His face tightened oddly as he looked over her shoulder at the other
mutants, "Well, I'd best be going then. Goodbye, Angela."
"Bye." She watched him leave and then turned around to the oddly quiet group.
They all looked solemnly at her.
Kitty stepped forward, "Ummm.Angela, He's not exactly.the best person to hang out with."
Angela furrowed her brow, "What do you mean, Kitty?"
Kitty bit her lip and looked away.
Jean Gray stepped in, "What she's trying to say is that Toad is a member of Magneto's team. He's very unpredictable."
Angela nodded slowly, her expression blank, "I see." She shrugged, "Okay.Hey, Kitty. We came here to eat, didn't we? Let's go get something and bring it back here."
Everyone relaxed, visibly relieved at the subject change.
Kitty was smiling again, "That's okay. I'm actually not that hungry right now but if you want to get anything then you can go around the corner over there and get a burger or something."
"Sure. You sure you don't want anything? Because I'd be happy to go grab it for you guys." "Thanks anyway, Angela. I think we're all fine."
"Okay. I think that I'll take a walk after I get it so I'll see you later. Bye!"
They resumed talking as she walked away.
'So, he's with Magneto, eh? Hmmm.What a shame.' she thought.
Angela walked along, wrapped up in her own musings until she bumped blindly into someone.
"Why don't you watch where you're go-.Oh, Angela, Its you!"
She looked up, "Toad?"
He helped her up, "So, you remembered my name after all. I'm sure they "warned" you about me."
Angela looked into his eyes again as she was brushing herself off and found herself rooted to the spot, "I prefer to make my own judgments on people's character."
He smiled, "Good. So, Angela, are you a mutant?"
"Yes. I didn't find out until recently."
"Really? What is your ability?"
Angela half-smiled, "I can go through things, kind of like Kitty, actually. Its weird because I thought that all mutants were generally one of a kind."
He raised eyebrows, "In my experience, they are. Can you show me?"
"Sure!" Angela looked around for something to run through and finally her eyes fell upon an oak tree, "Watch closely." She closed her eyes and took off at a dead run, willing every fiber of being to go through the tree. As she passed through the tree, she felt an odd tickling sensation. When she opened her eyes, she found she was standing in the center of the tree. 'Wow.' she thought. Keeping her eyes open this time, she willed herself through the tree and stepped out the way she came from.
Toad was watching her with a faintly amazed expression, "I had no idea that there were mutant doubles."
Angela smiled, half-amazed herself, "Neither did I. What is your ability?"
"It's a little hard to explain, so, I guess that I'd better show you.One question though.Do you get grossed out easily?"
"I don't think so. Why?"
"You'll see." He looked up in the tree and suddenly a long tongue shot out of his mouth, snaring a pigeon. He swallowed it quickly and then jumped up to the highest branch easily. He looked down at her and then jumped down as easily as he had come up, "And that's my mutation. Any questions?"
"Whoa," she gasped.
He smiled, "I'm still confused about how there are doubles.You probably need to get going; you don't want them to get suspicious."
Angela bit her lip in a moment of indecision, "I actually told them that I would take a walk after I got something to eat and I wouldn't be back till' tonight. I was gonna get my car from the repair shop and go for a drive." She looked at him meaningfully.
He smiled, catching her drift, "I don't really have anything planned.I could show you around, introduce you to a few people."
Angela felt a warm glow rise inside of her, "That would great...if its not too much trouble."
"None at all." He said, smiling.
"Bye." She watched him leave and then turned around to the oddly quiet group.
They all looked solemnly at her.
Kitty stepped forward, "Ummm.Angela, He's not exactly.the best person to hang out with."
Angela furrowed her brow, "What do you mean, Kitty?"
Kitty bit her lip and looked away.
Jean Gray stepped in, "What she's trying to say is that Toad is a member of Magneto's team. He's very unpredictable."
Angela nodded slowly, her expression blank, "I see." She shrugged, "Okay.Hey, Kitty. We came here to eat, didn't we? Let's go get something and bring it back here."
Everyone relaxed, visibly relieved at the subject change.
Kitty was smiling again, "That's okay. I'm actually not that hungry right now but if you want to get anything then you can go around the corner over there and get a burger or something."
"Sure. You sure you don't want anything? Because I'd be happy to go grab it for you guys." "Thanks anyway, Angela. I think we're all fine."
"Okay. I think that I'll take a walk after I get it so I'll see you later. Bye!"
They resumed talking as she walked away.
'So, he's with Magneto, eh? Hmmm.What a shame.' she thought.
Angela walked along, wrapped up in her own musings until she bumped blindly into someone.
"Why don't you watch where you're go-.Oh, Angela, Its you!"
She looked up, "Toad?"
He helped her up, "So, you remembered my name after all. I'm sure they "warned" you about me."
Angela looked into his eyes again as she was brushing herself off and found herself rooted to the spot, "I prefer to make my own judgments on people's character."
He smiled, "Good. So, Angela, are you a mutant?"
"Yes. I didn't find out until recently."
"Really? What is your ability?"
Angela half-smiled, "I can go through things, kind of like Kitty, actually. Its weird because I thought that all mutants were generally one of a kind."
He raised eyebrows, "In my experience, they are. Can you show me?"
"Sure!" Angela looked around for something to run through and finally her eyes fell upon an oak tree, "Watch closely." She closed her eyes and took off at a dead run, willing every fiber of being to go through the tree. As she passed through the tree, she felt an odd tickling sensation. When she opened her eyes, she found she was standing in the center of the tree. 'Wow.' she thought. Keeping her eyes open this time, she willed herself through the tree and stepped out the way she came from.
Toad was watching her with a faintly amazed expression, "I had no idea that there were mutant doubles."
Angela smiled, half-amazed herself, "Neither did I. What is your ability?"
"It's a little hard to explain, so, I guess that I'd better show you.One question though.Do you get grossed out easily?"
"I don't think so. Why?"
"You'll see." He looked up in the tree and suddenly a long tongue shot out of his mouth, snaring a pigeon. He swallowed it quickly and then jumped up to the highest branch easily. He looked down at her and then jumped down as easily as he had come up, "And that's my mutation. Any questions?"
"Whoa," she gasped.
He smiled, "I'm still confused about how there are doubles.You probably need to get going; you don't want them to get suspicious."
Angela bit her lip in a moment of indecision, "I actually told them that I would take a walk after I got something to eat and I wouldn't be back till' tonight. I was gonna get my car from the repair shop and go for a drive." She looked at him meaningfully.
He smiled, catching her drift, "I don't really have anything planned.I could show you around, introduce you to a few people."
Angela felt a warm glow rise inside of her, "That would great...if its not too much trouble."
"None at all." He said, smiling.