Hi guys. I've been busy and now I'm sick. I suck at posting, I know. I wrote myself a reminder and I still forget. Anyways, I know not a lot oof people are reading this, but I don't care. Anyways, enjoy.


The next morning everyone is in the dining room eating breakfast as everyone feels the odd tension in the room. No one can pinpoint exactly what it is. Alex and Sean look around trying to figure it out.

"I think it's coming from Erik," Alex whispers to Sean.

"But why?" Sean whispers, "what happened?"

"I am not sure. But he keeps on looking at Gabi."

"Do you think they… you know?" Sean asks him.

"I don't think so," Alex answers.

"Then what?" Sean asks, now determined to figure it out.

"Not sure."

"Gabrielle, you will be cooking tonight right?" Raven asks.

"Actually...can someone take over for me?" Gabi asks.

"I guess I can do it," Jess say.

"Thank you, Jess," Gabi smiles.

"Big evening plans?" Sean asks Gabi.

"Yes," she answers, a slight blush on her face.

"Care to spill?" Jess asks her.

"Uh..." she stammers, feeling her face heat up even more. She looks down, trying to disappear.

"Gabi does not need to share her plans if she doesn't want to," Charles says, "we are all still entitled to our own personal lives as long as it doesn't interfere with what we're doing here."

"We have no plans for training tonight, do we?" Gabi asks him.

"No, but I want everyone here with at least one other person tonight," Charles says, "get to know each other." Gabi looks over at Erik with a small smile on her face.

"I hope no one has any problems getting wet and dirty," Charles says, "because that's exactly what's going to happen today."

"Seriously?" Sean whines, "do you like tormenting us?"

"It's not tormenting, it's training. And you can use your powers today. The goal is to not get wet and dirty." After they all finish they head outside while Gabi and Jess clean.

"You've got a date with my brother, don't you?" Jess asks.

"Eh!?" Gabi squeaks, "W-why do you say that?"

"It's obvious," she says, "I spend a lot of time watching people."

"Is it really that obvious?" she asks, her face even redder than before.

"It is to me. I don't think the others picked up on it, though," Jess says, "so don't worry too much. They won't figure it out until tonight."

"I don't think this really means we're going to be together," Gabi says, drying the dishes, "he's just being nice."

"I never said you were going to be together. And trust me, Erik isn't the type to do things just to be nice. With him, everything has a purpose."

"I guess."

"I mean it," she says, "well, you better go keep an eye on your brother and make sure he doesn't torture the team too much."

"Alright, I'm glad you are opening up. Maybe you can talk to Charles next, he needs to talk to more people and give his brain a break," Gabi smiles and goes out to the backyard. Most of the team members are wet and muddy at this point. Desiree is the only one who isn't, thanks to her powers being over water. Charles continues to spray the team with a hose as they go through some sort of obstacle course.

"You're having fun, aren't you brother," Gabi says, walking up to his side.

"Yes, I am," Charles smirks, "but there is a purpose to all this."

"And that is?"

"We don't know where Shaw is going to attack. They need experience with different types of terrain."

"I know where he's going to be," Gabi says, simply.

"Really? Where?" Charles asks her, increasing the pressure on the hose and 'accidentally' blasting Erik.

"Cuba," Gabi answers before looking at Erik, "brother! You did that on purpose!"

"I did not," Charles says, "and how do you know he'll be in Cuba?"

"Because I was in his twisted mind."

"I was in Emma's head. I saw his plan. She must not know where the battle is," Charles says, "I suppose the fewer people that know, the better."

"Exactly," Gabi says, "Can I see the hose?"

"No," Charles says, "I'm not stupid." She frowns and takes it, blasting Raven and Hank, who have been hiding.

"I thought you were going to spray me, which would be a very bad idea," Charles says, "because I worked hard on my hair this morning."

"Oh, now that you've said that," she smirks, blasting him with the hose on the highest setting.

"Hey!" He snatches it away from her and sprays her. She squeaks and runs away, she hides behind Erik so she can't be sprayed again.

"What am I, some sort of shield?" Erik asks her, "you're going to get me sprayed even more."

"Better you than me, liebling," she says.

"I do enjoy it when girls speak German to me," Erik turns to face her. Gabi smiles at him, a pink tint on her cheeks. He smirks at her. Charles glares at Erik and blasts him with the hose.

"Hey!" Erik exclaims.

"Get moving!" Charles yells.

"I was talking! This is ridiculous! What's even the point of this?"

"You need to get used to different terrain," Charles says, "now move!"

"Fine!" Erik growls and runs off and does the obstacle course. Gabi glares at her brother and walks off back into the house. Charles frowns as she disappears back inside the house. She needs time to get ready for her first date, ever.

"Alright, that's enough for today," Charles calls, "go get cleaned up. And if you get the house muddy, clean it up." The team walks inside and goes to clean up from being covered in mud. They all go off to find things to do. Raven and Jess walk past Gabi's room as she's panicking.

"What am I going to wear?" Gabi says, running around.

"Calm down," Jess tells her, "it's gonna be okay."

"I have no idea what to wear! I've never been on a date before!"

"Just put on something pretty, but comfortable," Jess tells her.

"How about this?" she holds up a light purple dress that is casual yet beautiful.

"Perfect," they both say.

"Okay, oh I am so nervous!" Gabi says, going to change.

"Really? Raven asks sarcastically, "Hadn't noticed." Gabrielle's books and journals are floating which only happens when she is nervous or worried.

"Just calm down," Jess says, "it's no big deal."

"It's my first date ever!" Gabi says, walking out in her dress.

"I've never actually been on a date, but come on, it's my brother and he's totally into you. What could go wrong?"

"I'm just worried I'll mess it all up."

"You won't mess it up," Jess says, "be yourself."

"Okay," Gabi sighs, "I better go meet Erik down stairs." Gabi leaves her room and heads for the main area of the house.

"You look good," he tells her.

"Thank you," She smiles.

"Ready to go?" Erik asks her.

"Ready," Gabi answers.

"Alright, let's go," Erik says. They leave the house and drive to the restaurant. Gabi is very shy while they are out. The dinner is very nice. Gabi soon warms up to him and opens up more. Erik tells her about his family and his adventures, minus all the killing. They have a great time together.

"I really enjoyed tonight," he says when they arrive back at the mansion.

"I had an amazing time," Gabi smiles, "thank you for taking me out, Erik."

"It was my pleasure," he smiles at her. Gabi blushes and looks away from him, becoming shy again.

"Well, goodnight," he tells her, "I'll see you tomorrow during whatever torture your brother has concocted."

"Goodnight, Erik," she says before quickly pecking his lips and running off. Erik smirks and then heads off to bed. Charles notices his sister running, her face red.

"Are you alright?" He calls after her.

"Ah!" She faces him, "y-yea, I'm fine."

"Your face is red," Charles points out.

"Is it? I hadn't noticed," She blushes more, thinking about her kissing Erik.

"Jess and Raven are in their rooms," Charles tells her, "if you need a friend to talk to."

"Okay, thanks. Goodnight big bro," Gabi heads to Jess's room. Jess is writing in her journal when Gabi walks into the room.

"I kissed your brother," Gabi blurts out.

"What? Ew," Jess says.

"Jess! This is serious!"

"I am serious!" She says, "why did you kiss him?"

"I don't know! I just did," Gabi says, "oh, Erik must hate me now...what am I going to do?"

"I highly doubt that he hates you," Jess says, "I'm not really the guy expert."

"I should have just walked away, I shouldn't have gone out with him."

"That's not true. Didn't you have a good time?" Jess asks her.

"I did, but I just ruined everything!"

"I highly doubt that," Jess says, "I'm sure it'll be okay. I know it." Gabi sighs and goes to her room to change into her goes to sleep.

In the morning, Jess wakes up early from a nightmare. She wander the mansion for a while, trying to clear her head. She knows she should feel safe here, but she keeps getting this bad feeling that something is going to happen. Suddenly she gets the feeling that she's being followed, and before she knows it, she's in the process of turning around and shooting fire at the person that she thought was following her.

"Whoa!" Charles says, dodging the fire.

"Why are you following me?" She snaps at him, "I almost roasted you!"

"I was coming from my office, my room is this way."

"It's 4 in the morning!" She exclaims, "why aren't you in bed already?"

"I was going over plans and such," Charles explains, "I had no idea how late it had gotten."

"Whatever," she says, starting to walk away from him, "goodbye."

"Good night, Jessica," Charles says, going to his room. Jess listens to his footsteps disappear as she walks down to the ground floor and then finds her way outside for some fresh air. Outside is the only place she can really think. She hates being confined. She settles down by a tree and somehow falls asleep in the backyard.

Around 8 in the morning Charles finds Jessica outside under the tree. He picks her up and carries her up to her room. She wakes up as he opens the door.

"Where are you taking me?" She asks, fear in her eyes, "please don't hurt me."

"Shh, it's alright," Charles says, in a calming voice, "I'm just taking you back to your room. You'll be more comfortable in your own bed."

"I don't like it there," she says, "I like it better outside. I hate being confined."

"Would you like to be in the porch? There are comfortable there and you can see outside. It's raining out and I rather not have you get sick."

"I'd like to be set down," she tells him, "I also hate being touched. But I'd sure you've looked into my head and know all about that."

"I know, but you looked so peaceful, I didn't want to disturb you," Charles says, "we are close to the porch, I will set you down there."

"I'd like to be put down now, please," she says, "I have two working legs and I don't want to be carried by a stranger anywhere."

"Alright," he sets her down.

"Thank you," she says, "just leave me next time. I don't get sick. Okay?"

"Alright. If you need anything, just ask," Charles says.

"Sure," she says, then head off to the porch to go take a nap. She finds a comfy couch and lays down on it, falling asleep to the sound of the rain.

"You look like someone just told you that your puppy died," Raven says, walking up to her brother, "what's wrong?"

"Jessica still doesn't trust me," Charles says, "I don't think she ever will."

"What happened?" Raven asks him, walking towards the kitchen.

"I was carrying her inside as it started to rain, I didn't want her to get sick. But as I brought her to her room she started to freak out. I try comforting her and everything but she doesn't trust me."

"How would you feel if someone you hardly knew tried carrying you into a room when you've been tortured in more ways than you could possibly imagine?" Raven asks. They arrive into the kitchen to find Hank is already there and he's made coffee. Raven pours herself a cup of coffee and sits down at the table. Charles takes some as well and gets some cereal, he sits across from Raven and takes the paper.

"It wasn't a rhetorical question," Raven says, "we still need to talk about this. You need to figure this out. I don't even know what she can do."

"She has fire powers," Charles answers.

"Fire? Really? We have fire, water, and metal. Now we need someone who can control the air and we can't lose," Raven tells him, "we need her. Maybe Erik knows something that can help."

"I will talk to him during training today. We will be doing one on one training."

"One on one? What, so no more random torture sessions?" Raven asks him, "darn. Those were so fun."

"It's raining out, so nothing outside," Charles says, "but I need someone to take Gabrielle to the hospital to get her arm looked at again."

"I can do it," Raven says, "if you want me to. Unless you need me here for something."

"No, I have nothing really planned for you. You already have perfect control of your abilities."

"Alright," Raven says, "I'll take her while you're busy with the one on one sessions. I'm gonna go take a shower before all the bathrooms are taken."

"Good luck."

"Thanks," Raven says. She sets her coffee mug into the sink before heading upstairs to her room. She picks out clothes for the day and heads into one of the bathrooms to take a shower. Meanwhile, Gabrielle was walking the halls, just wandering around.

"Going somewhere?" A familiar voices asks behind her.

"Huh?" she turns, "not really, just walking around."

"You kinda disappeared last night after our date. Did I do something wrong?" Erik asks, looking concerned, "it's been a while since I went on an actual date."

"No!" She says, "No,you did nothing wrong. I had an amazing time last night, it's just...I am the one who messed up."

"You did?" Erik asks her, frowning, "how? I think I would have remembered you messing up."

"I shouldn't have kissed you so soon, I am so sorry for making things weird."

"It didn't make things weird," Erik tells her, "it wasn't too soon. I've done much more with women I knew much less."

"Really?"

"Yeah," he shrugs, "I had to do something in my free time, right? I didn't spend all my time killing Nazis."

"Oh."

"What, haven't you ever...?" Erik asks her as he heads to the kitchen.

"I have never been on a date before," she answers.

"Really? That's surprising. You seemed like you knew what you were doing," Erik says. He walks into the kitchen and gets some orange juice and makes some toast.

"I was just being myself," Gabrielle says, grabbing an apple.

"Well, then, being yourself works really well for you," he says, "we should go out again."

"I would love that," she smiles.

"Great," he smiles at her and eats his toast.

"What are you two talking about?" Charles asks, getting angry.

"Relax. We're just talking about our date. Nothing happened," Erik tells Charles, "not that it's any of your business."

"A date?" Charles glares at Erik.

"Yes. It's when two people who like each other go out and eat food together and talk," Erik tells him, "I'm surprised the man who knows everything doesn't know that."

"I swear Erik, if you play around with her feelings I will hurt you," Charles growls, "Gabrielle, go and get to your appointment."

"Y-yes, brother," Gabi says, quickly leaving the room.

"I'm pretty sure your sister is more than capable of hurting me if I hurt her," Erik says, then leaves the soon begins just as Raven and Gabrielle leave the house for Gabrielle's appontment with her doctor. Today is certainly not going to be a good day.