Project-X-ii:
Welcome to Bayville
Chapter 2:
Jean's Ground Rules
Cyclops finished his demonstration of the training chamber. Alice and Bella found themselves following Jean to the room they would be staying in. The two teenage females took their bags from Jasper and followed the snooty female to their room. Jean opened the room up and the two girls headed in.
Alice dropped her bag onto the bed and spun around in the room with her arms stretched out. "This is so amazing! It is much bigger then my room back home."
"Well, you and X-23 are going to have to be sharing a room." Jean leaned against the door frame, her lips pushed together as she surveyed the two girls.
"Her name is Bella. Isabella Marie Swan." The small female stated firmly.
"How can her last name be Swan? She isn't the daughter of those two. She's the daughter of Wolverine. Better yet, she is his clone." Jean started to tap her fingers on her arm as she continued to glare at the two girls. "You really shouldn't be taking her side. She is a lot of trouble."
"I've been gone for awhile now. You don't know anything about me Grey." Bella glared at the female, her eyes narrowed. "You are so stuck up. If someone doesn't fit into your little clique you end up treating them like dirt. People have to be all around all stars in your book otherwise they're out."
"I never said people have to be perfect, Bella." Jean glowered at the girl. "I just don't think a female should be acting like a barbarian. We have one of those already."
"You're saying something about Logan are you?" The girl snapped out her words. "Unlike you he is more accepting of people for who they are!"
"Whatever." Jean let out a deep sigh. "Listen to me very carefully. Here are the ground rules."
"You aren't the boss." Bella sighed while Alice watched, blinking a couple of times.
"First, you can't use your powers in public. Second, don't mooch rides off my boyfriend and me before or after school," the girl sighed.
"You have a boyfriend?" The brown haired girl suddenly flopped onto her bed, laughing out loud.
"It isn't funny!" Jean suddenly found himself storming over to the bed to glower down at the girl. "Seriously. Don't spend a long time in the bathroom. We're going to have to share one because of our rooms location. I need plenty of time to get ready in the morning."
"What other dumb rules to you have that only serve to help your self centered view point." Bella snapped, suddenly sitting up. "I bet that rule isn't one you're going to follow."
"Look. I've got a reputation to keep up. Actually, I would appreciate it if you didn't get yourself a bad reputation. Because that will reflect on me. Do you got that? I have a group of friends that I hang out with and I don't want you butting in. Alice maybe, but definitely not you."
"I think I'll stick with Bella." The girl finally spoke up. "I'm guessing you're friends are cheerleaders. I tend not to get along with them. They tend to be stuck up. Much like you're being."
This caused Jean to suddenly storm out of the room, irritated that Alice had gotten the better of her in the conversation. The Cullen girl shook her head. "I really don't like Jean. It is no wonder you didn't want to stay around here. She only thinks about herself and her stupid reputation. And Scott is wrapped around her little finger?"
"A lot of people I think are. The adults at the institute aren't, but a good deal of the teacher's at the school are wrapped around her finger. She is very good at suggesting projects for community service and butting into the other persons social lives based on what she thinks is a proper social life. She also thinks she is smarter then a good deal of the other students."
Alice opened up her dresser drawer and began to put her underwear into the top drawer, placing a bar of soap in there so her clothes would smell nice and keep the moths away. She let out a deep breath. "She reminds me of Lauren. I wonder if they are related. Nobody around here knows about mutants yet? I would think that Jean Grey would want to show off her powers, she thinks she is so amazing."
"She's afraid of everybody thinking her a freak, not to mention she's got an order from Professor X telling her not to do anything stupid. She hates breaking the rules and she also makes up rules just so she can catch people breaking them. Well, she can't make up rules at school, but she's like one of those elementary school monitors."
"I was an elementary school monitor!" Alice suddenly protested.
"I mean one of the ones who happened to do their job and purposefully went out of their way to find rules that have been broken." Bella sighed. "I'm hoping we have pizza for dinner. Chances are we'll be getting something out to eat because the adults haven't had time to fix any food and Jean doesn't want to lift her finger. She'll insist on having something healthy to eat, like ordering salads and only salads. They'll put it to a vote amongst the students. I was always outvoted because Scott almost always sided with her unless Logan was around and then he would be to afraid of getting on his bad side with having to healthy of food. And even then he didn't ever side with me."
"I'll side with you. Pizza actually sounds good tonight and if Jean wants we can get a vegetarian one."
"She thinks even the vegetarian one is unhealthy. At least she's got meat on her bones." Bella snorted. "However, if she happens to always eat healthy food she would possibly skin and bones. I really don't like her."
