ldypebsaby: Nothing destroyed yet. Keyword. Yet. You've still got three and a half hours to go.

Drunk on Tang: Thank you very much! Yes, thirteen is a lot of people, but stuff will be happening soon to take away some of those numbers. Who will leave and who will stay? I'm not going to tell anyone… so ha!

TheLegendaryManHimself: Well with Nathan it's not really the inside of his mouth, but his lips, and something is odd with his saliva, but it's not the same as his skin, his saliva is just highly acidic.

Waytoevil: I had thought of creating a c2 community, but since no one else has bothered to write a story using any of the warriors, I decided against it. Maybe I'll wait a bit and then I'll create one. But if you want to create one, I'm not going to stop you.

Mark C: Yes, it could be just an innocent dance with Megan, at least on Scott's part, but on her part… No.

Author's Note: Wow, everyone seems to like the Jessica/Kurt pairing. Cool. I had my doubts about that one at first, but I went through with it, now I'm glad I did.

Chapter 7: Dancing

"Well everyone, get your butts back on the dance floor." Will's voice came out the speakers. "Cause right now it's the Lady's pick slow dance." Soft music began playing in the background. "Girls, get your guys, whoever you want to dance with, and drag them kicking and screaming onto this dance floor."

A few laughed but most were just nervous. Jean headed towards Scott, but Megan was already there, and she and Scott were headed towards the dance floor already.

Rogue looked over to Joe. "You want to dance again?" She asked quietly, not quite expecting yes for an answer, but smiled as Joe took her hand and led her to the dance floor.

Jessica looked to Kurt who smiled and nodded; both were on the dance floor with everyone else.

"Would you like to dance?" John turned to see a pleasant looking young girl looking up at him with an awkward smile.

"I'd love to." John said with a gentle smile as he offered her his hand with a slight nod. The two began dancing with her hands on his shoulders, and his hands gently on her waist. "So what is your name?" John asked politely as they began to dance.

She smiled. "My name is Amara." She said with a smile. "And yours is John right? Will's brother?"

John nodded. "Yes." He said, as he looked over a bit, there were Will and Elise dancing on the floor as well. "So, where are you from Amara?" He asked with a smile.

Amara smiled. "A country that nobody's ever heard of." She said with a slight giggle. "I'm from a small country called Nova-."

"Roma." John finished her sentence. "Yes, I've heard of it." He said with a nod.

"You have?" She asked somewhat skeptically.

"My father is in politics, and I've studied many different countries and their cultures over the years. Nova Roma is a small country in the Amazon, a group of Romans founded it when the Roman nation was destroyed correct?" John asked with a brow slightly raised.

"Yes…" She said and then paused.

"You're last name wouldn't be Aquilla would it? Amara Aquilla, daughter of King Lucius Aquilla?" John asked as they danced.

Amara blushed. "Maybe." She said with a slight smile.

"Well then princess it is an honor to dance with you, and to meet you of course." He said with a smile.

"Now don't go treating me differently because of my father." She warned.

"So long as you don't treat me differently because of mine." He answered.

"And who is your father?" She asked with a brow slightly raised.

John merely smiled as they continued dancing, but he never answered.

Jessica glanced around the dance floor, and saw Will and Elise dancing with Elise's head up against Will's chest and shoulders, so trying to be a good dancer she did the exact same thing, resting her head next to her wrists on Kurt's chest and shoulder.

Kurt looked up to see Megan and Scott. Scott smiled and Kurt gave him the thumbs up sign with Jessica's head against his chest.

Mike however was not dancing with Jean this time. In fact he wasn't dancing at all, the psychic shield had faded, and he couldn't figure out how to put a new one in, and didn't want to ask Jean for help. Instead he sat and watched the movie next to Nathan, who was talking with the professor.

Chris on the other hand was dancing with Rayne, who had asked him before Kitty had the chance. Danielle and Evan were also dancing. The others were scattered across the room eating, talking and just having fun.

MEANWHILE

"You sure you don't want to go the party?" James asked as he looked over to Rebecca who was sitting next to his bedside.

"I'm sure." She said giving him a gentle kiss.

"Okay, but you're missing a lot of fun." James warned.

"Oh stop it." Rebecca said with a smile. "I'll be having fun with you once you're out of your bed, you still wanted a rematch with that snowball fight right?"

James smiled. "Of course. So long as Hank says I can do stuff like that."

"I'm sure you'll be back to yourself in no time, you'll just have to take it easy with the exercise. Maybe let that Logan guy take over with the other's physical fitness." Rebecca said with a smirk.

"Yeah. I guess you're right." James said resignedly. "Well, Happy New Years. Let's see if we can get a movie or something down here." He said with a smirk. "I'm gonna be bored as hell if I have to just stay in this bed."

Rebecca smiled.

MEANWHILE

Rogue and Joe were dancing, but closer than Rogue was comfortable with. She lengthened the distance, and Joe could tell what she was worried about. He gave her a reassuring smile, but it didn't seem to do much good. She honestly didn't know how she felt about Joe, she felt she had more in common with Nathan, but Nathan didn't seem interested in anyone but himself and his own problems. Joe however was good and kind, a lot like Scott in a way, but a lot like her in another… She didn't know what to think.

VVVV

Hank stood at the food table next to Logan who was downing some punch. "It's nice to see isn't it Logan?"

"What?" Logan asked turning a bit to look at him.

"The students, acting like students. Having fun, dancing, care free for a short while." Hank answered. "At least most of them."

"I assume you're talking about that Nathan." Logan said gruffly.

"Well him yes, but no. I was talking about Michael." Hank said concernedly. "You see he too is forced from social interaction because of his abilities. From what few discussions I've had with him I gather that he views his powers merely as a reality, something that he has to deal with and so he deals with it in the way he knows how. Nathan however, views his ability as a curse, and yet some others, as a gift."

"Well what can you expect?" Logan asked as he took a sip of his drink. "Some people just have different views on life. That's all."

"Yes, but… Oh never mind." Hank said with a sigh as he gave up. For some reason he couldn't formulate what he wanted to say into words. "Perhaps I'll go check on James in the infirmary."

"I've been meaning to ask you about him, a few of the students are curious as to if he'll be alright." Logan said a little unconcerned.

"As am I." Hank answered.

"You don't know if he's going to be okay?"

"I have no idea." Hank answered honestly. "I'm not even sure how he survived except for that his body just didn't want to die."

"Maybe it just wasn't his time." Logan suggested.

"Maybe." Hank nodded in agreement. "Maybe."

VVVV

"So where did you learn to dance?" John asked Amara as the next song started.

"I've learned since I was little, finishing school, things like that. What about you?" She asked curiously.

"My brother and I both learned how to dance when we were young, but we took different styles. You see my brother is more a hands on, street personality. Where as he calls me a ballroom, wall street personality. I guess he sees me as more refined then he. You see dancing is an art form, how one dances, depends on their taste in that art form. I prefer proper and traditional, classical, I guess you could call it. While he prefers modern, up to date ways." John answered.

"I've been meaning to ask you… Why did both you and your brother dye your hair blue?" Amara asked curiously as she glanced up to his icy blue hair.

John smiled. "We didn't. It's part of our mutation." John answered. "We just let everyone think we dyed it since it looks that way."

"It's really part of your mutation?" Amara asked not really expecting an answer, but John nodded. "That's cool. What exactly is your mutation anyway?"

"Well apart from the head of blue hair I can create force fields that expand away from me." John explained.

"I saw you in the danger room, that jump you made straight into the air. How did you manage to do that?" She asked with a smile.

"Well by creating such a force field underneath of myself I can generate enough force to repel me up to fifty feet in the air." John explained. "And by angling the fields differently I can cause myself to go up as well as forwards, backwards, sideways, or any combination I so choose."

"That's cool." Amara said with a nod.

"And what about you?" John asked with a smile. "What is your gift?"

"I can create fire, and throw it." Amara said with a slight nod. "That's an extremely simplified definition, but I don't know how else to explain it."

John nodded. "That's fine, a useful ability I'm sure."

MEANWHILE

"Oh good. What movie did you pick?" James asked as Rebecca came back into the room.

"You'll see." She said as she turned on the TV across from James' bed, and put the movie into the VCR without letting him see it. She came over to the bed. "Move over and roll onto your side." She said as she poked him.

James did as told and she joined him, both lying down, but with Rebecca closer to the TV, James' large arm wrapped around her. She felt small in his embrace. As would anyone she supposed.

The movie started and they got through the previews and James groaned. At first she thought it was something that she had done that hurt him physically. But then he spoke. "A walk to remember? You put in a walk to remember?"

"Just shut up and watch the movie." Rebecca warned as she snuggled into his arm.

MEANWHILE

"You want me to go where with you?" Nathan asked as he raised a brow.

"It's not what you think. There's this girl staying there that might benefit from meeting you. You two have things in common." The professor answered.

"Such as?" Nathan asked, seeming almost rude, but he was actually curious as to why the Professor wanted him to meet and talk with this girl in the mental asylum.

"Anger, hatred for your fathers, and uncontrollable powers." The professor answered.

Nathan thought about it for a bit. "Fine, I'll go with you." He agreed. "But what exactly are her powers?"

"Well they are quite uncontrollable, but she won't have the use of them as they keep her hands tightly bound. You needn't worry, she won't harm you, or endanger your life, which is the only reason I'm willing to ask you to come with me." Xavier said as he sipped some of his drink.

"Professor if there's one thing you need to know about me it's this. I do not fear death. In fact, death isn't something to be feared. It's something to be looked forward to." Nathan said with a straight face, and an odd look in his eyes, which seemed to oddly sober the professor.

VVVV

"What are they talking about anyway?" Jean asked Mike as he came up to the drinks where she was standing. She was looking directly at the Professor and Nathan.

"I don't know. I don't like to butt in on conversations that aren't meant for my ears. And I was far enough away that I didn't pick up their thoughts." Mike answered as he poured himself some soda.

"Do you think that Megan girl is actually interested in Scott?" Jean asked seriously. She felt like she could confide in Mike, after all, with his telepathy he'd told her that he'd picked up secret thoughts not meant for his mind, and he'd never told anyone any of them. All of the Warriors trusted him, especially with their secrets.

Mike smirked. "Wouldn't know. The way they kissed back in New York might've started something though. You can talk to Megan about it later, she's your new roommate." Mike said as he walked off.

"What?" Jean nearly shouted and a few people looked at her oddly before she glanced around and went after Mike.

VVVV

"So you're a photographer?" Kitty asked Chris as they stood eating some food. Well, Chris was eating, Kitty was just holding a plate with some food on it, and she'd never actually eaten any of it yet.

"Yeah, it's a hobby of mine. I like to get shots from a 'bird's eye view' it's really cool. I'll show you some later." He said as he ate a forkful of food.

"Looks like John and Amara are getting along." Kitty said with a giggle as she looked to the dance floor.

"Good for John. Every since he lost Elise to Will he's never really done the dating thing. Glad to see he's back at it." Chris said with a smile as he looked to the dance floor.

"Whoa, I never heard that part of the story." Kitty said as she held up a hand. "He lost Elise to Will? Why? How? What happened?"

Chris chuckled. "It's a long story. One I'm sure that Will or John could tell you much better than I could. You want to know it, you're gonna have to ask them."

Kitty pouted but Chris wouldn't budge on the issue, to her disappointment. "Well Jessica and Kurt make a cute couple."

Chris smiled. "Yeah, I feel bad for Kurt. He does anything to hurt Jessica and he's gonna have James to deal with."

"I don't think they have anything to worry about, besides, James isn't the kind to get angry. Is he?" Kitty asked.

"When it comes to his little sister? You better believe it." Chris answered. "I've seen him hurl busses through the air no sweat when he's healthy, but if one thing can be said about him, he's protective. Someone goes after Rebecca or Jessica, they're going to have one ticked off ton of strength coming after them."

"You think he'd do something to hurt Kurt?" Kitty asked concernedly.

"No. He's protective, but he usually keeps a cool head. Besides, he never has to do anything really, he's got that intimidation thing down." Chris answered with a smile.

"Yeah, I guess being so tall and so built and stuff comes in use." Kitty answered with a shrug. "What was up with those people that Scott said attacked you back in New York?"

Chris shrugged. "People who were after James. Thomas seems to think that we're all safe here, even James, but I'm not so sure. I mean what's to keep those enemies of his from following us here?"

"Are they dangerous?" Kitty asked. "I mean it's not like they'll fare to well against an entire school of super powered mutants."

Chris shrugged again. "James has never really told us all of his past. For all I know the people coming after him could be mutants too. They didn't seem to shocked when they saw him shift into his metallic form."

Kitty was silent for a bit, but they continued talking after that. Midnight seemed to come quickly for some, but seemed to take its time for others. The party ended nicely, with a countdown, and balloons falling from the ceiling as the clock struck midnight. It was a great party, but everyone was tired, and most went to sleep right after it. There were some that stayed up though. Most of the warriors were wondering what would happen after the weekend. What their new school would be like, and what kind of people they might meet there.

END

Coming Soon… Chapter 8: First Day of School

Author's Note: I bet you can guess what the next chapter is about. Yes, that's right… The Warrior's first day at Bayville High! Where they get to meet people like the Brotherhood! Duncan! And Principal Kelly! Oh, and of course, this should go without saying but… REVIEW!!!