The car drove smoothly down the highway, leaving the large metal gates of the school far behind.
Inside the car, it was quiet. But Jean was fidgeting in the passenger seat.
Her hands were sweating, and she kept taking quick, shallow breaths.
She was incredibly nervous about what was going to happen when they got to the mansion.
Anna noticed this from the back seat. She leaned forward between the two front seats.
"Jean, why are you so nervous?"
Anna asked gently.
"Your heart is beating so fast."
Jean's face turned bright red. She looked out the window, feeling deeply embarrassed.
But she also knew Anna was her close friend. They shared everything.
"I am just... preparing myself,"
Jean said softly. She explained what happened.
"The Professor's walls are very strong. To break them safely, Sam has to go inside my mind. And to do that, we have to connect perfectly."
Anna tilted her head, curious.
"Connect perfectly? How?"
Jean took a deep breath. She decided to just share the honest truth.
"Through Dual Cultivation,"
Jean whispered, her face burning.
"We are going to make love, Anna. It is the only way to merge our souls and energy safely."
Anna blinked. For a second, the car was completely silent.
Then, Anna let out a soft, genuine laugh.
She didn't sound shocked, angry, or weirded out. She sounded happy for her friend.
She had seen the dark side of the world, and her mind was very open to things that could bring real peace.
"Why are you so embarrassed?"
Anna smiled, her voice full of warmth.
"I think it is wonderful. You love him, and he is going to save you."
Anna looked down at her own hands resting in her lap.
Her whole life, she had been treated like a cursed monster. She couldn't hug anyone.
She couldn't kiss a boy. The simple feeling of physical touch, of skinship, was something she yearned for every single day of her life.
The idea of being held, of sharing energy and becoming that close to someone safely, sounded like an impossible dream.
But now, sitting in this car with a Cultivator, it wasn't a dream anymore.
Anna looked up at Sam, who was calmly watching the road.
"Sam,"
Anna asked, her voice quiet but very serious.
"If I learn how to cultivate... if I get strong enough to control my power... would you dual cultivate with me, too?"
Jean looked at Anna in surprise.
Sam didn't swerve the car. He didn't look shocked.
He just kept driving, his face calm and honest.
"My path requires a lot of cool Yin energy to balance my fire,"
Sam answered truthfully.
"And I would be happy to help you, Anna. I would be honored to share my path with you. But today is Jean's day. She is my girlfriend, and she is taking a very big step. So, the decision is not just mine."
Sam looked at Jean and smiled gently.
"It is up to Jean."
Anna looked at Jean, her eyes full of hope.
Jean sat quietly for a moment. She thought about her friend's sad, lonely life.
She thought about Sam's burning Golden Core and the array of Dao Companions he needed to survive.
Natasha and Ororo were already sharing his fire. Anna was her best friend, and her energy was incredibly strong.
Why wouldn't she want her friend to be happy and safe?
Jean looked at Anna's hopeful face, and her nervousness faded away into a warm smile.
"Yes,"
Jean said firmly.
"When you are ready, Anna, you can join us. We will walk this path together."
Anna beamed with pure joy. She leaned back against the seat, a huge smile on her face.
For the first time in her life, she wasn't just running away from her problems.
She was finally driving toward a real family.
When they arrived at the mansion, the house was completely quiet.
Natasha was still at work, and the large rooms were empty and peaceful.
Sam held Jean's hand and gently led her upstairs to his large bedroom.
Anna followed right behind them. She couldn't help it.
She was incredibly curious and inquisitive.
She wanted to see how cultivation worked.
She wanted to understand the magic that could finally heal her.
When they walked into the bedroom, Anna stood quietly near the door.
Sam and Jean noticed her, but neither of them told her to leave.
They didn't stop her.
They knew Anna needed to see that this path was safe, beautiful, and built on trust.
Sam turned to Jean. He looked into her green eyes with deep care and respect.
Slowly and gently, he reached out and began to help her undress.
Jean's face turned bright red. She was very embarrassed, her chest rising and falling with nervous breaths.
But she didn't step back. She didn't resist.
She let her clothes fall away, standing before him feeling completely vulnerable, but also completely protected.
Sam guided her to the large, soft bed.
"This is not just normal physical intimacy, Jean,"
Sam whispered softly, his deep voice calming her racing heart.
"It is not just about the body. We are going to merge our energy and our souls. Do not force anything. Just feel it."
He held her close.
As their bare skin touched, a bright, warm light instantly filled the room.
Sam's heavy, golden Yang energy began to flow gently into Jean's body.
Jean gasped softly.
She didn't need to read ancient books or memorize instructions to understand.
Her body learned the art of Dual Cultivation instantly.
She could feel his powerful, golden heat meeting her own cool, hidden Yin energy.
The two different forces wrapped around each other perfectly, flowing together like a beautiful, endless river.
The fear in her heart melted away.
She closed her eyes and finally let herself go.
She stopped worrying about the Professor.
She stopped fearing the dark, cosmic fire locked inside her head.
She believed in Sam completely.
She surrendered to the warm, safe feeling of his energy, letting him guide her deep into her own mind, ready to tear down the walls together.
Anna watched from the corner of the room. Her eyes were wide with wonder.
There was no pain, no draining, and no fear.
She only saw pure, glowing energy and absolute trust.
The bedroom grew warm, filled with a soft golden and pale light.
For Anna, sitting quietly by the door, the scene unfolding in front of her was incredibly intimate and very hot.
She watched the way Sam held Jean—so gently, yet with such undeniable, powerful passion.
Anna swallowed her saliva. Her throat suddenly felt very dry. Her legs felt a little weak, so she slowly slid down the wall and sat on the soft carpet.
She hugged her knees to her chest, her wide eyes reflecting the glowing energy.
Watching them move together, Anna couldn't help but imagine.
She closed her eyes for a brief second and imagined what it would feel like to be in Jean's place.
She imagined Sam holding her bare waist, looking at her with that same deep, caring gaze.
She imagined sharing that intense, beautiful energy without her mutant powers ruining everything.
Just thinking about it made Anna blush very hard.
Her face felt like it was on fire. Her heart beat wildly in her chest, but she couldn't look away.
For a girl who had never even been able to hold a boy's hand, this display of pure, safe skinship was everything she had ever yearned for.
On the large bed, Sam and Jean were completely lost in each other.
They were officially dual cultivating, letting go of the physical world to focus entirely on their connection.
It was a perfect, endless circle.
Sam's heavy, burning Golden Core released waves of pure Yang energy.
It flowed smoothly into Jean, warming her body, opening her hidden Qi pathways, and making her feel more alive than she ever had before.
In return, Jean's deep, cool Yin energy flowed out. It wrapped around Sam's massive fire, calming the heat and keeping his Golden Core perfectly balanced.
They exchanged Yin and Yang with every breath and every touch.
The physical pleasure was amazing, but the spiritual bond was even deeper.
They were sharing pieces of their very souls, building an indestructible bridge of light between them.
Jean felt absolutely no fear. She only felt love, trust, and a glowing, peaceful power.
As the Yin and Yang mixed into a perfect balance, the bridge between their minds finally locked into place.
"I am coming in, Jean,"
Sam whispered softly, his lips close to her ear.
"I am ready,"
Jean answered, holding him tightly against her.
Sam closed his physical eyes. He gathered his heavy, pink Qi and pushed his consciousness directly across the bridge of energy they had just built.
Suddenly, the soft bed, the warm room, and the glowing lights faded away into nothing.
Sam opened his eyes again.
He was no longer in his bedroom.
He was standing on a surface that looked like clear, calm water.
Above him was a vast, endless sky. He had successfully traveled inside Jean's mental world.
He took a deep breath.
Now that he was inside, he just had to find the Professor's walls, and the cosmic fire waiting behind them.
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