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Toad opened the door while he held the tray in his hand. She was watching television on the tiny screen above her head until she heard the door close. Then she looked at him, her eyes narrowed and she turned her attention back to the screen. He sighed and laid the tray on the table and sat on the edge of her bed. Dr. McCoy walked in and looked at her before blowing a low whistle. She was now awake.

"I'll just come back later," he said and walked away.

Toad reached out his hand and touched hers; she didn't budge…that was a good sign.

"Look Reggie..I'm just real sorry 'bout-," she cute him off quick.

"We're gonna make somethin' clear. I don't give a shit if your past life was full of stealin' and fightin' and all that good stuff, what I do care 'bout is bein' lied to. I never, ever trusted anyone the way I trusted you and the first thing ya do is lie. Why?" Her nose turned red and she was afraid she was going to cry. She pulled her hand away and crossed her arms over her chest.

"I'm sorry man…" Toad said. He looked at his ugly hands and closed his eyes. It was too good to be true. "I really am. I shoulda told you the truth. I'm an idiot."

He then lifted her chin and she looked into his eyes. She tried to look away but couldn't.

"I really like you, yo. You're the best thing that ever happened to me. My moms left me; I didn't even know who my pops was. Nobody wanted to be my friend, nobody cared 'bout me. But you did…you did. I just want ya to know how sorry I am."

Regina wanted to say it was okay but she couldn't. She wouldn't let him off so easy.

"I've gotta think about it," she said. She stood up and started to walk towards the bathroom when she heard him giggle. That pissed her off more. "What!"

"I think ya shoulda asked the X-geeks for some clothes," he told her. She looked at her back and saw that her undies were being displayed by the paper gown. She gave him the finger and closed the door behind her. Toad shook his head and left the room hoping that maybe her feelings towards him at that moment would change.

Regina looked into the mirror and sighed. She still hadn't asked him about staying with the professor. She didn't think it was a good idea anyhow. She probably should just pack her things and do what she did She sighed into the mirror and looked at her face. Her eyes were too soft for their own good. They were too open. She let the water run and splashed cool water on her face. She sighed and then opened the door before letting out a hard kick. Right on the floor was Lance who was letting out small gasps followed by short cries of pain.

"Oh shit! Oh Lance. I'm so sorry," she said and fell on her knees. She bit her lips. She then punched his shoulder. "Why the hell would you scare me like that?"

"Dude! You just kicked me in the balls!" he shouted. She pouted and sighed.

"Sorry…" she repeated. Lance looked up at her and smiled a little, the pain receding.

"No prob…look…I just saw Toad leave from here kinda bummed. Ya know he's sorry…you know we're sorry for what we didn't say. But…we care about you and we just didn't want you to make assumptions on who we are…" Lance looked at her face. "You understand?"

"I wouldn't have left ya know. I woulda waited for an explanation," she mumbled; still upset at being lied to but she was beginning to understand their fear. She thought about her secrets and figured that she was being unfair as well. Then something hit her.

"You just said assumptions…" Regina said and started to crack up. Lance laughed along with her and rolled his eyes.

"I'm not stupid just verbally inhibited," he said, using another big word. She stood up and held out her hand; he took it and she helped him up.

"Let me change and I'll go have a talk with him."

Lance sighed heavily and pursed his lips to keep from laughing.

"Uh…yeah…I think you better change…" he said and looked at the paper gown. She growled at him and he quickly left the room.

"Asshole…" she said and went to change.

A little while later she ran up the stairs and stared up at all the chaos. She followed the laughing voices to the back and walked into a large recreation area. Everyone was having a great time aside from the boys who were on the opposite side of the room. Toad was sitting on a table and didn't notice her from across the room. She walked over and smiled at the guys. Toad smiled back but looked away.

"Now that you're here…" Lance said. "We're can have the meeting…"

"Okay…why were you waiting for me?" Regina asked and Fred put his hand on her shoulder while the other held a donut.

"Duh, you're part of the brotherhood…" he said and Regina smiled.

"Not-really-string-bean. You-just-live-with-us…for-now…Don't-let-it-get-to-your-head," Pietro butted in. She reached out to pull his hair but he was on the other side in a jiffy.

"I swear I'll get you one day and you're little bangs too!" she threw at him. The guys rolled their eyes and Lance coughed to get their attention.

"Xavier said that he'd let us stay here. We can stay with them and fight with them and all that junk but there goes who we are…what do you guys want?" He asked. The boys looked over at Regina who was lost. She didn't understand why they kept eyeing her. So she asked.

"What!" she said agitated.

"Ya have to stay…" Toad said quietly. "We can't have you gettin' hurt…the professor told me that it would be dangerous for you to go home…"

Regina back up a little and shook her head.

"No…I can't stay here. I can't…" she bit her lip and that's when the tears started to come. The last few weeks hit her like a ton of bricks. She couldn't lose them too…him too. She ran out of the room and didn't hear Toad call out to her. He hopped after her and managed to grab her before she left through the front door.

"Talk to me…" he said. He grabbed her shoulders and looked into her eyes. She looked up at him and remembered something important.

"I lied to you…" she said. Toad narrowed his pale green eyes.

"What?" he asked; remembering her little speech.

"My...my mom's back at home. She wants to be a part of our lives again. She's not dead in the flesh, but she's dead to me…I love my pops. But I don't wanna go home right now. I don't wanna stay here. I wanna go with you. I just wanna go with you," she said and flung herself at him. He had it in him to tell her off for giving him a hard time when she held on to her own little lie but figured that it wasn't the time.

"Let's go home…" Lance said. Toad looked over at him and then at Regina.

"I won't leave her behind," he said and Lance rolled his eyes.

"Duh stupid…she's coming with us," Lance said. "Pietro called the house. Buckethead's got Mystique. He sent her to get some new recruits for the team. We'll be alone for another few months."

"And who may I ask is the informer?" Toad asked smartly.

"Wanda," Pietro threw in.

"Well…" Toad asked, looking at her again. Regina bit her lip. She knew what she wanted.

"Let's go," she said and went to pick up her clothes.

"We'll tell the guys," Lance said. Toad grabbed Regina's arm before she left.

"We've gotta talk, yo…we've gotta have a good talk," he said and she nodded her head before leaving.

"Do ya think we're doin' the right thing…" Fred said slowly to those still behind. The guys shrugged.

"What other choice do we have?" Toad asked.

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