THE RETURN OF SPIDER-X

CHAPTER 39: MORNING AFTER

Scott shifted in his sleep or tried to but when his mind registered the heat of the sun and the warmed he was feeling as well he opened his eyes to see red. He still had on his visor but that wasn't the only thing either. He felt the soft skin against his own and looked down to see Jean there. They were on a thick and large towel with another one draped over them as well.

He saw Jean was awake with her hand on his chest and looked up and smiled, "Hey there slim."

"Hey," He couldn't stop himself from smiling it wasn't a dream after all what happened last night. He still couldn't believe that he had made love to Jean last night it had totally been unplanned and came out of nowhere but maybe that's why it had been so good. "How are you?"

She smiled and groaned a little shifted on top of him, "A little sore in some areas but feeling great. Scott…Last night…It meant a lot to me."

He kissed her head, "Yeah me too."

Jean closed her eyes trying to bury herself in his warmth, feeling the rising sun warming them up, the sounds of the river and of the morning birds. It was so peaceful and perfect like they were the only ones left. Then her eyes opened as she suddenly got several thoughts, mainly that they weren't alone.

"Oh God Scott…We stayed here all night the others may know we never came back!"

That got Scott awake at that point, "Oh man this isn't good. Damn it…It's still early if we hurry we can get dressed and sneak back before anyone wakes up and notices us gone." Scott and Jean got up and went scrambling for their clothing.

Scott's clothing were on the other side of the boulder still and went to quickly pull them on. They were only supposed to rest not fall asleep last night after they made love but both of them had fallen asleep.

"Damn it!" Jean shouted out and he asked her what was wrong, "Logan will smell the sex on us won't he, or at least each other?"

"Oh man…Okay we take a small dip in the river dry off and hope he can't smell it," He stated pulling off the clothing he had and going into the river again hearing Jean do the same. "You know I kind of hoped the morning after would have been a bit more romantic like last night," He joked.

She gave a small laugh, "Oh well last night was perfect Scott but next time let's be a bit more prepared." Scott smiled to himself thinking of the next time and all the future times. He had to admit having their relationship move to this level defiantly gave them both something to look forward to. Although how to keep is quiet well that would be another thing.

In the forest two other young lovers were waking up as well. Rogue moaned as she woke up inside of a sleeping bag with a warm body next to hers. She smiled from the memory of last night replayed in her mind feeling the arm around her stomach. She twisted around to face Peter and smiled at him.

He was sleeping soundly and he looked kind of cute like that and she reached up and caressed his face gently feeling the skin. He started to stir and slowly open his eyes. He opened them up to see those familiar green eyes and white and brown hair. Peter grinned at the sight of her and the feel of her body up against his.

"Morning…It was real wasn't it?" He asked her.

Rogue kissed him wrapping an arm around his waist for a long moment they kissed and when they broke it she smiled at him, "What does that tell ya?"

"That either I have a very vivid imagination or it was real, can I have a little more to be sure?" He grinned and she smiled shaking her head she missed those jokes of his. She rested against him for a girl who couldn't touch for over two years this was close to heaven for her.

"Ah can't believe that meh of all people actually managed to have sex," She sighed feeling the bracelet on her wrist and hoped one day she would gain more control to be able to do this without it one day. But then again without it she wouldn't be here now like this.

Peter smiled smelling her hair and running a hand over her bare back. "Last night was great I'll never forget it…So…Uh…I got to ask you…How was I?" He asked her nervously for him it had been great but he was kind of wondering if he hadn't been and was kind of afraid that he wasn't as good as he should have been it was his first time after all.

"Well it's not like ah got a lot of experience with this but trust me Peter ah got nothin' ta complain about." She assured him sighing feeing his hand rub her back felt nice, "Ah don't want ta leave, ah wish we could stay like this."

"Hey the idea of me being along in the woods with a very hot and naked girl pressed up against me is any boy's dream come true," Peter said to her kissing her head, "But you know we eventually got to get back before they send out search parties and I really don't think we want them to see us like this with our clothing all over the ground."

Rogue sighed hating being brought back to reality she was enjoying the fantasy too much but he had a point. She really didn't want this to get out especially with the girls they would press for details and she really didn't want to get into that. "Yeah y'all are right we better back up and get back. God ah bet a look like a mess," She ran a hand through her hair knowing she'd have to find Kitty for a brush and a mirror to reapply her makeup.

Peter smiled as she got out of the bag searching for her clothing, "Personally I don't think it's possible for you to look back…Especially from this angle." He smiled as his boxers hit his face.

"Get your pants on ya damn Yank," She laughed at him.

-Main Camp-

Logan was up early he never needed much sleep and it was because of that reason he caught four of the kids sneaking back into camp. He saw Jean and Scott come back first from the river they looked a little like they had taken a bath but the fact they were together, holding hands and smiling made him think as to what they could have done.

Then a few minutes later he saw Rogue and Peter coming back he hadn't known they were gone but when the wind carried their scent over to him he knew for a fact what they had been up to it was all over them. He gave a small growl and walked over to where the other adults were.

He saw them talking as the others were waking up or sleeping in, he wasn't paying attention to what they were talking about only saw them sitting on a log facing Xavier with what looked like that instant coffee stuff from the supplies. Personally Logan hated that stuff but it wasn't like there was much of a choice. "We gotta talk," Logan snapped as he got everyone's attention.

"Logan what is it?" Xavier asked him seeing his agitated state and wondering what could have gotten him like this so early in the morning.

"A few of the kids were off in the woods doing things that they shouldn't have been," Logan stated and saw Beast and Ororo wondering what he was talking about so he decided to clarify for them. "They got laid."

That got them all on the same page and Ororo was surprised at that but then with so many students around it was hard to keep track, "Which ones do you think were doing that?" She asked him.

"First off I know for sure that Rogue and the Parker boy were at it I could smell it on them." He said looking at May and for a moment he noticed that she was taking this rather calmly. "And I just caught Jean and Scott coming back together from the river and what they were doing together I can piece together, especially with the smiles on their faces."

Xavier sighed and steppled his fingers together, "Yes I was aware of Jean and Scott but wasn't of Rogue and Peter," That got him surprised looks from everyone, "I was using my powers last night to view things going on and to make contact with a few people when I…Sensed an abundance of emotions and I felt two minds as Jean and Scott when two more showed up I shut my powers down for privacy."

He was a bit embarrassed to admit that he wouldn't have picked it up normally but he was tired and the usual focus he had was off. He knew that Jean and Scott were getting close although not this close he still remembered how they were when they first came to him, now they were growing up fast if seemed.

"Well I didn't know about those two but I suspected as much with Rogue and Peter," May sighed taking a drink of the vile cup she had she really missed having tea or at least decent coffee.

"What!" Logan was completely caught off guard by that, "I expected ya to be pissed."

"Well I'm not entirely happy with this Logan," She said back giving him a small glare but then she let it drop. "I do still remember what it's like to be a teenager you know, and I've already had The Talk with both of them months ago when they started to be able to touch each other. But I also know how hard everything has been on everyone especially for Scott and Rogue having the ones they love taken like they had."

Ororo thought about it and nodded her head, "Yes I did see them has being hit pretty hard, and in all honesty I see no problem with two people expressing their love in a time like this."

"You can't be serious," Logan looked at her like she had a second head.

"Logan in case you forgot in the village where me and my sister grew up we went around with very little clothing and I maybe had my first sexual experience when I was sixteen. Considering the ages of those here that's even better that they are of legal age."

Beast thought about things as well, "They are growing up faster then normal children and there are those even in this country that have sex at a younger age then Ororo although a bit more rare things like this happen."

"Okay so it happens doesn't mean we have to like it or take it, I say we call them here sit their butts down and have a nice long talk." Logan was itching to do something at least.

"I think that is a good idea," May nodded her head she wanted to have a talk herself about this and Xavier himself nodded.

"Yes but first we should finish the discussion we were having," He looked to Logan to sit down and he found a rock to park himself on. "Basically what we've been able to piece together things are not going as well as I thought they should. I believe that there needs to be someone to speak out about all of this and to show the world that they shouldn't fear us."

"Yes I agree with you there," Hank nodded he had been looking up all the events with the wireless setup they had and he was a bit disappointed in how things were going. It seemed like the world was going mad and it had to be stopped. "But the plan you put forth is a bit risky and would anyone help us out with it?"

"I've already got in touch with a few of them via telepathy and they are eager to help calm things down." Xavier told him and they decided to help plan out how they would deal with everything.

-Later-

At the main campfire which was now nothing more then just a circle of rocks and ashes at the moment. The breakfast was over at the moment and Kitty was on the computer with the wireless connection dish hooked up. She was looking up any news sources about last night to show up on any of the newspaper sites.

"Hey Kitty how's it going?" Lance asked sitting down next to her looking over her shoulder as he put an arm around her.

She gave a small smile, "Just trying to see how they deal with what we did last night knowing how things are going I'm like afraid that they'll use it against us." She heard him sigh and bite back on his tongue as she looked things up.

Amara was close by trying to brush her hair she was having the easiest time then everyone else given that Nova Roma didn't have electricity so she was used to this kind of thing. She didn't see what the big problem was she lived her whole life without it and it was kind of funny in a way how everyone said it was tough living like this.

Rogue came by saw what Kitty was doing, "Hey what's up?"

"Oh just looking up to see if there is any information on last night but it's hard with all the mutant stuff out there taking all the focus," She sighed and then looked up and Rogue and took a long look at her. She was a bit different and she couldn't place it at first. "Rogue why are you like glowing?"

"What? Ah am not!" The goth said although the few around them looked at her she was a bit more chipper then normal.

"Yeah I've noticed you've been smiling a lot lately too," Evan said who was laying down on the ground bored.

"Yeah you're right," Kitty said looking at Rogue, "So what's up? I mean you kind of look like floating on air and I thought you were so totally humming something earlier."

"It's nothing!" Rogue angrily said although she was thinking about her actions lately. Had see been doing that? Okay so last night was one of the best moments of her life but still was she really that affected by it? She looked at the glances and tried to think of something really fast, "Look ah'm just happy ta have Peter back okay?"

She tried not to sigh when they seemed to have swallowed that. Kitty went back and finally found something in the Daily Bugle web site she normally didn't go to that site since all the things they wrote about Peter as Spider-Man and then as mutants. "Uh oh…"

"What?" Lance asked and looked at her screen as he read it, "The hell? It says the place was burned down, you guys didn't do that did you?"

"Hell no man!" Evan sat up as other gathered around Kitty's laptop. "Man we barely did anything most of the damage was in that lab anyway so what the hell? Do you think they burned the place to cover their tracks?"

"Says here that the police are calling it arson but have no idea what caused it," Kitty read as she tried to look up any other information about it. This was just weird that the place they rescued their friends from would be torched so fast.

Peter made it over to them he still was in uniform although he had on a red T-shirt over his top. He looked a little drained as he sat next to Rogue and sighed, "God I just got finished with a call to both Harry and MJ. I had a lot of talking to do but thankfully Harry wasn't too bothered with it."

He had to admit it was a bit strange in fact Harry seemed a little off but put it as just the whole coming out thing about Peter and being taken by mad scientists thing. "Although Mary Jane now that is another story…"

Rogue got a small smirk, "She gave ya a tough time huh?"

"Whoever said man was the stronger of the sexes needs to get out more, you women are vicious when you want to be," He smiled at her making her have a small laugh. "And I just know this isn't the end of it. I think Jean is calling up her family now making them not so worried while Kurt was waiting to call Amanda again."

He slipped his hand with Rogue's and she took it in hers each given the other a little smile. "Is something going on with you two?" Evan's question caught them both by surprise as they looked at him as he was given them a curious look. "I swear you two are all on cloud nine or something."

"Leave them alone Evan," Amara said finishing her brushing, "Just because you can't get a girl don't try and spoil things for them. I think it's cute they can act like that."

"Yeah well you're one to talk, you'd think a princess could get a date," Evan shot back at her as she straightened up at though hit by his words. Her eyes narrowed at him as a small argument got started up between the two and they had to be separated. It was getting a bit harder to keep all the tempers from flaring at times.

By the lunch was almost upon them Peter and Rogue heard Xavier calling to them in their mind. He didn't say why but he wanted to meet them with the other adults. For a moment both teens shot the other a slightly worried look. As they got there they met Jean and Scott on the way there also. No one knew why they were being called although both couples figured if the other couple was there then it wasn't what they feared.

Little did they know that the little fear nagging in their minds was right, when they got to were the adults were inside of the X-Jet the ramp closed up to give them all privacy this didn't over well and the fact that Logan was shooting daggers at the kids wasn't helping.

Aunt May was giving Peter a look that said he had done something she didn't approve of and the others were in various other states. Scott decided to take the bullet as he asked the simple question that he knew would start something, "Uh…What's going on?"

Logan gave a small growl out but Xavier raised a hand and went to look at the four of them, he had to admit that over their lives they had grown up. "Well now we thought it best for you all to have some privacy for this given what went on last night."

"W-what do you mean exactly?" Jean asked a little worried her guts twisting into knots.

"What he means Red is what you and One-Eye were doing by the river and what Strips and Spider-Boy were doing in the woods last night," Logan told them and both couples suddenly knew that the secret was out and also cast few surprised looks to the other couples.

"Now then we all know that you are legally adults but I do feel that if this is going to be something there will be some rules," Xavier told them as they listened in. "We can't stop you from this."

That got a disgruntled grunt from Logan but Xavier continued on, "But you four chose a very inappropriate time, I know emotions are high and everything but I don't think all of you thought things through since I doubt any of you were using protection."

The guilty looks on the teens said it all and May shook her head, "Peter I'm disappointed in you, after that long talk I had with you and Rogue I would have thought one of you would have thought about that."

Peter couldn't look his aunt in the eyes as he scratched the back of his head, "I'm really sorry about that it was just…I just kind of happened."

"Don't blame him you can blame meh ah'm the one that started things," Rogue said to them all. "And ah know that we should have been more careful but it's mah body and mah choice. And it's not like there's a place to buy anything out here and ah have no regrets about last night. Besides ah already had mah period a few days ago so ah know I'm in mah 'safe' period of mah cycle."

"And I started things up with Scott as well if we're going to be honest," Jean told them and took his hand, "And I don't take it back and I know that I'm not due until next week I know it's a risk but it's a risk I wanted to take."

"Yeah well you boys could have said no you know," Logan glared at the two of them.

"Logan do you honestly think a boy could say no in their place?" Ororo asked him a little amused at that as he gave a small growl. "But we felt that because you are all legal there is nothing we can punish you for…except for not being prepared."

They had thought they were in the clear at the moment when Ororo added in that one thing they knew they were in for something. Beat took it from here, "First off when we can get back all four of you are getting full exams and blood work just to be safe. Then you'll all be grounded for at least a week while you all have to deal with sexual education and you all will write a small repot on it as well during that time."

The teens felt like they couldn't get any worse then that it seemed that the adults would send the message home about just how important this was and no one really could object to it. They hadn't gone into it prepared after all. Then Logan grinned at them, "And you'll all have special training with me, since you got all this energy to fool around with I'm going to put it to good use when we get the Danger Room back."

"Oh god…" Rogue moaned knowing full well this was going to be hell but when Peter took her hand and she looked into his eyes she had to admit it was worth it. Last night meant a lot to the both of them so it this was the price then she was ready for it. She was just thankful they didn't have the mansion yet.

"Now then I do hope this will show the importance of this," Xavier told them like a father would to his children, "You are entering into a world of adults and you'll have to show that you can act like them with responsibility for your actions."

"We will," Scott told him and Xavier nodded and told them they could leave.

Peter hesitated for a moment and looked at his Aunt, "Are you angry with me about this?"

May sighed and shook her head, "No I'm not, a bit disappointed but not angry with you. I do know that the both of you have had it difficult but Peter from now on please remember what Ben taught you about being responsible from now on."

Peter nodded to her, "I will…I'm sorry for disappointing you Aunt May I never meant to do that."

She gave him a small smile, "I know Peter."

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