hm weird me....hell yes (open)

Alex:

I drew in a deep breath and slowly let go of my head. "No. None of us are leaving here until your both done acting like children."

Jemma:

“Go to hell Alex, I’m not the one acting like a child.” I said icily. Ira wasn’t arguing, she was being passive as usual but she had a sour expression aimed at me, and the hand a hand pressed against her stomach and ribs, as if I had hurt her. I knew I hadn’t, if I had wanted to I could have cracked ribs.

I looked at her then pointed to the side. A shadow me appeared and showed every time I tried to do something with her or spend time with her. Essentially I showed the entire relationship I had with her from start to finish. Where she started off confused, switched to somewhat loving, then spiraled down into ignoring me, blowing me off, and taking her frustration out on me. "Would you have stayed with something like that?" I asked softly. I shook my head slowly and let out a soft sigh. "Just go. Both of you." I waved my hand and the place that had just had a shadow me had a tear in it showing a dark room. The same that I had brought Jemma into the first time I brought her here. I turned from them both and holding my head in one hand I moved off to the corner, the shadowy smoke rising from me again.

Jemma:

I left without a word. Too much was tearing at my heart for me to stay. Anger, pain, guilt, jealousy; they were all bubbling up in a noxious stew of emotion that was only going to end in tears or me hitting or screaming at someone.
I left the cafeteria and blindly took off down a hall. I found the empty unlit gym and pushed inside. I leaned against a wall then slid down to the floor. Moments later someone sat next to me and put their head on my shoulder.
Kai and I sat in silence. He didn’t try to comfort me, or tell me it didn’t matter. He just sat next to me. And that was enough. At least he didn’t think I was the worst.


Ira:

I moved closer to him once Jemma was gone. “Alex?” I asked softly. “Alex, it’s okay, just calm down and you’ll be okay.

I sank to my knees, clutching my head in both hands as the room itself began to warp. I grit my teeth and muttered softly, "Stop it...get out and go back..."

Ira:

“Not until you come with me.” I said stubbornly. “You don’t have to be alone in this, I understand.”

"Get down....I am in control...you will. Not. Hurt. Anyone. Again." I gritted my teeth and forced back my powers. I knelt there panting softly, every limb trembling while my clothes were drenched with sweat and clinging to me.

Ira:

I drew the hand back that was reaching to touch his shoulder when he spoke again. It was apparent now, that he wasn’t talking to me. I crouched down in front of him after a few moments. “Alex? I asked softly.

My eyes snapped open at the sound of her voice, and though my hands still clutched at my head the shadows rising from my skin began to dissipate little by little.

Ira

I reached out slowly and touched his shoulder. "Alex, baby, are you okay?" I asked softly.

"No..." I whispered as I slumped down a bit. "I'm scared that I am going to hurt more people...that I'm going to hurt you..."

Ira:

“Don’t worry about hurting me. You’re worth it. You’ve helped me so much. You just need to rest and calm down is all. Why don’t we go to our room and lay down for a bit?” I asked softly, touching his cheek gently with the tips of my fingers.

"Okay..." I mumbled softly, getting to my feet slowly. I rubbed at my eyes tiredly before taking her hand and opening a hole into our room.

Ira:

I had him lay down in bad then crawled up next to him and rested my head on his shoulder. I wanted some confirmation that we were still okay, even with Jemma being here, and what had just happened between us.

I had one arm over my eyes, and as soon as she crawled up next to me I wound my free arm around her, rubbing her side absently.

Ira:

I let out a soft breath. “Do you feel better?” I asked, looking up at him to study his fave, even though it was mostly covered by his arm.

"My power is going down for now, but I still feel a bit drained like I always do after it acts up." I remarked, taking a moment to uncover my eyes.

Ira:

I kissed his cheek softly. “Is there anything I can do for you? Get you anything?” I offered, propping myself up on an elbow to look down at him.

I uncovered my eyes to blink at her. "Neither of us actually got to eat anything."

Ira:

“That’s true…” I said looking down ruefully. “Shall I go fix us a plate?” I asked as I sat up.

I reached a hand up to gently touched her cheek. I wasn't sure which of us needed more reassurance right now. Her or me, and since I couldn't easily cheer myself up...I would try with her.

Ira:

I smiled softly and covered his hand with mine before bending down to give him a gentle kiss. “I’ll be back.” I told him and I pulled away and got off the bed.

I watched her go before I closed my eyes and hid my face in both hands. If I was to cry it would be in private and all evidence would be gone before she got back.

Jemma:

It was difficult being in this place what with Alex and Ira being together. After the spat with Ira the first day, people left me alone and didn’t talk to me. I supposed they were trying to shut me out, but it was just as well for me. I wasn’t here to make friends. I was here for Kai only. One person, however, did seem to show an interest in me. Aline, the girl who was in charge, came to me on the first day and did an orientation. She explained how everything worked here and got me my own room. She even had someone fetch my things from where I had been staying. Then she started asking me things about my past, my connections to the others here, and about my powers. Alarm bells started going off in my head then and I gave as little information as I could. She said they needed to know to better help us. She said they were doing everything they could to help Kat and fix Alex. His words about Ira echoed in my mind, that she wasn’t broken and she didn’t need to be fixed. He didn’t need to be fixed either.
Over the next few days Aline stayed close to me. There was nothing I could do to shake her off. Kai’s sleep schedule was the opposite of mine, so he wasn’t with me during the day. I tried to stay up into the night with him, but no matter what time I fell asleep I would always wake up when the sun came out. And there Aline would be to greet me. She tried to convince me to help with her team, she said my ability could be very useful in helping people cope. It was the same kind of drivel that The School doctors had pitched.
One morning I slept in to about midday because the sky was dark and rain was pouring down. I made my way to the dining hall. It was nearly empty. Most people were probably in the game rooms or in classes by this time. I used the time alone to explore the place in silence. If this was an abandoned school, then what had become of the laboratories? The torture rooms? I brought up a map in my head of the other schools I had been in, it was always the same basic structure. They wanted the living area as far away from the Laboratories as possible. So I made my way to the opposite side of the building.
I came upon a locked door blocking the hallway I knew would get me there. It had a key pad to punch in a code, but it was dead so I assumed it operated on an old fashioned lock, which I knew how to pick. I got through easily enough. I checked a few rooms, all I had to unlock. There were a couple labs that had been scavenged. Empty cages were piled up in the corners. But one lab looked fully functional, and used. It didn’t surprise me. I thought Aline might be doing her own experiments in the name of helping these people. But I wondered how far she went. There was a jar of black crystals that caught my eye, it was something I had never seen before.
I moved on from the room. I wasn’t trying to find something to discredit Aline, I just wanted to know what I was dealing with. My heart stuttered when I found a room set up as a hospital with several beds. Kat was in one of them. I rushed over to her. She was deathly pale and besides her the slow rise and fall of her chest, she was unmoving. I sat with her for a long time, unable to tear myself away.

Ira:

I couldn’t help but be jealous of Jemma. I didn’t want to be. But she was always the center of attention. After her first day there people started talking about her. This was normal, people talked about newcomers, but there seemed to be more interest about her. And even worse, they were asking me and Alex about her. And Aline loved her. She was always talking to her. She had come to ask me a bunch of questions about her after she met her. I told her what I could because I liked Aline. But I could help but feel like Jemma was replacing me. Maybe that was her goal since I was with Alex now.
Jemma had once been one of my closest friends. We had lost people together. We had grown together. And now she was causing all this grief. And she made me doubt Alex. I wondered if he really did care or if he was just with me for my sake. I wondered also if he wanted to go back to Jemma. She was prettier that I was, she wasn’t shy like I was, she was better with people than I was. I couldn’t help but feel like she had everything I didn’t.

((Ira is very insecure with herself in case you couldn’t tell =P))

Alex:

"She looks worse every day..." I said softly, standing a few feet away from Kat's bed. I had been coming here often in the last days, and I had arrived a while ago, just watching Jemma and Kat. I was sure I looked like hell, I felt like it. I hadn't slept since Jemma had come here except for a few hours at night. I kept seeing the faces or hearing the screams of those I had consumed. I had come to visit Kat as a way to spill my thoughts and worries. I always did it from the empty bed across the room, just in case my powers started acting up.

"She just looked tired when she first got here...then soon after she just vanished. I found her a few days after that and have been coming here to think." I said, my eyes on the floor.