Chapter seven: Safe
" I said if you'd had paid attention you'd have already found your retarded-"
Wanda fainted. "Oh great, just great. Do you know how heavy she is, especially with those combat boots? Is what you do every day mate? Go around making people faint? Oh that's real nice."
' This is irritating, it's not even worth my time to kick their asses.' Naruto thought while John tried to revive his wife by flicking her in the eye.
"I know," John muttered to himself. "KIDS, don't try this at home! I'm going to revive her with a super secret method!"
"Super secret? Show me! Show me! Show me!" Naruto said whilst he bounced up and down like a four year old in a candy store.
John stuck his index finger in his mouth and then put it in Wanda's ear.
Every hair on her head stood up, she flinched and made a disgusted face. "Eww!"
Naruto blinked, "That wasn't so special." He said.
Sasuke and Sakura looked both severely grossed out and at the same time felt pity for Sheila, for she had to deal with this every day.
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Rogue and Gambit were playing crazy eight's, Remy had suggested strip poker but that ship didn't sail, also it had earned him a red mark on his face.
"Aw, c'mon mon chere, ten year olds play dis game. Whas wrong wit poker?"
"Because, swamp rat, there's nothing t' gamble wit!" Rogue said.
"Well, we could gamble wit clothes. Like Remy suggested…"
THWACK
Another red hand mark on his face.
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Kakashi had finally gotten out of bed and scratched his arm sleepily.
Anko jumped back three feet covering her nose. "What?" Kakashi asked groggily.
"You have no shirt on!" Anko gasped like an eleven-year-old.
Kakashi blinked. "Right… and I'm going to put a shirt on right now."
Anko turned around and left the room.
Kakashi came downstairs, with his shirt on, to find Sheila clinging onto a brown trench coat.
"Is this what you wanted me for?" Kakashi asked gesturing to the coat.
"No, I have a bad feeling." Anko retorted. Kakashi almost snorted. "YOU have a bad feeling? I can assure you that you are in no danger here, in the middle of Konoha in a locked building, with me here, also were both elite ninja's whom can defeat most anyone. Does that make you feel better?" Kakashi asked.
"A little." Anko stared at Sheila. "Why does she have my coat anyway." She said.
"I dunno maybe she likes the smell of it." Kakashi said.
Anko turned to look at Kakashi. "That sounds more like you, Kakashi-samma." She grinned.
Sheila sat up and rubbed her eyes. "What in the name of magma, what're you guys doin' here?"
Anko looked at Sheila. "I woke up and came downstairs. Sorry to wake you, do you need a pillow?"
Sheila shook her head, "Nah, I got this coat I found hanging up in the bathroom."
Anko tapped her fingers, "Oh, well I need to go outside for a while-" Sheila shuddered.
"What?" Anko said, Sheila grinned. "You don't have be so anxious to leave, Anko."
Anko blinked and stared at the red headed New Yorker. "I'm not anxious to leave, Sheila. Can I have my coat? Kakashi will get you a pillow."
Sheila rolled her eyes and handed Anko her coat. "Sure you aren't. Oh, and next time don't project your emotions so loudly, it gives me a headache."
Anko put her coat on and adjusted the collar. "Children shouldn't talk to their elders that way, Sheila."
Anko went to the door to put on her shoes, wrist and shin armor. (look up Anko Mitarashi on googl, I'm too lazy to describe.)
"I'm going for a walk, Kakashi. Leave the front door unlocked." Anko closed the door behind her.
"I'm sorry I offended her." Sheila told Kakashi. "It's okay. She usually gets angry easily. She doesn't dislike you."
Kakashi tossed Sheila a pillow and went back to his room. Sheila fell backward into a sound sleep.
-Enter Sheila's dream-
It's a stormy day on the Atlantic ocean, the waves tossing and turning and crashing down upon the surface. She took a good look at the water before falling down into it. It was like having ice all around you.
She was pulled through mazes of underwater whirlpools and rocks by an invisible force before stopping at the bottom of the Ocean.
A woman wearing a black spandex uniform that bore the X men symbol on the belt, collar, and shoulders of the suit. The spandex covered her chin, ears and forehead as well. Her red hair was swirling around her shoulders.
Suddenly a steady breath began from her lifeless body. Air bubbles escaped her mouth and traveled to the surface. We zoom in on her face and her bright green eyes snap open, and her arms unfold and push herself up. Sheila was pulled away from Jean by the same force that dragged her under the water.
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Sheila sat up breathing heavily, she was drenched in ice-cold sweat, or was it water?
The front door opened and Anko stepped inside. She took off her shoes and turned on the light.
"What's with you?" She asked looking at Sheila. "Salt water…" Sheila muttered, she was white as sheet and was shaking all over. Her large eyes were staring ahead blankly.
"Salt water…." She said again.
Anko rolled her eyes. "Ooookay. Well, I'm going to sleep so-"
"Phoenix…" Sheila said, this time looking at Anko. "What? Who the hell is Phoenix?"
"She's alive… Jean, I have to tell Scott!" Sheila grinned and jumped up only to run head long into the wall. She fell backwards, unconscious at Anko's feet.
Anko sighed. "Ok, Sheila. You were dreaming. Sheila, oh crap I have to carry her."
Anko hauled Sheila up and slung her over her shoulder. "God, you need a bath, you smell like seaweed."
The couch was quite damp, so Anko made a bed on the floor in her room.
- Morning-
Sheila woke up, the sun was shining through some curtains, it was bright. 'Curtains…. Why does it smell… steely in here?'
She rolled over and fell on the ground. She bolted up right and held out her lighter like a handgun. There were scrolls piled up in every corner, knives and other small and sharp weapons were strewn about the desk and dresser top.
Sheila shuddered and looked around, 'Where am I…?' She didn't like this place it scared her.
A Shuriken that was resting on top of the headboard began to fidget.
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Kakashi scratched his stomach and walked downstairs to find Anko blow drying his couch.
"What the HELL are you doing Anko?" He asked the pajama clad Kunouchi.
"Sheila was up last night from a nightmare about salt water, either she wet the couch or was sweating a lot, or she spilt some miso here. It smells, like salt water that is."
"Where did Sheila sleep then?" Kakashi asked.
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Wanda, John, Naruto and a disgruntled pair of Genin approached an area close to Kakashi's neighborhood.
They heard a blood curdling scream pierced the air. Wanda's head jerked upward as she felt rage and power surging through her veins.
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What happened to Sheila? Will Wanda get there in time? Find out in the next chapter!
