Lazy Afternoon
"You sure we shouldn't, like, go check if he's ok?" I asked while I followed my fellow mutants towards the den.
"Nah suga." Rouge drawled, pushing her lushes chocolate locks out of her face. "He'll be fane, trust us."
"He'll pop down into the kitchen once he's ready. In the meantime why don't the three of us go watch a movie?" Evan asked, trying to get my mind off Kurt.
Sighing, I allowed the two of them to drag me down the hall. "Just no horror, I don't do ookie stuff too well." Entering the well-stocked den, I missed the sad look that passed between the two behind me.
A little while later, the three of us were still trying to pick which movie to watch when Evan's cell rang. "Dude," he asked after checking the ID "where ya at?" Telling us to continue picking a movie, Evan took his call into the hall. Rouge and I had finally chosen on an action/adventure neither one of us had seen but both parties agreed looked good.
"Hey," the dark skinned boy called as the top half of his white wife beater peeked from around the door. "Five min for full." He said cryptically looking at Rouge. "So you guys load up the movie and I'll get some corn popping don't start without me."
Turning back to the home system, Rouge talked me through the process of changing the TV from cable to DVD. It wasn't long before the pre movie credits were rolling and popcorn could be smelt. Drawing the curtains, the room became more theater-like. 'Jeez, this screen really is huge just like the rest of this place.' I thought as I flopped down next to the green clad goth. The screen really did take up the whole wall.
"So, Rouge?" I asked crossing my arms before me kinda like a shield. "Evan was, like, saying something about no skin contact. What up with that?" I wanted to know, but didn't want to seem rude so didn't know how to word my question.
Hearing her sigh, I turned my gaze to my peer. "Ma mutation reacts to sink contact. Teh easy way ta 'splain is that I absorb your life from touch, but it isn't just ya life. I take yer memories, yer powers, I become you fer a short while."
Rouge grew silent once again after she finished explaining to me. Warily, not because of skin but because she didn't seem the type, I wrapped my arms quickly around the girl beside me in a hug.
Ghosting a smile, Rouge pushed her hair out of her face. "Now," I asked no longer shy around this quiet female. "Who does your hair?" giggling I fingered the stripes in her hair. Compared to her darker brown, Rouge's bangs weren't just lighter, they were white.
Between both of our banter it didn't seem ling until the pre movie credits were done, which neither of us watched, and Evan came walking in with two large bowls of buttered popcorn. "Miss me?" he asked passing a bowl to the two of us before taking a seat in an arm chair.
"Ya left?" Rouge joked from the floor where we had transferred to a bit earlier. Setting the bowl between us, Rouge grabbed the remote to start the movie.
"Starting vithout me?"
"Kurt!" I explained jumping up. Wrapping my arms around his middle, it seemed Kurt was surprised by my reaction. "You ok?" I asked taking a step back.
"Ja. I'm fine, vas feeling a bit off." Heading toward the open couch, Kurt settled himself as Rouge joined him.
With my back against the couch I sat back on the floor, moving the popcorn closer. Feeling just a bit jiffed I offered the two behind me the bowl. Pressing play on the remote I enjoyed the movie.
Out of the four of us, almost the whole movie was commented on. They were simple things from "Wah teh hell was tha girl thinkin', wearing heels ta a fight." (Rouge) and "Ooh" and "Ahh" from Evan at the explosions. Even Kurt jumped in a few times during one of the fights saying how he needed to try that out sometimes.
It was all so blissfully normal, it was wonderful. I'd only known about my mutations a few days but if all the people here were as nice as these, I'd be fine. In the short time I'd known them I already felt more at home around them then with the friends I made back home.
Between unpacking and hanging, it wasn't long before my weekend drew to an end. By the time I was close to the other three it didn't seem like I'd been here less than them.
A/N: Sorry for the wait, but at least I give you 2 chapters this week right?
