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Chapter 41
Hank sighed and closed his phone. He fell into one of the kitchen chairs and massaged his head; Storm walked in. "I suppose it would be wise to stop calling at eleven instead of continuing until..." he looked up at the clock. "three." She offered him a cup of tea. He took it with his thanks. "What else can I do Aurora?"
"Sleep would help calm your mind my friend." She replied and drank her own cup of tea and sat beside him. "Wolverine's still trying to get Rune to say what was on those tapes." She shook her head, "I don't understand why he erased them once he'd watched them."
Beast drank deeply, "Likely believed it would get those girls in more trouble for what they were doing."
Hart walked in and cleared his throat. He was in his pjs and looked to be missing his sleep dearly. "Naomi's sleeping in her room, Thermal said he could see she's running a slight fever. No, we didn't go in her room. He looked through the door." Thermal had the ability to see heat signatures. "I bet if she tries to do whatever she was doing downstairs she'll make herself sick again."
"Thank you Hart, you look exhausted."
Hart nodded and sighed while rubbing his face. "Rune's pissed off at something and everything keeps floating and moving in the room. I can't sleep with that much noise and anger in my room. Circuit offered his spare bed."
Wolverine came in, "Then get to bed before you get detention." Hart looked up at him then rose from the place he was seated and left. "This was on the fax fuz-face." He handed him a piece of paper.
Beast read it over and sighed, "It'll take twenty-four hours for any judge to even look at the case." He rubbed his eyes, "He may disappear with her."
Chameleon stood silently beside the door, her hair, and the skin around the edges of her face were about the color of the wall behind her. She continued to listen.
"All your government work and you don't have any friends who are judges huh?" Logan scoffed and lit a cigar. "You say he beats the kid, don't you have any proof of it?"
Storm blinked, "Actually, we do." She stood and walked out of the room. Chameleon was gone when she walked out.
Morning came far too soon, even if it was closer to nine when she started to stur. Naomi groaned and pulled the covers up over her head. Her head ached and her body was sore in places she didn't think possible. There were places where her skin was still black and it felt crispy to the touch. She flinched and tried to ignore the places where lightning had lanced across her skin. She got up and dressed as quickly as her tired, and angry body would allow.
Her door opened, "So, you have some epic plan to make it so you can stay here?"
Naomi turned to retort something to Chameleon, but there wasn't anyone there. "Who?"
Slowly Cameleon came into sight, her hair turned to a faded red, she was drinking something from a mug, "Pretty sweet, huh?" She said with a smirk, "My skin started changing colors about a month ago. I'm practically the invisible woman." She put the cup down on the table. "Sparky's still exhausted from your oh so secretive training last night." Her hair and eyes changed to a bright blue, "So, when you're bastard of a father takes you back I'm taking your room. I just thought you'd like to know."
"I'm not going." Naomi replied sharply even before Chameleon had turned around. "I hope you haven't chosen paint for the walls." She flicked her hand up, black orbs rose around in a perfect circle around Chameleon coming from the color changer's own shadow, "If you don't want to be missing some of that now color changing skin you'll leave my room."
She smirked, "I guess Siren gave you a confidence boost." She turned on her heels and exited the room, carefully avoiding the black orbs.
Naomi closed her door, locked it, then sat heavily on the edge of her bed, her head pounding slightly. "Stop playing around Naomi... you'll collapse before you even get a chance if you keep this up." She whispered. After a moment more she got up, she'd go see Sparky, then Emily and perhaps even go apologize to Rune if she had time.
Sparky was curled up in her bed still when she knocked on the door, the slumbering girl opened one eye drowsily. "Come in?" she murmured.
Naomi walked in, "Sorry to wake you."
She smiled sleepily, "Hiding where I hit you?" she said commenting on the long sleeves and jeans. "I didn't mean to do it."
"I know, I told you to throw hard ones at me," Naomi replied and sat on the bed, "You should of said you were at your limit, I could of got someone else to finish."
Sparky shook her head, "Then you'd have to start all over again, you had to time it down to the millisecond right?" She stretched and sat up, static electricity had her hair standing up in all sorts of directions. "I knew it was important if you wanted me to attack you, I mean, I can still paralyze your shadow."
Naomi nodded, "Thanks for helping me by the way."
Sparky waved it off, "Hart would be unbearable if you left, he doesn't like to lose friends. He gets all, pouty." The two of them laughed at this, "I know he can't stand me some days, but those are usually days I'd like to be left alone." She stated, Naomi could understand this.
"I got to go, other plans to make if my other one falls through." Naomi got up and headed to the door.
"How many times do you think you can do it?"
Naomi paused, "Twice, maybe three times if I push it."
Sparky watched her for a moment, "You know, just cause we call you Reckless doesn't mean you always have to be so haphazard with your life. Don't hurt yourself."
The shadow walker smiled and nodded, "I'll keep that in mind, see you." She closed the door and headed down stairs.
"I already know what you want Naomi," Emily said before she'd even reached the stairs. "I don't know how far I can track you, man your mind is easy to get into when you've been trying to kill yourself."
Naomi laughed to herself, "Yeah, well... if things go bad, would you mind telling Rune what I want to tell him?"
"I'm sure he'd rather hear it from you... but I guess, but only if you get taken away." There was a mental sigh, "I'll miss you if you have to go Naomi, you're the only one who really visits me."
She nodded, she'd miss this whole place, and even the people she hadn't managed to meet yet. She leaned against the wall and just watched the front door for a few minutes. Slowly she began to walk around the entire school looking and watching everything, she should of gone to her classes but that wouldn't help anything. Right now she wanted to memorize everything.
There was a chime, someone had pulled up to the front gate. Naomi looked at the clock it was ten til noon. She sighed and walked to the room where she could sense her uncle's shadow. The door opened just before she reached for the doorknob. Beast looked down at her and smiled, almost regretfully. "I did my best sweetheart, I'm still waiting on one call though, do you think you can stall for a bit?"
Naomi chuckled, "Delay tactic is exactly what I have." She turned and went out the front door.
Rune was sitting on the front steps, he was glaring at the car as it pulled up. Naomi gently touched his shoulder. "It's okay." she whispered.
He stood up and enveloped her in a hug, "If he takes you, I'll follow were ever you go." he whispered in her ear.
Naomi bit her lip and nodded, "I know, but I'm not planning on going anywhere." she wrapped her arms around him as well.
"Get your hands off my daughter, and Naomi get into this car." Naomi's grip tightened a bit as her father's voice clouded the air.
Rune ran a hand down her hair, "You okay."
It took her a moment but she nodded, she turned to face her father. "I don't think so, I'm not going anywhere."
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