*There's a hero If you look inside your heart You don't have to be afraid Of what you are There's an answer If you reach into your soul And the sorrow that you know Will melt away

And then a hero comes along With the strength to carry on And you cast your fears aside And you know you can survive So when you feel like hope is gone Look inside you and be strong And you'll finally see the truth That a hero lies in you

It's a long road When you face the world alone No one reaches out a hand For you to hold You can find love If you search within yourself And the emptiness you felt Will disappear

And then a hero comes along With the strength to carry on And you cast your fears aside And you know you can survive So when you feel like hope is gone Look inside you and be strong And you'll finally see the truth That a hero lies in you

Lord knows Dreams are hard to follow But don't let anyone Tear them away Hold on There will be tomorrow In time You'll find the way

And then a hero comes along With the strength to carry on And you cast your fears aside And you know you can survive So when you feel like hope is gone Look inside you and be strong And you'll finally see the truth That a hero lies in you. *

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Scott Summers rolled his eyes and sighed. This was NOT what the students needed. They did not need an end of the year school dance.

It had been Jean's idea and Storm and the professor had agreed. They thought it would give the students something to look forward too. That was true. They also thought it might help them focus on their studies. Ha. That just may explain why he was trying to convince a bunch of noisy students that algebra two was exactly what they wanted to learn at the moment in time.

Okay, so there was a reason for everything. Scott didn't really mind the school having a dance. It was actually fine by him. He just didn't want to have to chaperone like the professor had suggested of him. Yeah, that had to be it. He didn't like the idea in the least bit.

Rogue sighed. She wasn't too fond of Math. It was the only class that Jubilee, Kitty, Bobby, or John didn't have with her or her with them. Besides Math wasn't her best subject in the first place.

Mr. Summers didn't look as if he was in the best of moods. He never really was. He was considered to be one of the stricter teachers. Today on Monday Rogue couldn't really blame him. Monday weren't her favorite days either. Monday were really the worse days.

Everyone was bending over their homework that Mr. Summers had allowed them to get a head start on. Some people were whispering though and not doing their work like Jake Johnson and her.

He smiled over at her and she smiled back at him shyly. It was a known fact that he had a small crush on her. He always smiled and winked at her in class. He handed her a piece of paper.

'Hey, I was wondering if you would go to the dance with me. Think about it. I think we'd have a good time together, Jake.'

'Sure. That sounds like fun.'

Jake smiled at her. He couldn't be happier. Rogue smiled back before turning around to do her homework. She had never felt so bad in her life. She knew Bobby was going to ask her. God, she knew that. So why had she said yes to Jake Johnson?

She was scared of admitting what she truly felt for Bobby. If she went with someone she wasn't crazy about she didn't have to be scared. Oh, she wanted to go with Bobby so badly but she was so scared of what he made her feel. It scared her so much and made her do stupid things like accept dates with people she didn't even like that way.

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Bobby tried to ignore the pain he felt when he found out she was going with Jake. Jake and him had never really been friends. He was upset because he knew that Rogue knew that he was going to ask her. He also tried to hide his hurt when he saw her that afternoon.

"Hey."

"Hey, Bobby. How's it going," asked Rogue.

"It's going good. I heard you're going to the dance with Jake Johnson, congratulations."

"Thankyou. I heard you're going with Victoria. I can't believe she asked you instead of the other way around. I'm still shocked. Where I come from that's unheard of," said Rogue.

"Yeah, I see you're point, sort of. I didn't have a date. She didn't have one either. Who was I to turn down a date with a pretty girl," asked Bobby.

Rogue felt herself grow with jealousy when he referred to Victoria as pretty.

"Save me a dance," said Bobby.

"I will."

"Promise?"

"Yes, Bobby. I promise."

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"So, who are you going with to this dance thing," asked John.

"I don't know. I mean we could go together- as friends- if you want to," said Jubilee.

"If you want to."

"Everyone's expecting us to go together anyway. It's not as if we have significant others. And-"

"Please stop mumbling. I'm begging you woman. We'll go together. End of story," said John.

"You say that as if it's a bad thing. If you don't want to go with me, don't. No one is making you go with me," said Jubilee.

"I'm going with you because I want to."

"Fine."

"Fine."

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"Why are you going with Jake when we all know that you are dieing to go with Bobby and that Bobby really wants to go with you," said Jubilee.

"I don't know. God, I am just so confused. I am going to be perfectly honest with you. I don't really know what I want anymore period," said Rogue.

"That's so not true, Rogue. You want Bobby and Bobby wants you," said Jubilee.

"I already told Jake that I would go with him so I am going to go with him," said Rogue.

"Fine," said Jubilee.

"So, you're going with John. Do you like him?"

"Yes."

"I knew it. And yes, I like Bobby."

"I knew it. So, Kitty, you, and I will all go shopping and get the perfect dresses. We'll find one for you that will knock Bobby off of his feet," said Jubilee.

"But I am going with Jake, not Bobby," said Rogue.

"Yeah, but Bobby will be there. And I know you want to look good for him. Dance at least one dance with him," said Jubilee.

"I will. I told him I would save him a dance. He made me promise that I would," said Rogue.

"Awe, he is so sweet. Maybe you will dance with him on the last dance," said Jubilee.

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"Are you okay," asked John.

"Why does everyone keep asking me that? Now you too? I'm fine. He asked her first and she is going with him. So, what," asked Bobby.

"I'll tell you what. You're in love with her. She's going to the dance with another guy. That has got to suck," said John.

"It's really not that bad anyway. She promised to save me a dance. At least I get a chance to dance with her," said Bobby.

"Yeah, that's cool. Do you know how to tie a tie," asked John.

When both boys were done getting ready they headed to the gym where the dance was going to be held. They stood towards the middle. They were going to meet their dates, Jubilee and Victoria there.

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Tbc