Disclaimer: Nope, I don't own the Xmen… But I DO OWN Cyrus Knight and Rose Falcon. So enjoy!
Chapter 4: After the Attack.
Later that night, after the whole BrotherHood attack, the X-Men go home, most with bumps and bruises. As Angelo walks in the door, he falls face first on the nearest couch he could see in sight. Cyrus and Rose sit in chairs near Angelo, Scott walks in holding and rubbing his back, then Bobby and Rogue step in the mansion.
"Bobby," Rogue looked at him in the eye. "what are we gonna do? The BrotherHood has a new mutant with them, and she's seems like she'd be a good player in their deck."
Bobby said nothing to Rogue, he was just happy that she didn't get hurt. He is just looking at her; he then turns his head the opposite way and started walking away, looking for the Professor.
Rogue looks at the other X-Men, seeing how little of Magneto's power did so much to them. Angelo turns his head on its side, looking at Rose and Cyrus. Rogue crosses her arms and leans against the wall, awaiting for Bobby Drake to return from them. A few minutes has past with silence in the room, Bobby then returns with Professor X and the other teachers. Bobby goes and stands next to Rogue. The Professor looks at them, then starts to talk.
"My children, what has happened to you?" He asked with a very concerned look on his face.
"Umm.." Cyrus started to say but then interrupted by Logan.
"Kid, we know you guys got attacked; we mean by who." He asked.
"Magneto." Bobby said, with a confident voice.
"Eric… why is Eric here again?" Charles asked himself. "is he here for me?" he kept questioning himself.
Hank put a hand on Charles' shoulder. "I doubt that, Charles. Don't blame yourself every time Eric attacks."
A thought just past by in Bobby's mind, he eyes widened and he looked at Scott.
"Scottie, who was that chick… Jean I think her name was." He asked.
Scott just looked at him, and then put his head down.
"She's… she is just a friend I used to know in the past." He said with his head down, not wanting to look at the rest of his teammates.
"An old friend? What'd you do to her so that she'd want to kill you and us?" Bobby asked.
Scott looked up, stared at Bobby and stood up.
"Look; I said she was a friend from the past, many years ago. And my past is the last thing I want to think about, ever!" Scott said and then stormed up to his room to only sit on his bed and to think.
The Professor just looked at then, not knowing what to say.
"Well, Chuck, that was not expected." Logan said to Charles.
"Yes… yes it was, Logan." Charles looked at his students, and then one of his eyebrows went up, "what powers does this Jean have?"
"From what I had saw, I'd say the same kind of you." Bobby said.
**
The next day Angelo, Rose and Cyrus are training in the danger room while Hank and Logan watch them. Rogue is reading a book on a swing on the front porch of the mansion. Emma is relaxing on the living room couch, watching television.
Bobby knocks on Scott's door, wanting to get in.
"Yo, Scott, you in here?" He asked looking at the door, hoping he will let him in.
After a few minutes of Bobby waiting, Scott opens the door and then goes back to sit on his bed. Bobby walks in his room and then shuts the door.
"OK, what's up with you? The Professor ask you a question about that chick you knew, why won't you answer him?" Bobby asked, standing near the door.
Scott sighed and looked down.
"I don't want to talk about this, Bob." He said.
"Fine. But you do know you will have to tell us some time or another." Bobby said and then left Scott's room.
**
As Rogue was reading her book, Scott comes out, looking around.
"Yo, Scott, yah alright?" She asked as she put her book away.
He looked at her and then sat next to her.
"No… no I am not OK, Rogue. Seeing Jean again… after all these years… it's a lot for me to handle." He said with a sad look upon his face.
"Aw, sugar, come here." She said and then put his head on her shoulders. Rogue softly pats his back.
**
After a few days have past by, school has just ended and Bobby and Cyrus meet Rose and Rogue in front of the entrance. Bobby and Cyrus approach the two of them.
Cyrus walks up to Rose, with one hand behind his back. "Hey Rose," he began "can we talk?"
She felt her cheeks starting to get hot. She looked at him and replied "Yeah, sure, Cy."
Cyrus and Rose walk off talking.
"So, Cy, what do you have on your mind?" She asked looking at him in those green eyes that she would never get tired of looking at.
"Well… first of all I want to give you this." He brought his hand forward that was hiding and he gave her a red rose.
Her eyes lit up and she smiled as she accepted it. "Thanks Cy, but why am I receiving this?"
"You're receiving this because I am asking you to Prom." Cyrus said, thinking in his mind that she will say yes, that she will make him even happier than he already is.
She smelled the rose, oh what a beautiful smell it had. While smelling it, she looks at him. She then quickly hugs him and says "Yes, of course! I was wondering if you would ask me."
**
Bobby approaches Rogue.
She looks at him as he stands next to her. "Now what do you want, Drake?" She had to ask.
"Well, um… uh…" He said and then started to scratch behind his head.
She looked at him, trying to figure out what he was trying to make out to her.
"Whatever it is, Drake, just spit it out. Yah know, I kind of want to go home before I have to return to this school tomorrow.
"Rogue… I mean… will you… I mean…" He said, trying to get the right words out of his system. He felt his cheeks burning, wondering what kind of a freak he looks like trying to ask such a simple question to a friend he has known for many years.
"Bobby… if yah are trying to ask me to go to prom with yah, my answer is yes!" She said, gladly getting it out of her.
"You… you will? If you don't want to, I completely understand." He said with his hand still scratching his head.
"Bobby, there is no one else I'd rather go with. At least I'd have a fun time with yah, unlike most men I know…" She said then looking down at the side.
Bobby looks at her, wondering if she feels the same way as he does. As she is looking down, she can tell he's wondering that very question. She looks up and looks at him with a smile on her face. She then lets a little laugh out.
He looked at her, "what is it?"
"I wonder who Angelo is going to ask to the prom…" Rogue said.