Define Normal

School, Video games, Raking leaves. These are all normal things, that people do everyday. Add in sugar rushes, sworn enemies and budget cuts, however, and it just seems insane.

Starring: Gambit,Rogue,Cyclops, Wolverine, and the rest.

Disclaimer:

I don not own the X-men in any form.

Chapter One

" One Month ago,Today"

Magneto called his men into a meeting, three days after they had defeated Apocalypse, and two days after the had rescued Remy from his family home (But that's a different story). John, Piotr, and Remy slumped into their chairs as Magneto called the meeting to order, Victor nowhere to be seen.

"Alright, now that everyone is here, we shall begin."Magneto stated.

"Hey, Fuzzy ain't here." Remy replied.

"He was excused from this meeting. Anyway. We need to speak on a matter of great importance to you all."

"I swear,I didn't eat the Peanut Butter Cookies! It was John." Remy stated.

"No I didn't it was Pete!" John replied.

"I don't eat Peanut Butter, it must have been Victor!" Piotr said.

"Never mind the cookies, Wanda ate them, she said so this morning."Magneto stated. " This is nearly as important as the cookie caper. Tomorrow morning you three will begin attending Bayville High. It has occurred to me, that in my quest for world domination, which I no longer desire, I have neglected your educational needs."

"I don' need ta go t' school. I have a diploma." Remy stated, crossing his arms. "AND I'm twenty one."

"NO Remy , your not. Those papers are forgeries, and we both know it. I ordered them myself from your father when you came up here to work for me. You're seventeen just like John and Pete, and you're a Senior." Magento stated.

"FINE! I wanted to go to school anyway." Remy said with a pout.

"We are not allowed in the country though, how can we go to school?" Piotr asked, pointing at himself, then John.

" Easily. I am now legally your foster father, and as such I am able to get you Visas, and enroll you in school. It is all taken care of, now no more arguments, you need to go shopping for supplies." Magneto stated, however, at the word shopping all three boys jumped up and ran from the room in horror.

~o~O~o~

Victor grouchily drug the reluctant teens through the local Walmart, shopping for supplies, and school appropriate clothing, when he ran into Logan. Logan had the same scowl, and basket of supplies as Victor did, and standing beside him was an equally reluctant Rogue, Bobby, and Kurt.

"New school year sucks." Victor grumbled to Logan.

"Every time." Logan replied, "Good luck with your brood."

"And you with yours." Victor stated, as he lead the boys away.

It didn't occur to either man until they were nearly home that they had managed to allow their long time enemy to get away without so much as a cross word. This of course, led to Victor texting Logan with a suggested meeting place for their forgotten brawl. Logan quickly replied confirming that he would be there.

~o~O~o~

The first day of school began bright and early. Far too early, as far as most of the teens were concerned; as they marched slowly into their homerooms, and slouched into chairs. Very few of them were happy to be up and at school this early in the day. Among these few happy to be there was Scott Summers and Jean Grey; much to the annoyance of others in their group, especially Rogue.

Rogue hated mornings, she hated school,and she hated perky people. Unfortunately for her mood and therefore everyone around her, she had been forced to carpool with Jean and Scott this morning. All she wanted to do really was go back to bed. She had a very long night, and hadn't fallen asleep until about four.

When Xavier had asked her if she was alright, she had been tempted to just go with Logan's assumption that she had suffered another migraine. Then Kitty had announced that perhaps Rogue wouldn't be so cranky if she didn't stay up late playing Zombie Smasher 3. So now she was stuck at school, AND grounded for the week. Kitty wisely had disappeared following her statement.

Rogue retreated to her favorite chair from last year, only to discover it was already occupied…. By John, who was sleeping with his head in his arms and drooling on the desk. This did nothing to improve her mood , of course, and as her temper rose, her fellow classmates moved away from her. Unfortunately for John, he was not a light sleeper, so he was unaware that anything was amiss before he was flipped out of his chair.

Before the situation could decay further, Scott and Remy intervened. Remy offered Rogue his seat, which was actually better hidden than the one John had 'stolen' from her, while Scott offered John a candy bar. John then happily followed Scott back to his desk, and Remy took John's place next to Rogue.

It wasn't until class started that John realized: one that Scott sat in the front row, right in front of the teacher (he had sat next to Scott while they ate the chocolate) and two the teacher said that this would be their seat for the remainder of the year. Which was when John remembered that his new friend was on the opposing team, and may have set him up here. On the other hand, Scott did seem to have a large supply of chocolate, and was willing to share with John. In fact he seemed to have decided that they were no longer enemies at all; which worked for John as he really hated fighting before lunch.

Remy, meanwhile, was having a far less enjoyable experience next to Rogue. She was still angry about their 'vacation' , and was quietly listing all of the many reasons why he annoyed her. Since it was morning, this list was rather long. He cut her off, halfway through her list of complaints, when her voice began to rise slightly.

"I'm sorry, Cher, I know that I shoudda just asked for help." Remy stated.

Rogue, who had been in his mind, was taken aback by his apology. Remy never apologized, even when he felt he should. After a few minutes, and deciding that it wasn't some sort of trick, Rogue accepted it. She then turned her attention to the teacher and Remy sighed in relief. After all his reason to sit back here was to avoid notice; and sitting next to a ranting girl was counterproductive.

Piotr, is seemed, had been placed in a separate class all together, and found himself wedged between Kitty and Lance. The former couple was once again arguing, and using him to do it, by having him pass the notes back and forth between them. Kurt and Wanda intervened on his behalf as the teacher walked in, by telling the other two to knock it off and then with Wanda's well known death glare added in.

By lunch, all of the teens were ready for the day to be over, except for Scott who was happily passing through the day on a steady supply of chocolate. It was his great secret; Scott could remain upbeat for anything, as long as he had his snack supply. Scott loved all forms of chocolate, but his favorite were snack cakes. Sadly, his supply of these cakes had been very low this morning, and he had only one package with him, which is why he had been saving it for when he really needed it.

When lunch came, the X-men had invited the Acolytes and Brotherhood to sit with them, now that they were no longer on opposite teams. So the rather large group had selected a spot on the lawn to sit and eat. Jean was sitting on Scott left, as she always did, and was talking rapidly with Tabitha about going shopping this afternoon. Rogue was sitting on his right, next to his backpack glaring sullenly at the novel she was trying to read when the Acolytes arrived. Remy, still feeling the need to make friends with the angry Goth, plopped down between Scott and Rogue, accidentally sitting on Scott's backpack and crushing his last snack cake.

Scott fell to his knees and began crying, holding the destroyed snack cake.

"Why! How can I keep living another day without my Swiss Roll? How could the world do this to me! I was having such a good day, even when there were fights! But now, now my happiness has died! Shame on you Remy Lebeau! Shame on you! You are as of now my mortal enemy, none shall not know of the day you have made your worst enemy. Shame on you, shame on you to your very grave."

"umm,Okay. I'm sorry?." Remy replied staring at the other boy, who had collapsed into a sobbing lump on the lawn.

Which is how, on his very first day of school, Remy LeBeau gain a mortal enemy…and a best friend, because Rogue suddenly adored him, and everything about him for destroying in one accidental remove all of Scott Summer's perkiness.