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"Are you lost in your lies?
Do you tell yourself, 'I don't realize.'
Your crusade's a disguise.
Replaced freedom with fear,
You trade money for lives.
I'm aware of what you've done."

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Raine laughed as he mentioned the librarians crushing on him and he totally expected her to tell him that wasn't true. Naturally she didn't disappoint him which was one thing Felix could always count on with Raine. Amusing conversation and plenty of teasing from both of them as well as a little playful flirting. Smirking as she finished her statement by asking him if he had ever considered he was cute. "Nope not even for a tiny minuscule second. The many girls that have me hanging out in here are proof of that. You wouldn't believe the amount of girls that have asked me to prom. Besides I am pretty sure old Glados over there winked at me a few times." Glados probably wasn't her name but Felix had never considered asking for a name and her name tag was nowhere to be seen.

Returning Raine's smug grin he waited to see what she had to say. "Besides I have caught you looking at me while you thought I wasn't looking a couple of times while in our little tutor sessions." Felix did a good job of saying the statement with such conviction as if he had really caught her doing just that. Naturally he had not. Still she didn't need to know that he had not. It was more amusing for her to think he had. Especially considering it could lead to him finding out if she had or not. Depending on how hard she tried to deny it. Then again she could just admit it. Wouldn't that have been funny.

She played along with his little joke about Deja vu and Felix couldn't help but smirk as she mentioned Chinese food. "So you admit you thought it a date. I am onto you brownie." Bringing to fingers up to his eyes he gave her an 'I am watching you' motion before giving her a suspicious gaze. Naturally she had sought to shake his hand however he still wasn't sure she wouldn't shock him again. His feet were still very much on the table after all. Shrugging at her congratulations about the promotion he looked up from his book to give her a quizzical look at her mention of it being her that should be avoiding him.

"Oh? I dunno the disease known as Alphitis is pretty bad. According to Narcissa it turns all men into sniveling cowards and all women into ugly hags. It's a terrible disease I checked wikipedia for all the side effects and I must say it is downright astounding some of the things it does. I guess I will just have to take my chances though. Professor McCoy would not like me failing in the slightest. My improved grades have pleased him. He seems to think I am actually paying attention now." He finished the statement with mock amazement as if such a thing was completely foreign to him.

As she took a seat Felix decided to give her his full attention for the moment closing his book. "Another leg huh? That could prove problematic with the whole dancing thing. I guess prom is out for you then? Still at least I don't have to look at two of you. Also see how easy it was to admit what you can do? That would have been nice to know during our first tutor session and it would have only taken you a moment or two." At the mention of prom Felix gave out a light chuckle as she mentioned not giving in to it not going to well considering she already had a dress.

"It sounds like you are doing an admirable job of avoiding it really. I am sure your date will be very pleased. I am going to ask Narcissa personally. You see I aim high and then work my way down. And considering the Headmistress refused I guess Narcissa is the next best thing right? I mean the Headmistress seems to have this foolish idea that it is wrong to date students." Giving Raine a clearly amused expression would show he was joking. He hadn't planned on asking anybody to the prom. Not that he would say no if a girl asked him to the prom and he found them attractive. "Kidding in case you couldn't tell by the way....Frost asked me and I had to turn her down. I felt bad doing it to for the record."

Felix grinned as Raine mentioned having to be useful somehow. "Yes because in no way is throwing bolts of electricity useful in even the tiniest of ways." As she asked about the team upgrade Felix shrugged. "It's nothing I want to jump up and down about. Our first mission we had to save a mutant hater that told us how no good we are as we helped him. Naturally that was the highlight of the entire day. Other than that things have been pretty quiet and boring." Giving another shrug Felix finished the statement with a small smile.

OOC: A blah post, but oh well.

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"I see pain, I see need,
I see liars and thieves,
Abused power with greed.
I had hope, I believed,
But I'm beginning to think that I've been deceived.
You will pay for what you've done."

Alpha: Heading inside to the cafeteria for food...The roommates stomach demands it..

Lillian gave a genuine smile when Alex informed her that she didn't need to apologize. That was a relief it seemed her room mate had no interest in talking at the time. Having a bad relationship with ones roommate would make things more complicated. Seriously who wants to share a room with someone they didn't get along with. That kind of situation would basically be a time bomb waiting to blow. But so far that wouldn't be something that would have to be worried about.

Lillian laughed lightly as Alex apologized for her stomach growling. The girl even went so far as to cover her abdomen like it would hide it. "Of course you can't if you don't eat it's one's bodies reaction to remind one to eat." Lillian then laughed lightly at herself at that. "Yeah I sometimes slip into a more analytical form of speech."

It was then her mind registered that Alex asked if she wanted food. Lillian took that as a sign that her roommate wanted to hang out and possibly get to know one another. "Sure I could go for some food. And you don't have to be so timid. I am not giving off an intimidating presence am I?" Lillian asked looking down her own form as if it would answer the question for her. She even pulled on the bottom of the shirt like one would if looking for a stain or something on their shirt. Sometimes one wouldn't think she was the super genius she was classified to be. Granted Lillian really didn't see herself as an intimidating person. Cissa sure, herself with Cissa's personality after absorbing the omega leaders powers quite probable, currently not so much.

"Well lets go get that food before your stomach revolts thanks to the lack of sustenance." Lillian said heading toward the door closest to where they were.

Inside the mansion the buzz about prom was abundant, from posters advertising to people around discussing from dates to what they would wear. Lillian wasn't sure if she would attend the prom. Given her powers she wasn't going to be asked to go. But Lillian did enjoy dancing and if she wasn't careful Rogue would likely appear with some revealing dress for her to wear. Rogue did mean well as it was all really only something to help Lillian to be more comfortable in her own skin as it were. Who knows the team leads might make the night a mandatory thing. If she were still an Omega and Cissa was made to go then there was a chance the blonde would make the rest of her team go just because she had to go. She could even see Bella saying something like she would really enjoy to see any and all Alpha's there.

Speaking of her new team lead, Lillian really hadn't seen Isabella much at all over the last month. Sure when she was helping in the infirmary the sound manipulator could be seen keeping others company as they recuperated.

Once they entered the Cafeteria there was always quick snack like items laid out in there. Lillian didn't feel like cooking or waiting for something to be prepared. It wasn't empty, not to surprising especially given the whole no leaving the grounds thing. But she saw Cissa sitting at her usual table with Aren. Before she started to walk over she turned to her roommate Alex. "Go grab some food I will meet you in a second." With that Lillian turned to walk over to Cissa and Aren though when she turned back Roland was now also over by Cissa. Others around her this time didn't stop her from going over.

Lillian strode over to the table Cissa and the others were at. Walking around behind Cissa and quickly kissed her on the cheek. She knew the omega leader had more then enough energy to spare that was stolen with the quick peck on the cheek. Never mind that Lillian was one of the very very few that could get away with that. "Oh and nice going your lucky to have Kerri on your arm." With that quick word to Roland, a wink to Cissa, and a friendly smile to Aren. She walked off towards the trays that held different snack like foods. Her hair color was already beginning and her skin was holding a glow that hadn't been there before. Sure the kiss was a sneaky way to put the nagging feeling to rest, though she would still go talk to her later when others didn't need or want her attention as much.

After snagging a couple oranges Lillian went to go meet back up with Alex. Sure now that she absorbed Cissa's power the familiar energy could easily sustain her but the oranges looked to good to pass up.

The girl before him really could stick to something when she wanted. He knew she was only doing it to bug him because she knew it would. He really didn't hate any animal. No humans be them mutant or human variety were much more likely to hold his ire. There were a few out there he very much could consider it hate. Those few he would actually enjoy gutting and allowing them to hold their own entrails as they died. Gideon had never taken pleasure in ending a life. Nope before it was simply his mission there was no emotion to be had. It was his task so he completed his task that was it for him.

He didn't need to comment he knew enough that she was simply messing with him on that comment. When she spoke again after his comment about being more bestial then she could probably ever be. "It's different to transform and take on those feelings from the animal. It's different when they are souly yours and not something influenced from an animal." He said as that was how he truly felt. Sure she would know what it was like from experienced while transformed. Gideon on the other had had them personally from his own being. "Well you were never one of the that woman's shifters she sent to me or sent me after." On occasion shifters were sent against Gideon when they were training him as a test. They wanted to see how he would do. Then as well occasionally he was sent after a shifter for what ever reason Madame Hydra decided.

He even remembered one particular shifter who he was sent after. He was told to stalk and toy with the shifter. Over a week Gideon was to track him down and subdue him. But each time his was told to then walk away he was under no circumstance to kill the shifter. On the final day of the week he remembered after subduing the shifter he was ordered to bring the shifter back in while making sure to leave a scar. So he did just that he left three parallel slash marks on the mans face, never mind the various other wounds he suffered over the week. Gideon assumes it was so that he could be sent back to the other shifters to start rumors about X-20 the secret beast none before had been allowed to see and live. It probably left the threat of being sent to X-20 and aided to him being talked about in much the same one would the bogey man.

After his comment about strength only really being valued in the wild for a leader, Kat equated life as it was now to the wild. In a sense that was true but it took more then strength in this particular wild. If it didn't then why hadn't Juggernaut taken over the world. "Yes but in this wild of mutants and non mutants, it takes more then strength to win every battle. Intelligence goes a very long way. That's why a good portion of training I am sure you received as well was on infiltration and information retrieval." All Gideon could say to the comment about the villages in Romania that had seasons for mutant hunting. "And I am sure there are places out there where the opposite is true. The world was a messed up place long before mutants even showed on the radar. All it takes is practically nothing for one group to hate another. History is littered with stories about it."

He heard her nails finally turn back to that of a normal human. Gideon never smelled this particular thing on anyone this Alpha scent. Then again it was probably only something that one registered when they viewed another as their better. Gideon hadn't ever thought of someone as his physical better. Call it being cocky or what ever he was trained and created to not think that. Sure he knew people were physically stronger then he was, that didn't mean he feared them or thought that that he stood no chance against them. Nope things that that just gave him another challenge. "But not the point. The point is if one takes time to think a stronger opponent can be taken down. All it takes is finding a weakness and exploiting it. Be it by numbers or using ones surroundings. You can consider me an Alpha if you wish I can't stop you."

She had grown silent till his question about how bad her return would be wanted. Turned out it would be pretty bad. So he listened to her talk about how she was to potentially become the next Madame Hydra. That would mean that she was more sought after by them then even he had been. But there were still factors that would have to be weighed in that.

Sure the girl before him was small in comparison to him. But at the present moment she looked about as small as the kitten whose form she had been in earlier.

"That maybe. But if she wanted to make sure none of that information was obtained she would should of attacked already. Particularly right after mall thing. This place was in chaos, unprepared. It would of been a simple matter then to swoop in and take what they wanted. Now a month as passed. She knows of the powerful telepaths that reside in this place. No offense but if they wanted all the information in your head they could of easily had it by now. Then it could of been given to SHIELD in exchange for leverage or to be over looked in this whole mutant registration mess. Any use you hold to them now is to find out how much if any of that information was obtained." He said truthfully from a strategic stand point given what resources Xavier's had to prevent information leak immediate action would of been best.

"Never mind any major move on Hydra's part to come in here would also be met with opposition from SHIELD before long. Not because SHIELD and the X Men are allies, so far they are certainly not enemies. Hydra on the other hand are SHIELDS enemy. Add in the muscle SHIELD has stationed really not that far in the grand scheme of things would certainly have to weigh heavily on the thoughts to attacking here." He understood her worry. But in all likely hood if any move was made to retrieve her, likely it would be done by sending some of her former shifter pack to retrieve her. Something small so as to draw less attention. After all that is one connection Gideon was certain that would have any draw back to them. Unlike Gideon who never had any such connection or fond memory there. Between beatings and such Kat was certain to have some fond ones of the other shifters. "I know words can't take your worry away. It will always linger there in the back of your mind. Even I worry about it. Why do you think I didn't just kill you back there. I had to make sure that if you were sent to get me back there wasn't more near by just encase."

Gideon folded his arms still leaning against the wall. He shook his head so the hair wasn't in his face. Blue eyes continued to look over the girl before him. "About your earlier statement about not knowing how to do this. The easiest way to is make friends here. Talk to your team your team leader. That's part of the point of the teams is to give you people you can ask for help when you need. Think of the team as a new pack for yourself. Isabella your team leader is a good at listening and helping." He knew Kat had been place on the Alpha's even though he was now an Omega himself. Sure Gideon didn't make friends of many here or even talk to them much. Unlike Kat Gideon didn't have the pack mentality he was the lone wolf as it went.

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Hearing only one true note









Oh the body swayed to music

XXXXXXXXX Name: Ƞarcissa "Cissa" Ƚucania
XXXXXXXXX Team: Ѻmega

XXXXXXXXXXXX Never forget who you are…
XXXXXX Never forget what you are.
XXXXXXXXXXXXXX The World surely won't…
XXXXXMake it your strength.
XXXXXXXXXXThen it can never be your weakness…
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXArmor yourself in it.
XXXXXXAnd it can never be used to hurt you…

XXXXXX Location: Academy - Cafeteria
XXXXXX Thinking: Of Blue Wretches and Borrowed Tux's






She rolled her eyes heavenward when he asked what E-Bay was…And she sighed at his inadequate knowledge of the world outside the reservation. If he weren’t so earnest about it, she would have found it annoying. But of course, she had her own ways of educating him…Which was usually a ridiculous, seriously skewed version of what she thought things to be… Not what they actually were, sad to say. “E-Bay is an online ordering…Bidding system, that sells armaments and weapons of mass destruction for a fair price to sadists and children.”

“Mostly children.”

When he commented on Emma’s outrageous level of plasticity she knew that her clever game of avoidance and omissions smoothly ran interference between herself and the native. Though while it served well to keep their words on track with the rest of the pedantic and honest world…Her witty repartee couldn’t force Aren to keep his distance… Which was almost as bad. But just as he refused to let it show, she was twice as stalwart—Expression a constant controlled mask that only broke when it contorted into pure disgust at the word ‘Ginger’.

It was common knowledge that Narcissa had a staunch vendetta against the pale, freckled, and soulless. This was not to be confused with Daywalkers—Which was the level of red head her dearest friend rest at. She actually took offense to someone else calling Kerrigan a Ginger…Unless she was the one doing the calling. “Everyone is entitled to their mistakes…Even Scooter. His Ginger-fetish is one of them he has since corrected.”

He whispered in her ear, and she remained still…Eyes holding the emotional capacity of a block of ice… They could express nothing else, couldn’t betray the shiver that went silently down her spine. Just as he couldn’t admit defeat…Neither could she. But more than that, she was his leader… And her Omega’s, despite popular belief, were not her playthings. It was deeply ingrained into her to protect them…Even if it meant protecting them from herself.

She shook her head when he offered her a test drive, a terse laugh escaping her cherry glossed lips...As if they weren’t talking about, what they were clearly talking about. “Yes…I would bloody indeed like to test drive the potential to be impaled and die…No thanks.”

Her tongue stuck out at him when Aren mentioned her shooting down his ideas…For the most part, it was nothing personal. It was…Part of what was expected of her. She was headstrong, rude, and always the one to pull the punches. He was quite right in thinking that she was just smooth enough to make Emma’s ideas look like her own…It had happened on more than one occasion.

“They’re all binty-dolts…No individual should giggle that high pitched… And bloody hell, not in packs…It’s giving me a bloody migraine..”, Narcissa complained, frowning when he laughed at her use of the word old…He knew she hated the aging process, for different reasons than one might think. He whispered against her again, and she stilled unnaturally. Refusing to accept what he’d meant by comparing her to fine wine, she laughed smoothly… “Yes. They’re good going down—But hell the morning after.”

Her eyes rolled again when he noted that if she’d been paying attention, that she’d have noticed he’d been hanging around some mopey tart…”As if I don’t have better things to do than to monitor your comings and goings…And don’t act like you’re saint red skin. God only knows what you do in your spare time.”

“On second thought…I think he deliberately avoids your spare time.”, it was irrelevant whether Aren believed in God or not…Whether she believed or not… It was simply a matter of fact that she didn’t believe him to be the chaste in the slightest. He flirted with everything that moved—Almost as naturally as some breathed. Without thought. It didn’t help that he had the good looks and roguish attitude to go with it…If he wasn’t getting any play—That was really his own fault.

She felt his fingertips under her chin, turning her eyes back towards him as she remained silent—Her foot tapping in agitation that was slowly fading at his chuckle… He toyed with the ends of her hair, as if he had the right to...But it was equally her folly for not taking several paces back. He was correct in thinking that she would glare, and glare she did. If he were anyone else, she’d have smacked his hand away and turned up the heat… “Not unless you want to be called stumpy, when I burn your foot off.”

“Miss Cyrus is your age—And One of the Jonas Brothers is older than I am. You need to watch more trashy telly.”, she informed him primly, letting his notations of what her dress would look like on the floor slide and slip away. There was no appropriate comment or response that she could make that wouldn’t make things worse.

She was always the one to draw the proverbial perfect line in the sand… And he always happily ruined it.



“You bloody think?”, the Red Queen returned to Aren with out missing a beat, her teeth clicking on the fork as she nearly bit through it. They were annoying… Narcissa didn’t like change. She didn’t like all these people invading her space whilst she was trying to hold a conversation. It was downright infuriating. “Whether it is or isn’t my thing isn’t the question…”

“Whether or not I feel the need to make a brief appearance in Chanel and make everyone else look like peasants…Now that would be a better question. It’s not mandatory from the witch.”, the blond returned easily, without pausing…Emma demanded that she assist with decorations…Not going to happen, not in a million years. But would she blaze through just to spite the woman, and most of the student population? That answer was entirely different. “I live to make the inferior weep big baby b***h tears... Or did you forget?”

She narrowed her eyes when he mentioned the word ‘borrow’. She didn’t know the meaning of the term, unless it involved an expensive rental car. Loans from Narcissa’s closet to Kerrigan turned into gifts. “Your would-be date is a wretch. You have terrible taste in female company—Aside from myself that is.”

Silently her eyes swept over him, scanning the broadness of his shoulders—Knowing his height well. She had the uncanny ability to guess sizing to a frightening accuracy… There was no way, she would allow him to go to this event in something borrowed…It was just ghastly. He mentioned…Her not wanting to be a ‘high schooler’s’ date and she ignored it. True, had he asked her, she would have said no. But not for the reasons he thought. It was best to let him think she thought it was inane…

There was no need for him to know that she’d agonized silently over every detail of her own prom…Though she’d hated the actual event…The before and after had been memorable.

“You’ll do no such thing.”, she returned to Aren sharply, referring to him trying on one of Dom’s suits, her eyes narrowing with intent—Her foot just about to kick him in the shin under the table when Roland arrived. Talk about good timing, at least in Aren’s case. Her heels were wicked. So focused on what color might look best for a tie and vest on Tiny—She needed a moment to let Paladin’s words process.

Kerrigan said yes to going to a high school prom?

Well... Bollox.

“At least you bleed red…”, she muttered under her breath to Roland, thinking back to Kerrigan’s track record…The last beau she recalled had definitely been an Alpha. She glanced at Aren when he mentioned that she would need a tailor without him…He couldn’t be serious…Was he?

For a moment she said nothing as she tugged out her phone and flipped it to the side, starting to text rather rapidly.

“I’m sure something can be arranged…A moment if you will..”, she drawled, elegant brow furrowing for a moment as she read a few things. Just as quickly as she pulled out her phone, someone pressed a kiss to her cheek. She didn’t look up to see who it was…Didn’t need to. Lillian felt…Familiar, almost like she’d just kissed herself. How strange.

Were any other Alpha to try such a thing, they’d likely have been flayed alive. But just as all of her people were…They were special cases to her temper. Lillian skipped off before she could reply... Taking some of her power with her. Catching Aren’s remark about their earlier conversation, she smirked. “If she absorbs a shifters power—She could be.”

She shook her head at Aren as he left—His words about catching a kiss later seeming to go right through her.

“You couldn’t catch a kiss if you wanted to, Tiny—But you can catch the Syph—And I know you will, because I -know- you’re off to ask a Blue Blood!”, she returned efficiently, again without looking up at her phone.

Of course he was. That’s why he hadn’t mentioned –who- it was.

Smart boy.

She gestured to Roland—Looking over the top of her phone at him before she began typing rapidly again…Taking quick, general notes. She’d already sent a quick blurb to a few of her contacts… Now she would have to play the waiting game, to see who picked up her bid first on such short notice. But for what she was offering…There shouldn’t be a problem. “Sit, love.”

“Any preference on color?”, she questioned after a moment, before she leaned back—Tossing her hair over her shoulder unthinkingly as her already cool expression seemed to chill by a few degrees. It was nothing personal…But she knew Roland less than she knew Aren…And she hadn’t quite forgotten about the incident earlier that year around Halloween…Or how, he’d used to look her on occasion, the way that one would view a ghost.

Nor had she forgotten his ways on the battlefield. Bloodthirsty...Not a bad trait, if properly controlled.

“You stew on that for a moment…” , her eyes fixed themselves on his as she smiled mirthlessly, almost innocently twirling a long strand of silken golden hair around her finger.

“Because there are rules, that we have to go over for taking my Kerrigan anywhere. All of which are summed up simply by this: If you make her unhappy in the slightest…I’ll set you on fire.”

Whether he was joking or not, Raine wouldn't be surprised to hear about people asking Feli to prom. Honestly, if no one asked her and she knew he still didn't have a date, she was considering asking him herself, though she had no idea if he would say yes or not. For some reason she had a hard time imagining him doing the whole prom "thing." Buying corsages and picking out a tie to match the color of someone's dress. The mere thought was enough to bring a smile to her lips, though she would say nothing about how it got there. At least he had confidence in himself - albeit this was sometimes his most annoying feature. But even Raine couldn't deny that he was cute, something that was constantly in the forefront of her mind when they hung out together. Why was it that she always got along so much better with cute Omega men than those on her own team? Maybe she just subconsciously wanted to elicit a fight between Cissa and herself some day - that would be the battle to end all battles. But, until that day, she just had to content herself with present company. That was something she could do.

Her cheeks flushed a familiar shade of pink when he called her out for looking at him when she thought he wasn't looking in the past, the brunette putting on a shocked face as she pressed one hand to her chest in apparent shock.

"I don't know what you're talking about. If I'm looking at you for anything, it is to express my disbelief at your inability to grasp the concept of basic organisms," she said with a chuckle. Of course, she was playing around with him. He was actually much smarter than she first gave him credit for, though he could stand to apply himself a little more. However, Raine knew more than to press him on that, as it was a moot point. He'd do what he wanted to do, and there was really nothing she could do to change that the majority of the time. It was one of the first things she realized about him when they had their first tutoring session - an incident that he would never let go. As he joked about it being a date, the brunette laughed once more, shaking her head.

"You know, I seem to remember you being the one to pay and everything, despite my attempts to. So, if anyone gave me that impression in the slightest, its your fault, Sir. And quit calling me that," she said with a soft glare, knowing that he was only called her "Brownie" to get another rise out of her. She'd not give him any other form of satisfaction in that department for the time being, though if he kept it up, she had a feeling they'd have to duke it out some day. The conversation then turned to his promotion to the Omegas, her hazel eyes sweeping over him as he implied that he still intended to hang out with her (or at least take advantage of her tutoring skills) despite their difference in teams. She smiled slightly, though it was not as wide as she was known for.

"Well, glad to know I'll still be graced with your presence from time to time." It'd be hard to judge her voice as anything but sincere, taking a seat where he indicated. He made a joke about her refusal to reveal her abilities the first time they met, the brunette tossing her head back slightly with laughter.

"If you think an extra leg is keeping me away from prom, and especially the dance floor, then you don't know me at all. And as far as admitting my powers, I never said it was hard. It was just way too good to keep you guessing and see those cute little wrinkles of frustration when I kept skirting the conversation."

The conversation turning to prom signalled an apparent change in her mood, smiling in gratitude when he said that he thought she was doing a good job avoiding the "prom mania" that was taking over some of their more weak-minded female counterparts. Of course, as he mentioned that he was planning on asking the omega leader, her eyebrows raised slightly, almost as if she were momentarily unsure of whether he was indeed kidding or not. Her head began to shake softly as he mentioned that the headmistress turned him down, a very funny mental image forming of that, knowingly fictitious, conversation.

"Oh, I had my suspicions," she said with a grin when he reaffirmed that he was just kidding about the whole situation, Raine running her fingers absentmindedly through the ends of her hair a smile forming over her features when he reaffirmed that she was useful around here after all. She shrugged softly when he mentioned that things had been quiet around here since their last mission, Raine personally enjoying the quiet. She wasn't sure she could say the same for him, but then again he could be hard to read. Either way, before she had a chance to say anything, a familiar voice caused her to perk up, twisting around in her chair to see Aren approaching them. She features slid into an involuntary smile, despite the gravity of the subject matter - it really was only a matter of time until their next disaster, but for now she was content to live in the moment.

Aren's gaze landed on her, Raine reflecting his smile as he began to speak. She felt the heat in her cheeks rising as it became ever clearer why he had apparently tracked her down, eventually ending in those words she'd been hoping to hear for weeks now.

"No, I don't have a date," she blurted out quickly, falling silent for a moment before she cleared her throat, gaze moving from the floor, where it has naturally fallen, back to the native-american before her.

"I mean, yea, I guess we could do that. You do owe me, after all." It was clear that she was trying to hide her excitement, the firefly sure that one would be able to see her heart pounding through her chest like in one of those annoying cartoons she watched when she was a kid. She realized she'd been keeping a breath held in, the brunette releasing it softly with a clearing of her throat. Girls had been following him around since they'd gotten back from their last mission, and she had to admit that she had gotten close to losing hope that he would ask her. But, patience was a virtue, and it all paid off in the end - now, she felt the need to go try on the dress she'd purchased to make sure it was indeed nice enough to be on Aren's arm. But, there would be time for that later - right now, she was still in present company, and that meant not sitting there, staring at Aren with a wide grin on her lips.

Say something!

"Well, now we just have to find Felix here a date. Have anyone in mind, Speedy?"

"Are you lost in your lies?
Do you tell yourself, 'I don't realize.'
Your crusade's a disguise.
Replaced freedom with fear,
You trade money for lives.
I'm aware of what you've done."

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Felix gave Raine a look of amused as she flushed a shade of pink that was all too familiar and brought up memories of their first meeting. Naturally Raine looked shocked and even put her hand to her chest however it was too late for Felix to unsee her blush and therefore he saw through the ruse. As she shot back at him by calling out his intelligence in jest Felix put on an unamused expression. "The lady doth protest too much me thinks. Besides the organism thing was one time okay?" At the end a smile showed that he was joking along with her and didn't think anything of her calling out his intelligence.

She laughed at his joke of their first outing together being a date and she accused him of giving her such thoughts. "Well what else was I supposed to do with you kept giving me those 'come hither' looks. Besides you were too slow and I didn't want to wait for my food any longer. I was quite famished. I mean if you were any slower you would have been standing slow. Come to think of it I think you were slow on purpose. Why would I ever quit calling you brownie? It's a compliment brownies are delicious." Giving her a look of accusation after mentioning her being slow on purpose Felix waited to hear her defense with a slightly hidden smile.

With smile Raine spoke in a sincere tone as she mentioned being glad to be graced with his presence from time to time. Shrugging Felix leaned his head back and stared down his face at her as if suspicious by her lack of a joking tone. "Well I can't leave my fans completely without my presence. I have been told it renders people speechless after all. Fear not I will be sure to fail a couple of courses for you." While it certainly started as a joke by the time it was through Felix gave no indication if it was or not.

Listening to her laughter as she returned fire in their verbal joust concerning her initial refusal to reveal to him the nature of her power. "I figured an extra leg wouldn't stop you I just had hopes that your dance partner would not have you constantly stepping on his toes. Wait sorry his or her toes. I wouldn't want to be presumptuous after all." A raised eyebrow was his initial response to her mentioning him getting cute wrinkles of frustration. "Oh it must be like the way your cheeks get that cute shade of pink when you are flustered. Which now that I think about it is quite often around me. Any particular reason why?" Giving her an interested expression he awaited her response as if it was the most interesting thing in the world.

Returning the grin offered as Raine mentioning having her suspicions of his jest. So far considering he hadn't had much contact with those of the female persuasion on the teams Felix had considered asking Raine to the prom if he decided to go. He wasn't really sure if he wanted to go however as of yet. Prom really wasn't his thing after all. Still it definitely had it's perks. Like the constant barrage of eye candy for one.

The approaching form of someone he knew to be an Omega named Aren caused Felix to raise an eyebrow and watch him approach. It was obvious his destination was the table he was sharing with Raine and considering Felix hadn't met him officially it wasn't hard to realize who he was coming to see. Unless of course Narcissa was sending him to retrieve Felix for something he had done. However last Felix checked he had been a good boy so that was unlikely. As Aren arrived he decided to comment on the last bit Felix said concerning recent events. Putting on a mock look of relief Felix grinned.

"Thank god I don't think I could take much more of this peaceful interlude." Felix didn't try to hide the fact that his statement was oozing with sarcasm though he hoped Aren didn't take it the wrong way. "It probably has something to do with the fact that we are mutants. Which makes me self conscious and curious if that makes people think I am deformed." Falling silent as the conversation turned to Raine it was now clearer than ever the reason Aren was here. While he didn't particularly like being beaten to the punch he couldn't deny how obviously giddy Raine was. Smiling never leaving his face Felix watched in mild amusement as Raine practically tripped over herself to accept his invite to the prom.

Not at all wanting to be the one to break the borderline awkward conversation Felix just stared at the two waiting for one of them to say something. As Raine mentioned finding Felix a date he gave her an 'oh really' look. "I suppose we should get the obvious out of the way I am Felix and you are Aren it is a pleasure to make your acquaintance. Now then what do you think Aren? You already snagged Brownie here for yourself and I would prefer to keep completely intact so I think Isabella is off limits. So who would you suggest? Just know that if I am risking bodily harm for an Alpha she better be very attractive." He did extend his hand long enough to shake with Aren should the native choose to do so at his short introduction but he didn't move to get up. While he certainly wasn't going to let the two people before him pick his date as a fellow man with an obvious eye for beauty Felix was willing to consider Aren's suggestions.

OOC: A blah post.

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"I see pain, I see need,
I see liars and thieves,
Abused power with greed.
I had hope, I believed,
But I'm beginning to think that I've been deceived.
You will pay for what you've done."