Dreams of Peace
Weeks passed in Bayville without incident. Well that wasn't exactly true. There were several minor incidents at Bayville High. Most of them minor pranks on Principal Kelly such as the usual filling up his car with pudding, gluing his desk to the ceiling, putting shaving cream on his chair, etc. Not to mention the fact that he was once hit on the head with a stray basketball. Once someone placed several hyperactive ferrets in his office.
There were also a few minor skirmishes as well. The usual altercations between girls who had rivalries with each other. Jocks against anyone they felt like picking on. The harassed rebelling against the jocks. But all were trivial. Mostly screaming and shoving. There were even a few skirmishes between the Institute kids and the Brotherhood, but to Kelly's amazement, never got very far. That was due to the fact that as soon as they started to argue, either Mr. Falcone or Mr. LaFitte or even Mr. Pine came running and broke it up.
There was also the usual gossip and scandal surrounding the school, who went to what party. Who got drunk and passed out. Who got grounded or arrested. The favorite topic of discussion was the romantic flings that were going on around them. Who was going out with whom, all the fights, the make-ups and the break ups? Who was cheating on whom and who with? Some of these discussions involved the students as well as the teachers.
There was even talk of romance blossoming among the Institute Kids and the Brotherhood despite their rivalry. Yes there was the familiar romance of Lance Alvers and Kitty Pryde, but there were new players to the game. The young girl only known as Rogue was well…actually being nice to the new student Remy Lebeau. That was the best way to put it. Tabitha Smith, the former Institute student turned Brotherhood member was now once again an Institute student. Where she had once favored both Kurt Wagner and Pietro Maximoff with her affections, she now was dating Ray Crisp, another Institute student. Actually Kelly thought that this was a good match, considering their explosive personalities.
Yes Kelly was finally the closest to happiness he had been in a long time. He was convinced that the worst was behind him. He was also convinced that no one else knew of his affair with his secretary. But what did that matter? Bayville was finally a normal school, or the closest to it that it would ever become. Oh sure there were still the occasional minor tremors every now and then, but by now even he was used to them. But there were no demon, monster or mutant sightings anymore. And that suited him just fine.
Now if he could only figure out why and how the janitor installed that huge satellite dish on the roof…
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"I can't believe how quiet it's been," Xavier sighed as he and Logan looked out the window of his study. They were watching the students relax and play on the lawn.
"Maybe Destiny was wrong," Logan said. "Maybe Magneto isn't planning anything yet."
"I doubt it," Xavier sighed. "He's out there planning something all right. I know it. We mustn't become too complacent where Magneto is concerned. Still I must admit after all we've been through, it is a nice change of pace."
"I've been watching the news," Logan said. "Mutants are hardly even mentioned anymore. It's almost like we're back under wraps. In fact a lot of folks are blaming the Sentinel for the damage downtown."
"That is good news," Xavier nodded. "Something tells me it will be a long time before we have to worry about Sentinels again."
"I'm more worried about the Brotherhood boys' interest in our students," Logan growled.
"It's best not to interfere with them," Xavier told him. He was the only one who knew of Remy's defection other than Rogue. And he hoped that Kitty and Lance's relationship might steer him back to the X-Men. "Perhaps some good will come out of this."
"I doubt it," Logan frowned.
"We can't protect them from everything anymore," Xavier told him. "The incident with Trask and Magneto proved that. They're growing up. They have to learn to handle things on their own. I know it's difficult to sit back and do nothing, but I trust Rogue and Kitty."
"Them I trust, those hormone driven morons I don't!"
"The girls can take care of themselves you know."
"That's what I'm worried about! If those morons screw up the girls are going to kill them!" Logan smirked. "I don't wanna clean up after any more murders! If I did I'd have stayed with SHIELD."
Both chuckled. Then they heard the sound of explosions. "Speaking of which," Logan sighed. "They're at it again!"
They watched Tabitha chase Ray around. They were both screaming and using their powers at each other. "That's the third fight this month," Logan groaned. "Yeah there's a real stable couple."
"Maybe we should get some tanks," Xavier flinched as another statue blew up.
"Why can't they be like the Elf and his girlfriend?" Logan groaned.
"I'm glad that it happened," Xavier said. "Kurt and Amanda's relationship is the first step towards better mutant/human relations. Perhaps we should think about letting the students tell others about us."
"That might not be such a bad idea," Logan said. "Now that mutants are no longer a secret we need some allies. People who are willing to listen to us and help us out."
"But we still need to be careful," Xavier reminded him. "Do you have anyone in mind?"
"Actually there is a couple of people that might help us," Logan started. An explosion interrupted him. "Then again…Maybe we should wait until those two cool down."
They laughed quietly, enjoying the peace. Little did they realize how quickly that peace would end.
Coming next, A shocking event rocks the world. Something not even the X-Men can change. Something that will bring one couple together and tear others apart!