Title: Rain down Murder

Disclaimer: Same as everyone else's.

Summary: The new student at Xavier starts to convince, commence, and down right electrify. Literally.

A/N: I am the biggest Nas fan you will ever encounter. The theme for this chapter is . It's used to prevent Jean from telling Ororo how Derrick really died. She tapped into her brain, used her electric 'fencing' and brought up the song Jean had and made the song in her brain the main focus. So, it overwhelms her and she passes out. Chassy's point exactly.

P.S.: This also has a lot of Jean and Scott at the beginning. It's all part of Shox's plan...

Chapter: (2)

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Last time, on Rain down Murder:

//Storm...we need to talk//

//Sure then, what's on your mind Jean?//

//I found something when I was in her head//

//What?//

//How Derrick really died...//

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Same time, Same place

Before Jean would telepathically sever Ororo's link with her young niece's trust, music from Nas's filled her thoughts. "Uh," she struggled out a low moan. "Jean?" Scott turned all attention to her. It's volume increased and before she knew it, it was all she could feel and hear.

//Professor...// she tried to connect

//I feel distress, Jean....it's getting stronger, I can feel it. Hold on-//

But before Prof. X could send his last message, Jean had fainted. Her skin was burning up as Scott desperately tried to claim conscience back into the love of his life. "Jean," he worriedly said, tapping her face ever so lightly, "Jean, wake up." Scott picked her limp body up and on the verge of tears, rushed Jean to the Med Lab.

//Jessica....// The Professor sent to the Lab Assistant //Get ready for a patient//

//Who?// she sent back, his voice shaking her thoughts

//Dr. Grey// He sent with a little stress behind the message.

Jessica thought silently to herself, sensing the stress in his last message, what was wrong. She decided not to challenge him on it and quickly prepared the lab. A few seconds later, Scot rushed in with a fainted Jean. "What happened?" Jessica asked as he laid her on the table.

"Me, Storm, and Jean were in the main living room watching Senator Kelly's address about mutants, when all of a sudden, Jean started to moan painfully and then her skin got hot...like it is now. And then she fainted....I don't know what happened."

"Calm down, Prof. Summers," the oldest student at the Xavier institute told him, "I'll do everything I can." Scott sat in a chair next to Jean's body. Hours past as Jessica tried to get an explanation about it. "It doesn't seem physical..." she mumbled, too loud for Scott. "Doesn't seem physical?! She's sill burning up!"

Then an idea struck Jessica West. "It's not physical. It's mental," she said, going to get the professor. "Where are you going?" Scott called. "To get the professor. You have classes to teach. Don't be here when I get back," she quickly exited. Scot watched the doors close and took the girl's advice. But it's not like he'd be getting sleep tonight anyway...

Jessica returned with Ororo and Prof. X at her heels. "...See, Prof.? It's mental. There are not physical attributes except for her high skin temperature. She doesn't have a fever and all brain scans are normal...all except the one's before she got here. As you can see," she pointed to the moving screen of the brain scan," She was ending a link before it...it suddenly happened."

"Strange and odd. I talked to her before she completely black out," the Professor thought aloud. "No, Charles," Ororo came to a startling revelation, "She was talking to me." "Well, that explains the electricity signature," Jessica said. "Yes...it does, doesn't it?" Ororo left quickly in search of her niece, the one an only Chassidy 'Shox' Simmons.

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East Dormitories

2nd Floor

10:45 p.m.

Storm was livid. She hadn't even reached her niece's room yet and she was already sparking pure white lightning outside. The storm she'd created had gotten so bad that all the power went out and all activity stopped because of it.

//Ororo...what are you doing this for?// The professor asked her.

//I will let you know when I find out, Charles// and with that, she shut him out.

She reached the 4 bunked room, only to see 1/2 of the 16 year olds asleep. They were quickly awakened by the wind that burst opened the door and the lightning that lit up the room. Chassidy had her eyes closed with her headphones on, listening to non other than Nas.

She had a sweet smile on her face, but all of that quickly disappeared when she saw the lightning strikes through her closed eyelids. She flashed them open and with a nervous smile, sat up in her bed. Storm didn't say a word, neither did the other children who almost pissed their pants. "Now," Storm's voice hard as ever. To add to the element, her usually white eyes were now dark gray with power.

"Granted," Chassidy hopped off the top bunk and threw her still running CD player to Thomps on her way out. On it, what Storm could only make out by a few seconds, she heard, "...Yo I'm livin' in this time, behind enemy lines, so..."

Storm marched her niece down to the conference room on the X-level, leaving the rest of the children and teachers in the East Wing in suspense.

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X Conference room 1

10:57 p.m.

Same day (well, night, actually)

"How could you do this, Chassidy?!" Storm raged. She made the storm go away and her voice was as loud as the thunder she'd just eliminated. Chassidy had been in an interrogation room before (e.i.-Derrrick's murder) and quietly sat at the other end of the table with both her hands clasped together. "Answer me!" Storm demanded. Chassidy sighed and cocked her head to one side.

"Well?" Storm dropped both hands on the table so fast. The whole room shook. "This silent treatment wont work, Chassidy." Storm narrowed her eyes. "It wasn't supposed to hurt that bad..." Chassidy lowly mumbled. "What?" Ororo walked over to her. "It wasn't...supposed to hurt that bad," she said again.

"So you did it," Ororo through her hands up in defeat, "You almost killed her!" "That's why I stopped when I felt the heat!" Chassidy stood up to face her aunt. The were the same height and neither fo them were backing down. Prof. X came into the room and broke the silence. " I heard everything," he broke the silence.

Chassidy gave a loud sigh, rushing past Ororo and almost getting past Charles. "Where are you going?" he asked, he stopped her movement completely. "I'm trying to go get my clothes so I can get the hell outta here," her voice low through clenched teeth. "Now why would you do that?" he calmly asked.

"Because I almost killed someone again. And it was my fault. I did the 'power surge'! I did it because she was going to tell Auntie O how Derrick really died." Her voice lowered. "Do you have something to hide?" he asked. "Obviously!" Storm interjected. Charles also locked the door and then released Chassidy's body.

"Sit," he ordered. She slowly did as she was told and it was away from Charles and Ororo. "What happened, Chassidy?" he asked. "They paid me...they paid me money...the paid me to kill him with a 'power surge'-" "Who?" Ororo was fully calm now. "2 guys. James Miles and Vincent Price. I needed the money at the moment-"

"Why?" Ororo interjected again. "We needed it, I should say." "And we are..." "Your sister's family. My father left us last year. Justin (her brother) and I have jobs, but it's not enough."

"We needed money for the water bill. It was high because the sprinkler company wouldn't cut off the water when we asked because we were supposed to be moving to Orlando." "Destiny (Storm's sister; Chassidy's mother) never told me." "Would I? She's been at you forever-"

"But that still doesn't explain murder," the professor interrupted. "Like I said, in my neighborhood, the only thing going is a job at the mall or becoming a physician." "Going to medical school...what's so wrong with that?" Storm asked. "It's not a real school, Auntie O. Becoming a physician is the same thing as-" "Selling pharmaceuticals, am I right?" the professor smiled. "I see somebody's picked up a hip hoptionary lately," Chassidy smiled back. "Excuse me..." "A drug dealer, Storm. Drugs...get them from a doctor..." "Right. But why murder."

"It wasn't my choice! They knew about my power since I got back from being here my last visit. They said they'd kill my mother and brother if I didn't do it."

"You could have went to the police, Chassidy!" "That's just it! I couldn't! They've even got snitches in the department. If they see you walk in there, those cops'll call 'em and by the time I finish filling out the report, Justin and my mother would be dead!"

"I see," Charles said after a long period of time, "Well, Chassidy. I will still expect to see you at 8 o'clock sharp-" "What?!" her face lit up, "I can stay?!" "Yes you may. But beware, no more secrets."

"Yes!" She got up, "Thank you! Thanks, Prof. X!" she hugged him and left. "Charles? What are you doing?!"

Ororo asked. "I know what I'm doing...it was love. Goodnight, Ororo," he left. Before Ororo went to bed, she stopped by the Med. Lab and wanted to check on Jean. "Professor?" she called aloud.

//Yes, Storm?// he sent.

//Why is Jean's skin glowing a light orange?// she looked at her teammates body.

//She need the rest// she got from him after a couple of seconds //Phoenix is trying to rise...//

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Same night

Central Xavier Wing

1/2 kitchen (like the one Bobby and Logan were in in X2)

Chassidy wandered through the halls trying to get to her room. She passed the kitchen and saw Scott in there. "Hey...uncle Scott," she entered and sat next to him. "You're supposed to be in bed, Chass," he weakly smiled.

"I just got grilled by Auntie O and Prof. Charles," she got a drink. "What for?" "Auntie Jeannie." Scott almost dropped his drink and his mouth widened in surprise. "What?!" his voice grew into a rage. "I-I'm sorry, Uncle Scott! It was my fault!" she was on the verge of tears. Scott saw this, and quickly let his anger go-for now.

"I think you should be in bed-" "I want to say I'm sorry!" "You already have," Scott said. Then he saw how scared her face looked. "It hurts me to my heart that you would do something like that. But I can't stay mad at you forever. You're my Chassy," she ruffled his hand though her hair, "Just be glad she's o.k."

"I'm gonna pray for her before I lay down. Bye, Uncle Scooter," she laughed, giving Scott a light kiss on the cheek (a/n: nothing sexual) before leaving.

"So will I, Chass, so I will I," he gave the first real smile of the day.

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East Dormitories

2nd Floor

11:13 p.m.

When she made it back to her room, most of all of her roommates were sleep. All expect Thompson Miles. He was sitting on her bed while she walked in. She slowed up and flashed a sexy smile. "You stayed up for me?" she asked, leaning against the doorway. "Had no choice. Couldn't sleep without you here." "If that wasn't cheezy..." "Glad your safe," he jumped off her bed, making his way towards her.

"Feelings mutual, but-" Thompson stopped her by kissing her. "What're you doing?" she broke it. "I'm sorry..." "I just asked. I didn't say I didn't like it," she smiled. Thompson's eyes twinkled and he kissed her once more, before Andre awoke his sleepy eyes.

"Get the hell to sleep," he mumbled," You've got all mid-semester." Everyone laughed as Chassidy got to her bunk. "Looks like everyone wasn't asleep." She smiled. "I told you, but I forgot to add-we had no choice," he laughed as they all drifted to sleep.

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