Allycat588: I'll think of something, I might have to introduce a new
character or something, since the only single guy is Roberto and I don't
see those two together.
NctrnlBst: Okay I'm getting kind of sick of all the mall comments, just let it go already.
Shadow-Spider: Yes, yes he does. I think it's a fire and Ice thing. They're just opposite elements. Besides I have to have him pick on someone and Bobby was the best choice.
BLINK'S NEW LIFE
CHAPTER 5: QUIET TIME WITH STORM
Blink was enjoying her time with Storm.
"You seem to have a talent for this, have you ever done this before?" Ororo asked her.
Blink nodded her head slightly. "Yeah, I had a lot of plants back home, and I took real good care of them. Plants and botany have been...well not exactly a hobby, it was more than that to me."
"Well it shows you really do seem to have a genuine talent for this."
Blink blushed slightly at the comment. "I guess you could say I have a green thumb or lavender in my case."
Ororo smirked at the girl's attempt at a joke.
"Although I never seen some of these plants before, at least not out of a book." Blink said looking at a rare orchid.
"Yes, I know, I'm connected to the Earth so I have a strong affinity for it and nature. It's one of the reasons I had this greenhouse built. Plus I also brought some flowers from Africa here."
Storm led her to a section of plants by a wall. "These plants come from my homeland, so whenever I get homesick I come here and either take care of them, by watering them, or I just come here to be at peace."
Blink sat down on a stool nearby. "Yes, it's really peaceful here, vary quiet."
Ororo smiled. "Yes, well I also had sound proofing installed when the mansion was rebuilt. Before that I could barely get a moments peace here."
Blink smiled at that, then she sat back and closed her eyes. She enjoying the peacefulness of the room, and was taking in all the scents of all the plants. She felt so relaxed here, in fact she felt so relaxed then she could ever remember being.
The warmth of the room, the silence with the exception of Ororo, who was moving lightly on her feet, and all the aromas were putting her into a state of peace.
It was only a few weeks ago that she had a regular life, and then everything had changed so fast and so much, she felt she was still trying to catch up. It was nice to finally have some feeling of peace.
She didn't feel the weight of her new life as a mutant, all the pain of her family rejecting her, the suffering at Trask's hands, or the fear of what her future held, all of it for just one moment, that moment was gone and all she felt was a wonderful sense of calm and peace.
She was so wrapped up in that moment she didn't notice Storm had said anything to her, or noticed her until she felt a hand on her shoulder. That snapped her out of her peaceful state and she jumped from surprise and looked to see Ororo, with her hand gently placed on her shoulder.
"I'm sorry I didn't mean to startle you." Ororo gently said to her.
"It's okay, I was just...." She wanted to say what she felt but couldn't really find the words for it.
"You felt the weight of the world had just disappeared?"
Blink looked at her with comprehension in her face. "Yes, I think that was it, everything for just a moment was gone."
Ororo smiled down at her. "I know, one of the reasons I come here is to just be here, especially in hard times, I find a type of solace here."
Blink could understand, she always spent time with her plants because it would relax her, give her something to focus on and forget the world.
"You know, you are most likely the only person here, who enjoys this place as much as me, so how would you like to help me around in here from time to time?"
Blink's eye's lit up at the though. "Really?" she asked hopefully, and when Ororo nodded she jumped up off her chair filled with excitement. "Oh thank you, this is so cool."
Storm could help but smile at the girl's enthusiasm. She began to continue teaching her about some of the plants, but was also amazed at her knowledge of some of the plants. It became apparent to her that Blink really did have an interest in plants, and was impressed with her knowledge.
That didn't mean she couldn't learn a few thinks, especially some things she had learned herself, and not in some book.
They continued for over an hour going through all the plants and either watering or even pruning some of them. Blink learned a lot about how you should prune or trim a plant correctly.
At the end of it, Blink had felt a little refreshed. It felt good to do something she enjoyed and which was also something from her old life she could continue on doing.
"You know Clarice if you want, you can come in here whenever you want." Storm said to the girl as they left.
"Really? But isn't this more of your personal space?"
"Yes, but mostly because no one else has an interest in it, it's nice to finally have someone who appreciates these things like I do. So I don't mind, in fact I encourage it."
Blink didn't know what to say. Storm was willing to share with her, her greatest joy in life. "Thank you, I will."
They walked together and Blink couldn't help but admire Storm. She seemed to be everything she wanted to be. She was graceful, dignified, confident and beautiful. She might work on the first three, but on the last one, she wasn't so sure of, not with the way she looked now.
She was starting to feel down at that point but stopped herself. This say was going so well she wouldn't ruin it for herself. She wouldn't allow her thoughts or the memories of what that jerk Pietro or even that of her parents bring her down.
She had a new life now, and she wanted to be free of all of that, if just for one day, and today would be that day.
Ororo had also enjoyed their time together. In fact she really felt for the girl, mainly because Blink reminded her of herself after her parents had been killed. It was just her and her sister, and she felt so alone and helpless, so scared.
Luckily she had her sister to support her and vise versa. It seemed like another lifetime since her days on the streets, then as part of that tribe in the dessert as their weather goddess.
Maybe because it was another life, and this young girl was getting a new life as well, but at least she wouldn't be so alone as Storm and her sister where. At least here, she would be cared for and would have many friends to help her.
And Storm herself would be one of them, she decided. The girl had much potential for life, she just needed the chance to show it and let it grow, and to become less shy around others.
At least Blink was beginning to open up to her, and Ororo thought that was a good sign, and that maybe the girl was starting to fit into her new life here.
NEXT UP CHAPTER 6: NIGHTMARES OF THE PAST
Next up we'll see how her life was before and after her mutation activated.
NctrnlBst: Okay I'm getting kind of sick of all the mall comments, just let it go already.
Shadow-Spider: Yes, yes he does. I think it's a fire and Ice thing. They're just opposite elements. Besides I have to have him pick on someone and Bobby was the best choice.
BLINK'S NEW LIFE
CHAPTER 5: QUIET TIME WITH STORM
Blink was enjoying her time with Storm.
"You seem to have a talent for this, have you ever done this before?" Ororo asked her.
Blink nodded her head slightly. "Yeah, I had a lot of plants back home, and I took real good care of them. Plants and botany have been...well not exactly a hobby, it was more than that to me."
"Well it shows you really do seem to have a genuine talent for this."
Blink blushed slightly at the comment. "I guess you could say I have a green thumb or lavender in my case."
Ororo smirked at the girl's attempt at a joke.
"Although I never seen some of these plants before, at least not out of a book." Blink said looking at a rare orchid.
"Yes, I know, I'm connected to the Earth so I have a strong affinity for it and nature. It's one of the reasons I had this greenhouse built. Plus I also brought some flowers from Africa here."
Storm led her to a section of plants by a wall. "These plants come from my homeland, so whenever I get homesick I come here and either take care of them, by watering them, or I just come here to be at peace."
Blink sat down on a stool nearby. "Yes, it's really peaceful here, vary quiet."
Ororo smiled. "Yes, well I also had sound proofing installed when the mansion was rebuilt. Before that I could barely get a moments peace here."
Blink smiled at that, then she sat back and closed her eyes. She enjoying the peacefulness of the room, and was taking in all the scents of all the plants. She felt so relaxed here, in fact she felt so relaxed then she could ever remember being.
The warmth of the room, the silence with the exception of Ororo, who was moving lightly on her feet, and all the aromas were putting her into a state of peace.
It was only a few weeks ago that she had a regular life, and then everything had changed so fast and so much, she felt she was still trying to catch up. It was nice to finally have some feeling of peace.
She didn't feel the weight of her new life as a mutant, all the pain of her family rejecting her, the suffering at Trask's hands, or the fear of what her future held, all of it for just one moment, that moment was gone and all she felt was a wonderful sense of calm and peace.
She was so wrapped up in that moment she didn't notice Storm had said anything to her, or noticed her until she felt a hand on her shoulder. That snapped her out of her peaceful state and she jumped from surprise and looked to see Ororo, with her hand gently placed on her shoulder.
"I'm sorry I didn't mean to startle you." Ororo gently said to her.
"It's okay, I was just...." She wanted to say what she felt but couldn't really find the words for it.
"You felt the weight of the world had just disappeared?"
Blink looked at her with comprehension in her face. "Yes, I think that was it, everything for just a moment was gone."
Ororo smiled down at her. "I know, one of the reasons I come here is to just be here, especially in hard times, I find a type of solace here."
Blink could understand, she always spent time with her plants because it would relax her, give her something to focus on and forget the world.
"You know, you are most likely the only person here, who enjoys this place as much as me, so how would you like to help me around in here from time to time?"
Blink's eye's lit up at the though. "Really?" she asked hopefully, and when Ororo nodded she jumped up off her chair filled with excitement. "Oh thank you, this is so cool."
Storm could help but smile at the girl's enthusiasm. She began to continue teaching her about some of the plants, but was also amazed at her knowledge of some of the plants. It became apparent to her that Blink really did have an interest in plants, and was impressed with her knowledge.
That didn't mean she couldn't learn a few thinks, especially some things she had learned herself, and not in some book.
They continued for over an hour going through all the plants and either watering or even pruning some of them. Blink learned a lot about how you should prune or trim a plant correctly.
At the end of it, Blink had felt a little refreshed. It felt good to do something she enjoyed and which was also something from her old life she could continue on doing.
"You know Clarice if you want, you can come in here whenever you want." Storm said to the girl as they left.
"Really? But isn't this more of your personal space?"
"Yes, but mostly because no one else has an interest in it, it's nice to finally have someone who appreciates these things like I do. So I don't mind, in fact I encourage it."
Blink didn't know what to say. Storm was willing to share with her, her greatest joy in life. "Thank you, I will."
They walked together and Blink couldn't help but admire Storm. She seemed to be everything she wanted to be. She was graceful, dignified, confident and beautiful. She might work on the first three, but on the last one, she wasn't so sure of, not with the way she looked now.
She was starting to feel down at that point but stopped herself. This say was going so well she wouldn't ruin it for herself. She wouldn't allow her thoughts or the memories of what that jerk Pietro or even that of her parents bring her down.
She had a new life now, and she wanted to be free of all of that, if just for one day, and today would be that day.
Ororo had also enjoyed their time together. In fact she really felt for the girl, mainly because Blink reminded her of herself after her parents had been killed. It was just her and her sister, and she felt so alone and helpless, so scared.
Luckily she had her sister to support her and vise versa. It seemed like another lifetime since her days on the streets, then as part of that tribe in the dessert as their weather goddess.
Maybe because it was another life, and this young girl was getting a new life as well, but at least she wouldn't be so alone as Storm and her sister where. At least here, she would be cared for and would have many friends to help her.
And Storm herself would be one of them, she decided. The girl had much potential for life, she just needed the chance to show it and let it grow, and to become less shy around others.
At least Blink was beginning to open up to her, and Ororo thought that was a good sign, and that maybe the girl was starting to fit into her new life here.
NEXT UP CHAPTER 6: NIGHTMARES OF THE PAST
Next up we'll see how her life was before and after her mutation activated.