Disclaimer: I don't own the x-men evo characters. Also my original character was inspired by the parody "That's the spirit." Apparently there is a character in the comics called Belladonna. My character is not related to her in any way. I only used the name because it came from the play "That's the Spirit" (along with the sock).
Thoughts are italicized.
Author's Note: I watched "Joyride" again and realized that Logan also saw the kiss. So, Kitty also made him promise not to tell and she doesn't suspect him because he isn't the gossipy type. Also after Jean got tired of listening to Duncan brag she went to the x-men's table near the end of lunch, which would explain how she heard the news.
Chapter 4
After school Tabitha and Bella decided to walk home rather than wait for the rest of the brotherhood who had somehow all gotten detention. "This better be worth sitting through lunchtime lectures on how you are an irresponsible, slightly crazy, and possible tramp who hangs out with the worst group of people," Bella said in a joking tone.
"Who thinks I'm a tramp?"
"Scott, stiff neck, Summers."
"What are you doing hanging out with a loser like him."
"Didn't you know, BoomBoom, I'm the newest addition to the X-men," Bella responded in a very sarcastic tone.
Tabby asked, slightly apprehensively "What are you doing on the geek squad?"
"They said want to join us and be a geek who lives in a mansion, and I said OK."
"So, does that sock have a name?" Tabby asked.
"Yeah, his name's Chester. Although I nicknamed it Chesty and Chester the Protector, cause it looks out for me."
"Groovy I'd love to have a sock that protects me. The closed I've got is my lucky arm band, though it couldn't save me from dad." Tabby blurted out the last part before she could stop herself. She looked away blushing; her father wasn't something she liked to talk about.
"Hey if you've got parent issues let's hear um. Bella here hates her parents," Chester said. Tabby sighed then launched into the reasons she hated her dad.
"I totally sympathize. I'm going to look forward to seeing my parents in hell someday," Bella announced when Tabby had finished her story.
"Welcome to 'Casa de Brotherhood.' It's an absolute mess and should probably be condemned, but it's what I call home," Tabby informed Bella and she opened the door.
The mess and destruction made Bella and Chester wince for a moment but Bella regained her call and said "I've seen worse." Tabby led the new girl up to her room. Tabby's room didn't look as wonderful as when she first moved in. She had created a large mess, not being a neat person like Mystique. Nevertheless it was defiantly the best looking room in the house.
The girls hung out for a while reading fashion magazines, telling stories for their pasts and gossiping about the cuter boys at Bayville High. The conversation was a fairly normal one although Chester made comments every now and then. Tabitha seemed to completely accept the puppet and never gave it any strange glances. After an about an hour and a half Bella signed and got up for the floor where she had been lying. "I guess I'd better go before they send out the 'Geed and Rescue Squad."
"Lance should be home by now. He can bring you home." Convincing Lance to do to drive the x-man wasn't easy but once Tabby made certain threats: he caved.
"So, uh, Bella, doesn't Kitty ever say anything about me?" Lance asked once they were on the road.
"Only that she hates you, you're wasting your freaking time and she deserves sooo much better than you," Chester responded.
"So never says anything good about me."
"Look the only thing that you could do that would please her is commit suicide," Chester snapped. Lance remained quite after this getting more and more angry at Kitty.
"Well your back at the mothership x-geek. Tell Kitty to go to hell."
"Will do. Thanks for the ride." Bella grinned mischievously as she opened the gates.
Authors Notes: Will Lance get so depressed and angry he'll do something drastic? Why was Bella causing trouble for Lance and Kitty anyways? (yes, she was lying)