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Sheisbeautiful-sheisnotme: Huh, you weren't expecting Rahne…interesting, I don't suppose it sounded much like a werewolf attack…Awww, glad you feel special that it's all dedicated to you, I feel special that I have a reviewer! How am I funny when I'm squeamish? I just can't control it…things like that really do gross me out!
Yay! I have a good use of description; well I do like to elaborate! ;P and by the way I am fourteen years old, just fourteen; fifteen next April (27th)
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Songs are in bold
"Telepathic thoughts are in italic and speech marks"
Chapter 6
VvV Claws, Rogues, Wolves and Enemies VvV
Rahne Sinclair looked about herself at the busy, bustling people that were out shopping in Bayville high street. She stood on the outskirts of the crowd, anxious of all the jostling people but as a group of people walked up behind her she knew she would have to venture in. And, taking a step into the crowds, Rahne soon lost herself in the crowd of busy, talkative people. Looking up as she walked this way and that she saw shop after shop selling all kinds of things, from clothes to paint and sports equipment to pets. No shops caught her eye however, until she turned a corner and looked up at a sign that hung over a small, practically empty shop that sold clothes; Gothika.
Rahne tilted her head to the side and looked in the display window at all the different clothes on display, and making up her mind she pushed the heavy door open, leaving the chattering streets behind. Rahne was no Goth, but she did like clothes that Goth shops sold, she'd got her top from a Goth shop in fact, well when I say got I don't exactly mean paid for got. She looked around at the stands and walked past them until she reached a little corner that captured her eye; a corner devoted to green, from almost-black green to hunter green. Smiling as she spotted a top that looked suitable, Rahne walked over to it and found her size; 10, and took it to the changing booth to try it on. But before she entered she checked on the sales person and smirked seeing she was busy with another customer.
Rahne tried on the top and looked in the full-length mirror, revelling in just how fabulous she looked with it on. She then smirked at her reflection and put her other top on, but who said she took the other one off!
Rahne peeked around the corner of the curtain to check the coast was clear and then left the room, smiling slightly at her success. But as she walked towards the exit with her mind so focussed on her apparent success, she never noticed the security alarms (the ones that detect whether a tag on clothes has been removed) until they went off. Her eyes wide with fright, Rahne turned to face the shop assistant who started to make her way towards Rahne.
"Could you just step this way please." The assistant made a gesture towards the area next to the counter.
Rahne ran. She bolted, and raced through the door ignoring the shop assistants yell of "stop thief!" Rahne would of got away, if Rogue hadn't decided to take Lexa shopping for some new clothes, and Rogue and Lexa appeared just as Rahne ran off. Being the good citizens they were (in other words; they would have been killed by the Professor if they hadn't) the x-girls gave chase.
Rahne ran through the crowds, not caring who she bumped into just wary of getting as far away from the shop as possible. But even after the crowds thinned out and she knew she had got away from the shop, Rahne never stopped running because she could still smell two scents that had followed her from the shop. To try and shake them off Rahne turned into an alleyway and began to turn at every corner but she never managed to lose the scents (Lexa followed her with her enhanced smell and hearing) so she ran and ran. But eventually, as she predicted, Rahne had nowhere to go; she had hit a dead end so, like the fighter she was, Rahne turned to face her opponents who ran around the corner.
"Phew!" Lexa panted, "that was exhausting, I really should take up running."
"Lexa no one's interested in yahre laziness. Now then," Rogue turned to face Rahne, "if y'all just be givin' back the clothes ya stole then it'll all be fahne and dandy." Rogue ignored Lexa who scoffed and rolled her eyes.
"I don't think so." Rahne bent her knees and placed her hands in a fighting pose, "now you'll be getting out of my way, or I'll have to make you."
Rogue and Lexa laughed coldly, and shook heir heads in amusement.
"Good one." #Rogue#
"That was funny." #Lexa#
"I'm being serious, I will hurt you." Rahne scowled at their mocks but she grew nervous that she hadn't intimidated them.
"Ah don't think so."
"Me neither, it would be kinda difficult to hurt me." Lexa put up her hand like Rahne's but Rogue knew she was going release her claws.
Giving Lexa a sideways glance Rogue whispered, "not yet, ya know the Prof. says only use them when ya need 'em."
Lexa rolled her eyes, "fine." She lowered her hands but glared at Rahne, "now give back the clothes, or there'll be trouble."
"Yeh, but only from me!" Rahne took a step forward, "ever seen a wolf-metamorph before?" she asked, but never waited for an answer.
Lexa and Rogue watched open mouthed as Rahne's form became hunched and her hair grew longer, her nose growing into a long snout and her hands becoming claws. "I mean it, now scram!" Rahne growled menacingly, but her growl was only answered by another growl and a SNIKT, as two sharp claws protruded from Lexa's hands.
"I'll stab you before you touch me and Rogue." She said and growled again, advancing on Rahne.
But Rahne pulled back, her fur shrinking and turning back into a human, then suddenly and unexpectantly she ran at Lexa and grabbed her in a tight hug. Lexa's claws retracted out of instinct and she drew back from Rahne's hug, looking down at the girl with a horrified expression on her face. She would of said something, but just as she was about to Rahne drew back and looked up at Lexa with tears of happiness shining in her eyes.
"You're a mutant to?" she asked, her voice shaking with happiness.
Lexa only nodded, and Rogue cut in, "we both ahre. We live at Xavier's School fohr the Gifted. It's fohr mutants lahke us and it's pretty much full of them. Its about a fahve minute walk from here…do ya wanna check it out? Xavier is the kinda boss of tha school and he recruits mutants, always glad ta recruit more."
"You want me to go to the school with you?"
"Yeh, why not…Xavier would be pleased if we found him anotha student ta teach. See, he teaches us ta control our powers, I mean only yesterday he taught meh how ta control mahne, and ah love it!" Rogue smiled at Rahne who smiled back. During the whole thing Lexa just watched the two girls as if it were a show but she joined in.
"Yeh, we go out on missions and stuff to recruit new mutants to join, or we stop the baddies from doing baddy stuff, you know like in the news."
Rahne suddenly froze and her smile disappeared, "what kind of things?" Her voice was cold, forceful and had a hint of desperation in it.
But even though both x-girls heard it they didn't mention it. "Oh, ya know. These otha mutant groups, who call themselves tha Brotherhood and Acolytes, they cause havoc and we stop them that tahpe (type) of thang." Rahne relaxed and smiled again at the two girls who subconsciously shrugged at each other but smiled back. "I'm Rahne, Rahne Sinclair."
"Rogue. That's all anyone calls meh, that's tha only name ah have."
"Lexa Howlett, but my codename is X-23 and everyone calls me Lex."
"Lex, only meh and Kitty call ya Lex, no one else does coz they don't need ta call ya anythang, seemin' as they don't talk ta ya."
Lexa scowled and would have replied had all three girls not heard a boom from the other side of the alley wall.
Rogue turned to Lexa who nodded and took a run up before jumping over the wall. Rogue was just about to follow when she remembered Rahne. "Uh…ya bettah come along, ya think ya can jump tha wall?" Rahne nodded and Rogue seemed satisfied so she took a run up and jumped. Rahne followed her example and when she landed she gasped in surprise at the sight in front of her.
Three boys stood facing the x-girls and now Rahne, one held a pile of cards that he subconsciously shuffled, another held lighter that he began to flick on and off. There was another leaning against the wall with his arms folded, staring at the girls with his head tilted to one side inquiringly.
The card-shuffling one smirked at Rogue; he wore a dark brown trench coat that hid most of his clothing; a crimson shirt that showed off his muscular chest. He wore plain black jeans and scruffy black trainers and the guy had auburn hair that flopped into his eyes, but what was really strange about him were his eyes; red on black.
The one with the lighter stared at the three girls, with an insane smile plastered on his face. He wore a dark orange jacket and black baggy trousers, customised with silver chains. His flaming orange hair stuck up all over the place, obviously gelled in a spiked fashion, and the guy had deep, immense blue eyes that sparkled as if they were on fire.
The boy leaning against the wall had slicked back platinum hair, and had blue eyes like the guy with the lighter, this boy's eyes were the same colour as sapphires and looked as cold as them, but that didn't make him look any less cuter. He wore a black sweatshirt and dark blue jeans held up with a black belt. Running a hand through his soft, smooth hair the boy winked at Lexa who scowled.
"What do you want?" Lexa asked, directing her question at Pietro who smirked at her.
"Not'in, y' filles wanted us, y' were de ones who jumped over de wall t' find us." Remy looked innocently at the three girls.
"Ya were tha one who caused tha explosion Swamp Rat." Rogue stepped up to Remy and poked a finger in his ribs.
'Feisty, just like I like 'em.' "Oui, mais Remy was just 'avin a bit of fun."
"What? Blowin' thangs up!"
"Oui, c'est tres amusant, Chere." (Yes, it's very funny.)
"No it ain't Swamp Rat."
"Oui, it is."
"No it ain't."
"Oui."
"No."
Lexa and Rahne looked at each other and rolled their eyes before looking to the other boys.
"Well, well, well. Look who it is." The boy leaning against the wall straightened up and in one quick movement he was stood in front of Lexa, very close to her.
"Yeh, well if you used you're eyes then you'd be able to." Lexa sneered at him and pushed him out of her personal space, but the boy just moved back in and invaded it.
"Ain't you glad to see me, baby doll?"
"Never call me that name again."
"Why not, baby doll."
Lexa scowled in a disgusted fashion, "because I said."
"Exactly, so why not?"
Rahne rolled her eyes at the other fighting pair and looked at the remaining boy who didn't seem remotely interested in anything but his lighter.
'What's so fascinating with the lighter?' Rahne asked herself and then voiced the question out loud.
"Coz it's my baby." The boy looked up at Rahne for a second before watching his lighter again.
"Some baby." Rahne rolled her eyes.
"Don't you say that! You're hurting his feelings."
"Lighters don't have feelings," Rahne was getting increasingly annoyed by this boy's lack of sanity.
"They do!"
"No they don't."
"Say that again and you'll regret it."
"You don't want to go threatening me."
"I just did." Pyro sulked at the way the girl insulted his lighter, but immediately regretted threatening her.
Rahne began to transform into the formation she had been when Lexa threatened her, and no one noticed the transformation until a low, rumbling growl and a high pitched shriek was heard. Looking around, Lexa, Pietro, Rogue and Remy gasped as they noticed Rahne's wolf-metamorph form advancing on a cowering Pyro. The girls intervened and persuaded Rahne to turn back to normal, whilst Remy and Pietro convinced John that they should go. Once they had all gone Rogue and Lexa turned to Rahne.
"Ah think we mahght wanna get back ta tha mansion now…"
End of ChapterTa-daaaaa! What do ya think! Some introductions and now Rahne will be going back to the mansion to meet Prof. Xavier.
I really had to put all of that stuff into the chapter, I couldn't resist the ROMY and XIETRO, I just had to! ;P See you in the next chappie, love Thrills, xxx.