Chapter Two: Black as Night

[Solace]

Paige laid in a heap on the floor her wooden skin had a fine layer of ash covering it, and over all she looked as if maybe she’d been knocked unconscious. Although Paige had the appearance of being knocked out, she was in fact fully awake and just fuming over what had just happened, she was furious at Victoria for flinging her across the room in the manner that she had, never in her entire career of being a superhero had anyone done something like that to her, well except for Sam. “Damn.” Was all Paige muttered as she uncurled herself from her position on the floor, moaning as all the aches and pains she’d gotten from that little stunt made themselves known. Her pride was bruised most of all, Paige didn’t fancy being told what to do and the way and now she was paying the price for her prideful behavior by having upset ‘Toria and being flung through a vampire and into a wall.

“Brilliant Paige.” She growled at herself as she slowly and painful pulled herself up onto her feet, her skin still wooden although Paige would be changing that soon because if Rogue when all Johnny Storm again she was in big danger. So without making eye contact or speaking with anyone in the group the blond metamorph began pulling off the wooden layer of skin to reveal her own flesh underneath, and in doing so her cuts and bruises were made apparent to everyone else in the room though Paige hoped to god that nobody would fuss over her. She needed to be alone, and after hearing Victoria’s little rant at them just minutes earlier the young mutant wasn’t feeling much better about her behavior, but hell everyone makes mistakes right?