Fang stomped back to the stables, fuming. The girl (what was her name? It started with a D, that much he knew), perked up the moment she saw him enter. She was lazing on the straw bales with a horse's blanket wrapped around her. She smiled as he came closer, oblivious to his feelings.
"What was with that? I mean, who just walks in on people, you know?" She asked him in her slightly irritating voice.
"Hmmm." He replied, grabbing his shirt.
"So," The girl said in what she must have thought was a seductive voice and biting her lower lip. "Up for round two, tiger?"
"No." Fang answered dismissively as he pulled his shirt over his head.
"Oh." The girl looked hurt. "Well, how about we sneak into the kitchen and get some coffee? I could really go for a cup right now."
"You go ahead." Fang replied as he began to leave.
"Wait, where are you going?" The girl scurried after him, still just wearing the old blanket.
"To bed."
"But, we just…you know."
Fang turned around and looked at the girl. She was nowhere near as pretty as Leah. Leah was naturally beautiful and had this special quality about her. This girl was fake. She had bleached her hair blonde and wore a disgusting amount of mascara and eye liner. She had plucked her eyebrows to the point where they were almost invisible, shapeless lines. Her body was scrawny and tanned with chemicals that burned his sensitive nose. But she did have large breasts. He did like that about her.
"Listen, I know you might be embarrassed from that chick walking in on us." She drawled, pushing her chest against his and stroking his muscular arm. "But maybe I can help you get pumped up again."
Fang looked down at the girl, thinking. The animal in him really wanted to do it again. His blood was pumping hard in his veins. But mentally, the thought of being with this fake, chemically girl again made him queasy.
"Look, Donna." Fang began. From the shocked look on the girl's face, he had clearly called her the wrong name. "You seem like a great girl, but I'm not really looking for anything serious. We had some fun, right? Let's just leave it at that."
She looked at him with hurt eyes, but didn't say anything. Fang took her silence as a blessing and left her standing alone in the stables.
He got out into the night air and stretched. He took in the sounds and scents around him. He was still edgy. His animal side commanded him to find his mate. But he knew the only girl both he and his inner animal wanted was unavailable.
She had just walked in on him screwing another girl.
Fang rubbed his face in his hands. Stupid, stupid, stupid! He had almost begun to charm her back to him. She still had her doubts, but their time together in the pool had done a lot in his favour. She had even come to his rescue earlier from Summers' little brother. And now he was back to square one because he couldn't keep it in his pants.
Stupid, stupid, stupid!
He glanced at his reflection in the window and snarled.
xXx
It was about three in the morning and our girls' night/ sleepover was still going strong. Mom had decided to stay over at Jean's apartment (Scott was in the MedBay and Alex was out with Bobby), and Dad was who knows where (he had sent a message to Mom that poker night had been called short because they had all went on some mission together). So we still had the apartment to ourselves! We were currently watching PS I Love you, because we are girls and therefore, we like that shit. Taren was getting very teary eyed over the movie and Rogue was cramming popcorn into her mouth. Ben was fast asleep with his head on Kitty's lap.
Lana, who was sitting beside me on the floor, stuck her tongue out and flicked it. Knowing this was her way of smelling, I looked over at her. Expecting her to saw something like 'omg, we're about to be attacked', it was a huge relief to see her smile back.
"There's a surprise waiting for you in your room." She said quietly.
I raised an inquisitive eyebrow, but didn't question her. The tongue knows. So I got up and went around the back of the couch to my room.
Remy's red eyes glowed in my moonlit room. I couldn't suppress a smile the moment I saw him standing there, holding out a rose to me.
"I should ream you out for sneaking into my room."
"Chere, Ah'm a theif. Sneaking into rooms is what I do." Remy purred.
"And have you stolen from me?" I asked quietly, staring up into his eyes.
"Only yo' heart." He answered in a deep, rumbling voice. "And yo' underwear."
I laughed and gave him a shove. "You better not have!"
He chuckled. "Ah have somethang to show yah cher."
Remy maneuvered me so that he was behind me. I made a sound of protest as he tied a piece of cloth over my eyes, but settled as he kissed my neck. Gently, he urged me forward, completely blind.
"This is kind of kinky Remy." I informed him.
"Yeah? And what's this?" He asked in an amused voice. Next there was a 'click' and a cold breeze swept over me.
"Remy, what are you-AHHH!" I screeched as I felt myself swing out the window. I got a hold of my self as I realized I wasn't falling to my death and there was a thick rope to hold onto. I guess he had slipped a safety harness on me. "You are an ass!"
"Really? Ah dink Ah'm pretty funny. Now trust meh," He said, still behind me, as he slowly began to scale the roof. I quickly fell into step with him.
"You sure know how to show a girl a good time." I said sarcastically.
"Ain't de first time Ah heard dat." Remy said, earning him an elbow to the ribcage.
We got to the top (kind of a big deal, since I did it blindly) and Remy unhooked me. He walked me forward and undid my blindfold.
"If you're going to shove me off the roof or something, I'm going to be kind of ticked." I joked. The blindfold fell away. I didn't see anything (other than the dark grounds). Remy held up three small rocks in his hand and charged them with kinetic energy. He then tossed them off the roof. I watched as the glowing rocks fell all the way down to the ground. Once they hit the bottom, the ground sparked into the light. I don't know what flammable material he used to do it, but he used it to draw out a large Canadian flag. The glowing flag lit up the night.
"Remy!" I laughed, smiling. "I love it!"
Remy grinned, "Ah'm glad petite."
We watched as the flag burned low so that it was barely a glow. Remy began humming 'O Canada', making me laugh more.
After it was out, I began thinking.
"You don't have to do things like this you know." I said softly, keeping my eyes on the stars. "I really don't need these kinds of grand gestures."
"Ah like do'n special thangs fo' you."
"I like them too. I just mean, you don't have to try so hard. I just like being with you, even if we're just watching tv or riding our bikes." I explained. "This doesn't have to be complicated or dramatic to be special, you know? It's the little things."
"So does that mean Ah have ta return the diamond necklace Ah bought yah?" Remy asked, earning him a solid punch to the arm. He laughed, "Ah just jok'n. Ah stole it."
I punched him again, suppressing a smile.
"Ouch petite, Ah neva got so much abuse from a girl befo'." Remy complained rubbing his arm.
Rather than reply, I laid back on the roof. I moved closer to his long, lean body for heat as I watched the stars twinkle above us. A warm sensation spread through my whole body as he entwined his hand in mine.
Lazily, he tossed cards up into the air with his free hand, charging them with just enough kinetic energy to cause them to burst into tiny purple-red fireworks above us.
xXx
Logan and Hank had just gotten back from their mission and were drudging across the lawn. Both the men had powerful senses that came with their mutations, so it was around the same time that they noticed the colourful explosions occurring from the roof of the wing where the teacher's suites were located. They could also smell the manly scent of spices, leather and motor oil as well as the fresh aroma of apples and grass. Instantly they recognised the two young people stretched out on the black roof.
"What does he think he's doing, taking her up there? She could break her neck!" Logan growled. "And its three in the morning, for Christ's sake!"
"Little Leah's growing up Logan."
"Like Hell she is." Logan growled, staring up at the roof.
"What are you going to do, lock her in her bedroom with a bunch of dolls and put her hair in pigtails?" Hank asked, amused.
In the distance they could hear a girlish laugh.
"Thinking about it."
"She's a smart girl Logan." Hank reassured. "We both know what would happen to any guy that tried to go too far with Leah. It would end badly for him."
Logan had to admit that. Leah is one of the most sensible people he knew, teenager or adult. That didn't make it easier for him. He hated to think of the little girl who would once curl up in his lap and fall asleep there as they watched hockey together was almost an adult.
The hardest part of parenting wasn't the late nights with the baby, or keeping up with the hyper child. It was letting go of the teenager.
"I think me and the Cajun need to have a talk." Logan said finally.
Hank gave Logan a stern look over his glasses. "Just remember, if his corpse is found miles away in a car trunk, she'll never forgive you."
Logan gave his friend a feral grin. "Who says he'll be found?"
xXx
Logan and Hank weren't the only ones to witness Remy's and Leah's late night on the roof. Fang, perched in a high pine as an eagle, glared over at the happy couple. He wanted to snarl and bare his teeth, but he couldn't in his current form. He considered flying over and ripping off the rest of the Cajun's face with his deadly talons.
But instead, he flew off, down to his room. He changed back into human form and strode across his room, naked. He didn't share a room like most of the students. None of them wanted to be with an 'ex' brotherhood member. Dave and Stretch had offered him his old bed in their room, but he declined. As an alpha male, he desired having his own territory and hated having to share it.
He picked up his phone and dialed, his heart hammering in his chest.
"Its me…yeah, yeah, you can murder me later. Put Mystique on. Just shut up and put her on!" Fang snarled. He waited until he heard the phone change hands. "About your plan…I'm in."