Match (son_of_discord) wrote in marvel_nextgen,
@ 2010-08-23 19:44:00

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inactive - match, inactive - rose logan, team - x-men

Happy Birthday, Miss Logan! (After the return from Providence)
Joey's been working on this idea of his for several months, since he managed to get someone to tell him Rose's birthday. The plan has changed several times over the last couple of months, but when Joey finally decided exactly what to do for her birthday, he'd gone all in with the plot.

Of course, Providence had thrown things for a bit of a loop. A little bit after they've finished talking to Doctor McCoy, Joey goes searching for Cassidy. He's acutely aware of how much more difficult life is when one can't see ten feet in front of oneself, and it takes a little extra asking around to figure out where the kid is currently.

He walks up slowly toward Cassidy's chair, tapping the walking stick against it as he tries his best not to look utterly pitiful.

"Hey, kid. You, uh, take care of that task?" Joey asks.

"Yeah, I did. But I want something in return." Cassidy says. "And I kind of need it today."

"Depends on what you're looking for." Joey says.

Cassidy tells him; Joey laughs out loud.

"That...shouldn't be hard. I'll call my guy, but you gotta meet him at the front gate." Joey says.

"No problem." Cassidy grins.

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A little bit later, someone will find Rose and hand her a peach colored envelope with her name written on front in Joey's handwriting. If she opens it, she'll find a birthday card inside.

Not sure how they do this where you're from, but let's play a game. Follow your nose.

Love,
Joey

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	wild_rose 2010-08-25 03:08 am UTC (link)
	Rose stared at the ground for a long moment. "Don't feel that way," she said, at last. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

son_of_discord
2010-08-25 03:18 am UTC (link)

Joey sighs and points downward. "Sit down with me, Beautiful?"

Once they're seated again, Joey takes her hands, and looks as close as he can into her eyes.

"Rose Logan, /I/ do not blame you. Brad Simmons did this to me, and really, I blame myself. I should have gone in and just decked the guy, because I knew you felt bad for him about Fargo, so you were willin' to give him a chance to stay down." Joey says.

"But when I saw you were in trouble, I should've just dropped him. But I didn't want to hurt you and things got crazy...but I don't blame you a single bit. And when I can see you again, I'm gonna spend a few days just watchin' you do stuff. Like eat, sleep, laugh and play cards." he says.

Shit, he hadn't thought about how they wouldn't be able to play cards together anymore, while he was like this.

"Besides, if you'd been elsewhere, and I'd have been by myself...I'd be dead right now. You saved my life, Babe, and don't you ever forget that." Joey says.

"Sometimes...I get weird about us bein' on X-Force together. I tell myself that maybe I should get off the team so I don't distract you or I don't lose my cool when I see some guy touchin' you." he tells her, taking a deep breath.

"But then I think about it and I realize I'd go crazy if I wasn't able to see you and know I could protect you. I'd lose my mind if I was here and you came home burned up or beat up or worse." he says.

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wild_rose
2010-08-25 03:47 am UTC (link)

Rose gave his hands a squeeze.

"I ain't much letting you out of my sight, Bub," she said, after a moment. "Not when I finally found a guy who ain't scared of me and actually thinks of me as a woman."

Too often, she scared guys off, simply by means of her personality and sometimes on some more primal level. The rest were either basically family, or thought of her as "one of the guys."

"I watch yer back, ya watch mine. My body can come back from just about anythin'... But my heart ain't gonna be able ta take breakin'."

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son_of_discord
2010-08-25 12:28 pm UTC (link)

"Babe, I'm never gonna break that heart of yours on purpose. You're mine and that's a promise." Joey says.

"This would be a good time to give you your gift." Joey says, casting out a hand beside him to feel for the box. Of course, his hand passes over several times, and his silent frustration grows as he tries not to ask Rose for help.

She will, of course, see the small blue velvet box on the other side of him on the log.

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	wild_rose 2010-08-25 10:07 pm UTC (link)
	"Little to yer left, Bub," Rose told her, taking his hand in hers, and putting in on the box. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	son_of_discord 2010-08-26 12:04 am UTC (link)
	Joey bites down the stab of frustration that wells up in him at Rose's assistance. He's not mad at her, but the situation. "Thanks, Babe." he grins, then hands her the box. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	wild_rose 2010-08-26 12:26 am UTC (link)
	"No problem, Bub." Rose gave the box a curious look for a second, before opening it. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	son_of_discord 2010-08-26 12:41 am UTC (link)
	Inside, she'll find a ring and a small chain to wear it on. "A promise ring. I promise I won't ever give up on you, Rose Logan. I promise that I'll always have your back. And I promise that I won't call you out too much when you snore." he grins. "A token of my appreciation, if you will." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	wild_rose 2010-08-26 12:51 am UTC (link)
	"Oh... oh, Bub..." Rose said, quietly. "This is... this is the nicest thing anybody's ever got me before." She reached over, to pull him close to her, to kiss him. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	son_of_discord 2010-08-26 01:51 am UTC (link)
	He returns the kiss, glad to her the approval in her voice. "Don't wory, I'll find a way to top this next year." he says. Because he was going to be around next year, and the year after that, as long as she let him. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	wild_rose 2010-08-26 02:01 am UTC (link)
	She smirked, poking him affectionately in the chest with a finger. "I'm gonna hold you ta that, Bub. In-between holdin' you, that is." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	son_of_discord 2010-08-26 03:45 am UTC (link)
	"You make me wanna skip the cake, Babe." Joey grins. "Happy birthday, beautiful. I'm glad you're here with me." he says. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	wild_rose 2010-08-26 03:53 am UTC (link)
	She smiled. "Wouldn't miss it for the world, Bub." Maybe, sometimes, life was pretty good after all. (Reply to this)(Parent)

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