Lunch break had finally arrived at Xavier's School for gifted Youngsters and most of the students were already gathered in the dinner room, loading their plates with food or looking for a place at one of the many large tables. Bobby and John were on their way to their usually spot in the far corner, when Pyro overheard the chatter of two girls a year below them. He elbowed his friend and steered him toward the rather empty table. "Can we join you?"

The blond girl looked surprised, but flashed the two boys a brilliant smile. "Sure."

Tara, a rather skinny girl with pigtails bent slightly forward towards the boys, who had taken their seats facing the two girls. "Have ye heard, Mr. Logan made breakfast for Dr. Grey and brought it to her?! Mr. Summers was so pissed!"

Simone, the blond one continued as she saw the curious faces of the boys. "Jones went to the restroom during classes and saw Wolverine come out of Dr. Grey's office AND he said 'See you later, little angel'!" She tried to keep her voice low, but it became quite high pitched at the end of the sentence.

Bobby thought he and John had the newest gossip but apparently you couldn't be up-to-date with the happenings in the whole mansion. "Wow, maybe Dr. Grey broke up with Mr. Summers and is now seeing Mr. Logan. The two were always flirting."

"Poor Mr. Summers…" Simone threw a pitiful view towards the teachers' table. There sat Cyclops opposite to Storm and he looked kinda bad-tempered, something the children were used to from Wolverine, but not Scott.

Tara blushed slightly and lowered her voice even more. "But Logan is so hot. I can understand Dr. Grey."

John rolled his eyes at this comment. Which female in this stupid house didn't think of Wolverine as sex-on-legs? The boy was annoyed and wanted to share his new information with his fellow students to get the rumor mill up to speed. "Hey, I've witnessed something much more interesting!"

"What?" The girls asked at the same time.

"You heard 'bout Wolverine and Rogue coming home with a baby yesterday?!" Bobby knew everybody had already heard of that incident, thanks to Jubilee and her loose mouth. Though Pyro wasn't any better in that department as he seemed to notice recently.

The blond sipped on her soda. "Sure, who hasn't?!"

John was almost bursting to get this story finally out. "After the history test this morning, Rogue said she had to leave classes to take care of her baby!"

"What!" Tara almost choked at her lunch.

Simone's eyes were wide and her voice echoed through the whole room. "It's really hers?!"

The other girl still coughed, but needed to get her question out nonetheless. "But where – cough - is she or the baby? Kitty and – cough - Jubes said she didn't return to their room."

"When you speak of the devil…" John's gaze greeted the two older girls as they approached their friends.

Jubilee and Kitty sank down with their lunch and the Asian flashed everybody a knowing view. "Let me guess the topic: Rogue?!?"

"Have you heard something new?" Fine, Bobby also liked to gossip.

Kitty looked around the table. "We just brought our books back to our room and Rogue's belongings were all gone."

"All books, clothes, the photo on her nightstand… like she had never lived in that room." Jubilee poked her fork into her food, but her undivided attention was on the conversation.

"But she's still here." Pete took a seat on the last empty chair at that table, all eyes were suddenly on him and the shy boy felt slightly uncomfortable. "I just saw Dr. Grey carry the baby towards the teacher's wing."

"Maybe she had to move there." Kitty mused, but her train of thoughts was already interrupted by the giant.

"Ms. Munroe told Rogue that she was excused for the test. Maybe the teachers are helping her with the baby."

"If so, she's lucky." Jubes saw the need to clarify her statement when all eyes centered on her with obvious confusion. "She's 16, her parents most likely kicked her out for being a mutant, she hasn't yet graduated and now she has a baby and no boyfriend in sight. She's screwed!"

The fire manipulating mutant contemplated his friend's words a moment. "Would be best for her to give the kid away." Now the girls opposite him were all gapping at him in disbelief. "What?! It's the truth!"

Bobby shook his head. "John's right. Her life's ruined. Didn't even look like she was prepared for the baby at all. She has no money. Even when she graduates, the chances for a good job are slim when you have a kid around and only a few hours time for work."

"The same goes for a boyfriend, not to mention what guy would want you when you already have a kid from someone else." The Asian chimed in and saw the understanding dawn in the other female students' features.