Disclaimer: I don't own the X-Men. Ilehana Xavier belongs to Corrinth. All
other characters belong to me.
A/N: Thank you to all my reviewers out there; you really are all stars.
Scene 05
"So where we meetin' Havoc, Bobby?" Jubilee asked as the five X-Men made their ways down the long drive to the taxi. Being summer, it was still light and birds still chattered in the trees around them. They were all dressed in their best, Bobby in a blue shirt, Colossus in a silver checked one, Gambit a dark red version. Jubilee, dressed in black stiletto boots, skin-tight blue PVC trousers and black top embroidered with yellow could hardly contain her excitement. Blaze on the other hand was more mellow than usual, though her strapless black top; black hipsters and wedge boots fitted her just well enough for her to stop traffic. Gloves a la Rogue covered her scabby arms where the wounds were at last starting to heal.
"He's pickin' a friend up from the airport, so he'll meet us there..." Bobby began to explain, but was cut off by the sudden ringing of someone's mobile phone.
"Blaze..." Gambit moaned, holding out his mobile at arm's length as though it might just bite him. Blaze sighed and accepted the ringing gadget, looked briefly at the caller id, then answered.
"I'm sorry my husband's not home right now, he's picking our son up from football practice. Can I take a message?"
Jubilee had to stifle her laughter with her hands over her mouth, whilst Bobby and Colossus exchanged curious looks, but Blaze was unabashed as the girl on the other end of the line hung up without replying. Smiling the Englishwoman threw the phone back to a grateful Remy.
"I totally deserve an Oscar." She enthused as Jubilee looked on her teammate with a new awe.
"What happens if they don't just hang up?" Iceman asked pointedly. Call him soft at your peril, but Bobby did feel a bit bad for the girl who'd had just been rather effectively dumped.
"You know its never come up?" Blaze answered, shooting a wicked grin in Gambit's direction. "Must be the way he picks 'em!"
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"Hey gang!" Alex was Scott Summers' brother no question, but there the likeness ended. He'd been Bobby's fun-loving roommate at college, and they'd both had scrapes a plenty in their time there. He was one of those people that pretty much everybody instantly liked, always with a smile. Blond haired and brown eyed, Havoc always reminded Blaze of an overgrown Labrador puppy. "Meet Sian, surfer-babe extraordinaire, flown in specially from Hawaii just to meet you all!"
The girl was a pretty one, slight and feminine despite her very short cropped spiky brown hair. All three X-Men males instantly stood a little taller as Havoc introduced them, making Blaze and Jubilee exchange comical glances. A few hours later as the gang left the bar for a club, it was already pretty clear that Sian only had eyes for one of the guys, leaving Havoc to console Bobby and Remy...
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"I don't dance!" Gambit was adamant, waving a salute as Blaze led Bobby and Havoc onto the dance floor. She at least knew better than to try and convince him. Jubilee on the other hand was getting more and more argumentative as she drank.
"Aww, c'mon Remy!" She moaned, tugging on his arm dramatically. "You know you want to really..."
"Jubilee, put him down, you don't know where he's been!" Blaze joked, untangling the Chinese-American from the Cajun and taking both Jubilee's hands in hers. Iceman and Havoc were already dancing, if it could be called that. Actually, they had pretty much fallen straight into the 'big fish, little fish, cardboard box' routine of random arm waving whilst standing very still. Still, Blaze knew the best way to get people actually dancing and enjoying themselves rather than feeling self-conscious was to give them someone to follow. The music was her addiction, her body possessed of it as it throbbed and triumphed around the room. Gambit was just relieved to see Blaze smiling so much as he went to find a corner of the bar to prop up. Maybe tonight would be exactly what she needed after all. He smirked knowingly as he passed an amorous pair of Colossus and Sian, kissing in a corner as though there was no one else about. Kids.
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Jubilee and Havoc were well away with the music, when Bobby and Blaze finally called it quits and went in search of liquid refreshment.
"What can I get you?" Bobby shouted politely over the buzz of the music. Blaze mimed a 'huh?' and put her hand to her ear to get him to repeat himself, which he did, leaning closer.
"Ah!" Blaze cottoned on, "Just a water please. Thanks Bobby."
"No problem." Iceman replied, smiling. "Enjoyin' yourself?"
"Absolutely!" Blaze was telling the truth. "Welcome to my world."
"Good." Bobby was also truthful. "I'm really glad you came along Blaze, Gambit's not the only one who's been worried sick about you y'know."
"I know." Blaze nodded. "And I'm grateful to you all, I really am. I don't know what I'd do without the X-Men."
"Me neither," He answered, before taking a slurp of his beer. "Though its odd being back here after uni, working and everythin'..."
He was cut off by a sudden raucous shout from the other side of a small railing that kept the bar from the dance floor. Both X-Men glanced over, and whilst Bobby was vaguely shocked, Blaze was abruptly angry.
"Five minutes!" She griped, running and swinging herself over the railing effortlessly. "I can't take my eyes off him for five minutes!" Bobby followed her, not that she noticed as she dove between thrown punches to stop the fight between Gambit and another man. "Back off the both of you! How the hell old do you think you are Rem? Fifteen?"
"Who the heck are you, his mother?" The snide sneer was from the obvious cause of the fight, a skinny little black chick with a leering smile on her face. "What gives you the right to get involved?"
Bobby found himself standing by Gambit's shoulder, quickly backed up by Jubilee and Havoc. In front of them, Blaze turned and looked at the girl who'd spoken, flicking her long red curls back off her bare shoulders aggressively. If there was one thing she really hated in the world, it was manipulative bitches that deliberately put their boyfriends in situations where they would have to fight for them. Not that this girl's man would have a chance against Remy, she swore possessively.
"Don't start with me, girl." Blaze warned, feeling her palms itching hot under her gloves.
"Or what, cow?" The girl snapped back, her boyfriend taking his place behind her shoulder even as Bobby called Blaze's name and made her turn around. He shook his head knowledgably; this was not a good idea. Blaze was inclined to agree, up until the point when the obnoxious girl spoke again. "Don't you dare turn your back on me! You think you're so hot or somethin'?"
Jubilee uttered a low whistle as Blaze turned back to her rival, tilting her head to one side as her curls fell like fire, glinting in the strobe lights. The girl shifted her feet, eyes narrow. Blaze smiled slowly, almost cruelly, oblivious to the other members of the girl's gang of friends that lined up around her, looking for a fight.
"Hotter than you'll ever be." Blaze threw out the spark to ignite the inferno. The girl went to punch the redhead, but Blaze blocked it easily. "Ooh, a girl who punches! This might even be fun!" Behind her, Gambit and Bobby, Jubilee and Havoc started forwards, finding themselves pretty much surrounded by the girl's associates. Blaze's infective grin caught, Jubilee threw the first X-Man punch, and all hell broke loose...
A/N: Thank you to all my reviewers out there; you really are all stars.
Scene 05
"So where we meetin' Havoc, Bobby?" Jubilee asked as the five X-Men made their ways down the long drive to the taxi. Being summer, it was still light and birds still chattered in the trees around them. They were all dressed in their best, Bobby in a blue shirt, Colossus in a silver checked one, Gambit a dark red version. Jubilee, dressed in black stiletto boots, skin-tight blue PVC trousers and black top embroidered with yellow could hardly contain her excitement. Blaze on the other hand was more mellow than usual, though her strapless black top; black hipsters and wedge boots fitted her just well enough for her to stop traffic. Gloves a la Rogue covered her scabby arms where the wounds were at last starting to heal.
"He's pickin' a friend up from the airport, so he'll meet us there..." Bobby began to explain, but was cut off by the sudden ringing of someone's mobile phone.
"Blaze..." Gambit moaned, holding out his mobile at arm's length as though it might just bite him. Blaze sighed and accepted the ringing gadget, looked briefly at the caller id, then answered.
"I'm sorry my husband's not home right now, he's picking our son up from football practice. Can I take a message?"
Jubilee had to stifle her laughter with her hands over her mouth, whilst Bobby and Colossus exchanged curious looks, but Blaze was unabashed as the girl on the other end of the line hung up without replying. Smiling the Englishwoman threw the phone back to a grateful Remy.
"I totally deserve an Oscar." She enthused as Jubilee looked on her teammate with a new awe.
"What happens if they don't just hang up?" Iceman asked pointedly. Call him soft at your peril, but Bobby did feel a bit bad for the girl who'd had just been rather effectively dumped.
"You know its never come up?" Blaze answered, shooting a wicked grin in Gambit's direction. "Must be the way he picks 'em!"
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"Hey gang!" Alex was Scott Summers' brother no question, but there the likeness ended. He'd been Bobby's fun-loving roommate at college, and they'd both had scrapes a plenty in their time there. He was one of those people that pretty much everybody instantly liked, always with a smile. Blond haired and brown eyed, Havoc always reminded Blaze of an overgrown Labrador puppy. "Meet Sian, surfer-babe extraordinaire, flown in specially from Hawaii just to meet you all!"
The girl was a pretty one, slight and feminine despite her very short cropped spiky brown hair. All three X-Men males instantly stood a little taller as Havoc introduced them, making Blaze and Jubilee exchange comical glances. A few hours later as the gang left the bar for a club, it was already pretty clear that Sian only had eyes for one of the guys, leaving Havoc to console Bobby and Remy...
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"I don't dance!" Gambit was adamant, waving a salute as Blaze led Bobby and Havoc onto the dance floor. She at least knew better than to try and convince him. Jubilee on the other hand was getting more and more argumentative as she drank.
"Aww, c'mon Remy!" She moaned, tugging on his arm dramatically. "You know you want to really..."
"Jubilee, put him down, you don't know where he's been!" Blaze joked, untangling the Chinese-American from the Cajun and taking both Jubilee's hands in hers. Iceman and Havoc were already dancing, if it could be called that. Actually, they had pretty much fallen straight into the 'big fish, little fish, cardboard box' routine of random arm waving whilst standing very still. Still, Blaze knew the best way to get people actually dancing and enjoying themselves rather than feeling self-conscious was to give them someone to follow. The music was her addiction, her body possessed of it as it throbbed and triumphed around the room. Gambit was just relieved to see Blaze smiling so much as he went to find a corner of the bar to prop up. Maybe tonight would be exactly what she needed after all. He smirked knowingly as he passed an amorous pair of Colossus and Sian, kissing in a corner as though there was no one else about. Kids.
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Jubilee and Havoc were well away with the music, when Bobby and Blaze finally called it quits and went in search of liquid refreshment.
"What can I get you?" Bobby shouted politely over the buzz of the music. Blaze mimed a 'huh?' and put her hand to her ear to get him to repeat himself, which he did, leaning closer.
"Ah!" Blaze cottoned on, "Just a water please. Thanks Bobby."
"No problem." Iceman replied, smiling. "Enjoyin' yourself?"
"Absolutely!" Blaze was telling the truth. "Welcome to my world."
"Good." Bobby was also truthful. "I'm really glad you came along Blaze, Gambit's not the only one who's been worried sick about you y'know."
"I know." Blaze nodded. "And I'm grateful to you all, I really am. I don't know what I'd do without the X-Men."
"Me neither," He answered, before taking a slurp of his beer. "Though its odd being back here after uni, working and everythin'..."
He was cut off by a sudden raucous shout from the other side of a small railing that kept the bar from the dance floor. Both X-Men glanced over, and whilst Bobby was vaguely shocked, Blaze was abruptly angry.
"Five minutes!" She griped, running and swinging herself over the railing effortlessly. "I can't take my eyes off him for five minutes!" Bobby followed her, not that she noticed as she dove between thrown punches to stop the fight between Gambit and another man. "Back off the both of you! How the hell old do you think you are Rem? Fifteen?"
"Who the heck are you, his mother?" The snide sneer was from the obvious cause of the fight, a skinny little black chick with a leering smile on her face. "What gives you the right to get involved?"
Bobby found himself standing by Gambit's shoulder, quickly backed up by Jubilee and Havoc. In front of them, Blaze turned and looked at the girl who'd spoken, flicking her long red curls back off her bare shoulders aggressively. If there was one thing she really hated in the world, it was manipulative bitches that deliberately put their boyfriends in situations where they would have to fight for them. Not that this girl's man would have a chance against Remy, she swore possessively.
"Don't start with me, girl." Blaze warned, feeling her palms itching hot under her gloves.
"Or what, cow?" The girl snapped back, her boyfriend taking his place behind her shoulder even as Bobby called Blaze's name and made her turn around. He shook his head knowledgably; this was not a good idea. Blaze was inclined to agree, up until the point when the obnoxious girl spoke again. "Don't you dare turn your back on me! You think you're so hot or somethin'?"
Jubilee uttered a low whistle as Blaze turned back to her rival, tilting her head to one side as her curls fell like fire, glinting in the strobe lights. The girl shifted her feet, eyes narrow. Blaze smiled slowly, almost cruelly, oblivious to the other members of the girl's gang of friends that lined up around her, looking for a fight.
"Hotter than you'll ever be." Blaze threw out the spark to ignite the inferno. The girl went to punch the redhead, but Blaze blocked it easily. "Ooh, a girl who punches! This might even be fun!" Behind her, Gambit and Bobby, Jubilee and Havoc started forwards, finding themselves pretty much surrounded by the girl's associates. Blaze's infective grin caught, Jubilee threw the first X-Man punch, and all hell broke loose...