Good evening, everyone! Here's chapter two for you all! As always, please review or e-mail me at SetsunaPuu21@cs.com with feedback. And I can accept anonymous reviews now, so please take advantage of that. Enjoy!

Disclaimer: I don't owe "X-Men: Evolution" or any of its characters. I do owe the original characters, so please don't use them without permission. I also don't own NYU at Bayville.

"Patience is power; with time and patience the

mulberry leaf becomes silk." ~Chinese Proverb

Title: Two sides of the same coin

Author: JupiterHalo

Rating: PG to PG-13

Part: 3/?

Date completed: June 6, 2003

*means telepathic thoughts*

//means regular thoughts//

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The feeling in the air was one of excitement. The city of Bayville had never looked so wonderful. As the train chugged into the station, Charles Xavier looked over at Kurt and Kitty, who were barely trying to contain their excitement.

Almost as excited were Ororo Munroe and Logan. Rarely did Logan show his feelings, but this time was an exception. His Red, his little Jeanie, was coming home.

"Look! There she is! Over here!" Kurt waved and yelled at the red-haired girl walking towards them, trying to balance her bag on one hip while dragging a suitcase behind her.

"Jean!" Kitty yelled and ran to hug the older girl. Jean decided to give up on her luggage and dropped it, hugging the brown-haired mutant in return.

"Oh, Kitty! Kurt! You two didn't have to come and meet me. The Professor could have done that."

"Welcome home, Jean. We've missed you." Charles spoke up behind them, smiling at her. "I am very pleased to have you back at the Institute."

"Thanks, Professor." Jean gave the older man a hug, then did the same with Logan and Ororo. "I'm just glad that my parents agreed to let me do this." Jean hadn't found Iowa to her liking, and decided to come back to the East Coast after her first year of college. Her parents had objected at first, but eventually agreed to let her transfer to New York University at Bayville, where the Professor could keep an eye on her. The Professor had also graciously agreed to allow her to stay at the Institute while she finished college.

"I can't wait to see the others. I've missed them so much!" Jean and Kitty immediately started talking about what they should do after she got settled back in.

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Life quickly returned to normal after Jean arrived. Rogue and Jean were quickly becoming close again, and were even going to be at the same college. This pleased Jean greatly, since she knew that Rogue was finally starting to see her as a real friend.

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*Jean? I need you to run an errand for me.* The Professor's voice floated into her mind while she was busy making breakfast.

*Sure, Professor. What do you need?*

*We're almost out of strawberry Pop-Tarts, and you know how testy Bobby gets when we don't have them. And we need milk as well.*

*All right, I'll be right back!*

Jean was glad to be home again, in her familiar environments. She quickly walked to Toddy's, the local grocery store, humming a tune to herself. After getting the items the Professor had wanted her to get, she also picked up a few other things they were getting low on, like eggs. It only took her a few minutes to pay for her items, and she walked out of the store, humming the same tune.

Jean pushed the exit door open, but heard a grunt and an "oof!" come from the other side. She quickly walked out and shut the door, revealing the source of the noise. A guy. A very cute guy, at that.

"Oh, my god! I am so sorry! I didn't see you there."

"No, it's okay. You just got my head, there." The guy rubbed his forehead and smiled slightly. "You've got quite an arm there."

Jean frowned. "Are you sure you're okay? Let me take a look at it." She quickly examined his forehead and when she found that he was all right, stepped back. "I really am sorry, though. Is there anything I can do to make it up to you?"

"No, it's okay." He ran a hand through his dark brown hair, smiling at her again. "I shouldn't have been standing behind the exit door like that." He paused, then looked at her out of the corner of his eye. "Unless... you'd like to go get some coffee with me? My treat, for messing up your day."

Jean smiled, but shook her head. "Sorry, but I have to get going home. How about a rain check?" She took out a pad of paper and a pen from her purse, then wrote down her name and number on the sheet, then tore it off and gave it to him.

He took it and read it out loud. "'Jean Grey.' Pretty name."

"Thanks, but I still don't know your name." He laughed.

"Yeah... sorry, I always get flustered in the presence of a beautiful woman. I usually forget to introduce myself. I'm Danny. Danny Morris."

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Okay! Things are finally starting to come together, I think. As always, please tell me what you like and don't like, and feel free to give me suggestions on how I can make my writing better. And also, please tell me if I'm updating too quickly. Until next time! Peace!

Love always,

~JupiterHalo~