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Post by Chassy Trouble on May 14, 2011 18:27:16 GMT -8
Summers was getting closer and closer and his hand was NOT moving away from his glasses. Which was bad. It made her nervous. Real nervous. She wasn't really good at thinking completely clearly when she was nervous. Especially when her chest felt like a horse kicked it and she felt sick from an earlier heart attack. She needed calm. She needed to be able to recover after something like that.
"Long story short, he and I don't get on. Please explain this? I'm really not in the mood to get optic blasted. Thanks."
Summers was way too close and she didn't know what to say under the pressure. Not like she'd get much time to say anything, she supposed. So she did something terrible. She did something she'd be kicking her butt about for the next few years. Chassy had never cried wolf before when it came to her heart, with how embarrassing her condition was to her... But there was a first for everything...
"Then don't get blasted..." She said to him, barely moving her lips and using the corner of her mouth closest to him.
She gave a small yell before gasping sharply and gripped onto her chest while closing her eyes tightly. This may or may not have caused Summers to stop for a second to check out the situation. While still gripping onto her chest, she reached over with her foot quickly and pressed on the gas pedal even with Jamie's foot there. The car screeched for a second as both the brake and gas were being pressed for a moment then it took off.
"Well, I had no idea that you had bad blood when it came to Xavier's. Actually, I didn't know you knew about the Institute at all. I've been there for about three years but was still under the impression that unless you're there or you're gonna be there, you don't know about it. Apparently, you do know about it as you were almost there or whatever." She said all in one breath.
((permission was granted for modding))
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Post by Jamie Madrox on May 14, 2011 18:51:04 GMT -8
"Then don't get blasted..."
Well, that was fucking helpful. Jamie knew what it was like with Cyclops. The guy could hit a fly's balls while it was sitting on top of a needle at fifty paces. He really didn't want to tangle with that guy, nor did he want to put Chastity in danger. Well, at least she hadn't cried rape or something, because then he really would have been fucked six ways from Sunday. Maybe he could run him over? No, Chastity wouldn't have liked that...
Jamie was about to say something to her when she slammed her eyes shut and grabbed her chest, just like she had last time. Another heart attack? What the hell? Her foot came over and hit the gas, and soon they were zooming away from the institute at high speed, without being blasted to boot. When they were far enough away she seemed to come back to normal, leaving Jamie very shocked, and very put out.
"Well, I had no idea that you had bad blood when it came to Xavier's. Actually, I didn't know you knew about the Institute at all. I've been there for about three years but was still under the impression that unless you're there or you're gonna be there, you don't know about it. Apparently, you do know about it as you were almost there or whatever."
"Yeah, almost. I was invited back in the day." Jamie answered as he managed to gain control of the vehicle and continued to drive, trying to get a good distance between them.
"Any second now they're going to be tearing after us. Look, I..."
He didn't continue at first, waiting until he could pull the car over. When he did and stopped, he looked at her.
"Look, I'm sorry all right? You're very pretty and very nice and all that, but no way the people at Xavier's are going to like the idea that you spent any time with me. They don't really like me bar the bald one, and even he, as nice as he is, would probably tell you that I'm bad news. You seem really nice and all, so I'll take the fall on this one. Just tell them I kidnapped you or something." He said, knowing that he could take the heat if he had to.
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Post by Chassy Trouble on May 14, 2011 19:03:48 GMT -8
"Yeah, almost. I was invited back in the day."
But he didn't take it, that much was obvious. Yet he shacked up with some other mutants at a safe-haven? Before, he'd called the X-Men crime-fighters like that was something bad or something. Just what was the deal with him?
"Any second now they're going to be tearing after us. Look, I..."
As he pulled the car over, Chassy looked at him like he was crazy. Why would he pull over now? He juuuuust said that they'd be after them. So wouldn't putting a little more distance between them be a good idea? Or was he going to try to explain things?
"Look, I'm sorry all right? You're very pretty and very nice and all that, but no way the people at Xavier's are going to like the idea that you spent any time with me. They don't really like me bar the bald one, and even he, as nice as he is, would probably tell you that I'm bad news. You seem really nice and all, so I'll take the fall on this one. Just tell them I kidnapped you or something."
Now her brow raised up say high and into a point. Almost Vulcan-like actually.
"You kidding me? Before they picked me up I was a runaway. Before that, I was a scam artist and a thief. You think I haven't gotten into trouble before? Though the whole "I'm an orphan" thing doesn't work on Summers, the "my heart's going to explode" does so they tend to take it a little easy on me. This might be the first time I called wolf when it came to an attack but hey, it got us out of there, didn't it? And you didn't get blasted for it." She commented even as she pulled a ziplock out from her pocket with a slow sigh.
"Now, if I'm not having an attack when he catches up to us, I'm going to be in some deep crap. You can drop me off here, and I'll tell them the deal from the mall till the gates while I'm recovering." She stated, opening the plastic bag.
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Post by Jamie Madrox on May 14, 2011 19:17:04 GMT -8
"You kidding me? Before they picked me up I was a runaway. Before that, I was a scam artist and a thief. You think I haven't gotten into trouble before? Though the whole "I'm an orphan" thing doesn't work on Summers, the "my heart's going to explode" does so they tend to take it a little easy on me. This might be the first time I called wolf when it came to an attack but hey, it got us out of there, didn't it? And you didn't get blasted for it."
And he appreciated that, but it wasn't what he'd meant. He supposed that he could given her the wrong impression very easily, but that didn't make things any better. The truth was that he was talking more about the fact that she had said yes to Xavier's, while he had said no. And gotten in to trouble with people like Summers on the odd occasion. He was officially an enemy, a "bad guy" so to speak. They weren't going to trust him unless Xavier was there and she explained it to him.
"Now, if I'm not having an attack when he catches up to us, I'm going to be in some deep crap. You can drop me off here, and I'll tell them the deal from the mall till the gates while I'm recovering."
"That's not fair on you. I don't want you to get in trouble. You think I brought you back from the brink and brought you home just so you could get in trouble? Seriously? And what's the bag for?" He asked, actually confused.
Why did he have to be so nice about all this? Why was he SO willing to help her? Yes, he had done stupid things for pretty ladies before, but this wasn't one of those times. It wasn't anything she had done, and she wasn't leading him on. So what was it? He prayed that it wasn't something as simple as that thing, you know, "guilt".
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Post by Chassy Trouble on May 14, 2011 19:33:33 GMT -8
"That's not fair on you. I don't want you to get in trouble. You think I brought you back from the brink and brought you home just so you could get in trouble? Seriously? And what's the bag for?"
She gave a short small laugh and shook her head a little.
"Hey, I'm Trouble. More literally than you might think. I'm used to digging my way out of things. Anyways, I owe you one so you can think of this as payback for the part of me exploding that acid bomb of an alien monster all over you. Don't worry, my age and my condition keep me from getting into too much lecturing and punishing. Hey, with this, they might actually let me off for being late. Go figure." Chassy said with a giggle.
"As far as what the bag's for, like I said- if I'm not having an attack when he catches up to us, I'm going to be in it deep. It's ok. Well, it isn't going to be fun, but hey." She shrugged.
Taking a breath, she stuck her hand into the bag, flinching as she resisted the urge to hesitate any longer. Well, there went her nail polish collection. She took her hand out of the bag and slipped the bag under the car seat before opening the door and getting out.
"You should get out of here, shouldn't you?" She asked, keeping on a poker face even as he could feel her heart starting to race and struggle like crazy.
Chassy felt a little sweat beginning to form on her skin but it was dark out so it would be hard to tell.
"My ride's gonna be here soon."
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Post by Jamie Madrox on May 14, 2011 20:02:10 GMT -8
"Hey, I'm Trouble. More literally than you might think. I'm used to digging my way out of things. Anyways, I owe you one so you can think of this as payback for the part of me exploding that acid bomb of an alien monster all over you. Don't worry, my age and my condition keep me from getting into too much lecturing and punishing. Hey, with this, they might actually let me off for being late. Go figure."
Dammit. So this was how she was going to be paying back his favour, when it had been the one thing he hadn't wanted. So much for buying her dinner when she was eighteen. Yes, he'd thought about it, but he supposed that a lot could happen in a year. Hey, he could have been optic blasted to death by then, which was always fun. He supposed he was just going to have to earn it when the time came, if she was still around, and wasn't with one of the x-males.
"As far as what the bag's for, like I said- if I'm not having an attack when he catches up to us, I'm going to be in it deep. It's ok. Well, it isn't going to be fun, but hey."
Jamie looked at her with a sense of surprise and straight up "are you crazy" eyes. She was going to give herself a heart attack just so she wouldn't get in trouble? That seemed a little extreme. Unless she was doing it to cover his escape too? She'd really do that for him? It almost seemed sweet in a way, though he didn't want to admit how much it meant to him at first. Nobody went out of their way for him like that...
He watched her get out of the car (yes, WATCHED), and when she began to speak again, he listened.
"You should get out of here, shouldn't you?"
He didn't want to. He wanted to stay. He knew that Cyclops would be here any minute though, and he didn't need Magneto knowing that he got caught and put in a holding cell. At least the X-Men wouldn't be able to tell if he was a dupe or not.
"My ride's gonna be here soon."
"All right, all right I'm going, but you still owe me. We're not even; not yet." Madrox said as he put his foot down, accelerating away.
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Post by Cyclops on May 14, 2011 20:30:22 GMT -8
Just before they'd sped away Scott had seen that Chastity seemed to be going in to cardiac arrest. What if Madrox didn't know about it? He wasn't exactly the most considerate person in the world, and if she died, then Scott would take the blame for not being a better teacher and mentor. That, and it would be a while before he forgave himself.
Every life in that school; every student, every X-Man, even the Professor himself, was a life that Scott cared about and placed under his own protection. He felt responsible for all of them, regardless of whether he got along with them or not. Keeping them alive, keeping them safe was a lot more important than being their friend. Sure, he would have liked to do both, but he was, well, far too shy when it came to those situations. He was better as a drill sergeant anyway. He'd keep them safer if he was detached...
The car didn't take long to find her, and when he did, she was keeled over by the side of the road, with Madrox nowhere to be found. Why wasn't he surprised...
Getting out, Scott ran to her side, driven only by his need to make her safe.
"Chastity, you all right? Here." He said, pulling a bottle of pills out of his pocket.
He'd come prepared.
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Post by Chassy Trouble on May 14, 2011 21:03:55 GMT -8
"All right, all right I'm going, but you still owe me. We're not even; not yet."
Good, he was going. Chastity managed to keep a straight face and keep standing up until he had rounded a bend in the road. Then, she kind of keeled over; gripping onto her chest for real this time. She didn't panic though, she did her best not to let the pain or fear get to her as she was there on the side of the road.
Why wasn't she worried? Well, she trusted Summers. He'd get there in time and he'd make sure she was alright. He was one of the more reliable ones when it came to the mutant family she lived with. Not that she'd tell him out straight, right? Right? Why did she get all sentimental when she was having heart issues? It wasn't as if she was going to kick the big one. She had more gas in the tank and so on...
She was about half conscious when the car arrived. Mc Laren. She always did like that car. It'd be her first time riding in it though. The car stopped and she barely heard the door open or his footsteps.
"Chastity, you all right? Here."
"... i knew... you'd be here soon.... you never... let anyone down, summers..." She whispered, opening her eyes and looking at him.
"'swhy you're my favorite..." Chassy added with a tiny smile.
If that mush didn't get her out of trouble, nothing would.
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Post by Cyclops on May 14, 2011 21:47:46 GMT -8
"... i knew... you'd be here soon.... you never... let anyone down, summers..."
"That's Mister Summers to you, Chastity." He said, trying to get her to focus on something other than the pain.
His eyes moving up and down along her body, trying to figure out if it was just her heart, or if Madrox had done anything extra just to make it worse. He'd dumped a heart-attack victim by the side of the road, so Scott wasn't exactly expecting him to be any sort of good Samaritan. He just hoped that mister multiplication's bad deeds wouldn't be the cause of anything bad happening to Chastity. Well, anything worse.
"'swhy you're my favorite..."
"You're still in trouble, but we can talk about that later." He said, still trying to distract her.
He didn't smile, too worried that she was in trouble. He managed to get her arm up and over his shoulder, and through some skilful movements was able to get her up and in to his arms. He carried her to the car, placing her in the passenger seat. He grabbed a bottle of water out of the glove box, opened it and handed it to her.
"Here, take the pills." He said, holding them up to her.
She leaned forward instead of using her hand, and took the pills from his hand with her lips. The sensation caused something to stir in him, but it was brief enough that he didn't get too distracted by it. After handing her the water he closed the door and moved to the other side of the car, hoping that he could get her back in time. He needed to get her to the medical bay, and as he started the engine, he knew that he was going to get her there in time or die trying.
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Post by Chassy Trouble on May 14, 2011 22:02:38 GMT -8
"That's Mister Summers to you, Chastity."
She didn't call him Mister Summers three years ago, and she wasn't going to start now. No matter how much trouble she might or might not be in.
"You're still in trouble, but we can talk about that later."
Okay, change that to no matter how much trouble she was in. He'd be Summers until the day she died unless she started calling him Scott.
"... i'm.... i'm not..." She gasped and panted weakly as the pain in her chest increased.
Maybe this wasn't such a good idea... She'd definately put this on the "never do again" list. Yeah, never ever again. It hurt a lot. Like she was giving birth out her sternum. She tensed from the pain before going a little limp against him as she was lifted up. She was about as limp as she was placed into the passenger seat.
"Here, take the pills."
Knowing that she'd just drop the pills with how small they were and how stable she wasn't, she moved her head towards his hand before accepting the pills. Then, took the water, drinking a few swallows, spilling a little as she lost the grip of the bottle for a brief moment.
"... he saved my life... had an attack earlier..." She said only just above a whisper.
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Post by Cyclops on May 14, 2011 22:29:31 GMT -8
"... i'm.... i'm not..."
Not what? Scott would have asked her, but he was too busy trying to get her back in one piece. Even lifting her up and putting her in the car had been done very carefully but very quickly. It might have even seemed rushed to some people, but Scott had her safety paramount in mind. That was why he was sure that she needed to be in the med-lab more than she needed him to be a teddy bear.
"... he saved my life... had an attack earlier..."
"We'll see about that." He said was the car almost slid around the corner through the gates that led in to the grounds of the mansion, heading for the garage.
Scott didn't even close the car door as he got out, running around the back of the car and almost reefed the door of it's hinges as he opened it. He leaned in, taking Chastity in his arms, before moving to the elevator access at the back of the garage.
The elevator had taken his identity details and confirmed who he was before taking him down to the restricted level. Once he was there, he got her in to the medical bay, resting her on the bed that lay in the middle of the room.
"How are you feeling?" He asked as he began to set up a drip of blood thinners.
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Post by Chassy Trouble on May 14, 2011 22:41:14 GMT -8
"We'll see about that."
See about what? Jamie having saved her life? Oh she was going to be okay. There was an art supply sale going on next month that she already had planned out to go to and everything. Come Hell or high water, or grounding or whatever, she was going to get to that sale. No way no how.
She coughed a little from the medication taking a little longer to work for her due to her having taken some not too long ago. There was something she hadn't taken into account... She almost had blacked out vision by the time the car stopped. And she must have passed out briefly as the next thing she knew it, she was being set down on a bed. Nothing comfy like a bedroom bed. This was more of a get the job done kind of bed a hospital or the medical lab had.
She flinched briefly as she felt the needle go in for the IV. It was the second time she'd been stuck today. No fun.
"How are you feeling?
"... I don't know... How much trouble am I in?" She responded with a soft cough following.
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Post by Cyclops on May 14, 2011 22:57:50 GMT -8
"... I don't know... How much trouble am I in?"
Scott gave a half smirk as he heard her speak, glad to see that she was in enough health to be able to give him some back-talk. It was good; it distracted her from the fact that she had just had a heart-attack. She was not going to be able to take too many more of these. She'd already had more than most humans could handle, and if it got any worse she'd end up dying. Scott, obviously, didn't want that.
"Oh, big, big trouble. Fraternising with the enemy. Fraternising at all when you're still technically a minor. Missing curfew. Using your powers in public. The list might go on, I haven't decided yet. Right now though, you can tell me how you ran in to him, if HE used his powers in public, and if you were caught by anybody with cameras." He said, pretty much on the money but still using it as a delaying tactic.
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Post by Chassy Trouble on May 14, 2011 23:15:06 GMT -8
"Oh, big, big trouble. Fraternising with the enemy. Fraternising at all when you're still technically a minor. Missing curfew. Using your powers in public. The list might go on, I haven't decided yet. Right now though, you can tell me how you ran in to him, if HE used his powers in public, and if you were caught by anybody with cameras."
She put her hand on her chest, grabbing at the front of her shirt some and curling slightly in the bed. Chassy was silent for a moment, more out of pain than anything. Well, except for soft coughs that slipped out of her. She was tempted to play it up some so he'd back off a little. Shouldn't strain someone with a weak heart and all. Was she devilish enough to do it? She was tempted to be.
"That'd... be all unfair..... Summers." She gasped out before wincing and turning her face away so not to show just how uncomfortable she was right then.
Chassy gave a hard swallow then took a breath before trying to put her brave face on even if her eyes brimmed a little as she looked at him again.
"I wasn't 'fraternizing'. I still have my V card, you jerk." She said before coughing some again.
The way her heart was beating erratic-like was making her breaths come in a little short at unexpected times. It caused her to gasp sharply twice in a row before she could take a normal breath.
"He fought it.... while everyone ran... Skateboarder... pushed me up against a poster... no one saw it happen..."
She stopped as she was a little too breathless to keep telling him what happened.
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Post by Cyclops on May 14, 2011 23:31:10 GMT -8
"That'd... be all unfair..... Summers."
Still with the Summers. It amazed him that she could be so stubborn over something like a name. He took it as her being a little disrespectful coming from her, even though she probably didn't mean it that way. It still bothered him to an extent, and he hoped that it wouldn't develop in to something she did mean, and in turn end up being something that gets her killed because she wouldn't follow his orders.
"I wasn't 'fraternizing'. I still have my V card, you jerk."
She was still in pain; even he'd been able to notice the way she moved and tried to hide pain. He was the master of hiding away from people, so he knew all the tricks. He hadn't even been assuming that she was having sex, he just liked using the word "fraternizing" sometimes. He was sure she had been a good girl... Well, he hoped she had.
"He fought it.... while everyone ran... Skateboarder... pushed me up against a poster... no one saw it happen..."
"Okay, that's a good start. And what about after? Anybody catch him using his powers? Even being close to a mutant can be seen as association." Scott said half-heartedly, still just trying to keep her busy.
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