An American in Their World
Note: Hello my freaky darlings, and welcome to another chapter. I hope you like it. Also I own nothing but Rollin and Cleo.
Chapter 3
Tom was up and walking the next morning but occasionally, much to his dislike, he would get very dizzy and have to sit down. He had tried to avoid Mina all day, afraid of what might be said or done. Around nine in the morning Captain Nemo called everyone in the meeting area in the Nautilus. They all took their regular seats: Tom was leaning on a large pole, Captain Nemo stood at the front of the table, Mina sat in her chair with her head down avoiding Tom's betrayed green eyes, and Skinner over at the desk where all the scotch was kept.
"So when are these extraordinary gentlemen supposed to be here?" Skinner asked to break the silence as he poured himself a third drink.
"Be patient, Mr. Skinner," came Captain Nemo's reply. Tom was beginning to slump on his pole and looking paler by the second. Skinner dragged two chairs to where Tom was standing.
"I swear I need to cut back on my drinking." Skinner said as Tom looked at him, shocked. "Now Sawyer, you didn't let me finish. I was going to say I need to cut back because he is turning more like Allan everyday. Next thing you know he will know when I am there without anything on." Rodney just wanted to talk to the kid and get him to sit down. "You okay?"
"Yeah, just a lil' blood loss." Tom sat down hoping the room would stop spinning if he did. "So do you always come up with something to talk about?" Tom said with a smirk on his face.
"Well hell, Sawyer it is like a damn graveyard around here. No one says anything. I mean we all need to drink and have a party." Tom laughed then. Skinner was bored out of his mind.
The sound of the front door opening made all of them look up. A man in his mid twenties walked in with a half smile on his face. His hair was a dark brown with gray spotted in different places. His eyes were a warm brown color and a feeling of trust was what you would receive if you looked into them. He wore dark brown trousers and a brown ruffled shirt with a long leathery trenchcoat that touched the floor. In his long slender tan hands he held his personal items. His eyes scanned the room until they fell on Skinner and widened.
"Well, it looks like I am in the right place. Me names Rollin. Rollin Wallace." He said with a crisp voice and a slight smile. Tom was pretty sure he was Irish. Captain Nemo shook his hand.
"Welcome aboard the Nautilus, Mr. Wallace." The man looked a bit surprised to be called mister.
"Please sir. Just Rollin if you don't mind. I feel like someone important if ye call me mister." Captain Nemo smiled. Tom smiled also. Rollin reminded him of Huck with his laid-back style.
Again the door opened and a woman walked in. She had to be in her mid thirties. Her hair was a dark red with no highlights or other colors. Blue eyes stood out of a pale face that was flawless. She wore a green outfit much like Mina's.
"Well you must be Cleo." Nemo announced and she nodded. "I believe introductions should be made now." Everyone nodded. "I am Captain Nemo and this is the Nautilus. The invisible man over there is Rodney Skinner."
"Gentlemen thief, can't forget that tidbit." Skinner informed them.
"And the young man sitting beside him is American Secret Service Agent Sawyer." Tom swelled with pride. He tried not to show it as he nodded but Rollin could tell by the look in his eyes. "And the young woman over there is Mina Harker and let's see... where is Dr Jekyll?" Captain Nemo asked.
"Prolly' admiring his alter-ego in the mirror." Skinner smirked.
"That will do, Rodney." Mina growled.
"Mr. Jekyll was in the library and is now heading this way." Cleo announced. Her voice was different then Rollin's. It was still foreign but Tom just couldn't place the barely heard voice. Dr. Jekyll came in the room.
"So s-s-sorry. I was i-in the library going over s-s-some notes of mine." He stuttered nervously. All eyes turned to Cleo.
"Well we know what she can do?. What about you Roll on?" Skinner asked.
"It is Rollin and you will just have to wait and see won't you?" Tom tried to hide his smile as did the others.
*~*~* Later that day *~*~*
"So anyway, I was playin' with my cousin at my home in Dublin and I was climbing the tree faster than him and what do ye know. But the lil' brat went and bit me in the leg. Sure I wasn't happy about that but what do ye know full moon pops up and I am turnin' into a werewolf. That right there didn't help the situation much either." Rollin informed him. Tom and him had become friends in just those short hours. Tom was amazed by Rollin. He had always heard the stories about werewolves but he had never believed them.
"Wow, so does any part of it hurt?" Tom asked, eager to know more.
"Ye bet your ass it does! But it only happen on a full moon so ye can get along with it." Tom shook his head in amazement. "So what does everyone do?"
"Well Captain Nemo is a scientist. Skinner. well that is kinda obvious. Mina is a vampire."
"Well a vampire. I thought they were on the other side. But then again a lot of people think I am too." Rollin said. "And what does an American do?"
"Well I guess I am the marksman. I guess I am the driver too. And the main course." Rollin just looked at him as if to say 'Main Course?' "It is a long story, I will tell you later." Rollin smiled.
Reviews: Anacalagon: My friends always crack jokes about Dr Jekyll around me. Anyway thank you for your review and I thought you might like the Rollin character.
Clez: Thanks for being my beta-reader. I hope you enjoy the rest of the story.
Next Chapter- We meet the bad guy and Skinner gets jealous.
Note: Hello my freaky darlings, and welcome to another chapter. I hope you like it. Also I own nothing but Rollin and Cleo.
Chapter 3
Tom was up and walking the next morning but occasionally, much to his dislike, he would get very dizzy and have to sit down. He had tried to avoid Mina all day, afraid of what might be said or done. Around nine in the morning Captain Nemo called everyone in the meeting area in the Nautilus. They all took their regular seats: Tom was leaning on a large pole, Captain Nemo stood at the front of the table, Mina sat in her chair with her head down avoiding Tom's betrayed green eyes, and Skinner over at the desk where all the scotch was kept.
"So when are these extraordinary gentlemen supposed to be here?" Skinner asked to break the silence as he poured himself a third drink.
"Be patient, Mr. Skinner," came Captain Nemo's reply. Tom was beginning to slump on his pole and looking paler by the second. Skinner dragged two chairs to where Tom was standing.
"I swear I need to cut back on my drinking." Skinner said as Tom looked at him, shocked. "Now Sawyer, you didn't let me finish. I was going to say I need to cut back because he is turning more like Allan everyday. Next thing you know he will know when I am there without anything on." Rodney just wanted to talk to the kid and get him to sit down. "You okay?"
"Yeah, just a lil' blood loss." Tom sat down hoping the room would stop spinning if he did. "So do you always come up with something to talk about?" Tom said with a smirk on his face.
"Well hell, Sawyer it is like a damn graveyard around here. No one says anything. I mean we all need to drink and have a party." Tom laughed then. Skinner was bored out of his mind.
The sound of the front door opening made all of them look up. A man in his mid twenties walked in with a half smile on his face. His hair was a dark brown with gray spotted in different places. His eyes were a warm brown color and a feeling of trust was what you would receive if you looked into them. He wore dark brown trousers and a brown ruffled shirt with a long leathery trenchcoat that touched the floor. In his long slender tan hands he held his personal items. His eyes scanned the room until they fell on Skinner and widened.
"Well, it looks like I am in the right place. Me names Rollin. Rollin Wallace." He said with a crisp voice and a slight smile. Tom was pretty sure he was Irish. Captain Nemo shook his hand.
"Welcome aboard the Nautilus, Mr. Wallace." The man looked a bit surprised to be called mister.
"Please sir. Just Rollin if you don't mind. I feel like someone important if ye call me mister." Captain Nemo smiled. Tom smiled also. Rollin reminded him of Huck with his laid-back style.
Again the door opened and a woman walked in. She had to be in her mid thirties. Her hair was a dark red with no highlights or other colors. Blue eyes stood out of a pale face that was flawless. She wore a green outfit much like Mina's.
"Well you must be Cleo." Nemo announced and she nodded. "I believe introductions should be made now." Everyone nodded. "I am Captain Nemo and this is the Nautilus. The invisible man over there is Rodney Skinner."
"Gentlemen thief, can't forget that tidbit." Skinner informed them.
"And the young man sitting beside him is American Secret Service Agent Sawyer." Tom swelled with pride. He tried not to show it as he nodded but Rollin could tell by the look in his eyes. "And the young woman over there is Mina Harker and let's see... where is Dr Jekyll?" Captain Nemo asked.
"Prolly' admiring his alter-ego in the mirror." Skinner smirked.
"That will do, Rodney." Mina growled.
"Mr. Jekyll was in the library and is now heading this way." Cleo announced. Her voice was different then Rollin's. It was still foreign but Tom just couldn't place the barely heard voice. Dr. Jekyll came in the room.
"So s-s-sorry. I was i-in the library going over s-s-some notes of mine." He stuttered nervously. All eyes turned to Cleo.
"Well we know what she can do?. What about you Roll on?" Skinner asked.
"It is Rollin and you will just have to wait and see won't you?" Tom tried to hide his smile as did the others.
*~*~* Later that day *~*~*
"So anyway, I was playin' with my cousin at my home in Dublin and I was climbing the tree faster than him and what do ye know. But the lil' brat went and bit me in the leg. Sure I wasn't happy about that but what do ye know full moon pops up and I am turnin' into a werewolf. That right there didn't help the situation much either." Rollin informed him. Tom and him had become friends in just those short hours. Tom was amazed by Rollin. He had always heard the stories about werewolves but he had never believed them.
"Wow, so does any part of it hurt?" Tom asked, eager to know more.
"Ye bet your ass it does! But it only happen on a full moon so ye can get along with it." Tom shook his head in amazement. "So what does everyone do?"
"Well Captain Nemo is a scientist. Skinner. well that is kinda obvious. Mina is a vampire."
"Well a vampire. I thought they were on the other side. But then again a lot of people think I am too." Rollin said. "And what does an American do?"
"Well I guess I am the marksman. I guess I am the driver too. And the main course." Rollin just looked at him as if to say 'Main Course?' "It is a long story, I will tell you later." Rollin smiled.
Reviews: Anacalagon: My friends always crack jokes about Dr Jekyll around me. Anyway thank you for your review and I thought you might like the Rollin character.
Clez: Thanks for being my beta-reader. I hope you enjoy the rest of the story.
Next Chapter- We meet the bad guy and Skinner gets jealous.