The songs have all been Norah Jones (Just thought I would let you know)

Marvel isn't mine yadda yadda yadda

The summer days are gone too soon
You shoot the moon
And miss completely
And now you're left to face the gloom
The empty room that once smelled sweetly

      Life for Callie was looking up. She had her brother, they were free, and they were going to live here with the nice people where it was safe and no one thought they were a "problem."

      "Callie baby?" Storm said. Callie sat up in bed and smiled. "Callie sweetheart?" Storm sniffled. Callie wasn't stupid. She had been crying. Kyle she thought. Without so much as a word, Callie ran out of the room. In the weeks when Kyle had still been asleep, Callie had explored the house. She shot out of the room and down the stairs. She had memorized the path to the infirmary. She ran, but everything seemed to be going in slow motion. She got to the infirmary. It was as she feared, and she looked around the room. The woman with the red hair and the man with the red glasses were standing against the wall. The woman had been crying. There was also the professor in his wheelchair sitting near the bed. There was Kyle. His face had paled and Callie didn't hear the familiar hum of the machines that been keeping him alive.

      "No!" She said before collapsing into sobs on the floor. Scott reached forward and gently touched her shoulder. She winced away and ran out the door. She stayed missing for a long time. After four hours, Scott and Jean had started to worry. They split up and went looking for Callie. Scott found her asleep in the infirmary. He walked up and gently rubbed her back.

      She looked up from her sleep. Tears stained her face. She looked down at Kyle again and began to weep once more. Scott's heart went out to her. He had been orphaned too. He knew what it was like. He whispered gently in her ear and stroked her hair. "Callie, I know this is gonna be hard but, you need to tell Kyle good bye."

"I know." She sniffled. She started to cry again. "I love you Kyle. Good-bye." With that, she began to sob even harder than before. Then, something happened that Callie had not expected. Scott wrapped his arms around her and helped her to her feet. He guided her down the hall and to the stairs. The pair made their way to a room Callie had never been to before. Scott unlocked the door and pushed it open. Inside the room was a double bed. The Bed was a lot nicer than Callie's bed downstairs.

"Try and rest. I know you aren't tired but I know that sleeping helps with grief."

~*~ back to the present ~*~

"Scott! Really, we have to go downstairs. Professor Xavier wants us for something." Rogue persisted. Scott snapped from his trance and reluctantly followed her down the hall and down the stairs. Sleeping helps with grief His own words rang true in his ears. Scott made it down to the meeting.

"Mornin' Sunshine." Gambit said with perk in his voice. "How's our favorite invalid?" Scott scowled. The teen had only been at the school for a week now and already he was getting on his nerves and anyway, his wounds were still too fresh to try to contemplate retribution. Professor Xavier explained to them that there would be some new students and some guests in and that the children were to be kept reigned in tighter than usual. He also mentioned that there was to be a field trip to Boston to see some sort of arts exhibition. Scott's mind was beginning to wander.

Suddenly Storm took the floor. "As you know, with these new students coming in it is time for you to decide if any of you wish to be their mentors. Our mentor program has worked very well in the past even if some of you refuse to participate." She threw glares at Cyclops and Logan. Logan simply rolled his eyes. Jean had always taken several kids in with the mentor program. She had always been so ready to give, even at her own expense. In the end, Jean gave the ultimate sacrifice for all of us, for these kids thought Scott She loved them, even the ones she didn't know. I should pickup where she left off. Callie and John were her mentors. So were many other kids. They owed their lives to her. The least I can do is keep Jean's vision alive even if… his thoughts trailed off. He still couldn't bring himself to say it.

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AN I know this chapter was much shorter than the last one. To my reviewers: Thanks a billion and keep it comin.

indigo Thanks for your continued support

' I know it really doesn't have that much to do with Scott and Jean MY SUMMARY IS MISLEADING I KNOW *cries for a moment* But that's Okay it got you to read it though. I am working on trying to show {with this story} how Scott and Jean's love for each other set a good example for the children and how the love they shared was felt by those around them.

Tasa I didn't even know there was an X2 movie category. I learn something new every day. Oh well, too late to re-categorize it now. (and I am just too lazy)

Thanx4reading Thanks for reading! LoL I really appreciate positive reviews like yours. Keep 'em comin!