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Rolling In The Deep

The bees we're buzzing around the Institute courtyard and August was almost through. Mutants were everywhere, using there powers carefree. And every one of them was anticipating the fast approach of regular school classes. The Xavier students had Power Development and Danger Room session regularly, but a new cast of students from another home for mutants would be joining them for school in September.

"If you like him so much, you should ask him out." Kristen whispered to Avalon. The thin blonde girl had a knack for setting people up romantically.

Avalon shrugged her shoulders dismissively. "I could."

"I don't think you should take the chance." Angela said bluntly, tucking a lock of her chestnut hair behind her ear. The English girl wondered if the others could hear the small sprinkle of jealously in her voice.

...

"Seth." Laura Kinney found the boy in the courtyard. He was reading a book by himself and seemed to be struggling through it as well. "Your team has DR later. Someone on the Knights team got a concussion this morning."

Seth didn't think much of that. He only knew about half of the 50 kids at Xavier's, and most of them were to young to train yet.

His team, The Crimson consisted of himself, Zane Halliwel, Lilly Ramirez, and Quinn Delmond. He suspected they'd now be training either with The Eagles, Jessica Novella, Avalon Bronte, Alex Rogers and Angela Grace Charlotte. Or - he shuddered - with The Titans. The Titans had a good set up, with Kristen Hart, Anya Williams, and Archie Goldbaum, but what worried Seth was the last member. Maria Perez could make anything go haywire, that included machines, electronics, even mutant powers. Seth wasn't near stupid enough to fly too high with her in the room. But he built his team up to conquer The Titans, with a plan.

Quinn, who could telepathically shape-shift into someone form your past, just needed to keep Maria under control while he, Zane and Lily took out the rest. He voted to take on Anya himself because, you'd need to be able to fly to find someone invisible fast enough.

"Are you paying attention?" Laura asked him, and he could practically see her green eyes questioning his ability to lead his team.

"Yes, fully completely ma'am." He offered her a rare, cheesy grin. He had to admit that it scared him, she could kill him whenever she wanted. It was like having another Wolverine, just one that was more ruthless and unforgiving.

She smiled, for what seems to him like the first time. She looked nice when she smiled, not like that cold-hearted DR instructor he knew. She seemed like a real person and he liked it. He liked it a lot actually.

THe way the sun hit her hair for a moment... No, this was not happening.

Think about dead cats, roadkill, all those missed hockey goals and unfair penalties.

...

"Look." Kristen pointed to Seth, who had just finished talking to Laura. "I'm going to go and ask him for you." Kristen sauntered off in his direction.

"Kristen." Avalon hissed after her. "Don't."

This was the last thing Ava wanted. She could tell him on her own just fine, and resented girls who couldn't tell guys they liked them for themselves. Having a friend do this was not her style, but some small part of her wanted him to know. Some small part of her was crazy for Seth Rogan, as much as she hated to admit it.

"Well my fingers are crossed." Quinn Placed a comforting hand on Ava's shoulder.

Mine aren't. Angela thought as she a chill down her spine upon Kristen's approach to Seth.

...

"Hey Seth." Kristen grinned at the boy who had hair as black as the night. "I know someone who likes you."

"Cool." He turned the other way, rolling his eyes. He hated dumb blondes. "Go take your stupid gossip somewhere else, Kristen."

"Don't you want to know who it is?" She asked, but received no response. She decided it was time to pull out the big guns. "Its Ava!" She chimed.

Seth whipped around fast with a smile on his face, and Ava on his mind. But her face blurred and a different one began to rest in its place, one with black hair and green eyes. Laura could not be in his head. "She likes me?"

"Yeah," Kristen shifted her weight to her right hip, where both her hands rested. "What do you think of her."

You need to lie.

He was embarrassed to have that as his first option, but he couldn't have Kristen finding out about Laura. No, lying gets you nowhere, tell part of the truth. "I'm interested in someone else. Tell her I'm really sorry."

He felt worse than he thought he would, especially because he did like someone else. But maybe there was a line between the two. A line drawn by the fact that Laura was off limits and Ava was right there. And Ava was great.

"Well, then." Kristen huffed. "I guess I'll tell her."

But the damage was done.

"But i want to be friends. Really good friends with her." Seth said. He wanted to keep his options open.

"Sure, she diddn't like you that much anyways."

ouch.

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Rolling In The Deep is a song by 'Adele' and if you haven't heard it yet... Do you live under a rock? All jokes people, but it is worth a listen :)

Well hey don't give up on Seth and Ava yet people. I know I'm still trying to come up with their celebrity couple name. Savalon... Sethva... Avaleth...?

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