Chapter 9: Oh, my aching heart.

I own Elizabeth, my closet, and Lyndsey (actually Lyndsey owns herself, but you know what I mean) – sadly I do not own the X-Men or anything else.

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"Oh my aching-"

"Liiiz." Lyndsey warned.

"…Back side." Liz said from her seat on one of the beds.

"That's better."

"Spoil sport." Liz muttered. They were currently in the Infirmary, or "The Beast in the Big Blue Nurses Office"(1) in Liz's…imaginative words.

Gambit hadn't come around long enough to hold a conversation, so Lyndsey was with Liz as Beast got her something for her headache.

The entrance doors swung open and Logan walked in. Liz's eyes widened and she tried to convince herself that he wasn't there to see her. Fangirl or not, she didn't want to do anything too embarrassing.

"Hey," He said as he walked up to the two. "How's your head?" He asked Liz.

Liz's cheeks turned a light red and she looked away. "Fine. Beast is getting something for me."

Lyndsey grinned. "I'll got check on Gambit." And she walked through another door and into a different room.

'Damn her.' Liz thought to herself. 'I am so getting her back for this.'

The bed creaked as Logan sat next to her. It tilted so much that Liz fell against Logan. He took he shoulder's and helped her sit up.

Liz gave him a nervous smile. "Hey, I think You need to lose a few pounds. Maybe cut down on the beer?"

Logan blinked - they were only a few inches apart. He didn't move. It was like the wires in his brain weren't connected. Soon his brain caught up and he blushed lightly. "Uh…yeah, sorry." He pushed her back gently and stood.

Logan grabbed a chair from beside one of the beds and sat in it backwards. "So…"

Logan was saved by Beast as he came through the door connecting his office to the room, holding a cup of water and two Advil. When he came up to them and noticed their blushes he raised and eyebrow.

"Are those for me?" Liz asked, thankful for a distraction. The blush began to fade.

Beast smirked and held out the items. "Yes they are."

Liz downed the pills and water and thanked Beast. He winked at her and jerked his head at Logan (who was fiddling with his watch) before walking back to his office. Liz's eyes widened and her cheeks turned pink.

Logan looked up. "What's wrong?"

"Uh…nothing." Liz paused. She hesitated then glanced toward the door Lyndsey had gone through. Liz breathed in and focused all of her fangirl essence.

The she stood, Logan looking up at her, and pushed her hair back. "Thanks for checking up on me." Liz said softly, leaned down and kissed him on his cheek. Then she stood and quickly walked into the other room, her cheeks on fire.

Logan stared ahead, dumbstruck.

In the other room Liz walked in to see Lyndsey talking to Gambit, who was propped up with a bunch of pillows. They stopped and looked up but Liz ignored them. She favored pacing in front of them like a mad woman.

…Which she kind of is.

Gambit and Lyndsey glanced at each other before grinning; Liz's blush gave them a good idea of what was going on.

"So," Lyndsey said. "Is there a reason your face is the shade of my hair?"

Liz stopped and glared at her. "I should drown you or something."

Lyndsey laughed and Gambit grinned. "Gambit thinks he knows what happened. Wolverine was just helping' - you know, kissin' Liz's headache better?" He teased.

Liz rolled her eyes, but her blush still hadn't gone down. "Oh, shut up. You know you wanna snog the only girl in the room."

Before he could ask what she meant, Liz strode out of the room with a big smile on her face.

Lyndsey and Gambit were quiet, Gambit's cheek's turning pink and Lyndsey's face heating up like a thermometer.

Lyndsey quickly stood and spoke in a deadly low voice. "Excuse me, there's someone I have to go kill now!" Then she dashed out of the room after Liz.

Liz looked around and realized there was no one there. 'Good, I can run away without running into anyone.' She ran out the entrance door and dashed to the right, focused on getting away from Lyndsey. There was no doubt that she would follow - angrily, of course.

Soon she found herself outside, walking toward a line of trees.

"LIZ!" Yelled Lyndsey while chasing after Liz. She walked up to Liz, who was standing near one of the trees. "What the heck? What was that? That was not cool!" She scolded.

But Liz wasn't looking at Lyndsey - she was looking over her shoulder. (A/N: Liz: Which isn't that hard ;D. *smack* OW! Lyndsey: You deserved it. *evil grin*)

"Lyndsey," She said slowly. "Why is that tree staring at us?"

Lyndsey turned around and face palmed. "Oh, crud. I forgot to unanimate the tree."

"Hyuk! That's okay!" It said.

Liz's eyebrow twitched. "I can't tell if that's creepy or funny."

Lyndsey touched the tee's bark and they watched as it's eyes and mouth disappeared. It's branches went back to their normal, rigid positions. Lyndsey sighed and turned back around to continue scolding Liz.

…Only to find her already half way to the mansion.

Lyndsey let out a frustrated growl and started back.


Sorry this one was kinda short. Reviews are very much welcome.