Ficlet: "Nowhere To Belong"
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nevannaFandom: X-Men: Evolution
Characters: Amara and Tabitha
Disclaimer: I do not own these characters, and I do not profit from their use.
Summary: Amara has always felt braver when Tabitha is around, but she already knows that she can’t talk her friend out of doing whatever she wants.
Words: 205
Notes: Set early in the second season (in my personal canon, before Tabitha was completely sure that she'd be staying with the Brotherhood). Written for the "zipper" prompt at![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-community.gif)
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Nowhere To Belong
When Amara walks into the room where she’s slept alone for the past two nights, Tabitha is opening and shutting dresser drawers and tossing clothes onto the bed that used to be hers. “Either you guys have really let security go to hell,” she says casually, “or Xavier still hopes I’ll change my mind.”
Amara finds her voice. “He wouldn’t be the only one.”
Tabitha crams the last shirt into her backpack, then straightens up slowly. “Look, ’Mara, it’s been fun and everything, but we both know this life ain’t for me. Nobody here trusts me, and they probably shouldn’t.”
“You really think you’ll be better off on your own?” Amara has always felt braver when Tabitha is around, but she already knows that she can’t talk her friend out of doing whatever she wants. “Where will you go?”
“Got a place to crash for a few days. Don’t worry about me.”
“I…” Amara only hesitates for a second. “I can’t help it.”
Tabitha yanks the zipper on her bag shut. For a few moments, it’s the loudest noise in the room. “You be good, okay?” She swings the backpack over her shoulder. “Right now, I better get out of here while I still can.”
Characters: Amara and Tabitha
Disclaimer: I do not own these characters, and I do not profit from their use.
Summary: Amara has always felt braver when Tabitha is around, but she already knows that she can’t talk her friend out of doing whatever she wants.
Words: 205
Notes: Set early in the second season (in my personal canon, before Tabitha was completely sure that she'd be staying with the Brotherhood). Written for the "zipper" prompt at
comicdrabbles.Nowhere To Belong
When Amara walks into the room where she’s slept alone for the past two nights, Tabitha is opening and shutting dresser drawers and tossing clothes onto the bed that used to be hers. “Either you guys have really let security go to hell,” she says casually, “or Xavier still hopes I’ll change my mind.”
Amara finds her voice. “He wouldn’t be the only one.”
Tabitha crams the last shirt into her backpack, then straightens up slowly. “Look, ’Mara, it’s been fun and everything, but we both know this life ain’t for me. Nobody here trusts me, and they probably shouldn’t.”
“You really think you’ll be better off on your own?” Amara has always felt braver when Tabitha is around, but she already knows that she can’t talk her friend out of doing whatever she wants. “Where will you go?”
“Got a place to crash for a few days. Don’t worry about me.”
“I…” Amara only hesitates for a second. “I can’t help it.”
Tabitha yanks the zipper on her bag shut. For a few moments, it’s the loudest noise in the room. “You be good, okay?” She swings the backpack over her shoulder. “Right now, I better get out of here while I still can.”
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Date: 2014-07-28 07:55 am (UTC)Your fic is good, I can really see them having this conversation ...
And I like how you used the prompt :)
Thanks for sharing ^^
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Date: 2014-07-30 11:14 am (UTC)