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Dawn sat heavily on her bed at Xavier's. She dumped the shopping bags from her hands and sighed.
"I'm never going shopping again" Dawn said. Sarah put the bags she was holding on the floor and then sat on Rogue's bed.
"I didn't know you could buy that much for $200" said Sarah. Dawn lay down on her bed and put her arm across her eyes. Sarah started sorting through the bags and pulling out clothes. She folded them and put them inside Dawn's draws. When she finished she pulled out the last item, a c.d.
"What's this?" Asked Sarah with mock shock "you could of brought a whole tee-shirt for this much". The price tag on the c.d. read $20.
"It's a male Australian songwriter/ singer called Mandy Kane. It's his first album. People say he looks like Marilyn Manson. But Mandy Kane is cool" explained Dawn.
"I can see the resemblance" said Sarah "I'll put it on". Sarah put the c.d. Inside the c.d. player and pressed "Play". The first song, "Stab", started playing. Dawn started humming to the tune. Sarah pulled a face.
"This sucks" said Sarah
"Say what you like but Mandy Kane is still cool" replied Dawn. Then Dawn started singing with the song.
"I've got a fetish, love is pathetic and the world is about to end. I take another stab in my heart". Sarah hit the "off" switch. Mandy Kane's song stopped short.
"I think I'm going to burn this now" said Sarah. Sarah strode over to her draws and rummaged inside it.
"But instead I'll give you this so we wont have to listen to this crap" Sarah pulled out a c.d. Walkman and gave it to Dawn.
"It's my old one, you can keep it" said Sarah. Dawn smiled and accepted the gift.
"Thank you so much Sarah" said Dawn.
"And Dawn" said Sarah "feed your fish, they look sick". Dawn stood up and started to feed her fish. Multi burst into the room.
"Oh my gawd, oh my gawd, oh my gawd" she said excitedly "you'll never guess what happened'
"Um, the sun exploded?" Guessed Sarah
"No"
"The world is flat?"
"No"
"You found out what 2 add 2 is?"
"Shut up"
"Tell us then"
"Okay" said Multi sitting down on a bed "Shock got his lip pierced"
"OH MY GOD!!!" Yelled Sarah "I have to see this!"
"You can't" said Multi "he's in trouble and got told off by Xavier. He'll be at dinner. They're going to let him keep the piercing but he's going to have detention for a month. I have to admit he looks HOT". It was nearly time for tea so Dawn changed her clothes. She wore black pants, black low-cut tee-shirt, thin black jacket and new sneakers. She also put on the two necklaces she got, a black choker and a ankh on a long chain. A bell sounded for dinner. Sarah pulled at Dawn's hand walking fast.
"I want to see Shock, hurry" said Sarah. Dawn was being dragged behind Sarah. They went down the stairs and down two furnished hallways. They passed student going the same way as them as they hurried along. They reached a large room with benches and tables everywhere. It was a large canteen, large enough to fit the whole school. Sarah pulled Dawn to a corner bench, Shock was sitting there.
"I can't believe you did that Shock" said Sarah sternly "you shouldn't of done that, you look horrid"
"I don't think he does" yelled a boy from across the canteen "hands up people who like Shock's new piercing". Everyone who could be bothered put their hand up, everyone except Sarah and Dawn.
"Okay people stop yelling, some people want some quite when they eat!" Yelled Logan
"I still don't think you should of done it" said Sarah to Shock.
"Do you like it Dawn?" Asked Shock
"Yes" said Dawn "it suits you". Shock smiled. Sarah and Dawn went got their food and sat down. Logan placed his tray full with fries, hamburger and drink in front of Shock and sat down.
"So Shock, why did you get your lip pierced?" Asked Logan
"I just wanted to change, to be different than everyone else" said Shock
"Fair enough" said Logan biting into his juicy hamburger
"Aren't you going to get angry at me like everyone else?" Asked Shock
"Why should I?" Said Logan with his mouth full of hamburger "everyone needs change and can I ask one more thing?"
"What?"
"Why do you keep staring at Dawn?" Asked Logan. Shock blushed and looked at his plate.
"I-i-i um" stammer Shock
"You like her. Why don't you ask her out?" Said Logan
"Because I'm too scared she'll say no" replied Shock
"She wont say no, she's a nice girl" said Logan "she looks like she likes you as well"
"Okay" said Shock looking brighter "I'll ask her out sometime soon". Rogue was sitting by herself no the next table. She heard everything. Unknown to everyone, except maybe Professor Xavier, Rogue had a crush on Shock and was hating Dawn by the second. Dawn was getting a lot of attention, thought Rogue, she wont be popular by the time I'm finished with her. Silently in her mind, Rogue made plans to make Dawn a laughing stock and to make Shock see that Dawn sucked and Rogue ruled.