Trapped in a Cage of forgetfullness - Riley's Room
Due to the implant in his heart that struggled fevorishly to remove all drugs in his system, Riley woke rather soon after he had been left alone in his room. He wasn't sure how long he had been sitting there on his bed, his legs under the cover still, his hands folded neatly over his lap as he stared towards the door. Every now and then his eyes would drift over the things in the room, but then at the unfamiliarity of it they'd move back to the door.
'I have to go back to my room for a bit but I'll come back, I'll only be away for a while.' That's her exact words, 'I'll come back', she promised him that she'd return to him.. so he was waiting for her. But it felt like so long, he was just sitting there, he was starving and he was alone and he wasn't sure what was going on. Every now and then he could hear a voice outside his door.. but it wasn't Catherine, he wasn't sure who it was but it couldn't be Catherine because she would have come in. He didn't know that Dawn was waiting outside like she had promised the others, every now and then a passer-by asking what she was doing standing there. Riley shifted further back, pressing his back against the wall and pulling his knees up against his chest as he lowered his chin down to his arms that where folded now over the top of his knees.
What if she didn't come, what would he do if she didn't come for ages, he was so hungry, he was really thirsty as well.. but Riley wouldn't ask for anything, he didn't want to eat, he didn't want to drink.. not unless someone told him to. And most likely that someone would have to be Catherine, he wasn't sure how he'd handle eating in front of those other girls..
Riley (about Catherine): ...I have the feeling she's trying to tell me something..
every single time she looks at me.. she's trying to speak to me.. and I can't hear her.
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She ended up crying herself to sleep, lying curled up on the bed hugging Fred, it wasn't fair, it just wasn't fair ....
She could smell him on her clothes, a comforting scent but at the moment it just made her all the more upset, she wished he was here now, she could just imagine what it would be like to have his arms wrapped around her. Hot tears slid down her cheeks, why couldn't she have realised how she felt when she was with him and now she'd lost him perhaps forever.
The light was fading when she awoke, feeling as though she hadn't slept at all, her head felt groggy and fuzzy. She had no idea how long she'd been asleep, her eyes flicked over to a clock on her bedside table that she'd been provided with, half past eight. She must have been asleep hours, she slid off the bed, her hip protesting as she did so, getting to her feet, feeling a dull ache in her cheek. She lifted a hand to her face, feeling a stinging sensation as her fingers touched her skin, she knew she must have a lovley bruise now.
She opened her wardrobe, her eyes skimming over the clothes she had inside, her hand hesitating over her green combats before she selected her only pair of jeans and pulled on the rather faded garments. She struggled out of her top and put on a blue t-shirt which proudly stated "Sea World" with a picture of a killer whale on the front. It was slightly too large for her and there was a hole near the stomach region from where she'd jumped over a fence once and ripped it on a protruding nail. She found one cat boot in the corner of the room, the other was located under her bed, she pulled them on and did up the laces.
She crossed the room and picked up a brush that lay upon her desk, trying to tug the instrument through her hair, she hadn't been able to comb her hair for several days but in the end she wrestled it up into a high pony tail and left it there, trying hard not to think about the way he'd run his finger through her hair last night.
Her eyes found the wall mirror and saw that she did have a large black, blue bruise under her eye, she lifted a hand gingerly to her face again. There was nothing she could do about it though, she didn't have any make up to cover the mark. She tugged at the bottom of the t-shirt trying to get rid of a few creases, not unconciously realising that she was over concious of her apperance because she was going to go and see Riley.
She shut the door carefully and made her way towards the boy dorms, she didn't know which room was his but she guessed it was the one Dawn was standing outside, she approached rather wairily.
'Hi Dawn.'
Don't frown, you never know who might be falling in love with your smile
Re: Trapped in a Cage of forgetfullness - Riley's Room"Hey Cat." She replied rather miserably, taking a step away from the door as if she didn't want Riley to over hear what she said, lowering her voice slightly more.
"He hasn't made a noise.. at all." Which she figured he was asleep, but she had this nagging feeling that he was awake, just staring at the door. Like when someone stares at your back and those hairs stand up on the back of your neck.. she stared down at the ground, then up at Catherine, staring at her bruise for a second and then staring her in the eyes.
"...Are you alright?" It was obvious she wasn't asking about the bruise, but at the same time there was this looking about her that hinted she already knew the answer.. she just needed to hear her say something.. anything. The hushed voices caused Riley's drowsy eyes to flicker slightly more open, rising his head a little as he stared at the door. Was that her? Did she come back.. he waited a little longer but no one entered, even if it was only a few seconds he already gave up his hope and rested his head down into his arms.
"Catherine.. I'm so sorry we weren't there for you." Dawn's eyes dropped down to the ground again, if they wher stronger, better, quicker, more trained, more experienced, anything, if they where better then they'd have their Riley Finn back and they'd have a bruiseless Catherine..
Buckle up boys, this puny Human just turned Supernatural
Re: Trapped in a Cage of forgetfullness - Riley's Room"He hasn't made a noise.. at all." She wondered if he were still asleep of if he was just afraid to come out if Dawn was here, either way she wanted to see him.
"...Are you alright?"
For a fleeting second she thought about telling Dawn, about confiding in someone, but she couldn't she just couldn't tell her, no one but her knew how she felt what had happened, how upset she was.
'Yeah I'm fine.' She said looking Dawn in the eye and smiling broadly as if daring Dawn to say anything different. She just wanted to pretend that nothing had happened, apart from maybe the part about Riley, she lifted a hand without even realsing she was doing it to rub the area on her arm where she'd been injected by Joan.
"Catherine.. I'm so sorry we weren't there for you."
'It doesn't matter, it's not your fault .... and look you've got Riley back again now.' She smiled again.
She stepped upto Riley's door, now not looking at Dawn and knocked before Dawn had time to question what she had just said.
'Riley? you awake?' She said quietly, not wanting to speak too loudly incase he was asleep and she woke him up. She was hungry and she'd eaten in the jeep, she wondered how he must be feeling since it was ages since he'd eaten anyting.
Don't frown, you never know who might be falling in love with your smile
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While Dawn was left to contimplate what exactly Cat had meant by that, Riley's head jerked up again, his slouched back getting a perfect posture as his ears once again waited for a sign that he hadn't drifted off and fallen asleep but had actually heard her real voice.
'Riley? you awake?' First he waited for her to enter, then hesitantly slipped his legs from under the covers, removing himself quietly from the bed and already straightening the covers almost perfectly even though he was hurrying. He was bare foot, only in his black pants that he had put on earlier that morning, still lacking his shirt since he wasn't given a replacement. He hovered beside the door for a moment longer as if expecting her to just walk in, he wasn't sure what to expect, he wasn't sure if he was even allowed her or if he was some form of prisoner..
His fingers curled around the handle and twisted it slowly,pulling open the door only an inch to see who was out there. His bright hazel gaze stared down at Catherine, then over towards Dawn, who looked away from him sulkily, Riley's eyes dropped back down to Catherine, then he disappeared behind his door as he opened it slightly more for her to enter. He wasn't sure why he didn't want the other girl to see him, but he wasn't comfortable with her, with any of them, he wanted to ask Catherine at least who was who before he started talking with them at least. When Catherine had entered his room, he slowly closed the door, making sure to stay hidden behind the door so Dawn couldn't see him, thought the witch had already walked off to take a seat against the wall on the floor away from the door.
For a moment he avoided her eyes, he couldn't really remember much of what happened and truthfully he was pretty sure he wouldn't want to remember anything. But when his eyes flickered up and met with the bruise on her cheek his hand quickly reached up but hesitated and run nervously through his hair.
"... Did I..? I'm sorry if I hurt you.." He took a small step back as if to give her room away from him, he was violent wasn't he? What if he lashed out at her and didn't realize it was her and he hurt her? She looked different with her hair up, she looked more casual, it was nice, but he was more worried over her bruise, he wished he could do something to help her. She's done so much for him and look what he's done to her..
"I-I feel much better.." He quickly assured her as if trying to insist he wouldn't lash out or hurt her again, he wondered why that girl was outside, was she guarding his door? So he was a prisoner.. or something, at least for now, probably until they figure out what to do with him.
"That.. that thing.. the.. the demon or mutant.. he said I wasn't allowed out on my own, I had to stay with someone.. or a group of someones.." His hand dropped down to his side, his eyes looking over her familiar face, at least something was familiar to him, then they dropped to the polished wooden floor boards.
Riley (about Catherine): ...I have the feeling she's trying to tell me something..
every single time she looks at me.. she's trying to speak to me.. and I can't hear her.
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She watched him half hide away behind the door as he opened it, looking at Dawn as if she might leap on him at any second. She looked back at Dawn for a moment before she moved into his room. She'd been here before, in Spike's arms, but she couldn't remember it, her eyes slid around the room, taking everything in before she looked back at Riley.
"... Did I..? I'm sorry if I hurt you.." She didn't know what he was talking about, he hadn't hurt her? She didn't understand he couldn't remember what had happened very well. She shook her head, her eyes moving off around the room again, lighting upon his laptop, his neatly made bed and the other belongings he had in the room.
"I-I feel much better.." She smiled rather nervously, she didn't know what to do or say now they were alone for a bit. Maybe if she just kissed him, he might remember, she took one step towards him, lifting her hands slightly. But she hesitated and folded her arms instead, her eyes falling to the floor. She couldn't do it, what if he pushed her away.
"That.. that thing.. the.. the demon or mutant.. he said I wasn't allowed out on my own, I had to stay with someone.. or a group of someones.."
'Don't worry I'm sure it's only temporary.' She didn't understand why they'd put this restriction on him, maybe she should take him to see Xavier soon. 'What else did he say.'
Don't frown, you never know who might be falling in love with your smile
Re: Trapped in a Cage of forgetfullness - Riley's Room'Don't worry I'm sure it's only temporary.' Yeah.. until they figured out what to do with him.. maybe he still wasn't safe and they'd throw him out. He smiled a little, she had moved closer to him as if he wasn't frightening her, which made him feel a tiny bit better, he didn't want his only friend to be afraid of him.
'What else did he say.' It took a moment for Riley to remember, it was all so foggy from the drugs and he wasn't sure if it was everything, but this is all he could remember.
"He said they had the school grounds on high alert... that someone else arrived earlier today with the same drug in their systems. I asked who but the boy doesn't remember things either so they don't know his name.." There was something strangely comforting to know he wasn't the only person in this building that doesn't remember his past. There was a moment of silence before he added rather quietly..
"He said I used to take classes with him.." Riley thought for a moment, and then moved back over towards his bed, turning around and sitting down slowly. He leaned forward and rested his elbows on his knees, looking ip at Catherine he straightened his posture as his eyes looked towards the door and then thought of those girls who had flung their arms around him.
"So many people know me and I still feel so alone.." His eyes looked back over towards the verious items within his room, the desk, the things on his desk, the chair, he didn't feel like he was in his own room.. He looked back over towards Catherine, he wondered where she got all her strength to do all that she had done today for him. He smiled more sweetly as he added just so she knew what it meant for him to have her here to keep him company.
"Except for when you're here.. it doesn't feel so lonely then." It felt like he really had a friend, someone who he knew.. even if he didn't know her very well, it felt as if he knew her and he didn't have that feeling with any of the others. But how long was she staying? He didn't know what time it was, and he didn't care to look around for a clock.. it was getting dark and that means it's getting late and he'd have to be alone to sleep again.
"..How long are you staying here?" His fingers fiddled with his dog tags absent-mindedly as he spoke, he didn't care if he was safe here, being alone was still as terrible as being shot at.. in Riley's opinion anyway. He hoped this was more then just dropping in to see if he was awake, he didn't care if there was nothing to talk about, he really didn't want to be alone, but he wasn't going to ask her to stay longer.. he's put her through enough for one day..
Riley (about Catherine): ...I have the feeling she's trying to tell me something..
every single time she looks at me.. she's trying to speak to me.. and I can't hear her.
Re: Trapped in a Cage of forgetfullness - Riley's Room"He said they had the school grounds on high alert... that someone else arrived earlier today with the same drug in their systems. I asked who but the boy doesn't remember things either so they don't know his name.." Did that mean that the boy had come from the initiative, could that put Riley in danger? But he was safe here wasn't he? Xavier wouldn't let anyone come and take him again? she mentally shook herself, she was getting parinoid, he was here and there was no reason for him to leave.
She watched him sit down and look up at her, she stood akwardly not quite knowing what to say or how to act, this was so hard. How could she had been so easy in his presence yesterday and now today she was nervous of even speaking to him. Her hand reached down to mess with the torn hole in her top, her fingers moving downwards as she put her hands in her pockets.
"So many people know me and I still feel so alone.." She looked across at him. "Except for when you're here.. it doesn't feel so lonely then." She smiled slightly.
'You just need to give your self a chance to get to know them again, they just want to be friends with you, they just want to help.' She wondered where that speech had come from, usually she wouldn't have thought of anything like that to say.
"..How long are you staying here?" She shrugged non-commitedly, she hadn't really thought about it.
'Ummmm I thought you might want dinner, we can go get something if you want.' She could feel colour springing itno her cheeks, she mentally kicked herself, she was asking a friend if he wanted to have tea yet she was acting like she'd just asked him out on a date or something. She blushed a little more and dropped her eyes from his.
Don't frown, you never know who might be falling in love with your smile
Re: Trapped in a Cage of forgetfullness - Riley's Room'You just need to give your self a chance to get to know them again, they just want to be friends with you, they just want to help.' He nodded along slightly, he would.. he just wasn't sure how to act, as if they've never met before or as if they've known each other for ages, he didn't want to hurt anyone elses feelings like he seemed to be doing with that other girl outside.
'Ummmm I thought you might want dinner, we can go get something if you want.' A hopeful look hit his eyes, but she had quickly looked away, although he didn't notice her blushing or shy behaviour.
"I would love dinner, thank you." He grinned slightly, he was starving, and he was glade she would be eating with him, Riley had gotten slightly downhearted when she wasn't sure before about how long she'd be staying. He looked down at his stomach and then uncomfortably looked around, his eyes moving towards the closet near his desk and then over towards the chest of draws. Riley really hadn't done any form of exploration, in fact opening the door for Catherine was the only time he left his bed.
"...What would you like me to wear?" He felt very lost in this room, and very nervous, what if he chose something she didn't like, or if he couldn't find his shirts. He felt like an idiot, sitting in his own room and not knowing a single thing about what was inside it and where things where. He looked back towards her, the palm of his right hand rubbing along his left arm for a moment as a flicker of uncertainty was about him. He wasn't sure he'd like people seeing the marks on his arm, what would they think when they see them? They'd think he took drugs, which wasn't far off the mark, since he just had been suffering withdrawls from drugs. They'd think Catherine was keeping bad company, he didn't want hre to get people looking at her or whispering about her just because of him..
Riley (about Catherine): ...I have the feeling she's trying to tell me something..
every single time she looks at me.. she's trying to speak to me.. and I can't hear her.
Re: Trapped in a Cage of forgetfullness - Riley's Room"I would love dinner, thank you." She watched him look around then glance back at her, she assumed he wanted to be left alone for a few minutes so he could change, she blushed again as she reaslised this.
"...What would you like me to wear?"
'Errrr whatever you want Riley.' She was unsure of what he was asking her? Did he want her opinion or did he wanted her to actually want her to go and choose something for him. She stood uncertainly for a minute, just looking at him.
'Umm I'll go wait outside with Dawn.' She left before he could say anything, shutting the door quietly behind her, her eyes at once finding the figure of Dawn sitting outside in the corridor. She moved over to stand in front of Dawn.
'He's been through quite a lot, it's not his fault he can't remember anything. He's going to come down and have something to eat, I'm sure he'll remember, they did this to him before and he remembered again then so if we just give him a bit of time and patience and hopefully ....' She let her words trail off as she streatched out a hand to help Dawn up off the floor.
Don't frown, you never know who might be falling in love with your smile
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When Dawn's hand took hold of Catherine's, she stood up, her eyes glued on the girl in disbelief, they've done this to him before!? .. Wait.. WHO's done this.. part of her wanted to ask all these questions but maybe Cat wasn't ready just yet.. or maybe she'd prefer to do it when all the girls where together.. or maybe she didn't want to explain everything.
"Yeah.. time and patience..I'll beat him to death if he doesn't remember by the end of the week." She looked back at the door but she had a worried look, of course she wouldn't hurt him, but still.. She didn't like the idea of him not remembering them for a long time, but her eyes looked down at the floor and then up at Catherine.
"Cat.." Dawn stared at her for a moment, Angela had called Dawn while Catherine was inside with Riley, the witch glanced back at his door and then back at Catherine, deciding to just leave a small hint about tomorrow night.
"Angela's preforming down at the Dying Star tomorrow, apparently Riley got her to try and sing on stage, anyway, I'm going to ask Sean, Angela's going with Cody, I'm going to invite Lisa and Dave. If you want to come, we'd really love it if you'd join us.. but you've probably been though a lot so we won't force you to go with all of us.. anyway, I gotta go find Sean!" She spoke the last part very quickly as Riley opened the door, he didn't like the top he had, he didn't like any of the tops, there where so many choices, how many shirts could one guy have, he had at least eight!! Ok.. well that was a lot in Riley's opinion anyway, he placed his hand over where the dog tags where hidden under the slightly darker shade of red material.
Riley watched the hastily retreating form of Dawn who didn't look back once and then over towards Catherine very uncomfortably. It felt like he was wearing someone elses top, not his own, he closed the door slowly and then waited quietly for her to lead the way. It was different out here, he wasn't really her friend right now.. he was her prisoner and he had to behave himself otherwise she'd get in trouble.
Riley (about Catherine): ...I have the feeling she's trying to tell me something..
every single time she looks at me.. she's trying to speak to me.. and I can't hear her.
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"Yeah.. time and patience..I'll beat him to death if he doesn't remember by the end of the week." It took Catherine a moment to twig that she was joking and not being serious about what she said.
"Cat.." The dark eyes of the agile mutant turned towards Dawn as the witch called for her attention.
'Yes Dawn.' She replied simpily, waiting for the girl to ask her something.
"Angela's preforming down at the Dying Star tomorrow, apparently Riley got her to try and sing on stage, anyway, I'm going to ask Sean, Angela's going with Cody, I'm going to invite Lisa and Dave. If you want to come, we'd really love it if you'd join us.. but you've probably been though a lot so we won't force you to go with all of us.. anyway, I gotta go find Sean!" Sean? as in leader of X-force .... no!! temporary leader of X-force, it was a well known fact that him and Cat had the tendance of rubbing each other up the wrong way. Why would she want to go anywhere with him? It suddenly struck her as to why she asked him .... she liked him? hadn't she told him he had lovley eyes back in lost angles.
She was about to reply, but she hesitated, did she want to go .... she wasn't sure, but she knew she would be getting several days worth of work from the teachers because she hadn't been there. She gluped slightly and tried not to think about going back into lessons tomorrow, she had no idea about anything in any of her lessons, it was all so hard.
The next second Dawn had dissepeared as she heard the sound of the door opening, her eyes moved back to Riley, forgetting all about what Dawn had said, finding a smile on her face as she looked at him.
'You ready?' She said, turning around and leading him up the corridor, Riley keeping to heel like an obedient dog. 'What did you want to eat?' She said not really knowing what to say to him.
Don't frown, you never know who might be falling in love with your smile
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There wasn't really a reply to her question when she had asked if he was ready, he wasn't sure, he was having troubles choosing what shirt to wear, and then she had to ask what food he wanted to eat. He felt so detached, how was he supposed to function here, he didn't like all these decisions, didn't she understand he wasn't sure about anything.. what if he choose something he didn't like? What if he did something wrong..
"I do not mind." He replied rather defencivly as if she had asked something very difficult that he was having troubles grasping, he stared down at his shirt and then over at some of the doors they passed. He read all the names on the doors for a moment, but then looked down at the floor, before turning his attention back to Catherine. All this was very easily distracting him, he didn't even know what he was doing in this school right now, they where all gifted and Riley.. he wasn't.. he didn't think he was anyway.
"What would you like to eat?" He didn't have much hope that she'd help him decide on anything, but then he just realized.. where were they eating? Was there a place in this school.. did that mean they'd be surrounded by a sea of strange faces again.. His fingers tried to rub the tiredness from his eyes, he suddenly had an urge to try and make sure Catherine was enjoying herself, the unhappier she was the sooner she'd leave and the sooner he'd be on his own.
"Should I stay in my room during the day tomorrow? It's monday, and this is a school, I assume you'd have classes.." He trailed off as he looked down at her, she didn't seem to really be talking with him so he thought he'd ask her that one of many questions that had been popping into his head while sitting on his bed waiting for her earlier.
Riley (about Catherine): ...I have the feeling she's trying to tell me something..
every single time she looks at me.. she's trying to speak to me.. and I can't hear her.
Re: Trapped in a Cage of forgetfullness - Riley's Room"What would you like to eat?" She shrugged, she wasn't sure, she hadn't given it much thought before. She hadn't really been here long enough to know much of what they did have on offer. Unless you turned up at specific set times you had to cook for yourself and it was way past the time for dinner. She coudln't cook either, but maybe Riley could, she glanced back at him for a moment, did he even remember how to cook?
'I dunno, whatever there is?' She said, it really didn't bother her what she ate, as long as the hunger pangs stopped she'd be satisfied. She was used to pressing buttons on a microwave meal whenever Anne and Roger wern't there, but here they seemed to have a remarkable lack of microwave meals.
"Should I stay in my room during the day tomorrow? It's monday, and this is a school, I assume you'd have classes.." She glanced over at him, she thought he took lessons, he must do, she remembered him in the initiative reading, he'd said he loved to learn. She lifted one hand to rub her shoulder as she walked, as if she was deciding waht to say.
'Errr I think you take classes here, I don't know which ones, you'd have to ask Dawn.' She was suprised Riley hadn't been more keen to talk to the young witch after Cat had suggested he talk to her about a few things, but then perhaps he was just afraid.
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It took almost twenty minutes to find his room, the last six or seven minutes spent glancing at the names on the doors until he found his own name. The girl, Dawn, she wasn't there, he moved into his room and shut the door, he began nervously pacing in front of the door, he really hoped he hadn't upset Catherine. Pulling out the notes Lisa had given him, placing them from his back pocket straight onto his desk.. he looked over the various subjects he had tomorrow, he wasn't really looking forward to any of them.
Scooping up a writing book and three pens plus his laptop, Riley dropped them on his bed and then peeled off his shirt, folding it up neatly and placing it on his desk chair. Moving over to his draws as he removed his long black pants, Riley also folded them up and placed them up onto his dresser. He paused for a moment, moving back to his shirt and placing it with his trousers before going to his bed and slipping under the covers. Switching on the computer, even though he was exhausted, Riley hoped he had something about his classes written down, his fingers rubbing the tiredness from his eyes every now and then while he began to read over various pages of notes he had assembled over the past few months of classes.
All in all, Riley probably stayed up for another three hours, jotting down things he thought he might need to help him remember various topics they have studied. When he had fallen asleep, it wasn't of his choice, he was so tired his eyes closed when he paused for a moment to rest from all the writing.. after that everything blacked out for him.
'You haven't lost anything, it's all still with you.'
Opening his eyes, Riley stared up at the ceiling, it was still dark, he had dreamt of nothing except that single sentence that had woken him up. He wondered now what she had meant by that.. and then he remembered how he said he still had his memories, he just needed the time access them again, she must have been reminding him of that. Sleepily his hand reached for the laptop, shoving the gray portable computer further on the other side of the bed as he rolled onto his side. His arm grabbed hold of one of the other pillows, pulling it towards him as he closed his eyes and rested his head on the new pillow, curling his body up slightly as he fell asleep once again. It was strange, he saw no images in his dreams again, but he could hear voices, most where so distant that he couldn't make them out.
"I want to give you everything.. my body.. my heart.. my soul.. my life.. anything I can do.. I want to do it all for you... even if it's impossible, I'll still want to try."
At this louder sentence he woke up again, it was still dark, but it was growing lighter, he didn't want to leave his bed, he hoped there was still a while before his classes start. Both his arms wrapped around the pillow and he buried his face into it as he forced himself to fall into another light sleep, which wasn't helping him get his much needed rest. He wanted to know who he had sad all those things to, but he didn't think much about it really, not just yet. He was suddenly caught in an undertow of images rushing like a restless stream through his mind. But they where only glimpses of images, the flicker of speaking lips, his hand reaching out for someone's cheek, a white room, a dark room, a metallic chair sitting in the center of that dark room that caused him to turn in his sleep in discomfort.
The pillow was still held in his arms although now it was more for comfort of holding something then actually resting his head, it was lower against his chest, his chin resting on the top of the pillow he held until the light from the window poured in. He grumbled and tucked his eyes into the pillow he held, raising it slightly to block the intrusion of the new day in his room. He was still asleep, but he made a conscious choice that he wanted everyone to forget he was in his room, he wanted to forget he had classes and that all those many strange faces he had to study with where just part of his nightmares.
He could hear the commotion of other students moving about out in the halls, he could hear them calling out to each other, yelling names across the hall in good morning.. something that Riley wouldn't be able to do no matter how much he'd want to.. Riley stubbornly insisted himself to ignore any sounds, he would ignore everything and anything and maybe they'd all forget about him... like he forgot about them.
Riley (about Catherine): ...I have the feeling she's trying to tell me something..
every single time she looks at me.. she's trying to speak to me.. and I can't hear her.
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Catherine if possible had a worse nights sleep than Riley, she'd gone back to her room, changed into the small denim shorts and the large, red and white England football shirt she slept in. She lay down, resting her hip which was still throbbing with pain, she lay facing the ceeling with her hands under her head. Did he like her? was that a sign she still his had affection .... that he still felt something of the love he'd had for her before. She groaned and rolled over curling up into a small ball, he was supposed to be with her, he was meant to be lying in her arms tonight, he'd said he'd come. She realised she was holding her breath, listening for his footsteps on the corridor outside .... he might remember.. he might ....
The bed she was lying in suddenly seemed very big and she couldn't help feeling alone. She was being stupid, he wasn't coming, he'd probably be disguisted if he knew about last night. She closed her eyes and burried her head in her pillow, tossing and turning for a while untill she fell asleep, the curtains still wide open, bathing the sleeping girl in a pale silver light, showing the steady pluse at her neck.
...... She sat up suddenly, there were footsteps .... she held her breath, it was him, she could tell, she knew his step. She clutched the bed clothes closer anound her, feeling a small tingle shiver down her spine. The door opened and she could see him outlined in the light from outside in the corridor, he shut the door quietly and crossed over to the bed. Her trembling hands reached out for him, pulling him towards her as he lowered himself onto her ......
She opened rather groggy eyes giving a more than frustrated growling sound as she realised it had only been a dream, but it had seemed so real. She gave another groan as she realised Lisa had brought Dean back to her room, Lisa wasn't the quietest person in the world. Cat grabbed hold of one of her pillows and jammed it over her head ... that was not something she wanted to hear.
Lisa woke up in the morning to find Dean's arms wrapped around her still fast asleep, his hair all ruffled from their midnight activities. She wriggled out from his arms and tiptoed across to her dressing table, Dean was used to her doing this and meerly opened one bleery eye before he rolled over onto his other side and promptly fell asleep again.
She sorted out her hair and her face before choosing an almost skin tight pair of jeans and blue shirt to wear, she then proceeded to wake a rather dormant Dean up. He dressed hurriedly, throwing his clothes on and then giving her one kiss hurrying off before he was late for breakfast. Lisa sorted her things out, making sure she had the correct notes for her lessons in her folder before she exited her room locking it behind her. She didn't even bother to knock on Cat's door, she knew if she surfaced before dinner time they would be doing well. She was running late and she didn't have time to hammer on the girls door untill she got so irrate got woke up and yanked the door open.
Lisa made her way to Riley's door, remembereing that he didn't know where to go and after all she had her first two lessons with him didn't she.
She hovered for a second outside, reading his name tag which was on the door, she lifted her hand and knocked on the door.
'Riley it's Lisa. Are you getting up for breakfast now? We've got physics soon.' She smiled at everal people who passed her as she waited for Riley to respond
Don't frown, you never know who might be falling in love with your smile
Re: Trapped in a Cage of forgetfulness - Riley's Room
It had been only once the main commotion of the earlier morning students that where rushing to get showered and fed before their beginning classes had died down that Riley managed to really drop off into another light sleep. Again his dreams where empty, save for the flicker of Cat or her voice when they where in the jeep or when he seemed to have offended her somehow after complimenting her voice.. At the knocking on his door Riley's eyes snapped open, was that Catherine? He instantly flicked off his covers, he wanted to apologise right away, he didn't want her to still be upset with him.
'Riley it's Lisa. Are you getting up for breakfast now? We've got physics soon.' Instantly he froze on the spot, still standing beside his bed, he glanced back down at the covers and wondered if he should just climb back under them and remain hidden there for the day..
"..I'll.. I'll be a minute." There wasn't any point in staying here, at least if he left maybe he'd meet up with Catherine soon, maybe she was already having breakfast. It was a nice day, very comfortable temperature, but Riley didn't care if the sun was out, he grabbed a jumper, his dark blue jeans and a white shirt. Glancing nevously towards the door, he really hoped she wouldn't walk in, he hadn't locked the door since he was upset and it had slipped his mind. Slipping on his new underwear and socks, then his jeans and his shirt, he slipped his feet into a pair of white sneakers he had near his desk. At the same he time collected his pencil case, books and the sheets of paper he had jotted on the night before that still lay scattered on his bed.
"Coming." He didn't sound at all enthusiastic about the day ahead, his hand grabbed the light cream coloured jumper which he struggled to put on while still holding his books in one hand. He wanted the long sleeves to hide his needles marks, he didn't want others to see them, he didn't want himself to see them.. he just wanted to pretend they weren't there. The only form of hair brushing Riley did today was stroke his fingers through his hair, which often would do the exact same job as a brush since his short hair easily kept its shape.
When his hand reached for the door, he had the slightest hope that maybe Catherine was standing out there as well, he really just wanted to make sure she wasn't upset with him. When he pulled open the door, his eyes flickered around at the passing faces and then rather disappointedly looked down at Lisa. Part of him hoped he'd remember more things today, that the sleep would somhow help him, though he had a very awkward sleep that didn't really rest him up at all, he still had hoped he'd at least remember the people close to him..
"Good morning Lisa." He really did want to try and appear more eager about the day, but it looked as if he was expecting something terrible to happen every moment of the day just ahead of them. He felt awful, tired, upset, and what's worse he felt as if he was forgetting to do something. He glanced back into the room as he slowly closed the door, he knew there was something he had to do and that he wasn't doing, but he couldn't remember what, maybe it'd come back to him. Locking the door, he slipped the key in his back pocket and then allowed Lisa to lead the way, his eyes scanning over the faces of the people they past, mostly because they where staring at him curiously.
"Hey! Finnicky!" Max run up on the other side of the human, offering Lisa a smug grin as his arm rested over Riley's shoulder, Riley didn't like the other boy touching him. Max liked to call Riley 'Finnicky' as a play on his last name, since he was so finnicky with his things, apparence, school work, everything, it all had to be perfect otherwise he wasn't comfortable with it. Once the english class a few months ago had to keep a record on their days, Riley was the only one in the entire class that had kept a perfect track of his day. Meaning, the time he woke, how long it took to get from his room to the kitchen and who he met along the way and what things where spoken and if he knew them or where just remotely familiar faces.
"Heard about your brain damage, that's a real pity you know.." Both boys where similar hight, Riley just the slightest bit bigger then Max, the blonde mutant offering Lisa another grin before a yell distracted Max, one of his friends calling for him to hurry. Giving the two a wide grin and patting Riley rather roughly on the back, he ran off, he didn't have a class so normally they slept in till about 10-11am. Had Riley still remembered Max, he would have probably been highly suspicious as to what the boys where up to, knowing without a doubt that it wouldn't be any good.
Riley didn't like the term 'brain damage' either.. he wasn't brain damaged.. he was just.. it was different! He frowned unhappily, it wasn't brain damage, he was perfectly fine, he was going to get his memory back. He didn't like that boy, he has decided right now, he really didn't like that blonde mutant, where was Catherine? Why wasn't she here, she said she wouldn't leave him alone and she's left him and now he has strange guys making fun of his memory loss..
"Is she mad with me.. did Catherine send you because she didn't want to see me?" It was a terrible beginning to a terrible day, what could go worse? He didn't want to think about it, because many things could go worse, Catherine could avoid him for the rest of the day, more people could just continue staring at him like they have been doing. And it was just getting worse with every passing moment, maybe he should just skip class today.. and tomorrow.. and for the rest of his life until he remembered who he was.
Riley (about Catherine): ...I have the feeling she's trying to tell me something..
every single time she looks at me.. she's trying to speak to me.. and I can't hear her.
Re: Trapped in a Cage of forgetfulness - Riley's Room"..I'll.. I'll be a minute." Lisa stood outside the door, impatiently tapping her foot on the floor and glancing at her watch, she wanted to be able to get some breakfast before physics, it wasn't her favourite lesson, she'd only picked it because her mother though she should have some achademic subjects to go with the drama and arts ones which she picked. "Coming." She smiled at a girl who passed, the mutant with long black hair and dark purple eyes stopped for a moment to chat.
'Hey Lisa.. you waiting for Riley?' She recived a nod in response and so continued. 'Is it true, what their saying, about Riley.' She cast her eyes towards the door of his room then looked back at Lisa. 'You know..' She dropped her voice slightly, 'that he's lost his memory.' Celine watched as Lisa nodded again.
'Yeah but Cat seems to think he'll get it back again.' Lisa replied, shifting her books over to her other arm.
'Cat? she's back then now is she?' Another nod in response, then Celine excused herself and hurried off up the corridor, Lisa watched her go then turned back around as she heard the door open.
"Good morning Lisa." She saw his eyes dart around the corridor before they came to a rest on her own. She wondered what he was looking for, but before she had chance to ask Max walked up. Maybe he hoped Cat would be out here, perhaps he thought it was her who'd knocked on the door, she was the only person he really knew wasn't she? She'd noticed something different about Cat, she was quieter, Lisa wondered where the girls volitile temper had gone. But there was something about her, the way she looked at Riley when she thought Lisa wasn't looking ... did she like Riley? She wondered what had gone on in the initiative, she'd have to ask Cat about it at some point but she knew she couldn't force a confidence from Catherine. That girl often gave her the idea that she had a lot of things she wasn't telling Lisa, they didn't know anything about her past, Lisa didn't even know where she came from, what she liked. She knew Cat's parents were dead and that Anne and Roger were either her foster or adopted parents, Cat didn't seem to like to talk about them.. or herself. She had the idea Cat had been able to get away with more than she should do, maybe that was why she was so angry all the time, or perhaps she was just using as a front because she was afraid and alone. Lisa wondered for a second what it would have been like to loose her mother, she couldn't really blame Cat for going off the rails a bit. But yesterday she'd seemed more normal, more grown up, Lisa had the idea that she wasn't going to stay like that for very long though.
"Hey! Finnicky!" Lisa glared slightly at Max, she didn't like him, from what she'd seen of him so far in the school he was a bully and he wasn't nice to Dawn. He remembered Riley getting into a fight with him once, she watched as Riley alowed the boy to drape one arm about his shoulders in an over friendly manner.
"Heard about your brain damage, that's a real pity you know.." Lisa glared at him, how insensative of him to bring it up, the last thing Riley needed was everyone he met giving him a daily reminder of the fact he couldn't remember anything. She was glad when his freidns called him away and he left the pair of them alone again.
"Is she mad with me.. did Catherine send you because she didn't want to see me?" Lisa laughed slightly and shook her head.
'Lord no! We'll be lucky if Cat emerges before lunch time, she doesn't have lectures till the afternoon today. No I came to show you where your class is I thought I might as well since were both in the same class. I'll hav eto lend you my notes from last week so you can copy them up.' She smiled at him again and began walking towards the kitchen.
Don't frown, you never know who might be falling in love with your smile
Re: Trapped in a Cage of forgetfulness - Riley's Room
More notes for him to jot down.. he was so sleepy, he really hoped he could focus in class, last thing he needed was to be dozing off in the first class he attends.. For some reason he still wasn't very pleased with the excuse of why Cat wasn't here.. Wasn't he important enough for her to wake up and visit when she knows she's the only person who he really has gotten to know? It's hard to be so open with a group of people who he can't even remember, but maybe it was best that Catherine didn't come, it gave him a better chance to get to know Lisa.
Riley glanced down at Lisa and then stared ahead as they walked, wasn't she upset with him for spying on her and her friends? No one seemed to be angry with him, the teachers seemed to be cautious, but not angry.. did he want someone to be angry at him? It felt as if he did.. someone to tell him what he did was wrong and unforgivable, that he crossed the line of trust and they'll never be able to trust him again.. He didn't like that idea.. so why did he want someone to tell him he was in the wrong?
Riley (about Catherine): ...I have the feeling she's trying to tell me something..
every single time she looks at me.. she's trying to speak to me.. and I can't hear her.
Re: Trapped in a Cage of forgetfulness - Riley's Room
A small figure flitted down the hall, the corridor was deserted after the initial rush of people to the kitchens for breakfast, she was still dressed in the demin shorts and England football shirt she'd slept in. She had something white in her hand, her bare feet making no noise on the floor.
Catherine read the names on the doors again as she walked down the corridor, she wasn't sure exactly which door was his, but since they all had their occupants names on them she managed it without too much difficulty. She looked down at the crudley made envelope, she didn't have any envelopes so she'd had to make one from a spare piece of white paper and sticky tape.
She'd written the words "Riley Finn" on the front in capitals, that way he wouldn't know who'd sent it, and partley then she didn't write the 'e' in his name the wrong way around, she didn't want to have to answer why she'd had the picture in the first place, the small laminated one which had been in the inside pocket of his jacket. She hadn't wanted to give it back, hadn't he told her his parents were her parents too, so that had meant that for just a few hours she'd had parents. She looked down at the envelope which contained the photo, it wasn't too late, she could still keep it, he'd never know and she could just pretend that this was her family .... "When I said you have four parents who love you.. I meant the other two as being my parents, visit them Catherine, let me share something with you.." .... She paused by his door, looking up at his name and then down at the envelope.
But ... but .. if she didn't that it would be stealing wouldn't it? keeping his family for herself, it couldn't replace the one she'd already lost could it, she wondered what it would feel like if someone took her own parents away from her. Before she could even think of changing her mind she bent down and pushed the envelope under the door.
She didn't go down stairs, she didn't feel like it, she just wanted to be alone for a bit, it wasn't fair that he had so much even if he didn't remember it and she didn't have all those things. And it wasn't fair that he had them, a nice home, (she could see part of the house in the picture) loving parents, a major in psychology, (she wasn't sure what a major was but she wanted one) she wanted to be smart and kind and generous ... how comes when she compared herself to him she always found herself lacking.
She went back to her room and lay on the covers of her bed staring over at his coat which was hung over the back of her chair, she'd have to give it back to him and some point.
Don't frown, you never know who might be falling in love with your smile
Re: Trapped in a Cage of forgetfulness - Riley's Room
It was hard to figure out which hall had Catherine's room, he had to scan each door for her name and it was harder because he was so tired and it just made his eyes more sore. When he did find it, it was already at least 10 or 15 minutes into class, he had grown so nervous he took to glancing around anxiously every time he heard a trail of footsteps that where not his own. Slowly raising his hand to the door, tapping against it to get Catherine's attention.
"Catherine.. I.. I need to talk with you please." He tried to hide any emotions in his voice, he didn't want to worry her, he just was upset that no one knew about him.. and that she hadn't told anyone about what had happened to them. He leaned his shoulder against the doorframe as he listened to her moving towards the door, he was so tired, his free hand rose and rubbed his sleepy eyes as he waited.
It was so confusing, he thought they'd all know, he wondered why no one was mad at him.. because no one knew he was a spy.. what did Catherine expect? They wouldn't welcome him with open arms if they really knew him! He suddenly felt more left out then before, and worried.. they all had powers.. he'd be defenceless against them if they attacked him!
Riley (about Catherine): ...I have the feeling she's trying to tell me something..
every single time she looks at me.. she's trying to speak to me.. and I can't hear her.
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