It was an early middle of spring morning and most of the students and instructors were all down stairs for breakfast and yet for some strange reason the red headed Aussie was dressed in a baggy orange sweat shirt and a pair of baggy kaki colored cargo pants. The totally insane Aussie rummaged about the mansion, every time he left a room his pockets and sweat shirt began to bulge and got heavier and heavier.
Wanda stared at the pyromaniac as he rummaged through the library; she was sitting calmly on one of the couches reading the third book of the "A Wizard of Earthsea" series, when she saw John enter.She had been up all night, she was afraid to go to sleep. Wanda shook off the thought and looked over at John.He had obviously not noticed her because normally whenever they saw each other St. John usually did his best to either merely nod towards her or just plain make her life more of a living hell.
She watched him walk over to one of the tables in the library and smiled when she noticed him grab something off the table, she saw the smile on his face as he stowed the item into one of his many pockets. "Victory" Wanda heard St. John say as he quickly made his way to the second table and examined a second item almost identical to the first, then like with the first she watched as John stowed the item away into another one of his many pockets.
John then left with out a word, leaving Wanda there alone on the couch. The Scarlet Witch smiled to herself as she continued to read her book, thinking of the very interesting conversation she would be having with St. John later.
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"How much wood would a wood chuck chuck if a wood chuck could chuck wood?" Drake asked playfully to the rest of the group.
Jubilee laughed at Bobby's antics, she could tell he was just trying to gather attention from her and the others in the group, but she indulged him and laughed. Jubilee looked across the room at Tabby; the cherry bomb queen looked some what depressed and lost in her own little world. Jubilee pondered for a moment as she stared at the blond trying to figure her out.
"You okay Jubilee?" Roberto asked, he had noticed that she had been badly spacing out and was worried.
Jubilee lightly shook her head and gave Roberto an honest smile, "Yeah why would anything be wrong?" Jubilee asked.
Roberto smiled back towards her, "No reason." Jubilee answered as she watched Tabitha get up from the table and leave the kitchen without a word. Jubilee was pretty sure she had been the only one to have noticed.
On the other side of the room a certain Cajun and a certain telepath were busy talking up a storm and plotting up something. Rogue walked into the kitchen at the same time Tabby was walking out, they didn't say anything but caught each others eyes as they passed one another. They both still weren't one hundred percent happy with one another, fight and clawing at each other can do that to a person.
Some how Rogue's eyes went instantly the Remy and Jean, talking away at the counter as they ate their breakfast, it was disgusting, Rogue thought with venom. She calmly grabbed an apple from the table and slowly ate it while she occasionally stole glances at the disgusting pair.
Remy suddenly glanced up and looked up at Rogue when she had chosen to look and he smiled at her. The bum smiled at her, Rogue was furious, though she didn't dare show it, there was no way she was going to let that Cajun bum get the better of her.
She quickly averted her eyes in the completely opposite direction and took another bite of her apple. She looked over at the others at the table, she began to space out and watch Kurt and Drake argue over the last of the cereal, and then she began to witness Drake eating and shuttered. It was revolting to watch.
Rogue also noticed that Kitty wasn't anywhere in the kitchen, she knew the girl had been sick but she thought that she was better today, perhaps not, Rogue pondered idly on the subject. But then suddenly someone had tapped on Rogue's shoulder, she was too afraid to turn around and look to see who it was. She knew who it was and turning around would only confirm that it was the very person she thought it was.
Rogue turned around, and low and behold it was exactly who she thought it was. For it was no other then the sly slimy devil himself, the no good Cajun. "''Ello chere. Haven't seen y'fo' a few days now. You doin' okay?" Remy asked politely. Rogue pretended not to hear him and just put a hand up to her ear and said "What?" Which was understandable given that the kitchen was the loudest place in the morning, other than Wanda's room because she was always blasting some loud music in her room.
"Remy said 'How are y'doin'?'" The sly and sexy Cajun repeated.
Rogue idly nodded her head for the simple easy out answer. She didn't bother to smile or elaborate on the subject.
Remy frowned; he had felt like she had been giving him the cold shoulder lately whenever they had been talking lately, he could not for the life of him figure out why. And then it hit him, she was still made at him for what had happened Sunday night, it was already Thursday and she was still ticked off at him. Women, Remy thought in dismay.
Rogue noticed that Remy was shaking her head so she decided this was her chance to escape, while he was off thinking in his own private little world of his. Rogue began to walk away when Remy suddenly snapped his hand out and grabbed her arm forcefully. He then proceeded to lead her out of the kitchen and into the main hallway near the entrance to the mansion, they both stood at the bottom of the stairs.
Rogue had been freaking out the entire time, why had he grabbed her arm like that? Was he crazy or something? If he touched her at all it would be lights out for him, at least for a couple of hours he would be.
"Rogue, listen to me." Remy pleaded.
Rogue's eyes snapped up to his, he sounded so desperate and so sad. But Rogue wasn't going to let her guard down just yet, she folded her arms over her chest and planted both feet firmly on the floor. "Ya got five minutes." Rogue informed him, looking down at her wrist where she wished a watch would be to prove her point, but sadly she didn't own a watch.
Remy smiled as he began to speak, "Look I know dat you're still mad at me fo' what happened Sunday night, but I t'ink dat you took it de wrong way, non?" Remy started out. Rogue's eye twitched, and then Remy hurriedly began to explain. "What I mean is I didn't mean it de way it sounded. I was just playing with you but I wasn't playing with you." Remy said, when he thought back over what he had just said he wasn't even sure if he fully understood himself.
Rogue blinked a couple of times, "Right." Rogue said somewhat sarcastically and drawn out. She didn't really want to be having this conversation right this moment, she wanted out, she couldn't stand being this close to him, and she just, she just, she just wanted out!
"Rogue?" A voice from the top of the stairs called to her. Both Remy and Rogue's heads snapped up to the top of the stairs to see none other than the Scarlet Witch herself. "I need your advice on something." Wanda informed Rogue, Wanda then sent a glare towards Remy and turned and went back to her room waiting for Rogue to follow.
Rogue looked at Remy one last time and then followed Wanda to her room, she was happy she had been saved.
Once in Wanda's room Rogue felt even more relief, but then she remember about the rumors floating around and realized that she hadn't talked to the Scarlet Witch for a couple days now, she had managed to keep herself locked up in her room. "So, what's this I hear about you and John?" Rogue asked at once.
Wanda glared at the girl, "I just save you from an uncomfortable situation and all you have to say to me is 'what's this I hear about you and John?'" Wanda shouted, "Wow, I thought I would at least receive a thank you or something." Wanda said to herself idly, laying on the guilt as she rummaged through all her junk, absently through in onto the bed or into her closet.
"Okay, okay." Rogue said with a smile, "Thank you Wanda." Rogue told her.
Wanda gave a rare smile, "You're welcome."
There was a rare pause between the two friends and then the silence was broken when both girls broke out in fits of laughter.
"Don't you have school?" Wanda asked Rogue after a little while.
Rogue's eyes grew huge, "Oh man you're right." Rogue shouted as she hurriedly stood up.
"I'm so glad I don't have to attend that hell hole." Wanda said idly to herself, but loud enough so Rogue could hear her.
"Why don't you come with me?" Rouge asked her, Wanda gave Rogue a funny distasteful look.
Rouge smiled, "Oh come on, it'll be fun, this time just go with me to my classes and reek havoc on all the kids in class." Rogue tried to sway her. But Wanda was firm in her decision, she would not budge. "Fine, be a brat." Rogue told Wanda.
"I am not a brat." Wanda declared somewhat outraged.
"Oh yes ya are." Rogue countered.
"Am not!" Wanda shouted, again she was arguing like a five-year-old, why did she always end up like this around certain people? And what's worse was she enjoyed it.
"Are too!" Rogue shouted back, trying to contain her laughter.
"Why are you laughing at me?" Wanda shouted and declared angrily.
"Because we're so funny." Rogue told Wanda.
"You are but I'm not." Wanda told Rogue, glaring at her to make her point clear, but she failed miserably as she broke out into fits of laughter along with Rogue.
Both girls were lost in a sea of laughter when suddenly there was a knock at Wanda's door. "Boots?" A male gruff voice called to Wanda, it was Logan.
"What?" Wanda shouted back.
"It's time for your Danger Room Session." Logan shouted back, Rogue noticed that Logan hadn't just barged into the room like he did with all the other students.
"Give me a minute will ya!" Wanda shouted back, her good mood being somewhat ruined.
"I'll meet you in the Danger Room." Logan shouted to her and was gone.
"What's that all about?" Rogue asked she didn't know Wanda had danger room sessions in the morning.
"Instead of going to school I have to train for five hours a day." Wanda informed the clueless Rogue as she began to change into a pair of sweats and a red spaghetti strap tank top, she wiped all her make-up off her face and put on her only sole pair of tennis shoes.
"Wanna hang out after school?" Rogue asked Wanda as she stood up from her seat on Wanda's bed.
Wanda nodded her head, "Yeah I know this nice little coffee shop we can go to." Wanda told Rogue as she finished tying her shoe laces. Wanda then just realized what she had said and began to gag. Rogue gave a small chuckle and asked Wanda what was wrong. "I said the 'n' word." Wanda said distastefully in horror as she quickly left her room for the bathroom, Rogue followed with a smile on her face.
"What are you doing?" Rogue asked.
"I have to wash my mouth." Wanda said in a panicked tone, Rogue was seriously amused at the fact that Wanda was getting so worked up over this, it was just to priceless, she only wished she had a camera with her right now to capture this rare and hysterical moment.
After Wanda had brushed her teeth twice and had gargled mouth wash three times, she was finally ready for her danger room session. Rogue had left her after she had first brushed her teeth, saying she couldn't be late. Wanda waved a hand good-bye and finished her quest of washing her mouth.
Wanda entered the Danger Room and gave a faint yawn; she had stayed up all night in the library practically reading up a storm, she had been to afraid to sleep, her nightmares would not let her sleep. She now somewhat regretted it, but oh well, no crying over spilled milk, Wanda thought lightly and then cursed herself for even thinking a cliché.
"You ready Boots?" Logan asked gruffly, not at all happy. When he had given her the offer he didn't think she would have actually taken it, and now he had to share his Danger Room time with one of the students, just peachy. Logan was just not a happy camper.
"Stop calling me that." Wanda told the Canadian. Logan smiled and decided to take that as a yes as he started up the first of many danger room simulations.
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"Man I hate school, there is seriously nothing worse than this rotten place." Pietro rattled on; both him and John were both walking through the halls complaining about how much they both hated this hell hole known as Bayville High.
"Amen to that." John agreed, they both continued to walk down the halls, it was break, when the students were given fifteen extra minutes after second period to go and get some food and talk with friends.
Pietro looked over at his friend, "Aren't you hot?" Pietro questioned, John absently shook his head. "You're weird."
"Oh look whose talking mate." John told his quick footed friend. Pietro gave a grin, and John laughed just then Kitty came walking up to both of them. John gulped as he saw her coming, she looked somewhat different today then she normally did, maybe more tired or something, John just couldn't put his finger on it.
"Hey Kitty Cat." Pietro greeted, Kitty gave him a subtle glare but said nothing.
"Hey Kitty." John choked out with a small wave of his hand; John suddenly started to feel very hot.
"Are you okay?" Kitty asked concern evident in her voice, her voice sounding somewhat scratchy. John gulped oh no, this was not going to be fun or easy to get out of. What was he going to say?
"Maybe it's all your layers." Kitty commented she lightly then coughed, "I mean I know that's like your favorite sweatshirt but it's spring now, you should really try like a t-shirt." Kitty informed him, "You know show off your muscle." Kitty cutely added, John merely nodded dumbly.
"Yeah John, ya gotta show off your muscle, like me." Pietro stated arrogantly flexing his arms.
Kitty laughed and joked, "What muscle?" Pietro glared at her as John laughed.
"I just was cold this morning, and now I'm hot, can't really control the body now can we Sheila?" John rattled off easily, maybe he would be able to get away it after all.
"That's funny cause a moment ago you said that you weren't ho-" Pietro suddenly received a blow to the gut. "Ow."
John eyed Pietro before he returned his attention to Kitty, "I know I should take it off but this sweatshirt just comes in so handy on more than one occasion." John rattled on, Pietro just shook his head.
"Oh really, like on a certain lifting spree this morning around the mansion?" Kitty inquired, John's jaw dropped and Pietro let out a hearty laugh, Kitty laughed as well.
It took John a moment to regain his composure, "I have no idea what you are talking about." John said with a lack of nothing better to say, which caused Kitty and Pietro to crack up laughing again. John just frowned, "Fine laugh it up you hyenas."
"Oh we will." Pietro said between bouts of laughter.
"Ha-ha, very funny." John said after a while, Kitty then began to cough; John looked at her in concern. "Hey you okay?" He asked Kitty nodded, it was then that John noticed how pale Kitty was, and her eyes were a little on the red pinkish sick looking side. "You don't look so good."
"My, aren't you like full of complements." Kitty told him as she covered her mouth while she coughed again, her cough medicine was starting to wear off.
"No I'm serious Sheila." John told Kitty as he walked closer to Kitty, he put his hand to her forehead and frowned, "Dang Sheila you're burning up." John said in surprise.
"Kitty what were you thinking coming to school like this?" Pietro jumped in and scolded her. Kitty suddenly felt two inches tall.
"That does it, we are taking you straight to the nurse and you are going home." John ordered her.
"But I have a test next period that I have to take; it counts for thirty-percent of my grade!" Kitty shouted.
"You can make it up." Pietro told her as he and John both grabbed one of Kitty's arms and began to lead her to the nurse's office.
"I'm taking this test!" Kitty declared as she struggled a bit. "Let go!" Kitty ordered both of them, she then began to cough again.
"No." Both of the boys ordered in unison.
"Fine then, be that way." Kitty said angrily as she phased through both of them and took off running for her class.
"Kitty!" John shouted, he gave a jump but didn't chase after her.
"Come back here!" Pietro shouted after her.
"Stupid Sheila." John muttered to himself, he was worried about her.
"She's just going to get sicker." Pietro said as he composed himself, "Come on we got to get to class." Pietro said to John.
"Man I hate chemistry." John complained as he followed Pietro to class, thoughts of Kitty running around his head, and in the back of his head resided thoughts of what the Professor had asked of him yesterday.
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"You ever notice how this place always seems empty?" Rogue asked Wanda who was sitting across from her at their table. They both had gone to the coffee shop Wanda and John had gone to on their "date." Rogue and Wanda sat at a small two person table in the big comfy chairs. Rogue stared into her coffee cup as she stirred the coffee, "I mean it's coffee, even I drink coffee, but why don't these people?" Rogue pondered aloud as she looked about.
"Bayvillians are weird." Wanda commented as she took a sip of her coffee, she frowned into her cup.
"Yeah, ain't that for sure." Rogue rattled on in her thick southern drawl. She then looked up at Wanda and frowned, "You okay?" Rogue asked concern dripping from her words.
"No." Wanda answered truthfully shaking her head. Rogue stared at the girl, Wanda looked like herself in every aspect other than the fact that her eyes were gray and devoid of her usual icy fire. She was dressed in her usual garb, red pants, a red tank-top and her favorite long trench coat style jacket. She looked normal, she looked like her usual self, but to anyone that knew Wanda, to anyone that knew and recognized the icy fire in her eyes, they knew something was seriously wrong.
"What's wrong?" Rogue asked, she set down her coffee and scooted in closer to hear what Wanda had to say.
"It's not important." Wanda tried to brush it off.
Rogue glared at Wanda, "Obviously it is. Tell meh, if Ah am your friend and you trust me, then tell meh. Please Wanda." Rogue pleaded.
"I get these nightmares every so often." Wanda began. Rogue nodded her head and continued to listen. "I dream of another life." Wanda told Rogue, her eyes staring straight ahead yet focused on nothing.
"What do you mean, like a previous life or visions?" Rogue questioned innocently.
"Like my life." Wanda stated, her voice empty. "I see myself, but I am always alone, and locked up in this tiny room. No one ever talks to me. Every ones afraid of me and I am always angry at someone. I always feel this burning rage deep within my heart. But I can't explain why. In all my dreams I just keep finding I have more and more questions, and never once have I received any answers for my questions." Wanda explained, there was so much sadness and emotion flowing from her words and you could hear it and feel it in her voice.
"It's so tiresome to be afraid of going to sleep at night because you don't want to have nightmares of a life you never though could even possibly exist. I haven't slept in two days, and I don't want to. I don't want to have these dreams anymore. I don't want to have more and more questions, I want to have my questions answered. I want things to make sense in my head, I don't want to be confused about my past, and I feel like everything I feel I've ever lived was a lye."
Wanda looked up at Rogue with the saddest eyes Rogue had ever scene, "I don't want to know who I am now, I don't know who I am now. Every one as a teenager and young adult is trying to find themselves, but I just want to find out who I really was. Because…" Wanda looked at herself, "Because the me I see now, wouldn't act this way if the life I remember really did exist. I want to know who I was."
Rogue sat stone still and silent in chair, she didn't even dare move, her heart hurt so much. She felt nothing but pain and agony for her friend as a single tear rolled down Rogue's face.
Author's Rant: OMG! I have not out done myself with this chapter but I have redeemed myself! This chapter is so much better than my last one. I serious hated my last chapter, I can't even believe I published it. I am so pissed off with myself. But oh well no crying over spilled milk. Lol. But yeah, I am so happy that I am writing again.
I have not updated "Whisper" because with that story I really want it to be good, and not sound forced so I am taking my time with it. I wrote down part of it and it's a matter of typing it up and making sure it sounds right. But with this story I can crank it out cause most of it is in my head and, and I don't know what makes "Someone so Beautiful is Frightening" any different than "Whisper" but oh well, I'm weird. I really hopped you guys enjoyed this chapter. Now onto your guy's reviews!
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Kitty and Piotr - 24
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Alright. Now I didn't really go over and proof what I wrote to my lovely reviewers, I'm sorry but my boyfriend is starting to feel neglected so I got a little lazy and rushed, men are so cute when they are feeling ignored. Sorry side note, to much information. lol.I'll try to update soon and let me know what you think please!
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