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Feb 15, 2009 20:00:42 GMT -5
Post by Ember on Feb 15, 2009 20:00:42 GMT -5
The Arabian Stallion reared up at the ground shaking, kicking his legs in the air in fright. His shrill whinny echoed around the lake. Aideen was doing her best to stay on and calm the rearing stallion. "Easy boy, come on," she said in a soothing voice, holding his mane in fistfuls as she tried to get control of his head again. With a soft groan, Aideen pulled herself higher to grab the reins and pull his head down. The stallion wouldn't have it, coming down and snorting and grunting, throwing his head in the air to let out another shrill whinny. Aideen dug her heels into him, tightening her thighs around him as she got control of his head again, bringing him into a tight circle and whispering soothing words to him.
"There, there. You're alright," Aideen said softly to the threatened and frightened stallion and reached up to soothingly stroke his ears. I'll kill Rumble. I can't even get a peaceful ride without him messing it up. She continued to calm him down and followed Mato's eyes to look at the scene. Mason was her team Captain, and Aideen trusted him as a great leader. Right now, she could tell just from his stance that he didn't look happy in the least bit, even though Kelly screaming suggested otherwise.
"Let's go," Aideen said and nudged the stallion straight into a canter and then a light and controlled gallop. She rode right up to the scene, slowing down as she got closer. A smirk came on Aideen's face as she saw Rumble in her peripheral vision. Serves him right. I got to remember to thank whoever did that. Aideen refused to spare him a glance as she kept the stallion on a tight rein while looking at her Team Captain. "What's going on Mason?" Aideen asked keeping the prancing stallion as still as possible as she looked down at the pit where she saw Stoney and Kelly at the bottom. I can't wait to hear this.
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Ironclad
Corsairs
Mason Rictus
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Feb 15, 2009 23:58:31 GMT -5
Post by Ironclad on Feb 15, 2009 23:58:31 GMT -5
"Let's go, we didn't all just get pelted with M&Ms to hear you complain about eating them when you should have been looking for them Burns," Mason yelled, him and Ariel shover the mounds of peanut M&Ms aside so there would be room for them to throw more out. He had to pick up Rumble and move him over to the side, the idiot still smug with himself even though he had a good bit of his teeth punched out. It wasn't the first time though since Brock and him used to go out and get in all sorts of trouble. Since Forge made the Cosmetic Reconfiguration machine that was in Beast's lab, any broken teeth and skin disfigurement was no longer an issue.
Mason looked up at Mato and Aideen when they both rode over. He was never into animals, but both of them were naturals at it and he had to respect that. "Dumbass over there got in a scoff with two Acolytes and then decided to bury them over twenty feet or so under and sealed them. Burns is making the area into M&Ms and Stoney's helping us. We just reached them," he said in a hard voice looking back to see Wolverine running up. This shit just doesn't end with this guy, he thought.
"Stoney, Burns pull em' outta there. Stoney help them out to the top best you can man, I'll pull them up once they're close enough," Mason said and went to the ledge of the pit. "Fox, throw me your horse's lead line," he said holding out his hand so she can take off one end of the strong stallion's rein to toss it to him for balance so he could pull the others up. He glanced at her one more time on that horse in that hot tight outfit. She was still ever the soldier, but Mason had to admit he liked this new sex bomb look she was going for, it gave her an extra edge. "Alright let's do this guys," he said when he got the lead line and wrapped his hand around it for balance as he leaned into the pit.
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Stoney
Hellions
Chester Williams
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Feb 16, 2009 0:52:56 GMT -5
Post by Stoney on Feb 16, 2009 0:52:56 GMT -5
Swiping away more of the candies Chester noticed that the two kids were surrounded by a bubble of force. He knew the powers of most of the students here at the Institute, not all of them as was expected by Emma of her Hellions, but most. He admitted to not being the best student and his memory wasn't great but he knew the boy was strong and could heal, and the girl had a personal forcefield. This was something new though since she seemed to have made her forcefield into something that could cover them both.
He had heard Mason's orders but he couldn't be bothered by teamwork and hoisting these two up and out of the mess they had put themselves in. He spread his rocky arms wide and pulled them up and out of the M&M's that surrounded them, and with a quick twist of his waist he tossed them clean up and out of the hole. Stoney was glad to have accomplished that task quickly because the biggest thing on his mind right now was his good friend Rumble.
Sure if asked Chester would admit that he was often mortified or at the least embarrassed by Brock, but he was a good friend for a long time and he was as close as a brother. He couldn't stand the idea that the guy, jerk that he was yet still a good guy at heart, was in pain and everybody was coming down on him. Chester didn't know all the details, but he was sure whatever the problem was didn't require Brock getting his face bashed in like he had seen him with moments before.
Grabbing Kelly Burns and tossing him over his shoulder he leaped out of the hole. Landing beside Mason and reverting to his human form he nodded, with a little shrug as if to say, 'sorry, I couldn't wait on all that'. Looking in the direction that some of the eyes were focused he saw Wolverine running up. He had a sinking feeling this was going to be bad, but class was probably going to be over with soon. At the very least his friend Rumble would get some relief from the pain of broken teeth.
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Diesel
Acolytes
Ian Larks
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Feb 16, 2009 2:09:58 GMT -5
Post by Diesel on Feb 16, 2009 2:09:58 GMT -5
Ian helped Niki up to her feet and put his arm around her waist, taking a huge breath of air when she let him out of the forcefield. He threw himself on the ground on top of M&Ms and shoveled a couple in his mouth. "Oh man, AIR! That was so totally worth it though," Ian said with a big grin and rolled on the M&M covered ground for a second before he got back up. "Thanks Stoney, Kelly man," he said with grin and straightened his shirt a bit more to look a little more presentable. Both their hair was kind of messy, but that could be passed since they were stuck underground and its not a clean place.
He looked up at Aideen on top of the horse with Mato next to her. "Heya Spitfire. We made ya something," Ian said with a toothy grin and pointed at Rumble. Then he noticed that Wolverine was not far away and totally changed his story. "Um I mean we were just playing some football and I tackled him and Dickface, uh I mean Rumble just didn't go for it ya know?" he said with a smirk and winked up at Aideen, squeezing Niki's waist.
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RUMBLE
Hellions
Brock Van Alstyne
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Feb 16, 2009 2:35:26 GMT -5
Post by RUMBLE on Feb 16, 2009 2:35:26 GMT -5
Throughout this whole thing, Brock laid back with his hands behind his head and a smirk on his face. He was finding the whole thing kind of funny, they way that they all got so serious because a couple of brats freaked with the wrong guy. Mason was in a Captain Do-Gooder mode and Brock found it all amusing. His eyes were on Aideen the second she came up on her horse, looking over the way her long sculpted legs hugged the horse's body. Man I can't wait to feel those legs around me like that, he thought as he looked her over with his cold blue eyes, licking his lips slightly as his eyes took in her frame on the horse.
"Hey kid at least be freaking honest about it and own up to it. You and your girlfriend decided to try and teach me a lesson cause your underdeveloped minds think that by you both ganging up on me I'm gonna take my eyes off my beautiful prize there. All I did was retaliate, nothing more, nothing less," Brock said with a smirk on his face, not sparing the other two little Acolytes a glance but only looking at Aideen with predatory eyes.
"You hear that Hot Stuff? They think that they can end this little game we got going on. Ain't that gonna be a shame? Don't worry I'm holdin' out for you. And since these guys are all oh so interested about what's going on with us how about we take some pictures then. Give them a real show of you riding me harder than you ever rode that horse," Brock said with a dangerous smirk as he looked over at HIS prize on the horse, her tan skin gleaming in the sun and even from the angle he was at her perfect full red lips were just begging to be put to good use. "Eyes on my prize as usual Hot Stuff," Brock said not once looking at anyone other than her. He was not going to give up on her until he got her.
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TuneUP
New Mutants
Sean Winterstar
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Feb 16, 2009 18:15:50 GMT -5
Post by TuneUP on Feb 16, 2009 18:15:50 GMT -5
Sean stopped chasing Lurai for the ball and nearly fell on Alex when the ground started shaking. It was rather common for them to chase around Lurai whenever football occurred, but earthquakes were not what he would consider common. "What in hell...?" Sean exclaimed and straightened up, looking at the others that were nearby. "Everyone alright?" he asked his teammates and then had to step aside when the horses ran up and past them only by a couple of feet.
Oh man this really ain't good, Sean thought and moved closer to see what was going on. Rumble was starting in on Aideen again just after Diesel and Haven were pulled up, looking a little rumbled but alright all the same. That fella just never quits when it comes to Aideen. It real rude and real ungentlemanly. No lady oughta be spoken to like that or have to deal with that kind of thing like she does. I know it gets Ian real angry, me too for that, except he loves that girl like she was family. I would do some real damage if I ever heard anyone talkin' like that to my Katie girl, he thought with a frown and looked to the pool to check up on his own little lady.
"Gym class never does get dull does it?" Sean said outloud to the people he was standing with as he watched the events unfold. "Anyone wanna wager on which of them is gonna give that Hellion a piece of their mind?" he said in a voice of knowing sarcasm. Sean sighed and replaced his hat back on his head that was hanging behind him. At this point he suspected football was over.
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Frostbite
Paragons
Lorelai Kavanagh
Can you handle the cold?
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Feb 16, 2009 20:15:13 GMT -5
Post by Frostbite on Feb 16, 2009 20:15:13 GMT -5
Lorelai got to the field in a short time, feeling a little odd about going there for two main reasons. They both shared importance in her mind, and they were thanking Rumble for burying the two people she couldn't stand anymore in the ground, and to help him to specifically spite the aforementioned two. She was well aware of both of their concern for Aideen and she was well aware of how relentlessly and shamelessly Rumble was pursuing the fire girl. Yes, Lorelai still felt sympathetic towards her about that and wished she could just get a break, but the way that Rumble had buried her teammates overwhelmed the sympathy she felt for the Corsair.
Underneath the feelings of having been unintentionally avenged and being tickled by the thought and having seen the aftermath of what had happened, Lorelai was actually a little nervous about just going up to them and blatantly helping Rumble and spiting her teammates at the same time. However, she was already on her way and she wasn't going to let herself chicken out, nor was she going to let herself act as such. She had walked, not ran to the field, and in the meantime tried to hide the smile that had almost molded onto her face.
"Is everyone okay?" she called out, half serious. She found that she didn't really care if Diesel and Haven were alright, but it was proper to at least give off showing concern. Seeing how bloodied up and bad looking Rumble looked, she went over to where he laid on the ground. She almost got butterflies in her stomach at just doing something like that where everyone was standing around, but she still didn't let herself chicken out. She couldn't; she wouldn't. This was a form of her own revenge on the people she didn't like, and she would be sure to see it through regardless of the fact that she was aware that Rumble probably wouldn't give a shit if she helped him or not.
She swallowed her nervousness and knelt by him, looking over at his injuries. Lorelai was no nurse; she had little idea what to do or where to start. She looked at his beaten face and then worked up a sentence she spoke in a hushed voice, "Thanks for that." She wouldn't say anymore on that, and then looked up at the Corsair leader. "Are you going to help him?" she asked him, looking at him and then looking over at her teammates, the corner of her mouth twitching into the slightest smirk as her eyebrow rose a tiny bit. There's no going back now, she thought as she waited for some sort of answer. She knew no one really wanted to help him considering everything, but they would have to regardless.
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Diesel
Acolytes
Ian Larks
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Feb 16, 2009 21:06:31 GMT -5
Post by Diesel on Feb 16, 2009 21:06:31 GMT -5
Ian went right back to being pissed off in less than a second when he heard Brock open his mouth that had half the teeth missing and all bloody from the beating to talk about his and Niki's girl. I can't believe this shit, he just won't quit, he thought as a dangerous look came on his face. "You freaking piece of shit, the only picture you'll get is me ripping your-" he was cut off from speaking when Lorelai came up and actually knelt down next to that sorry excuse of a human being to play nurse with him. Right then and there, his mouth dropped open and not in the good way like it did when he first saw Aideen in that outfit she had on. It was more in a WHAT THE freak kind of way.
What kinda twilight zone shit is this? Is she for real? She's actually helping that shithead after he tried to kill me and Niki? Oh what the freak. I know she's pissed at me still cause I got caught in the moment and was honest with her cause that's oh so bad but come on. This asshole freaking wants to rape Aideen and she's helping him?! You gotta be kidding me, Ian thought looking at her in shock and betrayal in a way, not even saying anything just looking at her in disbelief. "What the freak?" he said with his mouth still open.
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RUMBLE
Hellions
Brock Van Alstyne
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Feb 16, 2009 21:45:36 GMT -5
Post by RUMBLE on Feb 16, 2009 21:45:36 GMT -5
If possible, Brock's smirk grew even deeper when the blue haired Acolyte came to his aid. Oh man this is too perfect. I gotta tell Inflict what he missed when he gets back from screwing his girl. He's gonna laugh his head off, he thought and propped himself up to let the girl do her thing. Brock turned to look at her with new eyes when she thanked him, surprised to say the least since he figured all the Acolytes were goody goodies. "You are so very welcome!" he said out loud and pointedly without shame. "It is so nice to know that I'm appreciated!" Brock said laughing a bit but not too much since his ribs still hurt like hell and he was having a hard enough time speaking with broken teeth. He looked at the first aid kit and smirked a bit at her. "Ok Ice girl, do your thing with the wound cleaning," Brock said with a wink.
He looked right back at Aideen, still not sparing a glance to anyone else. "Hey Hot Stuff, why not get down and play nurse for me too? We can get you in one of them little outfits. You don't gotta be jealous baby, you're still my hot little prize. Except I'll put you on top of me instead of on top of my shelf. We can make a whole video of that, huh Hot Stuff? We'll send those two a copy since I know they love to watch you ride," Brock said with a smirk as the Ice Girl cleaned him up. He was smug as hell, only slightly disappointed that the two didn't suffocate. It would have been a good deal of fun for him to watch everyone search for the bodies and then they get to have off school for a funeral and he could sleep in.
Other than that, it was all good for him. It would only have been better if it was his prize cleaning up his wounds and making him feel better. The predatory look stayed on his face as Brock looked over his lovely prize, enjoying the sight of her tan smooth taut stomach that led his eyes to breasts. He didn't care if they knew his plans for her, he got a sense of satisfaction of them knowing, even amusement out of it. In his eyes it was a win-win situation.
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Haven
Acolytes
Niki Sanchez
Posts: 316
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Feb 17, 2009 2:02:46 GMT -5
Post by Haven on Feb 17, 2009 2:02:46 GMT -5
Who the hell does he think he is!!!! Niki twisted her foot this way and that digging it into the earth and and balled up her fist as he went on through broken teeth. With sputters of blood and foamy spit the words had gurgled out of his face, his ugly... swelling up... nasty.. freaking face. The words now burned in her ears her mind twisting up and grinding with rage the way her foot found a good push off point.
'You hear that Hot Stuff?' ... 'how about we take some pictures' ... 'Give them a real show' ... 'you riding me' ... 'harder than you ever rode that horse'. ... The way he looked and what he said was enough to take Haven back to the nights she had been molested and toyed with by Sabertooth. Then it was as if she saw Rumble as the incarnation of that hideous creature. The sneer on his face, his teeth jagged, mouth covered in blood. "Oh freak HIM!!!" she thought, her eyes lighting from within with rage.
"You piece of shi-" Haven started to yell as she went to rush at him, but right then and there Frostbite- her lover's ex...his worst mistake ever...and the girl who Haven laughed at as she still, months later, cried for the man who she herself had nightly. "Oh! jou know something Snowflake- you one real piece of work, you!" Niki watched as the girl knelt down and started to tend to the scumbag Rumble.
She whispered something... must have thanked him because he responded like he had been thanked. That was all that Niki needed to set her off. Her Latin blood already boiling this sent her frustration and anger to Erupting Volcano levels! She had no remorse... no qualms or regrets for what she would do - what she was doing. There was no time for it, no space in her heart for it either.
"I'm gonna -" she reached over and grabbed a handful of blue mop and yanked the spiteful, vindictive and envious troll-girl...the ice princess Lorelai, toward her with her left hand as she stepped up. Pulling her down across hard and fast to cover Rumble's chest and arms. Blocking him from moving with the body of Frostbite and crushing his already broken ribs even more under the weight of Lorelai and herself as she fell on top of the two of them screaming "I GONE TA KILL YOU RUMBLE- YOU freakIN MUTHA freakAH - YOU DIE FIRST!!!"
Taking her un-shielded right hand, she jammed it into his face, her fingers finding the raw jagged maw of his toothless mouth. She struggled to dig her hand deep into his mouth and gag him. Then ...she felt a hand grab her hard around her upper arm and yank her up to her feet.
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Feb 17, 2009 2:04:00 GMT -5
Post by Wolverine on Feb 17, 2009 2:04:00 GMT -5
This is not going to look good on an incident report Logan thought as he ran up to pull the Albino girl off of her team mate and Rumble by her arm and shake her slightly, bloody spit flinging about in the air, to snap her out of it. "Alright everybody settle down!" Wolverine looked around at the mess he had on his hands and all from just turning his back for a minute.
"Burns, you made this mess? Corsairs, clean it up. Stoney, get Rumble on his feet so he can patch up the hole in the ground. Everybody else class dismissed!" He looked at all the faces arrayed around him and settled his tone some "It'll be fine, you kids head in... let the other kids know they can keep playing if they want, but we're done here. I want to see you two Hellions, the Corsairs and you two." He said turning to look at Haven, who he still held by the arm, and Diesel.
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Katana
Acolytes
Leah Okami
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Feb 17, 2009 2:12:43 GMT -5
Post by Katana on Feb 17, 2009 2:12:43 GMT -5
When the ground first began shaking under her feet, Katana had stopped running after Lurai and had looked back to see the earth swallow Diesel and Haven. Confused and somewhat scared, she had nonetheless run to go help them, channeling all her energy, rage, and confusion into spiking bones out of her arms and legs to use as climbing stakes to go down into the chasm. This has somewhat worked, with bones ripping out of her left ankle, her right wrist, and her left elbow. Not elegant; not exactly where she had wanted them either, but doable. Only when she had tried to jump into the chasm to save the pair it had closed up, and instead of landing inside she landed flat on her butt. It had been embarrassing. She had skulked away to the sidelines after that and had watched as things unfolded.
As she saw Haven attack Lorelai, who had come to help the injured Rumble, she could not help but think: freak they think I'm trouble. I curse a bit and stomp out. I haven't decked anybody, buried anyone in the ground or killed anybody. I'm freaking stable compared to these idiots. They keep this up and I'll be roses in front of the teachers. Still beneath all the swagger and ego the young Paragon actually had a tender heart. She hated to see other people hurt, which is why she had wanted to dive in to save Haven and Diesel in the first place. With Haven on top of the ice girl and making some serious threats against her, Katana started to feel bad about standing by doing nothing. Rumble she could care less about, as he deserved everything he got and worse, but even though she had no particular fondness for Lorelai it just seemed unfair for her to be threatened like that. Forgetting the consequences of getting involved Katana began to move in, however, Wolverine beat her to the punch.
Katana walked up to Lorelai and said to her very sincerely and with genuine concern in her voice. "Are you OK? You need anything?"
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Frostbite
Paragons
Lorelai Kavanagh
Can you handle the cold?
Posts: 563
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Feb 17, 2009 2:46:03 GMT -5
Post by Frostbite on Feb 17, 2009 2:46:03 GMT -5
Only just starting to help clear off Rumble's wounds Lorelai felt her hair pulled as she was thrown over the Hellion by Haven -more affectionately known as Dippy Two- and pinned down as her lovely teammate went to break Rumble's jaw. She growled and was about to form a dagger of ice in her hand as some sort of reflex and go after that hand when Wolverine pulled her off of her, allowing her to get off of Rumble. She felt somewhat compelled to stay and help him, but seeing as Dippy Two was being forced to stay behind, she decided she rather wouldnt. Pulling out her messed up ponytail her hair fell around her neck, brushing over her shoulders as she looked down at her front. There was blood on her bare skin now as she had been in her swim top the whole time, and she looked up as Wolverine ordered the other students around. Lorelai would be leaving, and as she turned to leave Katana went up to her and spoke. Her face was hard as she looked at the Paragon and when she spoke her voice matched even though Katana was being kind. "I'm fine, thanks. And I could certainly make do with a new team," she answered, her eyes trailing to her teammates as they stayed back. Staying on this team is going to drive me insane, especially with that cheap slut of a teammate and the big monkey dumb enough to fall for that act. How standards have fallen, but then again I'm not easy, she thought as she looked at Katana again before walking off, wanting to get out of there. To be polite she would've said something to her before leaving, but Lorelai was too pissed to care.
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RUMBLE
Hellions
Brock Van Alstyne
Posts: 70
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Feb 17, 2009 13:21:49 GMT -5
Post by RUMBLE on Feb 17, 2009 13:21:49 GMT -5
Brock coughed and spit out the taste of the diseased Albino's hand, wiping his mouth with his hand once the Ice girl got up. He glanced at her for a second and watched her leave, the smirk on his face had another reason behind it. He turned to move his eyes on the Albino, his smirk becoming all the more deeper and more dangerous. He kept looking at her with amusement and waited until Stoney helped him to his feet before he said a word to her. "I gotta give it to you girl, you just don't quit. But hey guess what? Neither do I. Don't worry, I promise those pictures are gonna be all at the right angles just for you, cause I'm just that considerate," Brock said with a mocking smirk.
It simply wasn't in Brock's nature to give a shit about anything or anyone really other than himself. He knew he pissed off a good deal of people and was playing with fire on a daily basis, but he couldn't care less. Brock found the whole thing hilarious, how short tempered people were and their feeble and pathetic attempts to stop him from getting to his prize. He knew that they would attack, waiting on them cause he got such a kick out of it. The bottom line was that he would always heal no matter what and his dad had enough money to pay for whatever fixing he needed with connections to the right people. Brock rightfully saw himself as unstoppable and had no problem asserting that thought to others since in the end, he proved himself right constantly.
The ground shook again slightly as the hole closed up and sealed as if it had never been there. The grass was covered with piles of colorful M&Ms and Brock only smirked that the Corsairs would have to clean up for playing the heroes. He leaned against Stoney and turned his eyes back to his prize. He was determined to have his rightful prize, and no one would stop him. His pale cold blue eyes glinted dangerously as he looked her over, his morbid lust at a rather dangerous level after all he had endured to not let his prize forget that she belonged to him whether she liked it or not, and no one was going to change that.
"Oh fun fun, lecture time. I would just love to hear how I'm in trouble for retaliating to a couple of cheap shots and how I should know better and all that. Gosh and golly this will be so new and enlightening," Brock mocked and chuckled lightly, ignoring the severe pain that chuckle caused him. He could take pain, it wasn't new to him, just as he expected that this lecture wouldn't be new to him.
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Feb 17, 2009 16:06:33 GMT -5
Post by Ember on Feb 17, 2009 16:06:33 GMT -5
Aideen was taking steady breaths and keeping a tight hold on her stallion when she got his rein back. Rumble was a waste of a human being in her opinion. If she had still been living with her Uncle and met him, she was fairly sure she'd have permission to dispose of him since he threatened her training. She was past that life and was trying to control the instincts that were a result of her conditioning.
Her dark eyes dulled, the amazing mood she was in yet again because of that disgusting waste of human flesh. Aideen looked over at Niki and Ian, her heart sinking slightly that they almost died trying to defend her. She knew Niki hated Rumble's relentlessness as much as she did, if not more. In truth, she was expecting for her to attack him soon since Niki was known for her temper. That fact that Aideen almost lost her again made her a bit sick to her stomach. I thought I could handle him but I can't if the people in my life are going to get hurt as a result... I can't handle that. I cannot lose Niki, not again and I nearly did because she wanted to protect me. Logan was close to being in some major pain for the same reason. I can't handle Rumble if it's going to get people I love hurt. I don't have many of them and I want to keep the ones I have safe. Even Ian, God knows he was a thorn in my shoulder when I first met him, but I would never want him hurt because of me. He already was hurt trying to protect me from Sabretooth. I need to figure this out.
Aideen swung her leg over the stallion's back as he kept still for a rare moment and landed gracefully on the ground, not gracing Rumble with a bit of attention from her. She learned that it only fueled him more when she glared at him while he spoke to her like that. It also fueled her, making her mind take control of the feelings of anger and compartmentalize them in her mind. Aideen would not let that whelp break her conditioning that was so carefully done. If I lose control now, I won't get it back. I won't stop until the vengeance within me is calmed. I need to stay calm and hold it back. This is not the time with too many bystanders at risk. God help him if he ever catches me alone.
Instead she put her dark gaze on Niki, catching her eyes with her dark chocolate eyes, communicating in the silent language that no one but the two of them knew. They could usually just look at each other and get their message across clearly. Her message clearly said 'I'm sorry.' Aideen didn't want her hurt, not cause of her. She knew that Niki was outraged by Frostbite's surprising actions, which did shock Aideen as well. She knew what Niki was capable of when angry, almost as much as she knew of her own capabilities if she allowed her anger to consume her. It would not end well on either side
The stallion chose that moment to butt his large head into her chest and then let out another shrill whinny at the ground moving, pawing the ground and trying to rear up again, the white of his eyes looking around threateningly and with fear. Aideen kept a tight hold on the reins and brought him down again. "Easy there, come on now," she said in a soft soothing voice, the first words she said throughout that whole scene. She looked at no one else but the Arabian stallion, concentrating on calming the large animal down. Aideen pulled his head down and stroke his face, whispering quiet soothing words to him as he calmed down and stopped snorting, even going as far as to stay still. Her slender fingers moved in small circles on his neck as she continued to speak softly and soothingly. She leaned the side of her face against his cheek, still stroking him and talking to him.
When the white left the stallion's eyes, Aideen pulled away and took hold of the rein softly. She walked towards Mason, putting up that wall again that she did whenever she compartmentalized feelings and actions. With neutral expressionless eyes, she looked at her Team Captain. "If Calorie turns them into liquid, we'll have quick work of it," Aideen said in her soldier voice. She couldn't look at anyone else, not Haven or Ian, or Lorelai for that matter, mainly cause she had mixed feelings towards her now. Aideen's mind was in full soldier mode, and she needed a moment to get her emotions and anger together.
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