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A note from Jaz—I really have no idea where this is coming from. If it seems to be going nowhere, yell at me. –Jaz
A million thoughts were blazing through Elizabeth's head as she walked up to her room. It had been so long since she had seen Kevin, so many things had happened.
Would he understand? How could he see that she was… She shook her head. Nicoli was back in Russia with his family—Dimitri, his brother, had been sick for a long while.
She lied down on her bed with a big sigh. What was she going to do? Once, she had wanted nothing but to be with Kevin—forever. She had done everything in her—and her brother's—powers to find him after the sentinel attacks, and after everything had happened, especially with Mr. Sinister, Elizabeth had decided that it was too risky to be dating another mutant. They would constantly be hunted by anti-mutant groups, never a minute of peace when they could be normal.
Nicoli Jones had been born to a Russian Woman and an American man and was Colossus' best friend. Colossus, after determining that Nicoli would be the perfect catch for Elizabeth, introduced the two, who immediately hit it off. Nicoli came to America for a while, to spend time with his newly found love, but when he heard of his brother's illness, he immediately booked the next flight home.
The loud buzzing of the phone interrupted her thoughts. It was picked up quickly, followed by the yell of "Dragon Rouge! It's for you!" of Remy LeBeau.
She rolled over, picking the ivory handle of her phone up. "Yo," she answered.
"Lizi," came a familiar Russian voice, a little softer and weaker than usual.
"Nicky? Hey! What's up?"
"Lizi…It's Dimi. He's…He's gone."
Elizabeth let a gasp fall from her lips. "Nicoli… I'm sorry. I…I'll be out there in a few hours. It shouldn't take me too long."
"Thank you, Liz."
"Will you be alright until I get there?"
"Yeah… Piotr's here with me, and my mother."
"Alright. I'll be there soon, Nicky."
She disconnected, running down to the war room, where Professor Xavier was still talking to Morph. She poked her head in. "Professor?"
"Elizabeth, I'm in the middle of an important meeting with Morph."
"Professor, it's Nicoli's brother. He past away. My I go to Russia to help?"
Kevin looked at her. "Who's Nicoli?"
"A friend. May I, Professor?"
The professor sighed. "Of course you may, Elizabeth. Just, return shortly."
"Thank you!" She bowed quickly to the professor and to Kevin, and ran back out, saying a quick goodbye to Logan and going outside, flying high into the sky, off to Russia.
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