Match (son_of_discord) wrote in marvel_nextgen,
@ 2010-06-28 22:48:00

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Dinner Time
It was barbecue night again at the school, and Joey was very quick to remind his girlfriend of their date. Granted, she was still a little grumpy from the whole thing in Fargo (and he didn't blame her), but she was okay. He didn't want to ask how much that hurt, but he also wondered if there was any lasting trauma or pain for her since everything was growing back. She complained about being itchy, which made Joey wince a little at times.

He should have been watching her better.

He asked Rose to meet him out on the porch, and waited for her with a table and food for the both of them, along with a couple of sodas. Even now, months after their first meeting in this place, he was still nervous about a date with her. Rose wasn't especially girly, but Joey liked that about her. They could talk about beer and fighting and it was as easy as any fake conversation about stuff that neither of them were interested in.

When she's close by, Joey snaps his fingers and lights the candle on the table between them.

Who says he can't be just a little romantic sometimes?

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wild_rose
2010-06-29 03:58 am UTC (link)

While Rose had known plenty of boys growing up at the Institute (or her world's version, anyway), she had not really considered any of them romantic prospects. Too many of them had grown up right along side her, like brothers.

Not to mention there was the fact that she tended to be very off-putting for most. Not being girly or even all that civilized at times. Those who still got past that tended to be too afraid of her dad for much else.

Which was why Joey was a blessing and a half. First guy she could say that she really liked and he actually really liked her back. She'd been worried, actually, that after seeing her after dang near burning to death, if he'd be too freaked out. And he hadn't.

She smiled when he lit the candles. "You done good, Bub."

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son_of_discord
2010-06-29 04:30 am UTC (link)

"Glad you like it, Rose. I was hoping it wasn't too much." he says, getting up to pull out her chair and let her sit down.

"So, there's food and there's us." he says, passing over a Coke.

"So, I wanted to know if you still wanted to do that camping trip this summer. If you do...I will have party favors, also called beer, for us when we go. Good stuff from Canada." he says, taking a bite of his food.

"Have you been in to see Tina yet?" Joey asks.

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	wild_rose 2010-06-29 04:39 am UTC (link)
	"It's great," she assured him as she said down. She popped the coke and took a drink before she answered. "Definitely." She smirked. "Oh, you will, will ya? I just might have to pick up a special outfit for that, then." She nodded, in-between her first bite. "Yeah. She's doin' pretty good, all things considered." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

son_of_discord
2010-06-29 12:49 pm UTC (link)

"Special outfit, huh? I'm going to shut my mouth and be glad you can't read my mind right now." he grins, taking a sip from his drink and leaning back.

"Yeah, she's much better than I thought she'd be. I was pretty worried about her. The kid seems to be settling in, too, mostly." Joey says, pausing as if he's debating on whether or not to say something. Soon enough, he decides to speak.

"Rose, something beside the norm ain't right with that kid. He sleeps outside on the lawn at night when everyone's gone to bed. And I walked up behind him the other day, put a hand on his shoulder to say him.

The kid flipped out and tried to break my arm. Do you think that Sinister guy did something to him?" Joey asks.

"Maybe we could have the Professor talk to him, get him some help or somethin'..." Joey trails off.

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	wild_rose 2010-06-29 04:25 pm UTC (link)
	Rose frowned. "You don't know Sinister, Joey. Not like I do. He's the worst of the worst, always tryin' to 'better the mutant line' And he's especially interested in the Summers and Grey families. Not a dirty trick in the book I wouldn't suspect him of." "If Sinister had his hooks in him that deep, the boy'll need all the help he can get." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

son_of_discord
2010-06-29 11:45 pm UTC (link)

"Wait...Sinister's been comin' after your family? And your sister's?" Joey asks, much more concerned now. He remembered the reaction that Melinda and Rose had both had to Sinister, but he'd been too worried about finding Cassidy then.

Maybe the bastard liked to pick on teenagers who couldn't defend themselves in spare time, too.

"Tina's been extra worried about him. So far, she's the only person he's spoken more than a few words to without being ready to bolt from a room." Joey says, eating a bit more.

"Can I ask you somethin'? What was it like, back where you're from? I mean, was it better than it is here? Do you miss all your friends there?" he asks.

There's another question he wants to ask, but he doesn't want to make things uncomfortable for them, so he sits back and tries not to seem like he's prying into her life.

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wild_rose
2010-06-30 12:02 am UTC (link)

"For just about forever. Been watchin' her dad and my mom since they were kids. Cloned my Mom once, had her hook up with Summers so they'd make the next mutant messiah or some kinda crap. And then it gets more nuts."

Not that Nate wasn't crazy awesome, but it was part of the whole mess.

"Was still plenty interested in Annie too. Me, not so much. Least, not in any good kinda way. Claims my dad's genes are 'corruptin' a noble bloodline' or some garbage."

She let out a breath, grateful for the shift in conversation.

"Not that different than here, really," she said. "'cept most of the parent-types ended up with different people. Same kinda intolerance, same kinda fightin' for a world that hates and fears us. Though the school ain't a secret the way it is here. ...Oh, and Carrie Underwood didn't win American Idol."

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son_of_discord
2010-06-30 12:11 am UTC (link)

Joey just blinked as Rose explained. "That's...that's nuts. What kind of psycho does that to people?"

Joey realizes he's just asked a rhetorical question; probably the rhetorical question of the year. Suddenly, it clicked in Joey's head why the Nasty Boys had come to the Sushi restaurant after them. They'd wanted Rose.

And Sinister had already had Cassidy and several others. Joey filed the information away for later; he needed to do some digging.

"Well, I don't think Carrie Underwood should have won that year. Chris Daughtry totally blew her out of the water, in my opinion." he says.

"Would you go back home if you could?" he asks.

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wild_rose
2010-06-30 12:30 am UTC (link)

It did raise the question of just who or what Cassidy was.

"See, bub? This is why you're great. Well, taste in music's up there, anyway."

The other question, however, hit her hard. It was direct, which she appreciated. And, she would be forced to admit, she deserved an answer.

She frowned, looked down. "I... dunno, Joey. I miss my friends, an' my mom and dad... not that the Logan here ain't been nothin' but great to me. But I'm startin' to build somethin' here too. And..."

Words. You know them, kiddo. Use them.

"And home ain't got you."

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son_of_discord
2010-06-30 12:54 am UTC (link)

Joey smiled at her last words. In his life, everyone he'd given a damn about had left him behind. His dad, mom, and Aunt Jenna first, then the Vanishers and Foxx. He'd learned a long time ago not to get attached to anyone or anything, because they'd probably be gone as soon as they realized he wasn't a good person.

Yet...Rose was still here.

"I had a lot of time to think on the plane, watchin' your hair grow back. I didn't come here with pure intentions, Rose. I was just here to get info from Xavier on my mom and then I was supposed to be gone. A week or two, tops. But then I meet you and...my whole plan went down the toilet. I stopped caring about the info on my mom when we started spendin' time together. I made a friend here and there." Joey says, turning over the thoughts in his mind and shifting in his chair.

"Then we all nearly got eaten by a damn island, but we lived. And I kept fallin' for you. Then...I watched you get blown to hell and back and I realized in that moment that, if you couldn't heal, we wouldn't be having this talk right now.

And I thought of all the stuff I could have said, that I should say, and all the stuff we still haven't done. Sushi. Camping. Rock Band. Road trips." Joey smiles, fidgeting a little.

"Rose, I've never felt about anyone the way I feel about you. That's no line. It's true. And if you do someday get to go back where you came from, then I'm coming with you, because I'm not staying in a world that doesn't have you in it." he finishes.

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wild_rose
2010-06-30 01:10 am UTC (link)

Rose let Joey get through everything he had to say without interruption, unsuccessfully trying to keep her expression controlled. Dammit. What did she know about love? Her own birth had been the result of a simple giving in to suppressed, fiery passions, not the kind of life-long love that held a relationship, no matter how much she could tell her father still loved her mother.

And now somebody was telling that to her.

"I... I ain't so good with words, Joey. Not like that," she started, as she reached out to take his hand. "But I ain't never felt the way I feel about you before. And down in Fargo... I knew I'd live through that, but when I was pullin' myself out... I started thinkin' it wouldn't have been worth it if you didn't."

She gave his hand a squeeze. "And if you can't come... then I ain't going. Plain as that."

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son_of_discord
2010-06-30 01:33 am UTC (link)

"Then we agree. You're stuck with me until you say otherwise, Miss Logan." Joey grins, holding her hands. He hasn't said those words yet, but that can wait. He already knows how he feels. Foxx would tell him he was pathetic for falling in love with Rose, but Joey doesn't care.

"Now, while this is good barbecue...I have this overwhelming urge to tell you how hot I think you are...in your room. I say we finish eating and then we don't talk about Fargo or Cassidy or anything else that isn't you and me for a long time.

What do you think?" he asks.

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	wild_rose 2010-06-30 01:50 am UTC (link)
	Rose is dang sure of her own feelings as well, even if she's not so good with actually saying them. She'd have to fix that. Dad had always said he'd regretting waiting so long to tell her Mom how he felt. She giggled just a little bit. Not too much. She wasn't giggly, but she was happy. "I say I look forward to hearing more." (Reply to this)(Parent)

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