The Angel's Departure Chapter 3
The Angel's Departure pt 3
"Hello? Yes this is Professor Charles Xavier, how may I help you?" Professor Xavier was on the phone while Ororo partially listened to the conversation. "I see...yes of course I'll be right down. Okay bye now," Xavier hung up his phone and looked up at Ororo Munroe. She could tell that he was extremely worried. "We have a problem."
"With who?" Ororo asked.
"That was Lily O'Malley at the Fostor Care Center, she has explained what has happened in the last few days or so. Apparently Jean was staying with Officer Mackie and then her father threatened her safety there so they moved her back to the center. Lily has told me that Jean is not eating or drinking, so thinks that maybe we can get her to at least eat or drink something."
"I can't believe that Jean would do that. She's usually the most sensable one out of the group. Have you noticed anything different about Scott lately?" Ororo asked concerned for the students.
"She's under pressure Ororo. She's scared, and doesn't know what's going to happen."
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Professor Xavier and Ororo Munroe entered the Fostor Care Center and found Lily O'Malley waiting for them.
"I'm so glad you're here! I tried to give her lunch, but she wouldn't eat. I'm legally not suppose to let you come here or see Jean. Jean needs help, and I can't give it to her. I believe you two can."
"We will do all we can to help Jean," Professor Xavier told her trying to calm her down a little.
"Okay I'll show you where she is," Lily started down a hallway and was follwed by Ororo pushing Xavier. She opened a door to a room and let them enter. Lily left them alone with Jean hoping that they could help her.
"Jean?" Professor Xavier called to his student.
She was huddled in a corner, Ororo approached her slowly and then pulled Jean into her arms. Jean began to cry as Ororo helped Jean to her feet. They sat on her bed near Xavier.
"Jean, don't cry. We're here."
"I...I...want..to go.." she said slowly making sure she was able to get the whole sentance out.
"Why aren't you eating Jean? You know you're hurting yourself?" Ororo said trying to understand what Jean was going through.
"I..just want to go home. To go to school. To..be with the X-Men. To eat...edible food," Jean said laughing a little at the thought of the center's food compared to the mansion's food.
"Well, you need to eat something. Okay?" Xavier asked her.
"Okay."
"Good," Xavier and Ororo said in unison.
"I'll get Ms. O'Malley and have her bring you something."
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"How do you feel?" Charles Xavier asked Jean Grey who had eaten and drank something. Xavier had been talking to her and Ororo had made sure that she wasn't really sick.
"I feel better. Thank you."
"Jean, you know that we can't see you until the custody issue goes to court?" Professor Xavier asked her.
"Yes, but it was nice to see you both."
"You're going to take care of yourself until you come home, right?" Ororo asked her. Jean nodded, she had listened to an hour lecture from Ororo already and didn't want to hear it again.
"I know, I'll take care of myself ad do my homework and think positively," Jean recited part of the lecture.
"Okay, well we need to return home now," Professor Xavier told Jean, and she nodded and hugged him and Ororo.
"I'll see you soon," Jean told them as they left.
"Wait!" Jean heard Lily O'Malley's voice yell and stuck her head out of her door to see that Lily had stopped Xavier and Ororo. "Jean! Come here," Lily called to her and Jean happily complied. "I just got off the phone with the state agency and told them what you did, and we agreed that Jean can go back to the institute. You must still come to court, though, she will be in your custody until then."
"I get to go home?" Jean asked surprised.
"Yes," Lily said and Jean ran down the hallway to her room to gather her stuff and change. Minutes later, Jean emerged ready to leave. "Bye Jean."
"Bye thank you.
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Scott, Kurt, Kitty, Evan, Rogue, and Logan heard the car pull up, but ignored it because they knew that it was just the professor and Ororo returning. The kids were setting the table for dinner, Scott and Kitty had made dinner since the professor and Ororo had been out.
"Hurry up and set the table!" Logan ordered sitting in a chair at the table.
"Not like you're doing anything," Rogue told Logan as she set the last place at the table.
"I'm supervising."
"Hmph."
"We're home!" Ororo called to the kids to let them know they were in the house. Ororo, the professor, and Jean walked into the dinner room to see a surprised Logan, Rogue, Evan, and Kurt.
"What'd you do Chuck? Steal her?" Logan asked.
"No, they gave her back for now."
"Good to have you back," Evan told her.
"Yeah," Rogue agreed.
"Vay very good."
Scott and Kitty walked in with food in their hands, Scott dropped his plate of tacos, but was saved with Jean's telekinetic powers. The tacos were set on the table.
"Jean?! You're back?" he asked afraid he was dreaming.
"For now," she told him as she hugged him, she had missed him the most. Scott was always there for her no matter what, and hated being away from him.
"We missed you!" Kitty said hugging them and was joined by the rest of the kids, even Rogue.