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thank you Marvel!!!
Notes: telepathic talking ^^Thinking^^-------
Chapter One: Venus
Silence swept over the mansion as night fell, all the students in their beds fast asleep. Even their professor and the other adults were unaware of the presence approaching. The wind blew roughly through the trees awakening the 'weather witch'. Half of her senses told her something wasn't right, then the other half called for rain, which she obeyed. The rain drops fell from clouds unseen growing faster and faster as she called upon nature. Slowly across the law, a dark figure walked toward the entrance of the mansion. The figure was female, her head hung as she walked without hesitation or fear. She knew this was where she should be, the rain told her quietly, and she thanked it for its presence.
Suddenly Storm called to the professor, she had heard the thanks from outside. Someone's here she called. She opened her window letting the rain pour into her room. She flew out to the front law, searching for the presence. She found it on the lawn, it was a girl, or what looked like one. She picked up the figure, sensing no harm. Quickly Storm flew back inside the mansion, and into the med bay, waking up the blue beast within. He looked at the body of the young girl. "Fascinating." He muttered under his breath.
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Damia awoke to the rustling sound of the wind. Though there was no window in the room she could still hear it outside. She looked around her, after her eyes had adjusted to the light, and muttered something softly. She got out of bed and went to the room with electronics in it. She looked at them with interest.
"Your awake my dear." Beast said when he saw the girl up and about.
"Aspasmos." (Greetings) Damia said with a smile. The mans eyes widened.
Professor I think we need to have a meeting with everyone this second the urgency in his voice was filled with fascination and disbelief.
What's wrong?
You need to meet her.
The girl?
Yes.
I will but is she feeling well? I-
She is perfectly fine.
"Do you speak English?" He asked her, not sure if it was a good idea to ask her in his language, but he wasn't so good at speaking ancient Greek, only understanding it.
Damia nodded, she still had a smile across her lips.
"I'm Damia." She replied in perfect English. She knew English very well. She had learned it in school.
"Would you follow me?" Beast asked her. She nodded and followed him.
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All eyes lay on the new girl in the room. The girl looked human, except for her pale skin, yellow eyes, and dark green hair, almost black in color. She seemed glistened in the little light of the room. She still had a smile on her face. Her golden eyes looked at the faces of the people around her; all had an expression of interest especially the boys. She noticed a boy with red glasses on. Red. She shuddered; apparently the boy noticed her discomfort of his eyes, causing him to frown. She felt bad for her response and walked toward the boy, his brow wrinkled in confusion. ^^Didn't she just seem freaked out by me. ^^
"Hello," Her voice sounded like music. "I didn't mean to come across rudely. But your eyes reminded me of fire."
"Well, they're red." Scott replied stupidly.
Damia giggled. As if sensing the question the blue man was going to ask, she said. "I healed quickly thanks to the rain." She turned to the silver haired woman and smiled her face shined with gratitude. "Thank you."
Storm smiled at the girl "Your welcome child."
"I am Damia, I have come here because I could not think of anyplace to go." Her hair swayed as she walked toward the couch to sit down. Her eyes landed on those of the professor. "I am what you would call a mutant. My power is similar to that of yours." She gestured toward Storm. "Except instead of weather, I control nature." She felt inclined to show them so she stared at the plant on the professor's desk. She walked toward it as if in some sort of trance. She placed her hand over the plant, her hand began to glow a green tint, and the plant began to grow in length. The plant's vines grew a few feet in length. As if satisfied with her demonstration she caressed the leaves.
"So, you have like a green thumb." Kitty said.
"Yes, I guess you could call it that." Damia replied.
"No offense but how could you use that power to fight?" Jamie asked, thinking how dumb her power was.
"Jamie!" Jean said chastising the boy.
"Well, that is only part of it." She told the boy, her face still smiling.
"What else can ya do?" Rogue asked, surprising the people around her. When was she ever interested in someone else, Rogue was usually rude to everyone.
"I can control nature, so it is pretty limitless, I can unfortunately play with emotions," she look seemed saddened when she said that, as if ashamed. " I can also be very poisonous," She touched her lips when she said that "Also I heal quickly when I have enough water, and sun."
"Like me." Roberto smiled.
Is this what was so urgent? The Professor asked, even though this was impressive it seemed that Beast had something even more impressive to show him.
To answer the professor's question Beast asked "Where are you from Damia?" He was excited to know the answer. He had not had time to ask her because he wanted the professor to see what he saw as well.
"I am from Greece. I think you are the one who is interested in my language Mr. McCoy." Damia replied knowing that her language interested the scientist. She thought it would have some affect, because she had been told by her father that many people do not know their language anymore. "I come from a small island, which is still accustomed to the old ways of Greece. That is why we still use the old language."
"Do you use technology at all?" the Professor asked, he now saw what Henry did. She could hold much information for the world with her knowledge of the language.
"Yes, but not too much." Damia said "Only for leaving the island and some of the wealthy have computers and such."
"Why did you come to us?" The professor asked her.
"Well, my country isn't too fond of mutants, and my parents thought it best that I leave, and come here. I believe you know a friend of my family, her name is Marina. She lived on the island for a while doing some research. And when she found out about my powers, she told my family about you. So here I am." She lied and she knew that saying Marina's name would distract the professor from reading her thoughts at the moment. She wasn't quite ready for him to know everything about her, especially her fight before she came to the institute.
The professor blushed, something that no one had ever seen.
"Professor?" Scott asked suddenly freaked out by the color of his face.
"Oh, yes I do know her. Is she well?" He asked forgetting that his students where in the room.
Damia smiled, she knew that Marina was once very close to the professor. Marina had told her about him. "She sends her love." Again the professor blushed.
"Well, Scott I think that a" The professor was stammering, something he never did. Finally he composed himself. "I think a Danger Room session would be in order to see your powers Damia." She nodded.
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Everyone was very helpful to Damia during the Danger Room session, and they seemed surprised that she could handle herself so well. She was happy to be around people like her. She was getting ready to go out with some of the girls, to see a movie. She heard a knock on her door.
"Come in." She called. The door opened to show the three older girls, she remembered there names Jean, Kitty, and Rogue.
"Ya ready?" Rogue asked. Everyone had been surprised that Rogue was so open to the new girl. Rogue herself was surprised, but Damia seemed so nice, and Rogue could tell there was something that the girl wasn't saying. Which Rogue respected.
"Yes." Damia suddenly looked worried. "Is this alright?" She pointed to her outfit. It was a green spaghetti top, and a pair of big grey sweat pants. Her dark green curls flowed down to her waist.
"Fine." Rogue told her. Damia nodded and went with them to Scott's car.
"Hop in." The boy yelled to them. There were two other boys in the car, a boy with red eyes who had a goatee, and a boy with long black hair. She was confused by him; she didn't remember seeing him inside.
"Who is he?" She asked pointing to the boy she knew as Kurt.
"Oh that's Kurt." Jean replied. "He has to look like that when he goes out."
Damia frowned she felt bad for him, having to hide like that. "I'm sorry."
Kurt overheard them "It's no problem." He smiled.
"I like you better the other way." Damia pointed out.
Kurt blushed "Vanks."
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The girls walked around the mall, they where done shopping, and where headed to the food court to meet the guys.
"What ya'll want ta eat?" Rogue asked as they entered the court.
"Do they have lamb around here?" Damia asked not sure if it was a proper question, but she always had lamb. She was Greek after all.
Kitty frowned "How can you eat meat?"
Damia looked at her blankly "I don't want meat, I wanted lamb."
Jean and Rogue laughed obviously Damia thought meat was an animal or something.
"You'll have to excuse her," Jean said smiling. "Kitty is a vegetarian."
"Oh." Damia said, a little confused. She looked around then saw something that interested her. "I think I'll have that, excuse me." She told them and walked over to a booth that called 'Burger King'. She guessed if it was called king it must be good.
"Okay met us over there when you got your food." Jean yelled to her. Damia just waved back in response.
As she waited in line for her food, she noticed a boy in the line, who struck her as very handsome. He seemed to have some sort of accent, and had orange hair. He seemed upset at the person behind the counter. She watched him intensely, when she had ordered her food she went to the side to wait. He caught her watching him and smiled at her. She looked away blushing. He walked toward her with a smile on his face.
"G'day." He said.
"Hello." She replied her face red.
He laughed "I'm John, and you are?" he put out his hand, she put hers in his and he shook it.
"I'm Damia." She told him.
"What a pretty name for a Sheila." He smiled.
She blushed again. "Thank you."
"So, what is a nice Sheila like you doing in New York?" He asked.
"I'm here," she didn't know what exactly to tell him. "I umm, I'm visiting." She managed to say.
"Damia!" Scott yelled. She turned to look at the direction of the voice.
"Scott?" she asked confused by the anger in his voice. The others where with him, and they came over to the two. She looked at John he had a frown on his face. ^^Great what's a hot Sheila like this doing with them? ^^ He knew the answer.
"G'day Summers." John said.
"What are you doing?" Scott asked him.
John smiled "I was just talking with this nice Sheila. But, as I can see she must be with you."
"What do you want?" Scott asked thinking he was into something.
"Scott, I was just talking." Damia was upset that Scott was being so rude to the boy.
"Not to him, he isn't exactly the person you want to talk to." Scott told her.
He face turned sour "I really do not think that is any of your concern."
"Trust me, Damia." Kitty began "You like don't wanna talk to him."
"Well, I can see I out stayed my welcome." He glared at Scott, and then turned to Damia "I hope to see you again." He winked at her, and then walked away.
When he was gone she glared at Scott "You have some explaining."
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Scott and the others had explained to her about him. She still didn't feel he was a threat. But, she decided not to think about it. When they got home, the Professor told them to suit up, the Brotherhood and Acolytes where up to something at an abandoned warehouse. When everyone was geared up, including Damia, who had recently, chose her code name. She liked the ring to it, she had thought of it with the help of Rogue. They had chose Venus after the plant and the plant that was similar to earth, also because it had to do with love, which was a part of Damia's power that she was proud of.
"Ready Venus?" Rogue asked.
"Let's go." She replied.
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When they arrived at the warehouse; Venus was teamed with Rogue, ShadowCat, and Jean. They phased through the roof and where brought down to the floor, in an area in the warehouse where they wouldn't be spotted.
"Okay, try to bring one down. Don't work on two many at a time." Jean told them. "Ready?"
They nodded.
"I'll go first." Rogue said. She walked over to where Magneto's group was working. "Hello boys. Care if I cut in?" She asked as she punched a boy with long hair and an odd helmet on. They had told Damia the names of the enemy, and powers but it hadn't quiet sunk in. When Rogue made their presence known, Jean, ShadowCat, and herself came out of the shadows.
"Well, well. "Quicksilver said motioning to Damia. "New girl eh?"
Damia gave him a go-to-hell look and brought her hand to her lips and blew him a kiss. It seemed to have some sort of effect on him.
"Hey boys," Quicksilver said in a love struck voice; Venus had put him under her spell. "I think she likes me." He ran at her but Kitty went at him. Jean seemed preoccupied with some jumpy boy who she guessed must be Toad. She was on the look out though. She had to stay away from a certain Acolyte; Pyro. Fire was her weakness, but she knew that he needed fuel for his fire which made him less of a threat. But, none the less he was one.
"So we meet again." A familiar voice said. Venus turned to the direction it came from. It was the boy from the mall.
"Pyro?" She asked.
"Yes ma'am." He replied.
"Well, to bad we met in such a way?" She was a bit saddened that he was the one with fire power. She had taken a liken to him at the mall.
He walked close to her. He wasn't too happy about the situation much either. But he wasn't going to admit it. He had made up his mind that he wasn't going to hurt her, but he wasn't going to look like a sissy either. She seemed like a nice person, and she had even sort of defended him when Scott told him to leave. Also she was very good looking, and John wasn't one to forget a pretty face, especially such an exotic one at that.
"Maybe we could call a truce?" He joked, but there was some seriousness in the comment.
She smiled "What kind of a truce?" He was still moving closer, and she wasn't going to complain.
"Well," His smiled grew wider. He liked the way she had not let her guard down, he had let his guard down but she was still holding her ground. She looked at him, her eyes intrigued him. He really didn't want to fight her. "How about you just not fight, and then I'll take you to dinner to make it up to you." Suddenly he felt vines crawling around his legs; they were making it hard for him to walk. He shot some flames at them and they disappeared. ^^Damn. ^^ Damia knew that her power was no match for the fire. She searched her mind for an answer. He was coming closer than ever and pretty soon she would be against the wall. Unfortunately for her that would be sooner than she though. ^^Great how am I going to get out of this? ^^ Her back was against the wall, and he was very close. Not that she minded. Suddenly a thought grabbed her mind.
"It's a pity you know." She told him catching him off guard. "You're so cute, and we are enemies." He liked this; she was admitting that she liked him. ^^Score for St. John!^^
"Well, I don't blame you." He winked.
"A bit sure are we?" she smiled; this guy was falling into her trap perfectly. He put his arm against the wall, blocking any escape to the right, and put his other hand on her waist preventing movement to the left.
"Always."
"I like that." She smiled then unexpectedly grabbed him by the collar focusing on the poison she could pass through her lips, if she wanted. Fortunately she had control over the poison; it only came if she concentrated hard enough. The poison wasn't deadly but it would knock you out for at least an hour. She pushed her lips to his, his eyes widened in excitement that she was actually doing what she was. She kissed him, and he kissed back. The kiss lasted for longer than needed; she was letting the poison go slowly so she could get some pleasure out of the kiss. Then when it ended he let out a little happy sigh then fell to the floor.
"Wow!" ShadowCat said after she watched the whole kissing scene. "Like some kiss of death."
Venus smiled "No, he'll just be unconscious for a while."
"Well it looked like he enjoyed it!" Kitty winked at her.
Venus blushed. Apparently the X-men had won the fight and some had been watching her work.
"Nice work chere." Gambit smiled.
Venus just continued to blush.
Bobby scratched his head a bit confused "Does that mean you can't kiss?"
Damia shook her head. "The poison only comes when I will it to."
Bobby smiled "Oh, okay. That's good."
Venus looked at him curiously "How so?" She got a strange feeling that the young boy meant something sexual by the comment.
"Just incase I need to give you CPR." Iceman winked.
Venus arched her eyebrow. "I'll make sure I remember not to fall unconscious when you're around Bobby."
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Chapter One: Venus
Silence swept over the mansion as night fell, all the students in their beds fast asleep. Even their professor and the other adults were unaware of the presence approaching. The wind blew roughly through the trees awakening the 'weather witch'. Half of her senses told her something wasn't right, then the other half called for rain, which she obeyed. The rain drops fell from clouds unseen growing faster and faster as she called upon nature. Slowly across the law, a dark figure walked toward the entrance of the mansion. The figure was female, her head hung as she walked without hesitation or fear. She knew this was where she should be, the rain told her quietly, and she thanked it for its presence.
Suddenly Storm called to the professor, she had heard the thanks from outside. Someone's here she called. She opened her window letting the rain pour into her room. She flew out to the front law, searching for the presence. She found it on the lawn, it was a girl, or what looked like one. She picked up the figure, sensing no harm. Quickly Storm flew back inside the mansion, and into the med bay, waking up the blue beast within. He looked at the body of the young girl. "Fascinating." He muttered under his breath.
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Damia awoke to the rustling sound of the wind. Though there was no window in the room she could still hear it outside. She looked around her, after her eyes had adjusted to the light, and muttered something softly. She got out of bed and went to the room with electronics in it. She looked at them with interest.
"Your awake my dear." Beast said when he saw the girl up and about.
"Aspasmos." (Greetings) Damia said with a smile. The mans eyes widened.
Professor I think we need to have a meeting with everyone this second the urgency in his voice was filled with fascination and disbelief.
What's wrong?
You need to meet her.
The girl?
Yes.
I will but is she feeling well? I-
She is perfectly fine.
"Do you speak English?" He asked her, not sure if it was a good idea to ask her in his language, but he wasn't so good at speaking ancient Greek, only understanding it.
Damia nodded, she still had a smile across her lips.
"I'm Damia." She replied in perfect English. She knew English very well. She had learned it in school.
"Would you follow me?" Beast asked her. She nodded and followed him.
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All eyes lay on the new girl in the room. The girl looked human, except for her pale skin, yellow eyes, and dark green hair, almost black in color. She seemed glistened in the little light of the room. She still had a smile on her face. Her golden eyes looked at the faces of the people around her; all had an expression of interest especially the boys. She noticed a boy with red glasses on. Red. She shuddered; apparently the boy noticed her discomfort of his eyes, causing him to frown. She felt bad for her response and walked toward the boy, his brow wrinkled in confusion. ^^Didn't she just seem freaked out by me. ^^
"Hello," Her voice sounded like music. "I didn't mean to come across rudely. But your eyes reminded me of fire."
"Well, they're red." Scott replied stupidly.
Damia giggled. As if sensing the question the blue man was going to ask, she said. "I healed quickly thanks to the rain." She turned to the silver haired woman and smiled her face shined with gratitude. "Thank you."
Storm smiled at the girl "Your welcome child."
"I am Damia, I have come here because I could not think of anyplace to go." Her hair swayed as she walked toward the couch to sit down. Her eyes landed on those of the professor. "I am what you would call a mutant. My power is similar to that of yours." She gestured toward Storm. "Except instead of weather, I control nature." She felt inclined to show them so she stared at the plant on the professor's desk. She walked toward it as if in some sort of trance. She placed her hand over the plant, her hand began to glow a green tint, and the plant began to grow in length. The plant's vines grew a few feet in length. As if satisfied with her demonstration she caressed the leaves.
"So, you have like a green thumb." Kitty said.
"Yes, I guess you could call it that." Damia replied.
"No offense but how could you use that power to fight?" Jamie asked, thinking how dumb her power was.
"Jamie!" Jean said chastising the boy.
"Well, that is only part of it." She told the boy, her face still smiling.
"What else can ya do?" Rogue asked, surprising the people around her. When was she ever interested in someone else, Rogue was usually rude to everyone.
"I can control nature, so it is pretty limitless, I can unfortunately play with emotions," she look seemed saddened when she said that, as if ashamed. " I can also be very poisonous," She touched her lips when she said that "Also I heal quickly when I have enough water, and sun."
"Like me." Roberto smiled.
Is this what was so urgent? The Professor asked, even though this was impressive it seemed that Beast had something even more impressive to show him.
To answer the professor's question Beast asked "Where are you from Damia?" He was excited to know the answer. He had not had time to ask her because he wanted the professor to see what he saw as well.
"I am from Greece. I think you are the one who is interested in my language Mr. McCoy." Damia replied knowing that her language interested the scientist. She thought it would have some affect, because she had been told by her father that many people do not know their language anymore. "I come from a small island, which is still accustomed to the old ways of Greece. That is why we still use the old language."
"Do you use technology at all?" the Professor asked, he now saw what Henry did. She could hold much information for the world with her knowledge of the language.
"Yes, but not too much." Damia said "Only for leaving the island and some of the wealthy have computers and such."
"Why did you come to us?" The professor asked her.
"Well, my country isn't too fond of mutants, and my parents thought it best that I leave, and come here. I believe you know a friend of my family, her name is Marina. She lived on the island for a while doing some research. And when she found out about my powers, she told my family about you. So here I am." She lied and she knew that saying Marina's name would distract the professor from reading her thoughts at the moment. She wasn't quite ready for him to know everything about her, especially her fight before she came to the institute.
The professor blushed, something that no one had ever seen.
"Professor?" Scott asked suddenly freaked out by the color of his face.
"Oh, yes I do know her. Is she well?" He asked forgetting that his students where in the room.
Damia smiled, she knew that Marina was once very close to the professor. Marina had told her about him. "She sends her love." Again the professor blushed.
"Well, Scott I think that a" The professor was stammering, something he never did. Finally he composed himself. "I think a Danger Room session would be in order to see your powers Damia." She nodded.
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Everyone was very helpful to Damia during the Danger Room session, and they seemed surprised that she could handle herself so well. She was happy to be around people like her. She was getting ready to go out with some of the girls, to see a movie. She heard a knock on her door.
"Come in." She called. The door opened to show the three older girls, she remembered there names Jean, Kitty, and Rogue.
"Ya ready?" Rogue asked. Everyone had been surprised that Rogue was so open to the new girl. Rogue herself was surprised, but Damia seemed so nice, and Rogue could tell there was something that the girl wasn't saying. Which Rogue respected.
"Yes." Damia suddenly looked worried. "Is this alright?" She pointed to her outfit. It was a green spaghetti top, and a pair of big grey sweat pants. Her dark green curls flowed down to her waist.
"Fine." Rogue told her. Damia nodded and went with them to Scott's car.
"Hop in." The boy yelled to them. There were two other boys in the car, a boy with red eyes who had a goatee, and a boy with long black hair. She was confused by him; she didn't remember seeing him inside.
"Who is he?" She asked pointing to the boy she knew as Kurt.
"Oh that's Kurt." Jean replied. "He has to look like that when he goes out."
Damia frowned she felt bad for him, having to hide like that. "I'm sorry."
Kurt overheard them "It's no problem." He smiled.
"I like you better the other way." Damia pointed out.
Kurt blushed "Vanks."
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The girls walked around the mall, they where done shopping, and where headed to the food court to meet the guys.
"What ya'll want ta eat?" Rogue asked as they entered the court.
"Do they have lamb around here?" Damia asked not sure if it was a proper question, but she always had lamb. She was Greek after all.
Kitty frowned "How can you eat meat?"
Damia looked at her blankly "I don't want meat, I wanted lamb."
Jean and Rogue laughed obviously Damia thought meat was an animal or something.
"You'll have to excuse her," Jean said smiling. "Kitty is a vegetarian."
"Oh." Damia said, a little confused. She looked around then saw something that interested her. "I think I'll have that, excuse me." She told them and walked over to a booth that called 'Burger King'. She guessed if it was called king it must be good.
"Okay met us over there when you got your food." Jean yelled to her. Damia just waved back in response.
As she waited in line for her food, she noticed a boy in the line, who struck her as very handsome. He seemed to have some sort of accent, and had orange hair. He seemed upset at the person behind the counter. She watched him intensely, when she had ordered her food she went to the side to wait. He caught her watching him and smiled at her. She looked away blushing. He walked toward her with a smile on his face.
"G'day." He said.
"Hello." She replied her face red.
He laughed "I'm John, and you are?" he put out his hand, she put hers in his and he shook it.
"I'm Damia." She told him.
"What a pretty name for a Sheila." He smiled.
She blushed again. "Thank you."
"So, what is a nice Sheila like you doing in New York?" He asked.
"I'm here," she didn't know what exactly to tell him. "I umm, I'm visiting." She managed to say.
"Damia!" Scott yelled. She turned to look at the direction of the voice.
"Scott?" she asked confused by the anger in his voice. The others where with him, and they came over to the two. She looked at John he had a frown on his face. ^^Great what's a hot Sheila like this doing with them? ^^ He knew the answer.
"G'day Summers." John said.
"What are you doing?" Scott asked him.
John smiled "I was just talking with this nice Sheila. But, as I can see she must be with you."
"What do you want?" Scott asked thinking he was into something.
"Scott, I was just talking." Damia was upset that Scott was being so rude to the boy.
"Not to him, he isn't exactly the person you want to talk to." Scott told her.
He face turned sour "I really do not think that is any of your concern."
"Trust me, Damia." Kitty began "You like don't wanna talk to him."
"Well, I can see I out stayed my welcome." He glared at Scott, and then turned to Damia "I hope to see you again." He winked at her, and then walked away.
When he was gone she glared at Scott "You have some explaining."
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Scott and the others had explained to her about him. She still didn't feel he was a threat. But, she decided not to think about it. When they got home, the Professor told them to suit up, the Brotherhood and Acolytes where up to something at an abandoned warehouse. When everyone was geared up, including Damia, who had recently, chose her code name. She liked the ring to it, she had thought of it with the help of Rogue. They had chose Venus after the plant and the plant that was similar to earth, also because it had to do with love, which was a part of Damia's power that she was proud of.
"Ready Venus?" Rogue asked.
"Let's go." She replied.
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When they arrived at the warehouse; Venus was teamed with Rogue, ShadowCat, and Jean. They phased through the roof and where brought down to the floor, in an area in the warehouse where they wouldn't be spotted.
"Okay, try to bring one down. Don't work on two many at a time." Jean told them. "Ready?"
They nodded.
"I'll go first." Rogue said. She walked over to where Magneto's group was working. "Hello boys. Care if I cut in?" She asked as she punched a boy with long hair and an odd helmet on. They had told Damia the names of the enemy, and powers but it hadn't quiet sunk in. When Rogue made their presence known, Jean, ShadowCat, and herself came out of the shadows.
"Well, well. "Quicksilver said motioning to Damia. "New girl eh?"
Damia gave him a go-to-hell look and brought her hand to her lips and blew him a kiss. It seemed to have some sort of effect on him.
"Hey boys," Quicksilver said in a love struck voice; Venus had put him under her spell. "I think she likes me." He ran at her but Kitty went at him. Jean seemed preoccupied with some jumpy boy who she guessed must be Toad. She was on the look out though. She had to stay away from a certain Acolyte; Pyro. Fire was her weakness, but she knew that he needed fuel for his fire which made him less of a threat. But, none the less he was one.
"So we meet again." A familiar voice said. Venus turned to the direction it came from. It was the boy from the mall.
"Pyro?" She asked.
"Yes ma'am." He replied.
"Well, to bad we met in such a way?" She was a bit saddened that he was the one with fire power. She had taken a liken to him at the mall.
He walked close to her. He wasn't too happy about the situation much either. But he wasn't going to admit it. He had made up his mind that he wasn't going to hurt her, but he wasn't going to look like a sissy either. She seemed like a nice person, and she had even sort of defended him when Scott told him to leave. Also she was very good looking, and John wasn't one to forget a pretty face, especially such an exotic one at that.
"Maybe we could call a truce?" He joked, but there was some seriousness in the comment.
She smiled "What kind of a truce?" He was still moving closer, and she wasn't going to complain.
"Well," His smiled grew wider. He liked the way she had not let her guard down, he had let his guard down but she was still holding her ground. She looked at him, her eyes intrigued him. He really didn't want to fight her. "How about you just not fight, and then I'll take you to dinner to make it up to you." Suddenly he felt vines crawling around his legs; they were making it hard for him to walk. He shot some flames at them and they disappeared. ^^Damn. ^^ Damia knew that her power was no match for the fire. She searched her mind for an answer. He was coming closer than ever and pretty soon she would be against the wall. Unfortunately for her that would be sooner than she though. ^^Great how am I going to get out of this? ^^ Her back was against the wall, and he was very close. Not that she minded. Suddenly a thought grabbed her mind.
"It's a pity you know." She told him catching him off guard. "You're so cute, and we are enemies." He liked this; she was admitting that she liked him. ^^Score for St. John!^^
"Well, I don't blame you." He winked.
"A bit sure are we?" she smiled; this guy was falling into her trap perfectly. He put his arm against the wall, blocking any escape to the right, and put his other hand on her waist preventing movement to the left.
"Always."
"I like that." She smiled then unexpectedly grabbed him by the collar focusing on the poison she could pass through her lips, if she wanted. Fortunately she had control over the poison; it only came if she concentrated hard enough. The poison wasn't deadly but it would knock you out for at least an hour. She pushed her lips to his, his eyes widened in excitement that she was actually doing what she was. She kissed him, and he kissed back. The kiss lasted for longer than needed; she was letting the poison go slowly so she could get some pleasure out of the kiss. Then when it ended he let out a little happy sigh then fell to the floor.
"Wow!" ShadowCat said after she watched the whole kissing scene. "Like some kiss of death."
Venus smiled "No, he'll just be unconscious for a while."
"Well it looked like he enjoyed it!" Kitty winked at her.
Venus blushed. Apparently the X-men had won the fight and some had been watching her work.
"Nice work chere." Gambit smiled.
Venus just continued to blush.
Bobby scratched his head a bit confused "Does that mean you can't kiss?"
Damia shook her head. "The poison only comes when I will it to."
Bobby smiled "Oh, okay. That's good."
Venus looked at him curiously "How so?" She got a strange feeling that the young boy meant something sexual by the comment.
"Just incase I need to give you CPR." Iceman winked.
Venus arched her eyebrow. "I'll make sure I remember not to fall unconscious when you're around Bobby."
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