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-------------Warning: this chapter is rated R for school related topics-------------
"Marc school in an hour, hurry up or there'll be nothing left for breakfast." Bobby announced as he entered.
"One word of advice, don't bust in like that. This is Amara's room too." Marc said tying his shoes.
"Oh yeah lucky you, you get to room with a hottie."
"Dude I'm with Kitty."
"Calm down I'm just kidding, Speaking of which you looked pretty happy last night when you and her got home, what happened?"
"I'll tell you later; how're we going to get there?"
"Meet me in the kitchen in fifteen minutes we'll try to hitch a ride with Scott." Bobby said as he started to leave the doorway, "And Marc, be ready once everyone at school finds out you're a mutant things are not going to be pretty."
"Thanks for those encouraging words man." Marc replied weary.
"That what I'm here for."
Bobby headed for the kitchen when Jubes' voice caught his ear and he stopped to listen unnoticed.
"So Kitty how'd last night go?" Jubilation asked stepping into the mirror, in the bathroom next to Kitty who looked at her confused. "With Marc?" Jubes said rolling her eyes.
"It was nice he's a nice guy." she replied but Jubes did not look satisfied with the response and outside the room Bobby tried to keep himself from laughing.
"Come on, Kitty."
"Okay I really like him, we had fun, are you happy now? Like, How'd things go with Bobby?"
"He took my diary."
"Really? I can't believe he'd do that to you."
"I know, I guess I might as well give up thinking he'll change."
Outside, when Bobby heard this, his heart sank. He never thought he would screw things up this bad.
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"Why am I always lost?!" Marc yelled while looking for the kitchen, "I'm gonna be late for my first day."
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"Rahne catch!" Sam shouted throwing a book.
"A got it!" as she leapt, in wolf-form, to snare it.
"Watch it Rahne!" Rogue as Rahne clipped her and tore the shoulder of the shirt, "Darn it Rahne, ya tore mah shirt, now Ah gotta t' change."
"Sorry Rogue."
"Tell that to mah math teacher." She mumbled as she headed back to her and Kitty's room to change.
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"Finally." Marc thought seeing the older girl with brown and white hair, "Excuse me." he said drawing closer to her.
Not paying much attention, Rogue was thinking of excuses to tell her math teacher and could not hear him.
"Hey." he said as he reached out to tap Rogue's, exposed, shoulder to get her attention.
"Hey wait, don'!" she tried to warn him but it was too late, "Argh!"
He was out cold. "Aaa! Mah hands are burning, help somebody, help us!" she cried.
"What happened here?" Ororo said as she walked over to them.
Panting she said, "Da fool tried tappin' me on da shoulder and ah absorbed him."
Ororo started, "Calm down child it's ok…" before being cut off by Rogue,
"He'll be fahne but what am ah supposed at do," she through her hands in the air and a stream of fire blasted out and set a curtain on fire, "what the hell? Sorry."
Storm created a miniature storm cloud and douse the flames "Just try to not to do that again."
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"Hurry up this is my last call for rides!" Scott as he honked his cars horn.
Bobby jumped into the back seat and looked around only Jean and Evan were in the car, "Hey where's Marc? He wasn't in the kitchen." they all shrugged unknowingly.
"He'll have to get a ride with Ororo or Ki…" A high-pitched cheer cut off Scott; it was Kitty driving some of the other students in the X-Van phasing them through the gate, "tty…or just Ororo." He refined.
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"Is he gonna be okay?" Rogue said gesturing to Marc who was now lying on a couch, still unconscious.
"I'm no a doctor but I know that your absorption powers don't last long." Ororo replied, Rogue still had an uneasy expression on her face. "What's wrong, Child, what is it?
"It's nothing, it's just…nothing."
"Okay but if you every need to talk you know you can always come to me."
"Thanks Ororo, but I'm fahne."
"Argh…what hit me?" Marc asked groggy, as he slowly regained consciousness.
"Oh good you're awake," Ororo called, "You should be careful."
"Marc ya can't touch mah skin Ah can absorb people's powers an' memories!"
He sighed ruefully. "I know that now!" He snapped holding his head.
"It's not mah fault ya snuck up on me!"
Ororo shook her head. "Rogue! Marc! Stop it this instant! Rogue you go change you shirt and meet Marc and I in the X-jeep."
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"I'm new here could you show me around?" Marc asked other students after receiving his class schedule; however, no one was paying much attention to him. One student even pushed him into blond guy who was talking with a girl.
"Watch out dumb-ass! What do you think you're doing?!" He said changing his attention from the girl to Marc.
"Sorry man the Name's Marc, I'm new and…" Marc stopped as five other guys surrounded him.
"Oh I see you're new here." Duncan snapped.
Rolling his eyes Marc said, "How'd you guess?"
"The name's Duncan and if you know what's good for you you'll remember to never mess with me again."
Marc straightened up and stared him in the eyes, still wary of the others. "Or what D-uncan?"
Duncan met this with a cocky smirk. "You're new so I'll let this go, this time, come on guys." Dunc's crew looked confused but followed anyways.
The bell rang and the halls cleared, Marc had to ask the janitor for directions to his first hour.
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Marc was bowled over. A few months off from school and it felt like he went from Geometry, already not his favorite, to Advanced Astrophysics or something. He had gnawed his eraser to the metal and probably would have chewed it all, if the bell did not ring when it did. Lunch finally
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Jubilation was, sitting alone at the lunch table, twirling her spork around in the cafeteria's spaghetti surprise. She made it a point to be early to lunch. Even though she hated the food. It was just that sometimes she needed the time, no matter how little it was, to think; at the institute, she was constantly around everybody, no time to herself. She loved them like family but sometimes it was too much, like last night with Bobby.
Marc sat down across to her. "Hey Jubes."
She continued picking at the meal, without noticing him.
"H-e-l-l-o Jubes," He said waving his hand in front of her face, "anybody home?"
Jubes mind zoned back in. "Oh hi Marc, sorry I was just thinking about…never mind."
Marc did not seem convinced. "You okay?"
"Yeah fine. So how goes the first day?"
"It could've been," Marc saw Bobby over her shoulder, "hey Bobby!"
Jubes stood up upon hearing his name.
"Hey guys, what's up?" Bobby said; Jubes walked off as he sat.
Marc shook his head. "Cold."
Bobby nodded.
"What did you do Bob?"
"I…don't want to talk about it." Bobby replied just before being plucked out of his seat.
Duncan's friends tossed Bobby aside. "Get lost mutie!"
"What are you doing hanging with this freak, not to mention he's a freshman?!" Marc
Marc slammed his tray on the table. "Is something wrong with mutants, Dunc?"
"Why…hey you're one of them aren't you?"
Marc stood up. "So what if I am?"
Duncan to his buddies, "Let's show him what Bayville High thinks about Mutants."
Two guys grabbed Marc's arms, but Bobby kicked one of their legs out allowing Marc to get free. He was about to throw a punch when Principal Kelly entered.
Kelly took a quick glance around. "What is the meaning of this?!"
Duncan swiftly scooped some sauce and applied to his face.
"Mr. Kelly those mutants attacked." He said with his hand to his jaw.
"Is this true boys?" He said crossing his arms. "You're a new student; well don't think you're getting off easy. Here at Bayville make examples of new mu…students."
Marc couldn't believe what he was hearing, "No they…"
"Save it! To my office now!" Kelly demanded. "Mr. Mathews see the nurse."
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In the office, Bobby and Marc were sitting staring at the floor.
Bobby looked at Marc. "Just like o'l times."
Marc chuckled.
"Bobby Drake?" The receptionist called, Bobby stood, "The Principal will see you now."
"Be strong." Marc whispered, Bobby gulped.
The door behind Marc opened. "Well, well, well, looky what we got here, it's an X-geek."
Marc rolled his eyes.
"What's wrong Marc, Kitty got your tongue?" Lance said taking a seat next to Marc.
"Lance, what's wrong with you? Kitty and I are going out! You have to let that go, besides you think you're aren't helping things by telling people she slept with you."
Lance looked angry. "What are you talking about?"
"Lance? The rumors you've been spreading?"
"Hey I care for Kitty, I would never do that!" Lance shot back. "Wait I'll bet Pietro and Todd bet he had something to do with this."
"I see you're here again Mr. Alvers," The guidance counselor said calling Lance into his office.
Lance shot a look at Marc, but before he could do anything Bobby exited the principal's office. "Marc the…" He waited for the door to shut, "idiot is waiting."
"How'd it go?" Marc asked already knowing the answer.
"It went fine except for the anti-mutant references, the slander, and the hate talk."
Marc put his head down, "Well you warned me about this." and walked into the office.
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"Well Mr. Maseon your transcript says you're one of Xavier's troublemakers." Kelly stated, he could have sworn that Marc said something under his breathe.
"Aaa, sir aren't you going to ask my side of the story?"
"Yes I would like to here what possessed you to attack several students."
Marc sighed; this was going to be a long day.
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After school, Bobby waited for Jubilation by her locker. This time things were going to be different; he was ready for her. That was if she ever got there.
He faced her locker. "Just think before you speak." He thought and slammed his head into it. But a loud popping sound snapped him out of it.
"What, are you trying to steal my homework too?"
He turned to see Jubes with a piece of gum between her lips. "Oh God it's her," He thought, "What do I do?!"
Jubes, now irritated, "Ahem, could you move please?"
"Oh high Jubes," He blurted, "can we talk?"
Jubes shook her head. "What's there to talk about?"
Bobby took a deep breath. "Jubes listen, when I do and say those stupid things I don't really mean them. I want you to know that." He put his hand on her shoulder, but she shrugged it off.
He continued. "Yesterday I came to talk to you about the night before, but since I screwed that up here goes nothing." He again took a long breath.
"I always wanted to be the one who caught your eye in a crowd. The one who always said the right thing, and knew how to make you feel better when you're sad. Ya know. You are the most perfect girl I know, believe me I know. Because no other girl has ever made lie awake at night and wonder what you're gonna wear the next day," She started to blush, "or thinking of ways to get a whiff of your hair. Or how I can get you to share that intoxicating little smile of yours."
She tried not to let her laugh show but he caught it and smiled. "That's the one." He said gesturing towards her grin. "Basically Jubes I want to tell you I…" He did not get the chance to finish, but he didn't mind. Jubes pushed him against the locker, pressing her lips to his.
They both pulled away trying to catch their breaths. "So Jubes does that mean you forgive me?"
"What do you think?" She said with an impish gleam in her eye.
Just then, Marc walked out of the main office.
Holding his head. "That was horrible; he is one of the most infuriating men I have ever met."
"Wow you were in there the entire day?" Bobby was stunned.
"Yep, even the extra fifteen minutes after school, I seems he blamed me for most of it." Marc looked at the couple, Jubes still with an arm around Bobby, "Looks like you two made up nicely." The pair blushed.
"So how do we get home?" Marc asked.
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