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and all other OCs to me.
A/N: All reviews greatly appreciated.
03
"You did what?" Kitty Pride, Rogue's roommate, had finally dragged out of her what had happened with Gambit.
"I turned him down." Rogue repeated from her seat sat on the edge of her bed, hands on her knees. Kitty was sat cross-legged on hers and was practically bouncing up and down with giddiness.
"But VIP tickets Rogue! I mean if you didn't want to go with Gambit you could've, like, got them off him for us!"
"Maybe you should go find Gambit and ask if you can have my ticket?" Rogue retorted back. Did Kitty think this was because she'd gone off Gambit? Had she? "Oh I'm so confused!"
Kitty watched in shock as Rogue turned and flopped belly down on her bed. Was her strong friend actually crying? But the shuddering of Rogue's shoulders passed as Kitty went to her friend's side.
"Rogue, are you okay?"
"I think so........." Came back the muffled response. "I mean, I do like him......... If only he didn't work for Magneto........."
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"Blaze left the X-Men of her own free will, Ilehana." Professor Charles Xavier counselled his daughter much the same as Wolverine had done. It met with a similar response.
"And if she hadn't ever been an X-Man? If she was just some young girl in trouble? Would you turn down my request for the X-Men to help then?" Ilehana growled, meeting her father's eyes and not backing down. "If she slips too far back into who she was I can guarantee she'll start to lose control of her powers again. People, including Blaze, may get seriously hurt. This isn't about me, Dad.........."
"I never said that it was, Ilehana." He replied cautiously. "Neither did I think it. I know your motives are just, but Blaze does not want the help of the X-Men."
"I knew you'd been checking up on her too." Ilehana accused him. "You know what she's involved with?"
"Criminal activities, gang warfare, the most dangerous types of mutants........." Xavier sighed. "Its not so simple, Blaze has involved herself in these activities voluntarily. It hardly makes her the best role model for the children, and I have to put their needs first Ilehana."
"Blaze is just a child!" Vixen snapped. "She's no older than Scott or Jean, for all her pretences! And if you won't send the X-Men after her, then I'll go myself." Immediately she regretted her angry words, sensing via her telepathy her father's dismay that she would up and leave again. Ilehana knew he was fighting to hide his feelings from her, but as always her father had slightly underestimated Ilehana's own telepathy in relation to his own. He didn't want to lose her again so soon after her finally coming home, accepting that this was where she belonged. Still, she'd not forgiven any of them for their treatment of Blaze, and in her anger she was more adamant than ever. It would do him no good to argue with her over this.
"Of course I'll let you go Ilehana." Professor Charles Xavier had a sad echo to his voice. Ilehana didn't point out that she hadn't asked for his permission. "But I'd rather you didn't go after Blaze alone. Why don't you take Logan with you?"
"Dad," Ilehana began more patiently than she was feeling, more patiently than she'd be with any of the other X-Men, Logan included. "Logan's your insurance. Whatever happens, I'll come home for him."
"But not for me?" Xavier asked rhetorically with a wry smile. They both knew that Ilehana would not knowingly hurt her father; she was as loyal to him as ever. But the burgeoning relationship she was beginning with Logan was a different type of incentive. She could be loyal to her father from the other side of the world, but Logan she wanted to be around......... "Who would you suggest then?"
"I have a good idea who might be very useful to me." Ilehana answered. "But I've also a feeling your not going to approve."
"And if you find Blaze?" Xavier ignored the last comment, let Ilehana judge for herself who she needed. "What then? Do you think you can convince her to return to Bayville?"
"Would you take her back if I did?" Ilehana replied. "Could the X-Men ever accept her again, after what she did?"
"That's not a question I can answer for them." The Professor cautioned. "It seems wherever Blaze is involved, emotions will run hot."
Ilehana nodded, and stood to leave, flicking her long blonde ponytail back over her shoulder and predatory eyes flashing.
"I guess that's a bridge I'll cross when I come to it, no point in worrying about 'what ifs?' before the hunt has even begun. I just know I need to find her......... Before something really bad happens to her."
A/N: All reviews greatly appreciated.
03
"You did what?" Kitty Pride, Rogue's roommate, had finally dragged out of her what had happened with Gambit.
"I turned him down." Rogue repeated from her seat sat on the edge of her bed, hands on her knees. Kitty was sat cross-legged on hers and was practically bouncing up and down with giddiness.
"But VIP tickets Rogue! I mean if you didn't want to go with Gambit you could've, like, got them off him for us!"
"Maybe you should go find Gambit and ask if you can have my ticket?" Rogue retorted back. Did Kitty think this was because she'd gone off Gambit? Had she? "Oh I'm so confused!"
Kitty watched in shock as Rogue turned and flopped belly down on her bed. Was her strong friend actually crying? But the shuddering of Rogue's shoulders passed as Kitty went to her friend's side.
"Rogue, are you okay?"
"I think so........." Came back the muffled response. "I mean, I do like him......... If only he didn't work for Magneto........."
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"Blaze left the X-Men of her own free will, Ilehana." Professor Charles Xavier counselled his daughter much the same as Wolverine had done. It met with a similar response.
"And if she hadn't ever been an X-Man? If she was just some young girl in trouble? Would you turn down my request for the X-Men to help then?" Ilehana growled, meeting her father's eyes and not backing down. "If she slips too far back into who she was I can guarantee she'll start to lose control of her powers again. People, including Blaze, may get seriously hurt. This isn't about me, Dad.........."
"I never said that it was, Ilehana." He replied cautiously. "Neither did I think it. I know your motives are just, but Blaze does not want the help of the X-Men."
"I knew you'd been checking up on her too." Ilehana accused him. "You know what she's involved with?"
"Criminal activities, gang warfare, the most dangerous types of mutants........." Xavier sighed. "Its not so simple, Blaze has involved herself in these activities voluntarily. It hardly makes her the best role model for the children, and I have to put their needs first Ilehana."
"Blaze is just a child!" Vixen snapped. "She's no older than Scott or Jean, for all her pretences! And if you won't send the X-Men after her, then I'll go myself." Immediately she regretted her angry words, sensing via her telepathy her father's dismay that she would up and leave again. Ilehana knew he was fighting to hide his feelings from her, but as always her father had slightly underestimated Ilehana's own telepathy in relation to his own. He didn't want to lose her again so soon after her finally coming home, accepting that this was where she belonged. Still, she'd not forgiven any of them for their treatment of Blaze, and in her anger she was more adamant than ever. It would do him no good to argue with her over this.
"Of course I'll let you go Ilehana." Professor Charles Xavier had a sad echo to his voice. Ilehana didn't point out that she hadn't asked for his permission. "But I'd rather you didn't go after Blaze alone. Why don't you take Logan with you?"
"Dad," Ilehana began more patiently than she was feeling, more patiently than she'd be with any of the other X-Men, Logan included. "Logan's your insurance. Whatever happens, I'll come home for him."
"But not for me?" Xavier asked rhetorically with a wry smile. They both knew that Ilehana would not knowingly hurt her father; she was as loyal to him as ever. But the burgeoning relationship she was beginning with Logan was a different type of incentive. She could be loyal to her father from the other side of the world, but Logan she wanted to be around......... "Who would you suggest then?"
"I have a good idea who might be very useful to me." Ilehana answered. "But I've also a feeling your not going to approve."
"And if you find Blaze?" Xavier ignored the last comment, let Ilehana judge for herself who she needed. "What then? Do you think you can convince her to return to Bayville?"
"Would you take her back if I did?" Ilehana replied. "Could the X-Men ever accept her again, after what she did?"
"That's not a question I can answer for them." The Professor cautioned. "It seems wherever Blaze is involved, emotions will run hot."
Ilehana nodded, and stood to leave, flicking her long blonde ponytail back over her shoulder and predatory eyes flashing.
"I guess that's a bridge I'll cross when I come to it, no point in worrying about 'what ifs?' before the hunt has even begun. I just know I need to find her......... Before something really bad happens to her."