Chapter 6: Are you okay?

Everyone held their breath in the car. When they pulled up to mansion Alex headed straight to his room. "Hey bro." Scott said and Alex just walked past him. "Hey there." Remy said as they passed on the stairs. Both Scott and Remy looked to each other confused and waited fore the other students. Kitty was the first to explain to Scott, "Roxy called it sounded like they fought, and broke up. The only thing he said is she is staying in Hawaii." Scott's face mirriored the other when they heard he was shocked. Rogue kissed Remy when she met him on the stairs. They headed to his room to talk. Remy asked, "So his chere is not coming home?"

"Ah don't even know if they are still together. Ah don' think so." Rogue sat on his bed, "Man that sucks over the phone, in front of everyone."

"Where they okay before?"

"Kitty said they had problems. I didn't think it was THIS bad. This just doesn't seem like her." Rogue puzzled her brain over this. Reaching for her phone Rogue called her. She put it on speaker for Remy. It rang 6 times before her voice chimed in, "Hey there!" "Hey," Rogue started to talk when Roxy continued, "You reached my voice mail leave me one!" Then it switched to Alex, "if you want a date don't waste your voice, that's you Ray!" You heard Roxy laugh and then it beeped. Closing the phone Rogue looked to Remy, "I don't get it."

He grabbed her hand and kissed it, "Oh chere lets not think on this to long, I am sure Alex is doing enough of that for this whole place.

There was a knock on Alex's door, "Yeah?" He asked.

"It's me can I come in?" Scott asked.

"Yeah what's up?" As Scott opened the door he saw boxes on the floor and in each Alex was throwing Roxy's stuff into them.

"Um, I was just going to ask you that. What happened?"

"We broke up, she ain't coming back. Why keep her stuff?" Alex said watching his brother look to the stuff. His voice held an edge to every word.

"Why did you two—"

Alex cut him of quickly he said sharper then before, "I was suffocating her." The room was silent with nothing but Alex taping the boxes. He pushed over a full box and placed tape on the next one. He then started on the third box silently Scott watched his brother throw the clothes into box, his anger built and he hands glowed. Looking over Scott saw the last pile of clothes and holes in them burnt on the edges. He ran to his brother who was just standing there. The closet was empty of all of her clothes and stuff. "I'll ask Kitty to pack the rest you should lie down or work on homework."

"I'm fine. Let me finish." Alex pushed Scott's hand off his shoulder. Leaving the room Scott saw Jean standing there with a worried face and tears. Jean asked quietly, "Is he okay?" Leading her to their room they sat for a minute until Scott answered, "He is bent on packing her stuff."

"Are we sure she won't come back?"

"He seems to believe it."

The next morning everyone getting ready and already tired of school, when Alex walked downstairs the noise died as he entered the kitchen. It was like a picture frozen in time, no one even chewed. He took Jamie's milk and drank it before handing it back. He grinned, "Thanks Jamie!" The kitchen that was frozen was now alive again with talk and motion.

Kitty whispered to Rogue, "He seems fine."

"I doubt he really is."

The mutants climbed in the van for school Kurt almost late had a waffle in his mouth as he poofed in, "Sorry I vas over sleeping." Everyone laughed as it was hard to understand their German friend. Today was looking up for everyone. As Scott returned home he walked into his room to see Jean getting ready for her doctor's appointment. It was her routine monthly appointment only more month until the ultrasound. On the drive over Scott asked, "Can you see if he is okay?" Although normally Jean protested her did as her husband asked. She found Alex walking through the hall thinking of his biology test 'What's the Krebs cycle again?' He thought. Then a mirror caught his eye in it he saw Kurt kissing Amanda before leaving her to go to his class then his mind changed. A whirl wind of images, 'I miss her, I love her, No I hate her.' Jean shook her head letting go of his mind. She looked to Scott. "He is trying to convince himself but everything reminds him of her. Also he thinks the call was weird unlike her."

"Poor kid." Scott said as he pulled up to the office. And help Jean out of the car.

Lunch rolled around again Alex sat in his normal seat, Lance sat next to him and two seats down was Amanda. While eating he looked at the empty seat that was Roxy's. Kurt looked at his friend, "How are you doing?"

"I am fine, why can't anyone accept that?" Alex snapped. The table went silent and Alex got out to throw his stuff out. He pushed in his chair as he walked off, the back of his chair was melted just the littlest bit. 'Why does everyone keep asking? I don't need her; I'll prove it to them!' He threw his stuff out and saw the blonde from the mall buying a drink he walked over, "Hey Becca."

"Hey." She grinned, "Where is Racheal?"

"Gone, she left." Alex said grinning, "You busy this weekend?"

"No why?"

"We should go out." Alex said think of how this sounded, it was weird and felt off.

"We could go to the Sadie Hawkins dance…" Her smile grew.

"Are you asking me?"

"I guess I am."

"Okay, I'll see you okay?" Alex said a little shocked at what had just happened. The table just stared in disbelief. Walking back with a grin he announced, "See I moved on!" Everyone finished quietly and the bell rang as the left for class.

When the students arrived home Alex went to his room and emerged carrying done the boxes. The professor was at the steps to talk with him him. "What are those?" He had heard everything that she wasn't coming back, they broke up.

"Her stuff, I figured we should mail it."

"Yes I guess we should I'll express it and it will be there in three days." Professor said then mentally he added, 'how are you?'

Alex said aloud, "Fine, I am fine."