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Chapter Two Synopsis: Spencer encounters the Phoenix and is forced to make a deal, meanwhile Scott deals with accepting Jean's death.

I gasped awake that next morning. Logan sat up in the bed startled.

"What happened?" he asked.

I was breathing quickly and grasping my neck. He pulled my arms away from my neck and held onto my wrists.

"Spencer, tell me what happened." He demanded.

I shook my head in disbelief. "I was just attacked in my dream," I took a breath, "by Jean."

He frowned, "That was the Phoenix, not Jean."

I nodded as he let my wrists go. I held my neck again, "It felt so real." I told him.

"It was just a dream." He insisted.

I sighed and hugged him.

…

"Hey Scott," I said as Rogue and I walked into the kitchen, back from shopping.

He didn't say anything.

I set the grocery bags down and walked over to him.

"Scott?" I asked.

He looked at me and pulled his eyebrows together. Suddenly his stomach growled.

I smiled, "We brought breakfast." I told him.

He gave me a small smile. While we ate breakfast Charles told us we could start expecting students the next day. But there was still a lot to do. So after breakfast we all pitched in to help get the institute ready. I tried to help Logan but we kept getting pulled off task.

"Could you guys, like, not?" I heard a familiar voice ask.

We broke our kiss to turn around and find Kitty.

"Kitty." I smiled.

"Hey," she smiled.

"You're early." I noticed.

"I missed this place to much." She shrugged. "You guys need some help?" she asked.

I nodded and told her to help Logan, since we weren't getting anything done anyway. Meanwhile I ventured down to the basement to see how Scott was doing. My heeled boots clicked on the stairs as I made my way down. It was pretty dark and the light switch didn't work.

"Scott?" I asked.

"Jean?" he asked.

"No, it's Spencer." I told him.

I looked around but I couldn't seem to find him.

"Scott, where are you?" I asked.

Suddenly I heard gasping. I looked around in panic, was he aright? There was a flashlight on the crate near me and I grabbed it. As I searched for Scott I found something else. It was the Phoenix. She was hovering over him.

"Leave him alone!" I screamed at her.

When she turned to look at me and I recognized Jean's face it was hard to stay angry. She didn't say anything but she did make a run for the stairs. I looked to Scott who was lying on the ground. I decided it was more important to go after her. I ran after her threw the hallways, the living room, and outside. Logan and Kitty tried to follow me but she slammed the doors in front of them.

"Now that were alone, I can talk to you." She said.

"What?" I asked.

"I have something to say, so listen up." She said.

I crossed my arms. "What are you doing here?" I asked.

"I came here to kill that little pest Scott." She hissed.

"Did you?" I asked.

She shook her head, "I couldn't, damn Jean wouldn't let me. All she does is think of him, and I'm sick of it. He's the worst of my problems right now."

"So you thought you'd kill him and Jean would just forget?" I questioned.

"It was worth a shot." She grinned viciously. "Now listen up blondie, I'm going to let you and your friends live if you do something for me." She said.

I shook my head, "I'm not doing anything for you."

"You will if you want to see Scott alive." She said.

I sighed.

"You're gonna keep that four eyes away from me, got it? I'm tired of thinking of him and I don't want him trying to find Jean." She ordered.

"And if I can't?" I asked.

"I'll kill Logan first," she grinned evilly, "and make you watch."

Before I could say anything else she disappeared. Logan and Kitty came running outside now that they could get the front doors open.

"What happened?" Kitty asked.

"Scott's in the basement, we have to help him, come on." I told them leading the way.

We ran down to the basement and I kneeled down next to him. I gently shook his shoulders.

"Come on Scott," Kitty whispered. She put her ear to his mouth to listen for breathing.

"Anything?" I asked.

"I think he's breathing." She told me.

Logan carried him to the infirmary. Just as we were leaving he woke up.

"Wait, Spencer." He said.

I nodded for the others to leave as I went over to him.

"She came back for me." He smiled.

I shook my head, "No, she didn't. That wasn't Jean, that was the Phoenix Scott." I tried to explain to him.

He frowned, "How do you know?"

"She told me, she told me Jean was gone." I lied.

I never saw someone look so sad.

"She's dead?" he asked.

I nodded holding his hand. He yanked his hand away from me and pointed to the door as tears streamed down his face.

"I want to be alone!" He shouted.

I nodded and left. I felt horrible lying to him like this. But he needed to believe she was gone, for the fait of everyone. I felt a tear stream down my cheek as I climbed the stairs. I went and told Xavier that Jean was no longer alive. He didn't cry like Scott but he was very quiet. Kitty and Rogue cried too. Logan didn't cry but he did hold me while I did. Later I went down to see Scott again.

"I guess I should have seen it coming." He told me as I came into the infirmary.

I shook my head, "You couldn't have known."

He looked down, "I loved her so much."

I nodded.

"I don't know how I'm going to get over this." He stated.

"You will. We'll all do it together." I told him.

"Thanks Spence." He smiled. I smiled too.

Later that night I crawled into bed with Logan. He sighed as he wrapped his arms around me.

"I love you," I told him.

"I love you too." He said.

I flipped so I could look him in the eye.

"I really mean it, you mean the world to me." I told him.

He grinned, "I know Spencer."

"I just wanted to make sure." I smiled. He nodded and kissed me.

…

"What are we doing here?" Scott asked as I stopped the car.

I took him to the edge of the city and into the forest.

"Come on." I said gesturing for him to follow me.

"Hey, you know what?" he asked. "I think Logan's look is rubbing off on you. The leather jacket, dark jeans, leather boots." He said looking me over.

"Maybe." I smiled.

"So what are we doing here?" he asked looking around.

"You're going to let off some steam." I told him.

He raised his eyebrows.

"Just scream Scott, just let it all out. You're gonna feel a lot better." I told him.

He threw his arms up and screamed. Then he turned to smile at me.

"You're not gonna join me?" he asked.

"I don't have any steam." I told him.

"Everyone does, come on Spence." He insisted.

"Fine." I sighed and screamed with him.

He stood on a tree trunk and let out a few more screams.

"Scott careful-" I tried to warn him.

He lost his balance and fell backwards onto me.

"Sorry," he smiled rubbing the back of his head as we lay on the ground.

"Do you feel better now?" I asked as I got up and brushed myself off.

"I do." He smiled. "Thanks."

…

When we got back to the institute most of the students had arrived.

Kurt ran up to me and hugged me.

"Hey Kurt," I struggled to say as he crushed my lungs.

Logan gave him a look as he let go.

"Sorry Logan." he said looking to the ground. Logan lightly punched him in the arm and smiled. As we watched the students pull their suitcases up the stairs Logan slipped his arm around my waist.

"I have a good feeling about this." He told me.

I leaned my head on his shoulder and smiled, "Me too."

Later that night we all sat down to have dinner together and it felt just like old times.

"Pass the salad fuzzball," Rogue smiled at Kurt.

Even Scott was smiling a bit and this was the first time since we got here I had seen him actually eat. I suggested we go out for ice-cream after but Logan had his own idea of desert back in our room.