Water ran along the inside of their protective shell, turning the ground beneath them soft and their skin damp as Bobby tried to counteract the chill. How come he couldn't keep them safe and keep her from freezing to death at the same time why was this mutation so useless and frustrating argh! He groaned again, squeezing his eyes shut and curling his body over hers protectively, fist curled in her hair, trying not to hear the Avenger outside. No one's in trouble? They sent Captain America in! Captain America kicked butt! If they were just going to get to know each other, they wouldn't send a super soldier!
"You have to go away!" he said, more of a whine than a demand. "She's fine, she just got scared and fainted! She's a girl! Okay?" he tried to explain, a little frantic. That's what girls did, right? Fainted. Was he the knight or the dragon?