Matchmaker 4
By: slickboy444
AN: Hey everybody! Slickboy444 here, and here is the next part to my Scott/Jean saga. Just to remind you all, this is my big Scott/Jean fic of my X-men saga. I appreciate all the reviews that have been submitted thus far and I thank you all. Remember to send all your thoughts on my stories to slickboy444@aol.com. Remember, I don't own X-men Evolution or Zelda and I also don't own any of the music I may mention later in the story. That being said I hope you all enjoy my fic and best wishes to you all!
All my x-men evolution fics are dedicated to Jen (aka: littlesortaredheadedgirl) the author of the x-men evolution fic "Snow." I highly recommend you all read it. Because of that fic I intend to add Scott/Jean material later on in this series.
AN: 'These mean character thoughts.'
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And so the first date between Scott and Jean began. They arrived at a medium sized restaurant hand in hand for the first time. Jean held on to Scott's arm as she had many times before, but now it was done with a greater, deeper sense of feeling. As they got to their table they sat in awkward silence. Scott noticed this right away and looked to try to alleviate it, but didn't know how. Then, as he had done before, he remembered some advice from Jack. He thought of his little quote 'it's simple to make things complicated and it's complicated to make things simple, so keep it simple.'
"Jean," started Scott, "Are you okay?"
"Yeah, I'm fine it's just..." Jean paused briefly then said, "It's just the tension. I don't know I mean we've done things like this so many times before. But now it's a date and all of the sudden we're...Paralyzed."
They both sighed, but then Scott reached across the table took her hand. This already soothed some of the tension.
"I know Jean. I know what you mean," Scott tried to reassure her, "But it doesn't have to be."
Jean looked up at Scott, wondering what he was getting at.
"Look, the only reason it's tense is because we're both making it that way. When you think about it, I guess it's simpler than it sounds." Scott smiled back at Jean to try and calm her down. Jean smiled right back and gave his hand a tender squeeze.
"Yeah, I guess you're right Scott."
After that fateful moment, the tension seemed to ease. Gradually, the night was replaced by their classic friendship. Just like Jack had told them, the only difference was it was a bit more intimate. They stayed closer together and held each other's hand. By the end of dinner things had gotten pretty easy. They sounded like best friends and looked like a couple. The next part of their date was the movie. As they got in line they stayed calm. Through both of their minds they thought 'so far, so good.' But as they waited to get seated Scott thought he saw something out of the corner of his eye.
"Hey..."
"What is it?" said Jean.
Scott looked around as if he was looking for somebody.
"Scott?"
Scott came to, "Oh, I just thought I saw somebody."
"Who?"
"I don't know, but I thought he looked like Jack."
"Jack?" asked Jean. "What would he be doing here?"
Scott brushed it off, "I don't know, maybe he's keeping an eye on us for the professor, you know, making sure we 'behave.'"
"Well then," said Jean in a mischievous tone, "I guess we can't have any real 'fun' then."
Scott looked back at her with a surprised, but happy grin.
"You're crazy," started Scott, "But I love it."
They both exchanged smiles after that. Whatever tension was there before disappeared then.
Meanwhile, unknown two them, Jack Robinson was sitting in the back row of the theater, casually eating popcorn and watching the progress of the date. He felt relieved that it had been a success as of now. But after Scott almost saw him he could only kept thinking 'that was too close.' The movie went off without a hitch. Near the end Jean found herself resting her head on Scott's strong shoulder. Scott in turned put his arm around her and held her close. It was something he wanted to do for a long time.
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After the movie let out Scott and Jean made their way out.
"So what do we do now," asked Jean.
"I really don't care. Wanna take a walk through the park?"
"Sounds good to me."
Hand and hand they made their way to the park near the theater. It was around midnight so it was almost completely deserted. They just walked, not caring where, soaking in the crisp spring air.
Scott broke the silence, "So did you have a good time?"
"Yeah," Jean said, "I had a great time...Thanks."
"Thank you."
Their faces stayed just inches apart, but the desire to close that distance grew.
Jean spoke first. "Scott...Aren't you going to kiss me?"
Scott froze, "Do you want me to?"
"I..." However, that's all she got out. Before she could go on their lips met in a soft kiss. Slowly, they both began to kiss back. A moment so pure, it was worth the painful wait of silence and secrets. Jean slowly put her arms around Scott's neck and Scott put his hands around her waist. They kept kissing, not wanting to let go. They both wanted to be sure this wasn't just another dream. It was real this time. Slowly their lips parted.
'Wow,' was all they could think in unison. The very word Scott thought of when he first saw Jean. That and one other word, 'Perfect.' They stayed there, under the stars, taking in the moment; the end of the first step towards a new beginning. Before the night could officially end, they whispered in to each other's ear, "I love you."
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Early the next morning, Jean woke up to frantic knocking on her bedroom door.
"Jean! It's Rogue are ya there?"
Jean grumbled and tried to tune her out. No doubt she wanted to know how the date went.
"Come on Jean don't make me force ma way in."
Jean, still groggy, said, "Go away, just let me sleep."
All of the sudden Rogue was in her room.
"Hey!" yelled Jean, "How'd you get in?!"
"That would be me." Kitty appeared right behind her.
"Kitty!" Jean then turned to Rogue. "You told her?!"
"Hey, she forced it out of me and she's the one who told the rest of the crew."
Jean sighed, if Kitty found out she probably told everybody. Now the whole institute probably knew.
"Hey don't worry Jean," Kitty began to explain, "I think it's, like, totally cool you and Scott are going out. We all know you're both perfect for each other."
"Thanks Kitty."
"So..." Kitty then jumped and sat on the bed. "How was it?"
Jean buried her head back in her pillow. "Come on, its 8:30 and this is usually my day to sleep in."
"Come on girlfriend! We're dying to know! Just tell us and we'll leave. I promise." Kitty wasn't going to leave unless she heard what she wanted.
Jean then got up. "Okay, if you must know. First we went out to dinner, then we saw a movie..."
"And then?" asked Rogue skeptically.
"We went for a long walk in the park under the stars." Jean's tone switched to a dreamy like state.
"Wow...That's so romantic! And then what?"
"What makes you think there was anything after that?" Kitty and Rogue grew more frustrated Jean kept them hanging more and more. And they knew she was doing this on purpose.
"Well, come on we know there's more...Come on! Did you, you know...Kiss?" asked Kitty who was dying to know.
"Well, if you're going to be that stubborn about it...After a while we just sat down somewhere in the park, then he looked me in the eye...Then...He kissed me." Jean still felt like she was dreaming when she thought about it.
Kitty began to coo like a ten-year-old, "HA! I knew it! I think it's so cool! You two are so cute together!"
Meanwhile Rogue wasn't that surprised, "Big surprise Jean. So...How was it?"
Jean paused, she still got butterflies thinking about it. After all the time she had spent with Scott at the institute, she still found it hard to believe they had finally found each other. "It was...Well, perfect. It's as simple as that."
"Well, I think it's so cool you two have finally decided to get your act's together. We all knew it was for the best," said Kitty.
"Thanks Kitty, now can I go back to sleep?" asked Jean.
"Yeah, we'll let ya go back to sleep. We just had to know," said Rogue as she made her way out. Kitty soon followed. After they left Jean tried to go back to sleep, but it was too late. She was already wide awake. She sighed and got up to take a shower.
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Scott was also trying to sleep in after the long night with Jean. Except this time his nightmares of his parents' death in the plane crash was replaced by dreams about Jean. It was a welcome change. As the sunlight began to fill his room he got up, put on his glasses, and went to close his curtains so he could sleep longer. However, as he got up he saw somebody in the room.
"Hey Scott."
Scott turned around, startled to see Jack just standing near his door with a big goofy grin on his face.
"Jeez Jack, how about a warning or something. Hey! How'd you get in here anyway?" asked Scott.
Jack just stayed there, still grinning. "You underestimate the power of magic my friend." He then walked over to Scott, "So...Spill it man, how was it?" Even though he kind of already knew because he was there.
"Is that why you're here man?"
"Can you think of any other reason I'd wake you up at 8:30 on a Saturday?" replied Jack in a humorous tone.
"Well if you must know...I'd say it went pretty damn good," said Scott, then in a softer tone he added, "Better than I ever could have hoped for."
"Way to go man, way to go..."
"I owe you big time Jack. I don't think I could have asked her out without your help."
Jack just stood there, still grinning. "It was the least I could do after all you guys have done for me. Now I just gotta find a way to repay the rest of the team."
Scott just laughed at that. After that Jack left, leaving Scott still in his room. But, like Jean, he couldn't get back to sleep. He decided to get up and get some breakfast
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Scott was eating some cereal in the kitchen alone. There weren't many people up yet because Saturday was the day everybody slept in...Well, almost everybody. As he ate he got a little surprise. He felt somebody put their arms around his waist and then he felt a kiss on his cheek. He quickly turned around to see Jean, with a big smile on her face.
"Hey Red, let me guess...Some intruders woke you up early too."
Jean laughed, she could tell he had the same problem. "Yeah, I guess we couldn't keep it secret for very long."
"Yeah, I guess so," replied Scott.
They both sat down after that, there was still one more loose end to be resolved. "So, can we say we're a couple now?"
Scott just smiled at that. He never thought it could sound so good. "Jean...We've been through a lot since we've met each other. I mean, how many teenage kids have to fight off Magneto from starting a global war, seeing you and your girlfriends form the 'sirens,' and that little mishap with me and Alex in Hawaii that you guys had to save us from."
Jean laughed at part of his stories, but she still wondered where he was going with this.
Scott continued on, "Well, what I'm trying to say is...After all those unusual tribulations, we still stayed together. And I can't see myself with anybody else other than you, Jean Grey."
She could do nothing more than smile at his little speech. She slowly put her hand on his. "You know just what to say to keep it simple don't you."
"It's just the truth." Scott kept Jack's words of wisdom in his mind about keeping it simple. They seemed to be working impeccably so far. For the next few moments they just sat there in silence. But it wasn't awkward like it was last night. It was clearer, calmer, and simpler.
"That's even better...I love you," said Jean in a soft tone.
"I love you too, and I always will." After their lips met in a kiss.
Unknown to them, Jack stayed in the background watching the tender scene unfold. It looked like he had done his part. He had helped two of his new friends find the love that was obviously there from the start. He didn't interfere with this scene. He quietly walked away with a smile on his face, knowing his job was done...For now.
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AN: Well, that's it for Part 4. Don't worry, there will be a part 5. It will contain the aftermath among the rest of the X-men and their reaction to Scott and Jean. There may also be some more Rogue/Jack moments. I'm sure you all won't want to miss that. Yeah right. Please submit reviews! I'm begging you! Email me at slickboy444@aol.com. Well, that's it for now. Best wishes to you all and thanks for reading.
By: slickboy444
AN: Hey everybody! Slickboy444 here, and here is the next part to my Scott/Jean saga. Just to remind you all, this is my big Scott/Jean fic of my X-men saga. I appreciate all the reviews that have been submitted thus far and I thank you all. Remember to send all your thoughts on my stories to slickboy444@aol.com. Remember, I don't own X-men Evolution or Zelda and I also don't own any of the music I may mention later in the story. That being said I hope you all enjoy my fic and best wishes to you all!
All my x-men evolution fics are dedicated to Jen (aka: littlesortaredheadedgirl) the author of the x-men evolution fic "Snow." I highly recommend you all read it. Because of that fic I intend to add Scott/Jean material later on in this series.
AN: 'These mean character thoughts.'
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And so the first date between Scott and Jean began. They arrived at a medium sized restaurant hand in hand for the first time. Jean held on to Scott's arm as she had many times before, but now it was done with a greater, deeper sense of feeling. As they got to their table they sat in awkward silence. Scott noticed this right away and looked to try to alleviate it, but didn't know how. Then, as he had done before, he remembered some advice from Jack. He thought of his little quote 'it's simple to make things complicated and it's complicated to make things simple, so keep it simple.'
"Jean," started Scott, "Are you okay?"
"Yeah, I'm fine it's just..." Jean paused briefly then said, "It's just the tension. I don't know I mean we've done things like this so many times before. But now it's a date and all of the sudden we're...Paralyzed."
They both sighed, but then Scott reached across the table took her hand. This already soothed some of the tension.
"I know Jean. I know what you mean," Scott tried to reassure her, "But it doesn't have to be."
Jean looked up at Scott, wondering what he was getting at.
"Look, the only reason it's tense is because we're both making it that way. When you think about it, I guess it's simpler than it sounds." Scott smiled back at Jean to try and calm her down. Jean smiled right back and gave his hand a tender squeeze.
"Yeah, I guess you're right Scott."
After that fateful moment, the tension seemed to ease. Gradually, the night was replaced by their classic friendship. Just like Jack had told them, the only difference was it was a bit more intimate. They stayed closer together and held each other's hand. By the end of dinner things had gotten pretty easy. They sounded like best friends and looked like a couple. The next part of their date was the movie. As they got in line they stayed calm. Through both of their minds they thought 'so far, so good.' But as they waited to get seated Scott thought he saw something out of the corner of his eye.
"Hey..."
"What is it?" said Jean.
Scott looked around as if he was looking for somebody.
"Scott?"
Scott came to, "Oh, I just thought I saw somebody."
"Who?"
"I don't know, but I thought he looked like Jack."
"Jack?" asked Jean. "What would he be doing here?"
Scott brushed it off, "I don't know, maybe he's keeping an eye on us for the professor, you know, making sure we 'behave.'"
"Well then," said Jean in a mischievous tone, "I guess we can't have any real 'fun' then."
Scott looked back at her with a surprised, but happy grin.
"You're crazy," started Scott, "But I love it."
They both exchanged smiles after that. Whatever tension was there before disappeared then.
Meanwhile, unknown two them, Jack Robinson was sitting in the back row of the theater, casually eating popcorn and watching the progress of the date. He felt relieved that it had been a success as of now. But after Scott almost saw him he could only kept thinking 'that was too close.' The movie went off without a hitch. Near the end Jean found herself resting her head on Scott's strong shoulder. Scott in turned put his arm around her and held her close. It was something he wanted to do for a long time.
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After the movie let out Scott and Jean made their way out.
"So what do we do now," asked Jean.
"I really don't care. Wanna take a walk through the park?"
"Sounds good to me."
Hand and hand they made their way to the park near the theater. It was around midnight so it was almost completely deserted. They just walked, not caring where, soaking in the crisp spring air.
Scott broke the silence, "So did you have a good time?"
"Yeah," Jean said, "I had a great time...Thanks."
"Thank you."
Their faces stayed just inches apart, but the desire to close that distance grew.
Jean spoke first. "Scott...Aren't you going to kiss me?"
Scott froze, "Do you want me to?"
"I..." However, that's all she got out. Before she could go on their lips met in a soft kiss. Slowly, they both began to kiss back. A moment so pure, it was worth the painful wait of silence and secrets. Jean slowly put her arms around Scott's neck and Scott put his hands around her waist. They kept kissing, not wanting to let go. They both wanted to be sure this wasn't just another dream. It was real this time. Slowly their lips parted.
'Wow,' was all they could think in unison. The very word Scott thought of when he first saw Jean. That and one other word, 'Perfect.' They stayed there, under the stars, taking in the moment; the end of the first step towards a new beginning. Before the night could officially end, they whispered in to each other's ear, "I love you."
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Early the next morning, Jean woke up to frantic knocking on her bedroom door.
"Jean! It's Rogue are ya there?"
Jean grumbled and tried to tune her out. No doubt she wanted to know how the date went.
"Come on Jean don't make me force ma way in."
Jean, still groggy, said, "Go away, just let me sleep."
All of the sudden Rogue was in her room.
"Hey!" yelled Jean, "How'd you get in?!"
"That would be me." Kitty appeared right behind her.
"Kitty!" Jean then turned to Rogue. "You told her?!"
"Hey, she forced it out of me and she's the one who told the rest of the crew."
Jean sighed, if Kitty found out she probably told everybody. Now the whole institute probably knew.
"Hey don't worry Jean," Kitty began to explain, "I think it's, like, totally cool you and Scott are going out. We all know you're both perfect for each other."
"Thanks Kitty."
"So..." Kitty then jumped and sat on the bed. "How was it?"
Jean buried her head back in her pillow. "Come on, its 8:30 and this is usually my day to sleep in."
"Come on girlfriend! We're dying to know! Just tell us and we'll leave. I promise." Kitty wasn't going to leave unless she heard what she wanted.
Jean then got up. "Okay, if you must know. First we went out to dinner, then we saw a movie..."
"And then?" asked Rogue skeptically.
"We went for a long walk in the park under the stars." Jean's tone switched to a dreamy like state.
"Wow...That's so romantic! And then what?"
"What makes you think there was anything after that?" Kitty and Rogue grew more frustrated Jean kept them hanging more and more. And they knew she was doing this on purpose.
"Well, come on we know there's more...Come on! Did you, you know...Kiss?" asked Kitty who was dying to know.
"Well, if you're going to be that stubborn about it...After a while we just sat down somewhere in the park, then he looked me in the eye...Then...He kissed me." Jean still felt like she was dreaming when she thought about it.
Kitty began to coo like a ten-year-old, "HA! I knew it! I think it's so cool! You two are so cute together!"
Meanwhile Rogue wasn't that surprised, "Big surprise Jean. So...How was it?"
Jean paused, she still got butterflies thinking about it. After all the time she had spent with Scott at the institute, she still found it hard to believe they had finally found each other. "It was...Well, perfect. It's as simple as that."
"Well, I think it's so cool you two have finally decided to get your act's together. We all knew it was for the best," said Kitty.
"Thanks Kitty, now can I go back to sleep?" asked Jean.
"Yeah, we'll let ya go back to sleep. We just had to know," said Rogue as she made her way out. Kitty soon followed. After they left Jean tried to go back to sleep, but it was too late. She was already wide awake. She sighed and got up to take a shower.
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Scott was also trying to sleep in after the long night with Jean. Except this time his nightmares of his parents' death in the plane crash was replaced by dreams about Jean. It was a welcome change. As the sunlight began to fill his room he got up, put on his glasses, and went to close his curtains so he could sleep longer. However, as he got up he saw somebody in the room.
"Hey Scott."
Scott turned around, startled to see Jack just standing near his door with a big goofy grin on his face.
"Jeez Jack, how about a warning or something. Hey! How'd you get in here anyway?" asked Scott.
Jack just stayed there, still grinning. "You underestimate the power of magic my friend." He then walked over to Scott, "So...Spill it man, how was it?" Even though he kind of already knew because he was there.
"Is that why you're here man?"
"Can you think of any other reason I'd wake you up at 8:30 on a Saturday?" replied Jack in a humorous tone.
"Well if you must know...I'd say it went pretty damn good," said Scott, then in a softer tone he added, "Better than I ever could have hoped for."
"Way to go man, way to go..."
"I owe you big time Jack. I don't think I could have asked her out without your help."
Jack just stood there, still grinning. "It was the least I could do after all you guys have done for me. Now I just gotta find a way to repay the rest of the team."
Scott just laughed at that. After that Jack left, leaving Scott still in his room. But, like Jean, he couldn't get back to sleep. He decided to get up and get some breakfast
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Scott was eating some cereal in the kitchen alone. There weren't many people up yet because Saturday was the day everybody slept in...Well, almost everybody. As he ate he got a little surprise. He felt somebody put their arms around his waist and then he felt a kiss on his cheek. He quickly turned around to see Jean, with a big smile on her face.
"Hey Red, let me guess...Some intruders woke you up early too."
Jean laughed, she could tell he had the same problem. "Yeah, I guess we couldn't keep it secret for very long."
"Yeah, I guess so," replied Scott.
They both sat down after that, there was still one more loose end to be resolved. "So, can we say we're a couple now?"
Scott just smiled at that. He never thought it could sound so good. "Jean...We've been through a lot since we've met each other. I mean, how many teenage kids have to fight off Magneto from starting a global war, seeing you and your girlfriends form the 'sirens,' and that little mishap with me and Alex in Hawaii that you guys had to save us from."
Jean laughed at part of his stories, but she still wondered where he was going with this.
Scott continued on, "Well, what I'm trying to say is...After all those unusual tribulations, we still stayed together. And I can't see myself with anybody else other than you, Jean Grey."
She could do nothing more than smile at his little speech. She slowly put her hand on his. "You know just what to say to keep it simple don't you."
"It's just the truth." Scott kept Jack's words of wisdom in his mind about keeping it simple. They seemed to be working impeccably so far. For the next few moments they just sat there in silence. But it wasn't awkward like it was last night. It was clearer, calmer, and simpler.
"That's even better...I love you," said Jean in a soft tone.
"I love you too, and I always will." After their lips met in a kiss.
Unknown to them, Jack stayed in the background watching the tender scene unfold. It looked like he had done his part. He had helped two of his new friends find the love that was obviously there from the start. He didn't interfere with this scene. He quietly walked away with a smile on his face, knowing his job was done...For now.
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AN: Well, that's it for Part 4. Don't worry, there will be a part 5. It will contain the aftermath among the rest of the X-men and their reaction to Scott and Jean. There may also be some more Rogue/Jack moments. I'm sure you all won't want to miss that. Yeah right. Please submit reviews! I'm begging you! Email me at slickboy444@aol.com. Well, that's it for now. Best wishes to you all and thanks for reading.