Holly's eyes opened. She had a huge headache. She closed her eyes again. She felt like she was spinning. She thought of the events of the last 2 days. She had been so excited about joining the X-men. Then the whole deal at the airport had made her see what it really meant to be an X-man. Then The Hotel thing. That had been ok, except for the kissing Toad part. But then was that really bad….I mean technically he was bad guy…thinking about it gave her more of a headache. She then thought about the attack near the forest…..The Attack….Sabretooth had attacked her…Fear came over her. Where was she? She sat up and opened her eyes. "Argg!!" She said in pain. "Are you alright?" A voice came from behind her. She recognized the voice. She looked behind her. Toad was sitting there starting at her. She jumped. "What? … How? …. "She looked around. She was in a place that looked like a run-down trailer. She frowned. "Why am I here?" She asked. "Would you rather be with Sabretooth?" Toad asked. "No. " She said. "But I thought you were one of the bad guys. Aren't you and Sabretooth on the same team?" . Toad's eyes searched Holly's face. His mind was sorting the answer. The answer was of course 'Yes' he was on the same 'Team' as Sabretooth, but there was something he needed to know. "How long have a been here?" Holly asked. "Since Sabretooth knocked you out" He said. "Which would be how long?" Holly asked. "Since yesterday afternoon." He said. "What?! How long was I out?" She asked. "A long time. I was starting to get worried." He replied. She looked down in disbelief "What time is it?" She asked. "It's 11:00 in the morning……There is
something I wanted to know." He started. Holly listened. "Wanted to know what?" She asked when he didn't continue. She wasn't sure what he had on his mind or if she should be scared. She had only been a X-man for 3 days and already she had gotten kidnapped. Could she even consider it being kidnapped? If she tried to escape would he stop her? Then another thought came to her mind. Was he going to take her to Magneto? All these questions ran through her mind. She suddenly felt stressed out. And what a time to start feeling stressed. She looked back at Toad, who was just starring at her. "Why did you kiss me?" Toad asked. Holly was taken aback from the question. She hadn't expected it. And the fact that she didn't expect it made her feel stupid. Holly wasn't sure how to reply to that. She thought about the place she was in. She thought about lying, just tell him that she thought he was hot or something. She looked at him, No she couldn't do that. "I….I'm not really sure" Holly replied to him. He frowned. "Your not sure? What do you mean your not sure?" He was starting to get mad. "What do you just go around kissing people?". He stood up. Holly moved back not sure what Toad was going to do. She looked into his eyes again. Her powers made her feel the rejection he felt. Toad looked away. "Don't do that!" he said not looking at her. He had his hand between his eyes. He felt her feeling his emotions. "I'm sorry…"Holly said. "And I'm sorry about kissing you. I just felt your sadness". He looked at her again. "My sadness? What does that mean?" He asked. "Well, I felt…" She searched for the words to describe it. "You just felt sad. Like depressed….are you?". He turned his back on her. "Why do you care?" "Why do you keep doing that?" She asked moving to the edge of the bed she was in. "What?" Toad asked confused. "Every time I mention something that , I guess, touches a nerve you get all defensive and try to push me away." Holly said. "Maybe it's because I want to shut-up" Toad said still not facing her. Holly got off the bed. "Why?". "Why what?" He asked. "Why do you want me to shut-up?" Holly said. Toad didn't say anything. "You can't just hide your feelings and pretend their not there. You have to let them out" Holly said moving closer to him. "You sound like a after school special. And how do you expect me to let them out? Should I cry or how about I just kill you and…" He turned around and was face to face with Holly. "Go ahead. Kill me. I Have nothing to live for. I have no family. I have no friends." She said looking into his eyes, but not looking deep enough for her powers to start up. "So it's ok for you to die? When I tried to kill myself you gave me a whole long lecture, but you…no, it's fine if you want to die. What happened to the whole 'You're special' thing you tried to lay on me?" Toad asked starring into her. She searched his face. "What am I doing here, Toad?" She asked. "I told you.." He started to say. "No, why am I really here?" She asked again. He got even closer to her. They were centi-meters apart. "You tell me" He looked deep into her eyes. "I'm not a mind reader. I just read emotions" She said now starting to feel uncomfortable. "Then read them." he said. She did. She felt his heart beating. He liked her. 'This is so wrong' She thought to herself. "I want to leave now" Was the only thing she said. She didn't expect him to let her. She just needed to say something. "Heh" he said and looked at her disgusted. "I knew it. You talk noble and like you care….you really are one of them." he walked passed her to the door. Holly followed a few steps behind. "Is that your new scheme to get people to join you? Kiss them and pretend to like them and then turn on them?" He said as he threw open the door. "Toad, it's not like that…I…." She started to say. "GET OUT!" He yelled not looking at her. He couldn't look at her. She jumped startled and ran out of the trailer.
