Disclaimer: Don't own X-Men or Evo...but Mira is my own character.
Summary: A simple chat leads to Todd realizing whats in his heart, and a plan in his mind.
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Chapter 2:
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Too much of the same stories in our lives.
I think it's time for change,
don't you?
I think it's time for us
to walk away from here.
Stories in our lives,
we keep them all inside...
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Todd gave a nervous smile, taking a step back just out of her reach. Her touch was like being pierced by an icicle, but as soon as her hand fell back to her side he stepped back where he had been.
"So...wh-why are ya up here anyway? I thought ghosts haunted places they died in, and this old place hasn't been open foreva,yo."
The girls brows dropped in a remorseful way, causing Todd to bite his tongue and curse every word he had just said.
~But I did die here...that is why I remain.~
Her gentle voice was no more than a whisper in his mind, and she turned away a little. Todd took a step closer, reaching out to put his hand on her shoulder but stopped. He sighed at himself, placing his hand back at his side. He would just go right through her...and that was strange, not being able to show compassion through simple contact.
"Hey, hey, I'm sorry. I didn't know..."
~Not many do, and if they did know they don't care.~
"But why? Imean, you seem so nice an' everything."
~I was a run away without a place in society. No one cares about a nobody.~
"Don't say that, yo. I care. You can tell me..."
She turned to look over her shoulder at him with endless black pits that were her eyes. The look on his face was genuine, and caring. She shifted to half face him.
~...I would rather not...~
Todd nodded, watching her ghostly form sink to the ground as she sat. He allowed himself to lower to the ground as well, stopping in a crouching position.
"That's fine with me...er...what's your name?"
~Mira.~
"Mira, neva heard a name like that before."
He gave a small smirk.
"I kinda like it, has a different ring to it."
She gave a small smile, and would have been blushing if she could do so.
"Well Mira, the names Todd, better known to the mutant community as Toad."
Mira let the smile grow a little more.
~Yes...I already knew that. I'm a phychic and a telepath. But it is still a pleasure to meet you Todd.~
He smirked a little. To hear his name, his real name, spoken in such a gentle tone was pure bliss compared to the usual angered voices that spat out the name as if it left a bad taste in their mouths. But he had to admit, having someone know his name before he had ever really met them was creepy.
"Yeah, same here."
He looked at the dust coated floor, deep in thought.
"Yo, Mira...why'd you save me? I mean, you didn't even know me or nothin'..."
~As much as I enjoy the company of others, I didn't want to let there be another ghost in this place.~
"Well, that I can understand...this is your haunting grounds after all, but I mean why did you really."
Mira gave him a quizzical look. Why? She had never thought of it that way. Then again, no one else had ever come up here but him.
~Because you were trapped like I was once. I didn't want to see my past repeat itself...~
She answered quietly, hanging her head as if to block out the question she knew he was going to ask her next.
"You were hunted down by Mutant Control too, huh?"
Mira shook her head.
~No, but if only that would have been the case.~
Todd's eyes saddened noticably. He wanted her to feel like she could open up to him, and now he had a strange urge to want to hold her in his arms and let her cry on his shoulder. He shook his head in disbelief at himself. 'Hold it, hold it!' His mind seemed to scream at him. 'Don't even say that your having feelings for a ghost.' Todd furrowed his brows together. 'So what if I am...' He stopped himself. 'Man..I'm talkin' to myself, that's a bad sign yo.'
"Hey, I'm here for ya, I owe you a favor for you saving my life."
Mira didn't look back up at him for a long while.
~You don't need to repay me. There is little reason to.~
Todd suddenly got an idea, one that might justify his feeling.
"I think I might know how I can repay you Mira. I'll be right back."
He quickly hopped down the stairs, leaving Mira sitting with a bewildered look on her face. What trick did he have waiting for her?
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"I'm telling you, he'll come back!"
Pietro whined as Lance drove down the narrow streets.
"Maximoff, just shut up and help me look...I know he went this way."
Pietro grumbled something under his breath and leaned back into the passenger seat, arms folded over his chest.
"I hope your happy...I'm missing the rest of 'Children of the Corn' for this..."
Lance didn't reply. He had slowed the jeep down to a crawl as they approached the last place they had seen Todd heading towards.
"Where could he have gone? No one's even out at this hour..."
He mused to himself. Pietro rolled his eyes, then looked over to a street they were just about to pass. It was Todd he saw, hopping away from an ancient building. But Lance went on by.
"That was him back there."
"What!? Where!"
Pietro pointed, and Lance slammed on the brakes, put the jeep in reverse and went back to the street where Todd had been. By that time they could only tell what direction he had gone towards...Xavier's Institute.
"That slimey tratior!"
Lance shouted, slamming a fist into the steering wheel. Pietro watched as Todd finally slipped out of view.
"Should I follow him?"
He asked, though it seemed more of a question to himself than to Lance.
"No, I want to see what's up with that building he was in. Maybe the answer to how he escaped Mutant Control is inside."
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A/N: Well, a short chapter 2. Next chappy deals with the X-Men, and a meeting with Xavier, Beast, and Forge. Hope you guys are liking it!
Next Chapter: Pleading
~Dragonmistriss
Summary: A simple chat leads to Todd realizing whats in his heart, and a plan in his mind.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Chapter 2:
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Too much of the same stories in our lives.
I think it's time for change,
don't you?
I think it's time for us
to walk away from here.
Stories in our lives,
we keep them all inside...
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Todd gave a nervous smile, taking a step back just out of her reach. Her touch was like being pierced by an icicle, but as soon as her hand fell back to her side he stepped back where he had been.
"So...wh-why are ya up here anyway? I thought ghosts haunted places they died in, and this old place hasn't been open foreva,yo."
The girls brows dropped in a remorseful way, causing Todd to bite his tongue and curse every word he had just said.
~But I did die here...that is why I remain.~
Her gentle voice was no more than a whisper in his mind, and she turned away a little. Todd took a step closer, reaching out to put his hand on her shoulder but stopped. He sighed at himself, placing his hand back at his side. He would just go right through her...and that was strange, not being able to show compassion through simple contact.
"Hey, hey, I'm sorry. I didn't know..."
~Not many do, and if they did know they don't care.~
"But why? Imean, you seem so nice an' everything."
~I was a run away without a place in society. No one cares about a nobody.~
"Don't say that, yo. I care. You can tell me..."
She turned to look over her shoulder at him with endless black pits that were her eyes. The look on his face was genuine, and caring. She shifted to half face him.
~...I would rather not...~
Todd nodded, watching her ghostly form sink to the ground as she sat. He allowed himself to lower to the ground as well, stopping in a crouching position.
"That's fine with me...er...what's your name?"
~Mira.~
"Mira, neva heard a name like that before."
He gave a small smirk.
"I kinda like it, has a different ring to it."
She gave a small smile, and would have been blushing if she could do so.
"Well Mira, the names Todd, better known to the mutant community as Toad."
Mira let the smile grow a little more.
~Yes...I already knew that. I'm a phychic and a telepath. But it is still a pleasure to meet you Todd.~
He smirked a little. To hear his name, his real name, spoken in such a gentle tone was pure bliss compared to the usual angered voices that spat out the name as if it left a bad taste in their mouths. But he had to admit, having someone know his name before he had ever really met them was creepy.
"Yeah, same here."
He looked at the dust coated floor, deep in thought.
"Yo, Mira...why'd you save me? I mean, you didn't even know me or nothin'..."
~As much as I enjoy the company of others, I didn't want to let there be another ghost in this place.~
"Well, that I can understand...this is your haunting grounds after all, but I mean why did you really."
Mira gave him a quizzical look. Why? She had never thought of it that way. Then again, no one else had ever come up here but him.
~Because you were trapped like I was once. I didn't want to see my past repeat itself...~
She answered quietly, hanging her head as if to block out the question she knew he was going to ask her next.
"You were hunted down by Mutant Control too, huh?"
Mira shook her head.
~No, but if only that would have been the case.~
Todd's eyes saddened noticably. He wanted her to feel like she could open up to him, and now he had a strange urge to want to hold her in his arms and let her cry on his shoulder. He shook his head in disbelief at himself. 'Hold it, hold it!' His mind seemed to scream at him. 'Don't even say that your having feelings for a ghost.' Todd furrowed his brows together. 'So what if I am...' He stopped himself. 'Man..I'm talkin' to myself, that's a bad sign yo.'
"Hey, I'm here for ya, I owe you a favor for you saving my life."
Mira didn't look back up at him for a long while.
~You don't need to repay me. There is little reason to.~
Todd suddenly got an idea, one that might justify his feeling.
"I think I might know how I can repay you Mira. I'll be right back."
He quickly hopped down the stairs, leaving Mira sitting with a bewildered look on her face. What trick did he have waiting for her?
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"I'm telling you, he'll come back!"
Pietro whined as Lance drove down the narrow streets.
"Maximoff, just shut up and help me look...I know he went this way."
Pietro grumbled something under his breath and leaned back into the passenger seat, arms folded over his chest.
"I hope your happy...I'm missing the rest of 'Children of the Corn' for this..."
Lance didn't reply. He had slowed the jeep down to a crawl as they approached the last place they had seen Todd heading towards.
"Where could he have gone? No one's even out at this hour..."
He mused to himself. Pietro rolled his eyes, then looked over to a street they were just about to pass. It was Todd he saw, hopping away from an ancient building. But Lance went on by.
"That was him back there."
"What!? Where!"
Pietro pointed, and Lance slammed on the brakes, put the jeep in reverse and went back to the street where Todd had been. By that time they could only tell what direction he had gone towards...Xavier's Institute.
"That slimey tratior!"
Lance shouted, slamming a fist into the steering wheel. Pietro watched as Todd finally slipped out of view.
"Should I follow him?"
He asked, though it seemed more of a question to himself than to Lance.
"No, I want to see what's up with that building he was in. Maybe the answer to how he escaped Mutant Control is inside."
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A/N: Well, a short chapter 2. Next chappy deals with the X-Men, and a meeting with Xavier, Beast, and Forge. Hope you guys are liking it!
Next Chapter: Pleading
~Dragonmistriss
