Hey! So, this is kinda like a prologue, though I wrote this after the first chapter, so sorry if this chapter sucks. It will get better! But anyway, here ya go. Read it.

"…and the cell is the fundamental unit of life, and that all living things are composed of one or more cells or the secreted products of those cells, like shells. All cells arise from other cells through cell division. In multicellular organisms, every cell in the organism's body derives ultimately from a single cell in a fertilized egg. The cell is also considered-" Mr. Lopes beyond boring lecture was cut off when the door opened and a kid with dark bluish black hair stepped into the room. Scott had never seen him around before, so it was safe to assume he was a new kid. Mr. Lopes looked annoyed as the interruption approached him and handed him a slip.

"Ok class, it seems as though we have a new student. Go sit next to Scott over there." He ordered the boy before continuing on like he wasn't even there. The kid walked carefully over to Scott's table and sat down, scooting his chair over as far as possible. Scott sent him a smile, knowing how difficult it was to be the new kid, before turning back to the front of the class to continue on his notes. Biology was Scott's worst subject, and if he didn't pay attention, he knew that he was going to bomb the next test.

"So, for the rest of class, I want you all to get started on Lab 2.6 and finish the questions for homework." Mr. Lopes finished his speech, looking rather proud of himself, before going to sit in at his computer and play solitaire until class was over.

"So partner, you ready to do this?" Scott asked as he reached into the drawer at their table and pulled out the safety goggles, handing a set to the kid. The kid took them and put them on his face, chuckling quietly under his breath about something or other.

"Ja, as ready as I'll ever be. Vas do ve do first?" Scott tried to place the accent on this kid, but all he could tell was that he was from Europe somewhere. Shrugging it off, Scott explained what they had been learning about and what to do during the process of the Lab.

Scott learned many things over the course of the class. For one, the kid's name was Kurt Wagner. Also, he was from Germany, to which Scott smugly admitted that he had guessed he was from somewhere in Europe. Another thing, that was proving to be very comedic, was the fact that Kurt wasn't very good at English. Most of the conversation consisted of Kurt's eyes going blank once Scott started talking, seeing as he was using big biology terms that didn't even make sense to the foreigner.

"Vhy must Mr. Lopes use such big vords? In Germany, ve vould call zat wichtigtuerei." Kurt was trying, but he thought that this biology class might be a little too complex for him. Maybe if he could convince the school to get a German speaking teacher… the bell rang, interrupting his evil plans to kidnap Mr. Lopes and hide him in a cave somewhere.

"Don't worry about it; it's not that big a deal. And hey, at least you get me for a lab partner." Scott said as he began gathering his books and putting all the lab materials away. Kurt, seeing his friend, also started to gather up his things.

"It zat a good zing or a bad zing?" he teased as they both approached the door, making Scott laugh. Everyone within a 10 foot radius looked at him like he was nuts. Scott didn't laugh with anyone but his friends. Ever.

"Good thing. Hey, you should sit with us at lunch today, we'll wave you over." Kurt pushed his bangs out of his face and nodded.

"Sure dude, but vill there be enough room for mein brozzers too?" Scott looked surprised, wondering why he hadn't mentioned his brother's until now, but nodded and waved as he turned and walked the other way down the hallway toward his English class.

Principal Darkholme glared out the window of her office, the pencil in her hand snapping in half as her thoughts became more and more upsetting. He was here. Why was he here? Why did he and his family have to come here? She could see him and his two brothers walking up toward their first day of school almost two hours late, waving to the woman in the car before she took off for work. Mystique wanted to break her little neck.

He wouldn't be happy to learn that she was here, that much she was certain of. In all truth, she wasn't all that thrilled to see him either. He was just a symbol of her failure as a mother and her bad choices in the past.

"Mrs. Darkholme, the three new students are here to get checked in." The shrill voice of her secretary cut through the tension building in her office. Sighing, Raven pushed the button on her phone and told her to send them in.

There were a couple of tense seconds before the door opened to reveal three teenage boys. The first one through the door was robot boy, as Mystique liked to call him, followed by the porcupine kid. Lastly, her own flesh and blood. He looked different without his fur and tail, but a good different. The kind of different that wouldn't make him stand out in public, and all thanks to that little machine on his wrist. If Mystique was telling the truth, she hated that small device with a passion. It was the emblem of why Magneto needed to do the things he did. If humans could accept mutants for who they were, then Kurt would be able to walk freely down the street without fear of being persecuted. Instead, he had to hide behind a mask of who he really was, and it made her sick to her stomach.

Kurt looked around the office as he closed the oak door behind him, careful not to pinch his tail. It was pretty boring, bland, and resembled what Kurt thought a normal principal's office should look like. The woman sitting behind the desk looked absolutely crazy, though Kurt would never say something like that out loud. She looked ready to kill or severely hurt some poor student that dare cross her path and hand out cookies at the same time. It was an odd mix of emotions and Kurt thought that they made her look like she really needed to go to the bathroom.

Forge plopped down into one of the seats, watching as Evan and Kurt did the same, and attempted to relax. It was proving to be difficult, knowing that they were all nervous about starting their first day of school. For Kurt, this was his first day ever. He had never been able to go to school before Forge had invented his holowatch, so today was going to prove to be interesting.

Inhaling to take a deep sigh and calm himself, Kurt found himself growling instinctively at the woman sitting before them. Forge and Evan gave him looks that obviously said 'cut-it-out' but he couldn't stop it. Kurt would know that scent anywhere.

"Mom."