Disclaimer: see prologue
"Bampf"
Emerging from the haze of smoke, twin scorch marks materialized on the wall where Shox was standing only seconds before. Brimstone mingled with burned flesh. Marrow, Bobby, Warren and Betsy covered their noses desperately trying to keep from inhaling the noxious odor while Cable and Bishop, seemingly immune to the stench, exchanged looks of surprise. Only Scott, Rogue and Beast were overwhelmed by the smell and vomited into the sink.
Kurt and Shox reappeared in the hall outside the classrooms on the first floor. Immediately Shox walked towards to elevators. Kurt intercepted her and blocked Sasha's access to the elevator.
"Mien got! Vhat are you doing? Are you trying to start a var? Herr Logan will kill you vhen he awakens! Cable and Bishop already tried to shoot you! Fraulien Sasha are you listening?!" The concern on face and in his voice was genuine, but Shox didn't care. She tried to out maneuver him to no avail.
"Move Kurt."
"No"
"Now elf."
"You sound like Herr Logan." Despite the circumstances, Kurt found humor in Sasha's use of Wolverine's nickname for him. However, one look at her face, Kurt regretted uttering the name. Her eyes began to glow amber and the electricity began to crackle. Praying to God he wouldn't wind up like Logan, Kurt placed his hand over Shox's. Her eyes returned to their normal brown and the sparks of electricity disappeared from the air. Making a mental note not to mention Logan again, Kurt forged ahead.
"Fraulien, tell me vhat's vrong. I vill listen to your side. Just talk to me."
Gazing into those pleading yellow eyes, Shox began to calm down. Kurt always had that effect on her. Sighing to herself in defeat, she sank to the floor and leaned against a wall, all the while never letting go of his hand. Converting her body's energy into several thousand volts of electricity instead of manipulating the energy around her was tiring to say the least and teleporting with Kurt left her feeling on the wrong side of a hangover. Realizing this may be the only opportunity she had to defend her actions before the Professor returned and probably banished her from the mansion Shox closed her eyes and marshaled her reserves and began explaining herself.
"When I found out the team left Remy in Antarctica, I was sick. I couldn't believe the Professor allowed it happen. But I guess I was angrier at myself for not being there to stop it. I shouldn't have been away from the mansion in the first place. It felt like a piece of me was ripped out and now I have an aching heart. I love Remy like a brother. I loved Scott like a brother too. Shit, I loved all of you like family, more so than my own family."
Hearing the elevator descend to the med-lab, Kurt teleported Shox to the roof before it ascended with the lynch mob from below.
"The elevator was called."
Understanding the brief explanation, Shox continued with her story at Kurt's prodding.
"Or confession, given that Kurt studied for priesthood", Shox mused to herself.
"Hmm, vhat vas that fraulien?" With his enhanced hearing, Kurt heard every mumbled utterance.
"Nothing", knowing full well that Kurt heard her muttering to herself; Sasha sighed and answered his question. "I was just thinking that for all intents and purposes you're a priest and this may as well be confession."
"Ah, I see, vell continue". Leaning back into the protective embrace of her only friend-well the only person not attacking or cursing her-she continued.
"You weren't on that particular little mission were you?" Kurt shook his head 'no', "but this confession is for your soul, not mine. My time will come later."
"Kurt, you have to be the most forgiving person. No one else would have given me the time of day after the stunt I pulled earlier and you, you saved my life." A tear traveled the length of her now pale face and fell onto the blood stained blouse.
"Fraulien, you're stalling" admonished the quasi-priest. Sniffling and smiling-for the first time in months-Shox finally continued.
Crappy place to end I know but review please!!!!!!!!!