Relaxing by the Fountain

[Emma Frost]

Emma sighed, leaning back on the bench and watching the fountain shoot out water and into the small, marble pond. The cool breeze blowed her hair and she closed her crystal blue eyes in relaxation.

[Havok]

Alex rested his legs and sat arounds the edge of the fountain with Emma opposite him.
"Good Morning Emma. How are you finding today?" Alex pondered.

[mindee]

The girls had been up all night long watching horror movies and being hyped up on sugar. When day light broke, they decided that the movies were enough and that they should head out for their morning walk around the mansion. Sophie lead the group out of the living room and into the lobby.

"Well...where to girls?" Sophie asked as she stood infront of the group.

Mindee, Esme and Phoebe all looked at each other as they thought while Celeste stood there with her nail file doing her nails as usual.

"Oh!! Lets go to the garden!! I seen these really pretty flowers that would match my outfit so perfectly!"Mindee said as she tugged at her green mini skirt.

"Get overrself Mindee. Nothing can help you look better.." Phoebe, Celeste, Esme and Sophie said in unison.

Mindee crossed her arms in protest as she glared at each of her sisters in anger.
Would too..[/color] she thought.

Phoebe stepped up holding out her hand in gesture.
"Why not just go out and walk the grounds altogether. We haven't done that in a while."

Celeste and Sophie nodded their heads in agreement before Esme spoke up.

"Right...with how cold it is out there, you guys have to be kidding me!"

Her sisters rolled their eyes in retort before heading towards the front doors that lead to the outside.

"What?! I prefer not to freeze I disagree off in this outfit."
"Just come on Esme. It wouldn't kill you for just half an hour.

Esme rolled her eyes at Sophie before following the rest of her sisters out the door. The air was cool but not as cold as Esme thought it would be. The girls began to walk around the grounds of the mansion in thier usual formation before spotting Emma and Alex over byy the fountain. Mindee was estatic to see Emma and quickly Rushed up to her.

"Hello Ms. Frost!" Mindee said with excitement.

The other four girls followed Mindee and stood behind her to greet their mentor.

"Good Morning Ms. Frost." the girls said in unison as their eyes glowed pure white.

[Emma Frost]

Emma looked up at Alex. "Ohhh..hey, Alex..I was just thinking...about everything..Jean's death, the X-men's mission to Alkali Lake..." she said. Then she saw her Cuckoos running over to her. "Well, hello there, darlings!" she said with a friendly smile, standing up and hugging Celeste, but not forgetting about Alex completely.

[Storm]

Storm floated in from the air, the air currents hazily visible around her body. She wore a black, leather trenchcoat and gray jeans with a gray, revealing top. She landed a few feet away from Alex, Emma, and the Cuckoos and said nothing. The Fountain was usually her place to sit down and think.

[Havok]

"hey girls. Oh and Storm are you Ok? Want to talk?" Alex queeried. Storm had taught him for a while so he was eager to make her stay OK, after all he couldn't have anybody upset at the mansion.

[Rogue]

It had been a long morning for Rogue, as she was comtemplating whether or not to go into the Danger Room for her usual morning wake-up call. She stood a top of the balcony in her room wearing her pink fuzzy bunny slippers, her pink and purple bunny pajama shorts and matching spaghetti strapped top. She leaned over the edge of the balcony to look down at the scenery below when she noticed a group of people over by the fountain.
Ah wonda' wha' could be goin' on down, there dis ealry in de mornin'.. Rogue thought to herself. She leaned over the side of the balcony even more doing a slight flip over the rail as she flew down to where everyone was. Rogue stayed hovering in the air slightly above the fountain as she placed her hands on her hips.
Wha' ya'll got goin' on down 'ere? Havin' a party an' couldn' eve' invite me? Well, Ah say..."

[Emma Frost]

Emma watched Alex go up to console Storm and she turned to Rogue. "Don't get your gloves in a twist, Rogue...Alex and I were already here when the Cuckoos and Storm bumped into us.." she explained.

[Havok]

"That's all." He sighed. Storm still hadn't responded and Alex worridly sat down, just waiting for a sign to show that his ex-teacher was alright. "Emma, You never replied. How are you this glorious morn?"

[Emma Frost]

"I'm...I'm okay I guess, Alex..." she said, in a so-so way. She ran her hands through her hair and sat back down on the bench next to Alex.

[Havok]

"Im glad. I can't have my, hopefully, sister in law upset now can I?" He said kindly to her. He comforted her and she seemed either lost or bored. Sometimes Alex couldn't tell how Emma was feleling, this worried him a bit but Alex chose to ignore it as much as he could.

[Emma Frost]

Emma nodded and smiled gently at him. "It's just...with Jean's death, everyone around here's been so bummed out lately and they seem to be madder than ever at me..they were mad at me before when they thought I was a s!ut, but now they're even MORE bitter considering Jean's death..." she explained to him with a small sigh.

[Havok]

"Look Emma, no-one feels that way about you. To us you are another soul, still searching and wandering for acceptance." He told her as the blue in his eyes sparkled. "Thats all."

[Emma Frost]

Emma forced him a weak smile. "Thanks, Alex, really..." she said, looking into his eyes with her own crystal blue, glittering pupils.

[Havok]

"Everything will be alright. I can see my brother slowly getting over Jean and you and him do make a.... good couple! I just hope that we can spend more time together." Alex smiled at Emma before turning his head, silent as ever Storm sat there. The Cuckoos were mumbling together and then he'd turned back to Emma's crystal smile.