That morning

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'Average morning,' Jamie Madrox thought. He yawned and rubbed his eyes as he got dressed in his usual attire.

Jamie made his way downstairs to the mansion kitchen. When he got there, he realized that a certain mutant clone was already there. She was looking in the fridge when she got his scent. She beared her two claws and angrily poited them at him. "Whoa! I won't hurt you!" Jamie exclaimed.

X23 (She hadn't told everyone her actual name.) retracted her claws, she said nothing in reply, but her facial expression was a safe signal for Jamie to go ahead with his buisness.

Jamie quickly assembled himself a bowl of oatmeal and took a seat at the table, X23 sat in front of him with a glass of milk. In an attempt to make some casual conversation, Jamie decided to introduce himself. "I don't think we've actually met, my names Jaime, yours?" he held his hand out for a friendly handshake.

X23 hesitated for a second. "It's called a handshake," Jamie explained. "You have to shake my hand."

She grabbed his hand forcefully and gave it a good jerk. A small cracking noise was heard in the process, mainly from Jamie's hand. "Oww..." Jamie winced painfully. "You hold hard."

Again, X23 said nothing. She let go of his hand and let him go back to his breakfast.

8 minutes passed as Jamie ate his meal, and all through the time, X23 had been staring at Jamie. Jamie tried his best to ignore it. He finished his oatmeal and got up to put the dish in the sink.

When he placed the dish in the sink, he turned around to find X23 standing uncomfortably close to him. Her nose was a single inch away from his. "Ummm... What are you...?" Jamie started. He was stopped when she gently grabbed his chin to get a better look in his eyes. She stared at him for a good 30 seconds before saying her first word of the day, "I like you."

Nervously, Jamie broke free, "Well, it was nice talking to you...uh...I'm sorry, I never got your name."

"Laura, Laura Kinney," Laura answered.

"Okay, see ya around Laura." Then he left the kitchen.

Laura sniffer the hand that touched him, she memorized his scent easily. Something weird happened to her; her heart started to beat faster than usual, and she couldn't get the thought of his face out of her head. 'What's up with me today? What's this feeling...?' she thought to herself. 'Odd...'

At right, there might be another chapter if I get at least 2 reviews. I just need one second opinion before creating chapter two.

Questions I would like answered: What do you think of Jamie and Laura romance? Laurmie? Jama? X-multiple? Is the ship good?

All right XME fans, TheOceanspray99 out.

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