AN: My first fan fic, please let me know what you think, in the next chapter I'm planning to show what other characters are up to, and then a major event I'm open to suggestions and opinions, thank you :)

A new school year begins

"Mom... I'm going to be late!" yelled a girl from the front yard. Her skin was olive, she had long black wavy hair and dark brown eyes, and she didn't look pleased.

"We're coming" said a female voice from the house

"Kathleen did you say goodbye to your brother?" Asked a woman with similar characteristics to the girl in the front yard.

"I haven't" Kathleen said in a low voice "I'm going right now"

Kathleen realized that this was the last time she would enter into her house for a couple months. She was leaving to study and live at the Xavier School for Gifted Youngsters in North Salem, New York. Kathleen was very excited. She had wanted to join the school since she found out it was a special place for people like her, but unfortunately because of the public release of its existence, the amount of students increased and now cups were limited. This year she has finally got a space for her and her younger brother, Derrick.

Kathleen Brooks grew up in an all mutant family. They were all mutants except for her dad Matt. Her older brother Tom was one too, but he took the cure.

When Kathlen started to have her first manifestation of her powers, her mother explained everything to her and taught her how to try to control them. Even though she grew up in a supporting family. Kay and her family still had to keep it a secret from other people so they can be safe. After the Alcatraz Island incident mutants were exposed and given rights, but Kathlen and her family were still careful around humans.

"Tom, are you in the kitchen?" Kay asked

"Yeah, I'm right here" - said a young man around his twenties with black hair and hazel eyes

"I just came to say goodbye, we're leaving now… are you sure you don't want to come?"

"Yeah, you know I can't. I have a lot of things to do today"- said Tom

"Ok, then. I'll see you in thanksgiving I guess" – said Kathleen a little hurt

Kathleen hugged her brother briefly, she smiled at him a left him there. There was nothing else she could tell him, things weren't the same since he took the cure. They used to be very close when they were younger, now they barely talk to each other. For Kathleen his brother was a coward. Every time she saw him, she couldn't stop herself from thinking that if her brother never accepted being a mutant, then he never accepted her, or her mom or her younger brother.

Kathleen entered the car, with a sad look on her face. In a second she remembered all the good times she had spent with her family in that house, but she then remembered she was about to begin a new chapter in her life.

"We're set Matt. Let's go!" Said Kathleen and she smiled while looking how they started to distance from her house.

Logan was in the balcony of the main office staring at the school that he has been directing next to Storm for 3 years now. Nothing was the same without the professor, Cyclops and Jean, but they tried to continue Charles' mission, that it was helping young mutants to understand their abilities. While their job as teachers continued, the X-men were a different thing.

The Government had agreed to support the school and the mutant community in general, if the Xmen never act again without the authorization of the President. Since the incident on Alcatraz Island, even though the Xmen helped to stop Phoenix and Magneto, all the authorities were still scared that a group of people have more power than them so they considered the Xmen were a danger to the people, and they weren't allowed to intervene in any situation. If they did they would become enemies and not heroes.

Logan didn't want to agree to those terms, but Storm persuaded him. Since it was the only way they would be able to keep the school. For Logan despite all the new laws and the financial support the world was still the same, they still hate them for being mutants.

"There you are" said Kitty Pryde

"Here I am" said Logan still looking to the basketball court

"Are you excited about starting a new year?"

"Of course I am, can't you see my excitement?" Said Logan turning to Kitty a faking a smirk

"Come on, new students, fresh innocent kids that you can make their lives a living hell"

"Well, if you put it like that, that kind of cheers me up"

"Of course it does! Now come on, they are starting to arrive, Bobby is getting everything ready"

The two former Xmen, now teachers walked down the stairs to encounter Bobby and Peter, who were getting all the registration forms ready. Meanwhile Storm was in the main entrance welcoming the kids from the previous year and the new ones

"By the way where's Warren? He should be helping us out" - said Kitty

"Kitty, you know how he is, too many people makes him uncomfortable" said Bobby

"Yeah working also makes him uncomfortable" said Logan

They all laugh

"He just went to stretch his wings for a little while" Bobby added

Kathlen arrived at the school; she said goodbye to her mom and dad. She looked around a saw there were also other students arriving, greeting each other, talking. She wondered how many were in the same situation as she was, being completely new in a place is always awkward. As she direct toward the entrance she saw on the ground what appears to be a giant bird shadow, when she looked up, she realized it was a young blonde man with big white wings, he landed a couple of meters from her, not even looking around him, he immediately entered the building.

"It's going to be an interesting year". Thought Kay as she realized that he was shirtless, and heard the giggles from a group of girls nearby her.

Kathleen approached the registration counter led by Bobby

"Hello, I'm here to register"

The young man raised his eyes from the papers he was reading and saw a pretty girl with dark eyes looking at him. Her eyes reminded him of someone else but he couldn't tell who.

"Oh hi, yeah, of course. I'm Bobby what's your full name?"

"Kathleen Brooks"

"And how old are you?"

"16"

"Oh here's your file. I think I've seen you before. Have we met?"

"I don't think so …. Maybe you have seen my photo. I applied to enter here the last couple of years"

"Yeah, it's probably that, sorry cups have been limited"

"It's ok I know. I'm just glad this year my brother and I made it"

"You have been much persisted why is that?"

"I really want to develop the full potential of my powers and of course learn how to control them better, and also perhaps being an xmen" – said Kay with a big smile on her face

"You do know that unfortunately xmen are no longer active" said Bobby with sorrow

"I know, but still we should train I mean someday there's going to be a dangerous situation people are going to need be saved and we must be ready for it."

"I admire your enthusiasm" - said Bobby with a smirk and gave her a blink

Kathleen giggled

"Wait with the others until I finish the registration, so I can take you for a welcome tour ok?"

"Sounds perfect!" Said Kathleen as she left the counter

A few meters from them, Kitty was sitting in another counter witnessing the situation

"What was that?" Said Kitty obviously upset

"What was what?" Said Bobby surprised

"You…. Flirting with the new one"

"I wasn't flirting, wait, are you jealous?"

Kitty didn't answer

Bobby continued

"Because you have no right to be jealous, you were the one who thought that you and me together … was just wrong" -

"That, doesn't have to anything with this, I'm just concerned 'cause she's obviously younger than you, and you'll be her teacher that's all!" -

"You seriously think I'll take advantage of her? Did you lose focus again and hit a wall instead of run through it?" -

"So funny Bobby, forget it!" Said Kitty as she walks away

Kitty felt angry, but she knew she shouldn't. Bobby was right. She was the one who decided that they couldn't be together. His feelings for Bobby only grew stronger after they kissed a little before the Alcatraz Island incident, but when Rogue returned they just decided to forget about that night. And Kitty would have forgotten about Bobby, if Rogue hadn't suddenly left the mansion and therefore breaking up with Bobby. After Rogue departed Bobby was devastated and Kitty was there to comfort him. They grew closer and sparks appeared again. But Kitty felt that she only would be a replacement for Rogue, and she didn't' want that. So she decided to just end it before it began, although the feelings didn't fade away and today's incident was a proof of that.

Pyro was flicking through the channels, watching nothing in particular. He was bored; he's been bored since Magneto vanished after the Alcatraz incident. After that night when he was defeated by his former friend Iceman, he swore he would seek revenge, but alone he just didn't know where to start.

Pyro wasn't thinking in any in particular he was just staring at the TV, until something on it caught his attention.

"Breaking news: There has been an explosion in a grocery store in downtown, the number of deaths hasn't been specified yet, but it's believed the cause of this incident was a mutant. The man was the only person found alive and his body was glowing. He said he doesn't remember anything, but that he couldn't have done since he took the cure three years ago.

Another possible cause of the explosion hasn't been found, so that let experts to believe that the "cure" discovered by Worthington industries had an expiration date. We're still trying to contact Mr. Worthington, until then this is all the information the authorities have given us. We'll be back to our regular programming now.

Pyro's mouth dropped while he was hearing the news, once the breaking news finished he smiled.

"They're back!"