The truth
N/A: Time to come to clean Scott.
In the yard of Bayville High school, many teenagers are talking about several subjects, each teenager is in a unique group to fit their taste, however, Spike Monroe is sitting quietly and looking ahead and sighing.
Tabbitha Smith was loudly talking with Amara, her girl, as she often proclaims, notices Spike gazing and sighing and decides to do have word with the boy.
"Hey, boy!" she claps her hand hard on the wood table prompting Spike to notice herself. "whatcha looking at?"
Spike hissed at her to Tabbitha to be silent as the girl sits next to Spike on the empty wood table. Her eyes travel to where Spike was watching and smirks. "Looking at Melissa again? Spike...you´d have a crush and you´re being creepy"
Spike now gazes at Tabbitha and back to Melissa Jones, the girl is wearing an orange dress which goes well with her dark skin and with her newly red hair(many girls are changing their hair colour to look a bit like Jean, just to prove how popular Jean Grey is) and finally Spike replies."ok, I guess I´m being a bit creepy, staring at her like that...is just I have no idea what to do"
Tabbitha only rolls her eyes and decides to share her wisdom. "I´ve no idea why you boys love to talk about us as if we are something out a Lovecraft novel, I´ll tell you a secret, we girls aren´t outer gods, Spike" Tabbitha concludes and of course, the table was never empty as Kurt, Kitty and Jean are there. Of course, they were always on the table.
"Yes, Spike, we girls aren´t outer gods" Jean and Kitty confirm amused and Kurt chuckles. Tabbitha nods gladly Kitty and Jean are on her side. "See, Spike? if you want to ask Melissa is just going there"
Spike is unsure. "Well, but...what I said? She´s not an outer god" he jokes "I can´t just kill goats to her name" Spike chuckles nervously. Kurt laughs amused, however, Tabbitha swear his voice was rough and deep too much from a teenager boy. Oh, must be a German thing.
"How did Kurt ask you out?" Spike inquiries and Tabbitha is curious as well. And Kurt smiles widely, yet, who answers it was Kitty. "He sacrifices thousands and thousands of souls to me" Kitty then smiles friendly and of course, she´s joking.
Jean pipes in. "He just talks to her as you should do with Melissa" and Tabbitha would like to crack a joke about her and Scott, however, green eyes told to not start.
Spike rose from his position. And Jean give one last piece of information to help. "Melissa likes flowers, her family has a flower shop and she dreams taking care of the shop, so, you can go from there" Spike thank Jean and he thought Kurt would give a piece of advice.
"Nah, you can´t afford this type of advice, not from me," Kurt respond and Spike goes to talk with his crush. Tabbitha watches and ponders if she´ll say yes.
"Boys! always thinking we´re something way outer of this world" Tabbitha shakes her head. Kitty, Jean and even Kurt laugh at that and Tabbitha know she´s a funny person.
Spike is back and it seems Melissa said yes to a date. "Girls aren´t outer god" Spike fist pump in the air. Jean and Kitty laugh as Kurt is too amused. Tabbitha then, as she did give some advice, is trying to cash in a favour.
"If we´re going to follow that logic, you all own us a favour" Kurt replied and Spike and Tabbitha agree on whole heart, of course, as Kurt was here the entire time.
"Yes, of course," Spike and Tabbitha speak in unison. Kitty and Jean are amused.
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Magik is facing Professor X with dread, the other members of New Mutant are silent as Storm, Wolverine and Dr MCcoy are taking the new source of information and Scott Summer is silent.
"So, you´re saying there´s something more powerful than Apocalypse and IT killed Emma Frost, wipe out the pool and any memory of the pool and IT is behind Susan Storm and the Fantastic Four's bizarre behaviour" Professor X replied remembering how Susan Storm´s last interview talking about family and motherhood with such devotion and her belly can be spotted now, 4 months ever since Susan put her feet on the mansion.
Magik has a photo of the said pool and everyone was there. Logan looks at the photo, not a photoshop expert, but, he can know when someone is lying and no one New Mutant is lying or cracking a joke.
Storm is a bit at loss. "So, Jubilee is a vampire, are you sure?" Ororo asked and Rhane nods and pipes in "That´s why she can´t be here, we think she´s already under the spell of a vampire"
Storm closes her eyes and adds. "Then is not a regular vampire," Dr MCcoy asked what she´s talking and Ororo offer a better explanation. "Blade, I´ve met him a few years before joining the X-men, and I did meet vampires, the regular vampire will only drink your blood...but ancient vampires are far, far more powerful, they can control how you feel and you won´t want to leave if the ancient vampire does not want"
Professor X nods and looks at Scott, knowing he wants to confess something, but, won´t spy into his mind. Meanwhile, Scott thinks about Jean Grey.
Am I being stupid? Can I know trust in her word?
Scott remembers his talk with Jean Grey and how she´s not human, she´s not hiding this, not from him, and is he thinking with his head or the lower head?
No, whatever it is, the safety of the team matters more.
"Professor, I want to confess, Jean Grey is not exactly human either, I´ve known this for a while and I think she´s far more powerful than an ancient vampire" and Scott continues to confess "I´d notice for a while things aren´t normal, but, I thought we were saved as Jean promised to not hurt us...I made an error, however, she´s far more powerful than Apocalypse and ...yes, I made an error"
Logan didn´t react at this information well. "Slim, what the fuck?" and Professor X asked permission to enter into Scott´s head to see if he´s being controlled and to see more evidence.
A minute passed and Scott was never being controlled.
Scott, beating yourself down, won´t help, but, you like the New Mutants tried to solve everything on your own.
"Scott is not being controlled nor acted on an ill wish, he wanted to help and if he did that...sure he understand this person is not human and far more powerful...Kids, we´re the X-men, we should act together, that´s what this creature or creatures want" Professor X demolish "if we give in to fear and despair, then, the creatures won"
The New Mutants and Scott are feeling ashamed, however, Scott refuses to mope and asked what they can do.
"Bidding time, Destiny is our best chance, so, Logan and Ororo will go, no!" Professor X speaks strongly when the New Mutants tried to protest "The creatures expected you all to go to Destiny and who can´t say they won´t kill Destiny? Now, they won´t pay attention to Logan and Ororo leaving to a new mission" and Logan takes the lead.
"Destiny takes many shapes and is not in the US right now, " now Logan looks grumpy as he continues " I´ve some contacts who spot Destiny in...Canada, new face, but the smell is the same"
"Then...we´ll ask help to Blade to deal with a vampire" Ororo offered the solution with a heavy heart, Jubilee is a student she liked deeply, but...if she´s an ancient vampire...
"And...we´ll act as we know nothing" Scott speaks and Professor X confirms, Dr MCcoy is silent and pipes in. "You think...the creatures is also controlling Magneto and the Brotherhood?"
"Is...a possibility"
A plan is made and Dr MCcoy can´t complain, the new student´s safety comes first, but, now...who is human and who is not, is a question they need an answer quickly.
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Scott Summers is conflicted, far too much, a part of him wanted to be quiet about Jean Grey and the other...fear her deeply, he only saw a glimpse of her power and that´s enough to cause a huge impression.
Maybe I've got a thing for dangerous girls, first was Betsy, now, a girl who can kill everyone with a snap of her fingers.
As he comes close to his room, in the vain hope to sleep, Jean Grey is there and Scott is not surprised.
"You told about me" Jean speaks not holding anger or sadness.
"Yes, I´m sorry, this could be a secret forever" Scott answers honestly and Jean nods and gently put her hands on his face, only after he let this action to proceed.
"You never take the sunglass?" Jean asked looking at said sunglass.
"Yes, is...a way to help to control my powers" is the truth, yet, Scott shouldn´t feel so sad. Jean, then, ask something "do you trust me?"
Scott knows she´s not human. Knows she can kill her and yet despite everything, Scott only nods. Jean takes the sunglass kindly and Scott´s eyes aren´t shutting lasers. He can see Jean Grey and her bright red hair.
"So, that´s how your eyes truly are" Jean replied amused. "You have pretty eyes Scott and a beautiful mind and that´s rare, even for me"
Scott touches Jean´s hair twirling the locks on his finger and he can see the fire, if only by a second. "Well, you´re pretty rare too"
The mystery will be over and when is finally revealed, what they will do?