Hooray! Chapter nine! I never thought it would run this long, and thanks to all of my reviewers! You all have been so supportive, and I thank you from the bottom of my heart. Now, on with the chapter!
Disclaimer: I don't own X-Men: Evolution or any of its characters.
The truth will set you free, but first it will make you miserable.
Title: Two sides of the same coin
Author: JupiterHalo
Rating: PG to PG-13
Part: 10/?
Date completed: June 9, 2003
*means telepathic thoughts*
//means normal thoughts//
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Jean took a deep breath and steadied herself. She looked at Scott, newfound confidence radiating around him. "I'm sorry, Scott. But I can't do this." She sighed. "After you disappeared, I was devastated. I thought I would never be able to go on living. But, I have. I have moved on with my life. I just don't know if I can let you in anymore."
He nodded, and turned to go back into Xavier's office. But he turned around and said to her: "I'll win you back, Jean. Just watch me."
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Danny could sense that something was wrong with Jean, but she wouldn't say anything. She was the kind of person other people went to with their problems. She had learned to not "burden" others with her own.
He walked towards her, some food for her balanced precociously on top of his books.
Jean was seated at a picnic table on NYU Bayville's campus, extremely sad. Why had Scott come back just now? She had finally gotten her life back together.
"Jean?" She turned around and saw Danny. "What's wrong, sweetheart?" He sat down next to her and set the food on the table in front of her. "You need to eat something. I haven't seen you eat a thing all day, and it's almost three."
She didn't respond, and that didn't seem like a good sign to him. So, he tried again. "What's bothering you?" She just shook her head and turned away. Danny frowned. Seeing Jean like this was just... heartbreaking.
"Jean... honey, sweetheart, I'm here for you," she heard him whisper into her ear. "Just trust me. I'll never leave you." Those words, so much like Scott's, finally did her in.
She turned to him and buried her face in his chest, silent sobs shaking her entire body. Danny hugged her tightly and rubbed her back gently, giving her all the comfort he possibly could.
After sitting like that for a while, Jean finally looked up at him. "I'm sorry." He put a finger on her lips gently.
"Don't be sorry. I'm just glad that you know I'm here for you." She smiled slightly, and nodded.
"I know."
Danny was about to say something else, but then his pager went off. He whipped it out, took a look at it, and sighed. "Jean, I'm sorry, but I have to go. I'll call you later, okay?" She nodded, and he leaned forward to place a soft kiss on her lips. "I love you," he whispered to her. Then, he grabbed his stuff and walked away.
After he left, Jean sat there for a while, just thinking about Danny. She was so lucky to have someone like him to support her. But he really didn't know the truth about her. She still hadn't told him that she was a mutant; a freak to most humans.
Another sob escaped her as she thought about his reaction. Would he be disgusted? Afraid?
*Jean?* She heard the Professor's voice just then. *I'm sorry; I know you must want to be alone right now.* Scott obviously must have told him about their encounter. *I wish I could help you right now, but we have a situation. It seems our little military group is targeting another mutant.*
*I'll be there as quickly as I can, Professor,* she answered him tiredly. Jean got up, wiped at her eyes one last time, and went to suit up with the X-Men. Her team. Her friends.
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Well! A very interesting plot twist. Please leave me feedback! I want to know what I'm doing really well, or if I'm just not doing enough. Peace!
Love always,
~JupiterHalo~
Disclaimer: I don't own X-Men: Evolution or any of its characters.
The truth will set you free, but first it will make you miserable.
Title: Two sides of the same coin
Author: JupiterHalo
Rating: PG to PG-13
Part: 10/?
Date completed: June 9, 2003
*means telepathic thoughts*
//means normal thoughts//
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Jean took a deep breath and steadied herself. She looked at Scott, newfound confidence radiating around him. "I'm sorry, Scott. But I can't do this." She sighed. "After you disappeared, I was devastated. I thought I would never be able to go on living. But, I have. I have moved on with my life. I just don't know if I can let you in anymore."
He nodded, and turned to go back into Xavier's office. But he turned around and said to her: "I'll win you back, Jean. Just watch me."
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Danny could sense that something was wrong with Jean, but she wouldn't say anything. She was the kind of person other people went to with their problems. She had learned to not "burden" others with her own.
He walked towards her, some food for her balanced precociously on top of his books.
Jean was seated at a picnic table on NYU Bayville's campus, extremely sad. Why had Scott come back just now? She had finally gotten her life back together.
"Jean?" She turned around and saw Danny. "What's wrong, sweetheart?" He sat down next to her and set the food on the table in front of her. "You need to eat something. I haven't seen you eat a thing all day, and it's almost three."
She didn't respond, and that didn't seem like a good sign to him. So, he tried again. "What's bothering you?" She just shook her head and turned away. Danny frowned. Seeing Jean like this was just... heartbreaking.
"Jean... honey, sweetheart, I'm here for you," she heard him whisper into her ear. "Just trust me. I'll never leave you." Those words, so much like Scott's, finally did her in.
She turned to him and buried her face in his chest, silent sobs shaking her entire body. Danny hugged her tightly and rubbed her back gently, giving her all the comfort he possibly could.
After sitting like that for a while, Jean finally looked up at him. "I'm sorry." He put a finger on her lips gently.
"Don't be sorry. I'm just glad that you know I'm here for you." She smiled slightly, and nodded.
"I know."
Danny was about to say something else, but then his pager went off. He whipped it out, took a look at it, and sighed. "Jean, I'm sorry, but I have to go. I'll call you later, okay?" She nodded, and he leaned forward to place a soft kiss on her lips. "I love you," he whispered to her. Then, he grabbed his stuff and walked away.
After he left, Jean sat there for a while, just thinking about Danny. She was so lucky to have someone like him to support her. But he really didn't know the truth about her. She still hadn't told him that she was a mutant; a freak to most humans.
Another sob escaped her as she thought about his reaction. Would he be disgusted? Afraid?
*Jean?* She heard the Professor's voice just then. *I'm sorry; I know you must want to be alone right now.* Scott obviously must have told him about their encounter. *I wish I could help you right now, but we have a situation. It seems our little military group is targeting another mutant.*
*I'll be there as quickly as I can, Professor,* she answered him tiredly. Jean got up, wiped at her eyes one last time, and went to suit up with the X-Men. Her team. Her friends.
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Well! A very interesting plot twist. Please leave me feedback! I want to know what I'm doing really well, or if I'm just not doing enough. Peace!
Love always,
~JupiterHalo~
