The new Marvel

Chapter 9

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Marvel

The Newest Marvel

*** Xavier Institute for Gifted Youngsters ***

'Wow!'

That was pretty much Clark dominant thoughts as he finished his physical. He have seen Jean's pictures both on the news and other outlets but seeing her in person made him realized just how gorgeous she had become.

"Ahem," Dr. McCoy cleared his throat before Clark gave him a sheepish smile. "You are free to go and catch up with your old friend. However, be here for tomorrow morning at six, we have a lot of work to do."

"Of course!" Clark got dressed and nodded gratefully to the larger mutant. "Tomorrow morning at six I'll be here."

Buttoning up the last button, Clark nodded his head gratefully to the man before he exited lab only to see Jean talking to the three pretty X-women from earlier. As if sensing him, Jean turned toward him, her eyes were welcoming but there was something else in them, disbelief if he had to guess.

"Clark! Finished already?" Jean spoke while her friends gathered closer to her.

"Yeah, Clark~~~ whatcha doing out here?" The pretty brown hair girl gave him a flirty wink while the Asian woman gave him a saucy smile. He had to gulp a bit a that. Apparently Jean caught it as she looked back to her friends and gave them a glare.

"Dr- I mean, Hank, said I can have the rest of the day off to... ah, well perhaps if you want to catch up, if you are not busy that is?" Clark stumbled through the explanation mainly because he saw the three women kept on looking back between him and Jean, a lot.

God, why did he felt like he was in high school again?

"Oh? Oh! Uh- I-" Jean began a bit flustered. "N-Now?"

"Of- Of course it can wait, I wouldn't want to tear you away from important work and stuff," Clark replied lamely and felt a bit sad that he'd not get to catch up with his old friend. Ah well perhaps he can get to browsing the campus and familiarized himself with it.

Jean went quiet as she stared at him before her face set and she had her familiar determine look he recognized she usually make when she given something serious thought.

"No, my work can wait, I haven't seen you in so long, let's go catch up," Jean decided firmly before strode forward next to him. She then turned to look at her friends.

"Kitty, Betsy, don't you want somewhere else to be?"

"Not reall-/I don't think so-"

However Jean gave them a harder stare before the two women raised their hand up as if in surrender about something. Storm gave him one last smile before she too left with the two X-Women.

And just like that, they were alone with one another in awkward silence. Clark kept sneaking glances at Jean only to find that she had just been doing the same thing. Finally he couldn't stand it anymore and decided to do something about it.

"This is ridiculous!" Clark told his childhood friend. "Our reunion shouldn't be this awkward!"

Jean remained silent before she shook her head with a soft smile. "You're right, It shouldn't be, I'm sorry."

"Pff, For what? It was probably my fault," Clark began to relax as he felt that this sparked a conversation.

"After all, I'm the dork, as you so often use to call me when we were little."

Jean suddenly blushed and looked a bit apologetic as she let her emerald like eyes roamed up and down his body.

"Well, I don't think I can call you that anymore..."