TieDyeJackson - Haha! How well you know me. :D Me too. I suppose there has to be some people who are understanding (the adults) and some who aren't. Otherwise it becomes too imbalanced. Thanks! :)
tx peppa - Well, I don't think he's gonna be using Rogue as a replacement. Sure, he loves Rebel, but Rogue is her own person. Only time will tell what i plan to do with these characters. :D
Bobby and Evan were seated in Scott's room, trying to learn trigonometry. Scott had debriefed them for 30 minutes on the lesson, trying to make it as interesting as possible.
"Suppose Evan bought a 42 inch TV, which means its diagonal is 42 inch long. The aspect ratio of the TV, which is the ratio between its width and its height, is 4:3. What are the width and height of Evan's TV in inches?" Scott asked.
After some calculations, Bobby was the first to answer. "Bobby. What's the height?" Scott asked and focused his gaze at him. "It's 24.25 inches" Bobby answered which earned him a relieved look from Scott. "Very Good. See. If only you apply that head of yours in more useful things, you'd be way better at this than most people!"
"But it's kinda boring." Bobby mentioned and looked at Scott while he rubbed the back of his head nervously.
"Not really. If you learn to apply trigonometry in real life, you can use your powers for good. At the perfect angle, you can deflect it or do whatever the hell you want to. With precision." He said and looked at the young lad in hope. "Evan. What's the width?" Scott asked turning to the blonde mutant who was scratching his head in confusion. "32.33 inches?" Evan asked unsure of his answer. Scott gave a nod of approval and spoke. "See you guys. You're both getting it right."
"Dude. This stuff is boring. How does this even apply to what we do?" Evan rolled his eyes and looked at the ceiling.
Scott sighed and placed his palm on his head. He suddenly had an idea on how to make them more interested in the subject. "Wait here. I'll be right back." Scott spoke and left the room as the boys looked at each other curiously. He headed downstairs to the kitchen and took an apple from the fruit basket. He raced up the stairs and entered his room. Placing the apple on a table, he told the boys to remain still while he replaced his glasses with his visor. He turned the visor with his hand and emitted a low optic blast enough to deflect from a wall. The blast deflected from the wall and on to the ceiling. It went past Evan and Bobby and deflected to the wall and then towards the apple, thereby cutting it in perfect halves. "Whoa!" Bobby exclaimed, visibly surprised at the correct aim. "Cool!" Evan spoke and looked at the apple. "How'd you do that man?" Evan asked curious to know how Scott had managed to aim with such precision. "Simple Math and physics, guys. Which you think is boring. Now do you understand why these subjects are important?" Scott asked the boys, satisfied he had gotten through to them. The boys nodded and Bobby spoke up. "Yeah. That's cool. So can we blow stuff up now?" he asked as Scott slapped his hand on his head. "Just. Get out you two. I'll see you tomorrow." He said and pushed the young mutants out of his room in frustration. They left the room, clearly awed by Scott's performance although they wanted to practice it themselves but Scott had warned them not to unless they knew all the angles.
Scott relaxed on his bed and rubbed his neck. "Man. I hope they understood the importance of the subject." he muttered and proceeded to eat the apple. He checked his watch and looked at the time. "9.30 PM. Hmm. Only 150 minutes to go..." He spoke to himself and waited impatiently to sneak out of the mansion and finally meet Rebel. He was getting nervous and jittery and the more time he spent alone, the longer it seemed. Deciding to go to the gym and kill some time with a punching bag and some weights, he strode towards the destination when he was interrupted by Kurt, Bobby and Evan.
"Scott! Where are you going?" Kurt asked him curiously as the other boys looked at him for an answer.
"Just for a quick workout." Scott replied walking towards the gym.
"Jeez. Dude. You need to relax." Evan spoke as he gave him a tired look.
"I am relaxing. I'm going to the gym." Scott spoke up and kept walking towards the gym.
"That's not relaxing mein friend. Trust the fuzzy one. Wanna meet at the rec room? We were planning on playing video games." Kurt said, inviting Scott to spend some time with them.
"Uh. Aren't the girls watching movies in the Rec room?" Scott asked the boys with a look of confusion on his face.
"Ja. We plan on disturbing them so we can hog the rec room." Kurt announced their plans.
"Ahh. I get the feeling i'd be much safer in the gym than at the Rec room. See ya later!" Scott said and jogged away from them before they could pull him.
"Fearless leader, my ass." Evan shouted behind Scott, taunting him to come back. Instead Scott just kept going and ignored them. He reached the gym and changed into a pair of sweats and a sleeveless vest which accentuated his well developed abs and muscles. He put on his earphones to listen to music and started by jogging on the treadmill, slowly increasing the speed so he was running.
Meanwhile at the Rec Room
"So Jean, how was your date with like Duncan?" Kitty asked the red haired telepath who had arrived at the mansion an hour ago and joined them for a girls night in.
"It was alright." Jean smiled and told Kitty.
"So, have you two kissed or done something more?" Amara asked causing her to blush.
"Amara!" Kitty gave her a scolding look. "So have you?" She conceded and asked her.
"Umm. Yeah. We have kissed." Jean spoke shyly and looked down at the floor.
"Whoa! So Jeannie, did you do anything more than just kissing with Jock boy?" Tabitha asked, clearly interested in getting some dirt.
"No! I'm a lady." Jean spoke and flipped her hair. Rogue rolled her eyes at the conversation and at the fact that the telepath had denied having done anything more than just kiss because she was a lady. Fortunately, Jean had not tapped in to her telepathy as Rogue didn't receive a rebuttal or a glare from her. Sighing, Rogue sat on a bean bag and looked at the floor. This was not her idea of fun, but she sure as hell didn't want to start a fight. Keeping her thoughts to herself, she looked at the pile of movie options which was beside her. "Ugh. Kitty. These moves are all girly. Don't ya have something more interesting?" Rogue asked the young girl, annoyed at all the chick-flicks, girly romances and boring rom-coms.
"Uh. No. Besides, this is what all girls watch." Kitty spoke, defending her choice of movies.
"Yeah. What's wrong with a girly movie Rogue?" Jean asked her rhetorically.
"Seen em once. Seen em all." Rogue drawled leaving a slight frown on her lips.
"Like Cheer up Rogue! it's gonna be a fun movie." Kitty said trying to convince her. Rogue rolled her eyes and gave in.
As the conversation finished, the boys stepped in the rec room.
"Ugh. Like get out you three!" Kitty said as she watched them enter the room.
"No way! This is the rec room. And we are gonna play video games!" Bobby spoke as he whipped up a video game pad with his powers.
"No. We like came here first. Besides, there's only three of you!" Kitty fumed in anger and folded her arms.
"No. Scott's gonna be joining us in a few minutes!" Evan lied to the girls. The mention of Scott's name, brought out Rogue's interest.
"Where is Scooter? I can't see him with you guys." Tabitha asked the boys, curious to know about their leader's whereabouts.
"At the gym." Kurt continued, "Now give us the TV!"
"No! We came here first fur ball! Go find another place." Jubilee spoke with an annoyed look.
As the arguing continued, Rogue's thoughts shifted to Scott at the gym. He was working out. Alone. Suddenly her thoughts were bombarded by the things she could do to him at the gym. She hadn't noticed the boys walk out in defeat. A smile appeared on her face as she looked at the others deciding what movie to watch. She got up and was about to slip out of the room when a voice called her out.
"Roguey! Where are you going Chica?" Jubilee asked her as the others stopped their discussion and turned towards her, looking for an answer.
Rogue stammered and looked at their faces and quickly lied. "Uh..to the kitchen!"
"Oh. Okay. Could you get me a soda?" Jubilee asked.
"Sure." She replied and dragged herself to the kitchen, grumbling about the situation.
At the gym
Sweat trickled down his body as he ran on the treadmill. He stopped and got down from the treadmill. After wiping his head with a towel, he took a water bottle and gulped down the water thirstily. His run had warmed him up for the upcoming workouts. He took a pair of boxing gloves and put it on. Keeping a safe arms length between himself and the punching bag, he took his stance and started throwing punches and kicks. Grunting, he punched the bag with his knuckles, in a swift and steady motion. Although his muscles were tired from the lack of exercise for the past couple days, it felt good to get back to exercising. Sweat dripped from his face and his hair was now wet as he kept attacking the punching bag with his arms and legs. He twisted and landed a side kick on the bag. Rather than forceful, it was quick and light. He didn't wan't to exhaust himself and get a sprain, only to go to Hank for a medical exam and end up getting another lecture. Instead he tactfully hit from every angle without exerting himself.
An hour had passed since his workout. Picking up his water bottle and towel, he headed to the locker room to take a quick hot shower. Coming out of the shower, he put on a white t-shirt and a pair of dark grey shorts. Walking out of the room, he went towards the kitchen to get a Soda. He passed the rec room where the girls were busy watching a movie and saw a bored Rogue lying on the bean bag. Tempted to call her out, he ignored his impulse and reached the kitchen. Upon opening the fridge, he took out a can of soda and gulped down the sugary contents, not noticing Jean standing there.
"Hey there stranger." She called out to him once she saw him gulp down the drink.
Scott swiftly turned and gave her a brief nod before returning to drinking the can of soda. "What's up?" He asked casually.
"Not much. I haven't seen you around much...you always seem to be with Rogue." She looked at him sadly, upset over the fact that he hadn't been paying a lot of attention to her since the past few days.
"I've been busy." He said feeling a little guilty about ignoring her.
"Yeah. With Rogue." She spoke venomously.
Scott narrowed his eyes and looked at her. "What's your problem Jean? Don't you want me to be happy? Why do you hate Rogue?"
"Nothing! Only that you seem to have forgotten about our friendship ever since you found Rogue." She replied angrily.
"I didn't forget. You were the one who chose to ignore me. I found a friend in Rogue. I like her and i really care for her. Why does this even matter to you? It's not like you made any effort to be friends. Why should I?" He rasped out, gritting his teeth.
"Because..." Jean spoke unable to continue her sentence.
"Because what Dammit?" Scott spat out, his anger having reached a boiling point.
"Because I like you!" Jean blurted out and reached near him. "Because i want you Scott." she held her hands up and reached to caress his face.
Scott was to say the least, shocked at the revelation. It made sense why she was being Jealous around Rogue. Realization fell upon him when he flinched from her caress. He didn't love her anymore like he did a year ago. He didn't feel angry or jealous about the fact that she was dating Duncan. He didn't feel anything towards her. He took her hands away from his face and let it fall. "I'm sorry. I don't feel that way anymore." Turning around, he looked at Rogue standing there, looking at the scene. He looked back at Jean who fuming. She had wasted her time with a guy she didn't really like, only to lose the one she liked to someone else. She was too late. She looked at Rogue and at Scott and walked away towards the rec room, banging the door telekinetically and pushing Rogue away.
"Rogue." Scott said as he walked towards her taking her hand in his and asked her. "How long have you been standing there?"
"Long enough. I saw everything." She said and looked at him. "Are ya..are ya sure ya want to be with me? I mean, ya had been pining over Jean for so long..." she trailed off but was interrupted by Scott when he crashed his lips on hers. Getting over the initial shock, she kissed him back fervently. "That answer your question?" He pulled away, smiling at her and grabbing her waist, pulling her closer to him. "I'd say it answers a lot of questions..." She said seductively and bit her lower lip. "What kind of questions?" He whispered in her ear in a low masculine tone. "Sugah, that is for me to know...And you to find out." She replied, licking her upper lip sexily. Scott looked at her and grinned like a cheshire cat. "Well, i gotta go. The girls won't be very happy to see me gone for so long." She said and walked away from him, swaying her hips from side to side which wasn't missed by Scott. Once she reached the fridge, she grabbed a soda and turned to look at him. "Until next time..Sugah." she said as she swept a finger below his chin and walked away from the kitchen. "Don't make promises you can't keep" He uttered and gave a look of mock frustration. Rogue simply laughed and spoke "Oh I surely intend on keeping my promises." and left the room, leaving a turned on Scott all alone in an empty room.
Upon reaching his room after some time, he sighed and sat on the edge of his bed. It was 11.45 PM and in a few minutes, he was going to meet Rebel. Taking off his shorts and putting on a pair of Dark Jeans and a black hoodie, he grabbed the keys to his bike and raced downstairs, sneaking out conveniently towards the garage. He took out his bike and walked with it till he reached the edge of the mansion gate. He revved it up when there was enough distance between the mansion, so no sound could be heard and rode towards the location which Rebel had mentioned in her note. The lookout point. His heart was beating faster and faster with every passing minute as he got closer to the location. He reached the place and parked his bike nearby. Looking around carefully, he noticed that there wasn't anyone around. His face fell in disappointment while he leaned on the bike as he waited for her to show up. He waited for a few minutes till he started to worry and wondered if she would show up at all. Sighing, he got away from the bike and walked towards the edge of the cliff. There was a rustle from the branches and he turned to look where the noise was coming from.
Turning around he saw the girl who had left him, walking towards where he was standing. He saw Rebel.