Chasing The Flame
Chap 4: Mall Madness
AN: Wai! You like it! You really like it! And for some reason I have recently discovered that A) I like Toad, so I'm gonna figure out how to bring some cameos in sooner or later, and B) I really don't like Duncan. You'll be seeing more of him in a few chapters too. BTW, in rtf form I think I'm on page 28, and I'm pretty sure I've not reached my half-way mark on this one. So sit back and enjoy the ride^_^ And leave a comment if you would!
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"D'ya think I ought ta tone tha hair down?"
"Remy don' care."
""But, I know she-"
"Remy fix da problem real quick if ya want." Gambit replied, charging up a card before tossing it into the trash. He had been doing it for a while, waiting for his turn at the mirror.
"Yeah?! Oh, wait, I'm not fallin fer tha one again!" Pyro replied, glaring at the smirking cajun. "What time is it?"
"No clue." Gambit replied, not bothering to even pretend he cared. He threw another card, almost laughing as Pyro gave a muffled shout and ran out of the room. "Tha boy, he have it bad..." He said, laughing as he went to throw the next card, only to pause as he pulled up the Queen of Hearts. He stopped laughing, and shoved the card in his pocket before resuming his game.
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The flaming blonde didn't look so happy anymore. He scowled, watching her for a second before making his way towards her, ignoring the startled looks of the other shoppers. He had gone to the school at five exactly, but it had been deserted, so he wound up following her and her friend as they ran out of the Institute and drove to the mall.
He usually enjoyed the mall. It was a great place to terrorize people. But this time he had other, more pressing thoughts on his mind. He plastered an easy grin on his face. "'Ello love! Miss me?"
Amara gave a startled yelp, whirling around to glare at him. "I know I missed you!" He continued, his grin widening as she looked side to side guiltily, no doubt looking for an escape route. "Ya stood me up, love." He said softly in her ear, almost smelling the fear on her. "But no worries, I still love ya."
"R-Right..." She said, taking a step back.
"Is there, like... a problem here?" Came Kitty's voice. They looked up, Pyro grinning happily.
"You! You're tha one girl! Tha can walk through stuff!" He said loudly, earning startled looks from the civilians around them. "Why didn't ya tell me ya had a friend like Mara?!"
"And let you terrorize her too? Like, I think not." Kitty said, rolling her eyes in irritation. "Now why don't you be a good little pyromaniac and, like, get burnt."
Pyro clutched a hand to his heart, looking comically wounded. He was about to say something when a few of the security officers came running. "You! We don't want no trouble!!" They shouted at the three. Pyro turned, looking incredulous.
"Who? Me? I'm no trouble, roight, love?" He turned, blinking as he realized the two girls had disappeared. "Love?"
"Put your hands in the air, freak!" The fat security officer told him, his gun shaking in his hand. Pyro grinned, raising his arms, the lighter in his hand. CLICK.
"We can't leave him, Kitty!" Amara said, pulling away from the other female. "He could do something really stupid..."
"We aren't going to leave him. We're going to take him out. I'm just... not quite sure how. Why didn't you tell me he was following you?!"
"I... uh... forgot?" She ran at the sight of the small flame in the blonde's hand, tackling him before he could get a decent sized flame.
"You came back!" He said happily, forgetting entirely about the cops aiming their guns at them.
"We're leaving! Now!" She stated, much to Kitty's shock, and dragged him out of the mall. He grinned, waving cockily at the cops as she dragged him away.
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"What were you thinking you idiot! Shouting out the fact that we're mutants in a MALL!" Amara yelled, shoving at his chest. "You could have caused all sorts of problems!"
"Now, Love-"
"Don't 'Now Love' me! Don't you get it? I'm just trying to survive! This place is confusing enough as it is with all those big machines and-Well I don't need YOU making it worse!" She wasn't crying. She swore she wasn't crying, and if it felt like she was well-
"I..." She jerked as his hand came out, wiping away a tear. "I'm sorry, love. I wasn't thinkin, I guess."
She punched him. "Of course you weren't thinking! I'm starting to think that you never do!" She turned, grabbing the shocked looking Kitty by the hand. "Come, Kitty. I tire of this place." She said, not bothering to look back, even as Kitty did.
Pyro stood there, nursing his quickly darkening eye with a strange look. "You don't think... you were a little hard on him, do you?" She asked Amara reluctantly. "I mean, he didn't actually start-"
"Don't lecture me, Kitty. I've had a rough day."
"I'd say so."
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The door slammed shut behind him, the usual happy "I'm Ba-ack!" not coming. Remy almost blinked. Pyro dropped down on the couch next to the cajun, looking strangely serious. "Tha fille, she don' like fire?"
"Nah. She don' like me is wha' she don' like." Pyro replied, snapping his lighter open and playing with the flame. "I give up."
"Now tha' not a good way ta be, homme. Remy t'ink you j'st need ta... be more persuasive wit da fille."
"Lioke yer one ta talk!"
"Oh, tha' 'urt Remy's feelings." Came the drawled reply. "Mi Chere, she j'st playin hard ta get wit ole Remy."
"Rioooght." Pyro sighed, pulling out the channel changer and flipping on the big screen, once again playing the video of Magneto's death. But even he knew his laughter was a bit forced. Well... until Magento disappeared, that was. A guy's got to find amusement in that...
Remy sighed, going back to his game of cards.
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Amara frowned, glancing up at the window every once in a while, only to scowl and call herself an idiot. She should be grateful that he wasn't there. Finally he seemed to have caught a clue. She sighed, giving up on reading the page of her romance novel and closed the book, shoving it aside with a sigh.
She stood, stretching slightly before making her way down to the kitchen. She felt the need for a snack. She almost screamed as Kitty phased through the door right before she could open it. "Now you're going to tell me everything! And don't leave one hot detail out or I won't share my pint of ice cream with you." Kitty said holding up the pint of cookie dough ice cream and two spoons.
"Wh-What are you talking about?" Amara asked, blushing slightly as she took a step back.
"Pyro, of course! You tackled the guy and he practically hugged you! That doesn't usually happen, trust me." Kitty said, grinning as she dug into the ice cream happily, leaving Amara to fight for a bite.
"He's insane."
"Well, yeah... but he's still kind of cute!" Kitty replied, grinning. "Besides, that seems to be a common trait among mutant guys." She frowned, contemplating. "Er... now that I think about it, it seems to be a common trait among all males..." They were silent for a minute before laughing uproariously. There came a knock at the door, which swung open to reveal an irritated looking Rogue.
"Do yah mind? Ah'm tryin ta do mah homework."
"Oh, sorry Rogue, we were just talking about Amara's new boyfriend. You might know him, blonde guy? Goes by the name of Pyro?"
"Yer datin... PYRO??" Rogue repeated, looking shocked for a second, then coming in and dropping down beside them. "So how's he kiss?"
"He is NOT my-I am not-why do you want to know how he kisses?!"
The two other females turned to each other knowingly. "She's jealous." They said at the same time, making Amara grab her pillow and shout into it for a few seconds. Kitty leaned back, licking at her spoonful of ice cream with a thoughtful look.
"You know... Other than that Mastermind guy... and Sabertooth, all of those Acolyte guys are pretty hot now that I think about it..."
Rogue rolled her eyes. "Don't say that where tha' Cajun can hear ya, please. He has a big enough head as it is." She grabbed Amara's spoon and the pint of ice cream, helping herself.
"I'm surprised at you Rogue, usually you don't participate in these girl talks." Kitty said, cocking her head with a slight smile at the gothic girl.
"Ah j'st don't see tha point in talkin bout boys." Rogue replied, grinning wickedly. "Now men... tha's another subject." The three of them laughed at this, soon lapsing into a detailed discussion of the Acolytes and their superior... powers. Needless to say Amara stopped glancing up at the window.
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Chap 4: Mall Madness
AN: Wai! You like it! You really like it! And for some reason I have recently discovered that A) I like Toad, so I'm gonna figure out how to bring some cameos in sooner or later, and B) I really don't like Duncan. You'll be seeing more of him in a few chapters too. BTW, in rtf form I think I'm on page 28, and I'm pretty sure I've not reached my half-way mark on this one. So sit back and enjoy the ride^_^ And leave a comment if you would!
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"D'ya think I ought ta tone tha hair down?"
"Remy don' care."
""But, I know she-"
"Remy fix da problem real quick if ya want." Gambit replied, charging up a card before tossing it into the trash. He had been doing it for a while, waiting for his turn at the mirror.
"Yeah?! Oh, wait, I'm not fallin fer tha one again!" Pyro replied, glaring at the smirking cajun. "What time is it?"
"No clue." Gambit replied, not bothering to even pretend he cared. He threw another card, almost laughing as Pyro gave a muffled shout and ran out of the room. "Tha boy, he have it bad..." He said, laughing as he went to throw the next card, only to pause as he pulled up the Queen of Hearts. He stopped laughing, and shoved the card in his pocket before resuming his game.
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The flaming blonde didn't look so happy anymore. He scowled, watching her for a second before making his way towards her, ignoring the startled looks of the other shoppers. He had gone to the school at five exactly, but it had been deserted, so he wound up following her and her friend as they ran out of the Institute and drove to the mall.
He usually enjoyed the mall. It was a great place to terrorize people. But this time he had other, more pressing thoughts on his mind. He plastered an easy grin on his face. "'Ello love! Miss me?"
Amara gave a startled yelp, whirling around to glare at him. "I know I missed you!" He continued, his grin widening as she looked side to side guiltily, no doubt looking for an escape route. "Ya stood me up, love." He said softly in her ear, almost smelling the fear on her. "But no worries, I still love ya."
"R-Right..." She said, taking a step back.
"Is there, like... a problem here?" Came Kitty's voice. They looked up, Pyro grinning happily.
"You! You're tha one girl! Tha can walk through stuff!" He said loudly, earning startled looks from the civilians around them. "Why didn't ya tell me ya had a friend like Mara?!"
"And let you terrorize her too? Like, I think not." Kitty said, rolling her eyes in irritation. "Now why don't you be a good little pyromaniac and, like, get burnt."
Pyro clutched a hand to his heart, looking comically wounded. He was about to say something when a few of the security officers came running. "You! We don't want no trouble!!" They shouted at the three. Pyro turned, looking incredulous.
"Who? Me? I'm no trouble, roight, love?" He turned, blinking as he realized the two girls had disappeared. "Love?"
"Put your hands in the air, freak!" The fat security officer told him, his gun shaking in his hand. Pyro grinned, raising his arms, the lighter in his hand. CLICK.
"We can't leave him, Kitty!" Amara said, pulling away from the other female. "He could do something really stupid..."
"We aren't going to leave him. We're going to take him out. I'm just... not quite sure how. Why didn't you tell me he was following you?!"
"I... uh... forgot?" She ran at the sight of the small flame in the blonde's hand, tackling him before he could get a decent sized flame.
"You came back!" He said happily, forgetting entirely about the cops aiming their guns at them.
"We're leaving! Now!" She stated, much to Kitty's shock, and dragged him out of the mall. He grinned, waving cockily at the cops as she dragged him away.
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"What were you thinking you idiot! Shouting out the fact that we're mutants in a MALL!" Amara yelled, shoving at his chest. "You could have caused all sorts of problems!"
"Now, Love-"
"Don't 'Now Love' me! Don't you get it? I'm just trying to survive! This place is confusing enough as it is with all those big machines and-Well I don't need YOU making it worse!" She wasn't crying. She swore she wasn't crying, and if it felt like she was well-
"I..." She jerked as his hand came out, wiping away a tear. "I'm sorry, love. I wasn't thinkin, I guess."
She punched him. "Of course you weren't thinking! I'm starting to think that you never do!" She turned, grabbing the shocked looking Kitty by the hand. "Come, Kitty. I tire of this place." She said, not bothering to look back, even as Kitty did.
Pyro stood there, nursing his quickly darkening eye with a strange look. "You don't think... you were a little hard on him, do you?" She asked Amara reluctantly. "I mean, he didn't actually start-"
"Don't lecture me, Kitty. I've had a rough day."
"I'd say so."
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The door slammed shut behind him, the usual happy "I'm Ba-ack!" not coming. Remy almost blinked. Pyro dropped down on the couch next to the cajun, looking strangely serious. "Tha fille, she don' like fire?"
"Nah. She don' like me is wha' she don' like." Pyro replied, snapping his lighter open and playing with the flame. "I give up."
"Now tha' not a good way ta be, homme. Remy t'ink you j'st need ta... be more persuasive wit da fille."
"Lioke yer one ta talk!"
"Oh, tha' 'urt Remy's feelings." Came the drawled reply. "Mi Chere, she j'st playin hard ta get wit ole Remy."
"Rioooght." Pyro sighed, pulling out the channel changer and flipping on the big screen, once again playing the video of Magneto's death. But even he knew his laughter was a bit forced. Well... until Magento disappeared, that was. A guy's got to find amusement in that...
Remy sighed, going back to his game of cards.
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Amara frowned, glancing up at the window every once in a while, only to scowl and call herself an idiot. She should be grateful that he wasn't there. Finally he seemed to have caught a clue. She sighed, giving up on reading the page of her romance novel and closed the book, shoving it aside with a sigh.
She stood, stretching slightly before making her way down to the kitchen. She felt the need for a snack. She almost screamed as Kitty phased through the door right before she could open it. "Now you're going to tell me everything! And don't leave one hot detail out or I won't share my pint of ice cream with you." Kitty said holding up the pint of cookie dough ice cream and two spoons.
"Wh-What are you talking about?" Amara asked, blushing slightly as she took a step back.
"Pyro, of course! You tackled the guy and he practically hugged you! That doesn't usually happen, trust me." Kitty said, grinning as she dug into the ice cream happily, leaving Amara to fight for a bite.
"He's insane."
"Well, yeah... but he's still kind of cute!" Kitty replied, grinning. "Besides, that seems to be a common trait among mutant guys." She frowned, contemplating. "Er... now that I think about it, it seems to be a common trait among all males..." They were silent for a minute before laughing uproariously. There came a knock at the door, which swung open to reveal an irritated looking Rogue.
"Do yah mind? Ah'm tryin ta do mah homework."
"Oh, sorry Rogue, we were just talking about Amara's new boyfriend. You might know him, blonde guy? Goes by the name of Pyro?"
"Yer datin... PYRO??" Rogue repeated, looking shocked for a second, then coming in and dropping down beside them. "So how's he kiss?"
"He is NOT my-I am not-why do you want to know how he kisses?!"
The two other females turned to each other knowingly. "She's jealous." They said at the same time, making Amara grab her pillow and shout into it for a few seconds. Kitty leaned back, licking at her spoonful of ice cream with a thoughtful look.
"You know... Other than that Mastermind guy... and Sabertooth, all of those Acolyte guys are pretty hot now that I think about it..."
Rogue rolled her eyes. "Don't say that where tha' Cajun can hear ya, please. He has a big enough head as it is." She grabbed Amara's spoon and the pint of ice cream, helping herself.
"I'm surprised at you Rogue, usually you don't participate in these girl talks." Kitty said, cocking her head with a slight smile at the gothic girl.
"Ah j'st don't see tha point in talkin bout boys." Rogue replied, grinning wickedly. "Now men... tha's another subject." The three of them laughed at this, soon lapsing into a detailed discussion of the Acolytes and their superior... powers. Needless to say Amara stopped glancing up at the window.
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