Age Is Just A Number

Authors Note: All characters belong to Marvel-I own no one!
But God do I ever wish I did :P This is my firststory for the
pairing of Jean Grey/Kitty Pryde soI hope you like it.

Warnings: If you are not a fan of femslash especially sexual
themes between an adult and a minor than I warnyou in advance
that this may not be the story for you.Like most of my stories I never
know what the ratingwill turn out to be. But I can tell you that there will be
femslash, mature themes, and swearing.

Reviews: Who am I to say no to reviews? lol-keep them coming
I love reviews!

"Kitty!" Jean hollered from her position down the stairs leading up to the girls' dorm room.

"Coming, Ms. Grey!" Kitty replied earnestly as she dragged her large duffle bag out of her room and proceeded gingerly down the stairs.

"You want a hand, Kitty?" Jean asked sweetly as she eyed the girl with concern as the reality of such a large bag being held by such a small girl sunk in.

"I think I'll be ok…" Kitty replied shyly as she lugged the bag carefully down each step, her long hair bouncing on her shoulders.

God, I hope, she doesn't fall, Jean thought to herself as she bit her lip in concern. I should probably just help her, anyways. "Here, let me help you, Kitty," Jean stated as she swiftly made her way up the steps, ready to help the young girl carry what appeared to be almost all of her belongings down the steep staircase.

Kitty lifted her head up and was about to decline Jean's help, when the older woman placed one delicate hand on her shoulder and the other on the bag.

"Oh, uh… thanks," Kitty replied as a light blush tinted her pale young cheeks.

Jean flashed the girl a smile before helping Kitty heave the large bag down the steps. Casting a quick glance here and there, the redhead couldn't help but smirk at Kitty's innocent expression. It's difficult to imagine this delicate young girl being part of something as dangerous as the X-Men… Jean thought to herself as she gave the bag one last heave before letting it rest on the solid stone hallway floor.

"Thank you, Ms. Grey," the shy girl replied as she struggled to look her teacher in the eye.

"You're very welcome, Kitty. Now, let's see if we can get Logan to drag this bag to the bus for us, what do you think?" Jean asked with a smirk, her gentle eyes seeming to entrance Kitty.

"I don't know, Ms. Grey, but it's worth a try," Kitty replied with a shy smile as her eyes quickly focused on the fast approaching form of Logan.

"Jean," Logan called out as he marched his way towards them, his eyes roaming over the woman's slender form.

"Logan, just the man, I wanted to see!" Jean replied with a smile as her eyes meet Kitty's in a knowing gesture.

"Oh, really…?" Logan responded happily, as a smile widened his stubbly face.

"Indeed. You see, Logan, Kitty and I have something very important to deal with, and we were wondering, if you would be so kind as to take Kitty's bag to the bus, while she and I attend to our business," Jean finished slyly as she grabbed for Kitty's hand and made her way around Logan and down the empty hallway.

"Now, wait just a minute… Hey, I didn't say, I'd do it!" Logan exclaimed grumpily, one of his eyebrows rising in defiance.

"Thanks, Logan!" Jean chirped happily, swinging Kitty's hand playfully up and down as the two kept walking.

As the two turned the corner and walk further down the hallway. Kitty couldn't resist the sudden urge to steal a glance at her beautiful teacher. After about the second or third glance, Jean smirked as she asked, "is there something on my face? Or are you trying to count the freckles on my nose?"

"What?" Kitty replied in confusion as she watched her teacher a little more closely, in the hopes of discovering what Jean was getting at.

"You keep looking at me…I was just teasing you with the counting freckles thing anyway-last time I checked I didn't have any" Jean replied jokingly as she giggled at Kitty's still confused expression.

"Oh…you were joking" Kitty replied in relief as she returned her gaze to the door in front of them, that lead to the bus that awaited them outside.

"Is it so hard to believe that I can joke around once in a while?" Jean asked as she gently squeezed Kitty's hand.

"I guess you caught me off guard…I didn't know teachers joked around-let alone doctors" Kitty replied smartly as a playful grin enveloped her usually shy expression.

"Oh really!" Jean exclaimed comically as she held the door open with her telekinesis for Kitty, who laughed at Jean's expression. "You should be careful what you say to me-as I recall we're not to far away from flu season…last time I checked someone needed a flu shot" Jean inquired as she watched Kitty's childish face gloom at the thought of a needle.

"What have I got to lose…you wouldn't hurt me on purpose" Kitty replied with a shrug as she waved to one of her friends.

"Kitty, did you get everything you may need? We won't be back to the Institute for a week and a half-so you better have everything" Storm replied as she quickly made her way towards the young student.

"Don't worry Ororo, Kitty brought everything but the kitchen sink-she's probably the most prepared camper than the rest of us put together!" Jean replied enthusiastically as she watched Kitty blush in slight embarrassment.

"You don't say? Well then, where's your bag?" Ororo asked with a smirk just as Logan burst through the doors with a rather large bag on his back, grunting and mumbling under his gruff breath. "Never mind" Ororo replied with a smirk as she quickly made her way to the bus to open the storage compartment for Logan, who heaved the bag with great effort.

"Damn kid, what do have in here? A dead body?" Logan asked jokingly as he managed to force the bag deep into the bus's storage compartment.

"Whose body do you think it is then?" Kitty asked jokingly as Logan grinned before replying,

"where's Scott?",

"Logan!" Jean and Ororo both remarked warningly as Logan grinned at the ladies response to Logan's obvious wishful thinking. As Logan walked away with a grin still plastered on his face, Jean couldn't help but stare down at the young girl standing next to her. She couldn't help but smile at the young girl's petal smooth skin and gentle-yet childish smile. She smiled warmly at the girl who glanced upward to see Jean's focused stare at her, such a beautiful little girl Jean thought to herself as she quickly moved her glaze to watch the fast approach of Professor Xavier.

"Shouldn't you all be leaving soon?" The Professor asked as his friendly features scanned the faces of his friends.

"Yes, we are just about to leave-that is if everyone is ready?" Ororo replied as a matter of fact,

"good then…I bid you a safe journey and wonderful stories to tell us once you return" the Professor replied as he smiled warmly at them, before Jean nudged Kitty gently before saying,

"get on the bus with the rest of the children-I'll be with you in a moment".

"Ok" Kitty replied with a start at the interruptive nudge of Jean's elbow to her shoulder, "bye Professor" Kitty replied as she soon made her way to the awaiting bus doors.

"Good bye for now Kitty-be safe and stick with Jean!" He called after her with a smile, "she's a good kid-look after her well Jean…we don't want her to get into any trouble."

"No of course not…I'll keep an eye on her" Jean vowed as she crossed her arms and bowed her head a little before saying good-bye to the Professor as she made her way onto the bus. As Jean made her way up the steps, she glanced up and down the rows in search of Kitty. When she finally found her, she felt a twinge of disappointment when she found the girl sitting next to her fellow X-Men, Bobbi. With Ororo behind her, Jean moved to the back of the bus and sat in an empty seat next to a window as Ororo sat patiently next to her.

"So much for sticking with the girl" Ororo joked as Jean smiled at her friend's sarcasm.

"Yeah, oh well…can't blame her for hanging around with her boy crush" Jean replied calmly as she struggled to ignore her growing jealousy.

"I think he likes her" Ororo commented as Jean nodded her head in response,

"I wonder what Rogue would say if she were here?" Jean thought out loud as Ororo sighed in relief,

"thank God she isn't-or we'd have two dead mutants on our hands". Jean chuckled at the comment before replying,

"not like Bobbi deserves it-being such the nice caring guy that he is" Jean replied sarcastically,

"naturally" Ororo agreed as the two rolled there eyes at the sight of Bobbi charming Kitty.

"And off we go for an exciting adventure in the deep, dark woods-God do I ever love camping" Ororo replied sarcastically as Jean watched her friend intently before replying,

"well, I for one am looking forward to this camping trip…there's nothing like the great out doors to help relieve the stresses of modern society." Ororo glanced at her in amusement as she replied,

"you just want to get away from Scott and Logan-great out doors my ass" Ororo grinned knowingly as Jean chuckled guiltily.