Peter's Proposition
Elizabeth shot up from her deep sleep. "Easy, Betsy." She heard.
She felt a hand on her arm. She calmed herself, and saw Logan sitting at her bedside. She looked around, and saw herself in her room. "What happened?" She asked.
She winced at the pain in her head. "You used all you could, apparently. You've been passed out for about four hours now." He explained.
Elizabeth placed her hand to the side of her head. "I have a splitting headache." She groaned.
"I can get you some Aspirin if you'd like." Logan offered.
Elizabeth shook her head. "It'll go away." She sighed.
Elizabeth looked at her clock on her dresser in front of her bed. She noticed it was one thirty in the morning. Logan sighed, "Betsy, you did some good work today."
Elizabeth looked at him. "Did all of that work? With Rogue and everything?" She asked.
Logan nodded. "Yeah, Rogue transformed into She-Wolf for a while, but she'll live. We dumped him off in the mountains." Logan said.
Elizabeth threw her legs to the side of her bed. She stood up, and looked at him, as he shot up to help her. "Logan, I'm fine." She sighed.
Logan nodded, "Alright."
"Thank you, Logan." Elizabeth smiled.
Logan smiled at her, and walked out of the room. Elizabeth looked around, and sighed. She walked towards her phone, and reached to pick it up, but she stopped. She turned around, and walked out of her room.
Logan sat in the study, and drank out of his coffee. He leaned his head back, to relax. He still had his black combat suit on. He quickly sat up, as he heard a noise in the foyer. He sniffed, and knew it was Elizabeth. He leaned back in his chair, relaxing.
Elizabeth walked into the kitchen, and stopped, as she saw Peter on the phone. "Oh, I'm sorry." She apologized, as she attempted to turn away.
"No, Elizabeth, please, you can come in. I'll be off the phone in a few seconds." Peter said.
Elizabeth hesitantly turned around. She walked towards the cabinet, and opened it. She grabbed a glass. She walked towards the sink, and filled it up with water. She stayed where she was, pretending not to pay attention to Peter's conversation.
Peter talked on the phone, with Elizabeth in the kitchen. "Look, Tara, really; it's not a good time to continue a relationship right now. I've just been having things going on here at the institute, and I don't want you to suffer for the time we haven't been spending together. You need better than that!" Peter said.
Elizabeth raised her eyebrow and looked at him. Peter glanced at her, and rolled his eyes, gesturing to the phone. "Tara, really; we could stay friends for now. If something comes back up, then it was meant to be. But, I'm sorry I had to do it this way. If nothing comes out of it, then obviously, we weren't meant to be together. Now, I have to go, it's getting really late. I could get in trouble if I'm found to be on the phone by any of the staff here. I'll see you Monday." Peter said.
Peter waited a moment, and hung up the phone. He looked at Elizabeth and sighed, "Well, she hung up on me."
Elizabeth shook her head, and sat down on a stool at the breakfast bar. She threw two aspirins in her mouth. She drank them down, drinking the full glass of water. She cleared her throat, "That's why I don't get involved with relationships. They're too much of a hassle."
Peter scoffed, and sat next to her. "I don't see why not. You've probably got a guy back in England waiting for you." He smirked.
Elizabeth raised her eyebrow at him, and shook her head, "Uh, no. I don't think that would have been possible in the first place, Peter."
Peter sighed, and looked at his folded hands on the counter in front of him, "Elizabeth, do you have any idea why I broke up with Tara?"
Elizabeth stood up, and walked her glass to the sink. She shook her head. Peter looked at her, "Because of you, Elizabeth."
Elizabeth turned to him, with a shocked look on her face. She then sobered, as she saw him looking at her. "Elizabeth, I-", Peter stopped.
Elizabeth shook her head, "Peter, it can't happen."
Peter sat up, "What can't happen? You don't think that we could possibly ever be a couple?"
Elizabeth looked at him, with a hesitant look on her face. "Peter, relationships and I; we just don't mix. You and I are complete opposites, personality wise. I just have a feeling we would fight all the time!"
"Elizabeth! We wouldn't argue! Besides, what's the problem of having two of the best looking people together as a couple? You and I are perfect for each other, and you know it." Peter persisted.
Elizabeth raised her eyebrow, and stared at him, "Peter, you and I barely know each other. You have no idea of whether or not we'd be 'perfect' for each other."
Peter shrugged, "Okay, maybe that was a bad way of giving you a proposition. But, Elizabeth, why don't we go out and get to know each other?"
Elizabeth felt her forehead, and winced as another headache hit. She eased, and looked at him, "Peter now's not the right time. My brother just left, I just faced off with Sabertooth, and it hasn't been an easy day."
"Alright then. I'll see you tomorrow, Elizabeth." Peter said.
Peter turned around, and walked out of the kitchen. Elizabeth grabbed the phone, and dialed her family in Britain.
Brian picked up the phone, "Hello?"
Elizabeth choked when she attempted to say something. She then cleared her throat, "Brian? It's Betsy."
"Hi, Betsy. How are you?" Brian sadly asked.
"Okay, I guess. I went on my first mission with Logan, Rogue, and Mr. McCoy." Elizabeth said, trying to smile.
"Great! How'd that go?" Brian asked his sister, trying to sound cheerful.
Elizabeth sighed, "Okay, I guess."
They sat in silence for a few moments. "So, how are mum and Jamie?" Elizabeth asked.
"Good. Good." Brian sighed.
Elizabeth wiped the tears forming in her eyes. "Uh, Brian, are you coming back?" She asked.
Brian didn't answer her for a moment. "Brian?" Elizabeth asked again.
"Yes, Betsy. I'm coming back. I don't know when yet." Brian sighed.
"Oh, okay. Well, I called just to check up on you, I'll call you later." Elizabeth quickly said, before hanging up the phone.
Brian stared at the handset in confusion, as his sister hung up on him abruptly. He placed the handset on the receiver, and stared at the phone. He took in a deep breath, trying to understand everything in his head. He turned around, and walked out of the library.
Elizabeth rushed out of the kitchen to the stairs. She ran up the flight of stairs. She turned into the hallway, and nearly knocked Rogue over, as she flew past her. Rogue stopped in her tracks, and stared at Elizabeth, as Elizabeth quickly rushed into her room, closing the door behind her. She walked towards Elizabeth's door. She lightly knocked on the door, "Betsy?" She called.
Rogue didn't hear an answer. She slowly opened the door, and peeked into the room. She saw Elizabeth lying on her side, with her back to the door, on her bed. She walked into the room, closing the door behind her. "Betsy, what happened?" Rogue asked.
Elizabeth didn't move. Rogue knew she wasn't asleep; she heard light sobbing from her. Rogue walked towards the bed, and sat on the side of the bed. "Betsy, why don't we talk about it?" Rogue offered.
Elizabeth sighed. She didn't know if she could possibly tell Rogue why Brian had left. She knew Rogue wanted to bond with her; she could sense it. She didn't need to probe Rogue's mind to find that out. Elizabeth felt the need to bond with someone also. But, she was very picky with whom she trusted. She turned around, and looked at Rogue. "I just got off the phone with my brother." She said, wiping her face of the tears.
Rogue tilted her head to look at Elizabeth straightly. "What'd he say?"
Elizabeth sighed, "I don't know if he's coming back. His voice sounded so uncertain. My brother only came here for me. He knew I wouldn't come here if he didn't come. Now, he's packed up and left."
Rogue sighed, and looked at Elizabeth. "Betsy, the way Scott made him feel, I can understand why he'd want to get away; at least for a while." Rogue said.
Elizabeth nodded hesitantly. "Plus, I don't think your brother's just gonna ditch you. I'm pretty sure that if he said he's going to be back, he'll come back." Rogue smiled.
Elizabeth faintly smiled at her friend. "Okay."
Rogue looked at her, "Come on now, and get yourself some sleep. I'll see ya tomorrow." She smiled.
Elizabeth smiled at Rogue. "Thanks Rogue."
"Anytime Betsy." Rogue grinned.
Rogue stood up, and walked out of the room, closing the door behind her. Elizabeth sighed, and looked up at the ceiling. She soon closed her eyes, falling asleep. The most peaceful sleep she'd had in weeks.
To be continued in the sequel...Unfinished Business!!
(A.N- Sorry, I had to reload the chapters, replacing how I misspelled Rogue's name; I spelt it as Rouge, a simple mistake I had made while writing, that a certain reviewer decided to go nuts over; so, to make her happy, and to make sure that the rest of the readers don't get upset with me, I made sure that the name was spelt correctly. Thank you!)
Elizabeth shot up from her deep sleep. "Easy, Betsy." She heard.
She felt a hand on her arm. She calmed herself, and saw Logan sitting at her bedside. She looked around, and saw herself in her room. "What happened?" She asked.
She winced at the pain in her head. "You used all you could, apparently. You've been passed out for about four hours now." He explained.
Elizabeth placed her hand to the side of her head. "I have a splitting headache." She groaned.
"I can get you some Aspirin if you'd like." Logan offered.
Elizabeth shook her head. "It'll go away." She sighed.
Elizabeth looked at her clock on her dresser in front of her bed. She noticed it was one thirty in the morning. Logan sighed, "Betsy, you did some good work today."
Elizabeth looked at him. "Did all of that work? With Rogue and everything?" She asked.
Logan nodded. "Yeah, Rogue transformed into She-Wolf for a while, but she'll live. We dumped him off in the mountains." Logan said.
Elizabeth threw her legs to the side of her bed. She stood up, and looked at him, as he shot up to help her. "Logan, I'm fine." She sighed.
Logan nodded, "Alright."
"Thank you, Logan." Elizabeth smiled.
Logan smiled at her, and walked out of the room. Elizabeth looked around, and sighed. She walked towards her phone, and reached to pick it up, but she stopped. She turned around, and walked out of her room.
Logan sat in the study, and drank out of his coffee. He leaned his head back, to relax. He still had his black combat suit on. He quickly sat up, as he heard a noise in the foyer. He sniffed, and knew it was Elizabeth. He leaned back in his chair, relaxing.
Elizabeth walked into the kitchen, and stopped, as she saw Peter on the phone. "Oh, I'm sorry." She apologized, as she attempted to turn away.
"No, Elizabeth, please, you can come in. I'll be off the phone in a few seconds." Peter said.
Elizabeth hesitantly turned around. She walked towards the cabinet, and opened it. She grabbed a glass. She walked towards the sink, and filled it up with water. She stayed where she was, pretending not to pay attention to Peter's conversation.
Peter talked on the phone, with Elizabeth in the kitchen. "Look, Tara, really; it's not a good time to continue a relationship right now. I've just been having things going on here at the institute, and I don't want you to suffer for the time we haven't been spending together. You need better than that!" Peter said.
Elizabeth raised her eyebrow and looked at him. Peter glanced at her, and rolled his eyes, gesturing to the phone. "Tara, really; we could stay friends for now. If something comes back up, then it was meant to be. But, I'm sorry I had to do it this way. If nothing comes out of it, then obviously, we weren't meant to be together. Now, I have to go, it's getting really late. I could get in trouble if I'm found to be on the phone by any of the staff here. I'll see you Monday." Peter said.
Peter waited a moment, and hung up the phone. He looked at Elizabeth and sighed, "Well, she hung up on me."
Elizabeth shook her head, and sat down on a stool at the breakfast bar. She threw two aspirins in her mouth. She drank them down, drinking the full glass of water. She cleared her throat, "That's why I don't get involved with relationships. They're too much of a hassle."
Peter scoffed, and sat next to her. "I don't see why not. You've probably got a guy back in England waiting for you." He smirked.
Elizabeth raised her eyebrow at him, and shook her head, "Uh, no. I don't think that would have been possible in the first place, Peter."
Peter sighed, and looked at his folded hands on the counter in front of him, "Elizabeth, do you have any idea why I broke up with Tara?"
Elizabeth stood up, and walked her glass to the sink. She shook her head. Peter looked at her, "Because of you, Elizabeth."
Elizabeth turned to him, with a shocked look on her face. She then sobered, as she saw him looking at her. "Elizabeth, I-", Peter stopped.
Elizabeth shook her head, "Peter, it can't happen."
Peter sat up, "What can't happen? You don't think that we could possibly ever be a couple?"
Elizabeth looked at him, with a hesitant look on her face. "Peter, relationships and I; we just don't mix. You and I are complete opposites, personality wise. I just have a feeling we would fight all the time!"
"Elizabeth! We wouldn't argue! Besides, what's the problem of having two of the best looking people together as a couple? You and I are perfect for each other, and you know it." Peter persisted.
Elizabeth raised her eyebrow, and stared at him, "Peter, you and I barely know each other. You have no idea of whether or not we'd be 'perfect' for each other."
Peter shrugged, "Okay, maybe that was a bad way of giving you a proposition. But, Elizabeth, why don't we go out and get to know each other?"
Elizabeth felt her forehead, and winced as another headache hit. She eased, and looked at him, "Peter now's not the right time. My brother just left, I just faced off with Sabertooth, and it hasn't been an easy day."
"Alright then. I'll see you tomorrow, Elizabeth." Peter said.
Peter turned around, and walked out of the kitchen. Elizabeth grabbed the phone, and dialed her family in Britain.
Brian picked up the phone, "Hello?"
Elizabeth choked when she attempted to say something. She then cleared her throat, "Brian? It's Betsy."
"Hi, Betsy. How are you?" Brian sadly asked.
"Okay, I guess. I went on my first mission with Logan, Rogue, and Mr. McCoy." Elizabeth said, trying to smile.
"Great! How'd that go?" Brian asked his sister, trying to sound cheerful.
Elizabeth sighed, "Okay, I guess."
They sat in silence for a few moments. "So, how are mum and Jamie?" Elizabeth asked.
"Good. Good." Brian sighed.
Elizabeth wiped the tears forming in her eyes. "Uh, Brian, are you coming back?" She asked.
Brian didn't answer her for a moment. "Brian?" Elizabeth asked again.
"Yes, Betsy. I'm coming back. I don't know when yet." Brian sighed.
"Oh, okay. Well, I called just to check up on you, I'll call you later." Elizabeth quickly said, before hanging up the phone.
Brian stared at the handset in confusion, as his sister hung up on him abruptly. He placed the handset on the receiver, and stared at the phone. He took in a deep breath, trying to understand everything in his head. He turned around, and walked out of the library.
Elizabeth rushed out of the kitchen to the stairs. She ran up the flight of stairs. She turned into the hallway, and nearly knocked Rogue over, as she flew past her. Rogue stopped in her tracks, and stared at Elizabeth, as Elizabeth quickly rushed into her room, closing the door behind her. She walked towards Elizabeth's door. She lightly knocked on the door, "Betsy?" She called.
Rogue didn't hear an answer. She slowly opened the door, and peeked into the room. She saw Elizabeth lying on her side, with her back to the door, on her bed. She walked into the room, closing the door behind her. "Betsy, what happened?" Rogue asked.
Elizabeth didn't move. Rogue knew she wasn't asleep; she heard light sobbing from her. Rogue walked towards the bed, and sat on the side of the bed. "Betsy, why don't we talk about it?" Rogue offered.
Elizabeth sighed. She didn't know if she could possibly tell Rogue why Brian had left. She knew Rogue wanted to bond with her; she could sense it. She didn't need to probe Rogue's mind to find that out. Elizabeth felt the need to bond with someone also. But, she was very picky with whom she trusted. She turned around, and looked at Rogue. "I just got off the phone with my brother." She said, wiping her face of the tears.
Rogue tilted her head to look at Elizabeth straightly. "What'd he say?"
Elizabeth sighed, "I don't know if he's coming back. His voice sounded so uncertain. My brother only came here for me. He knew I wouldn't come here if he didn't come. Now, he's packed up and left."
Rogue sighed, and looked at Elizabeth. "Betsy, the way Scott made him feel, I can understand why he'd want to get away; at least for a while." Rogue said.
Elizabeth nodded hesitantly. "Plus, I don't think your brother's just gonna ditch you. I'm pretty sure that if he said he's going to be back, he'll come back." Rogue smiled.
Elizabeth faintly smiled at her friend. "Okay."
Rogue looked at her, "Come on now, and get yourself some sleep. I'll see ya tomorrow." She smiled.
Elizabeth smiled at Rogue. "Thanks Rogue."
"Anytime Betsy." Rogue grinned.
Rogue stood up, and walked out of the room, closing the door behind her. Elizabeth sighed, and looked up at the ceiling. She soon closed her eyes, falling asleep. The most peaceful sleep she'd had in weeks.
To be continued in the sequel...Unfinished Business!!
(A.N- Sorry, I had to reload the chapters, replacing how I misspelled Rogue's name; I spelt it as Rouge, a simple mistake I had made while writing, that a certain reviewer decided to go nuts over; so, to make her happy, and to make sure that the rest of the readers don't get upset with me, I made sure that the name was spelt correctly. Thank you!)
