Duncan Matthews Vs. Scott Summers


Scott Summers drove back to the institute and into the garage only to find Logan fixing something on his motorcycle. Scott opened the door, pulled out his book bag, and slammed the door to his car shut. "Where's Red?"

"She's getting a ride with Duncan," Scott told him.

"Who's Duncan?" Logan asked.

"Duncan Matthews, he's the big football star who is always all over Jean. He always takes his time getting here with her. He's such a jerk! Doesn't she see that he's a major jerk?"

"You should know how Jean is by now. She always gives everyone a fair chance, even of it's your sixty-seventh chance she'll give it to you."

"Well maybe she should have a limit on how many chances she gives people."

"Yeah, maybe, but what will you think if you pass her limit of chances?" Logan asked.

***
"Scott?" Kitty called opening the already slightly opened door to Scott's room. "Hello?" She peeked in to see Scott at his table doing some work. "Scott? Are you just ignoring me or what?" Kitty asked entering his room.

"Kitty, it's eleven thirty shouldn't you be asleep?" Scott asked.

"Jean's not home yet and I was wondering if you knew when she was coming home?"

"No, I thought maybe she was already home."

"She's not."

"She must still be out with Duncan. I don't know when she'll be home, sorry."

"Okay, thanks Scott."

"Your welcome. Goodnight."

"Goodnight."

***

"Damn it!" Scott yelled at himself quietly after running into something in the dark hallway. Scott walked down the stairs and into the living room. Scott went to sit on the couch, but was pushed off before he actually got to sit on the couch. "Hey!"

"Hey yourself! What do you think you're doing?" came Logan's voice in the darkness. Logan turned on the lights only to see Xavier had been woken by them. "Sorry to wake you up Charles."

"Both of you should be in bed, it's one forty-six am," Xavier told them.

"Sorry Professor I was just worried about Jean."

"I understand Scott, but you need to know that the minute we learn anything that we'll tell you."

"I know professor," Scott said and then went back up to his bedroom.

"If she's not home in the next fifteen minutes, find her."

"You don't have any reading on her?" Logan asked.

"I can't sense her, I even tried cerebro, but I couldn't find her."

"I'll find her, don't worry."

"Thank you my friend."

"Goodnight Charles."

"Goodnight or morning as it may be."