~A Month and a Half Later~
Everything was going great. I had learned to control my powers and not freak out every time someone mentioned anything to do with a lab, they had given me the code name Tide, and Alex and I had started dating. Now we were on vacation in the Bahamas. Alex floated on his surfboard waiting for a good wave, but he wasn't having any luck.
"Hey Jill, can you make some waves?" He called to me as I talked with Jean and Kitty on the shore. I stood up and walked to the edge of the water holding my hands up above my head. I thrust my arms out over the water and waves rushed towards him as he stood on his board.
"Thanks." He called. I smiled and walked back to the others as they stared at me.
"So how are you and Alex doing?" Kitty asked looking at Alex as he rode the waves.
"Great. I'm really glad that we decided to stay at the institute. How are you and Scott doing, Jean?" I asked looking over at the red head.
"Same as usual." She said with a shrug, "It's just that some times he can be such a…a…"
"A guy?" Kitty offered.
"I think the phrase you're looking for is an ass." I said and we all burst out laughing. Even Rogue joined in the fun.
"Hey Jill, have you seen Alex?" Scott asked walking over to us. I stopped laughing and looked up at him in confusion.
"He's right there surfing." I said turning around, but he was right Alex was gone. I jumped up and ran to the waters edge.
"Alex!" I called across the water. There was no reply only the sound of the waves as they smashed into the sides of a cliff that jutted out over the water.
"ALEX!" I called again hoping he would pop up in the distance and call out about how great the surfing was, but nothing happened.
"Logan, I'm borrowing your bike." I said snatching the keys from his bag as I ran to his motorcycle. I started it up and took off before he could even respond. I drove up to the cliff and stopped the bike. Making sure the bike wouldn't go any where; I ran to the edge of the cliff and looked out over the water.
"Alex!" I called out over the crashing waves. I looked out over the water and saw something gold bobbing in and out of the water. I realized that it was Alex's hair and, without even giving it a second thought, jumped from the cliff. My friends watched from the shore in horror as I plummeted towards the water and sharp rocks at the bottom of the cliff. Right before I hit the rocks I pulled my arms around my back and water shot up at me, encasing me in a water sphere. The sphere plunged into the water and dispersed as I started to swim. I swam until I reached the area where I had spotted Alex, and stopped, gazing out over the water.
"Alex! Alex, if you can hear me send up a flare!" I called cupping my hands around my mouth to amplify the sound. In the distance I saw a beam of red light shoot up in the air and started swimming towards it. I reached the spot where the flare had gone up, but I didn't see Alex any where.
"Help!" I heard the cry for help right before I saw him. His head came above the water just long enough for me to see him, and then he was gone again. I dove under the water and saw him sinking. I used my powers to stop him from sinking and quickly swam over to him. We popped above the water and Alex started coughing up water. I was able to make a semi-solid wave that could carry us back to shore and I pulled Alex to the top with me. I kneeled on the wave and put his head on my lap. Holding my hands above his mouth I managed to draw the water out of his lungs while keeping the wave going. He coughed and his eyes fluttered open.
"Jill, is it really you?" He asked reaching up to brush his finger tips against my cheeks. I nodded and looked down at him as he smiled. He tried to sit up but I put my hand on his chest to stop him.
"Where are we?" He asked looking from side to side. I smiled looked across the water.
"We're riding a wave. Now you can say that you've truly ridden a wave." I said sliding my hand under his as it lay on his chest. When we got back to shore Scott had already called an ambulance.
"Scott." I called as we got closer to land. Scott looked up at me and ran to the shore. I lowered the wave so that Scott could grab Alex. Jumping off the wave I turned around and held my hands up making it go back into the water. That night I refused to leave Alex's side at the hospital. After everyone had given up on trying to get me to move and just headed back to the jet, Alex opened his eyes and looked up at me. He reached out and before I knew it I was leaning over the bed rail in his arms. He may have almost drowned but he still had his strength. I gave up on trying to move and hugged him back.
"Thank you." He whispered letting go of me enough to where I could look down at him.
"Don't thank me. I'm the reason you almost died." I said looking away. His hand rested on my cheek and he turned my head so that I had to look at him.
"It wasn't your fault, so don't blame yourself. You're the one who saved me while everyone else was waiting on the shore." Alex said wiping a tear away.
"I love you Alex." I said crawling onto the bed and curling up beside him. He held me close and buried his face in my hair.
"I love you too, Jill." He whispered right before we fell asleep in each others arms.