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tx peppa - Yeah, i like that she is always there for Scott. And your wish is my command. :D
At Xavier's Study:
Scott and Rogue found the X-Men, Storm, Beast and Professor X having a conversation once they had entered the study. The X-Men which consisted of Jean, Kitty, Kurt and Evan, tried to avoid any eye contact with Scott, looking very guilty because of spying on his conversation with the agent. The adults had a look of concern and pity etched on their faces. The professor looked rather upset over the whole situation. He had never wanted Jack to escape. He had his suspicions that Jack would try and find where Cyclops was and he absolutely loathed the idea of anyone causing the young boy any sort of harm. He had taken him into his care and was his guardian and therefore he considered it was his duty to protect the boy who had become more like a son to him. He decided to not waste any time and spoke up to Scott and everyone in the room.
"Scott my boy. It has come to my attention that Jack...your foster father has escaped form prison. I am very sorry to hear that but we will keep you safe. Also, the others have something to say to you." He uttered and pointed his hand towards the X-Men.
"Scott, I..uh...I'm sorry. I didn't know." Jean was the first one to speak as she shuffled her feet in nervousness.
"Yeah. Sorry Scott. We like...shouldn't have talked Jean into spying on your conversation with Mr. Duncan." Kitty chimed in, feeling bad about intruding in his personal space.
"Yeah dude. We didn't mean to...you know...overhear that you had a Jerk of a foster father. We will find him and kick his ass dude. No one hurts our friend!" Evan spoke with his usual agitated and harsh manner. Anger flared in him for someone treating Scott so badly that the FBI and the professor had to rescue him.
"EVAN! Watch your language." Storm Scolded his nephew and gave him a glare. Evan shrugged it off. Normally he would have felt guilty and would probably be scared of his aunt but at times like this, he didn't care who he offended if anyone hurt the people he cared for.
"Dude, the fuzzy one is sorry too. Ve are here for you if you need us." Kurt spoke and placed his hand on Scott's shoulder in order to comfort him.
Scott just shrugged his hand off and looked at everyone. "Great. Is there anything else anyone needs to say or shall i go back to my room?" He asked in an annoyed tone.
"Scott, we are sorry. The X-Men didn't mean to spy on you. I hope you can move along." Xavier spoke, trying to defend them. He could feel Scott's hostility grow at this point and sighed mentally.
"Sure." Scott said in an calm icy tone which would even make Bobby shudder.
"Would you please leave? I have something i need to discuss. Privately, might i add. Scott. Rogue, please stay back." The Professor spoke to the X-Men and turned his head towards the young couple. The X-Men turned to leave and closed the door behind them. The professor did a quick mental scan to see if anyone was lurking outside the closed doors. When satisfied that no one was eavesdropping he decided to speak to the young mutants who were looking at him impatiently.
"Now, Warren has asked to invite the two of you in a small get together. Knowing how it was you two who extended him an invitation to join the institute, he would very much appreciate it if you two could make it." The Professor said and looked at the reactions of everyone in the room. Everyone was taken aback, especially Scott and Rogue.
Rogue smiled politely and looked at the Professor and asked. "Sounds good Professor. When is it?"
"About a week from now. Its on Saturday. You'll leave on Friday night and stay there for a weekend and come back early Monday morning." The Professor spoke with a smile as he explained the departure and arrival.
"I'd rather not go. Give Warren my apologies. I have important matters to tend to." Scott spoke and turned to leave the room.
"Scott. I know what matters you have to tend to and i can confirm that we will find Jack. You are too involved in this and you are not going to face him. That's final." The Professor spoke curtly as his patience was being tested. He didn't want Scott to get hurt.
"I can and I will face him. I have to stop him before he ruins any more lives or decides to use a poor kid to kill some innocent person." Scott was fuming as he clenched his Jaw.
"Scott...don't force me." The professor warned him.
"Or what?" Scott shouted out and walked towards the professor facing him and looking him in the eye. "Maybe you haven't noticed but we will catch him sooner if i am involved."
"Charles, the boy is right. Jack probably wants to see Scott. If we plan this out, we could catch him." Storm who was quiet until now, mentioned in a calm tone.
"Sigh. Fine. On two conditions, you run through the plan by me." Xavier conceded and put out an ultimatum. "And you fight with the X-Men. Not alone."
"What! I am not letting my team near that Jackass." Scott shouted, not agreeing to Xavier's condition.
"Yes, you are. And that's final." Xavier fought back and spoke in a stern manner.
"Fine. I'll let you know when i come up with a plan." Scott spoke and left the room. Little did everyone else know that he had two plans. Plan 1: How to defeat Jack and Plan 2: How to not let the X-Men and Rogue fight his battle. Rogue quickly followed him out of the room and cornered him.
"What's the plan?" She asked him knowing too well that he would have planned already.
"None of your business. You are staying here." He spoke with an evident frown on his face.
Rogue glared and snapped back at him. She had been patient with him for so long, this was the last straw. She was growing tired of him avoiding her questions and concern. "It is my business when it concerns the X-Men, Cyclops."
"Lucky for you, it doesn't. This is between me and Jack. So stay out of it." He said with his usual stubborn manner.
'The boy can win an oscar for being stubborn.' Rogue thought in her head.. "So you lied to the Professor and everyone else?"
"Yes. I had no choice." He replied back and folded his arms, looking at her directly.
"What about me Scott? Why'd ya lie to me?" Rogue asked in a hurt tone. Lately, all he did to her was hurt her in some form or another.
Scott sighed and responded "Because you will get your way into coming with me."
"So what? A little help doesn't hurt anyone." Rogue replied back and mirrored Cyclops' stance.
"You are not going anywhere near him. Understand? I won't allow you to do that." Cyclops spoke harshly, flaring his nostrils in anger.
"Ya're not the boss of me! Ya don't own me! Got it? If that's not clear to you, maybe we shouldn't be together!" Rogue shouted back at him and pointed a finger at his chest.
"I know i'm not the boss of you and i sure as hell have no intention of owning you, but you have no right to get involved in my business. Its mine. Not yours. Understand? And if you wan't to go around threatening me with our relationship, then fine. Go ahead, break up." He felt his blood boil at the comment Rogue made. How could she think that he wanted to own her? Why would she bring their relationship in the middle? Just a few minutes ago, they were lying on the bed together.
"I thought we were partners. I thought ya trusted me to get involved but i was wrong. All ya've been doing is becoming snappy towards me. I don't need this." She said and turned her back. She couldn't let him see the hurt on her face and the tears springing from her eyes.
"Fine by me! Lets just call it quits. Lets ruin our relationship because of one little fight. You know, you said i was afraid of being in a relationship but you are too and you're just walking away from it instead of facing it like i did." Scott replied back angrily as she walked away from him. After hearing what he said, she turned her back and gave him a glare that would send the strongest men covering for protection. She squarely punched him in the Jaw and replied. "Don't think i am walking away from this relationship because I'm scared. And don't ever lie to me. You walked away until i made ya face it. So unless ya stop being a hypocrite, don't come back to me and stay outta my way." With that, she left the room and never looked back.
Scott watched her go while he rubbed his Jaw. "Man, she hits hard." He muttered under his breath. A smile appeared on his face as he thought to himself. 'Plan 2: Getting rid of Rogue - success. Now i only have to get rid of the X-Men.' With a tired look, he went upstairs to his room to plan out all the ways he could catch Jack.
Scott was in his room plotting on how to get rid of the X-Men and how to catch Jack when he heard a knock on the door. He opened it to find Ororo standing there with a kind look in her eyes. "Hey Scott. I just wanted check in with you. How are you doing?" She asked the young mutant with a warm smile.
"I'm fine." Scott replied back, clenching his jaw and tensing his muscles.
"You don't seem fine." Ororo spoke after observing him for a minute. She wasn't convinced with his answer.
"Gee. Whatever gave you the idea?" He said sarcastically.
Ororo glared at him. This boy was getting more difficult to manage every day. "Don't give me that attitude Scott." She warned and stared at him.
"Whatever. I'm going out. I won't be here for dinner. Don't wait up." He replied back nonchalantly as if her stare hadn't bothered him. Picking up his keys he brushed past Ororo before she could keep him from walking out.
"Scott summers! Get back here this instant unless you wan't to feel the wrath of the Storm!" She spoke in a bold, authoritative tone.
"You're threatening me with...weather?" Scott asked, mocking at her. When she didn't reply, he walked away and didn't look back. 'Whew. One of these days, she's gonna fry me.' He thought to himself. He knew Storm was Powerful and didn't deserve being mocked. He also knew she was holding back from destroying him and for that he was grateful. She didn't deserve the attitude but he had to get her out of the picture too. 'Two down, 5 to go.' He walked towards the garage and took out his bike. 'One of these days, i really have to start working on my car.' He revved up the engine and sped away from the Xavier mansion.
Scott was riding his bike towards the lookout point. The bike came to a halt as he got down and parked it nearby. He saw someone's back. Noticing that it was a girl, he stood on the other side of the point and looked at the girl on the side. Upon noticing the familiar face, a smile tugged on his face.
"Nice seeing you Rebel." He spoke as he turned up behind her. Shocked by the sudden voice behind her, she turned around and flipped the man over, thinking he was out to hurt her. Upon noticing his face her eyes grew wide as she cupped her mouth with her hands. "Shit! Scott, I'm so sorry! I didn't know it was you."
"Fuck, Rebel!" Scott exclaimed as he winced in pain. He got up from the spot and looked at her. He could see that she was guilty by the expression she showed. This was his fault since he snuck up on her. He felt guilty and groaned in pain. "Sorry for sneaking up on you."
"Sorry for kicking your ass." She replied back with a self satisfied smirk.
"Wow. For a minute i thought you cared." Scott replied back and grinned at her.
"So what brings you here?" She asked and looked at him with her curious eyes.
"Hmm. This is my spot. I come here to get away from it all. What about you?" He answered her question and asked her the same.
"Translation: You come here to brood." She said, knowing too well that he used to think a lot about all the unhappiness around him. He shrugged at her indifferently as she uttered. "Same."
"So what were we talking about before a crazy demon tried to kill us?" He asked and put an arm around her. She leaned her head on his shoulders and spoke out. "Well..."