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Miranda had gone quickly back to her room and changed into her work out clothes. She laced up her new sneakers and decided to go for a run around the facility. She was joined by Jean, who happened to be an avid runner and on the track team at Bayville�or used to be, before she was taken off because of her gifts. And by the end of their run, Miranda really did like Jean. But the �uppity good citizen� attitude most likely would get on her nerves in the future.
She then went into the gym and found Scott was already using the facilities. She nodded to him as she began her push-ups. After her 175, she got to her feet to see that Scott hadn�t left. He smiled at her, �That�s impressive. I don�t think any of the girls here can do anywhere near that amount.�
�Thanks,� she said with an easy smile.
Scott nodded, �Well, I�ll see you at lunch.�
By the end of her work out and after a nice long shower, Miranda had completely gotten over her episode in the Professor�s office. She dried her hair and decided to fix it a bit. She applied some makeup and put on top that criss-crossed all the way down the back and a pair of hip hugger jeans. She slipped on her jewelry and laced up her boots as she clopped down towards the kitchen. The place was slowly becoming familiar to her.
She could hear the noise in the kitchen before she even made it there. She strolled into the kitchen and smiled happily at Professor Xavier. Her eyes traveled over the other instructor�s faces. The look they gave her revealed that they had been informed of her past. Miranda shrugged that away, �Better that he told them than me.� She sat down next to Kurt and he passed her the rolls.
The entire meal was a bunch of laughter as she and Kurt talked about things in a rather suggestive manner (mostly comments about how Randy liked chewing on big juicy dripping sausages and how Kurt liked to eat peaches and could do so all day long). By the end of the meal, Scott was a nice shade of red. And most of the girls for that matter. The adults were sitting further away and chose not to notice the talk. Evan and Bobby were rolling. Ray, Roberto and Sam looked at Miranda with wonder, wanting to know if such vulgar things had really just come out of her mouth. The girls were wondering the same thing too.
Kurt laughed insanely as he pointed to Scott, �Looks like we�ve accomplished the impossible, we�ve made our fearless leader blush!�
Miranda looked over at him with a predatory smile, �What Scott, never hear sausage talked about like that? Where have you been?�
Evan laughed loudly as he offered her his hand, �You are my new hero!�
Miranda took his offered hand and they did a typical guy handshake, ending it with connected fists. She laughed at him and looked over mischievously at Kurt.
�See? I told you we�d get along just fine!�
Kitty finally spoke up, �Ugh, it�s like you�re a boy. How can you talk like that with a straight face?�
Roberto cut his eyes over to her, �You know you like it.� Kitty rolled her eyes at him and threw a roll at him.
Miranda looked over at Kitty, �Most people that I�ve known think I should have been born a boy. That�s why they always called me Randy. Besides, guys are more fun to hang out with. I get along better with them anyway.� She wrapped an arm around Jamie, who had blushed scarlet throughout the entire meal and her other arm around Kurt. Kitty smiled incredulously at her and took her plate into the kitchen.
�Randy,� Kurt began, �I like it. I dub thee Randy from here on out.�
�Cool beans and collard greens,� Randy said as she got up from her seat. She took her plate into the kitchen and saw that Storm was already cleaning the dishes. She placed hers down and asked, �Is there anything I can do to help?�
Storm cut her eyes over to Randy and said, �Not right now, I can handle this.� Her face held a certain annoyed amusement. Miranda shrugged her shoulders and strolled into the hallway. She was about to go into the rec room, but decided that it was too nice of a fall day to be inside. She went outside and admired the area behind the mansion.
There were trees as far as she could see and she knew that someday in the near future, she would go for a stroll in them. She loved trees. For most of her life, she had spent her life in the smoky dirty alleyways of big cities and every time she saw the mountains and trees, she wanted to be in them.
Miranda strolled over to an empty bench and sprawled out on it. She looked up into the sky, staring at the patches of clouds and watching the birds fly over head. She wondered what it would be like to fly. Nothing else in the world could be more freeing. She would have to remember to ask Jean and Storm.
She didn�t know how long she had been outside, but the sun shone warmly down on her body and she felt the sudden need for a cat nap. Unconsciously, she had been flexing her claws alternately. She could almost feel a purr coming on. She most likely would have too, if it hadn�t been for a cloud encasing the sun, not allowing her to feel it anymore.
She whined in irritation and opened her eyes to see that it wasn�t a cloud. It was Bobby.
�May I help you?�
�Not me, Mr. Logan wants to see you. He�s in his room.� With that, Bobby sprinted away, going back to whatever madness he and Ray were up to in the Rec room.
Miranda growled and stomped inside. She swore that her and Wolverine were going to knock heads within the next week, she could feel it. The darkened exterior of the mansion took a while to adjust too and by the time she reached Logan�s room, she realized that he wasn�t in his room, but he was in hers. She thrust her door open and placed her hands on her hips, �Is there a reason for you to be throwing around my shit?�
Logan looked over to her and replied, �Get your stuff taken care of. We just realized that this room is gonna have to be your semi-permanent residence. All the rooms in the student wings are full. Something may open up though. But for now, I want you get all your stuff put away and organized. Get rid of all these bags and get it together.� He walked to the door, �By the time I come back, this all needs to be taken care of. You and I have something to talk about.�
Randy rolled her eyes at the receding back of the burly man. She then started to empty her things into her dresser. She placed her jewelry on top of it and took all of her makeup and hair care stuff into the bathroom. She tried to keep her stuff to a minimum corner on the bathroom counter and decided it would be best to keep her shampoo and conditioner in her room. She pulled her shoes out of the boxes and placed them by the door. Then for good measure she made her bed.
She sat down and wondered what Logan could possibly want to talk about. She hoped he didn�t have anything to say about her foul mouth. If that was what it was about, she was going to have a cow. She hadn�t been the only one talking at lunch.
A moment later, a knock came on the door. �Come in,� Randy called out. She sat further up on the bed as Wolverine came in carrying a box. He tossed it to her.
�That�s your uniform. Starting tomorrow, you come down to the Danger Room. Lesson starts at 3:30. Don�t be late and make sure to wear that.�
�That all?�
�No, it ain�t.� Logan growled as sat down on the edge of her bed. He glared over to her and continued, �You might be the newest student, but you're one of the oldest. You need to watch the mouth. You were sitting right next to Jamie for chrissake. Use some common sense.�
Miranda looked at him indignantly, �What about Kurt? He was saying as much as I was.�
�And I�ve already talked to him. I couldn�t find you. Didn�t know you were taking a cat nap.�
�Sorry that I happen to like it outside.� She crossed her arms over her chest and rolled her eyes at him. �You know what�s pathetic Mr. Logan, we�ve known each other for almost 48 hours and you already piss me off.�
Logan smirked at her, �As long as you respect me, I don�t have a problem with that. Just remember to watch it. We have to work together here and as long as you're here, you need to follow the rules like everyone else. Break em and you'll be punished. End of story.�
Logan exited the room and Miranda was glad that he was gone. He had a good point, but she didn�t want to admit it. She hated the fact that he would be considered her guardian. And she had to follow his rules. That might work out. She was kidding herself.
She didn�t get much longer to think about it because Kitty�s head poked through her door and she smiled, �Hey, you wanna come play some volleyball. It is an all girls game, so I know that you�ll be disappointed without any boys to mess around with�� she trailed off, smiling as she did so.
Miranda laughed, �Well, messin' around with girls can be fun...just gotta be in the right mood.�
She spent the rest of the day playing volleyball and then turned in early, knowing that she had to go to school the next day for an entrance exam of sorts. She fell asleep that night with her window open. She didn�t even hear as Logan crept into her room and shut the windows. He watched her for a moment in the light and decided that she and him were too much alike. It would be best to keep his distance from her. She would be trouble in every sense of the word.
Little did he know that staying away from his newest charge would be completely out of the question. She�d already pulled him in too deep and he found himself favoring her. He hadn�t even had her in class yet. Things were certainly going to get interesting around there.
***
The next morning, Randy was woken up by the sound of thumping feet in the hall. She knew that the students were hurrying their way to class. She hurriedly got up and dashed into the bathroom. She clicked both doors closed and took a quick hot shower. She knew that there would be no time to exercise that morning, so she didn�t even try. She was sort of nervous. Being in school, after six years�.wow, that was really hard to grasp onto.
She got out of the shower and wrapped a towel around her figure and quickly brushed her teeth. A banging came from Logan�s side. �Come on kid, I need in there. Hurry it up!�
�Hold your horses!� Randy replied as she rinsed her mouth out. She scurried over to Logan�s door and unlocked it. She grabbed her essentials and hurried out of the room. She closed the door behind her quickly and towel dried her hair. She then slipped into some clean clothes, deciding on a pair of khakis and a shirt that cut low on her shoulders and laced down to her wrists. She put on her makeup and all her accessories and flew out the door, heading straight for the professor�s office.
She ran in the room without knocking, �Sorry I�m late. I forgot to set my alarm.�
Charles was on the phone. He motioned for her to take a seat and continued on, �Principal Kelley, the board has already declared that mutants are still allowed to schools. You cannot bar her from coming. She just needs to take a entrance exam and then she�ll be fine. Don�t make this anymore difficult on yourself because you know I have friends on the board�thank you for coming around. We�ll be there in twenty minutes.� With that, he hung up the phone. He looked slightly agitated.
�Is there something I should know about?� Randy asked.
�Principal Kelley, unfortunately is anti-mutant. He doesn�t wish to have anymore mutants admitted into �his school� and you just happen to be his next target. He shouldn�t give you any trouble considering how well my Institute treats the school board and the funding committee. Come, let�s go get you registered.�
Xavier led her out to his car, they were being chauffeured by Storm. She smiled warmly at them as they drove down to the school. It was at least fifteen minutes away and Miranda watched the students milling around the entrance with great intrigue. She hadn�t been around this many people her own age in a long time. She swallowed slightly as Storm parked and the three of them strolled up the building.
She smiled cynically as she heard the words, �freaks� �muties� and other slurs that she had heard before. She could already tell that she would be stuck to the Xavier kids like glue. As she entered the building, her eyes fell upon a group of boys staring at her with mild interest. One was bigger than beyond words and looked like he could crush the sun under his big toe. One looked like he had crawled out of the swamp, but the other two looked like they might actually cause some damage. One had silver hair that slicked back against his head and had an extremely lithe body, while the other boy was taller and broader. His dark brown hair fell in his eyes and he looked like he was about to punch holes in the concrete. Angry at the world�these guys looked like they could be neo nazis. Her eyes connected with the silver haired one and he smiled darkly at her. She held his gaze until she disappeared around the corner.
The professor led her down to the office, where the test was to be administered. Miranda sat down nest to Storm in the office and looked around. The place smelled sterile. Like a hospital, but instead of antiseptic, the place reeked of paper and ink. She watched as the secretaries typed furiously on their computers, tossing her an occasional glance. Xavier had gone to get the counselor that was in charge of giving Miranda the test.
�Miranda,� Charles called as he reentered the room, �Follow Mr. Shaffner please. He will give you the test. I�ll be here when you are done.� Miranda looked back at the two adults as she followed the man down the hall. Soon they entered a small room and Miranda saw a test sitting on the table.
Mr. Shaffner pointed to the test, �It�s a scan-tron test. So once you�re done, it�ll only take us a few minutes to find out which grade you test into. Take your time and as soon as I leave, begin.� Miranda took her seat and picked up the pencil. As soon the counselor left, she began to read the test. She couldn�t help the smile that spread across her face as she whispered, �Cakewalk.�
An hour and half later, Miranda strolled out of the room, her paper in hand. She stood by the door for a second, until she saw a woman strolling down the hall. Miranda called out, �Do you know where Mr. Shaffner is? I�m done with the test.�
The woman looked at Miranda with great disdain, �I�ll get him.� She walked off muttering something about freaks invading the school. Miranda smiled ruefully at that and leaned back against the door. Mr. Shaffner appeared soon after and took her test from her.
�I�ll go get this graded, we should know in a few minutes. You can go sit with Charles now.� with that, he took off down the hall and disappeared.
Miranda smiled as she reemerged into the main office. Storm and the professor were still there. They looked up at her and Storm asked, �How did it go?�
Randy held her hands up in the air and replied, �What can I say? I�m just that damn smart.� She laughed and blushed because she remembered who she was talking to. Xavier and Storm gave her similar stern (but bemused) looks and she added quickly, �I�m working on that.�
Mr. Shaffner came strolling up with a complacent smile on his face and said, �Welcome to Bayville, Ms. Dubois. You are now a junior here.�
Randy glance down at Xavier. He replied to her look, �I thought the name sounded quite nice. Don�t you?�
�Most definitely,� she replied, winking at him. She turned back to Mr. Shaffner and said, �Cool. When do I start?�
�Well, we�ll get your schedule worked out now and tomorrow will be your first day. Lets get this done shall we?�
Xavier, Storm, and Randy followed him back to his office, unaware of Principal Kelley watching them with unmasked hatred as they walked into the counselor�s office. He slammed his door shut, knowing that another freak had come to soil his good name.
***
The ride home was rather quiet. Miranda was still trying to absorb her classes; 1st- English AP rm 1203, 2nd- Chemistry rm 1041, 3rd- Music Appreciation rm 982, 4th-World History rm 1475, 5th-Choir rm 1456, LUNCH, 6th-Trigonometry rm 1023, and 7th-German rm 1293. She had a full schedule. Storm said that she would be happy to take Randy to shop for school stuff and they would go as soon as they dropped off the professor.
�I want you to know how proud I am of you. You did so well today, Miranda.� Xavier stated, smiling warmly at her from the front seat.
Miranda smiled at him, �Thanks Prof. Looks like I�ve got my work cut out for me. It might be nice.� They arrived at the mansion and dropped the professor off and they were off for school supplies.
***
Logan stalked back and forth across the danger room floor. It was 3:25 and the kids were suited up and ready to go. Except for Miranda. She had not yet arrived. He could already tell that she wasn�t the one for being on time. He growled and turned to Jean, �Red, have you seen Randy?�
�Um, I think she was going to her room to get her uniform the last time I saw her. That was about 15 minutes ago.� Jean replied.
�Someone go see if she�s in the locker room,� Logan barked. Kitty went running off to the locker room, phasing through the wall. A moment later, she came back out with a smile on her face, �She�s coming.�
�What�s so funny, half pint?�
Kitty giggled, �Miranda.�
The doors opened and a surly looking Miranda walked out in uniform. Unlike the newer recruits, they had decided to give her a unique uniform like the first six. She had been issued a black uniform (skintight, to her chagrin) with a blue X encasing her body. She pulled at them despairingly and shook her head as she ran over towards Kurt. He gave her the once over and as he opened his mouth, she flexed her claws in his face.
�If you are about to say what I think you�re gonna say, don�t. I might just use you as a scratching post.�
Kurt smiled innocently, �What? You surely can�t be thinking of what I�m going to say.�
�What were you gonna say?� Miranda asked, her clawed hands now resting on her hips.
�That outfit looks really nice,� Kurt looked over to the guys standing off to his left and smiled mischievously, �But they�d look better balled up on my bedroom floor.�
This set off a bunch of cat calls from the guys and Kurt quickly BAMFED is way over to them, avoiding some nasty looking claws. Miranda could feel her face start to burn, but covered it quickly with a reply, �Kurt, you wanna wash my laundry, that�s fine by me. Cause that�s the only way that my clothes would EVER be balled up on the floor in your room.�
Kurt feigned hurt, �Ouch. That was a low blow, try to keep the gloves up.�
�Knock it off!� Wolverine barked, �Time to work.� With that, the entire group silenced and Wolverine pulled his mask into place as he called out plainly, �Run Sim 9.5 Tribeca.�
Rogue whispered over to Randy, �Good luck. And don�t worry, nothing usually gets broken.�
�What?� Randy asked, but the fun had already begun. She was only dumbstruck for a moment before deciding that her best defense would be turning into the cat. She quickly morphed into the massive feline and managed to dodge more things than the others could. She would occasionally grab someone lightly by their collar and pull them to her feet.
�Watch it Tiger!� Scott called out to her. Randy turned her feline eyes around to see a spiked projectile coming at her. She let out a yowl as she vertically jumped in the air. In mid air, she morphed out of her cat form and came down, crashing hard on the ground.
Jean was at her side a second later, �Get up, no one gets left behind.�
Miranda�s mind was racing, wondering if she had left someone behind. She hadn�t been thinking of others, as much as she had been thinking for herself. She let her eyes search the chaotic room wildly to fall upon Rahne and Sam stuck in a corner, three large projectiles hurtling at them at an alarming rate. She thrust her hand forward and a popping, sizzling dome of yellowish electricity formed over them. The projectiles hit it and fried as the ricocheted off and hit the ground. The shield diminished and Randy called out, �Come on. Let�s go!�
She made sure they were running before she took off again. She took a hit in the shoulder from something, but she didn�t look to see the damage. With searing pain emitting from there, she saw another object hurtling for her, she threw herself to the ground as it went over her head and she looked up to see that it was headed straight for Bobby, but he didn�t see it coming. �Shit!�
She called out, �Scott! Zap me!�
Scott turned his head in her direction, he was trying to get Evan to his feet and shot a beam in her direction in a quick succession as he continued to blast objects so Evan could get up. The beam entered Miranda�s right hand and she focused it out her left. She grimaced with the aim was a little off and missed the projectile. But it did get Bobby out of harm�s way�he had to roll onto the ground to miss the beam headed for him. The projectile slammed into wall as Bobby rolled back onto his feet.
Randy realized that they were the two bringing up the rear, she ran over to him and he glared at her, �With friends like you, I sure as shit don�t need enemies.�
�Gotcha outta the fuckin way though didn�t it?� She said as she dodged a steel whip. Bobby didn�t reply and the two of them continued to run.
The simulation ended thirty minutes later and Randy felt a pleasant burn through her entire body. She also was covered in a thin sheen of sweat and blood. Thank god for healing abilities. She rubbed her arm where she had gotten hit and was happy to see that it was almost done healing. She looked around to see that the rest of the kids were sporting similar abrasions and she wondered if it would be like this all the time.
Wolverine had been droning along about improvements that needed to be made. Miranda had been zoning him out and did a good job of it until he appeared in front of her. She focused on him and waited.
�And you, Trashmouth,� he began, �you need to make sure that you get everyone up and on their feet. You ran past three people before you even decided to help 'em out. Wolfsbane and Canonball could've been real hurt if you would've reacted a second later. Keep those green eyes of yours focused on your team, not yourself. And another thing, unless you can get control of it, keep that ricochet ability to yourself. You could have taken Icecube�s hollow head right off.� He began to walk away and Randy made her opinion known.
�How the fuck am I supposed to get it under control if I don�t use it?� All eyes fell on Randy as Wolverine stopped in his tracks and growled at her.
He appeared in her face again, this time, only inches away from her face, �Trashmouth, when you�re done in the locker room, come see me back in here. You are all dismissed!�
Randy rolled her eyes and went into the locker room. She slowly pulled off her uniform and toweled off. She would take a shower in her room. She pulled on her jeans and felt the endorphins start to wear off. She felt like she had been run through a blender. As she brushed her hair up into a ponytail, Kitty walked out of the shower with a towel wrapped around her.
�Oh man, I totally don�t wish to be you right now.�
�Yeah, I�ll pray for you,� Jubilee said as she pulled up her jeans.
�Knock it off you guys,� Jean called out as she dried her hair with a towel.
Miranda turned to go, �One thing before I go into see Lucifer..I mean, Mr. Logan. Who the hell is Wolfsbane and Canonball? What kind of secret code is that?�
�Well,� Jean began, �Everyone here has a code name. That way, if people ever find out about us, they will have a harder time tracking us down. That�s why Ororo is called Storm, Mr. Logan is called Wolverine, and Scott is called Cyclops. Everyone hear has one. It�s based on your gifts.�
�What�s yours?�
Jean blinked at her a couple of times, �I actually don�t have one.�
�You need to think of one Miranda,� Amara said, not really looking at her.
Miranda nodded, �If I get one, it�s not gonna be something lameass like Tiger or Spark. I�ll think about it.� She then walked back out into the danger room to see that Logan was standing with Storm and the professor.
Logan called out gruffly, �You wanna learn control. After our sessions, you�ll be in here another hour working with Charles and Ro. They�ll teach you control. When you got it, those little powers of yours will welcomed in my class. Until then, expect to get ripped a new one every time you mess up. Your lessons start now.� With that, Wolverine walked away and Miranda worked with Xavier and Storm for another hour.

By the time she was done. Miranda was thoroughly tired and all she wanted to do was sleep. She got a quick bite to eat and then rec room. She made herself comfy on the couch and paid little attention to the people around her. She joined in on some of the conversations, but was really just enjoying the sound of the others talk. By the time 9:30 rolled around, she was ready to call it a night. She got up and walked to her room. With half opened lids, she stumbled into her room, not even closing the door and changed hastily into her pajamas. She snaked underneath her covers and drifted off into a blissful sleep.

Tomorrow was another day.
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