Scott left Jean's room a while after Jean had finally settled down and fell asleep from exhaustion.
Running his hand through his hair and sighing deeply, Scott wondered if he was the right person to be helping Jean. Walking back to his room, and crashing down on his bed, he soon fell asleep.
*in the Professors study*
"Charles, what happened. If we are going to be able to help Jean, we need to know what's going on."
"Your perfectly right Ororo. I got a phone call from the police from Jean's home town today. there was a fire at Jean's home. Her parents and sister didn't make it. She didn't take it too well, as you can see."
"Professor, like, what can we do?" Kitty asked.
"Yeah. There must be something we can do to help." Kurt piped up.
"Unfortunately, not at this time. Scott is trying to talk to her, but I don't know how well he's going to do. Jean is pretty upset." the Professor said gently. "We can only hope that she comes around enough to talk about it."
A while later as Scott was walking up to Jean's door to see if she was awake, he heard her being violently sick. Becoming concerned, he knocked on her door.
"Jean? It's Scott. Open the door."
"Jean?"
Finally just opening the door himself, Scott walked into the room towards the adjoining bathroom. Seeing Jean hunched over the toilet bowl, vomiting, made his heart sore. He had never wanted to see anything bad happen to Jean. She was too precious for that.
Standing up to rinse out her mouth, Jean saw Scott for the first time. She quickly turned away, not wanting him to see he like this.
"Jean, please. let me help you." Scott said as he took a few tentative steps towards Jean as she took a few back. "I know what you are going through."
"How could you ever know!" Jean shouted at him.
"Have you forgotten, I lost my parents too."
"You still have Alex. I have no one."
"Jean, that's not true. You have me, the professor, Ororo, Logan, everyone here. We are a family."
At the word family Jean started crying again.
"Oh Jean. I'm so sorry. Come on."
Scott lead Jean back to her bed where he laid her down and laid beside her, holding her until her sobs subsided.
Closing the door softly behind him ten minutes later, Scott made his way down to the professors study to talk with the rest of the people in the institute.
Opening the door, everyone turned and looked at who it was. The look on Scott's face told them all what they needed to know.
"This is going to be hard." was all Scott said quietly.
"Scott?" Ororo asked.
"She's probably not going to be coming out of her room for a while, and she isn't going to eat." he answered her question before she could ask it.
"And what makes you say that bub?" Logan asked.
"The only time she stops crying is to sleep, and she has already been sick. I tried to get her to eat, but she refused. I know this is going to be tough for her and all, but I'm worried professor."
"We all are Scott. If she hasn't eaten in a few days, we should look into putting her into the med wing. She should get something in her otherwise, she could die."
"I want all of you guys to be careful around Jean for a while. Try not to say anything that may upset her. If you do, don't worry about it. It's going to be hard for her for a while. Just be there for her if she needs it, and let her know that you are there for her. I recommend that you don't say that you know how she feels, because she might try something. I'm not saying this to scare you, but she threw me across the room." Scoot spoke.
Turning around, Scott walked out of the room. He didn't want to stay and hear anything else. Instead, he went to the kitchen and fixed himself and Jean something to eat. Looking around the kitchen, he decided on some sandwiches and ice cream. Leaving the ice cream in the freezer till after, he brought the sandwiches upstairs. He could hear the conversations of everyone sill in the study.
Approaching Jean's room Scott heard the water running, so he let himself in once again. As he was closing the door, the water turned off. stepping out of the bathroom in just a towel, Jean was surprised to see Scott standing there with a plate in each hand.
"Hey." she whispered.
"Hey." He said back. "I thought you would be hungry."
"Yeah thanks. Just let me get dressed."
"Sure. No problem."
Gathering up some clothes from her dresser, Jean made her way back to the bathroom to get changed. Handing her a sandwich, Scott took the other one for himself, and they started eating in silence.
"Scott?"
"Yeah?"
"I, uh, just wanted to say, thanks. You really are great. And you do know how I feel."
Smiling, all Scott could say was, "Your welcome."
"You want to take a walk?"
Running his hand through his hair and sighing deeply, Scott wondered if he was the right person to be helping Jean. Walking back to his room, and crashing down on his bed, he soon fell asleep.
*in the Professors study*
"Charles, what happened. If we are going to be able to help Jean, we need to know what's going on."
"Your perfectly right Ororo. I got a phone call from the police from Jean's home town today. there was a fire at Jean's home. Her parents and sister didn't make it. She didn't take it too well, as you can see."
"Professor, like, what can we do?" Kitty asked.
"Yeah. There must be something we can do to help." Kurt piped up.
"Unfortunately, not at this time. Scott is trying to talk to her, but I don't know how well he's going to do. Jean is pretty upset." the Professor said gently. "We can only hope that she comes around enough to talk about it."
A while later as Scott was walking up to Jean's door to see if she was awake, he heard her being violently sick. Becoming concerned, he knocked on her door.
"Jean? It's Scott. Open the door."
"Jean?"
Finally just opening the door himself, Scott walked into the room towards the adjoining bathroom. Seeing Jean hunched over the toilet bowl, vomiting, made his heart sore. He had never wanted to see anything bad happen to Jean. She was too precious for that.
Standing up to rinse out her mouth, Jean saw Scott for the first time. She quickly turned away, not wanting him to see he like this.
"Jean, please. let me help you." Scott said as he took a few tentative steps towards Jean as she took a few back. "I know what you are going through."
"How could you ever know!" Jean shouted at him.
"Have you forgotten, I lost my parents too."
"You still have Alex. I have no one."
"Jean, that's not true. You have me, the professor, Ororo, Logan, everyone here. We are a family."
At the word family Jean started crying again.
"Oh Jean. I'm so sorry. Come on."
Scott lead Jean back to her bed where he laid her down and laid beside her, holding her until her sobs subsided.
Closing the door softly behind him ten minutes later, Scott made his way down to the professors study to talk with the rest of the people in the institute.
Opening the door, everyone turned and looked at who it was. The look on Scott's face told them all what they needed to know.
"This is going to be hard." was all Scott said quietly.
"Scott?" Ororo asked.
"She's probably not going to be coming out of her room for a while, and she isn't going to eat." he answered her question before she could ask it.
"And what makes you say that bub?" Logan asked.
"The only time she stops crying is to sleep, and she has already been sick. I tried to get her to eat, but she refused. I know this is going to be tough for her and all, but I'm worried professor."
"We all are Scott. If she hasn't eaten in a few days, we should look into putting her into the med wing. She should get something in her otherwise, she could die."
"I want all of you guys to be careful around Jean for a while. Try not to say anything that may upset her. If you do, don't worry about it. It's going to be hard for her for a while. Just be there for her if she needs it, and let her know that you are there for her. I recommend that you don't say that you know how she feels, because she might try something. I'm not saying this to scare you, but she threw me across the room." Scoot spoke.
Turning around, Scott walked out of the room. He didn't want to stay and hear anything else. Instead, he went to the kitchen and fixed himself and Jean something to eat. Looking around the kitchen, he decided on some sandwiches and ice cream. Leaving the ice cream in the freezer till after, he brought the sandwiches upstairs. He could hear the conversations of everyone sill in the study.
Approaching Jean's room Scott heard the water running, so he let himself in once again. As he was closing the door, the water turned off. stepping out of the bathroom in just a towel, Jean was surprised to see Scott standing there with a plate in each hand.
"Hey." she whispered.
"Hey." He said back. "I thought you would be hungry."
"Yeah thanks. Just let me get dressed."
"Sure. No problem."
Gathering up some clothes from her dresser, Jean made her way back to the bathroom to get changed. Handing her a sandwich, Scott took the other one for himself, and they started eating in silence.
"Scott?"
"Yeah?"
"I, uh, just wanted to say, thanks. You really are great. And you do know how I feel."
Smiling, all Scott could say was, "Your welcome."
"You want to take a walk?"