ShadowCat And The X-Men (Book 1)

chapter 18

We got into the forest, not really deep just enough to put a distance between us and the institute.

I brought my bow with me, I bet I'll need it. I placed it on the ground for the time being.

Evan had the idea to actually practice the dance, so that the loud music could lead Sabretooth to us.

I didn't really agree with the idea, but it was his plan.

Evan grabbed his phone and turned the music on.

I felt a sudden shyness take over me.
I don't know how I feel about dancing in front of people, but this was Rogue and Evan, so why was I so shy about it?

I listened to the music for a while and began dancing to the beat.

Rogue was doing some slow movements, not matching the rhythm of the music.

"Come on Rogue! Get on with it! Shake that thing!" Evan encouraged her, but Rogue stopped and I stopped too.

We were doing this together.

"Look I got my own moves!" she said, defending herself.

"Hey, listen what if you gave K-Girl over here a little touch?" Evan said, and at moment I thought he was joking.

Oh, shit, he was damn serious.

"No way in hell!" She yelled at Evan.

"Not happening," I said calmly.

"Oh, come on, just a little bit, to take Kath's moves," he said and I was still not sure about this, but Rogue seemed kind of convinced.

"It might work, you just have to concentrate on them," she said to me and I looked at the ground, thinking how wrong this could go.

Come on, Kathryn Pryde, don't be such a coward.

I can do this.

"Ok, but you better not lay me out," I said and she took her glove off.

I gave her my hand and she placed her own in mine.

I felt my energy being absorbed.

I gasped in pain and pulled away, turning my back on them.

I hugged my arms to my chest, as I felt myself shiver, since I haven't recovered yet form her touch.

I felt breathless, and I could hear Anne's breath too.

A hand was placed on my shoulder, I was about to pull away but the hand moved away on its own.

"You, okay?" Rogue asked, concern in her voice.

"Yeah, yeah I am fine," I answered quickly and relaxed.

"Alright then, let's get on with it," Evan said, turning his camera on.

Rogue and I began dancing in the music and at one point we were dancing with each other.

"Looking good! Looking good!" Evan encouraged as he kept filming.

Suddenly I heard a roar making me and pause look at the direction.

Rogue took a step back, but Evan, who got spooked, fell to the ground taken off guard by Sabretooth.

He walked closer to us, stepping on Evan's phone, turning the music off and breaking the phone into little pieces.

"You are mine!" He yelled and grabbed Evan from the collar of his shirt and lifted him up his head.

Rogue took her glove off, and I grabbed my bow and quiver off the ground, quickly placing the quiver on my back.

"I've been expecting you," Evan declared and made his spikes pop out from his body.