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Chapter List
- 1-Eloi
- 2-2
- 3-3
- 4-4
- 5-5
- 6-6
- 7-7
- 8-8
- 9-9
- 10-10
- 11-11 and 12
- 12-13
- 13-14
- 14-15
- 15-16
- 16-17
- 17-18
- 18-19
- 19-20
- 20-21
- 21-22
- 22-23
- 23-24
- 24-25
- 25-26
- 26-27
- 27-28
- 28-29
- 29-30
- 30-31
- 31-32
- 32-33
- 33-34
- 34-35
- 35-36 and 37
- 36-38 and 39
- 37-40
- 38-41
- 39-42
- 40-43
- 41-44
- 42-45
- 43-46
- 44-47
- 45-48
- 46-49
- 47-50
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- 49-52
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- 52-55
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Eloi Chapter Twenty Seven
Disclaimers Apply

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timeline. Would y�all like the next
story to be in a more directly linear fashion? Oh, and Happy Bastile Day! ;)

Amara
brushed her too-long fringe from her eyes.
She made a mental note to make an appointment at Curl Up and Dye, the
only place in Bayville that passed for a salon.
It disturbed her that they were advertising full body waxing, especially
after seeing Mona with her profuse mustache.
It was all she could do keep from calling the stylist �sir� during her
last appointment. Night had finally
fallen over the town, relieving Amara in a primal way. Part of her, the part she could not explain
to anyone, even Jubilee who claimed to believe in gods different than the ones
found in this cold place, had feared night would never come, that they would
linger in a perpetual twilight with the sun half gone, unable to sleep or
awaken, stuck forever in a long evening of uncertainty and discomfort. Now, though, it was dark and she was
grateful. Softly, she murmured the words
she had spoken almost every night since she was a child, sprinkling the resin
incense into the brass bowl and wafting the smoke over the small statue before
her window.
�Sorry!�
Amara
turned to find Kitty backing hastily from the room, phasing through the door. �No,
it�s fine,� she said, her tone kind.
Kitty
paused, half in and half out of the room, her brows creeping up. She had fully expected Amara to snap at her
for interrupting her prayers but instead, she seemed friendly. �Um, if you�re sure,� she replied, coming
into the room and regaining solidity. �I
saw your light was still on and figured you couldn�t sleep either.� She smiled wanly and tucked her hair behind
her ears, the dark strands not confined in her usual ponytail high on her
head. Her feet were cold, she thought,
curling her toes into the thick carpet of Amara�s room. The smell of the incense was almost
soporific, rich and musky and herbal, nothing like the usual scents she had experienced
going into Scott�s room when he burned the frangipani stuff from Alex or the
thick patchouli Lance burned to cover the smell of his smoking habit. Shivering slightly, Kitty edged further onto
the carpet, shuffling her feet in an effort to warm her toes. �Sorry if I�m bugging you. I guess�� She trailed off and shrugged. �Sorry.
I�ll leave you alone.�
�What
happened with Bobby earlier?� Amara asked as Kitty turned to let herself
out. She had heard the screaming, heard
the cursing and sounds of a fight then later, heard how Logan had to carry her
schoolmate and tentative friend to the medical lab, unconscious, to rest with
Tabby in the bowels of the Institute.
�Not sure,�
Kitty sighed, a twinge of relief spreading in her belly. She really could not sleep, not thinking
about Paige and now Bobby. Todd had
posited that St John�s boyfriend
had maybe tried a little experimentation with some of Storm�s psychotropic
greenhouse offerings but Kitty knew Bobby.
She knew that would be one of the last things he would think about
doing, no matter what his mood was or how stressful life became. �It was like he was�different.� She shuddered, closing her eyes for a
moment. �I can�t explain it. He was screaming for you, for some reason��
Amara
started. �What? Why?� She had never been
close with Bobby. They would talk
occasionally, work together on sims
or during practices but she had never sought his company outside of school or
team related activities. She doubted he
even knew her full name.
�No idea,�
Kitty shrugged. �Maybe it was just�a
thing�� she trailed off lamely. �I�m
gonna go see Paige in the morning. They
wouldn�t let us see her earlier. Saint Dymphna�s was on lockdown.� Her cousin Ruth sprang to the
forefront of her mind, smiling and laughing.
It hurt every day, though not nearly as bad as before. The spike of pain was always with her, twisting
like a thorn in her heart whenever something reminded her of her cousin and
childhood friend. Saint Dymphna�s had treated her, briefly, before the entire
incident with Magneto and the Brotherhood nearly two years before. �They�re talking about taking Bobby there,
too, if he�s still�um�unsettled�� She
looked down at her pink-painted toenails and chewed on her lower lip in
thought. �On Nova Roma, what did you do
with people who had mental problems?�
Amara
blinked, surprised that Kitty was asking about home. �Me, personally? Nothing. It was not my place to deal with such things.� She sat down on the edge of her bed, resting
her weight on one hand as she gave Kitty a considering look. �But if by �you�, you are referring to Nova
Romans as a whole� The accursed were taken to the appropriate healer or temple
servitor, usually the same person with both duties. If they could not be freed of their
affliction, a few things could happen.�
There was a
long pause before Kitty realized that Amara was not going to continue. Surprise and more than a shade of disgust
washed over her as realization dawned. �You
killed them?� she asked, her face going hot then cold as the color drained from
it. �Just because they
had problems?�
�People
like you,� Amara said stiffly, �do not understand our lives on Nova Roma. We could not support those who lacked�a base
in our world. Those
who were violent, who could not be cared for�they were removed from society. It was only fair to everyone else. It ensured our wellbeing.�
�I�m going
to be sick!� Kitty exclaimed, her fingers flying to her lips. �So if Bobby�s schizo
or something, you think he should be killed or locked away?�
It was all
she could do to keep her eyes from going to the amber plastic bottles on the
dresser behind Kitty. The colorful
medication in them was all that kept her functioning on some days. She knew that, at home, she would be one of
the ones left for the crows on the cliff.
She would not have been a credit to the royal family, even without her
powers. �No, that is not what I�m
saying,� she finally demurred. �I would
like to go see Paige tomorrow. What time
are you leaving?�
Kitty wisely
let the subject drop, following Amara�s lead.
�Nine in the morning. Kurt�s coming, Rogue�s
coming and Jean�if she�s not sick.�
�Not Jean,
too,� Amara sighed, almost a groan. �Is
she *ever* well?�
Kitty bit
back a snide comment about leaving Jean to die, too, and instead answered as
truthfully as she could. �She�s not really recovered from the whole Shi�ar
thing. I think�� She paused, glancing
around as if expecting to see someone hiding, spying on them. Finally, she continued. �I think she�s depressed. I think she needs a psychiatrist,
none of the problems are because of her powers.
But Professor Xavier is letting Jean try and deal with it herself,
because she�s of age and he can�t control her medical decisions.� Her tone clearly implied that she felt this
was not only a bad idea, but incredibly stupid as well. �Sorry I�m keeping you from getting ready for
bed. I guess I just needed a little
human interaction before I went off myself.�
Amara
waited until Kitty was at the door before asking, �I�m surprised you came to me
and not Kurt.�
�Ah�� Kitty did not turn around, her hand on the
doorknob trembling slightly. �He broke
up with me a few hours ago.�
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