It was two days away from spring break, about two weeks since Jamie's suicide attempt. Things hadn't really gone back to normal for the group of sophomores who had all been personally affected, but they were all doing there best to move on and help their friend pick up the pieces. The whole group was sitting outside in gazebo with the exceptions of Trinity Sekler, Jamie Maddrox and Blake Misaki.
Trinity and Jamie were making their way to join their friends for lunch when they spotted Blake sitting on the wall that went along the exterior of the rose garden. She was starring off into the distance as she had for many hours since the confrontation in the Prof's office, thinking about the deep dark secret which she had accidently shared with her friends.
The only other person who had known about what happened at Weapon X had been Pietro and she had only told him because he knew what it was like to kill someone. She was off in her own little world when she heard a voice calling to her.
"Why are you sitting over here all by your lonesome?" Jamie Maddrox asked her as she turned her head to face him.
"Oh I'm just doin' some thinking... how have you been feeling?" She replied smiling as he sat down in front of her.
"You're okay right?" He asked again seeing her chuckle and nod.
"How about you?" She questioned him with an almost unnoticable giggle.
"Well I don't know if I'm okay... but I will be!" He told her smiling softly, "Things can only get better you know?" He added brightly.
"You're right" She replied taking a sharp breath when she felt him pull her into a hug.
"Thanks for what you did... I don't think I'll ever be able to thank you enough!" He told her pulling away and blushing in a trademark 'Jamie Maddrox' fashion.
"I did what any good friend would do Jay..." She explained before she began to stare off into space again.
"Why don't you come have lunch with everyone?" He requested, "I want to spend some time with ALL of my friends!" He added getting a slow nod in reply before she joined him and his girlfriend as they rounded the corner together.
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Dante and River were sitting in the staff room on the third floor, River was blathering on and on about the different idea's that the garden club kids had thought of for the planter boxes when they noticed that Dante had a smirk on his face and wasn't really being attention.
"What are you think about?" River asked laughing when Dante sighed heavily.
"Judah and I are meeting with Charles in a few minutes..." Dante replied peaking at his cellphone, waiting on a go ahead from his fiance to head to the first floor.
"What about?" River questioned again with an eyebrow raised.
"No idea..." He began, "Something to do with the wedding... All I know is that Judah asked him something about the wedding!" He added before he looked over at the younger who had gone back to looking at the plants and humming.
"Riv... Mind if I ask you something?" Dante asked seeing the younger roll their eyes and smirk before turning to see the elder's serious expression.
"Go ahead" River responded before the elder began again.
"You're cool with me marrying Jude right?" Dante questioned before he felt a sharp smack to the back of the head, "Good to know..." He added, checking his phone to see that he had a message. Saying goodbye to his younger sibling he entered the tube and traveled down to Charles Xavier's office. When the paneled door opened he exited, seeing his superior and fiance seated around the former's desk.
Judah stood and walked over forcing the elfin mutant into a hug, making him shyly reciprocate.
"Firstly I would like to congradulate you both on your engagment!" Charles told them both as they each took a seat in the chairs in front of the desk.
"Thank you Charles." Dante told him in his light but slightly smokey voice.
"I was curious to know if you both had set a date for your wedding and if you had chosen where the ceremony would take place?" He asked the two of them who looked from one another to him again and nodded.
"We were thinking some time in late spring or early summer... it would be nice to have the students here!" Judah told him in response.
"Would you both like to use a room here in the mansion, anywhere on the property is at your disposal." He questioned seeing Dante smile and discreetly take his fiance's hand.
"We both thought that outside on the back lawn would be nice if the weather permits..." He explained getting a nod.
"Of course... then shall we pick a date?" Charles asked before the three turned to a calender and began discussing their options.
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Trinity and Max were in the former's bedroom painting each others nails and discussing how things were going with Jamie and Trinity.
"So how are they gonna make sure that he doesn't hurt himself again?" Max asked having been trying to dance around the subject for several minutes.
"He's been doing skype therapy with two of the doctors on Muir Island!" Trinity replied picking up with red polish by her foot and handing it to Max, "Can you do my left hand?" she asked him holding out her hand with all digits but the middle sticking out. He nodded before he uncapped the bottle and began painting red on each of his friends finger nails.
"So a little bird might have seen you with that guy Troy Mignogna..." She pointed out with a giggle, "Got anything to say about that?" She asked seeing him roll his eyes and look over at her.
"Oh don't worry!" He began, "I saw that little bird following us around!" He added to which she blushed and began laughing.
"Isn't he a senior?" She questioned squeeling a little when he nodded.
"He's so sweet... and funny..." He stated before she interupted.
"And super hot!" She added to which he giggled and nodded, "I didn't think he was gay..." She pointed out noticing Max shrug his shoulders.
"I think he's Bi!" He began, "He used to date Raina too... I don't know maybe he just has a thing for Martins!" He added with a laugh.
When Max finished Trinity's hand (doing white on her middle finger) he checked his messages to see he had several from Troy, his various friends, Nat Crestler, and one from Shylow. Trinity peaked over seeing the message from her friends Ex-Boyfriend.
"Max, don't do it!" She spoke looking over at him.
"He just wants me to give him a couple of his books back..." He replied making sure his nails were dry.
"Then let me take them!" She suggested as he walked over and double check to make sure all of the books he had borrowed were on the desk.
"That would be really immature Trin" Max told her, "Besides I'm moving on... and I hope he is too!" He added seeing her sigh and nod.
"M'Kay well I'm gonna go get myself a drink, text me when you're done with Shy!" She responded before they both parted ways.
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River, Bryce, Markus and Storm were standing in the backyard near the front east side corner. River had given Storm the information about Bryce's idea and she had ran with it.
"Charles and I both loved your idea River!" Storm told the eldest student who shook their head.
"Actually building a greenhouse was Bryce's thing... not mine!" River replied seeing the aforementioned student blush.
"Well Bryce I must say that I'm very impressed" She told the magnet mutant, "I'm also happy to see that you've taken up a hobby that you really care about!" She added recieving a nod.
"Yeah..." Bryce said blushing slightly but not continuing making River and Markus laugh.
"So Logan is helping us build the structure right?" Markus asked the lone teacher who nodded.
"It would be nice to have a telepath help us too... It's a shame we don't have Jean here..." River stated nodding absentmindedly.
"I could ask Shylow?" Bryce suggested recieving nods and exclaimations of agreement from the others then after speaking Bryce noticed River looking around in a confused manor, "Everything ok?" He asked the other who nodded slowly.
"Has anyone seen Raina?" River asked them seeing Bryce shake his head as Storm suggested that she go look for the female student. When Storm was gone Markus looked over at his close friend.
"I think something might have happened with Troy..." He told River whose brows narrowed making Bryce look alarmed. Bryce had never seen the other look so angry before and it was almost frightening.
"You mean Troy Mignogna?" Bryce asked hestitantly, the others nodded in obvious distaste.
"How do you know Troy?" River questioned slowly.
"I'm pretty sure him and Max are an item now!" He replied trying to be casual when he saw River's eyes go wide and Markus sighing heavily.
"That's not good Bryce... He's not a very nice-" Markus started before being interupted by the eldest student there.
"He's a first class abusive fucktarded asshole!" River barked hatefully before crossing their arms.
"Abusive?" Bryce questioned quickly seeing Markus nod.
"He used to be really violent with Raina, He even put her in the hospital once!" Markus told him making Bryce begin to look alarmed.
"How is he still going to school here?" Bryce inquired with them once more.
"She was too embarassed to tell Beast what actually happened and the Prof was on Muir Island when it happened so he didn't see anything..." River explained sadly thinking of their friends face when she had explained what had happened.
Bryce was shocked to hear that something that horrible had gone on at place that had always seemed so safe to him. Then he thought of Max, since chirstmas he had tried to spend a little more time getting to know him and in doing so discovered that they both had the same taste in a variety of things. They often traded books and talked about plants as Max knew many for their new age medicinal properties.
Thinking that Max could be in trouble worried him and after what had happened to Jamie, Bryce decided it would be best not to keep his concerns to himself. After bidding the others good by he went to go find Max, hoping to maybe help him be careful if he couldn't convince him to steer clear of the supposedly violent elder student.
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