Chapter Twelve Part Two
Mess
DivineAngel
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"Come on damnt." He frowned hard, watching her. Judith's worn gray hair still leaning into the counter inside the small familiar examining room next to all the samples he had given her. Soft aged hands holding her head as she stomached the story he just gave to her. "You didn't honestly think I would sit by and do nothing blast it. Judith don't act like you didn't think I was going to do something." He gave her a hard frown as she looked up.
"Aaa Gene." She just sighed again, aged hand running over her face. Do something. Yes. She knew he was going to do something. Get in a fight with Jim, yeah. Worry. Yeah. Maybe bust a door or window or table. Yeah. "Aaa I just didn't think you would do something like that aaa." She frowned with her groan. "Where did you get the money for that Gene?" She blinked hard, it would have cost a fortune.
"Necessity is the motherhood of invention Judith." he grinned as she just closed her eyes and groaned again. "You can't spill this." He firmed his tone and she looked at him immediately. Dark eyes glaring hard at her. "You should see him. It's amazing." He grinned suddenly, her green eyes watching the relieved happy tones run over his face.
"I should." She nodded slowly before frowning. "I mean-I will...What do you want me to say when I need to examine him?!" She shot him a baffled expression. "Gene, you don't think he's not going to think something's up?"
He sighed "I have a cover story. I told him we went to a party downtown. Got wasted, he drank some new drink."
She frowned immediately, there were a lot of those up and around suddenly. More then twenty patients had come in last week having allergic reactions and cardiac side effects.
"I told him what he drank made him sick and he came to see you." He watched her nod slowly. "You gave him some type of...sedative and knocked him out for a few days."
"He doesn't remember anything?" She frowned skeptical at him, watching him shake no. "For the entire two weeks!?"
"That's what it's designed for." Her mouth just dropped open more.
"And he believed you?!" She made a face, watching him avert his eyes lightly as he thought. Yeah. Yeah Jim believed him alright.
"He was a mess when he took it blast it, and now how *else* is he going to account for two weeks." He frowned as she shook her head slowly with disbelief and exhaustion. "And why wouldn't he believe it." He shrugged. "It's not like I am accustomed to lying to him. I tell him what is, so why should this be any different. I've never lied to him if it wasn't for a *good* reason. This was a good reason Judith. Why should this be any different" He shrugged as she cocked an eyebrow at him, attaching a small ban around his arm to read his blood pressure.
"This time it *Is* different Gene." She frowned at him. "You deleted a...I am just worried." She frowned, pressing her stethoscope to the bend in his arm.
"The drugs clean." He flashed her a strong grin as she looked up.
"You just be sure your not causing him more harm then you are good." She gave him a stern look, watching him grin at her "And what did you tell him?" She frowned, trying to get this down. "Something about his intestines?" She raised her eyebrows watching him nod. "but he's not stupid Gene, he understands procedure. He's gone through it since he was four." She looked skeptical and worried now.
"Then improvise." he kept his calm expression with his order. Whether they had to bend over backwards this was *going* to work. "I didn't say this was going to be a walk on the beach."
"And no one ever told you to do it." Her green eyes snapped at him with a frown.
"Yeah that's right." He growled at her a squint, watching her prepare a syringe. "I was just supposed to sit by. Is that right!?" He scowled at her as she didn't answer. That wasn't what she would have preferred either. "That's like telling me to stand in the road and watch the car come blast it. If I thought that beating him senseless would have done it, you don't think I would have?" He growled at her. "Or talking to him, you don't think I would have?" He growled hard, thinking about this was making him crazy. "You didn't see him when he came home Judith." He frowned at her. So what she had known him for seven years, who was *she* to pass judgment on what *he* did. "He was scared of his own shadow blast it. He was rude and bitter, it was like watching him fall apart." He growled at her. "And you wanted me to sit by and watch that." He shook his head as she jabbed him with the needle. Worn green eyes silent through all of this. What was she supposed to say? "Even if I was dying I would have done something. I've already seen him fight through hell Judith. You think I would just give up while I can still move under my own power? When there are options I haven't tried? He grinned widely at her, bitterly at her. "Don't blow this."
"What am I supposed to tell him if he finds his records." She watched him do a fast blink. "hmm?" She frowned upset, almost on the verge of tears. "I can't delete his medical records Gene, I don't have access to them." She shook her head, watching him try and think fast. What was there stopping Jim from hacking into them? If he was curious to see what the wide stream of information had to say about him, then what? "You think it didn't document what happened? You think it wouldn't say how he was injured and by what method?" She frowned at him watching his face fall to a hard expression.
"Then we lie." He frowned at her watching her blink fast.
"Lie?"
"That's right." He frowned hard. "Who's to say they didn't confuse his records with someone..." he watched her start shaking her head no. "Or file something wrong."
"Gene"
"Come on Judith, they make record errors all the time."
"Gene"
"Why would he believe that when we're all telling him different and-"
"-Gene!" She snapped his name at him, watching him silence. Dark eyes watching her slowly shake her head no at him. "He'll recognize himself." She frowned concerned at him.
"What?" He frowned confused, watching her just lick her lips.
"He was more compliant then I thought. He didn't fight me but I know he was upset." She looked down as she mumbled out why Jim would know in an instant if he ever saw those things.
"Compliant about what?" he frowned, taking a step forward from where he was leaning into the small examining table.
"I know it was hard and humiliating for him but..." She trailed, looking up as the scarred hand snapped at her arm. Holding her firm as his eyes locked on hers. "Well I...Gene I had to photograph his injuries." She watched him give her a flat widened -You what!? You didn't!!- expression. "I was just fallowing protocol, I mean I...well I never thought that this.." She trailed lightly motioning around them. She never thought this would ever happen.
"You took pictures of him?" he frowned concerned, watching her nod.
"He would have to dig pretty hard to find them Gene because they keep multimedia to cases very secure." She tried to reassure him suddenly. "And maybe he wouldn't recognize himself, it's not like we took any of his face." She shook her head no, no. They had only photographed his injuries, cuts, bruises, scraps. it wasn't a photo shoot damnt. "If he was able to get to them thought Gene, I just don't know...how you could explain that?" She shook her head no at him, watching his dark eyes just stare off. Running through all the details. Jim could hack in there in a second, she wasn't aware of how fast he could get those pictures.
"His scars." He frowned suddenly, snapping back at her eyes. Watching her nod. That was how he would know. Because the pictures of his front had scars, just like him. She watched him grin roughly, at the cruel irony. "You don't see many people with scars like that, huh?" He grinned at her slow nodding as the first real hard flaw to his plan became apparent. His dark eyes sighing hard and absently as he glanced at his pants sitting next to him on the table. Her worn green eyes watching him grab them and start putting them back on as she looked down. Now just wasn't the time to tell him what his test results had said. She just couldn't, worn green eyes watching him run a hand through his hair as she looked up before watching him turn towards the door. A small -I'll see you Judith- running back to her as he disappeared.
How was it possible? Here he finally figured a way to help fix all of this, and Jim has to be the bastard he is to know how to find the one piece of information that can bring *everything* crashing down! In the *shortest* time imaginable! SON OF A BITCH! His head screamed as he walked hard and calm back towards the lobby. Stopping dead as he caught sight of Jim. Dark eyes just watching him casually talk to the nurse, loose blue jeans and green shirt grinning lightly as it started for a chair before catching him and heading over. Blue eyes smiling at him before sinking to a concerned expression at his absolutely drained and sad expression.
"Hey Gene?" the blue eyes frowned concerned as they neared him. Moving slightly to look into his face. "What's wrong? You alright?" He couldn't help but stare right at the blonde hair talking to him. The strong light hand roughing his shoulder worried about him. He was like a ticking time bomb. What if he found out? What then? Delete that memory too? "Gene you hearing me?" He blinked watching the blue eyes come back into focus fast from where they were talking to him. Deeply alarmed by the way he hadn't responded. "What did they find? Huh?" He sighed, slowly grinning at the light hands shook him gently.
"They ahh.." he trailed lightly, looking down with his strong grin. Watching Jim stop dead as he finally responded. Patiently waiting for him to speak. "They don't know." He looked up at the blonde hair watching the blue eyes blink.
"They don't know huh?' The light face smiled at him as it grunted its comment. Roughing his shoulder.
"What is this?" He sent a humored frown to the blonde hair as he glanced at the hand on him. Watching Jim grin it dropped away. "Your going to be late or what?" He chuckled lightly watching Jim grin, nodding at him to walk with it.
"You going to be ok Gene?" The blue eyes shot a skeptical look at him while walking along side. "I mean." the green shirt shrugged lightly. "You seemed..."the blue eyes shot him an off look. "When I came in." they frowned at him concerned. Not the least bit aware he was worrying about him.
"Yeah." He grinned reassuringly to the blonde hair that kept watching him, as thought any moment he would pass out.
"Yeah?" The blue eyes frowned slightly, stopping in front of the familiar examining room Judith claimed. "Yeah Alright." Jim sighed lightly. "Mel went out to the market, so only Daniella's home." The blue eyes grinned at him as they shifted their weight lightly. "Is there anything I should know about this party before I go talk to Judith?" The blue eyes gave him a look suddenly. "Any reason I can't have a blood test or something?"
He grinned hard. How like Jim. "You think she'd turn you in if you had anything illegal running through you anyway?" He chuckled hard shoving the blonde hair into the doorway as it grinned at him. "Naa I know exactly how she thinks." He grinned hard watching Jim shrug before disappearing into the doorway as he slouched into a chair. He didn't say anything about leaving so it was unspoken that he was going to wait.
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She smiled brightly as she watched him come in. Blue eyes flashing her a slightly nervous grin as he glanced around the room that had gotten much smaller then he remembered. "Jim." she sighed his name out at him. Watching him do a small wave as he came towards her.
"Hi Judith." He grinned at her. "I heard I saw you, but I don't really remember it." He choked a small laugh. "How are you? It's been a real long time." He smiled, watching her just study him.
Gene was right, it was remarkable. A mirror trick. The same person, only not. No trace of the same panicked exhaustion or pain or fear she had seen some eight days ago. Nothing but the strong, young, person he always was. She watched him wait for her answer before giving her a small -you alright?- look as she just kept looking at him. Worn green eyes doing a fast blink before her quick sigh. "I'm. I'm good. The years have been kind Jim" She smiled warmly at him, watching him grin almost humored. "I've been great, but how about you?" She smiled warmly, watching him come towards her as she beckoned. "I can't believe how much taller you are." She smiled warmly as she moved the small light into his eyes. Watching him just give her a smile before opening his mouth for her. "Your looking so much better then when I last saw you." She shook her head at herself, as she watched her words. She had to be careful.
"Yeah I...can't remember any of that." He made a small shrugged apology. "I hope I didn't throw up on anything or..." He laughed watching her smile and imitate. How sweet. "Cause Gene said I was sick but I don't really know what that means." He grinned, watching her shake her head at him, amazed.
"You were." She frowned and he become more focused as she slowly nodded, adding more strength to her statement. "It seems you drank...something that your system had a hard time handling." He nodded, looking guilty. Even when he hadn't done it and had been tricked into thinking he had he couldn't lie. She smiled, he always was such an awful liar. "So I need to run a small test on...some of your lower intestines." she sighed lightly, running this off casually as he nodded. "You can just, leave your shorts on and take off your jeans." She smiled softly as he listened to her before slowly nodding. Reaching for the button and zipper to his fly as she shut the door and moved back to the small counter top and cabinets.
"Judith?" She glanced back at him as he called her. Worn green eyes watching him sit his jeans onto the table. "Is Gene alright?" He frowned concerned, watching her slowly turn around. "I mean when I got here he just looked..." He made a small hand movement as he shook his head. "Awful, then he didn't say anything to me right away. Did you tell him anything? Or...I mean he said you didn't know what was wrong so far." She looked at him lightly.
"I hadn't know he had told you." She smiled lightly at him contemplating how fair it was to just release information to the blonde hair about the outlaw. Then again, it had happened the other way around for a long time. "Jim that's not entirely true." She frowned at him, watching him shift his weight as he listened to her, frowning slightly. "I haven't given Gene then test results I got back today because he seemed to have other matters on his mind and I thought it best to wait." She watching him look at her calmly but almost saddened. That meant they were bad. Blue eyes standing still, thinking as she walked over with the small blue container and set it on the table.
"Can I ask you what they were?" She looked down with a sigh.
"How about we get you taken care of first hmm?" She smiled at him as she reached for the container. Stopping and looking up as he ran his hand over hers.
"You should have seen his face Judith." He swallowed. "I think you should just tell him." He frowned lightly watching her nod.
"Do you remember when you were younger Jim?" She glanced up watching him look at her. "I had a hard time getting you...vitamins and minerals your body needed because you lost some of the most valuable years of your life living in a condition...that made it hard, to...obtain them." She watched him look at her. That was the nicest way he had ever heard it put. Your bones and many of your cells were frightfully underdeveloped because of it and you didn't have the money to get any medication." She flashed him a light smile watching him listen to her. "As much as I would have liked to just give them to you...I couldn't." He gave her a small grin, he knew that already. "I scheduled you to receive a scan to analyze the inside of you body so hopefully I could find a drug we didn't use frequently and quietly slip you some." Her eyes dropped his as he still held a blank -hearing-this-for-the-first-time expression. He wasn't remembering. "Your appointment was switched and no one told me, and the friend I wanted to perform this on you was not working that shift." She shrugged lightly, slowly speaking her words. "For children receiving a catatonic scan, it is very scary, I don't know if you remember it, but you were especially afraid." She watched him look away lightly. "A young woman took you to have it administered because I had Gene here. Back then we worried about custody becoming an issue and I wanted to make sure I could make Gene's file look as good and healthy as I could. Do you remember this?" She frowned slightly as she looked at him, watching him shake his head no. "Catatonic scans work much like an ultrasound. Do you know what that is?" She raised her eyebrows watching him shake his head. "When a woman is pregnant a special crème is smeared onto the stomach over her womb so we can scan inside and make sure the baby is developing properly. Catatonic scans work in much of the same fashion Jim. The patient is coated with a cream and placed inside the machine in order for it to scan them." She watching him frown slightly as she explained. Even now that didn't sound like a lot of fun, sort of gross. "Well to, make a long story short you were horrified. Gene was furious, and bust into the machine while it was running to rip you out." She sighed heavily as she told this part, watching him raise his eyebrows at her in surprise. "No one is allowed into a room when the scanner is on because it admits large amounts of hazardous radiation. You were protected because of the crème you body had been covered with, but Gene was in the room for at least a minute, standing next to the open machine with no protection." She watched him shake his head slightly with a hard blink.
"So wait. Your telling me that the radiation did something to his body?" He made a face watching her slowly lick her lips as she shook her head no.
"No, if you've ever had an x-ray you'll notice they put those heavy metal pads over your lower abdomen to block the radiation from effecting reproductive parts. Because Gene was exposed to this radiation Jim, he's sterile." She watched him do a hard blink.
"He's what?!"
"His sperm are fine, he produces fine, he functions fine." She watching his light face start to become more tense as she ran off facts. "I have done all sorts of tests and samples on him and he's been so good, I didn't think that this could be a possibility. But radiation testing shows that he is sterile now." She blinked watching him swallow as she finished. All because of him. Because of him this was happening. "Jim are you alright?" She frowned at the sickened tense look on his face. Blue eyes looking down at her as she gently grasp his arm.
"Because of me, he's..." He watched her do a hard blink as she shook her head.
"Jim you were four, there was absolutely no way you can be held responsible for any of that." She frowned at him, watching him just look at her. "Don't you worry about it alright?" She gave him a small smile as he continued looking like he was just hit. "What me to take your mind off it?" She smiled as he looked up at her, slowly nodding. Yeah that sounded good. The last thing he wanted to think about was how something he did had caused Gene to look at him with that expression out in the hall. He didn't want to be responsible for that, and how hard Mel was trying. Why else would Aisha have been around so much now. "I have just the thing." She sighed heavily, as she reached back to the blue container and flipped it open. His eyes fallowing her motion and glancing at it before bolting away.
"What." He frowned hard, looking at the thin silver rod he didn't remember from eight days ago, but from when he was four. "Ha ha, that's real funny Judith." He gave her a frown as he relaxed some. That was a good one. "You had me going for a second." He grinned slightly as she slowly nodded.
"Yes it's funny Jim." She spoke casually leaning her side into the table. "Will you kill me when I tell you I am not joking?" She raised her eyebrows watching him fall to a fast frown.
"What?!" He shot at her again, frowning hard. "Why!?" He motioned at the small contained she was working with as she looked away from him. Snapping the thin rod together slowly before moving towards the counter for rubber gloves. "Hey Judith stop." he frowned, shooting his order slightly panicked. No way he was doing that! "You have got to be kidding me!" He made an exaggerated movement as she looked over at him calmly. Blue eyes watching her gray hair nod at him softly, thinking about how this was supposedly going to be the first time since he was maybe five she had done this again.
"Jim I just want to make sure your alright." She motioned with her hands for him to calm down, watching him just frown harder. "I know this is embarrassing for you but I have done it a million times to a million different people." She raised her eyebrows. "Now you don't have to lie down, you can stand up. It will take about five minutes." She watched his face start filling with a red color as he thought about doing this. "Please." She motioned for him to come, watching him stand there glaring at the entire situation before growling. What choice did he have? Her gray hair moving slow and calm, ignoring his irritated motions as he came back over to her, moving to face the small table she placed him against. "I need you to drop your shorts for me." He growled, making a disgusted face at nothing as he glanced back at her. She was busy doing something at the counter as he reached down to the rim of his boxers and shoved them lightly. Feeling them drop around his ankles. His mind happy he had decided to wear such a long t-shirt. What luck he just picked this one off the floor when his red one had been right next to it. "I am sorry about all this." She sighed her words at him lightly as she moved behind him, gently pressing his shoulders forward until he leaned into the table with his elbows. Blue eyes frowning disgusted over his red face as he felt her gently grip his hip as her other hand helped angle the thin cool petroleum jelly lubricated tip.
His eyes glaring disgusted at the wall as he felt her twist it slightly, his face bracing himself as it slowly started inserting. His lungs filling with air as he fought the humiliation burning his lower abs. "Aha" He grunted lightly as she stopped, gently clicking the small button down by her fingers. Watching him jolt slightly as it started scanning inside him. His mind swearing hard how he was going to *kill* Gene for this as his frown firmed. He wouldn't have remembered this if she told him she had done it about six times to him. Starting when he was four and carrying over till he was five. Working on making sure he healed well and all the scar tissue inside him cleared away. But he remembered now, ahh Gene was so dead for dragging him to that party. So far that entire thing had been nothing but trouble. She watched him move slightly as she clicked the button again. At least now he could get some free...his mind stopped....no...no I am not that dumb. I am not that dumb! His mind frowned hard as he started replying the fun in the kitchen before he got there. Switching over from how he could get from free condoms from Judith to how....ahhh I am not that dumb! "Aaaa." He groaned hard, he hadn't used any sort of protection. Nothing. He had just picked Danny up, leaned her into the fridge and pumped. "Aaaaa I am such a loooser." He groaned hard, running a hand through his hair before turning around to the sound of her voice. Concerned gray hair looking at him. She had finished some minute ago.
"Are you alright Jim?" She frowned lightly watching him look at her. "Many people have to go through difficult circumstan-"
"-No." He shook his head, ripping his boxers up fast as he answered her. "No. No. Judith. Can I have some condoms?" He frowned hard, he was not that dumb! Ahh god he had told Danny he would take care of it. Why should she have to go get fitted for something, or plan sex hours ahead with cream and stuff when all he had to do was.."Aaa all I had to do was put it oooonn." She glanced back at him from the small draw she had opened, watching him groan as he looked up, rubbing his eyes.
"Jim?" She frowned, almost spitting his name as if he had lied to her three seconds ago telling her he was alright. Worn green eyes watching him take the box she handed him as she gently touched his arm. "Open your mouth." She frowned at him watching him do it. Her worn eyes peering in before pulling the skin away from his lower eyes lightly. He looked fine to her.
"Judith I..." He trailed lightly, watching her become slightly concerned as she looked at him. He seemed so stressed, as if he would confess he was responsible for every plague. "Right before I came here I..." H trailed lightly searching for a polite word, he knew enough rude ones. "Aaa I had sex with my girlfriend and I didn't use any protection." He groaned spitting it out fast watching her listen to him. Slowly nodding. "I know I am an idiot. I can't believe I forgot, I just wasn't...Well at the time-" He watcher her make a move for him to shut up as she nodded.
"Ok, your worried about pregnancy?" He nodded immediately and she sighed. "Alright, I don't know what to tell you." He almost choked. No advice!? He sure as hell didn't know what to do. "*BE* more careful." She gave him a stern look. "Use these for goodness sake that's why I give them out. And, and you tell her you forgot. Then hopefully, she either is or isn't, depending on what you were hoping for." She watched him give her a horrified look. That was it?! Just wait!?
"But I don't want, well no, I like kids but I don't think we can afford-" He stopped as she made another one of those shut up movements. Worn green eyes just looking at him.
"Jim." She smiled suddenly humored by his expression. "You tell her, and see what she has to say. If she wants she can come and see me, or see her doctor. Now put your pants on I've embarrassed you enough. Go. Home." She smiled warmly at him as she spit her directions watching him nod slowly, still groaning to himself as he yanked his jeans off the table. Damnt, his second day on the job and already he was messing up.
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He sighed, leaning his head from one side to the other, listening to the sharp disturbing crack from under his unruly hair before yawning and glancing up. Watching Jim come down the hall, disgusted. Ahh blast it. What's he thinking about now, his mind groaned as he stood up. "What's your problem?" He shot a grin to the blonde hair that looked at him, groaning silently about something .
"Nothing." Jim spit the phrase as he started following. Letting Jim vent frustration and shove the doors open irritated before glancing back at him. "Where'd you park? I walked." He pulled the keys out of his pocket as he nodded to the side.
"Air conditioner." Grinning at Jim's sigh as he started over for the parking space next to it. Jim was heavily stressed about something. His dark eyes watching, maybe Judith said something. "Hey come on." he grinned at the blue eyes that looked at him as he started walking along side the quick pace. "Your a horrible liar. If you honestly think I am going to buy into you nothing bit your only kidding yourself Jim." he grinned at the blonde hair groaning as it got into the passengers side of the car. "Look." He cocked a lazy eyebrow as he leaned towards the small space separating their seat. "Tell me what's on your mind and I'll tell you something you didn't know." He chuckled watching the blue eyes only move to look straight ahead as he slid the key into the car. It would only be a matter of time until the curiosity drove Jim insane, as always. His foot sliding onto the gas petal softly, humming the car to life before backing out and pulling out of the parking lot.
"Alright." Jimscowled at him annoyed. "I have two types of news." The blue eyes frowned looking ahead as he leaned forward in his seat watching traffic.
"Blast this." Scowling lightly under his breath at all the damn cars that wouldn't let him pull out. Like they wouldn't make it to their destination if He got a piece of the road, hog bastards. "Lets hear the good news first." He shot a sly grin at the blue eyes turned to him slowly.
"I don't have any good news." He frowned into the traffic for a second before turning back to Jim and just looking at the annoyed blue eyes. No good news? His sarcastic "Great" flooring into the traffic and swerving slightly as he squeezed in with a smile. "I have just bad new, and more worse bad news." Jim groaned, slouching down in the seat some, arms crossed over its chest. "One is your bad news and one is, one is mine."
"Alright.lets hear your bad news." He shot a grin at the blonde hair watching it make a heavy sigh. "I'll know if you jerking me around." He chuckled, hitting the blinker.
"Never mind I only have your bad news." Jim suddenly frowned watching him shoot a baffled look.
"What?"
"Yeah. Cause I just decided my bad news isn't your business." The blue eyes frowned more, looking ahead.
"Yeah fine." He scowled, leaking frustration onto the gas petal slightly and picking up about another ten mph. "Alright then" He glanced over at Jim. "Why don't you tell me what *my* bad news is, that is your business." Jim groaned, it didn't feel like that either.
"Pull over." He watched the blue eyes snap away with their mumble.
"You sick?"
"Just do it." Jim gave him a look, watching him snap at the blinker and slow the car slightly. Rough gravel and dirt running under the car as they pulled off the fast road.
"It's going to be hell to pull back into that." He shut the car off before slouching back in his seat. "Now what's so important I had to pull over for."
Jim sat there for a moment. Eyes dropped to the lower part of the passenger door before slowly looking up at the traffic with a soft sigh. ".I am the reason you haven't been able to make Mel conceive." He watched the blue eyes tighten slightly, bracing but staying relaxed as they waiting for his response.
"Ha." He grunted, grinning at the blonde hair. "Jim that's good." Chuckling softly as he sent a soft punch into the light shoulder. Watching Jim frown as he reached back for the key grinning. What a joke, funny though.
"Gene I was being serious." He frowned shoving the scarred hand off the key. "Judith said that when I was younger I had to..." Gene frowned at him now. Confused but annoyed it couldn't start the car. "I was assigned to get some kinda scan and you came in an pulled me out of it while it was running and it was releasing radiation and that's why..." He trailed lightly, Gene was starting to look pissed.
"Why what?" Gene growled each syllable at him, gripping the steering wheel a little tighter as he licked his lips.
"Why your sterile. She says your fine only your sterile from the radiation."
The dark eyes squint immediately. "Well if that's true Jim, don't you think she would have told *me* about this?"
"She said she thought you had too much on your mind right now. She only told me cause I kept asking, and cause you should have seen your face when I came in Gene." Jim gave him a soft look, still concerned about that.
"Well I had a *good* reason." He sneered disgusted trying to take this all in. No way was he sterile. No way! Not him. Not with all the women, all the parties. This was a part of him that.meant a lot. It was what made him who he was, his..pride his.No Way! He needed to think about this, now, needed to understand this. Need some time alone, needed Jim the HELL away from him for a second. "Get out." He growled staring over the wheel as Jim turned to him immediately. "Now. Get. Out."
"Gene I am sorry. I.." Jim shrugged softly as the words trailed. It couldn't remember any of what Judith had said happening.
"Jim I don't care *how* sorry you are damnt. Get out of the car." He turned to glare at the blonde hair that was slowly starting to frown. Waiting. Jim had three seconds to move. "By the way. That thing you didn't know." He grinned bitterly, he was mad now, now way that was true! Hateful hurt dark eyes watching Jim just look at him full frown now. "Was that I walked in on you and Danny this mourning."
"Ahh Geene." Jim made a face looking away with a grimace. Blue eyes frowning back him for reconfirmation as he nodded.
"Well you want to hear my bad news then?" The blue eyes sunk a little, disappointed in themselves as he cocked an eyebrow. Frowning annoyed as Jim lazily did it back as a joke. Things couldn't get any worse at the moment. "My bad news is that I forgot to use any protection.at all." He looked away as he spoke, swearing at himself for being such a moron. Waiting for Gene to say something in response to that catastrophe but nothing came. His blue eyes glancing over. Watching Gene just glare hard at him.
"Do you know if she's pregnant you could go to jail?" Gene growled at him suddenly, furious. "Because your under...she's under age and..." The scarred voice was heaving as the frustration just started building up. Small numbers practically appearing on Gene's forehead counting down to the boom. All it needed was one more grain of rice for an explosion, just *one* more annoying think, comment or misfortune. "Get out of the car!" He frowned slightly alarmed as Gene suddenly unbuckled getting out. "I am going to kick your ass Jim." His eyes widened slightly as Gene slammed the car door and started around it towards him.
"What?!" He shifted around in his seat to watch, baffled.
"You heard me." Gene growled, watching him scramble up and out as the outlaw made it to the passenger side of the car. Blonde hair standing edgy, not really sure what was going on as it frowned at him. "If there was one thing you could have learned from me. *ONE* thing! It would have been that!" he frowned furious, watching the blue eyes drop upset they were such a disappointment.
"I am not fighting you Gene. Are you crazy?" He sighed softly before adding more strength to his voice as Gene raised his fists.
"You think that now." The dark eyes grinned at him watching him just glance around. Tripping fast as he was yanked forward and punched it good. Jerking away immediately with an annoyed almost outrage frown.
"Gene Cut it out!" the blue eyes glared at him, backing up lightly to defend itself but not willing to fight.
"Ahh! What were you thinking! Blast it JIM! You want to go to Jail!?" He took another swing but Jim ducked and gave him a *more* annoyed glare. "I'll give you *one* good guess to tell me the *FIRST* thing that will happen to *YOU* in there." He growled afraid something like this could happen, and Jim tensed up and went wide eyed for a moment just watching him. Gene had attacked a lot of people before. With a gun, without a gun, and he had seen it. They always left bloody and hurt, he couldn't win against that. "You want a kid!?" The outlaw dropped its fists suddenly scowling at the insane irony and bad luck. "You think your ready to be a father!?" He growled watching the blue eyes get annoyed. "You can't.." The outlaw stopped talking as he sent his first punch. Right into the dark eyes looking at him. Who said he wouldn't make a good dad. Gene took a step back with the strong impact. Scarred hand slowly reaching up and touching its face before licking the small amount of blood that ran from its lip. "Why are you holding back?" He grinned at the unsteady blue eyes looking at him. Waiting for some type of strong reaction. He had just punched him didn't he? Blue eyes watching the outlaw intently, watching the scarred fists just raise. It felt good to hit Gene. Really good. Not good in the sense he wanted to kick the shit out of him, just relaxing good. Gene's eyes fixed on him, and he steadied his ground and got ready to fight. That nice relaxing feeling Gene must have felt too, punching him. Ironic but, it was neat, almost fun, and he raised his fists with a smile, ready to fight.
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"Oh oh Iris baby look at this one." Mike groaned watching Cidny's wavy black hair shove the small magazine into Iris's face excited..
"Can we not just drive to where's we are going Cidny?" He grinned as she shot him a look to the -I can't see where I am driving!- before the -Wow how much does that one cost huh?-
"Mike can I borrow some money?" Cidny sent him a bright smile watching him just grin hard. Admitting deep chuckles as he looked out the window to her request. No way.
"Oh Cid don't get anything." Cidny's innocent expression turned back to Iris' squeaky tone as the blonde hair started shaking no. "Let's diet first. I got to drop five pounds those drinks have been killing me." She frowned switching on the blinker and taking a right.
"What!?" the wavy black hair giggled from where she sat in the passengers side of the front seat. "Baby your skinny as a rat you don't need to diet!?" Iris only frowned with the comment and soft playful shrug. Muttering a -ya huh I do- as Cidny turned back to him again.. "Mike." She smiled. "Does Iris need to diet baby?" she smiled warmly at the feminine blonde hair squeaking a -Shut up! I do too! -As she giggled her question back into the back seat.
"Iris." Cidny looked back at his serious voice as he frowned slightly. "Pull over." Iris's navy blue eyes suddenly snapping into the rear view mirror giving him a skeptical look.
"What huh? You sick Mike?" She frowned slightly switching on the blinker and slowing the car annoyed. Pulling back into the traffic was going to be such a pain in the neck!
"Has anyone here seen Mr. Wizard since he had that miracle potion?" He chuckled lightly watching the two woman shake their head no. They were all waiting for word from the outlaw, who seemed to be taking his sweet time getting everything together.
"Oh my god is that Gene!?" Iris turned the wheel harder as she leaned closer to the windshield to see.
"Where baby?" The wavy hair moved quickly, looking out the window with the navy eyes.
"And Jim! Those Animals!" She squeaked unbuckling fast and getting out with Mike's strong black skin and tight wife beater in the back.
"Where baby? What is everybody looking at!?" Cid frowned stomping her foot lightly before catching sight of the unruly red hair. "...There is something not right with Starwind." She giggled over Iris's large -haa- gasp as they watched the loose green t-shirt and blonde hair throw itself back at he unruly color. Punching hard with the upper hand before falling into the dirt as Gene tripped it taking control.
"Are they fighting?" She squeaked concerned, hugging her hands to her pink dress. "Mike are they fighting?' She frowned, looking at the dark skin that nodded slowly. "Ohhhh those animals! I hate it! You know Jim didn't used to fight." She frowned watching Cidny nod with a similar -m mm mmm- tisking expression. "He's taking after Gene and oh I hate it, but I love him. OHh I love them both!" She frowned shaking her head annoyed as she started down the small grassy hill they stood on. Towards the blonde hair and reckless outlaw rolling around into the dirt.
"You'll T.hank mee, ifff you gooo, to jail." Gene strained it's words down at him as it struggled to pin him down. Watching thehim grit his teeth with a scary grin as he struggled to get free.
"I can't believe you.." The blonde hair bolted out from under him breathing hard. Glaring as it stood up. "Walked in on Danny and I and you.." He dogged the incoming punch. "Gene you so damn stuboorn!" He yelled dodging the next punch and jolting to the side as Jim jumped at him. Grabbing part of his arm and tripping him over before scrambling over him. Straddling his chest as the light fist pulled back to get him.
"Jim!" She watched the light punch falter, stopping in mid air as she squeaked his name. Blue eyes looking up at her as those its body as paused.
"Iris?" Blue eyes widening baffled before disappearing into the dirt as the outlaw shoved it over and punched it. Cringing at the fast kick before pulling back to stand up.. "Ahh Blast you Gene!" Jim scrambled up fast, grinning at the dark eyes smiling bend over slightly from where he had just kicked its stomach.
"Good thing I 'm..." the outlaw strained at him with a raspy voice now that the air was knocked out of it. "Just-just getting warmed up." He grinned widely at the blond hair breathing hard, thrilled with the challenged as it fought, ignoring the blood and scuffs.
"Gene Starwind!" He dropped Jim from sight, at the reprimanding squeak in a hot skin tight, almost plastic pink dress frowning at him."What in the world do you think your doing huh? You two want to kill yourselves!?" She frowned at the outlaw's almost blank baffled face before Jim stared laughing. "Jim." She sighed leaving Genes -When did she get here?!- muddled expression and walking directly over to the dirty, scuffed and grinning blonde hair. Her soft navy eyes just taking him in as she gently ran her hands to either of his shoulders. He was slightly taller than her now, stronger too. The way he stood was firm and confident, like she'd have to get a running start and steel elbow to try and knock him down. Yet even with the change, and not so much the horrible one she remembered a few weeks ago. The panic and fear she still felt when she thought about it, hear about it, or tried to talk about it. It was the change that was Jim himself, from the short blue eyes that looked up to her, to the taller ones that looked down to her. He was all the better looking down, less attached to Gene, and more determined to get what he wanted. She smiled up at him, genuinely. The way he always smiled at her and she sighed. ".Oh you look like a pig!" He stared laughing immediately as she slapped his arm with a pout. Glancing over at Gene who was waving to Mike as the heavy laughing over by the car was juxtapose with Cidny's frowning. "I can't believe we decide to go shopping and drive right past you two animals." She frowned at the grinning light face. All of his injuries hardly severe because both the outlaws were punching at easy non-lasting spots.
"It's a long story Iris." He grinned hard at her, moving towards the top of the hill with her as Gene reached the top. Blue eyes watching Mike almost double in the conversation transcending there before turning to her. "You were going shopping?" She nodded feeling his amusement and please to see her Lately, things always seemed so busy, getting together was tricky.
"Ya huh." She nodded, grabbing his arm slightly so he'd stop. Which he did, turning to directly face her. "Jim.Don't you think I need to loose five pounds?" Her face firmed up with a nod as his eyebrows pushed together slightly, scanning his mind for a safe, good answer.
"Umm.." He trailed before his shrug.
"Oh I know I am getting fat and your all lying." She frowned hard stomping up the hill faster as he started chuckling behind her. "You animal Hawking." He grinned immediately, almost goofily to tease her. Her affectionate voice was the nicest anyone had ever made his last name sound to him. The first time she had ever put his name into a slot where Gene's went too.
"Mr. Wizard." Mike's strong black face grinned at him as he walked over, slugging his shoulder lightly. "Long time no see." He smiled. "I see your actively participating in the business." The blue eyes laughed, glancing over at Gene who was leaning into Cid's car talking to her. "Rolling around with that son of a bitch." The dark face grinned their word, studying him. "Your looking good these days." The face smiled approvingly at him as he gave a small nod. "How the sorceress? She good?"
"Yeah." He grinned sloppily, wiping dirt off his face with the back of his hand before spitting into the gravel. "She's good. Home with Mel." He grinned watching Mike just shake his head humored.
"When you thinking bout asking that pretty lady to move in with you two." He raised his eyebrows as Mike motioned at Gene. "Got some nerve running that bachelor pad of yours, making us all look bad." The black eyes grinned at him, watching him consider what he said. Clearing his throat lightly as he stood. God that last punch to his stomach hurt. But Gene didn't look to much better leaning gingerly into the car from the kicks and fists he had sent.
"I don't know." He shrugged glancing down with a sigh. "Somehow I doubt her mother would appreciate that." He threw Mike a grin as he looked back up.
"I almost forget about her, since she with Iris so much." Mike nodded in understanding. Daniella did spend a lot of time with her aunt. One because of him, and two because she truly loved Iris, and they did a lot together. Less together now that she did more with him though, he grinned.
"Jim." He glanced at Gene's call. Unruly red hair giving the in code -let's go- nod to the car.
"You gonna come down to the bar sometime soon Mr. Wizard? I am so pleased to see you in such good health." He shot Mike a weird grin. Why did everyone keep saying that?!
"Mike, I don't know. Danniella well..there are a lot of topless girls down there." He grinned, laughing with the deep chuckling that slapped his back. "Come up more." He grinned, frowning slightly to the strong -Jim!- snapped at him as Gene got into the car. His hand sending a punch to Mike's shoulder before staring back towards the car with Mike's -I'll think about it- Unruly hair lazily lounging in the back seat to Iris's -You two don't kill yourselves on the way home ok! I can't believe you two huh!?- Cid's voice telling them to call as Mike just laughed, aware they probably wouldn't but then again they were busy, bills didn't pay themselves. He grinned, sending Iris a strong wave from underneath his blonde hair as he slid the key into the car. Feeling it hum to life as he watched the traffic intently, glancing into the mirror to watch Cid's red car behind them. Feminine blonde hair driving, still squeaking something about getting fat, to Mike lounging in the front seat next to her, and Cid sticking her head up from the back talking. He grinned, he would turn out right after that slow ass yellow car.
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"Come on damnt." He frowned hard, watching her. Judith's worn gray hair still leaning into the counter inside the small familiar examining room next to all the samples he had given her. Soft aged hands holding her head as she stomached the story he just gave to her. "You didn't honestly think I would sit by and do nothing blast it. Judith don't act like you didn't think I was going to do something." He gave her a hard frown as she looked up.
"Aaa Gene." She just sighed again, aged hand running over her face. Do something. Yes. She knew he was going to do something. Get in a fight with Jim, yeah. Worry. Yeah. Maybe bust a door or window or table. Yeah. "Aaa I just didn't think you would do something like that aaa." She frowned with her groan. "Where did you get the money for that Gene?" She blinked hard, it would have cost a fortune.
"Necessity is the motherhood of invention Judith." he grinned as she just closed her eyes and groaned again. "You can't spill this." He firmed his tone and she looked at him immediately. Dark eyes glaring hard at her. "You should see him. It's amazing." He grinned suddenly, her green eyes watching the relieved happy tones run over his face.
"I should." She nodded slowly before frowning. "I mean-I will...What do you want me to say when I need to examine him?!" She shot him a baffled expression. "Gene, you don't think he's not going to think something's up?"
He sighed "I have a cover story. I told him we went to a party downtown. Got wasted, he drank some new drink."
She frowned immediately, there were a lot of those up and around suddenly. More then twenty patients had come in last week having allergic reactions and cardiac side effects.
"I told him what he drank made him sick and he came to see you." He watched her nod slowly. "You gave him some type of...sedative and knocked him out for a few days."
"He doesn't remember anything?" She frowned skeptical at him, watching him shake no. "For the entire two weeks!?"
"That's what it's designed for." Her mouth just dropped open more.
"And he believed you?!" She made a face, watching him avert his eyes lightly as he thought. Yeah. Yeah Jim believed him alright.
"He was a mess when he took it blast it, and now how *else* is he going to account for two weeks." He frowned as she shook her head slowly with disbelief and exhaustion. "And why wouldn't he believe it." He shrugged. "It's not like I am accustomed to lying to him. I tell him what is, so why should this be any different. I've never lied to him if it wasn't for a *good* reason. This was a good reason Judith. Why should this be any different" He shrugged as she cocked an eyebrow at him, attaching a small ban around his arm to read his blood pressure.
"This time it *Is* different Gene." She frowned at him. "You deleted a...I am just worried." She frowned, pressing her stethoscope to the bend in his arm.
"The drugs clean." He flashed her a strong grin as she looked up.
"You just be sure your not causing him more harm then you are good." She gave him a stern look, watching him grin at her "And what did you tell him?" She frowned, trying to get this down. "Something about his intestines?" She raised her eyebrows watching him nod. "but he's not stupid Gene, he understands procedure. He's gone through it since he was four." She looked skeptical and worried now.
"Then improvise." he kept his calm expression with his order. Whether they had to bend over backwards this was *going* to work. "I didn't say this was going to be a walk on the beach."
"And no one ever told you to do it." Her green eyes snapped at him with a frown.
"Yeah that's right." He growled at her a squint, watching her prepare a syringe. "I was just supposed to sit by. Is that right!?" He scowled at her as she didn't answer. That wasn't what she would have preferred either. "That's like telling me to stand in the road and watch the car come blast it. If I thought that beating him senseless would have done it, you don't think I would have?" He growled at her. "Or talking to him, you don't think I would have?" He growled hard, thinking about this was making him crazy. "You didn't see him when he came home Judith." He frowned at her. So what she had known him for seven years, who was *she* to pass judgment on what *he* did. "He was scared of his own shadow blast it. He was rude and bitter, it was like watching him fall apart." He growled at her. "And you wanted me to sit by and watch that." He shook his head as she jabbed him with the needle. Worn green eyes silent through all of this. What was she supposed to say? "Even if I was dying I would have done something. I've already seen him fight through hell Judith. You think I would just give up while I can still move under my own power? When there are options I haven't tried? He grinned widely at her, bitterly at her. "Don't blow this."
"What am I supposed to tell him if he finds his records." She watched him do a fast blink. "hmm?" She frowned upset, almost on the verge of tears. "I can't delete his medical records Gene, I don't have access to them." She shook her head, watching him try and think fast. What was there stopping Jim from hacking into them? If he was curious to see what the wide stream of information had to say about him, then what? "You think it didn't document what happened? You think it wouldn't say how he was injured and by what method?" She frowned at him watching his face fall to a hard expression.
"Then we lie." He frowned at her watching her blink fast.
"Lie?"
"That's right." He frowned hard. "Who's to say they didn't confuse his records with someone..." he watched her start shaking her head no. "Or file something wrong."
"Gene"
"Come on Judith, they make record errors all the time."
"Gene"
"Why would he believe that when we're all telling him different and-"
"-Gene!" She snapped his name at him, watching him silence. Dark eyes watching her slowly shake her head no at him. "He'll recognize himself." She frowned concerned at him.
"What?" He frowned confused, watching her just lick her lips.
"He was more compliant then I thought. He didn't fight me but I know he was upset." She looked down as she mumbled out why Jim would know in an instant if he ever saw those things.
"Compliant about what?" he frowned, taking a step forward from where he was leaning into the small examining table.
"I know it was hard and humiliating for him but..." She trailed, looking up as the scarred hand snapped at her arm. Holding her firm as his eyes locked on hers. "Well I...Gene I had to photograph his injuries." She watched him give her a flat widened -You what!? You didn't!!- expression. "I was just fallowing protocol, I mean I...well I never thought that this.." She trailed lightly motioning around them. She never thought this would ever happen.
"You took pictures of him?" he frowned concerned, watching her nod.
"He would have to dig pretty hard to find them Gene because they keep multimedia to cases very secure." She tried to reassure him suddenly. "And maybe he wouldn't recognize himself, it's not like we took any of his face." She shook her head no, no. They had only photographed his injuries, cuts, bruises, scraps. it wasn't a photo shoot damnt. "If he was able to get to them thought Gene, I just don't know...how you could explain that?" She shook her head no at him, watching his dark eyes just stare off. Running through all the details. Jim could hack in there in a second, she wasn't aware of how fast he could get those pictures.
"His scars." He frowned suddenly, snapping back at her eyes. Watching her nod. That was how he would know. Because the pictures of his front had scars, just like him. She watched him grin roughly, at the cruel irony. "You don't see many people with scars like that, huh?" He grinned at her slow nodding as the first real hard flaw to his plan became apparent. His dark eyes sighing hard and absently as he glanced at his pants sitting next to him on the table. Her worn green eyes watching him grab them and start putting them back on as she looked down. Now just wasn't the time to tell him what his test results had said. She just couldn't, worn green eyes watching him run a hand through his hair as she looked up before watching him turn towards the door. A small -I'll see you Judith- running back to her as he disappeared.
How was it possible? Here he finally figured a way to help fix all of this, and Jim has to be the bastard he is to know how to find the one piece of information that can bring *everything* crashing down! In the *shortest* time imaginable! SON OF A BITCH! His head screamed as he walked hard and calm back towards the lobby. Stopping dead as he caught sight of Jim. Dark eyes just watching him casually talk to the nurse, loose blue jeans and green shirt grinning lightly as it started for a chair before catching him and heading over. Blue eyes smiling at him before sinking to a concerned expression at his absolutely drained and sad expression.
"Hey Gene?" the blue eyes frowned concerned as they neared him. Moving slightly to look into his face. "What's wrong? You alright?" He couldn't help but stare right at the blonde hair talking to him. The strong light hand roughing his shoulder worried about him. He was like a ticking time bomb. What if he found out? What then? Delete that memory too? "Gene you hearing me?" He blinked watching the blue eyes come back into focus fast from where they were talking to him. Deeply alarmed by the way he hadn't responded. "What did they find? Huh?" He sighed, slowly grinning at the light hands shook him gently.
"They ahh.." he trailed lightly, looking down with his strong grin. Watching Jim stop dead as he finally responded. Patiently waiting for him to speak. "They don't know." He looked up at the blonde hair watching the blue eyes blink.
"They don't know huh?' The light face smiled at him as it grunted its comment. Roughing his shoulder.
"What is this?" He sent a humored frown to the blonde hair as he glanced at the hand on him. Watching Jim grin it dropped away. "Your going to be late or what?" He chuckled lightly watching Jim grin, nodding at him to walk with it.
"You going to be ok Gene?" The blue eyes shot a skeptical look at him while walking along side. "I mean." the green shirt shrugged lightly. "You seemed..."the blue eyes shot him an off look. "When I came in." they frowned at him concerned. Not the least bit aware he was worrying about him.
"Yeah." He grinned reassuringly to the blonde hair that kept watching him, as thought any moment he would pass out.
"Yeah?" The blue eyes frowned slightly, stopping in front of the familiar examining room Judith claimed. "Yeah Alright." Jim sighed lightly. "Mel went out to the market, so only Daniella's home." The blue eyes grinned at him as they shifted their weight lightly. "Is there anything I should know about this party before I go talk to Judith?" The blue eyes gave him a look suddenly. "Any reason I can't have a blood test or something?"
He grinned hard. How like Jim. "You think she'd turn you in if you had anything illegal running through you anyway?" He chuckled hard shoving the blonde hair into the doorway as it grinned at him. "Naa I know exactly how she thinks." He grinned hard watching Jim shrug before disappearing into the doorway as he slouched into a chair. He didn't say anything about leaving so it was unspoken that he was going to wait.
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She smiled brightly as she watched him come in. Blue eyes flashing her a slightly nervous grin as he glanced around the room that had gotten much smaller then he remembered. "Jim." she sighed his name out at him. Watching him do a small wave as he came towards her.
"Hi Judith." He grinned at her. "I heard I saw you, but I don't really remember it." He choked a small laugh. "How are you? It's been a real long time." He smiled, watching her just study him.
Gene was right, it was remarkable. A mirror trick. The same person, only not. No trace of the same panicked exhaustion or pain or fear she had seen some eight days ago. Nothing but the strong, young, person he always was. She watched him wait for her answer before giving her a small -you alright?- look as she just kept looking at him. Worn green eyes doing a fast blink before her quick sigh. "I'm. I'm good. The years have been kind Jim" She smiled warmly at him, watching him grin almost humored. "I've been great, but how about you?" She smiled warmly, watching him come towards her as she beckoned. "I can't believe how much taller you are." She smiled warmly as she moved the small light into his eyes. Watching him just give her a smile before opening his mouth for her. "Your looking so much better then when I last saw you." She shook her head at herself, as she watched her words. She had to be careful.
"Yeah I...can't remember any of that." He made a small shrugged apology. "I hope I didn't throw up on anything or..." He laughed watching her smile and imitate. How sweet. "Cause Gene said I was sick but I don't really know what that means." He grinned, watching her shake her head at him, amazed.
"You were." She frowned and he become more focused as she slowly nodded, adding more strength to her statement. "It seems you drank...something that your system had a hard time handling." He nodded, looking guilty. Even when he hadn't done it and had been tricked into thinking he had he couldn't lie. She smiled, he always was such an awful liar. "So I need to run a small test on...some of your lower intestines." she sighed lightly, running this off casually as he nodded. "You can just, leave your shorts on and take off your jeans." She smiled softly as he listened to her before slowly nodding. Reaching for the button and zipper to his fly as she shut the door and moved back to the small counter top and cabinets.
"Judith?" She glanced back at him as he called her. Worn green eyes watching him sit his jeans onto the table. "Is Gene alright?" He frowned concerned, watching her slowly turn around. "I mean when I got here he just looked..." He made a small hand movement as he shook his head. "Awful, then he didn't say anything to me right away. Did you tell him anything? Or...I mean he said you didn't know what was wrong so far." She looked at him lightly.
"I hadn't know he had told you." She smiled lightly at him contemplating how fair it was to just release information to the blonde hair about the outlaw. Then again, it had happened the other way around for a long time. "Jim that's not entirely true." She frowned at him, watching him shift his weight as he listened to her, frowning slightly. "I haven't given Gene then test results I got back today because he seemed to have other matters on his mind and I thought it best to wait." She watching him look at her calmly but almost saddened. That meant they were bad. Blue eyes standing still, thinking as she walked over with the small blue container and set it on the table.
"Can I ask you what they were?" She looked down with a sigh.
"How about we get you taken care of first hmm?" She smiled at him as she reached for the container. Stopping and looking up as he ran his hand over hers.
"You should have seen his face Judith." He swallowed. "I think you should just tell him." He frowned lightly watching her nod.
"Do you remember when you were younger Jim?" She glanced up watching him look at her. "I had a hard time getting you...vitamins and minerals your body needed because you lost some of the most valuable years of your life living in a condition...that made it hard, to...obtain them." She watched him look at her. That was the nicest way he had ever heard it put. Your bones and many of your cells were frightfully underdeveloped because of it and you didn't have the money to get any medication." She flashed him a light smile watching him listen to her. "As much as I would have liked to just give them to you...I couldn't." He gave her a small grin, he knew that already. "I scheduled you to receive a scan to analyze the inside of you body so hopefully I could find a drug we didn't use frequently and quietly slip you some." Her eyes dropped his as he still held a blank -hearing-this-for-the-first-time expression. He wasn't remembering. "Your appointment was switched and no one told me, and the friend I wanted to perform this on you was not working that shift." She shrugged lightly, slowly speaking her words. "For children receiving a catatonic scan, it is very scary, I don't know if you remember it, but you were especially afraid." She watched him look away lightly. "A young woman took you to have it administered because I had Gene here. Back then we worried about custody becoming an issue and I wanted to make sure I could make Gene's file look as good and healthy as I could. Do you remember this?" She frowned slightly as she looked at him, watching him shake his head no. "Catatonic scans work much like an ultrasound. Do you know what that is?" She raised her eyebrows watching him shake his head. "When a woman is pregnant a special crème is smeared onto the stomach over her womb so we can scan inside and make sure the baby is developing properly. Catatonic scans work in much of the same fashion Jim. The patient is coated with a cream and placed inside the machine in order for it to scan them." She watching him frown slightly as she explained. Even now that didn't sound like a lot of fun, sort of gross. "Well to, make a long story short you were horrified. Gene was furious, and bust into the machine while it was running to rip you out." She sighed heavily as she told this part, watching him raise his eyebrows at her in surprise. "No one is allowed into a room when the scanner is on because it admits large amounts of hazardous radiation. You were protected because of the crème you body had been covered with, but Gene was in the room for at least a minute, standing next to the open machine with no protection." She watched him shake his head slightly with a hard blink.
"So wait. Your telling me that the radiation did something to his body?" He made a face watching her slowly lick her lips as she shook her head no.
"No, if you've ever had an x-ray you'll notice they put those heavy metal pads over your lower abdomen to block the radiation from effecting reproductive parts. Because Gene was exposed to this radiation Jim, he's sterile." She watched him do a hard blink.
"He's what?!"
"His sperm are fine, he produces fine, he functions fine." She watching his light face start to become more tense as she ran off facts. "I have done all sorts of tests and samples on him and he's been so good, I didn't think that this could be a possibility. But radiation testing shows that he is sterile now." She blinked watching him swallow as she finished. All because of him. Because of him this was happening. "Jim are you alright?" She frowned at the sickened tense look on his face. Blue eyes looking down at her as she gently grasp his arm.
"Because of me, he's..." He watched her do a hard blink as she shook her head.
"Jim you were four, there was absolutely no way you can be held responsible for any of that." She frowned at him, watching him just look at her. "Don't you worry about it alright?" She gave him a small smile as he continued looking like he was just hit. "What me to take your mind off it?" She smiled as he looked up at her, slowly nodding. Yeah that sounded good. The last thing he wanted to think about was how something he did had caused Gene to look at him with that expression out in the hall. He didn't want to be responsible for that, and how hard Mel was trying. Why else would Aisha have been around so much now. "I have just the thing." She sighed heavily, as she reached back to the blue container and flipped it open. His eyes fallowing her motion and glancing at it before bolting away.
"What." He frowned hard, looking at the thin silver rod he didn't remember from eight days ago, but from when he was four. "Ha ha, that's real funny Judith." He gave her a frown as he relaxed some. That was a good one. "You had me going for a second." He grinned slightly as she slowly nodded.
"Yes it's funny Jim." She spoke casually leaning her side into the table. "Will you kill me when I tell you I am not joking?" She raised her eyebrows watching him fall to a fast frown.
"What?!" He shot at her again, frowning hard. "Why!?" He motioned at the small contained she was working with as she looked away from him. Snapping the thin rod together slowly before moving towards the counter for rubber gloves. "Hey Judith stop." he frowned, shooting his order slightly panicked. No way he was doing that! "You have got to be kidding me!" He made an exaggerated movement as she looked over at him calmly. Blue eyes watching her gray hair nod at him softly, thinking about how this was supposedly going to be the first time since he was maybe five she had done this again.
"Jim I just want to make sure your alright." She motioned with her hands for him to calm down, watching him just frown harder. "I know this is embarrassing for you but I have done it a million times to a million different people." She raised her eyebrows. "Now you don't have to lie down, you can stand up. It will take about five minutes." She watched his face start filling with a red color as he thought about doing this. "Please." She motioned for him to come, watching him stand there glaring at the entire situation before growling. What choice did he have? Her gray hair moving slow and calm, ignoring his irritated motions as he came back over to her, moving to face the small table she placed him against. "I need you to drop your shorts for me." He growled, making a disgusted face at nothing as he glanced back at her. She was busy doing something at the counter as he reached down to the rim of his boxers and shoved them lightly. Feeling them drop around his ankles. His mind happy he had decided to wear such a long t-shirt. What luck he just picked this one off the floor when his red one had been right next to it. "I am sorry about all this." She sighed her words at him lightly as she moved behind him, gently pressing his shoulders forward until he leaned into the table with his elbows. Blue eyes frowning disgusted over his red face as he felt her gently grip his hip as her other hand helped angle the thin cool petroleum jelly lubricated tip.
His eyes glaring disgusted at the wall as he felt her twist it slightly, his face bracing himself as it slowly started inserting. His lungs filling with air as he fought the humiliation burning his lower abs. "Aha" He grunted lightly as she stopped, gently clicking the small button down by her fingers. Watching him jolt slightly as it started scanning inside him. His mind swearing hard how he was going to *kill* Gene for this as his frown firmed. He wouldn't have remembered this if she told him she had done it about six times to him. Starting when he was four and carrying over till he was five. Working on making sure he healed well and all the scar tissue inside him cleared away. But he remembered now, ahh Gene was so dead for dragging him to that party. So far that entire thing had been nothing but trouble. She watched him move slightly as she clicked the button again. At least now he could get some free...his mind stopped....no...no I am not that dumb. I am not that dumb! His mind frowned hard as he started replying the fun in the kitchen before he got there. Switching over from how he could get from free condoms from Judith to how....ahhh I am not that dumb! "Aaaa." He groaned hard, he hadn't used any sort of protection. Nothing. He had just picked Danny up, leaned her into the fridge and pumped. "Aaaaa I am such a loooser." He groaned hard, running a hand through his hair before turning around to the sound of her voice. Concerned gray hair looking at him. She had finished some minute ago.
"Are you alright Jim?" She frowned lightly watching him look at her. "Many people have to go through difficult circumstan-"
"-No." He shook his head, ripping his boxers up fast as he answered her. "No. No. Judith. Can I have some condoms?" He frowned hard, he was not that dumb! Ahh god he had told Danny he would take care of it. Why should she have to go get fitted for something, or plan sex hours ahead with cream and stuff when all he had to do was.."Aaa all I had to do was put it oooonn." She glanced back at him from the small draw she had opened, watching him groan as he looked up, rubbing his eyes.
"Jim?" She frowned, almost spitting his name as if he had lied to her three seconds ago telling her he was alright. Worn green eyes watching him take the box she handed him as she gently touched his arm. "Open your mouth." She frowned at him watching him do it. Her worn eyes peering in before pulling the skin away from his lower eyes lightly. He looked fine to her.
"Judith I..." He trailed lightly, watching her become slightly concerned as she looked at him. He seemed so stressed, as if he would confess he was responsible for every plague. "Right before I came here I..." H trailed lightly searching for a polite word, he knew enough rude ones. "Aaa I had sex with my girlfriend and I didn't use any protection." He groaned spitting it out fast watching her listen to him. Slowly nodding. "I know I am an idiot. I can't believe I forgot, I just wasn't...Well at the time-" He watcher her make a move for him to shut up as she nodded.
"Ok, your worried about pregnancy?" He nodded immediately and she sighed. "Alright, I don't know what to tell you." He almost choked. No advice!? He sure as hell didn't know what to do. "*BE* more careful." She gave him a stern look. "Use these for goodness sake that's why I give them out. And, and you tell her you forgot. Then hopefully, she either is or isn't, depending on what you were hoping for." She watched him give her a horrified look. That was it?! Just wait!?
"But I don't want, well no, I like kids but I don't think we can afford-" He stopped as she made another one of those shut up movements. Worn green eyes just looking at him.
"Jim." She smiled suddenly humored by his expression. "You tell her, and see what she has to say. If she wants she can come and see me, or see her doctor. Now put your pants on I've embarrassed you enough. Go. Home." She smiled warmly at him as she spit her directions watching him nod slowly, still groaning to himself as he yanked his jeans off the table. Damnt, his second day on the job and already he was messing up.
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He sighed, leaning his head from one side to the other, listening to the sharp disturbing crack from under his unruly hair before yawning and glancing up. Watching Jim come down the hall, disgusted. Ahh blast it. What's he thinking about now, his mind groaned as he stood up. "What's your problem?" He shot a grin to the blonde hair that looked at him, groaning silently about something .
"Nothing." Jim spit the phrase as he started following. Letting Jim vent frustration and shove the doors open irritated before glancing back at him. "Where'd you park? I walked." He pulled the keys out of his pocket as he nodded to the side.
"Air conditioner." Grinning at Jim's sigh as he started over for the parking space next to it. Jim was heavily stressed about something. His dark eyes watching, maybe Judith said something. "Hey come on." he grinned at the blue eyes that looked at him as he started walking along side the quick pace. "Your a horrible liar. If you honestly think I am going to buy into you nothing bit your only kidding yourself Jim." he grinned at the blonde hair groaning as it got into the passengers side of the car. "Look." He cocked a lazy eyebrow as he leaned towards the small space separating their seat. "Tell me what's on your mind and I'll tell you something you didn't know." He chuckled watching the blue eyes only move to look straight ahead as he slid the key into the car. It would only be a matter of time until the curiosity drove Jim insane, as always. His foot sliding onto the gas petal softly, humming the car to life before backing out and pulling out of the parking lot.
"Alright." Jimscowled at him annoyed. "I have two types of news." The blue eyes frowned looking ahead as he leaned forward in his seat watching traffic.
"Blast this." Scowling lightly under his breath at all the damn cars that wouldn't let him pull out. Like they wouldn't make it to their destination if He got a piece of the road, hog bastards. "Lets hear the good news first." He shot a sly grin at the blue eyes turned to him slowly.
"I don't have any good news." He frowned into the traffic for a second before turning back to Jim and just looking at the annoyed blue eyes. No good news? His sarcastic "Great" flooring into the traffic and swerving slightly as he squeezed in with a smile. "I have just bad new, and more worse bad news." Jim groaned, slouching down in the seat some, arms crossed over its chest. "One is your bad news and one is, one is mine."
"Alright.lets hear your bad news." He shot a grin at the blonde hair watching it make a heavy sigh. "I'll know if you jerking me around." He chuckled, hitting the blinker.
"Never mind I only have your bad news." Jim suddenly frowned watching him shoot a baffled look.
"What?"
"Yeah. Cause I just decided my bad news isn't your business." The blue eyes frowned more, looking ahead.
"Yeah fine." He scowled, leaking frustration onto the gas petal slightly and picking up about another ten mph. "Alright then" He glanced over at Jim. "Why don't you tell me what *my* bad news is, that is your business." Jim groaned, it didn't feel like that either.
"Pull over." He watched the blue eyes snap away with their mumble.
"You sick?"
"Just do it." Jim gave him a look, watching him snap at the blinker and slow the car slightly. Rough gravel and dirt running under the car as they pulled off the fast road.
"It's going to be hell to pull back into that." He shut the car off before slouching back in his seat. "Now what's so important I had to pull over for."
Jim sat there for a moment. Eyes dropped to the lower part of the passenger door before slowly looking up at the traffic with a soft sigh. ".I am the reason you haven't been able to make Mel conceive." He watched the blue eyes tighten slightly, bracing but staying relaxed as they waiting for his response.
"Ha." He grunted, grinning at the blonde hair. "Jim that's good." Chuckling softly as he sent a soft punch into the light shoulder. Watching Jim frown as he reached back for the key grinning. What a joke, funny though.
"Gene I was being serious." He frowned shoving the scarred hand off the key. "Judith said that when I was younger I had to..." Gene frowned at him now. Confused but annoyed it couldn't start the car. "I was assigned to get some kinda scan and you came in an pulled me out of it while it was running and it was releasing radiation and that's why..." He trailed lightly, Gene was starting to look pissed.
"Why what?" Gene growled each syllable at him, gripping the steering wheel a little tighter as he licked his lips.
"Why your sterile. She says your fine only your sterile from the radiation."
The dark eyes squint immediately. "Well if that's true Jim, don't you think she would have told *me* about this?"
"She said she thought you had too much on your mind right now. She only told me cause I kept asking, and cause you should have seen your face when I came in Gene." Jim gave him a soft look, still concerned about that.
"Well I had a *good* reason." He sneered disgusted trying to take this all in. No way was he sterile. No way! Not him. Not with all the women, all the parties. This was a part of him that.meant a lot. It was what made him who he was, his..pride his.No Way! He needed to think about this, now, needed to understand this. Need some time alone, needed Jim the HELL away from him for a second. "Get out." He growled staring over the wheel as Jim turned to him immediately. "Now. Get. Out."
"Gene I am sorry. I.." Jim shrugged softly as the words trailed. It couldn't remember any of what Judith had said happening.
"Jim I don't care *how* sorry you are damnt. Get out of the car." He turned to glare at the blonde hair that was slowly starting to frown. Waiting. Jim had three seconds to move. "By the way. That thing you didn't know." He grinned bitterly, he was mad now, now way that was true! Hateful hurt dark eyes watching Jim just look at him full frown now. "Was that I walked in on you and Danny this mourning."
"Ahh Geene." Jim made a face looking away with a grimace. Blue eyes frowning back him for reconfirmation as he nodded.
"Well you want to hear my bad news then?" The blue eyes sunk a little, disappointed in themselves as he cocked an eyebrow. Frowning annoyed as Jim lazily did it back as a joke. Things couldn't get any worse at the moment. "My bad news is that I forgot to use any protection.at all." He looked away as he spoke, swearing at himself for being such a moron. Waiting for Gene to say something in response to that catastrophe but nothing came. His blue eyes glancing over. Watching Gene just glare hard at him.
"Do you know if she's pregnant you could go to jail?" Gene growled at him suddenly, furious. "Because your under...she's under age and..." The scarred voice was heaving as the frustration just started building up. Small numbers practically appearing on Gene's forehead counting down to the boom. All it needed was one more grain of rice for an explosion, just *one* more annoying think, comment or misfortune. "Get out of the car!" He frowned slightly alarmed as Gene suddenly unbuckled getting out. "I am going to kick your ass Jim." His eyes widened slightly as Gene slammed the car door and started around it towards him.
"What?!" He shifted around in his seat to watch, baffled.
"You heard me." Gene growled, watching him scramble up and out as the outlaw made it to the passenger side of the car. Blonde hair standing edgy, not really sure what was going on as it frowned at him. "If there was one thing you could have learned from me. *ONE* thing! It would have been that!" he frowned furious, watching the blue eyes drop upset they were such a disappointment.
"I am not fighting you Gene. Are you crazy?" He sighed softly before adding more strength to his voice as Gene raised his fists.
"You think that now." The dark eyes grinned at him watching him just glance around. Tripping fast as he was yanked forward and punched it good. Jerking away immediately with an annoyed almost outrage frown.
"Gene Cut it out!" the blue eyes glared at him, backing up lightly to defend itself but not willing to fight.
"Ahh! What were you thinking! Blast it JIM! You want to go to Jail!?" He took another swing but Jim ducked and gave him a *more* annoyed glare. "I'll give you *one* good guess to tell me the *FIRST* thing that will happen to *YOU* in there." He growled afraid something like this could happen, and Jim tensed up and went wide eyed for a moment just watching him. Gene had attacked a lot of people before. With a gun, without a gun, and he had seen it. They always left bloody and hurt, he couldn't win against that. "You want a kid!?" The outlaw dropped its fists suddenly scowling at the insane irony and bad luck. "You think your ready to be a father!?" He growled watching the blue eyes get annoyed. "You can't.." The outlaw stopped talking as he sent his first punch. Right into the dark eyes looking at him. Who said he wouldn't make a good dad. Gene took a step back with the strong impact. Scarred hand slowly reaching up and touching its face before licking the small amount of blood that ran from its lip. "Why are you holding back?" He grinned at the unsteady blue eyes looking at him. Waiting for some type of strong reaction. He had just punched him didn't he? Blue eyes watching the outlaw intently, watching the scarred fists just raise. It felt good to hit Gene. Really good. Not good in the sense he wanted to kick the shit out of him, just relaxing good. Gene's eyes fixed on him, and he steadied his ground and got ready to fight. That nice relaxing feeling Gene must have felt too, punching him. Ironic but, it was neat, almost fun, and he raised his fists with a smile, ready to fight.
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"Oh oh Iris baby look at this one." Mike groaned watching Cidny's wavy black hair shove the small magazine into Iris's face excited..
"Can we not just drive to where's we are going Cidny?" He grinned as she shot him a look to the -I can't see where I am driving!- before the -Wow how much does that one cost huh?-
"Mike can I borrow some money?" Cidny sent him a bright smile watching him just grin hard. Admitting deep chuckles as he looked out the window to her request. No way.
"Oh Cid don't get anything." Cidny's innocent expression turned back to Iris' squeaky tone as the blonde hair started shaking no. "Let's diet first. I got to drop five pounds those drinks have been killing me." She frowned switching on the blinker and taking a right.
"What!?" the wavy black hair giggled from where she sat in the passengers side of the front seat. "Baby your skinny as a rat you don't need to diet!?" Iris only frowned with the comment and soft playful shrug. Muttering a -ya huh I do- as Cidny turned back to him again.. "Mike." She smiled. "Does Iris need to diet baby?" she smiled warmly at the feminine blonde hair squeaking a -Shut up! I do too! -As she giggled her question back into the back seat.
"Iris." Cidny looked back at his serious voice as he frowned slightly. "Pull over." Iris's navy blue eyes suddenly snapping into the rear view mirror giving him a skeptical look.
"What huh? You sick Mike?" She frowned slightly switching on the blinker and slowing the car annoyed. Pulling back into the traffic was going to be such a pain in the neck!
"Has anyone here seen Mr. Wizard since he had that miracle potion?" He chuckled lightly watching the two woman shake their head no. They were all waiting for word from the outlaw, who seemed to be taking his sweet time getting everything together.
"Oh my god is that Gene!?" Iris turned the wheel harder as she leaned closer to the windshield to see.
"Where baby?" The wavy hair moved quickly, looking out the window with the navy eyes.
"And Jim! Those Animals!" She squeaked unbuckling fast and getting out with Mike's strong black skin and tight wife beater in the back.
"Where baby? What is everybody looking at!?" Cid frowned stomping her foot lightly before catching sight of the unruly red hair. "...There is something not right with Starwind." She giggled over Iris's large -haa- gasp as they watched the loose green t-shirt and blonde hair throw itself back at he unruly color. Punching hard with the upper hand before falling into the dirt as Gene tripped it taking control.
"Are they fighting?" She squeaked concerned, hugging her hands to her pink dress. "Mike are they fighting?' She frowned, looking at the dark skin that nodded slowly. "Ohhhh those animals! I hate it! You know Jim didn't used to fight." She frowned watching Cidny nod with a similar -m mm mmm- tisking expression. "He's taking after Gene and oh I hate it, but I love him. OHh I love them both!" She frowned shaking her head annoyed as she started down the small grassy hill they stood on. Towards the blonde hair and reckless outlaw rolling around into the dirt.
"You'll T.hank mee, ifff you gooo, to jail." Gene strained it's words down at him as it struggled to pin him down. Watching thehim grit his teeth with a scary grin as he struggled to get free.
"I can't believe you.." The blonde hair bolted out from under him breathing hard. Glaring as it stood up. "Walked in on Danny and I and you.." He dogged the incoming punch. "Gene you so damn stuboorn!" He yelled dodging the next punch and jolting to the side as Jim jumped at him. Grabbing part of his arm and tripping him over before scrambling over him. Straddling his chest as the light fist pulled back to get him.
"Jim!" She watched the light punch falter, stopping in mid air as she squeaked his name. Blue eyes looking up at her as those its body as paused.
"Iris?" Blue eyes widening baffled before disappearing into the dirt as the outlaw shoved it over and punched it. Cringing at the fast kick before pulling back to stand up.. "Ahh Blast you Gene!" Jim scrambled up fast, grinning at the dark eyes smiling bend over slightly from where he had just kicked its stomach.
"Good thing I 'm..." the outlaw strained at him with a raspy voice now that the air was knocked out of it. "Just-just getting warmed up." He grinned widely at the blond hair breathing hard, thrilled with the challenged as it fought, ignoring the blood and scuffs.
"Gene Starwind!" He dropped Jim from sight, at the reprimanding squeak in a hot skin tight, almost plastic pink dress frowning at him."What in the world do you think your doing huh? You two want to kill yourselves!?" She frowned at the outlaw's almost blank baffled face before Jim stared laughing. "Jim." She sighed leaving Genes -When did she get here?!- muddled expression and walking directly over to the dirty, scuffed and grinning blonde hair. Her soft navy eyes just taking him in as she gently ran her hands to either of his shoulders. He was slightly taller than her now, stronger too. The way he stood was firm and confident, like she'd have to get a running start and steel elbow to try and knock him down. Yet even with the change, and not so much the horrible one she remembered a few weeks ago. The panic and fear she still felt when she thought about it, hear about it, or tried to talk about it. It was the change that was Jim himself, from the short blue eyes that looked up to her, to the taller ones that looked down to her. He was all the better looking down, less attached to Gene, and more determined to get what he wanted. She smiled up at him, genuinely. The way he always smiled at her and she sighed. ".Oh you look like a pig!" He stared laughing immediately as she slapped his arm with a pout. Glancing over at Gene who was waving to Mike as the heavy laughing over by the car was juxtapose with Cidny's frowning. "I can't believe we decide to go shopping and drive right past you two animals." She frowned at the grinning light face. All of his injuries hardly severe because both the outlaws were punching at easy non-lasting spots.
"It's a long story Iris." He grinned hard at her, moving towards the top of the hill with her as Gene reached the top. Blue eyes watching Mike almost double in the conversation transcending there before turning to her. "You were going shopping?" She nodded feeling his amusement and please to see her Lately, things always seemed so busy, getting together was tricky.
"Ya huh." She nodded, grabbing his arm slightly so he'd stop. Which he did, turning to directly face her. "Jim.Don't you think I need to loose five pounds?" Her face firmed up with a nod as his eyebrows pushed together slightly, scanning his mind for a safe, good answer.
"Umm.." He trailed before his shrug.
"Oh I know I am getting fat and your all lying." She frowned hard stomping up the hill faster as he started chuckling behind her. "You animal Hawking." He grinned immediately, almost goofily to tease her. Her affectionate voice was the nicest anyone had ever made his last name sound to him. The first time she had ever put his name into a slot where Gene's went too.
"Mr. Wizard." Mike's strong black face grinned at him as he walked over, slugging his shoulder lightly. "Long time no see." He smiled. "I see your actively participating in the business." The blue eyes laughed, glancing over at Gene who was leaning into Cid's car talking to her. "Rolling around with that son of a bitch." The dark face grinned their word, studying him. "Your looking good these days." The face smiled approvingly at him as he gave a small nod. "How the sorceress? She good?"
"Yeah." He grinned sloppily, wiping dirt off his face with the back of his hand before spitting into the gravel. "She's good. Home with Mel." He grinned watching Mike just shake his head humored.
"When you thinking bout asking that pretty lady to move in with you two." He raised his eyebrows as Mike motioned at Gene. "Got some nerve running that bachelor pad of yours, making us all look bad." The black eyes grinned at him, watching him consider what he said. Clearing his throat lightly as he stood. God that last punch to his stomach hurt. But Gene didn't look to much better leaning gingerly into the car from the kicks and fists he had sent.
"I don't know." He shrugged glancing down with a sigh. "Somehow I doubt her mother would appreciate that." He threw Mike a grin as he looked back up.
"I almost forget about her, since she with Iris so much." Mike nodded in understanding. Daniella did spend a lot of time with her aunt. One because of him, and two because she truly loved Iris, and they did a lot together. Less together now that she did more with him though, he grinned.
"Jim." He glanced at Gene's call. Unruly red hair giving the in code -let's go- nod to the car.
"You gonna come down to the bar sometime soon Mr. Wizard? I am so pleased to see you in such good health." He shot Mike a weird grin. Why did everyone keep saying that?!
"Mike, I don't know. Danniella well..there are a lot of topless girls down there." He grinned, laughing with the deep chuckling that slapped his back. "Come up more." He grinned, frowning slightly to the strong -Jim!- snapped at him as Gene got into the car. His hand sending a punch to Mike's shoulder before staring back towards the car with Mike's -I'll think about it- Unruly hair lazily lounging in the back seat to Iris's -You two don't kill yourselves on the way home ok! I can't believe you two huh!?- Cid's voice telling them to call as Mike just laughed, aware they probably wouldn't but then again they were busy, bills didn't pay themselves. He grinned, sending Iris a strong wave from underneath his blonde hair as he slid the key into the car. Feeling it hum to life as he watched the traffic intently, glancing into the mirror to watch Cid's red car behind them. Feminine blonde hair driving, still squeaking something about getting fat, to Mike lounging in the front seat next to her, and Cid sticking her head up from the back talking. He grinned, he would turn out right after that slow ass yellow car.
~*~*~*~* Hey thanks for reading! And please remember to review for me, writing this takes a ton of Time and Effort. Thanks Again! DivineAngel
