Title: Forgiveness?
Author: babs81481
Rated: PG
Note: Sequel to 'Not So Innocent'
Disclaimer: I own NADA
Story:
The breakfast table was awkwardly
quiet, except for an occasional laugh from Hank. Bobby was up to his jokes
again.
Professor Xavier glanced
around the table: Scott across from him. Jean to his right. Warren to his left.
Hank next to Jean. Bobby next to Warren. Something was not right about this arrangement.
"Umm..." he
began as everyone looked from their plates to him. "Would someone like to
explain why it is vaguely quiet?"
Bobby and Hank had
confused written all over their faces, while Jean, Scott, and Warren had strait
faces.
"What do you
mean?" Bobby asked.
"I don't know
anymore." Charles sighed and finished the meal.
Once everyone was done,
he announced, "Jean, come with me to my office. The rest of you, go to the
Danger Room. Run program Zeta 53L."
The 4 guys nodded and
went to the Danger Room. Jean silently followed behind Xavier to his office.
Once there, he closed the doors and went behind his desk. Jean sat down on a
nearby chair.
"So?" he
started. "I'm sensing that something is wrong. Why?"
She nervously bit her
lower lip and looked around. "Well," she started, but stopped.
"Well?"
Jean took a deep breath
and let it out slowly. "As you know, last night Warren asked me out to
dinner." Professor nodded. "And I accepted, not thinking that there
would be any consequences. It was a nice dinner. We talked, joked and took a
nice walk, but when we returned back, he kissed me. That was when it turned
into a big mess. We were about to kiss again when I noticed Scott out of the
corner of my eye, standing at his doorway. He had seen the whole incident and
was mad. So, when I tried to talk to Scott, I let something out of my mouth
that offended Warren. So, as the famous saying goes--- I'm suck between a rock
and a hard place."
Professor just stared at
her waiting for her to continue.
"Before you say
anything," she continued, "I want to apologize. I have screwed up and
at that, I have ruined the team."
"No, not
ruin," Professor replied. "You made a mistake. We all do. But for
now, I'm not the one you need to apologize to. I can think of two guys that
consider a good friend that needs an apology more than I do."
"I will." Jean
smiled for the first time since the incident.
Jean stood up and the
professor and her left the office and went to the Danger Room.
"I'll be studying
you today," he told her as she entered.
They trained all day,
except for a 30-minute lunch and a few breaks. At seven that night, they all
sat down and ate dinner.
"You five did well
today," the professor congratulated them at the beginning of the meal.
"No more training tonight, but there will be some tomorrow, so rest
up."
They nodded and the
dinner went like breakfast, quiet. After everyone was done, they went to do
their own things: Hank went to the library to read. Bobby went to the den to
watch the tube. Professor Xavier went to his office to work. While, Jean,
Scott, and Warren went to their respective rooms.
After Jean showered and
donned her PJ's, she went to Warren's room and knocked at his door.
"Hello," he
greeted her plainly.
"We need to
talk," she replied. "May I come in?"
Warren opened the door
wider and she entered. He closed the door behind her and he went to sit back on
his bed. As she paced in front of him, explaining everything that she could
think of to him, he started smiling.
"So, in
conclusion," Jean ended, "I ask for you to forgive me."
Warren stayed silent for
a minute and smiled. "Of course. At least I got a kiss."
Jean giggled,
"Well, good-night, Warren."
"Good-night to you
too. And good luck talking to Scott."
"Thanks." Jean
left Warren's room and went to the door a few doors down from hers. She knocked
gently and a moment later, Scott opened the door, also dressed in his night
outfit.
"May I come
in?" Jean asked him. "I need to talk with you."
"Okay," Scott
replied and reluctantly let her in.
As Scott sat on his bed
and Jean claimed a nearby chair. She didn't know where to begin with him. God,
she loved him. His unruly brown hair, the ruby-quartz glasses that may have
covered his eyes, but she swear she could see them, and his way. He may have
been 'stiff', but she seemed to be the only one who understands why.
"Scott," she
started and paused. She thought of one place to begin... the beginning.
"When I was 10, my
best friend, Ann(i)e and I were playing and she ran into the street. A car
struck her and I ran out a held her in my arms. As she died, I was inside her
mind, thus, the first time my ability appeared. After that, I went into a
depression. That was when my parents sought help and I met Professor Charles
Xavier for the first time. He put a mind block in me till I was of an age where
I can learn to control it and that was when he invited me to come here, to join
the X-Men."
By the time Jean
finished, she was in tears. Scott handed her some tissue and looked at her.
"Why did you tell
me this?" he asked, confused.
"Yesterday, the man
I love told me about his past and I didn't tell him." Jean got up and
stood in front of him. "Now I ask for his forgiveness." She paused.
"I'm so sorry, Scott."
He smiled for the first
time all day and replied, "You are forgiven, but that doesn't change what
you did."
"I know." Jean
moved over to sit next to him.
"But that also
doesn't change that fact that I love you Jean. We all make mistakes. I even
made one, by not letting you explain yourself to me last night."
"It's okay. You
were just mad."
A moment of silent
passed and then Scott took her hands in his own. He looked at her face, the
beauty of her pale skin and green eyes outlined by her red hair. He released
his hands from hers and grabbed her waist gently. He pulled her towards him and
their lips met with passion. She didn't resist.
Once released, they knew
that all was forgiven.
THE END