More than Existing
Author's note: What did you think of the first chapter? Did Kitty seem in character? Do you want to know more about the new girl Janine? Well I hope so. Oh, and just so you're not confused, this takes place after Mainstream. On to the next chapter...
Disclaimer: I don't own anything
Chapter 2 – "Lunch Time"
"Hey guys," Kitty said as she sat down at her friends' usual table. "I hope you guys don't mind or anything, but I invited a new girl to sit with us."
"Cool, what's her name?" Kurt asked.
"Janine. Today is her first day, so I thought she might need someone to sit with."
"That was really nice of you Kitty." Jean commented. "So what do you know about her?"
"Well I only talked to her for a few minutes, but she said she was from a military family and she moved around a lot. She listed a whole lot of places of where she lived before; she even listed a place in France."
"Cool! She can help me out with my French class." Kurt said.
"Uh, Kitty? Does she know?" Scott asked, "You know, about our...gifts?"
"Well it didn't exactly come up..." Kitty said
"She's bound to be mad when she finds out." Scott pointed out.
"Maybe not. Maybe she won't care..." Kitty said, but even as she said it, she knew that it was a lost cause. This girl would most likely be just like all the rest.
"You shouldn't underestimate people, Scott. You never know, she could be like Amanda." Kurt commented.
"Amanda is a rare case. I bet you couldn't name one other human that doesn't care about our powers." Scott said. The table grew silent. They all knew that other than Amanda, finding someone that didn't care was about their powers was about as likely as Principle Kelly wearing a dress to school.
Kitty perked up for a moment, and pointed to a blonde girl across the room. "There she is guys." She said to them as she stood up. "Janine! Over here!" Kitty shouted, waving to the girl. The girl saw Kitty, and there was a clear look of relief crossing her face as she began making her way over to their table. As she walked over, the other X-men studied her. She was a girl of about 16 with a very thin face, and dark brown eyes. Her eyes looked strange with her shocking blonde hair, but she was still attractive. She looked a little taller than Kitty, and had a very thin frame. The girl was wearing a smile on her face, but she looked tired as if she'd been through a great deal and the small circles under her eyes just added to the effect.
"Hi, Kitty, is it still okay I sit with you?" she asked.
"Of course!" Kitty replied happily. "Everyone, this is Janine. Janine, this is Jean, Scott, and Kurt...there's usually another girl with us, but she's still in line."
"Nice to meet you all." Janine replied politely, it was obvious that she was a little uncomfortable meeting these new people. 'Nice to meet you's were echoed around the table as she sat down.
"So, Janine" Jean started, "How do you like Bayville so far?"
"Well, I haven't really got to see much of the town. I've only been here for about a week." She replied. As Duncan Matthews was walking by the table. He didn't usually pay much attention to the mutants unless he was going to bully them, but today, there was someone new at the table.
"Well then we'll have to show you around! Would you like to-" Kitty began, but she was suddenly interrupted by Duncan.
"Hey, new girl. What do you think you're doing?" Janine looked at the very large jock, and a look of slight fear crossed her face. "I-I-I'm eating lunch...why?"
"No. I mean what do you think you're doing with the mutants?" Duncan said. Janine pulled her gaze from the blonde haired boy, and looked at the people seated around her table. 'They're mutants?' she thought. The X-Men couldn't help but feel a little guilty for not telling her sooner. They thought they knew what was coming next. Janine turned back to the boy, and said in a calm but slightly defiant voice, "I told you, I'm eating lunch with my friends."
Everyone in hearing distance was stunned. Duncan and the X-men were completely speechless. The only person that didn't seem surprised was Janine. She calmly turned back to face Kitty, and said, "Kitty, what were you going to ask me before this boy so rudely interrupted you?"
Quickly regaining her composure, Kitty replied, "I-I just wanted to know if you wanted to go to the mall with me after school." A small frown appeared on Janine's face as she replied, "I can't this week, I've got to...help my mom, but I can next week." Duncan was still staring at the new girl that had stood up for the mutants. The fact that she liked the mutants made him hate her. 'If this girl isn't part of the solution, then she's apart of the problem' Duncan thought. Scott interrupted his thoughts as he said, "Hey Duncan, do you need directions to the Stupid Convention?" Refusing to say anything, Duncan just walked off toward his table. As he turned away he said under his breath, "That girl is going to get a crash course in what we do to mutie lovers around here." Kurt was the only person to hear this threat, but instead of telling everyone, he kept quiet. There was no sense in worrying Janine about something that Duncan may not do; but nonetheless, he made a mental note to tag along, and make sure she stayed as far away from Duncan Matthews as possible. Lunch continued with out much other event. All the X-Men were quite surprised at how Janine opened up to them. She'd seemed really shy at first, but after a few minutes, she was talking to them like she'd known them for years. She was great to listen to too. She told some great stories about the places she'd lived before. As Kitty watched her new friend, she knew that Janine was going to fit in just fine. Janine was feeling quite at home with these people. They told her about what teachers to avoid, where the best places to eat were, and other such things. They also mentioned that they all lived at the same place. A group home called "The Xavier Instituted for Gifted Children". Kitty had promised to take her there some day next week. Janine had really wanted to go with Kitty to see the town this week, but something was getting in the way. She hated having to lie to her new friends about where she was going, but she knew just what they'd say if they knew. Janine also met the 5th member of their party; a girl named "Rogue". Janine had thought that the girl's name fit her personality quite well. The girl was withdrawn and somewhat unpredictable. Janine wasn't quite sure that Rogue really liked her, though she did perk up a little when she found out what Janine had said to the blonde headed boy. With the exception to the event with the blonde headed boy, Janine was beginning to really feel like she belonged. These people seemed really nice, even if they all were mutants.
Author's note: What did you think of the first chapter? Did Kitty seem in character? Do you want to know more about the new girl Janine? Well I hope so. Oh, and just so you're not confused, this takes place after Mainstream. On to the next chapter...
Disclaimer: I don't own anything
Chapter 2 – "Lunch Time"
"Hey guys," Kitty said as she sat down at her friends' usual table. "I hope you guys don't mind or anything, but I invited a new girl to sit with us."
"Cool, what's her name?" Kurt asked.
"Janine. Today is her first day, so I thought she might need someone to sit with."
"That was really nice of you Kitty." Jean commented. "So what do you know about her?"
"Well I only talked to her for a few minutes, but she said she was from a military family and she moved around a lot. She listed a whole lot of places of where she lived before; she even listed a place in France."
"Cool! She can help me out with my French class." Kurt said.
"Uh, Kitty? Does she know?" Scott asked, "You know, about our...gifts?"
"Well it didn't exactly come up..." Kitty said
"She's bound to be mad when she finds out." Scott pointed out.
"Maybe not. Maybe she won't care..." Kitty said, but even as she said it, she knew that it was a lost cause. This girl would most likely be just like all the rest.
"You shouldn't underestimate people, Scott. You never know, she could be like Amanda." Kurt commented.
"Amanda is a rare case. I bet you couldn't name one other human that doesn't care about our powers." Scott said. The table grew silent. They all knew that other than Amanda, finding someone that didn't care was about their powers was about as likely as Principle Kelly wearing a dress to school.
Kitty perked up for a moment, and pointed to a blonde girl across the room. "There she is guys." She said to them as she stood up. "Janine! Over here!" Kitty shouted, waving to the girl. The girl saw Kitty, and there was a clear look of relief crossing her face as she began making her way over to their table. As she walked over, the other X-men studied her. She was a girl of about 16 with a very thin face, and dark brown eyes. Her eyes looked strange with her shocking blonde hair, but she was still attractive. She looked a little taller than Kitty, and had a very thin frame. The girl was wearing a smile on her face, but she looked tired as if she'd been through a great deal and the small circles under her eyes just added to the effect.
"Hi, Kitty, is it still okay I sit with you?" she asked.
"Of course!" Kitty replied happily. "Everyone, this is Janine. Janine, this is Jean, Scott, and Kurt...there's usually another girl with us, but she's still in line."
"Nice to meet you all." Janine replied politely, it was obvious that she was a little uncomfortable meeting these new people. 'Nice to meet you's were echoed around the table as she sat down.
"So, Janine" Jean started, "How do you like Bayville so far?"
"Well, I haven't really got to see much of the town. I've only been here for about a week." She replied. As Duncan Matthews was walking by the table. He didn't usually pay much attention to the mutants unless he was going to bully them, but today, there was someone new at the table.
"Well then we'll have to show you around! Would you like to-" Kitty began, but she was suddenly interrupted by Duncan.
"Hey, new girl. What do you think you're doing?" Janine looked at the very large jock, and a look of slight fear crossed her face. "I-I-I'm eating lunch...why?"
"No. I mean what do you think you're doing with the mutants?" Duncan said. Janine pulled her gaze from the blonde haired boy, and looked at the people seated around her table. 'They're mutants?' she thought. The X-Men couldn't help but feel a little guilty for not telling her sooner. They thought they knew what was coming next. Janine turned back to the boy, and said in a calm but slightly defiant voice, "I told you, I'm eating lunch with my friends."
Everyone in hearing distance was stunned. Duncan and the X-men were completely speechless. The only person that didn't seem surprised was Janine. She calmly turned back to face Kitty, and said, "Kitty, what were you going to ask me before this boy so rudely interrupted you?"
Quickly regaining her composure, Kitty replied, "I-I just wanted to know if you wanted to go to the mall with me after school." A small frown appeared on Janine's face as she replied, "I can't this week, I've got to...help my mom, but I can next week." Duncan was still staring at the new girl that had stood up for the mutants. The fact that she liked the mutants made him hate her. 'If this girl isn't part of the solution, then she's apart of the problem' Duncan thought. Scott interrupted his thoughts as he said, "Hey Duncan, do you need directions to the Stupid Convention?" Refusing to say anything, Duncan just walked off toward his table. As he turned away he said under his breath, "That girl is going to get a crash course in what we do to mutie lovers around here." Kurt was the only person to hear this threat, but instead of telling everyone, he kept quiet. There was no sense in worrying Janine about something that Duncan may not do; but nonetheless, he made a mental note to tag along, and make sure she stayed as far away from Duncan Matthews as possible. Lunch continued with out much other event. All the X-Men were quite surprised at how Janine opened up to them. She'd seemed really shy at first, but after a few minutes, she was talking to them like she'd known them for years. She was great to listen to too. She told some great stories about the places she'd lived before. As Kitty watched her new friend, she knew that Janine was going to fit in just fine. Janine was feeling quite at home with these people. They told her about what teachers to avoid, where the best places to eat were, and other such things. They also mentioned that they all lived at the same place. A group home called "The Xavier Instituted for Gifted Children". Kitty had promised to take her there some day next week. Janine had really wanted to go with Kitty to see the town this week, but something was getting in the way. She hated having to lie to her new friends about where she was going, but she knew just what they'd say if they knew. Janine also met the 5th member of their party; a girl named "Rogue". Janine had thought that the girl's name fit her personality quite well. The girl was withdrawn and somewhat unpredictable. Janine wasn't quite sure that Rogue really liked her, though she did perk up a little when she found out what Janine had said to the blonde headed boy. With the exception to the event with the blonde headed boy, Janine was beginning to really feel like she belonged. These people seemed really nice, even if they all were mutants.