Chapter 4- What you Wished For
Scott was in the infirmary getting patched up by Dr. McCoy, and explaining what had happened to the mini-jet to Professor Xavier. The Professor had sent Logan and Kurt to see if the plane could be salvaged. Meanwhile, Jean had said that she was tired and was going to bed. She ascended the stairs and entered her room. Jean looked around the room, studying it. She then, went to the closet and pulled it open.
She glared at the wardrobe and began to thumb through it. "Oh this will never work," she said to herself as she gazed at all the outfits. Disgusted by all selection before her, Jean shut the door and left her room. She had an idea. She walked to Rogue and Kitty’s room and knocked on the door. "Hey, guys. I was wondering if I could borrow some clothes."
Kitty immediately sprang up from her bed and ran to her closet and opened it. "Sure! Whatever you want," replied Kitty.
An awkward smile appeared on Jean’s face. "Actually, I was talking to Rogue," she said.
Rogue sat up surprised. "You want to borrow some of my clothes?!"
"You want to borrow some of her clothes?!" Kitty repeated.
"Yeah, just for tomorrow," said Jean.
Rogue and Kitty exchanged looks of confusion. Then Rogue answered, "Sure go ahead, but I don’t think you’ll find anything you’d like."
Jean went over to Rogue’s closet and started to look at the outfits. She pulled out a short, black leather skirt, and a short, matching tank top that. "This’ll be perfect!" she said. Then, she looked at the floor, and saw some long black leather boots. "Can I borrow these too?"
Stunned by what she was seeing, Rogue simply answered, "Yeah. Go ahead."
Jean grabbed the boots and left the girls’ room. Rogue and Kitty looked at each other still shocked by what they’d seen. "Any idea what that was all about?" asked Rogue. Kitty only shook her head still in complete shock. Rogue laid her head back down on her pillow trying to sort what had happened as well. Then, she sat up and stared at Kitty again, "Please don’t tell me you’re going to start borrowing my clothes too." Kitty was brought back to reality by Rogue’s comment and quickly shook her head.
The next day at school had been horrible for Jean. She had been dropped in a pile of midterms, and just didn’t care. She went through the day marking anything just to get the tests out of her sight. By the time school ended, Jean was ready to go home. On her way out, she felt someone grab her by her waist and spin her around. "Hey, babe! Miss me?"
Jean turned around to see Duncan Matthews standing there. "So, how’d your mid-terms go?" he asked.
"Who cares?" she replied.
Duncan was shocked by her comment. "Are you okay, Jean?"
"Yeah, I’m fine," she replied.
Duncan dismissed her current attitude as a result of stress. Then, he noticed Scott Summers walking towards his car, with bandages around his forehead and on his right arm. "Hey, Summers? What happened, fall out of your tree house or something?" teased Duncan. Scott looked in Matthews's direction briefly and just ignored him as he opened his car door. "Ah, forget ‘em. You ready to go, Jean?"
"Actually, I’m going to ride with Scott today," she replied.
"What?!" asked Duncan, completely shocked. "But…."
Jean didn’t give him time to make his argument. She quickly dashed over to Scott’s car. "Hey, mind if I join you?" she asked.
"No," replied Scott immediately. "I’m just waiting for Kitty, Kurt, and Evan to show up. "They said they would meet you at home. They have to go to the uh… library to work on a project."
"Oh," said Scott. "All right, let’s go then." Scott started his car and pulled off.
"Scott! Scott!" called Kurt. "Great, he left us."
"Man, what’s up with that?" said Evan.
"Oh no!" cried Kitty.
"What’s wrong?" asked Evan.
"That!" said Kitty pointing to the bus as it left the school lot as well.
"Great!" said Kurt. "Now, how do ve get home?"
The teens heard a car horn beep, and turned to see a car come to a stop. It was Rogue, and she was riding with her new friend Risty Wilde. "You guys need a lift?" asked Risty.
"Danke schon," replied Kurt as he and the others climbed in.
Jean stepped out of Scott’s car and instead of walking into the mansion, she started towards the garden. "Jean, where are you going?" asked Scott.
"Come on," beckoned Jean using her finger to signal him over. Scott followed Jean along the stone walkway to the garden. She stopped just short of the fountain and turned to face Scott.
"Why did we come here?" he asked.
Jean took another step closer towards Scott, and looked up into his eyes. "So that we could do this," she answered. Jean reached up and wrapped her arms around Scott’s neck. The teens pressed their lips against each other for quite sometime. When, they finally pulled their lips apart, Jean was smiling, but Scott seemed to be in shock instead of state of elation.
"Jean…" he began, but Jean placed her finger on Scott’s lips to silence him.
"Shhh," she whispered. "Don’t spoil it." And Jean leaned forward to kiss him again. This time, her hands started to move and caress Scott’s back. The couple continued to kiss, and Jean’s hands continued to explore Scott’s body, as Scott placed his own hands on Jean’s hips. Then, Jean’s hand’s moved towards Scott’s buckle, and the moment of passion ended. Scott, pulled back and grabbed Jean’s hand.
"Jean! What are you doing?!" he asked.
Jean, still smiling, answered, "Oh come on, Scott. You’re a smart guy, you can figure it out." And then, she proceeded to loosen his pants again, and again Scott grabbed her hand.
"Jean! This isn’t you! What happened to those promises you made to yourself," he protested. "What happened to waiting until you’re married?"
"Let’s just say I’ve had a change of heart," said Jean. Again she moved towards Scott, but he backed away. "Scott, what’s wrong?"
"You’ve had a ‘change of heart’?" he asked. Jean nodded, and started to move closer once again towards Scott. This time he didn’t move. Jean inched closer towards Scott, and was stopped as she felt his hands seize her shoulders. "Well, guess what? So have I." Scott turned took a few steps back still looking into Jean’s eyes. Then, he turned and walked away leaving her in the garden.
Jean stared at Scott as walked away leaving her alone in the garden. "Uhhh!" she cried in frustration. Then, she stared at a stone bench next to fountain. In a fit of anger Jean used her telekinesis to stone bench explode. "You’re going to regret this, Scott Summers!" she called after him. There was no response. Her chest was rising and falling, as she began to breathe faster and faster. "Still… before it’s over… you’re going to be mine, Scott. All mine." she said to herself. Then, after composing herself, and getting her temper back under control, Jean headed towards the mansion.