DISCLAIMER: ALL I OWN IS MY CHARACTERS. EVERY THING BELONGS TO WHO EVER MADE IT.
I have rewritten this chapter. No big changes just at the bottom of the story. Some bits and pieces were brought to my attention which I completely agreed with. I have eradicated any other powers Shawn may have possessed. His only power is his transparent form and the invulnerability that comes with it. Please forget any thing else you knew about him. Thanks.
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Touched
Chapter Six
The expression on Rogue's face spoke louder than words. This was the last thing she wanted to be doing. The problem was, Shawn didn't care how much she didn't want to be here. Having her around gave him tingles all over and he was enjoying himself even though his tour guide was here by force. They'd been through many of the halls and most of the buildings and finally found themselves out on the lawn.
"And this is the lawn." Rogue moaned as she threw her arms up in the air.
"I like the lawn with the grass and stuff." Shawn said finally. His conversation had been limited. Mainly due to the fact he didn't want to sound like an idiot. "It's really... green." Shawn kicked himself inside. He wished he'd kept his mouth closed just a little bit longer.
Shawn was pleasantly surprised when Rogue's cold look changed. Her lips curled upwards and she let out a tiny laugh.
"I guess it is." She sighed.
Shawn gulped and scratched the back of his head. "Thanks. This tour has been really.."
"Boring?" Rogue continued.
"It wasn't too bad. I could have thought of worst ways to spend the day." Shawn replied.
Shawn watched as Rogue seemed to struggle with the words that were about to leave her rose coloured lips. "I'm sorry about what I said in the dining hall. You know, the pitchforks" She said as she made a stabbing motion with her hand.
Shawn chuckled. "Hey, that's fine. I deserved it."
"It's not so bad here. A lot of young mutants who have no where else to go have made a home here. With the help of Xavier and the other teachers, we've all managed to control our powers and live normal lives."
"Guess that's something I can look forward to." Shawn sighed.
"So what exactly are you? Jubilee says you're a ghost." Rogue blurted out.
Shawn took a step back, a little shocked at Rogue's outburst. How did Jubilee know? How did anyone know? He wished he could curl up into a ball and disappear. But Rogue didn't seem to be backing down. She kept her eyes steadily locked with Shawns' waiting for his answer.
"Something like that." Shawn said finally.
Rogue stepped backwards. "Well then. Give us a look."
Again Shawn gulped almost swallowing his tongue this time. "I don't know..."
"Oh" Rogue said with disappointment. "You don't know how to turn it on?"
"Sorry." Shawn said.
"Hey, no problem."
"Hey" A voice called from across the lawn.
Shawn and Rogue both looked over to see Bobby standing waving his arms in the air.
Rogue smiled brightly and began to jog over to Bobby. She glanced back at Shawn.
"Well that concludes our tour and when you do figure out how to work that power of yours, give me a holler. I'd love to see it." She called.
Shawn watched Rogue rush to Bobby and the look of bliss on her face as she stopped in front of him. A part of Shawn was glad that she couldn't touch him. Bobby and Rogue soon turned their backs on Shawn as if he wasn't even there. Shawn grit his teeth. At his old school, in his old life, he could have had a girl like Rogue if he wanted to. He was 'the guy'. There wasn't a girl who refused him or a boy who didn't wish he was him. Now, here at Mutant High, he was nothing. He couldn't even use his power.
"How did the date go?" Ladha asked as she walked down the stairs.
Shawn looked over to her and shrugged. He gestured to Rogue and Bobby as they departed. "What does it look like?"
Ladha smiled and stood at Shawn's side. "She seems nice. If it wasn't for that Bobby I'd think you'd be in with a shot."
Shawn nodded. "I agree. But she's with him. I can't do anything about it." Shawn let out a deep breath as Ladha lay her hand on his shoulder. "What have I got to offer her."
"So he can freeze stuff. Big whoop. I bet your powers are ten times better than that."
"Well if I could use them I might be able to find that out. Right now my only ability is brooding." Shawn pointed at his pouting mouth. "See."
Ladha had a sneaky look on her face. "Well how about we work on that?"
"Don't get ya." Shawn replied.
Ladha linked arms with Shawn and walked with him toward the mansion. "I say we find some where quiet and work on your powers. Try and get them up and running."
Shawn shook his head firmly as he unlinked his arm. "No way."
Ladha grunted. "You don't want Xavier helping you right? Well I'm the only person around her who one; you trust and two; has seen your Patrick Swayze in Ghost impression. I think that qualifies me."
Shawn was till unsure.
"I'm handing you an errorless solution Shawn. If you think your powers might get the girl, this is a good start."
Ladha was incredibly convincing.
Shawn let out a deep breath. "What's the plan?"
Ladha giggled happily and reattached her arm to Shawns'. "Let's go up to your room."
Ladha dragged Shawn into the mansion and the elevator. When they reached the door of Shawns' room they stopped.
"Marco might still be asleep." Shawn whispered. He carefully opened the door, not wanting to disturb his slumbering room mate. Shawn peeked his head into the room and looked over to Marco's bed. It was empty and unmade. Shawn pushed the door wide open and gestured for Ladha to come in. "He must be at class."
Ladha walked casually into the room and sat down on Marco's bed. Shawn closed the door behind them and sat down on his own bed.
"So..." He said uncomfortably. "What do we do first."
Ladha looked at Shawn with a curious frown. "Well. When you first changed, Xavier gave you a fright. Maybe we should start there."
"Okay" Shawn said nervously. "What are you going to do?"
"Boo" Ladha said loudly.
It didn't have the desired affect. Instead of changing Shawn almost fell off the bed laughing. Ladha gave a sarcastic smile. "Yeagh, yeagh. Ha ha. Now if you're finished."
Shawn tried to compose himself and took deep breaths. "Boo." he mocked.
Ladha thought again. "When it first happened you were with a girl right? She didn't scare you, she, um..." Ladha began to blush.
Shawn didn't want to remember it. Or talk about it. "What about it?"
Ladha slowly stood up from the bed and walked over to Shawn. Shawn watched her every move as she sat down next to him. Ladha put her hand on Shawn's knee awkwardly.
"What are you doing?" He said drawing out each syllable in the sentence.
"Shut up. I'm going to kiss you." Ladha snapped.
Shawn cocked an eye brow. "No you're not."
"You don't like me? You don't think I'm pretty?" Ladha said.
"No, no. I think you're great and of course you're pretty. You're gorgeous. It's just I don't...."
Ladha rolled her eyes. "I don't expect you to love me Shawn and this doesn't mean anything. I'm just going to see if it makes you change."
Shawn was still not convinced.
"Just imagine I'm Rogue or something." Ladha sighed.
Shawn nodded as he turned towards Ladha.
"Close your eyes." Ladha instructed. "Don't open them or I'll laugh."
Shawn did as he was told and closed his eyes. Soon he felt Ladha's warm lips against his. It sent tingling prickles through his body and as she kissed him harder he felt as if he would explode.
Suddenly Ladha pulled away. "Yes" She cried.
Shawn opened his eyes and this time Ladha's plan had worked. Shawn was transparent again. But then Ladha's delighted smile disappeared as she began to glow.
"Oh no." She said. "My power. It's on."
Shawn panicked for a second, not at all keen to become trapped in her hypnotic scent. But minutes passed and nothing happened.
Shawn sniffed the air. "Are you sure?"
Ladha moaned. "Of course I'm sure. Can't you smell it?"
Shawn sniffed the air again. "No. Maybe my nose is blocked?"
Ladha giggled slightly. "A blocked nose doesn't make a difference. Even if you didn't have a nose it would still work." Then Ladha gasped as she stood from the bed and looked down at Shawn. She reached out her hand and touched his new form. "This must be part of your power."
"So I'm like, invulnerable? Cool." he said with a smirk, although it was hard to tell a smirk from a frown on his gel like face.
"When we first met my power worked on you. But now, when you're like this, it doesn't. You must be invulnerable when you're in this state." Ladha gushed. "I wonder what else you can do."
"Else? This isn't enough?" Shawn chuckled.
"You laughed." Ladha said. "Happier now?"
Shawn looked at his transparent body and shrugged. "It's just sort of novel. I understand it a little now."
Ladha was in awe of Shawn's appearance. What intrigued her most was the drifting mist that surrounding him. She waved her hand through it and felt the thick clouds of smoke filter through her finger tips.
"This kind of cool" Shawn whispered as he watched the wreaths of white mist glide through Ladha's handss.
Ladha smiled. "Yeagh. It is. You're really special."
Shawn gulped as he put his glassy hand to Ladha's cheek. He could feel her skin and it was so warm. Ladha trembled as she felt him as well. "So are you."
Ladha felt the moment getting a little too comfy for her liking. She took a step back and laughed hollowly. "Now. How do we change you back?"
"I think I can do that." Shawn said. He took a deep breath and tried his hardest to relax every muscle in his body. Slowly his skin began to grow over his transparent form, layer by layer. First bone, then muscle and lastly his skin and clothes.
Ladha laughed and clapped her hands excitedly. "That was amazing."
Shawn was shaking as his transformation completed himself and he was left gasping. "Thank you." He said.
Ladha raised an eyebrow. "Don't thank me yet big boy. We've got a lot of work to do. We are going to work day and night until you've got this thing nailed."
"You going to turn me into some sort of super mutant?" Shawn chuckled.
Ladha grinned slyly. "That's the plan."
Thanks for the feed back on this fanfiction. I just want to confirm something. A lot of reviewers have made a reference to the series Animorphs which have two characters named Sean and Marco. Coincidently Sean is played by the same actor who plays Bobby in X-Men. Many people have asked if this was deliberate. The answer is no. I have never read any of the Animorphs book and I watched maybe one episode when it was on tv. When I was creating my characters Shawn and Marco I had no idea of the coincidence. Here's a new chapter. Hope you enjoy and please review.