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Post by Avalanche on May 7, 2006 20:10:12 GMT -5
Quade had just needed to get away from everything that was surrounding him in his life. The fact that he was slowly becoming a social outcast and losing touch with everyone, the fact that he wasn't really sure what to think about anything anymore, and the fact that he was slowly ruining his life.
Taking on his dragon form, he had gone off into the Redwood Forest. It was the perfect place, as there were not very many people there, so he should be able to get away from distractions.
Wearing a pair of slightly ripped jeans, a gray t-shirt, and a pair of brown converse shoes, he transformed from his dragon form, he took a seat on a nearby rock, running a hand through his hair.
((I hope it won't be too hard to come up with an excuse for him to be there.))
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Post by Zeb on May 7, 2006 20:22:41 GMT -5
"I said no Adam. Leave me alone now, okay?"
The desprate plea came from a tall, skinny, dark haired teen who had just jerked his arm from the vice grip of another male. The other was big, much bigger than the dark haired boy, and older too, at least five years.
"Come on, now, Zebby. You miss us. You know you do." The man purred, recapturing the boy and jerking him so that his face was inches away. A look of fear passed over the teen's face; his complexion had already paled considerably.
"Adam, please, let me go..." He whimpered, twisting in the mans grip, and yelping as he was thrown against a tree and held there by the man, Adam.
"You cost us money, boy. Thank god I tracked you down. I need you to fund-"
"You're addictions, Adam?" The boy broke in, wincing as he was pressed harder against the tree.
"But of course." The man wrinkled his brow, touching the boy's face. Zeb, as if he hadn't been expecting it, flinched away. "Blind, are you, boy? Well, that'll cost us a bit, but no matter. Money's money."
"Adam, please..." He turned his head, trying to get away. "I don't want to hurt you..."
"Hurt me? You can't hurt me."
/Smack/
Zeb was down on the ground, holding his cheek, as Adam stared down at him. "Go ahead, scream. There's no one out here to help you, boy. Just you and me. How's that for irony?"
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Post by Avalanche on May 7, 2006 20:35:00 GMT -5
As Quade was sitting on the rock in the woods, he heard a noise to the left. Look in this direction, he saw two boys, one seeming to be on the verge of physically attacking the other, though he wasn't close, so he couldn't exactly tell.
Getting off the rock, Quade edged closer, the conversation between the two becoming clearer as he did. It sounded like they were, or had been, in some sort of relationship. Quade hated not knowing the whole story.
As he got closer he saw, and heard, the obviously stronger boy hit the other. This wanted to make Quade stab the boy, though that would cause more problems then it would solve. Deciding that he could risk his secrets being discovered, he turned back to the rock he was sitting on. Rising his hand to it, a green glow surrounded it, as always happens when he is using his ability.
The rock drifted over to stop about three feet above the stronger male. "Do it again, see what happens, " he said, rubbing his tounge over his teeth, his mouth closed.
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Post by Zeb on May 7, 2006 20:41:00 GMT -5
Adam turned to stare coldly at the new arrival. "Who are you and why is it any of your damn buissiness if I hit one of my sl*ts?" He growled, glancing up at rock and then back at this new boy.
"I am not yours anymore, Adam!" Zeb said, staggering to his feet.
"Shut up, who*e." The man reached out to slap the dark haired boy again, but, surprisingly, his blow was batted away by the blind teen. Zeb gripped Adam's wrist loosely; suddenly, the older male was gone. The dark haired teen collapsed to his knees, hanging his head and putting his hands to his face.
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Post by Avalanche on May 7, 2006 20:49:26 GMT -5
Quade watched the scene, not sure whether to interfere or just watched, though he decided against interfering after a couple of seconds.
He sent the rock into a million pieces, seeing as it was no longer any use to him. He watched as the boy who seemed to have been in trouble came back in a sense.
As the boy dissappeared, Quade was taken back, and took a step back, though went over to the boy and wrapped his arm around his shoulder. "You're a mutant, aren't you?"
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Post by Zeb on May 7, 2006 20:55:18 GMT -5
The dark haired boy flinched in surprise as the other touched him; he hadn't been expecting it. His shoulders shook with the tears that dripped from his eyes. "Y-Yes..." He stammered, "My god, I can't believe I'm crying. I'm such a damn wuss..." He feverishly whiped his eyes; not just to rid his face of the tears, but to mask the embarassed blush that had risen to his cheeks.
The boy sat back, no longer balanced just on his knees. "Thank you... for helping me I mean..."
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Post by Avalanche on May 7, 2006 20:58:53 GMT -5
Quade had no clue how the other boy was going to react once he touched him. He looked at the boy. Although he was dying to know the details about what was happening, he decided against asking him just yet.
As the boy sat back, Quade did the same, though he did not take his arm out from around him. "I am too, don't worry, " he told him. Watching the boy. " No you're not a wuss, just emotional, which isn't a bad thing, don't worry. I'm Quade."
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Post by Zeb on May 7, 2006 21:03:30 GMT -5
"Zeb." He said softly, letting Quade keep his arms around him. His eyes were a soft gray color, staring straight ahead, though not seeming to be looking at anything. Tears trickled down his still pale face. "He's done so much worse than this in the past; I don't know why I'm crying about it now." He laughed uncomfortably, "I'm sorry, I'm dumping my troubles on you. I'm sure you don't need them." He hugged his knees, bringing them to his chest. "And I wasn't worried that you weren't a mutant. I knew you were."
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Post by Avalanche on May 8, 2006 16:33:19 GMT -5
"Zeb, " Quade said, softly as it ha dbeen said. " Very interesting name, " he told the other boy. He liked the name. Sort of a future-like name, yet not completely out there.
"Don't worry about it, " he told him when he said he was dumping his problems on him. He had decided it would be best to not reply to the remark about the other boy doing worse. "Yeah, I guessed my rock display kind of gave it away, he said, laughing a bit. " Not to get in your personal buisiness too much, but just to clear my mind, you're gay, right?"
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Post by Zeb on May 8, 2006 16:40:25 GMT -5
Zeb chuckled softly. "Its short for Zebulan, but I'm not going to go around telling people to call me that, am I?" He smiled softly. Turning his head to Quade's general direction, he pushed his hair out of his eyes. "Not your rock display; I can't see that." He said, blinking his soft gray, sightless eyes, "I'm blind. But you give off an aura that I can sense. I also read your mind when I heard you speak; I had to make sure you didn't mean me any harm."
After a pause, Zeb nodded. "Yes, I am. That guy, Adam... I guess you could say that he helped me discover that fact about myself. Him and two other men, back when I was fifteen..." His voice trailed off, and he grinned. "You know, I don't mind if you ask about him. I know you want to."
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Post by Avalanche on May 8, 2006 18:33:40 GMT -5
"Zebulan, " he said, once again out loud. "Not an ordinary name, " he told Zeb. "Though, I can't really say anything. Not many people can say their name is Quade, " he said, "well - not that I know of."
"Oh, " he said, immediately feeling guilty. " I'm sorry. I...I couldn't really tell, " he said, as this was the best excuse he could come up with at the moment in time. "Wait, so you can sense whether someone is a mutant or not, " he asked, amazed. He had met very few mutants who had this gift.
"Nah, I really don't want to know, " he said, though he wasn't completely convinced. "So, erm, what powers do you have, " he asked. " I can turn into a dragon, roughly the size of a cheetah, I am a sorcerer, and I can see into the future, " he told him.
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Post by Zeb on May 8, 2006 20:38:57 GMT -5
Zeb laughed. "No, I can't say Quade is too common either. I think my parents were drunk when they named me. Either that or /Daddy dearest/ had something to do with that." For a moment, the seventeen-year-old's face darkened, his words turned venomous; they changed back a second later. "Don't worry about it. Not many people realize I'm blind because I get around so well." He paused.
"Well... I guess you can say I read the energy of an object. Mutants have a different residual energy than humans or animals. As for my powers, I manipulate energy, which helps me see your energy, and I'm telekenetic." He blushed slightly, "You know, its not good to lie to a psychic, Quade. I don't read peoples minds without permission, but yours is just screaming questions at me. Ask away; you deserve to know. You did help me anyway."
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Post by Avalanche on May 8, 2006 20:46:44 GMT -5
Quade laughed at the boy's comment of his parents' soberity while naming him. "Well, beggars can't be choosers, " he said, a frown on his face for a breif second. "Wow, reading energy? That must have taken a lot of practice? Or was it a gift you were born talented at? That's how it was with my dragon form."
"Honestly, I really don't want to talk about... Adam, was it, " he told him. "So, once again, not to pry, what did your parents do when they found out you were a mutant?"
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Post by Zeb on May 8, 2006 20:53:09 GMT -5
"My parents still don't know. Well... technically, my biological father does. My biological mother is dead, along with my 'father', and my step father doesn't want me." Zeb shrugged, seeming to not care, "I aquired my abilities when I was about fifteen and a half. My father helped me master them around six months ago. Then I was blinded, so I have to start training myself all over again." He grunted, "And don't feel as if your prying, Quade."
After a few moments, its was Zeb's turn to ask a question. "Who are you with? Xavier's?"
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Post by Avalanche on May 8, 2006 20:58:26 GMT -5
"Wow, there's a story, " he told him, though Quade still felt as though he were prying in to this stranger's life, though since he apparently had no intentions on stoppin him, who was he to be a kid?
"Yeah, I'm with Xaviers. Two years almost, though I'm not really sure it's where I could be. I was sort of forced there by my parents. Once they found out I was a mutant, they sent me off. I had suspected I was one for quite a few years, though didn't tell them until I was fifteen, I am sixteen now. They were more accepting then I thought they would be.
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Post by Zeb on May 8, 2006 21:03:08 GMT -5
"I was there for awhile. Maybe a year at the most. But they couldn't help me." Zeb chuckled, "So I went to my father, and he helped me. Now I work for him, recruiting other members to our team and causing general..." He let his voice trail off, tilting his head downward as if ashamed.
"Havoc."
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Post by Avalanche on May 9, 2006 15:36:33 GMT -5
"Well, as much fun as that sounds, " he started. " You don't sound to happy with it, at leas that's how it comes off to me, though I might be wrong."
(sorry, it's very short. )
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Post by Zeb on May 9, 2006 16:12:17 GMT -5
"I've killed people. On purpose. Men, who have families; wives and children who love them. Just because my father told me to." He shooking his head, laughing uncomfortably, "I'm ashamed of what I've become, Quade; I'm sure you'd be too if you'd sunk this low. I used to dream of being the hero, now all I am is some damn criminal..."
He shook his head. "I let people have too much influence over me. Adam, Essex, everyone... I'm sorry. I'm babbling."
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Post by Avalanche on May 9, 2006 16:37:52 GMT -5
"If you're not happy with it. Change it, " he told him. He really couldn't understand why he was still doing what his father told him. Killing people? It just didn't make any sense to Quade, though there were a lot fo things he didn't understand.
((Gah, short! Again. )
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Post by Zeb on May 9, 2006 16:42:07 GMT -5
"Change is not something thats going to happen too soon. I'm in too deep, like I was with Adam. I guess I just have to hope the police with arrest me; thats how I got out last time." He paused, "You think its weird I still listen to my father? Our relationship is less than the ideal father-son relationship. When I came home, with a bullet in my shoulder, and said I'd killed about twenty or so cops, he said he was proud of me." Again, Zeb was quiet, seemingly pondering things.
"I may share his DNA, but I am far different than he."
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