A/N: Okay, so this one ended up being super long, so I cut it into two parts. Part two is still super long, so I might be able to edit it down a bit. This one has a bit more plot, I promise. Sorry it took so long to write these. Busy with work and some other projects. The title comes from the Ted 2 Soundtrack, the song that Amanda Seyfried sings, which I thought kinda fit with the tone of the story. It's a pretty awesome song, I recommend anyone to check it out. Also, I'd like to thank the guest that left a nice review on Goosebumps!

Mean Ol' Moon

Chapter One

It was a full two days before the school settled back to normal. Slowly, the students were coming back after the return of Xavier and his team. There was one new face, and one face missing. Rogue filled Gilly in on all the details. On how this new mutant, Nightcrawler, had been under the control of a Dr. Stryker and attempted an assassination, and how it caused an eventual ripple effect that led the military to the school and ended with a trip to Canada to find an underground facility.

Particularly heartbreaking was the story of how Dr. Jean Grey sacrificed herself for the students, and how they all escaped Alkali Lake together.

"One more thing," Rogue added.

Gilly felt a weight in her stomach, "It's about John, isn't it?"

Rogue paused first, as if trying to lighten the blow, "He ran off. He's with Magneto now."

For the second time in her life, Gilly found herself abandoned in New York. Heather Poole, her closest friend, was the first. Months had gone by and still no word from Heather. There was a growing sense of worry in Gilly. She mused on this thought as she packed her bags.

"You're not leaving to chase after John, are you?" Kitty asked. She wanted company and decided Gilly needed it to. The short brunette watched as she folded up her clothing and neatly placed it in her suitcase.

"Nope," Gilly huffed, her anger becoming more apparent. She began tearing through drawers searching for anymore of her belongings.

The second time she was abandoned, it was by John "Pyro" Allerdyce, her boyfriend. The boy who said he would never leave her in the heat of battle left her to join the perceived enemy without so much as a goodbye. Gilly wondered if her decision to stay at the school was due to their mutual attraction, and if perhaps she should have left for Boston with Heather. Maybe if she didn't have a crush on John she would be back home with her best friend. She began to wonder who was really abandoned in this situation.

"Then where the heck are you planning to go?" Kitty would have been less upset, Gilly assumed, if it weren't for the recent death of Dr. Grey and the assault on the school.

"No idea," Gilly shrugged. In one of the drawers she located her Polaroid camera and one of John's shirts. The seal was now broken and rage flooded from her. She remained silent for a moment, waiting for Kitty to prod her more.

"You can stay here," Kitty insisted, "You don't need to leave because he did."

"I'm going home," Gilly said this louder than she intended, and didn't notice she was yelling until she noticed Kitty's bewildered expression, "I should have left months ago. The only reason I even stayed was because of him! I just can't believe he'd up and leave me after all this!"

Kitty remained quiet, allowing Gilly to continue her tirade and throw her belongings in her bag. Gilly didn't even notice through her anger that a massive oak cracked through the floor. Her abilities were slipping from her, "I trusted him! He promised me he'd never leave!" Crack, Kitty jumped, and another oak sprang to life.

"Gilly, calm down," Kitty said, sternly, "You're going out of control."

Gilly finally noticed that they were no longer in her dorm. They were in a thickly wooded forest. Instead of the usual blue sky she made for John, it was cloudy and dark. She focused her anger on the forest now. This was their special place. It enraged her to know that he was no longer here to share it with her, or that she even made it for him at all, she couldn't decide.

Kitty placed her hands on Gilly's shoulders, "It's okay." Gilly took a deep breath and looked at Kitty sullenly.

"I don't want to be alone," She admitted, voice barely above a whisper. Once her heart stopped pounding in her ears, the forest vanished. Leaving her and Kitty back in the dorm, untouched. Pulling away from Kitty, she swiftly flipped her sweater on and grabbed her belongings.

Before she reached the door, Kitty gave one last rebuttal, "You're not alone here, even if you think you are."

Gilly nodded once, then left once and for all.

Boston was bustling in the warm spring air. There were still some small snow piles on the sidewalks, stained grey and black from exhaust pollution. Every now and then, Gilly would feel a cold breeze against her back.

Pulling along her suitcase with one hand and keeping her sweater closed tightly against her with the other, she made her way along the familiar streets. Her first stop was a little restaurant tucked away behind a large hotel, called the Sapphire Diner. As she grew closer, the aroma of breakfast foods hit her.

"As I live and breathe! Lillian, your parents haven't heard word from you since you left. Got 'em worried sick." The woman at the counter gave an over exaggerated sigh and dramatically placed her hand over her chest. Rosie was the name on her tag, but growing up in the area, Gilly knew her as "Mrs. O'Malley." She was the owner of the diner, and something of a mother to her group of friends growing up.

Gilly sheepishly waved, "Hi, Mrs. O'Malley!" If she was going to call Gilly by her old name, she would do the same to Rosie.

Rosie waved her off, "Oh, cool it. You're an adult now, you can call me Rosie. What brings you back home?"

Gilly didn't want to say at first, but she needed someone to confide in, "Do you remember Heather Poole? I haven't seen her since she left New York. You haven't heard from her, have you?"

Rosie shook her head, "Last I heard you two were running off to New York for some kind of adventure, right before going off to college."

"Well, it got cut kind of short and Heather said she wanted to come back home," Gilly replied, "I ended up getting accepted to a special school and kind of lost contact."

"That's part of being an adult, Lillian," Rosie said, shrugging her shoulders, "Maybe she ran off somewhere else?"

"It's not like her to not contact anyone, though," Gilly insisted, followed by a sigh, "I think I'm just gonna go check up on her folks. Maybe she did make it home and she just doesn't want to talk to me."

"How about some food before you go?" Rosie offered, noting Gilly's upset reaction, "I wouldn't worry about it, Lily. She's probably been home this whole time. You'll see."