Learning to Live
Disclaimer: I do not own anything in this story except the idea. That means I don't own Jiemi or Reinosu... well, not THIS Reinosu, since I do have a model of it, so I own A Reinosu... or Generation X.
Note: Now, for those of you who have read Generation X (I know there's at least one of you), this takes place after Zero Tolerance, but before the events directly before the 6-month-gap before Counter X. This is also before the school was opened up to regular students, and the whole fiasco with Adrienne Frost. So, if you haven't read at least through Zero Tolerance, be forewarned that there will be spoilers. However, for those of you who haven't read Generation X, I try to explain things as best I can, so you're not left in the dust. Basically, if you haven't read it, you can still understand what's going on, but if you have, you know exactly what I'm talking about.
Also, I don't know what age Massachusetts requires for driving, but I'm gonna assume it's 16, just like Washington State... if I'm wrong, go ahead and correct me, so I can fix it...
What has gone before:
Jiemi, after getting struck by lightning while piloting Reinosu, has found himself stuck in the Marvel Universe with Generation X.
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Jiemi was sitting on the bed in his room, staring out the window, when there was a knock on the door. Before he had a chance to do or say anything, Jubilee barged in.
"You ever gonna leave this room?" she demanded of him. Jiemi just looked away. "Sheesh... look, I understand what you're going through, but sitting around and moping isn't going to help anybody."
"You understand what I'm going through? I have lost everything I have ever known, and I might not ever be able to get home! How can you understand that?" Once Jiemi said it, he knew he shouldn't have.
"You think you have it bad? At least you know you have a home to go back to!" She held up a hand, and started counting off things. "First, my parents get killed. Then, I get stranded in the middle of the Australian outback. Then, when I finally get close to someone again, he nearly gets killed and leaves. Then, just a few months ago, a madman attacks us, and nearly kills us. I get saved by another madman, who forces me to give up my deepest secrets about my friends, my family, and he uses that knowledge to try to kill them! I have had my life torn apart more times than I can remember, so don't tell me that I can't understand what you're going through!" Jubilee flopped into a chair, and sat looking away from Jiemi. Jiemi just sat there staring at her.
"I'm sorry," he said quietly, looking back out the window.
Jubilee stood up and turned around on the chair, so that she was straddling it. "Back to what I was saying earlier, you need to get out of this room," she said, completely changing the subject.
"I'd really prefer to stay here. Although if I could get a computer..."
"A computer? You're just like Hank! You obviously don't know how to get the most out of life. Luckily for you, I am an expert in that field. Come on!" Jubilee grabbed his hand and pulled him out the open door.
She pulled him all the way to Sean's office, where she knocked, and then came in once she was given permission. "Sean, can we go to the mall?"
Sean looked up from his desk. "And who all would 'we' entail?"
"Me and Jiemi."
"And how would you be getting there? I'm sure that Jiemi does not have a Massachusetts State Drivers Liscence, and neither do you."
Jubilee thought for a moment. "Be right back!" she called, and ran out of the room. Jiemi looked questioning at Sean, but he just shrugged back. About five minutes later, Jubilee returned, dragging another boy behind her. "Ev said he'd drive!" she gleefully told Sean.
Sean looked at the boy, who nodded, and said, "Alright you can take the Jeep. Just be back before it gets too late." Ev took the keys from Sean, and followed Jubilee and Jiemi out of the room, the latter being pulled by the former.
On the way to the Jeep, Jubilee did quick introductions. "Jiemi, that's Everett Thomas, my best friend. Ev, that's Jiemi Hemerosu. We're trying to get him home." Everett and Jiemi shook hands, and then the three teenagers climbed into the Jeep to go into town.
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Okay, that's it for now. I probably won't be able to add anything more for a while, 'cause it's finals week this next week, then I get 3 days off that I have to finish costumes during, 'cause the weekend after that is Sakura- Con. So don't expect any more chapters 'til about May. I'll probably add some more to "Could it be Me," however, 'cause I've already figured out what's gonna happen, it's just a matter of getting it typed up. I've got about the next 3 or 4 chapters of that one figured out. This one I'm going more from the top of my head (although I have figured out the very end).
Disclaimer: I do not own anything in this story except the idea. That means I don't own Jiemi or Reinosu... well, not THIS Reinosu, since I do have a model of it, so I own A Reinosu... or Generation X.
Note: Now, for those of you who have read Generation X (I know there's at least one of you), this takes place after Zero Tolerance, but before the events directly before the 6-month-gap before Counter X. This is also before the school was opened up to regular students, and the whole fiasco with Adrienne Frost. So, if you haven't read at least through Zero Tolerance, be forewarned that there will be spoilers. However, for those of you who haven't read Generation X, I try to explain things as best I can, so you're not left in the dust. Basically, if you haven't read it, you can still understand what's going on, but if you have, you know exactly what I'm talking about.
Also, I don't know what age Massachusetts requires for driving, but I'm gonna assume it's 16, just like Washington State... if I'm wrong, go ahead and correct me, so I can fix it...
What has gone before:
Jiemi, after getting struck by lightning while piloting Reinosu, has found himself stuck in the Marvel Universe with Generation X.
~~~~~
Jiemi was sitting on the bed in his room, staring out the window, when there was a knock on the door. Before he had a chance to do or say anything, Jubilee barged in.
"You ever gonna leave this room?" she demanded of him. Jiemi just looked away. "Sheesh... look, I understand what you're going through, but sitting around and moping isn't going to help anybody."
"You understand what I'm going through? I have lost everything I have ever known, and I might not ever be able to get home! How can you understand that?" Once Jiemi said it, he knew he shouldn't have.
"You think you have it bad? At least you know you have a home to go back to!" She held up a hand, and started counting off things. "First, my parents get killed. Then, I get stranded in the middle of the Australian outback. Then, when I finally get close to someone again, he nearly gets killed and leaves. Then, just a few months ago, a madman attacks us, and nearly kills us. I get saved by another madman, who forces me to give up my deepest secrets about my friends, my family, and he uses that knowledge to try to kill them! I have had my life torn apart more times than I can remember, so don't tell me that I can't understand what you're going through!" Jubilee flopped into a chair, and sat looking away from Jiemi. Jiemi just sat there staring at her.
"I'm sorry," he said quietly, looking back out the window.
Jubilee stood up and turned around on the chair, so that she was straddling it. "Back to what I was saying earlier, you need to get out of this room," she said, completely changing the subject.
"I'd really prefer to stay here. Although if I could get a computer..."
"A computer? You're just like Hank! You obviously don't know how to get the most out of life. Luckily for you, I am an expert in that field. Come on!" Jubilee grabbed his hand and pulled him out the open door.
She pulled him all the way to Sean's office, where she knocked, and then came in once she was given permission. "Sean, can we go to the mall?"
Sean looked up from his desk. "And who all would 'we' entail?"
"Me and Jiemi."
"And how would you be getting there? I'm sure that Jiemi does not have a Massachusetts State Drivers Liscence, and neither do you."
Jubilee thought for a moment. "Be right back!" she called, and ran out of the room. Jiemi looked questioning at Sean, but he just shrugged back. About five minutes later, Jubilee returned, dragging another boy behind her. "Ev said he'd drive!" she gleefully told Sean.
Sean looked at the boy, who nodded, and said, "Alright you can take the Jeep. Just be back before it gets too late." Ev took the keys from Sean, and followed Jubilee and Jiemi out of the room, the latter being pulled by the former.
On the way to the Jeep, Jubilee did quick introductions. "Jiemi, that's Everett Thomas, my best friend. Ev, that's Jiemi Hemerosu. We're trying to get him home." Everett and Jiemi shook hands, and then the three teenagers climbed into the Jeep to go into town.
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Okay, that's it for now. I probably won't be able to add anything more for a while, 'cause it's finals week this next week, then I get 3 days off that I have to finish costumes during, 'cause the weekend after that is Sakura- Con. So don't expect any more chapters 'til about May. I'll probably add some more to "Could it be Me," however, 'cause I've already figured out what's gonna happen, it's just a matter of getting it typed up. I've got about the next 3 or 4 chapters of that one figured out. This one I'm going more from the top of my head (although I have figured out the very end).