Landon woke late in the night to the sound of voices coming from the hell and
went to see what was up. He was suprised to see Saber and Mystique standing not
far from his room talking in low voices that he could barely hear. "We've kept it from
him this long, we'll keep it from him forever...."Mystique says this with a look of defiance
in her eyes. "He deserves to know the truth,"Saber growls in response flexing his hand
into a fist on impulse. "How do you tell a child you set-up the night they lost their only
family?"Mystique demands crossing her arms. "Honestly!"Saber roars with something
close to murder in his eyes. What child are they talking about?he wonders carefully
pushing the door shut and pulling his shirt and jacket on before climbing out the
window, Tara?No....Maybe Toad......certainly not me....what happened to us was purely
Candra and me...... What's on your mind, Landon?Candra questions obviously confused
by the jumble of thoughts running through his confused mind. "Saber and Mystique are
hiding something from one of us,"he answers walking along and finally reaching a park.
Do you think it involves you?she questions entering his mind more fully as he lays down
on a bench closing his eyes. "Hell I don't know, Candra.....what if the fire and killing our
parents wasn't really us? What if it was set- up just so at least one of us would end
up with these...people?"his voice is bitter and he digs his nails into the palm of one of
his hands. You can't really believe that. You're smarter than that Landon,she quietly
whisphers showing him she's not entirely convinced. "Since when is Neo a part of your
life?"he demands suddenly remembering the house. He showed up one day claiming
he could protect me from the system as he called it. "The system? What the hell is
that?" He never told me, just said no matter he'd protect me as long as I served him...
Landon noted the sadness in his sister's words and wanted more than ever to see her
for real. "Why can't I see you?!?"he demands suddenly furious at himself, Neo, his
parents, the police, and God help him he hated hismelf. I told you it's not safe, she
replies her voice beginning to fade. "Why do you always get to chose when our
conversations end?"he demands standing even though her voice was completly gone.
"Well look at this, the freak show's in town and one of the freaks escaped,"a voice to
his left taunts catching his attention and making him turn as his blades exit. "Yeah,
another mutated freak,"a second voice says as he faces the guys who stand in front
of him now- obviously an anti-mutan gang. Landon says nothing only turns and starts to
walk off, only to be stopped by one of them grabbing his arm, "Hey we're not finished
with you yet." He felt the change before he officially began it....his eyes darkened to
their demonic red, his blades strengthened, and he lost all control of his emotions or
actions and the demon took over. "Now you shall go through the hell I've been in....."he
growls his voice now deeper with more anger as he turns ramming his blades into the
other guy's stomache then ripping them out along with half of his stomache. "You
bastard,"another member says moving forward with a knife in his hand. Landon says
nothing but dodges as the knife nearly hit him and slashed his claws across the guy's
face leaving deep blood red scar-like marks. The fight continues until finally all the
members of the gang lay dead in pools of blood. "Landon?"a voice behind him
questions sounding slightly confused and upset. He quickly shook his head returning
his eyes to their normal green then turned with a smile,"Hello, Tara." "What did you do
to them?"she asks staring at the bodies in something he guessed to be shock and
horror/confusion. He bites his lip then answers,"They tried to attack me and I
defended myself that's all." "Looks like you did alot more than defend yourself,"she
replies quietly looking at him with something he would only call fear. "I'm sorry when I
get to fighting I just can't control it....I'm sorry,"he says moving over and kissing her
quickly on the lips as he turns her away from the bodies. "Alright...meeting at head-
quarters,"Tara replies not pulling out of his arms. "What is it this time?" "Dunno....
Saber refuses to say until all members are present." "Then we should get back,
shouldn't we?"he smiles taking her hand and pulling her back toward headquarters.
Landon could feel slight resistance from her, but pushed it out of his mind
concentrating on what Saber could possibly have to tell them.
Tara waited until they'd reached headquarters then pulled away from Landon
and quickly sat off by herself in the meeting room. The side of him she'd just seen in
the park was one that she didn't fear, but she didn't like it either. She had to force
herself not to draw away when he sat on the arm of the chair beside her and played
with a strand of her hair. "I figured since you've all done such good jobs on your
missions there won't be any for tonight; you all have a free night,"Saber says leaning
over the table and studying them all. "Dude, seriously?"Toad grins looking up for the
first time. "Yeah, just get out of here for the night." Tara nodded and stood to go, but
stopped as Landon caught her arm. "Come out with me tonight, Tara,"he says
watching her carefully. "Um....to where?" "Bar." "Ask me later...."she mutters and pulls
away walking out.
Candra listened through Landon's mind to the conversation and smiled
knowing it would be only a matter of time. She waited until she was sure that Tara was
alone in the hangar working on the jet, then spoke. Where's my brother? "I dunno....
said he had work to do." Tell me, do you love him?Candra demands angrily hating Tara
for being able to get emotions out of her brother. "Don't you know the answer to that,
O voice of Candra?"Tara replies sarcastically. Don't make me have to cause you
enough pain to force you into telling me. "It certainly seems that way....." Well, he'll
never love you back, Tara,Candra replies angry at her brother for even thinking of caring
again. "That may be, then it would be an unreliquented love(a person loves someone
but the person who is loved doesn't love them back)." That was all she could take and
quickly faded her voice only to sit in anger.......
"Who were you talking to?"Landon questions jumping down from the top of
the hangar and landing not far from Tara. "Your sister." "What she want?" "To know
where you were." "And what did you say?" "That you were working." "Good.....come
here,"he says holding out a hand to her. "Why?"Tara asks walking over to him. "Turn
around and put your back to me." She stared at him a minute hesitating then did as he
told her to. Landon smiled and placed his arms around her waist and resting his chin
against her shoulder. He could feel her hesitation but she didn't try to move out of his
arms as he figured she would. "Will you come out with me tonight?"he asks again
making sure to brush his lips against the side of her face. "Where to?" "The bar I was
talkin' about before, will you?" "Sure...." "I'll be by your room about 7 then ok?"he asks
starting to release her. "Alright." Landon smiled and jumped down kissing her quickly
before walking out as if he owned the place. He'd just reached outside when Candra
decided to speak, Landon, I need you. "Candra, normally I'd be overjoyed but right now
go to hell,"he mutters walking off toward the institute. She's havin' an effect on you isn't
she?his sister demands with such force he fell to his knees. "Stop it, you're driving me
further away by doin' that......"he moans feeling the change already happen. He felt his
eyes darken, his blades strengthen, and the demon once more came out. See you
can't control it, Landon; and what if you hurt your precious Tara?Candra mocks even as
he continues trying to regain control of his emotions and actions. "Landon, are you ok?"
Tara questions coming up behind him and placing one hand to his shoulder as he finally
manages to stand. He didn't realize his actions as he turned ready to hit whoever had
interrupted him at this moment. The fear in her eyes stopped him moments from
hitting her and he returned to himself, rather then the demon. I almost hurt her....I can't
take that risk again!Landon thinks turning and running from the brotherhood, from the
home he'd known for the last while, and the one person who'd managed to break his
walls down.......
~+~+~Landon's finally hit rock bottom.......is his and Tara's relationship strong enough to survive through his decision?~+~+~
went to see what was up. He was suprised to see Saber and Mystique standing not
far from his room talking in low voices that he could barely hear. "We've kept it from
him this long, we'll keep it from him forever...."Mystique says this with a look of defiance
in her eyes. "He deserves to know the truth,"Saber growls in response flexing his hand
into a fist on impulse. "How do you tell a child you set-up the night they lost their only
family?"Mystique demands crossing her arms. "Honestly!"Saber roars with something
close to murder in his eyes. What child are they talking about?he wonders carefully
pushing the door shut and pulling his shirt and jacket on before climbing out the
window, Tara?No....Maybe Toad......certainly not me....what happened to us was purely
Candra and me...... What's on your mind, Landon?Candra questions obviously confused
by the jumble of thoughts running through his confused mind. "Saber and Mystique are
hiding something from one of us,"he answers walking along and finally reaching a park.
Do you think it involves you?she questions entering his mind more fully as he lays down
on a bench closing his eyes. "Hell I don't know, Candra.....what if the fire and killing our
parents wasn't really us? What if it was set- up just so at least one of us would end
up with these...people?"his voice is bitter and he digs his nails into the palm of one of
his hands. You can't really believe that. You're smarter than that Landon,she quietly
whisphers showing him she's not entirely convinced. "Since when is Neo a part of your
life?"he demands suddenly remembering the house. He showed up one day claiming
he could protect me from the system as he called it. "The system? What the hell is
that?" He never told me, just said no matter he'd protect me as long as I served him...
Landon noted the sadness in his sister's words and wanted more than ever to see her
for real. "Why can't I see you?!?"he demands suddenly furious at himself, Neo, his
parents, the police, and God help him he hated hismelf. I told you it's not safe, she
replies her voice beginning to fade. "Why do you always get to chose when our
conversations end?"he demands standing even though her voice was completly gone.
"Well look at this, the freak show's in town and one of the freaks escaped,"a voice to
his left taunts catching his attention and making him turn as his blades exit. "Yeah,
another mutated freak,"a second voice says as he faces the guys who stand in front
of him now- obviously an anti-mutan gang. Landon says nothing only turns and starts to
walk off, only to be stopped by one of them grabbing his arm, "Hey we're not finished
with you yet." He felt the change before he officially began it....his eyes darkened to
their demonic red, his blades strengthened, and he lost all control of his emotions or
actions and the demon took over. "Now you shall go through the hell I've been in....."he
growls his voice now deeper with more anger as he turns ramming his blades into the
other guy's stomache then ripping them out along with half of his stomache. "You
bastard,"another member says moving forward with a knife in his hand. Landon says
nothing but dodges as the knife nearly hit him and slashed his claws across the guy's
face leaving deep blood red scar-like marks. The fight continues until finally all the
members of the gang lay dead in pools of blood. "Landon?"a voice behind him
questions sounding slightly confused and upset. He quickly shook his head returning
his eyes to their normal green then turned with a smile,"Hello, Tara." "What did you do
to them?"she asks staring at the bodies in something he guessed to be shock and
horror/confusion. He bites his lip then answers,"They tried to attack me and I
defended myself that's all." "Looks like you did alot more than defend yourself,"she
replies quietly looking at him with something he would only call fear. "I'm sorry when I
get to fighting I just can't control it....I'm sorry,"he says moving over and kissing her
quickly on the lips as he turns her away from the bodies. "Alright...meeting at head-
quarters,"Tara replies not pulling out of his arms. "What is it this time?" "Dunno....
Saber refuses to say until all members are present." "Then we should get back,
shouldn't we?"he smiles taking her hand and pulling her back toward headquarters.
Landon could feel slight resistance from her, but pushed it out of his mind
concentrating on what Saber could possibly have to tell them.
Tara waited until they'd reached headquarters then pulled away from Landon
and quickly sat off by herself in the meeting room. The side of him she'd just seen in
the park was one that she didn't fear, but she didn't like it either. She had to force
herself not to draw away when he sat on the arm of the chair beside her and played
with a strand of her hair. "I figured since you've all done such good jobs on your
missions there won't be any for tonight; you all have a free night,"Saber says leaning
over the table and studying them all. "Dude, seriously?"Toad grins looking up for the
first time. "Yeah, just get out of here for the night." Tara nodded and stood to go, but
stopped as Landon caught her arm. "Come out with me tonight, Tara,"he says
watching her carefully. "Um....to where?" "Bar." "Ask me later...."she mutters and pulls
away walking out.
Candra listened through Landon's mind to the conversation and smiled
knowing it would be only a matter of time. She waited until she was sure that Tara was
alone in the hangar working on the jet, then spoke. Where's my brother? "I dunno....
said he had work to do." Tell me, do you love him?Candra demands angrily hating Tara
for being able to get emotions out of her brother. "Don't you know the answer to that,
O voice of Candra?"Tara replies sarcastically. Don't make me have to cause you
enough pain to force you into telling me. "It certainly seems that way....." Well, he'll
never love you back, Tara,Candra replies angry at her brother for even thinking of caring
again. "That may be, then it would be an unreliquented love(a person loves someone
but the person who is loved doesn't love them back)." That was all she could take and
quickly faded her voice only to sit in anger.......
"Who were you talking to?"Landon questions jumping down from the top of
the hangar and landing not far from Tara. "Your sister." "What she want?" "To know
where you were." "And what did you say?" "That you were working." "Good.....come
here,"he says holding out a hand to her. "Why?"Tara asks walking over to him. "Turn
around and put your back to me." She stared at him a minute hesitating then did as he
told her to. Landon smiled and placed his arms around her waist and resting his chin
against her shoulder. He could feel her hesitation but she didn't try to move out of his
arms as he figured she would. "Will you come out with me tonight?"he asks again
making sure to brush his lips against the side of her face. "Where to?" "The bar I was
talkin' about before, will you?" "Sure...." "I'll be by your room about 7 then ok?"he asks
starting to release her. "Alright." Landon smiled and jumped down kissing her quickly
before walking out as if he owned the place. He'd just reached outside when Candra
decided to speak, Landon, I need you. "Candra, normally I'd be overjoyed but right now
go to hell,"he mutters walking off toward the institute. She's havin' an effect on you isn't
she?his sister demands with such force he fell to his knees. "Stop it, you're driving me
further away by doin' that......"he moans feeling the change already happen. He felt his
eyes darken, his blades strengthen, and the demon once more came out. See you
can't control it, Landon; and what if you hurt your precious Tara?Candra mocks even as
he continues trying to regain control of his emotions and actions. "Landon, are you ok?"
Tara questions coming up behind him and placing one hand to his shoulder as he finally
manages to stand. He didn't realize his actions as he turned ready to hit whoever had
interrupted him at this moment. The fear in her eyes stopped him moments from
hitting her and he returned to himself, rather then the demon. I almost hurt her....I can't
take that risk again!Landon thinks turning and running from the brotherhood, from the
home he'd known for the last while, and the one person who'd managed to break his
walls down.......
~+~+~Landon's finally hit rock bottom.......is his and Tara's relationship strong enough to survive through his decision?~+~+~
