Disclaimer: I don't own Shadowcat or Nightcrawler. (grr)

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Most teenage girls have to worry about walking out of the bathroom with toilet paper stuck on their shoe, I have to worry about phasing through the door.

Other teenage girls a gym teacher that would just make them do laps, I have one that carries razor sharp claws with him at all times.

Other girls have to worry about what they're going to wear to school in an attempt to get their crush to notice them. I have to worry about whether or not mine will port in his sleep and see me in my underwear...or worse.

Most girls are nervous about sharing a bathroom with their guys friends. Well here's something, I share a house with a bunch of guys. Most of which I've seen without their shirts on, and this does not include swimming.

Most girls have nightmares where they'll fall out of bed. I will fall through the bed and to the basement...and I'm scared that one time I'll just keep going and never come back up.

Most girls will crawl back into bed and cry themselves to sleep. I get to walk down the hall and have a fuzzy elf comfort me.

So yeah, I'm not normal. Yeah, the guy I like is blue with glowing eyes. Sure my roommate can't touch anyone with her bare skin without sucking their energy. Of course my 'gym teacher' is absolutely terrifying. And duh my principal can read my mind...but I wouldn't change it for the world.

I don't care that I'm a freak; I have the rest of the X Men to help and stand by me.

I lived the majority of my life the closet genius, the valley girl. I don't want that life anymore. I don't want to be normal. I'm happy being a mutant. If I wasn't I wouldn't have a few things.

Friends who are more like family; I mean really? Isn't Evan more of an annoying older brother than anything? Or how about the overly protective uncle figure Logan's given me. I never could've gone to my own mom for help with boys, it would be way too embarrassing, but I can be open with Jean and Ororo.

I wouldn't have Kurt. The sweet, shy and optimistic elf that's always there for me. IS my best friend and protector...and if I was to be completely honest with myself, he's the guys I've fallen head over heels for. Kind of ironic seeing as he can bend enough to do so while in a hand stand.

If I was normal...I wouldn't have found where I belong.

So you girls who blush when you see your crush, or roll their eyes when they see who I hang out with. You teachers who say you know what I'm going through. You guys who can't have a conversation with me because you're too busy staring at my chest...

You can all go screw yourselves...

Cause I've found my home.