Angela's anger melted away into fear.
The Professor frowned disapprovingly at Wolverine, "That is not necessary, Logan. She hasn't even tried to explain anything yet. I think we should give her a fair chance, wouldn't you agree?"
He muttered something noncomittal.
Angela felt her anger rise to the surface again, "Get real! You guys have obviously already decided my guilt. I'm outta here!" Angela quickly ported out of the office and into her dorm room, where she hurriedly stuffed her things into a bag.
A tell-tale * pouf* came from behind her. She turned around, eyes flashing furiously. "Angela, please! Don't go!"
"Why, Kitty? So I can be followed everywhere, under suspicion all the time? I don't think so."
"It wouldn't be like that!" Kitty's eyes pleaded with her helplessly.
Angela looked down, "I'm sorry, Kitty. Its not you that's the problem. Maybe I'll see you around." Kitty tried to plead with her, "Kitty, stop! I have to go. I'm not wanted here."
"Yes you are! Logan's just cranky! He acts that way to everyone."
She shook her head, "Maybe I'll come back after everyone's had a chance to cool off, okay? I just need to get away for awhile."
Kitty seemed to realize there was no convincing her, "It'll blow over quickly, okay?"
"Sure." Angela tried to smile, "I'll check in and see how the situation is. Its not like I'll stay mad forever."
Kitty moved aside to let her get to her car. Angela went to the only place she thought would help her. She drove to Mac's. She parked her car around back and hurried through the crowds toward the back of the building. She forced the door open and power-walked to the little room, opening the door, "Hello? Is anybody here?"
An extremely hairy person blocked her view, "Who are you and what do you want?"
"Um, I'm looking for Toad or Magneto. Could you tell me where one of them is?"
He squinted, trying to determine if she was telling the truth, "Magneto's in the next room."
"Thanks." She nodded and sidestepped him as he swept past and out of the room. Angela knocked and pushed open the next door, "Magneto?"
"Come in. Is that you, Angela?"
"Yeah. I've decided to check out your group for a bit."
"Really?" He sounded very interested, "May I ask what triggered this urge?"
"Funny story actually.Well, not so funny really. I was driving in my car with Toad and was seen by one of their members. When I returned, they accused me of betrayal and surrounded me, so I left."
He stood up from his chair and turned to look at her, "I'm sorry. I should've tried to warn you about them."
Angela shook her head, "I wouldn't have listened. I'm stubborn that way."
He smiled, "So, you want to join my group?"
She shrugged, "That's the idea."
He reached under a table and pressed something, "Very well. Let me call someone so they can give you the grand tour. You're not tired are you?"
"Nah. Its still daylight. I'm fine."
"Good." The door behind her opened and Toad, Speed, and some others she hadn't met filed in. "These are my trainees and recruits. I think you will get along just fine."
'Why does that sound so familiar?'
"May I introduce: Mystique, Sabertooth, Toad, Speed, Fred, Avalanche, and Wanda." Angela nodded absently, scanning their faces. "They will show you around."
Toad stepped forward, tugging at her folded arms, "C'mon. We have a lot of ground to cover."
Angela allowed herself to be guided out to her car. She climbed into the front seat and started it up.
Much to her surprise, a few others piled in as well, "You don't mind if we come along do ya?" asked Speed.
"'Course not. Long as you all can fit."
"Before we go anywhere, " said Toad, "Let me introduce you properly to Wanda. Wanda, Angela."
Wanda scowled and nodded.
"Avalanche."
"Lance." Avalanche interjected.
"And Fred."
The Professor frowned disapprovingly at Wolverine, "That is not necessary, Logan. She hasn't even tried to explain anything yet. I think we should give her a fair chance, wouldn't you agree?"
He muttered something noncomittal.
Angela felt her anger rise to the surface again, "Get real! You guys have obviously already decided my guilt. I'm outta here!" Angela quickly ported out of the office and into her dorm room, where she hurriedly stuffed her things into a bag.
A tell-tale * pouf* came from behind her. She turned around, eyes flashing furiously. "Angela, please! Don't go!"
"Why, Kitty? So I can be followed everywhere, under suspicion all the time? I don't think so."
"It wouldn't be like that!" Kitty's eyes pleaded with her helplessly.
Angela looked down, "I'm sorry, Kitty. Its not you that's the problem. Maybe I'll see you around." Kitty tried to plead with her, "Kitty, stop! I have to go. I'm not wanted here."
"Yes you are! Logan's just cranky! He acts that way to everyone."
She shook her head, "Maybe I'll come back after everyone's had a chance to cool off, okay? I just need to get away for awhile."
Kitty seemed to realize there was no convincing her, "It'll blow over quickly, okay?"
"Sure." Angela tried to smile, "I'll check in and see how the situation is. Its not like I'll stay mad forever."
Kitty moved aside to let her get to her car. Angela went to the only place she thought would help her. She drove to Mac's. She parked her car around back and hurried through the crowds toward the back of the building. She forced the door open and power-walked to the little room, opening the door, "Hello? Is anybody here?"
An extremely hairy person blocked her view, "Who are you and what do you want?"
"Um, I'm looking for Toad or Magneto. Could you tell me where one of them is?"
He squinted, trying to determine if she was telling the truth, "Magneto's in the next room."
"Thanks." She nodded and sidestepped him as he swept past and out of the room. Angela knocked and pushed open the next door, "Magneto?"
"Come in. Is that you, Angela?"
"Yeah. I've decided to check out your group for a bit."
"Really?" He sounded very interested, "May I ask what triggered this urge?"
"Funny story actually.Well, not so funny really. I was driving in my car with Toad and was seen by one of their members. When I returned, they accused me of betrayal and surrounded me, so I left."
He stood up from his chair and turned to look at her, "I'm sorry. I should've tried to warn you about them."
Angela shook her head, "I wouldn't have listened. I'm stubborn that way."
He smiled, "So, you want to join my group?"
She shrugged, "That's the idea."
He reached under a table and pressed something, "Very well. Let me call someone so they can give you the grand tour. You're not tired are you?"
"Nah. Its still daylight. I'm fine."
"Good." The door behind her opened and Toad, Speed, and some others she hadn't met filed in. "These are my trainees and recruits. I think you will get along just fine."
'Why does that sound so familiar?'
"May I introduce: Mystique, Sabertooth, Toad, Speed, Fred, Avalanche, and Wanda." Angela nodded absently, scanning their faces. "They will show you around."
Toad stepped forward, tugging at her folded arms, "C'mon. We have a lot of ground to cover."
Angela allowed herself to be guided out to her car. She climbed into the front seat and started it up.
Much to her surprise, a few others piled in as well, "You don't mind if we come along do ya?" asked Speed.
"'Course not. Long as you all can fit."
"Before we go anywhere, " said Toad, "Let me introduce you properly to Wanda. Wanda, Angela."
Wanda scowled and nodded.
"Avalanche."
"Lance." Avalanche interjected.
"And Fred."