Hi everybody. I have finally finished the forth chapter. YEAH! but first the thank you's.

Lin Waddle: THANK YOU! You are helping me push forwards with your kind words. I shall continue until the end.

Kiwi Anime: Thank you so much for teaching me how to fix my stories. I love ya like we were flesh and blood.

iamhollywood: I would also like to thank you for helping me continue with your words and the way you have said that I have a good way with the characters. Thank you.

Marshmallow: . . . .I don't have to say anything. You are just there.

Ok. Yes I had to raise the rating or it would have been kicked off. You'll understand at the end of this chapter and in the next one. Don't worry though. It won't be that bad.

Chapter 4. Times Crewel Ways

The only sound around them was of the dripping of water from the slight drizzle around them. They stood there, looking at anything but each other. The fresh grave of the spider sitting between them like some invisible barrier.

Sherry shifted uncomfortably on her feet. Todd reached behind his head to scratch the nape of his neck. The dirt on his shoes was becoming very interesting. Sherry was the first to break the silence.

"That means you're the enemy," she asked looking towards him. He shifted his weight, not wanting to look at her.

"You are, aren't you." She turned away slowly.

"Yeah," he said. He looked up to be greeted by her back. "Shit," he thought," I meet a chick who isn't disgusted by me, and she's an X-Geek yo." Looking back down he kicked a fresh clump of earth from the grave.

The sound of soggy foot steps came to his ears. He looked up to see a muddy had extended before him.

"Thank you," she said, the choking sound back in her voice no matter how much she wanted to mask it.

"I meet someone that doesn't freak out around me, and even compliments me, and they turn out to be the enemy. Why do the Gods do this to me." Her hand stayed where it was. She hoping against hope that he would take it in his.

Slowly, very slowly, a small amount of heat crossed her palm and finally engulfed her hand. Slowly he began to shake her hand. A small smile played it's way across her lips.

Todd was dumbfounded at the way that his body moved on it's own, almost as if it was autopilot. His slightly warm muddy hand met hers, only it was ice cold, "Wonder why she has no body warmth." He wondered, pumping her arm slightly.

"No problem dawg," he said looking up at her. She glanced out from under her hair. Yellowish eyes meeting pitch black. Both teens felt a slight shock race up their arms.

"BEEP, BEEP, BEEP!"

They both jumped at the shrill noise. Sherry shoved her hand into her pocket and brought out a watch like object, Todd recognized it as an image inducer though. He could tell by the way it looked. He had also stolen another X-Men's once. That had been Nighcrawlers.

"Shit," they both thought as the mood for whatever that might have happened was broken.

"Damn it," she growled at the device as she started to push the many different buttons and turn the different dials to see which one would turn the damn thing off.

Todd stood watching this, when he suddenly burst out laughing. Sherry looked up with a startled look on her face, the inducer still beeping repeatedly. Slowly a grin crossed her face and she began to giggle lightly. They both couldn't help it. About a minute ago they were about to become good friends. A few seconds ago who knows what could have happened, and then her inducer goes off, and the two are standing there laughing like cats on cat nip.

As there laughter started to die down, she held out her inducer.

"Think you could get the damn thing to shut up?" She asked jokingly. Todd tok it from her and looked it over.

"Lets see if I remember correctly," he thought, "Then it should be this button right here." He pushed a black button on the side of it, and to both his and her surprise, it went quiet.

"No fucken way. I can't believe that you fixed that piece of crap," taking it from him. "I had to have pushed that same button at least five different times and.." she trailed off at the look on his face.

It was a mixture of fear and being sick.

"Oh shit." he whispered, "That can be right yo. It just can't be that damn late." He continued to stare at her hand that held the watch like device.

"Hey what wrong?" The look on his face was seriously starting to freak her out, "Oh man, now what do I do. I don't know how to make people feel better. This was the first time I've had an actual conversation with someone outside of my family and the institute. Damn it!" Todd suddenly went into a squating position with his hands above his head.

"Ok, what the hell is going on," she asked, "for once I'm the one getting freaked out," she sat on the bench so as to put her face closer to his. "Little ripe isn't he," she thought to her self, but pushed the thought away as he began to talk.

"Dawg, if I don't get to the store and back by eight, my room mats will have my hide," he continued to sit that way with his hands over the back of his head, "Shit shit shit shit…" he keept repeating.

"I can help." The voice broke threw his panic like a ball threw frail glass.

"Wha.. What," he said looking up at her.

"You helped me, sp I'll help you." She stood up and both of her knees popped. Unnoticing the slight shiver that Todd gave at the sound she lifted her hands up into a ball like form.

"What the hell.." Todd began, but was cut off by a stern look from her, "She creepin me out again," he thought and shrank back slightly.

Sherry stood perfectly still, her hands in a ball, "Hope this works right," she thought and begane to call the shadows of around her into a ball in front of her wet form. It grew larger and larger until the size of a soft ball. She then spred her hands out and began to push forward. The ball spread-out like a large puddle of tar until it was the size of a round door. The shadows of an ally waited on the other side.

She slumped over and placed her hands on her knees. Making portals took a lot out of her since she still wasn't used to it. She was panting lightly.

"Shit," whispered Todd. It was getting really dark, and really cold. Neither were helping his mood. The thing she was creating also gave him the creeps, but he didn't want to run yet. He still wanted to know what she could do.

When he saw the other side was the ally to the grocery store, he jumped up with a look of surprise on his face.

"How the hell did you manage that yo?" He asked her stunned. He could tell every detail of the ally way, but as if threw sunglasses. It was amazing. He looked over at her, "Hey, you ok?" He walked over and gently touched her back. It was as cold as ice. It took all of his will not to pull it away. That's when he saw the watch. Eleven minuets left.

"I'm fine," Sherry said glancing up at him, the slight touch on her back welcomed, "Just takes a lot out' a me." She was startled by the worried look on his face that was slowly changing to fear. She too glanced at the watch and smiled slightly.

"Better get goin'."

Todd looked at her face, "Right, I just jump threw, right?" A bit of worry was evident in his voice. He already knew the answer.

"Yeah but," she was unable to finish because right then Todd jumped threw, "Oh shit!" She ran forward into the blackened ally.

Todd was already going threw when the warning started to reach his ears, "Aw crap," right when he went threw a coldness spread throughout his body in a cold wave. He felt like his very blood was being frozen over. It was over in a matter of seconds though, for when he hit the ground on the other side he couldn't move. All he could do was listen to the frantic footsteps of Sherry's as she exited the portal towards him.

To be continued….

Ok. I know it's short, but you have no idea how sick I have been, plus I have finals so I have had no time. I have however gotten some out lining done so chapter five should be up soon after this one just to tell ya, so don't lose hope. (stand s up on desk to only fall off again.) ow….