Kitty Pryde gasped as one of the mutants faltered, and almost lost his life. "Maybe we could make a run for the Professor."
Jubilee shook her head. "They'd kill us for sure."
The two mutants battled, their forces slamming into each other. It was the ultimate face-off. Two opposite powers colliding together in order to prove, once and for all, what the greatest power was. Nobody dared to move, nobody dared to breathe.
"I can't watch this anymore!" Kitty cried. "We've got to do something."
"No way," Peter said solemnly, "I wouldn't get in the middle of that if you paid me."
A few feet in front of them the battle continued. The two mutants struggled, cursed and panted heavily. But neither looked as though they were ready to give up. The friends held their breath as one mutant seems to falter, and then at the last second regain his ground.
"Uh oh..." Jubilee whispered, seeing one of the X-Men walk up quietly. "Now they're in for it." A blast of wind lifted to two competitors off the ground and settled them down in a nearby tree.
"What have I told you two about fighting?" Orora demanded angrily.
"Aww...we were just messing around." St. John sighed, hugging a branch.
"I was proving to flame-head that ice is better than fire any day of the week," Bobby said, and created an icicle to slide down on.
"This place is drenched," Orora sighed, looking at the muddy lawn where fire had melted ice into water. "What happens when one of your powers fails and someone gets hurt?"
"He'd grow his eyebrows back eventually," John said, trying to go down the icicle. It melted instantly and he landed with a thump. "Ice hole," he muttered, brushing off his pants.
"I suppose then there would just be one less jerk running around," Jubilee answered, rolling her eyes.
"I love you too, Sparky," John said, blowing her a kiss. "Besides, I'm sure everyone would love Bobby a la barbecue for dinner."
"You are all late for physics." Ororo walked away, shaking her head.
"What a tail," St. John sighed, looking after her. It was obvious he spoke a little too soon because a rather small cloud descended over his head.
"You checking out Storm again?" Kurt asked, walking a few feet and then appearing next to him.
"Some kids get detention, we get cold showers," John sighed, getting up. The cloud followed him.
"What about class?" Bobby yelled after him.
"If I have to tell the proff that I'm soaking and need to change clothing, he's not doing his job. She'll prolly shut the showers off when I get inside...I hope." John walked off with admirable dignity for someone who had fallen out of a tree, was drenched, and had a cloud following him.
"You think he'll be mad if I turn it to hail?" Bobby mused out loud. No one gave him an answer.
Suddenly the door was thrown open and a man flew in. "Hello Logan." The class turned around to stare openly. "All right you may leave. Don't forget your homework." The students left, going around the dark stranger. Kitty mentally kicked herself and went back for her bag. So flustered was she by Logan that she walked through the door instead of opening it, something she had been trying to do lately.
"Can we say hot?" Jubilee said, snapping her gum.
"Hot? If you want hot, I got hot," John bragged.
"Can you get any cornier?" she retorted, turning into their hallway. "Who is he anyway? A new X-Man?"
"I heard about him," Bobby interrupted, "he and the new girl came in together. Sam said Ororo and brought them in last night."
Jubilee stepped into their next class, Ororo's chemistry. "Is that her?" she asked as the followed her in. The group studied the new girl as she sat down in her seat nervously. She was wearing practically all black, with long gloves. "She's cute," Jubilee admitted grudgingly.
"I wonder what her power is..." Kitty trailed off, walking to her seat.
"Class, please take your seats. We have a new student, Rogue. Jubilee, Bobby, I put her between the two of you if that's all right."
"How come I don't get to sit by any hotties," St. John complained.
Kitty hit him squarely in the chest and took her seat next to him. "Jerk," she muttered.
John slipped his hands behind the desk and lit his lighter. Rogue watched in fascination, as a small ball of flame seemed to levitate in his palm. Bobby, seeing her interest, leaned forward and sent an ice trail to the fire. Johnny, feeling the flame cool, dropped it before it would slam against his wrist and sprain it, again. It shattered and Ororo spun around.
"Johnny," she reprimanded.
"Sorry," he said quickly, ducking his head. Bobby smiled and turned to Rogue.
"I'm Bobby."
"Rogue," she answered shyly.
"Welcome to Mutant High," Bobby said, freezing an ice rose on her desk. Rogue smiled, unaware of Wolverine and the Professor looking in on her.
Maybe this won't be so bad after all, she thought to herself.
Johnny turned around quickly, glanced at Rogue whose head was bent over her paper, and mouthed mine to Bobby. Bobby quirked an eyebrow and said yeah right silently.
Jubilee glared at both St. John and Bobby before thinking to herself, This is gonna be bad.