It had been about 2 hours since Virgil and Hotstreak, here on in referred
to as HS, had been wrestling. The two went on until it started to rain. Now
they were so wet you'd think they were cousin's of Aquamaria. At least the
shock therapy had brought HS's memory back. He just couldn't get his powers
to work.
" My goodness! You two can't get any wetter. Hold still Virgil, sheesh!" Mary said rubbing a towel over his hair.
" Easy on the dreads! This is all your fault 'Francis'!!" Virgil said.
" Excuse me Pikachu! I didn't beg you to shock me!" He retorted.
" Well at least the he's back." She said finishing with Virgil.
" Shut it moneybags!" He snapped.
" Don't you yell at me you overgrown lighter!!" She yelled.
Both cringed at her yelling.
" Now where was I? Oh yeah. You two sure are wet." She said moving on to HS.
" I'll dry myself THANK YOU." He said yanking the towel away.
" Couldn't your manners come back?" She muttered.
He growled and threw the towel on the floor. Mary shook her head and went to get some more clothes from Richie closet.
" So the almighty Static is Virgil Hawkins. Do you realize what this makes you?" HS asked.
" What's it going to cost me?" He asked.
" Nothing I he knows what's good for him." Mary said.
" I know that voice. You're High Voltage! I got dirt on both of you!" HS cried laughing.
Virgil looked over to see Mary's eyes turning red at the laughing meta- human. She growled and electricity danced on her body.
" Urusai, baka yaro!!" She yelled.
He stopped and looked shocked. Mary was in the same mode she was when she beat him another color. He didn't want anymore of that. She was too dangerous. Maybe he'd just keep her identity to himself; for his own health.
" Sounds good." He said.
Virgil snickered.
" Shut it!!" He yelled.
" What to do now? We can't just put him back out there." Richie said.
" Why not?" Mary asked.
" Well, he can't access his powers yet." He said holding his hand up.
HS angrily pulled away.
" So what?! I've survived pretty good before I got my powers! I can handle a few hours without them." He boasted.
" 'Scuse me firefighter, there's no way to know when you'll be able to get them back. And even if you do, you'll need to do some serious training to get your powers back under control." Virgil said.
" Then, how long do I have to wait?" He asked.
" I don't know." Richie said.
" What?!!" He cried.
" Sorry, Francis. You're a civilian until you get your powers back." Virgil said.
He cried out as if in pain and fell back on the bed. He was in trouble. In the time he had become a meta-human, he had enough people angry with him. They would no doubt try and kill him or come after him.
" Well, we better get you home before my mother comes up here." Richie said.
" Actually, I'm in no hurry to get home." HS said.
" What do you mean?" Mary asked.
" Well, my house isn't exactly safe with me like this anymore." He said looking down.
Virgil immediately became serious and sat down next to him on the bed.
" Francis, what exactly did you do?" He asked.
" Well, I..Why should I tell you?! For all I know you could be one of them!" He said standing up.
" Calm down HS." Mary said.
" Calm down?! Calm down?! Half the King Cobras could be staking out my place, my brother could be dead and me next and you want me to calm down?! No I will not calm down! I will have a freakin' heart attack if I want to!! I WILL NOT calm down!!" He yelled.
Virgil put his hand on the back on his neck and gave him a small shock.
" Ah!!"
He fell to the ground unconscious. Mary walked around to the side of his body.
" Now I ain't the smartest person in the world, but I think he was genuinely scared of going home." She said.
" He should be. King Cobras are a dangerous gang. Their territory is just a block from his apartment." Virgil said.
" Oh, that's just beautiful. Well, I hope you enjoy your new roommate Virgil." She said.
" Huh?!" He said.
" Well he's only like this because you hit him." She said.
" She's got you there V." Richie said.
" You keep outta this. You're supposed to be on my side." He said.
" Virgil, you hit him. You were the one that made him lose his powers in the first place. You're the one that has to take care of him." She said.
" Why?!" He whined.
" Because he's YOUR rival. Not mine, not Richie's. He's YOUR responsibility. You're Static Shock aren't you?" She said.
" Yeah, but-"
" And you protect those who can't protect themselves right?" Richie said.
" Well, yeah, but-"
" So he's your job!" Both said.
" Aw man!" He whined.
So it t'was decided. HS was given a bed on the floor in Virgil's room. Mr. Hawkins was a little skeptical to say the least. But after a two-person project explanation, he agreed. Sharon set him up with an older mattress and gave him some sheets.
" I certainly hope you don't sleep walk. Because if anything comes near me that resembles a foot, I'm gonna burn it off!!" HS warned.
" No worries 'Francis'. Just don't burn a hole through the floor." Virgil retorted.
" Yeah, well, you just keep your hands to yourself! Don't try anything with me because I happen to be so hott." He said.
" Why would I want you?! As far as I'm concerned, Ferret would be a better choice!" He said.
" You would like him wouldn't you?" He taunted.
" You jerk!!" Virgil yelled going after him.
The two wrestled on the floor for a good while until they started to break things. They knocked over some clothes; they broke a bookshelf and almost set his closet on fire.
" I'm gonna kick your butt Virgil!!" HS yelled.
" Not if I plant my foot in yours." He said.
Then it happened.
Neither planned it.
Neither intended on it.
But it happened.
Virgil kissed Hotstreak.
( O.O ) What was I thinking? I think some of you reviews or a bad influence on me. I just turned this whole story to a SLASH fic. Oh, well. I kinda wondered about that.
" My goodness! You two can't get any wetter. Hold still Virgil, sheesh!" Mary said rubbing a towel over his hair.
" Easy on the dreads! This is all your fault 'Francis'!!" Virgil said.
" Excuse me Pikachu! I didn't beg you to shock me!" He retorted.
" Well at least the he's back." She said finishing with Virgil.
" Shut it moneybags!" He snapped.
" Don't you yell at me you overgrown lighter!!" She yelled.
Both cringed at her yelling.
" Now where was I? Oh yeah. You two sure are wet." She said moving on to HS.
" I'll dry myself THANK YOU." He said yanking the towel away.
" Couldn't your manners come back?" She muttered.
He growled and threw the towel on the floor. Mary shook her head and went to get some more clothes from Richie closet.
" So the almighty Static is Virgil Hawkins. Do you realize what this makes you?" HS asked.
" What's it going to cost me?" He asked.
" Nothing I he knows what's good for him." Mary said.
" I know that voice. You're High Voltage! I got dirt on both of you!" HS cried laughing.
Virgil looked over to see Mary's eyes turning red at the laughing meta- human. She growled and electricity danced on her body.
" Urusai, baka yaro!!" She yelled.
He stopped and looked shocked. Mary was in the same mode she was when she beat him another color. He didn't want anymore of that. She was too dangerous. Maybe he'd just keep her identity to himself; for his own health.
" Sounds good." He said.
Virgil snickered.
" Shut it!!" He yelled.
" What to do now? We can't just put him back out there." Richie said.
" Why not?" Mary asked.
" Well, he can't access his powers yet." He said holding his hand up.
HS angrily pulled away.
" So what?! I've survived pretty good before I got my powers! I can handle a few hours without them." He boasted.
" 'Scuse me firefighter, there's no way to know when you'll be able to get them back. And even if you do, you'll need to do some serious training to get your powers back under control." Virgil said.
" Then, how long do I have to wait?" He asked.
" I don't know." Richie said.
" What?!!" He cried.
" Sorry, Francis. You're a civilian until you get your powers back." Virgil said.
He cried out as if in pain and fell back on the bed. He was in trouble. In the time he had become a meta-human, he had enough people angry with him. They would no doubt try and kill him or come after him.
" Well, we better get you home before my mother comes up here." Richie said.
" Actually, I'm in no hurry to get home." HS said.
" What do you mean?" Mary asked.
" Well, my house isn't exactly safe with me like this anymore." He said looking down.
Virgil immediately became serious and sat down next to him on the bed.
" Francis, what exactly did you do?" He asked.
" Well, I..Why should I tell you?! For all I know you could be one of them!" He said standing up.
" Calm down HS." Mary said.
" Calm down?! Calm down?! Half the King Cobras could be staking out my place, my brother could be dead and me next and you want me to calm down?! No I will not calm down! I will have a freakin' heart attack if I want to!! I WILL NOT calm down!!" He yelled.
Virgil put his hand on the back on his neck and gave him a small shock.
" Ah!!"
He fell to the ground unconscious. Mary walked around to the side of his body.
" Now I ain't the smartest person in the world, but I think he was genuinely scared of going home." She said.
" He should be. King Cobras are a dangerous gang. Their territory is just a block from his apartment." Virgil said.
" Oh, that's just beautiful. Well, I hope you enjoy your new roommate Virgil." She said.
" Huh?!" He said.
" Well he's only like this because you hit him." She said.
" She's got you there V." Richie said.
" You keep outta this. You're supposed to be on my side." He said.
" Virgil, you hit him. You were the one that made him lose his powers in the first place. You're the one that has to take care of him." She said.
" Why?!" He whined.
" Because he's YOUR rival. Not mine, not Richie's. He's YOUR responsibility. You're Static Shock aren't you?" She said.
" Yeah, but-"
" And you protect those who can't protect themselves right?" Richie said.
" Well, yeah, but-"
" So he's your job!" Both said.
" Aw man!" He whined.
So it t'was decided. HS was given a bed on the floor in Virgil's room. Mr. Hawkins was a little skeptical to say the least. But after a two-person project explanation, he agreed. Sharon set him up with an older mattress and gave him some sheets.
" I certainly hope you don't sleep walk. Because if anything comes near me that resembles a foot, I'm gonna burn it off!!" HS warned.
" No worries 'Francis'. Just don't burn a hole through the floor." Virgil retorted.
" Yeah, well, you just keep your hands to yourself! Don't try anything with me because I happen to be so hott." He said.
" Why would I want you?! As far as I'm concerned, Ferret would be a better choice!" He said.
" You would like him wouldn't you?" He taunted.
" You jerk!!" Virgil yelled going after him.
The two wrestled on the floor for a good while until they started to break things. They knocked over some clothes; they broke a bookshelf and almost set his closet on fire.
" I'm gonna kick your butt Virgil!!" HS yelled.
" Not if I plant my foot in yours." He said.
Then it happened.
Neither planned it.
Neither intended on it.
But it happened.
Virgil kissed Hotstreak.
( O.O ) What was I thinking? I think some of you reviews or a bad influence on me. I just turned this whole story to a SLASH fic. Oh, well. I kinda wondered about that.