Thicker than Water
By Todd Fan
Disclaimer: "One girl...I drove through 3 states wearing her head as a hat".
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I love my reviewers. Shadowkitten, yes all the Acolytes are over 18 mhwhoaohahahahah!.
I'm going to see X-2 tomorrow, yeah baby!!!!!!!
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Chapter 16 - Storm Rising
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Sidney had been quietly reading in the library when she noticed movment suggesting that someone had entered. She glanced up to see Todd, who gave her a smile.
"Hey", he said, flumping down on a chair.
"Hey to you too", said Sidney, going back to her book, her tail flicking slightly, she sighed, "so, you enjoy your date with...Wanda?".
Todd glanced up, instantly noticing the tenseness in Sidney's voice.
"Yeah", he said with a smile, then frowned, "Sid...are you okay with me an' Wanda bein' together?".
"Fine", said Sidney, rather quickly, "just hunkey-dorey".
Todd studied her for a second.
"No...you're not", he said, "what's wrong? Tell me, ya used ta be able ta tell me anythin'. Heck, we were inseperable as kids, i've known ya my whole life almost but recently....we've been more distant than we've ever been. What's wrong?".
"Nothing", said Sidney, putting her book down, "i...i just have to get used to seeing you with someone else..that's all".
She crossed her arms stubornly.
"Maybe we wouldn't BE so distant if you didn't spend all your time with the Witch", she muttered under her breath.
Todd looked up quickly.
"You ARE jealous of Wanda!", he said, shaking his head, "look, i know it can't be easy seeing me with her, but ya gotta know i care about her. Sid, please, don't make me chose between the two of ya".
"I'm not ASKING you to chose between us!", said Sidney with a growl, "but i'll never LIKE her Todd, you have to accept that".
"You can't keep actin' like this though", said Todd, "i'm worried about ya. Maybe ya should just..move on too".
"I COULD have", said Sidney, "but i chose not to, because of everything that's going on, i wouldn't want to endanger his life".
Todd paused, before cocking his head to the side.
"Who's life?".
"Duncan", said Sidney, "he told me he loved me. I declined though, it's all to arkward right now".
"Duncan?", said Todd, bristling, "that no good jock who's main goal in life was to make my life miserable? You would have actually considered bein' with HIM?".
Sidney flattened her ears and growled.
"At least HE showed he cared", she snapped, "where have you been 'best buddy' while i've gone through all this stuff with my family, huh? Not ONE supportive word or anything, you've been with that...which all the time. You're obviously waaaay to busy to care about me, i guess i'm no longer worth your precious time".
Todd frowned, deep down, he knew she was right, he had been neglecting his best friend duties. But Todd was a stubborn guy, and his mouth worked before his mind.
"Welll sorry i want ta spend time wit' my GIRLFRIEND", he said, "next time, i'll ask fer ya permision. Forget this, i'm outta here!".
Before Sidney could reply, he stormed out of the library, heading for the door. Gina was walking the other way.
"Todd, where are you...", she started.
"Out!", he said sharply.
His cousin paused before shouting after him.
"Have you got a communicator in case we need to conact...".
She was cut off by the sound of the door slamming...obviously not.
******
The X-Van flew THROUGH the wall and hit the bank. It screeched as the tyres tried to find traction on the lawn, spraying dirt everywhere. It then sped along the lawn and hit a garden knome before skidding to a halt outside of the mansion.
"Whoooooo! That was awseome!", said Kitty, "i'm i totally getting the hang of this! Right, Mr. Sabertooth?".
"Neeehhhhhhh", said Sabertooth, from where he sat bolt uprigth in the passenger seat, his huge claws embedded into the dashboard, his hair sticking up slightly.
"Whoooo!", said Kitty happily, getting out the car and heading happily towards the mansion, not noticing that John had dove into a bush to keep from being noticed.
As soon as she had gone, he steeped out of the bush and strolled over to Sabertooth.
"You okay, Vic?", he asked, waving a hand in front of Sabertooth's face.
Sabertooth gave what could be considered a frightened mew before pulling his hands from the dashboard, huge claw indents left behind.
"That child...is more evil than i am", he said, "i don't want to go in another car ever ever again!....Now if you excuse me, i'm gonna go have a cry".
With that, he stumbled out of the Van and walked shakily into the house.
*****
Logan hummed happily to himself as he polished his bike. He had seen Sabertooth walk into the house looking very pale. Not only had he avoided a whole lot of driving with Kitty, but his arch nemisis had been dragged out. Life was good.
"Hi Mr Logan".
Oh well, he knew he would never be left alone for too long. Why did they always come to him? Why not someone who actually WANTED to listen to their problems. Was it because he was the oldest? No, Sabertooth was far older than him, then again, Sabertooth had a tendancy to disembowel those who anyoyed him. He sighed and glanced up to see Jamie.
"What do you want Pipsqueak?", he asked, carrying on polishing his bike regardless.
"Nothing", said Jamie with a shrug, before clearling his throat, "i was just...kinda wondering. If you really like someone, how would you go about....err telling them...not that this has anything to do with me...'cause it doesn't".
Logan groaned inwardly, not this again. What was he, the relationship guru?.
"I'll tell you exactly what i told Cyke", he said, still cleaning his bike, not even bothering to look up, "if YOU don't tell her, I will".
Jamie blinked, raised a finger as if to say something, before mumbling something incoherently and walking off.
"Kids", muttered Logan, rolling his eyes.
*****
Sidney had been sulking around, not moving from the library. She KNEW she had to move on from Todd, but she really didn't want to be with Duncan. Ugh, when did life get so complicated?!.
*BAMF*
"Hello Kurt", Sidney barely batted an eyelid at Kurt's arrival, after a while, you got used to it, and Sidney had gotten used to it long ago.
"Guten Tag Fraulien", said Kurt, "thought i'd find you here. Rogue is having one of her mood swings and i need to seek refuge.....are you okay?".
Sidney glanced up at her cousin, a worried expression on his blue features.
"I had a fight with Todd", she said with a notchalant shrug, "no biggie. Just, i would have liked his support, and he hasn't been that much of a friend. Damn Wanda".
Kurt chuckled.
"Ahhhh, so green runs in ze family as vell as blue, ja?", he said.
"Har de har har", said Sidney dryly, "not helping, Kurt".
"Sorry", said Kurt with a chuckle, "i couldn't resist".
Suddenly, Sabertooth stumbled in, noted that only Kurt and Sidney were in the room before sitting down and groaning.
"You don't look good, Uncle Vic", pointed out Sidney.
"No", said Sabertooth, "well that's probably because i was in a car with a maniac a few minutes ago".
Kurt winced.
"Ouch, Kitty got you?".
"Yes...yes she did", he said, "how did she get a drivers permit? Whoever gave it to her is on my 'list'".
"Kinda makes you glad you're under eighteen, don't it?", said Sidney with a chuckle.
"Ja...very much so", said Kurt, "hopefully by ze time VE get there, she vould have her own license by then".
"Hah!", said Sabertooth, "that girl couldn't pass her driving tst if her life depended on it!. Heck, if OUR lives depended on it...which they do...i wanna go home".
"There there Uncle Vic", said Sidney, giving Sabertooth a pat on the head, "you can watch everyone else suffer now. She won't try to use you again for a while".
"Ja", said Kurt, "people are so shaken up, she has to rotate her instructors, she can't use them more than once a month".
"That's...good ta hear", said Sabertooth with a sigh, lying back, "by the time my time comes around again, i may have found a way ta get around it".
****
"Where IS he?!".
Wanda glared at the others, it had been hours since Todd had left the house, with no comunicator, there was no way of knowing where he was.
"Don't worry, Wanda", said Xavier carefully, "we'll find him".
Wanda shook her head, biting her lip before rounding on Sidney.
"If you said anything to make him leave.....".
"Hey, i would NEVER want to see Todd hurt", snarled Sidney, her hackles raising, "so you just back yourself off!".
"Wanda, please calm down", said Magneto, putting a hand on his daughters shoulder, "he's probably okay...".
"Don't touch me!", hissed Wanda, yanking her shoulder away from her father, "i'll find him myself if i have to!".
"Hey guys", said Bobby poking his head around the door, "we just got a really weird message on the machine".
Everyone walked out to listen to the message.
"Hey guys", came Todd's voice, "don't worry about me, i'm just wit' Nonna fer a bit ta let off some steam. I'll be back in a few days".
"There ya go chere", said Remy, "he sounds fine to Gambit".
"Fine...i guess", said Wanda, crossing her arms, she walked out, casting a nasty glare at Sidney as she passed her.
"Right, now that is out of the way", said Xavier, "i believe i may have found our 'Dagger'. There have been sightings of her in New York, i would like to assemble a team, adults only, just to see what happens".
"Who were you thinking of taking, Chuck?", asked Logan.
"Well", said Xavier, "Warren and Victor are a little....out of sorts at the moment".
A cry ran thorugh the house, a cry of someone who had been pushed over the edge of sanity and had nothing more than fear left.
"As i was saying....", said Xavier, clearing his throat, "i would like to go myself, and take Logan, Orono, Piotr, Hank and Jason with me. Magnus, i would like you and the others to stay home and watch the kids. I promised them a party tomorow".
Magneto looked at him in dispair.
"You want me to watch a PARTY?!", he said, "what did i do to deserve that?!".
"Oh don't worry, Magnus", said Xavier, "you'll have Raven, John, Remy and Forge to help you".
"Oh...goodie", said Magneto dryly.
*****
*Is so phyced* The next chapters gonna be a doozy..that's all i'm giving away. Yup yup. Until next time...
By Todd Fan
Disclaimer: "One girl...I drove through 3 states wearing her head as a hat".
***
I love my reviewers. Shadowkitten, yes all the Acolytes are over 18 mhwhoaohahahahah!.
I'm going to see X-2 tomorrow, yeah baby!!!!!!!
**
Chapter 16 - Storm Rising
****
Sidney had been quietly reading in the library when she noticed movment suggesting that someone had entered. She glanced up to see Todd, who gave her a smile.
"Hey", he said, flumping down on a chair.
"Hey to you too", said Sidney, going back to her book, her tail flicking slightly, she sighed, "so, you enjoy your date with...Wanda?".
Todd glanced up, instantly noticing the tenseness in Sidney's voice.
"Yeah", he said with a smile, then frowned, "Sid...are you okay with me an' Wanda bein' together?".
"Fine", said Sidney, rather quickly, "just hunkey-dorey".
Todd studied her for a second.
"No...you're not", he said, "what's wrong? Tell me, ya used ta be able ta tell me anythin'. Heck, we were inseperable as kids, i've known ya my whole life almost but recently....we've been more distant than we've ever been. What's wrong?".
"Nothing", said Sidney, putting her book down, "i...i just have to get used to seeing you with someone else..that's all".
She crossed her arms stubornly.
"Maybe we wouldn't BE so distant if you didn't spend all your time with the Witch", she muttered under her breath.
Todd looked up quickly.
"You ARE jealous of Wanda!", he said, shaking his head, "look, i know it can't be easy seeing me with her, but ya gotta know i care about her. Sid, please, don't make me chose between the two of ya".
"I'm not ASKING you to chose between us!", said Sidney with a growl, "but i'll never LIKE her Todd, you have to accept that".
"You can't keep actin' like this though", said Todd, "i'm worried about ya. Maybe ya should just..move on too".
"I COULD have", said Sidney, "but i chose not to, because of everything that's going on, i wouldn't want to endanger his life".
Todd paused, before cocking his head to the side.
"Who's life?".
"Duncan", said Sidney, "he told me he loved me. I declined though, it's all to arkward right now".
"Duncan?", said Todd, bristling, "that no good jock who's main goal in life was to make my life miserable? You would have actually considered bein' with HIM?".
Sidney flattened her ears and growled.
"At least HE showed he cared", she snapped, "where have you been 'best buddy' while i've gone through all this stuff with my family, huh? Not ONE supportive word or anything, you've been with that...which all the time. You're obviously waaaay to busy to care about me, i guess i'm no longer worth your precious time".
Todd frowned, deep down, he knew she was right, he had been neglecting his best friend duties. But Todd was a stubborn guy, and his mouth worked before his mind.
"Welll sorry i want ta spend time wit' my GIRLFRIEND", he said, "next time, i'll ask fer ya permision. Forget this, i'm outta here!".
Before Sidney could reply, he stormed out of the library, heading for the door. Gina was walking the other way.
"Todd, where are you...", she started.
"Out!", he said sharply.
His cousin paused before shouting after him.
"Have you got a communicator in case we need to conact...".
She was cut off by the sound of the door slamming...obviously not.
******
The X-Van flew THROUGH the wall and hit the bank. It screeched as the tyres tried to find traction on the lawn, spraying dirt everywhere. It then sped along the lawn and hit a garden knome before skidding to a halt outside of the mansion.
"Whoooooo! That was awseome!", said Kitty, "i'm i totally getting the hang of this! Right, Mr. Sabertooth?".
"Neeehhhhhhh", said Sabertooth, from where he sat bolt uprigth in the passenger seat, his huge claws embedded into the dashboard, his hair sticking up slightly.
"Whoooo!", said Kitty happily, getting out the car and heading happily towards the mansion, not noticing that John had dove into a bush to keep from being noticed.
As soon as she had gone, he steeped out of the bush and strolled over to Sabertooth.
"You okay, Vic?", he asked, waving a hand in front of Sabertooth's face.
Sabertooth gave what could be considered a frightened mew before pulling his hands from the dashboard, huge claw indents left behind.
"That child...is more evil than i am", he said, "i don't want to go in another car ever ever again!....Now if you excuse me, i'm gonna go have a cry".
With that, he stumbled out of the Van and walked shakily into the house.
*****
Logan hummed happily to himself as he polished his bike. He had seen Sabertooth walk into the house looking very pale. Not only had he avoided a whole lot of driving with Kitty, but his arch nemisis had been dragged out. Life was good.
"Hi Mr Logan".
Oh well, he knew he would never be left alone for too long. Why did they always come to him? Why not someone who actually WANTED to listen to their problems. Was it because he was the oldest? No, Sabertooth was far older than him, then again, Sabertooth had a tendancy to disembowel those who anyoyed him. He sighed and glanced up to see Jamie.
"What do you want Pipsqueak?", he asked, carrying on polishing his bike regardless.
"Nothing", said Jamie with a shrug, before clearling his throat, "i was just...kinda wondering. If you really like someone, how would you go about....err telling them...not that this has anything to do with me...'cause it doesn't".
Logan groaned inwardly, not this again. What was he, the relationship guru?.
"I'll tell you exactly what i told Cyke", he said, still cleaning his bike, not even bothering to look up, "if YOU don't tell her, I will".
Jamie blinked, raised a finger as if to say something, before mumbling something incoherently and walking off.
"Kids", muttered Logan, rolling his eyes.
*****
Sidney had been sulking around, not moving from the library. She KNEW she had to move on from Todd, but she really didn't want to be with Duncan. Ugh, when did life get so complicated?!.
*BAMF*
"Hello Kurt", Sidney barely batted an eyelid at Kurt's arrival, after a while, you got used to it, and Sidney had gotten used to it long ago.
"Guten Tag Fraulien", said Kurt, "thought i'd find you here. Rogue is having one of her mood swings and i need to seek refuge.....are you okay?".
Sidney glanced up at her cousin, a worried expression on his blue features.
"I had a fight with Todd", she said with a notchalant shrug, "no biggie. Just, i would have liked his support, and he hasn't been that much of a friend. Damn Wanda".
Kurt chuckled.
"Ahhhh, so green runs in ze family as vell as blue, ja?", he said.
"Har de har har", said Sidney dryly, "not helping, Kurt".
"Sorry", said Kurt with a chuckle, "i couldn't resist".
Suddenly, Sabertooth stumbled in, noted that only Kurt and Sidney were in the room before sitting down and groaning.
"You don't look good, Uncle Vic", pointed out Sidney.
"No", said Sabertooth, "well that's probably because i was in a car with a maniac a few minutes ago".
Kurt winced.
"Ouch, Kitty got you?".
"Yes...yes she did", he said, "how did she get a drivers permit? Whoever gave it to her is on my 'list'".
"Kinda makes you glad you're under eighteen, don't it?", said Sidney with a chuckle.
"Ja...very much so", said Kurt, "hopefully by ze time VE get there, she vould have her own license by then".
"Hah!", said Sabertooth, "that girl couldn't pass her driving tst if her life depended on it!. Heck, if OUR lives depended on it...which they do...i wanna go home".
"There there Uncle Vic", said Sidney, giving Sabertooth a pat on the head, "you can watch everyone else suffer now. She won't try to use you again for a while".
"Ja", said Kurt, "people are so shaken up, she has to rotate her instructors, she can't use them more than once a month".
"That's...good ta hear", said Sabertooth with a sigh, lying back, "by the time my time comes around again, i may have found a way ta get around it".
****
"Where IS he?!".
Wanda glared at the others, it had been hours since Todd had left the house, with no comunicator, there was no way of knowing where he was.
"Don't worry, Wanda", said Xavier carefully, "we'll find him".
Wanda shook her head, biting her lip before rounding on Sidney.
"If you said anything to make him leave.....".
"Hey, i would NEVER want to see Todd hurt", snarled Sidney, her hackles raising, "so you just back yourself off!".
"Wanda, please calm down", said Magneto, putting a hand on his daughters shoulder, "he's probably okay...".
"Don't touch me!", hissed Wanda, yanking her shoulder away from her father, "i'll find him myself if i have to!".
"Hey guys", said Bobby poking his head around the door, "we just got a really weird message on the machine".
Everyone walked out to listen to the message.
"Hey guys", came Todd's voice, "don't worry about me, i'm just wit' Nonna fer a bit ta let off some steam. I'll be back in a few days".
"There ya go chere", said Remy, "he sounds fine to Gambit".
"Fine...i guess", said Wanda, crossing her arms, she walked out, casting a nasty glare at Sidney as she passed her.
"Right, now that is out of the way", said Xavier, "i believe i may have found our 'Dagger'. There have been sightings of her in New York, i would like to assemble a team, adults only, just to see what happens".
"Who were you thinking of taking, Chuck?", asked Logan.
"Well", said Xavier, "Warren and Victor are a little....out of sorts at the moment".
A cry ran thorugh the house, a cry of someone who had been pushed over the edge of sanity and had nothing more than fear left.
"As i was saying....", said Xavier, clearing his throat, "i would like to go myself, and take Logan, Orono, Piotr, Hank and Jason with me. Magnus, i would like you and the others to stay home and watch the kids. I promised them a party tomorow".
Magneto looked at him in dispair.
"You want me to watch a PARTY?!", he said, "what did i do to deserve that?!".
"Oh don't worry, Magnus", said Xavier, "you'll have Raven, John, Remy and Forge to help you".
"Oh...goodie", said Magneto dryly.
*****
*Is so phyced* The next chapters gonna be a doozy..that's all i'm giving away. Yup yup. Until next time...