Chapter 5
"Professor will she be alright?" Scott said pacing in the waiting room of the hospital.

"Calm down, Scott. It is too early to tell. She hasn't woken up yet."

"This is my fault." Scott said falling into a chair.

"Scott, when they pulled her from the car she had this ring in her fist." He held out Steve Thompson's class rings.

"That's Steve Thompson's ring. Why would she have that?"

"There are a few reasons I can think of."

"Like what?"

"She could have stolen it, found it or it was given to her."

"She did seen happy when she got into the car… I'll be back I have to take to him." He took the ring.

"Scott be careful."

"Don't worry. I just have to ask some questions." Scott said walking out of the hospital.

"Jean watch him."

"Alright." Jean said walking out after him.


In my head

"Where am I? Whys it so dark?" I said as I flouted thought the dark void of my head. "Why is it so cold in here? What am I doing here? Why is there a huge 'X' with pictures of Fire on the wall? Why does it remind me of Allie? Who is Allie? Oh, right she is one of my friends form home. Is home where my family is or where I am being trained?" Those were only some of the things I was asking myself. I had no clue where I was. Although, I knew one thing, I had to get out. "Something got me into this mess now what can get me out?"

"Ann don't go into any lights, you have to stay with us for a longer time. Just because I'm here in hell doesn't mean you can die on me." I heard coming from a picture on the wall of a girl covered in random colored paint with me. Their was a title of 'Sunny Saterday with Jesse and Allie.' "When you have the choice of going into the light or going back, just turn around and come back to us."

"That's it I have to get home. There is no way I'm going to say here. I got it, if I just go into the big X thing I'll get out." I did this floating thing over to it and a drop of blood hit the X.


Out side my body:

"Professor, how is she doing?" Kitty asked

"Still no change." Professor Xavier said. My hand started to move as I was coming to. "Change that, she's starting to wake up. Get a doctor then tell the rest of them."

"Got it." Kitty ran off.

"My head hurts." I said.

"Don't worry about it."

"Where's my ring." I said checking my right hand.

"Scott has it. Why did you have Steve Thompson's ring?"

"He gave it to me." I said looking at the walls.


With Scott:

Scott walked into the pizza place and found Steve Thompson. "Thompson, I need to talk to you."

"What do you want Summers?"

"Where's your class ring?"

"My girl friend has it."

"Who's that?"

"I think you know Ann?"

"Since when?"

"Since she made the team." He said slyly.

"I guess you would want to know she's in the hospital." Scott started to walk off.

"Scott what happened to her?"

"A bus hit my car while I was diving her back home."

"Take me to her."

"Come on. Oh, here." He handed him his class ring. "I was sent to find out why Ann had this." Scott brought him to the hospital.


In the waiting room:

"I hope she pulls through," Kitty said.

"Jean, has Professor told us anything while I was gone?" Scott said walking in with Steve.

"She's out of surgery. Now she just waking up. We can't see her yet."

"What's he doing here?" Even asked bitterly.

"He's Ann's new boyfriend." Scott told them.

"Funny." Kitty said.

"What?" They all asked.

"When I shared a room with her, Ann aways said she never wanted a boyfriend again after Larry." Kitty said right before Professor Xavier walked in.

"How is she?" Scott asked walking in with Steve.

"She's going to be fine. All she wants now is to talk to Steve alone. Now who is Steve?"

"That's me sir." Steve said walking out from behind Scott and Kitty.

"Come this way." Steve walked beside Professor Xavier. Steve was quite while he walked into the small hospital room.

"Hey Ann how ya feeling?" He said softly.

"I've been better." I said. To tell the truth, my head hurt like hell.

"Here." He slid he ring back on my hand. "They found it in your hand so they took it to find out why you had it."

"I didn't get a chance to tell them about us."

"Ann, just rest. I know this may seem weird coming from me, but you need it. I've seen what you can do…" he stopped for a second. "And frankly, you should rest so, it won't hurt you if something else happens."

"You don't know half of what I can do."

"Can I tell you a secret?"

"Sure." I said. Steve smiled and I heard his voice in my head. "Please stop that my head hurts enough as it is."

"Alright. Ann, three years ago, I was in a car crash. I was in rehab from then to the end of this last summer. I know what you're going through. I couldn't even walk."

"Yet you're the head of the track team?"

"It's always been my dream, I worked to hard to give up. I'm going to help you with this as much as I can. If you want me to that is."

"Thanks," I knew that I couldn't do this alone, but what about the X men. "Hey Steve, I wanna get some rest, my head is hurting and I'm a bit tired okay?"

"Sure," He said, he bent over and kissed me. "Good night Ann," He left.