Hello there! This will be my third fanfiction story. I'm an X-Men fan myself and I've always been a fan of Jean Grey (until she became evil of course). So I thought it would be fun to write an origin story for her:) I would love to hear any feedback you guys have for this story so please review and comment your thoughts. Let me know if it's worth continuing! Also, if you are big Divergent of Fault In our Stars Fans please take a look at my other stories 'Convergent' and 'Their Little Infinity'.

Enjoy!

~Wallflower95

1

It should have been like any normal day. Like any other day. The two friends were walking home from school. Two normal looking ten year old girls. One with mousy brown hair and dark brown eyes. The other with flaming red hair and grass green eyes.

"Slow down Av!" Jean giggled. Avalene Jones skipped ahead of her friend Jean Grey.

"You should sleep over tonight Jean." Av said.

"That way we can stay up pull a prank on Timothy Davies." Jean giggled. Earlier today, Timothy Davies had slipped a fake spider into Jean's desk. Jean was not to happy to find it there. Timothy lived right next door to Avalene.

"What should we do?" Jean asked. An impish look passed over Avalene's face.

"I'll think of something." She said mischievously. Jean smiled. She would have to make sure it was okay with mum and dad before she went to Av's and she would also have to convince her older sister Sara to do her chores for the night. And then... everything in that moment had changed. Everything in that moment came crashing down and the night's plans had been forgotten.

Jean had just been looking up to see Av step into the crosswalk. Time slowed down. She saw the car whip around the corner seeming to come out of nowhere. In slow motion she saw the car approaching Av. Jean opened her mouth to scream. There was a terrible sound. The sound of impact. Avalene's body flew across the crosswalk into the middle of the road. The car screeched to halt but Jean didn't have time to see the person who hit her friend.

There was a moment of silent shock before Jean bolted for her friend. She couldn't scream. There was no sound in her. She threw her school things to the side and fell to Avalene's side.

"Av!" Jean cried. She cringed at the sight of her friend lying on the ground, broken. There was blood coming from a wound on Av's head. There looked like there were quite a few broken bones.

"Av?" Jean gingerly stroked Av's face. Avalene's eyes fluttered open. Her breaths coming out shallow.

"Av?" Jean whispered. Av looked straight at the sky. Her eyes blinking fast. A tear fell from her eye.

"Jeanie." She croaked. There was so much blood pouring from the wound. Jean noticed another wound in her stomach. A wound that did not look good at all.

"I'm here Av. I'm here." Jean whispered. Jean held her friend's hand but the girl did not have the strength to grip it. Avalene continued to look at the sky. Her breaths getting slower.

"No Av. Please. Don't go." Jean cried. Jean saw it in Avalene's eyes. The light going out. And then... she felt it. Jean got a terrible feeling. Her heart started pounding in her chest and then she felt it. She felt Avalene's pain. The wound on her head and stomach, the broken bones. She even saw her own face staring down at her.

Jean started hyperventilating. She could feel Avalene dying. Jean clenched her fists.

"No Av!" Jean screamed. But Jean could feel it. She could feel everything.

I'm going to die. A voice whispered in her head. Jean gritted her teeth. Her heart threatening to burst out of her chest.

"Av. Av?" Avalene looked at Jean. Only her eyes moved towards her face. Jean stroked her hair out of her face. Avalene didn't say anything. She just looked at Jean. Struggling to stay conscious. Jean could see she was losing the battle. Jean put her hands on either side of her friend's face.

"No Av. Look at me. Please Av." Avalene was trying so hard

"Jeanie." She whispered again. She looked at Jean one last time before her eyes slowly closed.

"No Avalene!" Jean screamed. Jean felt Avalene die. She saw everything that Avalene had seen. Jean walking along side her on the sidewalk. The brief flash of the car speeding to hit her. She felt the impact. Felt every wound and broken bone she had received and she had felt her die.

Jean shook Av's shoulders gently.

"Av? Avalene? Wake up." Jean cried. Her heart was pounding. She felt as if she were Avalene's position. As if she was the one who had gotten hit by the car. Jean clutched at her chest and gasped for breath. She felt as if her heart was going to explode but all she could feel deep inside was grief, shock. And anger. Suddenly the tightness in her chest disappeared, like blowing out a candle.

She saw the car that had hit her friend. The owner stood several feet away. He had most likely gone for help but it was too late for that. The anger rose inside of Jean. She set Avalene's body gently on the ground and Jean sat there. She looked up at the sky. The last thing Avalene had ever seen. Jean let loose a long and terrible scream. A scream that shook the very ground beneath her. Something peculiar happened. Everything lamppost on the street exploded into a shower of glass.

But Jean didn't seem to care. Nothing mattered. Nothing else mattered. The scream turned in a moan and the anger disappeared like that. Jean saw Avalene's body in front of her again. No anger was left. Complete and utter shock. A lone tear rolled down Jean's cheek.

She can't be gone.

Jean took Avalene's hand and she held on tight.

She can't be gone.

And there you have it! The very first chapter! Please please please comment. All feedback is muchly appreciated :)

Thanks!

~Wallflower95