I'm back! Sorry I took so long. Bloody writer's block! Okay, here it is chapter 7.
By the way, (and I'm sure you guessed this because you're smart people)I own NOTHING.
Out of the Shadows- Explosion
There is perhaps no phenomenon which contains so much destructive feeling as moral indignation, which permits envy or hate to be acted out under the guise of virtue.
- Erich Fromm
Unity and self-sacrifice, of themselves, even when fostered by the most noble means, produce a facility for hating. Even when men league themselves mightily together to promote tolerance and peace on earth, they are likely to be violently intolerant toward those not of a like mind.
- Eric Hoffer
There are glances of hatred that stab and raise no cry of murder.
-George Elliot
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X-mansion, Midnight
Kitty snuck quietly through the hall, making her way to Lorna's room. That was where herself and the others were meeting. She had a plan. It just needed some fine-tuning. Kitty laughed softly.
'LeBeau is going to pay.'
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X-mansion, the next day
Lorna Dane crept silently around the building. She had been assigned the task of starting the first battle. She approached her first target, who was sitting alone on a bench, reading. It was a 15-year old girl named Kylie. She had black fur curling in trendrils around her eyes, making her look a little like a racoon. Her eyes were yellow with a slit pupils. Usually she just looked like a punk kid. But Lorna knew it was only a matter of time before people found out the truth.
Lorna held out her palm and used her power to choke Kylie with her necklace. Kylie dropped her book, panicked. Her hands flew to her throat. Lorna smiled and just tightened the chain even more. A moment later, with a final choked gasp, Kylie fell to the ground, dead. Lorna walked away, smiling.
Mission accomplished.
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A few hours later...
Mortimer hurried outside, glad to be away from the possibility that someone could see him. All the students were in their classes.
As he walked toward the grove of trees he spotted a body lying lifeless on the ground. Hesitently he walked over towards it. Kneeling down, stared into the face of a pretty teenage girl. There was a problem, though. She was pale and her lips were blue. Shaking slightly, Mortimer checked for a pulse. There was none.
Mortimer just looked at her lifeless face, strangely devoid of emotion. He reached out and closed her open eyes. He ran a finger lightly over the red marks and cuts that marred her long neck, thinking.
/FLASH/The other boys wrapped a metal chain around his neck, pulling it tighter and tighter, until he could no longer breathe.../FLASH/
Running his hand over the scars that covered his neck, Mortimer realized the cause of her death.
Or should he say, her murder?
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X-mansion, 1 day later
Logan leaned against the thick trunk of the oak, watching somewhat sadly as they held the funeral service of Kylie Conner. Saying a silent prayer that he would never admit to, Logan tore his eyes away from the coffin. Needing something to focus on, Logan stared up at the windows of the mansion. Only one had the blinds drawn. Mortimer's room.
Logan shook his head sadly. Mortimer had been completely without emotion when he had told them Kylie was dead. The only thing that had seemed to soften him a bit was when he told them that he thought she had been murdered. It had seemed to bring up some bad memories. That poor kid had so many of them.
Logan frowned, thinking to himself. Who would wan't to kill an innocent 15-year old?
He didn't notice as Lorna and Kitty exchanged small smiles.
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So, whatcha think? Thank you, Gryffyn for pointing out the fact that Logan was missing. I was so caught up with Remy and Mortimer, I totally forgot. And *sighs*, I suppose I'll be bringing Ororo back into the story soon. It just doesn't feel right. You know, after the fact that she KILLED Mortimer in the movie. Oh, well.
