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and i don't know
how to be fine when i'm not.
'cause i don't know
how to make the feeling stop.
just so you know,
this feeling's taking control of me,
and i can't help it.
i won't sit around,
i can't let him win now.
thought you should know,
i tried my best to let go of you,
but i don't want to.
i just gotta say it all before i go,
just so you know.
--jesse mccartney, "just so you know."
god, that song is catchy!
so the x-men evolution bug bit me again, and i've added a bit to chapter 2 of plague of the black womb. problem is, i only get bitten by the x-men bug like once in a blue moon, and so now i not only have to go back and re-watch all of seasons 3&4, BUT refresh myself on x-men comics canon (gosh, i've read the comics some but it's impossible to know every single detail! especially the really old stuff... i'm only 22, most of the characters are older than i am...). seriously, why do i come up with such complicated plots? i might've gotten in over my head with this one. but i'm not giving it up! no, it'll be done, if it's the last thing i do.
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Xavier shook his head at his first student. Scott may be a born leader and the telepath would trust him with his life every day of the week, but he couldn't forget that he was still young and impulsive, and he sometimes reacted as such a person would. "The bottom line is that Mr. LeBeau will be staying here at the Institute until further notice. No matter how irritating you, or anyone for that matter, might find him." Scott's jaw tensed, but he did not have one more word to reply to his mentor. Jean kept throwing him glances, as if to see if he would keep himself in check.
Rogue gaped at the Professor like he'd grown another head. "You're kidding, raght?"
Xavier's eyebrows rose, though his expression remained serious. "I believe this to be in everybody's best interests, Rogue."
Rogue closed her eyes and mentally counted down to ten, trying not to react harshly. It didn't work, because she could feel Remy's eyes on her still. He was probably smirking, too, the smug bastard. "Urgh!" she let out a growl and couldn't stop herself-- she glared at Xavier. "Professor, whah do ya hate me so?!" she exclaimed, and promptly turned on her heels and left down the hallway.
Hank and Ororo looked at each other and chuckled, each thinking of how stereotypically teenager-like Rogue's reaction had been. Their laughter was interrupted by the sound of a door slamming upstairs; Rogue's, of course.
"Why is she so mad? She isn't usually like this," Jean commented, looking thoughtfully down the hall through which Rogue had just disappeared.
"Yeah, I thought she was axious to see you two," Kitty commented, standing beside the taller redhead. "She, like, totally forgot about you guys!"
"Remy tends to have that effect on de filles, petite," Remy said, leaning his arm on Kitty's shoulder as the four students looked in the same direction. The younger girl didn't seem to mind.
"Well, you better keep it in, Gumbo." All those who were present turned to see Logan finally come out of the Professor's Study, his sharp senses having caught all that had happened even if he wasn't in the middle of the conflict like the others. He leaned against the doorframe and glared menacingly at the Cajun. "Stay away from Stripes, y'hear me? Chuck mighta let you stay, and he must have a good reason, but I'll have my eye on you. One funny move and I'll make sure you can't move anymore. Got it?"
Remy reacted only by giving him a self-assured smile and a half-nod. "Remy wouldn't expect any less from you, homme."
"I'd like to see if he's still this cocky after a Danger Room session," Scott whispered to Jean, and she laughed quietly.
"Far be it from any of us to impede our friend here from voicing his opinion," Hank quipped to Ororo, who was shaking her head at Logan's threat, but smiling. That man wouldn't ever change.
Xavier also took the exchange with a grain of salt. "Thank you, Logan, that should instill enough fear in him to last for a while," he smiled at the burly man, who just grunted in response, knowing Gambit was much too insolent to be truly afraid of any threats he made. "Now, Remy, I believe you should go and get comfortable in your new quarters. He will be rooming with Bobby-- Kitty, would you be so kind as to show him to his room?"
"Sure, Professor," the youngest in the group said, and started to guide Gambit to his destination. The two went down the hallway sharing some small talk, especially Kitty as she told him how pissed off Bobby would be that he'd be forced back to sharing a room, after having been by himself for so long.
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OMG rogue is soooo OOC. i'm so awful ;_; i also completely botched up her accent.
i'm also getting a bit frustrated with my untitled original. *sigh* for two reasons: one, IT IS STILL UNTITLED!! gosh, you've no idea how much i need it to have a title, but i just can't think of anything that fits! soon enough i'll be calling it "steven" if for no reason at all but that it was the first thing that popped into my mind. and two, i've been thinking about how to write the scene where marco confesses his feelings to renée, as she's packing her bags... and i realize that i really don't have a grasp on marco's personality at all. he's supposed to be a bit weak, and, you know, just-- think shinji ikari from evangelion, maybe. problem is, i don't know how to make him sound lame without making the scene lame. and it bugs me to no end. as of today, my best idea is to have him mutter "i love you" then walk out of the room, leaving renée to scream bloody murder after him. and that is just SO not what i was going for.
i saw the fantastic four movie this friday! xD it was good, i liked it. sure, it was short, and a bit rushed, but anything's good if it has chris evans in a towel in it xD that, and the fact that silver surfer is just way awesome. jessica alba was much tolerable this time around, and ioan gruffudd was much, much closer to comics!reed than the last time, i think. and it was just funny, really. the F4 are my second favorite comic series, after the x-men of course. though it is a bit weird because it's more science-y than x-men, so they can't get away with as much stuff as they do in x-men (they gave no real explanation to everything silver surfer could do, as i was expecting them to...) i liked this movie more than the first one... i guess, since i can't really remember much of the first one. i liked it more than i did spiderman 3, at any rate.
and i have to say i LOVE those little stan lee cameos, they make my day, especially when i'm at the theater yelling "OMG THAT'S STAN LEE!" and everyone looks at me like they have no idea what i'm saying. it makes me feel special xD mwahahaha. i actually saw him twice on friday: he appeared for like two seconds in heroes (universal channel is only up to "unexpected" here), and then he was in the F4 movie =3 *kneels, arms raised* I'M NOT WORTHY! I'M NOT WORTHYYYY! xD xD
in network related news, this past week i fixed the layout of this page a bit more. it's still the same version, just a .01 change, i'd say. it's a little bit more organized now, that had been nagging at me for a while. take a look @ girls_are_weird. i also finished a new fanlisting, the oliver & lilly one, and gave the kurt & kitty FL a new layout. evo! =3 i'm also waiting to see if i get approved for another one...