Disclaimer in Chapter one.
Thanks again to Tay - the best little sister in the world! Love ya angel!
Authors note at the end.
CHAPTER SIX
"Scott – would you do me a favour?" Charles asked wheeling into the kitchen where Scott was washing up the remains from dinner.
"Sure professor, what do you need me to do?" Scott said eager to do anything for the man that had given him purpose.
"I need you to pick up the newest addition to the mansion." Charles said with a sly smile, hoping – just a little to play matchmaker.
"Sure, of course." Scott said happily.
"Brilliant – she wants to be picked up as soon as possible, so how about I send you out first thing tomorrow?" Charles asked.
"Yeah sure, where does she live?" Scott asked.
"Chicago." Charles said with a smile.
"Ok, just one question – how am I going to get to Chicago?" Scott asked, knowing that he had no transportation.
"Leave that to me." Charles said with a smile and wheeled out of the room.
The next morning dawned bright and clear, Scott smiled, wondering if the weather was as good wherever the hell Logan was – he'd gone off as usual with no clue as to where it was he was going.
Scott smiled, well he was about to have an adventure of his own, he thought that it was cool that there was going to be another student at the 'school'.
Scott pulled on black slacks and a blue polo shirt – all of his clothes were blue, black or white, so he didn't make any hideous fashion mistakes, due to his colour-blindness.
Scott then combed his hair neatly, he decided to wear his glasses and take his visor with him.
Scott then went and brushed his teeth, and then he headed downstairs.
Hank and the Professor were waiting for him in the hall.
"What's up?" Scott asked looking a little suspiciously at the two who were grinning widely.
"Well Hank and I just wanted to give you, your birthday present. Don't think we didn't know." Charles said brightly.
"My birthday's not until Saturday." Scott said with a small smile, seeing as today was Monday.
"Ah yes, but you will want to see your family then won't you?" Hank said rhetorically.
"So we wanted to give you this." Charles said and handed Scott a small box, Scott smiled and took it gratefully, he opened the box to reveal a shiny key.
"What's this for?" Scott asked.
"Go outside and take a look." Charles said happily, Scott walked out of the main door and looked in astonishment at the drive.
Logan was standing there with a shiny black convertible.
"Oh my god – is that mine!" Scott shouted in shock.
"Yes, happy nineteenth birthday Scott!" Charles said smiling happily.
"I picked it out – so it's the best one kid." Logan said with a smirk.
"Many happy returns my good man." Hank said with a wide grin and Scott let out a whoop and threw himself at Hank who was closest and hugged him jumping up and down all the while, he then launched himself at Logan.
"Hey bub, watch the jacket!" Logan said laughingly.
Scott then ran over to the professor and hugged him tightly.
"Thank you so much!" Scott said earnestly, this man had already given him so much.
"You're welcome- if I'm not allowed to spoil the first member of this family – then who am I allowed to spoil?" Charles asked, finally happy that he was bringing joy to others' life and sharing his vast wealth.
"Ok, well I'm gonna try this baby out and go and pick up the new girl!" Scott said with a smirk, he rushed back into the house and picked up his rucksack and ran back to his car.
"Scott I will inform you of the directions when you get into Chicago." Charles said with a smile.
"Ok, thanks again Professor, Hank and Logan – I'll see you guys later." Scott said with a grin.
"Wait! Here's some money – you will need to stay in a hotel, and gas money." Charles said and handed him a couple of hundred dollars.
"Thanks professor. See you!" Scott said and turned on the engine.
He peeled out of the garage leaving the three men to watch him with smiles' on their faces.
Scott drove along the highway with a huge grin on his face, he couldn't believe how much his life had changed, and he also couldn't believe that all of the adults had gone to so much trouble for him.
His car must have cost a fortune; it had a custom paint job, a state of the art sound system, satellite navigation – the works.
Scott smiled and enjoyed the ride.
Scott drove through New York to Ohio, in twenty hours, he pulled into a decent looking motel and turned the alarm system of his car on, and he then went and got himself a room.
Scott slept for nine hours and hit the road at 3 o'clock in the afternoon; he travelled from Ohio to the Indiana/Illinois border, where he stopped again for the night.
The following morning he set off for Chicago and made it there by the afternoon.
Professor I'm in Chicago. Scott sent out, the professor had been teaching him how to call for him mentally all week and it had taken Scott a long time before he mastered it.
Reading you loud and clear Scott, I've contacted Jean and she will meet you on the Michigan bridge, I sent her a mental image of you and your car, so just pull over on the bridge if you can. Charles sent back mentally.
Ok will do, speak to you soon. Scott sent out again.
Speak to you soon Scott. Charles sent back.
Scott soon was on the Michigan Bridge, he didn't have to pull over as traffic was at an all time stand-still.
Scott looked around for any women that were by themselves, but couldn't see any; he sighed and started drumming his fingers on the steering wheel.
Scott's attention was grabbed by an argument that was occurring three cars down, a man of about twenty three was grabbing a stunning red-heads arms and shaking her, she was crying and shouting at him, Scott was just getting out of his car, when he saw that other cars were starting to float off the ground.
That must be Jean. Scott thought to himself and ran over to help her.
"Hey! Get your hands off of her!" Scott yelled and launched himself at the guy, ripping his hands off of Jean.
"Listen four-eyes mind your own god-damned business!" The guy yelled and shoved Scott – hard.
The guy was big, but Scott had been training with Logan, who was bigger, and Scott barely budged, he then shoved the guy back himself and the guy went flying.
Scott then turned to Jean with a gentle smile on his face, he saw her two suitcases and bent down to lift them and put them in his car.
"Look out Scott!" Jean yelled, and Scott barely had time to turn around when he was hit in the side of the head by something, his glasses went flying, but Scott had the quick enough instincts to close his eyes.
Jean watched as her ex-boyfriend Daniel hit Scott over the head with some sort of wooden stick, Scott lay on the floor dazed with his eyes tightly closed.
Jean got a flash in her mind, of Scott with lasers coming out of his eyes.
Jean's eyes looked all around for his glasses but she couldn't spot them, and then she was yanked off of her feet by Daniel, she yelped as her knees smashed into the ground, the pain was intense, but her anger was more so.
Jean yelled in anger and suddenly all hell broke loose, cars started levitating, and Jean shoved Daniel – she used her telekinesis to add to her limited strength and Daniel went flying backwards.
Daniel reached for his wooden weapon and got to his feet approaching Jean menacingly. Jean just narrowed her eyes and held up her hand, the wooden pole ripped from his hands and went flying over the bridge, with a wave of her hand Jean sent Daniel after it.
Jean quickly helped up Scott and the two ran over to his convertible.
"I'm sorry, I couldn't find your glasses" Jean said, ignoring the people who were standing about screaming and yelling "Mutants!" at the top of their voices.
"I have a visor in the glove compartment" Scott said and groped around until he found it, he then put it on and turned his car on.
"You wanna help me get outta here?" Scott asked noticing that they had quite an angry mob surrounding them and no way out.
"Sure." Jean said and suddenly cars and people flew up into the air, Scott put his foot down and the car shot forward, Jean lifting and dropping people and objects as they went.
"I'm sorry about all the trouble." Jean said after an hours driving in silence.
"Hey it's no problem. We haven't been properly introduced; I'm Scott, Scott Summers." Scott said smiling over at the pretty red-head.
"It's a pleasure to meet you – properly. I'm Jean – Jean Grey." Jean said with a smile and a slight blush.
"Nothing like an adventure huh?" Scott said with another bright smile.
"I know, lately I seem to attract trouble wherever I go." Jean said with a soft sigh.
"Yeah I've been there. When my powers surfaced, I couldn't have caused more trouble, but Professor Xavier, he showed me so much kindness and Hank helped me too." Scott said and told Jean about the story of his powers surfacing.
"Oh my goodness, that lack of control – it's scary isn't it?" Jean said softly being able to completely relate.
"Yeah, but it's not the end of the world, and Charles – sorry Professor Xavier – he's a telepath, maybe the strongest telepath in the world and I have no doubts at all that he can help you." Scott said earnestly and Jean smiled at him.
"Thank you Scott, I forgot that there are actually people who care about each other in this world." Jean said softly.
"What about your parents, friends and family?" Scott asked, unbelieving that no-one could care about this woman.
"Well I haven't spoken to my parents for the last three years, they didn't like it that I went to medical school and not to a regular college to do beauty therapy like my mother and sister. They were the only family that I had and I wasn't really close to anyone since Daniel came along – he scared all of my other friends away and was very controlling." Jean said a little sadly.
"Well the professor wants the mansion to become a home and school for all mutants, so before long, we'll have lots of other people to help and to talk to – our very own family!" Scott said his eyes shining with pride.
"So you believe in Charles, sorry the professor?" Jean asked.
"More than anything else, he's already helped me so much, and he's so generous and giving, you'll really love it at the mansion." Scott said honestly.
"It sounds like I really will." Jean said with a grin.
At the mansion Logan had left, he had wanted to stay and greet the new recruit but he had been called away on business.
Hank and Charles had decorated the living room with party things so that they could welcome the two back.
As soon as they heard the car pull up the men made their way to the main doorway to greet both home.
"Welcome home!" Hank and the professor shouted – both slightly tipsy from the brandy they had been drinking.
"Hello!" Jean said with a bright smile and Scott smiled wearily, he was tired from the drive.
"Hello my dear lady – my name is Henry McCoy but I would be honoured if you would call me Hank." Hank said with a huge grin.
Jean looked at him with a smile on her face, Scott had told her what to expect when she got to the mansion and when he had told her of Hank's appearance she was not expecting a man with twinkling kind blue eyes, or for him to be quite so handsome.
"Hello Hank, I'm Jean." Jean said with a wide smile, and Hank took her offered hands and placed a kiss on her knuckles.
"Jean, my dear – it's wonderful that you are at last here." Charles said honestly.
"Thank you sir, thank you so much for helping me and offering me a place of refuge." Jean said with a humble smile.
"Please come in, we have a party waiting for you both – lessons on control will begin as soon as you feel up to it." Charles said happily.
"Thank you." Jean said and she walked side by side with Scott into the mansion, both young pupils missing the adults knowing looks.
Authors note.
Well look there you have it - another chapter to make up for the fact that I didn't post yesterday! ;)
Ok, first off - I'm not sure about this chapter, in the future the only pairings I have ever written were movie verse Rogue/Wolverine and comic/evo verse Rogue/Remy and now I'm starting to broach the whole Scott/Jean thing - I'm not as into these characters, so I'm really trying, but I don't know about this chapter. So I apologise if it bites!
And secondly - Please review, it'll take ya ten seconds and I'll be your friend forever. ;) xx