~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~At the Institute*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
At the institute he seemed to be excepted, except by Bobby Drake and his little goon squad. Course, they stayed clear of him due to his strengths and short temper. Alexian, or Alex we should call him now, became a big hit with the ladies, exspecially young Rogue.
Within the first week of him being there, they began a serious romance. Though Alexian and her were the same age, it was a bad idea, he could break her if she did not kill him by absorbing his energy. Not just that, but a student by the name of Remy Lebeau was not to happy from the start either.
Remy was jealous and to make matters worse, his 'leader'. This ment that he showed Alex the ropes around school. The relationship was rocky and pretty much horrible. When Alex would get mad he would try to stay away from Remy only to have him on his heals throwing burning cards at him. The story had it that before Alex came there, he was goina ask Rogue out, never happened.
_-_Remy_-_ "S'ay 'way from 'er" the voice rang out through Alex's dark room one night.
Alex's eyes opened only to see Remy's glowing red ones staring down at him from the side of his bed. Jumping out of bed he knocked Remy over and growled, almost feral like.
_-_Alex_-_ "what the hell are you doing in my room?" he asked this calmly as if really didn't care, as a matter of fact he didn't, just wanted to sleep "ya know you coulda just said it when I woke up in the morning" the words came out in a mixture of yawns and stretches.
_-_Remy_-_ "funny one ya tink ya are" his arms crossed in annoyance of how easilly he was taking this. "listen, eim sick of ya 'angin 'ut wit Rogue, k? jus leave 'er alone an maybeh we won 'ave to do dis again mon ami" with that Remy left his room and went to his own.
Alex looked around a bit awkwardly, he'd never been threatened before, he liked it, it had given him a rush he never felt before.
The next morning was fun though he and Rogue didn't talk much for the next few days because the whole school heard what Remy did. He hadn't been around people alot before, but he didnt think that was the right way for her to act. Shrugging it off he went about his daily business.
Days went on like this for over three weeks. He went to school every day, was caught up on his studies, did his amount of work to 'pay rent' as it were, and even did a few recreational sports. Rogue ignored him pretty much as soon as Remy got out of detention, he guessed she was 'protecting' him, though he found it complete bull.
_-_Charles_-_ "Alex can you come into my office please?" Charles' voice rang through Alex's head one day in the middle of volleyball practice. Although he rolled his eyes he agreed, since coming here Charles had been like a father of sorts to him which gave him the nick name of 'pops' when Alex talked to him.
_-_Alex_-_ "yo, how goes it pops?" but after his jaw flew open he stepped back. In the seat across from him sat Lorna. "bu-bu-but your dead" he said quietly, falling into a seat that had appeared behind him. Lorna smiled and Charles did as well. Alex didn't find this amusing and shook his head angrily "Nah, who's been through my stuff.. who made the crazy shapeshifting witch do this.. it isnt right" his body began to shake violently in anger and Lorna ran up to him, though Charles tried to hold her back.
_-_Lorna_-_ "Alex stop please" her hand went to his cheek, out of no where he felt a soothing energy flow through him, he thought it was from happiness by being touched by her again, but he would soon find out differently. "sit down with me please" her voice was soft and sweet, her blue eyes looking at him intently.
Obeying he sat holding her hand, the calmness flowing through him now. Sitting there he only smiled and she just rested her head on his shoulders, they both saying at the same time "I missed you so much."
_-_Charles_-_ He smiled at the young love and sat up in his chair a bit better. "Alex, Lorna isn't here to see you, though she will explain to you why she had to leave you as if she was murdered..." he trailed a bit but picked up a few words later "she's one of us as well.. I'm, sorry to tell him instead of you Lorna but I need to, we can't get him getting angry like that again." giving her a small smile she nodded and Alex sat in awe. "the calmness you feel," he continued "is from you, not your happiness... but i'll let you two be for now." Charles nodded to them too and left them in his office while he went to talk to Ororo.
_-_Alex & Lorna_-_ "why didn't you tell me?" he asked almost as if he was hurt. she looked down but he picked her head back up to look at him in the eye "don't let those pretty little blues fall to the floor" he smiled reassuringly and she smiled as well.
"I just found out, I'm sorry Alex I would have told you and I'm sorry you were looked at like a killer, if I knew they were going to do that I would have left with you, but I didn't think it would have been safe" her voice rambled on and on and all Alex could do was look into her eyes.
"shhh" came the small sound from his lips and a finger carressed hers in a form of telling her to stop. she nodded complacently and did so. "just tell me why" it was all he had to say to her.
sighing she started from the begining "I know you know about me seeing the drug dealers, what you don't know is that they saw me as well. When they saw me I freaked and ran, but they caught me. I shut my eyes and held my hands out towards them telling them to stop, when they didn't come any closer I looked out to see them writhing on the floor in pain." she looked down almost as if she were ashamed. "I talked to my dad about it and he sent me to the academy Emma Frost runs, but I ran away and came here. I saw you in the field playing volleyball and I knew I made the right decision. I did. I walked in and talked to Xavier, he told me about my powers after doing a few tests. I am able to change how people feel and distort what they see. That was why they were in pain, I saw a cage of fire in my mind" he nodded knowing what she ment by that, it was their fear factor "and they thought they were in a cage trapped in a fire. I am so happy to be here.. to be with you" she smiled, they embraced, as soon as they were in eachothers arms they kissed. The kiss sent him jolting back as she saw everything she had just said to him and more.
"oh my god" he pulled her close to him, though he was on his back on the floor now, and hugged her close "I am sorry" he said quietly and kissed her forhead.
Just then who else but Rogue should come in to see him with Lorna's arms around him and his around her. She dropped the water she had and ran out the door. Pounding his head against the floor as if defeated he looked to Lorna "... a girl that I liked, she liked.. likes me but left whatever we could have had for her new boyfriend." Lorna nodded and got up, he followed right after.
After that they were inseperable, except for when it came to lights out, Xavier made it crystal clear they were not going to be allowed to be in the same room after dark, unless it be the Rec room. Alex gave up volleyball to join Xaviers team of mutant avengers, as Alex called them.
Training all the time, doing homework, and being with Lorna didn't leave him alot of free time, but he ejoyed his 'easier' life there.
At the institute he seemed to be excepted, except by Bobby Drake and his little goon squad. Course, they stayed clear of him due to his strengths and short temper. Alexian, or Alex we should call him now, became a big hit with the ladies, exspecially young Rogue.
Within the first week of him being there, they began a serious romance. Though Alexian and her were the same age, it was a bad idea, he could break her if she did not kill him by absorbing his energy. Not just that, but a student by the name of Remy Lebeau was not to happy from the start either.
Remy was jealous and to make matters worse, his 'leader'. This ment that he showed Alex the ropes around school. The relationship was rocky and pretty much horrible. When Alex would get mad he would try to stay away from Remy only to have him on his heals throwing burning cards at him. The story had it that before Alex came there, he was goina ask Rogue out, never happened.
_-_Remy_-_ "S'ay 'way from 'er" the voice rang out through Alex's dark room one night.
Alex's eyes opened only to see Remy's glowing red ones staring down at him from the side of his bed. Jumping out of bed he knocked Remy over and growled, almost feral like.
_-_Alex_-_ "what the hell are you doing in my room?" he asked this calmly as if really didn't care, as a matter of fact he didn't, just wanted to sleep "ya know you coulda just said it when I woke up in the morning" the words came out in a mixture of yawns and stretches.
_-_Remy_-_ "funny one ya tink ya are" his arms crossed in annoyance of how easilly he was taking this. "listen, eim sick of ya 'angin 'ut wit Rogue, k? jus leave 'er alone an maybeh we won 'ave to do dis again mon ami" with that Remy left his room and went to his own.
Alex looked around a bit awkwardly, he'd never been threatened before, he liked it, it had given him a rush he never felt before.
The next morning was fun though he and Rogue didn't talk much for the next few days because the whole school heard what Remy did. He hadn't been around people alot before, but he didnt think that was the right way for her to act. Shrugging it off he went about his daily business.
Days went on like this for over three weeks. He went to school every day, was caught up on his studies, did his amount of work to 'pay rent' as it were, and even did a few recreational sports. Rogue ignored him pretty much as soon as Remy got out of detention, he guessed she was 'protecting' him, though he found it complete bull.
_-_Charles_-_ "Alex can you come into my office please?" Charles' voice rang through Alex's head one day in the middle of volleyball practice. Although he rolled his eyes he agreed, since coming here Charles had been like a father of sorts to him which gave him the nick name of 'pops' when Alex talked to him.
_-_Alex_-_ "yo, how goes it pops?" but after his jaw flew open he stepped back. In the seat across from him sat Lorna. "bu-bu-but your dead" he said quietly, falling into a seat that had appeared behind him. Lorna smiled and Charles did as well. Alex didn't find this amusing and shook his head angrily "Nah, who's been through my stuff.. who made the crazy shapeshifting witch do this.. it isnt right" his body began to shake violently in anger and Lorna ran up to him, though Charles tried to hold her back.
_-_Lorna_-_ "Alex stop please" her hand went to his cheek, out of no where he felt a soothing energy flow through him, he thought it was from happiness by being touched by her again, but he would soon find out differently. "sit down with me please" her voice was soft and sweet, her blue eyes looking at him intently.
Obeying he sat holding her hand, the calmness flowing through him now. Sitting there he only smiled and she just rested her head on his shoulders, they both saying at the same time "I missed you so much."
_-_Charles_-_ He smiled at the young love and sat up in his chair a bit better. "Alex, Lorna isn't here to see you, though she will explain to you why she had to leave you as if she was murdered..." he trailed a bit but picked up a few words later "she's one of us as well.. I'm, sorry to tell him instead of you Lorna but I need to, we can't get him getting angry like that again." giving her a small smile she nodded and Alex sat in awe. "the calmness you feel," he continued "is from you, not your happiness... but i'll let you two be for now." Charles nodded to them too and left them in his office while he went to talk to Ororo.
_-_Alex & Lorna_-_ "why didn't you tell me?" he asked almost as if he was hurt. she looked down but he picked her head back up to look at him in the eye "don't let those pretty little blues fall to the floor" he smiled reassuringly and she smiled as well.
"I just found out, I'm sorry Alex I would have told you and I'm sorry you were looked at like a killer, if I knew they were going to do that I would have left with you, but I didn't think it would have been safe" her voice rambled on and on and all Alex could do was look into her eyes.
"shhh" came the small sound from his lips and a finger carressed hers in a form of telling her to stop. she nodded complacently and did so. "just tell me why" it was all he had to say to her.
sighing she started from the begining "I know you know about me seeing the drug dealers, what you don't know is that they saw me as well. When they saw me I freaked and ran, but they caught me. I shut my eyes and held my hands out towards them telling them to stop, when they didn't come any closer I looked out to see them writhing on the floor in pain." she looked down almost as if she were ashamed. "I talked to my dad about it and he sent me to the academy Emma Frost runs, but I ran away and came here. I saw you in the field playing volleyball and I knew I made the right decision. I did. I walked in and talked to Xavier, he told me about my powers after doing a few tests. I am able to change how people feel and distort what they see. That was why they were in pain, I saw a cage of fire in my mind" he nodded knowing what she ment by that, it was their fear factor "and they thought they were in a cage trapped in a fire. I am so happy to be here.. to be with you" she smiled, they embraced, as soon as they were in eachothers arms they kissed. The kiss sent him jolting back as she saw everything she had just said to him and more.
"oh my god" he pulled her close to him, though he was on his back on the floor now, and hugged her close "I am sorry" he said quietly and kissed her forhead.
Just then who else but Rogue should come in to see him with Lorna's arms around him and his around her. She dropped the water she had and ran out the door. Pounding his head against the floor as if defeated he looked to Lorna "... a girl that I liked, she liked.. likes me but left whatever we could have had for her new boyfriend." Lorna nodded and got up, he followed right after.
After that they were inseperable, except for when it came to lights out, Xavier made it crystal clear they were not going to be allowed to be in the same room after dark, unless it be the Rec room. Alex gave up volleyball to join Xaviers team of mutant avengers, as Alex called them.
Training all the time, doing homework, and being with Lorna didn't leave him alot of free time, but he ejoyed his 'easier' life there.