Duncan pulled up to the mansion. Jean unbuckled her seat belt and
opened her door.
"Thanks for the ride." She said as she got out.
"Hey Jean, what are you doing Friday night?" He asked.
"Nothing I know of." she replied.
"Do you wanna catch a movie or something?" Duncan asked.
"Can I get back to you tomorrow?" Jean asked.
"Sure" He said.
Thank you." She said.
Jean watched him pull out of the driveway as Scott and the others pulled in. Jean turned on her heel and headed inside.
* * *
Logan heard the front door slam. He walked into the living room to see Jean angrily stomping up the stairs.
"Hey Jean, bad day?" Logan asked.
"I don't want to talk about it" she called over her shoulder.
* * *
After dinner Kitty was sitting in the living room reading. She felt someone sit down on the couch. She looked up to see Jean sitting at the other end of the couch.
"Hey Jean" She said.
"Hi Kitty" Jean replied.
"How did your test go?" Kitty asked.
"It's was ok." She replied.
"Cool" Kitty said.
"Do you want to hit the mall this Saturday?" Jean asked.
"I wish I could, But me and Rogue are gonna to show Betsy around on Saturday cause she's got a date with Scott Friday and couldn't do it then." Kitty blurted out.
"Oh, that's ok we can hang out some other time." Jean said as she got up and left the room.
* * *
The next day the bell rang to start lunch and Jean headed straight for the science lab. As she pulled the door open Emma stood.
"Oh hello Jean." She said.
"Hi Ms. Frost" Jean replied.
"How are you today?" Emma asked.
"I'm alight, do you mind if I sit in here today?" Jean asked.
"Not at all, I have an errand or two to run, but I should be back before class starts." Emma said.
"Thanks" Jean said. She walked to her seat and sat down.
* * *
"Kitty wait up!!!" Kurt called as he raced through the cafeteria. Kitty tapped her foot impatiently by the door.
"Have you seen Jean today?" he asked as he skidded to a stop in front of her.
"Nope, last time I saw her was last night after dinner." Kitty said as they walked outside.
"Don't they look friendly?" Rogue nodded her head towards the table as she walked up next to Kurt. Kitty glanced over to see Scott sitting with his arm around Betsy. "I think it's nice that someone's finally interested in Scott." Kitty said.
"But I thought Jean was interested in Scott." Kurt said.
"Yeah, Scott and Duncan and Warren Worthington." Rogue said, her voice dripping with contempt. The three of them walked over to the table.
* * *
Emma stepped outside. She closed her eyes and focused her thoughts on her targets. Her eyes snapped open when she found them. She walked across the quad, her white high heeled shoes clicking rhythmically on the pavement as she went.
Pietro's head snapped up as he heard Emma approach.
"Can we help you?" Tabitha asked.
"Actually, I believe I can help you." Emma replied.
"And why is that?" Pietro asked.
"Well we do have a mutual friend." she answered.
"And who would that be?" Lace asked skeptically.
"Raven Darkholme." Emma answered. Pietro shook his head when he realized that Emma hadn't actually moved her lips to speak to them.
"So your a mutant too." he thought.
"That I am." Emma replied.
"How do you know Mystique?" Pietro asked. Lance and Tabitha glanced at each other.
"Why is he staring at her?" Lance asked.
"No clue" Tabitha answered. Pietro and Emma continued to stare into each other's eyes.
"Raven and I are employed by the same person Pietro." Emma said.
"Magneto." He said.
"Yes." She answered.
"Why are you here?" He asked.
"To pick up where Raven left off. You and your friends will meet me after school and I'll explain everything then." Emma said. She broke the link between them, turned on her heel and walked back across the quad. Tabitha leaned over and smacked Pietro on the arm.
"What was that all about?" She asked. He looked at Lance.
"Find Toad and Fred. We have a very important meeting after school." Pietro said as he watched Emma pull open the door and walk inside.
"Thanks for the ride." She said as she got out.
"Hey Jean, what are you doing Friday night?" He asked.
"Nothing I know of." she replied.
"Do you wanna catch a movie or something?" Duncan asked.
"Can I get back to you tomorrow?" Jean asked.
"Sure" He said.
Thank you." She said.
Jean watched him pull out of the driveway as Scott and the others pulled in. Jean turned on her heel and headed inside.
* * *
Logan heard the front door slam. He walked into the living room to see Jean angrily stomping up the stairs.
"Hey Jean, bad day?" Logan asked.
"I don't want to talk about it" she called over her shoulder.
* * *
After dinner Kitty was sitting in the living room reading. She felt someone sit down on the couch. She looked up to see Jean sitting at the other end of the couch.
"Hey Jean" She said.
"Hi Kitty" Jean replied.
"How did your test go?" Kitty asked.
"It's was ok." She replied.
"Cool" Kitty said.
"Do you want to hit the mall this Saturday?" Jean asked.
"I wish I could, But me and Rogue are gonna to show Betsy around on Saturday cause she's got a date with Scott Friday and couldn't do it then." Kitty blurted out.
"Oh, that's ok we can hang out some other time." Jean said as she got up and left the room.
* * *
The next day the bell rang to start lunch and Jean headed straight for the science lab. As she pulled the door open Emma stood.
"Oh hello Jean." She said.
"Hi Ms. Frost" Jean replied.
"How are you today?" Emma asked.
"I'm alight, do you mind if I sit in here today?" Jean asked.
"Not at all, I have an errand or two to run, but I should be back before class starts." Emma said.
"Thanks" Jean said. She walked to her seat and sat down.
* * *
"Kitty wait up!!!" Kurt called as he raced through the cafeteria. Kitty tapped her foot impatiently by the door.
"Have you seen Jean today?" he asked as he skidded to a stop in front of her.
"Nope, last time I saw her was last night after dinner." Kitty said as they walked outside.
"Don't they look friendly?" Rogue nodded her head towards the table as she walked up next to Kurt. Kitty glanced over to see Scott sitting with his arm around Betsy. "I think it's nice that someone's finally interested in Scott." Kitty said.
"But I thought Jean was interested in Scott." Kurt said.
"Yeah, Scott and Duncan and Warren Worthington." Rogue said, her voice dripping with contempt. The three of them walked over to the table.
* * *
Emma stepped outside. She closed her eyes and focused her thoughts on her targets. Her eyes snapped open when she found them. She walked across the quad, her white high heeled shoes clicking rhythmically on the pavement as she went.
Pietro's head snapped up as he heard Emma approach.
"Can we help you?" Tabitha asked.
"Actually, I believe I can help you." Emma replied.
"And why is that?" Pietro asked.
"Well we do have a mutual friend." she answered.
"And who would that be?" Lace asked skeptically.
"Raven Darkholme." Emma answered. Pietro shook his head when he realized that Emma hadn't actually moved her lips to speak to them.
"So your a mutant too." he thought.
"That I am." Emma replied.
"How do you know Mystique?" Pietro asked. Lance and Tabitha glanced at each other.
"Why is he staring at her?" Lance asked.
"No clue" Tabitha answered. Pietro and Emma continued to stare into each other's eyes.
"Raven and I are employed by the same person Pietro." Emma said.
"Magneto." He said.
"Yes." She answered.
"Why are you here?" He asked.
"To pick up where Raven left off. You and your friends will meet me after school and I'll explain everything then." Emma said. She broke the link between them, turned on her heel and walked back across the quad. Tabitha leaned over and smacked Pietro on the arm.
"What was that all about?" She asked. He looked at Lance.
"Find Toad and Fred. We have a very important meeting after school." Pietro said as he watched Emma pull open the door and walk inside.