A/N: The very first in a series of random dribbles featuring the first five X-men: Scott, Bobby, Jean, Warren, and Hank BUT plus one, Ororo. These one shots will give you a glance into the very crazy lives of Xavier's first students. If you have any suggestions you would like me to write about please leave them in a review.
These dribbles are dedicated to Skull Pride and their Kitty and Rouge drabbles from the story Roommates, you either love them or kill them
"Cheese It"
"Come on, ice cream can always cheer a girl up right?" Ororo pried as she grabbed her best friend by the hand and pulled her into the ice cream parlor that they were about to walk by. Jean hadn't been feeling particularly cheery and sighed loudly turning her head up to the sky and begrudgingly allowed Ororo to lead her.
"'Ro I don't wanna!" Jean protested as they stood in the back of the parlor. Jean snatched her hand away and stuffed it back into the pocket of her denim jacket. She felt herself resisting a very strong urge to stump her feet and continue whining like a child throwing a temper tantrum.
"Damn it Jean I refuse to let you sit around and feel sorry for yourself over some boy!" While Ororo's voice was serious it was obvious that she was fighting the urge to let the corners of her lips turn up into an amused smile. "Get yourself together woman!" Jean crossed her arms over her chest and stuck her tongue out at Ororo before turning her head away from the white haired teen. This time Ororo did let out a laugh and once again grabbed Jean by her elbow leading her up to the counter.
"Will you be that forceful with me baby?" The remark gained the attention of both ladies who turned with matching looks of disgust to a booth of four guys. The one who had offered the sorry excuse for a pick up line quirked his eyebrows at them once he had gotten their attention while his three friends laughed at the show. Ororo's face contorted even more in disgust and Jean simply rolled her eyes with a scoff and this time lead Ororo away, they hadn't noticed how the boys eyes lingered on them.
"I tell ya," Ororo started. "Guys these days watch way too much TV."
"Yeah well it doesn't matter because I'm done with guys." Jean pouted and placed her elbow on the counter and rested her head atop of her hand.
"Does this mean we're in a committed relationship now?" Ororo stated casually while she observed the edges of her freshly manicured nails. Jean craned her neck with her head still in her hand to look at Ororo. After simply staring at her for 10 seconds Jean turned away.
"Cheap ice cream? Please 'Ro, you can't afford me."
"I heard the price of hookers had gone up recently." Before Jean could offer a smart-ass comment of her own the cashier had finally come up to the front to take their order.
"Hi ladies, what will we be having today?" The cashier looked back and forth from Jean and Ororo while tapping lightly on the cash register.
"2 Waffle bowls, double chocolate and make it snappy." Ororo slid her debit card to the cashier across the counter.
"I think it's you that watches too much TV Oreo." Jean teased Ororo with the name that some man had called her once, mishearing what her actual name was.
"Well unlike you I have a life so I think you're mistaken."
"Your order will be out in a second." The cashier handed back Ororo's debit card and the two girls stepped to the side.
"What happened to making me feel better?!" Jean put her hands on her hips. "You know, you're a terrible friend."
"Well I'm sorry Jean but I can't nurse you back to health. I'm dating and you're not anymore, I know that makes you feel like the inadequate half of this friendship. But really you shouldn't feel that bad about it, in your defense there are plenty of other reasons why you should feel inadequate around me." Jean gave a dry laugh but ignored the last part.
"Oh really? You're dating?" Jean rolled her eyes and Ororo nodded.
"Jean I've been going on dates with the same person this entire summer." Another dry laugh from Jean.
"Actually 'Ro I don't think going to the doctor and getting a mammogram every other week counts as steady dating." Ororo finally let out the laugh she had been holding in.
"Wow, you're a real asshole today Jean." Ororo's smile widened as she turned to grab the waffle bowls that were just sat out before them.
"Yeah and I don't think a little bit of ice cream is going to help me work out my anger." Jean grabbed her waffle bowl and jabbed her spoon down into the ice cream.
"I'm sure we can find something to take care of that." Ororo said with a mouth full of ice cream as she and Jean headed for the exit. Wrapped in their own conversation they hadn't noticed the boys in the booth laughing and looking at them as they seemed to be encouraging the boy who had first talked to them to do something. Jean was now the closest to the booth as they walked to the door and once Jean was in arms length of the booth one of the boys reached out and slapped her on the ass.
It was more of a pat but still.
They all erupted in laughter but Jean stopped in her tracks with Ororo staring horrified not at the boys but at Jean. Ororo slid a few feet in the opposite direction of Jean. Jean exhaled sharply staring out in front her with death in her eyes as she slammed her waffle bowl on the boys' table.
"Daddy, daddy can I have some ice cream?" A young girl pulled on her father's hand in the direction of the ice cream parlor and he smiled down at her as she gave him the most innocent and sweetest look she could manage.
"Of course sweetie." He bent down and picked his daughter up into his arms with the same smile, how could he say no to his angel? He walked to the door of the ice cream parlor and reached out to pull it open but never got a chance to. His quick reflexes turned his daughter away from the parlor and he shielded her from the glass spray as a teenage boy came flying through the large glass window next to the door. The teenager landed in a heap on the ground groaning while an infuriated Jean and a frantic Ororo stepped through the new exit Jean had created with his body.
Ororo looked up at Jean who finally broke her stare from the boy on the ground. After about 10 seconds of shock Ororo finally spoke.
"CHEESE IT!" Ororo yelled and both girls sprinted in full stride down the street and around the corner.
