"So how many of the X-Men are gonna be here today?" Peter asked, following Twilight down the hall with Harry in tow.

"A few of them, I think Scott Summers, Jean Grey and professor Xavier are gonna be here" Twilight said "And since the event's being sponsored by Frost International we can expect Emma Frost to be here"

"Emma Frost?" Peter asked "I think I've heard that name before... what's she done recently?"

"Uhhh... I... I think she and Cadance partnered to make a company uniform for Frost International and Cadance helped design Emma's newest outfit" Twilight said, tapping her chin "She and Celestia put a large amount of money towards rebuilding Hell's Kitchen after the Avengers wrecked the place"

"Hell's Kitchen?" Harry asked "Wasn't that Daredevil's old stomping ground?"

"I think so... hey, whatever happened to that guy anyway?" Twilight asked "He just sorta... went away after two-thousand-and-three didn't he? After that really bad even with the Kingpin?"

"Yeah... he got hit pretty bad that year and, well, never recovered afterwards I think" Peter nodded, Twilight pushing open two double doors to see the usual group sitting down and talking to the members of the X-Men that had attended.

"Ah, there she is" Cadance said with a wide smile, waving to her little sister "And she brought the guys with her too"

"You're a little behind schedule Twilight" Celestia said with a joking smile "You're not getting sloppy are you?"

"I certainly hope not" Twilight said.

"Good, now come over here and introduce yourselves" Celestia said, gesturing to the X-Men with a hand.

They of course weren't in costume, this being a business-casual event where some of them, including who Peter presumed to be Scott and Jean, were dressed in casual wear, Scott having donned a blue shirt and black jacket with a pair of blue jeans while Jean was dressed in skinny blue jeans, a red shirt and a brown leather jacket.

Several others had dressed in semi-formal attire, one girl Peter didn't recognize a wearing skirt and a cardigan, this girl being a brunette with a high ponytail and cute green eyes while the other was also a brunette but with long, thick locks and a very peculiar looking white fringe that hung over her eyes who was dressed in suit pants and a white blouse.

Then there were the two of them that made a lasting impression the first being the wheelchair-bound Professor Charles Xavier, dressed in a black suit with a grey tie, and the second being the one that really caught Peter's eye.

She was a tall and slender woman, standing at five-ten, with slender cheeks, blonde hair and a large bust, something she was actively showing off by wearing a low-cut shirt, almost resembling a corset underneath a white jacket and topped off with white pants.

She fiddled with the silver choker around her neck, the colour of the choker matching the lipstick she wore, as she stood talking to Shining, the two of them seemingly friendly with one another as Peter overhead snippets of conversation about the times they'd worked together before.

It was at this point Shining noticed Peter and waved at him, Peter responding in kind before Shining waved him over.

The teen walked over to the adults and stood next to Shining, already feeling the woman he presumed to be Emma Frost.

"Alright Emma, this is my friend Peter, he's the best friend of the guy that's nailing my sister" Shining said, clapping a hand on Peter's shoulder "Although between us, I'd prefer for Peter to be nailing her"

"Hell of an introduction there buddy" Peter said, casting a sideways glance at Shining.

"Peter Parker" Emma said, holding out her hand with a gentle smile "Shining's told me everything about you"

"Well... I certainly hope not" Peter said, taking her hand and shaking it with a firm grip.

"A man of mystery?" Emma asked "I will inform you, it's quite difficult to remain mysterious around a telepath"

"Well, that's half of my personality out the window right there" Peter said with a nod "So, how do you know each other?"

"Aside from my day job of running my company I also run a small side business in sexual therapy" Emma began "And I was contacted by Celestia about... five years ago to help a young Cadance come to terms with her own sexual orientation without feeling disgusted with herself"

"What... what was Cadance disgusted about?" Peter asked, looking between the adults.

"Am I allowed to tell him Shining?" Emma asked the tall man.

"No, go right ahead, Cadance isn't ashamed of it and she went public with it years ago, I'm surprised he doesn't know to be honest" Shining said.

"Very well then" Emma nodded, turning back to Peter before explaining "You see Cadance is bisexual, a trait that she wasn't proud of at the time as she felt that it made her less loyal to Shining, the two of them having been dating for two years at that point and Cadance ready and willing to marry him. She felt that her attraction to women would combine with her high libido and she began to worry that one day she would do something she'd regret under the influence of alcohol or any other substance"

"And how did you help her?" Peter asked "I say help, convince her that there's nothing wrong with non-heterosexual relationships?"

Emma rose a well-maintained eyebrow at Peter's sentence, an approving smile touching her lips.

"You're not against homosexuality?" she asked "Most boys your age are quite scared of it, not just of homosexual males but also that they might be homosexual themselves"

"Trust me Ms Frost, I'm perfectly confident in my own sexuality, but I will say that gay relationships, especially male ones, do get a bad rap in modern society" Peter nodded "But I think bisexual women usually get the worst of it"

"Care to explain?" Emma asked.

"Sure... the thing is, with a gay relationship there's the stigma of it not being 'natural', so people are against it, with a lesbian relationship, be it courting or marriage there's that sexualized aspect to it that heterosexual males enjoy watching, but they then become angry when they realize that actual lesbians aren't into men, unlike the one's they see in porn" Peter explained, using his hands as he spoke "But with bisexual women, there's a strict difference, people adore bisexual women, but not in the same way a man loves his wife, more like in the same way a man loves his one hundred percent completion of Dark Souls being shown on his Xbox account"

"Okay... you've lost me there, care to explain in terms I understand?" Emma asked.

"What I'm trying to say is that bisexual women are often treated like the ultimate sex object, people discarding the fact that these women are still women that have likes and dislikes that affect the way they work, and see them as nothing more than sexual godsends, with every straight man wanting a bisexual girlfriend because they'll allow the man to have sex with them while she's making out with another girl" Peter explained "And that is what I find disgusting about the way bisexual women are represented, as mindless sex fiends that'll just say yes to adding a random girl into the bedroom because, hey she's into girls so that must mean she always wants to have sex with them"

"That's... that's not a view point most boys your age share Peter" Emma said with an approving nod.

"Trust me Ms Frost, if you hang out with me long enough you'll find out quickly that I'm nothing like most boys my age" Peter said with a smile.

"Good to hear, I've grown tired of dealing with immature little boys who think the only meaning to life is having sex with beautiful women all day every day" Emma said.

"And to be honest, it's not all it's cracked up to be" Peter shrugged.

"Amen to th-" Emma said before freezing in mid sentence, her mind only just registering what Peter had just said "Wait a minute, when have you ever-"

"Alright everybody, we're going to get ready for the presentation on Metahuman Rights" Xavier announced to all of them "If we can all get to our places we can get set up... Kitty, Rogue, you wouldn't mind hanging out with the others would you?"

"You want to get rid of us?" the high-ponytail asked in an offended tone.

"Not at all my dear, it's just that I do not wish for you to be bored listening to the same speech the others have rehearsed in front of us all every day for the last month" Xavier said with a kind smile "I think it would be much more fun for you to make new friends and tell them about a few adventures you've had at the academy, I'm sure they'd be interested"

"Well... if you think so professor then I ain't arguing with you" the girl named Rogue said, winking at Kitty before heading over to the other teenagers "Hiya guys, what's happening with you?"

"Go on Kitty, don't be shy" Xavier said after noticing Kitty staying still for a brief moment "They seem nice enough don't they?"

"I guess" Kitty said with a nervous grin "You know how I get around new people professor"

"And I also know you're a great girl when you feel comfortable, now go on, introduce yourself" Charles said with a chuckle.

Kitty nodded, turning around and beginning to walk before Emma walked over to her and put a hand on her shoulder, leaning close to the shorter girl's ear.

"If I were you I'd try talking to Peter, he seems like your type" she said.

"D'you think?" Kitty asked, looking at Peter as he shook Rogue's gloved hands, making a joke that got a chuckle out of Rogue that Kitty couldn't hear.

"Yeah, nerdy but kinda cool, he's also very well educated and level headed" Emma continued "Go say hi, he might take a liking to you"

"Uh... alright" Kitty said, taking a deep breath and smiling at Emma "Thanks Emma"

"No problem kid" the blonde woman said, patting Kitty on the shoulder as she walked out of the room. Next Chapter: Challenger, Ready? Estimated time remaining: 3 Hours, 3 Minutes