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greyphoenix

A Walk In The Woods

Oct 26, 2005 01:57

Jean had finished speaking to Scott a few hours ago, but not for one second had his words left her mind. Nor Emma's from earlier. Feeling restless, she walked outside of the mansion and wandered towards the wooded area near the back of the property. In this reality there was no swing for the children to play on, nor the tree house some of the older ( Read more... )

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storm_xmen October 27 2005, 22:49:17 UTC

Ororo walked slowly out of the mansion, almost in a trance. She expected her welcome home to be a little more ... happier. Since she arrived all she had been hit with was her best friend's second death and her ex-husbands sexual preferences. Ororo knew it would not be easy to come back, she knew that some people would be angry with her sudden disappearance from the mansion, but her life was in tatters; more so now than it had ever been. She had been walking slowly down the wooded area behind the mansion in silence. As her eyes finally took in the scenery around her she noticed snow was falling all around it's whiteness matching her long flowing hair. She stopped suddenly hearing singing.

No storm can shake my inmost calm,
While to that rock I'm clinging.
Since love is Lord of Heaven and Earth,
How can I keep from singing...?"Jean...?" she whispered to herself ( ... )

greyphoenix October 28 2005, 20:35:51 UTC

::Jean spun around, eyes wide. She took a hesitant step forward.::

Ororo...? Oh God! Ororo!

::She flew the few feet down the path towards the other woman and threw her arms around her, hugging her tightly.::

I've missed you so much. How could I not have known you were here? When did you get back? I missed you...

storm_xmen October 28 2005, 20:48:16 UTC

Ororo smiled widely. This was the welcome home she was looking for.

"I've missed you too Jean. I've been back a few hours."

greyphoenix October 28 2005, 21:44:00 UTC

A few hours? Why didn't you come find me sooner? How could I not know that you were coming back? How was your... Sabatical? Sorry, too much at once, right? I've missed you. Could you tell?

::She smiles again.:: How aboout we go inside? We could have some coffee, or tea, and catch up.

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