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This is for entertainment purposes only.
Chapter 5
The next morning Raven was up bright and early. She had been thinking about something before she went to sleep. She cornered Beast downstairs in the lab to get blood taken for Spike. She had talked with him and had decided that him drinking from her on a regular basis was gonna be almost impossible. She sat on the table chatting with Beast as he drew blood from her. Since she healed as fast as Logan did he could safely take more from her than a normal person.
"Are you excited about your shopping trip today?"
She shrugged, "I guess I am."
"You guess?"
"Yeah I guess."
"Most girls I know would be excited about possibly getting a whole new wardrobe. Going shopping seems to be a girl's favorite past time."
She snorted, "Even before all this happened I never liked to go shopping. Too many things I wanted to get that I couldn't because they didn't have my size or something else. Too many people running around like mad dogs trying to get the latest in fashion. Frankly some fashion statements suck big time. Give me a pair of Jnco's and a baggy shirt anytime."
He chuckled at how adroitly she portrayed shopping. "I have to agree with you on some of that. How exactly did you meet Spike?
"Well for a while he's been my cell mate. I'd say a good six month's. He may be a vampire, but, well, he helped me. He made me feel better and kept me from giving up. He was the only one in that hell hole who gave a damn about me. I know he's a killer. I know he's killed in the past. And I know someday he may kill again, but right now he's given his word. Beside's he's kinda grown a conscience. It's refreshing to see a vampire with one."
"I bet it is. Alright we're done. You can come back in a couple of days and we can do this again." Beast packaged the blood and placed it in the small fridge in the lab. He looked up to ask her something but she had already left. He shook his head and went back to the project he had been working on.
Raven wasn't feeling too good. Talking to Beast about how she met Spike had gotten her thinking about that place. She needed to beat something up. Following her nose she located the gym. The smell of sweat and spent emotions soothed her. She had grown to love the gym during her years at the initiative. It was a place to get rid of her anger and frustration. She found tape in a locker and after taping up she went straight to the punching bag.
The Initiative had taught her how to fight and fight well. She punched and kicked and pummeled the poor punching bag. It helped a little, but not too much. So she went on to the next thing and the next finally stopping nearly two hours later. She was barely winded.
There was a noise near the door. She turned her head to see Logan standing there watching her. "Hey," she said as she started taking the tape off.
"Pretty impressive. They taught you didn't they?"
"Yeah they did."
"You don't sound too thrilled about that."
"Cause I'm not. They wanted to use me as a damned weapon. The learning to fight thing went along with that."
"I'm sorry about that. If Chuck had been able to get a bead on you I would've come and got ya."
"Yeah well, I need to get cleaned up. Do you know where I can get a change of clothes?"
"Actually yeah the girls got a couple of things together for you. I think you'll like it. The showers are through there. Just grab a towel and I'll get the clothes for ya."
"Thanks Logan."
"No problem babe."
She smiled at his choice of words as she went to get cleaned up. In the shower she luxuriated under the hot spray. It had been a long time since she could do this. She was amazed at how good it felt to be able to take advantage of something as simple as a shower. She leaned her forehead against the cool tile as she remembered. Tears slipped down her face at the remembered pain, the humiliation.
She heard the door to the locker room creak open. She stuck her head under the spray one more time before coming out. She wrapped a towel around herself before going out. There was a pile of clothes on a bench but no one else. She sighed as she looked them over. It was a blue peasant blouse, a black gypsy skirt, a set of underwear, and her blue satin slippers.
They weren't the ones he had given her. These had been modified to fit her feet now that they were a couple sizes bigger and sported talons. The inside had been lined with a tough but soft fabric so her talons wouldn't cut through. She smiled wanly before setting them back down.
She was startled when a warm body embraced her from behind. His scent reassured her. It was Logan. "You okay babe?" he asked in his gruff voice.
"Yeah I'll be fine."
"You sure?"
She smiled, "Yeah I'm positive. Logan?" she said as she turned around to face him. "Are you coming shopping with us?"
The look on his face made her giggle. He was just like any other man. He chuckled, "If you want me to darlin' then I guess I can. I wasn't really plannin' on it, but I have some free time today."
"Great," she planted a kiss on his cheek before pushing him towards the door. "Now go. I have to get dressed for this little escapade. Normally I don't like shopping either, but it has to be done."
He complied. She watched as he left shaking his head. After drying herself she decided to wrap her wings around herself under her arms to hide them. The loose peasant blouse and skirt hid them well and didn't show that there was anything extra under the clothing. She loved the flowing sleeves. She clicked on the hologram and watched in the mirror as her hair became black again and her eyes became blue. Since her hair wasn't totally dry she left it down to fall in loose waves down to the middle of her thighs.
She padded silently upstairs to the rec room where she was to meet the rest. When she came in conversation stopped. "What?" she asked puzzled.
"Uh vell. Ve haf just never seen vhat you really looked like," said Kurt.
She smiled, "Well if it's that much of a shock I'll adjust the hologram." She twisted a couple of dials causing her hair to go back to its silver and white color and her eyes to turn gold again. "Better?"
"Uh like where are your wings?" asked Kitty.
"Under my clothes. I couldn't very well go out in public with them draped over my shoulders. So are we going or what?" "Yeah we're going. We're just waitin' on 'Ro," said Logan.
"Actually you're not waiting. I'm right here. So if everyone's ready to go."
"Like of course. The professor wants us to help Raven get a new wardrobe. That's like the perfect excuse to go to the mall. So what kind of clothes do you like?"
Raven raised an eyebrow at the valley girl. "You see what Rogues wearing. Stuff like that. Grunge, Goth, you name it I like it. Now let's get this trip over with."
"What? Yah don't like ta shop?" asked Rogue.
"Oh no I like to shop. Just as long as there is no Abercrombie and Fitch involved. Do you guys have a hot topic or a debs?"
Rogue smiled. She was beginning to like this girl a lot. At the mall Raven got dragged from store to store and did have a lot of fun. Even if her and Rogue got over ruled occasionally and got dragged into the 'biggest prep shop' she had ever seen. She was pressed to buy a few prep clothes that she may or may not wear but that the others could borrow if they really felt like it.
Logan and Storm went about their own business and let the girls shop. The professor had allotted them as much time as they needed for the trip and enough money to buy a lot of clothes. The girls were having the time of their lives and Raven had relaxed a great deal in their presence. She barely had time to think about anything.
When they were done she bought a few non clothing items. During her imprisonment she had sorely missed books. She may have changed a lot, but she still harbored a love for the written word. Her and Rogue had a time going through the bookstore. Especially after the Goth had found out one of Raven's favorite author's was Anne Rice.
Several hours later they met their chaperone's at the van. Logan and Storm smiled at the girl's tired enthusiasm and the amounts of bags they had loaded into the van. Back at the mansion Logan disappeared while the girls helped Raven unpack her things. Spike had wisely disappeared when they showed up even though it wasn't dark yet.
Soon the topic of discussion turned to the blonde vampire. "So is he really a vampire?" asked Jean as she folded some shirts.
"Yep."
"Have you like ever seen him bite someone before?" asked Kitty as she plopped on the bed.
"Ta tell you the truth he's bitten me before," Raven replied as she altered some of the clothing to accommodate her tail. "Are you like serious?"
Raven looked up as the two other girls sat across from her on the bed. She sighed, "Yeah I am serious. Listen I know it sounds gross and stuff, but Spike didn't ask to be a vampire. Vampires live by drinking blood. He only does it to survive. At least that's the way it is now."
"So what's it like?" asked Rogue quietly.
"Kinda depends," Raven admitted. "I've been bitten before Spike did but those times I didn't offer. They took without asking. It's not like the movies. There aren't two cute little holes that are easy to cover up. It's like a really big bite mark that usually scars. Like someone took a chunk out of you. And yes it does hurt at least some." The girls were listening avidly. "Although, I've found that if you give it willingly it doesn't hurt as bad. It's actually kind of nice. Now is that all I have to adjust?"
"Uh yeah I think that's the last pair," said Jean as she rummaged through a couple of bags.
"Thanks guys for this. I guess I needed it."
"Hey don't worry about it. It was like our pleasure," assured Kitty. "Now come one let's get you in another outfit. I like want to see how the guys react to you now."
Raven smiled and allowed the girls to pick an outfit for her. They dressed her in a dark blue halter top and a pair of tight capris. She would have liked to wear her new Jnco's but gave in when they let her add her own touches to the outfit. The capris were low cut so she wore a pair of altered black thongs that peeked over the top of her capris. The girls giggled as she posed naughtily.
Downstairs they found most of the guys watching wrestling and chatting animatedly. Raven winked to the other girls before hopping on the arm of the couch in the rec room. "Hey guys what's up?"
Eight pairs of eyes looked at her and a couple of guys tried to answer until they say what she wore. Several jaws dropped, Jamie blushed and looked away and Kurt fell off the back of the couch with a startled exclamation. He had been in the position to have a perfect view down the front of her top and the back of her pants. A few of them looked at her appreciatively before finally remembering their manners somewhat.
Her eyes twinkled. "What?" she asked innocently.
"Uh nothing," stammered Scott. "So did you have fun shopping?"
The girls in the doorway giggled. Raven looked over at them and smiled herself before answering. "Yeah we had a lot of fun. Well I'll let you get back to your show. Bye." She hopped off the couch and waved as she sauntered out the door. Her and the other girls held in their laughter until they reached her room. Their giggles were barely muffled by the door.
A/N: Had to mess with the guys there for a bit. In the next chapter I plan to explore the guys reaction to Raven running around in that outfit, maybe. Just something randomly funny I wanted to stick in here. Or maybe not so funny. I have to decide which. *shrug* Need to call my muses maybe they can help. Grrr writer's block sucks. R&R Ja ne
Chapter 5
The next morning Raven was up bright and early. She had been thinking about something before she went to sleep. She cornered Beast downstairs in the lab to get blood taken for Spike. She had talked with him and had decided that him drinking from her on a regular basis was gonna be almost impossible. She sat on the table chatting with Beast as he drew blood from her. Since she healed as fast as Logan did he could safely take more from her than a normal person.
"Are you excited about your shopping trip today?"
She shrugged, "I guess I am."
"You guess?"
"Yeah I guess."
"Most girls I know would be excited about possibly getting a whole new wardrobe. Going shopping seems to be a girl's favorite past time."
She snorted, "Even before all this happened I never liked to go shopping. Too many things I wanted to get that I couldn't because they didn't have my size or something else. Too many people running around like mad dogs trying to get the latest in fashion. Frankly some fashion statements suck big time. Give me a pair of Jnco's and a baggy shirt anytime."
He chuckled at how adroitly she portrayed shopping. "I have to agree with you on some of that. How exactly did you meet Spike?
"Well for a while he's been my cell mate. I'd say a good six month's. He may be a vampire, but, well, he helped me. He made me feel better and kept me from giving up. He was the only one in that hell hole who gave a damn about me. I know he's a killer. I know he's killed in the past. And I know someday he may kill again, but right now he's given his word. Beside's he's kinda grown a conscience. It's refreshing to see a vampire with one."
"I bet it is. Alright we're done. You can come back in a couple of days and we can do this again." Beast packaged the blood and placed it in the small fridge in the lab. He looked up to ask her something but she had already left. He shook his head and went back to the project he had been working on.
Raven wasn't feeling too good. Talking to Beast about how she met Spike had gotten her thinking about that place. She needed to beat something up. Following her nose she located the gym. The smell of sweat and spent emotions soothed her. She had grown to love the gym during her years at the initiative. It was a place to get rid of her anger and frustration. She found tape in a locker and after taping up she went straight to the punching bag.
The Initiative had taught her how to fight and fight well. She punched and kicked and pummeled the poor punching bag. It helped a little, but not too much. So she went on to the next thing and the next finally stopping nearly two hours later. She was barely winded.
There was a noise near the door. She turned her head to see Logan standing there watching her. "Hey," she said as she started taking the tape off.
"Pretty impressive. They taught you didn't they?"
"Yeah they did."
"You don't sound too thrilled about that."
"Cause I'm not. They wanted to use me as a damned weapon. The learning to fight thing went along with that."
"I'm sorry about that. If Chuck had been able to get a bead on you I would've come and got ya."
"Yeah well, I need to get cleaned up. Do you know where I can get a change of clothes?"
"Actually yeah the girls got a couple of things together for you. I think you'll like it. The showers are through there. Just grab a towel and I'll get the clothes for ya."
"Thanks Logan."
"No problem babe."
She smiled at his choice of words as she went to get cleaned up. In the shower she luxuriated under the hot spray. It had been a long time since she could do this. She was amazed at how good it felt to be able to take advantage of something as simple as a shower. She leaned her forehead against the cool tile as she remembered. Tears slipped down her face at the remembered pain, the humiliation.
She heard the door to the locker room creak open. She stuck her head under the spray one more time before coming out. She wrapped a towel around herself before going out. There was a pile of clothes on a bench but no one else. She sighed as she looked them over. It was a blue peasant blouse, a black gypsy skirt, a set of underwear, and her blue satin slippers.
They weren't the ones he had given her. These had been modified to fit her feet now that they were a couple sizes bigger and sported talons. The inside had been lined with a tough but soft fabric so her talons wouldn't cut through. She smiled wanly before setting them back down.
She was startled when a warm body embraced her from behind. His scent reassured her. It was Logan. "You okay babe?" he asked in his gruff voice.
"Yeah I'll be fine."
"You sure?"
She smiled, "Yeah I'm positive. Logan?" she said as she turned around to face him. "Are you coming shopping with us?"
The look on his face made her giggle. He was just like any other man. He chuckled, "If you want me to darlin' then I guess I can. I wasn't really plannin' on it, but I have some free time today."
"Great," she planted a kiss on his cheek before pushing him towards the door. "Now go. I have to get dressed for this little escapade. Normally I don't like shopping either, but it has to be done."
He complied. She watched as he left shaking his head. After drying herself she decided to wrap her wings around herself under her arms to hide them. The loose peasant blouse and skirt hid them well and didn't show that there was anything extra under the clothing. She loved the flowing sleeves. She clicked on the hologram and watched in the mirror as her hair became black again and her eyes became blue. Since her hair wasn't totally dry she left it down to fall in loose waves down to the middle of her thighs.
She padded silently upstairs to the rec room where she was to meet the rest. When she came in conversation stopped. "What?" she asked puzzled.
"Uh vell. Ve haf just never seen vhat you really looked like," said Kurt.
She smiled, "Well if it's that much of a shock I'll adjust the hologram." She twisted a couple of dials causing her hair to go back to its silver and white color and her eyes to turn gold again. "Better?"
"Uh like where are your wings?" asked Kitty.
"Under my clothes. I couldn't very well go out in public with them draped over my shoulders. So are we going or what?" "Yeah we're going. We're just waitin' on 'Ro," said Logan.
"Actually you're not waiting. I'm right here. So if everyone's ready to go."
"Like of course. The professor wants us to help Raven get a new wardrobe. That's like the perfect excuse to go to the mall. So what kind of clothes do you like?"
Raven raised an eyebrow at the valley girl. "You see what Rogues wearing. Stuff like that. Grunge, Goth, you name it I like it. Now let's get this trip over with."
"What? Yah don't like ta shop?" asked Rogue.
"Oh no I like to shop. Just as long as there is no Abercrombie and Fitch involved. Do you guys have a hot topic or a debs?"
Rogue smiled. She was beginning to like this girl a lot. At the mall Raven got dragged from store to store and did have a lot of fun. Even if her and Rogue got over ruled occasionally and got dragged into the 'biggest prep shop' she had ever seen. She was pressed to buy a few prep clothes that she may or may not wear but that the others could borrow if they really felt like it.
Logan and Storm went about their own business and let the girls shop. The professor had allotted them as much time as they needed for the trip and enough money to buy a lot of clothes. The girls were having the time of their lives and Raven had relaxed a great deal in their presence. She barely had time to think about anything.
When they were done she bought a few non clothing items. During her imprisonment she had sorely missed books. She may have changed a lot, but she still harbored a love for the written word. Her and Rogue had a time going through the bookstore. Especially after the Goth had found out one of Raven's favorite author's was Anne Rice.
Several hours later they met their chaperone's at the van. Logan and Storm smiled at the girl's tired enthusiasm and the amounts of bags they had loaded into the van. Back at the mansion Logan disappeared while the girls helped Raven unpack her things. Spike had wisely disappeared when they showed up even though it wasn't dark yet.
Soon the topic of discussion turned to the blonde vampire. "So is he really a vampire?" asked Jean as she folded some shirts.
"Yep."
"Have you like ever seen him bite someone before?" asked Kitty as she plopped on the bed.
"Ta tell you the truth he's bitten me before," Raven replied as she altered some of the clothing to accommodate her tail. "Are you like serious?"
Raven looked up as the two other girls sat across from her on the bed. She sighed, "Yeah I am serious. Listen I know it sounds gross and stuff, but Spike didn't ask to be a vampire. Vampires live by drinking blood. He only does it to survive. At least that's the way it is now."
"So what's it like?" asked Rogue quietly.
"Kinda depends," Raven admitted. "I've been bitten before Spike did but those times I didn't offer. They took without asking. It's not like the movies. There aren't two cute little holes that are easy to cover up. It's like a really big bite mark that usually scars. Like someone took a chunk out of you. And yes it does hurt at least some." The girls were listening avidly. "Although, I've found that if you give it willingly it doesn't hurt as bad. It's actually kind of nice. Now is that all I have to adjust?"
"Uh yeah I think that's the last pair," said Jean as she rummaged through a couple of bags.
"Thanks guys for this. I guess I needed it."
"Hey don't worry about it. It was like our pleasure," assured Kitty. "Now come one let's get you in another outfit. I like want to see how the guys react to you now."
Raven smiled and allowed the girls to pick an outfit for her. They dressed her in a dark blue halter top and a pair of tight capris. She would have liked to wear her new Jnco's but gave in when they let her add her own touches to the outfit. The capris were low cut so she wore a pair of altered black thongs that peeked over the top of her capris. The girls giggled as she posed naughtily.
Downstairs they found most of the guys watching wrestling and chatting animatedly. Raven winked to the other girls before hopping on the arm of the couch in the rec room. "Hey guys what's up?"
Eight pairs of eyes looked at her and a couple of guys tried to answer until they say what she wore. Several jaws dropped, Jamie blushed and looked away and Kurt fell off the back of the couch with a startled exclamation. He had been in the position to have a perfect view down the front of her top and the back of her pants. A few of them looked at her appreciatively before finally remembering their manners somewhat.
Her eyes twinkled. "What?" she asked innocently.
"Uh nothing," stammered Scott. "So did you have fun shopping?"
The girls in the doorway giggled. Raven looked over at them and smiled herself before answering. "Yeah we had a lot of fun. Well I'll let you get back to your show. Bye." She hopped off the couch and waved as she sauntered out the door. Her and the other girls held in their laughter until they reached her room. Their giggles were barely muffled by the door.
A/N: Had to mess with the guys there for a bit. In the next chapter I plan to explore the guys reaction to Raven running around in that outfit, maybe. Just something randomly funny I wanted to stick in here. Or maybe not so funny. I have to decide which. *shrug* Need to call my muses maybe they can help. Grrr writer's block sucks. R&R Ja ne
