Angela took a egg sandwich to go, munching on the way to her car. As she
pulled out onto the road, she asked, "Anyplace cool that you know about,
other than the mall?"
He looked at her assessingly, "You've been to the mall?"
She felt a hot wave of guilt pass over her, "Yeah, so?" she tried to sound casual.
His powerful eyes narrowed suspiciously, "When?"
She replied defensively, "Not that it really matters, but, I was there yesterday."
The suspicion turned to cold accusation, "Were you there with a few people from the 'x-men'?"
Angela looked at him, a wave of uneasiness rising, "Does it really matter if I was?"
The ice in his eyes spread to his voice, "I don't know, Angela. Does it?"
She shrugged lightly, "It shouldn't. I mean, I don't see a problem with going shopping with my roommate and her friends."
He pretended to be nonchalant, "So, you mean to tell me, they didn't try to get you to join their team?"
She laughed half-heartedly, "Of course not. It was girl's day out. Besides, why are you so suspicious? Do you think they've poisoned my mind or something?"
"Can never be too careful around them." Toad mumbled darkly.
She punched him on the shoulder, "Lighten up. Do you think I'd even let you in my car if they had convinced me you were 'evil'?"
He sighed heavily, "I guess not. Just be careful. It wouldn't be the first time they've turned someone against us."
Angela softened, "Okay. I'll be on my guard."
He sat up and pointed at the rapidly approaching exit, "Turn there."
She spun the wheel expertly.
He looked at her assessingly, "You've been to the mall?"
She felt a hot wave of guilt pass over her, "Yeah, so?" she tried to sound casual.
His powerful eyes narrowed suspiciously, "When?"
She replied defensively, "Not that it really matters, but, I was there yesterday."
The suspicion turned to cold accusation, "Were you there with a few people from the 'x-men'?"
Angela looked at him, a wave of uneasiness rising, "Does it really matter if I was?"
The ice in his eyes spread to his voice, "I don't know, Angela. Does it?"
She shrugged lightly, "It shouldn't. I mean, I don't see a problem with going shopping with my roommate and her friends."
He pretended to be nonchalant, "So, you mean to tell me, they didn't try to get you to join their team?"
She laughed half-heartedly, "Of course not. It was girl's day out. Besides, why are you so suspicious? Do you think they've poisoned my mind or something?"
"Can never be too careful around them." Toad mumbled darkly.
She punched him on the shoulder, "Lighten up. Do you think I'd even let you in my car if they had convinced me you were 'evil'?"
He sighed heavily, "I guess not. Just be careful. It wouldn't be the first time they've turned someone against us."
Angela softened, "Okay. I'll be on my guard."
He sat up and pointed at the rapidly approaching exit, "Turn there."
She spun the wheel expertly.