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xp_logsAngel finally gets a hold of her roommate in England. Needless to say...the discussion doesn't go well.
Chloe opened the door to her apartment and dropped her bag on the floor. Another day down she thought as she walked into the kitchen to make herself a cup of tea. She still had to get onto her homework, and find a new roommate, but right now all she wanted was a chance to unwind from her long day. She grimaced in annoyance as the phone started ringing, cup in hand she reached over to answer it.
Angel rocked back on her heels, shock shaking her right to the core. It'd worked! She definitely owed Kyle for giving her his phone. Her tongue was strangely tongue tied for a long moment as she tried to work out what to say. "Hey...Hey Chloe," she finally managed to get out. "It's me. Angelica. Angel. Hi."
Chloe stopped short, her eyes widening in shock as she almost dropped her cup. She hissed as the hot liquid splashed on her hand, her eyes narrowing as they flashed over to check the number on the phone. "I don't want to talk to you," she said coldly, her thumb inching towards the button to end the call.
Angel's breath caught in her throat. "I know, I know," she said hurriedly, silently hoping that Chloe hadn't already hung up. "I know, Chlo, but please, give me a chance. I really want to explain, I know I owe you an explanation like, a mile long." That made no sense...Angel didn't really care though, as long as her point got across.
Chloe's thumb hovered over the button, she wanted to press it, she didn't want to listen to Angelica justify herself right? Chloe shut her eyes and let her thumb drop away from the button. "Talk," she said. She owed the other girl that much atleast.
A sigh of relief escaped Angel's lips. Sure, Chloe was being rather cold, but Angel figured she deserved this treatment after everything that had happened. And she was giving Angel a chance, which was probably more than she deserved. So she was going to have to make the most of this.
"About what happened last week at the cafe....Chloe, I'm so sorry you had to find out about me that way. I know I...I should have told you sooner about what I am - definitely should have told you before something like that happened." Angel's mind flashed back for a moment to the poor, terrified boy standing in the middle of the street, flames rolling off his body. "Not that I could have ever expected something like that to happen...but that's not the point. I'm sorry I didn't tell you the truth."
"What did you expect to happen?" Chloe asked. "Did you think you could get away with hiding something like that! If it wasn't a boy like that then it'd have been something else. I've read the news and I know you. You couldn't help yourself. And then what would have happened?" Chloe looked down and noticed her hands were clenching so tightly that they were turning white. She took a deep breath and unclenched her fists, "Why didn't you tell me?" she said softly.
"I..." Ugh! Angel couldn't believe she was so tongue-tied. Now more than ever, she needed to be able to talk. "I just thought I could get by, you know? I mean, what are the chances that I just happen to be in the area at the exact same time that another fire mutant loses control and freaks out? That's like, a million-to-one thing. And I wanted to tell you, Chloe, I did, I swear I did. We got a long sowell when we moved in together, I was going to tell you right off, but...I was afraid of freaking you out. Then as time went on, I kept thinking I needed to tell you, but the more time passed the more I couldn't figure out how to start the conversation...then I thought maybe I wouldn't have to tell you at all...I didn't want to scare you. But I mean, this doesn't change anything. I'm still Angel, you know? Nothing's different...you just know the truth, now."
"Don't kid yourself, it changes everything. You should have told me Angelica," Chloe replied formally. "Even if it wasn't another fire mutant what would you have done if you saw someone being mugged across the street, or saw a gang attacking someone. You'd have helped, and where does that leave me! If you piss off the wrong people then I'm outta luck aren't I? And I don't have fancy powers to protect me." She took a deep breath, "And what happens if you lost control in the apartment? The news is full of stories about mutants going out of control, I don't wanna end up burnt to death. Lets face it, everything we had, from the very beginning was based on a lie; wasn't it."
Angel winced, biting her tongue on the hundreds of rude responses that flitted through her head. "I'm not in the business of pissing people off," she informed Chloe as evenly as possible. "And I certainly wouldn't use my powers if I saw someone getting mugged or something. That's human vs. mutant which is all levels of unfair." She actually couldn't say for sure that she wouldn't have stepped in and tried to help. But she would never use her powers. Not on a human. Never. "And do you really think I would have ever moved in with another person if there was ever even a possibility that I could hurt a person?" She was a little hurt that Chloe would suggest such a thing...okay, she was a lot hurt. But whatever. "It wasn't a lie, Chloe. It wasn't a lie when I called you my friend. It wasn't a lie when I sat up all night listening to you talk about your scumbag ex who cheated on you. It wasn't a lie when we spent the day in London and we went to the Buckingham Palace and tried to get the guards to move. I enjoyed every single day we spent together. That wasn't a lie."
"If there was no chance of you accidentally using your powers or using them at all then why did you hide it? I'm sorry, forget to tell me?" Chloe spat into the phone. She rubbed her temple before continuing in a softer tone of voice. "You might not have lied to me Angelica, but you weren't honest with me either. So what would you call it but a lie of omission? We had some good times sure, but I won't...I can't trust you again. If you hide this from me what else did you hide? I don't want to look at my room mate and wonder if they're being honest with me, or if I need to worry about them. That's stress I just don't need anymore."
"I didn't tell you exactly because of this," Angel shot back, then pressed her lips together for a moment to reign her temper in. Getting mad wasn't going to help now. "If I had turned around on the first day and said, 'Oh by the way, I'm a mutant,' how would you have reacted? Probably not well. I know so many people who were thrown out of their homes by their parents just because they were mutants. It's touch and go, and I just wanted you to get to know me before I told you this one thing. But...I get that you can't trust me." She got it, yes - but it hurt. "I can...move out." Oh that was a bitter pill to swallow. But if Angel had any hope of going back to England (and a small part of her still did), then it was something she was willing to live with. "Stay with one of our friends until I find my own place."
"I wouldn't do that," Chloe shot back shocked, "I would....I'd have listened, I think." she deflated slightly. "It's probably best if you did move out" she continued sadly, "although I'm not sure if any of our friends are going to want you moving in now."
Angel refrained from an I told you so. Chloe didn't know how she would have reacted. But that wasn't important right now. "Wait, why wouldn't they?" She asked, slightly panicked, her heart dropping. Oh god, please tell her Chloe hadn't...
"They asked where you were and what happened," Chloe replied, oblivious to Angel's worry. "So I told them what happened. I don't hide things from my friends."
Angel felt as if someone had punched in her the stomach. She wasn't sure what was worse - the obvious dig, or the fact that Chloe had told everyone what had happened. They both ranked pretty high on the "Possibly Worst Part About This Situation" list. She was officially out of things to say. Okay, that wasn't completely true. She had plenty she could say. But it wasn't going to help the situation, and she didn't have it in her to start a fight. "A chance to explain would have been nice, you know," she said quietly. "You never even gave me a chance."
"I gave you months of chances," Chloe pointed out. "If you'd really wanted to tell me, Angelica, you would have found a way. You enjoyed not having to worry about people thinking of you as a mutant, didn't you? I can even understand that, but you weren't being fair to the rest of us. Instead of complaining that I never gave you a chance ask yourself why you never gave us a chance to be your real friends. Goodbye Angelica."
Chloe opened the door to her apartment and dropped her bag on the floor. Another day down she thought as she walked into the kitchen to make herself a cup of tea. She still had to get onto her homework, and find a new roommate, but right now all she wanted was a chance to unwind from her long day. She grimaced in annoyance as the phone started ringing, cup in hand she reached over to answer it.
Angel rocked back on her heels, shock shaking her right to the core. It'd worked! She definitely owed Kyle for giving her his phone. Her tongue was strangely tongue tied for a long moment as she tried to work out what to say. "Hey...Hey Chloe," she finally managed to get out. "It's me. Angelica. Angel. Hi."
Chloe stopped short, her eyes widening in shock as she almost dropped her cup. She hissed as the hot liquid splashed on her hand, her eyes narrowing as they flashed over to check the number on the phone. "I don't want to talk to you," she said coldly, her thumb inching towards the button to end the call.
Angel's breath caught in her throat. "I know, I know," she said hurriedly, silently hoping that Chloe hadn't already hung up. "I know, Chlo, but please, give me a chance. I really want to explain, I know I owe you an explanation like, a mile long." That made no sense...Angel didn't really care though, as long as her point got across.
Chloe's thumb hovered over the button, she wanted to press it, she didn't want to listen to Angelica justify herself right? Chloe shut her eyes and let her thumb drop away from the button. "Talk," she said. She owed the other girl that much atleast.
A sigh of relief escaped Angel's lips. Sure, Chloe was being rather cold, but Angel figured she deserved this treatment after everything that had happened. And she was giving Angel a chance, which was probably more than she deserved. So she was going to have to make the most of this.
"About what happened last week at the cafe....Chloe, I'm so sorry you had to find out about me that way. I know I...I should have told you sooner about what I am - definitely should have told you before something like that happened." Angel's mind flashed back for a moment to the poor, terrified boy standing in the middle of the street, flames rolling off his body. "Not that I could have ever expected something like that to happen...but that's not the point. I'm sorry I didn't tell you the truth."
"What did you expect to happen?" Chloe asked. "Did you think you could get away with hiding something like that! If it wasn't a boy like that then it'd have been something else. I've read the news and I know you. You couldn't help yourself. And then what would have happened?" Chloe looked down and noticed her hands were clenching so tightly that they were turning white. She took a deep breath and unclenched her fists, "Why didn't you tell me?" she said softly.
"I..." Ugh! Angel couldn't believe she was so tongue-tied. Now more than ever, she needed to be able to talk. "I just thought I could get by, you know? I mean, what are the chances that I just happen to be in the area at the exact same time that another fire mutant loses control and freaks out? That's like, a million-to-one thing. And I wanted to tell you, Chloe, I did, I swear I did. We got a long sowell when we moved in together, I was going to tell you right off, but...I was afraid of freaking you out. Then as time went on, I kept thinking I needed to tell you, but the more time passed the more I couldn't figure out how to start the conversation...then I thought maybe I wouldn't have to tell you at all...I didn't want to scare you. But I mean, this doesn't change anything. I'm still Angel, you know? Nothing's different...you just know the truth, now."
"Don't kid yourself, it changes everything. You should have told me Angelica," Chloe replied formally. "Even if it wasn't another fire mutant what would you have done if you saw someone being mugged across the street, or saw a gang attacking someone. You'd have helped, and where does that leave me! If you piss off the wrong people then I'm outta luck aren't I? And I don't have fancy powers to protect me." She took a deep breath, "And what happens if you lost control in the apartment? The news is full of stories about mutants going out of control, I don't wanna end up burnt to death. Lets face it, everything we had, from the very beginning was based on a lie; wasn't it."
Angel winced, biting her tongue on the hundreds of rude responses that flitted through her head. "I'm not in the business of pissing people off," she informed Chloe as evenly as possible. "And I certainly wouldn't use my powers if I saw someone getting mugged or something. That's human vs. mutant which is all levels of unfair." She actually couldn't say for sure that she wouldn't have stepped in and tried to help. But she would never use her powers. Not on a human. Never. "And do you really think I would have ever moved in with another person if there was ever even a possibility that I could hurt a person?" She was a little hurt that Chloe would suggest such a thing...okay, she was a lot hurt. But whatever. "It wasn't a lie, Chloe. It wasn't a lie when I called you my friend. It wasn't a lie when I sat up all night listening to you talk about your scumbag ex who cheated on you. It wasn't a lie when we spent the day in London and we went to the Buckingham Palace and tried to get the guards to move. I enjoyed every single day we spent together. That wasn't a lie."
"If there was no chance of you accidentally using your powers or using them at all then why did you hide it? I'm sorry, forget to tell me?" Chloe spat into the phone. She rubbed her temple before continuing in a softer tone of voice. "You might not have lied to me Angelica, but you weren't honest with me either. So what would you call it but a lie of omission? We had some good times sure, but I won't...I can't trust you again. If you hide this from me what else did you hide? I don't want to look at my room mate and wonder if they're being honest with me, or if I need to worry about them. That's stress I just don't need anymore."
"I didn't tell you exactly because of this," Angel shot back, then pressed her lips together for a moment to reign her temper in. Getting mad wasn't going to help now. "If I had turned around on the first day and said, 'Oh by the way, I'm a mutant,' how would you have reacted? Probably not well. I know so many people who were thrown out of their homes by their parents just because they were mutants. It's touch and go, and I just wanted you to get to know me before I told you this one thing. But...I get that you can't trust me." She got it, yes - but it hurt. "I can...move out." Oh that was a bitter pill to swallow. But if Angel had any hope of going back to England (and a small part of her still did), then it was something she was willing to live with. "Stay with one of our friends until I find my own place."
"I wouldn't do that," Chloe shot back shocked, "I would....I'd have listened, I think." she deflated slightly. "It's probably best if you did move out" she continued sadly, "although I'm not sure if any of our friends are going to want you moving in now."
Angel refrained from an I told you so. Chloe didn't know how she would have reacted. But that wasn't important right now. "Wait, why wouldn't they?" She asked, slightly panicked, her heart dropping. Oh god, please tell her Chloe hadn't...
"They asked where you were and what happened," Chloe replied, oblivious to Angel's worry. "So I told them what happened. I don't hide things from my friends."
Angel felt as if someone had punched in her the stomach. She wasn't sure what was worse - the obvious dig, or the fact that Chloe had told everyone what had happened. They both ranked pretty high on the "Possibly Worst Part About This Situation" list. She was officially out of things to say. Okay, that wasn't completely true. She had plenty she could say. But it wasn't going to help the situation, and she didn't have it in her to start a fight. "A chance to explain would have been nice, you know," she said quietly. "You never even gave me a chance."
"I gave you months of chances," Chloe pointed out. "If you'd really wanted to tell me, Angelica, you would have found a way. You enjoyed not having to worry about people thinking of you as a mutant, didn't you? I can even understand that, but you weren't being fair to the rest of us. Instead of complaining that I never gave you a chance ask yourself why you never gave us a chance to be your real friends. Goodbye Angelica."
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