hello!
back again!
had sum drama with this one... managed to spill coke on my laptop then delete the chapter before i had a chance to save it while i was cleaning up the coke... twaz cherry coke...stupid drink.
so i had to try and remember everything i wrote but things kept slipping and i got annoyed coz i couldn't remember every detail i put in and omg i had to brainwave new things quickly!
UGH!
NEW RULE!
no more drinks while working before i have saved it!
11: Barriers
"Ok, say I trust you," Lucy stopped her walk and held her hands out to pause Gambit in his.
"Would you just use me?" A brow rose on her face as she waited to hear what he probably wouldn't admit.
"Chéri, course I wouldn'!" He gave a light frown, almost as if he was outraged at the idea.
"So you wouldn't take me gambling and make me change cards so you would win?" She blinked up at him, both brows now raised towards her hairline, watching as his brain mulled over the words that came from her lips.
"It would benefit us both," He shrugged.
"I knew it!" She blew.
"You only want to use me for your own personal gain!" She jabbed her index finger into his chest with a hard prod.
"Dat ain't true," He stated with a shake of his head.
"You utter liar!" She scoffed with a laugh, her brows knotting in a disbelieving frown.
"The only reason your 'helping' me is so you can use me!" She huffed, making quotation marks with her fingers.
"Wrong again Cher, dat idea jus came to me when you got better with the card illusion," He shrugged off.
"Thanks for your honesty, most people would deny and apologise," She crossed her arms and looked away, peering further down the rounded walls of the tunnel they stood in.
"Incase you haven' noticed Cher, I ain't most people," He gave a small grin.
"I did notice," She mumbled, scrunching her nose lightly like there was a sour taste on her tongue before she turned back to him.
"And Incase you haven't noticed, I won't take any of your conning, pretty boy shit!" She scowled, turning on her heels and heading of once again only to quickly spin back to shout a bit more that was lingering on her mind.
"And your just as disrespectful and vulgar as the man you beat up, you're still not forgiven so leave me alone," She spat before heading off on her way yet again.
"I ain't ever disrespected you Cher!" He stated.
With a light frown Gambit watched as she strode off, straitening out as he thought over the observations he couldn't help but keep of her, watching her body language, her emotions and facial expressions and he had seen threw enough poker faces to know she couldn't keep hers up.
She was scared and he could see that, terrified at what she could do and what she couldn't control, she had little understanding of what she had become and it truly scared her, she knew there was no one else that could help, no one that she knew or that she trusted, and that was what she wanted, she wanted help from someone she could trust, trust fully and Gambit could see from everything she did, she wasn't sure if she could trust him, and she wanted to, she just couldn't bring herself to and Gambit was in no way shape or form going to make it any easier for her to trust him, purely because it helped keep barriers between them.
"Who else do you 'ave?" He finally called after her, having watched her walk away, leaving a drag of silence before he spoke, forcing himself not to show a smug grin as he saw her steps slow and falter till she had to pause.
"What?" A light frown tugged down at her brows, though she did not turn.
"Who else do you 'ave?" He questioned slower.
Pressing her lips together she thought quick and hard, looking down to the ground in hopes it might hold the answer.
"I'll find someone," She stated quietly, looking over her shoulder and twisting her body lightly to face him.
"Is not what I asked Chéri," He shook his head lightly, before striding towards her, only slowing to a stop when he was right in front of her, causing her to have to turn to face him head on then take a step back because of the closeness.
"You don' 'ave anyone else able to help you," He stated.
"How would you know," She frowned.
"Cher I'm the only one that can help you, I 'ave dealt with more mutants than you 'ave walked past strangers," He gave her a stern serious look, with a harsh eye contact which she withered away under almost instantly, averting her gaze to the side.
"And you find me attractive," The serious look was washed away the moment his cocky grin turned up at his lips and instantly Lu snapped her attention back to him.
"No I don't!" She shot quickly, the words coming out so fast to correct what he thought it actually stabbed at his ego.
"You have some nerve! Now you might not give a shit but this is my life and I care! You need your head bringing right back down to size, I don't need someone who is just going to lie and use mmm!" She frowned with a muffled shout as her rant was hushed the moment Gambit clamped a hand over her mouth.
With a few more outraged, muffled insults Lucy tried to push him away and free her mouth only for him to hook an arm around her back and keep her to him.
"Shh," He hissed, looking down the way they had just come, a frown setting on his face.
Lucy had instantly calmed, looking around rather helplessly with wide eyes, patiently waiting to be freed, her face heating up the slightest as she regarded the tight hold she was trapped in.
Dropping his hand away from her mouth now that she was silent he then dipped his hand into his pocket and pulled out a single card, his eyes staying trained on the tunnel entrance as he turned the card in his fingers patiently.
Lucy peeked up at him sheepishly, her lips parting in astonishment as a new colour burned from his pupils, turning the iris red and the whites black.
"Go, now," He ordered, pushing her forwards in the original way she was heading.
"Why?" She questioned, stopping herself after the shove.
"Just go, get on the train," His voice hardened as he refused to look back at her and with confused frown she took a step back, then another before turning and doing as she was told.
She wanted to get away from him any way, she wanted him to leave her alone, so she was fine with just walking away, that's what she kept telling herself and after only managing a short distance she looked back as other foots steps that where not her own sounded. She watched Gambit slowly striding back down the tunnel they had come down and with a burst of panic as she remembered the night she was told to hide then run, because of the animalistic man that had attacked and instantly a chill shot threw her and she stopped. Turning with wide eyes her chest swelled as she struggled to bring in more air, terrified for the man that was protecting her from something she had no clue on and that's when she bolted, running back down the tunnel towards Gambit, not even slowing her speed as she skidded into the back of him and grabbed his arm, pulling him back.
"I'm not leaving with out you again!" She stated, tugging him back a step and causing him to turn to her with a confused frown.
"Thought you hated me?" He frowned.
"Hate is a strong word and I tend to overreact so come on!" Again she tugged him, successful in turning him to face the right way to get to the train.
"I can't, I 'ave to make sure they don' find you, so I'll hold 'em off, you go," He nodded towards the end of the tunnel where the frequent train was running.
"Just come on!" She frowned, slightly irritated at his heroics.
"It's noble and all but I'd feel much better if you were with me!" She blurted honestly and instantly both his brows rose towards her in an amused shock.
"…I…I hate worrying!" She recovered after clocking on to his look and turning away with embarrassment, she hadn't meant for it to sound quite so lovingly needy.
With nothing more than a look at the tunnel entrance Gambit slipped the card away, his eyes returning to a human colour as he grabbed her hand and darted down the rounded wall walkway and towards the platform, Lucy giving a small squeak as she was pulled off.
Their fast pace pounded with each step till they reached the platform skidding to a halt and frowning as the red lights on the last carriage disappeared into the dark tunnel.
All Lucy could think was 'uhoh' while Gambit's thoughts where far more colourful.
"They're every five minutes or so," Lucy chirped quietly, giving a tiny cringe.
"We don' 'ave that kind of time Cher," He stated, a frown pulling at his brows as he pulled her down the platform and towards the exit. He only just managed to peek around the corner before jumping back as he spotted two men, one in a black suit, white shirt and completed with a black tie and the other wearing a red vest top.
He pressed Lucy against the large cured, tiled wall and looked back along the platform where another figure appeared, walking with a light hunch in a long tattered coat.
Panicked Lucy stared wide-eyed at the larger man, she hadn't seen the other two and she didn't care, they where not the ones that had attacked that night, the animal now standing on the platform was. He turned his head to check further up the platform before his head craned slowly, turning towards Lucy and Gambit.
Instantly a card was in his hand again as his eyes stayed on the large animal like man before turning to the exit were the other two where closing in.
"Please don't see us!" Lucy cringed, fear and dread bubbling in her chest and flowing threw her every fibre as she pinched her eyes closed, reaching blindly to hook her fingers into the back of Gambit's coat.
He acknowledged her touch and stepped back lightly, closing her in to help keep her hidden and protected as he heard her desperate whisper.
Soon his eyes had returned to crimson, as he scowled towards the animalistic man as he turned to fully face their way, his broad face dropping with a snarl as he marched forwards with heavy steps.
"I think you got it wrong!" a tall handsome man taunted, crossing his arms with a smug grin.
The suited man simply rolled his eyes with disinterest as the man next to him nudged him.
"Their here!" The broad man growled, scanning the area again with a harsh sniff.
"No you're right, their disguised as the businessman who is deciding whether he should throw himself onto the tracks!" He spoke in a patronising tone, his hand held out in a flat gesture to point out a dull looking man in a grey suit, clutching his brief case while staring intently at the tracks.
Gambit looked between the men in confusion, his stance having not moved an inch from Lucy who continued to shake in fear, rambling quietly to herself.
"I can't see you so you can't see me," She muttered, and with that said Gambit looked over his shoulder and down at her, keeping silent, not wanting to disturb her encase what ever it was she was doing stopped.
It wasn't too long before the three men parted ways; the large man far more irritated than the other two and Gambit could relax somewhat, slipping his card away and letting his eyes drift back to normal as the train approached with a sudden rattling and loud screech as the brakes were put on, the automatic doors giving a hiss as they opened and people jumped off and filed for the exit.
One youthful man jumped down and headed strait towards Gambit and Lucy, his head bowed as he tottered on his phone. Gambit watched as the boy crossed a unseen barrier, a jolt of purple cracks jotting out from where he passed threw before disappearing, the boy then looked up with a gasp before jumping back.
"Sorry man, didn't see you there," He breathed, giving a nod with his apology before heading off.
Gambit followed the kid with his eyes, still baffled before he felt pressure on his back and looked over his shoulder once again to Lucy, she had rested her forehead against his back and with a light frown he instantly spun and caught her as she started to slip away.
"Cher?" He had her held upright by her upper arms and gave her a light shake as her eyes fluttered with concentration and strain of staying open, the purple in her eyes fading to brown as they finally closed and rested.
"Cher?" He frowned as she instantly went limp, her head falling back and body buckling under, the hold Gambit had on her arms being the only thing that stopped her from hitting the floor.
Lowering her into a sit on the platform he then wrapped an arm around her back to keep her sat upright and guided her head back into place and tapped her cheek lightly only for her head to drop forwards unresponsive.
With a sigh, Gambit took a look around to weigh up his options before scooping an arm under her knees and lifting her into his arms as he stood, shifting her so her head was resting against his shoulder rather than hanging, saving her from neck ach at the least.
"Should 'ave jus' done as you where told," He scolded her lightly with a shake of his head, quickly jumping on the tube train.
ok... so this was the re built chapter
and as you can see...
...they still have issues
Lucy more so with Gambit
Gambit couldn't really care all too much... or does he ¬¬ ... hmmmmm we shall find out
:O