The new student casually surveyed the school that was now to be his home. It was small compared to other schools, but he was told it had the newest technology available and there were all kinds of things to entertain him: basketball courts, a vast library, pool… well, a lot of things really. The student was slightly surprised that all of that was needed. After all, this school had, what, all of 200 students?
He shook his head as he read the school's name: Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters. Lame. Why did he agree to come here again?
A lady came out to meet him, her hair almost as red as his.
"Hello," she said, extending her hand, "My name is Jean Grey. You must be the new student. Why don't you pick up your stuff and follow me, and I'll take you to meet your team and team leader?"
The student gazed intently at her with his brilliant blue eyes, then shook her hand. He couldn't ignore a lady with legs like that. "Alright."
The students didn't look too tough, except for one guy with huge muscles, but judging by the stupid grin on his face he wouldn't be too difficult to manage. The teacher, on the other hand, was going to be a problem. Not only tall and strong, but he had a look of shrewdness too. Yeah, if the new student wanted to be top dog in this "team", he'd have to take down this man first.
The teacher cleared his throat. "Hey, kid. My name's Logan, and from now on I'm in charge of you. These are the other members of our team: …" and he went on to introduce them.
First up: Bobby Drake, mutant name: Iceman. What kind of gay nickname is that? He couldn't come up with anything better? Seriously, that's almost as bad as calling yourself Superman! Hn. He looked like a prissy trying to be a rebel, too. Not the kind he wanted to associate with. For some reason, he smelled cold. And like cheap cologne.
Next: Kitty Pryde, mutant name: Shadowcat. Hmm, kinda cute. And from the way she was looking at him she thought the same, though she didn't really seem interested. Maybe he could change that later. She smelled like flowers.
Kurt Wagner, mutant name: Nightcrawler. At first kind of scary looking, what with the blue fur, three fingers and two toes, and tail, but a closer examination revealed a friendly face. An even closer look revealed a mischievous glint in this guy's eye. So, he was a prankster? The new student could deal with that. He just had to become friends fast before anything really bad happened. They should get along well. There is no nice way of putting it, he smelled like a beast. Very similar to the new student's own scent.
Piotr Rasputin, mutant name: Colossus. This was the guy with the muscles but the stupid grin. Well, maybe he had some intelligence, but he was no bully. He seemed kind of emotional, actually. Very easy to control. He smelled like sweat and metal for some reason.
Anna Marie, mutant name: Rogue. Now, she was pretty. At first she smiled, but then gave him a look of disgust in response to his obvious checking her out and she clung to "Iceman". How did he end up with her?! What a pity. She smelled slightly of perfume and the leather gloves she wore.
Johnny Allerdyce, mutant name: Pyro. Now this was more like it. Decent nickname, and he had the attitude. They sized each other up, then grinned at each other as they recognized their similarities. Johnny was probably as bad as they got at this school, which wasn't saying much with its size. He probably pulled a few pranks, skipped class once or twice, and started the occasional food fight. Nothing too serious. Yeah, he and Johnny would get along just fine. This one smelled of smoke, but not the cigarette kind, just the wood fire kind.
Logan then turned back to the new student. "There is another teammate, but he is away at the moment. You'll meet him later. Now, how about introducing yourself?"
The student smirked. "Sure. Call me Wolf."