Shifting Sands
By Todd Fan
Disclaimer: "I'm guessing he wants to do a little dance... ya know, make a little love... Well, pretty much get down tonight"
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Man, this chapter took DAYS to write, it was hard, but i am happy with the results, yup. *Giggles to self* I thank my good friend Calicocat (better known here as Uni-Mara) for being a vent for my hyperactiveness as i was writing this chapter...i was very, very hyper.
Rogueandkurt - Yes, indeed as in Dr Bobby Bobby, have a cookie for observation :)
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Chapter 13 - Better or worse
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"So after Juliana died, i came here to the Insitute", said Roberto as he and Dani walked, "i guess i just shelled up, didn't get on with anyone. I didn't want to get close to many people"
"That sucks", said Danielle with a nod, "i can relate, i was really down when my folks died....it didn't help my powers manifesting at the same time. At least i have my Grandfather, he's okay..even if he worries about me".
"He's your grandfather, he's supposed to worry about you", said Roberto.
"I guess", said Dani with a shrug, before grinning, "wow, an arcade!. I hardly ever get to go into them, come on, lets go have fun!!!"
Before Roberto could protest, Danielle had dragged him off towards the arcade. He wondered for a brief second if he should have warned her about his over-achiever issues....a few minutes later, it obviously wasn't a problem.
"HAH, i win!", said Dani as she pummeled him at an arcade game, again, "you suck!".
Roberto blinked.
"Best out of five?", he tried.
"Okay, give me more chance to prove i'm better!", said Dani with a mad laugh, "prepare to be pummeled, DaCosta!".
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Meanwhile, Storm was getting rather bored of her babysitting duties. The New Recruits were not the best of people to watch...especially when certain ones ran off on their own accord!. She glanced up as Forge walked in, looking like he'd had a near-death experience.
"Forge, where on earth have you been?", said Storm, "i've tried calling you, and i got no answer!...why are you so pale?".
"What?", said Forge distractedly, "i was okay, just taking a walk"
".....For seven hours?", asked Storm, arching a brow.
"A really, really, really long walk", said Forge, sitting down and standing up again.
"Honey", said Storm slowly, "you're....scaring me a little bit, your eyes are very wide and you look very nervous"
"I'm not nervous, i'm hunkey dorey!", said Forge in a high voice, "absolutely mellowed out!".
"Forge", said Storm, a dangerous tone in her voice.
"Okay", said Forge, clearing his throat, "well...here i go".
With that, he got down on one knee, producing a small box from his pocket.
"Ororo Munroe", he said, opening the box and revealing a beautifull engaement ring, "will you marry me?"
Storm blinked at him.
"WHAT?"
Forge gave a small cough.
"Please don't make me say that again, i'm already close to collpasing".
"You.....are crazy!", said Storm, looking at him worriedly and backing away.
"No, i'm not. I'm serious"
"Yes, but..this?..i mean..THIS!?!!", said Storm, "from the guy who's terrified of anything to do with staying in one place at any one time? Come on Forge, what brought this on?".
"Because i love you very very much?", tried Forge weakly.
"Forge!", said Storm irritably.
Darn.
"Because i don't want my baby not to have a father.....i love you", said Forge, wincing ready to be hit.
"Baby?", said Storm, blinking, "what baby?"
"Our baby", said Forge, "the..the one you're pregnant with".
"We have no baby", said Storm, "I'm not pregnant"
"You're not?", Forge blinked, "but....but the Toaster said..."
Forge paused...maybe taking a kitchen appliances advice wasn't his brightest idea.
Storm arched a brow.
"The Toaster?", she asked, "that's.......unusual. But i assure you, Sweetie, i am definately not pregnant. It's nice to know how sweet and serious you are about us though".
Forge cleared his throat, being thouroughlly embarrassed AND complimented on at the same time a bit too much for him to handle. Of course, it wouldn't have been a converstaion with Storm unless she put a final nail in the coffin.
"So....is this proposal retractable?", she asked giving a sly smile.
Forge blinked.
"Neh?".
"Is this proposal retractable?", Storm repeated, "do you honestly want to marry me, or was that you being chivarlous?".
She crossed her arms and waited, keeping a calm apperance...though the weather outside spoke otherwise it was, to be described best, funky. Not many people can attest to sitting outside in 80 degree heat while snowflakes fluttered gently down. Forge barely batted an eyelid to it, he was used to weird weather by now...not that he could actually focus on anything else at the moment anyway. He blinked a few times as he tried to process what had just been asked. Yup, he should have known, his ever so great mind had been swiss cheesed. The second he glanced up at Storm, however, he hadn't a doubt in his mind...in his heart what he wanted.
"Ororo, my people are monogamous, something like a marriage proposal isn't to be taken lightly, it's for life", he said, taking a breath, "you've learned more about me in a year than anyone else would in a lifetime. You know every secret of my heart...just by looking at me. Since i met you, i've been happier than i ever dreamt i could be. I can think of no one else i'd rather spend the rest of my life with...than you".
With that, he looked at the ground. He'd never in his entire life laid his soul bare like that to anyone. He was compltely fragile, his hopes, his dreams...everything laid right there on the table. His fate was in her hands.
"Neh", said Storm with a nochalant shrug, walking off.
Forge blinked a few times.
"That.....wasn't quite the reaction i expected", he said, pouting a little, "is that a no?".
Storm turned back to him.
"Forge, that was without a doubt the most complusive and very...strange thing you have done since i've known you", she said, then added a smile, "but it was also the most open and beautifull thing i've ever heard".
Forge cocked his head to the side.
"Confused now", he said.
Storm chuckled, walking over to him and giving him a kiss.
"Rougly translated, i'd be an idiot to let you go", she said, then added for his benifit, "that would be a yes".
*****
Meanwhile, across town, Sidney was sleeping on the bed of the hotel room. She stirred lightly before waking, seeing that Morph had got up.
"Kevin...what's wrong?", she asked, sitting up.
"Sid...", started Morph, before sighing, "we....we have to go back to the tunnels".
Sidney frowned, tilting her head to the side.
"Why?...what's wrong?".
"We've been set up", he said, "don't ask me how i know...but i think we've been set up. All of our better fighters are gone from the tunnels....it would be the perfect time to attack".
"...Are..are you saying that our home is being attacked?", asked Sidney, blinking at him, "...oh man, we have to get back there, and now"
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I did it, i did it, tra la la la la la!!! *Squeals* Ahem. Incidentally, when Storm asks if the proposal is retractable, it is a in-comic joke. When comic Forge proposed to Storm, he retracted it, because he thought she wouldn't say yes, which, ironically, she would have...yeah, that always makes me cry (it's Jean's fault too, little red haired...) so that won't happen to OUR Storm and Forge...because i love them too much. See, see the can of worms that opened in my head?...I'll go rant to my wall for a while. I know this was a terribly romantic chapter, but the next one will be fulla action, i promise ;) Do review. Until next time.
By Todd Fan
Disclaimer: "I'm guessing he wants to do a little dance... ya know, make a little love... Well, pretty much get down tonight"
****
Man, this chapter took DAYS to write, it was hard, but i am happy with the results, yup. *Giggles to self* I thank my good friend Calicocat (better known here as Uni-Mara) for being a vent for my hyperactiveness as i was writing this chapter...i was very, very hyper.
Rogueandkurt - Yes, indeed as in Dr Bobby Bobby, have a cookie for observation :)
***
Chapter 13 - Better or worse
****
"So after Juliana died, i came here to the Insitute", said Roberto as he and Dani walked, "i guess i just shelled up, didn't get on with anyone. I didn't want to get close to many people"
"That sucks", said Danielle with a nod, "i can relate, i was really down when my folks died....it didn't help my powers manifesting at the same time. At least i have my Grandfather, he's okay..even if he worries about me".
"He's your grandfather, he's supposed to worry about you", said Roberto.
"I guess", said Dani with a shrug, before grinning, "wow, an arcade!. I hardly ever get to go into them, come on, lets go have fun!!!"
Before Roberto could protest, Danielle had dragged him off towards the arcade. He wondered for a brief second if he should have warned her about his over-achiever issues....a few minutes later, it obviously wasn't a problem.
"HAH, i win!", said Dani as she pummeled him at an arcade game, again, "you suck!".
Roberto blinked.
"Best out of five?", he tried.
"Okay, give me more chance to prove i'm better!", said Dani with a mad laugh, "prepare to be pummeled, DaCosta!".
****
Meanwhile, Storm was getting rather bored of her babysitting duties. The New Recruits were not the best of people to watch...especially when certain ones ran off on their own accord!. She glanced up as Forge walked in, looking like he'd had a near-death experience.
"Forge, where on earth have you been?", said Storm, "i've tried calling you, and i got no answer!...why are you so pale?".
"What?", said Forge distractedly, "i was okay, just taking a walk"
".....For seven hours?", asked Storm, arching a brow.
"A really, really, really long walk", said Forge, sitting down and standing up again.
"Honey", said Storm slowly, "you're....scaring me a little bit, your eyes are very wide and you look very nervous"
"I'm not nervous, i'm hunkey dorey!", said Forge in a high voice, "absolutely mellowed out!".
"Forge", said Storm, a dangerous tone in her voice.
"Okay", said Forge, clearing his throat, "well...here i go".
With that, he got down on one knee, producing a small box from his pocket.
"Ororo Munroe", he said, opening the box and revealing a beautifull engaement ring, "will you marry me?"
Storm blinked at him.
"WHAT?"
Forge gave a small cough.
"Please don't make me say that again, i'm already close to collpasing".
"You.....are crazy!", said Storm, looking at him worriedly and backing away.
"No, i'm not. I'm serious"
"Yes, but..this?..i mean..THIS!?!!", said Storm, "from the guy who's terrified of anything to do with staying in one place at any one time? Come on Forge, what brought this on?".
"Because i love you very very much?", tried Forge weakly.
"Forge!", said Storm irritably.
Darn.
"Because i don't want my baby not to have a father.....i love you", said Forge, wincing ready to be hit.
"Baby?", said Storm, blinking, "what baby?"
"Our baby", said Forge, "the..the one you're pregnant with".
"We have no baby", said Storm, "I'm not pregnant"
"You're not?", Forge blinked, "but....but the Toaster said..."
Forge paused...maybe taking a kitchen appliances advice wasn't his brightest idea.
Storm arched a brow.
"The Toaster?", she asked, "that's.......unusual. But i assure you, Sweetie, i am definately not pregnant. It's nice to know how sweet and serious you are about us though".
Forge cleared his throat, being thouroughlly embarrassed AND complimented on at the same time a bit too much for him to handle. Of course, it wouldn't have been a converstaion with Storm unless she put a final nail in the coffin.
"So....is this proposal retractable?", she asked giving a sly smile.
Forge blinked.
"Neh?".
"Is this proposal retractable?", Storm repeated, "do you honestly want to marry me, or was that you being chivarlous?".
She crossed her arms and waited, keeping a calm apperance...though the weather outside spoke otherwise it was, to be described best, funky. Not many people can attest to sitting outside in 80 degree heat while snowflakes fluttered gently down. Forge barely batted an eyelid to it, he was used to weird weather by now...not that he could actually focus on anything else at the moment anyway. He blinked a few times as he tried to process what had just been asked. Yup, he should have known, his ever so great mind had been swiss cheesed. The second he glanced up at Storm, however, he hadn't a doubt in his mind...in his heart what he wanted.
"Ororo, my people are monogamous, something like a marriage proposal isn't to be taken lightly, it's for life", he said, taking a breath, "you've learned more about me in a year than anyone else would in a lifetime. You know every secret of my heart...just by looking at me. Since i met you, i've been happier than i ever dreamt i could be. I can think of no one else i'd rather spend the rest of my life with...than you".
With that, he looked at the ground. He'd never in his entire life laid his soul bare like that to anyone. He was compltely fragile, his hopes, his dreams...everything laid right there on the table. His fate was in her hands.
"Neh", said Storm with a nochalant shrug, walking off.
Forge blinked a few times.
"That.....wasn't quite the reaction i expected", he said, pouting a little, "is that a no?".
Storm turned back to him.
"Forge, that was without a doubt the most complusive and very...strange thing you have done since i've known you", she said, then added a smile, "but it was also the most open and beautifull thing i've ever heard".
Forge cocked his head to the side.
"Confused now", he said.
Storm chuckled, walking over to him and giving him a kiss.
"Rougly translated, i'd be an idiot to let you go", she said, then added for his benifit, "that would be a yes".
*****
Meanwhile, across town, Sidney was sleeping on the bed of the hotel room. She stirred lightly before waking, seeing that Morph had got up.
"Kevin...what's wrong?", she asked, sitting up.
"Sid...", started Morph, before sighing, "we....we have to go back to the tunnels".
Sidney frowned, tilting her head to the side.
"Why?...what's wrong?".
"We've been set up", he said, "don't ask me how i know...but i think we've been set up. All of our better fighters are gone from the tunnels....it would be the perfect time to attack".
"...Are..are you saying that our home is being attacked?", asked Sidney, blinking at him, "...oh man, we have to get back there, and now"
*****
I did it, i did it, tra la la la la la!!! *Squeals* Ahem. Incidentally, when Storm asks if the proposal is retractable, it is a in-comic joke. When comic Forge proposed to Storm, he retracted it, because he thought she wouldn't say yes, which, ironically, she would have...yeah, that always makes me cry (it's Jean's fault too, little red haired...) so that won't happen to OUR Storm and Forge...because i love them too much. See, see the can of worms that opened in my head?...I'll go rant to my wall for a while. I know this was a terribly romantic chapter, but the next one will be fulla action, i promise ;) Do review. Until next time.