This is where I got the impression it was Emma. Not crazy...seriously, i'm not-- Looking at each of them now, he feels the almost familiar level of camaraderie. She is the Storm, she takes everything in her step. She is that way. He is the team-leader. He has to take everything in his step. He has learnt to do it. The redhead standing next to him has played a big part in that journey, one that started the first day each of them came to him, young, inexperienced, fearful of the world around them. They have learned to control their gifts and during their time here, have found love with each other. Found and almost lost it as well. That leads him to his next subject, the platinum blonde woman dressed in her familiar and almost standard white. ----- “Scott, Ororo, I would like you to meet Ms. Emma Frost, Had he not asked the telepath to come to the school, his team-leader would have turned to him with his emotional problems and fears. Instead, he turned to her, leaving the woman he loved and who was in a fragile state herself, all alone. So, uh, yeah. Names would help.

Author's Response: Scooter's part in all of this is getting all mixed up. I still can't decide what to do with him. I have taken him from a oblivious but faithful lover to a possible adulterer husband....the latest update is not helping matters either. Getting the names out now!!!

Review, review.. Such a hard thing to do :) well as for the written word I would say it was a good chapter, there was tension and drama and whatnot, though the members of the story should have preferably been Ororo/Logan or something, as I have said, Jean is no fun :p Don’t really know what to say about the larger subject for the chapter.. Betrayal and forgiveness and such things are always hard to see eye to eye on, as everyone have different opinions. Though I will say this, I think Scotts actions in this reflects the way he “forgave” Wolverine in Ultimate X-men #33, and I think him to be a great man because he is that way with almost everything, even if he has a stick up his bum ;p

Author's Response: Uh-oh, you like Scooter. Then you are definitely not going to like where I am going right now. Well, you can't win them all....can you?

hiya....hmmm!!!! I liked this chapter, if for nothing else but Xavier. Even if he has gone crazy and tried to destroy the X-men a few times I still like PX. So this was a great installment. As for the other characters. Well happy for Scott he seems to like being cuckold and he was again cuckold again by the lame excuse Jean gave for defending what she did....Poor man, those glasses mess up his vision. As for Wolverine leave him where he is....or have him come back for Rogue..since she feels so lost without his presence and is defending him so much. At least he has someone who appreciates him and then she (Rogue) can stay as angry as she wants with everyone and people can just move on beyond this. Storm.....well if not the surfer, leave her alone man. I mean this is like really bad soap opera drama. I love her and to see her sucked into typical Wolverine drama is too much for me. Didn't he have sex with Mystique in this story....what more can you ask about stupidity! And yet he claims to love Storm. Her best bud and one of her worst enemies to get your kicks...well that's just class. Just sto keep safe from STI's hook Storm up with someone else or no one. Now Gambit......don't really know what to do with that. You can create a threesome then. Have Gambit/Rogue/Wolverine as the ultimate couple and leave the rest as they are. This chapter was a great introduction of Xavier...but even if Xavier knows what can he really offer. These are adults with their own mind, and self-destructive personality when I see Wolverine and Jean. I mean what can be done to save them. Do they want saving? Then it makes me think of how in the past 2 or 3 chapters the Summer's relationship has strengthened. I'm not seeing that. I feel as if both Jean and Scott remained and got married because it was the given thing to do it. It was understandable and both don't really know about being apart. Jean claimes that she didn't some kind of verification of what she was and Wolverine gave her that...but if she really loved Scott, would she have done it?! Those then ask Scott and Storm weren't interrupted would they have done something? And if so would they have regretted it. I think Scott is far too loyal for that. And that's the problem. Scott is loyal to Jean. A relationship on love is not based entirely on loyality that is just part of it next to trusting the person. And Storm what would happen........It would ahve come close but I think the two parties involved wouldn't have done a betrayal, or full on adultery (which it's not since Jean was classed as dead) because of their devotion to Jean memory or otherwise. I'm a bit ticked that this impression is given. Even if they did have sex and they did not regret it, it would not continue on because Storm if not Scott's rational being would take over because they know they don't love each other like that!! But Wolverine and Jean continued on for months...shame really! Well I'm waiting for the next chapter..but I'm also in waiting with baited breath for X-verse's new chapter!

This chapter explains a few things, but I still don't understand what happened between Ro and Logan. Were they together? Other than my silly question, another great chapter!!!!

Heh....you do realize that was a very weak attempt at in some way defending Jean..or in some way pacifying what she did by Storm and Scott's indiscretion. Keep in mind I like Scott, always have. No matter that the case in question went as far as a kiss and probably longer. It is still not compared to what Jean and Wolverine did, knowingly and without consideration. I have no respect for those that commit the act of adultery, and in Jean's case she did. She was malicious and I'm sorry the case of wanting something...from wolverine..all of the sudden now she can talk to Scott. What of the past?! Was there something then keeping her from telling him? What makes now so different?! She's still a bitch. And I don't see how what Storm was still so bad. I'm not saying she's innocent, but at the time of the kiss, Jean was dead...and even a month so. I can see how wanting someone something to make you feel alive, causes things to happen. But unlike Jean and Wolverine they stopped. I'm sure that a plethora of opportunities came up for Scott and Storm to do something. But neighter did. I'm sure Jean didn't come back 2 months later. Possibly a year.... And yet we see nothing sexual happened between Scott and Storm. And yet with Jean and Wolverine..they took advantage of all opportunites and on a continous basis. Sorry, but that is bloody cruel. Keeping in mind that Scott and Storm were alive and well and living in the same roof, even if Scott traveled. I'm sorry but the above attempt did not seem sinful, it seemed understandbly wrong, but nothing in the league of Jean and Wolverine. Wolverine is still a selfish prick in this story and there's nothing you've done to deflect that view point. I'm still wondering why he had to run away...what a turkey. He has to realize that if he wants something he has to fight for it. You don't go miles away and hope on a phone call. At this point this was like why I was sort of rooting for the Surfer guy, because Wolverine isn't worth it. And Rogue got's to get over herself. I still don't see how Wolverine is so innocent over Storm. But then she probaly doesn't know the whole story..only part of it. And why do I get the feeling that after the kiss Storm told Wolverine about the incident, since they became best buds. Then did Wolverine feel a need to one up Storm. Or do something with Jean becasue storm wouldn't let him get as close as Scott did? Or maybe He didn't try to get as close to Storm as Scott did? He's a prick and come back and fight for the woman he supposedly loves (even with major opposition)!! And Rogue needs to get the whole story, so she can get off her high horse!! Storm....well Storm she needs to go away. She needs to get out of the X-mansion, maybe go to Africa without telling everyone. She needs a vacaction from all the drama and stupidity! I'd feel suffocated in that house...I'd need to purge myself; as I believe she might need to (where else but home can do that for a soul...hmmmm?)!!! Keep up the great work..but you haven't made Storm into the evil one....or as prickish as Wolverine and Jean. VB

What a good chapter! I hate that Rogue and Ro are on such bad terms, especially when Logan is obviously the one to blame (just my opinion). Can't wait to see what happens next!

Loved it, you -- I have no idea how --- are geting better! Gonna go read the others now!