Deadly Beauty

Chapter 9

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Those screams I heard, they where truly terrifying. I don't know what it was, or if it was even real. All I knew is that it had something to do with death.

Right now, Kyle was holding me tightly, calming down. I was still shocked, and I was slowly trying to come back to my senses. One glance at the clock, and I was back to reality.

As thankful as I was for Kyle comforting me, I couldn't help but feel embarrassed. This would be the third time I've cried infront of Kyle Basia. The second time this week, and the third time in like, 10 years?

I don't know, I don't like math. I'm pretty sure it was ten years though.

Anyways, I was also naked, with just a towel covering me. I don't think Kyle cared, he's seen me semi-naked at least once or twice, and he's seen plenty of other girls naked, and girls have seen him na-

Eww.

I pushed those thoughts out of my head, remembering the situation I was in, remembering what I heard in the shower. Suddenly I felt that darkness come over me, and pushing it far away, I remembered I had to get ready, and I gave myself enough courage to speak.

"Stop." I whispered. "I'm fine. You can stop."

Kyle looked down, sympathy and worry etched into his features. "Alex, are you sure. I don't know what happened, but I've never seen you like this."

"I'm fine." I said, pushing him away. "I have to get ready, I have to focus on the mission." I tightened my towel around me.

"Alex, what ever this was, is clearly more important than this mission." Kyle look at me, his eyes growing darker.

I didn't like his comment. He wasn't treating me like tough Alex, he was treating me like soft Alex.

Then, something came over me.

Anger boiled in me. My outbursts where nothing compared to the mission; nothing compared to the damage Black Bird is causing in this world. I clenched my fists, that same darkness I felt with Clara returning to me now.

I could tell that my eyes grew darker, by the look on Kyle's face, as I began to angrily snap at him. "No! It isn't Kyle, you and I both know that. Black Bird is out there planning to dominate this world, he's using compulsion on innocent humans. He's using them, exhausting there bodies, causing them to die! He's using even stronger compulsion on mutants, and it's impossible to have compulsion so strong a mutant can use it on another mutant. He's driving people to death, and you're saying that my petty meltdown is more important?! It's not, the mission is."

Kyle looked back at me, a glint of red in his eyes. Deep inside, I knew he was just concerned; just trying to say things that would make a normal girl feel better.

However, I wasn't normal.

Kyle's jaw clenched, and through gritted teeth, he snapped back. "It is if you're comprimising the mission. Especially with your pathetic meltdowns that are almost causing you to use powers infront of humans."

Why do you have to turn this into an arguement!

Calm down, Alex!

He didn't do anything wrong!

Don't let it take over!

I heard a reasoning voice in my head, but I ignored it. Speaking on.