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 Four

" Pastel Hell and Revenge Schemes"

Clearly Jean and Kitty were trying to kill her, Rogue was certain of it. Why else would she still be in the mall, four whole hours after they arrived ?! Especially since she was told they were going to the library to begin with. These girls were evil. She's be doing the world a favor if she were to stage an accidental falling from the balcony. Rogue was musing about how to get the other girls to lean over the railing with a smile on her face when Remy began walking over to them, and Jean reminded her that Jean could hear what she was thinking.

Kitty was asking what Rogue had been thinking of when Remy interrupted. "Rogue! I am so happy to see you here! I must speak to you on a matter of great importance! It will change our lives forever, everything we thought was import before is nothing! I-"

"Remy it is very rude to interrupt, Jean was about to tell us why Rogue was smiling like that" Kitty replied.

"No she wasn't because if she does, I'll tell Xavier she's abusing her powers." Rogue said.

"She was planning to-" Jean started.

"Roguey! It's important!" Remy said with a pout.

"Enough! Fine, I was jokingly thinking of pranking you and Jean, but she was reading my mind, then you all decided to be rude to Remy, when he's been trying to tell me something all week." Rogue stormed.

"Exactly! So as I was say-" Remy said.

"Remy, don't interrupt while I'm ranting. Jean you need to mind your own business and not read other people's thoughts, it is enough that I have to put up with your perky crap out here, don't make me put up with it in my head too!"

"So anyway-" Remy tried again.

"I ain't done! Also this is all your fault Jean for lying to me about where we were going and dragging me to the mall. The Mall! On a Saturday when I could be hanging out with Remy and finding out what he's wanted to tell me all week, and instead I'm stuck here in pastel hell! Now I'll never know why he thinks something is going to alter our lives! For all you know he could have found the cure for cancer, or world peace, or an endless supply of chocolate! Instead though I'm stuck here with you two and have had no chance to talk to I see you shaking your head, I know it has nothing to do with cancer or chocolate, anyway, how would you two feel if I interrupted your plans to drag you somewhere you hate and made you miss a conversation you had been waiting for. Maybe then you would understand why it was necessary for me to plan to push you over the balcony and where are you headed Remy? " Rogue ranted.

As Remy slipped away a security guard approached, and asked the girls to please leave as Rogue's rant was upsetting other shoppers. Rogue happily went towards the front doors, nearly skipping, as the other two slowly stomping along and pouting.

None of them noticed Scott, who was still following Remy in an attempt to learn his favorite food. Scott briefly thought of checking on the girls, after all they were with an angry homicidal unstable girl, but Remy had gone the other direction, and this may be his best chance.

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That evening Scott returned home empty handed once more. He had thought he'd found the answer today, four times. But sadly, each time it was a false hope. How was he ever going to figure this out? Then Remy had somehow managed to shake him. Which was odd, because Remy didn't seem to be aware Scott was following him.

Scott was sitting in his car, still brooding (though he would deny it, brooding was not something good leaders do) when he saw what he'd been hoping for all evening. Remy was running across the lawn, being chased by Logan who was screaming about Remy being grounded. Scott turned back on his car and crept to the gate, as Remy vaulted over the fence.

Slowly, as in fives miles per hour, Scott followed Remy down the street, assuming with the hour that the other boy must be on his way to dinner. First, Remy stopped into a corner store, and Scott was excited. Corner stores sell snack foods after all. However he came out empty handed a few minutes later and then grabbed a bag of ice, so he must have skipped the snack section.

How anyone could skip the snack section was beyond Scott, but it seemed that Remy was more demented than he had assumed if the other boy didn't even look at the chocolate! Clearly there was something deeply wrong here. Rogue should be warned, she unwittingly spent time with the Demented Snack Murdering Chocolate Hater after all.

Scott nearly missed it when Remy rode off, thanks to his musings, but noticed as the other boy rounded the corner. Speeding up (to all of ten mph) Scott quickly followed, before slowing back down to an acceptable stalking-surveillance speed.

Next Remy stopped at the grocery store, one would think this would then be the perfect chance to learn the other boy's favorite food, but just as Scott was turning off his car, Remy returned to his bike, having only grabbed a newspaper from the box out front.

Scott wondered why the other boy wouldn't have just retrieved a paper while at the corner store. Truthfully, Remy had wondered the same thing, since that's how he got back out of the house; by offering to buy Victor's evening paper. However Remy had forgotten until he had seen the box out front of the store.

Their next stop was another convenience store, because Remy had forgotten to pick up John's soda, and then Remy rode aimlessly for a few minutes, before heading toward the other side of town. At this point Scott was sure that Remy not only knew Scott was following him, but why as well. It was dinner time, yet the other boy showed no signs of stopping anywhere to eat.

Scott hadn't eaten lunch and was now late for dinner, so he was very hungry himself. He was then convinced the other boy must be as hungry as he was, not factoring in that Remy likely ate lunch before Scott had noticed him, or that he may be on his way home for dinner now.

Remy then started down a road leading to farthest area of town. Scott, now certain that Remy was aware of him, braced himself for an ambush. He was surprised when Remy pulled up in front of a normal looking house, that still had it's sold sign in the yard (they had moved in that day, when Magneto decided it would aide in giving the boys a 'normal' upbringing), and was greeted by John bounding out of the front door, yelling about holding supper for Remy.

Scott drove home defeated, now realizing that much like himself, Remy probably ate most of his meals at home. It would be next to impossible to watch them eat from out here, and he couldn't very well invite himself in. Plus he knew from dinners at the mansion it was almost never your turn to pick dinner, so it was probably someone else's favorite food anyway.

Scott needed a new plan. One that was more likely to answer the riddle. Perhaps a fake survey? How would he get Remy to answer though. He could ask Rogue, maybe,but she was likely to warn Remy of his plan. She seemed blissfully unaware of how evil Remy really was.

He decided a survey was his best option, so he drove the rest of the way home, very happy to have a new plan.