When Push comes to Shove: Chapter I
Theme song for the story: Stand, by Rascall Flatts. I recommend you listen while you read.
Disclaimer: I own nothing but the custom characters and plotline.

"Quit wimping out!" Said Jaime, as he walked with Ian out to the bus. "It'd be easier if she lived in the mansion. Then I wouldn't have to go to this stupid high school to see her." Ian said as he walked in front of Jaime. "You still need to at least get out of the friend zone." Jaime pestered. "She's got a boyfriend Multiple." Ian moaned, he preferred to use their mutant names. Multiple picked up the pace to walk beside Ian, "EM, you know as well as I do that having a boyfriend or girlfriend means nothing. That can all change with a single text message or facebook thing." EM just rolled his eyes and kept walking. They got on the bus and rode to school, nothing of any importance happened. Ian did his work quickly, it was far to easy for him. He should have been taking college level classes at the institute. After class he approached her, "Hey Elizabeth!" Catching her attention then quickly dashing to her side he continued, "I was wondering if you'd like to come to the institute this Saturday and watch a movie?" He asked, keeping pace with her. All the while he was going farther and farther from his next class. "Sorry Ian, I'd love to but Josh wants me over to watch some stupid ball game." As she apologized Ian kept the same face on the outside, but inside his heart plummeted. As said Josh approached Ian finished up, "Oh, well I'll see you Monday then." As he walked away he began to slightly spark. "Hey freak!" Josh called as he followed Ian, they shared the next class and to Ian that made it the worst class. "You trying to pull something with my girl?" Ian kept his head down and kept walking. Although the talks Professor Xavier had with the world leaders kept mutants free, unregistered and with the rights of all citizens. Still there were a few humans who hated, a few who resented. Josh was one of those that hated mutants, just because they were different. "Listen up Freak!" Josh said as he shoved Ian into a row of lockers. "You try anything on my girl, I'll beat you to a pulp." Josh glared into Ian's eyes at the beginning of the year when the bullying started he could look down at Ian, now they stood eye to eye. "I'll give you a taste of it to discourage you." Josh spat into Ian's face as he punched him in the stomach. But as soon as his fist touched EM's stomach, it was on. Ian slumped to the floor in a display of weakness, as Josh smirked above him Ian slid through his legs. Ian stood to his feet on the other side and threw a punch into Josh's side, they had five minutes until class. Josh turned and glared at Ian, he threw punch after punch but Ian dodged. After about 12 punches Ian took a few steps back, well out of range and summoned a ball of electricity in his palm. "I don't want to use my powers but if you continue to be physical against me I will. Take your hate somewhere else, not to mutants." Josh stopped and looked back and forth from Ian to the ball and back again. A small crowd had gathered since Josh had shoved Ian into the locker beside the classroom. "I have to get to class." Ian stated as he walked to the door and entered the room with sixteen seconds to spare. In that moment a seed was planted, Josh was one of the most popular teens in the school his opinion was thought of as the correct viewpoint. But on the subject of mutants, the drones began to think for themselves. The rest of the school day went on without a single eventful time, however the bus ride home wasn't as fortunate. "Bobby!" Amara yelled as she began to melt the ice from inside the bus. "Sorry, I can't help that I have the flu!" Iceman rubbed his nose with a tissue as he began reabsorbing the ice. "Iceman," EM spoke up from the behind him, "If you sneeze ice all over the bus again, I'm going to make you run through the institute in only a pink tutu." The rest of the ride was spent with Iceman cowering in his seat, afraid of his own nose. When they got to the institute, everyone unloaded and walked inside. EM didn't stop and talk to anyone he made a beeline straight for the garage. "Wolverine, I need a word.' EM said as he opened the door and saw the clawed mutant working on his motorcycle. "You can call me Logan, bub." Wolverine, said as he rose to his feet and wiped his hands on a rag. "You and me in the kitchen, now." Wolverine growled as he passed EM. When the reached the institute's kitchen it cleared out in an instant. Logan pulled a bottle out of his personal, locked, cabinet and cut the top off. Ian grabbed a soda and popped the tab. "What's this problem that's on your mind?" Logan asked as he took a swig from his drink. Ian took a drink from his can and spoke, "It's a double header. There's this guy named Josh who hates mutants, he tried to beat me up again and I'm getting sick of it." Logan snorted and commented, "You're a mutant, a powerful mutant with an offensive ability. It shouldn't be that hard to grasp." "This is where the tricky part comes in, he's the boyfriend of this girl I want to like me. So if I just unload on him." Logan nodded and smiled, "This has nothing to do with the bully does it?" Ian's face fell and he just nodded. "Tell you what, challenge him to a fight after school and make sure she comes. She'll see what kind of man the both of you are and make her decision." Logan and Ian finished their drinks and stood up, "Thanks Logan." Logan clapped his hand on EM's shoulder and said, "Anytime." The next day Ian got up and wrote a note for Josh, it issued a challenge to fight out back by the soccer field at 2:45 pm. The day was spent preparing, by the end of the day everyone knew. When school let out at 2:30 the bleachers began to fill from kids gathering to watch the fight. Between the school's linebacker and a mutant. Almost everyone was there, but Elizabeth missed it. She instead chose to cry herself to nearly the point of throwing up in the girls bathroom. Josh had just broken up with her, she had known him for her entire life. She had loved him since she first set eyes on him. Now he was leaving her for some trash that he thought looked nicer. "Why?" That was the only word that she could get out of her mouth, when her friends found her the calmed her and talked to her. They helped her up and took her home while Ian took Josh down. "Give up Josh, I don't want to hurt you." Josh looked up and glared at Ian, he had been having his butt handed to him. He let out a roar and decided to stand up, back away and then charge Ian. The fact that Ian had superhuman speed and reflexes didn't hurt when Ian darted to the side and tripped the charging linebacker. Josh was defeated, Ian hadn't been touched and Josh was bruised all over his body. "Give up and I won't have to hurt you." Ian stated as he leaned over Josh who was trying to catch a breath. And in that moment, Ian's superhuman speed couldn't save him from the fist of the linebacker smashing squarely into his groin. Ian grunted and fell to the ground on his knees, that was the one rule to the fight. That was the off limits zone in this small war. As Ian was on his knees, Josh stood up and grabbed Ian's hair. He pulled Ian's head towards his knee and he swung his knee forward as hard as he could. Luckily for Ian he missed his nose, unluckily for Ian he hit him in the forehead and right eye. The skin over Ian's forehead split and bled and Ian's eye swelled shut. Josh stood and laugh as Ian collected himself from the ground. "HEY!" Came a voice from the crowd, Jaime walked onto the field and stood between Ian and Josh. "That's cheating!" Jaime looked up at Josh and glared. Jaime was a foot shorter than Josh maybe even more, but he still stood to face the bully. Mutants and humans were standing and protesting, all yelling and booing. Josh looked into the crowd, he was genuinely angry at his fans protesting him breaking the rules. He knew that the mutants would protest but he figured the humans would stand by him. As Ian stood he noticed more mutants getting down from the bleachers and advancing across the field. Ian held out his hand and the line of mutants stopped. He gently shoved Jaime out of the way and looked Josh in the face. "This is for all of those people who stood up and came to the field to help their fellow mutant." Ian had far superior strength to the bully he was facing, he had kept it in check but now he let go of the control he had. With a roar he swung his fist and hit Josh in the stomach. Josh was sent flying back about five feet and he hit the ground, as he got to his hands and knees Ian kicked him in the side. "Quit bullying mutants! And leave me alone!" As EM yelled he raised his hand and created a large ball of electricity, true fear swept over Josh as he lay on his back and stared at the growing ball of lightning. As EM loosed the lightning as a bolt Josh closed his eyes and prepared to wake up in the hospital. After about twenty seconds the linebacker opened his eyes and saw a smoking crater beside his head. "Next time I won't miss." EM threatened as he walked away, the mutants that lived at the Xavier Institute followed him. Later that night, Josh walked to Elizabeth's house, he was breaking up with her but he wasn't a jerk to non-mutants. "Beth, I'm sorry for just dropping it on you like that but I had to." Elizabeth just had teary eyes, "Is it because she's beautiful or because she'll give up her pride and morals for the first handsome guy?" Josh was stunned, he had been called out. Honestly he didn't care for Elizabeth at all anymore. "Did I not love you enough? Or as much as you think she could?" Josh was dumbfounded, and genuinely startled at her next move. She wrapped her arms around him and kissed him as deeply as she could. And that was the last thing she remembered.

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