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Chapter 10 – Civil Battles
It wasn't a surprise to see Scott hit Logan in the face. He'd been wanting to for a long time, so why did it shock her? Her eyes widened as she saw his fist connect with Logan's face. His head jerked to the side, body turning with it. She caught the look in Logan's eyes, saw the beast within him suddenly rise to the surface as his anger flared. With an animal like roar, Logan hit Scott back only to have Scott suspect it and ram into him, knocking them both to the floor, sending them rolling for power over the other.
Jean felt her anger rise as well, at both of them. She pushed off the door and hurried down the hall, breathing deeply to sooth herself but not having it work at all. She lifted her hand and in a sweeping gesture both men were pulled apart by her force of will, set in a standing position on their feet. Scott struggled against her hold and she found it pathetic for him to think he could break loose. Logan just stood, knowing he was know match for her enhanced being.
"Let go of me, Jean," Scott demanded.
She swiveled her head around glaring at him with amber eyes, her anger having awaked the Phoenix within. His face fell and his mouth dropped a little before closing. He remained silent and she smiled, glad to be the dominant one at last, to have them in her hold unable to do anything about it. It was a power hunger more demanding than all else.
"Jean," the voice spoke softly to her and she turned her head in anger, eyes still holding their arrogant appeal. Her smile faded as she met his cool brown gaze, looking at her so concernedly. "Jean, are you alright?"
She blinked, the amber melting from her eyes as the Phoenix went back inside her. She nodded her head. "Yeah, I'm fine now Logan."
He nodded, relieved to see the color back in her eyes. "Just making sure."
Jean took a deep breath, releasing her hold on them. "Now that you two are calm, maybe someone can explain just exactly what's going on here. So far it looks like childish acts to me."
"Logan started it," Scott pointed at him.
Logan frowned taking a step forward. "What? How the hell can you say I started this, bub?"
"You started this the minute you walked back into this school a year ago. Everything was fine until you came back!" Scott hissed, not yelling but holding enough anger that his words stung with the same amount of impact.
That was a lie actually, Jean thought. Things were different between her and Scott even before Logan came back. They changed the moment she met him but she couldn't tell him that, either of them.
"Listen here you little-"
"ENOUGH!" Jean shouted, silencing them both with a wave of her hand. "Apparently, you two think this is some kind of game and I'm some kind of prize. You fight over me as if I was a toy, but I'm a human being, not some doll you can pull around and fight over. The choice is mine to make and so far both of you are acting too much like children. Maybe we should send you to class and have you share rooms like the others do. I teach a class, I don't need any more kids to take care of. Now if you two can grow up and act like civilized adults then maybe this will be easier on us all."
She let go of her hold on them and they both remained surprisingly silent. She ran a hand trough her hair, her fingers gliding through it easily. "I'm going to my room now…I have papers to grade. If you two want to fight I won't stop you…I'm sick of being in-between all this. I have things to do, I'll see you both around."
She turned on her heels, going back the direction she came from only pausing once outside Tristian's door to scan the room. He was sound asleep and for once her own exhaustion was sinking in. Sleep sounded rather enjoyable at the moment. After she finished grading, she'd take a hot bath and go to sleep. If the two wanted to kill themselves it was up to them.
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R&R PLEASE!!!
Chapter 10 – Civil Battles
It wasn't a surprise to see Scott hit Logan in the face. He'd been wanting to for a long time, so why did it shock her? Her eyes widened as she saw his fist connect with Logan's face. His head jerked to the side, body turning with it. She caught the look in Logan's eyes, saw the beast within him suddenly rise to the surface as his anger flared. With an animal like roar, Logan hit Scott back only to have Scott suspect it and ram into him, knocking them both to the floor, sending them rolling for power over the other.
Jean felt her anger rise as well, at both of them. She pushed off the door and hurried down the hall, breathing deeply to sooth herself but not having it work at all. She lifted her hand and in a sweeping gesture both men were pulled apart by her force of will, set in a standing position on their feet. Scott struggled against her hold and she found it pathetic for him to think he could break loose. Logan just stood, knowing he was know match for her enhanced being.
"Let go of me, Jean," Scott demanded.
She swiveled her head around glaring at him with amber eyes, her anger having awaked the Phoenix within. His face fell and his mouth dropped a little before closing. He remained silent and she smiled, glad to be the dominant one at last, to have them in her hold unable to do anything about it. It was a power hunger more demanding than all else.
"Jean," the voice spoke softly to her and she turned her head in anger, eyes still holding their arrogant appeal. Her smile faded as she met his cool brown gaze, looking at her so concernedly. "Jean, are you alright?"
She blinked, the amber melting from her eyes as the Phoenix went back inside her. She nodded her head. "Yeah, I'm fine now Logan."
He nodded, relieved to see the color back in her eyes. "Just making sure."
Jean took a deep breath, releasing her hold on them. "Now that you two are calm, maybe someone can explain just exactly what's going on here. So far it looks like childish acts to me."
"Logan started it," Scott pointed at him.
Logan frowned taking a step forward. "What? How the hell can you say I started this, bub?"
"You started this the minute you walked back into this school a year ago. Everything was fine until you came back!" Scott hissed, not yelling but holding enough anger that his words stung with the same amount of impact.
That was a lie actually, Jean thought. Things were different between her and Scott even before Logan came back. They changed the moment she met him but she couldn't tell him that, either of them.
"Listen here you little-"
"ENOUGH!" Jean shouted, silencing them both with a wave of her hand. "Apparently, you two think this is some kind of game and I'm some kind of prize. You fight over me as if I was a toy, but I'm a human being, not some doll you can pull around and fight over. The choice is mine to make and so far both of you are acting too much like children. Maybe we should send you to class and have you share rooms like the others do. I teach a class, I don't need any more kids to take care of. Now if you two can grow up and act like civilized adults then maybe this will be easier on us all."
She let go of her hold on them and they both remained surprisingly silent. She ran a hand trough her hair, her fingers gliding through it easily. "I'm going to my room now…I have papers to grade. If you two want to fight I won't stop you…I'm sick of being in-between all this. I have things to do, I'll see you both around."
She turned on her heels, going back the direction she came from only pausing once outside Tristian's door to scan the room. He was sound asleep and for once her own exhaustion was sinking in. Sleep sounded rather enjoyable at the moment. After she finished grading, she'd take a hot bath and go to sleep. If the two wanted to kill themselves it was up to them.
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R&R PLEASE!!!