A/N: I'll try to make the accents as real as possible for the people in the story
Summary: tabitha was out on the streets for awhile after helpnig defeat Apocolypse. Amara finds her and begs her to go back to the mansion, things have changed at the institute, two new people are there, and will Jubilee and Rahne ever come back?
Life Through Blue Eyes
Sunday March 14, 2027
I had just woken up early for once, especially on a Sunday, it had been a restless night I must add. After leaving the brotherhood and then defeating apocalypse I had went back out on my own leaving behind the institute and brotherhood. Now I sorta wish I wasn't such a screw up and that I could go back to one place or the other. But for now I am fine on the streets, the streets in Bayville are just as tough back in Virginia when I used to run off for months at times.
So now that I'm up so God damned early I had to do something to make the day pass as quickly as possible, hmm what to do, after the last snow fall hit I had slept in it literally, I think I might have caught a cold. I've been sneezing ever since then and it's annoying the hell outta me. I couldn't be sick back in Virginia, when I got sick it meant I got beaten up, but since my father is in jail I don't have to worry about that… for now that is.
So I'm heading down the street when I spot my best friend, Amara. She had her hair pulled back out of her face in a ponytail and had her make up on as usual. She didn't seem to notice me at first it seems cause I just kept walking near her and she seemed to be looking for something or maybe someone. Then a second later I hear her calling my name.
"Tabitha? Tabby is that really you?" She had said running up to me and giving me a great big hug. I didn't think she'd miss me that much, we still got first period together, but I did skip a few weeks of school and more of just some periods. School shouldn't start so early then I might make the classes.
"Yeah it's really me." I had answered back, kinda a dumb question if ya would ask me but no one usually does.
"I'm so glad to see you, it's been like forever it seems, where are you living now?" She asked the question I dreaded her asking me, she wants to know where I live. Well we started walking back the direction I had came and she was going.
"Well umm…" I wasn't thinking fast enough, I couldn't think of a good lie for once, this was crazy. I always had a good lie even if no one believed it they still were good.
"Tabby?" Amara had said her eyes looked worried, great I'm making her worry.
"So where ya going?" I had asked desperately avoiding her questions from which I have no answers. She seemed to be thinking of what to say when Bobby ran up to us.
"Hey Amara." He had instantly said as he had approached us. He had given me a glance then turned his full attention to Amara. "Hey Mara, what took ya so long?" Bobby continued to ask, he really irritated me but I knew Amara had the biggest crush on him, he's not always bad but right now he's irritating.
"I found Tabitha." Amara had responded, great bet he's going to get mad. But to my surprise he didn't.
"Hey Tabby, I haven't seen you in a long time. Things at the institute sure have changed since you left. Scott and Jean are now teachers and it's a lot quieter." This now caused me to laugh I haven't laughed in forever it seems.
"Yeah Tabby I wish you'd come back with us." Amara persisted as Bobby nodded his head.
"C'mon Tabby everyone misses you there." Bobby had added and a second later Bobby and Amara had begun to drag me back to the institute.
After a good fifteen-minutes of walking we had arrived at the gates and Amara and Bobby soon led me in. As soon as they opened the doors to the institute I could smell breakfast cooking for them, man it's been so long since I had actually eaten.
"C'mon Tabitha, let's go see the professor." Amara said to me, oh God, was the first thing I had thought. But she couldn't read minds luckily, and the next thing I know Amara has grabbed my hand and began to drag me around the institute with Bobby right behind me.
"Amara you're going to pull my arm off!" I had shouted as she dragged me inside the kitchen where Sam, Roberto, and Logan were. They all seemed to stare at me and Amara and Bobby until Logan had spoken up.
"What's she doing here, Amara." Logan had said, the way he pronounced she felt like he was trying to get me to leave. However, I put on one of my famous smiles and walked over to Logan.
"Well I'm here to see Professor Xavier to see if I'm allowed to come back." I had said but it came out a little too seductive, oh well bad habits never die. I heard muffled giggles from behind me, probably Amara, Sam, Roberto, and Bobby.
"What?" Logan had said he seemed shocked that I wanted to come back, or the fact I came out kinda seductive.
"You heard me, Badger." I had responded instantly drawing out the word 'Badger' his old nickname that I had for him, he gave met he funniest look as I heard Amara's laugh become louder. Logan then glanced at them and they instantly stopped laughing.
"It's Logan, we're not in a training room session." Logan had snapped at me, I just smiled at him.
"Naw you know Logan doesn't seem to fit you to well." My mind had begun to think of nicknames for the guy. Hmm now let's see, Grouchy, yeah but that one would get him peode, I don't know why but I was drawing blanks on names so Badger it is. "You know I think I'm gonna stick with Badger." Logan instantly groaned and then growled at me.
"I am not Badger." He said his voice lowering, Amara then intervened grabbing my arm and pulling me backwards.
"Umm Tabitha let's go see the professor, bye Mr. Logan." Amara waved at him as she dragged me out.
"Let's not get on his bad side until you are definitely allowed back." Amara told me when we were out of the kitchen.
"Yeah, but I don't care if I come back or not."
"Tabitha…you have to come back I've missed you so much, all of the girls have and definitely the boys had." I had to smile at the boy part. "Plus, you'll never guess who joined the X-Men."
"Umm Magneto?"
"Eww no." Amara said.
"Lance?"
"Okay I don't think I'm letting you guess anymore." Amara stated smiling, "Colossus and Gambit from the Acolytes."
"Oh what about the cute pyromaniac on the Acolytes." I had asked he was very cute no one could deny that fact.
"Brotherhood." Amara stated I frowned.
"Oh, damn, well least we got sexy red and black eyes and the Russian hottie." Amara began to crack up when I said that, I didn't think it was that funny. But a second later I found out why, it seems red on black eyes had been standing behind me.
"Bonjour petite." Gambit had said to me looking directly at me.
"Hey cutie." I had responded in my natural singsong voice.
"So y' tink dat ole Gambit is sexy?" I smiled, he was one of the guys that are cocky I could tell, wonder how he is in bed though.
"Ah a Cajun one we have here, you know accents are so sexy." I said moving a bit closer to him, time to make him feel uncomfortable, though he didn't seem uncomfortable when I moved closer.
"Oui." He had said plastering a smirk on his face, and I still don't know his real name, hmm but I need a nickname, I got it, Sexeyes.
"So Gambit is that your real name?" I asked moving even closer to him, damn he smells good and he's too tall.
"Non, Remy LeBeau, et toi?" Good thing I took French, what am I in now French 2 honors? I can't remember.
"Tabitha Smith, or Tabby. But you know, Remy or Gambit don't seem to fit ya very well, Ah ha I got the perfect nickname, Sexeyes." I had said, I glancing back at Amara who was watching all this happen silently, good she didn't leave me alone with Sexeyes, but I did see her smile grow bigger when I called him Sexeyes and I had to look back up at him.
"Remy likes dat name f'r him." Sexeyes had said keeping his eyes locked on mine, damn his eyes were my favorite colors, oh well.
"Good cause that's what I'll be calling you from now on." I said as I brushed past him causing Amara to run to catch up with me.
"Tabitha wow." Amara said.
"Yeah his eyes make him gorgeous."
"He barely knows you and you-"
"Hit on him? Of course, its what I do best." I said with a smile as we climbed the stairs to get to professor's smaller office, Amara told me he was usually up there on a Sunday morning until noon.
After climbing the stairs we finally arrived at the professor's small office and I knocked on the door. A few minutes later I heard a voice in my head.
'Tabitha come on in.' Professor Xavier's voice rung through my head. Good thing I have mental blocks, he can't read my mind without actually digging hard, glad I had been on the Fallen Angels. So I opened the door looked at Amara then entered his office.
"Welcome Tabitha, are you here because you would like to come back?" How could he know I want to come back? I'm sure he can't read my mind.
"Don't worry Tabitha, I couldn't pull that from your mind, Amara's however was a lot easier." I let out a sigh of relief after all, I don't want anyone penetrating my shields.
"Oh." I said, yeah lame that was.
"So I take it then you do want to come back." Xavier had said while staring at me, I wonder if he's trying to get through my blocks.
"Yeah, would that be okay if I do?"
"I told you that whenever you feel you're ready to come back we're always open." Xavier said to me, Amara who must have been spying had fallen into the office with Bobby on her.
"Heh heh, Hi Tabby welcome back!" Amara said.
"Ditto." Bobby had said and I began to laugh, as did Xavier.
"So Tabitha welcome back I don't know where you're X uniform is."
"Ah no sweat I got the Sirens outfit to cover it." I had replied as he smiled and nodded his head.
"Good now Amara and Bobby can show you to your room."
"First can I get my stuff, it's out on the streets and at the Brotherhood's still."
"Go ahead, be back soon though, have someone go with you."
"I'll go." Amara said meekly as Xavier shook his head.
"No you and Bobby should prep her room."
"But isn't she just going to share with me again?" Amara asked.
"Yes she will but you need to get her bed back in and all." Amara nodded her head at Xavier.
"Well I could go by myself…" I began to say but was cut off.
"No how about Logan goes with you." Eek not Badger, I wanted to stay at the Brotherhood's a little longer to see if I could see the hot red head.
"Umm…" I had said, Xavier gave me this weird look, just then Sexeyes had been passing the office.
"Bonjour Professor, I could take de fille where she needs t' g'." Well that's better than Logan I guess, I had thought.
"Tabitha, this is Remy,"
"We already met." I simply stated.
"Oh alright then, be back in less than an hour you two."
"We will" I called out as I grabbed Sexeyes arm and began to drag him out of the office.
So Sexeyes and I went to the garage, it seems he owns his own motorcycle, I'm beginning to like this guy already. I wonder if I could drive it, back in Virginia my Grammy had a motorcycle and taught me to ride when I was nine.
"Nice bike." I said admiring it, though I think my friend back in Virginia, had a better one, I won't say that though.
"Merci, git on behind ole Remy an' hold on tight." Damn guess I won't be driving it. So I got on behind him and wrapped my arms around his waist and then he turned to me, "Now petite, if y' don' want t' fall off Remy recommends holdin' ont' him a little tighter den dat." So I squeezed tighter as he started up the bike and zoomed out of the garage.
After a few minutes at a red light he turned and looked back at me. My hair had been messed up as usual, but even more, I love motorcycle rides, he smiled at me seeing my wide grin.
"So petite, where is it dat y' lived?"
"Down this street make a right."
"Alright den." Sexeyes said to me as the light turned we sped down the road and he made a sharp right, wow that was fun. "Now where?"
"Well just stop the bike." So he did as he was told and I hopped off. I walked further down the street and he followed me until he saw a narrow passageway.
"Y' lived out here?" He asked me as I nodded.
"Yeah in that little space, no grown man I met can fit in there."
"Let ole Remy try."
"No way, just let me get my stuff." So I walked in their sideways as usual, I barely fit my boobs seemed to always brush against the sides of the building, damn boobs, if they were small, it would be a better fit. Sexeyes watched me until the one point where the buildings had a tiny space that allowed it to get bigger where I had slept. I crouched down and grabbed my purple duffel bag with everything in it and stood up and headed back out.
"Wow y' barely fit in dere, petite."
"Yeah I know. I would fit better if I didn't have boobs." I stated as I saw his eyes move from my face to my chest, great a perverted one we got.
"Oui, y' don't have a flat chest." I rolled by eyes at him and walked over to his bike.
"Can I drive?"
"Non, y' too young."
"Oh puh-lease, Sexeyes, I've been driving since I was nine."
"Prove it."
"Alright then let me drive." Sexeyes handed me the keys and I eagerly took them and jumped on the bike. "You better hold on, Sexeyes." So he wrapped his arms around my waist and he seemed to hesitate and he finally spoke.
"When was de last time y' ate?"
"What do you mean?"
"Remy can feel your ribs." Great, just what I need someone to think I'm anorexic.
"So?"
"How long y' been on da streets?"
"Months."
"Mon dieu."
"What?"
"Did y' eat proper?"
"Not really."
"When we git home, Remy makin' sure y' eat a lot." I groaned at him, I hate when people fuss over me. So I turned the bike on then I slammed the gas pedal down, ending our conversation, Sexeyes seemed to fidget and hold onto me tighter.
After a few running through red lights and such we arrived at the Brotherhood's house.
"Y' know y' should obey traffic laws."
"Well those lights were yellow when I went through em."
"Non, de last un was rouge."
"Whatever I'm here to get my stuff just wait out here."
"No way petite, Remy comin' in wit y'."
"Do ya always have to say your name?" I asked as I hopped up the stairs in the front and he was behind me walking up them.
"Jus' an ole habit."
"Okay I thought ya were reminding me your name, but to me your Sexeyes."
"Remy not goin' t' call himself Sexeyes." I laughed at that and opened the Brotherhood's door by kicking it open. A second later Speedy ran up to the door and I saw Rocky's head poking out from the other room.
"Oh-god-Tabby-what-the-hell-are-you-doing-here?" Speedy asked me I put on my best smile and walked in, Sexeyes of course followed me.
"What's he doing here?" Rocky asked as I had entered.
"He's basically my chaperone, either him or Badger."
"Oh." Was all Rocky said as I pushed past Speedy and Rocky heading up the stairs. I saw Wanda was also in the living room with Todd and Freddy.
"My clothes I assume are still in your room right, Speedy?" I had asked to put them in his room the day I blew up my room cause it was really Mystics room.
"Yeah!" I heard from Speedy as Sexeyes followed me up to his room. The boys of the Brotherhood just seemed to let him follow me, guess they met him already.
So I continued up the stairs and turned and headed towards Speedy's room, I opened the door and I saw the hot red head sitting on another bed that seemed to be added. The red head jumped as I opened the door, on his lap was one of my bras.
"Hey cutie whatcha got there?" I asked him walking up to him and grabbing my bra.
"Emm.." He has started, he had a thick Australian accent, a second later Sexeyes was at the door and he had jumped up.
"Remy is that ya, mate?"
"John?" Sexeyes said as he walked over to us, "Tabby, dats John, moi ole team mate."
"Yeah really?"
"Oui."
"Yeah, St. John actually though no ohne pr'nounces it loike that and it git shortend ta John, cuz that's how it loioks." He explained to me. I smiled and nodded as I folded my bra in my hands.
"So what were ya doin with my bra?" Sexeyes seemed to laugh as John turned red like his hair.
"Oy thought it was Pietro's Oy was goin' ta ask 'im bout it, Sheila." Sheila? What's with these names, must mean something in Australia.
"Right…" I said rolling my eyes as I headed for the drawer I put the rest of my clothes in. I opened the drawer and grabbed a bunch of my clothes and shut it and threw them on St. John's bed.
"Got a bag?" I asked him as he nodded his head. He went into the closet and opened it up throwing me a bag.
"Jus' give it back, Sheila."
"Oh I will, by the way why are you on the Brotherhood if the rest of your team went to the X-Men?" I had to ask him, he's too cute to be a villain.
"Lance and Oy knew each othah befoah…" He had stopped as he watched me shove all my clothes in the bag, I bet he saw half of the undergarments I had.
"Oh... but what about Sexeyes?"
"Sexeyes?"
"Dat would be moi, homme." John let out a maniacal laugh as he flipped up his lighter and Sexeyes pulled out a cigarette. "Mind lightin' me up, homme?" So John had lit up Remy's smoke, great another man whom smokes.
"Aren't you gonna light up a cig too?" I asked John.
"Moy? Oy don' smoke." He simply said I smiled wider then walked over to Remy.
"Ya know Remy, women don't like men who smoke, cause their kiss tastes like it." I stated that fact with a devilish smile then walked over to the bag John gave me and proceeded in zipping it up. I heard a few muffled words then when I zipped it completely and turned they were staring at me, it looked like John had been staring at my butt, great more pervs.
"Alright Sexeyes, ready."
"Oui? A bientot, John, nice seein' y' again, homme."
"Visit moy Kay?"
"Oui."
"Bye cutie." I said as I ran my hand across his chest and touched his face with it eventually, "Thanks for the bag, I'll return it later." With that said I leaned closer to him and gave him a wink then walked towards Sexeyes and outta the room with him right behind.
After leaving the Boarding house of the Brotherhood, Sexeyes and I drove back to the institute, or well he drove since I didn't exactly have a license and the fact that he said he'd get killed if they knew he let me drive. So after arriving home with my purple duffel and a firey red one, which was obviously John's, I knew his power was pyrokinesis, though I still don't know Sexeyes power.
Once we got in he had carried the red bag and I carried my purple one and we walked in and eventually found Amara and Bobby. They had been in the living room with Sam and Ray.
"Welcome back Tabby." Sparky had said to me.
"Thanks Sparky." Amara giggled at the nickname that was stuck with him.
"So Mara where is our room, we're still sharing right?"
"Well c'mon." She had said pulling me towards where my room was. "We got the best room." She exaggerated.
"Oh god what's wrong with it?"
"It's the one right next to Mr. Logans." I groaned at that.
"Why is he in the women's' hall?" I had to ask the question, Sexeyes laughed, as did Amara.
"Don't know, Ororo's room is up with her Greenhouse, and Hank's is in the Men's hallway."
"Is this where you always were?" I asked as Sexeyes followed us down the Women's hall, he seemed to be looking for someone too.
"Well no, our room got moved back there when Rahne and Jubilation left." I groaned again as we walked down the hall to our lovely room.
"Here ya are." Amara stated as she opened my door, it looked just as it had before I left other than the fact we had been shifted further down the hall.
"Thanks." I said as I entered the room throwing my purple duffel onto the closer bed assuming it was mine. I then proceeded in opening it and began pulling out things of mine such as hair brushes and such that I had stolen while I was out on my own, I have come to the conclusion that I wouldn't be a good thief if it wasn't for Vanquisher.
"C'mon Tabby, you can unpack later." Amara said coming and grabbing my arm. Sexeyes had come further into the room and saw the chair near the door and dropped the other bag there.
"Remy agrees, he tinks y' should git sometin t' eat."
"Yeah Tabby, how long has it been since you ate?"
"Umm, yesterday." I lied, though Sexeyes gave me a look that meant he knew I was lying.
"Remy tinks da fille is lyin." Damn Sexeyes, Amara was now looking at me cautiously.
"C'mon Tabby let's eat breakfast at least."
"Remy also tinks da fille hasn't eaten f'r weeks or so…"
"Sexeyes shut up!" I had yelled at him forming a small energy bomb in my hand and I was about to throw it when Amara grabbed my hand.
"Tabby c'mon just come downstairs with me and let's eat." Sexeyes had a big smile on his face and I rolled my eyes as I absorbed my bomb and headed out of our room following Amara towards the kitchen.
Once inside the kitchen, Amara looked back at me. Her eyes glanced around the kitchen obviously looking for something that I could eat. As she continued to look I walked over to the small table and sat down, or well collapsed in the chair, I was a bit tired, though I won't admit it when people ask. A few minutes later Amara turned to me, she seemed puzzled.
"What do you want to eat? I can't find anything that would be fast."
"Give de fille somet'in fillin'" Sexeyes said as he entered the kitchen, can someone say stalker?
"Sexeyes, why are ya following me around?" I complained to him about him.
"Remy jus' wants t' be sure dat y' git somet'in t' eat, y' look tres pale."
"I do not look pale!" I shot back at him as Amara looked at me closer.
"I'm sorry to agree with him Tabitha, but you look paler than usual."
"I'm not wearing make up." I responded, it was the truth and usually I put blush on and things to make me look more human instead of looking so pale.
"Listen petite, Remy goin t' say dis only once, y' look as if y' haven't eaten a proper meal in months. And believe Remy he knows dese t'ings."
"Tabby, is that true?" Amara asked me she looked very worried, I hate this damn Cajun Sexeyes. I shrugged.
"Somewhat…"
"How bout ole Remy cook up some gumbo for de fille." Sexeyes said as he headed into the kitchen getting ingredients for this gumbo thing, I don't know what it was or is but apparently I'm having it.
"Go ahead." Amara had said then turned to me, "Look Tabitha I'm worried about you, you look pale and tired, eat up and rest, okay? I'll be back later." With that said my Nova Roman best friend left the kitchen, I think she is going somewhere with Bobby.
After a good twenty minutes or so Sexeyes had finished making the gumbo and had poured some in a bowl for me. I kinda sat there and stared at the bowl he had set down in front of me. After a few seconds he had put his own bowl on the table and had gotten spoons for us both. After handing me a spoon I thanked him and continued to stare at the gumbo.
"Y' know da best way t' git food int' y' system is by pickin' up de spoon and puttin' it in de food den y' mouth?" Sexeyes said to me being a wise guy, I rolled my eyes at him and continued to stare at the food.
"C'mon petite, y' should eat it, Remy promises it's good."
"I'm sure it is…" I had responded. Sexeyes shrugged at me and began to eat some of his then after a few more minutes he stopped and stared at me.
"Y' know I will force y' to eat it." Oh my god, Sexeyes just said 'I' and not 'Remy' wow, he sounded very serious too.
"Look I'm not tryin' t' poison y' I'm lookin' out fer y'."
"Ya barely know me." I retorted.
"Oui, but so far y' seem nice enough and y' don' look t' well, so…"
"Alright babe, I'll eat." I finally gave in, anyway I didn't need him forcing me to eat. So I began to eat and I must say it was delicious. After I finished and Sexeyes made sure I did, he cleaned the dishes and tried to feed me more food. That's when I told him to shove off and stop fussing over me.
By the time I had left the kitchen it was time for lunch, man I forgot you were supposed to eat three meals a day. I did it one meal every three days… if I was lucky that is. So as I exited Sam, Ray, Roberto, and Jamie came running in. I of course avoided a head on collision, just barely making it out of Ray's way when he sped in.
So as the new mutants sat down to eat I noticed Kitty coming down the stairs and she looked as if she took a second glance like she was seeing things, which of course were there assuming it was I. After Kitty's double take she ran down the rest of the stairs and gave me a big hug, a suffocating one that is in my opinion.
"Tabby, I'm like, oh my god it is you, I'm like so glad you, like came back." The brunette teammate of mine has said. I must admit I did miss hearing like in every sentence a bit, very odd, I will never say that again.
"Glad to see you too, babe." I replied, it was the truth after all. She seemed to squeeze me a bit tighter after that and then let me go looking at me.
"Tabby we all like missed you, like a lot and like, after you like left, it got like, a lot quieter around here."
"I could believe that." I had replied to her, her eyes seemed to sparkle, I guess she really must have missed me, I didn't think anyone would.
"Totally so like where have you like lived after you like left the Brotherhood.?" Kitty had asked me her eyes seemed to be scanning me.
"Ya know just around…" I had said and it seems though Kitty could act really ditzy sometimes, she understood what I had said.
"Tabby like why didn't you like come back?" Kitty said, she looked very concerned, I stayed silent for awhile, I didn't need to get into details. "You look so pale and skinny, like you look paler than like Rogue." Kitty had added, everyone knew that Rogue was pale and used pale makeup to make herself look even paler to get attention.
"Rogue with or without makeup?" I retorted.
"With." Kitty had said, we had once went out and had discussed Rogue and her makeup and clothing problems, how she pretended to be gothic to get attention.
"So? I'm normally pale."
"But like you were never as like pale as Rogue."
"I'm just tired I guess or something." A second after I said that I sneezed, covering my mouth of course.
"Oh my god, you're like sick that's why!"
"I am not sick." Boy did I hate when people told me that, though I do think I am sick.
"Tabby like you definitely are, you're like pale, and like look thin, and look sick."
"Whatever." I said to Kitty, I think I'll go unpack now, damn I sneezed again.
"Tabby…"
"What Kit, I'm just going to unpack my things." I said as she nodded her head and headed into the kitchen with the New Recruits. I sighed and headed up the long staircase, then turned down the Women's hallway and went to my room.
Once inside my room I shut the door and collapsed on my bed, I was tired, though I won't admit it to anyone. After lying face down on my bed for a few minutes I heard voices outside of my room, I got up silently and as stealthy as possible walked to my door putting my ear against it. It sounded like Badger was talking, but to who? I kept trying to hear whom he was talking to but couldn't hear too well. A second later my doorknob was turning and I jumped back from it grabbing the duffel bag off of my chair as natural as possible, it was Xavier, and Badger.
"How are you doing Tabitha?" Xavier asked, man I think he needs a nickname, hmm, Wheels, or maybe Baldy nah I like Wheels better.
"Fine just fine." I said as I sat my duffel bag down on my bed. Wheels wheeled towards me and seemed to examine me.
"You aren't going to start regular training yet." Wheels had started to say Badger didn't make any kind of move or anything, they were talking about that in the hallway.
"Okay…why?" I had to ask I'm surprised they aren't continuing my punishment from awhile ago.
"You look very tired and sickly, I'm having Hank come up here to examine you." Wheels said, great just what I need.
"Great…" I said as I fell on my bed, wow dizzy spell, okay it's over thankfully, though it seems they noticed it.
"Tabitha I'm worried about you." Wheels told me, he looked sincere, I glanced over Wheel's shoulder at Badger, no change in emotion.
"But-" I couldn't finish for Hank had entered my room, he looked first at Badger, then Wheels and finally he turned his attention to me.
Okay, so he had taken me to his lab for an hour or more and had said I was indeed sick, he gave me medicine to take, and told me to not strain myself. I bet that means I can't be my crazy self, yeah that's basically what it means, I can only sit down and stare, nothing else. They had also called the school explaining I have been ill as why I haven't been there for forever it seems.
Wow, okay after everything had been settled with that, Badger went to the school to pick up all the work I've missed, so I'll be doing work, I am excused from school though until Wednesday so it's cool, least that's what I think now. So I finally finished unpacking everything in my room, I overheard Wheels on the phone, it seems Rahne and Jubilee might be coming back, yay, I missed Rahne a lot, Jubilee was sometimes cool, but usually snotty, but she got better towards the end of my stay.
So now that my half of the room is done being set up, I must start on all the homework I am stuck with. So I sat down at my desk and Badger brought me all the books and gave me pens and paper to do my work.
Let's see my first period was what, wow I don't even remember, oh hey I got my schedule back too, so it was French 2, I was right I was in French 2, with Amara, that's right, hmmm I can't remember if anyone else was in that class. Oh well I bet Amara would remember. I stared at all the French words on my paper, I was beginning to get dizzy.
"Wow, do I need a French tutor or what?" I said aloud to myself, maybe I shouldn't speak out loud cause a second later the annoying Cajun was in my room, damn I should have shut my door.
"Bonjour petite, havin' problems wit de language of love?" Sexeyes had asked as he looked over my shoulder. "All dat stuff is facile."
"Well I have skipped school for weeks oy." I said staring at the words.
"Well Remy can tutor y' like y' said dat y' need a tutor an' what better o' a person den un who speaks it fluently." Sexeyes said to me.
"Can I ask ya a question, Sexeyes?"
"Go ahead petite."
"How come ya are always down the women's hall?" He seemed to stare at me for a few seconds then chuckled lightly.
"Well Remy has been tryin' t' git wit dis un fille f'r awhile now, an' Remy t'ought he should catch her as she comes out o' her room."
"Who?" I had instantly asked, I was curious as of whom he had a crush on.
"Rogue." He simply said as I rolled my eyes.
"What y' don' like her?"
"Well I don't know she's annoying and tries to make people feel sorry for her just cause she can't touch people, I mean suck it up puh-lease we all got our own problems…" Sexeyes seemed to think of what I had said and just shrugged.
"Remy jus' t'inks she has a nice body."
"Yeah, shallow…" I responded.
"Hey don' yell at Remy not like y' don' have a good body t' y' know"
"Ugh!" I said to Sexeyes hitting him he backed away a bit.
"Remy t'inks he should leave…" He had said and a second later he left. Well least he's gone, but I still haven't done my French yet. Oh well I'll skip that and do something that's the same language that I speak fluently. I looked at my schedule, my second period was Algebra 2, hmmm, now who was in this class with me?
That's when I remembered Roberto and Rogue, she was in my French and math class, I'll skip math and French and do them later, I'll just ask the girl, even if it kills me to hear her talk about how she can't touch, as long as I get my work done. So then third period, English, yuck. Sam and Bobby I remember were in this class, maybe more. Hmm seems easy so I did that, It was easy things in my opinion, though I hate English.
So then I moved on to my fourth period class's homework, World History, there was just a worksheet, I got it done very quickly, though the teach was nice and gave me copies of things I missed in class, most of my teachers did, they are so nice… not. My French teacher was mean, she gave me a detention for doing my nails in her class, I mean what are you supposed to do in French class?
Hmm.. well obviously nothing in fifth period, which is lunch, but sixth period Chemistry has a few worksheets and a note that says I have labs to make up, great. I did the worksheets with ease, they were facile as Sexeyes had said before about my French. After I finished Chemistry it was 6:48, and Amara walked in our room.
"Hey Tab how's everything going?"
"Well I skipped French and Math homework, and finished all I can of Chemistry and World History was easy."
"Good cause it's time for dinner, oh and Hank told me to remind you to take your pills before dinner/" I was about to say something but sneezed instead and Amara giggled. "C'mon Tab, dinner is going to be delicious."
Alright Amara was right dinner was very very good. I sat next to Amara and Logan, though anytime I'd cough or sneeze the whole table would look at me and shake their heads. It got so annoying, Rogue sat near Remy who kept on trying to flirt with her, it was a hopeless case I think. Although when he broke out his cards and gave her the Queen of Hearts and claimed himself as the king she seemed happy, until Logan said no cards at the table.
Kitty sat on the other side of Rogue talking non-stop it seems to Piotr, he just smiled a lot, he's Russian so I wonder if he knows English, you wouldn't be able to tell with Kitty talking and not hearing him. Roberto and Sam talked as did Bobby and Ray, Jamie had sat at the end quietly. Scott talked with Jean and Kurt did amusing tricks every now and then.
When dinner had ended I went back to Amara's and my own room to finish some more of my homework, I remembered I put of my French, and math. I looked over the rest of my classes, seventh period, mythology, and 8th was gym. I missed a few tests in mythology, and lots of work, but that's an easy class, I think Amara's in that class too.
Amara came into our room and was smiling widely. Her face glowed brightly and her skin seemed to radiate, she looked beautiful. Something obviously must have happened to make her look so happy.
"Amara? What's up?" I asked as she hummed a bit excitedly, dropping onto my bed.
"Nothing…" Amara had said in a sing-song type of voice. She was obviously not saying something.
"Oh I know something had to have happened, you are glowing beautifully, what's up with Bobby?" Just the mention of his name and her eyes turned glazy.
"Bobby, he's just so wonderful, I mean we've gotten very close."
"I can tell babe, did he kiss ya?" Amara frowned a bit.
"No not yet but we get so close and then someone always comes in. This time it was Sam, he walked into his room that he shares with Bobby."
"Damn him." I had said with a smile. Amara nodded as she began to strip off her tee-shirt, she was getting ready for bed. "Why ya getting ready for bed so early?"
"Unlike you, Tabitha, I have school tomorrow morning."
"Oh yeah…" I said as she had opened her dresser pulling out her silk pajamas. After turning around and removing her bra she put on the shirt and began to remove her jeans, I had turned my attention on the last of the mythology homework and class work I was making up.
After Amara was fully dressed in her pajamas she slid her robe on and slippers walking over to me, glancing down at all of the work I had done. I looked over my shoulder up at Amara and turned around in the chair to have a better look at her and I shook my head.
"What's wrong?" Amara asked me, I sneezed again and she frowned.
"I was just thinking that those pajamas make you look fat and flat chested."
"Oh." Amara said, she knew I was being brutally honest as I always was, I would never lie to my best friend.
"Yeah, and I mean it's almost spring, we need to get you better pajamas."
"Well last spring when you left, you had left behind your pajamas, so I've been using those for spring and summer." Amara said her cheeks turning a bit red.
"Nice, very revealing I know."
"But I don't fill it out like you do." Amara said meaning the bust.
"No sweat a few alterations…"
"You don't want it back then?"
"Nah, I can get new pajamas."
"Okay…"
"Yeah I'll work on that sometime." I had replied as Amara's face brightened up.
"Thanks!"
"No problem." I said, "Could you help me with this?" I asked her showing her our French homework, Amara nodded her head and we worked on the French homework for a bit then the clock had chimed eleven. I had basically finished all but my math homework, which would take me about as long as all of the homework combined took.
Amara was shocked at the time and had told me that she's going to bed and I should too. I agreed and she went into the bathroom down the hall to wash off her make-up as I began to change for bed. I didn't really have pajamas, just a shirt and pair of boxers from Speedy and Rocky. When she came back I had left for the bathroom as she went to her bed.
In the bathroom I took my medicine again and looked at my pale white face in the mirror. A few minutes later Kitty had walked in and watched as I just stared at myself in the mirror.
"Told ya." Kitty said as she grabbed the toothpaste, she knew I was looking at my paleness.
"I just need rest." I said as I yawned, already having brushed my teeth and hair I went into one of the sectioned off toilets and went to the bathroom. Afterwards I went back to Amara and my room and found it pitch black. I tripped over a few things and finally reached my bed and collapsed into it fallnig asleep right away for once, in a warm, safe bed.
Summary: tabitha was out on the streets for awhile after helpnig defeat Apocolypse. Amara finds her and begs her to go back to the mansion, things have changed at the institute, two new people are there, and will Jubilee and Rahne ever come back?
Life Through Blue Eyes
Sunday March 14, 2027
I had just woken up early for once, especially on a Sunday, it had been a restless night I must add. After leaving the brotherhood and then defeating apocalypse I had went back out on my own leaving behind the institute and brotherhood. Now I sorta wish I wasn't such a screw up and that I could go back to one place or the other. But for now I am fine on the streets, the streets in Bayville are just as tough back in Virginia when I used to run off for months at times.
So now that I'm up so God damned early I had to do something to make the day pass as quickly as possible, hmm what to do, after the last snow fall hit I had slept in it literally, I think I might have caught a cold. I've been sneezing ever since then and it's annoying the hell outta me. I couldn't be sick back in Virginia, when I got sick it meant I got beaten up, but since my father is in jail I don't have to worry about that… for now that is.
So I'm heading down the street when I spot my best friend, Amara. She had her hair pulled back out of her face in a ponytail and had her make up on as usual. She didn't seem to notice me at first it seems cause I just kept walking near her and she seemed to be looking for something or maybe someone. Then a second later I hear her calling my name.
"Tabitha? Tabby is that really you?" She had said running up to me and giving me a great big hug. I didn't think she'd miss me that much, we still got first period together, but I did skip a few weeks of school and more of just some periods. School shouldn't start so early then I might make the classes.
"Yeah it's really me." I had answered back, kinda a dumb question if ya would ask me but no one usually does.
"I'm so glad to see you, it's been like forever it seems, where are you living now?" She asked the question I dreaded her asking me, she wants to know where I live. Well we started walking back the direction I had came and she was going.
"Well umm…" I wasn't thinking fast enough, I couldn't think of a good lie for once, this was crazy. I always had a good lie even if no one believed it they still were good.
"Tabby?" Amara had said her eyes looked worried, great I'm making her worry.
"So where ya going?" I had asked desperately avoiding her questions from which I have no answers. She seemed to be thinking of what to say when Bobby ran up to us.
"Hey Amara." He had instantly said as he had approached us. He had given me a glance then turned his full attention to Amara. "Hey Mara, what took ya so long?" Bobby continued to ask, he really irritated me but I knew Amara had the biggest crush on him, he's not always bad but right now he's irritating.
"I found Tabitha." Amara had responded, great bet he's going to get mad. But to my surprise he didn't.
"Hey Tabby, I haven't seen you in a long time. Things at the institute sure have changed since you left. Scott and Jean are now teachers and it's a lot quieter." This now caused me to laugh I haven't laughed in forever it seems.
"Yeah Tabby I wish you'd come back with us." Amara persisted as Bobby nodded his head.
"C'mon Tabby everyone misses you there." Bobby had added and a second later Bobby and Amara had begun to drag me back to the institute.
After a good fifteen-minutes of walking we had arrived at the gates and Amara and Bobby soon led me in. As soon as they opened the doors to the institute I could smell breakfast cooking for them, man it's been so long since I had actually eaten.
"C'mon Tabitha, let's go see the professor." Amara said to me, oh God, was the first thing I had thought. But she couldn't read minds luckily, and the next thing I know Amara has grabbed my hand and began to drag me around the institute with Bobby right behind me.
"Amara you're going to pull my arm off!" I had shouted as she dragged me inside the kitchen where Sam, Roberto, and Logan were. They all seemed to stare at me and Amara and Bobby until Logan had spoken up.
"What's she doing here, Amara." Logan had said, the way he pronounced she felt like he was trying to get me to leave. However, I put on one of my famous smiles and walked over to Logan.
"Well I'm here to see Professor Xavier to see if I'm allowed to come back." I had said but it came out a little too seductive, oh well bad habits never die. I heard muffled giggles from behind me, probably Amara, Sam, Roberto, and Bobby.
"What?" Logan had said he seemed shocked that I wanted to come back, or the fact I came out kinda seductive.
"You heard me, Badger." I had responded instantly drawing out the word 'Badger' his old nickname that I had for him, he gave met he funniest look as I heard Amara's laugh become louder. Logan then glanced at them and they instantly stopped laughing.
"It's Logan, we're not in a training room session." Logan had snapped at me, I just smiled at him.
"Naw you know Logan doesn't seem to fit you to well." My mind had begun to think of nicknames for the guy. Hmm now let's see, Grouchy, yeah but that one would get him peode, I don't know why but I was drawing blanks on names so Badger it is. "You know I think I'm gonna stick with Badger." Logan instantly groaned and then growled at me.
"I am not Badger." He said his voice lowering, Amara then intervened grabbing my arm and pulling me backwards.
"Umm Tabitha let's go see the professor, bye Mr. Logan." Amara waved at him as she dragged me out.
"Let's not get on his bad side until you are definitely allowed back." Amara told me when we were out of the kitchen.
"Yeah, but I don't care if I come back or not."
"Tabitha…you have to come back I've missed you so much, all of the girls have and definitely the boys had." I had to smile at the boy part. "Plus, you'll never guess who joined the X-Men."
"Umm Magneto?"
"Eww no." Amara said.
"Lance?"
"Okay I don't think I'm letting you guess anymore." Amara stated smiling, "Colossus and Gambit from the Acolytes."
"Oh what about the cute pyromaniac on the Acolytes." I had asked he was very cute no one could deny that fact.
"Brotherhood." Amara stated I frowned.
"Oh, damn, well least we got sexy red and black eyes and the Russian hottie." Amara began to crack up when I said that, I didn't think it was that funny. But a second later I found out why, it seems red on black eyes had been standing behind me.
"Bonjour petite." Gambit had said to me looking directly at me.
"Hey cutie." I had responded in my natural singsong voice.
"So y' tink dat ole Gambit is sexy?" I smiled, he was one of the guys that are cocky I could tell, wonder how he is in bed though.
"Ah a Cajun one we have here, you know accents are so sexy." I said moving a bit closer to him, time to make him feel uncomfortable, though he didn't seem uncomfortable when I moved closer.
"Oui." He had said plastering a smirk on his face, and I still don't know his real name, hmm but I need a nickname, I got it, Sexeyes.
"So Gambit is that your real name?" I asked moving even closer to him, damn he smells good and he's too tall.
"Non, Remy LeBeau, et toi?" Good thing I took French, what am I in now French 2 honors? I can't remember.
"Tabitha Smith, or Tabby. But you know, Remy or Gambit don't seem to fit ya very well, Ah ha I got the perfect nickname, Sexeyes." I had said, I glancing back at Amara who was watching all this happen silently, good she didn't leave me alone with Sexeyes, but I did see her smile grow bigger when I called him Sexeyes and I had to look back up at him.
"Remy likes dat name f'r him." Sexeyes had said keeping his eyes locked on mine, damn his eyes were my favorite colors, oh well.
"Good cause that's what I'll be calling you from now on." I said as I brushed past him causing Amara to run to catch up with me.
"Tabitha wow." Amara said.
"Yeah his eyes make him gorgeous."
"He barely knows you and you-"
"Hit on him? Of course, its what I do best." I said with a smile as we climbed the stairs to get to professor's smaller office, Amara told me he was usually up there on a Sunday morning until noon.
After climbing the stairs we finally arrived at the professor's small office and I knocked on the door. A few minutes later I heard a voice in my head.
'Tabitha come on in.' Professor Xavier's voice rung through my head. Good thing I have mental blocks, he can't read my mind without actually digging hard, glad I had been on the Fallen Angels. So I opened the door looked at Amara then entered his office.
"Welcome Tabitha, are you here because you would like to come back?" How could he know I want to come back? I'm sure he can't read my mind.
"Don't worry Tabitha, I couldn't pull that from your mind, Amara's however was a lot easier." I let out a sigh of relief after all, I don't want anyone penetrating my shields.
"Oh." I said, yeah lame that was.
"So I take it then you do want to come back." Xavier had said while staring at me, I wonder if he's trying to get through my blocks.
"Yeah, would that be okay if I do?"
"I told you that whenever you feel you're ready to come back we're always open." Xavier said to me, Amara who must have been spying had fallen into the office with Bobby on her.
"Heh heh, Hi Tabby welcome back!" Amara said.
"Ditto." Bobby had said and I began to laugh, as did Xavier.
"So Tabitha welcome back I don't know where you're X uniform is."
"Ah no sweat I got the Sirens outfit to cover it." I had replied as he smiled and nodded his head.
"Good now Amara and Bobby can show you to your room."
"First can I get my stuff, it's out on the streets and at the Brotherhood's still."
"Go ahead, be back soon though, have someone go with you."
"I'll go." Amara said meekly as Xavier shook his head.
"No you and Bobby should prep her room."
"But isn't she just going to share with me again?" Amara asked.
"Yes she will but you need to get her bed back in and all." Amara nodded her head at Xavier.
"Well I could go by myself…" I began to say but was cut off.
"No how about Logan goes with you." Eek not Badger, I wanted to stay at the Brotherhood's a little longer to see if I could see the hot red head.
"Umm…" I had said, Xavier gave me this weird look, just then Sexeyes had been passing the office.
"Bonjour Professor, I could take de fille where she needs t' g'." Well that's better than Logan I guess, I had thought.
"Tabitha, this is Remy,"
"We already met." I simply stated.
"Oh alright then, be back in less than an hour you two."
"We will" I called out as I grabbed Sexeyes arm and began to drag him out of the office.
So Sexeyes and I went to the garage, it seems he owns his own motorcycle, I'm beginning to like this guy already. I wonder if I could drive it, back in Virginia my Grammy had a motorcycle and taught me to ride when I was nine.
"Nice bike." I said admiring it, though I think my friend back in Virginia, had a better one, I won't say that though.
"Merci, git on behind ole Remy an' hold on tight." Damn guess I won't be driving it. So I got on behind him and wrapped my arms around his waist and then he turned to me, "Now petite, if y' don' want t' fall off Remy recommends holdin' ont' him a little tighter den dat." So I squeezed tighter as he started up the bike and zoomed out of the garage.
After a few minutes at a red light he turned and looked back at me. My hair had been messed up as usual, but even more, I love motorcycle rides, he smiled at me seeing my wide grin.
"So petite, where is it dat y' lived?"
"Down this street make a right."
"Alright den." Sexeyes said to me as the light turned we sped down the road and he made a sharp right, wow that was fun. "Now where?"
"Well just stop the bike." So he did as he was told and I hopped off. I walked further down the street and he followed me until he saw a narrow passageway.
"Y' lived out here?" He asked me as I nodded.
"Yeah in that little space, no grown man I met can fit in there."
"Let ole Remy try."
"No way, just let me get my stuff." So I walked in their sideways as usual, I barely fit my boobs seemed to always brush against the sides of the building, damn boobs, if they were small, it would be a better fit. Sexeyes watched me until the one point where the buildings had a tiny space that allowed it to get bigger where I had slept. I crouched down and grabbed my purple duffel bag with everything in it and stood up and headed back out.
"Wow y' barely fit in dere, petite."
"Yeah I know. I would fit better if I didn't have boobs." I stated as I saw his eyes move from my face to my chest, great a perverted one we got.
"Oui, y' don't have a flat chest." I rolled by eyes at him and walked over to his bike.
"Can I drive?"
"Non, y' too young."
"Oh puh-lease, Sexeyes, I've been driving since I was nine."
"Prove it."
"Alright then let me drive." Sexeyes handed me the keys and I eagerly took them and jumped on the bike. "You better hold on, Sexeyes." So he wrapped his arms around my waist and he seemed to hesitate and he finally spoke.
"When was de last time y' ate?"
"What do you mean?"
"Remy can feel your ribs." Great, just what I need someone to think I'm anorexic.
"So?"
"How long y' been on da streets?"
"Months."
"Mon dieu."
"What?"
"Did y' eat proper?"
"Not really."
"When we git home, Remy makin' sure y' eat a lot." I groaned at him, I hate when people fuss over me. So I turned the bike on then I slammed the gas pedal down, ending our conversation, Sexeyes seemed to fidget and hold onto me tighter.
After a few running through red lights and such we arrived at the Brotherhood's house.
"Y' know y' should obey traffic laws."
"Well those lights were yellow when I went through em."
"Non, de last un was rouge."
"Whatever I'm here to get my stuff just wait out here."
"No way petite, Remy comin' in wit y'."
"Do ya always have to say your name?" I asked as I hopped up the stairs in the front and he was behind me walking up them.
"Jus' an ole habit."
"Okay I thought ya were reminding me your name, but to me your Sexeyes."
"Remy not goin' t' call himself Sexeyes." I laughed at that and opened the Brotherhood's door by kicking it open. A second later Speedy ran up to the door and I saw Rocky's head poking out from the other room.
"Oh-god-Tabby-what-the-hell-are-you-doing-here?" Speedy asked me I put on my best smile and walked in, Sexeyes of course followed me.
"What's he doing here?" Rocky asked as I had entered.
"He's basically my chaperone, either him or Badger."
"Oh." Was all Rocky said as I pushed past Speedy and Rocky heading up the stairs. I saw Wanda was also in the living room with Todd and Freddy.
"My clothes I assume are still in your room right, Speedy?" I had asked to put them in his room the day I blew up my room cause it was really Mystics room.
"Yeah!" I heard from Speedy as Sexeyes followed me up to his room. The boys of the Brotherhood just seemed to let him follow me, guess they met him already.
So I continued up the stairs and turned and headed towards Speedy's room, I opened the door and I saw the hot red head sitting on another bed that seemed to be added. The red head jumped as I opened the door, on his lap was one of my bras.
"Hey cutie whatcha got there?" I asked him walking up to him and grabbing my bra.
"Emm.." He has started, he had a thick Australian accent, a second later Sexeyes was at the door and he had jumped up.
"Remy is that ya, mate?"
"John?" Sexeyes said as he walked over to us, "Tabby, dats John, moi ole team mate."
"Yeah really?"
"Oui."
"Yeah, St. John actually though no ohne pr'nounces it loike that and it git shortend ta John, cuz that's how it loioks." He explained to me. I smiled and nodded as I folded my bra in my hands.
"So what were ya doin with my bra?" Sexeyes seemed to laugh as John turned red like his hair.
"Oy thought it was Pietro's Oy was goin' ta ask 'im bout it, Sheila." Sheila? What's with these names, must mean something in Australia.
"Right…" I said rolling my eyes as I headed for the drawer I put the rest of my clothes in. I opened the drawer and grabbed a bunch of my clothes and shut it and threw them on St. John's bed.
"Got a bag?" I asked him as he nodded his head. He went into the closet and opened it up throwing me a bag.
"Jus' give it back, Sheila."
"Oh I will, by the way why are you on the Brotherhood if the rest of your team went to the X-Men?" I had to ask him, he's too cute to be a villain.
"Lance and Oy knew each othah befoah…" He had stopped as he watched me shove all my clothes in the bag, I bet he saw half of the undergarments I had.
"Oh... but what about Sexeyes?"
"Sexeyes?"
"Dat would be moi, homme." John let out a maniacal laugh as he flipped up his lighter and Sexeyes pulled out a cigarette. "Mind lightin' me up, homme?" So John had lit up Remy's smoke, great another man whom smokes.
"Aren't you gonna light up a cig too?" I asked John.
"Moy? Oy don' smoke." He simply said I smiled wider then walked over to Remy.
"Ya know Remy, women don't like men who smoke, cause their kiss tastes like it." I stated that fact with a devilish smile then walked over to the bag John gave me and proceeded in zipping it up. I heard a few muffled words then when I zipped it completely and turned they were staring at me, it looked like John had been staring at my butt, great more pervs.
"Alright Sexeyes, ready."
"Oui? A bientot, John, nice seein' y' again, homme."
"Visit moy Kay?"
"Oui."
"Bye cutie." I said as I ran my hand across his chest and touched his face with it eventually, "Thanks for the bag, I'll return it later." With that said I leaned closer to him and gave him a wink then walked towards Sexeyes and outta the room with him right behind.
After leaving the Boarding house of the Brotherhood, Sexeyes and I drove back to the institute, or well he drove since I didn't exactly have a license and the fact that he said he'd get killed if they knew he let me drive. So after arriving home with my purple duffel and a firey red one, which was obviously John's, I knew his power was pyrokinesis, though I still don't know Sexeyes power.
Once we got in he had carried the red bag and I carried my purple one and we walked in and eventually found Amara and Bobby. They had been in the living room with Sam and Ray.
"Welcome back Tabby." Sparky had said to me.
"Thanks Sparky." Amara giggled at the nickname that was stuck with him.
"So Mara where is our room, we're still sharing right?"
"Well c'mon." She had said pulling me towards where my room was. "We got the best room." She exaggerated.
"Oh god what's wrong with it?"
"It's the one right next to Mr. Logans." I groaned at that.
"Why is he in the women's' hall?" I had to ask the question, Sexeyes laughed, as did Amara.
"Don't know, Ororo's room is up with her Greenhouse, and Hank's is in the Men's hallway."
"Is this where you always were?" I asked as Sexeyes followed us down the Women's hall, he seemed to be looking for someone too.
"Well no, our room got moved back there when Rahne and Jubilation left." I groaned again as we walked down the hall to our lovely room.
"Here ya are." Amara stated as she opened my door, it looked just as it had before I left other than the fact we had been shifted further down the hall.
"Thanks." I said as I entered the room throwing my purple duffel onto the closer bed assuming it was mine. I then proceeded in opening it and began pulling out things of mine such as hair brushes and such that I had stolen while I was out on my own, I have come to the conclusion that I wouldn't be a good thief if it wasn't for Vanquisher.
"C'mon Tabby, you can unpack later." Amara said coming and grabbing my arm. Sexeyes had come further into the room and saw the chair near the door and dropped the other bag there.
"Remy agrees, he tinks y' should git sometin t' eat."
"Yeah Tabby, how long has it been since you ate?"
"Umm, yesterday." I lied, though Sexeyes gave me a look that meant he knew I was lying.
"Remy tinks da fille is lyin." Damn Sexeyes, Amara was now looking at me cautiously.
"C'mon Tabby let's eat breakfast at least."
"Remy also tinks da fille hasn't eaten f'r weeks or so…"
"Sexeyes shut up!" I had yelled at him forming a small energy bomb in my hand and I was about to throw it when Amara grabbed my hand.
"Tabby c'mon just come downstairs with me and let's eat." Sexeyes had a big smile on his face and I rolled my eyes as I absorbed my bomb and headed out of our room following Amara towards the kitchen.
Once inside the kitchen, Amara looked back at me. Her eyes glanced around the kitchen obviously looking for something that I could eat. As she continued to look I walked over to the small table and sat down, or well collapsed in the chair, I was a bit tired, though I won't admit it when people ask. A few minutes later Amara turned to me, she seemed puzzled.
"What do you want to eat? I can't find anything that would be fast."
"Give de fille somet'in fillin'" Sexeyes said as he entered the kitchen, can someone say stalker?
"Sexeyes, why are ya following me around?" I complained to him about him.
"Remy jus' wants t' be sure dat y' git somet'in t' eat, y' look tres pale."
"I do not look pale!" I shot back at him as Amara looked at me closer.
"I'm sorry to agree with him Tabitha, but you look paler than usual."
"I'm not wearing make up." I responded, it was the truth and usually I put blush on and things to make me look more human instead of looking so pale.
"Listen petite, Remy goin t' say dis only once, y' look as if y' haven't eaten a proper meal in months. And believe Remy he knows dese t'ings."
"Tabby, is that true?" Amara asked me she looked very worried, I hate this damn Cajun Sexeyes. I shrugged.
"Somewhat…"
"How bout ole Remy cook up some gumbo for de fille." Sexeyes said as he headed into the kitchen getting ingredients for this gumbo thing, I don't know what it was or is but apparently I'm having it.
"Go ahead." Amara had said then turned to me, "Look Tabitha I'm worried about you, you look pale and tired, eat up and rest, okay? I'll be back later." With that said my Nova Roman best friend left the kitchen, I think she is going somewhere with Bobby.
After a good twenty minutes or so Sexeyes had finished making the gumbo and had poured some in a bowl for me. I kinda sat there and stared at the bowl he had set down in front of me. After a few seconds he had put his own bowl on the table and had gotten spoons for us both. After handing me a spoon I thanked him and continued to stare at the gumbo.
"Y' know da best way t' git food int' y' system is by pickin' up de spoon and puttin' it in de food den y' mouth?" Sexeyes said to me being a wise guy, I rolled my eyes at him and continued to stare at the food.
"C'mon petite, y' should eat it, Remy promises it's good."
"I'm sure it is…" I had responded. Sexeyes shrugged at me and began to eat some of his then after a few more minutes he stopped and stared at me.
"Y' know I will force y' to eat it." Oh my god, Sexeyes just said 'I' and not 'Remy' wow, he sounded very serious too.
"Look I'm not tryin' t' poison y' I'm lookin' out fer y'."
"Ya barely know me." I retorted.
"Oui, but so far y' seem nice enough and y' don' look t' well, so…"
"Alright babe, I'll eat." I finally gave in, anyway I didn't need him forcing me to eat. So I began to eat and I must say it was delicious. After I finished and Sexeyes made sure I did, he cleaned the dishes and tried to feed me more food. That's when I told him to shove off and stop fussing over me.
By the time I had left the kitchen it was time for lunch, man I forgot you were supposed to eat three meals a day. I did it one meal every three days… if I was lucky that is. So as I exited Sam, Ray, Roberto, and Jamie came running in. I of course avoided a head on collision, just barely making it out of Ray's way when he sped in.
So as the new mutants sat down to eat I noticed Kitty coming down the stairs and she looked as if she took a second glance like she was seeing things, which of course were there assuming it was I. After Kitty's double take she ran down the rest of the stairs and gave me a big hug, a suffocating one that is in my opinion.
"Tabby, I'm like, oh my god it is you, I'm like so glad you, like came back." The brunette teammate of mine has said. I must admit I did miss hearing like in every sentence a bit, very odd, I will never say that again.
"Glad to see you too, babe." I replied, it was the truth after all. She seemed to squeeze me a bit tighter after that and then let me go looking at me.
"Tabby we all like missed you, like a lot and like, after you like left, it got like, a lot quieter around here."
"I could believe that." I had replied to her, her eyes seemed to sparkle, I guess she really must have missed me, I didn't think anyone would.
"Totally so like where have you like lived after you like left the Brotherhood.?" Kitty had asked me her eyes seemed to be scanning me.
"Ya know just around…" I had said and it seems though Kitty could act really ditzy sometimes, she understood what I had said.
"Tabby like why didn't you like come back?" Kitty said, she looked very concerned, I stayed silent for awhile, I didn't need to get into details. "You look so pale and skinny, like you look paler than like Rogue." Kitty had added, everyone knew that Rogue was pale and used pale makeup to make herself look even paler to get attention.
"Rogue with or without makeup?" I retorted.
"With." Kitty had said, we had once went out and had discussed Rogue and her makeup and clothing problems, how she pretended to be gothic to get attention.
"So? I'm normally pale."
"But like you were never as like pale as Rogue."
"I'm just tired I guess or something." A second after I said that I sneezed, covering my mouth of course.
"Oh my god, you're like sick that's why!"
"I am not sick." Boy did I hate when people told me that, though I do think I am sick.
"Tabby like you definitely are, you're like pale, and like look thin, and look sick."
"Whatever." I said to Kitty, I think I'll go unpack now, damn I sneezed again.
"Tabby…"
"What Kit, I'm just going to unpack my things." I said as she nodded her head and headed into the kitchen with the New Recruits. I sighed and headed up the long staircase, then turned down the Women's hallway and went to my room.
Once inside my room I shut the door and collapsed on my bed, I was tired, though I won't admit it to anyone. After lying face down on my bed for a few minutes I heard voices outside of my room, I got up silently and as stealthy as possible walked to my door putting my ear against it. It sounded like Badger was talking, but to who? I kept trying to hear whom he was talking to but couldn't hear too well. A second later my doorknob was turning and I jumped back from it grabbing the duffel bag off of my chair as natural as possible, it was Xavier, and Badger.
"How are you doing Tabitha?" Xavier asked, man I think he needs a nickname, hmm, Wheels, or maybe Baldy nah I like Wheels better.
"Fine just fine." I said as I sat my duffel bag down on my bed. Wheels wheeled towards me and seemed to examine me.
"You aren't going to start regular training yet." Wheels had started to say Badger didn't make any kind of move or anything, they were talking about that in the hallway.
"Okay…why?" I had to ask I'm surprised they aren't continuing my punishment from awhile ago.
"You look very tired and sickly, I'm having Hank come up here to examine you." Wheels said, great just what I need.
"Great…" I said as I fell on my bed, wow dizzy spell, okay it's over thankfully, though it seems they noticed it.
"Tabitha I'm worried about you." Wheels told me, he looked sincere, I glanced over Wheel's shoulder at Badger, no change in emotion.
"But-" I couldn't finish for Hank had entered my room, he looked first at Badger, then Wheels and finally he turned his attention to me.
Okay, so he had taken me to his lab for an hour or more and had said I was indeed sick, he gave me medicine to take, and told me to not strain myself. I bet that means I can't be my crazy self, yeah that's basically what it means, I can only sit down and stare, nothing else. They had also called the school explaining I have been ill as why I haven't been there for forever it seems.
Wow, okay after everything had been settled with that, Badger went to the school to pick up all the work I've missed, so I'll be doing work, I am excused from school though until Wednesday so it's cool, least that's what I think now. So I finally finished unpacking everything in my room, I overheard Wheels on the phone, it seems Rahne and Jubilee might be coming back, yay, I missed Rahne a lot, Jubilee was sometimes cool, but usually snotty, but she got better towards the end of my stay.
So now that my half of the room is done being set up, I must start on all the homework I am stuck with. So I sat down at my desk and Badger brought me all the books and gave me pens and paper to do my work.
Let's see my first period was what, wow I don't even remember, oh hey I got my schedule back too, so it was French 2, I was right I was in French 2, with Amara, that's right, hmmm I can't remember if anyone else was in that class. Oh well I bet Amara would remember. I stared at all the French words on my paper, I was beginning to get dizzy.
"Wow, do I need a French tutor or what?" I said aloud to myself, maybe I shouldn't speak out loud cause a second later the annoying Cajun was in my room, damn I should have shut my door.
"Bonjour petite, havin' problems wit de language of love?" Sexeyes had asked as he looked over my shoulder. "All dat stuff is facile."
"Well I have skipped school for weeks oy." I said staring at the words.
"Well Remy can tutor y' like y' said dat y' need a tutor an' what better o' a person den un who speaks it fluently." Sexeyes said to me.
"Can I ask ya a question, Sexeyes?"
"Go ahead petite."
"How come ya are always down the women's hall?" He seemed to stare at me for a few seconds then chuckled lightly.
"Well Remy has been tryin' t' git wit dis un fille f'r awhile now, an' Remy t'ought he should catch her as she comes out o' her room."
"Who?" I had instantly asked, I was curious as of whom he had a crush on.
"Rogue." He simply said as I rolled my eyes.
"What y' don' like her?"
"Well I don't know she's annoying and tries to make people feel sorry for her just cause she can't touch people, I mean suck it up puh-lease we all got our own problems…" Sexeyes seemed to think of what I had said and just shrugged.
"Remy jus' t'inks she has a nice body."
"Yeah, shallow…" I responded.
"Hey don' yell at Remy not like y' don' have a good body t' y' know"
"Ugh!" I said to Sexeyes hitting him he backed away a bit.
"Remy t'inks he should leave…" He had said and a second later he left. Well least he's gone, but I still haven't done my French yet. Oh well I'll skip that and do something that's the same language that I speak fluently. I looked at my schedule, my second period was Algebra 2, hmmm, now who was in this class with me?
That's when I remembered Roberto and Rogue, she was in my French and math class, I'll skip math and French and do them later, I'll just ask the girl, even if it kills me to hear her talk about how she can't touch, as long as I get my work done. So then third period, English, yuck. Sam and Bobby I remember were in this class, maybe more. Hmm seems easy so I did that, It was easy things in my opinion, though I hate English.
So then I moved on to my fourth period class's homework, World History, there was just a worksheet, I got it done very quickly, though the teach was nice and gave me copies of things I missed in class, most of my teachers did, they are so nice… not. My French teacher was mean, she gave me a detention for doing my nails in her class, I mean what are you supposed to do in French class?
Hmm.. well obviously nothing in fifth period, which is lunch, but sixth period Chemistry has a few worksheets and a note that says I have labs to make up, great. I did the worksheets with ease, they were facile as Sexeyes had said before about my French. After I finished Chemistry it was 6:48, and Amara walked in our room.
"Hey Tab how's everything going?"
"Well I skipped French and Math homework, and finished all I can of Chemistry and World History was easy."
"Good cause it's time for dinner, oh and Hank told me to remind you to take your pills before dinner/" I was about to say something but sneezed instead and Amara giggled. "C'mon Tab, dinner is going to be delicious."
Alright Amara was right dinner was very very good. I sat next to Amara and Logan, though anytime I'd cough or sneeze the whole table would look at me and shake their heads. It got so annoying, Rogue sat near Remy who kept on trying to flirt with her, it was a hopeless case I think. Although when he broke out his cards and gave her the Queen of Hearts and claimed himself as the king she seemed happy, until Logan said no cards at the table.
Kitty sat on the other side of Rogue talking non-stop it seems to Piotr, he just smiled a lot, he's Russian so I wonder if he knows English, you wouldn't be able to tell with Kitty talking and not hearing him. Roberto and Sam talked as did Bobby and Ray, Jamie had sat at the end quietly. Scott talked with Jean and Kurt did amusing tricks every now and then.
When dinner had ended I went back to Amara's and my own room to finish some more of my homework, I remembered I put of my French, and math. I looked over the rest of my classes, seventh period, mythology, and 8th was gym. I missed a few tests in mythology, and lots of work, but that's an easy class, I think Amara's in that class too.
Amara came into our room and was smiling widely. Her face glowed brightly and her skin seemed to radiate, she looked beautiful. Something obviously must have happened to make her look so happy.
"Amara? What's up?" I asked as she hummed a bit excitedly, dropping onto my bed.
"Nothing…" Amara had said in a sing-song type of voice. She was obviously not saying something.
"Oh I know something had to have happened, you are glowing beautifully, what's up with Bobby?" Just the mention of his name and her eyes turned glazy.
"Bobby, he's just so wonderful, I mean we've gotten very close."
"I can tell babe, did he kiss ya?" Amara frowned a bit.
"No not yet but we get so close and then someone always comes in. This time it was Sam, he walked into his room that he shares with Bobby."
"Damn him." I had said with a smile. Amara nodded as she began to strip off her tee-shirt, she was getting ready for bed. "Why ya getting ready for bed so early?"
"Unlike you, Tabitha, I have school tomorrow morning."
"Oh yeah…" I said as she had opened her dresser pulling out her silk pajamas. After turning around and removing her bra she put on the shirt and began to remove her jeans, I had turned my attention on the last of the mythology homework and class work I was making up.
After Amara was fully dressed in her pajamas she slid her robe on and slippers walking over to me, glancing down at all of the work I had done. I looked over my shoulder up at Amara and turned around in the chair to have a better look at her and I shook my head.
"What's wrong?" Amara asked me, I sneezed again and she frowned.
"I was just thinking that those pajamas make you look fat and flat chested."
"Oh." Amara said, she knew I was being brutally honest as I always was, I would never lie to my best friend.
"Yeah, and I mean it's almost spring, we need to get you better pajamas."
"Well last spring when you left, you had left behind your pajamas, so I've been using those for spring and summer." Amara said her cheeks turning a bit red.
"Nice, very revealing I know."
"But I don't fill it out like you do." Amara said meaning the bust.
"No sweat a few alterations…"
"You don't want it back then?"
"Nah, I can get new pajamas."
"Okay…"
"Yeah I'll work on that sometime." I had replied as Amara's face brightened up.
"Thanks!"
"No problem." I said, "Could you help me with this?" I asked her showing her our French homework, Amara nodded her head and we worked on the French homework for a bit then the clock had chimed eleven. I had basically finished all but my math homework, which would take me about as long as all of the homework combined took.
Amara was shocked at the time and had told me that she's going to bed and I should too. I agreed and she went into the bathroom down the hall to wash off her make-up as I began to change for bed. I didn't really have pajamas, just a shirt and pair of boxers from Speedy and Rocky. When she came back I had left for the bathroom as she went to her bed.
In the bathroom I took my medicine again and looked at my pale white face in the mirror. A few minutes later Kitty had walked in and watched as I just stared at myself in the mirror.
"Told ya." Kitty said as she grabbed the toothpaste, she knew I was looking at my paleness.
"I just need rest." I said as I yawned, already having brushed my teeth and hair I went into one of the sectioned off toilets and went to the bathroom. Afterwards I went back to Amara and my room and found it pitch black. I tripped over a few things and finally reached my bed and collapsed into it fallnig asleep right away for once, in a warm, safe bed.