Friendship or much more?

Synopsis: After Laura said she didn't want him, Hellion looks deep within himself, and realizes he is not the same person anymore. During this time of doubt his Best friend comes forward to help him out and that friend is Cessily Kincaid, aka Mercury. Although a friendlily gesture soon turns into an adventure the two won't soon forget. Will this tear them apart or pull them them closer then ever?

AN~ I don't own X-men, and I know the best friends but I like the idea of it becoming more.

Chapter 2: Milkshake:

Cessily happily dragged her best friend down the streets of New York, she wore a hat to hide her face a little, a t-shirt that hid her arms and blue jeans. They were all tight around her slender figure, but her clothes hid her metal skin well. Julian wanted to say she didn't have to hide, but with everything that had happened with mutants recently he knew that couldn't happen. She held Cessily's hand with his metal hand, he missed his own flesh hands, he missed the sensation of touch that came from hands, but he wasn't going to compline about that with Cessily around. She'd lost everything when she'd become liquid mercury. Her touch, her ability to breathe, her looks but damn she was still beautiful.

He remembered when they had first met long ago when Xavier still ran the school himself. She had been hurt by her parent's hate and because of that she saw herself as a monster. She lost her confidence after that, he brought her out of that state, reminded her of what it was to be her. He give her her confidence back and she loved him for that. He knew that she loved him as a friend, they were like brother and sister, but after what had happened with Laura he wondered if he had always been blind to what he had right in front of him. The girl which he had so much more in common with. He had more in common with Cessily then any of the girls he had dated; she was athletic and like sports, they had similar experiences with the parents throwing them away.

There was so much more they had in common, and that's what they liked about each other. Cessily would always face hate because she looked so different from others, but she didn't deserve to be hated she was such a nice sweet girl. He gripped her hand a little as he tried to keep up with her.

He too looked odd now, but he was getting used to his new hands that were now attached to his skin so he could use his telekinesis more. He saw the grind store in front of him, and looked to Cessily as she paused.

"Oh man its been ages since I came hear." Julian said smiling

"I know and its the perfect place for what I have in mind."

"So coming hear is part of your cure for heartbreak? " He questioned

"Yep off course it is."

She turned around and headed into the store her red hair flowing behind her, he smiled and soon followed her inside. Julian saw a free table and sat at it, he looked as Cessily seemed to order something. She turned to him and grinned for a moment as she was up to some reason it reminded him off all the pranks they had pulled way back then.

Cessily sat down beside him and nudged him a little as she sat down, he smiled a little. She leaned on the table with both hands for a moment quite, she sighed for a moment then looked to him.

"You know me and Laura came hear before that whole kidnap fiasco I was involved in. She told me how she liked you, so that's why I don't understand why she did that."

She looked waiting for the waitress to come, Julian wondered why she had brought this up, it hurt him to talk about it.

"I don't know either Cess, so let's not talk about it. " Julian said upset.

Cessily looked as the waitress put down a glass of milkshake with two staws, it was a big glass and plenty to share, if only Cessily needed to drink.

Cessily looked ashamed thinking she had just upset Julian more then he was, she moved the drink closer to him.

" Well that sucks, she should off at least give you a reason to why she didn't like you, Oh well as someone great once said plenty of other girls out there for you" She said gently

Julian smiled looking at the milkshake and drank a bit and then turned to his friend.

"So this is your cure? Milkshake and a good friend to talk to?" He asked

"You caught onto the scheme damn."She laughed

Her face barely changed when she smiled or frowned,(must be the metal,) but he could tell she was happy even if she felt angry about what had happened. He knew his friend well and knew she got angry when people hurt him.

Julian watched as she moved toward the glass of milkshake, then they took a sip from the other straw then laughed for a moment. " Its hard not to drink and eat, even though I know I don't have to."

He smiled and understood how she felt about it, she did human things without knowing she was doing them, it was hard for her to accept how much she had changed. They were around humans so she acted human to look less odd. He smiled and took the straw away from her.

"Your right you don't need it." He teased her

Cessily leaned forward to grab it knowing he was joking , he looked at her with a smile he pulled the straw up more. Cessily leaned on him to grab it and he laughed.

"Come on Cess you can reach it."

"Your right I can."

Cessily used her powers to extend her arms forward and she took the straw from his hands and grinned.

" Begin me has its advantages."

He looked at her as she moved her hair smiling at him, Julian couldn't help but lean forward toward her.

"Julian?"

He took hands for a moment and laughed.

"Your right this has cheered me up, I shouldn't be hung up on Laura really. I spent all that time wondering if she like me or not and got that."

She looked as he held her hands, she smiled gently, she looked to her friend who had always been there for her. They'd both lost the people they liked and had got nothing back from it it.

"Oh Julian I know what its like."

She did know what is was like, she took the straw and drank some more milkshake, she looked distant for a moment.

"Kevin's dead, so why do I still feel hung up about him?

Julian looked surprised. he didn't know she felt that way about Kevin, he leaned into her and hugged her.

"Cess i'm sorry you still feel that way, but you can move on, there is someone out there who will love you back." He said as he took her face.

Cessily looked and gripped him tight.

"Why couldn't he loved me Julian?"

"It wasn't meant to be Cess, just like me and Laura"

They sat and comforted one another, Julian rubbed her tears. They finished there shake and left the cafe feeling a bit better after there talk. They held hands on the way back to the school as friends, but it felt right. They seemed closer now then they were before and it felt right.

Next: Santo's prank/ The school play