A Rogue's Tale

School Daze: Part 4

Breakfast was noisy, but then it always was. When in a house full of teenagers, quiet mornings were a luxury. One rule Professor Xavier had that he regularly enforced was no powers during meals, not to say there wasn't minor injuries while reaching for the last breakfast sausage, but breakfast that morning was rather tame. Scott gave the new kids a rundown of what to expect on their first day, which meant a trip to the administrator's office to hand in their paperwork and get their schedules for the day.

Jean would be driving the recreational van to school, unlike the X-Van which was equipped with shields and weapons, the school transport was just that. It only had the regular safety features any normal recreational vehicle did. Still, this was all very exciting especially for Tara. She hated living in Caldecott after spending most of her childhood in Chicago where something was always happening. Bayville was in fact a small town, but it was close enough to the city. Here she had the best of both worlds.

"Okay, everyone," Jean said as she got up from the breakfast table. "Anyone wanting a ride to school be out in the garage in fifteen minutes."

Tara already had her schoolbag waiting for her on the back of her chair, and since she was going to be around normal human kids she wore her black oversized top with a red tank top underneath to hide her wings which folded down into her back, and her skinny jeans and her silver stubbed black short boots.

Bruno wore his usual black jeans and heavy Metal T-shirt and leather jacket that strangely matched his leather boots. Remy had very similar fashion sense as Bruno and looked like those two were already as thick as thieves.

Tara was already in the van in the back seat sitting with Kitty. In the short time they had known each other, they had become friends. She was a nice girl, so bubbly and free-spirited, and Tara thought she was lucky that she had supportive parents, unlike hers. It did make her a little jealous, but Kitty told her she was lucky to have a great boyfriend like Bruno.

Jean was almost ready to go and waited a few more minutes. She saw Bruno and Remy casually walking towards the van. "I think I see steam coming out of Jean's ears," Kitty whispered to Tara.

She gave a silent laugh as Bruno jumped into the van. He would have driven his motorcycle, but after that workout he had gotten that morning, driving a bike was the last thing on his mind. He also worried someone might try to steal his ride, which wouldn't be a problem, because he would just find out who it was and pound them into the pavement. Right now, he needed to concentrate on helping Remy find Rogue, while keeping the whole thing from Tara. Past experience told him that would be a hard task even on a good day.

He took the seat next to Tara while Remy was brooding in the corner in the back. He had something on his mind, but only Bruno knew what that was.

"Let's go already," Jean said, getting testy.

Scott opened the front passenger's side door, just as Evan got into the middle seat carrying his skateboard. "Where's Kurt?" Scott asked.

"Oh, he forgot his lunch money," Evan said, putting his skateboard on the floor under his feet and rolling it back and forth.

Just then, Kurt appeared in a puff of blue smoke. "Ready to go, guys?" he asked and had a burger bomb in his hands. He had his holowatch on and was in his human disguise.

"You made us wait so you could get a burger bomb?" Scott asked. He looked a little annoyed.

"Relax, Cyke, it was just one," Kurt said, "and it took no time at all."

If anyone really thought about it, Kurt really didn't need a ride. He could just pop there and back whenever he wanted, provided no one was around. Since everyone was present and accounted for, Jean started the van and they took off.

To Be Continued...