Chapter 64: Another Break Up


    AN: This will be thest of Jean''s arc for now and will continue another time. The next chap will be another arc!


    <strong>Chapter 64: Another Break Up</strong>


    <span style="font-weight:400">Benjamin saw Jean smirk at him and knew he was being teased again.


    <span style="font-weight:400">He snorted in his mind and approached Jean.


    <span style="font-weight:400">“Isn’t it obvious why?”


    <span style="font-weight:400">“H-huh?”


    <span style="font-weight:400">Jean wasn’t expecting such an answer and unconsciously stepped back.


    <span style="font-weight:400">Benjamin didn’t stop and pushed her towards the bed.


    <span style="font-weight:400">Jean was cornered and could only sit on the bedside while Benjamin continued to approach her.


    <span style="font-weight:400">“W-wait, this isn’t right…I was just joking…”


    <span style="font-weight:400">Though she said that, she was already closing her eyes.


    <span style="font-weight:400">Then…


    <span style="font-weight:400">Something soft smacked at her face.


    <span style="font-weight:400">Opening her eyes, she saw a pillow hadnded on herp after hitting her face.


    <span style="font-weight:400">“It’s for pillow fights of course.”


    <span style="font-weight:400">“...”


    <span style="font-weight:400">Jean’s face darkened.


    <span style="font-weight:400">She finally understood that he was teasing her back!


    <span style="font-weight:400">Jean’s eyes glowed and suddenly, all the pillows started to float.


    <span style="font-weight:400">Benjamin started to back off.


    <span style="font-weight:400">“Uhh, J-Jean? Remember what I said about controlling your emotions?”


    <span style="font-weight:400">Jean just smiled but Benjamin could tell her eyes weren’t smiling.


    <span style="font-weight:400">“Don’t worry. I’m still controlling them.”


    <span style="font-weight:400">Are you sure about that!?


    <span style="font-weight:400">Benjamin couldn’t say it anymore as pillows started to shoot toward him.


    <span style="font-weight:400">After letting a few hit him, he began to counterattack with his own telekinesis.


    <span style="font-weight:400">Soon, the two engage in a brutal battle…of pillows.


    <span style="font-weight:400">A few hourster, Benjamin returned home while Jean returned to the X Mansion as well.


    <span style="font-weight:400">As soon as Jean entered, she saw an angry Scott frowning at her. Beside him were Charles and Ororo who were looking at Jean worriedly.


    <span style="font-weight:400">“Where the hell have you been!? You were gone for hours! Why weren’t you answering my calls!?”


    <span style="font-weight:400">Jean was a bit speechless.


    <span style="font-weight:400">She felt a bit displeased.


    <span style="font-weight:400">Before, she knew that Scott can be quite…possessive and wanted her close to him all the time.


    <span style="font-weight:400">She thought it was normal since she was his girlfriend. She even thought it was kinda cute how he’s all panicky and jealous.


    <span style="font-weight:400">But now…she just feels wronged.


    <span style="font-weight:400">Not just that but it also started to irritate her now.


    <span style="font-weight:400">However, remembering what Benjamin told her about her emotions, she just took a deep breath to calm herself.


    <span style="font-weight:400">“It was only a few hours Scott. Why are you so angry?”


    <span style="font-weight:400">“You werest seen going outside with that Benjamin guy. Why were you gone for hours just to see him out!?”


    <span style="font-weight:400">Okay, she wasn’t able topletely calm herself and couldn’t help but say.


    <span style="font-weight:400">“It wasn’t that long. Or are you angry since you don’tst that long?”


    <span style="font-weight:400">“YOU-!”


    <span style="font-weight:400">Scott was about to re up when Charles stepped in to mediate the two.


    <span style="font-weight:400">“Alright, calm down you two. Jean, Scott was only worried. I also wasn’t able to find you with the Cerebro.”


    <span style="font-weight:400">“You weren’t?”


    <span style="font-weight:400">Jean was surprised.


    <span style="font-weight:400">Did that cave have some natural minerals around it that blocked Charles’ mind? Or did Benjamin do something?


    <span style="font-weight:400">“Are you alright, Jean?”


    <span style="font-weight:400">Ororo asked worriedly.


    <span style="font-weight:400">Although she knew that she should be fine if Benjamin was with her, she still felt that something about Jean had changed.


    <span style="font-weight:400">If it was before, she wouldn’t have fought with Scott like that.


    <span style="font-weight:400">…Did Benjamin really do it with her?


    <span style="font-weight:400">“I’m fine, Ororo. Just tired.”


    <span style="font-weight:400">“Tired? You…did you really sleep with that guy!?”


    <span style="font-weight:400">Scott red up again.


    <span style="font-weight:400">Jean sighed and shook her head.


    <span style="font-weight:400">“I didn’t. Look, I really don’t need this right now. I just need some quiet.”


    <span style="font-weight:400">Jean just wanted to go back to her room and ponder on some things. After all, Benjamin had revealed a lot to her today. Even though he helped her take her mind off it, she still needed to digest everything.


    <span style="font-weight:400">What she didn’t know though, Benjamin hasn’t revealed everything.


    <span style="font-weight:400">He only spoke of the force inside her but didn’t say what it was.


    <span style="font-weight:400">It’s just that Benjamin felt that it can wait since he knows that Jean needed some time to think first. The matter of her killing her mother and her father calling her a monster is too heavy for him to continue to talk about the Phoenix Force.


    <span style="font-weight:400">So he simply postponed it for now. They still agreed to meet up to train her powers though.


    <span style="font-weight:400">Jean tried to walk past them but Scott wasn’t having it.


    <span style="font-weight:400">He grabbed Jean’s arm with a frown.


    <span style="font-weight:400">“This isn’t over Jean.”


    <span style="font-weight:400">Jean frowned and turned to meet him in the eye.


    <span style="font-weight:400">“Scott. Trust me. You DO NOT want to make me angry right now.”


    <span style="font-weight:400">“What are yo-”


    <span style="font-weight:400">“Jean…do you remember?”


    <span style="font-weight:400">Before Scott could say anything, Charles interjected with a worried look.


    <span style="font-weight:400">Jean turned to him and nodded.


    <span style="font-weight:400">“Yes, Professor. I remember everything now. Ben told me everything.”


    <span style="font-weight:400">“Jean, I…”


    <span style="font-weight:400">“No need to exin, Professor. I know why you did what you did. I’m just disappointed that you didn’t tell me about my father when I was old enough. Did you really think so little of me that I would kill my own father because he called me a monster?”


    <span style="font-weight:400">“I...”


    <span style="font-weight:400">Charles looked down in guilt.


    <span style="font-weight:400">He can keep telling himself that what he did was the right thing. But in the end, he had sealed the potential of a little girl and lied to her about her family. It wasn’t something he could be proud of.


    <span style="font-weight:400">Scott finally calmed down a bit when he heard this. He could feel that something serious had happened.


    <span style="font-weight:400">Jean looked at Charles for a bit then sighed.


    <span style="font-weight:400">“I know, you weren’t able to trust my emotions. Ben also already exined…It was only thanks to him softening the blow each time and walking me through the whole thing that I’m still calm right now and that you all are still alive.”


    <span style="font-weight:400">“What do you mean?”


    <span style="font-weight:400">Ororo asked.


    <span style="font-weight:400">“Ben said that there is a force inside me…yes, kinda like the one in Star Wars, but more powerful it seems.”


    <span style="font-weight:400">“...”


    <span style="font-weight:400">“Anyway, it seems that it’s feeding off of my emotions. The slightest hate or anger can amplify it and make me…well, lose control. It is still sealed for now thanks to the Professor but now that I’ve regained my memories, it can unravel at any moment. And apparently, this force is one of the oldest cosmic entities in the universe so…yeah, it could kill everyone here.”


    <span style="font-weight:400">“...Don’t anger you then. Good to know.”


    <span style="font-weight:400">Ororo nodded quickly and got to the main point to take note of.


    <span style="font-weight:400">Jean smiled wryly at that.


    <span style="font-weight:400">“Don’t worry. I can still control my emotions well. Otherwise, Scott would be dead by now for repeatedly using me with no basis.”


    <span style="font-weight:400">“...”


    <span style="font-weight:400">Scott broke into a cold sweat.


    <span style="font-weight:400">“Jean, I-”


    <span style="font-weight:400">“Save it.”


    <span style="font-weight:400">“...”


    <span style="font-weight:400">Scott tried to exin himself only to be met with a cold re from Jean.


    <span style="font-weight:400">Jean thought for a moment then dered.


    <span style="font-weight:400">“Let’s break up.”


    <span style="font-weight:400">“H-huh!? Why!?”


    <span style="font-weight:400">“Ben and I will be meeting regrly as he will be teaching me to control my abilities. If you’re already like this when I’m only gone for a few hours, who knows what you’ll start to think when I need to meditate overnight or something? I can’t have you using me all the time and irritating me every time Ie back. This way, I don’t need any reason to exin myself to you every single time and you also don’t need a reason to keep watch on my every move.”


    <span style="font-weight:400">Jean could already imagine Scott doubting her every time shees back from training with Benjamin.


    <span style="font-weight:400">Imagine calming yourself during the training and thening home only to be met with usations and doubtful looks.


    <span style="font-weight:400">Isn’t that irritating?


    <span style="font-weight:400">Don’t you just want to destroy the world?


    <span style="font-weight:400">Ahem. That was a bit too far. I need to calm down. Calm down…


    <span style="font-weight:400">That’s why Jean thought they should break up for a while to cool off for a bit.


    <span style="font-weight:400">She figured Scott could also use a break as he’s getting too high-strung recently.


    <span style="font-weight:400">It seems Benjamin’s appearance has caused some inferiorityplex in him.


    <span style="font-weight:400">Scott still didn’t want to ept it.


    <span style="font-weight:400">“Why can’t you just train with the Professor?”


    <span style="font-weight:400">“The Professor is already weaker than me in terms of mental abilities. It’s not that I doubt he can’t teach me anything, but if my powers lose control, he’ll only get hurt.”


    <span style="font-weight:400">Jean continued to convince him.


    <span style="font-weight:400">“Look. Just think of it as a time off for both of us. If after I managed to control my abilities, you still feel the same way and I still feel the same way, then we’ll be back together. If not, then it was simply not meant to be.”


    <span style="font-weight:400">“...I won’t ept this.”


    <span style="font-weight:400">Scott snorted then walked away.


    <span style="font-weight:400">Jean sighed and shook her head.


    <span style="font-weight:400">Charles also sighed.


    <span style="font-weight:400">“Jean, I really am sorry…for everything.”


    <span style="font-weight:400">“I’m fine, Professor.”


    <span style="font-weight:400">Charles nodded and also left.


    <span style="font-weight:400">Ororo looked at Jean dubiously.


    <span style="font-weight:400">Jean noticed her look and asked.


    <span style="font-weight:400">“What?”


    <span style="font-weight:400">“I’m curious. Do you really want to get back to Scott after you control your powers?”


    <span style="font-weight:400">“Well, if I still feel the same way and he does too then yeah.”


    <span style="font-weight:400">Ororo narrowed her eyes at her.


    <span style="font-weight:400">“Girl, you’ll be alone with Benjamin for hours in several days. Do you really think you’ll still feel the same way about Scott after? May I remind you that it’s only been a few hours since you were with him and you already start to fight back at Scott when you came back?”


    <span style="font-weight:400">“...”


    <span style="font-weight:400">For a moment, Jean didn’t know what to say.


    <span style="font-weight:400">Ororo chuckled at her reaction and gave her a pat on the shoulder.


    <span style="font-weight:400">“A piece of advice. Just do it. You’ll feel better without a doubt.”


    <span style="font-weight:400">“D-do it?”


    <span style="font-weight:400">“I mean have sex with him. Forget about Scott. He’s a good guy but…he’s a bit too clingy. And you don’t even need to worry about Ben cheating since…well, it’s Ben. He’s probably sleeping with everyone anyway.”


    <span style="font-weight:400">“...”


    <span style="font-weight:400">Jean was speechless.


    <span style="font-weight:400">Benjamin, who was at home and listening to their conversation for a while now since they keep calling out his name, was also speechless.


    <span style="font-weight:400">What the hell!? Is that what they all think of me!?


    <span style="font-weight:400">Am I that much of a manslut!?


    <span style="font-weight:400">[Congrattions! Host has unlocked the Achievement: Marvel Manslut!]


    <span style="font-weight:400">Fuck you System!