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A/N: The time line on this story is a modified second season. Jean is still going out with Duncan and no one knows about mutants yet but some of the New Mutants have arrived at the mansion, most notably Bobby, Amara, Jubilee, and Jamie.

Seeing Red

Chapter 1

All men dream, but unequally. Those that dream at night in the dusty recesses of their minds awake the next day to find that their dreams were just vanity. But those who dream during the day with their eyes wide open are dangerous men; they act out their dreams to make them reality.
Thomas E. Lawrence

I sit on the beach my eyes looking at the blue sky has far as I could see. All the colors were vibrant as I took them in. The blue of ocean was darker then the sky but just as brilliant and the green of my towel held my attention for a long time. Suddenly my wife, Jean, sat down next to me and leaned against me. I wrapped my arms around her and held her as we watched our children play. Our youngest, Rachel, was building a sand castle. She had her mother's red locks but my light brown eyes. Her older brother, Nate, had my brown hair but his mother's green eyes. They were my pride and joys. I turned my brown eyes to my wife and smiled as I kissed her softly. Jean laughed and held me. I can't remember if we talked but I do know that I was enthralled by her mere presence. She could have been telling me the laundry and to me it would have been the most wonderful thing in the world. As we sat there I heard a voice calling me.

"Scott."

The voice was a man's voice, calm and understanding. Who ever it was they were used to delivering bad news. I don't know why I thought about bad news but that was what popped in to my head.

"Scott."

There it was again. I started to look around and then I saw who was speaking. Far from me on the beach was a man in a wheelchair. I don't know how he got the chair on to the sand but maybe he was calling me for help. I reluctantly got up and headed for him and when I got to him I got a good look at him. He was a regal looking man with a bald head and the warmest blue eyes I have ever seen. He was wearing a suit and tie and I just looked at him for a second before speaking.

"Not dressed for the beach are you?" I asked with a smile on my face. He looked at me with a warm smile but there was sorrow in his eyes.

"Scott it is time to wake up." He said. I looked at him like he was crazy. This wasn't a dream. It felt like it sometimes but it wasn't really. I am Scott Summers, teacher, well a professor really, at the local college. My wife Jean was an activist. My son was going to start fourth grade and my daughter second. We had a good life. I turned to look at my family and as I did my sight changed. They were starting to tint red. As I watched the whole world go red I started to cry.

It hit me so hard to know the truth. To know that I am a mutant cursed to never control my powers. That my whole world is red and that Jean is dating a guy that couldn't stand me. That I don't have any children. As I stood there crying the man in the wheelchair stood up and gave me a hug. I clung to him as I sobbed. I don't care if it is undignified or made me less of a man. This man was like a father to me and if you can't cry in front of your family then you have problems.

"One day that will be you Scott. Just give it time. It may not be with Jean but one day you will met the woman you are meant to be with and you will be happy." Professor Charles Xavier said as he held me. I looked at the Prof. He just smiled and nodded as I woke up into my world of red.

I rolled over and kept my eyes closed as I searched for my glasses but I couldn't find them. I was starting to panic but I couldn't open my eyes. My mutation is that I fire a concussive force out of my eyes. The problem is that my eyes are always going. I can't fire through only three things in this world, my skin, ruby quartz, and my brother Alex. Yeah I have a younger brother named Alex who is also a mutant. He fires cosmic radiation out of his hands. We found out when we first met that we can toss each other around with our powers but not actually hurt each other. Actually we ended up absorbing the other's energy.

I start to search all over the small end table and all I can find on it was my alarm clock. Ok if they aren't here then where are they? I tried to think as I heard a loud bang and smelled sulfur. I turned my head and smiled.

"Kurt I need your help! I can't find my glasses. Do you see them?" I said. Suddenly I felt Kurt put them in my hand. Good ole Kurt. I knew I could count on him. I put my glasses on and opened my eyes. Then I promptly fell out of my bed.

Kurt was not who handed me my shades. No it was Rogue but she looked different. Well in the first place she was purple to me, which meant that she had to be blue. Next she had a tail, which she normally did not have, and last she had 'ported in and that was Kurt's power. I looked at her and fought back a chuckle as she looked down at me. She was fighting a giggle too. I could see it.

"My brother was a little too excited to hug me this morning. All because Amara said yes to dating him. So he leapt into my arms and his tail touched my skin. He passed out and I have been 'portin' all over this damn mansion." She said in a thick southern drawl that I will not shame myself by trying to recreate here. It was then that her face darkened and then I realized that to do that she would have to blush. Now why was she blushing? I looked around. I didn't leave anything out that would make her blush. Then I realized I could feel the cold floor on most of my body. I then remembered that I was hot when I went to bed and I was only wearing boxers. I pulled my blanket over me. She stole one last glance at me before leaving.

I chuckled and after getting dressed I headed downstairs. I walked into the kitchen and saw the object of my dreams. Yes Jean Grey. She is my best friend and also the woman I love. Of course I can't tell her that because she is dating a guy named Duncan who is a complete dick who thinks that because he is a star football player he is better then everyone else. I waved to her and she waved back before answering her phone and leaving the room to talk to Duncan. Because of this I sat by Rogue. She looked back to normal or at least normal for her. She wore dark colors so to me they all looked black and I know she wears a lot of make up but all it does for me is make her skin a little more pink to me. I looked at her with a grin as we ate.

"So finally stopped teleporting I see. Did you embarrass anyone else?" I asked with a teasing grin. She looked at me and smiled. It was a genuine smile too. Not that plastered on one she used when she had to be nice.

"No sugar but I did find out something important." She said in a very solemn tone. I looked at her and waited for her to tell me what. She waited until I took a sip of OJ. "I found out that the great Scott Summers wears boxers." She said. I ended up inhaling some of my juice and coughing. I ended up looking at her and when I could finally speak I did.

"Well I have too. It is much too big to try and stuff in tight packaging." I said with a dirty grin. It was her turn to choke on breakfast. I just laughed as she playfully glared at me, although Rogue's playful glare was still a frightening thing. I walked over to Jean after eating and smiled.

"So how are you this morning?" I asked after getting a hug. She smiles.

"I am good. I don't need a ride today. Duncan is coming to pick me up. Why don't you give Rogue a ride?" She asked me. I chuckled and leaned over.

"Why Miss Grey are you trying to hook me up with Rogue?"

"Well why not? You two do get a long really well and I think you would be good for each other." She said. I turned and looked at Rogue who was chatting with Kitty. Rogue was really pretty and she did get me in ways that not many others could. I have been chasing after Jean for so long and not getting any where why not go out with someone that might say yes. I smiled at Jean.

"You know you are absolutely right. I am going to ask her out. Who knows this may be the beginning of a long and happy relationship." I said as I walked back to the table. Jean sent me a feeling of happiness and confidence. I chuckled as that was my best friend wishing me luck. I figured I would ask her out at the beginning of school that way if she said know I had the whole day to get over it. Also I know my mind. Give me the day to think of something and I will talk myself out of it. So when Kurt, who wore and image inducer to hide his true form, Kitty, at thirteen year old geniuses that was a sophomore, and Evan, a black boy with blond hair and a skateboarder of no small talent got up to go out to my car I motioned for Rogue to come along.

"Jean is getting a ride so come on. I'll give you a ride to school. You can even have shotgun." I said with a grin. She gave me a look that said she would not take anything less then shotgun and then she got up and headed out with me. My car is a red and white convertible. I love that car and take damn good care of it. The three younger teens were all crammed in the back and Rogue took shotgun. I am willing to bet that the reason they all knew about Rogue coming was Jean. She is a great girl sometimes. I went to open her door and she stood to the side and let me. I made sure she was all inside the car then I shut the door and went to my side. I started my baby up and listened to the engine purr. Then I took off towards school.

We got there in plenty of time so the younger kids took off and I looked at Rogue. I took a deep breath and then smiled.

"Hey Rogue I have a question for you. How about we go on a date this Friday?" I said with all the confidence I could muster. She looked at me with a sad look in her eyes before she answered. I don't think I am going to like this answer.

A/N: A cliffy on the first chapter. God I am a dick. Please read and review. The more reviews the more I want to work on this story.