Chronicles of the Night
When we last left off, Felix's mood has improved a bit after meeting Jane. Soon the two of them have a real date, which ends with a romantic dance in the rain. Though they part before sharing a kiss, Felix was left happier than ever.
Disclaimer: I do not own Marvel Comics, I do own my original characters and the plot.
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Heartbreak pt. 1
"Hmmmmm…" Lisa sighed. She was in the kitchen with Mr. Cole, wearing a pink shirt, white jeans, and shades.
"Lisa? Are you paying attention? Mr. Cole asked.
"Hm? Oh… sorry Mr. Cole." Lisa said quietly.
"Is something bothering you?" Mr. Cole asked.
"Um… no." Lisa answered.
"Well in any case… oh dear me. Time flies, our time is up for today Lisa." Mr. Cole said while looking at his watch. He set a small stack of papers in front of Lisa. "Well Lisa, I'll see the day after tomorrow, here's your homework." Mr. Cole said as he walked towards the front door.
"Mmmmmm…" Lisa looked over the first paper as Joseph walked in.
"So… what's eating you?" Joseph asked.
"It's… Felix." Lisa said. "He hasn't been home a whole lot lately."
"He's been seeing Jane for the last few days, he enjoys spending some time with her." Joseph said, pulling a chair up beside her.
"I know that… he's been happier but… I kind of miss him being around." Lisa said quietly, taking her shades off. Her eyes were currently blue with only the slightest tinge of purple.
"Lisa, don't you want him to be happy though?" Joseph asked.
"Of course I do, I mean… it makes me happy to see him happy but… I guess…" Lisa was having a hard time thinking of how to best put it in words.
"Listen, Felix has lost people close to him like we have, and he feels responsible for that." Joseph said.
"…" Lisa looked away sadly for a moment. "He… must think… that night was his fault too…" She said, thinking back to the night Von Drake attacked them, the night her parents died.
"…" Joseph felt a sting in his heart at this statement, because he too felt a little responsible for that night. He took a deep breath before continuing. "To him, I think Jane's like a second chance."
"I… understand…" Lisa said. "I'm… going to go to bed."
"Okay." Joseph said with a smile. Suddenly he felt his left pocket vibrate, his phone was ringing. "Hello? Mr. Roberts, hi…"
"Joseph, where is that Mr. Thomas?" Mr. Roberts said on the other line.
"He's…"
"Has he set up that small gig you're going to do tomorrow? Why hasn't he called us?"
"He's taken care of everything." Joseph said.
"He has?"
"Yes."
"Mr. Thomas."
"That's right."
"The same Mr. Thomas?"
"Yes." Joseph said.
"Everything?"
"Yeah, he took care of everything to spend more time with his girlfriend." Joseph said.
"Girlfriend? What's her name?" Mr. Roberts asked suspiciously.
"Jane."
"Last name?" Mr. Roberts asked.
"Is it that important?" Joseph asked in a confused tone of voice.
"Well no I'm just… curious." Mr. Roberts said.
"Fine… Jane Agnus."
"Alright then, thank you." Mr. Roberts said before hanging up.
"Hm? I wonder why Mr. Roberts cares about Felix's social life." Joseph asked himself.
At the record company office…
"Hmmmmm… Jane Agnus…" Mr. Roberts was at his desk computer on some government database looking up the name. "Hmmmm… age 20, born in San Fransisco… all known relatives are deceased… her medical records are excellent… has had two years of college… maintained a B average in most classes, maintained an A in science classes and theater arts. I don't see anything suspicious… gah, sometimes I wonder if I really need to be as thorough as Fury wants me to be."
Elsewhere…
"Say Night-claw…" Jane started.
"Yes?" Night-claw responded. Both of them were in costume, Night-claw was crouching at the edge of a roof while Jane was simply sitting next to him, her legs dangling over the edge of the roof.
"Aren't you ever worried about loosing your balance?" Jane asked.
"Losing my balance? Don't be absurd." Night-claw answered. He hopped over to the roof across from them, and landed on the very edge of it on his hands without showing the slightest sign of having to readjust himself. "My balance is always spot on."
"Really?" Jane asked with a smile as she stood up.
"Really, see?" Night-claw then got on one hand, then spun around to where his back was to Jane, and still kept his balance perfectly. "I'm always able to OOF!" Jane then tackled Night-claw while he was showing off and had him pinned to the ground. "Oh ha ha." Night-claw said sarcastically as Jane got off of him.
"I thought you said your sense of balance was spot on?" Jane mocked.
"Not when you tackle me like a football player." Night-claw said.
"Oh so now I'm one of those disgusting sweaty guys." Jane said, obviously faking being insulted.
"Oh come on…" Night-claw groaned.
"Ha ha ha ha. You're really so fun to tease. You do realize I'm just teasing don't you?" Jane asked.
"Yeah, I do." Night-claw practically sighed.
"Something wrong?" Jane asked.
"…" Night-claw turned to look at Jane for a moment. "I've just kind of wondered… what were your other boyfriends like? Before you shown them that you're a mutant?"
"Well… my first boyfriend, from high-school… he seemed to be the most accepting one out of them."
"Seemed to be?" Night-claw asked.
"Yeah, I learned later that he was cheating on me…" Jane said sadly.
"I'm… sorry to hear that." Night-claw said.
"Then my next one that I met when I went to college, he immediately freaked out and… he committed suicide. Then my next one that I met that same year, he avoided me since he found out, and my next one that I met the year after… he got the other students to form a mob and they all tried to kill me." Jane continued sadly.
"That's a rough lot." Night-claw said.
"Not just them… the moment my parents learned I was a mutant they abandoned me as well… not just them, my aunts, my uncle, my grandparents, and even my older sister! They all thought I was a freak of nature!" She said angrily before she turned around and kicked the edge of the roof, causing that part to break in to pieces.
"Whoa Jane." Night-claw got up and walked closer to her and put a hand on her shoulder to calm her down. "It's alright… all of that's done and gone now… I'm here now."
"…I know…" Jane said with watery eyes, a few tears falling down her cheeks. "Hey… can I ask you something?" She asked while turning around.
"Sure." Night-claw said with a smile.
"Could you… meet me here tonight? I… want to show you something." Jane said.
"What is it?" Night-claw asked.
"You can wait until tonight to find out… right?" Jane asked sweetly, wiping away her tears.
"Alright." Night-claw sighed.
At Joseph's house…
"…" Lisa was failing miserably at falling asleep. She couldn't help by lay on her back in bed, staring straight up at the ceiling. Lisa couldn't help but think about Felix and Jane, sure she wanted him to be happy, but she missed having him to talk to. Lisa looked to the side of her bed, and in the next instance her eyes turned red and orange, Louis' shadow slithered out from her own before Louis appeared from his shadow.
"Hawoooooooooooo!"
"Shhh!" Lisa whispered. Louis instantly quiet down and turned to Lisa, whose eyes were now a shade of purple from summoning him. "Hey there boy…" Lisa whispered.
"Hah hah hah hah…" Louis panted. Despite his fearsome appearance, he was acting a fair bit like a dog around Lisa.
"Louis… do you even like Felix?"
"Grrrrrrrrr…" Louis growled at the mention of his name.
"Don't say that. That's not nice." Lisa scolded him. Louis instantly acted more submissive at this scolding.
"Hrrrrmmmm…" It groaned.
"Do you think Jane is nice?" Lisa asked him.
"…" Louis tilted his head to the side.
"I… I want to trust her… she's made Felix so happy but… he's been seeing her so much…" Lisa said to Louis.
"Grrrrrrr…" Louis growled and turned away.
"Oh… Louis…" Lisa sighed. "But you know… she seems like a nice person… there was one night she came by here..."
Flashback…
"Hello miss Jane." Lisa said, answering the door.
"Lisa… hi there. Is Felix here?" Jane asked her, standing at the door in a blue dress.
"Yes… I hear him coming now." Lisa said.
"Really I don't hear a thing. Do you… have powers too?" Jane asked.
"Yes." Lisa answered quietly. "Jane…"
"Hm? Yes Lisa?" Jane asked.
"Please… be good to Felix, he's had a hard time with things lately, you'll be nice won't you?" Lisa asked.
"Of course I will, don't worry about it." Jane answered with a smile.
End of flashback…
"I might not hear as well as Felix… but I could still hear her heartbeat, it wasn't any different from when she arrived…She couldn't have been lying… could she?"
"Arf!" Louis barked.
"Maybe you're right." Lisa sighed.
"Hmph." Louis snorted before facing the door and lying down on the floor.
That night…
"DIIIIIIIIIIEEEEEE!!!" A group of about three crooks was firing automatic guns at Night-roller, of course the bullets would simply bounce off of his force-field.
"Oh please." Night-roller sighed. He quickly skated towards them with arms wide open and rammed in to all three of them, knocking them out cold instantly. "Night-claw, you aren't ignoring anything you come across are you?"
"No of course not, if I see anything I won't neglect it to get to Jane faster. She knows I have responsibilities." Night-claw answered over the radio.
"But… it's still been so lonely at home." Night-princess said over the radio.
"Night-princess…" Night-roller sighed disapprovingly.
"Night-princess, you… really think so?" Night-claw asked.
"…" Night-princess stayed silent on the other end for a minute. "Night-claw, I just… miss you, that's all."
"…" Night-claw stayed silent for a moment before speaking as well. "I, didn't mean to hurt your feelings." Night-claw said. "But don't worry, I'm not going to leave you anytime soon."
"Okay." Night-princess answered.
"Well… let us know when you're done with whatever it is you're doing." Night-roller said.
"I will." Night-claw said.
A little later that night…
"So where are you taking me?" Night-claw asked as he followed Jane from behind. Although he noted that she wasn't leaping as far as she was leaping the night they met.
"It's a surprise handsome." Jane said with a smile as they kept jumping through the night.
They continued leaping for several minutes, but finally they came to a portside warehouse and landed in front of it. "Here we are." She said.
"What's in here?" Night-claw asked as he looked at it.
"Well… I… just wanted to actually ask you something… somewhere private." Jane said, with a concerned look on her face.
"What?" Night-claw asked, curious with her tone of voice.
"Fe…Felix…" She stuttered. "Is it possible… for you to…"
"What? You can ask me anything." Night-claw said.
"Felix… come with me. Can't we leave California altogether?" Jane asked.
"What?" Night-claw was surprised by this question. "Jane… what is this all of a sudden?"
"Felix… nearly every night you do all sorts of dangerous stuff. You're fast, you're strong, you're all of that but… you could still get killed." Jane said.
"Jane…"
"But I know that if you stay here… those two… your boss and his… adoptive daughter… they'll hold you back too. Felix… I want you to stay with me… forever… I don't want you to leave me alone…" Jane said.
"…" Night-claw looked at her wide-eyed a moment. He could tell by her heartbeat that this was important to her, she really wanted him to say yes. But could he leave behind his new life? Night-claw thought about Jane, he thought about Jane and how much she has helped him up out of the thoughts that had been consuming him the last several weeks.
His friends and family having to die because of his powers, Lisa's parents dying because of his stupid idea, Jane helped him to forget all of that. But… forgetting that… "Forgetting it all…"
And then, he thought of Lisa, how much pain he had caused her, and conversely, how much she needed him. Then Joseph, how would Joseph feel about not being able to help Lisa when Felix wasn't around?
"Jane…"
"Yes?" Jane asked.
"I… I can't." Night-claw said sadly. Jane's facial expression changed to that of a look of shock.
"Wh…what?" Jane asked.
"Jane, we can just stay here. We don't have to leave." Night-claw said encouragingly.
"But… but why not… just leave?" Jane asked, her voice beginning to quiver.
"I… I can't leave them behind." Night-claw said.
"…" Jane stood there, with her mouth open slightly, and her eyes wide open. "Y…you'll… you'll abandon me too…" She uttered out.
"Jane…" Night-claw said, a little hurt by that statement. "I'd do no such thing."
"No… you will… you will abandon me…" She said, her voice hardening ever slightly as she continued. "You… you… you'll be just like the rest of them." Jane said with her facial expression hardening just as much.
"Jane… calm down please… we can stay here in LA." Night-claw said.
"YOU ARE LIKE THE REST OF THEM!!!" Jane screamed before running in to the warehouse.
"Jane wait!" Night-claw called out, running after her. The moment he stepped in to the warehouse, he stopped and sniffed the air. "Wait… no way…" Night-claw said. He looked around, he found all of the boxes up against the walls of the building, and on top of some of the boxes, were three white drapes. The drapes were draped over motionless human figures.
"You're going to abandon me… just like they all did. My boyfriends… my family… you will abandon me. And just when I was beginning to think that you were different." Jane said.
"These bodies… you didn't." Night-claw said. He was horror struck at this thought that was coursing through his head just now.
"My power… isn't basic super strength and resistance…" Jane said. "Instead… I touch my lips to a person's skin, and I drain energy." She breathed out. "If I continue to keep my lips in contact with that person, they'll eventually die."
"…" Night-claw was surprised by this. Shocked even. "So… this is why, she didn't kiss me that night."
"My boyfriends… except for that one who killed himself… I made them pay." Jane said with a trembling voice. "Not just them… my family… all of them who abandoned me. They all paid."
"You did kill them…" Night-claw whispered. He could feel his heart sink at this revelation; he couldn't believe it, the girl who had helped him so much, a cold-blooded murderer.
"I gain superhuman strength and resistance after I absorb so much energy… but it eventually dwindles…" Jane said. "I thought you'd be different Felix… so what will you do now?"
"You… really did kill all of those people? The ones that turned away from you?" Night-claw asked.
"Yes… and you know something… I don't think I've ever once absorbed energy from a superhuman before." Jane said, turning to face Night-claw.
"Do you… even care?" Night-claw asked.
"No…" Jane said. "Not anymore… not for those who will abandon me." Jane told him.
"I guess… I don't have a choice…" Night-claw said, failing to hold back his tears. He clenched his fists, crouched low, and took a fighting stance.
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After writing down and deleting two previous ideas for this chapter, this is the best I can come up with? Oy… well maybe you guys will like it. Let me know.
