The Power Dances
Q.T Starrrr- I HATE Avril Lavigne (Shudders)!!! Her music sucks. But my favourite songs at the moment are Josephine, Love Scod and Gatesy, The Llama Song, Mashed Taters, The Alternating Song which are all comedic. Oh and who can forget BOWLING FOR SOUP!!!
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Unfortunately for Kiana P.E. or Self-defence was compulsory at Xavier's. It wasn't that she didn't like sports because she did (at least playing sports because watching them she considered to be a waste of time) but in her opinion the teachers tended to be wankers.
When she entered the gym with Bobby and Rogue her first reaction was to groan Mr. Summers and Logan were standing next to each other and Logan was eyeing Scott tensely she guessed that Mr Summers was doing the same thing through his glasses.
"Why do I get the feeling that this'll be a testosterone fest?" She asked. Rogue opened her mouth to say something but before she could make a sound Scott called them all over to gather around him and Logan.
"In light of recent events the Professor wants us to step up your training so we will begin working on using your gifts. This of course comes with a lot of moral and ethical responsibilities..." Looking around you could literally see the other students deflate at the prospect of a lecture. Mr Summers spent the next half of the lesson 'discussing' the ethics with them by the end of it everyone else including Logan were looking bored to death but the general meaning of it was to only use them as a last resort. He gave them instruction how to properly restrain someone and set them up into pairs with Logan taking Rogue for 'advanced instruction' and Kiana was paired with Bobby.
"Would you stop doing that?" He yelled in frustration as he moved once again to try and restrain her.
"Do what?"
"As soon as I touch you, you zap me!" He complained.
"Yes well the best course is always prevention." She laughed as he jerked his hand back again. "Look we'll swap positions."
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Scott looked at Kiana and Bobby as they were laughing all the students were revelling in being able to use their powers he saw Bobby reach for her again but quickly pulled back. 'Would you stop doing that?' he heard Bobby say in frustration and he walked over towards them.
"Look we'll swap positions." Kiana suggested as he neared them.
"Is anything the matter?" He asked and they both whipped around to face him.
"Bobby's just annoyed because he can't restrain me. The best way to defend myself would be to prevent myself from being restrained."
"One-Eye." Logan called out and Scott looked over towards him, wordlessly Logan pointed towards the clock on the wall which showed it was time for the lesson to end.
"All right everyone, time to pack up." He called out, "We'll continue on with this next lesson."
Rogue joined them as they collected their bags, "What do you have next?" She asked Kiana.
"Philosophy."
"Why do you do philosophy?" Bobby asked confused.
Kiana shrugged, "I like any subject I can bullshit my way through."
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Scott traversed the halls that night unable to sleep. After the incident at Alkali Lake nights like this had been coming more and more frequently but lately he'd been sleeping more peacefully, the logical part of his mind said that this was normal as he was getting used to sleeping alone and that he wasn't 'getting over' Jean's death...just this once Scott wanted to tell the logical part of his brain to piss off!
He'd always been a logical person; his mind had a more scientific bent. He didn't believe it unless he could see it unless it could be proven- he hated sounding like a cop show- beyond reasonable doubt- at the moment though he wanted to believe in something more...some higher power.
He was so caught up in his thoughts that he didn't realise he had entered the kitchen until a voice said; "You look like someone just ran over your dog." He looked towards the voice to see Kiana sitting in the windowsill.
"Thank you." He answered sarcastically which was rather unlike him- or at least he thought it was at the moment he didn't know what was like him.
"You're sounding a lot like me," She said concerned, "Are you ok?"
"You're worried about me because I sound like you?" He asked confused.
"Me is not sane for a normal person." She explained. "Plus you look miserable."
"How much do you know?" He asked.
"Rogue told me all she knew, so quite a bit."
Scott nodded, "It just comes back to hit y- Why am I even telling you this?" He asked shaking his head to clear his mind.
"That's only something you can answer." She said hopping down from her seat and crossing over to the sink, "And perhaps Professor Xavier but seeing as he's not here you're on your own." Kiana got up from her seat and made her way over to the sink. "If it helps any you're not the only person." She said making her way over to the kitchen door. "In your case I think it's because we're so alike."
Scott looked up at Kiana in confusion and surprise, "We both hide our feeling and to some extent our personalities. You by pretending to have a stick up your arse and me by being completely over the top." She said as she pushed open the kitchen door, she nodded to him and then disappeared into the hallway.
TBC