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Hi guys (and gals), sorry it's been so long since my last post, but college work's catching up with me, it's also why I won't be posting as regularlay as I normally do for the next few months or so
Chapter Two: Sick Notes
The mutants all left the Institute and set off for school. Having drawn the proverbial short straw, Rahne, Hellblade, X-23, Rogue and Katie all climbed into the X-Van
"You'll want to put that on" X-23 told Hellblade pointing to the seat belt
"I doubt I'll need it, surely she is not as bad as everyone says" he replied, X-23 gave him a smile "Well, it will be your funeral", Kitty slammed her foot down on the gas and the X-Van lurched forwards. The vampire lunged for his seatbelt
One childhood trauma inducing ride later…The X-Vans doors flew open and Rahne, X-23, Hellblade and Katie all leapt out before the van had pulled up to the kerb
"Hey what's the rush?" Kitty called, a stop sign, a parking meter, a broken dog lead and a basket ball hoop (AN: No, even I don't know how she managed to get that there!) were all partially phased through the vans bonnet
"Well?" X-23 asked, Hellblade gave her a haunted look
"I'll fight HYDRA, SHEILD, a dozen Sentinels, whatever you want, just don't make me ride in that van ever again" he gazed around, he was wearing black jeans, a black shirt with a green bat symbol on it, black converse trainers and a long black coat, even in civilian attire, he felt very out of place
"Nervous?" X-23 asked
"A little, the last school I was in was a shelled out ruin in Germany" he said
"I am too, this is my first time here" she replied, she was wearing a black skirt, a red sleeveless top with a black lace gothic collar and knee high black boots
"Hey, come on guys or you're gonna be late for class" Rogue called to them, the two quickly ran to catch up with her, Holly and Rahne, who was resting against a row of lockers, as they drew level she started coughing violently
"You O.K?" Rogue asked her, she nodded
"Yea, it's nothing" she said, getting the worst of her coughing fit under control
"You sure? You sound like you oughta go to the nurses office" Rogue asked, Rahne shook her head
"Nah I'll be fine"
"Hurry up and get to class" a stern voice snapped behind them, it was Principal Kelly
"Sorry, Rahne's not feeling very well" Holly said
"I thought mutants didn't get sick, now get going" he said before glancing at Hellblade and X-23
"Who are you two?" he demanded sharply
"I'm Laura Kinney" X-23 said, he turned to look at Hellblade
"And you?" the vampire remained silent for a few seconds, enjoying the look on Kelly's face
"Me? I'm new here" he said
"I know that, who are you? What's your name?" he snapped
"Ask the Xavier Institutes liaison, she should be able to give you my file" he said before turning around and walking away, having to fight very hard to not laugh the at the irritating, mutant-hating mans expression
"I don't think that was a good idea Valon" Rogue warned him, he laughed
"Compared to Wolverine when he's drunk, the Principals nothing" he said
"What's Wolverine like when he's drunk?" Rogue asked
"Well, I wouldn't advise challenging him to a drinking contest, put it that way" he told them to a chorus of laughs
A little while later…"Go long Sarin" Joey called as the mutant fixed his eyes on the pigskin as it sailed gracefully through the air towards him; he leapt into the air and clamped a hand onto the ball before rolling along the ground as he hit it
"Nice catch" Dana called from the bleachers, Jake looked over to where Roberto Da Costa was sitting, swigging an energy drink
"Yo Da Costa, you're up" he called, Roberto took a last swig, the others watched as his eyes flashed a look of surprise and fear as he coughed, dropped the bottle and sprayed green energy drink over the filed, the green liquid blending in with the rich grass as he kept coughing
"Hey you O.K Sunspot?" Berserker asked as his friend got the worst of the coughing under control and stood up
"I'm fine, it's happened a lot lately" he said, wiping the last traces of green energy drink from his face
"What d'you mean 'it's happened a lot lately'?" Berserker asked
"I've been starting to cough for no reason, it's probably no big deal" Roberto said, Berserker didn't look like he believed him
"I don't know man, you oughta tell Storm or someone about it" Roberto shrugged
"Nah, besides, Duncan or Principal Kelly would pull me from the team the first chance they got" he replied, Sarin threw the ball back to Joey, who caught it in one hand
"Good point" Jake said before returning to the practice, Sunspot grabbed a towel and wiped the sticky green drink from his face and hands, then looked down, the white towel wasn't just stained green, it was also a deep, blood, red. He grabbed the half full bottle of energy drink and headed off shouting "I need to see Storm" to Sarin before heading indoors, not noticing the scowling blond jock sulking around nearby
Joey passed the ball to Berserker, spotting two gothic dressed teens approaching
"Hey" he called to Hellblade, who gave him a surprised look
"Wanna join us? We're short a man" the vampire shook his head
"No thank you, I'm not really into American football" he shouted back
"I'll give it a shot" X-23 called
"Sure, come on over" Joey called as the clone jogged towards them
"This should be interesting" Hellblade said to Dana and Amara, taking a seat on the bleachers
"How come you didn't say yes? You'd cream them" Dana asked, Hellblade smiled, Dana noticed there was a hint of sadness in it
"That's the problem, I don't want to accidentally hurt someone, and risk giving that Anti-Semitic imbecile of a Principal the chance to expel me, or any of you"
"I'm guessing you've met Principal Kelly?" Amara asked, Hellblade nodded
"He's more of an irritation, compared to the Red Skull" he gave X-23 a wave of encouragement
"What sort of practise are you going to do?" X-23 asked
"One without you in it freak" a brash voice said, all members of the team cursed silently as Duncan appeared
"I'll fill in, beat it" he snapped at X-23
"She was here first" Jake said calmly
"I'm the Captain Collins, when you are you can decide whether muties train with the team or not" Duncan sneered
"Care to make a bet on that?" Joey asked "Me, Sarin, Ray, Jake, Laura and Zander against you and five others, first to three touchdowns wins. We win you quit as Captain and anyone can train with the team if they want" Duncan's mouth split open in a smirk
"And if my team wins?"
"We quit the team" Sarin said
"That's fine by me" Duncan said and he and Jake shook on it
"Be here with your team after school" Jake told him
"Really? That's a shame" he waved someone over, Blob, Quicksilver, Avalanche and Toad stepped out form behind the bleachers
"Cause I was thinking we'd be playing here and now"
In chapter three – X-23 meets the Brotherhood for the first time, and Quicksilver quickly catches the clones eye
To be continued, all reviews are appreicated
Also, how many readers would be interested in a Pietro/X-23 pairing?