A/N: Yeah I KNOW. It's been a LONG time since I updated. Well...I'll try updating as much as I can to finish this fanfic. By the way, been doing sum improvement on Remy ).

Chapter 9 – Immediate Training

"Hailey!" John knocked on the new girls' room. Jasmine opened the door. "Is Hailey in there?"

"Yeah." She replied. "Hailey!" She called as she and Bridget headed towards the stairs.

"Yeah I heard the announcement." Hailey came out of the bathroom.

"Come on let's go." John hurried her. "The last meeting I had I was late."

"Well we have something in common." Hailey closed the door as they both ran down the stairs to Professor Xavier's office.

They entered the office, which was crowded with the X-Men and the new recruits. "Ah just in time John." Said the Professor.

"Heh, trying to be earlier than usual." John smirked as he ushered Hailey to an empty seat.

"So is everyone here?" Professor Xavier asked.

"Yes Professor that's pretty much everyone." Said Scott.

"Alright then." Said Professor Xavier as he glanced at the new curious faces. "Welcome to the Xavier Institute. I'm glad all of you arrived here safely. Now, let's get straight to business. All of you start classes on Monday. You have seven classes. Now all of you are in different grades I believe, so therefore it will just be like going to Middle or High School, whichever level you're in. Seven classes, five of them are your typical courses like English, Math, Science, and all those necessary courses. The next class would be an elective, either Fine Arts or Physical Education, and lastly, Mutant Training. Of course everyone will have different schedules, but some of you might end up in the same Mutant Training. Are there any questions?"

"Um, Professor?" Bridget raised her hand. "Is there block scheduling?"

"Good question Bridget." Professor Xavier smiled. "Yes we do have block scheduling, on full schedules your classes are forty-five minutes, and on your odd and even classes the following days they're eighty minutes."

"I have a question." Hailey raised her hand. "What if we want to train more than the time that's give to us?"

"I was just getting to that Hailey." Said Professor Xavier. "All new recruits in this room are encouraged to use the X-Men training facility on Saturdays if they wish. So if the eighty minutes given to you for school aren't enough, you can always see either me or one of the X-Men to stop by for training. Are there anymore questions?" No one raised a hand. "Well then, you have the rest of this weekend to yourself and your schedules will be given to you tomorrow morning. You may all leave."

After everyone left the office, Scott approached Professor Xavier. "Um Professor, if I may ask are there any missions we have to do anytime soon?"

"Glad you asked Scott." He replied. "Nothing at the time, but I'm still keeping an eye out for any moves Magneto's doing. You've had run-ins with Pietro right?"

"Um John has." Scott answered. "What does Magneto want with Hailey?"

"Well, I have yet to find out her all her abilities." He thought. "Scott, could you tell John to bring Hailey over four o'clock this afternoon?"

"Sure Professor." Scott nodded as he headed out the door.

"So how 'bout that tour?" Hailey asked as she and John walked down the stairs.

"Oh yeah that's right." Said John. "Come on let's go outside."

"Hey John!" Scott called.

"Yeah?" John wondered.

"The Professor wants to see you and Hailey in his office at four." Said Scott.

"Oh okay. Thanks." John nodded as he and Hailey kept walking.

"We weren't late were we?" Hailey asked.

"Oh no he probably wants something else." Said John. "Anyways, these are the basketball courts. You know, the ones where we came in."

"Nice." She looked at a bunch of kids playing.

"Here's the lawn." John pointed at an open space of grass with benches near the trees and the walkways. "You can chill here whenever you're not in class."

"So..." Hailey started a conversation. "What grade are you in?"

"Oh, I actually don't really go to school." Said John as they went in the living room. "Here's the living room by the way. Um, I take some classes, but it's not a full schedule you know. I left this place when I was just about to start my junior year, so when I came back, the Professor arranged classes for me to take. So I don't necessarily have a grade you know."

"Oh I see." Said Hailey. "I think I might be going as a junior here, since my old school started late and stuff. I can't believe I'm almost sixteen! Damn I need my license."

John laughed. "So when's the big day?"

"August fifth...just a few weeks from now." Hailey replied.

"So when you were in detention...your school was over already?" John asked.

"Yup." Hailey nodded. "But apparently they gave me detention, so I had to go."

"I see. This is the kitchen, just go here whenever you're hungry." John pointed at the kitchen, where Evan was digging into Dreyer's Ice Cream.

"Speaking of which, I am kind of hungry." Said Hailey.

"Okay, I think there's some chips in the cabinet. Come on." They both entered the kitchen.

"Hey what's up John." Said Evan.

"Hey." John opened the cabinet. "Oh this is Hailey."

"Hi." Hailey shook Evan's cold hand that was holding onto the container of ice cream.

"New here?" he asked. Hailey nodded. "You a junior?"

"Yeah." Hailey replied.

"Cool, I might have you in some of my classes. Just ask me if you need help getting around." Evan was trying to get the last of the ice cream in the bottom of the container.

"Hey do we still have any chips?" John asked.

"Oh I think Bobby just took the last Doritos. There's some Fruit By The Foot next to the fridge." Evan pointed.

"That's all?" John wondered.

"Pretty much, unless you want to heat up some hot pockets or somethin'." Evan shrugged.

"Hot pockets or Fruit By The Foot?" John asked Hailey.

"Hot pockets sound good." Said Hailey.

"Alright then." John took out two packets of Hot Pockets and started heating one in the microwave.

"Here have a seat." Evan offered a chair.

"Thanks." Hailey sat down. "So what's it like around here?"

"Well it depends on where you're coming from." Said Evan. "What kind of school did you go to?"

"Um I came from an all-girls school." Hailey rolled her eyes.

Evan chuckled. "Well there's guys here that's for sure. But other than that, the kids here are pretty alright. We haven't seen any fights go down here, well except for whoever gets to watch TV but nothing serious."

John gave Hailey a hot pocket on a plate and bottle of pepsi. "So anything new since we left?"

"Ah nothing much man." Evan replied. "Just don't tell Aunt Ororo that I..."

"That you what?" Storm came in.

"Uh...that I could've gotten an A in my Chemistry test. Only I got this one question wrong...sorry Aunt Ororo. I tried." Evan lied.

"Well, you're doing much better Evan." She patted his shoulder. "Stay out of trouble!" She said as she walked out into the hallway.

John checked if she was still in nearby. "You lucky ass." He took out his hot pocket from the microwave and began eating. "So come on, what did you really do?"

"I was skating around the X-Men lab." Evan whispered.

"Where's that?" Hailey wondered.

"It's downstairs...you'll see it eventually." Said John. "So did you get caught?"

"Hell yeah!" Evan got up and threw the empty ice cream container away and put his spoon in the sink. "Dude, Professor Xavier was right there just when I was about to head to the elevator."

"So what? Detention?" John wondered.

"Nah." Evan sat back down. "I can't skate for three weeks, but that's alright. He's not going to tell Aunt Ororo. That's all that matters."

"Tough luck." Hailey chuckled.

Meanwhile...

Remy was sitting out in the lawn beneath a tree, staring at one of his cards. He was thinking about Rogue. Could they still get back together? After all she was still with Bobby, how was everything supposed to work out? He didn't really know Bobby, but still in a way wasn't really fond of him. After a few minutes, he saw Rogue and Bobby walking to a bench near the basketball courts.

"Ugh, âne." Remy thought to himself. Rogue and Bobby were just talking, but Remy was too far to even hear a word they were saying. Eventually, Remy fell asleep.

"Remy?" a voice called. "Hey Gambit."

Remy woke up. It was Rogue. "Oh. Hello m'sweet."

Rogue sighed. She sat down next to Remy, who was still lying on the grass. "I can't do this..."

"Can't do what Chere?" Remy wondered.

"Make up my mind." Rogue sighed. "I can't think."

"Yo' want my honest opinion?" Remy sat up.

"Sure...go for it." Rogue looked at him.

"Ever since I left, I was always hopin' that you were happy and some loser isn't in your life changing ya." Remy explained. "Girl, I remember you back then, Southern belle with dat sweet accent. It always gave me the chills. Now I'm back again, dat ol' accent's gone chere!"

Rogue sighed. "What happened to me?"

"Cheer up. Do what yo' heart tells you y'know? And you know I still feel for you, never forget that. I'm here for you." Remy smiled.

Rogue let out a little smile. "Thanks." Rogue gave him a soft and quick kiss on the cheek and left.

A few hours later, John called Hailey and headed to Professor Xavier's office. "Ah, John and Hailey just in time. I expect this is how it going to be every time I call you in for a meeting?"

"Yes Professor." Said John.

"Okay." He put his hands together on his table. "So Hailey I trust you've gotten familiar with the school?"

"Um yes Professor." Hailey nodded. "John showed me around just this afternoon."

"Ah good John. See you've been doing well." Said the Professor. "But anyways, Hailey I want you to relax. Now, I can read your mind and your memories...so just relax."

Hailey looked at John first and then the Professor. Professor Xavier closed his eyes as he looked through Hailey's memories. "Well now..."

"So what's the verdict?" John asked.

"Well...we have a lot of work to do." Said Professor Xavier. "Hailey, how often do you go into a trance?"

"Um, usually when I'm mad, rarely when I feel like it, and even sometimes unexpectedly. But luckily it never happened while I was in school." Hailey replied.

"We're going to have to do a little check-up in the X-Men lab Monday after school. It seems like your abilities are unstable. It's like they come and then they go." The Professor explained. "Although we know for sure that the trance has always been there, it's just what you do during trance is what is yet to be discovered. Don't worry, you'll learn to control them eventually."

"Thank you Professor." Hailey smiled.

"You're always welcome. Now you two carry on and enjoy the rest of the weekend before you start school on Monday, Hailey." Said the Professor.

"See ya around Professor." John closed the door.

Rogue walked in the hall where the boys' rooms were. She stopped at the fourth door on her left and knocked on the door.

"Bobby?" She called.

"Rogue?" Bobby opened the door.

"Bobby...I need to talk to you about something." She said nervously.

"Um come in." He closed the door after she had sat down on a chair next to the window. "What's wrong?"

She had to let it out sooner or later. She just had to. "Um, lately I've been feeling really confused."

"Confused? I don't understand." Bobby thought.

"Bobby, I'm confused of what I'm feeling." Said Rogue. "I mean, don't get me wrong I like you, we've been together for what, almost nine months? And I feel that, maybe I just need to let go and think of everything y'know?"

"It's Gambit huh?" Bobby assumed.

"Bobby you know how hard it was to get over him." Rogue said worriedly. "That's why it took me so long till I actually said that I'd go out with you. Then now, he's back again. Just when I thought that nothing could go wrong, he comes back. Now I don't know what to think!"

Bobby sighed. "You kissed him didn't you?"

Rogue's eyes soon became watery. She was so confused that she didn't know what to say. "Yes Bobby...I did. I didn't know what I was doing! I'm sorry..."

Bobby stood up and looked out the window and then his eyes went back to Rogue. "Rogue...I guess both of us need some time to think. But I just wanted to tell you, that I'm not getting over you anytime soon."

"I know." Rogue sighed. "I guess I better be going then."

"Um yeah, sure." Bobby opened the door for Rogue. Before she walked out the door, he gave her a cold kiss on the cheek.