Vehicles of all shapes and sizes were making their way through the circular driveway of the Xavier Institute. Fall of the new school year had come and classes would be starting in a week.
Sophomores Blake Misaki and Kurt Wagner were sitting on the edge of the fountain waiting for the members of their circle of friends to arrive. Blake was going to miss being able to roam Westchester whenever she pleased, but she was glad that her friends were returning, and that school would be starting again.
"So how was Germany?" Blake asked her furry blue companion, who was lying flat, tail swishing lightly back and forth through the air.
"It was wunderbar Mein Freund!" He told her looking up and smiling, "And here in New York?" He asked her.
"It was great, we we're insanely busy dealing with the Brotherhood and these guys called the wrecking crew but at least it was eventful!" She replied chuckling.
She raised her arms to stretch before she noticed a familiar car. She quickly nudged Kurt as a taxi pulled up behind it. Simultaneously out stepped Chastity, Max, Shylow, and Trinity. It appeared that Max and Trinity had dyed their hair together over the summer.
Trinity now had red tips and Max had tiny blue streaks running throughout his head. Trinity was the first of the group to catch eyes with Blake and Kurt. She waved and grabbed ahold of Max by the arm and pointed. He looked over and smiled largely before yelling to them.
"Hey, why don't you guys come help us carry this junk!" He hollered motioning to their bags that were all piled together.
As Kurt ported them to their friends, they all realized that Chastity had disappeared along with her bags. Probably off to find her two bitchy companions, who they thought to be returning this year. Trinity just shrugged her shoulders and started to lead them all inside when they heard a voice call to them from a few feet away.
When they turned, Phoebe was standing beside a taxi waving to them. Trinity squealed and ran over nearly tackling her in excitement. After a moment they started to chatter about their summers forgetting about the others who were waiting to go inside.
"Would you both hurry up; we aren't getting any younger here!" Max called to them, making them laugh before they wheeled Phoebe's suitcases over to the pile.
"Are we waiting for everyone else inside?" Phoebe asked hugging each of them after she set her things down.
"Yeah, we thought we should find out our new rooms and put stuff away…" Blake told them receiving subtle nods from Shylow and Kurt.
Max and the girls agreed, so everyone took to the foyer with arms full of luggage.
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"So, Tabi and Kitty won't be here till Thursday and Ruby will be here tomorrow… Phoebs you know about Jamie and Bobby, right?" Shylow asked her as they approached Storm and a man maybe seven or eight years older than them.
"Yeah, they'll be back tomorrow!" She told them before narrowing her eyes as she saw the man beside their teacher, "Is that Dante?" She asked them, making them all turn and look at the man in question.
"Dante?" Trinity called to him waving and motioning for the group to approach him.
The man in question looked up and waved in response.
"Who is Dante?" Shylow asked looking over at Max with a confused look in his eye.
"Dante was a senior when we were in seventh grade!" Max told Him in response, "He and another guy, Judah, use to tutor me, Trin, and the others… He mentored Phoebe…" He added receiving a nod from Shylow, who then looked at Blake to see if she knew anything about Dante or Judah.
"No sorry Shy, it's the first that I've heard of him!" Blake spoke honestly before glancing at Max, seeing a sparkle in his eye that was normally reserved for Shylow.
"So, Mommy and Daddy are back in town?" Phoebe asked jokingly as she, Max, and Trinity gave him a hug.
He blushed and returned it lightly before clearing his throat and pulling away.
"Yes… Judah and I are back to teach… like we said we wanted to!" He replied brandishing a clipboard and making four tick marks, "I need your names and grade level." He added looking at Blake and Shylow.
"Oh, I'm Blake Misaki and this is Shylow Phillips, we're both sophomores." Blake told him, waving at one of the students who had been in her Algebra class the year prior.
"Ok, so I'm supposed to be giving you guys your room assignments for the year, and also could I get a favor from you?" Dante asked them, looking over his clipboard again.
"Sure, what's the favor?" Max answered back, leaning onto Shylow's shoulder.
"After you guys get your stuff put away would you show the new middle schoolers and freshmen to their rooms and give them the grand tour?" He replied receiving several nods and positive replies, "Great so I guess it's time for room assignments then… Trin, you and Ruby are bunking this year!" He told her, handing Trinity her course schedule for the semester.
"Now Kurt and Max, Shylow and Jamie, Blake is with a Layla Deitrick, Phoebe and Mariana Lewis-Kealoha…" He added handing out schedules to each student he mentioned before speaking again, "I'll meet you guys back down here in an hour and get you set up with the new kids, till then unpack and relax a bit!" He told them walking forward and taking names from two girls and a blond-haired guy who just walked in.
After speaking with Dante, the three new arrivals rushed up to the group just before they went to head for the tubes.
"Long time, no see!" The familiar looking brunet exclaimed.
Blake smiled when she recognized them, it was Mari, Layla, and Alex, the three Hawaiian's that fought off the two punks who tried to attack Trinity during spring break last year.
"How are you guys, how's Hawaii been since we left?" Phoebe asked them, smiling as Blake and Kurt offered to help them with their luggage.
"It's been great, you'll have to come visit when we go on a break!" Alex told them as he and his two female friends followed the others to the closest tube.