Like all other mornings as Clint began to fall into daily routine around here he went right to group therapy session with the others.
Everyone was in the natural circle formation of chairs with Dr. Reyes in the center as usual. Slilence filled the room as always it seemed only natural right before every session. Clint understood all to well because when he compared now to when he first came here he could see things from a whole different perspective now and it boiled down to either a control freak who falls in line and rolls over and does tricks for Dr. Reyes, or your the kind of person who keeps fighting back like most of the others. Which one Clint was he didn't know but he had a feeling he was about to find out.
Dr. Reyes continued to be silent she scoped around the room scanning her patients who were all looking solemnly waiting for her to begin.
Dr. Reyes took a deep breath letting out a sigh, "Good morning everyone, to start today I'd like to talk about obedience, If you have hope of moving on to my superior's facility it's crucial that I know each of you can be trusted."
Clint just sat half listening, until he noticed Sam slowly raise his casted hand. Looking like he had a actual question.
Dr. Reyes noticed the boy's gesture and nods to him.
"Yes?"
Sam took a moment to gather his words, "And what if we don't wanna move on to your boss's facility? You know, what if I just wanna go home?" He asks sounding semi serious.
Dr. Reyes gave Sam a skeptical look, "Sam, you remember what happened, do you honestly think they've stopped looking for you? If you weren't here you'd be in prison or worse."
Sam tightened up, "I-it was…it was an accident!" His voice on the defense.
"You think anyone outside this room would believe that?" Dr. Reyes asks quite seriously.
Clint couldn't help but scoff lightly he was going to say something but Dani beat him to it.
"I would! Sam is a good guy." Dani says sitting up now fully awake.
Clint felt like giving her a pat on the back but instead he only decides to just back her and Sam up. "Yeah I mean come on we all make mistakes even me so does hayseed really have to be treated like a dog in the pound for just one wild bite that happened!"
Dr. Reyes looked at Clint with a little agitation clear on her face.
Sam sat back up leaning forward in his seat, "Even if I'm not do I really have to spend my whole life in here for one mistake?" Demanding a truthful answer this time while still sound both scared and oblivious.
Dr. Reyes looks back at him calmly, "Once you're better."
Sam jolted slightly, "When am I better?" He slightly yells at her.
Dr. Reyes keeps her composure tilting her head at the boy in concern. "What's gotten into you Sam?" She asks quietly.
This time Sam nearly exploded out of his seat. "Look something's not right, I'm seeing things terrible nightmares….when will I ever get better?" He pleads.
Dr. Reyes just gave him the same answer again, "You're better when I say so." She responds.
That was it for Sam tired of the same old bunch of shit, he stood up forcefully shaking his head looking to leave. "Forget this it's bullshit you're not listening to me!" He says to her refusing to make eye contact as he storms out the door down the hall and gone.
Silence passes for a moment, Clint just sits there absorbing what just transpired a moment ago. Before the session he asked himself where he stood and now after what just happened he has his answer.
Clint calmly and quickly got out of his chair and walked towards the door to leave.
"Clint where do you think your going?" Dr. Reyes asks calling after him.
Clint smirked to himself stopping to turn around and give her the answer. "To go get some food after all I'm free to do as I please, as long as I get better right!" Clint says back sassy.
Dr. Reyes give Clint a more frustrated look this time, "The session isn't over please sit back down!" she asks.
Clint rolls his eyes in response, "Normally I would ask why, but you already gave Sam the answer to that right I believe your words were, 'Because I say so' correct, you know you're just one big hypocrite you always go on about us having to cooperate to get better but you can't do the same for us you just assume we want to go off to some other place but don't even care about we want!" Clint says walking back directing his hand to the rest of the room sounding irritated and possibly angry even.
Dr. Reyes remained unchanged looking at Clint. "Everything I do is for your own good Clint and everyone else as well it's I'm only doing what's in your best interest."
Clint let out a sarcastic laugh throwing his hands up letting slap back to his sides. "And it's in our best interest to be locked up for the rest of my life to have my freedom stripped away like your average criminal or POW really that's rich if it's all the same to you I think I'll keep the one thing I do have that you can't take away a little something God gave us called free will and I think I'll use it while I can so when you're ready to give me and hayseed some real answers give me a call!" Clint shouted turning on his heel stomping out of the room and down the hall away from the others.
Dr. Reyes sighed to herself gathering her things and eyeing a few of the remaining patients left in the room who were dead silent. Shortly afterwords she left the room as if nothing had happened. Dani and Rahne's eyes followed the doctor out the door.
Illyana had her legs curled up against her chest while Roberto took a quick glance at the others before getting up to leave himself. Following shortly was Dani, then Rahne, and Illyana was the last one to leave.
Clint made his way to the cafeteria all in a huff from what just happened a few minutes ago. Anger and frustration still crossing his features. Honestly he wasn't very hungry and neither was Venom judging by the long silence.
He just sat down at an empty chair in the middle of the room. Clint gazed at the table with a look that would burn a hole right through it.
His mind was a mix of anger, worry, and shame. As his thought traced back to what Sam said. Clint and the Kentucky farm boy weren't exactly close but he could tell from the earlier argument that whatever it was that Sam did must've been somewhat serious his heart went out to him in a way now looking back on his own 'mistake' even after Venom revealed that he was behind the wheel when it happened. Still Clint couldn't help but feel this uneasy weight on his shoulders he killed someone, he took their life!
Aw! Don't beat yourself up we took their lives and they were tasty! The sudden inner voice of Venom said without even so much as a hint of regret.
Clint clenched his eyes and his fist tightly. "You really think that'll make me feel any better we killed them, we ate….well you ate them technically. But regardless I killed them it was my body you inhabited so technically their blood is on my hands!" Clint whispered to Venom. His voice clearly strained.
Well technically their blood was on my claws and teeth but I get what you mean! Venom argued.
Clint grunted, slamming his fist on the table his body shaking. "If only Mom could see me now she'd be horrified that I've become a monster and a murderer!" Clint said more to himself then Venom who was still listening. Shame filling his tone and covering his features.
God how Clint missed her how he missed all those times she'd be there to comfort him when he really needed it. Somehow he felt like he was just torturing himself feeling like he's lost everything for good.
Incoming! Venom warned.
Clint looked up to see Rahne there looking at him concerned. She was wearing her usual necklace along with a light grey long sleeve sweatshirt and some sort of yoga looking pants.
Rahne looked at Clint cautiously before speaking, "Hi Clint! Are you alright you seemed kind of steamed a bit ago?" She asks sincerity clear in her tone.
I'm fine I just needed to get away for a bit. Why are you here Rahne?" Clint asks honestly.
Rahne just pulled out a chair across from him and sat down not breaking eye contact. "I just wanted to make sure you were okay, you can call it intuition but I know that you didn't just storm out of there because of what Sam said!"
Clint looked down for a moment unable to look Rahne in the eye. Slowly Rahne reached her hand out and brushed her fingers over the top of Clint's hand he looked up for a moment to see the pretty redhead giving him a sympathetic look that was very comforting and kind it was something that Clint missed dearly, it was something he felt he didn't deserve.
"Do you want to talk about it?" Rahne asks quietly her voice barely above a whisper.
Clint takes a moment and honestly a part of him felt if he didn't tell anyone aside from Venom that is what was eating at him he would have a seizure.
Especially Rahne, Clint didn't understand it they hadn't known each other that long but she is so kind and comforting in a way that no one was like aside from his family. If there was one person who could get him to let his guard down completely and open up it was her.
Clint inhaled deeply before letting it back out, "Rahne I don't really know how to tell you this but before I came here when my power first activated I made a…mistake as well not like Sam but I did make a very very bad one."
Rahne looked at him curiously but she could see the signs of deep guilt written on his face. And a lot of pain in his voice.
"I-I lost control and I….killed people and not random people no, men that were trying to kill me and I was out of control and I hurt them, I cut them, I broke them, I mutilated them, I murdered them!" Clint told her brokenly.
Tears were starting to form in his eyes Rahne noticed this and tightened her grip on his hand. Clint opened his teary eyes to see her holding his hand feeling her warmth desperately trying to engulf him. He didn't know what to do so he just returned the gesture and squeezed back as if she was his life line.
Clint wiped the tears from his eyes and sat back up to look at her again now regaining his composure.
"Rahne you a religious woman you know what it takes for someone to earn a first class ticket to hell…murder!" Clint explains quietly.
Rahne has never felt this helpless since she was on her own after her mutation first came. It felt like all she could do was watch as Clint truly believe he was going to hell because he killed someone. She couldn't bare to see him like this any longer.
Rahne's breathing shuddered for a moment, "Clint you are not going to Hell, you are not a killer, you are not evil. Because if anything I am goin' to hell!" She argued.
Clint looked like that was hard to believe given the kind of person Rahne is. "I don't believe that Rahne your a good person!" Clint told her looking as honest as a guy could possibly be to a woman.
Rahne sighed, before looking at him in the eye she knew that one turn deserves another. At this point anything to keep Clint from hating himself any further that is.
"Clint remember the first day you came here when we met and I told you about the first time my mutation happened, well it wasn't exactly the whole truth I told you!" Rahne admitted hesitantly.
Clint looked at her confused, "What do you mean?" He asked.
Rahne closes her eyes and takes a deep breath in and back out before starting. "Shortly after I showed Reverend Craig my mutation I told you before that he beat me to death and I was driven out by the towns people that wasn't completely true!" She admitted.
Clint leaned forward carefully to listen intently.
It was Rahne's turn to look down, "I'm not saying I lied I'm just saying that I left some parts out. After I showed my mutation Reverend Craig did beat me half to death but that wasn't enough for him he said that he was going to….that he was going to……kill me!" Rahne shuddered out especially in the end.
Her entire body was shaking Clint took notice and this time he reached out to her and took her hand in his and held it right to let her know that she was here, he was here with her and that he wasn't going to let anything bad happen to her.
Rahne took a moment herself embracing his comfort that he offered her. She gathered herself before continuing on. "He grabbed a branding iron from the fireplace and forced me to the ground, then he branded me on the back, what you saw last time in the shower it was a brand the 'W' stands for witch so that way others would know that I'm damned to Hell!"
Clint's unoccupied hand clenched into a tight fist his knuckles turning white and his face contorted with rage at the mere mention of what that son of a bitch did to her.
"Anyway so then when he did that he grabbed a knife and tried to come at me with it, then the next thing I know I pounced at him snarling and growling and my claws were out and my fangs and I went berserk on him, looking back at it now it looks like some predatory self-defense instinct. By the time I was done I was covered in his blood and he was dead on the floor with my claw marks on him, then somebody walked in and saw me in my werewolf form and that's when they went and told the whole town and the rest of course is history." Rahne finished. A few stray tears fell from her eyes.
Clint sat there trying to digest everything his current emotions right now were ranging from angry to shocked. What Rahne just told him is about as heavy as his own guilt. Who knew they both had blood on their hands.
When the two of them gazed into each other's eyes again they felt some sense of relief from the burdens of their dark secrets.
Clint was the first to break the silence. "Well looks like we both have reasons to think were going to hell and to hate ourselves!" Rahne nodded in agreement.
"So what do you say we help each other together!" Rahne says proudly.
"Deal!" Clint says back in agreement.
"Well I guess I see you later!" Rahne says getting up from her chair sliding it back in.
Clint just nods back to her giving a wave, "See you!" With that Rahne turned and walked out of the cafeteria and back to her room.
Clint just sat there staring after her in awe like a lovesick puppy.
The sound of a loud symbiote snapped him out of it, Aww isn't that sweet, you're completely whipped Clint you have it for her bad! Venom yelled in his head.
Once Clint knew for sure that Rahne was out of hearing distance he responded back, "No I'm not it's just it's easier for me to open up around her that all nothing more and nothing less, got it!" Clint stated.
Sure, sure whatever even I have to admit she has a nice rack and that ass is spectacular! Venom said with a little dirty chuckle to it.
Clint's entire face was now flushed beet red like a tomato. Boy was he glad Rahne couldn't hear Venom otherwise she'd never talk to him again.
Enough of that I'm starting to get hungry I need food.
Clint just rolled his eyes and went off to get some chow.
Several hours passed by and it was now night out the entrance of the building was lit by the side lamps.
Back inside Illyana had managed to grab the others from their rooms and they followed her to wherever the blonde was going.
The group turned around the corner with Illyana out front, Roberto following behind her, Dani and Rahne behind him, with Clint behind her, and Sam was holding up the rear.
Illyana peeked in through the glass into Dr. Reyes' office to see her there slumped in her chair by her desk with the lamp on giving the room a bit light.
"What did you do to her?" Rahne asks from a few beet away.
Illyana turns her head and answers, "I may have spiked her tea!"
Clint arches an eyebrow, "Where the hell would you get a roofie in this place?"
Illyana gives him a prideful smirk, "I have my ways!" She chuckled.
The others looked at one another before heading off Dani and Rahne sure seemed happy the two girls smiling at each other. The group then walked off and the crazy night party began.
Dani and Rahne were off in the hallway dancing wildly listening to the cranked radio coming from the common room while down the hall the boys Clint, Roberto and Sam were fooling around with a wheelchair. Sam and Clint pushed Roberto who slammed on the side brake causing him to do a wheel slide. Clint went next doing a 360, when Sam's turn came though unfortunately he tipped the chair over but was alright luckily. As he got back up laughing with the other two.
Shortly afterwords they all gathered back into the common room over by the couch and TV. Sam and Rahne were digging into the cereal box's and poured themselves a bowl each.
Clint was on the couch next to Rahne who was in the middle and Dani was to her left, grabbing a few pieces out of the bowl.
Roberto was sitting in a wheelchair next to Sam who had his feet on the small table taking a few sips out of his drink before setting it back down. Looking to Rahne, "Hey doggie hit me!" Roberto says opening his mouth daring her to hit it with the cereal pieces.
Rahne was all to happy to oblige, letting out a small laugh as she chucked a few pieces of cereal at him. Roberto ducked over and caught a few in his mouth throwing his hands up in a sign of victory.
Clint never really had many friends and after the move to San Francisco with Uncle Eddie he didn't really have time to make any so he guesses this was as close to a teenage party as he's gonna get so he might as well enjoy it while it lasts.
Illyana came back into the room coming up behind Sam and Roberto she was wearing a white lab coat that the other could only guess belonged to Dr. Reyes, or maybe it was a spare.
"Indisputably, it's indisputable that you are the absolute worst mutants that I've ever seen!" Illyana says mocking Dr. Reyes walking back and forth between Sam and Roberto before putting her hands on Roberto's shoulders.
"Ergo, my superior will be very very disappointed in me." Illyana continued quickly leaning down and planting a quick kiss on Roberto's right cheek before skipping over to the couch, "I surmise I may even receive a spanking…" slapping the back of the couch causing Clint, Rahne, and Dani to chuckle, "For being so so bad oh oh my superior!" Illyana mocked again tracing a cross on her chest before waving it off and going over to the other side of the table and sitting back down again.
Giggles and chuckles filled the room until Dani spoke up, "Yeah who is this superior she's always talking about?" She asks,
"Isn't it obvious, you know who the X-Men are right!" Roberto responds.
Dani just shrugs, "Yeah it's just, why would we wanna be X-Men?" She wonders.
Roberto wheels back and forth in the wheelchair, "I know right, I ain't wearing no suit and fighting people I'm rich!" He says happily.
Sam looks at him, "What do they pay you to be X-Men now?" He asks curiously eating a few bits of cereal at the same time.
"I wouldn't mind being an X-Man!" Rahne says.
Illyana looks at her amused with her arms crossed over her chest, "And why would they need a dog?" she asks skeptically.
Clint, Rahne, and Dani turn to the blonde. Rahne looking less than amused.
"Because dogs are friendly, loyal, and lovable. Basically everything you're not barbie!" Clint says with a smirk before looking to Rahne who looks back at him. She gives him a sweet smile for standing up for her then she lets out a small laugh at how Clint roasted Illyana in the process.
Illyana looks at him, "Yeah but their needy, whiny, flea infested mutts as well, if you don't believe me just look at that mop she calls her hair!" She fires back.
Rahne doesn't look pleased before throwing a few bits of cereal at the Russian girl. Illyana let's the pieces hit her and looks up at the ceiling. "Children!" She shakes her head.
About half an hour later things have started to settle down as a thunder storm start rolling in. As for the group Dani decided to back to her room a bit ago and Illyana went off somewhere, in the common room are still the remaining four, Rahne and Clint are facing each other on the couch while Sam and Roberto are talking.
Rahne looks at Clint differently for once giving him a small smile, "Come with me, I want to show you something." Rahne says getting off of the couch taking Clint's hand into hers.
Clint can't help but ask, "Where? What is it?"
Rahne drags him in tow behind her, "It's a surprise!" She says.
Roberto and Sam halt their conversation for a moment noticing the couple exiting the room.
Roberto looks at his friend with a mischievous smirk, "What are those two up to?" he asks amused.
Sam shares his gesture before clinking his cup to Roberto's "Cheers!"
Rahne drags Clint along until they come up to the ventilation shaft where Rahne takes the cover off setting it off to the side on the ground. "Follow me." She tells him before entering the shaft.
Clint obeys and follows her through the small tight space. "Rahne wait a minute are you sure you know where you're going?"
Rahne chuckles at him, "Yeah, I can see in the dark just follow me!" She responds and continues crawling away.
At least we get a nice view of her ass! Venom suddenly points out. Causing Clint to stop for a moment growling muttering to himself as he keeps following Rahne.
Back in the common room, "You know how much trouble we're gonna get in for this?" Roberto asks Sam who just chuckles back in response.
"What's she gonna do Huh? Kick us outta here?" Sam muses.
He takes another drink, "I don't wanna be here anyway." He adds.
That earns a chuckle from Roberto, "Yeah, but as long as Dr. Phil has her magic bubble over this place you don't really have a choice." Roberto explains.
Sam nods his head to the side, "Yeah, I never did have a choice." Sam admits.
Roberto looks at him clearly confused, "What do you mean?" He asks.
Sam sighs softly, "You know I had to go and work in the mines with my dad, I was still new to the job, and then this one day I just…I just got claustrophobic like I couldn't breathe it was…."
Roberto finished for him, "And you blasted!"
Sam nods a few times, "Yeah….I killed my dad and most of his crew, I just….I just couldn't forgive myself!" Sam admits his voice full of pain and regret.
Roberto looks shocked, "I'm sorry man I didn't know." He says carefully.
"I just kept thinking that I would do anything to change that, to take it back!" Sam finishes.
He takes a moment, "What about you? What did you do?" Sam asks Roberto who stares off.
Roberto takes a moment but ultimately lies, "Nothing!" He answers bluntly wheeling himself off over to the couch where he goes to lie down.
Sam gets up from his chair slowly making his way towards the door, "Hey I think I'm gonna call it for the night." Sam tells him.
"Okay, night Kentucky!" Roberto calls out.
"Night man!" Sam calls back as he's now out the door down the hall and gone as his echoing footsteps fade away leaving Roberto there laying on the couch with his mind somewhere else.
Outside of the building the exterior vent cover is suddenly knocked down by Rahne who exits the ventilation shaft. Adjusting her hair for a moment as Clint follows not that far behind.
Clint adjusts his own clothes as he takes in his new surroundings realizing he is now outside of the building.
"Wait a minute, so your telling me you could get out of the building this entire time!" Clint says astonished.
Rahne just chuckles, "I can get anywhere in the hospital through the vents, but this is the only way out though I'm always paranoid that Reyes is gonna find it."
Clint let's out a small laugh, "Oh believe me she's gonna find out a lot more tomorrow!" He tells the redhead.
Rahne returns the laugh, "Trust me this is worth it!" She assured him.
They walk down the steps together and out into the grass by the cemetery. While close by Clint can hear some thunder and a few flashes of lighting go off.
Rahne comes to a stop and faces Clint, "Come here lay down!"
He complies and does so laying right next to her to her right. They both are now looking up at the sky as the soft cool blades of grass cool them off.
Clint is looking up at the sky and can literally feel that thunderstorm looming right over them suddenly he can hear the sound of droplets of rain falling onto the forcefield dome as the rain turns orange encompassing the whole dome.
Clint's eyes are in awe of the display before him, "Oh my God!" He gasps in wonder.
Rahne turns her head to the side to look at him, "Isn't that beautiful?" She whispers.
Clint is too mesmerized by the rain to look back, "Yeah! It sure is!" He simply says with no less amazement.
Clint finally turns to look at her, "Thank you Rahne!" He whispers smiling brightly.
Rahne mirrors the smile. "Your welcome Clint!" She whispers back they gaze at each other for a moment longer before both of them look back at the sky.
They stay like that for another minute or two in silence just taking in the view.
Rahne is the first one to break the silence, "Doesn't feel like it's real." She says.
Clint sighs turning his head back to her and Rahne did the same. Clint's eyes gaze over her figure before speaking, "Sometimes it doesn't feel like you're real." Clint says softly looking partly sad.
Rahne looks at him cautiously, "What do you mean?" She asks him.
Clint sighs before turning on the left side of his body with his head against his arm Rahne turned on her own side as well facing him.
"It's just so many bad things have happened to me I just feel like through all of it the bad, the unfortunate, and the worst…That something or someone like you even exists, you're just so nice to me, too nice. Ever since I came here it feels like you're just some figment of my imagination that I made up because I lost everything left of what was good in my life, I'm just scared that you really are someone I just made up and that you'll be gone." Clint told her.
Rahne can't put words to how happy she feels right now. She props her head up on her elbow, "You didn't make me up, I promise you I'm real Clint and I'm not going anywhere!" Rahne tells him sincerely as possible smiling once again.
Clint proceed to prop himself up on his elbow as well getting close so he can see her face through the darkness.
Before Clint even knows what he's doing his eyes go to Rahne's lips and slowly leans in towards her she's unable to move as her eyes go to his own lips as she begins to lean in. Their eyes begin to close. Both of them can feel their hot breath on each other's faces. Their lips meet in a gentle warm and passionate kiss.
Clint has never kissed a girl before until now that is and he's gotta say Rahne's lips are so soft he try's to savor this moment in his head the feeling right now is unlike anything he's ever felt before it's so heavenly he can't seem to get enough it's almost as if she's filling in the missing pieces of his broken heart mending them back together.
Rahne feels her heart fluttered and butterflies are in her stomach she never really pictured herself with someone she has zero experience in the art of passion and love. And right now she's getting her first kiss ever from one of the only people whose made her feel safe and secure in this world. She can almost feel the desperation in his movements putting everything Clint has into their kiss.
After a moment they break apart with a small smack of their lips both are quietly panting their eyes are still closed. At the same time they open them to look at each other. Clint notices Rahne's eyes have turned black with amber yellow irises. And Rahne sees that Clint eyes are now pitch black with no irises but the are a few small tiny white veins out of the corners.
"Your Eyes!" They say together, bringing a small laugh from both of them.
Rahne tries to shield her eyes from Clint, "Oh I'm sorry I…" she quickly apologizes but Clint takes her hand away hooking his finger under her chin bringing it back up.
He shakes his head, "Don't they're so beautiful!" He tells her with no hint of shame whatsoever in his voice. Earning a smile and a small chuckle for her.
Rahne bring ms her hand to the side of his face brushing his skin lightly, "So are yours!" Rahne says sweetly.
Clint gives a quick confused look, "What are you talking about?" He asks her.
"Your eyes they're all black with bits of white in them they're incredible!" Rahne complements. Clint guesses it must be a side effect of Venom but he shows those thoughts off to the side and focuses back on the imagery in front of him.
"Thanks!" Clint says. Taking his hand off her chin, Rahne takes his hand into hers.
"I've never done this before, with anyone!" Rahne shyly admits.
Clint chuckles, "I'm worse!" He tells her.
They take a moment before once again closing the distance between them as they lose themselves in another kiss this one even more passionate then the first. Clint lays down flat on his back as Rahne moves on top of him feeling her body now completely pressed against his her legs tangled with his, her stomach against his, her breasts squished against his chest, her hands cupping either side of his face as the sound of their lips smacking against each other as the kissing turn more and more intense by the minute but Clint wants her to know that he won't take things too far as he tries to speak through the kiss.
"W…w..wait a minute Rahne!" Clint finally manages to get the words out.
"What is it?" Rahne asks worriedly fearing she's done something wrong as she still holds his face in her hands.
"Nothing I just wanted to say that if it becomes too much or if you get uncomfortable just tell me and we'll stop!" Clint assures her.
This only makes Rahne that much more eager to kiss him again knowing Clint wanted to make sure he wasn't forcing himself on her or taking advantage of her in any way.
Rahne smiled down on him sweetly until their noses were touching with one of her hands sliding up running her fingers through his flowing dark hair.
"Maybe if you put your arms around me I'll feel a lot more comfortable!" Rahne says seductively.
Clint's eyes widen she's never flirted with him before but what he just heard awoke something within him as he reaches his head up to capture her lips again in a heated kiss as Clint's arms wrap themselves around Rahne one arm resting on the lower arch of her back and the other running up higher between her shoulders.
Clint and Rahne continued to make out for what felt like forever neither one of them wanting to stop both praying that this moment would never end.
Meanwhile back inside in the common room on the couch Roberto is looking at a picture of himself and a pretty looking girl at the beach on his phone. Roberto feeling waves of guilt, happiness, and sadness all hitting him at once.
He's brought out of his thoughts by the some of a girl singing. He gets up from the couch and walks out into the hallway a rumble of thunder and flashes of lighting going off the walls from the window outside. Roberto follows the voice down to the swimming pool where there in the the pool he finds Illyana singing while doing the backstroke completely unaware of his presence. Roberto stop a few feet away from the edge of the pool watching the blonde.
Illyana catches him out of the corner of her eye causing her stroking to come to stop as she looks at him.
Roberto notices, "Sorry I thought I heard you…" he trails off.
Although he suddenly notices the small pile of clothes revealing to Roberto that Illyana is only in her bra and panties in the pool.
"Want company?" Roberto asks naturally.
Illyana rolls her eyes, "Fine! But you have to turn off the lights!" She commands as she swims over to him near the edge of the pool grabbing onto the edge.
Roberto proceeds to take off his shirt moving over to the wall, "Sure!" With that he flips the switch the lights in the pool and around the pool go out. "Ooh scary!" He mocks.
"Are you scared?" Illyana asks semi serious.
Roberto scoffs, "No!" Taking off his shoes, his belt, and his pants.
Illyana's eyes roam over him, "I think you are…Virgin!" She says with her eyes roaming over him spiting out some pool water with a playful smile on her features launching herself away.
"You have to catch me!" Illyana says playfully as she begins to swim away.
"Hey wait!" Roberto calls out after her diving into the pool the cold water engulfing his body as he surfaces. He sees Illyana at the other end of the pool already.
"You're gonna need to move faster if you want me, that's right I know you've been watching me!" Illyana taunts her Russian accent thick and strong.
Roberto swims after her again Illyana darting away like before, "I've seen the way you look at me and I like it but what makes you think you can handle me only real men can get this!" Illyana says running her hands down her chest over her small breasts down her abdomen. Which even through the water Roberto can see is well toned.
This time Roberto fires himself at her and reaches out grabbing her foot yanking her towards him as his feet touch the pool floor grabbing a hold of her sides to keep her in place.
"Gotcha!" Roberto says triumphantly. With a cocky smirk.
Illyana looks at him with a naughty grin, "Yes you did a real man indeed!" She says running her hands up to rest on his toned chest tracing small circles.
"What are you gonna do to me now?" Illyana asks seductively.
Without warning or hesitation Roberto mashes his lips against Illyana's in a rough kiss she throws her arms around his neck grabbing his head forcing him against her deepening the kiss.
Roberto's hands slide themselves down to rest on Illyana's tight ass. Causing her to moan slightly before breaking the kiss bringing one of her hands to his lips brushing her finger over them.
"You've got balls I'll give you that!" Illyana complements sliding her hand down between his legs to cop a feel of his hard on. "And something else, Ooh someone's very excited, I'm all yours Berto!" Illyana says bringing her face to his aggressively pulling him into another forceful kiss which he returns happily giving her ass a squeeze making Illyana moan with pleasure. Sliding his hands down further he hoists her up and automatically Illyana locks her legs around his waist as he picks her up pressing her against the pool wall feeling their kisses becoming more and more heated as every second passes. Until Roberto feels a little too hot he then hears a small sizzle causing him to break the kiss as steam starts to rise off of his body.
"What's wrong?" Illyana asks sincerely, watching Roberto inspect his arms.
Roberto catches his breath, "I can't I just need a second to cool down." He says regretfully.
Illyana looks at him carefully, "Isn't this what you want?" She asks teasingly attempting to move in and kiss him again which he shrugs off.
"Yeah it's I can't get too hot if I get too hot. If I get too hot I…" Roberto hesitates looking down at his hands.
"You can tell me!" Illyana encourages.
"I was with my girlfriend, I tried to hold her…but I burned her, I killed her with my hands!" Roberto explains horror filling his voice at the mere thought of that memory.
"Hey, look at me…you can't burn me, you won't hurt me, but you do need to catch me again!" Illyana says diving back under the water with Roberto searching around the pool waiting for her to resurface.
In the control room on the monitors one with the pool and the other being Illyana's room showing her fully clothed and drawing on the wall.
Back in the pool a black smoking charred hand rises out of the water behind Roberto slowly trailing down his back and submerged into the water. As Roberto turns around a figure of a woman badly burnt and charred black rises out of the water reaching out at Roberto snarling at him.
Roberto screams and begins whimpering as he makes a break for the pool edge as the figure start to catch flame as if it were on fire. Roberto quickly scrambles out of the pool crawling on his back against the wall outside of the pool.
"Mariella, No!" He yells trying to shield himself from the flames and heat as her body rises out of the water now fully on fire roaring at him. The smoke causes the fire alarm to go off.
Outside Clint and Rahne are still making out but they break apart abruptly by the sound of the siren going off over by the main building.
"What is it?" Clint asks looking between Rahne and the building.
"It's Berto!" Rahne says getting up running making her way back to the building with Clint following behind her.
In Dr. Reyes office she's still sleeping until the sound of the siren causes her to stir for a moment as she opens her eyes becoming fully awake.
She scurries out of her office running towards the control room, "Control room unlock!" A small buzz goes off and the door swings open Dr. Reyes checks the monitor seeing the source down by the pool. Quickly she closes the door the locking mechanism activating.
Out of the corner down the stairs comes Sam and Dani both out of the loop, "What's going on?" Sam asks.
Dr. Reyes just responds, "Go back to your rooms!" Taking off down the hall.
Of course Sam and Dani don't listen and run after her.
Clint and Rahne make their way out of the vent down the hall and into the pool room. They are both suddenly hit with an intense blast of heat and see Roberto a few feet away screaming in his solar form lit up and on fire unable to turn down the heat.
TOO HOT! TOO HOT! Venom yells in Clint's mind Clint obliges as he backs away trying to shield himself from the heat.
The pair notices Dr. Reyes, Sam, and Dani enter. Dr. Reyes heads right for the big squeegee on the wall using it to push Roberto into the pool causing a thick cloud of steam to burst out of the pool as the remaining water is currently boiling.
When the steam clears everyone is looking at Roberto who is sitting butt naked in the pool as Illyana strolls in coughing.
"Damn! what happened here?" She asks looking down to Roberto. Who looks back at her in fright.
"What?" Illyana asks him unsure of why he's looking at her that way.
Roberto climbs out of the pool covering himself everyone except Dr. Reyes look everywhere but him.
Roberto now fully dressed with his hair damp and wet is huffing and puffing beyond stressed.
Dr. Reyes walks up to him, "Roberto what happened?" She asks concerned.
Roberto doesn't answer reaching for her pocket snatching her iPhone.
He pushes past her and the others who watch off from the side.
"Roberto come back here now!" Dr. Reyes calls out following him hot on his tail.
Everyone just stares blankly it takes them a moment before following after them.
Roberto tires to unlock her phone nearing the front entrance and exit.
Dr. Reyes is quickly coming up on him. "Roberto!" She yells out.
"What's the code Huh?" He asks now turning the corner down the small flight of stairs to the door.
"Give me my phone back. I am in charge here!" Dr. Reyes says authoritatively.
Roberto yanks the door handle a few times but to no avail, slamming his hand against it, then turning around eyeing Dr. Reyes with a serious look, "You're not in charge of shit." He tells her walking back up the steps.
The others quickly catch up with them watching the whole thing play out. Roberto is steaming not literally but in terms of anger he's very steamed. Pointing over to Illyana, "Did you not see what happened? Huh? Illyana tried to kill me!" He states.
Illyana gives him a disdainful look, "It wasn't me!" She argues.
Dr. Reyes looks at Roberto seriously, "Roberto, Illyana was in her room." She claims.
"Bullshit! She wasn't!" Roberto argues back.
"There was nobody in the pool but you." Dr. Reyes tells him truthfully.
Roberto takes a moment before continuing, "Did you see what I saw Huh? We're trapped in here with demons and you want us to stay trapped!" He complains.
Dr. Reyes tries to reclaim her phone but Roberto pushes her back forcefully, "What's the code!!" He demands furiously.
Sam gets worried that Roberto may be a little off the rails at the moment, "Whoa! Hey Berto chill!" He tells him calmly.
"Chill nothing man! I'm calling the cops and getting out of here." He states sharply.
Dr. Reyes walks closer looking irritated. "You're not going anywhere."
Roberto arches an eyebrow mockingly, "Oh yeah, says who?" He asks sarcastically.
"Says your doctor!" Dr. Reyes answers.
Over to the side Illyana let's out a small scoff audible enough for everyone to hear.
"Bullshit! You're not a doctor." Illyana says walking up to her until the two of them are face to face.
"I've known men like you, men that like to keep children trapped in cages. I've known them…and more importantly I've killed them slowly and very painfully!" Illyana warns her voice low, sharp, and dangerous.
Dr. Reyes keeps her cool for the moment glaring at the blonde Russian. Before turning to Roberto for a moment, "She wasn't in the pool, but I know what you did to me, you're gonna help the others clean this mess right now!" Dr. Reyes warns her.
Illyana's facial features turn dark and defiant, "In your dreams!" She states lowly.
Dr. Reyes stares blankly at Illyana for a moment suddenly her hands fly up to her hair yanking her away. "Solitary!!" Dr. Reyes yells loudly.
The others watch both fearfully and shocked as they witness Dr. Reyes dragging Illyana down the hall by her hair. Illyana desperately tries to fight back cursing and kicking at her until they are out of sight.
Down in the solitary cell block Illyana is still resisting to no success. "Let go get your fucking hands off of me you bitch!!" Illyana screeches at the doctor.
With her free hand Dr. Reyes opens the cell door throwing Illyana inside slamming it shut behind the girl locking it and the small window well as she pound and kicks at the door. "Let me out of here! I'm not dying in here do you understand me, LET ME THE FUCK OUT!!" She screams at the top of her lungs.
Dr. Reyes just walks down the hall and out of sight as the banging and screaming fades away into silence.
Back in the main hall the rest of the patients are waiting taken aback so they figured they'd better wait before they do anything that gets them thrown into solitary for the night.
Roberto and Sam are leaning against the wall, Dani is just standing in the middle of the hallway with her hands in her jean pockets, while Clint and Rahne are sitting on the ground against the wall holding each other's hands for comfort.
The group hear the sound of heels clicking everyone is up on their feet and alert seeing Dr. Reyes furiously coming around the corner she walks right up to Roberto grabbing her phone out of his hand putting in back in her pocket taking a few steps back to look at the whole group.
"I am very disappointed in all of you for conspiring against me and everyone here will be disciplined and receive suitable punishment first thing in the morning. But right now all of you are to clean up the mess you made then go straight to bed no exceptions, and anyone who objects will be admitted to solitary effective immediately, is that understood!" Dr. Reyes strictly instructs.
The others don't say anything as there are a few 'yes' murmurs but the rest mostly just nod.
With that Dr. Reyes walks off to no doubt go to bed or something.
Everyone randomly dispersed going their separate ways to clean up. All except for Clint and Rahne who stayed behind a moment more.
The two of them turned to face each other Rahne looked a little nervous, "Somehow I got the feeling that tomorrow isn't goin' to be pretty." She tells Clint who just shrugs his eyebrows.
"Well the bill would come due eventually and looks like Mother Russia just paid her part!" Clint tells her jokingly hoping to lighten the mood.
Luckily it did a little giggle erupted from Rahne. Clint joined in with a chuckle. The two of them went silent again for a moment, "Well for what it's worth I really enjoyed my time with you tonight Clint!" Rahne complements.
Clint slightly blushes at her words, "So did I."
"I hope we can do it again sometime?" Rahne asks.
"Yeah I'd like that a lot if it's okay with you that is I mean I don't wanna move too fast unless you want to." Clint nervously says more to himself than Rahne. Honestly the possibly of him repeating tonight's experience with her already began to turn him on.
"It's fine, well I better get going goodnight Clint!" Rahne says with a little wave walking off to her room.
Normally Clint would've offered to walk her back but Reyes made it clear that she wants the mess clean up ASAP so he better not slack off.
If only you could see the look on your face when she said she wants to suck face with you again, be glad she didn't feel you boner digging against her hip! Venom rung out in his head laughing.
Clint blushed and growled, "I did not have a boner I wouldn't jump the gun that fast only one-nighters do that kind of shit which I'm not I want an actual relationship!" Clint denies.
Sure whatever you say Clint, if it were me getting in the sack with her let's just say I'd give a whole new meaning to the term….DOGGY STYLE!! Venom said naughtily. If Clint could see his face Venom would be licking his chops right now.
Clint shuts his eyes and groans out of disgust as Venom so kindly burned a very wrong picture in his head that he really didn't need. He pretended to gag a few times sticking his tongue out for the full effect.
"Okay are you sure you and I are a match because I'm seriously doubting that I'd have the personality and mind of a kinky twisted perv when it comes to sex!" Clint groaned out opening his eyes again.
Well not yet but you will soon Clint you just haven't had the time or experience or the willing babe to do you. Venom explained his tone serious as can be.
"Okay just stop alright I don't want to talk about this anymore!" Clint said demandingly waving his arms in a stop motion.
With that Clint went off to the common room with the others who were left who cleaned everything up before going off to bed to away judgement day tomorrow.