Todd and Reggie seated Lila on one of the big couches and settled in beside her.
"You know what's a funny word?" Todd asked suddenly, "torso. I mean it's like: Torr..........so. Torrr........so."
Reggie buried his head into a cushion and began to laugh hysterically before gasping out, "Yo' know what another funny wurd is? Chicken." Now it was Todd's turn to laugh, his slight frame shaking as tears streamed down his face.
"Oh my god!" Lila squeaked suddenly, pointing a shaking finger at the coffee table. "I like, swear that table just moved!"
"Pfft," Reggie gave a suppressed cackle and buried his face into the cushion again.
"No guys I am like, so totally serious," Lila gulped, staring at the table as if it might chew her head off.
"Oh yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeah," Todd grinned winking at his friend. "HOLY SHIT THERE IT GOES AGAIN!!! I THINK IT'S GROWING TEETH!! RUN! RUN!"
"IT'S A RUSSIAN!" Reggie joined in, "WATCH OUT GURL IT'S GON SHOOT YO' ASS!"
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" Lila screamed, leaping to her feet and dashing away from Todd and Reggie who lay across the couch in hysterics, pointing at the table and making limp clawing motions as they growled at each other between laughs.
- - -
Mindy shoved Toby against the wall; hard. He only had time for a startled, "oooffff" before she kissed him, just as hard across the mouth, her hands intertwined with his shirt in death grips. She pulled away roughly, grinning in a way that was almost predatory. The moonlight cast silver shadows over her face, making her seem ghost-like, remote.
"God," she purred, pressing herself against Toby and giving a deep sigh, "you have no idea how long I have wanted to do that for."
"Aaahh Mindy?" Toby gulped, his drunken mind whirling and fumbling at the cliff face he seemed to have been pushed over, "you're scaring me. I mean, I don't like you." Panic was setting in, and with it came a startling clarity to his drunkenness.
"So?" Mindy grinned, her eyes on his as her fingers toyed with the button of his jeans.
"So............" Toy gulped again, his ice blue eyes widening in Mindy's gaze, the lamb caught by the wolf.
"It doesn't matter Tobes," Mindy said quietly as she kissed his collarbone thoughtfully.
The use of the nickname 'Tobes' bought a stab of pain. Pietro called him Tobes.
"Do me Toby," Mindy whispered into his ear, a serpents' hiss.
Toby, eyes closed against the onslaught, almost heard Pietro's voice. The pain was unbearable. Never. Never. He gave a low moan against the injustice of it all.
"Is that a yes?" Mindy asked.
"You wish," Toby growled, anger boiling inside him. He shoved her off himself and stalked away into the dark, leaving Mindy behind, puzzlement written across her betrayed face.
- - -
Mel took the candy Tori offered her and leaned back against the pillows.
"You okay," Tori asked, seating himself beside her and watching her carefully with his brown eyes. "I was worried about you for a moment there."
"Yeah, I think I'll be okay," Mel said, pressing a hand to her forehead. "Ugh, I didn't know you could sober up so quick." She glanced around the room. "Where'd Tai go?"
"Back to the party. I told him I'd look after you."
"Thanks sweety," Mel smiled, "you're so kind to me. And I know I treat you like shit sometimes. I'm sorry." She closed her eyes and settled herself against the pillows once more.
"That's okay," Tori said. He glanced around the room the were in his eyes taking in the expensive tv and home entertainment system. The expensive looking furnishings. "Who's room is this Mel?"
Mel answered without opening her eyes, "Pietro's." Tori scowled slightly. "And don't scowl!" Mel said, her eyes still closed, "he's not as bad as you think," Tori opened his mouth to say something, "and I've told you before: we're just friends!"
Tori gave a sheepish grin. "You know me too well."
"Mmhmm," Mel smiled, finally opening her eyes. She looked around the room. "Actually, I'm surprised this room isn't taken." She gave a wry grin.
Tori grinned at her and moved closer, "wanna make the most of it?"
Mel met his kiss eagerly before pulling away and whispering, "you bet."
- - -
"Lila!" Todd called, "come out!!!"
"Yeah!" Reggie called after, "we was just playin' witchu gurl! There ain't no Russian coffee table!"
"Like, go away!" Lila's voice came muffled from inside Toby's closet.
"Awww, don't get down on us gurl. We didn't know yo' would freak," Reggie said into the closet. He had to push the brim of his hat up to speak into the slats.
"You are like, such a liar!" Lila snapped, storming out of the closet in a rage. Reggie gave a startled yelp as the door suddenly became way closer than it had been before. "I mean why would you - where's Reggie?" Lila asked, glaring at Todd who stood alone in the room. Todd, who was laughing and pointing at the closet door couldn't answer.
"Oww," Reggie groaned, squeezing out from behind the door through the only gap Lila's heavily laid arm would allow. "Yo' got ta be warning me when yo' gon let doors fly and shit aight gurl?"
Lila gave a small squeak and leapt away from the closet door as if it had burnt her.
"Yeah, he isn't a mind reader Liiiiiiiiiiiiila," Todd rolled his eyes. "But I'll tell you a secret." He gestured for Reggie and Lila to come closer. In a staged whisper he said, "but Jean is! She can look riiiiiiiiiight into your skull and 'plap' pluck your thoughts from your head."
"Plap?" Reggie grinned, raising an eyebrow.
"Look who's telling the story here?" Todd snapped.
"Heh.....plap," Reggie cackled, shaking his head in disbelief.
"Well what sound do you think thought plucking would make?"
"Shit I dunno dawg. More of a wet-sucking sound," Reggie answered, "like........slllllthwuck."
"Slllllthwuck?" Todd said, "that's the stupidest thing I've ever heard."
"Nah it ain't," Reggie snapped.
"Jean can read minds?" Lila whispered, her eyes wide in fright.
"Sure she can," Todd said, waving a hand at her, "I still say sllllllllllllthwuck is stupid."
"That's cos yo' ain't doin' it right!" Reggie snapped, "ain't sllllllllllllthwuck, it's slllllthwuck aight?"
"What's the difference!?!" Todd yelled.
"Yo' be adding more fockn' 'L's' than yo' be needing dawg!" Reggie yelled back.
Lila had by now made it to Toby's bedroom door and was peering out into the hallway, her hands pressed to her temples as she muttered to herself, "must. Find. Tinfoil."
- - -
Kitty wrapped her arms tighter around Lance's neck and wondered why on earth she hadn't accepted Lance's attentions sooner. Lance kissed her deeply, his hand resting beneath her head to create a warm pillow for her head.
"Lance," Kitty whispered into the night.
"Yes?"
"Lance do you think that we could be like, a proper couple?" she smiled up at Lance, her large blue eyes smiling with her.
"Oh Kitty," Lance whispered back, his face splitting into that goofy grin Kitty loved so much, "I'd love that so much."
- - -
Mindy slammed back into the Brotherhood house, righting her skirt as she did so.
"Oooooooo," Paul grinned, elbowing Scott in the ribs, "looks like Toby didn't want anything to do with her."
"Who'd blame him?" Scott asked, shrugging.
"WHO ASKED YOU SUMMERS!?!" Mindy snapped, turning on the X-Man in a cold fury, one crimson coloured nail prodding him in the chest.
"Hey don't get angry at him," Paul answered for Scott."
"BUTT OUT PAUL," Mindy scowled, her brows pulled into a tight scowl. "And as for you Summers, I wouldn't be so cocky if I were you. I don't see Jean standing around with you. And you wanna know why? Because she's with one of the black guys that's why! So you just FUCK OFF because at least I get my targets!" And with that she stormed off.
"Woah," Paul gulped.
"Yeah............." Scott answered. "She was lying about Jean right?"
"Dunno man," Paul shrugged, "probably."
"Yeah," Scott said, his discomfort coming through. "You're probably right."
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Mwahahaha! And the madness continues. :p Luff Becs