OMG I'm so sorry Guys it took a really long time to get this done! Mostly because while this and my criminal minds story have been getting the same number of hits per day, 'Things once Remembered' is actually getting reviews and feedback and in my mind if people want to take five minutes to say 'hey this was good' or 'I loved it but you should work on or fix this' then they deserved the update first when I'm in a bind.
Also I have a friend who does a once over reading of everything I write to do mostly spelling and grammar checks (we both kind of suck at it equally but when you put us together like 90% of the mistakes get fixed). Well his name is Austin and about a week ago he lost a family member who lived in Chatanooga, TN so our good friend Randy and Myself had to run him over to KCI to catch a red eye so he could be there with his family and be there for the funeral. He just got back tonight and we finished editing this around 3:30 so it should be up around then.
Well between updating Monster Series and Things once remembered, The Royals Winning the World Series, my own personal life, Austin's Family emergency and the off chance that I may be developing a sinus infection I was a little late on the Update but It's up and I hope you enjoy.
Two quick notes real quick:
-I really wish more people would leave reviews on this so if you think to yourself 'I really enjoyed this' then even if you're not a registered member of the FF.N you should still do a review or a private message
-Also be sure to check out my deviantart account on the off chance that you might want to see some fan art to go along with the stories in the 'Monster Series'
Again Love you all and thank you for your patience!
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On the Fourth Day of X-Mas a Mutant gave to me, an Ice Skating duo, a little tiny snowman and hot cocoa with Chinese!
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Phoebe Dearborn heard her mother calling her from downstairs in their kitchen. She sighed loudly before yelling back that she would be down in a second she had texting Bobby before her mom had interrupted her. She was missing Bobby but loving the weather so she had spent the whole day with mixed emotions. It had snowed the night before. It wasn't a lot just a small dusting but it reminded her of Bobby and of school for some reason. Of the last summer break when she had gone to New Mexico for a weak with Bobby and Jamie.
She stood and stretched before picking up her phone. She had received a message from Bobby that said she had a delivery at her door waiting for her. Shook her head thinking that this must be a Christmas gift through Fed-Ex.
She walked down the stairs texting with one hand not even looking up to see what her mom had signed for at the door.
"You have a visitor!" Her mom told her before walking out of the room. Phoebe became momentarily confused before looking up and gasping.
"Bobby what are you doing here?" She asked him smiling in shock.
"I thought I'd come and visit you before Christmas!" He told her chuckling at her expression, "That ok?" He added with a smirk. She simply nodded before he stepped forward and wrapped his arms around her. After a moment she looked up and their lips locked only separating when Phoebe's mother re-entered the room and scoff at her daughters behavior.
"So I come baring gifts!" He told her as the both went upstairs to the other living room, "I have something for you and so does your Secret Santa who gave me strict instructions to bring this to you!" He continued handing her two wrapped boxes which she set underneath the tree.
"How has your break been so far?" She asked him as they sat down on the couch.
"Well Mom and Dad were arguing about me coming to visit you today… something about not liking your mom but hey I don't care and besides they argue about how dad thinks toast is stupid…" He started getting a confused look from his girlfriend, "I don't know, something about how bread doesn't need to be cooked twice… then Ronnie was just being well… Ronnie!" He said smiling as she chuckled.
"He's kind of right about toast though…" Phoebe told Bobby as her chuckles died down, "So we should get out of here and go do something!" She added getting a nod before the other spoke again.
"Wanna go Ice Skating?" Bobby asking quirking an eyebrow in this pure 'Bobby Drake' fashion. She laughed and nodded before going to tell her mother that they were leaving.
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The young couple had been twirling around the rink for almost fifteen minutes when Bobby slid up behind Phoebe grabbing her by the waist and twirled her around to face him holding onto her as she moved backwards across the ice.
She smiled before she felt an increased rise in the heat of her cheeks. Bobby was fearful for a spilt second when I noticed the small flame burning in her eyes. Then when he noted that she wasn't randomly generating fire the tension greatly decreased causing him two smile back. He pulled her close and locked their lips together not even notice the purple heart shaped spotlight that was shining them till they pulled away blushing. She half nodded to the exit of the ice where they removed their skates and replaced their shoes.
As Phoebe turned in their rental skates Bobby bought them two large go cups of Hot Chocolate. When he offered her a cup she took it thanking him more than once before stepping outside with him each with a warm beverage in one hand. Slowly they intertwined their free hands together and headed down the street talking about what kind of food they wanted for lunch.
They final settled on a small Chinese place down the block and went inside ordering an insanely large plate of sweet and sour chicken with pork fried rice to share. As they were quietly eating a thought past through Phoebe's mind.
"How is Jamie doing?" She asked her boyfriend who looked up curiously.
"He's ok… why?" Bobby retorted her a slight tone to her previous question.
"Well Blake and I were talking about the kind of affect that his attack could have on him and his… mental state…" She finished glaring when Bobby rolled his eyes.
"He's not some Psychiatric Case Phoebs, He's good ol' Jamie!" Bobby told her looking away for a moment, "Jamie's a lot tougher than people give him credit for Babe." He added to which she nodded.
"Believe me, I know… you can see in his eyes that he's seen things that even the evilest of men don't deserve to see…" She replied, "You know Blake has post-traumatic flashbacks of the day she was captured and taken to Weapon X… and it's been three years!" Bobby shook his head.
"I know that but Department H physically alter who she is, we all know she feels like they took her humanity away from her to make her into a monster and that is probably what is having such a drastic effect on her… Jamies still the same" Bobby explained.
"Most of the things we do are caused by subconscious choices correct?" She asked him to which he nodded, "Well we use our eyes every second to make subconscious judgement calls… when he talked about his mutation in public the attackers damaged his sense of sight… something probably connected his eyes to him choices in their brains…" She finished to which he stared for a moment, slightly at a loss for words.
"Um so… that got dark fast!" She said breaking the tension with a chuckle.
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The young mutant couple had just returned to Phoebe's home when Bobby had received a text from Trinity. She was getting everyone to send Jamie Christmas/Holiday E-Cards via their phones. She gave them the name of an app that would add a little border to a picture that they took without having to photo-shop anything. When Bobby showed Phoebe the text message she laughed and lead him across the shallow layer of packed snow in the yard and to the tree right at the property line. She picked up a handful of snow and carefully crafted a very small snowman.
Bobby chuckled and smirked when she held it up before removing his phone from his pocket and quickly installing the app. After a second he flipped to the front facing camera and threw his arm around Phoebe who held the tiny snowman up in her hands before they smiled and snapped the picture.
They spent a minute looking through the different effects that you could add to the picture before coming to an agreement.
"We should go with the Garland one with the bulb on it!" the Thermo Mutant told her boyfriend.
"Yeah I like that one too… this was a good idea… I know Jay's been having a really hard time not being home for Christmas!" Bobby commented looking down at the picture before saving it to his phone and sending it with a quick 'Merry Christmas from Iceman and Firefly' message.
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After Bobby returned home Phoebe began texting Trinity, Kitty and Blake. Blake and Kitty had both voiced their concerns about Jamie's mental state with her in hopes that she would be able to talk with Bobby and make sure that he kept an eye on the other boy when he returned home. Trinity however was either unaware of what could be going on in Jamie's mind or in denial about it like Bobby seemed to be.
Though she could also be fully aware of the things that could be happening in Jamie's head. She may just be hiding it away, hoping that she was overreacting.
Trinity had told Phoebe about how they went to get a real tree for the first time since their seventh grade year. She replied say she was glad to her they had started up an old tradition and told her that they had the usual fake tree with the same old ornaments, but it was nice cause it reminded her of home.
'Bobby came over to visit today!' She sent the other girl in a text.
'Wow how did that go?' Trinity replied with the smile emoticon.
'It was great we went ice skating and had lunch before he had to head home' Phoebe explained with a snow flake emoticon.
'I'm glad you guys had a good time but it's almost time for dinner and fried chicken waits for no one!' Trinity told her get a chuckle out of the Brunette.
'K talk to you later!' She responded before picking up the book that was sitting on her night stand and cracked it open.
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So I hope you all loved it and remember I will try to have the next update by Friday but since we had such a hard time getting this out it might be slightly delay! Be sure to give your feedback and remember
Both Praise and Constructive Criticism are appreciated but there is still a difference in giving negative but helpful feedback and being an asshole!
-LB