Chapter Seven: Don't Let It Control You

I could feel myself dragging in ragged breaths of refreshing air. With each breath, I still felt as if there was no air to breathe and let myself lay on the shore to let my breathing become normal again. As my breathing finally returned to normal, I remembered what had just happened to me and quickly sat up, looking for Scott. He lay just a couple feet away from me, his chest rising and falling like normal.

I was trying to think how to wake him but thought that that might not be wise. He didn't have his glasses and if he opened his eyes...I didn't want to think about it. Looking around for a rock or stone with a sharp edge, I used it to tare off the bottom of my shirt, exposing my stomach to the cool air. I wrap the cloth around his eyes, tying it tight, but how was I going to wake him without much trouble? This would need to be done carefully, but I feel so tired...so worn out.

Pushing my long, wet hair back, I gently shook Scott and called his name aloud. With no response, I tried again and got a little mumble. We needed to get back to the mansion and didn't have time to wait so I yelled his name at the top of my lungs and he sprang upword.

He fidgeted around, his hands feeling around his eyes and his breath heavy. "Mr. Summers? It's me, Haley."

"Haley?...what happened? What's going on?" he asked.

"I'm...I'm not sure myself...but we should get back to the mansion." I helped him to his feet and carefully, we made our way away from the lake and through the woods.

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Ororo quickly runs through the door of the medlab to find Logan on the floor. "Logan." The professor is not far behind her. Logan lifts his head up.

"Jean." He quickly sits up, Ororo keeping him steady. "Jean!"

"What happened?" Ororo asks.

"What've you done?" Xavier askes. Logan thinks for a moment, breathing hard, his eyes looking to the professor before he remembers.

"I think she killed Scott."

"What?" Ororo asks. "That's not posible."

"I warned you," the professor said before closing his eyes to concentrate. Logan and Ororo watch him. "She's left the mansion but sh'es trying to block my thoughts; she's so strong." Xavier opens his eyes. "It may be too late."

Scott and I make it to the car. He tells me he has an extra pair of glasses in the glove conpartment and I quickly fetch them for him. Once he put them on, he quickly got into the car and started it up. Climbing into the passenger side, he does not speak as I hear the screech on the tires as he floors the gas pedal.

I get a strange feeling from him, as if he is hapy but sad, brave yet afraid. These emotions I feel mmake my head hurt and I place my hands to my head and rub my temples. "You okay?"

His question takes me by surprise. "Huh? Yeah....yeah I'm fine...just...I think there's something...else going on with me. For the last few days, it seems like I've been able to...sense...or feel other people's thoughts and emotions. That's why I followed you."

He was quiet for a moment, staring at the road ahead. "You think you have telepathic abilities?" Now it was my turn to stare at the road ahead; I had no answer either way.

"I don't know...maybe..."

Ororo, Xavier, and Logan arrive at the Grey house. "Wait for me here," Xavier asks.

"What?!"

"I need to see Jean alone."

"You were right Charles," Magneto stands before the 3 of them, "This one is special."

"What the hell are you doing here?" Logan asks.

"Same as the professor, visting an old friend."

"I don't want trouble here." Xavier says.

"Nor do I Charles; so...shall we go inside?" The two old friends start walking towards the house.

"I came to bring Jean home, don't interfere Erik."

"Just like old times eh?"

"She needs help; Jean is not well."

"Funny...you sound just like her parents." Magneto stops to quickly look at Juggernaut. "Nobody gets inside." His eyes turn to Ororo and Logan to make his point.

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"So...what happened back there?"

"Nothing." Scott continues to stare at the road. I can tell he doesn't want to talk about anything.

"Well, something happened! Your dead girlfriend tried to kill you!"

"I said I don't wanna talk about it or else-"

"Or else what?!" We're both yelling at each other and my eye burn a brighter green as my hands burst into green flames. We are suddenly quiet as we both look at my hands and what has just happened to them. What's even more odd, is the fact that the flames are shades of green, not red. Making my hands into fists, the flames die out and I let out a breath. We continue the rest of the way in silence.

Magneto uses his mutant power to open the door and allows the professor to enter first. They walk through the entrance way into the kitchen and find Jean in a study, the furenture hovering above the floor before falling.

"I'd knew you'd come."

"Of course, I've come to bring you home."

"I have no home"

"Yes you do, you have a home and a family." Magneto speaks before Xavier can say more.

"You know he thinks you have a power to great for you to control."

"Erik-"

"I don't believe your mind game are going to work any more Charles."

"So you want to control me." Jean states.

"No-"

"He does," Magneto says.

"No, I want to help you."

"Help me...what's wrong with me..."

"Absoultely nothing." Magneto states.

"Erik stop!"

"No Charles, not this time! You've always held her back!"

"For your own good Jean." A lamp flies across the room behinde the men.

"Stay out of my head."