CHAPTER 7. RELATIONSHIPS

SCOTT AND JEAN

"So Phoenix what name would you prescribe for me…" Scott asks Jean as the two are on a date.

She plays with his hair as they walk arm and arm up the street from the movies, "How about Cyclops.

"Why Cyclops…" He asks with a frown.

"Well that visor Hank made for you and what you can do…"

"Cyclops…Hey Cyclops…" He kisses Jean on the cheek, "Since you came up with it I will keep it…"

A man runs up to them and pulls a gun, "Your wallet…Now!"

("Allow me…") Jean says mentally.

"Did you hear me man your wallet give it!"

Jean rips the gun from his telekinetically, then Scott strikes the man in the nose with the palm of his hand. The man tries to punch Scott but he catches his fist and flips him over. Jean pulls out her cell phone and calls the Police. They arrest the man and continue on their moonlight stroll. When they return home Beast is on the roof watching. He sighs as he had been attracted to Jean, but she chose the moody repressed Scott Summers. Who Bobby often described as having a stick up his butt.

AZAZEL AND MYSTIQUE

"My dorogaya where do wish to go to now…"

They are on a break and have no duties at the moment. "Paris…" In a bright flash the two are in Paris at the top of the Eiffel Tower.

"I will be right back…" Azazel vanishes again. Mystique sits down on the ledge. She smiles as the sun is setting. There is a bright flash and Azazel appears, "I am back…" He is carrying a picnic basket. The two sit down and eat stuffed eggs, sandwiches, chicken and bread.

They start kissing, "Tell me your fantasy…" Mystique says.

"Niet…You are all the fantasy I need…"

Really she replies straddling him, "What about this?" Her skin changes color to match Azazel's red. Her hair turns black and lengthens to the middle of her back. Then she grows a tale.

He sighs, "I like…But my favorite color is blue…" They make love atop the Eiffel Tower.

"It can always be like this you know…If we married…" Azazel says.

Mystique sits up, "I love you…but how can we be a family looking like this…Always hiding what we look like…And our son…"

"The world is what it is my dorogaya…" He kisses her on the lips. "Come let us go see the little one…" Azazel gets dressed and then they vanish.

MUNICH CIRCUS

The Munich Circus was formed ten years ago and is owned and operated by mutants. The Circus is currently in Austria on the outskirts of a small town. There is a bright flash in the woods near the Circus. As Azazel and Mystique make their way towards the circus; a tall mutant with two heads appears. "Guten Tag…Heir Twin Heads…"

"Blue Girl! Red Man Welcome back…"

Another mutant appears who is cloaked. It is a woman with lizard features, "Geko…Twin Head…" Mystique says. They lead them through woods to the Circus tent where the Mutant children stay out of sight. There is a boy with a fox tale and ears. A girl with butterfly wings and antennae in her forehead. There is another boy who looks like an old man rather than a young boy and finally a boy with blue skin, a tale, and three fingers on each hand.

"Papa! Mama!" He runs up to them and hug them. Azazel and Mystique spend all day with their sun then they leave.

A GIRL NAMED LORNA

Being a Mutant has its advantages both physically and mentally. Jean and Mystique were the two hottest young women at the school until the arrival of Lorna Dane. She is 15 years old, very shapely body and has green hair which gives her an exotic look. She has magnetic powers but they are not as strong as Erik's and she is learning to control them.

Lorna is a bit a flirt but has eyes only for Bobby Drake. "Go faster!" She screams holding onto Bobby as they ice slide through the air in the Danger Room. They are using the holographic system for recreation.

"Hold on!" They fly in a loop and then straighten out. then they make a u-turn and land.

"That was fun…"

They kiss, "I wish the Professor would allow us to go outside and fly…" Bobby waves his hand and dissipates the long ice slide.

"Well you are a bit of a showoff…"

"It was one time…"

They leave the Danger Room and as they are walking they are stopped by Erik. "Bobby!" He looks at the two youngsters, "What is she doing down here?"

"She's with me sir…Professor has me on lock down I can't leave the school…"

Erik nods to the Danger Room, "They call it the Danger Room for a reason…"

"Sorry sir it won't happen again…"

The next day Bobby is in Lorna's room. Her parents learned about the school and paid for tuition so Lorna has her own room. She is on the bed studying for her test. Bobby is toying with her hair and kissing her neck. "Stop it I have to study…"

"It is summer time…Why in God's name did you sign up for summer glasses?"

"Well I want teach here at the school…Professor says if I work hard I can graduate early…"

"Study later…make out with your boyfriend now…"

ERIK AND CHARLES

Erik and Charles don't always agree on things but they respect each other deeply. They are in the lounge playing chess. "You may want to reinstate Bobby's privileges…The boy is very talented and he hasn't even reached his full potential…"

Charles uses a pawn to take Erik's Bishop, "Bobby has gotten lazy…No goals…He refuses to start his college courses…"

Erik takes Charles' knight with his queen, "The boy is a free spirit…"

"Check!" Charles says.

Erick castles his king, "Have you given any thought about the team…"

"I have…A team like that…"

"Is exactly what this world needs…You are always talking about being the better man…Mutants are better…And what way to show the world that Mutants aren't a threat by using our powers to help both mutant and non-mutants…"

Charles sighs, "The School can accomplish that…but you have a point…"

"Check…" Erik says, but after another nine moves he smiles and says. "Check Mate!"

"So what does that make us?" Charles asks.

"I am eight and nine…"

"So that makes me…Nine and eight…"