Emma Frost (thewhitequeen) wrote,
@ 2012-01-27 20:01:00

It was unlike Emma to stay in bed past seven in the morning but today it was nearly nine and she hadn't stirred. The past had caught up with her. All of the things that her mind had buried or had stripped out had been restored and she felt raw. She also wasn't certain how things were going to be with Scott now. Namor showing up as he had with a child he claimed was their daughter in tow had been a shock to Emma. Would it be nuclear to Scott? For the first time in a long time Emma was afraid and simply didn't want to get out of bed.

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monochromesight
2012-01-28 02:26 am UTC (link)

Scott had been up since before dawn trying to figure out if Namor could be lying about this child. He had to be. If Emma had had a child with Namor, Scott wasn't sure what he'd do.

He knew that Emma had a past, but it seemed like every new secret he learned was bigger than the last one. And if the baby was really hers...did he have the right to stand in the way of her getting to know her child? Emma, for all of her claims to the contrary, had a caring heart scarred by years of abuse. She loved children.

There was no way she'd let her own child go without a fight unless she didn't have a choice.

Eventually, he'd have to go and check on Emma. The only problem was that he didn't know what he'd say.

So Scott sat as his desk a bit longer and tried not to let sleep overtake him.

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thewhitequeen
2012-01-28 02:32 am UTC (link)

There were too many things--most of them memories restored--running around her head to sleep once the clock chimed nine. Reluctantly Emma slipped out of bed an realized Scott hadn't come home at all, at least not to their rooms. Which meant he was in his office. She didn't even bother dressing, just threw on a robe and found him.

"I'm awake," she said a little quietly when she found him at his desk. "You can have the bed now if you are tired."

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	monochromesight 2012-01-28 02:37 am UTC (link)
	Scott had nearly dozed off when Emma found him. He snaps to attention immediately and looks up at her. "Oh no. I'm okay." he says, giving her a small smile. His body is tense and he does his best to keep his thoughts to himself because he doesn't want to upset her. He figured she'd want to go and see her daughter right away. "Did you sleep okay?" he asks. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	thewhitequeen 2012-01-28 02:39 am UTC (link)
	"No," she says simply. "I barely slept at all. My head hurts and I feel as though I've been kicked through the chest. Closing my eyes just brought things up that I'm not sure I can stand to see. But one of us should have some sleep." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	monochromesight 2012-01-28 02:48 am UTC (link)
	"I'm certain that Namor slept well. He's finally getting his wish." Scott says quietly. "I don't think I could sleep right now. There are too many questions to answer and things to figure out." he says. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	thewhitequeen 2012-01-28 02:50 am UTC (link)
	"I don't care about Namor or his quality of sleep or of that smug look on his face when he brought the girl here. Whatever he is doing, it's cruel." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	monochromesight 2012-01-28 02:57 am UTC (link)
	"It is. It's wrong and it's crappy but it's also Namor. Which is why...you need to get to know her so that she understands how people should behave." Scott says. "I understand you're going to have to spend time with him in order to get to know her." Scott says quietly. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	thewhitequeen 2012-01-28 02:59 am UTC (link)
	"It's going to be more than spend time with her. I'm not letting Namor have her ever again. I don't trust him, especially since he kept her from me. I want to keep her here with us, Scott. You and I." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	monochromesight 2012-01-28 03:06 am UTC (link)
	Scott's eyebrows raise as Emma says she wants her daughter to stay with them. "Namor won't stand for that, Emma. And the drama is going to wreak havoc on Utopia." Scott says. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	thewhitequeen 2012-01-28 03:11 am UTC (link)
	"I see. So to protect Utopia you prefer Namor take my child away from me again and hold her hostage in Atlantis in order to force me to come to him." She looks at him, pained. "Despite my headache I see with startling clarity precisely where I stand on your list of priorities." Emma turns and leaves. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	monochromesight 2012-01-28 03:25 am UTC (link)
	"How could you /not/ remember something like this, Emma?" Scott asks, almost yelling. "You've wanted a reason for Namor to stay in your life and now you've got one. Namor is a pain most days, but now he's about to be nigh-unbearable, Emma. But as long as you have your daughter, the rest of us can go to hell, right?" Scott asks. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	thewhitequeen 2012-01-28 03:27 am UTC (link)
	She stops. "Do you recall a couple of years ago when Selene attacked me and told me that there were things that she knew that I did not right before she mindfucked me to the point I was no better than a bowl of lime jello for three months?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	monochromesight 2012-01-28 03:43 am UTC (link)
	"I remember, Emma. I was /there/. I lived through that hell, too." he says. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

thewhitequeen
2012-01-28 03:48 am UTC (link)

"My daughter was what she knew that I did not. Sebastian Shaw had her mangle my memories. Dr. McCoy says my brain scans clearly show the damage signatures are the same throughout. I didn't choose to forget her. The choice was taken from me, which means all this time my child has been trapped in an undersea hell with a man who makes Winston Frost look like a saint. I am not being selfish. I want my child safe and away from him! I want her to be around a man who does not emotionally bully people! I want her to have a father who is an example of strength and decency, not vanity and xenophobia.

"You know how badly I've wanted a child...Scott, she's here. My child is here. I can't let her go."

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	monochromesight 2012-01-28 04:34 am UTC (link)
	Scott's experiences with his own children had gone poorly and he wondered quietly if that was what made him so apprehensive about this. "If this is what you want, then I'll do whatever I can, Emma." he says. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	thewhitequeen 2012-01-29 01:49 am UTC (link)
	She walks up to him and takes both his hands in hers. "I want to be a mom and I want us to be a family, Scott. I need you to be here for me and for that little girl." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	monochromesight 2012-01-29 02:13 am UTC (link)
	Scott takes a deep breath and tries to fight off another wave of fatigue. "Did he even tell you her name?" Scott asks, holding Emma's hands. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	thewhitequeen 2012-01-29 02:17 am UTC (link)
	"No. Just that she was ours and that we needed to sit down and discuss things. He agreed to let Hank look her over and such, which is where she is now I think. I sort of blanked out in shock. That doesn't happen often." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	monochromesight 2012-01-29 02:35 am UTC (link)
	"Do you want to go talk to her? I'll run interference with Namor if you want." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	thewhitequeen 2012-01-29 02:36 am UTC (link)
	"You know if I go talk to her I am taking her and bringing her back here, Scott. Are you okay with that?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	monochromesight 2012-01-29 02:48 am UTC (link)
	"I'll be okay, Emma. The focus is your daughter right now." he says, rising from his chair. "Go see her. I'll handle Namor." he says. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	thewhitequeen 2012-01-29 02:50 am UTC (link)
	"Thank you." She squeezes his hands and leaves. When Scott returns home some hours later, Emma is on the couch, the little girl asleep with her head in Emma's lap. Emma pets her honey-colored hair and is singing, very softly, to the girl. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

monochromesight
2012-01-29 03:12 am UTC (link)

Emma might have heard rumbling and a crash while she was with the little girl. In either event, the news traveled quickly.

Scott and Namor fought. Namor was thought to have the upper hand but then he was forcibly removed from Utopia with a well-placed optic blast.

No one has seen Namor since.

The bruise on Scott's face shows visibly and the swelling is a bitch, even after the ice pack.

"Ladies. I hope things are going well."

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	thewhitequeen 2012-01-29 03:15 am UTC (link)
	"She's sleeping. The noises scared her earlier." Emma looks up and her eyes widen. "Scott? Oh my god, darling, are you okay?" Gently and deftly she shifts the little girl enough that Emma can get off the couch and go to Scott. "Oh this looks terrible..." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	monochromesight 2012-01-29 03:21 am UTC (link)
	"This? This is nothing. You should see the other guy." Scott says, wincing a little. "Logan's given me worse for telling him he can't just come and go as he pleases." he chuckles, wincing again. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)