The Rise of Cyclops

The Family That Plots Together ...

The next morning, the Avengers were starting to get a little suspicious when the early coffee hour passed by with no sign of Logan. They were entirely sure that something was up when K and Scott came down for breakfast - without Logan.

But it wasn't proveable without going to look for him and that was dismissed when he showed up finally - through the front door. He didn't say a word as he grabbed some coffee and took a seat next to K, who gave him a little kiss and reached up to pull a leaf out of his hair as if that was perfectly normal for anyone first thing in the morning.

The two of them took a moment to do a few of the rapid-fire signing they'd done on their arrival, though this time, both Steve and Tony were watching as closely as Scott for the subtle adjustments of how their hands were gesturing, and after a moment, K nodded once and simply settled deeper into her chair without any further back and forth.

Scott watched them for a minute before he cleared his throat and asked to be excused. "I need to make a phone call."

"We'll be right here waiting for you," Logan replied.

Scott nodded at that before he went down the hall to where he knew there was a phone on the wall of the sitting room to get a little privacy away from the group in the kitchen. He still had Charles Xavier's card, which was well worn down at this point from how many times he'd taken it out of his pocket to look at it.

He took a deep breath before he dialed the number, almost holding it before there was an answer on the other end. "Hello, Professor Xavier? This is Scott Summers," he said in the breath that he finally let out.

"Mr. Summers," he said, sounding perfectly pleased. "How lovely to hear from you again. What can I do for you?"

"I was wondering if you were still looking for applicants to your school," Scott admitted.

"Of course," Charles replied. "I'd be delighted to have you here."

"I'd want to walk through with my parents first - my, um, my dad and his friend," he corrected himself, turning red at the ears as he ducked his head down and almost curled around the phone, hoping no one had heard his slip up.

"Easily arranged," Charles said - his tone was still perfectly warm. "When would the three of you like to come out and take a tour?"

"Is Monday too soon?" Scott asked, hoping he didn't sound like he was overly anxious about it. He really did want to learn how to deal with his powers, but he was trying to be cautious, too.

"That would be delightful. How does Monday afternoon sound? Around two-o'clock," Charles offered. "If you're still downstate, it would give you time to travel easier. No reason to make yourselves rush."

"That would work, thanks," Scott said, nodding to himself as he let out a breath.

"I look forward to seeing you all then," Charles said.

Scott nodded again, even if Charles couldn't see it. "Thanks again," he said before he ended the call, feeling somehow just as stressed as before, since there was still the walk-through to do, though the further he got toward the kitchen, the more he felt like he at least had a plan, something concrete to move forward on, and that was enough to get him almost smiling to himself.

K was laughing at Tony and Steve's attempts to figure out their code when Scott returned looking almost relieved and trying not to smile too widely. "How was your phone call?" she asked, giving Tony the finger as a means to show him one sign he'd get right.

"Got a walk-through scheduled for the school," Scott said with a nod. "So, hope you don't mind parent-teacher conferencing."

"Haven't had trouble so far," Logan said with a little smirk as he thought of how the last principal had handled things when Logan put the screws to him.