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Early Morning Lounging
Topic Started: Nov 6 2006, 10:17 PM (909 Views)
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3:30

The soft tick of the minute hand moving to the six caused Shayna to glance up from her book, her midnight blue eyes bright and alert despite the early morning hours. Have I really been reading for two hours now? she wondered to herself. Provided that the clock wasn't off, then the answer to her question was "yes". A slight smile crossed her features as the remarks from her house-mates rang through her ears; all critisism for always being up so early.

They had no idea.

Usually when said remarks were made, it was after just discovering that the teen had woken up at 7 AM. She wondered what they'd say about waking up three and a half hours earlier, but decided they didn't need to know. After all, this was her peace time. She truly did love each of the Brotherhood members in her own way, but she also enjoyed the silence that was normally impossible to find during the day with everyone running wild.

The soft sound of the second hand making it's way about the clock face soothed her, and she took the time to switch her position on the couch so that she was sprawled on her stomach, one foot suspended in the air as it swayed lightly in time with the ticking. Her head was proped up on one arm with the book proped up on the arm of the couch. Her raven hair hung in small sections on either side of her face while the majority of it flowed nicely on her back. Her only source of light was a gentle glow coming from her neck. Absentmindedly, she raised a hand to touch the light source, giving a soft sigh as her fingertips caressed the smooth stone about her neck. The Astraea Stone. She lowered her hand back to the couch so as to not block her light, though her mind was far from the book she was reading. This had been happening a lot lately; she found herself unable to concentrate. A very strange thing for her. Truthfully, most of her thoughts as of late had been focused on her house-mates, but she also found her thoughts straying to herself; namely her powers and the stone which allows her to have control over them. Many a time she found herself up on the roof, debating whether or not it was a good thing to stay with the Brotherhood for fear of putting them in harms way. But every time she would get it in her mind set to leave for their sakes...she couldn't. They were the closest thing to a family she ever had, and she wasn't about to give that up. Not yet.

Shayna was so focused on her thoughts that she failed to notice the figure standing in the doorway, and nearly jumped out of her skin when she heard a voice say, "I know you're an early bird, but this is a little too early even for you, Shay."
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It was Lance stood in the doorway, with a cup in his hand. He was still half asleep, and looking down at the ground he pushed his hair away from his eyes, and spoke again, ''so wot u up 2 this time Shay?'' he raised his head rubbed his left eye and looked at Shay.
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A smirk graced her lips as Shayna glanced up at the drowzy mutant in the door way as she slowly slipped from the couch to walk up to him. "I could ask you the same thing, Lance," she said playfully; not a rare thing, but Shayna and play didn't exactly go hand in hand. Except, of course, when it came to the bozos she lived with...and even more so when it came to Lance or Pietro. "You're never up this early. Something up?" Though the tone of her voice was casual and conversational, it was clear that Shayna was genuinely concerned. She knew that money troubles were always a big stress on everyone, but Lance especially always seemed to take it on himself to try and get everyone through. It was truly admirable, and one of the many reasons he was one of the people she got along the best with out of the Brotherhood. The other person she really liked was Pietro, and that was just because of his unique personality that she constantly struggled to figure out. And of course, those two were the most amusing when they fought. (XP)

Once again getting lost in thought, she failed to notice the raised eyebrow that the older mutant gave her, and only looked up when he cleared his throat.

"Sorry Lance," she said sheepishly, shaking her head lightly. "My thoughts ran off with me again. Did you say something?"
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Lance went and sat down on the couch and pushed his hair behind his ears, ''yere I’m trying to think of a way to end our money problems, the last bill was huge, and this is the only time I can actually have some peace to think,'' he looked down at the floor then looked back up at Shay, ''so wot about u?''
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Shayna smiled a small, almost sad smile at the mention of the bills. "Actually, I'd been thinking about the same thing, among a few others." She leaned up against the wall, her eyes dark yet not unhappy. "I suppose you could say I've been thinking a lot about...well, all of us." She didn't want to go deeper than that, and even though she had been asked before (for similar conversations had occured) she never told any of them her exact fears. Both Lance and Pietro had gotten a lot more out of her than Fred or Todd, and even Wanda was able to get further than most. Still, Shay's main reason for keeping the things to herself that she does is only out of protection. She knows that they all have enough to worry about and the last thing she wants is to put her own fears on their shoulders.

She looked at Lance for a long moment before softly saying, "Lance...if there's anything I can do to help...I'd be more than happy to. Maybe I could try to get a job somewhere to help out. I know it probably won't be anywhere near Bayville since I doubt many people would hire a mutant...but maybe in a nearby town or something. As much as I hate to admit it, stealing just isn't cutting it anymore." She paused a moment to idly twirl a stray strand of her dark hair around her finger before continuing. "I think I can cover the heat and water bills even if the city shuts them off." With a small smirk, the Astrea stone around her neck glowed briefly and the next sound that met Lance's ears was that of the furnace turning on. "Food's a bit of a different issue, but with a job bringing in extra cash, I think we might actually be able to pull it off. What do you think?"
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Lance looked back down at the floor again, and then looked back up and smiled, ''look the last thing I want is for you to go job hunting especially with all the mutant haters out there,'' he got off the couch and walked over to Shay, ''and anyway you don’t have to worry about us it's only money and we will find a way out, we always do'' Lance went and stood by the door, and looked at Shay, ''are you sure that’s all that’s on your mind''?
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There was a pause.

"I..." began Shay, turning from the calm collected teen she was into a nervous, almost shy girl in about two seconds. "No," she said at last. "That's...that's about it."

She walked back to grab her book, hating the constant mental battle she went through when it came to opening up to people. While most of the time she enjoyed time to herself, there were days where she found herself desperately wanting to just stay home...hang out with the guys (and Wanda of course ^_^) and just be a part of...the crazy, insane, wonderful family that was the Brotherhood. Of course, part of the problem right there was the tension that always seemed to be around each other. Playful torture and pranks were fine, but the true awkward feeling that sometimes came over the members of the household was what really bothered Shay. She remembered how strange things were after Lance joined the X-men so long ago...and she remembered how high tensions were after Pietro joined Magneto. Hell, it was still there even now. She had always wanted to talk to him about it, but she didn't see Pietro as the "open" type, and she certainly didn't think that he'd talk seriously to her even if she did offer. As for when Lance joined the X-Men...well, she understood his reasons and respected his choice despite her own personal feelings. Even though Mystique and Magneto and (recently) Pietro tried and in some cases continue to try to claim the title of "leader", they'll never compare to Lance. All of us, even Pietro deep down I think, knows that Lance has always been and will always be our leader. He's the one who's earned our trust, respect, and loyalty and has showed us the same qualities. He's always been the one to pull everyone through, even when things looked impossible. Mystique and Magneto...ha! As if they ever really cared. Pietro... Shayna paused in her thoughts, her forehead scrunching slightly in thought. She saw it as...complicated. Deep down, she feels that Pietro really does care about all of them, he just wants Magneto to look at him as a person instead of just a tool so badly that, well, he sometimes forgets. Truth be told, Shayna bares no ill will against Pietro for what he's done. She understands that desire to please someone so hard...and yet it never seems to be enough...

She failed to realize that she was digging her nails into her book until Lance voiced his confusion and slight concern. "Hey...you okay?"

Shay looked up at Lance for a long moment. Instead of answering his question, she instead chose to say, "I...I think I'm going to go make some tea. Did you want some?"
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Lance looked at Shay, ''look I know your worried about something, come on you can tell me, trust me I wont tell the others if you don’t want me to,'' Lance was really starting to worry about Shay, he know something was up, but could not understand why she wouldn't tell him.
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Shay looked over at her housemate and was hit with a twinge of guilt for not being able to open up to him. She knew he was just trying to help her out, and truth be told it meant the world to her. This was really the first time she'd be asked exactly what was on her mind and had it been so strongly pressed. With a gentle sigh she walked up to Lance, her eyes with a very gentle gleam in them.

"Lance...do you ever think of your past often? Do you ever look back and see how things were back then and compare it to how things are now?"
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Lance looked down and looked back up at Shay ‘‘sometimes but not a lot my past... well it's one I would rather forget, I mean when my mum and dad put me into a foster home...I I,'' he stopped and looked down a tear was forming in his eye he rubbed his eye and said ''yere I do, do you?''
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Shay looked at Lance, genuine sympathy in her eyes as she felt her own eyes stinging with tears that she refused to let form...let alone fall. "...Yeah...see the reason I asked..." She looked down at the floor, starting to regret ever bringing it up as the painful memories of her own past raced uncontrollably through her head. Giving it a firm shake, she looked back up. "I...I'm sorry...I shouldn't have said anything. It's no big deal, anyway. Just...that's what I've been thinking about lately." She added, "In answer to your previous question, I mean." She drew a deep breath and let it out as a shaky sigh. "But I suppose...there's not much we can really do about it, is there?" She was half tempted to inquire more about his past, but the last thing she wanted was to bring about more painful memories. For the longest time she had wondered just what her housemates had gone through before they became the infamous Brotherhood of Mutants...and even found herself wishing they could all just sit down one evening and just...talk. Let everything out and offer comfort when needed. That's what a family does...isn't it? she wondered privately. Looking back up at Lance, she gave a very small smile. "Well...this certainly has been a fun morning, wouldn't you say?" she asked lightly, trying to relieve some of the tension in the room.
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Lance know Shay was really upset about something but he knew what it was like not wanting to talk to people about stuff, 'Shay look if ever u want to sit down sometime and just talk about the past and stuff, it's fine with me, I mean well… we are like the closest thing we all have to family ''.
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Shay's eyes went slightly wide with surprise before a very true smile graced her lips. She came up and put a sisterly hand on Lance's shoulder and smiled as she said, "Lance...you guys ARE my family."
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Lance looked surprised, and almost jumped he had never seen Shay like this before, he smiled and put his hand on her shoulder, ''yere I guess we all are each others family,'' lance took his hand off her shoulder, and looked down at the ground and then looked back up and smiled.
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Shay returned his smile with one of her own before playfully tugging on a strand of his brown hair. "So, what are your plans for today? Are you going on another date with Kitty?" At the last remark, she batted her eyes mockingly, but not cruely so. It was a common household joke to constantly taunt Lance about the young X-man...woman. (:P) Especially when they were constantly breaking up only to turn around and get back together. Actually, though Shay would never admit it aloud...teasing Lance was really fun; be it about Kitty or Pietro stealing his jeep, or even small things like the fact that his helmet that looks a bit like an upside down fruit bowl (just teasing, there. None of this is thought with ill will).
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