Title: Intermission ~ Back at the Mansion
Author: Bani
Email: banime78@aol.com  
Series: Cutting Loose ~ Intermission
Rating: PG-15?
Summary: POV from the gang at the Mansion
Author's Note: Tish made me do it. She said I needed to let everyone know
what was
going down at the Mansion after Scott and Marie took off. This is by far not
my best
work. And it might be confusing. You have been warned.
Archive: If you got my other stuff you might want this.
Disclaimer: It's all about Marvel and Fox not me.
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We start off in Jubes and Kitties room.

*Remy POV*
  
  When Remy had gotten here, he'd never thought this place would turn out to
be like the
Mutant equivalent of those soap operas Tante Matte was always watching.
Taking a drag
from his cigarette he blew the smoke out the open window he was standing next
to. He
looked at the other people lounging around Jubes and Kitties room. They were
all talking
about Rogue and Scott. About how their being together was so sudden and
confusing.

  Ha! He'd known all along there was something between those two. It was one
of his
gifts. He had a hyper awareness of people's sexuality and always knew when
someone
was feeling an attraction towards someone else. So, when he had felt the
building
attraction between Rogue and Scott he'd known that they would be together
eventually.

  Just like he had known about Bobby and St. John and the Petite and
himself. You just
could not feel that much attraction toward another person and not feel the
need to be
together. He could've used his gift to get everyone together quicker but that
would have
been wrong.

  For that matter he could attract people to himself but then he would not
know if they
wanted him or if it was just his gift that was attracting them. So, he just
watched in
frustration while everyone fumbled his or her way to the inevitable
conclusion. Things
would be so much better if he had no conscience Remy thought to himself.

  He looked over at Jubilee again and found her looking at him. Smiling Remy
blew her a
kiss. She blushed and he chuckled. He knew he was the only one who could
fluster her
like that. He was so happy she had stopped fighting her attraction to him.
Being in love
wasn't so bad. Remy hoped that Rogue and Scott would be happy together 'cause
as far
as he was concerned they deserved it.


*Jubilee POV*

 Jubilee could feel herself blushing but couldn't stop herself. Oh that
Cajun! Only he
could make her lose her cool like that. But it had been sweet him blowing her
a kiss like
that. If only he was always that sweet, but oh no, he had to be sexy and
vexing and oh so
luscious. Boy was it getting hot in here or what. She started fanning herself
with her hand
attempting to cool herself down.

  She looked back at Remy to find him still watching her. Oh man, what had
she every
done to deserve such a man. O.k. Jubes cool down there's time enough for that
later she
thought to herself. Right now, she had more important things to think about.
Like how the
hell she had missed the signs that her best friend was in love with their
teacher.

  For Christ's sake, Scott was like way to old for her what was Roguie
thinking. O.k. so
Logan had to be like twice Scott's age and she hadn't had a problem with
Roguie and
him getting together. But then again Logan wasn't their teacher. How could
Roguie be
attracted to Scott?

  That was just icky. She made a face. Bobby laughed suddenly catching her
attention.
He and St. John were arguing over who was more handsome Logan or Scott.
Jubilee
herself thought that Logan was by far the cutest but then again she was
partial to
dangerous men. Ergo her current relationship with her Cajun hunk. God she was
so in
love.

   Jubilee just hoped that Roguie hadn't made a mistake falling in love with
Scott. God
please let that girl have some happiness she deserves it. Jubilee prayed.


*Bobby POV*

  God Johnny was such a pain in the ass (no pun intended) Bobby thought.
Some days he
wondered why he put up with him. Sighing Bobby watched as Johnny drug Kitty
into his
little discussion on who was cuter Scott or Logan. It didn't matter who was
better looking
really. Rogue had made her choice.

  A choice that had set the whole school on its ear Bobby observed. He
really didn't care
that it was Scott that Rogue was in love with. As long as she was happy than
he was
happy for her. He just wished that things hadn't gone down like they had.
Wincing at the
thought, he remembered the shouting and fighting earlier that same day.

  He understood why Jean was mad; Scott had been her fiancé after all. What
he didn't
understand was why Logan had been so pissed. Did Logan have feelings for
Rogue?
Bobby wasn't about to ask him to find out. Bobby valued his life even if he
didn't act that
way.

  If Logan did have feelings for Rogue then when she and Scott got home
there would
probably be even more fighting. Bobby just hoped that no one would get hurt
any more
than they already were. Such somber thoughts for the prankster of Mutant
High. Shaking
his head, Bobby tried to dispel the dreary thoughts.

  He butted his way into Kitty and Johnny's discussion and added his vote
for Scott. This
made Johnny groan and make gagging sounds. Bobby laughed not really feeling
like it
but knowing it was expected. From the look Johnny sent him, Bobby knew he
hadn't
fooled him. He wondered if he was really fooling anyone. He wished everything
would
return to normal soon he was tired of all the tension.


*St. John POV*

  Johnny was starting to get worried about Bobby. He wasn't acting like
himself. That
laugh had been completely fake and had sounded just a tad brittle. Why had
Rogue and
Scott picked now to pull this shit? Bobby had just started to relax into his
and Johnny's
new relationship.

  Then Scott has to go and break up with Jean. Causing everyone to question
his or her
own relationships. Because if a nine-year relationship between two
responsible adults
could fall apart then what chance did they as irresponsible teenagers have at
a lasting
relationship.

  Oh God! Now he was getting morbid. Snap out of it Johnny he told himself.
You gotta
be positive or else you and Bobby are toast. Johnny took a deep breath and as
he let it
out, he imagined all of his dark thoughts and tension blowing out with his
breath.

  Feeling marginally better, he started to tease Kitty and Bobby about
liking Scott. Kitty
seemed to be taking all of this pretty hard also. He wondered why. She and
Rogue were
friends but not really all that close. She really wasn't close to anybody he
realized. She
pretty much kept to herself even though she was a part of their group she
didn't make
much effort to stand out.

  Why had he never realized that before he wondered. She'd said she thought
that Scott
was cuter than Logan; did she have feelings for Scott? He'd have to try and
find out.
Johnny'd found out not to long ago that he had a knack for helping people.
Scott had
even said he showed potential as a leader. Him, Johnny a leader God help the
team he
led.


*Kitty POV*

  Kitty was depressed. It seemed everyone had someone to love but her. Jubes
had Remy,
Bobby had St. John and now Rogue had Scott. Scott the one man she had thought
was
unattainable. The man she had fantasized about thinking she was safe to
fantasize about
him because there was no way in hell she could ever have him.

  Yet he had broken two hearts today Jean's and hers. It wasn't fair that
Rogue got Scott
Kitty thought. Kitty herself had known and dreamed about him for far longer
than Rogue.
But who got him Rogue did. Kitty never got the guy.

  She had wanted Bobby but he had wanted St. John. No big deal right. Then
Remy had
come to the school and he had been the personification of sex on two perfect
legs. But
again she had been dreaming about something she couldn't have. Jubes
eventually pulled
her head out of her ass and grabbed Remy up.

  So, Kitty had decided to pine after someone she knew she could never have.
Stupid yes
but it helped her deal with her own pathetic little life in a strange way.
Scott the ultimate
Hero. The generous handsome benevolent leader. Great she was still pining for
him.
What was it with her was she just a glutton for punishment.

  She wished she could be a better person and wish Rogue and Scott well. But
she didn't
wish them well. She wanted their little paradise to come crashing down around
their ears.
She wanted things back the way they had been. At least then she hadn't been
the only girl
without a boyfriend.

  Okay so she wasn't exactly feeling like the nicest person right now and
maybe she
wasn't the only one without someone to love. But she sure felt like it.
Wasn't there
someone for her? And if there was where were they.
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Meanwhile on the other side of the Mansion, a former Goddess contemplates
her
own feelings about the new couple.


*Ororo POV*

  Ororo was confused. She had missed the fight earlier because nobody had
bothered to
let her know that they had found Rogue. So while the fight had been taking
place she had
been flying around searching frantically for Rogue. It would have been nice
to have been
informed that the search was over.

  She had tried to find someone to ask about the fight but everyone seemed
to be either
hiding or like the Professor unwilling to be disturbed. She had been lucky to
overhear
Bobby and St. John talking about the fight while they headed towards the
girls hall.
However, she had not learned much from that brief eavesdropping.

  It was beyond belief that Scott and Jean were no longer a couple. For nine
years, they
had been the quintessential couple. It made one wonder if there were such a
thing as an
infallible relationship.

  She had searched for Jean wanting to offer her a shoulder to cry on but
could not find
her anywhere. Logan had been conspicuously absent also. Ororo would have
liked to find
him. She wanted to talk with him about a few things she had been thinking
about during
his absence.

  If only things were not so complicated maybe she could be happier for
Scott. He was
after all one of her best friends. However, of course her other best friend
was Jean and
how could she be happy for Scott when Jean was hurting. Blowing out a
frustrated breath
she headed toward the greenhouse. Hoping to lose herself in the beauty of
nature. She
longed for the lush tranquil plains of her homeland.
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And in the Study, we find the Professor brooding over the whimsies of
Fate.

*Xavier POV*

  Fate was a strange mistress Xavier brooded. Just when one thought they had
figured out
what path they should take fate would step in and throw out an infinite
number of new
choices. There was no way to fight it though he supposed.

  Take the events of today for example. He had no way of knowing that things
would
turn out so badly. He had thought that perhaps they would all sit down and
talk things
over like reasonable adults. However, fate had other ideas and he had been
helpless to
stop what had happened.

  So he had went along with Scott and Rogue's decision to take a trip. In
turn pissing
Jean and Logan off. However, there had been no helping it. If he had insisted
they stay
the fighting would continue. He could only hope that a week would be long
enough for
everyone concerned to calm down.

  He was not looking forward to what would happen when the two returned. God
only
knew what would happen then. Nothing was going as he had wished it would and
he was
at a loss as to how to handle things. He just hoped Scott and Rogue had made
the right
decision.

  If this turned out to be a short relationship then all the pain it caused
would have been
for nothing. Xavier rubbed his aching head wishing he had some aspirin in his
desk. He
did not want to go to the med lab and run into Jean. Facing her now might
prove to be too
much for him to handle in his current mental state.
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Down in the afore mentioned med lab there is no Jean but there is a very
confused
Hank.


*Hank POV*

  Things had taken a turn for the strange while he had been off finishing
his medical
degree thought Hank. Jean seemed to have transformed into a person he did not
know.
Because the Jean he knew would never have said and done the things he had
seen her do
today.

  Moreover, Scott was acting in a manner totally unlike his usual stern
self. Hank would
have never have guessed that Scott was unhappy in his relationship with Jean.
Scott had
seemed to be content with her. Yet, he had just run off with the girl known
as Rogue.

   The fact that the Professor had allowed it was enough to blow one's mind.
Considering
Xavier had been looking forward to Scott and Jean getting married. It was
unbelievable
that he would condone Scott going off alone with a seventeen-year-old girl.

  Not that he thought that his friend would do anything unseemly. It was
just so
confusing. No one was as they had been. He had been gone to long to just step
back in
and feel welcome and comfortable again. So he spent his time down here in the
med lab
and tried to fit himself back in gradually.

  He wondered if he would ever feel the same comfort and security here as he
had in the
past. He doubted it. He began another complicated experiment trying to take
his mind off
his worries. He really did wish Scott the best even if he had not told him so.
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Finally, we are transported to Jean's room where we find not only her but
also
Logan.

*Logan POV*

  Logan stood naked in front of Jean's window wishing he could erase the
last couple of
hours. Why the hell had he slept with her? It had to be one of the top five
stupidest things
he had ever done. She had to have been the worst lay he had ever had.

  He'd followed her to her room where he had watched as she set her own
nose. Then
she'd went berserk and started destroying everything she could get her hands
on. It had
actually been kinda exciting. Which is why when she said, "Fuck me Logan"
he'd
jumped her.

  But although she had ripped into the room with a passion she had just lain
there like a
statue and he'd done all the fucking. Not that she hadn't enjoyed it. She
just hadn't done
anything for him. Taking everything and not giving anything in return.

  He actually had to give Summer's credit for staying with her for so long.
If she was
always that bad in bed then he didn't know how the man had been able to take
it as long
as he did. Thinking of Summers made him remember that he was off some where
with
Marie doing God knew what.

  If Scott hurt her he was gonna pay big time. That was a promise. If he
didn't make
Marie the happiest goddamn woman on the planet he was gonna regret it. That
too was a
promise.

  Grabbing up his pants he put them on. Looking down at Jean's naked back,
he curled
his lip in disgust. If he had known how much of a selfish Bitch she was, he
would never
have been attracted to her in the first place.


*Jean POV*

  Jean winced as Logan slammed the door on his way out. What had she done?
She'd just
screwed up the one good thing about this whole situation. Scott had told her
she could be
with Logan now. So what did she do she fucks Logan and screws up any chance
she
might have had at a relationship with him.

  What was wrong with her? She had just lain there like a board as he
pounded into her.
And all she could think of was Scott and how much she wished it were him and
not
Logan fucking her. Why couldn't she just forget Scott? He had obviously
forgotten about
her.

  He was off somewhere with that little bitch Rogue. They were probably
laughing their
asses off. They had sure fooled everyone. Nobody least of all her had thought
there was
anything going on between those two. That is until yesterday.

  Jean wondered just how long they had been planning to run off with each
other. How
long had they been seeing each other behind her back? She refused to believe
that they
were innocent of any of her imagined crimes. She needed to hold on to her
bitterness or
else she would be torn apart.