author: Lucinda
rating: pg
main character: Scott Summers
part of the Feathers Links
disclaimer: I do not own anyone from Buffy the Vampire Slayer or the Marvel Comics X-Men titles.
distribution: WLS, NHA, Bite Me, QPC, Twisting, Paula, Cat, anyone else please ask first.
note: AU post season 5 for Willow, less certain where for Warren. Umm... before Zero Tolerance, and he's not dating Betsy.
Warren has a date today, with some woman that he met through work. His other work, the one that actually has a paycheck. Quite a nice one, considering that for Warren, 'work' was the multi million dollar corporation that he owned, or had Worthington Industries crossed the line from multi-million into the billions? But that really wasn't the point. Warren had a date.
If they were some other guys, just Scott and Warren, a pair of sort of normal guys who'd gone to the same boarding school for a while, he'd probably either be happy for his friend's prosperity and luck, or intensely jealous. Of course, neither of them were so normal. They were mutants, X-Men from the very creation of the team. Very little in their lives was normal.
Of course, that was a large part of the whole problem. What if this Willow person was actually an alien in disguise, hoping to learn his secrets, gain control over him in some effort to gain world domination? Or to gain his trust and destroy the X-Men? Granted, the idea sounded pretty far fetched, but only until you started to look at the things that had happened in their past already, especially at the Professor's relationship with Lilandra. Her sister had tried to get Warren, as he recalled. It could be someone that had decided to use Warren to locate and remove mutants, or just someone that would turn out to have problems with the entire mutant biology and you can't change it aspect of their lives. Maybe something more along the lines of an attempt at corporate espionage. Or someone just trying to sink her hooks into Warren's fat bank accounts. Maybe she was some sort of demented sorceress, plotting some fiendish ritual or spell... no, wait, that had been his ex wife, Madelyn.
Warren was an X-man, the course of love was never smooth for them, never simple and easy. Not even with him and Jean, or Rogue and Remy. No, years of painful trial and errors and disasters had left a firm message branded into Scott's mind - the X-Men might be able to save the world or take down just about any mutant menace you could name, but they absolutely sucked at relationships.
"Why you scowling so much at de coffee maker?" Remy's voice sounded amused.
Scott glanced over, frowning a bit at the secretive man. They knew so little about his past, very little more than the fact that he'd brought Storm back to them after yet another disaster had hit the team. "Warren has a date."
Remy leaned against the counter, chuckling softly. "So? He's all grown up, why not have a date?"
How could anyone be so annoying just leaning against a counter and smiling? Hadn't anyone explained to him... well, probably not. "Do you have any idea what sort of dating record the X-Men have? Aliens, clones, spies, people trying to destroy us, or use us, or people who just can't deal with what we have to do as an X-man... This is going to be a disaster."
"Maybe, maybe not. Don' you think this is Warren's choice? He should know all about the failures of past relationships." Remy had this little grin, one that suggested that he was enjoying this debate.
Frowning even more, Scott poured himself some coffee. "Considering that a lot of them were his, yes, he should. Which leaves me wondering exactly why..."
"It occur to you that maybe he just got lonely? Maybe he wants a little company? Especially if she's pretty." Remy tossed the words out in the air, even as he poured his own coffee into a mug.
Scott opened his mouth to say something, but the words just sort of froze. How could he argue the idea? Maybe Warren was a bit lonely. Maybe... maybe he wanted someone that wasn't part of the team, considering how badly things tended to go if the X-Men tried dating each other - there was no escape if your girlfriend got angry. And all of the women here knew how to fight. Maybe Warren just wanted some relaxing company, time with a beautiful woman - Warren's women were always beautiful.
"Maybe he is just lonely. But I'm still worried." Scott sipped at his coffee, knowing that he'd have to go through this whole argument again when Jean woke up. "But I'm still worried."
"Just got to let him make his own choices, like you'd want someone to let you." Remy shrugged, sauntering out of the kitchen, mug in hand.
Scott thought about that. Maybe they did have to let Warren make his own choices, but… But they were a team, and they supported each other. Which meant that someone should try to make certain this Willow Rosenberg wasn't a threat. Maybe a background check, make certain she didn't have a frightening criminal record, or mental instability, or some sort of disease or other…
It couldn't hurt to be careful, could it?
end Feather Links - Considering the Past, how...?
rating: pg
main character: Scott Summers
part of the Feathers Links
disclaimer: I do not own anyone from Buffy the Vampire Slayer or the Marvel Comics X-Men titles.
distribution: WLS, NHA, Bite Me, QPC, Twisting, Paula, Cat, anyone else please ask first.
note: AU post season 5 for Willow, less certain where for Warren. Umm... before Zero Tolerance, and he's not dating Betsy.
Warren has a date today, with some woman that he met through work. His other work, the one that actually has a paycheck. Quite a nice one, considering that for Warren, 'work' was the multi million dollar corporation that he owned, or had Worthington Industries crossed the line from multi-million into the billions? But that really wasn't the point. Warren had a date.
If they were some other guys, just Scott and Warren, a pair of sort of normal guys who'd gone to the same boarding school for a while, he'd probably either be happy for his friend's prosperity and luck, or intensely jealous. Of course, neither of them were so normal. They were mutants, X-Men from the very creation of the team. Very little in their lives was normal.
Of course, that was a large part of the whole problem. What if this Willow person was actually an alien in disguise, hoping to learn his secrets, gain control over him in some effort to gain world domination? Or to gain his trust and destroy the X-Men? Granted, the idea sounded pretty far fetched, but only until you started to look at the things that had happened in their past already, especially at the Professor's relationship with Lilandra. Her sister had tried to get Warren, as he recalled. It could be someone that had decided to use Warren to locate and remove mutants, or just someone that would turn out to have problems with the entire mutant biology and you can't change it aspect of their lives. Maybe something more along the lines of an attempt at corporate espionage. Or someone just trying to sink her hooks into Warren's fat bank accounts. Maybe she was some sort of demented sorceress, plotting some fiendish ritual or spell... no, wait, that had been his ex wife, Madelyn.
Warren was an X-man, the course of love was never smooth for them, never simple and easy. Not even with him and Jean, or Rogue and Remy. No, years of painful trial and errors and disasters had left a firm message branded into Scott's mind - the X-Men might be able to save the world or take down just about any mutant menace you could name, but they absolutely sucked at relationships.
"Why you scowling so much at de coffee maker?" Remy's voice sounded amused.
Scott glanced over, frowning a bit at the secretive man. They knew so little about his past, very little more than the fact that he'd brought Storm back to them after yet another disaster had hit the team. "Warren has a date."
Remy leaned against the counter, chuckling softly. "So? He's all grown up, why not have a date?"
How could anyone be so annoying just leaning against a counter and smiling? Hadn't anyone explained to him... well, probably not. "Do you have any idea what sort of dating record the X-Men have? Aliens, clones, spies, people trying to destroy us, or use us, or people who just can't deal with what we have to do as an X-man... This is going to be a disaster."
"Maybe, maybe not. Don' you think this is Warren's choice? He should know all about the failures of past relationships." Remy had this little grin, one that suggested that he was enjoying this debate.
Frowning even more, Scott poured himself some coffee. "Considering that a lot of them were his, yes, he should. Which leaves me wondering exactly why..."
"It occur to you that maybe he just got lonely? Maybe he wants a little company? Especially if she's pretty." Remy tossed the words out in the air, even as he poured his own coffee into a mug.
Scott opened his mouth to say something, but the words just sort of froze. How could he argue the idea? Maybe Warren was a bit lonely. Maybe... maybe he wanted someone that wasn't part of the team, considering how badly things tended to go if the X-Men tried dating each other - there was no escape if your girlfriend got angry. And all of the women here knew how to fight. Maybe Warren just wanted some relaxing company, time with a beautiful woman - Warren's women were always beautiful.
"Maybe he is just lonely. But I'm still worried." Scott sipped at his coffee, knowing that he'd have to go through this whole argument again when Jean woke up. "But I'm still worried."
"Just got to let him make his own choices, like you'd want someone to let you." Remy shrugged, sauntering out of the kitchen, mug in hand.
Scott thought about that. Maybe they did have to let Warren make his own choices, but… But they were a team, and they supported each other. Which meant that someone should try to make certain this Willow Rosenberg wasn't a threat. Maybe a background check, make certain she didn't have a frightening criminal record, or mental instability, or some sort of disease or other…
It couldn't hurt to be careful, could it?
end Feather Links - Considering the Past, how...?