Okay, here's Chapter 2. I changed the end of the last chapter, so you might want to check that part out real quick.
Disclaimer. I own nothing and no one except Friday the cat and Sydney Thomas.
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Unto Ashes
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Shiro Yashida watched, amused, as the gathered students whirled to face him. "Wow!" Rogue gushed, eyes deep with respect for the man she faced. "You're the one who taught them that?" Yashida nodded and tried to hide a grin at the sight of the starstruck teens. 'Best put on the 'stern teacher' persona now. Can't let them just stand there all day.' Setting his features into a frown, he said, "Shouldn't you all be in class?"
Rogue glanced down at her watch and let out a yelp. "Ohmygosh! We were supposed to be in class 10 minutes ago! Ms. Munroe's gonna kill us!" Yashida once again had to suppress a grin at the looks of horror that appeared on the students faces. A smile finally escaped him when the teenagers shot past him and out the door, mumbling things like "Oh, man, we are SO dead!" and "Thanks a lot, John!".
Yashida turned to see his trainees snickering at the sudden departure of the students. Upon seeing his frown, both young men sobered up immediately. Yashida bowed to both of them and smiled slightly when they returned the gesture. He turned abruptly on his heel and left the room.
Yashida made his way down the corridor to the Professor's office, a wistful look crossing his features as he remembered his past in Japan. He hadn't taught anyone since the day he was discovered as a mutant. It felt good to be passing on the arts to others again. He had missed it.
'Thank you, boys.'
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Remy ran a hand through his hair, still wet from his shower. With a smile, he remembered the looks on his fellow students' faces after they'd seen him fight. A swell of pride rose in him as he thought about how impressed they were. Especially Rogue...
Rogue.
A blood-chilling scream cut into Remy's thoughts. He chuckled softly to himself when he recognized the voice. It seemed as though Allison had finally noticed her hair. 'Three, two, one...'
"REMY!"
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Sydney Thomas stared intensely at her opponent.
"You will not defeat me."
Silence.
"I've have faced greater foes then you and they have fallen dead at my feet."
Silence.
"Do not try to intimidate me! I will win! I will!"
Friday the cat stared calmly back at her mistress, idly licking her raised paw, eyes never leaving the eerie yellow ones of her owner. She could see her mistress's eyelids twitch slightly. It wouldn't be long now.
"Shadow! What are you doing?" Sydney let out a startled yelp at the White Queen's words, blinked, and whirled around to face her. When she realized what she had done she let out a moan of despair and buried her head in her hands. "I almost had her! You...you...aagghh!"
"What?"
"You made me blink!" Sydney ground out though gritted teeth. The White Queen's expression was somewhere between amusement and disgust, "you mean to tell me you were having a 'staring contest' with your *cat*?"
Sydney nodded.
Emma Frost rolled her eyes heavenward. "We have some interesting new information on the x-men. Come with me." With that said, Frost spun on her heel and stalked off. Sydney crouched down next to Friday and hissed, "I want a re-match."
Friday the cat simply stared at her mistress until she left, then went off to destroy something expensive.
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