Levi, Bobby and Rebekah
Levi heard Rebekah's distressed scream through his head and he got up from his chair, running out of the room and heading for Logan's room, just as Bobby appeared.
"Why haven't they gone back for her?" was Levi's greeting as Bobby followed him.
"I don't know."
Bobby ran in front of him and opened the door to Logan's room.
"Where the f*ck is Rebekah?" Bobby asked.
~*~*~*~
Rebekah winced as she rolled over, aching all over.
Logan & Rex.
Logan looked up blearily, then returned to the contemplation of the end of his cigar.
"Where do ya think, kid?"
There were two crates of bottles that once contained alcohol next to his bed. Logan might not have been able to get drunk, but he'd been trying damn hard to. The air of his room was foggy with the smoke of the cigars he'd been smoking all night and into the day, since they'd come back from the failed mission.
~*~*~*~
Rex smiled to himself and got out of bed, heading for the shower.
Levi
"Are you going to get her?" Levi questioned, looking rather stressed.
~*~*~*~
Elijah groaned as he walked into the mansion, heading for the professor's office.
God, why had he had so much to drink?
This was all Dom's fault.
Logan & Xavier.
Logan chuckled slightly.
"Oh, we would, if we could find her. The building they were in is empty. Was empty in half an hour. Like no one had even been there in the first place."
He drew back on his cigar, brooding.
"There were cobwebs and dust and everything. You could still smell them, but otherwise...empty. They didn't leave a calling card or forwarding address, so you tell me how we're meant to find her, when the prof spent all last night searching for her and him on Cerebro?"
~*~*~*~
Xavier looked up as Elijah knocked on the door.
"Come in, Mr Wood."
Levi and Bobby
Levi didn't answer and just left.
Bobby fidgeted then sketched a salute, and followed after him.
~*~*~*~
Elijah entered the room careful not to do anything that would disrupt his head.
"I'm really sorry, I hope I didn't cause too much trouble."
Xavier.
"He's down in the medlabs, I'll get one of our students to escort you down there," Xavier said.
He asked for Jubilee to come in.
"Yo, Professor..."
Jubilee stopped chewing her gum and stared at Elijah, then made a sort of suppressed squeal of shock and joy.
Elijah
"Hi," Elijah said, trying to sound polite.
"Sorry, I'm hung over. Could you show me the medlabs please?"
Xavier, Jonothon & Octavian.
Xavier started to do his work again, pen scratching over the paper.
"Thank you, Jubilee."
"Sure the Doc can give you something, he's whiz at that," Jubilee said, then led him down to the medlabs.
"LET ME THE F*CK OUT, YOU BIG BLUE BUGGERING BASTARD! WHAT THE F*CK IS THIS, SOME SORT OF CONCENTRATION SODDING CAMP?! SWEAR TO GOD, YOU'RE ALL GOING TO REGRET THIS! I'LL GO TO THE BRITISH CONSULATE! YER ALL IN SO MUCH F*CKING TROUBLE, MATES!"
"Yeah, someone sounds pissed," Jubilee said, then opened the medlabs. Hank looked up and blinked, a sort of dazed look on his face.
"Yo, Doc."
"I SWEAR to GOD when I get out of these, I'm going to blow yer all to kingdom bloody come, yer wankers!"
Jonothon tugged at the wrist restraints and glared, his flames sparking around the edges of his bandages and giving his face an eerie glow. Octavian giggled softly, lying back on one of the hospital beds, hand trailing towards the floor and swinging gently.
"I never heard such a command of profanity for quite a while. Must just be a Cockney thing."
"Sodding well bite me, yer toffenosed pansy arsed nancy boy!"
"Well, there's no need to be rude about it," Octavian said.
Bobby
Bobby entered the medlabs and perched himself on Octavian's bed, a hand gently running through the other teen's hair.
"Feeling better? And can I just say... Jono is a master at swearing? I could hear it as soon as the elevator got down here."
Elijah looked a little taken aback, and like he was in severe pain as he quickly reversed the work he had inadvertently done the night before.
Jonothon & Octavian.
Jonothon blinked slightly as his memory was restored to him. He looked at Hank.
"Mind getting me out of these now? And still don't think it was sodding necessary."
Hank came forward and let him go. Jonothon massaged his wrists as he got off the bed.
" I `ope someone got me guitar."
"Yes, someone got your guitar," Octavian said.
"And it wasn't broken, and no one played it so you can't say it's been raped, you paranoid Cockney riffraff."
"Bite me."
Octavian turned his head and nuzzled Bobby's palm gently.
"Yes, I'm fine. Dr McCoy's just...paranoid. The scalp wound healed up quickly, and the concussion is now over. No muss, no fuss, quick healing doing all the work."
"Where's Bek?" Jonothon asked suddenly in a quiet, almost dead voice.
Bobby, Khaos and Rebekah
Bobby kissed Octavian's forehead.
"Good."
He put an arm around Octavian gently.
Elijah had tactfully slipped out.
~*~*~*~
Khaos yawned slightly and realised something was slightly askew.
Oh Goddess *dammit*. She clicked and brought Rebekah back to the mansion.
~*~*~*~
Rebekah looked dazedly up at the mansion, then slumped onto the ground, blood staining her legs.
Jonothon.
Jonothon's head snapped up, and then he took off. He ran past Elijah, black coat flapping slightly around his legs as his strides lengthened.
"Bek!"
Elijah
Elijah groaned loudly as Jono knocked him.
Oh God, his head.
He hated all British people at this time.
Especially a certain hobbit looking one.
How much had he had to drink? He couldn't quite remember past the third tequila.
Oh God, even thinking about it made him want to hurl.
Jonothon.
Jonothon dropped to his knees next to Bek, and lifted her carefully into his arms after draping his jacket around her shoulders.
"Oh, Luv..."
He started back towards the medlabs, ignoring Elijah on his way back, walking more slowly but still quickly.
Bobby
Bobby was in the process of massaging Octavian when Jono walked in with Rebekah.
"Well, good news is, Bek's back."
Octavian & Jonothon.
"She was gone?" Octavian inquired sleepily, head resting on his folded arms.
"Hank!"
Hank came out and helped Jonothon put Bek on a medlab examining table.
"Oh my stars and garters..."
Bobby and Rebekah
Bobby rubbed Octavian's shoulders gently, then placed a kiss between the other teen's shoulder blades.
Rebekah let out a pained moan as she was moved.
"Yeah, didn't you know? Oh yeah, I suppose you wouldn't. When they went to get you guys, Rebekah stayed behind in exchange for Jono."
Jonothon & Octavian.
"Oh god," Jonothon said in a choked voice, feeling guilt consume him.
He felt like he was staring into an abyss of depression, just one push away from falling into it and never coming out. The last time it had been this bad was...just after he found out what he'd done to Gail when his powers manifested.
"Way to be tactful and subtle, Bobby," Octavian said, and wriggled slightly to encourage the massage to continue.
Bobby and Rebekah
"Hmm, well, there's not really a nice way to put it," Bobby said, continuing to rub Octavian's back.
Rebekah's eyes fluttered open.
"Jono?"
Jonothon & Octavian.
"God, Bek, you should have left me," Jonothon said.
"I'm not worth this."
Hank went and got some heavy duty painkillers and a glass of water for Rebekah.
"See, there's this thing called love, and it makes people do ridiculous things," Octavian said.
God, did he know.
Rebekah
Rebekah smiled weakly at Jono.
"You are to me."
She took his hand slowly.
"I love you."
Jonothon & Octavian.
"If I'd been conscious, I would have had summat to say about it!" Jonothon said heatedly.
Hank coughed slightly to gain Rebekah's attentions, handing her the pills and water.
"Mmmm, Bobby," Octavian purred.
Rebekah
Rebekah took the pills and washed them down with the water.
"I'm sorry," she said softly.
"There was no other choice."
Jonothon.
"Yes there was. Leaving me and keeping yerself safe," Jonothon said.
"Bek..."
Rebekah
"No."
Rebekah looked at him through tear filled eyes.
"I was not going to let you stay there. I could not do that, you should know that about me by now."
Octavian & Jonothon.
Hank tactfully disappeared into his office.
"I have a suggestion, Bobby," Octavian said.
"Let's move this to your bedroom. With the bed."
"Bek, I would rather I be there then you be hurt," Jonothon said stubbornly.
Bobby and Rebekah
"Tally ho!" Bobby said cheerfully, hoisting Octavian over his shoulder, a sheet covering any parts that people in the mansion might not want to be subjected with straight after breakfast.
He left the medlabs and headed for his room.
Rebekah turned away from Jono.
"I'm sorry."
Octavian & Jonothon.
Octavian chuckled and reached down grope Bobby's ass casually.
"Yes, indeed."
"Oh, Bek...I'm not mad at yer."
Jonothon rubbed his hand over his face.
Bobby and Rebekah
Bobby laughed and opened the door to his room.
Rebekah closed her eyes slightly.
"I'm sorry," she said again.
Octavian & Jonothon.
Octavian closed his eyes for a moment in pain.
Why didn't Bobby love him? Why couldn't he have the courage to tell Bobby how he felt? Because then Bobby would get all self conscious and even this was better then nothing.
He laughed as Bobby dumped him on the bed and reached up to kiss him.
Jonothon sighed, and ran his fingers through her hair softly.
"I'm not angry at yer. I'm angry at this whole great big bollocks up."
Bobby and Rebekah
Bobby leant down and kissed Octavian gently.
"Hmm, roll over with your sweet sweet can."
Rebekah bit her lip.
"I just didn't want to leave you there."
Octavian & Jonothon.
Octavian obediently did so, resting his head on his arms.
"Talented hands. Good hands."
"See, we feel the same way."
Jonothon nodded slightly.
"Neither of us wants to see the other one in that situation, ever."
Rebekah
Rebekah sighed slightly.
"I just... I love you, and I couldn't lose you like..."
Jonothon.
"You won't. I'm pretty indestructible," Jonothon said.
"If I didn't die when my powers kicked in, I'm probably not gonna die from most things. I love you too, Bek, and I hate seeing you come back like this. And this time, it's my fault again."
Rebekah
"My choice. Not your fault."
Rebekah weakly squeezed his hand.
"Besides, I get painkillers. That is a plus, oui?"
Jonothon.
"Bek..."
Jonothon squeezed her hand back gently and shook his head.
Rebekah
Rebekah looked at him and smiled properly.
"Yes? I know, I'm lovely. Even looking like this, I still look awesome."
Jonothon.
"Always lovely to me," Jonothon said and brushed her hand over his bandages.
"How yer feeling?"
Rebekah
"Not as bad as last time," Rebekah said honestly.
"I'll survive. I'm a trooper."
Jonothon.
"I wish you wouldn't do stuff like that," Jonothon said.
"Get better, orright?"
Rebekah
"Jono, like it or not, I love you."
Rebekah shrugged.
"It happens."
Jonothon.
"Oh bollocks," Jonothon said in frustration.
"I just can't say this right, can I?"
Rebekah
"Ok," Rebekah said.
"Look, here's a deal. You don't lose your memory again and call me horrible names, and I'll try not to make foolish decisions. Which, by the way, didn't seem so foolish at the time. At the time, it did make perfect sense."
Jonothon.
"I am SO sorry about that, luv," Jonothon said.
"When I got out of the hospital...I was a right arrogant moody bastard."
Rebekah
"So, what changed?" Rebekah joked.
She squeezed his hand.
"I know that wasn't your fault, don't stress over it. Besides, I'm willing to put up with a lot from you. I think it has something to do with the fact that I love you. A lot. Like you know, more than a friend. Not that I love all my friends, because Bobby..."
Jonothon.
"One day, I'm going to hit him so hard, hell go through a bloody wall," Jonothon said.
"I love you too, pet."
Rebekah
"My hero," Rebekah cooed, fluttering her eyelashes.
"Let us fly into the sunset!"
Jonothon.
"Yer bonkers, but I love yer anyway," Jonothon said.
"Sometimes I really worry about yer grip on reality..."
Rebekah
"Lovely, Jono, remember? I thought we went through this."
Rebekah smiled cheekily.
"And you never worried about my `grip' before. I always remember you quite liking it."
Jonothon.
"We'll talk more about that when yer feeling better," Jonothon said.
"Do yer need to sleep? Want me ter stay?"
Rebekah
"No, I want you to go so I can seduce Dr McCoy. Of course I want you to stay, you silly sexy British man."
Rebekah smiled faintly.
Jonothon.
"Alright."
Jonothon dragged up a chair and sat next to her.
"You need to get some rest. Heal and the like."
Rebekah
"And you need to take your pants off."
Rebekah rolled over so she was facing him and entwined their fingers.
"But you don't hear me ordering you about."
Jonothon.
"Dr McCoy's in his office," Jonothon said.
"I think he's already scarred enough by Bobby, Julie and Tav's antics."
Rebekah
Rebekah feigned innocence.
"I wasn't suggesting you take your pants off for my benefit. I just thought it might be more comfortable for you. I'm innocent. Pure as the driven snow. Virgin."
She looked a little shy.
"Could you... just hold me?"
Jonothon.
"Loony."
Jonothon took off his boots and slid in carefully next to her.
Rebekah
Rebekah rested her head on his chest, running a hand over his face gently.
"Lovely," she yawned.
Jonothon.
"Yer a difficult woman," Jonothon said.
"Go ter sleep."
Rebekah
"Oh, well if I'm so difficult... tell me a story. Involving a man named Jono and his naked body."
Rebekah closed her eyes.
Jonothon.
"No."
Jonothon ran his fingers through her hair gently.
Rebekah
"Why not? I'd tell you a story about me."
Rebekah pouted.
"I can start if you like... once there was a man named Jono. He was bitter and British and he played guitar. He had a terrier named Jack when he was a kid. He liked to walk around pantsless, which suited his girlfriend just fine. Pants were useless. Simply got in the way of things. So, naked Jono was walking around, continually getting the words `loony' and `lovely' mixed up, much to his beautiful girlfriend's dismay. Because she was lovely. According to everyone, she had fantastic tits."
Jonothon.
"You seem to be doing well."
Jonothon nuzzled her neck lightly.
"Go on then."
Rebekah
Rebekah kissed his cheek.
"Well, his girlfriend, let's call her Rebekah lovely, she was very pretty. And everyone wanted to have sex with her. Even though she was so pure and innocent. Everyone was jealous of Jono, the naked man because she was so lovely. But all the women were jealous of Rebekah lovely for having the well endowed naked Jono. Jono definitely knew what to do with it. Sometimes Jono got a little confused and called Rebekah lovely bonkers, but she knew that he couldn't mean it... not with tits like hers. She loved Jono, let's call him Jono naked, with all of her heart. Jono naked, however, was a bit of a grumbly bum sometimes, and when she told him to stop letting her babble, he didn't, because he was a bum."
Jonothon.
"I think you're cute when you babble. And I'm not homeless."
Jonothon's eyes twinkled slightly.
"And it's called bitter rage, not being a grumbly bum. And yer are a barking loony. But I love yer anyway."
Rebekah
"Jono naked had many little habits. He liked to slap her with his naked... appendage, whenever he felt like it. Rebekah lovely was so patient, she put up with this habit, because she was so well fu * nothing. A horrible, mean American bastard kid, named Bobby craphead, always said she was appendage whipped, but this was not true. Jono naked didn't whip her, he just sorta slapped. There's a difference, you see."
Rebekah smiled and looked like she was going to continue.
"Jono naked also liked to do this thing to distract Rebekah lovely from her homework. He'd put his fingers in places that are considered slightly private. However, Rebekah lovely liked his. Except when she didn't get to finish her homework."
Jonothon.
"Yer strange."
Jonothon looked her in the eyes.
"And yer want to be distracted."
Rebekah
Rebekah grinned.
"Jono naked was in a band. And when he was onstage, Rebekah lovely used to try and distract him by sending him naughty thoughts. She was so lovely that no one could believe she would ever be doing this to Jono naked because he was so bitter and a grumbly bum. And yes, he was homeless, because he said he wasn't and Rebekah lovely is always right. Always. Don't forget that Jono naked, otherwise Rebekah lovely will stop putting out. And then, Jono naked, you'll only have your hand."
Jonothon.
"No one can be right all the time. Impossible."
Jonothon tapped her nose lightly.
"Yer poor insane woman. Yer need help. Sedatives. Nice, calming drugs."
Rebekah
"Oh Rebekah lovely was right all the time. Jono naked had this nasty habit of arguing with Rebekah lovely about everything. He was such a grumbly pooh-head. Then one day, a unicorn came to the mansion. Not just any unicorn, but a blue one, with silver hair and legs. Rebekah lovely wanted it. But Jono naked did too. And he told Rebekah lovely that a unicorn would never want her. And Rebekah lovely cried and told Jono naked that he was a pooh-head and he could just go away, and live in poo-head grumbly bum land, which was situated in Bobby crap-head's room."
Rebekah stuck her tongue out at Jono.
Jonothon.
"Nutcase."
Jonothon placed a finger over her lips.
"I think yer need to be quiet before yer hurt yerself."
Rebekah
"Jono naked tried to silence Rebekah lovely, because she knew too much, but this was impossible. He had opened a flood gate, and there was no way to close it. Jono naked should think before he let's Rebekah lovely keep going. Jono naked had once claimed that Rebekah lovely's babble was lovely, but now, he should see it isn't. So is he going to stop her when she does it next time?"
Rebekah licked his finger.
Jonothon.
"Probably not. I'm just a stupid Limey guttersnipe, what would I know?" Jonothon said.
"Yer babble's just luvverly. I'm waiting for the drugs to kick in and knock yer out."
Rebekah
Rebekah bit his finger.
"Jono naked wanted to knock Rebekah lovely out so he could take advantage of her, but he should know by now she wasn't about to say no to him. And Jono naked should know, he's not a stupid Limey guttersnipe, he's a grumbly bum. And what would he know? Well, what did they teach you in pooh head school?"
Jonothon.
Jonothon closed his eyes and started to close down his shields tight.
"G'night. Bek. I'm going to think about the song I'm writing, and yer gonna go to sleep so yer can get better."
Rebekah
"You're a pooh-head."
Rebekah rolled over and tried to go to sleep.
"Pooh head."
Jonothon.
"Yer drugged up, so I'm going to ignore yer now."
Jonothon put his arm around her waist. How to make that chord progression...
Rebekah
"I do love you," Rebekah said softly, as she started to fall asleep.
"Even if you are a grumble bum."
Jonothon.
"I love yer too, even if yer are insane."
Jonothon tucked his face between her shoulder and her neck.