*disclaimer- I do not own X-men Evo, nor do I own Rahne, ::sigh:: what a cruel world
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Screams.
Screams of hatred and fear.
Running.
Running for her life. Like she'd never run before.
Adrenaline pumping.
Sweat and blood mingling together, slowly sticking her fur. Capture They had her on all sides, so many faces, all filled with hate. It was over. As if in a dream she felt herself being slammed against the wooden post. Ropes bound her hands so tightly she gasped. But she knew worse pain was to come… Fire
Surrounding her red flames were dancing nearer, as if to tease. They would soon give up their game, though and come to slowly, agonizingly burn her alive. Smoke engulfed her disorienting the mutant. The jeers of the crowd cut into her already numb brain.
"It's a demon, a freak!"
"Kill her! Kill the demon!"
As the fire came closer she knew there was no hope. It was over she was never to see again, the light of day.
The first flamed dared move to lick her foot and she screamed. A scream not just of pain but of hopelessness and pure agony.
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Safe in her bed Rahne Sinclair aka Wolfsbane awoke screaming like she had all those years ago, when they had almost killed her.
"Rahne!"
Her roommate, Amara Aquilla stumbled, wide-eyed over to the trembling Rahne.
"Rahne, what's wrong?"
But the metamorphic teen couldn't answer; her brain was too numb to function. That wasn't supposed to happen. Moira saved her before they had a chance to-to kill her.
She barley even heard Amara, Rahne was too caught up in her own musings to care.
Well at least not until Amara, not used to being ignored, decided to take matters into her own hands and gave her friend a hard slap
"HEY!" yelled Rahne "What be yer problem lass?!?"
"Well," the lava-wielding princess said in a simpering voice "At least I have your attention now.
"Well girl," growled the half-wolf "pull somethan' like 'at again and you'll be wantin' the 'and ye slapped with."
Amara flinched slightly at the thought, Rahne was not known for making idle threats. She knew, however, as much as Rahne tried to deny it she really was a bit soft inside
"Rahne," her voice became soft as she let down her façade of all-powerful princess, "what really happened this time?"
Rahne hesitated, should she tell her friend, should she trust hers
friend. As nice as Amara was when she and Jubilee got together you could pretty much count on your deepest, darkest secrets being revealed to the whole mansion.
"There's another reason though lass," spoke the wolf inside her "they will think you weak. We can take care of ourselves lass. They're all dead anyway, and even supposen' they were alive they can't be getting you 'ere."
The thought did very little to comfort the girl, but she spoke to Amara with a confidence she didn't know she possessed.
"I don't be rememberin' lass, I think I jus' need some sleep, maybeh I'll rehmemer in the morning."
Amara was not convinced, but she was a princess and she needed her beauty sleep.
"Ok," Amara shrugged "Now go to sleep, I'm tired."
Rahne chuckled, Amara was nice but she needed a few lessons in being a best friend.
And while Amara got her beauty sleep Rahne was up for a long time afterwards staring at the full moon and remembering the past.
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Poke, poke, poke……
It was becoming very annoying. Whoever got it in their head to wake her this early on a Sunday must have a death wish. Then she remembered, the only person who could pull something like this without even thinking twice…..
"AMARA!!!!" Rahne yelled loudly, and bent on scaring her fiery friend, she whipped her body around and made the scariest face she could.
What happened next Rahne was never quite sure but the next thing she knew there was a yell, a flash of strangely familiar blue fur, and a loud BAMF that had her ears ringing and nose wrinkled because of the smell.
And just down the hall she could hear,
"youz never told me she vould be zat scary in ze morning!! I'm never going in zere again as long as I live!!!"
"KURT!!!"
"Ummmm…excuse me Amara, I zink I 'ave zome business to um, attend."
And with another BAMF everyone's favorite fuzzy dude teleported away.
Growling and mumbling a few words that would never be said around Jamie, Rahne slipped into the bathroom for her daily routine. But not without vowing to bodily harm a certain princess and her blue-haired accomplice.
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Grabbing her favorite cereal, the only one not totally demolished by Kurt, a still fuming Rahne sat down to eat only, however, to be interrupted again.
Crash, bang, crash
Without even turning around Rahne knew who it was,
"'ey Sammie."
"How'd ya know it whas meh." Came the familiar southern drawl that sent shivers down her spine.
"Boy-o," she replied, "Ye be the only one 'ere who knocks somethin' over every time ye 'ere."
Sam blushed, leave it to him to make a total fool out of himself in front of the one girl he liked.
Not that it mattered, she was with Roberto, everyone knew that the hot-headed Brazilian had claimed her. Everyone except Rahne that is, the Scottish wolf was still oblivious to everything.
That's what he loved about her, so innocent.
"Ya be wantin' somethin' ladddie?"
Oh yeah, what had he come here for again, oh no, she was looking at him those sweet freckles sprinkled across her nose…
"Rahne!" a perky voice interrupted his thoughts, "I, like, knew you wouldn't get the job done Sam." Said an exasperated Kitty as she phased through the wall.
"The professor, like, needs to talk to you." Kitty stated, glaring at Sam
"Ok," Rahne managed a small smile, she really didn't want to leave Sam, or her cereal for that matter, but whatever the professor needed must be important.
"Guess I'll be seein' ye around boy-o," she called to an ashamed Sam.
Sam tried to reply but she was already phased through the wall,
"Bye," he whispered to no one in particular.
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There we have it, the first chapter, I really like this story so far and will try to update often, but you guys know about that nasty 'lil thing called homework….If it has been awhile, though please feel free to e-mail me and tell me to get working!!!!
Till next time….