Leilee grinned as they all piled up into the car. "Come on, Cara!!!!"
Remy frowned. "I thought I said you couldn't come."
Leilee stood up in front of him. "I said she could. Gotta problem?"
Remy sighed. "Fine. Come on."
Leilee grinned. "That's what I thought. Hey. Scott? Can I ask you something?"
"Sure."
"Is it true that you crossdressed in order to get into Studio 54, AND got numbers off of Bobby, Warren and Hank?"
*********NOTE*******
If you don't get this, Look up Maria Cline's Studio 54 at Fanfiction.net. It's a riot!!!!!! It's one of my FAVES!
*****END NOTE*****
Leilee
"Yeah, and did Bobby, Hank, Warren, and Johnny storm all kiss you?" Sammi said as she heard Leilee. Logan came up behind her and asked,"Where'd you hear that?"
"Oh, some place on the internet," Sammi said smiling at Maria who was starting to turn invisible.
jubilee_79
Everyone looked at Scott who was shocked... "No I never..." Jean looked at him smiling. "I didn't, I never did that... did I?."
Jonas was laughing, slapping his knee. "That is a pretty ugly scene don't you think!"
Admiral
Cara tried to say something; she had also read the story, but she couldn't say a word...she was laughing way too hard.
"I don't think that the scene was THAT ugly!!!" Cara choked out when she finally managed to get some air into her lungs. "Scott, I'll bet you looked pretty cute in that outfit! Was Jean jealous? I would have loved to have seen that!!!" she said in a somewhat clearer voice, Her red eyes twinkled mischievously behind her sunglasses, and she was grinning from ear to ear.
Rainfall
"I remember findin' that picture. Whatever happened to it?" Rogue said.
"Ok!!! That's enough are we going clubbing or not?" Scott said changing the subject.
"You are such a...um..Party Pooper!!!!" Sammi said starting to laugh again.
"Everyone, In." Scott said and they all got into the cars and left.
jubilee_79
The situation was a typical one for Ryan. She got to the club and started drinking early, tipping the bartender very well to ensure stronger drinks. By the time the club started to get packed she was feeling good… really good. So she decided to find someone to keep her company for the night. She began to scope out the club and saw a group of people she thought looked familiar but couldn't quite place where she had seen them before.
"Well some of the guys look pretty cute…time for some fun!" she said to herself as she headed for the group.
Le Fae
Maria was sitting in the corner as she sipped at her soda. Despite the fact that she is of legal age, she didn't drink. "This is nice." She said to herself as she looked up at a girl who was coming toward them. Maria glanced at the mirror to see her glasses gone and asked the girl, "Hey, how's it going?"
"Nothing much." The girl replied as she tilted her head. "Say, have we met before?"
Maria shook her head. "No, I just got into town." In her head, alarms were going off. She did look familiar but different. "What's your name?" **Maybe, it's some superhero in disguise.** she thought.
"Ryan." She replied.
"Ryan, nice name." Maria complimented. **It can't be a superhero, I don't know any superheroes named Ryan in secret.**
"Where are you from?"
"Indiana." Maria replied as she bit her lip. "You?"
Maria Cline
Sammi and Jonas were at the bar with Logan and Rogue. Sammi took a sip of her drink, looking around. "Do any of you reconize that girl talking to Maria?" They all turned and looked at her.
"No, darlin'. Why?" Logan asked.
"I don't know. She just seems familier. Some how. Maybe its nothing. I want to dance. Com on." She said taking Jonas's arm. Logan shot them a dirty look and Sammi looked at him and Mouthed, "Be nice." Then she took Jonas out to the floor and they started dancing.
==At the bar== "Well, I'd love to stay here and be all brooding, but I'm on a mission." Rogue said as she got up and walked over to the DJ.
"Can I help you, miss?" The DJ asked.
"Sure thing, Sugar. I know you don't normally play this kinda music, but can you do it for me?"
"I'll play whatever you want." He said smiling at her. She leaned up and whispered something in his ear.
"It would be my pleasure. Do you want it sent out to anyone?"
"No. Just send it out to everyone who found what they have been wishing for, Ok, Sugar?" Rogue said with a wink.
~On the dance floor~ Sammi and Jonas were dancing when the song stopped and the DJ said, "Alright. This is a special request. I made a special exception for this one. It goes out to everyone who has finally found what they had been wishing for."
A slow country song started, Jonas was about to walk back to the bar when Sammi grabbed his arm.
He looked at her. "Dance with me?" She said. She recognized the song right off the bat. It was one of her favorites.
"Sure." Jonas said as he hugged he close then he heard the words and knew why she wanted to dance.
Alone again tonight Without someone to love The stars are shining bright So one more wish goes up Oh, I wish I may And I wish I with all my might For the love I'm dreaming of And missing in my life
Jonas hugged Sammi tighter and she did the same.
You'd think that I could find A true love of my own It happens all the time To people that I know Their wishes all come true So I've got to believe There's still someone out there who Is meant for only me
Sammi was so happy. She finally found what she had been looking for, a family and someone to love. Sammi whispered in Jonas's ear "I love you."
I guess I must be wishin' On someone else's star It seems like someone else Keeps getting what I'm wishin' for Why can't I be as lucky as those other people are I guess I must be wishin' On someone else's star
Jonas was in heaven. He felt like he belonged and he found the love he had been searching for. He whispered in Sammi's ear, "I love you, too."
I sit here in the dark And stare up at the sky But I can't give my heart One good reason why Everywhere I look It's lovers that I see Seems like everyone's in love With everyone but me
Jonas and Sammi held each other tight.
Why can't I be as lucky As those other people are Oh I guess I must be wishin' On someones else's star
The song ended and they looked at each other. "Let's get out of here." Sammi said and Jonas led them to the backdoor.
jubilee_79
Leilee was sitting at the table, sipping a strawberry daqueri. So what if she was only 18? She drank Greek wine every night at dinner. She had convinced the cute bartender to let her have one. She was bored. Sammi and Jonas had finally slipped out. ((Goddess. How long were they gonna take?)) she thought.
She turned to see Cara sitting next to her, poking at her Pepsi and looking bored as well. Leilee sighed. "Cara, can I talk to you?"
"Sure. Wassup, girl?"
"I have a slight prob. I really am totally crushing on Remy. And I don't know what to do."
Cara's jaw dropped open. "You? Leilee, the big mouth who told Wolverine, and I quote, 'Bite me, Barky' and lived? You????"
Leilee blushed. "Yeah. Me. I hate talking to guys. I get defensive."
Cara looked at her. "Ask him to dance."
Leilee looked troubled at the idea, but grinned as Jennifer Lopez's "Feeling So Good" came on. "Hey, Cara," she asked, "Wanna dance?"
Cara looked up and smiled. "YEAH!"
As they stepped on the floor and started to move to the beat of the music, the girls began to laugh and sing.
"When I open up my eyes today Felt the sun shining on my face It became so clear to me that everything is going my way
I feel like there's no limit to what I can see Got rid of fears that were holding me My endless possibilities Has the whole world open for me That's why I'm feeling
I'm feeling so good I knew I would Been taking care of myself Like I should 'Cause not one thing can bring me down Nothing in this world's gonna turn me round."
At this point Jubilee, Maria and Amanda had come over and they were all dancing in a big group, laughing and singing. No worries, no fighting. For once, they were just jamming and having fun like the teens they were.
"Now the day is turning into night And everything is still going right There's no way you can stop me this time Or break this spirit of mine"
Jean watched the group. Looks like they're having fun."
Scott nodded. "I've never seen them so relaxed. And, look! Leilee's actually smiling."
Meanwhile, the girl bopped around under the watchful X-people's eyes, still singing loudly.
"Like the stars above I'm gonna shine Anything I want will be mine Tonight I'm gonna have a good time Call a few friends of mine 'Cause tonight I'm loving life And tonight's for feeling
I'm feelin so good I knew that I would Been taking care of myself Like I should 'Cause not one thing Can bring me down Nothing in this world's gonna turn me round..."
Leilee
Logan was about to go over and distract the pair about to exit the room but Rogue Grabbed him by the shoulder.
"Not fair Sugar, let them have their moment, it's the right thing... and ya know it." She said and looked over at them as Jonas and Sammi exited the club.
"There is something about them, about all of them." Logan said and grabbed his beer. "Like they know more about us the we know our self... it will put them in danger."
"Don't worry about that sugar, why don't you get out on the floor instead." Rogue started tugging at him.
"Nope, not tonight Darling, I'm going to hang here and keep an eye on every one."
===Outside=== Jonas and Sammi rested back on a bench outside the club, holding hands looking at the incredible starlight night, the perfect scene. It was a feeling of completement, the feeling that they was both where they was supposed to be, that a circle was complete, or broken.
At this moment all was clear, nothing would ruin this, the moment of love so tight that one could reach up around them and grab on to it. Jonas opened his eye's taking in the beautiful sight of her face against the star filled sky.
"You wanna go somewhere special?" Jonas asked and stood up holding both her hands.
"Where?" Sammi asked and smiled. Jonas smiled and stepped back pulling her to her feet.
"A surprise, somewhere we are completely alone, somewhere we can sit and watch the sky, and forget every worry... for a minute of two."
Sammi walked close and put her arm's around him.
"That would be nice." she leaned in and kissed him.
Jonas pulled away from her, and hugged her back. "Hold on."
Sammi felt them rise to the air, she locked eyes with him as they slowly lifted higher and higher.
"What if someone see us." She teased.
"Do it matter?" he asked and kissed her again as they disappeared in to the night.
Admiral
As the song ended, Gambit walked up to where the girls were dancing...
"Would any of you lovely ladies like to dance with Gambit?" he asked, with a boyish smile on his face.
Cara's eyes twinkled...she nudged Leilee with her elbow; Leilee looked at her, her eyes wide...she shook her head quickly.
Cara leaned over and whispered, "Go on! How often do you get a chance to dance with the 'Smooth Talking Hormone on Legs'?" Cara grinned, "I got that from Sammi, by the way."
Leilee still wasn't going to dance, and Remy was still waiting. Cara looked up and caught Gambit's eye, then motioned at Leilee...Gambit took the hint, and walked up to Leilee...He held out his hand; Leilee cautiously took it, her eyes wide. She looked back at Cara, who was grinning from ear to ear...
"I can't believe you just did that!" Leilee mouthed at Cara.
Cara grinned wider. "Have fun!" she mouthed back at Leilee, and winked.
Leilee looked back up at Gambit. He led Leilee to the middle of the dance floor; a slow song was playing. Gambit pulled Leilee close; she leaned her head on his shoulder, still wondering exactly what happened. And they danced, rocking back and forth, listening to the words of the song as it played.
She's like the wind through my tree She rides the night next to me She leads me through moonlight Only to burn me with the sun She's taken my heart But she doesn't know what she's done
Feel her breath on my face Her body close to me Can't look in her eyes She's out of my league Just a fool to believe I have anything she needs She's like the wind
I look in the mirror and all I see Is a young old man with only a dream Am I just fooling myself That she'll stop the pain Living without her I'd go insane
Feel her breath on my face Her body close to me Can't look in her eyes She's out of my league Just a fool to believe I have anything she needs She's like the wind
Feel her breath on my face Her body close to me Can't look in her eyes She's out of my league Just a fool to believe She's like the wind
Just a fool to believe She's like the wind
Just a fool to believe She's like the wind
Just a fool to believe She's like the wind
****
Rainfall
"That was fun." Maria said as she sat down next to Ryan. "So, why didn't you dance?"
"I danced already."
"Got a boyfriend?"
"Nope. I just broke up with my last one. He cheated on me and I... nah. You wouldn't understand."
"Maybe I will. I am fairly empathic." Maria said as she smiled toward the girl.
Ryan sighed and figured that since no one had any records of her, she couldn't be convicted. "I set fire to his house."
Maria blinked and asked, "What? You _set fire_ to his house?!"
"Yeah, the police just didn't understand."
"I'm sorry you got in trouble."
"I'm having a very bad week. I shouldn't be dumping on you like this."
"No, that's okay. I don't mind it. Say, why don't I introduce you to some of my friends?"
"Why not? Hey, Mystique!"
A woman about late twenties walked up to them as Maria grew nervous. She didn't recognize the shapeshifter's face but she did recognize the name. "Yes?" she asked.
Maria Cline
"So you're from Indiana! Wow… I could never live in a place so far from a good wave. I love to surf I picked it up when I was a kid, to keep away from all the gangs and stuff. California has a lot of them." Ryan was beginning to like this girl she was nice and listened to what she had to say.
Most girls Ryan knew where catty. They would either treat her like a blonde bimbo with no brain or act like she was going to steal their boyfriends. The ones that weren't like that would sleep with HER boyfriends. This girl seemed different. She made a mental not e that if people from Indiana where this nice she would have to go visit.
As the girls began walking towards Maria's friends, Maria grew nervous. Ryan could see it on her face. She was really nice until Mystique came over. Maybe Mystique slept with one of her friend's boyfriends.
Le Fae
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~Mansion~ Twenty-two year old Athena woke with a start, she had that dream again, the one where she was falling. Spiraling through the unending depths of some dark abyss, only to awaken with a scream. That dream usually signaled the beginning of a very bad day. Groggily she reached in the direction of her clock, on the bedside table. No clock.
No clock, it took a moment to register in her sleep fogged mind. Suddenly she sat bolt upright in bed, eyes flying open, only to find she was not in her bed. She wasn't even in a bed period! She had to calm down, she had to think, she had to figure out where she was.
A tree, she was in a tree. A TREE!!! She couldn't help herself, she screamed. And knocked herself out of the tree in the process. Her long red hair tangling in some of the branches on the way down, only making her scream louder. She only stopped screaming when she hit the ground and saw a boot.
snowbaby
"Stars and garters! Not again!"
Athena looked up to see two figures standing above her one had brown hair and looked like an average guy, but the other.... was blue and hairy. Athena's jaw literally dropped and she quickly fainted.
"Hank you really need to stop scaring the newbies like that..."
"My apologies Robert but how was I supposed to know the young lady would drop from the tree like that. I supposed we should take her to the med lab to be checked out."
Le Fae
~GenX School~ Angelo and Ev were outside the school while Angelo was having a smoke.
"When do you think they will stop coming??"asked Ev.
"I don't know amigo, but I wouldn't mind a few more hot Chicas."
With that a figure fell from the sky right in front of the boys.
The figure was wearing extremely baggy clothes. A baggy black hoodie and big baggy green pants with a black baseball cap covering its face.
"*sigh* Here we go again." Ev walked over to the new arrival.
"Ow ...what the.." Teb huffed.
"Hola" Angelo snickered bitterly. He wanted another girl to come.
"What?" Teb looked up "Oh, it's you......WHAT THE HELL!?"
"Easy amigo. we're not going to hurt you. though it would be must more interesting if you were a girl."
"Uhhhh, Ange?"
"Urrgghhh!!!!" Teb whipped her hat off showing her punk red shoulder long hair.
TEB
~Dance Club~ "Hi Maria! Who's your friend?" Cara said, smiling at the two girls. "This is Ryan," said Maria. She seemed a bit nervous as another woman joined their group.
Cara smiled at Ryan, and held out her hand, saying "Hi Ryan! I'm Cara. This is Leilee and Amanda. Are you having a good time?"
Ryan nodded, and shook Cara's hand; she seemed familiar somehow, but Ryan couldn't place the face...
/Oh well,/ thought Ryan, /she seems nice enough.../
Just then, Savage Garden's 'Crash and Burn' song began to play...
Cara's face fell..."Dang it! That's one of my favorite songs, and there isn't anyone to dance with! And I like dancing!!! I haven't danced all night...every time someone comes my way, Gambit stares them down!"
When you feel alone And the world has turned its back on you Give me a moment please to tame your wild wild heart I know that you feel like the walls are closing in on you It's hard to find relief and people can be so cold When darkness is upon your door and you feel like you can't take it anymore
Let me be the one you call If you jump I'll break your fall Lift you up and fly away with you into the night If you need to fall apart I can mend a broken heart If you need to crash then crash and burn You're not alone
When you feel all alone And a loyal friend is hard to find You're caught in a one way street With the monsters in your head When hopes and dreams are far away and You feel you can't face the day
Let me be the one you call If you jump I'll break your fall Lift you up and fly away with you into the night If you need to fall apart I can mend a broken heart If you need to crash then crash and burn You're not alone
Because there has always been heartache and pain And when it's over you'll breathe again You'll breathe again
When you feel all alone And the world has turned its back on you Give me a moment please To tame your wild wild heart
Let me be the one you call If you jump I'll break your fall Lift you up and fly away with you into the night If you need to fall apart I can mend a broken heart If you need to crash then crash and burn You're not alone
Rainfall
"I can take care of that! Now who is this Gambit guy?" Ryan asked Cara.
"He's the one standing over their why?"
"Oh, he's cute! Do you see a guy you want to dance with?"
"Well, that guy standing in the corner is pretty cute." Cara said pointing to a tall good-looking man n the corner.
He had on black leather pants and a tight black long sleeve shirt. He had the perfect frame muscular but not too the point that he looked like an over grown gorilla. You could tell that he had a nice cut frame. His black hair was spiked in a wild kind of way and his light brown eyes where warm and inviting.
"Nice choice" Ryan stated her approval. " Well start heading over to him and ask him to dance. I will keep your friend distracted!"
With that Ryan started walking over to this "Gambit" person and asked him if he would dance with a poor lonely girl.
"Chere I don' tink you been lonely ever but all right" With that Ryan pulled him over to the other side of the dance floor so he couldn't see Cara and the hottie dancing.
Le Fae
Cara watched as Ryan dragged Gambit off to the other side of the room.
/Wow! She is totally COOL!/ Cara thought.
She looked over at the man standing in the corner. Her mouth ran dry, and her heart began to pound...
/Great! Just when I finally get a chance to dance with someone, I get an attack of nerves!/ she thought with annoyance.
/Well, I'm going to ask him anyway!/ she finally decided.
She took one more look in Gambit and Ryan's direction, turned around and walked over to the man.
She tapped him on the shoulder, he looked down at her...
"Hi! Would you like to dance?" Cara asked, smiling sweetly and showing her dimples...
Rainfall
~GenX School~ Teb was mad. Teb was very, very mad.
"You thought I was a GUY?!?"
"Honestly Chica, I could not see you...oh my g** your face!!"
"WHAT ABOUT IT?!?" Teb snapped.
"Well, I guess we know her power." Ev said.
"Oh my g**... my skin is melting...what do I do?!? What's going on?!? HELP!!"
"Concentrate Chica, just focus."
Teb thought real hard and her skin tightened up.
"Ok....ok..." she looked around at the boys who were just staring at her. /how can this be?!? Am I..... in a comic book??/ "Ev? Angelo?"
"Si."
"Hey Ange, I think we need to make a phone call."
"I think I need to sit down." and with that she fainted.
TEB
~Dance Club~ Leilee sighed as she walked out of the club. It figured. She meets a cute guy who's not a total jerk, and a pretty girl snags him. ((Such is the story of my life.))
As she walked around the club's grounds she noticed Jonas and Sammi were nowhere to be seen. ((Wonder where those two went,)) she thought as she smiled wryly.
She walked further back, towards the woods that lay behind the club. As she walked, she rolled her shoulders and circled her head, feeling the joints crack and pop. A side effect of 15 years of dancing. In the background, she could hear the savage garden music fading away. Good. Maybe they'd leave now.
She had reached the edge of the woods, when she heard a rustling sound from the bushes to her right. "Sammi? Jonas?" She called .
"Not quite, frail." spoke a gravelly voice from the darkness as the big figure stepped out into the moonlight.
"Sabretooth. Oh crap, oh crap, oh crap...." She whispered softly, backing away slowly. Yeah, Wolverine was one thing, but Sabretooth was another thing entirely. Wolverine wasn't a homicidal maniac.
Sabretooth grinned at her and pounced. Leilee cringed away, turning her head and putting her hands up to absorb the impact.
It never came. She turned to see, after a minute, and saw him laying on the ground, breathing evenly in what seemed to be a catatonic state. But it was his face that frightened her the most. It was still grinning evilly, growly and nightmarish.
Seeing this, Leilee did the only natural thing a person did when she was attacked by a homicidal maniac, did something with her powers, but not knowing what, and knocking said maniac out cold.
She screamed. Long, loud, piercing shrieks that shattered the quiet of the night, and were only interrupted by the sobs and gasps that escaped as tears fell down her cheeks and the shock set in. And still, the mindless shrieks continued, echoing into the night, carrying the sound of her panic and fear with them.
Leilee
Cara had enjoyed her dance with the Cute Guy; his name was Joe. They were both a little hot and out of breath; Joe asked her if she wanted to sit outside for a little while. She told him okay, and went outside with him while Gambit was still preoccupied.
When they got outside however, Cara heard a high-pitched scream...
"Oh NO!!! That sounds like Leilee!" she said worriedly, "Sorry Joe, but I've got to go!!!"
And she ran into the woods...
*****
Cara came crashing through the bushes, scaring the heck out of Leilee...and almost tripping over some huge guy who was lying on the ground.
"LEILEE!" said a very worried and frantic Cara, her eyes moving back and forth between the man on the ground, and her frightened friend, "Are you--Oh MY HECK!!!" she said, her eyes opening huge and round as she realized who the fallen man was.
"That's-that's-THAT'S SABERTOOTH!!! WHAT'S HE DOING HERE!!!" she frantically asked a shaken Leilee.
Leilee opened her mouth to speak, but no words would come out.
"It's okay...You'll be okay..." Cara told the girl.
She took one more look at Sabertooth, then took Leilee by the arm.
"Come on! We've got to go back and tell the others, before HE wakes up!" she said, as she started to pull the shaking girl in the direction of the club.
Rainfall
Gambit and Ryan were still dancing when Ryan saw Cara leave with that guy. Ryan had a natural distrust of men so she told Gambit that she was tired of dancing and followed Cara and the guy outside. She didn't want anything bad to happen to this girl because of her.
As she was exiting the club she heard a high-pitched scream and ran in the direction of the scream. She was ready to turn that guy into toast and eat him if he hurt that girl. Instead when she came to the clearing she saw Victor on the floor twitching and Cara and some other girl standing next to him.
"What did you guys do to Victor?" Ryan asked obviously upset with the situation.
"You know this creep!" Cara said shocked that this girl seemed so concerned about Sabertooth's well being.
"Yeah he is a friend of mine! What did you do to him?" Ryan was getting even angrier by the second and showed no signs of calming down.
Le Fae
~back inside~ Amanda was enjoying the music...at least she was, until piercing screams began echoing on the psychic plane...crashing into her mind like the sound of a thousand mirrors breaking.
She grabbed her head with both hands, and doubled over, falling to her knees on the ground.
"Amanda! What's Wrong!" Maria said worriedly.
The screams gradually receded from her mind, and Amanda looked up shakily at her friend.
"Leilee is in trouble!" she said, "we've got to go help her!!"
Maria helped Amanda to her feet, and they made their way outside.
==
"He attacked my friend!" said Cara. She too was getting angrier by the minute.
Rainfall
