King of Pain

Chapter 20

They were always laughing with each other, everytime Ororo was in the room with them. Scott looked well only one week released from Hank’s care. Jean was taking care of him now and enjoying every minute of it.
Ororo walked right by them and smiled. Scott stood and stopped her from leaving by grabbing her arm lightly which caused Jean to lose her breath for a minute
“Is something bothering you Ororo?”
Ororo’s entire body tingled from his touch and she closed her eyes for a second and then turned to face him.
She wore a small smile for him. “I’m fine Scott.”
He still did not let go of her arm. “You seem unhappy to me I don’t like that.”
Jean could feel emotion from Scott. Ororo lowered her head. “Really I am fine.” She slowly pulled her arm from his grip. Scott let her soft skin slide through his hands until he grabbed her wrists.
“Come with us to dinner?”
“No” Jean yelled aloud causing Scott to look back at her. “I mean she doesn’t want to feel like the odd man out.”
Scott faced Ororo. “She could have any man she wanted.”
Ororo lost all train of thought when he looked directly at her and smiled.
Jean stood. “Well if that’s true then maybe she has plans.”
His grip tightened. “Oh yeah…. Who is the lucky man?”
“Me ya dip shit. Now git yer hands off her.”
Logan walked into the room and Jean smiled. Scott frowned. “Tell me that you are not going out with him.”
Logan pulled Ororo away. “Listen Bub I don’t care if yer don’t lik it Ro deserves some fun.”
Scott looked at Ororo with a crinkled brow. “You can do better.”
Ororo had no voice she was trying to clam the heat in her body from his simple touch.
“Fuck off.” Logan took Ororo from the room. She smiled at his back as he pulled her along. “Logan they don’t have super hearing like you do.”
He stopped short of opening the door to go outside to the lawn.
He faced her. “I didn’t wan ya to look like fool.”
Ororo lowered her head. Logan raised her chin. Jubilee and Rogue thought she was so brave because she never cried about the situation. They did not know she flew away at night so no one could hear her cry, but he knew. He could smell the fresh tears on her in the morning. She was not getting enough sleep and even though it did not look like it by appearance. Her movements were sluggish not graceful as he knew.
“He has to know.”
Ororo moved Logan’s hand from her chin. “You know what the Professor said about that it could cause damage.”
Logan growled and grabbed her arms and pulled her towards him. “What is this doing to ya Ro? I kno’ yer cryin’”
The door to the library opened as Scott and Jean walked out. Scott frowned at Logan holding Ororo so closely.
Logan felt the animal growling at the open challenge. He assaulted Ororo’s lips with his. She did not resist she wanted to be touched again. Logan’s strength crushed her. She was beginning to fight the want and Logan pulled back somewhat. Ororo turned away and ran upstairs not seeing Scott and Jean watching them.

“What is he trying to pull showing off with Ororo like that?”
Jean was kissing his neck trying to get him in the mood to have sex with her.
He had not touched her yet since he healed. Of course, she had told Ororo that she was putting Scott off when he wanted sex. The truth is he never asked or seemed interested. She was patient though the need would come back and she would be waiting.
Jean moved away from the bed.
“Why are we in separate rooms?” He asked her when she walked into the bathroom.
“You thought we should for the students’ sake.”
Scott accepted the response and stood.
“Where are you going?” She came out of the bathroom quickly.
Scott frowned. “Look I don’t need a shadow and I am sick of everyone tiptoeing around me. The only one who is the same is Logan.”
Jean walked up to Scott and placed her hands on his chest. “Everyone just thinks you are still healing I’m sure all the niceness will wear off.”
She smiled at her words Scott did not and threw her hands off his chest.
Something was not right with him. “Can you get out of my room?”
“Scott are you okay?” Jean moved back as he began undressing.
He pulled the shirt over his head. “I just want to wash the filth from my body Jean.”
She backed out of the room as he advanced and slammed the door in her face.


She ran down to the lab after the door had slammed. She had to see what the side effects were and why. The lab was empty. She knew Hank was still running tests on Scott’s blood to find out why he was acting so strange. Many had noticed his mood swings especially with her. There were times when he would hold her and then moved away from her as if she was the plague. Jubilee would smile and say to Jean that she knew she had done something to Mr. Summers and it was not going to work. The little brat was such a nuisance.
Jean pulled up the drug on the computer.
The side effects were personality changes and mood swings and in rare occasions violence. Jean dropped her head to her hands. No this was not what she wanted. Scott had to love her. She looked for a drug to counter the effects there had to be one.
“What are you doing?”
Jean jumped hearing Scott’s voice behind her reading the screen.
She tried to delete it but he pushed her aside and Jean fell to the floor. He read the screen and then looked at her. She saw the vein in his head popping and his breathing came in long angry groans.
“You used this on me.”
Jean shook her head. “No I was jus…..”
“How stupid do you think I am Jean? You did something to me didn’t you?” She watched his hand go to his sunglasses. He was going to take them off.
“You got three second to tell me why or I’ll kill you.”
To be continued