I Want it Back
Holy shit the last chapter got more reviews then any of the other ones. That was…wow.
Merc scowled as she sat in her bed, the blanket down around her waist with her back against the headboard and her arms crossed. She had to spend the night and the hospital and now Johnny had made her promise not to leave her room while he went and got her ice cream. Having him fuss over her for the first time in…well…a while, was really weird. He didn't even fuss that much when they were in the med bay at the Von Doom center. Of course, he was more interested in snow boarding then but still…
"Hey…" Johnny said, coming back into the room. "I told you we had bubble gum ice cream." Merc sighed and smiled and slightly. Johnny handed over the bowl and then sat down on the bed. Merc watched him as he watched her slowly eat the ice cream. He had said that they had to talk but yet he hadn't brought up anything.
"OK you're creeping me out." Merc said.
"Sorry…" Johnny said. He looked up at her face. "The doctor said you fainted because of exhaustion…and lack of food in your system."
"Oh…" Merc said, looking down at the bowl in her hands. "That would explain why it seems like you put practically the whole container of ice cream into a bowl."
"Mercy, what are you doing?" Johnny asked. "What's going on?"
"I don't know." Merc said, looking up. "What's going on with you? I don't see you anymore. If I knew fainting in the streets would get your attention I would have done it a week ago."
"I don't know either." Johnny said. "It's…it's weird."
"You said this wouldn't happen." Merc said. Johnny tilted his head. "You said nothing would change…but everything is changing."
"Mercy, I'm sorry." Johnny said.
"What's going on, Johnny?" Merc asked. "First I feel this weird thing and then I wake up in the hospital with some…silver guy standing over me and…"
"Wait what?" Johnny asked. "Merc, there was no one in that room when we came in."
"But he was there." Merc said. "It's…god I can't do this! I need my damn powers back."
"They'll kill you though!" Johnny said.
"Johnny I'm practically killing myself here." Merc said. She put the bowl down and rubbed her hands together, trying to get them warm again after absorbing the cold from the ice cream. Johnny put his hands around hers and heated them slightly.
"You can't…" He said.
"Who are you to say what I can and can't do?" Merc asked, pulling her hands away from him.
"You're very concerned boyfriend who nearly had a stroke when he found out you were in the hospital!" Johnny said.
"Oh now you're concerned!" Merc said, her voice rising. "Where was this concern a month ago?"
"You know I don't have an answer for that!" Johnny said. "God, Merc! Stop turning things around on me."
"Make me!" Merc yelled. Johnny's head snapped forward as if he had been smacked in the back of it. Both of their eyes widened as Johnny slowly lifted a hand to the back of his head.
"Ow." He said. "What was that?"
"I don't know." Merc said, shaking her head. "I…I wanted to do but…" They stared at each other.
A few minutes later Merc was back getting her head scanned as Sue and Reed worked things. Ben and Johnny stood to the side. Once the scan was done, Johnny helped Merc sit up and everyone looked at Reed and Sue who were looking over the readings.
"This…this is so weird." Sue said.
"What?" Ben asked.
"Mercy…move this." Sue said, putting the stack of papers down. Merc looked at it and focused. The stack shifted towards her slightly and then toppled off the table.
"Her…her powers are returning." Reed said.
"What? How?" Johnny asked.
"It looks as if the machine didn't actually get rid of them." Reed said. "It just blocked them."
"So what?" Merc asked. "The machine put up walls and now my powers are breaking them down?"
"It seems that way." Reed said.
"Makes sense I guess." Merc said, shrugging. "I've been hearing little bits of things and I'm really starting to believe that people aren't speaking them."
"But doesn't this mean that…" Johnny started. Everyone looked at him then they all looked at something else.
"We're not sure." Sue said, finally.
"Well then we gotta…we gotta do something to…" Johnny said.
"No." Merc said. "We won't do anything." Johnny looked at her. "If they come back…they come back. And if they start doing what they were doing…then I'll stop using them. I know about it. So it's not like I'm going to unwittingly use my powers and willingly give myself headaches and killing myself." Merc reached out and put her hand against Johnny's cheek. "You gotta trust me here, Johnny." She smiled slightly before sliding off the table and going down the hall to the bedrooms.
"She's got a point." Ben said. "She's knows pretty much everything. So she's not going to try and kill herself just to do things the easy way." Johnny looked at him with a raised eyebrow. "Kid, you've been friends with her for years now. Ever since Reed and Sue started dating. You know her better then the rest of us."
"You're her uncle." Johnny said.
"Doesn't mean she opens up." Ben said. "You've pretty much the only person she tells everything to. Maybe you should go talk to her and…" Everyone looked up when Merc came back with a few books and a bag, trying to get the books into the bag. "Where are you going?"
"Just because I was in the hospital for a day doesn't mean I'm gonna miss classes." Merc said. Ben and Johnny looked at each other. Ben nodded towards Merc and Johnny looked confused. "Besides I got some things due, remember."
"Right." Ben said. He nodded again and Johnny still didn't get it. Just offer a frigging ride…
"Johnny…" Merc said, picking up one both Ben's gestures and what he thought. "You wanna give me a ride?"
"Uh…sure." Johnny said, finally getting what Ben was going on about. Merc giggled which actually surprised all of them but she just shrugged and zipped up her bag. "Let's get going."
"Ok…see you all later." Merc said. They left and Reed, Sue and Ben all looked at each other.
"What did they talk about?" Sue asked. "When we got her back from the hospital."
"I have no idea." Ben said. "But they seem fine now."
"Ok now you're freaking me out." Merc said.
"Why?" Johnny asked, stopping at a red light.
"Because you're actually driving responsibly." Merc said. "That's why. I'm completely fine so you don't have to act as if I'm gonna break." She looked at the car next to them.
"Hey baby…how about you leave flame boy and come play with us." One of the guys in the car said. Merc made a face and Johnny looked over at the other car.
"Oh please." Merc said. Johnny looked at her before winking. He put his hand out the window and Merc frowned before she noticed flames and giggled again. The light changed and they drove, leave the other car behind. "What makes me think you've done that before?"
"Yeah." Johnny said. "Back when I was driving to the x-games. Some guy did the same thing. He asked me…where Sue and Ben were but he didn't say their names. I'm not repeating it." Merc smiled. "So…I'm freaking you out?"
"Yep." Merc said, nodding. Johnny looked at her then smiled before turning a corner and starting to go faster. Merc's smile grew slightly as they sped through the streets towards the school.
They got there in half the time it usually took. Johnny leaned against the car and Merc stood by him, not wanting to go in to class yet. Johnny pulled her in front of him and wrapped his arms around her waist.
"I'm sorry for the way I've been acting lately." He said, kissing her cheek. "Can you forgive me?"
"We'll see." Merc said. "It'll probably take time but I think it'll work if you stop running off."
"How about dinner tonight?" Johnny asked. "We can go out…or kick everyone out for a few hours."
"Hmm…the second one sounds nice." Merc said. "Then I can just sit around in my pajamas." Johnny laughed and kissed her. Merc hesitated for a second before putting her arms around his neck. After half a minute she pulled away. "I have a class to get to hot shot."
"I'll be here when it's done ok?" Johnny said.
"You better be." Merc said. "I have no other way of getting home." Johnny laughed and kissed her quickly again before Merc went off into the school.
Ok so this chapter is short. Her powers are coming back and she's gonna have another meeting with Mr. Silver Surfer in the next chapter.