Diamonds are a Fuzzy Dude's Best Friend

Chapter 7: Repercussions

By

The Uncanny R-Man

Disclaimer- I don't own anything, all familiar characters belong to Marvel.

Shout Outs-

Lia Fail- Oh yeah, Emma is a bitch, and we love her for it. I decided to kick the Emma/Jean bitchiness up a notch (Bam!) in this chapter, I hope you enjoy.

Needles- I don't know where you got the idea that Rogue doesn't like Kitty, she still does.

Paprika90- Kitty and co were still there during the Emma/Duncan fight, I just kinda forgot about them during the fun.

Rogue14- I couldn't have Emma completely destroy Duncan's... thing, I do have some decency. But look at it this way; he got his butt kicked by a girl!

Fire inu- It was really stupid of Duncan to mess with Emma, when will he learn?

Agent-G- You can expect there to be much more bitchiness between Emma and Jean in this fic. That's why I like Emma so much, she's the only one that has the guts to stand up to Jean and tell her how it is.

Thanks to- Sue Slayer.

Xavier's-

It was the morning after Emma's ill-fated double date with Kitty and Piotr. She was presently sitting in front of the Professor's desk while Logan and Ororo stood by.

'I cannot brook any violence.' Xavier began. 'It may well have been self-defence but it was violence non-the-less. Before I decide on your punishment, I will let you tell your side of the story.'

Emma sighed reluctantly and began to tell Xavier what had happened, from Duncan insulting the group and Emma telling him to leave them alone to the fight and Duncan's resultant retreat.

'Now, if I may say something in my defence?' Emma asked. 'I know what you're trying to do Professor, the whole secretive mutant thing. Why bother any more? We've been outed anyway, there's no hiding the fact that we all have powers.'

Xavier tried to reply but Emma continued regardless.

'Don't you dare judge me for my actions, I was right in doing what I did. Duncan was heading for a good butt kicking and I was the one that gave it to him. After all that stuff with Evan and the Morlocks, can you seriously say that a boy that takes up arms against another person and deliberately provokes others deserves top be forgiven? That's rubbish! Y'know, I think you're a hypocrite; hiding behind your pacifist exterior is little more than a playground bully. You call yourself peaceful but you live in a mansion with high-tech weaponry and defence systems. If that isn't being a hypocrite, I don't know what is.'

Logan stepped forward.

'Now, listen here...' He growled.

'No, you listen Mr Logan!' Emma replied as she turned on the Canadian. 'I'm surprised that you of all people stand for this. Are you seriously telling me that you haven't even thought about the absurdity of a pacifist that owns an X-Jet with missiles?'

'Well, now that you think of it...' Logan began.

'It's not the dram I've got a problem against.' Emma continued. 'I still think that we should live in peace with people without powers, it's a sound thought, but flawed. I'm disillusioned that people aren't grateful for all the stuff we do. Did you get any thanks for defeating Apocalypse? A commendation from the President perhaps? No, they still hate us.'

'And is this exactly how you feel?' Xavier asked calmly.

'Certainly is.' Emma replied. 'And now you're going to wipe my mind for speaking up against you.'

'I would never...' Xavier sputtered.

'Oh save it.' Emma snorted. 'We all know you'd do that is you had the guts. Why not get your pet redhead to do it? Did you know that she reads peoples minds for fun? She may deny it but we all know she does it.'

'Thank you Emma.' Xavier said. 'Logan will decide upon your punishment for fighting.'

'I'll get my mop and bucket then.' Emma replied with a shrug as she walked out of the room.

Once she had gone, Logan and Ororo turned to the Professor.

'I will have to do something about this insubordination.' Xavier said. 'I cannot have somebody stirring up emotions like this.'

'Y'know Chuck, yer startin to sound awfully like Magneto now. What, you gonna expel her cuz she don't see eye to eye? Her words mighta been fuelled by anger but she was right on some points.'

'I agree.' Ororo said. 'She may have been angry but some of the points that she gave were good ones.'

'And I always thought that you two were loyal.' Xavier sighed.

'Whoa there, Chuck!' Logan said. 'We're still loyal to yer, there's no denyin' that. We're just sayin' that the way that yer run this place is a little... flawed.'

'I see.' Xavier said as his lips made a narrow line. 'I shall need to think this over. Logan, I will be going to Europe for a while to rethink my priorities.'

'I'll tell the kids.' Logan nodded.

Later-

Emma was in her room petting Lockheed when Amara came running in.

'Emma, did you hear? The Professor's leaving! He's going to Europe and nobody knows when he's coming back! Do you think it's because of that stuff you told him?'

'I guess.' Emma replied as she put Lockheed back on his perch. 'I must have struck a chord or something. I suppose Mister Logan's in charge now.'

'Oh no.' Amara said. 'A new woman's coming over, a friend of the Professor's. Moira MacTaggart, I think.'

'Rahne's foster mother?' Emma replied. 'How does she know the Professor, an old ex-girlfriend?'

'Mister Logan didn't really say. I think she used to be housekeeper here, or something.'

'Talk about slumming it.' Emma snorted. 'A Nobel winning geneticist working as a housekeeper. Sounds kinda dumb to me.'

'I guess that you'll be able to tell her yourself soon.' Amara replied. 'She's coming here on Saturday.'

'Doesn't mess about, does she.' Emma said in a thoughtful tone. 'I wonder what her feelings are about Danger Room sessions...'

The X-Jet Hangar, Saturday-

As part of her punishment for fighting, Emma had to clean the X-Jet and the other vehicles around the place.

Emma had already vacuumed the inside of the X-Jet; all she needed to do was to wash the outside. She was wearing some old clothes and was kneeling on one of the wings with a rag in one hand.

Emma was so immersed in her cleaning that she didn't see Jean walk in.

'If I'm going to clean this thing at all, I may as well do a good job of it.' She thought. 'We Frost's never do anything half-cocked.'

'Well, well, well. How the mighty have fallen.' Jean said as she stopped and looked up at Emma. 'I bet that's not the first time that you've been on your knees.'

'I could say the same thing about you, dear.' Emma replied nonchalantly. 'Have you heard anything from your old boyfriend recently? Did he ask you to kiss him better?'

'You know very well that Duncan and I are no longer an item.' Jean hissed. 'I'm with Scott now.'

'And I pity you both, honestly I do.' Emma replied. 'Poor Scott, having you lead him on like that. You really don't have any morals, do you?'

'At least I don't dress like a cheap whore.' Jean said. 'And I don't act like a botch to people either.'

'Oh I think you do, dear.' Emma replied. 'You're just denying the fact. That's what separates us, you see. I'm open about the fact that I'm a bitch whereas you are deep in denial. And I have never led a guy on. I'm always a straight with a guy that I like. You don't see me messing with Kurt's feelings, do you?'

Jean tried to think of something witty to say, but couldn't find anything so she stormed out of the hangar, leaving Emma with a satisfied grin.

Later-

Emma was now sitting in the rec room with Kurt, Kitty and Piotr.

'Y'know, I can't help but feel guilty for making the Professor leave like this.' Emma said. 'I think I kinda lost my temper yesterday.'

'You can't like, blame yourself.' Kitty replied. 'It felt wrong hiding who we really were at school.'

'Ja, I agree.' Kurt added. 'It vas kind of denying who ve really were. You don't see a police officer pretending not to be a police officer, right?'

'But it still feels wrong to talk to him like that.' Emma said. 'He was kind enough to take me in and what did I do? I threw it back in his face! I have to apologise to him.'

'Just give it time.' Piotr replied. 'Perhaps the Professor will have thought everything over by the time he returns from Europe.'

Emma nodded slightly as she continued to think this over. It wasn't as if her place here was in trouble, was it?

TBC...

Next: Pryor Engagements

Madelyne Pryor comes to Bayville. If Jean thought that Emma was bad, she should see Maddie!