, and Ororo walked in. "Did I just hear what I thought I heard?" she asked them with a smile. "Don't worry, love," Mystique got up to kiss Ororo gently, "we were just talking about a anime we were watching." "I've got to see this," Ororo smiled, "would you mind if I joined you?" Mystique looked over at Kitty and Rogue, who both smiled willingly. Mystique shifted a bit on the bed, "Climb on up." It's quite hard to maintain one's dignity while climbing up to sit on a bed with three other occupants on it. Though Kitty noticed that Ororo did try her best. "Do you want to watch the other episode?" Kitty asked the others. "Sounds good," Rogue laughed. Kitty started up the tape again, and the words 'Miyuki-chan in Mirrorland' came up. Sage hesitated, and Heather smiled at her gently. She handed her a set of pajama's, "These belong to my brother, but you're slim enough they should fit." "Thank you," Sage blushed, taking them into her hands. Thankfully, Heather took her own set of pajama's and then went into the bathroom to get changed. Sage slipped her tight black bodysuit quite efficiently, soon standing there in her underwear. She quickly pulled the blue pajama's on, a bit baggy but comfortable none the less. Heather came out of the bathroom, and Sage felt her breath just stop. The pajama's were doing their best to hide the tall blonde's figure, but they were failing miserably. The athletic beauty was stunning, and Sage had to remind herself to breathe before she fainted. "Are you all right?" Heather asked worriedly, "You look kind of pale. Well, paler than you normally do, anyway." Sage blushed, surprised to be caught staring. "I'm fine," she managed. Heather rolled down the covers and invited Sage, "Pick a side." Sage noticed that one side had a depression where Heather normally slept, so she decided to slip in to the opposite side. "Thanks," Heather said, climbing in beside her. The lights went out, and the room was plunged into darkness. Sage lay there stiffly for a few moments, then she felt gentle arms wrap around her body. "What?" she gasped softly. "Don't worry," Heather's soft voice tickled her ear, "I'll protect you, I promise." Strangely, those words actually seemed to help. Sage found herself relaxing, and soon she was fast asleep. Heather sighed to herself softly, feeling Sage spooned into her own body. 'This is going to be a long night,' she thought to herself.
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