Paige had been a mess of emotions since Cable had returned them to the homestead. Up, down, sad, angry. The only thing she hadn't been was happy. She had a feeling that emotion wouldn't be experienced by any of them for a long time.

Sammy was in denial. Tabby was her own variety of a wreck and Paige didn't want to cause Jubilee anymore stress. She couldn't go back to her room either. Jono knew something was wrong. Jono would eventually ask questions and she didn't want to deal with those. He'd get her to sleep and she didn't want to do that either. She had to keep moving, even more than usual.

And then Cable had gone into her mind again and wanted to meet, to alleviate his damn pain or something. She wanted to hit him, to scream, to exact on him as much pain as she was feeling right now. That was the only reason she'd gone to the boathouse. The only reason why when the annoying blue glow began shimmering around her and lifting her into the air she didn't scream for help.

Her features hardened as she sailed through the air. This wasn't like when Sammy or Jay took her up into the sky. She didn't care for this kind of flight at all. Didn't care for the man she was about to see either.

Paige crossed her arms as she began to descend, glaring the entire way down. She was scared and she didn't even try to mask that. He'd know anyway. Her anger outweighed it. If this was the only way she could let go of the anger eating her up inside then she was ready to show exactly what she'd learned in the Danger Room.

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Their mother was screaming, crying and all over Sammy when Cable unceremoniously brought them back. Paige moved away, arms wrapped around her still steel form as she forced herself to stop her own tears. She couldn't be near her mother right now, or the little ones who were staring wide-eyed at the small group of them on the lawn. Jubilee and Alex were there as well and she shook her head, refusing to look either in the eye.

She headed quickly past the house, willing none of them to follow. She had blood on her hands, on her face and she ripped the skin from her body. It fell to the ground and she couldn't bring herself to care that she was dirtying the lawn. It just had to get off of her. Looking down at her hands she could swear she still saw blood and kept ripping, needing it gone. Nothing that reminded her of her brother laying dead in front of her could remain.

( Blood on the rocks, Blood on the streets, Blood in the sky, Blood on the sheets If you want blood - you got it )

Externals plot part four of five. Part One, Part Two, Part Three


When you watch someone die in the heat of battle it's supposed to happen in slow motion. Everything is supposed to be a blur, the moment dragging out forever in front of you. That's what the movies show but it's not how it is in real life. One moment a person is whole and alive, the next they're not. There is no sudden hero sneaking in to save the day, no time turners, no magic spells. Those miracles belong to Hollywood, not reality.

Was this God's way of balancing the world? Mr. Cassidy got to come back to life but Sammy had to leave? Paige wanted it reversed. Take Mr. Cassidy back. He'd lived his life. Her brother couldn't leave. He hadn't even lived yet. Not really. He deserved to live. He still had to get married and make their mother a grandmother and a million other dreams she knew he had needed to be fulfilled. He couldn't do that if he was dead.
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