Fan Fiction ❯ Best of Friends ❯ Changed Innocence ( Chapter 9 )
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By: Pyro_Kitty 
The drama continues. Kisses are exchanged, and desicions are made
Anime/Manga: Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Action | Type: Alternate Universe | Uploaded On: 04.29.2005 | Pages: 3 | Words: 4.8K | Visits: 154 | Status: Completed
The drama continues. Kisses are exchanged, and desicions are made
Anime/Manga: Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Action | Type: Alternate Universe | Uploaded On: 04.29.2005 | Pages: 3 | Words: 4.8K | Visits: 154 | Status: Completed
Chapter 9-
John drove in complete silence on the way back to his house. He glanced back every so often in the rearview mirror to see what was going on with the two. They were whispering back and forth and Desi giggled every so often. As soon as he pulled up to the house, after going to Desiree’s the two immediately jumped out and ran to the door. John grabbed the bag of clothes and walked up behind the two. After scrambling for the key he unlocked the door and was almost trampled to the ground. He walked in just in time to see that the two had thrown their bags on the couch and jetted upstairs.
Desi followed Izzy into his room and immediately took a seat on his bed watching him dig through his dressed for shorts and a shirt. “Izzy?” She questions causing him to look up, “Y’…Izzy y’ wouldn’ ever lahke one of da gals dat mess wit meh would y’?” she asks. He walks over and sits next to her.
“Do ya think I would Doll?”
“Ah don’ know…ah mean dey all pretty an’ popular…”
“Doll…I wouldn’t Why ya worried?”
“Ah don’ wanna lose ma onleh friend” she tells him. “It seem dat…whenever ah make friends…dat dey always take dim int’ dere lil group an’ F’rget ‘bout moi…y’ da onleh one dey not takin’ Izzy an’…ah didn’t care if ah lost dim…but ah don’ wanna lose y’” Her eyes move to the comforter on the bed.
“Never Doll!” he exclaims causing her to look up a bit. “What’s that sayin…peas in a pod…that’s what we are!” He tells her jumping off the bed and pulling her off too. “Lets go outside” He tells her and the two run downstairs. “Goin’ out pa’!” Izzy yells. John didn’t get the chance to say anything because the door slammed shut.
John walked over and grabbed the two bags on the couch. A piece of paper fell out of Desiree’s and he picked it up.
Look Demon girl, We don’t want you in our school, why don’t you leave before you kill someone. And Allerdyce can’t protect you forever, remember that.
John took in a deep breathe. His anger was building up in the inside. The sheet of paper crumbled in his hand as he made a fist. John walked over to the window and looked at the two kids in the front yard kidding around with each other.
Desiree’s laughter could be heard from the inside of several houses as her and Izzy played around. “Hey Izzy!’ one of the boys from the football team called walking towards him. “We’re going to the park to play some football, wanna come?” They didn’t seem to take notice to Desiree yet, that is until Ryan walked up.
“Ah wouldn’t bother, demon girl is with him, he won’t do anything” he says and receives a glare form Desiree. “It’s true ‘Doll’…when your around he doesn’t wanna be around anyone else…” Desi clenched her fist and her eyes seemed to glow as she became easily angered by the comment. Before anyone could stop the ten year old her fist flew out and hit Ryan in his left cheek.
“Ah have told y’ tahme an’ tahme ‘gain NOT T’ CALL MEH DEMON GIRL!!” she screams and hits him again. “An’ don’ y’ ever call meh Doll, onleh Izzy can..” she says before Izzy steps in front of her blocking the group from her sight.
“Why do you protect the mutie Izzy?” one of the other boys asked. “Look what she just did to Ryan, and here ya are protectin’ her.”
“He deserved what he got mate. Ryan never stopped botherin’ her…messed with her since the first day she went to school.”
“Only because she shouldn’t even be goin’ to school. Mama said they’re tryin to pass it as a law..”
“What on earth is going on out here?” Ryan’s mother asked coming outside after seeing her son on the ground. Followed by his Father.
“Izzy” Desi said stepping beside him, her eyes widening a bit.
“Why did you hit my son?” the lady exclaimed. The two backed away slowly. “I want an answer now” She demands,. That’s when John stepped out of the house and walked over to them, his cell phone in hand.
“There a problem?” He asks stepping behind the two kids.
“Yes there is, ya daughter hit my son”
“First off, she isn’t my daughter, Mrs.…”
“O’connor” she tells him.
“Well..” he says narrowing his eyes. “I’m only gonna tell ya once before I get angry, keep ya boy off my property and away from both of these kids or I will take care of the problem” he tells them in a dangerous tone of voice. His eyes seemed to flash for a moment.
“Mama she’s a mutie” Ryan told her mom.
“I can’t believe you” Mrs. O’connor said in exasperation. “You keep a mutie around your son, do you realize how dangerous that can be”
“Not as dangerous as the ground yer treadin on” John growled and pulled out his lighter from his pocket. “Off my property now sheila..” he tells her just as Mr. O’Connor walks up.
“What’s going on?” the man asks, his voice deep and dangerous. He was larger then John, well built.
“He just threatened me and he’s housing a mutie”
John took the flame from his lighter and shot it out between Mr. And Mrs. O’connor. The lady screamed and her eyes went wide while the man stepped forward only to be hit with flames. “I warned you” the Aussie told them “Now get off my property and leave these kids alone” Sure enough, every single one of them ran off the property.
“M’sieur!” Desi said with wide eyes. “Y’r a mutant?” she asks. “Ah didn’ know dat…Izzy?”
The twelve year old shrugged, not really knowing either, John had not used his powers in years and never in front of him. “Didn’t know either Doll”
“Let get inside…we’re gonna no doubt get police at the door, what do ya say to Pizza?” Both kids nodded silently.
Remy and Rogue sat in the back of the Blackbird with a Logan and Ororo. Scott and Jean were piloting. “How’s Desiree?” Ororo asked the two parents.
“Da petite is good…she jus’ started middle school t’day”
“Smart isn’t she?” Jean said from up front. A smile was on her face. “They grow up so fast” she adds.
“Ah know…it seems that ah just had her yesterday”
“Is she still friends with that one boy, Izzy?” Ororo asked and both Remy and Rogue nodded.
“Izzy?” Scott asked. “Who’s that?” he asks.
“His real names Isaac, He’s St. John’s son” Rogue said.
“St. John…isn’t that…” Jean started
“Ya… Pyro” Logan growled.
“Weh talked about this already Logan”
“Ya ya ya…I still don’t think..”
“He protects her anyways…dey best friend…doubt we coulda stopped dim from bein friends” Remy said and remembered back on the conversation him and Rogue had the night Desi had come home and told them about the boy
“Chere Remy don’t know about all this”
“Ah know…but..”
“Remy promised Desi dat he wouldn’ stop it but dis Pyro oui…we don’ know if it’s some type o’ trap…he could be usin’ dis boy f’r all we know”
“Ah’m not sure either sugah, but Desiree is good with her judge of character…she always seems to know who to trust and who not to trust” Rogue tells her husband who was pacing back and forth frantically. “Remy…” She says stopping him. “ If our daughter wants to be friends with the boy then maybe we should let her” She looked into his red eyes. “She’ll tell us if anythin’ bad happens sugah”
Remy nodded still not completely sure about the whole friendship but agreed to give it a chance.
“Is that where she is?” Ororo questioned. “With St. John?”
Rogue nodded with a smile. “He picked her and Izzy up from the school and took her home and then they left.” Rogue paused and leaned in whispering so Remy couldn’t heat. ”Ah personally think that the two are gonna end up together” she said and this made Ororo smile. Logan glanced at the two woman who were smiling. “Care to fill Remy and Meh in on where we goin’?”
“Japan” Scott said. “Logan’s son is there, his powers just manifested”
“Anyt’ing dangerous”
“He attacked some kid at school..” Logan mumbled. “His Uncle said he didn’t notice anything, the boy has an anger problem, that’s why he took up martial arts at the age of six…His names James” Logan pauses. “He doesn’t like me very much”
“What else is new” Scott mumbled.
Desiree and Izzy were sitting up in the room silently staring at each other. John walked by and then stepped back into the doorway and walked into the room. ‘What’s going on?” he questions and is met with silence. “If ya want food then ya better answer me” This got there attention.
“What Pa?” Izzy questioned like nothing was even going on. Desiree looked over at him the same way.
“What the bloody hell are you two doin?” John asks. The two blink at him.
“Playin a game” Desiree said like it was obvious. John looked at them like they were completely insane. Desiree looked at him and then at Izzy. “Y’ know..” she starts. “If ya’ll needed t’ talk or somet’in’ y’ shoulda jus’ said somet’in’ She says and gets off the bed, then runs out of the room.
“Isaac?”
“Aye Pa’?”
“Ya mad at me bloke?”
“No..”
“Don’t ya lie”
“Not lyin‘”
“Liar”
“No!”
“ C’mon mate ya sheila is waitin for ya, faster ya talk faster ya see her again” John tells his son.
“She’s not my sheila…” he says not really trying to convince anyone then broke out into a grin. “She is isn’t she” he asks. John laughs and ruffles Izzy’s hair. “Pa…when ya used yer powers, did it…burn?” he asks.
“Naye” He tells him and takes out his lighter. “I control it mate, that’s it…”
“You really got that guy good…he didn’t know what hit him” Izzy laughed.
“Neither did his son, ya teach the sheila that hit?”
“Non meh Uncle Logan did” Desi said putting her head into the room. “Ah didn’ mean t’ ova hear” She says innocently. “But meh uncle Logan taught me t’ defend mehself last year” She informs them sitting on her knees on the other side of Izzy. She puts her hands down on his shoulder and rests her chin on them grinning like the Cheshire cat. John shakes his head looking at the two.
“Yer both crazy..” he was cut off by the doorbell. “Either the..”
“Bright lights, uh oh” Izzy said, John looked over to see that both the kids at the window. Desi looked back at John worriedly and shook her head
“Dere angry” she tells him. “Y’ betta answer” she says as the doorbell rings again.
“Stay up here” He instructs the two and takes off downstairs.
“C’mon” Izzy says taking Desiree’s hand and going to the top of the stairs to listen.
“Mr. Allerdyce, I received several phone calls from this neighbor about you attacking your neighbor with fire”
“Aye” He says. “They were in my yard threatenin my son and his friend”
“Which one is the mutant?”
“Neither” John states. “Too young to know if either will be mutants sir” John said trying his best to control his anger.
“And why exactly did you attack your neighbor”
“I just told you” John said “They were threatin my son and his friend”
“Mr. Allerdyce, did one of the children punch..”
“Aye mate” John said “Lil girl clocked the bloke callin her a demon…he damn well deserved it” he said. Izzy’s eyes widened as did Desi’s.
The cop looked at John with no emotion. “Sir, are you a mutant?”
“Did ya..”
“Umm I have your pizza” A young man said walking up. John pulled out some cash and handed it to him.
“Isaac, Desiree” He called and they got up and ran down stairs. “Go into the kitchen” he tells them handing the box’s to Izzy and the 2 liter of sprite to Desiree. Without a word they go. “Look mate..” John started at the cop again. “It doesn’t matter whether or not if I’m a mutant” he hisses. “I watched what was happening, the kid was receiving threats from that kid she hit and..”
The cops walkie talkie goes off. “Mr. Allerdyce…”
“What?”
“We will take this up, you attacked a citizen of the United States, if anything you will be deported.”
“They were on my bloody property” John yelled.
“You have a history in terrorism, that’s crime Mr. Allerdyce”
“Like I didn’t know that” he says “Did ya take note of my clean record for the past 14 years”
“It’s noted” The cop said. “We won’t take you into questioning because you have the kids around, but you and your son are both non-citizens of this country, you understand that you both will be leaving here”
“I’m not bloody stupid” John snaps. “If we’re done mate, I’m gonna go enjoy my dinner” The cop nods and John slams the door shut as he turns around and then back to say something else. He grots his teeth together and then calms down as he walks into the kitchen and sits down.
“What’s deport mean?” Desiree asks.
“Don’t worry about it Desiree” John says.
“Pa?”
“Did ah get ya’ll int’ trouble?” she asks with wide eyes. “Ah’m sorreh if ah did” Desi said worriedly.
“No, everything’s fine” John says taking a slice of pizza. Izzy looks at him and then down.
“Are we gonna be moving again?”
“Isaac I said everything is fine” John yelled
“I’m not hungry anymore” Izzy says and leaves the room, Desiree sat there for a minute with wide eyes and then got up and ran after Izzy.
“Bloody hell” John says slamming his fist onto the table and then places his head in his hands.
Desiree went to Izzy’s room and knocked on the door. “Izzy” She says worriedly. “Izzy can ah come in?”
“Aye Doll” he says and Desiree walks in slowly. “Are y’ ok?”
Izzy stood by the window. “I know we’re movin Doll, every time something bad happens, we get up and move…learned from history, deport, that’s leavin the country, we’re probably movin back to Oz, and I don’t want to go!” He yells and picks up the nearest thing chunking it across the room. “I don’t want to move again I like it here”
“Izzy!” Desiree yells “Y’r scarin meh Izzy” she says causing him to stop. “Y’r scarin meh”
He stopped completely and looked at her, before walking towards her and hugging her. “I’m sorry Doll” He says as they embrace. “I don’t want to leave, I don’t…then I won’t get to see you”
“Ah don’ want y’ t’ go neither Izzy” She says almost crying. A few tears slip down her cheek and Izzy pulls away for a second. He looks at her, brushing a few strands of hair away. “Izzy?” she asks as he wipes the tears away.
“Don’t hate me Doll” He tells her and puts his lips lightly on hers. He pulls away a few seconds later and Desiree goes into his arms hugging him tightly, this time really crying.
“Ah don’ want y’ t’ go Izzy” she cries. “Please don’ go”
John stood outside the door listening to the two and leaned his head against the wall. “Why now?” He asks looking up. “Why the bloody hell can’t I get a break” he asks and goes to his room.
The next morning John woke up again and looked at the clock. “Shit” He says and gets out after reading 10:00 a.m. He hurries into Izzy’s room and as he opens it he spots them on the bed still asleep. Izzy’s arm was wrapped around Desi and her head was on his shoulder, her arm lay lazily over his chest. It wasn’t odd for them to do this, but last night was hard for them both. He wasn’t going to make them go to school.
He walked downstairs and called Remy and Rogue to tell them what happened. Luckily they were already on there way home. What he didn’t expect though was a few hours later for them to be there, along with Logan, Ororo, Scott and Jean.
“Where is she?” Rogue asked immediately.
“Upstairs, I think they stayed up late…haven’t heard from ‘em” John said, Rogue immediately went upstairs.
“What happened?” Ororo questioned.
“Bloody neighborhood kids” he says “Come onto my property and harass Desiree, not gonna happen…lil sheila knocked him to the ground, his ma and pa came out threatin’ ‘em” John said starting to pace back and forth. “Bloody humans, I’m getting deported now” he growls. “You all wonder why I went to the brotherhood” he growls. “This is why, since I discovered my fuckin powers..”
“Pa?” Izzy asks walking down with Desiree and Rogue. His eyes narrow at his father. “Still angry at you” he tells him and walks to get something to eat. “Doll? Want something?”
“Oui…same as y’ Iz” she tells him with a smile and walks with him.
“They were…sitting on the bed” Rogue said with a small smile. “Kissing”
“WHAT!” Remy, Logan, Scott and John all yelled causing the three woman to wince.
“It was innocent” Rogue says. Remy looks at John his face red as he started to get angry.
“Papa, M’sieur John didn’ know…’sides Ah lahked it” she said taking her bowl to the table.
Ororo covered her mouth trying not to laugh. “I do believe she has taken after her Father” She states.
“Merde”
“PAPA! Dats a bad word!” Desi exclaims and starts eating. “Ah’m not goin t’ school anymore am ah?” she asks after a few bites.
“We don’t know yet sugah…”
“Desiree…did you know about that note in your bag?” The ten year old dropped her spoon and looked up with wide eyes but nodded. “Who gave it to ya sheila”
“Ryan da onleh one dat call meh dat…along wit’ his friends” She says looking down.
“What note?” Izzy asks.
“Dey jus’ say dat ah should leave b’fore ah kill someone, an’ dat y’ can’t be dere wit’ moi all da tahme” she says.
“Dis da same boy y’ hit petite” Desi nodded “Good”
“Remy!” Rogue said. “Teachin her violence isn’t good.
“Papa didn’ teach meh…Uncle Logan did” Rogue turns to the older man and begins scowling him. “Mama! He onleh teach meh cuz ah ask” she says with a sigh. “Ah don’ lahke bein treated lahke ah do…Ah’ll always be da demon gal… so ah ask Uncle Logan t’ help…ah hit few people dat were always rude t’ meh…but Izzy always took care of Ryan”
“We better go” Rogue says. “We’ll call the school about this..” she tells the group. “C’mon ya’ll”
“Ah wanna stay wit’ Izzy”
“Not t’day chere” Remy said. Desi climbed down from the table at the same time as Izzy and they hugged. He kissed her on the cheek.
“Ah’ll see y’ later Izzy”
“See ya Doll” he says and the group leaves. “Pa’…I really don’t wanna go”
The ride back to the LeBeau house was silent. Desiree sat in the far back with Scott and Jean, and was sulking. When they got to the house Desi went to her room and put her clothes away before walking back out to hear her mom on the phone. “Ya listen to me, meh daughter is supposed to be safe at school, not when she’s receiving threats!” Rogue exclaims. “Ah know exactly whose doin it, the same boy that’s been harassin her since she started goin‘…what do ya mean ya can’t do nothing’ ah got the proof right here in meh hand…If ya ever call meh daughter that again ah will personally…”
“Chere..” Remy said taking the phone before she could threaten the principle. “B’jour dis Remy LeBeau…ma Wife not crazy…look M’sieur…non ma petite fille…ma daughter…she come home everyday telling us dat someone always messin wit her..” he pauses and the phone begins to glow.
“Remy!” Ororo says and it stops. Rogue snatches back the phone.
“Meh daughter is not goin to ya school anymore…bitch” She slammed down the phone and it cracked in half.
“Ah’m not goin t’ school no more?” Desiree asks.
“Y’ are Petite, jus’ not dat school” Remy tells her.
“Really?” she asks and grins “Yes!!” she exclaims.
“You could move to the mansion” Jean said. “Jade and Zaira both go to a public school nearby.
Remy and Rogue looked at each other. “Dat might be a good idea” Remy says.
“Non!” Desi yells “Dat not good!” she tells them “Ah don’ wanna move!” and with that she runs out of the room, slamming the door.
“She has to have an education” Rogue told Remy, who in return nodded in agreement. “Ya’ll stayin’ here tonight”
“If it’s alright” Ororo said.
“Its Fahne…we have two guest rooms…where’d Logan go?”
“Kid let me in?”
“NON!” Desi screams, but Logan walks in anyways. A toy flies towards him, but he catches it, only to get hit with another one.
“You’ve done that for years…look..”
“Non! Ah don’ wanna go…Izzy gotta leave soon an’ ah wanna stay here!” she exclaims. “Izzy here for lil while…” she tells him sitting on the bed and pulling her knees to her chest. Logan sits down and a few seconds later she moves to sit on his lap. “Uncle Logan why did dat have to happen. Izzy meh onleh friend” She says crying. “He gonna have t’ go back t’ Oz…ah don’ want him t’ ah want him t’ stay here..” She wraps her arms around his neck and cries on his shoulder. He stays silent rubbing his hand on her back.
The door opened about ten minutes later and Ororo walked in. Logan looked up and then placed Desi on the bed, she had cried herself to sleep. He walked out of the room with his wife. “Is the child ok?” the weather witch asks.
“Ya…she’s upset about Izzy movin..”
“And now she’s sure that she’s moving too” Logan nods.
All the adults sat in the living room talking about the plans for moving. “Ah think it’s a good move…she’s been here her whole life and maybe its time for a change” The southerner said. “Ah hate to do it…but she’s been treated so badly down here”
“The only problem is her and Izzy…she doesn’t want him to leave and she doesn’t want to leave before he does.”
“Ah can give John the address…and Izzy can write her, then..”
“She’s gonna be angry darlin’.” Logan told her.
“She’s ten years old, she’s gonna have to listen…that’s means you need to stop spoilin’ her Remy”
“When we gonna leave chere?”
“two weeks?” she asks. “Maybe by then her and Izzy can plan something out..the two are close and…ah don’t lahke them bein split apart…”
“Papa?” Desi says from the entryway of the hallway. She walks over to him and sits on his lap. Remy looks at Rogue who shakes her head but smiles. “We movin’ ain’t weh?” she questions putting her head on his shoulder.
“Oui petite..but not t’day”
“So ah can see Izzy ‘gain?”
“Oui” He tells her kissing the top of her head.
“Ah still don’ wanna” she tells him.
The two weeks passed quickly. Desiree and Izzy saw each other everyday, including the day that she left. “I’m leavin for Oz tomorrow Doll”
“Y’ got meh phone number an’ address?” she asks him
“Aye…and I’ll write ya when I got there and give you our number and address” Desi nods looking down and then hugs him. “I’ll miss you Doll”
“Ah’ll miss y’ too Izzy” She says holding back tears. He wipes them away like always and then gives her a kiss on the lips.
“Don’t let nobody push ya around Doll…tell me everything that happens…ok” She nods.
“An’ y’ do da same?”
“Aye” he says.
Flight 163 non-stop flight to New York is now boarding
“That’s us sugah” Rogue says. She turns to John “Ya take care ya hear” She tells him and receives a nod. “If ya need anything…ya can call us”
“I know sheila” He says and smiles as Rogue hugs him.
“Ya did good raisin that boy John…he’s great” She tells him. “He kept Desiree smiling for fahve years”
“She did the same for him”
“Non…no kissin‘!” They turns to see Remy near the two kids and start laughing. He walks over. “Y’ boy…”
“Aye I know I know” John laughs. “Glad we could…well not be enemies” Remy laughs along with John.
“Oui…Same t‘ y‘…” The two shake hands and hug, giving each other a slap on the back.
Second call for Flight 163 Non-stop Flight to New York
“Bye Izzy” Desi says letting a few tears fall now. “Ah realleh will miss ya” The two hug one last time. “Bye” she tells him walking away with her parents.
“Bye Doll” he says watching her disappear. Before John could stop him Izzy ran to the window and stood there watching until the plane took off and then disappeared. He turns around “We better go” he says looking at his dad. John shut his eyes seeing the sadness.
Desiree sat in the window seat next to Remy, silently. She looked out the window watching the airport get smaller and smaller until she finally couldn’t see it and broke completely down into tears. “It’s ok Petite” He whispers holding her close. “Ssh” he tels her as she cries.
“Ah wanna see Izzy” She cries. Remy looked over at Rogue who looked sadly at them. The two were lost at what to do. What they were doing was for their daughters best interest, but seeing her like this hurt them so much.
“Petite..y’ can call him when y’ get t’ da mansion…”
“Not da same Papa…ah’m neva gonna see him ‘gain..”
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John drove in complete silence on the way back to his house. He glanced back every so often in the rearview mirror to see what was going on with the two. They were whispering back and forth and Desi giggled every so often. As soon as he pulled up to the house, after going to Desiree’s the two immediately jumped out and ran to the door. John grabbed the bag of clothes and walked up behind the two. After scrambling for the key he unlocked the door and was almost trampled to the ground. He walked in just in time to see that the two had thrown their bags on the couch and jetted upstairs.
Desi followed Izzy into his room and immediately took a seat on his bed watching him dig through his dressed for shorts and a shirt. “Izzy?” She questions causing him to look up, “Y’…Izzy y’ wouldn’ ever lahke one of da gals dat mess wit meh would y’?” she asks. He walks over and sits next to her.
“Do ya think I would Doll?”
“Ah don’ know…ah mean dey all pretty an’ popular…”
“Doll…I wouldn’t Why ya worried?”
“Ah don’ wanna lose ma onleh friend” she tells him. “It seem dat…whenever ah make friends…dat dey always take dim int’ dere lil group an’ F’rget ‘bout moi…y’ da onleh one dey not takin’ Izzy an’…ah didn’t care if ah lost dim…but ah don’ wanna lose y’” Her eyes move to the comforter on the bed.
“Never Doll!” he exclaims causing her to look up a bit. “What’s that sayin…peas in a pod…that’s what we are!” He tells her jumping off the bed and pulling her off too. “Lets go outside” He tells her and the two run downstairs. “Goin’ out pa’!” Izzy yells. John didn’t get the chance to say anything because the door slammed shut.
John walked over and grabbed the two bags on the couch. A piece of paper fell out of Desiree’s and he picked it up.
Look Demon girl, We don’t want you in our school, why don’t you leave before you kill someone. And Allerdyce can’t protect you forever, remember that.
John took in a deep breathe. His anger was building up in the inside. The sheet of paper crumbled in his hand as he made a fist. John walked over to the window and looked at the two kids in the front yard kidding around with each other.
Desiree’s laughter could be heard from the inside of several houses as her and Izzy played around. “Hey Izzy!’ one of the boys from the football team called walking towards him. “We’re going to the park to play some football, wanna come?” They didn’t seem to take notice to Desiree yet, that is until Ryan walked up.
“Ah wouldn’t bother, demon girl is with him, he won’t do anything” he says and receives a glare form Desiree. “It’s true ‘Doll’…when your around he doesn’t wanna be around anyone else…” Desi clenched her fist and her eyes seemed to glow as she became easily angered by the comment. Before anyone could stop the ten year old her fist flew out and hit Ryan in his left cheek.
“Ah have told y’ tahme an’ tahme ‘gain NOT T’ CALL MEH DEMON GIRL!!” she screams and hits him again. “An’ don’ y’ ever call meh Doll, onleh Izzy can..” she says before Izzy steps in front of her blocking the group from her sight.
“Why do you protect the mutie Izzy?” one of the other boys asked. “Look what she just did to Ryan, and here ya are protectin’ her.”
“He deserved what he got mate. Ryan never stopped botherin’ her…messed with her since the first day she went to school.”
“Only because she shouldn’t even be goin’ to school. Mama said they’re tryin to pass it as a law..”
“What on earth is going on out here?” Ryan’s mother asked coming outside after seeing her son on the ground. Followed by his Father.
“Izzy” Desi said stepping beside him, her eyes widening a bit.
“Why did you hit my son?” the lady exclaimed. The two backed away slowly. “I want an answer now” She demands,. That’s when John stepped out of the house and walked over to them, his cell phone in hand.
“There a problem?” He asks stepping behind the two kids.
“Yes there is, ya daughter hit my son”
“First off, she isn’t my daughter, Mrs.…”
“O’connor” she tells him.
“Well..” he says narrowing his eyes. “I’m only gonna tell ya once before I get angry, keep ya boy off my property and away from both of these kids or I will take care of the problem” he tells them in a dangerous tone of voice. His eyes seemed to flash for a moment.
“Mama she’s a mutie” Ryan told her mom.
“I can’t believe you” Mrs. O’connor said in exasperation. “You keep a mutie around your son, do you realize how dangerous that can be”
“Not as dangerous as the ground yer treadin on” John growled and pulled out his lighter from his pocket. “Off my property now sheila..” he tells her just as Mr. O’Connor walks up.
“What’s going on?” the man asks, his voice deep and dangerous. He was larger then John, well built.
“He just threatened me and he’s housing a mutie”
John took the flame from his lighter and shot it out between Mr. And Mrs. O’connor. The lady screamed and her eyes went wide while the man stepped forward only to be hit with flames. “I warned you” the Aussie told them “Now get off my property and leave these kids alone” Sure enough, every single one of them ran off the property.
“M’sieur!” Desi said with wide eyes. “Y’r a mutant?” she asks. “Ah didn’ know dat…Izzy?”
The twelve year old shrugged, not really knowing either, John had not used his powers in years and never in front of him. “Didn’t know either Doll”
“Let get inside…we’re gonna no doubt get police at the door, what do ya say to Pizza?” Both kids nodded silently.
Remy and Rogue sat in the back of the Blackbird with a Logan and Ororo. Scott and Jean were piloting. “How’s Desiree?” Ororo asked the two parents.
“Da petite is good…she jus’ started middle school t’day”
“Smart isn’t she?” Jean said from up front. A smile was on her face. “They grow up so fast” she adds.
“Ah know…it seems that ah just had her yesterday”
“Is she still friends with that one boy, Izzy?” Ororo asked and both Remy and Rogue nodded.
“Izzy?” Scott asked. “Who’s that?” he asks.
“His real names Isaac, He’s St. John’s son” Rogue said.
“St. John…isn’t that…” Jean started
“Ya… Pyro” Logan growled.
“Weh talked about this already Logan”
“Ya ya ya…I still don’t think..”
“He protects her anyways…dey best friend…doubt we coulda stopped dim from bein friends” Remy said and remembered back on the conversation him and Rogue had the night Desi had come home and told them about the boy
“Chere Remy don’t know about all this”
“Ah know…but..”
“Remy promised Desi dat he wouldn’ stop it but dis Pyro oui…we don’ know if it’s some type o’ trap…he could be usin’ dis boy f’r all we know”
“Ah’m not sure either sugah, but Desiree is good with her judge of character…she always seems to know who to trust and who not to trust” Rogue tells her husband who was pacing back and forth frantically. “Remy…” She says stopping him. “ If our daughter wants to be friends with the boy then maybe we should let her” She looked into his red eyes. “She’ll tell us if anythin’ bad happens sugah”
Remy nodded still not completely sure about the whole friendship but agreed to give it a chance.
“Is that where she is?” Ororo questioned. “With St. John?”
Rogue nodded with a smile. “He picked her and Izzy up from the school and took her home and then they left.” Rogue paused and leaned in whispering so Remy couldn’t heat. ”Ah personally think that the two are gonna end up together” she said and this made Ororo smile. Logan glanced at the two woman who were smiling. “Care to fill Remy and Meh in on where we goin’?”
“Japan” Scott said. “Logan’s son is there, his powers just manifested”
“Anyt’ing dangerous”
“He attacked some kid at school..” Logan mumbled. “His Uncle said he didn’t notice anything, the boy has an anger problem, that’s why he took up martial arts at the age of six…His names James” Logan pauses. “He doesn’t like me very much”
“What else is new” Scott mumbled.
Desiree and Izzy were sitting up in the room silently staring at each other. John walked by and then stepped back into the doorway and walked into the room. ‘What’s going on?” he questions and is met with silence. “If ya want food then ya better answer me” This got there attention.
“What Pa?” Izzy questioned like nothing was even going on. Desiree looked over at him the same way.
“What the bloody hell are you two doin?” John asks. The two blink at him.
“Playin a game” Desiree said like it was obvious. John looked at them like they were completely insane. Desiree looked at him and then at Izzy. “Y’ know..” she starts. “If ya’ll needed t’ talk or somet’in’ y’ shoulda jus’ said somet’in’ She says and gets off the bed, then runs out of the room.
“Isaac?”
“Aye Pa’?”
“Ya mad at me bloke?”
“No..”
“Don’t ya lie”
“Not lyin‘”
“Liar”
“No!”
“ C’mon mate ya sheila is waitin for ya, faster ya talk faster ya see her again” John tells his son.
“She’s not my sheila…” he says not really trying to convince anyone then broke out into a grin. “She is isn’t she” he asks. John laughs and ruffles Izzy’s hair. “Pa…when ya used yer powers, did it…burn?” he asks.
“Naye” He tells him and takes out his lighter. “I control it mate, that’s it…”
“You really got that guy good…he didn’t know what hit him” Izzy laughed.
“Neither did his son, ya teach the sheila that hit?”
“Non meh Uncle Logan did” Desi said putting her head into the room. “Ah didn’ mean t’ ova hear” She says innocently. “But meh uncle Logan taught me t’ defend mehself last year” She informs them sitting on her knees on the other side of Izzy. She puts her hands down on his shoulder and rests her chin on them grinning like the Cheshire cat. John shakes his head looking at the two.
“Yer both crazy..” he was cut off by the doorbell. “Either the..”
“Bright lights, uh oh” Izzy said, John looked over to see that both the kids at the window. Desi looked back at John worriedly and shook her head
“Dere angry” she tells him. “Y’ betta answer” she says as the doorbell rings again.
“Stay up here” He instructs the two and takes off downstairs.
“C’mon” Izzy says taking Desiree’s hand and going to the top of the stairs to listen.
“Mr. Allerdyce, I received several phone calls from this neighbor about you attacking your neighbor with fire”
“Aye” He says. “They were in my yard threatenin my son and his friend”
“Which one is the mutant?”
“Neither” John states. “Too young to know if either will be mutants sir” John said trying his best to control his anger.
“And why exactly did you attack your neighbor”
“I just told you” John said “They were threatin my son and his friend”
“Mr. Allerdyce, did one of the children punch..”
“Aye mate” John said “Lil girl clocked the bloke callin her a demon…he damn well deserved it” he said. Izzy’s eyes widened as did Desi’s.
The cop looked at John with no emotion. “Sir, are you a mutant?”
“Did ya..”
“Umm I have your pizza” A young man said walking up. John pulled out some cash and handed it to him.
“Isaac, Desiree” He called and they got up and ran down stairs. “Go into the kitchen” he tells them handing the box’s to Izzy and the 2 liter of sprite to Desiree. Without a word they go. “Look mate..” John started at the cop again. “It doesn’t matter whether or not if I’m a mutant” he hisses. “I watched what was happening, the kid was receiving threats from that kid she hit and..”
The cops walkie talkie goes off. “Mr. Allerdyce…”
“What?”
“We will take this up, you attacked a citizen of the United States, if anything you will be deported.”
“They were on my bloody property” John yelled.
“You have a history in terrorism, that’s crime Mr. Allerdyce”
“Like I didn’t know that” he says “Did ya take note of my clean record for the past 14 years”
“It’s noted” The cop said. “We won’t take you into questioning because you have the kids around, but you and your son are both non-citizens of this country, you understand that you both will be leaving here”
“I’m not bloody stupid” John snaps. “If we’re done mate, I’m gonna go enjoy my dinner” The cop nods and John slams the door shut as he turns around and then back to say something else. He grots his teeth together and then calms down as he walks into the kitchen and sits down.
“What’s deport mean?” Desiree asks.
“Don’t worry about it Desiree” John says.
“Pa?”
“Did ah get ya’ll int’ trouble?” she asks with wide eyes. “Ah’m sorreh if ah did” Desi said worriedly.
“No, everything’s fine” John says taking a slice of pizza. Izzy looks at him and then down.
“Are we gonna be moving again?”
“Isaac I said everything is fine” John yelled
“I’m not hungry anymore” Izzy says and leaves the room, Desiree sat there for a minute with wide eyes and then got up and ran after Izzy.
“Bloody hell” John says slamming his fist onto the table and then places his head in his hands.
Desiree went to Izzy’s room and knocked on the door. “Izzy” She says worriedly. “Izzy can ah come in?”
“Aye Doll” he says and Desiree walks in slowly. “Are y’ ok?”
Izzy stood by the window. “I know we’re movin Doll, every time something bad happens, we get up and move…learned from history, deport, that’s leavin the country, we’re probably movin back to Oz, and I don’t want to go!” He yells and picks up the nearest thing chunking it across the room. “I don’t want to move again I like it here”
“Izzy!” Desiree yells “Y’r scarin meh Izzy” she says causing him to stop. “Y’r scarin meh”
He stopped completely and looked at her, before walking towards her and hugging her. “I’m sorry Doll” He says as they embrace. “I don’t want to leave, I don’t…then I won’t get to see you”
“Ah don’ want y’ t’ go neither Izzy” She says almost crying. A few tears slip down her cheek and Izzy pulls away for a second. He looks at her, brushing a few strands of hair away. “Izzy?” she asks as he wipes the tears away.
“Don’t hate me Doll” He tells her and puts his lips lightly on hers. He pulls away a few seconds later and Desiree goes into his arms hugging him tightly, this time really crying.
“Ah don’ want y’ t’ go Izzy” she cries. “Please don’ go”
John stood outside the door listening to the two and leaned his head against the wall. “Why now?” He asks looking up. “Why the bloody hell can’t I get a break” he asks and goes to his room.
The next morning John woke up again and looked at the clock. “Shit” He says and gets out after reading 10:00 a.m. He hurries into Izzy’s room and as he opens it he spots them on the bed still asleep. Izzy’s arm was wrapped around Desi and her head was on his shoulder, her arm lay lazily over his chest. It wasn’t odd for them to do this, but last night was hard for them both. He wasn’t going to make them go to school.
He walked downstairs and called Remy and Rogue to tell them what happened. Luckily they were already on there way home. What he didn’t expect though was a few hours later for them to be there, along with Logan, Ororo, Scott and Jean.
“Where is she?” Rogue asked immediately.
“Upstairs, I think they stayed up late…haven’t heard from ‘em” John said, Rogue immediately went upstairs.
“What happened?” Ororo questioned.
“Bloody neighborhood kids” he says “Come onto my property and harass Desiree, not gonna happen…lil sheila knocked him to the ground, his ma and pa came out threatin’ ‘em” John said starting to pace back and forth. “Bloody humans, I’m getting deported now” he growls. “You all wonder why I went to the brotherhood” he growls. “This is why, since I discovered my fuckin powers..”
“Pa?” Izzy asks walking down with Desiree and Rogue. His eyes narrow at his father. “Still angry at you” he tells him and walks to get something to eat. “Doll? Want something?”
“Oui…same as y’ Iz” she tells him with a smile and walks with him.
“They were…sitting on the bed” Rogue said with a small smile. “Kissing”
“WHAT!” Remy, Logan, Scott and John all yelled causing the three woman to wince.
“It was innocent” Rogue says. Remy looks at John his face red as he started to get angry.
“Papa, M’sieur John didn’ know…’sides Ah lahked it” she said taking her bowl to the table.
Ororo covered her mouth trying not to laugh. “I do believe she has taken after her Father” She states.
“Merde”
“PAPA! Dats a bad word!” Desi exclaims and starts eating. “Ah’m not goin t’ school anymore am ah?” she asks after a few bites.
“We don’t know yet sugah…”
“Desiree…did you know about that note in your bag?” The ten year old dropped her spoon and looked up with wide eyes but nodded. “Who gave it to ya sheila”
“Ryan da onleh one dat call meh dat…along wit’ his friends” She says looking down.
“What note?” Izzy asks.
“Dey jus’ say dat ah should leave b’fore ah kill someone, an’ dat y’ can’t be dere wit’ moi all da tahme” she says.
“Dis da same boy y’ hit petite” Desi nodded “Good”
“Remy!” Rogue said. “Teachin her violence isn’t good.
“Papa didn’ teach meh…Uncle Logan did” Rogue turns to the older man and begins scowling him. “Mama! He onleh teach meh cuz ah ask” she says with a sigh. “Ah don’ lahke bein treated lahke ah do…Ah’ll always be da demon gal… so ah ask Uncle Logan t’ help…ah hit few people dat were always rude t’ meh…but Izzy always took care of Ryan”
“We better go” Rogue says. “We’ll call the school about this..” she tells the group. “C’mon ya’ll”
“Ah wanna stay wit’ Izzy”
“Not t’day chere” Remy said. Desi climbed down from the table at the same time as Izzy and they hugged. He kissed her on the cheek.
“Ah’ll see y’ later Izzy”
“See ya Doll” he says and the group leaves. “Pa’…I really don’t wanna go”
The ride back to the LeBeau house was silent. Desiree sat in the far back with Scott and Jean, and was sulking. When they got to the house Desi went to her room and put her clothes away before walking back out to hear her mom on the phone. “Ya listen to me, meh daughter is supposed to be safe at school, not when she’s receiving threats!” Rogue exclaims. “Ah know exactly whose doin it, the same boy that’s been harassin her since she started goin‘…what do ya mean ya can’t do nothing’ ah got the proof right here in meh hand…If ya ever call meh daughter that again ah will personally…”
“Chere..” Remy said taking the phone before she could threaten the principle. “B’jour dis Remy LeBeau…ma Wife not crazy…look M’sieur…non ma petite fille…ma daughter…she come home everyday telling us dat someone always messin wit her..” he pauses and the phone begins to glow.
“Remy!” Ororo says and it stops. Rogue snatches back the phone.
“Meh daughter is not goin to ya school anymore…bitch” She slammed down the phone and it cracked in half.
“Ah’m not goin t’ school no more?” Desiree asks.
“Y’ are Petite, jus’ not dat school” Remy tells her.
“Really?” she asks and grins “Yes!!” she exclaims.
“You could move to the mansion” Jean said. “Jade and Zaira both go to a public school nearby.
Remy and Rogue looked at each other. “Dat might be a good idea” Remy says.
“Non!” Desi yells “Dat not good!” she tells them “Ah don’ wanna move!” and with that she runs out of the room, slamming the door.
“She has to have an education” Rogue told Remy, who in return nodded in agreement. “Ya’ll stayin’ here tonight”
“If it’s alright” Ororo said.
“Its Fahne…we have two guest rooms…where’d Logan go?”
“Kid let me in?”
“NON!” Desi screams, but Logan walks in anyways. A toy flies towards him, but he catches it, only to get hit with another one.
“You’ve done that for years…look..”
“Non! Ah don’ wanna go…Izzy gotta leave soon an’ ah wanna stay here!” she exclaims. “Izzy here for lil while…” she tells him sitting on the bed and pulling her knees to her chest. Logan sits down and a few seconds later she moves to sit on his lap. “Uncle Logan why did dat have to happen. Izzy meh onleh friend” She says crying. “He gonna have t’ go back t’ Oz…ah don’ want him t’ ah want him t’ stay here..” She wraps her arms around his neck and cries on his shoulder. He stays silent rubbing his hand on her back.
The door opened about ten minutes later and Ororo walked in. Logan looked up and then placed Desi on the bed, she had cried herself to sleep. He walked out of the room with his wife. “Is the child ok?” the weather witch asks.
“Ya…she’s upset about Izzy movin..”
“And now she’s sure that she’s moving too” Logan nods.
All the adults sat in the living room talking about the plans for moving. “Ah think it’s a good move…she’s been here her whole life and maybe its time for a change” The southerner said. “Ah hate to do it…but she’s been treated so badly down here”
“The only problem is her and Izzy…she doesn’t want him to leave and she doesn’t want to leave before he does.”
“Ah can give John the address…and Izzy can write her, then..”
“She’s gonna be angry darlin’.” Logan told her.
“She’s ten years old, she’s gonna have to listen…that’s means you need to stop spoilin’ her Remy”
“When we gonna leave chere?”
“two weeks?” she asks. “Maybe by then her and Izzy can plan something out..the two are close and…ah don’t lahke them bein split apart…”
“Papa?” Desi says from the entryway of the hallway. She walks over to him and sits on his lap. Remy looks at Rogue who shakes her head but smiles. “We movin’ ain’t weh?” she questions putting her head on his shoulder.
“Oui petite..but not t’day”
“So ah can see Izzy ‘gain?”
“Oui” He tells her kissing the top of her head.
“Ah still don’ wanna” she tells him.
The two weeks passed quickly. Desiree and Izzy saw each other everyday, including the day that she left. “I’m leavin for Oz tomorrow Doll”
“Y’ got meh phone number an’ address?” she asks him
“Aye…and I’ll write ya when I got there and give you our number and address” Desi nods looking down and then hugs him. “I’ll miss you Doll”
“Ah’ll miss y’ too Izzy” She says holding back tears. He wipes them away like always and then gives her a kiss on the lips.
“Don’t let nobody push ya around Doll…tell me everything that happens…ok” She nods.
“An’ y’ do da same?”
“Aye” he says.
Flight 163 non-stop flight to New York is now boarding
“That’s us sugah” Rogue says. She turns to John “Ya take care ya hear” She tells him and receives a nod. “If ya need anything…ya can call us”
“I know sheila” He says and smiles as Rogue hugs him.
“Ya did good raisin that boy John…he’s great” She tells him. “He kept Desiree smiling for fahve years”
“She did the same for him”
“Non…no kissin‘!” They turns to see Remy near the two kids and start laughing. He walks over. “Y’ boy…”
“Aye I know I know” John laughs. “Glad we could…well not be enemies” Remy laughs along with John.
“Oui…Same t‘ y‘…” The two shake hands and hug, giving each other a slap on the back.
Second call for Flight 163 Non-stop Flight to New York
“Bye Izzy” Desi says letting a few tears fall now. “Ah realleh will miss ya” The two hug one last time. “Bye” she tells him walking away with her parents.
“Bye Doll” he says watching her disappear. Before John could stop him Izzy ran to the window and stood there watching until the plane took off and then disappeared. He turns around “We better go” he says looking at his dad. John shut his eyes seeing the sadness.
Desiree sat in the window seat next to Remy, silently. She looked out the window watching the airport get smaller and smaller until she finally couldn’t see it and broke completely down into tears. “It’s ok Petite” He whispers holding her close. “Ssh” he tels her as she cries.
“Ah wanna see Izzy” She cries. Remy looked over at Rogue who looked sadly at them. The two were lost at what to do. What they were doing was for their daughters best interest, but seeing her like this hurt them so much.
“Petite..y’ can call him when y’ get t’ da mansion…”
“Not da same Papa…ah’m neva gonna see him ‘gain..”
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