On behalf of TheGrandDisciple, Son Of The Mourning and the Marvel Universe,
We apologize that this was not in chapter one but,
This Story Is Dedicated To The Loving Memory Of, Stan Lee.
Without this story and others would not be possible. Through these writings, your memory lives on.
Excelsior!
Disciple/SOTM: Sorry it took a bit to get this chapter out. We are trying to take our time, not too much but still take our time to make them great.
"Hi Deadpool, here. Please be a good person and leave a review so that I don't have to show up and ask you my way with, Maximum Effort."
The following morning found Cable in an even worse mood than the day before. He was assigned to a room that was right next to Deadpool. Which meant he got little to no sleep with the amount of noise coming through the wall. He was also right across the hall from Colossus' living quarters.
"Moving- wait, what?"
"It won't take long. I can do it all, do not worry Little One."
Cable's ears perked, he moved closer to his own open door. Taking a glance across the hall and seeing Mina dressed in only one of Colossus' t-shirts that was too large for her. She was standing up near the bed and Colossus was sitting at his desk.
"You know my room is bigger right?" Mina's voice travelled out the open door.
"Also right by the Professor's. This is better. Trust me." The thick Russian accent assured her.
"Piotr…" Mina's voice sounded hesitant.
He watched the large man stand up and tower over Mina, pulling her to him and ducking down to kiss her. "It's only temporary. I promise."
Mina's arms reached up to loop around his neck, making the shirt rise up. Cable's eyes travelled up her calves, seeing more of her thighs and the beginning curve leading up. Large hands covered what the shirt did not, making him clench his fist and curl his lip.
"Temporary? Then why are we even doing this is it's temporary? There's no need to rush into-"
"I meant living at the mansion entirely." He said and nuzzled her neck, completely oblivious to her discomfort.
"What?" Mina was caught off guard.
He chuckled and nodded, "Just until I have enough saved up. Then we get our own place and we can settle down."
He took a step forward, trying to lead her to the bed but she planted her feet. "Whoa- hey- what? When-" she stuttered.
They were interrupted by Piotr's phone going off. He pulled it out and looked down before returning his attention back to Mina. "Do not worry, my Little One. We will have all the time we need to sort out details. The Professor is calling me, I've got to head out on a mission."
"Now?" she said annoyed, "But Piotr, we need to talk about this."
"When I get back, I promise. I am excited too. I do not want you worried about anything. I will take care of it all. You just relax and think about how you want to decorate. Do not lift a finger, I can't have you hurting yourself." He kissed her in between sentences and let his hands slip up the shirt she was wearing.
"But-"
"I wish I didn't have to go. Just think of big picture and when I get back we'll finish this." He squeezed her closer to him and hummed in approval.
Cable could see the deer in the headlights look she had in the mirror behind the couple. He had gotten a notification on his phone too, they were both being called. He took the opportunity to step into the hall and clear his throat, "Hey you get the call too?"
Both of them looked up and saw him standing in the hallway fully dressed and ready to go. Piotr nodded and bent down to her height, "I'll be safe, I promise."
"You and Mina dated?" Negasonic blurted out.
Domino nodded casually, "A better choice than the tin man if you ask me."
Rogue chuckled at Domino and looked back at Negasonic, "Sugar, what we did wouldn't be considered dating, per se."
The young girl's jaw dropped while Domino looked impressed. The three of them were sitting in the tv room gossiping. Deadpool had suddenly rushed into the room and threw himself on the empty spot on the couch between them.
"My lesbian senses were tingling. Please, continue." He said and crossed his legs femininely and rested his chin on the palm of his hand.
Domino was the only one who laughed, "Wade, if you want to be part of this conversation you're gonna have to keep your mouth shut and not repeat anything."
He squealed in delight and tapped his fingers on his lap excitedly, "Oooo! Scout's honor."
"So what happened then? You two didn't hit it off?" Negasonic asked.
Deadpool squirmed in his seat but stayed quiet.
"Oh, I wouldn't say that. She hit everythang." Rogue said with her southern twang and casually looked at her nails.
He put up both of his hands and made the scissoring motion. Domino reached out and smacked his hands. Negasonic's brows went up, "Oh yeah?"
"Oh…. Yeah…" Rogue looked off in the distance and licked her lips.
"So you guys still mess around, or what?"
Rogue shook her head and rolled her eyes, "No honey, we're just friends now. Although I wouldn't mind another sip of those sweet sugar lips."
Deadpool couldn't remain quiet any longer, "That's what she said."
Domino gave him a stern look before asking Rogue, "So I take it X didn't approve and put an end to the fun?"
"Oh he didn't know. He still doesn't know." Rogue said firmly as she pointed a finger in Deadpool's face.
"No shit." Negasonic said is disbelief.
Rogue continued, "We were sneaking around everywhere, that's what made it exciting. Until she got bored and found something new and shiny to play with."
"Colossus." Domino pursed her lips and nodded. "Poor guy is in way too deep."
"Sugar, that poor lump's head is so far up in them clouds that he can't see how far from the ground he is." Rogue agreed.
Most of the X Men were in the lower labs waiting for the group to return.
"They should have reported in by now. It's not like them." Hank said while looking down at his precious data pad.
Storm just hung up her cell again after getting no answer, "No, it's not like Colossus. The other two are the most stubborn men I've ever met."
A loud crack was heard, making everyone jump. Domino and Deadpool reached for their guns and pointed them at the direction of the sound. He screamed at the top of his lungs, "REACH FOR THE SKY!"
Logan was in mid swing with his Adamantium claws and fell over when no one was there. His claws retracted and he picked himself up. "Warn someone when you do that shit!" he snarled at the blue man who was hovering over something.
Once they saw what it was they immediately they ran over to the men lying on the floor. Rogue called for Mina when she saw that Colossus was half in human form and half in steel form and unconscious.
Nightcrawler was knelt next to him checking his vitals and whispering a prayer in German. He had some cuts but looked to be in better shape. Logan's wounds had already started healing and closing.
Domino and Rogue saw that Cable had been shot in the stomach. His hands had blood running down them from the large caliber wound in it. "Don't fucking touch me."
Mina came running out wearing her small black shorts, a sports bra and a towel wrapped around her hair. Her eyes went wide in fear and she screamed, "Oh my God!" before kneeling behind Colossus and putting his head in her lap. "What the fuck happened?"
Cable looked up taking strained breaths. "We were sent to retrieve stolen cargo from a convoy traveling through the sticks in Canada," he said and groaned in pain while grasping his wound. "We didn't expect some dickhead with a painted skull to be there."
Deadpool holstered his guns and raised his hand, "I understood that reference!"
Mina's eyes went to Cable's wound and then back to her unconscious boyfriend. "What happened to Piotr?"
Cable growled in pain as he tried to sit up, "The man who stole the cargo had advanced technological weaponry. Dumb shit jumped in front of me and took the hit."
No one noticed the look that Nightcrawler gave him. Domino wasn't paying attention. She followed Logan after he lit a cigar and left room saying, "Better you than me."
"Hey wait, he was there?" she called after him.
Hank took charge and pointed to the others, "Get them on the tables. You're lucky Nightcrawler dropped you off here instead of out on the lawn."
Cable barked at Storm who tried to help him up, "I said don't fucking touch me! I don't need your help!"
"Fine by me. Bleed out on the floor." Storm threw her hands up and turned to help Deadpool, Mina and Nightcrawler with getting the large Russian on the medical table.
"I didn't come to babysit your goddamned team, Beast." Cable cursed as he staggered to his feet while holding his wound.
Rogue jogged through the large sliding door and pointed at the group, "Fellas, Professor wants you for debriefing and damage control." She looked at Cable who was quickly turning pale and leaning against one of the counters by Mina's workstation. "I'll let him know you'll be late to the party, sugar."
They looked at Mina who waved them off, "Just go."
Mina was left alone in the lab with her unconscious boyfriend and Cable. She took the towel that had her hair wrapped up moved to the head of the table. She folded it neatly and put it under Colossus' head and placed her hands on either side of it. She closed her eyes and bent her head, pressing her forehead to his.
Cable huffed as he opened the many cabinets and drawers. He found some alcohol and some gauze and slammed the cabinet door shut. Then he swayed to the other side of the counter and started opening things on that side.
"If you're patient and sit down I'll get to you in a minute." Mina peeked an eye open at him, pausing her healing on Colossus.
He began to stir, shaking his head back and forth slowly. "Mina…"
Cable found a pair of large surgical tweezers, needle and thread, "I don't need your fucking help."
"Eat shit and die then." She snapped at him. Colossus started to writhe in pain. "Shh…" she soothed his metallic cheek.
"You kiss your daddy with that mouth?" Cable coughed out a laugh and winced in pain.
Colossus' eyes shot open and is body tensed before kicking his legs tried to calm the giant man down, "Big Guy, it's me. It's alright, you're safe."
His fists slammed down on the metal table beneath him, "Perhot' podzalupnaya!"
She took no time to react, jumping up on the table with him and straddling him, "If you don't calm down, you'll end up hurting yourself more!"
He watched as Colossus' body went limp at her touch, then his partially metallic skin began to flicker. He watched in awe as all of the burnt and damaged flesh quickly fade away. Looking down at his own metallic arm he wondered if she had what it took to cure him.
Her legs were on either side of him and her body was bent down, pressing her forehead to his. His eyes were open, but barely. "Mina… I feared…"
She didn't respond, she just sat up while still on top of him and crossed her arms, "What did I tell you about playing the hero?"
"But…"
"I don't want to hear it, Colossus." She used his codename, meaning she was serious about their past conversation.
He sat up on his elbows, "Mina, my life flashed before my eyes. The only thing I regretted was not telling you, I lo-"
Mina's hand shot out so fast the poor man beneath her didn't have a chance to react, "Oh shut up, already!"
Her palm hit his forehead and a bright white flash glowed before his eyes closed and his body fell back on the table with a loud thud.
The raspy chuckle behind her pulled her back to her surroundings, "So that's the trick to a healthy relationship."
She jumped off of Colossus and the table, "You want to be healed or you gonna die bleeding while making smart ass remarks?"
He had laid out the medical tools he found and opened the bottle of alcohol with his teeth. His other hand was currently holding in his inner organs. "So you can date rape me too? I don't think so."
Mina crossed her arms and scowled, "Normally I would walk away and tell you to eat a dick. But this is my lab and you're getting blood everywhere."
"And?"
"And you're gonna set yourself and my shit on fire." She pointed to the open flame under a beaker that was close to where he was pouring alcohol.
He shrugged, "Fire sterilizes."
"Yeah, yeah, you don't need help. Shut up and lay the fuck down before I tranq you like I did him. I don't want your death on my record as 'Refused resuscitation." She snapped and pointed to the other table.
He actually barred his teeth at her, "Get lost."
Mina growled in frustration and stomped around the counter barefoot, "I'm sick of this tough guy, boy scoutin', do it myself shit from you guys. Move."
She physically pushed him around the counter and towards the other medical table. "I said-"
Her finger tips pressing ever so gently on his chin, near the corner of his mouth, stopped his mind dead in its tracks. She gently caressed his skin and pulled her hand back, rubbing her fingertips against the pad of her thumb.
Whatever rebuttal he had on the tip of his tongue vanished when he saw hers.
"When you bleed out and die, can I watch?" she asked him innocently.
Her tongue darted out quickly to moisten the tip of her cupid's bow on her upper lip. If he had blinked, he would have missed it. "Is that your medical diagnosis?"
She turned her hand around and showed him the blood streak on her thumb, "You're bleeding internally and your lungs and filling up with blood."
Her hands reached out to rest on his chest, never taking her eyes off of his. His breathing was already labored from his injury, "So you gonna knock me out too?" He nodded to Colossus behind her.
She bit her lip while giving staring up at him with devious eyes, "Is that how you want it?"
He raised a brow and gave her a bloody smirk. Before he could open his mouth to respond she put her hands on his chest and pushed him back towards the table.
Cable wasn't prepared to move that direction, nor did he have the strength to fight her. "Oof!", he grunted when his back hit the table.
His eyes watched her move around the table, "I don't get a pillow like Romeo over there?" he was referring to the folded towel she placed under his head.
"If I get you a pillow, I'm going to smother you with it."