Prom
Setting: Combines movie and comic background. Xavier is headmaster with the original 5 X-Men and Ororo as students.
Summary: How can Jean end up going to the prom with Scott?
Jean POVI was so excited, my very first prom. Well, not really, it's this big charity function Warren's father is hosting, benefiting a local children's hospital. It's going to be held in some fancy country club golf/ hotel place where Warren's father is a member. It sounds like a lot of fun, one of those black tie events, very formal. Either way, it's a great chance for us to go out together, and a good excuse to buy a new dress and get our hair done. Not going to a regular high school, you kind of miss out on some of the things that make high school.. well high school. It wasn't going to be a big deal, I mean Warren goes out to one of these functions all the time. It was when he was fishing around the idea for me to go with him as his date I sort of turned it into this thing where we are all going. And then it blew up to this whole kind of "prom" idea. Everyone in the mansion is going, Professor Xavier will be giving a speech, Warren of course, Hank, Bobby, the new girl Ororo, but there's always a question mark with Summers.
Ororo was new to the group, she was just here only a few months. But we've gotten along fine, and it was nice to have another female to talk to. Hank has been helping her out a lot with tutoring and stuff, so it was sweet of her to ask him to go with her to the function. As soon as Bobby found out, it turned into this whole, who's taking who kind of deal. Bobby was the youngest one out of all of us, he's a natural joker. He convinced Warren to find a date for him, which Warren did of course, a family friend's daughter, who would also be going. Handling Warren took a bit of shrewdness on my part.
I was in the city with my folks. I left my parents to meet up with Warren at his father's office and we would go back to Westchester together. You know Warren, as soon as I stepped in the building, he was not so casually talking about finding a date for the party and this and that. I was relieved when an intern walked inside. Her name was Helen and she was a little older than us, in her first year of college. Warren introduced us and this is where I saw my chance to escape. I sort of asked Helen to go to the party .. with Warren. Who am I kidding I flat out said it. I forget the exact words but it went along the lines of "oh my God, are you free that night, Warren has been talking endlessly about not having a date.. etc etc." Needless to say, she was thrilled to go, I was relieved and Warren was shocked. I kind of avoided eye contact with Warren after that.
When we arrived back at the mansion later that day, I saw my opportunity. With everyone in the mansion with a date for the party, this paved the way for me and Scott to end up going together. Ororo thinks I'm crazy but thanks to her I let my pride go and decide that if he won't ask, I should. It is the 21st century after all. I remember the conversation with Ororo well:
"For god sakes Jean, I asked Hank to go with me, it's not a big deal."
"You don't understand Ororo, it's more complicated than that."
"What's so hard about saying 'Hey Scott, want to go with me to the party?'"
"Are you crazy? I can't ask him! Especially since Warren is out to get me to go with him."
"I don't understand what's the problem with fly boy, he seems pretty fly to me.. God Jean you're hopeless."
"What I need to do is get Warren out of the picture and make it be known to Scott that I am available and free."
"You mean trick him into asking you."
"Exactly, I read it in Seventeen."
"Hopeless Grey, absolutely hopeless. Knowing Scott.. and Scott being Scott, you know he's probably not going to go and even if he was going to go, he prolly would go by himself, which means you better make sure you get yours or else you're going to be the one dateless."
And Ororo was right. But I will cross that bridge when I come to it. It was after hours, Scott was down in the kitchen preparing a midnight snack. I nonchalantly went down as well and "bumped" into him. It was during these late night rendezvous that I fell for Scott. When I first met Scott, I was immediately attracted to him, more physically than anything else. I was the only girl and had everyone's attention, especially Warren's but not Scott's. I guess his little hard to play attitude made me very curious about him. Around everyone, we're just there, you know, nothing much. But luckily for me, we both suffer sometimes from insomnia. And so we would run into each other and talk over a light snack or some hot chocolate. It was during these encounters that I got to know him and the more I got to know him, the harder I kept falling for him. Scott isn't a real social person, with the whole group together, he's more reserved but when its just me and him, he's different. He's more open I guess and it was through this that we really did become friends, good friends.
So I go into the kitchen, acting a little blurry-eyed. We get to talk about this and that. I'm trying to concentrate but my eyes keep wandering. It doesn't help that the extremely quiet, hot looking guy, you've been digging on is wearing very fitted light blue plaid pj bottoms and white t-shirt. The work out regiment the professor has us doing keeps us all physically active, especially Scott. I remember one time a couple of weeks ago when I passed by Scott's room. His door was slightly open and I saw him walk out of the shower with just a towel around his waist. I swear it was the best two seconds of my life. Being a developing telepath, I burned that image in my mind and its as fresh as when I first saw it in person.
Anyway, I get around to talking about my day and all that stuff and slowly bring up the topic of the party. I talk about how Hank and Ororo are going together and that Warren even found a date for Bobby. "I take it you're going with Warren." He says.
"Me, no."
"Warren didn't ask you?"
This was my big chance. "Me? .. actually I met his date, a girl name Helen, a temp at his dad's company, very lovely girl."
"Oh really?"
"Yeah, and what about you Scott. Are you still planning on not going?"
"Yeah, I really don't feel like going to one of these things."
"Scott! Why not? Everyone's going. It'll be fun. You should go, no you better go." I laid the bait, I just need him to take it.
"Umm.. no it's ok." I was besides myself, I gave him a clear shot to asking me, daym Seventeen magazine. I thought back about asserting myself like Ororo suggested.
"Come on. You don't want to be the only one left out, I mean c'mon the professor is even going.. and besides who am I going to talk to there, everyone has someone they're going with." I avoided the word date as to not scare the boy off.
It was hard to get a reading on Scott, especially with his glasses but I could tell he was thinking about it. "We can go together." I added.
"Umm.. I guess fine." Boys I tell you, "Umm, guess fine.?" What happened to just a simple yes or showing some enthusiasm. But regardless, he agreed and I was ecstatic. I tried my best to hide the huge smile I had inside, I hope it didn't show too much. I couldn't go to sleep that night. I was so excited, what was I going to do with my hair, what shoes, dress, make up, jewelry and to add it all up, then to top it all of was the best accessory, Scott.
Scott POVI went to bed with that "What did I just get myself into?" feeling. Did Jean just ask me to be her date? And did I actually agree? I wasn't sure, I was so confused, daym her for walking in with that tight tank top and short shorts! I wasn't planning on going, much less bringing a date. Not like going with Jean would be a bad. No, not at all. I've been denying it to myself for so long, but now I am able to finally admit it to myself that I have feelings for Jean. When and how long? I'm not quite sure, but I fear it could've been when she arrived here.
To tell you the truth, we all had crushes on Jean when she arrived. Warren obviously, who has been trying to get with her ever since, Bobby even though at the time he still thought girls had cooties, and even Hank. But once the novelty wore off so did Bobby's and Hank's feelings, except Warren and mine, unfortunately. I guess admitting you have a problem is the first step in solving it. Though, is it step 1 denial and step 2 acceptance? It must be denial first, because that's what I did at first. Then one day, I came into the danger room to hear that Jean had been slightly hurt. I was so worried and scared. I raced down to the infirmary to see her. Luckily, it was nothing serious. But when I got there, she was laughing and smiling with Warren by her side. I should've been relieved but I was madly jealous. And that's when I knew.
But how do you solve problems of the heart? I think if everyone knew, then everyone would be a lot happier. The thing is, I don't want to like her. I'm scared when I am around her. Not of what she could do to me but what she can make me do, like going to this stupid fundraiser.
But did she really ask me out? Then does she really like me? Or is it because Warren got a date and I was last picks? I think I'm going crazy. It's not a big deal. She didn't ask you. We're both going solo, so obviously we would hang out, that's what she meant? But why do I wish she did ask me, or why didn't I ask her just so I would know for sure. God I feel such a fool right now.
To be continued..
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