New York
Arthur as Spectre was flying at full speed towards the school.
«Shit! Late, late, late, late, late, late, late! - The silver-haired man accelerated to maximum speed, creating a flash.
As soon as he had the chance, he landed and ran inside the school,
regaining his former appearance. Arthur was wearing a black jacket over a white t-shirt, blue jeans with a belt and sneakers. He had a cap on his head. He literally rushed past Laura. She gave him a questioning look.
«He was asleep when I left, and he doesn't have Saturday classes..." Kinney said. - Arthur!
«Huh?" the brown-haired man stopped on his heels. - Laura, hi.
«Listen, how do you do it? - She asked. - You were asleep when I left, and it's Saturday, so why'd you jump up?
«Well... I... I... Just... In general, consider that I ate batteries to be on time, and I have business - he smiled. - Okay, Sister, I'm sorry, I've got to run - Evans ran on.
«Oh-okay..." she replied.
Arthur ran further and this time ran past Gwen and Peter.
«Arthur! - Shouted Stacey and the chestnut stopped again.
«Ah, Gwen, Peter, hi, sorry I didn't notice - smiled Chestnut.
«Have you forgotten that we have a project to hand in? - asked the blonde.
«I remember everything, we have two more weeks - he answered and wanted to run further.
«Don't forget the hard drive programming, said Peter.
«'Yes,' said Arthur. - Can I go now?
«We're not holding - said Gwen.
«Thank you - nodded Evans and ran on.
The moment he saw Flash, he stopped and mentally sent him away. He tried to pass quietly, but it wasn't to be.
«Arthur! - Lena suddenly shouted.
And then the chestnut stopped, looking up.
«Oh, Arthur - said Flash, then ran to him. - Hello!
«Arthur, I'm...! - Elena ran up too.
«Stop! - Arthur shouted and Flash and Elena stopped. - Guys, here's if you need anything, let's do it later.
«Okay...
«Thanks - Arthur nodded and walked on.
The chestnut flew into Leo, so that he wouldn't fall down, Arthur started to group himself together and kept on his feet.
«命知らず(Inochishirazu){?}[Daredevil] - Leo said, shaking off his shoulder.
Arthur, on the other hand, ran over to the library and leaned against the wall with a puff of breath.
«Oh, Arthur! - he heard and turned round as if nothing had happened.
Running towards him was Lorna with a slight puff of breath.
«Ah, Lorna, hello - the chestnut smiled.
«Sorry I'm late, have you been waiting long?
«Yeah, not really - he replied, scratching the back of his head.
After that there was a short silence.
«Well... Shall we go or what? - Lorna asked.
«Oh, yeah.
They entered the library and sat down at an empty seat. It was a bit empty, and logically, the Library wasn't the most popular place.
«Okay, let's study for the Roman history exam, Dane said, pulling out her textbooks.
«'Uh-huh...' Arthur replied, taking out his own.
Lorna began to explain everything to Arthur and he didn't ask any questions, just listened with his hand on his head.
«Can you hear me, Domino? - Arthur suddenly heard Emma's voice.
«Who? Arthur looked round.
«Is something wrong? - Dane asked.
«No... I just heard it.
«I hear it. Suddenly it came again. - I'm in position, waiting for the target.
Arthur looked in the direction the sound was coming from.
«Arthur, are you sure you're all right? - Lorna asked.
«Y-yes, I'm fine... Let's go somewhere else, it's stuffy, I really don't feel well - smiled Chestnut.
«Okay, fine - she replied.
After that they packed up and went.
***
Arthur and Lorna were walking through the city and Chestnut was looking around.
«Well, what else do you want to know about the history of ancient Rome? - Lorna asked.
«'Well, I'm kind of floating on Caesar...' replied the chestnut haired man, smiling, after which he noticed someone behind him.
«Okay, Gaius Julius Caesar Octavius Augustus - the founder of the great Roman Empire - she replied.
At that very moment Arthur spotted her - Domino. A pale beauty with a dark spot over her eye and short-cropped black hair. She had a black cap on her head, which she used to hide her face, and was dressed in a white shirt with a jacket over it, blue jeans with a belt and sneakers. The brown-haired man noticed her.
«"Fucking hell, I'm going to have to cut loose..." - Evans thought and ran forward, taking Lorna's hand.
«Arthur? - The green-haired girl asked, barely keeping up with him.- Let's run, I know a good place to rest and learn - smiled Chestnut and saw Domino speeding up too.
True they managed to break away and so they ran to the beach where Arthur was training.
«Whew. - Chestnut exhaled.
«Arthur, if you wanted to go for a run, then... Wow - said Lorna when she saw the sea.
«'Well, yeah, it looks cool, don't you agree? - Evans smiled.
«Beautiful - she replied, then smiled.
Arthur smiled too, scratching the back of his head.
«N-well... Let's keep studying history, shall we? - Arthur asked.
«Yes, but first... Arthur, what phrase did Caesar say when crossing the Rubicon? - Dane asked.
«Erm... Erm... I don't know...
«'You're lying, Arthur,' she replied, smiling. - Even a history geek knows that phrase... And you've been ratted out by Gwen, you wrote an essay on the subject and you don't remember what you wrote about?
«Eh... The die is cast... - Evans shrugged his shoulders.
«Tell me, why? - Lorna asked, leaning back against the railing.
«Well... I think I'm in trouble..." Arthur replied, smiling. - Shit, I thought of such a variant, and it... And here it is as it turned out....
«Speak already...
«Lorna... You... You... I... I... Bliiiiiiiin!" the brown-haired man covered his eyes with Kepi. - I was less nervous when I was alone against our whole football team... Anyway, Lorna... - he took off his cap. - You're my-- You're my--
The green-haired girl grinned as she listened to him. She stood on her tiptoes to reach him and tilted his head closer to her, then kissed him. Arthur dropped his hands, dropping his cap. When Lorna stopped, she took two steps back, smiling. Beside her, she covered herself in a blush, twirling a strand of hair with her finger. Arthur couldn't even say anything.
«Well, I'll see you around," Dane smiled and walked towards the beach exit.
Evans, on the other hand, lifted his kepi and covered his eyes, smiling.
***
Arthur was lying on the edge of the roof with his hands under his head, smiling.
«Did something good happen? - Leo asked, sitting down next to him with his legs overhanging.
«'Well, yeah...' replied the silver-haired man.
«A woman? - he asked.
«You idiot, not a woman, a girl! - Evans shouted.
«'Big difference...' the dark haired man replied, looking up.
«Like you don't have a girl you like - he replied.
«I'm not saying that... - said the Japanese.
«Heh... - the silver-haired man lay down on his side, propping his head up with his hand.
«And what are we going to do? No villains," Morris asked.
«Do you want an ice-cream? - Arthur asked.
«I'm not much of an ice-cream man, he replied.
«And doughnuts?
«Don't know...
«Heh... Okay, let's go get some - said Evans, and then jumped down.
Leo jumped down after him.
***
Domino was sitting in Emma Frost's office.
«So, what are you going to tell me? - The blonde asked.
«I'm sorry, Frost, but it was like they sensed they were being watched.... - replied Nina. - At least the bloke she was with definitely felt like he knew I was waiting for them.
«Boyfriend?
«Yeah, spiky brown hair, though he was wearing a cap, blue eyes and fair skin.
«Arthur Evans. I've been hearing that young genius's name a lot lately... - Emma said. - And I couldn't read his mind...
«What does that mean? - Thurman asked.
«That this young genius knows something.....
«He's not only a genius, he runs like an athlete... - she said.
«Oh, yeah. So, change of plans. - said Frost.
«М?
Emma smiled at that.
«'Magneto will owe me...' And you're going to help me, she said.
Domino gave her a questioning look.
To be continued...
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