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Chapter 5
Todd woke suddenly that night, like someone had shaken him awake. He tried to go back to sleep but he had a weird feeling that he shouldn't. He got up and hopped to his door. When he opened it he heard the faint sound of crying, like a girl. Was this what had woken him? It was coming from the bathroom, he slowly inched towards it, trying not to make to much noise. Then suddenly the crying stopped and Todd heard whoever it was scramble to their feet; they'd heard him. He stayed where he was and waited for whoever it was to come out.
Ami quickly grabbed some toilet paper to bandage her wound so whoever was outside the door wouldn't see the cut, her sleeves were long enough that it shouldn't be visible in the dark. She opened the door and found Todd crouched down in a toad-like position, starring up at her.
"Are you alright?" Todd asked uncertainly, everytime he'd asked her anything even slightly personal she had lashed out at him, but something was weird, she was holding on to her left wrist.
For some strange reason Ami felt that she could probably be able to tell him and be able to trust that he wouldn't tell anyone if she asked him not to, "Promise you won't tell?"
"I guess so,"
"I, well, I just cut my wrist," she instantly knew what she had just said hadn't been a good idea, he got a terribly frightened look on his face.
"Please don't tell anyone, please!" she whispered while a few new tears streamed down her face.
"How can you do that to yourself?!"
"I don't think I could explain it to you, I'm not good at expressing myself verbally," she said slowly, she felt a bit ashamed after being found out.
"You need help,"
Ami felt a slight twinge of anger rise in her but it ebbed away when she realized there was no reason it be angry, "What do you suggest?"
"I dunno, a shrink,"
"Professor Xavier! If anyone could tell me what's going on in my head it would be him!" she said smiling, but it didn't stay very long because at that moment Pietro walked out of his room, she and Todd hadn't exactly been talking quietly and they must have woken him up. Pietro rubbed his eyes and yawned, "What's going on? Some people are trying to sleep here."
"Uh......um......," she stuttered.
Pietro was more awake now and had noticed that she was grabbing on to her left wrist as if she was in pain, "What's wrong with your wrist?" When she didn't answer he walked forward and grabbed hold of her wrist and saw the blood that had been absorbed by the make shift bandage. It took him a second to add everything together. He just stood there, starring, not really knowing what to say, was there anything to say?
She wouldn't look at him, he was the last person she wanted to know, he would tell his father for sure and Magneto didn't want his main weapon to bleed to death so he would make her come back to headquarters where he could keep an eye on her, "You'll tell your father won't you?" she asked turning to look at him.
He was quiet for a moment, "No, I don't think I will," he said quietly letting go of her wrist and turning away.
Chapter 5
Todd woke suddenly that night, like someone had shaken him awake. He tried to go back to sleep but he had a weird feeling that he shouldn't. He got up and hopped to his door. When he opened it he heard the faint sound of crying, like a girl. Was this what had woken him? It was coming from the bathroom, he slowly inched towards it, trying not to make to much noise. Then suddenly the crying stopped and Todd heard whoever it was scramble to their feet; they'd heard him. He stayed where he was and waited for whoever it was to come out.
Ami quickly grabbed some toilet paper to bandage her wound so whoever was outside the door wouldn't see the cut, her sleeves were long enough that it shouldn't be visible in the dark. She opened the door and found Todd crouched down in a toad-like position, starring up at her.
"Are you alright?" Todd asked uncertainly, everytime he'd asked her anything even slightly personal she had lashed out at him, but something was weird, she was holding on to her left wrist.
For some strange reason Ami felt that she could probably be able to tell him and be able to trust that he wouldn't tell anyone if she asked him not to, "Promise you won't tell?"
"I guess so,"
"I, well, I just cut my wrist," she instantly knew what she had just said hadn't been a good idea, he got a terribly frightened look on his face.
"Please don't tell anyone, please!" she whispered while a few new tears streamed down her face.
"How can you do that to yourself?!"
"I don't think I could explain it to you, I'm not good at expressing myself verbally," she said slowly, she felt a bit ashamed after being found out.
"You need help,"
Ami felt a slight twinge of anger rise in her but it ebbed away when she realized there was no reason it be angry, "What do you suggest?"
"I dunno, a shrink,"
"Professor Xavier! If anyone could tell me what's going on in my head it would be him!" she said smiling, but it didn't stay very long because at that moment Pietro walked out of his room, she and Todd hadn't exactly been talking quietly and they must have woken him up. Pietro rubbed his eyes and yawned, "What's going on? Some people are trying to sleep here."
"Uh......um......," she stuttered.
Pietro was more awake now and had noticed that she was grabbing on to her left wrist as if she was in pain, "What's wrong with your wrist?" When she didn't answer he walked forward and grabbed hold of her wrist and saw the blood that had been absorbed by the make shift bandage. It took him a second to add everything together. He just stood there, starring, not really knowing what to say, was there anything to say?
She wouldn't look at him, he was the last person she wanted to know, he would tell his father for sure and Magneto didn't want his main weapon to bleed to death so he would make her come back to headquarters where he could keep an eye on her, "You'll tell your father won't you?" she asked turning to look at him.
He was quiet for a moment, "No, I don't think I will," he said quietly letting go of her wrist and turning away.