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| Topic Started: Oct 20 2010, 04:59 AM (379 Views) | |
| Tommy Shepard | Oct 20 2010, 04:59 AM Post #1 |
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Aug 4th Tommy had been dreading this moment for what seemed like a hundred lifetimes. Of course it had not been that long. It had barely been any time at all in the grand scheme of things. Time however, for Speed, was something completely different. It drug, it stretched, it limped along until the very thought of it nearly drove him crazy. Kimmy did not know this. Yes, he had told her and she said she understood, but could she ? Could she ever know what it was like to be him, to deal with the pugatory that could be everyday ? That was one of the reasons he was here today. The other reason was probably sitting across from his grandfather right now. He shook his head quickly. The idea of that truth was too heavy for right now. Besides, he had more pressing matters. Tommy had sped around the Institute, checking all of Kimmy's usual places. She was at none of them. Her room was empty. But because he was himself, finding her would not be an issue. In a blur, he raced through every nook and cranny of the school. Finally, he found her. She was in the common room. Of course she was. Tommy had been hoping for something private. He had been expecting to find her in the woods or the gardens, anywhere but the social hub of the Institute. There she was though, and she was beautiful. That wasn't going to make this any easier. Things had been tense between the couple for a while now. Tommy could blame no one but himself. He had pulled away from her and, though he had promised he never would, he had turned into one of those people that Kimmy had been so afraid would hurt her. He ached because of this. He yearned to change things, to make them better for everyone. He wondered if he was a horrible person, if, wanting to be with someone who could understand him in the most intimate of ways, was enough to do what he was about to do. He had a connection with Jac though, one he couldn't deny. So he pressed on. "Kimmy," he said, coming to a stop in front of her. His face told the story. "Can we go somewhere. I think we need to talk." |
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| Kim Parker | Oct 21 2010, 09:56 AM Post #2 |
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Kimmy had known for an entire day. An entire day of second guessing, an entire day of self mutilating thoughts. An entire day of what-ifs. But no matter how hard she thought, no matter how long she paid attention to the situation, she came to the same conclusion, based entirely on what she read in that journal, she only felt like she was some sort of joke to Tommy. Fury could not begin to describe it. She had returned to the place she shattered Tommy's journal in preparation for what she was about to do. Placed the biggest chunks in a bag, and resisted the urge to burn the pieces. Kim would not have been as bothered by the entire situation, despite the time Tommy had been, in her opinion, cheating, if Kevin had not delivered the message. If he had been honest from the very first moment. He was not. She was not. Kim was not an unreasonable girl. She understood WHY he did it. But no amount of thinking about it would make her less pissed off. If Kim knew where to find Jac, odds are she would have gone directly there. She was known for overreacting, getting to Jac would have been exactly that: overreacting. Now all Kim wanted to do was make Tommy feel as small as she could. Hiding in a public place until he showed up was the first step in that little plan. Then, if you could believe it, he was gonna try and break it to her. She was having no part of it. "Somewhere Tommy?" That tone in her voice was so clear that everyone in the room was reduced to a hush. "I think here is perfectly fine. It's where Kevin delivered the news. So why would I want to leave?" Few people knew Kim well enough to see past her act when she decided to put on that well-worn mask. She was going out of her way to come across as a bitch. People like Tommy or Jayson who knew Kim well would see through it immediately. Her eyes had a small red tinge to them from crying, and were glazing over as she moved forward with the bag containing the remnants of Tommy's journal. "I know what you wanna say to me Tommy. I know every...single...word." She glared, that much was genuine. That much was actually there. "So how do you wanna justify it? How do you wanna explain yourself to me? Cause all I can see...is someone who has been cheating on me as early as March." Kim had to take a deep breath. She could feel the pipes in the walls bend slightly at her emotions. A deep breath put them and her power back in check. She didn't want to have to pay to have any plumbing repair done to the school today. |
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| Alyson Hart | Oct 21 2010, 10:36 AM Post #3 |
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Ever since yesterday, her roommate had been acting very uncharacteristically. Alyson couldn't quite figure it out, but all night and all morning she had been holed up in their room crying about the same. Damn. Person. This morning, though, Alyson had finally gotten it out of Kimmy about what the problem was. Even if was only one name, one name that Alyson had heard muffled all night. Tommy. Most of the entire school knew that it was coming. They knew that it would happen eventually. Alyson figured that Tommy had cheated on Kimmy, probably with some random girl on the street. Or something more long term. Frankly, she didn't care who it was. All she knew was that she had an extremely upset and pissed off roommate... Probably so pissed off that if she got her hands on a bucket of water, she'd use it to kill him the next time that she saw him. Probably. After classes, Alyson had returned to her room only to find Kimberly no where in sight. This wasn't really surprising, she was probably trying to stay out of any area that Tommy could find her. Shortly after Aly had come in the room though, she had to very quickly direct Tommy out. She didn't really want to see him as much as Kimmy didn't.. He was a pig, and that was all he was. Today was going to be a long day. Aly could just tell, she just had the oddest feeling that confrontations were going to be happening. And you know.. She didn't even need to be a precog to figure out. If you piss off a teenage pop star, prepare to be killed. In the face. Or at least slammed in her next single.. But to be fair, Kimmy really wasn't that kind of girl. She spoke her mind directly to the person. Not just in a song that would make them thoroughly upset. That's just silly. Songs can just be ambiguous. They could be about anyone.. Unless the lyrics specifically mention cheating speedsters that date terrorists. Yeah. That would be nice. Alyson had been sitting in the lounge for about an hour or so now, doing home work that she had gotten from the teachers and writing down random lyrics that popped into her head here and there. Everyone was here, Kimmy included. It was gonna happen here, wasn't it? Alyson just had the oddest happen that it was, but she wasn't going to say anything. It needed to happen. It couldn't drag on any longer. And please, god, Aly didn't want to have to suffer another sleepless night and have to go to classes in the morning as well. That would be hell. The voices were near roaring level, that was how many people were in the area. It didn't really surprise Aly. The schools student body was large. However, a blur sped in front of Aly and she stiffened up, placing the note book down on the end table beside her as it came to a halt. "It" happened to be Tommy Shepard. The mansions resident speedster - other than Surge, but she also had other powers to go along with being a speedster - asking Kimmy if they could go some where, because they needed to talk. "...Fat chance..." Alyson mumbled, extremely quietly. Though Kimmy or Tommy probably heard her. That was just her luck, and if you want me to be honest, she didn't really care at the moment. Kim's eyes were still very noticeably glazed over with that red hue that people got when they were crying. Honestly, it made Alyson sad to see her friend like this. But there wasn't anything that she could do. At least not yet. She needed closure. Slowly Alyson stood up as Kimmy quickly, and quite bluntly, replied to Tommy. What a way to say no. You go Kimmy.. Though this really wasn't a time to be happy for her, Alyson was glad that she was standing up for herself against him. |
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| Tommy Shepard | Oct 27 2010, 10:45 PM Post #4 |
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This was not going well. Apparently that sadistic bastard Kevin somehow got in on the speedsters closely guarded secret and broke the news to Kimmy first. Something told Tommy that he hadn't used the tact that he himself was planning on employing. "Oh...great," the speedster sighed, almost top himself. "Look, I'm sorry things happened the way they did. I know how you feel about Kevin. I'm sure that hurt. I'm sure all of this hurts, but if he told you what I'm pretty sure he did, then you know why this has to be a secret." This was no laughing matter. There was real danger here. If the Brotherhood got wind of what Jac was doing, then the reprucissions of those actions would be swift and terrible, for both her and Tommy himself. Alyson Hart came striding up, probably because of the scene Kimmy was making. This had to stop. Panic set in on the white haired mutant as he thought of the horrible things his grandfather would do to Jac if this line of events continued. "Look," he said, a bit more harshly. "I don't plan on trying to justify things. I know I should have told you, but things happened...well quickly. And I'm sorry about everything. I know you've been through a lot, but so have I. You have no idea what it feels like to be me, to be out of step with the whole world, to not even be real. She understands at least half of that. And I know you've tried, really you have, but it's different with her. She doesn't have to try. She knows. You deserve somebody who 'knows' Kimmy, somebody you don't have to try to keep up with." |
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| Kim Parker | Oct 28 2010, 05:05 AM Post #5 |
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"Don't even bring that out at me." Kimberly snapped, getting angrier that he was defending himself with who he was seeing now. Like somehow it made the whole thing less severe. "The right thing to do Tommy, would have been to break up with me if it was so hard for me to understand you." The walls creeked slightly as the pipes pulled in her direction. She took another deep breath and continued. "Seriously, you think I would have been unreasonable? People drift apart. But for five months, you just avoided me and acted like nothing was wrong. For close to half a year I had to wonder. 'What is up with my boyfriend.' If you had just told me it was time to see other people, I wouldn't even need to know you were dating someone in the Brotherhood." Kimberly made sure the last bit was very very clear and very very loud. Noone in the room would have missed that little bit. She took a moment and stared down at the ground. "And trying to keep up with you were some of the best moments of my life. I never felt like I was... I dunno... in your way. Thats how it feels now. If I didn't understand, you should have been a human being to me and let me go before this happened. Now the only one here hurting is me. You were a coward and you know it..." She reached down and picked up her purse and laptop bag. "I don't even want to look at you right now. I am going to go." |
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