Lyta Rose Braddock-Worthington (lytaworthington) wrote in marvel_nextgen,
@ 2010-03-21 17:29:00

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inactive - gabriel, inactive - lyta braddock-worthington, misha loganovich

Picking up the pieces (open)
Lyta sat on the window seat in her old room at Xavier's. Her wings were folded in and she was holding a knee to her chest.

It had taken several tries and several bottles of the best hair dye that she could get her hands on, but she'd gotten her hair back to its original color. Her feathers remained a shade of gray, a sort of sick reminder of what she'd done when her mind was under the control of Apocalypse.

No one blamed her, they said. It wasn't her own doing. Her mind wasn't under control.

Didn't mean that she still couldn't kick herself in the ass about it, though.

She'd called the Champions earlier to tell them that she was taking a break from the team. That she needed to clear her head.

Her door was shut, but not locked. She hadn't thought to lock it. Right now she just wanted stare out the window at the setting sun and forget about everything that had happened for a little while.

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	nextgen_parent 2010-03-21 11:52 pm UTC (link)
	"Hey, honey," Warren said as he entered. He stopped when he saw that she had company. "I'm not interrupting anything, am I?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	lytaworthington 2010-03-21 11:58 pm UTC (link)
	"Nothing at all," Lyta turned her head over in her father's direction. "Hi, Dad." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nextgen_parent 2010-03-22 12:01 am UTC (link)
	"Hi, sweetheart. Hello, Misha. I heard about what happened and I had to come see you." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	mishaloganovich 2010-03-22 12:06 am UTC (link)
	"Hi, Uncle Warren." Misha kissed Lyta's cheek and stood up. "I'll let you two talk. I'll be around if you need me later." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	lytaworthington 2010-03-22 12:11 am UTC (link)
	"Okay." Lyta returned the kiss on the cheek, "I'll be sure to find you, then." "It's good to see you, Dad." She said, after Misha left, standing up to wrap her arms around her father. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nextgen_parent 2010-03-22 12:35 am UTC (link)
	Warren nodded to Misha as he left. When Lyta hugged him, Warren wrapped his arms around her and held her tight. He dropped a kiss on the top of her head. "You okay? I was so worried about you." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	lytaworthington 2010-03-22 12:39 am UTC (link)
	Lyta leaned into him, resting her head against his chest. "I'm okay. I think. I don't know." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nextgen_parent 2010-03-22 12:43 am UTC (link)
	Warren /knew/ what she was going through. He had been a pawn of Apocalypse at one point in his life. It was not easy to deal with and he never wanted his daughter to know what it was like. "I'm so sorry this happened, sweetheart." Somehow he felt like it was his fault. This happened to her because of him. Betsy would blame him. That much was certain. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	lytaworthington 2010-03-22 12:56 am UTC (link)
	"It's not your fault, Dad." She didn't need to use her telepathy to know that he'd be blaming himself for what happened to her. "I wasn't prepared for it. I should have been more careful." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nextgen_parent 2010-03-22 04:07 am UTC (link)
	"I know honey, but I can't help but to think he grabbed you because of me. I never wanted anything like this to happen to you." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	lytaworthington 2010-03-22 02:09 pm UTC (link)
	"I know. Things like this...just happen sometimes, I guess." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nextgen_parent 2010-03-23 02:45 am UTC (link)
	"Yes, but I didn't want them to happen to you. I only want for you to be safe and happy." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	lytaworthington 2010-03-23 03:49 am UTC (link)
	"I know. And you're the greatest Dad in the world for that. But you already knew that." She kissed his cheek. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nextgen_parent 2010-03-23 03:53 am UTC (link)
	"You make the dad gig easy by being such a great kid." He hugged her again, this time lifting her off her feet a little. "Is there anything I can do for you?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	lytaworthington 2010-03-23 03:59 am UTC (link)
	"Is there a chance that I could maybe borrow the jet for a little while?" She asked, giving him a sheepish smile. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nextgen_parent 2010-03-23 04:02 am UTC (link)
	"Of course. All you had to do was ask. Where are you going?" He paused. "And with whom?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	lytaworthington 2010-03-23 04:13 am UTC (link)
	"A couple of places...Paris, Rome, a couple of other cities in Europe, maybe some of the islands." A pause. "With Misha." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nextgen_parent 2010-03-23 04:16 am UTC (link)
	"Oh? Something going on between you two? Do I need to have a /talk/ with him?" Out of all the boys she could be seeing, Misha was one of the good ones. The kid was grounded and Warren knew what kind of upbringing the kid had. He wasn't totally objectionable. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	lytaworthington 2010-03-23 04:21 am UTC (link)
	"You could say. Before all of this happened we um..." She paused, her face turning red as searched for the right words to tell her father. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nextgen_parent 2010-03-23 04:23 am UTC (link)
	"Honey, there are some things a dad doesn't want to know about his little girl. As long as he treats you well, which I know he will, I'm okay with it." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	lytaworthington 2010-03-23 04:27 am UTC (link)
	She relaxed. "Good. And he does. He's always been one of the greatest guys that I know." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nextgen_parent 2010-03-23 04:32 am UTC (link)
	"I will give him that. He is a good guy. Is it serious?" He had to ask and yes, he already had prenups drawn up. Those had been locked in his desk since she was an infant. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	lytaworthington 2010-03-23 04:41 am UTC (link)
	"Could be. Things kind of skidded to halt because of...everything. We're not rushing to find a church or anything, though." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nextgen_parent 2010-03-23 04:53 am UTC (link)
	No dad was ever entirely pleased at the thought of his little girl getting serious with a boy, but if it made her happy Warren was willing to live with a little uncomfortableness. "I only want you to be happy, princess. And if he makes you unhappy, well it won't be pretty." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	lytaworthington 2010-03-23 05:01 am UTC (link)
	She laughed. "Just...promise me you won't drop him off the Empire State Building or anything, okay?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)