Chapter Six: Thank You for Following
Disclaimer: ::finishes watching the Wizard of Oz (which I don't own either):: There's nothing like owning all these characters ::clicks ruby shoes she somehow got::, there's nothing like owning all these characters ::clicks shoes again::, there's nothing like owning all these characters ::clicks shoes yet again::. Aww, dammit! Stupid lying Glinda! I still only own Jessy.
Note to the readers: Alright, I'm gonna try to finish up the Jessy chronicles in this chapter so I can move on to the next section. Trust me, if any of you had seen my journal, you'd know that there's quite a few characters yet to be introduced!
Archive Rights:
Yami-chan: Hey, if you want it, just contact me. You know where I am-
Pepper: In rehab!
Yami-chan: Lousy, stupid muse.
One last note: Please forgive me for the, well, stereotypical view of Rogue's accent. It sucks, but what're y'all gonna do? ::grins::
One absolutely last note: I know that this chapter is probably going to suck worse than the rest, but you had faith, and I hope you have strong stomachs, too.
Now that we've reviewed all the little notes, on with the crapfest...er... I mean story!
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"Hey Bobby!" Rogue called out to him, waving.
He skated over to where she stood, breath visible and smiling.
"Who're y'all skating with? I thought you were out looking for the girl?"
That was when the girl skated up. Rogue's breath caught in her throat and she just stared, as did Scott and Jubilee.
Scott was the first to break the silence, addressing the smiling redhead.
"Well, I'm glad that you changed your mind and decided to join us!"
Bobby shook his head and looked at his feet, covered in ice, and waited for Jessy's response. When it came, it was the one he had thought it would be and hoped it would not be.
"Who the hell said I was going to join you! I'm just skating." With that, she turned her back on the group and skated away.
"Nice going Scott." Jubilee said, giving him an idiots-should-hold-their-tongues look that he seemed to be getting a lot lately.
"I'll go try to talk to her." Bobby said, and glided over to where she was twirling.
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Jessy didn't see Bobby coming, and her balance was quite sufficiently thrown off when he grabbed one of her skates as it was raised. She was about to land on her face, but reflex triggered her powers for all the city to see.
She looked up and saw that everyone was staring at her. She was still mid-air.
Jessy slowly lowered herself and got back up, heading over to the exit to take her skates off and hope that nobody would trouble her. No such luck.
"She's a mutant!" somebody yelled, and a group of five men came over to cause her harm. Fortunately, Logan took this moment to make an appearance, surprising just about everybody.
"You going to hurt her 'cause she's a mutant?" he growled. One of the punks ran up to stab him, but Logan grabbed him by the throat.
Another guy piped in, "What are 'ya, a mutie-lover?"
Logan simply turned to the guy, releasing his throat-hold and smirked. "Yeah, I guess you could say I am."
He unsheathed his claws and showed them to everybody around them, who back up. "Anybody want to argue with this particular mutie-lover?"
Nobody responded, and Logan turned to Bobby, who was standing next to Jessy with a protective arm around her waist.
"Coming? I think we should leave now."
Bobby nodded, a smile coming to his face, and led Jessy away. The rest followed them as they went to where the car and motorcycle were parked. Logan hopped onto his bike and immediately drove back home.
Bobby, Jubilee, and Jessy all piled into the back of the Subaru while Scott got in the front with Rogue.
They were beginning their drive home when Jessy called out "Wait!"
The rest turned to look at her, and she said in a quiet voice, "I-I, have some things to do before I go. Can you give me an hour and then pick me up?"
Scott answered that that was fine, and he drove to her apartment building with her directions.
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An hour later, as promised, Scott pulled up in front of Jessy's former apartment building. She had promised to stay with the X-Men for at least a small time (though she thought at that point that it might be awhile), but wanted to wrap up some things (which shall be revealed later! Don't worry!).
She climbed into the back seat of the Subaru with Bobby and Jubilee with a duffel bag of clothes and her quilt under one arm. Bobby and Jubilee both gave her a hug and a smile, and then Rogue gave her a wink and Scott, well, he did the whole adult-caring-thing and explained that she was making the right choice and that the Professor and all the others at the Institute would be excited to have someone new around the place.
On the way back, Jessy slept in Bobby's arms, giving the girls much information for gossiping later. She had fallen asleep during Scott's explanation of the Institute and the opportunities she had for training to use her powers. Hey, who wouldn't?
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At the Institute, everyone was talking excitedly of the new arrival, who was still sleeping in her room. When she finally came out, everyone was glad to meet her and she got several offers from the guys to show her around. She finally settled on three separate tours from St. John, Bobby, and the teacher show-around given by Scott.
Jean examined all this information the second day during a mental scan and smiled. The boys drastically outnumbered the girls in the school, their pressures to coop up feelings causing most of them to mutate. Now, they had yet another victim to hit on.
During the mental scan, however, she picked up all the information of her past and frowned. There was so much that this girl had been through in her fifteen-years, and so much that she had missed out on. Jean, who had come from a family who had loved her and accepted her mutation like it was a course of nature (which it was), had never had to deal with most of this girl's situation. She immediately made a note to have Jessy talk to Rogue.
And that was how Jessy's life with the X-Men started.
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Author's Note: Alright, that wasn't too long, so I'm going to give you an epilogue out of the kindness of my heart, kay? Have fun, and don't wet your pants.
Disclaimer: ::finishes watching the Wizard of Oz (which I don't own either):: There's nothing like owning all these characters ::clicks ruby shoes she somehow got::, there's nothing like owning all these characters ::clicks shoes again::, there's nothing like owning all these characters ::clicks shoes yet again::. Aww, dammit! Stupid lying Glinda! I still only own Jessy.
Note to the readers: Alright, I'm gonna try to finish up the Jessy chronicles in this chapter so I can move on to the next section. Trust me, if any of you had seen my journal, you'd know that there's quite a few characters yet to be introduced!
Archive Rights:
Yami-chan: Hey, if you want it, just contact me. You know where I am-
Pepper: In rehab!
Yami-chan: Lousy, stupid muse.
One last note: Please forgive me for the, well, stereotypical view of Rogue's accent. It sucks, but what're y'all gonna do? ::grins::
One absolutely last note: I know that this chapter is probably going to suck worse than the rest, but you had faith, and I hope you have strong stomachs, too.
Now that we've reviewed all the little notes, on with the crapfest...er... I mean story!
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"Hey Bobby!" Rogue called out to him, waving.
He skated over to where she stood, breath visible and smiling.
"Who're y'all skating with? I thought you were out looking for the girl?"
That was when the girl skated up. Rogue's breath caught in her throat and she just stared, as did Scott and Jubilee.
Scott was the first to break the silence, addressing the smiling redhead.
"Well, I'm glad that you changed your mind and decided to join us!"
Bobby shook his head and looked at his feet, covered in ice, and waited for Jessy's response. When it came, it was the one he had thought it would be and hoped it would not be.
"Who the hell said I was going to join you! I'm just skating." With that, she turned her back on the group and skated away.
"Nice going Scott." Jubilee said, giving him an idiots-should-hold-their-tongues look that he seemed to be getting a lot lately.
"I'll go try to talk to her." Bobby said, and glided over to where she was twirling.
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Jessy didn't see Bobby coming, and her balance was quite sufficiently thrown off when he grabbed one of her skates as it was raised. She was about to land on her face, but reflex triggered her powers for all the city to see.
She looked up and saw that everyone was staring at her. She was still mid-air.
Jessy slowly lowered herself and got back up, heading over to the exit to take her skates off and hope that nobody would trouble her. No such luck.
"She's a mutant!" somebody yelled, and a group of five men came over to cause her harm. Fortunately, Logan took this moment to make an appearance, surprising just about everybody.
"You going to hurt her 'cause she's a mutant?" he growled. One of the punks ran up to stab him, but Logan grabbed him by the throat.
Another guy piped in, "What are 'ya, a mutie-lover?"
Logan simply turned to the guy, releasing his throat-hold and smirked. "Yeah, I guess you could say I am."
He unsheathed his claws and showed them to everybody around them, who back up. "Anybody want to argue with this particular mutie-lover?"
Nobody responded, and Logan turned to Bobby, who was standing next to Jessy with a protective arm around her waist.
"Coming? I think we should leave now."
Bobby nodded, a smile coming to his face, and led Jessy away. The rest followed them as they went to where the car and motorcycle were parked. Logan hopped onto his bike and immediately drove back home.
Bobby, Jubilee, and Jessy all piled into the back of the Subaru while Scott got in the front with Rogue.
They were beginning their drive home when Jessy called out "Wait!"
The rest turned to look at her, and she said in a quiet voice, "I-I, have some things to do before I go. Can you give me an hour and then pick me up?"
Scott answered that that was fine, and he drove to her apartment building with her directions.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
An hour later, as promised, Scott pulled up in front of Jessy's former apartment building. She had promised to stay with the X-Men for at least a small time (though she thought at that point that it might be awhile), but wanted to wrap up some things (which shall be revealed later! Don't worry!).
She climbed into the back seat of the Subaru with Bobby and Jubilee with a duffel bag of clothes and her quilt under one arm. Bobby and Jubilee both gave her a hug and a smile, and then Rogue gave her a wink and Scott, well, he did the whole adult-caring-thing and explained that she was making the right choice and that the Professor and all the others at the Institute would be excited to have someone new around the place.
On the way back, Jessy slept in Bobby's arms, giving the girls much information for gossiping later. She had fallen asleep during Scott's explanation of the Institute and the opportunities she had for training to use her powers. Hey, who wouldn't?
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
At the Institute, everyone was talking excitedly of the new arrival, who was still sleeping in her room. When she finally came out, everyone was glad to meet her and she got several offers from the guys to show her around. She finally settled on three separate tours from St. John, Bobby, and the teacher show-around given by Scott.
Jean examined all this information the second day during a mental scan and smiled. The boys drastically outnumbered the girls in the school, their pressures to coop up feelings causing most of them to mutate. Now, they had yet another victim to hit on.
During the mental scan, however, she picked up all the information of her past and frowned. There was so much that this girl had been through in her fifteen-years, and so much that she had missed out on. Jean, who had come from a family who had loved her and accepted her mutation like it was a course of nature (which it was), had never had to deal with most of this girl's situation. She immediately made a note to have Jessy talk to Rogue.
And that was how Jessy's life with the X-Men started.
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Author's Note: Alright, that wasn't too long, so I'm going to give you an epilogue out of the kindness of my heart, kay? Have fun, and don't wet your pants.