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 Six

" Important Announcements and Grand Schemes"

They all filed into the mansion not knowing what to expect, however, they were all shocked to see Charles and Erik standing together. Well Erik standing. Had Charles been standing, they would have had every right to be shocked, as it was it amused both men that the children were staring as they were. After all it was no secret that they had been friends for years.

"First of all."Charles began. "We have made a very important decision, following the weekly shopping this morning."

"Frosted Flakes! Woo-Hoo!" Remy and Rogue said, with a high-five.

"TWINKIES!" Bobby and Hank yelled, before Hank looked embarrassed and walked away.

"Chocolate!" Exclaimed Jamie,Rahne,John, Kitty, Piotr, and Jean at the same time.

"This happens every week." Charles informed Erik who nodded in agreement. "Anyway. It was brought to our attention that the price of milk has raised this week...as has the price of hairspray."

"So after a brief meeting, we both decided that we can no longer afford the price of hairspray alone, or our other expenses." Erik added.

"Wait, we don't get hairspray anymore?" Kitty and John asked, while the others frowned.

"No. Not at all." Charles assured them. "If you had ever seen Logan or Victor without hairspray you would understand how that isn't an option. However we each have been going through at least a case of hair products a week."

"I don't use hair products, it naturally looks like this. What you think I have unruly curls without a it?" Both Remy and Rogue said, both having had this argument before. Scott made a note to steal Remy and Rogue's hairspray from their gym lockers...it seemed like a good minor revenge.

"We are combining households."Charles stated, tired of being interrupted.

"WHAT?!" Scott yelled. "You can't possibly expect me to live with him."

Before Charles could say anything however, a thought occurred to Scott. With Remy in the house, it would be easy to seek revenge. This led Scott to maniacal laughter as he thought about it, forgetting that his girlfriend and the Professor could hear his thoughts. He remembered a moment later when Jean glared pointedly at him, and whispered to him to let it go.

"Professor? Did you just say we were combining households over hairspray and milk?" Jean asked after stomping on her boyfriend's foot before he could continue his plotting.

"Jean. I'm afraid you have no idea the cost that maintaining the Institute entails. I also may have made a few bad investments last quarter, resulting in a slight shrinkage of funds until the next allotment of the trust fund. Therefore the best answer for all involved is to combine our expenses." Charles replied.

"But...they were our enemies three months ago. How do we know they aren't planning something now?" Jean asked , trying to let the Professor know that it was mostly Scott he was worried about.

"Jean I assure you, there is no scheme involved here." Erik replied. " I give you permission to scan our minds if you have any doubts."

Jean looked from Erik to the Professor, but since they were giving their permission, she quickly glanced through the new members thoughts. Erik was thinking about the high price of living expenses in New York, with three teenage boys. Piotr was thinking about dinner, or more specifically if they could talk Erik into ordering pizza which had become his favorite meal. John was thinking, as usual about fire. Remy, though he was almost impossible to read even with him letting her in, was thinking about his speech to Rogue, which he seemed to be adding to, and frosted flakes.

Seeing no deception in any of their minds, Jean with drew her protest. Though she was still worried about Scott. Perhaps she should pull Gambit aside and warn him of Scott's intent, or suggest Rogue do so. Except ever since the whole Apocalypse thing, Rogue had been forgetful and odd. Jean suspected some sort of damage, but no one seemed to notice.

While Jean was busy thinking about this, and shaking her head at her boyfriend's scheming, the others were discussing the new living arrangements. She nearly missed it, when Scott groaned, and walked out of the room, but a quick look at Xavier offered the answer. Remy had been assigned as Scott's room mate. John and Piotr were sharing, but Remy had been left over, and Scott was available.

Remy was not happy with sharing either, though moving in was great in his opinion, because now Logan couldn't run him off whenever he tried to tell her his wonderful news. In fact he should try to catch up with her now! However as soon as he had thought of this, Magneto informed them they needed to go home to pack and put their new house up for sale.

The guys all filed out, and Jean quickly jotted down a quick note, before passing it to Poitr and whispering to give it to Remy. Rogue glared at her suspiciously, but was distracted when Kitty came up to her to inform her that they were moving back in together, so that Jean could move down one, so that Poitr and John could have Jean's old room. This annoyed Rogue nearly as much as Scott had been to learn he would be rooming with Remy.

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As the guys climbed into Magneto's car, Poitr passed Remy the note. With a raised eyebrow, Remy took it, before climbing all the way to the third seat of the mini van to read it. All Jean's note said was "Scott is still mad over the cake, he's plotting."

Now Remy didn't really like the idea of an enemy in the next bed as him, so he began thinking of ways he could mend bridges. He had already said he was sorry, so he didn't see the issue. It had been, after all, an accident. One that had happened weeks ago. So, pushing the irritation aside at having an enemy over a snack cake, and not getting to tell Rogue is wonderful news, Remy went to pack as soon as they got home, and think of a plan to make up with Scott.

John came in, while Remy was packing, and scheming, and said. " Scott hates you mate. Just thought you should know."

"I know. The red head said so in her note." Remy replied.

Before John could say anything more, Remy's phone beeped saying he had a text. He pulled out his phone and checked it, reading a message from Rogue who also felt she needed to warn him of Scott's anger.

He replied that John and Jean had already told him, to which she replied that he should just buy Scott a pack of Swiss Rolls and apologize again. Before he could respond, Victor stomped into the room and yanked the phone out of his hand as Victor stated. "It is past curfew, you get it back tomorrow, finish packing."

Remy sighed, as John yelped and ran off to finish himself before Victor decided to take his phone as well. However, Rogue's suggestion had given him a brilliant idea. He wasn't big on apologizing. As far as he was concerned, once was enough. If you could avoid it once that was even better. However, he now knew how he would make up with Scott. Then he could sleep easier, no longer worried about such things as hair dye, scissors, Shaving cream pranks and things like that.

Happy with his plan, Remy went back to his current favorite pass time, inventing his life altering speech. Because every time it was interrupted he thought of more ways to say that it was wonderful.