Angela Hoxit © Me
All Other Characters © Marvel
italics = inner thoughts
"Silver Mirrors"
"I Know You Know"
Chapter 7
Angela walked the back grounds of the school, occasionally dodging an energetic student or two as she went.
It was beyond amazing how she continued to remain free and undiscovered by the authorities, and everyone was treating her as an equal. This was a more than welcome change from how she'd been commonly dealt with by a few select peers– and even family members. There was, however, the one exception of her father who had always behaved toward her as if she were his exact equal. But once he'd passed away, her mother had dumped her off in an orphanage. She'd been able to leave at the age of nineteen, and left out on her own. Maybe it was because of her father's kindness towards her was the reason why she seemed to lean towards friendships with men rather than women. But there was always an exception to all the theories in her life: this time it had been Johnny. And he'd paid dearly for being such a person.
Angela soon found herself on the back patio, which overlooked a large section of the back yard. She heaved a sigh, continuing inside and passing the kitchen. She glanced in and paused for a moment in the doorway when she saw Logan leaning on the tile counter watching the small television. She watched him intently.
"… There are still no new breaks concerning the murder of Johnny Phipps. However, police are beginning the search for his girlfriend Angela Hoxit for questioning regarding his murder. Police are also considering the possibility she was involved in his murder…" the television reporter stated.
Logan kept staring at the screen as a picture of Angela was put up, which was one of her and Johnny a week before the murder. She felt as if her lungs had deflated, all air being sucked right out of her. She stumbled backwards, tripping and nearly falling over but caught herself before she fell face down onto the wood. Logan turned around upon hearing the noise, but only caught her back as she sprinted around the corner. He followed, catching her scent and following it the stairs to the next floor. He caught up with at her room, quietly sneaking in when he was sure she inside.
"Oh God, oh God, oh God…" she muttered over and over to herself, clearly upset and on edge at the moment.
"Angela," he whispered, approaching her from behind.
Within lightning speed, she jerked around with blades out and stuck them right into his gut. He sputtered, Angela with horror when she realized that it was him. She withdrew her blades back between her knuckles, frantically pondering her next move. Without thinking, she reached out and took hold of him and brought his head onto her lap. She then began stroking his head, her breathing pace increasing greatly. Within seconds, his shuddered panting came to a halt and his eyes opened to gaze up at her with a surprised gleam.
"I can heal myself," he said, reminding her, and a little annoyed that she had not known this beforehand.
She looked down at him, the faint resemblance of tears in the corners of her eyes. She'd known, being that they had the same powers, it was silly for her to have acted the way she did. But seeing him like that, she's been filled with a terrible fear that she might lose him. She'd been so desperate that she'd held him close, petted him, and prayed that he would live. It was ridiculous, but scary that she'd felt that strongly about anything in a long time.
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Author's Note :: Sorry I haven't updated in a long while, but I've been stumped and have had two other stories to work on as well. Plus with school and all… oh, that enough of that! [ XP ] Anywho, I'm going to try and develop Logan and Angela's relationship a little more. Not much fighting, but there might be in the coming chapters… I'm not sure yet. [ *.* ] AND YES I KNOW THIS CHAPTER IS SHORT, BUT THIS ONLY MEANS THAT THE NEXT ONE IS GONNA BE A LONGER ON, SATISFIED? [ . ] Ok, so Read/Review/Flame (which is optional)… savvy? [ ;) ]