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Reflections: The Uprising

Entry one- Day one of a new beginning:

Funny. I was excited of coming here to the Xavier Institute for Gifted Youngsters after Logan and I were attacked by this guy they call Sabretooth. I believed I was here for them to cure me. When Miss Munroe filled me in on the truth, I was saddened. How will I ever survive with a curse such as this? Incapability of physical human contact.

Entry two- Day "I lost track" :

It didn't turn out too bad. Not bad at all. Pretty great actually. Logan cares about me and will always be there to protect me. This was proven true after the Liberty Island incident. It was also proven that I have a family now that loves me. I made good friends, hope to become part of the X-men one day, and I met my possible future husband. I don't know too much about that last one. Because there is no possible way Bobby and I can even kiss, much less end up married. That involves physical contact. And I was cursed with a gift of not being allowed to have physical contact with anyone. Oh…… I have to go now. Bobby's here.

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Scott's eyes shot open behind his ruby-quartz sunglasses with great force. He uncovered the covers from his muscular body and sat upright on the side of his large bed. It had been two weeks and two days in counting since the death of Jean at Alkali Lake. Ever since then, at night and in the mornings, he said a little prayer to help him and everyone else to get through the day. He never surpassed mentioning the name "Jean" in his prayers.

Scott turned to Jean's picture and knew what he was going to do next. What he did every morning. He got up from his bed and got dressed. He left his room and headed outside to smell the fresh air. He went over to the beautiful garden behind the mansion. He looked at all the lovely smelling flowers.

His eyes quickly moved towards the red one on the ground. He suddenly felt his heart ache with pain, misery, despair, and loneliness. He bent down to pick it up and when he retreated back to the top he noticed a familiar figure in the corner of his view.

"Good morning Scott," Ororo said politely, knowing that Scott would be very quiet as usual lately.

"Good morning Storm," Scott answered in the same polite manner. He gave her a small, reassuring smile and headed back to his room. On any normal day she would have given him a lecture about picking her beautiful plants without permission. But everyday for the past week and probably forever, she would let him pick her roses. For she knew they were for Jean.

Scott entered his room and placed the flower with the rest of them around Jean's picture.

Suddenly a cold breeze blew by him in a rush. He looked over to the door and creased his eyebrows. That was definitely not Storm working her power because she was outside. It wasn't Logan because he was practicing his teaching skills with Professor Xavier along with Kurt. Logan had been teaching art recently and is now headed towards forming training sessions for the students. This was to help them develop control over their power. Rogue was with Bobby at the park. So it couldn't be one of them.

"Maybe it's one of the kids," Scott told himself reassuringly. He checked outside his door but there was no one there. The windows were closed. So where was the breeze coming from?

Scott heard something irritating in his ear. It sounded like fireworks crackling. They were getting louder and louder by the second. He shut his eyes in pain and fell to the ground. He put his hands through his brown hair and clutched several strands tightly. Then one hand fell from his hair and went immediately over his heart. His breaths started getting faster and deeper every time he felt his heart beat with intensity and ached with pain.

He let out a loud shriek as he held on to the door. His grip was strong against it and he caused the door to close. The door was shut tightly as his screams started getting quiet. His other hand let go of his hair and now both hands clutched his heart. He opened his eyes in horror and he could feel fire burning inside them.

He fell to the ground with his hands still clutched to his heart. His body started trembling as his screams descended.

His eyelids were brought down slowly over his eyes while his trembling never stopped.

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"Logan, we cannot make the training sessions for the students too difficult," Professor Xavier said with his British accent. "They are just beginners."

"Come on," Logan said with a slight smirk. "I figured if Kitty, Jubilee, and Piotr think of Cyke as the greatest teacher in the world, they can handle this." Logan said jokingly without a laugh. Nothing but silence was followed after his retort. And he knew exactly why. It hasn't been easy for any of them, especially Scott. Logan always tried to lighten the mood but at night he would secretly check on Cyclops to make sure he was alright.

"Professor, I zink it is time for a break now," Kurt said as he bent his head down because of Professor X's wheelchair. He had been fitting in fine here despite his unusual appearance. No one minded that he had a tail, blue skin, yellow eyes, and three fingers. That's what he loved here. Everyone excepted him for who he was, not what he looked like.

"Kurt, I understand what you are trying to say," Professor said as he turned his head away slightly. "But we cannot simply ignore our students' needs and our duties." Kurt nodded slightly.

Logan tried to ignore the silence more than ever. "Any news about the President?"

"We don't know anything yet," Professor Xavier said lightly. "He is going to be on the seven o'clock news tomorrow. After canceling the speech on television the time we gave him a visit, there seems to be a slight chance that he is doing the right thing. Now all we have to do is have hope."

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Rogue held on tightly to Bobby's hands. She felt warm under his touch even though she could not feel his bare skin beneath her gloves. Bobby looked over to her, wanting to kiss her, but was afraid of the consequences.

Everything had not been so good after Alkali Lake happened. Rogue and Bobby were mourning over Jean, but were in greater shock of how John joined Magneto. They were usually quiet together for the past two weeks, but still enjoyed the pleasure of each other's company.

"Now that Scott is taking a short break from teaching, we won't have to go through his tough tests," Bobby said attempting to make Rogue smile. Rogue gave a short nod and sighed.

She watched couples walking by in the park holding hands with their bare skin. Rogue tried to ignore them and tried to stay focused on her own relationship. But they walked by another couple on the bench holding on to each other's lips. Rogue squinted her eyes as her throat tightened. Don't cry Rogue, she told herself demandingly. He's still here isn't he. Rogue looked over to Bobby, who's attention was turned to the road that was next to the park.

"You mutant can just stay away from my son," the woman said irritably as she grabbed the teenage boy and left.

The mutant knitted his eyebrows and ran across the street. There was a car approaching with speed straight ahead.

"Bobby!" Rogue exclaimed quickly as Bobby reached out his hand and froze the tires of the car before it reached the mutant. The mutant boy just stood there staring at Bobby and Rogue. He smiled and immediately walked over to them, ignoring the apologies of the guilty driver.

"You two are mutants?" he asked with a smile as they nodded their heads hesitantly. The mutant brushed his hand through his dark brown hair as his brown eyes gleamed with delight. "I've never actually met a person like me. I knew they were out there, but…… wow. Not one, but two. Wow."

"We saw you causin trouble out there. You need to be more careful with your powers," Rogue said nicely.

"Look, I was just asking the guy what time it was. I accidentally revealed my power sometime during that short question and his mother freaked out," the mutant boy said truthfully as Rogue and Bobby gave understanding expressions.

"Uh, what exactly is your power?" Bobby asked curiously.

"I can manipulate liquid. Nothing powerful," he said. "I accidentally overflowed the boys soda. Boo hoo."

"What's your name?" Rogue asked, happy to meet new people.

"It's Joe. Just Joe," he said as he shook Rogue's extended hand. "I'm eighteen with nowhere to go. No one to be with."

"Why don't you come back to our place," Bobby insisted. He was more than happy to help a person in need of a home and answers to his special power. That was what it was for all of them.

"I don't know," Joe said, not knowing what to say.

"It's a very special place," Rogue said. "You'll fit right in."

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"Vhat's wrong Professor?" Professor Xavier heard Kurt ask in what seemed like a distance.

Professor Xavier's head started spinning around until he was dizzy. When he regained his balance he immediately raced to Scott's room. Logan and Kurt ran after his speeding wheelchair. "Scott!" Professor X exclaimed as he opened the door to find Scott lying on the ground.

Logan bent down towards Scott to check his pulse. "He's fine," Logan said as the pulse appeared to be normal. "Wake up Sport."

"Scott?" Professor Xavier asked as Scott shot upright in his position and looked straight ahead.

"No… please no," Scott said in a murmur. "STOP IT!"

Everyone looked at him in shock at his unusual tone. Professor Xavier sent brainwaves from his mind to Scott's, attempting to find out what was going on. He held his head back in surprise and looked at Kurt and Logan with a worried expression. "Nothing," Professor Xavier muttered slightly under his breath.

"Why are you staring at me?" Scott asked as he tilted his head from side to side slowly as if he didn't know who they were. "Stop it! Stop!! STOP!!! No…… NO… NO… NO…"

"What the hell is wrong with you?" Logan asked.

"What? Light…… fire…… STOP! STOP! STOP!" Scott yelled as he started twisting in his position. "NOOO!!!! STOP IT!!"

Scott got up from his position and started running back and forth across his room. Logan, Professor Xavier, and Kurt stared in utter shock at their friend's behavior.

"Jj--Jj……… STOP!" Scott exclaimed then laid down on the floor. "What is this? What is that? What is this? Wow… Jj-- Jj…… STOPP ITT!!!!!

"Has he gone mad?" Kurt asked as they quickly exited the room and shut the door. Professor Xavier and Logan just stood there in silence at Kurt's question.

"Jj-jj-jj-jj," Scott muttered. "STOP IT!!"

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