Dark History
By Todd fan
Disclaimer: "The whole building hates me. A kid spat on my knee".
Thanks to all my reviewers. More depression anyone?
Chapter 6 - Healing.
Todd looked around the small white room he was in. A small change in the light from the window showed that someone had just walked past it. He heard footsteps come closer to his room. He ran to the door and kicked it with his strong legs, and action that would have normaly broken it open, but this time it was to no avail. Sounds of the door being opened came from the outside. Todd looked around in a panic, trying to find a way out. He looked over to the window, it was his only chance. He flung himself at it, only to get a shock from it, sending him across the floor. He looked up to see the door open and three people entered, one held a needle in his hand. Todd backed up against the wall, there was no escape. He closed his eyes, not wanting to watch the people come close in on him...
Todd woke up with a jolt. He took a few deep breaths and it took him a while to acustom to his suroundings. He noticed, to his disapointment, that he was still in the Xavier institute. Though the Professor had decided he could move into a guest bedroom, it still didn't feel like home. Todd just wanted to go back to the boarding house, but at the rate his flashbacks were coming, it didn't look like that was going to happen for a few days. He sighed and put his head in his hands.
"I wish that this would all just end", he muttered to himself.
He sighed again and looked at his clock, it was only five in the morning, but there was no way he could go back to sleep now. He got up, got dressed and headed quietly downstairs. He entered the kichen to find Kitty rummaging around in the fridge for breakfast. Todd rolled his eyes, that girl always did get up ultra early. She turned her head and gave a squeak of shock when she saw Todd.
"Hey i know i'm not that good lookin' but ya don't have ta scream every time ya see me", he said with a small smile.
"Sorry Todd", said Kitty with a nervous chuckle, "you scared me...did i wake you?".
"Nah", said Todd, waving a hand in the air and sitting down, "i was up. It's kinda hard ta sleep when every time ya close ya eyes, ya get a whole buncha memories ya didn't know about".
Kitty nodded sympathetically.
"Yeah..it must be tough", she said with a sigh, "i don't know how you can cope with it. I'd have freaked out in, like, two hours".
"I would have", said Todd, "if it hadn't been fer ya Professor. I still can't figure out why he's botherin' ta help me. He does realise once i get a clean bill'a health i'm outta here, right?".
"He just wants to help, i guess", said Kitty with a shrug, "you miss the Brotherhood don't you"?.
"Yeah", said Todd with a sigh, "i mean, they're not much of a family. But still...it's weird not bein' around them. It's waaaayy to calm and quiet around here fer my tastes".
"Really?. I thought this place was a nuthouse", said Kitty with a gigle.
"Trust me, Kit", said Todd, "this place is like a holiday camp compared ta the 'hood house. I suppose i can look on the bright side, i don't have ta be Pietro's TV antenea fer a while".
"Yeah, what is it with him?", asked Kitty.
"He's drunk wit' power", said Todd, "though he keeps claimin' that he isn't....yeah, right. The only person he can't get to do anythin' is Wanda, she tells him point blank that she won't do squat fer him".
"So, what is it with you and her anway?", asked Kitty with a small smile, "Kurt told me you liked her".
"Yeah", said Todd with a sigh, going into a slight daze, then blinked, "unfortunately, the feelin' aint reciprocated".
"I don't know", said Kitty with a shurg, "she was pretty woried about you when she brought you in".
"Really?", said Todd perking up a bit, "well maybe there's still her fer me after all".
Todd had been relaxing, or as much as he could with his current mind-state in the common room when Bobby walked in.
"Hey Wart-man, you got a visitor", he said with a grin.
Todd narrowed his eyes, he hadn't had a single visitor since he came here...not that he was expecting any. The Brotherhood avoided the mansion like the plauge. He was surprised to see Wanda walk though the door. So suprised, he almost fell of his chair.
"Wanda?", he said, blinking.
"Hey Todd", said Wanda with shrug, "how..how are you feeling?".
"A little better", said Todd putting a hand to his head, "my memories are still messed up, but they're gettin' clearer".
"Good", said Wanda, allowing herself to smile slightly, "so any idea when you'll be home?".
"The Professor said it shouldn't be too long now, maybe a few more days, yo", said Todd with a grin, "how'd everyone take it?".
"They all miss you", said Wanda, "the house is way too quiet with you not around. I miss having no one to shout at".
Todd blinked then smiled. In her own way, Wanda had just admited she missed him, well it was as close as he was going to get, but it was close enough.
"I miss you guys too", said Todd with a smile, "and i miss havin' hex-bolts bein' thrown at me on a regular basis".
Wanda giggled, then quickly checked herself, putting back on a stony face.
"Well..i just came to see how you were doing", she said, backing away, "i'll..see you soon, okay..i have..stuff to do".
Todd grinned.
"Okay Wanda, see ya and..thanks".
"Don't mention it", said Wanda quietly to herself as she walked out, right into a grinning Amara and Tabby, "what do you two want?".
"Nothing", said Amara inocently.
"So you came to see Toad huh?", asked Tabby, a sly smile on her face, "and here's me thinking you didn't care".
"I don't", said Wanda defensively, storming out.
"Sure you don't", said Tabby with a chuckle, watching Wanda leave, "that's why you walked all the way over here to see him".
Luckly for her, Wanda was out of hearing range, plus she was too caught up in her own thoughts to hear anyway.
Todd found himself hiding in a ditch in the pitch black of night. His eyes, which would have normally allowed him to see quite clearly, were only slightly in tune with the dark around him. He attempted to slow down his breathing and kept as still as possible as he heard the sound of people around him. He ducked as a torch beam skimmed past his head. Eventually, the sounds faded and he heard footsteps walking away. He gave a sigh of relief, he was in the clear. He decided to risk moving slightly to see if all was clear. He popped his head out of the ditch, within seconds, he felt a great weight being dropped on him. He gave a panicked cry and tried to wriggle out of his captors grasp, all to no avail. He looked up in horror as a man hidden in shaddows started to walk towards him. Todd started to struggle some more as the man walked over to him and put a hand on his head. Todd felt the sudden urge to panic as he felt the man enter his mind, things started to disapear and reapear as something else. Todd fought agianst the man, starting to worry if he'd even live though this.
"Todd, come back, now!", came a familiar, yet strong voice.
Todd narrowed his eyes, it sounded like Xavier, he flicked his eyes back to the man. He had come out of the shadows. As Todd felt himself leaving the scene he got a good look at the man's face. Mastermind. Todd gave a gasp of shock and opened his eyes to find Xavier in front of him.
"Whoah", said Todd, putting his hand to his head, "that was the worse one yet".
"I belive it was also the last", said Xavier with a slight smile, "you did well Todd. You should be able to go home tomorow".
"Yeah..home", said Todd with a sigh, yet at the moment, it was as if the word had lost all meaning.
A few hours later, Todd was sitting outside of the mansion. He was crouched on one of poolside chairs, his chin in his hands, thinking over his session that day. Mastermind?. He sighed and closed his eyes, the man that messed with Wanda's head was the same one that had messed with his own. How could he have not told Wanda about this?. The way he had suffered this past week was beyond explaination. He felt as if eveything he had ever belived in might as well have been a lie. He heard the door open and someone step outside. He turned his head to see Rogue.
"Hey Swamp breath", said said with a small smile, "feelin' any better?".
"Better than i was", said Todd with a sigh, "even if ya Professor helped, i still can't figure out which memories are mine and which are made up".
Todd sighed and put his head in his hands, "my head hurts so much from trying to sort them out".
"A'hve been there, got the t-shirt", said Rogue, "ya'll should tryin' ta deal with the memories of almost a dozen or so people".
Todd nodded and sighed.
"I don't know how ya coped with it Rogue", he said, "heck, i've had enough with just my own memories".
"Well at least ya'll can go home tomorow", said Rogue with a smile, "ya'll can see Wanda again".
"That Wookie-boy has got one big mouth on him don't he?", muttered Todd, "yeah, i guess i'm happy to go home but..but i still need ta talk ta Wanda about somethin' an' i'm not sure how i'm gonna do it".
"What do you need to talk to her about?", asked Rogue.
"I...i'm not sure myself yet", said Todd with a sigh, "i wish i could sort out my own head, then maybe i'd have a chance'a gettin' a better idea of how ta talk ta her".
He sighed and ran a hand through his dusty blonde hair.
"I...i don't even know who i am anymore", said Todd narrowing his eyes and sighing, "...but i know someone who does".
Another cliffhanger!. Man, i'm evil!. Please review, it keeps this one going :D Until next time...
By Todd fan
Disclaimer: "The whole building hates me. A kid spat on my knee".
Thanks to all my reviewers. More depression anyone?
Chapter 6 - Healing.
Todd looked around the small white room he was in. A small change in the light from the window showed that someone had just walked past it. He heard footsteps come closer to his room. He ran to the door and kicked it with his strong legs, and action that would have normaly broken it open, but this time it was to no avail. Sounds of the door being opened came from the outside. Todd looked around in a panic, trying to find a way out. He looked over to the window, it was his only chance. He flung himself at it, only to get a shock from it, sending him across the floor. He looked up to see the door open and three people entered, one held a needle in his hand. Todd backed up against the wall, there was no escape. He closed his eyes, not wanting to watch the people come close in on him...
Todd woke up with a jolt. He took a few deep breaths and it took him a while to acustom to his suroundings. He noticed, to his disapointment, that he was still in the Xavier institute. Though the Professor had decided he could move into a guest bedroom, it still didn't feel like home. Todd just wanted to go back to the boarding house, but at the rate his flashbacks were coming, it didn't look like that was going to happen for a few days. He sighed and put his head in his hands.
"I wish that this would all just end", he muttered to himself.
He sighed again and looked at his clock, it was only five in the morning, but there was no way he could go back to sleep now. He got up, got dressed and headed quietly downstairs. He entered the kichen to find Kitty rummaging around in the fridge for breakfast. Todd rolled his eyes, that girl always did get up ultra early. She turned her head and gave a squeak of shock when she saw Todd.
"Hey i know i'm not that good lookin' but ya don't have ta scream every time ya see me", he said with a small smile.
"Sorry Todd", said Kitty with a nervous chuckle, "you scared me...did i wake you?".
"Nah", said Todd, waving a hand in the air and sitting down, "i was up. It's kinda hard ta sleep when every time ya close ya eyes, ya get a whole buncha memories ya didn't know about".
Kitty nodded sympathetically.
"Yeah..it must be tough", she said with a sigh, "i don't know how you can cope with it. I'd have freaked out in, like, two hours".
"I would have", said Todd, "if it hadn't been fer ya Professor. I still can't figure out why he's botherin' ta help me. He does realise once i get a clean bill'a health i'm outta here, right?".
"He just wants to help, i guess", said Kitty with a shrug, "you miss the Brotherhood don't you"?.
"Yeah", said Todd with a sigh, "i mean, they're not much of a family. But still...it's weird not bein' around them. It's waaaayy to calm and quiet around here fer my tastes".
"Really?. I thought this place was a nuthouse", said Kitty with a gigle.
"Trust me, Kit", said Todd, "this place is like a holiday camp compared ta the 'hood house. I suppose i can look on the bright side, i don't have ta be Pietro's TV antenea fer a while".
"Yeah, what is it with him?", asked Kitty.
"He's drunk wit' power", said Todd, "though he keeps claimin' that he isn't....yeah, right. The only person he can't get to do anythin' is Wanda, she tells him point blank that she won't do squat fer him".
"So, what is it with you and her anway?", asked Kitty with a small smile, "Kurt told me you liked her".
"Yeah", said Todd with a sigh, going into a slight daze, then blinked, "unfortunately, the feelin' aint reciprocated".
"I don't know", said Kitty with a shurg, "she was pretty woried about you when she brought you in".
"Really?", said Todd perking up a bit, "well maybe there's still her fer me after all".
Todd had been relaxing, or as much as he could with his current mind-state in the common room when Bobby walked in.
"Hey Wart-man, you got a visitor", he said with a grin.
Todd narrowed his eyes, he hadn't had a single visitor since he came here...not that he was expecting any. The Brotherhood avoided the mansion like the plauge. He was surprised to see Wanda walk though the door. So suprised, he almost fell of his chair.
"Wanda?", he said, blinking.
"Hey Todd", said Wanda with shrug, "how..how are you feeling?".
"A little better", said Todd putting a hand to his head, "my memories are still messed up, but they're gettin' clearer".
"Good", said Wanda, allowing herself to smile slightly, "so any idea when you'll be home?".
"The Professor said it shouldn't be too long now, maybe a few more days, yo", said Todd with a grin, "how'd everyone take it?".
"They all miss you", said Wanda, "the house is way too quiet with you not around. I miss having no one to shout at".
Todd blinked then smiled. In her own way, Wanda had just admited she missed him, well it was as close as he was going to get, but it was close enough.
"I miss you guys too", said Todd with a smile, "and i miss havin' hex-bolts bein' thrown at me on a regular basis".
Wanda giggled, then quickly checked herself, putting back on a stony face.
"Well..i just came to see how you were doing", she said, backing away, "i'll..see you soon, okay..i have..stuff to do".
Todd grinned.
"Okay Wanda, see ya and..thanks".
"Don't mention it", said Wanda quietly to herself as she walked out, right into a grinning Amara and Tabby, "what do you two want?".
"Nothing", said Amara inocently.
"So you came to see Toad huh?", asked Tabby, a sly smile on her face, "and here's me thinking you didn't care".
"I don't", said Wanda defensively, storming out.
"Sure you don't", said Tabby with a chuckle, watching Wanda leave, "that's why you walked all the way over here to see him".
Luckly for her, Wanda was out of hearing range, plus she was too caught up in her own thoughts to hear anyway.
Todd found himself hiding in a ditch in the pitch black of night. His eyes, which would have normally allowed him to see quite clearly, were only slightly in tune with the dark around him. He attempted to slow down his breathing and kept as still as possible as he heard the sound of people around him. He ducked as a torch beam skimmed past his head. Eventually, the sounds faded and he heard footsteps walking away. He gave a sigh of relief, he was in the clear. He decided to risk moving slightly to see if all was clear. He popped his head out of the ditch, within seconds, he felt a great weight being dropped on him. He gave a panicked cry and tried to wriggle out of his captors grasp, all to no avail. He looked up in horror as a man hidden in shaddows started to walk towards him. Todd started to struggle some more as the man walked over to him and put a hand on his head. Todd felt the sudden urge to panic as he felt the man enter his mind, things started to disapear and reapear as something else. Todd fought agianst the man, starting to worry if he'd even live though this.
"Todd, come back, now!", came a familiar, yet strong voice.
Todd narrowed his eyes, it sounded like Xavier, he flicked his eyes back to the man. He had come out of the shadows. As Todd felt himself leaving the scene he got a good look at the man's face. Mastermind. Todd gave a gasp of shock and opened his eyes to find Xavier in front of him.
"Whoah", said Todd, putting his hand to his head, "that was the worse one yet".
"I belive it was also the last", said Xavier with a slight smile, "you did well Todd. You should be able to go home tomorow".
"Yeah..home", said Todd with a sigh, yet at the moment, it was as if the word had lost all meaning.
A few hours later, Todd was sitting outside of the mansion. He was crouched on one of poolside chairs, his chin in his hands, thinking over his session that day. Mastermind?. He sighed and closed his eyes, the man that messed with Wanda's head was the same one that had messed with his own. How could he have not told Wanda about this?. The way he had suffered this past week was beyond explaination. He felt as if eveything he had ever belived in might as well have been a lie. He heard the door open and someone step outside. He turned his head to see Rogue.
"Hey Swamp breath", said said with a small smile, "feelin' any better?".
"Better than i was", said Todd with a sigh, "even if ya Professor helped, i still can't figure out which memories are mine and which are made up".
Todd sighed and put his head in his hands, "my head hurts so much from trying to sort them out".
"A'hve been there, got the t-shirt", said Rogue, "ya'll should tryin' ta deal with the memories of almost a dozen or so people".
Todd nodded and sighed.
"I don't know how ya coped with it Rogue", he said, "heck, i've had enough with just my own memories".
"Well at least ya'll can go home tomorow", said Rogue with a smile, "ya'll can see Wanda again".
"That Wookie-boy has got one big mouth on him don't he?", muttered Todd, "yeah, i guess i'm happy to go home but..but i still need ta talk ta Wanda about somethin' an' i'm not sure how i'm gonna do it".
"What do you need to talk to her about?", asked Rogue.
"I...i'm not sure myself yet", said Todd with a sigh, "i wish i could sort out my own head, then maybe i'd have a chance'a gettin' a better idea of how ta talk ta her".
He sighed and ran a hand through his dusty blonde hair.
"I...i don't even know who i am anymore", said Todd narrowing his eyes and sighing, "...but i know someone who does".
Another cliffhanger!. Man, i'm evil!. Please review, it keeps this one going :D Until next time...