Julie had been given her textbooks and locker combination at the front office and nicely sent on her way to find her home room. She found it before the bell rang and found a seat in the back.
Students trickled into the classroom; a goth girl and an asian boy sat on either side of her while a black girl sat in front of her. Julie wasn't great at the whole introduction thing. It didn't help that they were all talking to each other over her, like she wasn't there.
"So, who are you, new girl?" the Asian boy beside her asked. His voice had a strong German sounding accent to it, oddly.
"I'm Julie. Summers."
"Kurt Wagner," he said. "And that's Rogue on your other side."
Julie waved at her and the goth girl merely nodded in response.
"So, word on the street is you moved into the Brotherhood Boarding House," Kurt said.
Julie was taken aback. Word travelled quickly around here. "Uh, yeah. Last night."
"Interesting...so, what are you doing here?"
"I wasn't happy where I was," Julie lied. She didn't like lying, but she knew she had to tell a story that made some kind of sense as to why she would make such a big move in the middle of the semester. "I wanted to start over."
"Well, it's nice to have another mutant amongst us. Welcome to Bayville! But, if you can avoid it, I wouldn't oust yourself unless you had to. People around here don't seem to keen to have mutants in their schools with their kids."
"Oh, thank you. And I'll keep a note of that." Julie secretly sighed her relief. She didn't need to be figured out on the first day. But as for that keeping her mutant side secret, she wasn't sure how well that would play out. Julie never saw a reason for any mutant to have to live in fear or have to feel like they needed to hide themselves.
Kurt grilled her on her background until the bell rang. Even as homeroom began, he would whisper questions to her. Finally the bell rang and she was free to flee the interrogation. Her next class was World History. It took her a bit to find the classroom, but when she went in, there was one seat open, next to the girl from homeroom...Rogue. She sat in front of a tall boy, quite handsome, but he wore a pair of red sunglasses inside.
"Hello," Julie said to Rogue. Rogue nodded, but didn't speak. Julie sat awkwardly in the desk, trying to not read the minds of her classmates. It had become a habit for her when she wasn't doing anything in class.
"Hello there." The boy behind Rogue leaned forward toward Julie and Rogue. His sunglasses were so shiny Julie could see her own reflection. Julie swore she saw Rogue blush slightly. "I'm Scott."
"Julie Summers," she responded.
"Oh, what a coincidence! That's my last name, too."
"That's crazy!" Julie let a giggle escape. Oh goodness, I am not about to start flirting with this guy.
"So, rumor has it you're living at the Brotherhood House," Scott said.
Julie nodded. "Boy, word sure does spread quickly here. I moved in yesterday. Why? You look like you don't approve."
"They're a bunch of delinquents. There's a reason they were kicked out of school. They are mutants without restraint. You seem like a nice girl, but I've only know you for literally a minute. For all I know, you could be just as bad as them."
Julie shrugged. "You'll just have to wait and see."
Scott smiled. "Maybe we will."
"'We?'"
"The X-Men. There's a bunch of here at Bayville High. You should come by the mansion some time. I'm sure the Professor would love to meet you."
I doubt it. He never thought to find me before. "So, are you some kind of mutant super hero team?"
"Kind of, at times," Scott said. "But I can't say anymore. You'll just have to come check us out for yourself."
The bell rang and Julie turned around, quite pleased with herself. Well, that was easy. I just got myself an in to the X-Men on the first day.