I'm back! (dodges a tomato) Hey! I made Scott live you should be happy!
stupidgrumblegrumbleScottloversgrumblegrumble Yes, this is suspisciously
putting Jennifer on the spot. Hmm.
Disclaimer: I don't own the X-Men, but I do own a Scott voodoo doll! Die Summers, die!
Chapter Nine
Acceptance At Last
Scott prayed desperately that Jean was still alive, when suddenly Jennifer's head broke the surface of the water. Scott helped the girl and her unconscious burden up onto the dock and hugged Jean tightly.
"I thought I would never see you again!" he sobbed into her shoulder.
Jennifer stood to one side and shivered, momentarily forgotten.
Jean's eyes fluttered open as she felt Scott's warm tears on her cheek.
"Scott?" she whispered.
"Jean!" Scott cried as he hugged her even tighter. "You're alive! You're alive!"
"What happened?" Jean asked, her voice quiet and weak.
"We have to get you back to the Institute," Scott told her. "We have to make sure you don't have a concussion or anything." He stroked her hair softly.
"Who was that? The guy that attacked you?" Jean asked as her memories came back in a tumble.
"Nightmare," Jennifer replied meekly.
"Who?" Jean asked, noticing Jennifer for the first time.
"He was my boss," Jennifer said, her head hung low. "But he's so cruel! I never wanted to stay with him honest! I just want to have a home where people accept me and care about me." Jennifer was crying now. "I don't want to be alone!"
Jean reached out compassionately to the younger girl and hugged her.
"Shhh. Its alright," Jean soothed, stroking Jennifer's hair motherly.
Scott looked at the girl, somewhat suspisciously but more sympathetic than before.
'She saved Jean,' a part of his brain remarked.
'Yeah, but she also helped attack the mansion, steal from Kurt, and she was with that guy who tried to kill me,' another part screamed back.
'Look at her,' the first side whispered. 'She's so young, I'm sure she didn't mean any of it.'
'What!' the other side shouted. 'She froze you man! Twice! You think she didn't mean that?'
'Come on,' the first side countered. 'She also saved Jean's life.'
That settled it. Scott sighed.
"Why don't you come back to the mansion with us Jennifer?" he offered. "We can get you some dry clothes and ask the professor where you can stay."
"You mean it?" Jennifer sniffed, looking up from Jean's embrace.
"Yeah," Scott assured her as he helped them both up and headed towards his convertible that was parked near the wharf.
"You coming?" he called back to the girls.
Jean gave Jennifer another squeeze and walked with her after Scott.
Wasn't that sweet? Scott neglected to mention that he needs some serious medical attention. Bye for now!
Disclaimer: I don't own the X-Men, but I do own a Scott voodoo doll! Die Summers, die!
Chapter Nine
Acceptance At Last
Scott prayed desperately that Jean was still alive, when suddenly Jennifer's head broke the surface of the water. Scott helped the girl and her unconscious burden up onto the dock and hugged Jean tightly.
"I thought I would never see you again!" he sobbed into her shoulder.
Jennifer stood to one side and shivered, momentarily forgotten.
Jean's eyes fluttered open as she felt Scott's warm tears on her cheek.
"Scott?" she whispered.
"Jean!" Scott cried as he hugged her even tighter. "You're alive! You're alive!"
"What happened?" Jean asked, her voice quiet and weak.
"We have to get you back to the Institute," Scott told her. "We have to make sure you don't have a concussion or anything." He stroked her hair softly.
"Who was that? The guy that attacked you?" Jean asked as her memories came back in a tumble.
"Nightmare," Jennifer replied meekly.
"Who?" Jean asked, noticing Jennifer for the first time.
"He was my boss," Jennifer said, her head hung low. "But he's so cruel! I never wanted to stay with him honest! I just want to have a home where people accept me and care about me." Jennifer was crying now. "I don't want to be alone!"
Jean reached out compassionately to the younger girl and hugged her.
"Shhh. Its alright," Jean soothed, stroking Jennifer's hair motherly.
Scott looked at the girl, somewhat suspisciously but more sympathetic than before.
'She saved Jean,' a part of his brain remarked.
'Yeah, but she also helped attack the mansion, steal from Kurt, and she was with that guy who tried to kill me,' another part screamed back.
'Look at her,' the first side whispered. 'She's so young, I'm sure she didn't mean any of it.'
'What!' the other side shouted. 'She froze you man! Twice! You think she didn't mean that?'
'Come on,' the first side countered. 'She also saved Jean's life.'
That settled it. Scott sighed.
"Why don't you come back to the mansion with us Jennifer?" he offered. "We can get you some dry clothes and ask the professor where you can stay."
"You mean it?" Jennifer sniffed, looking up from Jean's embrace.
"Yeah," Scott assured her as he helped them both up and headed towards his convertible that was parked near the wharf.
"You coming?" he called back to the girls.
Jean gave Jennifer another squeeze and walked with her after Scott.
Wasn't that sweet? Scott neglected to mention that he needs some serious medical attention. Bye for now!