Oh, Crap
Chapter 3: Decisions, Decisions
Author: freakydinkychicky
a/n: wow I never realize how long it's been since I update these things and I'm afraid I've lost a lot of readers. So here we go chapter 3, sad but hey it gets better, I hope! Muses'll decide!
Saying goodbye
The whole school had heard about what had happened. Saddened eyes followed Marie, wherever she went, pushing her from room to room, in search of a shoulder to cry on. Logan had died, his regenerating power taken from him, by Marie, in an act of rage. The Professor hadn't spoken to her yet, and it hurt her deep down inside. The man she thought she could turn to for help, aside from Logan, was shunning her. It made her want to run, run as far away as possible, where she wouldn't have to see their faces, or hear them talk about her being a murderer. But she had told herself the second she had heard about Logan's death, that she would not run, she would stay and brave out the consequences; there was no running from this kind of mistake.
Marie sat outside in the woods just outside of the school boundaries, hoping to run across Aurora, or Scott, hoping that they would have the heart to listen to her and maybe give her a chance to explain. She wouldn't even have cared if Jean had walked by, just so long as there was someone there. She felt so alone, and the cold hard reality was that, she was alone. At that moment, the Professor, Scott, Aurora, and Jean were trying to figure out what to do with her. Murder is a very serious crime, but calling the police would mean questions, and things would not be very good. Should they just give her some money, and just send her on her way, or keep her here, and try to move on with life? Another major topic was, was Marie's life in danger? What was to stop her from taking her own life in the radical shifts of depression, she was feeling. Jean was pressing to just send her on her way. Her opinion as biased as it was, was also considered by Scott, who felt that the other children in the school were in danger. In a fit of rage, would Marie, attack a student, possibly taking another life. They just didn't know, she was unpredictable at this point, and with her powers, anything was possible. As they sat around the table, thinking, Aurora spoke, breaking the silence. "I think our first concern should be Logan. Do we want to bury him here, on the grounds? The Police would ask too many questions if we call them."
The Professor, nodded his head in acknowledgement, and turned to Scott. "Scott, you said Malcolm has been coming along well with his carving, would it be possible for him to carve the coffin for Logan?"
"I could ask him, but he's never done anything like that before, and with the students still in shock, it'd be best to wait a few days, just to give them time to adjust to the loss".
"We don't have that long, Logan should be buried very soon, within the next few days. The dead never have the best scent around them, if they sit out for a few days. I'll just call in a favor, from an undertaker in town, we have a friendly history, I'm sure he wouldn't mind. Jean, I'll need Logan's measurements, could you get them right now?"
Jean nodded and quickly exited the room.
Charles looked from Aurora to Scott, "Now what to do about Marie. What do you both think we should do?"
Aurora was the first to speak, "Professor, I believe that Marie should be given another chance. It was an act of rage, teenage rage. And sending her out on the streets, in her current condition, would make her easy prey for anyone. We'd basically be killing her ourselves. I'll even take the time to work with her, if that's what it will take to keep her here. If she wants to leave then so be it, but I refuse to be the one to make her leave here, against her will. She needs someone to be by her side right now". Charles smiled at Aurora, always the one to care so much for everyone she meets. He turned his head towards Scott.
"Scott, what do you believe should be done?"
There was a pause as he collected his thoughts. "I believe we should make her leave. She's a danger to everyone here now. She knows she can kill someone, and what's to stop her from losing it completely and killing kid's left and right? She's dangerous, and if she leaves here, and she loses it, the police take her and she goes to prison, she is no longer a threat to us". The Professor couldn't decide. Marie was like a daughter to him, and a part of his X-MEN. He knew Jean would probably say the same thing as Scott, being as Marie, had originally intended to kill her. If he went with Scott's option, Marie would end up on the street, but if he swung his vote to Aurora, she would be here, but like Scott said, what are the chances that she would attack other students, should they begin asking questions, or shun her, or even try to do harm to her. It was just too early, but a decision had to be made, and the most important thing was the children in the school. He needed time, but there just wasn't enough time to spare. He closed his eyes, and sent a mental message to Scott, and Aurora. They would all meet again at 8 PM that night for the final decision. Marie's fate hung on his decision. 'What would you have me do Logan?' He knew he was asking a question that would never be answered.