Jealousy Is An Ugly Trait

            Jean walked into the kitchen, hearing the voices of the housemates, as they each eagerly grabbed for their breakfasts. She looked around, noticing two people missing, "Where's Betsy and Nathan?" She asked.

            Rogue looked up from talking with Tabitha and Kitty, rolling her eyes, "Oh geez. What's it to ya?" She snapped.

            Jean walked towards the breakfast bar, grabbing a plate. She shrugged, feeling Scott glaring at her. "Well, I just wanted to know how their night went, that's all." She slightly lied.

            Tabitha let out a laugh, "They stayed at the hotel!" She said.

            Jean looked up at Tabitha, "What?"

            "Didn't Betsy like, tell you?" Kitty asked her.

            Jean shook her head, "She didn't tell me anything. All she said was that she was going out to dinner with him." She complained, as she began piling her plate with food.

            "Well, your loss." Rogue growled.

            Jean rolled her eyes at the young gothic mutant's comment. She sat at the table next to Scott. She could feel his stare burning into the side of her face, and her telepathy was able to pick up slight accusation. She ate her breakfast in silence, deciding not to speak of the subject any further.

*~*~*~*

            Nathan grabbed onto Elizabeth's hand, and led her into the mansion foyer through the doorway of the carport. "Hey! Welcome back!" They heard Tabitha squeal from the stairway.

            Rogue walked into the foyer from the kitchen doorway, and slightly snickered, as she noticed them still in the clothing from the night before. Elizabeth had her shoes hanging in her free hand that wasn't held by Nathan. "So! How was your night?" Rogue smirked at them.

            Elizabeth shrugged, "Good." She smiled.

            Nathan turned to her, kissing her temple, "I'm gonna go take a shower and change my clothes." He told her.

            Elizabeth nodded, and released his hand as he rushed up the stairway. Jean glared at Elizabeth from the top of the staircase, and probed into her mind for her events from the night before. She saw a glimpse of Elizabeth lying under Nathan, as he was thrusting himself into her. Jean shook her head of the thought, and walked down the stairs to greet her. "So. Stayed out overnight?" Jean spoke up, as she reached the three girls.

            Elizabeth looked at her, and frowned. She decided to bask in her glory over her victory. She then smiled, "Yes, actually. Very unforgettable, I tell you." Elizabeth snapped.

            Tabitha grabbed onto Elizabeth's arm, "Come on, and tell me the details! I wanna know!" Tabitha grinned.

            Elizabeth smiled, as Tabitha pulled her towards the staircase to make their way to her room. Jean glared after Elizabeth. Rogue sighed, "Well, looks like Betsy is finally happy with someone. She's obviously had a good night with Nathan." Rogue smiled.

            "A whore-ish night." Jean mumbled.

            Rogue turned her head quickly to stare at her, "Excuse me?!" Rogue snapped.

            Jean looked at her, "Oh, I didn't mean to say that." Jean quickly defended herself.

            Rogue clenched her fists, marching towards Jean, backing her towards the wall, "First of all, you did mean to say it, otherwise you wouldn't have said it in the first place! Second, I don't appreciate you callin' my best friend a whore!" Rogue growled.

            Jean gulped, as she backed against the wall. "Look, I've been under some stress lately, I didn't mean to say that, honest!" Jean panicked.

            Rogue threw her fist towards Jean's face, but Jean ducked and ran around her towards the staircase. Rogue swung around to look at her. "Look Rogue, I said I was sorry! I didn't mean it!" Jean snapped.

            Rogue flinched towards her, causing Jean to run up the stairs in panic. Rogue shook her head at the jealousy of the red headed mutant. She couldn't understand what's gotten into the usually all around nice girl of the mansion. "What is that broad's problem?!" Rogue said to herself.

            She then walked up the staircase to make her way towards Elizabeth's bedroom, to join in on the conversation of her night before.

*~*~*~*

            Nathan opened his room door, and peeked out into the empty hallway. He was in his pajamas; night had fallen already. He rushed down the hallway, only three doors down, and lightly knocked on the door. "Betsy!" He whispered.

            Elizabeth opened the door, her eyes squinting from her sleep. "Can I sleep with you tonight?" He asked.

            Elizabeth nodded, and let him into the room. She closed the door after him, and they both crawled under the dark purple comforter and sheets of her full sized bed. Nathan lied on his back, stretching out his arm, letting Elizabeth rest her head on his shoulder. He wrapped his arm around her, as she snuggled up against him. "I—I wanted to talk to you about something." He said.

            Elizabeth looked up at him with confusion, "What?" She asked.

            Nathan sighed, looking down at her, "Well, it's about my powers, and why I came here." He nervously told her.

            Elizabeth propped herself up on her elbow, looking down at him. He gulped, clearing his throat. "Well, my telepathy and my telekinetic abilities are kinda goin out of whack. I was able to control them for most of my life, but, for some reason, they started gettin a little out of hand." He then looked up at her, "Betsy, they're growing way too much; and I think it's gettin' to the point where my body can't handle it." He said.

            Elizabeth stared at him for a moment. She then placed her hand onto his chest, "Well, have you told the Professor about this?" She asked.

            Nathan shook his head, "No, not yet. I didn't know until I saw you, on whether or not I was even gonna stay here." He slightly smiled, staring at her, "But, now that I got you, I figured I'd stick around."

            Elizabeth smiled, placing her hand on the side of his face, "You're very sweet. But, you need to tell the Professor about this, luv. Something similar happened to me. My telekinesis mutated so fast and so much at one time, that it felt as if my head was going to explode; which is why I now have this mark on my face. But, Professor Xavier and Mr. McCoy were able to save me. If it's all a part of your mutation, then it shouldn't hurt you too much, to be honest with you. But, if it isn't, then the Professor will need to help you through each step of the way." She explained. She then pulled his face to look at her, "And so will I."

            Nathan grabbed onto her hand, and placed it to his mouth, kissing her palm. Elizabeth smiled, and leaned down to him, kissing his lips. She pulled away, and rested her cheek onto his shoulder, sighing with contempt. "Tomorrow, Wanda's holding yet another party. Do you want to go with us?" Elizabeth asked, as she closed her eyes.

            Nathan let out a small laugh, closing his eyes as well, "Yeah, why not."

            Elizabeth squeezed her arm around him, hugging onto him, as she soon fell back asleep. Nathan opened his eyes, staring up at the ceiling, the thought of what he had discussed with her, hanging over his head. He was hoping she was right; that nothing worse would come of it. He let out a long sigh, and closed his eyes, returning to sleep.

AN-Okay, short chappie...but it's 5:21 AM! Hehehe....but, I'll post another one tomorrow er, later today for ya'all! Gotta love Nate/Betsy....now, I'm gonna get some fluff for Wanda/John, and Rogue/Remy, and some more of a drunken Tabby, with her lil muse Brian! WOOHOO! PARRRRRTAY AT THE BROTHERHOOD HOME! WOOHOO! *hands everyone suckers and sodas* Here you go ya'all! I LOVE YOU ALL! *passes out on her keyboard, snoring loudly*