<hr/><div class="floatleft">(http://fc09.deviantart.net/fs70/i/2014/244/2/d/laura_pol_paint_by_patricia_crvl-d7xjoof.jpg)</div><strong>Name:</strong>Tessa "Tess" Cantrell | Hourglass<br/><strong>Location:</strong>Grounds in front of the school<br/><strong>Date/Time:</strong>September 4th, 9:20 PM<br/><strong>Tagging:</strong>Gambit, Colossus, Salvation<br/><strong>Content:</strong>Tess is feeling relief and embarrassment.<br/><hr/><br/>Tess stayed standing as a barricade between Salvation and Gambit, her body tense beneath an over-sized dark gray sweater and a pair of skinny jeans. Her fists were clenched, trying to keep her hands from trembling. She was afraid, but she knew she had to stand her ground to make sure things resolved as peacefully as possible. Luckily, she didn't have to stand her ground for long as Gambit seemed to ease up at the sight of the non-threatening mutant before him. Colossus, who was far more intimidating than she, thankfully seemed to be on her side on this one. It was a good thing, because she wasn't sure how she was going to manage to hold everyone back on her own.<strong>"Yes, sir,"</strong>she responded quietly after the large metallic man told her to go back inside. She wasn't going to ignore his orders when he seemed to have no intention of harming Salvation at this point in time. Her fists loosened and she became a bit more at ease with the situation before her.<br/><br/>Before she could step to walk away, Gambit turned back to face her and offered an arm. The chivalry was unexpected and she was immediately taken aback by it. Her freckled cheeks flushed a light rosy shade and she hesitantly took his arm. Her sweater sleeve slid up her wrist just enough to reveal a finger-less glove, but not far enough to expose any skin.<strong>"Thank you,"</strong>she embarrassingly whispered as she followed Gambit's lead back to the mansion, occasionally glancing back to make sure the situation would not get hostile again.