Kaliann: Glad you liked their reactions and as for Mystique and Jack having sex, that was Slickboy's idea, but I liked it.
Craaaaazy: Yeah, Jack's chapter was truly something. And it said August was there in the first scene you might want to read that again more carefully.
The Uncanny R-Man: Ah, well I can see that then, and it was just his back story. I think Kitty being 18, she wouldn't want one of her own yet. Well, you haven't seen Destiny and her for a long time, but yeah that might have been an oversight. Yep, August in this chapter.
Inantiodromia: Sorry about the lack of Romy, but it's hard to balance so many characters together like this and sometimes we can't fit in as much as we wanted to.
IvyZoe: Yeah, I'm liking the Raven/Jack thing too and trust me it will be funny to see her kids reactions. Rogue did have a little setback with that but she's got plenty of people to help her out and you know there will be more Romy later on.
Jenskott: Yeah, I know people die all the time in the Marvel universe and come back. I didn't want two proposals at the same time and Scott will need time to set up his proposal to Jean so it's just right.
Mark C: Yeah, they do all know now what he's gone through and I think it's a good thing too. I went all out for Vince, but I wanted to save Scott's proposal for when it's right trust me it will be just as good. The Jack/Raven relationship will be very interesting to do in this.
RogueBHS: Oh trust me, if you think the end of the last one was something, wait until the first scene in this. I think that Beast would wait for a bit to ask something like that, kind of the wrong moment.
Coldqueen: Oh yeah, it will be something for Kurt/Rogue to find out and trust me they will in one of the worst ways. Don't worry a bit more Romy will come. As for why the other story has less, it's because I posted it later there then on this site. Also I have to find the time to write expanded scenes.
Aaron: Yeah, what happened to Rogue/Jean has been a long time since we wrote it. Yeah, I really wanted Vince to go all out as for Scott well two proposals in one chapter would be too much, but he'll do it. Oh trust me, you'll love who finds out about Jack/Raven.
GothikStrawberry: Ah, thanks for clearing that up. Technically there wasn't a song Emma just said if he played that. Yeah, it will be interesting to see how Mystique/Slayer turn out and what comes from it.
ViciousAssassin: Yeah, that was a nasty look at his past. And yeah you know by the next day everyone will know about Emma's condition. Vince truly is the romantic type, and given Scott, you know he wants to make sure things will just be right when he asks her. Glad that last scene made you happy.
Sparky Genocide:
Thanks to: Qullian, Doza, X00001, Simba317, Wen1
Hellfire and Brimstone
CHAPTER 72: SHOW AND TELL
Slayer/Mystique (AN: Warning! Slayer/Mystique scene ahead! You have been warned!)
Jack and Raven stumbled into her bedroom with Jack holding her up with his powerful arms while her legs were wrapped tightly around his waist. Their lips were wrestling in a powerful mix of lust and desire, each of them driven by so much pent up yearning. Jack hadn't had a woman in months, which was a long time for him given how must he sought and craved sexual release. And for Mystique, it had been even longer, for she couldn't even remember the last time she had gotten a chance to do something like this. And all those years of pent up sexual need were finally boiling over as she and Jack collapsed atop her bed, so full of hunger and want.
"Mmm…Jack," she moaned in a deep, yearning tone, the years of frustration finally letting lose as she felt a great arousal build up within her as she felt Jack hard, heavily muscles body.
Jack let out grunt in response as he felt the shape shifter remove his shirt, revealing to her his well built upper body. Immediately, she was awed by what she saw. The armor he usually wore truly did hide a very strong man. In her eyes, he was almost like a work of art…Very much like the great warriors he so embodied. She aggressively ran her hands along his hard muscles, feeling a few scars along the way that Jack had picked up over the years, but that only seemed to add to his rugged form.
"Oh my…" gasped Raven in a deep, sultry tone, "You definitely have a warrior's body…"
"Comes with the package I guess," grinned Jack as he ran his hands along her womanly curves.
"I can only imagine the endurance you must have," she said, tightening her hold around him with her legs, further communicating her desire.
"You have no idea…"
They began to go at it again, this time with Jack using his skilled hands to rub and massage her breasts. This caused the shape shifter to let out a fury of wanting moans, for Jack was using his all seeing eye to see what she wanted and already, she was loving it. This energy continued to fuel them, then suddenly Mystique took the initiative and rolled on top of him so that she was straddling his pelvis. She could feel the hardness pressing against her, indicating to her that he wanted this just as much as she did.
In response, she began to trail her lips down his hard muscles, eventually reaching his jeans and swiftly removing them, exposing to her his hard length. Her eyes immediately widened at what she saw, prompting somewhat of a grin from Jack, for it was clear that she was impressed.
"Like what you see?"
Mystique's mouth went dry, for she wanted this so badly…She NEEDED this so much. She could hardly control herself at this point, feeling so desperate at this point to rid herself of this stress. But before she got there…She knew there were a few things they would have to get past in order to make this happen.
"So…How do you want me?" she asked him, sounding short of breath.
Suddenly, her body shifted…Her usual black clothing suddenly fading and revealing to Jack a fully nude, blue skinned woman. She seemed a bit shy since she rarely showed people her true form like this…But this is how she looked behind it all. This was her full, naked form. To her relief, Jack seemed to like what he saw…From her sizable breasts down her well toned body…He actually seemed attracted to it instead of repulsed by it. Yet still…Mystique was a bit weary about it and Jack could tell.
"I can be any kind of woman you want…" she said shifting into a few forms, "I can be blonde, brunette, slim…Anything. I can make my breasts bigger if you want…I can change the color of my eyes…I can do anything you want."
"Talk about knowing how to put your gifts to good use…" said Jack with a grin, "But…You don't have to if you don't want to, Raven."
"I know…But I thought that…Maybe I could help."
Then suddenly, she shifted into the form of a nude blonde…One that looked very much like Layla, but not exactly since she had a feeling that something like that would be too much for him. But after what she had seen from his past, she thought that maybe he would want something like this…Maybe he would need something like this.
Jack became noticeably more tense upon seeing the Layla-like image hovering over him. Mystique had really tried to do justice to her naked form…Making her breasts a little bigger and adjusting her body somewhat so that her legs were a little slimmer and sexier. It was strange seeing such an image before him…One that looked so much like the woman he once loved so much even though he knew this wasn't her.
"Raven…" he gasped, his eyes widening as he reached up to touch her face, looking somewhat lost in a daze.
"If you're not comfortable with this…We can try something else," she told him as she sensually ran her hands down his naked body, "But I want to give you the chance to at least…Have something I know you must have missed."
Even though Mystique wasn't known for having much of a sentimental side, Jack could see that she was serious when she said this…And for that, he couldn't help but smile.
"No…It's okay," he told her, as he began stroking her face as he so often used to do with Layla, "I…I think I need this."
Seeing the look on Jack's face as he lost himself in the appearance that so resembled Layla's, Mystique felt…Strange. For as he ran his hand down her face, he seemed to do with the same tenderness that he would as if the real Layla were there. It felt strange…Feeling such tenderness, even if it was as a result of her shape shifting. But after having lived a life of such bitterness, it was definitely a welcome feeling.
She let Jack take it from here, pretty much surrendering herself to his lust as he rolled her over again and started making love to her. Her appearance seemed to fuel something else within him…Something besides his vast lust for the sensual. She let out deep moans as he felt him plow into her with great vigor, working his way into a powerful rhythm. Sensations she had long forgotten soon came surging back through her body, filling her with feelings that were so mind numbingly good that she couldn't keep herself from practically yelling.
Jack showed that he had quite a bit of energy as he kept with a firm, strong rhythm, letting out deep grunts with each powerful thrust. With his all seeing eye, he could see exactly what she wanted, how she wanted it, and how to do it. These were the skills he used to please every woman he could in the utmost…These were the abilities that allowed him to handle so many at once. And Mystique was now bearing the full force of it.
At times, Jack even seemed to cry out somewhat…Saying the name "Layla" over and over again. This didn't surprise Mystique, but to see tears in his eyes as he did this was quite unexpected. It was as if he truly wanted to believe that he was making love to Layla…Even if he knew this wasn't her. But that didn't keep him from going about it as if it was her…And Mystique sure as hell didn't mind.
"Jack…Oh Jack! JACK!" she screamed, unable to hold back from the overwhelming surges of pleasure that she felt.
"L-L-Layla…" he cried, holding her tightly with the kind of passion and strength that he would as if this were really her.
Jack dragged it out a lot longer than she though he would. He really had good control. Raven could tell that he truly wanted to savor this…He truly wanted to remember such an experience. And feeling him make love to her in the way he would have the woman he loved so much was something beyond description. She had never felt so much bliss before…She had never felt somebody actually hold her like this. She knew it was probably just because he saw Layla…But damn it, it felt so good to feel his strong arms hold her while he made love to her in the best way possible.
Time seemed to lose all meaning as Jack kept dragging it out…Making sure that he held and pleasured her as if she were the real Layla. Mystique began crying out in ecstasy, overwhelmed by the sheer force of the sensations. At times, she could hardly keep her form, but she managed to maintain it as they both finally reached their respective climaxes, letting out deep, orgasmic moans that echoed all throughout the room.
"OH JACK!" yelled the shape shifter as her head flew back and she was consumed by the overwhelming power of her peak.
"Layla…"
With a low grunt, Jack collapse next to her, yet still kept her in his strong arms…Not wanting to let her go like he did that fateful night he lost her. Mystique was gasping for air, having not expected to feel something like that. Jack let her rest, gently running his hands down her curves in a sexual daze, still very much consumed by his lust and desires. Sure, this hadn't been the real Layla…But to him, it was more than he ever could have asked for. And for that, he was deeply thankful.
"Raven…Thank you," he said to her, his tone wrought with his utmost gratitude.
Mystique was still breathing hard from what she had just felt, but she couldn't help but smile. Never before had she felt this good before…Never before had she experienced such pleasure. Jack was definitely the warrior he made himself out to be and knew how to use each one of his skills in the utmost. She felt like the luckiest woman on the planet…As if she had experienced the kind of sex that no other woman ever got a chance to feel. Even though it was somewhat of an illusion, that didn't make it feel any less wonderful as she found herself nuzzling up against his strong, manly body.
"My God…" she finally managed, catching her breath to the point where she could finally speak, "You're not just the ultimate warrior I see…You're also the ultimate lover."
He couldn't help but smile at that. Holding her closer, he helped reinforce that sentiment…Hoping to make sure that she didn't forget it.
"Yeah…Kind of came with the training," he said sheepishly, "Believe it or not, sexual techniques are a part of Kung Fu."
"Really?" she said with a hint of surprise, "I had no idea…"
"Few people do," he said before his tone once again shifted, "I just…Sorry I got a little carried away though. I just…Layla…"
"Hey come on, Jack…Did you hear me complaining?" she said to him with a wry grin, "I know…She meant a lot to you. And I'm not her…Not by a long shot. But that doesn't mean you can't have a chance…"
Such words only made Jack smile even more. Never before did he have a chance like this…A chance to make love to Layla. Even though it hadn't been the real Layla…It was as close as he was ever going to get. Mystique could never know how much this meant to him…Having a chance to see the woman he loved again. But what he couldn't put into words…He could definitely put into actions.
"You really are growing a heart, Raven…" he grinned.
"Yeah, yeah…Try not to spread the word though," she said with a smirk, "I've got a reputation to uphold here…"
"Oh don't worry…My lips are sealed," he promised her, making sure she knew that he wouldn't go back on it as the good warrior he was.
After a while, Mystique managed to recover from the initial shock of her first climax and was quickly taken by her desires again. Jack was still brimming with want as well, that much she could feel as he began caressing her body again in his strong arms. But before they started up again…Raven wanted to make sure that they did this right.
"Do…Do you want me to keep this form?" she asked him, looking back into the tormented eyes of the mutant warrior, "If it really means that much to you, I could definitely maintain it."
Thinking she definitely had a bigger heart than she was letting on, Jack simply smiled at her as his hand once again found it's way to her face.
"No…This time, I want you in your true form."
"What?" she said, her eyes widening at this, "But…"
However, Jack didn't let her finish. She gave him something he desperately wanted…Now it was time for him to return the favor.
"I mean it…Blue skin and all," he told her, his tone low with a deeply sensual feel to it, "Have you ever even been able to do it in your real form?"
"No…People usually find it…Well, a turn off to say the least," she said, looking away somewhat.
"Well to hell with them…" he said firmly, rolling around so that she was on top of him, "Come on…You gave me something I wanted, now let me give you something I know you want. Go back to your true form…Let me make love to you like that. I can see how much you want it. And I promise you…I won't judge."
Mystique was still a bit weary. Despite having experienced sex numerous times in the past…Not once was it ever in her natural, blue form. It was easy to get sex when she changed her appearance to suit her lover's needs…But they never once returned the favor…Until now that is. Part of her still didn't want to believe that he could look past it. But in seeing that all knowing look on his eyes…She knew he was telling the truth.
"Are you sure about this?" she asked, giving him one last chance.
"Positive…" he affirmed with a husky grin.
"Well…Okay."
Closing her eyes, she reverted back to her nude blue form. Part of her was waiting for the disgust, but instead she simply felt Jack's hands run up along her body, gently caressing and touching it with the tenderness and care that she never experienced before.
"There…" he said, smiling back at her, "Much better. You're beautiful…"
Upon hearing that, Mystique's heart skipped a beat. Never before had anybody called her…The real her…Beautiful. It sent a wave of emotions through her…Emotions she never thought she'd feel. To be called that word…To be thought of as…As Beautiful. It just brought out the kind of feeling she never thought she'd ever get a chance to experience. And it definitely carried over into her libido.
"Come on…" said Jack with a husky grin, "Let's see if I can keep up with you…"
"Warrior…" she said, now consumed with emotion and lust, "You better prepare yourself for one hell of a battle…"
From that point on, it was pretty much a test of true endurance. The shape shifters advanced body and the seemingly endless sexual energy of the mutant warrior sent them both into a lovemaking frenzy that went well into the night. Moans, cries, and outright screams echoed through the room as they brought each other to climax after climax. They barely even gave one another a chance to rest. They were just so consumed by this powerful lust and desire that they couldn't help it.
They must have done it ever position, dragging out their session for as long as they could manage. At points where normal humans would have passed out, they kept going…Giving one another the pleasure and bliss that they so desperately needed. Years of pent up sexual frustration had boiled over in Mystique and she just let loose…Allowing her desires to drive her beyond any limit she once thought she had. The same seemed to hold true for Jack, who had gone too long without a woman. Even though it had been only a few months, that was too long for a guy like him and after having told his story, he needed his release…And he definitely got that with this woman.
Eventually, they lost track of how many times they did it. They just rolled around the bed for hours, making love slowly at some points and furiously fast at others. The bed post was probably going to leave marks on the wall from all this and their moans could probably be heard by anybody with sensitive hearing. But neither of them cared…They wanted this…They needed this. And it sure felt good to finally get it out of their system.
Eventually, after one final mind numbing climax, the two mutants collapsed in a fit of exhaustion…Finally succumbing to the forces of fatigue.
"Oh my God…" gasped Mystique as she collapsed to the side of the mutant warrior, "Oh my…Oh my God."
"Oh Raven…" grunted Jack, the last of his energy finally drained after so much frantic fucking.
Raven still found herself snuggling up against the mutant warrior's body, enjoying the feel of his warm flesh. She never felt so good before in her life. Sure, she was really going to be sore in the morning after all this…But after what she just experienced, she'd do it again in a heartbeat.
"I so needed that…" she found herself saying as she rested her head up against Jack's shoulder.
"Yeah…Me too," he said in agreement, one arm still wrapped around her waist, "Thank you Raven…I can't tell you how much this means to me."
"Thank you Jack…" she responded with a grin, "I don't think any woman in the world can say they feel as good as I do right now…"
They both smiled at that as they simply rested on the bed under the soft sheets, enjoying this moment where the usual pain in their lives was temporarily alleviated. It was nice not to be alone for once…To be with someone who understood. Such feelings were rare for Jack Robinson and Raven Darkholme, but whenever they came along, they knew well enough to savor them in their fullest.
"You really are a wonderful man, Jack," Raven found herself saying as she rested comfortably at his side, "After seeing your story…After seeing all the loss and sorrow you suffered…I doubt I could ever manage something like that."
"I don't know…You're a pretty strong woman, Raven," said Jack, his all seeing eye letting him know the true tenacity of this woman…Well, that and her knack for making things hot in the bedroom that is.
"Glad you think that…But unlike you, I doubt I could have kept myself from getting so bitter about the world. I mean…Look at what happened to me…Look at what I did to my kids. I blew this mansion up, I dropped my son in a river, and I lied to my daughter. I never had a sense of honor like you…And I doubt I could have survived what you endured."
"Oh come on…Don't sell yourself short, Raven," said Jack with a reassuring smile, "Yeah, I can see that you've done some pretty nasty things in your life. And believe me…I did too. I stole things, killed people, and pretty much shut the rest of the world out. I've been feared, hated, and scorned at for the better part of my life. So believe me…I understand."
That got Raven to ease up a bit, but she was still very much uncertain about the validity of such words…After all, she was no warrior.
"But still…All my life I've done nothing but hate and scoff. It hurt me, it hurt my children, it hurt everybody. I can never atone for some of the things I did…I can never leave the past behind me."
"Yeah…I know the feeling," said Jack in an empathetic tone, "But believe me, Raven…There's still plenty of hope."
"What make's you say that?"
"Need I remind you that I have an eye that can see pretty much anything?" he grinned in response, "But aside from what I see, there's also the Raven Darkholme you've just let me in on. I know you may not think it, but you do have a heart Raven. I mean, just look at how much you've been willing to go through for your kids…Look how much you love them despite the world being so cruel and unyielding. People like us…People who have endured a lot of hardship…Tend to suppress anything sentimental because we're afraid of being weak…We're afraid of being hurt…And we're afraid of being ourselves. Being a shape shifter probably adds to the complications, but it doesn't make the main issue any different."
"And what issue is that?" she asked curiously, thinking that if anybody knew how to help her manage this…It was Jack.
"The issue of trying to hold yourself together in a world that's so unfair," he said to her, speaking from years of experience and pain, "There are so many things wrong with the world…I know that better than most people. But no matter how bad things are or how much evil and hatred there is in humanity, there's still some good out there…Good that's worth fighting for. Things like honor, compassion, and heart…Or in your case, your family and your friends. You've got a lot going for you, Raven…The world's just corrupted you as it has with plenty of other people out there who just can't seem to wrap their head around the fact that this is not a fair world…And it's only a matter of doing whatever you can with the life you've got to make the best of it."
It was probably the most coherent advice Raven Darkholme had ever received. It wasn't some idealistic dream nonsense from Xavier or some psycho babble from Magneto…No, it was something else altogether. This man understood her…He understood her better than she probably understood herself. He could see things that she couldn't in more ways than one. And for that, she took a great deal of comfort in that…Comfort that she probably never would have felt with anybody else.
"I still have a lot to answer for…" she found herself saying, "I know I'm probably going to hell one day…But at least I've managed to pull myself together long enough to make amends with my kids."
Jack found himself laughing at that as he gave the shape shifter a comforting squeeze.
"Oh don't worry, Raven…Trust me, you're not going to Hell," he told her, earning him a very skeptical glance.
"You must be joking…After everything I've done?"
"Hey, need I remind you…I died once," he told her with a half grin, "I know what death is like…And honestly, it's not so bad. It's not bad at all. The only way death can ever be bad is if you've lived a bad life."
"Well I think I definitely qualify for one of those…" she muttered.
"In some ways, yes…But in plenty others, nothing could be further from the truth. Believe me, we all make mistakes Raven…Trust me on that. We're only human. But it's not so much what you do…It's why you do it. And coming from a world that rejected you time and time again…You did have your reasons, that much I understand. And trust me, the big guy understands that as well…"
Mystique rolled her eyes somewhat, having long since been an atheist. But she didn't take Jack as one who told many lies, so she didn't argue with him. It was still a bit disconcerting for her, living with all this sin in her life. She had long believed that she was damned for eternity…But to hear from somebody who probably knew more than she ever could have hoped, it definitely left an impact.
"I don't know…" she found herself saying as she snuggled up closer to the mutant warrior, "I just…How can I make up for everything I've done?"
"Simple…By doing what you're doing right now," said Jack with a smile, "Now I'm not going to lie to you…You were on a hell of a destructive path…One that probably would have led to Hell if you had stayed on it. But you got off that path…And near as I can tell, you ain't going back anytime soon. You're trying, Mystique…I know you are. The key is not forgetting that which guides you. For me, it's honor…For you, it's what you believe in…Like your kids. Just keep doing what you're doing now, and trust me…You'll be fine when the day comes."
"Really?" she said, surprised that there wasn't more to it than that, "Is it really that simple?"
"Oh believe me Raven…Heaven really isn't as uptight as you may think," he said with a slight laugh, "There's really not much to it…Just try not to hurt anybody and try to be nice to people…That's it. Now you're going to make mistakes along the way…Everybody does. Just don't ever forget who you are and that which guides you and you'll be fine."
It was probably the most uplifting wisdom about the world that she had ever received from anybody. Looking back at the mutant warrior that had just sent her to paradise more times than she could count, she couldn't help but smile as she leaned up and planted a soft kiss on his cheek. This would definitely be a night she wouldn't soon forget. She knew this was definitely a turning point for her…One that would probably have far reaching implications for the future. And for the first time in her long illustrious life, she felt as though there was truly hope for her.
"Thank you Jack…" she said, feeling eternally indebted to this man for everything he had just done for her, "You really are a great man to talk to…And a hell of a lover."
"You're most certainly welcome Ms Darkholme…" he said with a smile, "Just doing my duty."
Feeling too tired at this point to carry on any longer, Raven Darkholme quickly drifted off into her first real peaceful sleep in quite some time. She stayed comfortably snuggled up to Jack, taking comfort in his warmth. The mutant warrior stayed with her, knowing that she would probably benefit from his presences. But despite her sound slumber, he remained awake.
Tonight had been a very trying time for him…Having finally come clean about his past. It was something he never thought he'd have to go back to…But he managed to go through with it, even if it was so hard on him. But difficulty or not…It was kind of nice getting some of these things off his chest. And it was nice not to be so alone for once and to actually have friends. On top of that, he had someone here who knew how to satisfy his raging libido.
With the sleeping shape shifter by his side, Jack Robinson continued to reflect on how far he had come. He found himself using his magic to make a mini light show up towards the ceiling, bathing the area in a soft purplish blue light. It was something he often found himself doing for fun…And with that spirit, he found himself using that light to form the outline of a face…But not just any face…Layla's face. Such an image brought a smile to his face and even with the threat of such great darkness, it was nice to find a moment of such peace…Not just for himself, but for Mystique as well.
Upper Levels
The next morning, Mystique slept well into the morning…Still very tired after everything she and Jack had done last night. The mutant warrior only got a little sleep, but it was more than enough for him since he was used to such restlessness. Eventually, he managed to get slip out of Mystique's firm hold on him and gather up his clothes. He put his pants back on, but kept his wrinkled shirt off, thinking he would just change it anyways.
Taking one last look at the sleeping naked shape shifter in bed, he smiled as he quietly made his exit and stepped out into the hall. But as soon as he did…He was greeted with a must unexpected sight.
"Jack!" exclaimed Kurt as he and Rogue stood just outside the door of their mother's room as they saw a shirtless Jack Robinson step out.
"Oh, uh…Hi you guys," he said, feeling a bit awkward and kicking himself for not using his eye to see if the coast was clear.
Rogue had a very disturbed look on her face as she saw he shirtless warrior and took note of his demeanor…One which she was quite familiar with given how many sexually active couples there were in the mansion. And already, her mind was going into fits.
"Just what in the hell were ya doin' in mah mama's room!" she shouted, getting right up in the mutant warrior's face, "Kurt and Ah come here worried sick about some noises we were hearin' last night thinkin' that maybe something bad was happenin' and we run into YOU walkin' out of her room at eight in the morning!"
"Um…Well," stammered Jack, rubbing the back of his neck, not necessarily having prepared for something like this.
"Please tell me zhat those noised veren't vhat I think zhey vere!" begged Kurt, "Please tell me you veren't in there last night having sex vith my MOTHER!"
Jack was just silent. He could have easily lied and told them that she was having a nightmare or something, but that nagging warrior code of his scorned lying. He didn't want to tell Raven's kids what they had done…No matter how good it had been. But thankfully, he didn't have to as the two younger mutants managed to put two and two together.
"YOU DID!" yelled Rogue in at a level that was probably heard all throughout the mansion, "AH CAN'T BELIEVE IT! YOU DID, DIDN'T YOU!"
"YOU HAD SEX VITH MY MOTHER! YOU SLEPT VITH MY MOTHER!" yelled Kurt in an equally over the top tone.
"Well…Simply put, yeah," affirmed Jack, trying very hard not to laugh at the humor in such a situation even though they were yelling at him.
"But…But…WHY!" shot Rogue, not knowing how to process something like this.
"Hey, to be fair…We both seriously needed it," argued Jack, trying to sound logical.
"Needed it! NEEDED IT!" spat Kurt in response, "How can you have zhe NEED to have sex vith my mother!"
"Well, it had been a while for her…And for me for that matter," replied Jack, "Just because she's your mother doesn't mean she doesn't have her needs. I mean come on…She was tense…You two should know that better than anybody."
That seemed to silence them for a moment. And as disturbing as it was, it did kind of make sense. After all, that tension of hers had to go somewhere. But still…Even if Mystique did need to get laid, she was still their mother and that wasn't necessarily something they wanted floating around in their already convoluted minds.
"And besides," Jack went on, his tone lightening up somewhat, "She was really something else…I mean, usually it takes like, four or five women to get me through the night, but you're mother just…"
"STOP!" yelled Rogue, covering her ears and turning away, "STOP IT! NO MORE! Ah don't need to hear about how mah mama was in bed!"
"Uh…Sorry, but…" began Jack, however his knack for saying the wrong thing at the wrong time just wasn't helping as Kurt and Rogue stormed off.
"I'm not listening! I'm not listening to any more!" groaned Kurt as he ran off with Rogue to get these disturbing images out of his head, "Mien Gott…Now I can't get zhat image out of my head!"
"That's it…If ya need me, Ah'm goin' back into mah coma," muttered Rogue, running off to her room for some much needed time to herself.
For Jack Robinson, who now found himself in a seriously awkward position, he was really kicking himself now. All the power…All the skill…And yet, he still had a problem with keeping his damn mouth shut. Chances were that word would spread fairly quickly about what he and Mystique had done.
"Oh boy…" muttered Jack as he made his way down the hall in a daze, "WHEN am I ever going to learn to keep my big mouth shut?"
-Emma-
Emma Frost was a happy woman to say the least as she was all smiles the entire morning. But she had perfect reason to be, for last night and been one of the most wonderful and romantic nights of her life. She looked at the ring on her finger again and smiled even more. She had never thought of something like this happening or that she would be happy to marry someone. She remembered last night so well, his sweet words, the proposal, and of course the celebration after when he made love to her like only he knew how to.
They had fallen asleep wrapped up in a blanket on the roof after that, but she had woken up in their bed. She had seen a note he had left saying that he woke up early and decided to clean up. That was a good idea given that anyone such as Ororo, Rogue, or Betsy and Warren liked to take morning flights they would have easily been caught. Although trying to stand had caused her to run straight to the bathroom to empty her stomach. She was growing used to the idea of a baby inside of her and she knew she would love this child to death, since it was their miracle child, but this whole thing of morning sickness was getting damn annoying.
But at least her fiancé (she really loved the sound of that) was a very kind and caring and she had returned to bed he came and looked after her. He ever made her breakfast in bed, God bless him. Although by now, the entire mansion knew of her 'condition.' Nobody needed telepathy or an all seeing eye to figure that out. But right now, she had other information to give out to the others. She did a quick scan and found a few of them in the den.
Emma walked in, wearing her usual white clothing and a top that showed off her figure. She internally sighed, knowing that soon she would have to find other clothing in a few months as her belly would start to grow. She saw Kitty there with her two closest friends Jean and Betsy talking with each other. She noticed Remy was with Rogue and they were talking about something.
"Chere you sure you are okay? You've been a little out of it lately," Remy asked her with that grin of his on his face. He knew the effect if had and figured that it would open her up more.
"It's nothin' just drop it," she told him. He raised and eyebrow telling her that he didn't believe it, "Look, Ah just saw somethin' that Ah REALLY didn't want to see or know about."
"Come on chere, let Gambit in on de little old secret. You know Remy is good at keeping his lips shut," he slowly wrapped an arm around her waist pulling her close. "Beside, it can't be dat bad."
"Oh yes it is," she groaned, trying to get the mental image of earlier that day out of her mind. It was just something she never had thought to deal with. Sure, Jack was a nice guy and all, but the fact that he had been fucking her mother so hard to make her scream out like that made her shiver in disgust at the mental images.
'As if Ah don't got ENOUGH things ta deal with…' she thought to herself.
Gambit noticed the shiver, "Chere come on, tell ol' Gambit what's troubling you."
She gave him a small glare, "You're not goin' ta leave this alone are ya?"
He just smirked at her and for once she wanted to wipe that off his face. She hated how that damn smile either seemed to charm her or just piss her off. She folded her arms and gave a sharp exhale, "Fahne…It turns out that Jack was screwing my mother last night."
Gambit just burst out laughing at that mental image.
"It's not funny!" she said harshly to him, but he only laughed more and she just tightened her jaw and glared at her boyfriend. Sure, at times he was really sweet like how for the last few nights she had been sharing his bed sleeping together. It just helped her sleep more comfortably knowing he was there, but at other times he would be slightly insensitive jerk like now.
After a bit he controlled himself, "Remy is sorry, but you got to admit dat is something no one saw comin'. But she's a grown woman and if she wants to, she can sleep with whoever she wants. Besides would you prefer it be with Xavier?"
"Oh god that's sick!" Rogue cringed at that, since Xavier was like a father figure or kind uncle to her and she really didn't need to start picturing him like that, "And thank you for that mental image."
She was starting to wonder maybe she should get a few of her memories wiped or at least those mental images now.
Remy kissed her cheek causing a slight blush from her, "You're cute when you're like dis you know?" She hated it when he started to turn the charm on with her when she was angry. "Beside…Day make a cute couple and who knows, at dis rate maybe you'll be callin' him 'dad' in de future."
For his joke, he got an elbow in the ribs. Thankfully, she had pulled her power in it well mostly she pulled it enough to not break the bones or bruise the ribs but just enough to know that she wasn't amused by that.
Meanwhile Emma walked over to the other girls and sat down with a smile, "Well look who's up and about," Betsy smirked at her, "You using this pregnancy thing as an excuse to sleep in now?"
Emma rolled her eyes, "When you get pregnant one day, I'll remember this and just so you know, throwing up in the morning isn't a very pleasant experience and I think that deserves to allow me a few things like say sleeping in."
"She's just teasing you Emma. Don't worry about it," Jean smiled at her, "But I have to admit, you seem fairly upbeat today."
Emma smirked at that comment that was putting it mildly, "Oh nothing major," Emma flipped her hair over her shoulder making sure that it was the hand with the ring on it. Betsy noticed the ring and her eyes widened a bit catching the diamond in it and where it was on her hand.
"What the bloody hell was that?" Betsy said that so loudly that everyone was now looking at the three of them wondering what was going on.
"What?" Emma asked in an innocent tone and a plank face, although on the inside she had on an evil smile at her own little fun at the purple haired telepath.
"That on your damn hand!" Betsy pointed and Emma held up her other hand, "NO! The other one! Was that what I think it was?"
Her voice was a bit excited at the sight of it and now Jean was trying to get a look at Emma's hand to know just what was going on. Many of the others now were getting even more interested.
"Why Betsy darling, I have no idea what you're talking about," Emma said totally neutral while saying it with no hint of emotion in her face or voice.
"Don't give me that damn act! Show us that hand or do I have to kick your ass to do it." Everyone knew she was bluffing about that given Emma's condition, but it was kind of funny. So Emma just shrugged her shoulders pretending like it was nothing important at all as she showed the her engagement ring.
"Oh my god!" the two other telepaths cried out looking at the ring.
By now everyone else was really wondering what was going on and making movements to see just what all the excitement was all about.
"Guys, like, what is going on over here?" Kitty asked them looking over Emma's shoulder, "I mean it's like…Oh my god, is that what I think it is?"
Kitty's jaw dropped at the sight of the ring. By now, both Rogue and Gambit also saw the ring and both wore surprised looks. Kitty immediately hugged Emma and started gushing all over the blonde telepath. Although Emma was a bit uncomfortable with her like this, it was also nice to have friends to share such great news with. She was immediately bombarded by questions and she couldn't answer because new ones started to come up.
"Okay hold it!" Emma said sharply so everyone shut up and listened to her, "Okay first, yes we're getting married soon, hopefully after this whole thing with Selene is over and done with. We plan for a summer wedding and we're thinking of having it here."
They had spent the morning talking about it and there was nowhere else they could think of having their wedding. The backyard was more then big enough for them all and it wasn't like there would be many guests.
"Oh that is so cool! So how did he ask you?" Kitty was just so excited about this and wanted details. Emma smiled amused at how Kitty always had such energy about her and told her all of last night. But skipped on how they spent the night on the roof together, "Awww that was like the most romantic thing I have ever heard!"
Kitty had to wipe her eyes and hoped that one day whoever asked her would be like that. Although some small part of her wished it would be Piotr. He was just so kind and she knew he would make it a romantic and memorable moment. Rogue rolled her eyes at her friend's reaction, but even she had to admit to herself it was a very sweet effort by him.
"Damn luv, he's a keeper if he went all out like that," Betsy laughed, although she didn't remember seeing anything on the roof that morning with Warren, but then again why would she look at the roof? By now, Betsy and Jean were both wondering if their respected loves would be just as romantic with them.
"Well I'm so happy for you two," Jean shook Emma's hand, "You two deserve each other, but aren't you a little worried about marriage when you two are only twenty?"
"Oh trust me, that thought hit us both, but then again we live together, sleep together, and we're having a child together…So it just seemed right to us to do this. Besides, it's not like I want anyone else as my husband."
"So does this mean you all will beh called Miss. Freeman now?" Rogue asked her.
"Well…I'm thinking that legally my name will be Emma Frost-Freeman, but only on paper. I want to keep my last name for the company is all." She also felt that when her family found out and she knew that they were still most likely keeping an eye on her and they this would blow her father's top that she married out of her 'class' as he would put it. Well, to hell with them and to hell with how they had just acted when they showed up. They weren't going to be invited to her wedding or to see the baby when it was born as far as she was concerned.
"So who is going to be like the maid of honor?" Kitty asked smiling at her.
"Oh…I…Hadn't thought of that," Emma looked around and she had a hard choice to make she was close to all of the girls here by now, but mainly between Jean and Betsy. Well, she had to think of something and then got an idea on how it could work out.
Hey girls I have a proposition for you all Emma sent to them.
Yes? both answered back in kind.
Emma took a mental breath, Well seeing as how I can't pick both of you and I don't want to ruin things how about a pact? Jean you can me mine for my webbing, Betsy when Jean gets married She looked at Jean sensing her thoughts on that.
Oh come now, we both know Scott will ask you to marry him. Hell, I wouldn't be surprised if there's a betting pool on when he does. Now then, how about when you get married Betsy I be yours. Does that sound fair?
The other two thought it over, Sounds good to me luv Betsy nodded with a smile. Jean nodded her head as well it was a nice compromise to this all.
Emma smiled and looked at Kitty, "Sorry, I'm having Jean as my maid of honour." Kitty seemed disappointed at that, but she didn't argue the point. Emma then went on to put an arm around her, "But if you really want, you can be a bride's maid…" That perked the young brunette up at least.
-August-
August had been thinking a lot lately. She had already explained a few things to the X-Men, that she was hunting down Selene and with what she learned, what Selene was up to she had asked to stay and help given that this was really important and her best chance to destroy that woman. But she had been leaving a lot of it out. Amara knew she was holding back since whenever the Nova Roma Princess started to ask about her past, she always changed the subject or just gave vague answers.
She didn't all out lie, but she wasn't telling the entire truth and she hated it. Everyone here was really nice, especially Amara. She liked her and she hated not being fully truthful to her. The thing was that she knew that she would have to give them answers sooner or later. After seeing Slayer's little thing, she figured that if he could let go of such a story then she could too. She sighed as she walked to Xavier's office.
She was about to knock when his voice filled her head, You may come in August.
She really hated that. It just put her off ease when something like that happened. She opened the door and saw him there with some type of black and very old book making notes.
"Yes August please sit down."
She did so and ever since she met this man she couldn't help but feel calm in his presence. It was like he had this aura about him. In fact, with a little magical sense, she could sense his aura and it was a powerful one. She could sense great empathy within him, but that was all. If she had kept up her magical teachings, she most likely could have looked deeper, but this was enough for her to know if a person was good or evil a very good survival trait for her on her own.
"Well Mr. Xavier, you've taken me in and allowed me to help you, but you've never pushed me for any answers…"
Xavier put down his book and nodded, "Yes, I thought that if you wanted to let us know anything, you would have done so when you were ready or felt that we were ready to hear them."
August nodded, "Thank you for that and well…It's kind of time I tell you all a few things so if you can gather everyone important that you can. I just want to get this all out in the open and well…Explain to you all a few things."
Xavier nodded his head and August went to her room to get something that she would need to show them all.
When she was in her room she pulled a drawer and wrapped up in a cloth was the Dagger of Anubis she would have to show them this as part of her plan to destroy Selene once and for all. She was walking out of her room when Amara showed up, "Hey what's going on, most of the students are being called into a meeting again. But only the older ones this time, no offence, but the rest of us are kind of getting annoyed at this. I mean we had to hear Jack's story second hand…Although personally I'd rather not have seen it but still…It just the principle of the thing you know?"
August nodded her head, "Yeah…Well the thing is, I'm going to tell them things that will help against Selene."
"Oh…" the quieted Amara about that and she knew that the others wouldn't mind hearing the second hand stuff about her. So far that woman's name was holding the same level of fear and hatred as back home. But then again, given that this is Selene they were talking about.
August bit her lower lip slightly thinking about something, "Amara…We're…Close aren't we?"
Amara blushed a bit as she turned her head slightly. It was true that in the short time she came here Amara liked this girl. What really got her was that she thought August was a very beautiful woman with her exotic looks and she felt attracted to her. After that whole Tabby and Sam mess, she wasn't sure she could feel the same again, but here she was falling again for someone else and still wasn't sure what to do about it.
"Y-yeah we are, why do you ask?" Amara was very curious about this.
"Well…It's just that, you'll hear a few things about me that I…Would rather you heard from me and not second hand. I know I haven't been too forthcoming, but it's been so long since I just stopped in one place to have any friends or open up," August sighed as she flipped some of her raven hair over a shoulder as she remembered just how lonely that life had been. "But…I would like you there."
Amara wasn't sure what to say. She knew this was something important and that it would mean a lot to her, "Sure of course I will." August gave her a small smile and deeply hoped that Amara wouldn't freak out when she learned the truth about her.
As they entered Xavier's office it was filled with the X-Men team as well as all the adults. Slayer and Mystique were standing against a wall next to each other and she swore she caught small glances with each other and a small smile on her face. Although for some reason Kurt and Rogue were shifting a bit uncomfortably and trying not to look at the two of them. August pushed that thought away and looked over them all she saw all the couples together naturally.
Xavier of course was behind his desk looking calm, he did give a curious glance at Amara being here but she came in with August so he assumed that there was a reason for this. So August stood in the middle of them all, "Thanks for coming…Well, in case you are all wondering why you're here and it's to tell you all about my connection to Selene."
She gave a sigh and started up, "I grew up in her care. I was trained in the dark arts since childhood. I always thought that my upbringing was just normal that this was how every child was raised. She taught me everything I know today mainly and I never questioned things."
"She was a harsh teacher and didn't like mistakes. One time I mispronounced one word in a spell and she slapped my hand hard with a cane. You didn't make mistakes twice and she kept on saying that it was for my protection because magic was dangerous. I later knew that it was and figured that in some twisted way she was just helping to protect me." She remembered those days her lessons had been harsh but they made her stronger as well. She leaned many different languages, spells, fighting and many other things.
"By the time I was fifteen I was an expert in fields that even some adults had trouble with, but then it happened…"
She remembered those events clearly how she was led to a stone alter under the ground and there chained to it was a young boy not that much older then herself. "I was to pass an initiation phase and was to…Sacrifice a human life in a dark ritual that was supposed to grant me more power…"
She still remembered the scared look in his eyes in that cold place he was shirtless and his chest had spells painted on in human blood. He begged her for help that he just wanted to go home to his family that he just wanted to go home. "I had the knife in my hand, but…I just couldn't do it. I couldn't take his life and that's when Selene turned her fury onto me. She hit me around and hurt me and tried to make me do it, but I couldn't. I just knew it was wrong and I said as much to her…"
She was silent as everyone waited for her to go on. Amara placed a hand on her shoulder and August looked up into her eyes and saw that she was there for her if she needed it. It gave August a small smile even remembering Selene taking the knife from her hands and plunging it into the heart of the boy, he had taken a few seconds to die and that was the first death August had witnessed in her life.
"She killed the boy and she knew that I could never follow in her footsteps. She said how disappointed she was with me and how she had hoped that I could have become just like her. She dragged my beaten and bleeding body to a cell where I just curled up into a ball in the corner I was hurting all over and I don't know how long I stayed in there in the dark totally alone."
That cell had been cold and dank and very dark. Selene had really beaten her badly as she had used the few healing spells she could to make sure her injuries wouldn't kill her. But in her weakened state ,they weren't much. She had been starving by the time someone came, she was sure that a few more days she would have died in that cell.
"Selene came back after a time and with her she had a jewel. She told me that maybe I needed to be more properly introduced to the ways of evil. Next thing, I knew I was sucked into that crystal. Now I won't tell you exactly what happened…It's just too…Well I really don't want to go back to that, but through it I experienced many of the atrocities that Selene had preformed in her perspective."
She swallowed hard at those memories that were now more then distant dreams like nightmares thankfully. "Through them I killed, butchered, slaughtered, sacrificed, raped, pillaged, and pretty much every other horrible thing you can imagine. I don't know how long I was in there, but it seemed like an eternity."
"Next thing I knew I was in the den of one of her mansions. I looked and saw a scared looking maid and the shattered pieces of the crystal. Apparently she had knocked it over and it broke freeing me. Well, thankfully Selene wasn't there and after gathering up a few things and taking out a few guards I ran off."
"By the Goddess that is horrible," Ororo whispered and now everyone got a clearer understanding of why August hated Selene so much. Rogue felt that she could understand, Selene had pretty much broken her and humiliated and hurt her deeply. But her mind had been her own, August had nearly lost her sanity being in that crystal. She and Jean both knew that it was like to be turned into darker versions of themselves they still had a few nightmares of being the Green Knight and Red Queen. That was what Selene had tried to do, to twist her mind by making her experience that sick bitch's life.
"Anyways, the rest of the story is just that I ran, met a few people that helped me out and over the years I've been looking for a way to kill Selene and finally end her once and for all."
"Did you?" Emma asked as she herself would love to know if there was anyway to kill that woman.
August pulled something in cloth and placed it on the table as she unwrapped it. As soon as it was out in the open Slayer's All Seeing Eye went off as the colored started to drain from his face a bit, "Good Gods…Is that what I think it is?"
August nodded not surprised that he would know what it is, "This is the Dagger of Anubis…He was the original Egyptian God of Death and it's said this dagger was made to kill anything…Even gods. So this thing should be able to kill a simple immortal."
Every one stared at the weapon. The handle looked like it was bone carved with engravings of bones, and a skull at the end of it. Then sheath was very black and more images of death were on it. It was a very unsettling thing to look at and several of the people got chills just looking at the weapon. Everyone in the room knew that they were going to face Selene for another battle but the one thing none of them knew was how to really harm her.
She was immortal and even Slayer knew that his sword could harm and weaken her, but he wasn't sure it could kill her. But now they had a weapon and not one that would just defeat her, but one that could end her forever.
"I plan to use this to kill her. Now I know Xavier that you have this thing against killing so I won't put any of you in that position, although I think a few of you wouldn't mind putting the blade into her heart yourself…I will do it."
Xavier didn't like killing, but he was getting mixed emotions from the group, some like Logan, Slayer, and Mystique were all too glad to kill her and he sensed the same from Rogue and Emma. A few were uncertain like Kurt and Vincent, but he had to admit that this woman had harmed several of her students in horrible ways and even a small part of him wanted to see that she was no more to his shame.
"There's just one thing I don't get," Logan stated, "Why would Selene take ya in and train ya? I mean why were you so special to her?"
Selene took a breath this was it the moment of truth, no matter how much she hated that truth she could never escape it and it was one of the forces the drove her to prove that she was nothing like Selene. "Because…Selene is…My mother…"
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