The Dragon Tamer: Spellbound
(PG-13 for swearing and suggestive actions and words. This is Part II in The Dragon Tamer series. I think most of you know as well as I do that I don't own X-Men or the characters (except the ones I make up, you should be able to tell who those are.) Enjoy!
Chapter 10: Demon in the Dust
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Amanda's eyes slowly opened to see Marie's face. She groaned, "My god. I feel like I slept on the ground." Marie made a noise like she was laughing and groaning at the same time, "We did. Our mattresses aired out some time during the night."
"That explains it then." Amanda sat up and popped her back, which still felt like it was out of place. Her face fell as she remembered she still had to fold her mattress up, and they had to take down the tent. "From now on, anytime I suggest camping again, slap me across the face."
"Will do." Marie had already folded her mattress and was beginning to help Amanda fold hers. "The professor says there's someone he wants you to see. Don't ask me who, because I haven't the slightest idea either." Within ten minutes they were done inside and ready to fold the tent up. "Let's wait a few minutes, we can go see what the Professor wants." Marie nodded and she and Amanda walked out of the tent. Amanda let out another groan when she saw John sitting out there, "Darn, I was hoping you would have fallen off a cliff by this morning." Mystique snorted and looked over at Magneto, happy to see Amanda still hated John. Pyro frowned and was about to insult back, but bit his tongue. Whatever he would have said wouldn't have helped anything, so he wasn't going to say it.
The redhead raised an eyebrow, expecting him to say something. When he didn't, she looked over at Marie and shrugged. 'Wonder what his deal is?' Then she saw someone who wasn't with them last night. He looked younger than she was, but she could swear she somehow knew him. 'Who the hell.?' At that moment the Professor spoke up, "Amanda. Meet Stephen Solace. I believe you already know him." Her eyes bulged, "Stephen!" Diablo stood up and she had to look up at his face, 'Woah, he's gotten taller.' "Where have you been all these years? My parents looked for you everywhere.Eh, Stephen?" He had seemed to be staring right behind her; she looked behind her but didn't see anything. Until she noticed Wolverine was looking in that direction also. Jean was about to say something to him but he held his hand up to silence her. Someone was back there.
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'Here goes nothing.' Evan Hope stepped out from behind the tree. Diablo shot his claws out at the sight of him, but the Professor spoke. "Evan Hope. What are you doing here?" Amanda tensed, he was looking right at her. "I just thought maybe you all would need some help, that's all." Basilisk averted her eyes and was disappointed to discover that she was now staring directly at John, who's hand was dangerously close to his lighter.
Xavier pondered the thought for a moment, "Well. You are one of the oldest students, so I suppose that we could indeed use your help. However, never leave the mansion again like this." The teenager nodded and sat down across from Cheyenne, who was watching him bug-eyed. 'Shit! This is the last place I would expect to find my brother!'
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Half an hour later the adults were back inside the Blackbird, Scott had said there was something faulty with the communication device. And being the nosy people they were, Magneto and Mystique tagged along inside. As soon as they were safely out of eyesight Evan sharply turned on Amanda. "Thought you could just break up with me and leave huh?" She raised an eyebrow at him, "It's not like I really had a choice whether I wanted to leave or not. And what does this trip have to do with you?"
"I see how it is. Act like you don't know. You're doing this just to get away from me, you're scared of aren't you 'Basilisk'?" Amanda put her hand to her forehead, embarrassed by his display of idiocy. 'God, he really is dumb.' She looked over at Marie for help, but was startled by John shooting from his seat and upper-cutting Evan, "Do it and die!" Amanda stood up, "What are you talking about?"
John indicated to one of the larger fire-logs that sat next to Evan, "He was about to hit you with that thing." Amanda was ready to thank John when Cheyenne slapped him across the face, leaving a scratch from her long nails. "Don't you dare touch my brother like that!" Everyone stood shocked. Marie choked, "Her brother?" Cheyenne helped Evan to his feet, and he stared at her for a moment. "Cheyenne?" She smiled and squeezed his hand then glared at John. "You know what, I don't want you anymore. You can go back to the little slut." She turned her attention to Amanda, "And I still don't like you." Amanda put her fingers to her temples, this was just too much to take in. She slyly looked up at John, who was giving Cheyenne the death glare, "What do you mean you don't want me anymore? When did you ever want me?" Cheyenne stuck her tongue out childishly, "I'm not saying anything."
About this time the communicator was fixed and the adults had once again joined them. There were a few questions as to what caused the bruise on Evan's chin, and what scratched Pyro. But other than that, no one was really bothered by it. The professor looked around at everyone, "We are leaving in five hours. That should give you all enough time to get some issues out of the way. I'm sure you all know we will work best when there are no grudges or unfilled answers." He looked from Amanda to Stephen, Amanda to John, John to Evan, and Cheyenne to John. Leaving Marie and Bobby completely out of the thought. John frowned, they were always the goody- goodies.
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(PG-13 for swearing and suggestive actions and words. This is Part II in The Dragon Tamer series. I think most of you know as well as I do that I don't own X-Men or the characters (except the ones I make up, you should be able to tell who those are.) Enjoy!
Chapter 10: Demon in the Dust
-=-
Amanda's eyes slowly opened to see Marie's face. She groaned, "My god. I feel like I slept on the ground." Marie made a noise like she was laughing and groaning at the same time, "We did. Our mattresses aired out some time during the night."
"That explains it then." Amanda sat up and popped her back, which still felt like it was out of place. Her face fell as she remembered she still had to fold her mattress up, and they had to take down the tent. "From now on, anytime I suggest camping again, slap me across the face."
"Will do." Marie had already folded her mattress and was beginning to help Amanda fold hers. "The professor says there's someone he wants you to see. Don't ask me who, because I haven't the slightest idea either." Within ten minutes they were done inside and ready to fold the tent up. "Let's wait a few minutes, we can go see what the Professor wants." Marie nodded and she and Amanda walked out of the tent. Amanda let out another groan when she saw John sitting out there, "Darn, I was hoping you would have fallen off a cliff by this morning." Mystique snorted and looked over at Magneto, happy to see Amanda still hated John. Pyro frowned and was about to insult back, but bit his tongue. Whatever he would have said wouldn't have helped anything, so he wasn't going to say it.
The redhead raised an eyebrow, expecting him to say something. When he didn't, she looked over at Marie and shrugged. 'Wonder what his deal is?' Then she saw someone who wasn't with them last night. He looked younger than she was, but she could swear she somehow knew him. 'Who the hell.?' At that moment the Professor spoke up, "Amanda. Meet Stephen Solace. I believe you already know him." Her eyes bulged, "Stephen!" Diablo stood up and she had to look up at his face, 'Woah, he's gotten taller.' "Where have you been all these years? My parents looked for you everywhere.Eh, Stephen?" He had seemed to be staring right behind her; she looked behind her but didn't see anything. Until she noticed Wolverine was looking in that direction also. Jean was about to say something to him but he held his hand up to silence her. Someone was back there.
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'Here goes nothing.' Evan Hope stepped out from behind the tree. Diablo shot his claws out at the sight of him, but the Professor spoke. "Evan Hope. What are you doing here?" Amanda tensed, he was looking right at her. "I just thought maybe you all would need some help, that's all." Basilisk averted her eyes and was disappointed to discover that she was now staring directly at John, who's hand was dangerously close to his lighter.
Xavier pondered the thought for a moment, "Well. You are one of the oldest students, so I suppose that we could indeed use your help. However, never leave the mansion again like this." The teenager nodded and sat down across from Cheyenne, who was watching him bug-eyed. 'Shit! This is the last place I would expect to find my brother!'
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Half an hour later the adults were back inside the Blackbird, Scott had said there was something faulty with the communication device. And being the nosy people they were, Magneto and Mystique tagged along inside. As soon as they were safely out of eyesight Evan sharply turned on Amanda. "Thought you could just break up with me and leave huh?" She raised an eyebrow at him, "It's not like I really had a choice whether I wanted to leave or not. And what does this trip have to do with you?"
"I see how it is. Act like you don't know. You're doing this just to get away from me, you're scared of aren't you 'Basilisk'?" Amanda put her hand to her forehead, embarrassed by his display of idiocy. 'God, he really is dumb.' She looked over at Marie for help, but was startled by John shooting from his seat and upper-cutting Evan, "Do it and die!" Amanda stood up, "What are you talking about?"
John indicated to one of the larger fire-logs that sat next to Evan, "He was about to hit you with that thing." Amanda was ready to thank John when Cheyenne slapped him across the face, leaving a scratch from her long nails. "Don't you dare touch my brother like that!" Everyone stood shocked. Marie choked, "Her brother?" Cheyenne helped Evan to his feet, and he stared at her for a moment. "Cheyenne?" She smiled and squeezed his hand then glared at John. "You know what, I don't want you anymore. You can go back to the little slut." She turned her attention to Amanda, "And I still don't like you." Amanda put her fingers to her temples, this was just too much to take in. She slyly looked up at John, who was giving Cheyenne the death glare, "What do you mean you don't want me anymore? When did you ever want me?" Cheyenne stuck her tongue out childishly, "I'm not saying anything."
About this time the communicator was fixed and the adults had once again joined them. There were a few questions as to what caused the bruise on Evan's chin, and what scratched Pyro. But other than that, no one was really bothered by it. The professor looked around at everyone, "We are leaving in five hours. That should give you all enough time to get some issues out of the way. I'm sure you all know we will work best when there are no grudges or unfilled answers." He looked from Amanda to Stephen, Amanda to John, John to Evan, and Cheyenne to John. Leaving Marie and Bobby completely out of the thought. John frowned, they were always the goody- goodies.
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