My Future's So Bright

He nodded. “Okay, okay!” He took his arm and quickly teleported them back to the grounds, in a quiet area no one else would see them. “Zere, back on ze grass, nice and safe.”

She nodded, understanding. She had never really known Alex, but she knew how losing him had effected Scott. “You’re not losing anything else,” she promised softly. “I’m not going anywhere.”

Just then there was a knock on the door and she quickly pulled her hood back up. “That’s probably the food,” she whispered.

He smiled softly and then looked up sharply. He nodded a little and went over to the door, loosening his sword a little, just in case. He opened the door a crack and was relieved to find it was, in fact, the food. He accepted it with a soft thank you and gave the boy a coin for his trouble. 

She nodded. “I know,” she said. “I’m just grateful you decided to come with me.” She reached out and took his hand, watching him carefully. “That place didn’t have anything left for me. You gave up a lot more than I did.”

Jean was just getting to her feet when Scott grabbed her, and she barely resisted the reflex that told her to just slam him into the wall. Then the desire to do so came back at the suggestion of being thrown out into the snow – something she had never been a big fan of what with her intolerance to cold. But she was also very aware that she could be freezing and live to see tomorrow, or stay nice and warm while she was burning to death in an exploded train. So she went to the edge of the car, squinting into the cold air.

Kurt grabbed Logan’s arm too and went to join Scott. “On ze count of three?” he suggested, not wanting to get too badly separated if they didn’t jump at once and were spread out across the track.

Scott nodded and grabbed Kurt’s hand. “On three!” He shouted over the wind. “One! Two! Three!” He jumped, pulling the group with him. He felt like he’d left his stomach behind as they flew through the air for a split second.