http://forgingthings.livejournal.com/ ([identity profile] forgingthings.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] xmutanthigh2011-02-19 05:42 pm

[OPEN POST] SNEAKY X-MEN TEAM

Characters: Bobby, Kitty, Julian, anyone feasible.
Setting: Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters, Awesometown.
Content: EPIC.
Status: OPEN AND READY.


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IMPORTANT NOTE: REFER HERE before jumping in.

SECOND IMPORTANT NOTE: It's been nearly a day since John has disappeared, along with Logan. There are whispers and rumors floating around school that John has left for the Brotherhood again and Logan has followed to skewer him. Some people say they ran away together to fall in love and join the circus though. Keep it in mind!

Re: FOR ROGUE, BOBBY, ETC.

[identity profile] kickasstelekine.livejournal.com 2011-02-21 01:22 am (UTC)(link)
[Of course it's not sitting right; it's hardly sitting right for Julian either. He wish he could say her touch makes him pause, but it doesn't. He merely gently moves it away from her, reaches back to slip the leather into his jeans.

But he does turn slightly to face her, looking to the floor between them. Then he lifts his eyes.
]

I can't tell you, I just gotta go. Trust me, sweetheart.

[He cradles her head, leaning down to kiss her hair, and starts walking back towards the door, the look in his eyes imploring her to understand and accept what he's saying.]

I'll be back.

Re: FOR ROGUE, BOBBY, ETC.

[identity profile] canstillkickass.livejournal.com 2011-02-21 02:05 am (UTC)(link)
[She raises an eyebrow.] What's so important that you can't tell me? [The longer this conversation goes on, the more she doesn't like it. The more the entire situation bothers her. The more this whole damned week bothers her.]

Re: FOR ROGUE, BOBBY, ETC.

[identity profile] kickasstelekine.livejournal.com 2011-02-21 02:36 am (UTC)(link)
[Julian's not one to be intimidated easily, but the discontent look she's pinning him with - that makes him pause on the way to the door.

His mouth opens, and for a moment nothing comes out. He wants to tell her; looking at her frustrated and expectant expression now he knows he should. Shame fills him; she deserves the truth. Especially about this. He just doesn't want to hurt her. Doesn't want her to put her in any danger.
]

Look... It's a covert mission. Back-up. [There's a stilted pause.] Apparently the terrorist went in to get Kevin back. [He licks his lips after, watches her for a reaction. It's only been rumor that Kevin went to the Brotherhood, and even then a hushed one hardly anyone dared to utter, only think.] We're leaving any moment.

Re: FOR ROGUE, BOBBY, ETC.

[identity profile] canstillkickass.livejournal.com 2011-02-21 03:15 am (UTC)(link)
Oh. [The other eyebrow shoots up in surprise as he hints at what's happening. Then she puts two and two together and grits her teeth for a moment. Maybe she shouldn't have been so quick to believe Logan yesterday. She tries not to let any of these thoughts show on her face though, succeeding for the most part. There's a lot of things she wants to say right now but she settles for one of the more mild ones.] I take it Bobby's a part of this too.

Re: FOR ROGUE, BOBBY, ETC.

[identity profile] kickasstelekine.livejournal.com 2011-02-21 03:26 am (UTC)(link)
And Kitty. [The answers spills out of him; he lets out a heavy sigh and bows his head. His fingers reach to push over his hair, tug at the crown of it gently - it's an agitated habit and he can't help it.

He looks back up, takes a step closer. He hasn't even gotten to the part that would matter something more to her - whether she has information enough to figure it out herself, he doesn't know.
]

Logan's with Allerdyce.

Re: FOR ROGUE, BOBBY, ETC.

[identity profile] canstillkickass.livejournal.com 2011-02-21 03:49 am (UTC)(link)
I already figured that out.

[Her lips have just become a thin line and she shoves her hands into her back pockets in an effort to refrain from curling them into fists. She's starting to wonder if it'd be better if Julian could've kept the secret. If nothing else, she'd be far less inclined to head down to the DR right now.]

Re: FOR ROGUE, BOBBY, ETC.

[identity profile] kickasstelekine.livejournal.com 2011-02-21 03:58 am (UTC)(link)
[This was it. This was what he wanted to avoid by not telling her - as strong as she is, Julian knows that her anger is an incarnation of a deeper kind of pain and worry; she's upset. He swallows past his dry throat and moves forward, his arm tentatively dropping, hand slowly resting on her shoulder. He wants to pull her against him and embrace, will try if she allows this touch.]

Sweetheart...

Re: FOR ROGUE, BOBBY, ETC.

[identity profile] canstillkickass.livejournal.com 2011-02-21 04:09 am (UTC)(link)
[She shrugs off his hand, taking a step backwards. There's an attempt to force her expression back to neutral but that only works so well.] You've got a mission to prep for. Go.

Re: FOR ROGUE, BOBBY, ETC.

[identity profile] kickasstelekine.livejournal.com 2011-02-21 04:39 am (UTC)(link)
[The shrug and that step back feel like a knife in the gut; her words almost worse. His hand drops slowly and then he flexes it, curls into a fist to keep from reaching for her again. He wants to stay, he wants to work this out, but as painful as her words are, they're true.

Julian sets his jaw; the hurt on his expression giving way to resolution. Still, he lingers another moment, searches her eyes with his. He can't leave without saying something, telling her how much she means to him; what if there's no coming back?
]

Rogue...

Re: FOR ROGUE, BOBBY, ETC.

[identity profile] canstillkickass.livejournal.com 2011-02-21 05:00 am (UTC)(link)
[The more he tries to make this better, the worse it gets. Julian hasn't told her that much but just enough that it's possible she's making one or two wrong assumptions. Regardless, the last thing she wants right now is to talk or to deal with anything of the romantic sort.] Sugah, just go. You said you're leaving real soon which means you've got things to take care of first so go.

Re: FOR ROGUE, BOBBY, ETC.

[identity profile] kickasstelekine.livejournal.com 2011-02-21 05:12 am (UTC)(link)
[The more she tells him to leave, the worse the pain over this is. He takes in a shaky, deep breath, lets it out, the look in his eyes charged and full and significant. Is it possible that she can see how he feels, what she means to him just by looking? Something that feels nearly outside of himself nudges him forward; he takes another step, lifts a tentative hand slowly to just touch the ends of a soft curl.]

I'll come back with him. [He doesn't elaborate; he means Logan, and he assumed she knows that. Then he turns to leave.]