Post X2. Jean has come back from the dead so she has Phoenix powers now. John never joined Magneto's Brotherhood. Remy is the new kid at Xavier's and Bobby's uncomfortable with his friendliness with Rogue. Most of the kids have graduated high school, and had gone on to Xavier's secondary education - basically the equivalent of a private college. They still go to class at the mansion and none of them are full fledged members of the X-Men yet, though they do run sims in the Danger Room. As of now, Wolverine, Cyclops, Phoenix, Storm, Nightcrawler, Beast, and Banshee are the only Senior X-Men.

The More Things Change - Chapter One

"I don't like him," Bobby Drake said as took a swallow from his milk carton and glared at the scene before him. The new kid that Miss Munroe had brought back with her a few weeks ago was asking Rogue to borrow her notes from Anthropology class AGAIN. He had skipped class, AGAIN. And she, of course, was letting him borrow her notes, AGAIN. Which meant that eventually he would have to bring them back to her.

And he'll probably wait until later tonight and bring them to her room, Bobby thought heatedly.

His two friends, Jubilation Lee and Kitty Pryde laughed at him from the other side of the table.

"You just don't like him because Rogue does," Kitty teased, popping a french-fry into her mouth.

Jubilee laughed, "Yea, and I've seen how she looks at him. You probably need to be worried, Rob."

"Naa," St. John Allerdyce took a seat beside Bobby and placed his lunch tray on the table, "That guys a real Lady's Man. He's not gonna be interested in Rogue at all once he finds out she's untouchable."

As mean as he felt thinking it, Bobby had to agree. Not many guys would go for a girl that they couldn't touch, no matter how hot she was.

"Hey, guys," Theresa Rourke joined her friends at the lunchroom table, "What's up?"

"Bobby's sweatin' the Cajun again," Jubilee eagerly gushed across the table.

"Again? Will ya never learn, Bobby?" the Irish beauty looked at him sternly, "She picked ya over Logan, didn' she?"

"Well, it's not like that was a real contest," John offered helpfully, " I mean, that guy was so far up Dr. Grey's ass---"

"Watch yer language, Allerdyce," Rogue said from behind him, "There's ladies present."

"Sorry," he mumbled, taking a swallow of Coke.

"Hey, Rouge," Kitty greeted her friend as she took a seat between John and Bobby, "So what's up with him today?" She motioned to Remy with her eyes.

"He over-slept again. Wanted to know what Mr. Zampa went over in class."

"Maybe he should get an alarm clock," Bobby mumbled, picking at his fruit salad with his fork.

"Ah'll tell 'im you said so," Rogue teased, not catching on to Bobby's unhappy mood, "Hey, Jubes, didja do that research on Georgia O'Keefe? Miss. Munroe wanted to see everybody's progress today."

"Ohmygosh! I forgot all about it!" she looked down at her watch, "We still have 45 minutes of lunch. I'll run over to the library and throw something together."

Rogue laughed and stood with her, "Ah'll come help you. Ah'm not all that hungry anyway." She reached down snatched a few of John's fries and tossed her book bag over her shoulder, "Bye ya'll. See ya in French class, Bobby."

"Yea. Bye," he frowned after the two girls.