Kyle looked up completely startled when Shatter came to the pizza boy's rescue. Her hand clenched over her heart, she was powerless to do anything but stare openly as a group of others began to surround them unphased by the goo that still covered her body.
When they all began to talk amoungst themselves and eat the, now, soggy pizza Kyle climbed to her feet and slipped out the front door, hopeing she went unnoticed, although tracking her wouldn't be hard considering she was leaving a goo trail behind her.
This was one of the problems she had with her powers. The goo came to the rescue when she felt threatened or even as a defense when she was taken by surprise, like now, but once it was out she had no way of putting it back in thus she remained covered and scared. Her pace quickened putting more space between her and the mansion. She had almost killed someone, again.
See started running from her problems again. Nakoma slipped through the vents and eventually made it outside. He saw her tracks for a brief second but it's not like he needed them to track her down. Her scent was in the air and he could always find her no matter where she went and vice versa. Their friendship was created by fate. Wherever one goes the other follows.
He finds her still running and decides not to bother her and let her get all of her pain out. He didn't show it, but he felt her pain too, not the thought of almost killing a human, but the fact that she is hurting affects him too. The running doesn't stop so he stops it for her and reforms 20 ft. in front of her.
"So you're trying to leave without me? After all this time I thought you liked me Kyle." He said with a playfully sarcastic tone. "I know you're afraid, I know you don't want to hurt people but running away isn't going to help. It's only going to bring more innocent people to get hurt either by your mistake or intentionally by my hands."
She heard his words before she saw him materialize mere feet in front of her; pick up in the wind should have tipped her off but she didn't pay attention. Her head came up sharply with a look of loss and maybe even a bit of hurt was etched into her face. She forced her gaze away so she didn't have to see the concern for her in his eyes. Her parents never had concern, just fear.
Her hands began to wonder over her body in an effort to rid herself of the poison still remaining on it and the old, ugly thoughts flooding her brain. It never occured to her that leaving the toxic mess out in the open could endanger others. Tears sprang to her eyes as she scrubbed her body over harder, her skin becoming pink and raw under her hands.
He grabs her and gives her tightly bringing her arms down to her sides. Nakoma isn't thinking about any damage her skin may do to him if any, his only logic is that he'll eventually heal from it just like he is trying to help her heal. With their ears nearly touching he tries even harder to calm her down.
"What are you doing to yourself? Are you trying to hurt yourself Kyle? We are beautiful people and any acts of self mutilation will cancel out our beauty." He thinks about his words for a minute and realizes that they don't sound too sincere, more like he is obsessed with beauty even though the truth is that he is.
"Calm down please, if not then I will have to resort to do the same. Quit crying, quit hurting yourself or I'll...or I'll...I'll cut my hair and scar my body up just so you won't be alone, just so there will be someone just like you.
He then backs up and holds her by the shoulders and looks her in her eyes with his usual smile.
"I'm serious Kyle, I love myself but I love you more. You're the only person that I can call a friend and our friendship is what keeps me going. If it weren't for you then I would probably be dead or in jail. Kyle come back with me."
"No, no!" She shouts at him giving the look of an animal backed against a wall and throws her entire weight away from him to break his death grip on her. "I'm not trying to hurt myself! I'm trying to get his goo off of me.." her voice trailed off as realization dawns on her. Her eyes widen to the size of saucers.
"I will come back with you, right now! Let's go! Now!" She urged him and turned on her heel towards the mansion once more. He hadn't realized himself it seemed that by touching her she could also harm him even though he was special, like her.
She made it a point not to touch Nakoma's body any more as they made their way back to the mansion at a run, Kyle shouting, "Shatter!" Although not properly introduced to the women she heard the others call the one who saved the pizza boy by that name and she needed her help again.
Leaning back precariously in her chair, Shatters head tilted to the side as she took another large bite of the peice of pizza she was holding. Her face slowly turned into that of concern as she didnt recognise the voice.
Lowering the chair down she pulled away from the table, "Be right back." She explained and left the kitchen and made her way into the foyer only to see the two newbies making their way hastily toward the mansion.
"What's wrong?" She called out.
"I need you to fix.." she hesitated a moment knowing that Nakoma didn't want anyone to call him by his true name here so she motioned to him instead, "Him! Fix him like you did the pizza boy, PLEASE!" She was already in tears from her earlier activities and it was now that her self inflicted wounds began to tingle or out right burn.
The goo was sliding off of her body and hitting the floor making a wide spread puddle around her, "No one touch the goo, it's poisonous!" she anounced in a panicy tone. She didn't need any more coffins resting on her consious.
Shatter nodded quickly and jogged over to the pair of them, before approaching them she set her jaw and her eyes began to flutter as the pool around the girl dissappated quickly, she grabbed the younger man, "Keep still, this wont hurt." She mumbled loud enough for him to hear and exhaled slightly, her eyes fluttering furiously.
Exhaling smoothly, Shatter continued to work on the 'goo' that was covering the arm of the young man. Dissappating within moments to form a stagnant water. Shatter stumbled back putting her hands on her knees and coughing hoarsely several times before spitting to her right and clearing her throat before looking at the girl, "No use in running girlie...someone needs to teach you how to keep that 'goo' of yours under control. I wont be around whenever you slip up." Her tone was far from judgemental as most of her strength in that particular side of her mutation had been 'spent' on saving two of the girls potential victims.
"What in the Sam hill is going on out here?"Rogue flew out of window and floated above the kids."Oh I see"Rogue noticed the goo covered female."Sugha this gonna hurt an bit but I can help you."Rogue took off one of her gloves and tought Kyle's face.In pain from the switch Rogue backed up an little."Child that one powerful power you go there."As she spoke she closed her eyes ..focusing on this new power."Here we go"Rogue lifted her hand in the air as the goo slowly faded from Kyle's body."You'd might wanna meet Storm in the Danger room in the morning"
Kyle threw Matt an awkward glance at his reasurring words. He sure was chipper for someone who knew nothing about her powers. However he was living in a mansion filled with gifted individuals and surely there were people here with powers far greater then her's, like Shatter's, who could cancel out Kyle's own powers.
Shatter worked her power on Nakoma ridding him of the horrible goo-poison but her body's reply to it made Kyle cringe openly. This women deserved Kyle's life for the things she had done for her already and she hadn't even been at the mansion for a full day yet.
Kyle would do whatever the women said, knowing in her heart that the women wouldn't stear her wrong. She nodded quickly at the women's words, "I do intend to stay and learn control" she vowed. She threw Nakoma a look that said they would talk about this later and then her attention was stolen by Rogue's words and actions.
She no idea who this new women was, let alone the power she possessed within her, until she removed her glove and touched Kyle's face. She took an unconsious step back as pain coursed through her body at the same time as Rogue. She didn't even look up when Rogue lifted her hand and took the goo from her but she heard her additional advice...or was it an order?
"You alright sugah?"Rogue placed her glove back on her right hand."The name's Rogue. From the looks of things that power sure hides an gals beauty but , never you mind that right now."Rogue put Kyles arm around her shoulder."I'm doing this so ya don't pass out.My power dose that to folks.Now that ya know don't touch any of my skin."
Jubilee smiled as she looked at Kyle."You can trust Rogue.She's one of the sweeties people you will ever meet.Oh but when you come inside I'll fix you some tea or something and we can get to know each other an bit more"
Unconsiously Kyle leaned into Rogue's embrace. The women seemed so friendly and kind to her, almost motherly. It had been so long since Kyle had seen her real mother and the last time had not been so pleasant. Such hatred and fear in her mother's eyes, the shouts for her to get out and never come back. Her father physcially removing Kyle from the house and slamming the door in her face.
A shutter moved through her body as renewed tears welled up in her eyes. These were painful memories she didn't care to remember, not now, not ever, so why were they filling her like an empty glass?? Kyle wiped at the tears furiously and turned her watery gaze up to the women beside her, "I'm Kyle..." she replied faintly before looking at Jubilee's radiant smile.
Rogue looked down at her."Nice name hun. "Rogue noticed Kyle's tears running down her face."Sugha you don't have to feel sad anymore.We here welcome those with abilties that they can't control." She looked back at the other teens"So who's your friend over there?"
Just as Rogue looked back Cyclops step out of the door."What's going here Rogue?"
"Cyclops what are you doing back so soon?Wait an second did the meeting even take place?"
Cyclops smile."Rogue did you really think I was Cyclops.Hehehe!So that my 12 to your zip, zero, notda"Morph laughed
Kyle looked over at Nakoma,her eyes softened and the tears slowed until they no longer continued to fall. She knew that he would always be there for her no matter what and that seemed to brighten her day more then he could ever know. "That is my friend, Tempestro. He is a beautiful prince that controls the wind." She introduced him the way she knew would do him justice and ease his ego as well.
A slow smile krept on to her face with the new thoughts of a great friendship that already existed and the new ones to come. She would learn how to control her powers so no one would get hurt any more and that made her the happiest.
A new voice invaded her thoughts and she looked up to see another man standing there. She didn't know him but he seemed a bit off to her making her squish against Rogue's side.
"Ah an prince huh. Well maybe he should meet storm.She's an Princess/goddess in her homeland. She like your friend can control the wind,but Storm powers are really to control weather."As Kyle moved closer to Rogue,She looked down at her."Listen there is not need to be afraid of Morph here.He's and Shapeshifter.So I'd been on my P's and Q's when around him.Once you learn our powers you'll be able to tell Morph most of the time."
"Hi ya girly"Morph turned into Kyle"Names Kevin Sydney also know as Morph.As you can see I am the teams class clown"He jumped into the air turning into an clown."So how long you been here?"