Hello. Now, although I am not used to the X-Men comics and am more used to the films, I will do my best. This story will focus more on Rogue and Kitty than anyone else, as they are two of my favorite characters. This will have a plot similar to X2: X-Men United, but with some differences. This story should be thought of as one of the animated shows, with the X-Men costumes resembling those from the movies. I hope you enjoy my story, and have a nice day!

X-Men: A New Beginning

Chapter One: The First Night

The girl had just arrived at the mansion. No one knew who she was or what she could do.

Although there were many newcomers to the Xavier Institute that same day, she was the one everyone stared at. For the men, it was because of how good she looked, and for the girls, it was because she didn't look like any of them.

Her hair was a dark brown, with a white streak on the left side.

As she entered the mansion, the founder and owner of the institute greeted her with a large smile.

"Hello," he greeted. "It is nice to meet you again, Rogue. I was hoping you'd take my advice." He handed her a few papers that explained her classes and who her teachers were.

"Yes, thank you," she said with a faint Mississippi accent. "Do you have the number for the room I'll be staying in?"

"Yes. But you must wait until I am able to find two other people. In this institute, the rooms are filled with three people." As he smiled, she returned it and then walked away.

She came to a stop by a boy around her age with blondish-brown hair wearing an overgrown blue jacket.

"Hello," Rogue said to him. "My name's Rogue. What's yours?"

"Bobby Drake," he replied with a small smile. "I'm sorry if it's a little chilly around me right now."

"Why are you saying that?"

"Because my special power is controlling ice," he said. "I do my best not to make people cold, but it never helps, because they usually get scared, thinking that I'll freeze them."

Rogue thought of the main reason she was there. It was because of an incident with her boyfriend, where she'd kissed him, and suddenly almost all of his life had been taken right out of him. That was the day she'd found out her worst secret: she was a mutant.

That was what the Xavier Institute was actually for: it was to teach mutants and help them with their powers.

Xavier himself was a telepathic mutant who had wanted to find some sort of a sanctuary for mutants, as they were discriminated against by humans.

Rogue looked over to the line of mutants who were waiting. Out of them all, she noticed a small girl with bright blue eyes and long brown hair. There was then a tall girl with bright medium-length blond hair, and a man with dark black hair, taller than all the others.

The small girl received the papers, as did the tall blond girl, and once that had happened, both came near Rogue.

"Hello," greeted the small girl with a bright smile. "My name's Kitty Pryde. What's yours?"

"I'm Rogue," Rogue told her. "Nice to meet you."

"And my name's Alison," the blond girl said. "Allison Blaire. I hope to be friends with the both of you."

"What are you guys able to do?" Rogue asked them.

But before they could answer, a beautiful African-American woman with long all-white hair came over to them.

"My name is Storm, and I am one of your teachers," she said nicely. "I see that you three are together, and I was wondering, would you like to be sharing a room?"

The three girls looked at one another, thinking of how strange a question it was. But finally, they'd made their decision.

"Sure," Kitty said.

"Sure," said Alison.

And finally, "Sure," said Rogue.

Storm began leading them to their room. As she left, Rogue looked back to where Bobby was standing and smiled at him. He returned the smile, and for a moment Rogue thought he had a loving look in his eyes.

"So what class will you be teaching us?" Kitty asked.

"Mutant evolution," Storm told her. "I believe it might be your fifth period, just after lunch." They walked in silence for another couple of minutes as they traveled up the stairs. Finally they stopped near a door made of maple wood, glossed up and shiny. "Alright, here we are." Storm smiled at the three girls. "If you need anyone, just come find me. I'm right down the hall."

"Why are you right down the hall?" Allison asked.

"I'm the head of the girls' dormitory, along with Jean Grey. Just come find us if something's wrong, or if you just need us."

She handed Kitty the key.

As she opened the door, the girls' mouths dropped open: the room had two bunk beds, as well as three normal beds. There were two dressers in the room, as well as a small refrigerator. The floors were made of the same wood as the door.

While the girls unpacked, they began talking of what they'd done before arriving at the mansion.

"I was born in Gardendale, New York back in 1996," Alison began. "I never learned of my powers until two months ago. I wanted to be a professional singer, and while I was singing at our school dance, my abilities appeared to everyone. I'm not sure how many still remember, but it was scary. I think everyone believed it to be a technologically-generated special effect. Now I'm just scared of what'll happen when I return home." She looked over to Kitty. "What's your story, Kitty?"

"I was born in Deerfield, Illinois the same year you were. I never learned of my powers until I was 13. I started having these weird headaches, and it scared me so much! I learned of this place once my powers truly showed themselves, and as far as my parents know, I'm off at boarding school."

"Wow," said Rogue.

"What's your backstory, Rogue?" Kitty finally asked her. She was smiling at Rogue brightly, which caused Rogue to have a small hint of a smile, but only faintly.

"Well, you both know I'm from Mississippi. My accent doesn't come out as much anymore, but you can hear it sometimes. Anyway, I fell in love with a boy named Cody. One day, he and I kissed, and suddenly, all of his life was sucked out of him. He went into a permanent coma, and afterward, I ran away from home. I was found by the Professor, and now I'm here."

Silence followed her words. Kitty's smile had faded, with sadness having taken its place. And then finally, the girls began speaking again.

"Well, Rogue, I'm happy to have you here," Kitty said. "I'm sure you'll be an amazing friend."

"Hey, I have an idea before bed!" Alison told them. "Wanna show off what we can do?"

"Well, I don't," Rogue said. "My powers can kill you."

"True. How about you, Kitty?"

"Sure!"

"Alright then. You might wanna be careful, because this can get really bright."

Alison began concentrating, and suddenly, many different-colored sparkles of light appeared all around her.

Kitty and Rogue just stared, seeing how beautiful she looked with the sparkling colors around her.

Then the colors faded. Alison was smiling very brightly at them. "So what did you think? Amazing, huh?"

"Wow," Rogue whispered. "That would help to blind people if you ever need to. Especially if you get into a fight at all, you know?"

Alison nodded, and then turned to Kitty.

"Your turn," she said.

Kitty looked around the room. She went over to the bunk beds and suddenly, just as Rogue thought she was going to run into the metal bars, Kitty passed right through them. This was an amazing ability, or so thought Rogue and Alison. All three of them knew their powers made them very talented.

"I'm glad to know the both of you," Kitty said.

Both Rogue and Alison agreed.

"Wait, what class do you two have tomorrow?" Alison asked.

"I have mutant evolution with Storm first thing," Kitty said. "What do you have?"

"Same thing. Rogue?"

"I have Storm as well."

All three of them smiled, and although Rogue's wasn't a big smile like the ones she'd used before learning she was a mutant, she meant it, believing it was the start of a great friendship.

They all put on their nightclothes, and as Kitty turned out the lights, Rogue whispered to them, "Good night."