Chapter 4: Welcome To Xavier's
"Your paperwork all checks out, Miss Lee. Welcome to the Charles Francis Xavier School for Gifted Young persons." the secretary intoned.
Jubilee sighed in relief as she was handed a campus map.
"You're in Claremont Hall, room 315. Since you're a late arrival, you'll be sharing it with two other students."
Jubilee nodded as she picked up her room key and left the registrar's office. As she proceeded to her dorm, she took notice of the abundance of Neoclassical, Colonial, and other pre-20th Century architectural styles that dominated the campus's buildings.
Well, at least the grounds are pretty. she thought.
After about ten minutes of walking, she arrived at Claremont Hall. It was a brick Gothic Revival structure of about four or five stories.
Home sweet home for the next few years. At least it isn't built like a concrete box.
"Hello? Anybody home?" Jubilee asked as she knocked on her room's door.
The door swung open to reveal a brunette girl with her hair in a ponytail.
"Hello, stranger. What brings you here?" she asked.
"I'm your new roommate." Jubilee answered.
The door opened fully, and Jubilee stepped in.
"So you're Jubilation Lee. I was…well, expecting someone a bit taller. Like an extra inch or two."
"And you are?"
"Katherine Pryde, but you can call me Kitty. Everyone does."
"Okay then."
"Well, Jubilation-"
"Call me Jubilee. Everyone else does."
Kitty nodded as she cautiously eyed her new roommate.
"Well, Jubilee- do you need any help unpacking?"
"No."
"Are you-"
"I was told I had two roommates. Where's the other one?"
As if in answer to Jubilee's question, a young woman with auburn hair and a skunk stripe walked in. She was clad in a dark green camisole, flannel pants, and a black bathrobe. She was clutching a cup of coffee with a vise=like grip.
"Good morning to you too, Rogue."
"Who's this?" Rogue asked, her voice carrying a Dixie accent.
"Let's get the introductions out of the way. Rogue, this is Jubilee. Jubilee, this is Rogue. Go on, shake hands."
Jubilee nervously extended her hand. Rogue took the cue, clasped it in her own gloved mitt, and gave her new roommate a vigorous handshake.
AUTHOR'S NOTE:
If you're wondering what exactly the Earth-H version of the Xavier School for Gifted Youngsters is, it's a privately run Middle College (something of a cross between a high school and a community college) school. Also, not all the students are mutants.
