Meeting of Souls
Chapter 4
by EvoScott5
Later that night Jean sat on her bed in her light blue night gown with her diary open to the next blank page. She thought a moment and then began to write.
Dear Diary,
Today I got to finally Ben face to face and it wasn't quite what I expected. He was handsome although not as good looking as guys like Duncan, ugh, and guys like Scott. He has dirty blonde hair like he said but he has the bluest eyes I've ever seen. A gal could get lost in them if not careful. He's also one of the nicest guys, if not the nicest guy, I've ever met. I took him on a complete tour and found myself showing him places that I wouldn't normally show on a tour. I don't exactly know why though but I have a guess. I think I was trying to make the tour last as long as possible. When he saw me for the first time he was shocked and amazed all at the same time. It made me blush and I was a bit flattered to have a guy as nice as Ben tongue tied over me. Well it's getting late and I should really get some sleep. Until tomorrow.
Jean Grey
Jean put the diary away but took out a notepad having remembered something Kitty had said to her yesterday. She began to write down her name followed by different last names. First she wrote down Jean Wagner but crossed it out right away. She then wrote down Jean Daniels but quickly scribbled that out. She continued to write down names until she had gone through all but two guys at the institute, including Logan and the even the Professor but she had scribbled them out as fast as she could.
The next name she wrote down was Jean Summers and this time she didn't cross the name out it had been the last name she had wanted to have since she had met Scott. Now though it would belong to Rogue most likely and Jean found that it didn't hurt as much as it had. She couldn't be jealous anymore seeing Rogue truly happy for the first time since she met the young woman and she hadn't seen Scott that happy in a long time either. She had decided right off that all the Brotherhood guys were definitely out of the question since Jean didn't care for any of them anyway.
She was about to stop when she remembered one name she hadn't written down. She picked up the pen again and wrote down Jean Christopher. She surprised herself when she didn't cross it out. She just stared at the name and then wrote down another version of the name. Mrs. Jean Elaine Christopher. Jean liked the sound of that. She loved the name and suddenly realized why. She had feelings for Ben that she hadn't even known were there because of her feelings for Scott. Jean suddenly wondered if Ben felt the same for her and made a mental to find out tomorrow one way or the other.
Jean drew one line through Jean Summers, put the notepad away, and shut off her light. She laid down and soon drifted off into a peaceful sleep with a smile on her face.
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Ben on the other hand was sitting in the rec room on the couch watching tv. He was not having much luck so he shut it off and turned to Ororo Munroe who was quietly reading a book. "Miss Munroe?"
Storm looked up from her book at Ben. "Please, call me Ororo or Storm, Ben? And what can I do for you?"
"Do you think a gal like….a gal like…." He was having a hard time getting the question out.
Storm smiled. She could see the effect that Jean had on Ben and was able to guess what he was going to ask. "Do I think a girl like Jean could fall for a young man like yourself?"
Ben just nodded and Storm continued. "Yes I do, Ben. The best way to tell her how you feel is to just be honest. The worst that can happen is that she doesn't feel the same way and the two of you are just friends."
"Been there done that." Ben sighed heavily. "Although I had never told the gals I liked them. I couldn't get the words out. For example, I really liked the gal who ended up being the home coming queen my senior year in high school. I wanted to ask her out all year but I could never get the words out. She ended up going to prom with just a friend and I ended up going by myself."
"Good things come to those who wait, Ben. And just give the girls some time. They'll realize that a guy like you is a catch and not some like Duncan Matthews, whom I never did like."
"I know but I feel so lonely sometimes. I see couple together like Rogue and Scott and I reminds me that I have no one like that. No one to share the good times and the bad with." He sighed again. "Thanks, Storm. I appreciate the talk but I don't know. I'm going to go to bed, goodnight."
"Goodnight, Benjamin."
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Logan and Xavier were sitting out on the back porch. Xavier was drinking some tea and Logan was puffing away on a cigar. "I think the other students meeting Ben went quite well, don't you think?"
"Yep," Logan replied. "Especially Jeannie. He likes her, I can tell."
"I know he does, Logan. And I believe he may be just what she needs so please let them have a relationship without you stepping into protect her?"
"And where's the fun in that, Charles?" The two men shared a laugh. "We'll just have to see what happens though, won't we?"
"Indeed we will my old friend, indeed we will."
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Sorry that took so long to put up. The next chapter is up as well to make up for that. Thanks for reading.
Chapter 4
by EvoScott5
Later that night Jean sat on her bed in her light blue night gown with her diary open to the next blank page. She thought a moment and then began to write.
Dear Diary,
Today I got to finally Ben face to face and it wasn't quite what I expected. He was handsome although not as good looking as guys like Duncan, ugh, and guys like Scott. He has dirty blonde hair like he said but he has the bluest eyes I've ever seen. A gal could get lost in them if not careful. He's also one of the nicest guys, if not the nicest guy, I've ever met. I took him on a complete tour and found myself showing him places that I wouldn't normally show on a tour. I don't exactly know why though but I have a guess. I think I was trying to make the tour last as long as possible. When he saw me for the first time he was shocked and amazed all at the same time. It made me blush and I was a bit flattered to have a guy as nice as Ben tongue tied over me. Well it's getting late and I should really get some sleep. Until tomorrow.
Jean Grey
Jean put the diary away but took out a notepad having remembered something Kitty had said to her yesterday. She began to write down her name followed by different last names. First she wrote down Jean Wagner but crossed it out right away. She then wrote down Jean Daniels but quickly scribbled that out. She continued to write down names until she had gone through all but two guys at the institute, including Logan and the even the Professor but she had scribbled them out as fast as she could.
The next name she wrote down was Jean Summers and this time she didn't cross the name out it had been the last name she had wanted to have since she had met Scott. Now though it would belong to Rogue most likely and Jean found that it didn't hurt as much as it had. She couldn't be jealous anymore seeing Rogue truly happy for the first time since she met the young woman and she hadn't seen Scott that happy in a long time either. She had decided right off that all the Brotherhood guys were definitely out of the question since Jean didn't care for any of them anyway.
She was about to stop when she remembered one name she hadn't written down. She picked up the pen again and wrote down Jean Christopher. She surprised herself when she didn't cross it out. She just stared at the name and then wrote down another version of the name. Mrs. Jean Elaine Christopher. Jean liked the sound of that. She loved the name and suddenly realized why. She had feelings for Ben that she hadn't even known were there because of her feelings for Scott. Jean suddenly wondered if Ben felt the same for her and made a mental to find out tomorrow one way or the other.
Jean drew one line through Jean Summers, put the notepad away, and shut off her light. She laid down and soon drifted off into a peaceful sleep with a smile on her face.
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Ben on the other hand was sitting in the rec room on the couch watching tv. He was not having much luck so he shut it off and turned to Ororo Munroe who was quietly reading a book. "Miss Munroe?"
Storm looked up from her book at Ben. "Please, call me Ororo or Storm, Ben? And what can I do for you?"
"Do you think a gal like….a gal like…." He was having a hard time getting the question out.
Storm smiled. She could see the effect that Jean had on Ben and was able to guess what he was going to ask. "Do I think a girl like Jean could fall for a young man like yourself?"
Ben just nodded and Storm continued. "Yes I do, Ben. The best way to tell her how you feel is to just be honest. The worst that can happen is that she doesn't feel the same way and the two of you are just friends."
"Been there done that." Ben sighed heavily. "Although I had never told the gals I liked them. I couldn't get the words out. For example, I really liked the gal who ended up being the home coming queen my senior year in high school. I wanted to ask her out all year but I could never get the words out. She ended up going to prom with just a friend and I ended up going by myself."
"Good things come to those who wait, Ben. And just give the girls some time. They'll realize that a guy like you is a catch and not some like Duncan Matthews, whom I never did like."
"I know but I feel so lonely sometimes. I see couple together like Rogue and Scott and I reminds me that I have no one like that. No one to share the good times and the bad with." He sighed again. "Thanks, Storm. I appreciate the talk but I don't know. I'm going to go to bed, goodnight."
"Goodnight, Benjamin."
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Logan and Xavier were sitting out on the back porch. Xavier was drinking some tea and Logan was puffing away on a cigar. "I think the other students meeting Ben went quite well, don't you think?"
"Yep," Logan replied. "Especially Jeannie. He likes her, I can tell."
"I know he does, Logan. And I believe he may be just what she needs so please let them have a relationship without you stepping into protect her?"
"And where's the fun in that, Charles?" The two men shared a laugh. "We'll just have to see what happens though, won't we?"
"Indeed we will my old friend, indeed we will."
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Sorry that took so long to put up. The next chapter is up as well to make up for that. Thanks for reading.