Everything Burns

She sits in her corner
Singing herself to sleep
Wrapped in all of the promises
That no one seems to keep
She no longer cries to herself
No tears left to wash away
Just diaries of empty pages
Feelings gone a stray
But she will sing

Phoenix parked outside the mansion gates, fire blazing in her eyes as she stepped from the car. She noticed the gates were locked and glanced at the cars clock. It was just after midnight so the gates being closed made sense. She needed to make an impression on Magneto, an impression that would leave him to know that she was no longer Charles' little x-man. She walked calmly towards the gates her hands remaining at her sides. The gates flew off their hinges and fell to the ground when she got within arms length. She grinned as fire slowly began to surround her form. The alarm in the mansion was going off; she could hear it from where she stood. The lights in each student's rooms slowly began to come on. They wouldn't be able to stop her, no one could. She flung her hand at the door and fire flew from it, causing the door to fly open. Fire burned the wooden door as she stepped through and glanced around her former home. This is going to be interesting she thought as she saw some of the students coming down the stairs.

Til everything burns
While everyone screams
Burning their lies
Burning my dreams
All of this hate
And all of this pain
I'll burn it all down
As my anger reigns
Til everything burns

When they noticed her they stopped to gawk at her confusion and joy spreading over their faces. She grinned and threw fire at them, she watched as their cloths caught fire and they began to flail their arms around screaming. She glanced at a student that was rolling on the ground trying to put the fire out as fast as he could. "That wont do", she said and her eyes grew wide causing the fire to grow to immense for the child to put out. His dieing screams were what Logan heard as he bolted down the stairs to face their intruder.

Walking through life unnoticed
Knowing that no one cares
to consumed in their masquerade
No one sees her there
and still she sings

Logan froze when he saw her, his claws were extended but he made no move to attack her. "Jean?" he whispered his gaze turning to the dead child, then back to her. "Try Phoenix", She told him as she thrust her hand out sending him flying back. It didn't take her long to set the mansion ablaze. Logan's persistence agitated her until she managed to knock him unconscious by throwing him through several walls and burning him. Ororo hadn't stood much of a chance; her gift couldn't fend her power off. She had even managed to kill Kurt, the annoying teleporter. She was finding all of this far too easy. She walked through the halls listening to the screams of the dieing and the fleeing. She stepped over a burned body and froze when her gaze fell upon the one person she knew it wouldn't be easy to kill. He looked at her and without hesitation Jean started to struggle in her mind. She knew this was the man, the one from the lake; only man that could cause her host to fight for control. Scott.

Til everything burns
While everyone screams
Burning their lies
Burning my dreams
All of this hate
And all of this pain
I'll burn it all down
As my anger reigns

Phoenix grabbed her head as Jean struggled. She stumbled back as the man stepped towards her. "Stay away!" she shouted and threw her hand out causing fire to fly towards him. Scott didn't move out of its path and she watched as it struck him full in the chest. He flew backwards, hitting the floor hard. His hand rested on his now burned chest as he looked up at her. "Jean?" he whispered. She screamed as she tried to resist causing the flames in the mansion to grow and burn uncontrollably. She didn't know, how much longer she could hold Jean at bay.

Til everything burns
Everything burns
(Everything burns)
Everything burns
Watching it all fade away
(All fade away)
Everyone screams
Everyone screams
(Watching it all fade away)
Oooh, ooh
(While everyone screams)
Burning down lies
Burning my dreams
(All of this hate)
And all of this pain
I'll burn it all down
As my anger reigns
Til everything burns
(Everything burns)
Watching it all fade away
(Oooh, ooh)
(Everything burns)
Watching it all fade away