Timeless

The five and a quarter seconds that the kiss lasted was enough time for Scott to know that he had moved on long before Jean died.

No Healing Factor

Logan couldn't miss what he never had, but he could lose it.

Terminal Illness

Rogue was half way down the street, sprinting away from the burning clinic, when she realized that some things didn't have a cure.

Folly

Mystique was never a fool for principle, but sometimes she played at it.

Freezer-burn

Pyro isn't all that surprised with the outcome of their little squabble; Iceman always was too smart to fight fire with fire.

False

Actions are louder than words, and cradling Jean's body against his chest, screaming out his agony, Logan knows that he is liar.

Checkmate

Erik had won the battle, but staring at the chess piece that had wobbled imperceptibly, the thought occurred to him that Charles had won the war.

Black Humor

Rogue and Bobby joke about the irony of Kurt's alias until they hear him reciting Proverbs late one night about four months after Alcatraz.

Grace

Warren gives up on correcting the students when he realizes that the staff has also taken to calling him "Angel".

Sustainable Illusion

Wasn't much of Cyclops's body to find, Logan muses, standing at the edge of Alkali Lake. Then he shifts from one foot to the other before facing north. He doesn't bother wondering why he likes it better that way.

Denial

The professors are careful not to mention anything about the discrepancies between the weather reports and the skies over the mansion on those days when study sessions are held in Xaiver's old library.

Normalcy

There are days when Jubilee giggles with Rogue, Logan blows up the kitchen, Bobby trips over his own feet, Angel flies into tree branches, Storm throws things at Kurt, and those days Kitty feels most alive.

Naiveté

Kurt is always willing to help the younger students cheat at Hide-go-Seek-Tag, but then he's used to entertaining, not resisting the puppy-dog eyes the children employ.

Homesickness

St. John has been on the run for nearly two years, but he's never quite adjusted to the caution it requires.

Impossible

It takes a while, but time finally teaches Logan the truly practical application of the phrase "No regrets." Logan, being Logan, usually ignores the lesson.