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Of Fire and Ice
Author: Flame
Archive: Yes
Rating: PG-13
Summary: Now that John has left with Magneto, Bobby is determined to make him come back. But attacks on the mansion and gangs of mutants are obstacles in his path. (NOT a romance)(Incomplete)
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Chapter 1
The War Has Begun
It was about eleven thirty at night, and most lights in the city had been shut off while the citizens slept. But in a mansion one light remained on. The light's home was in Charles Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters. In his office, where the light was on, was all the students, teachers, and guests that lived in the mansion. The students sat in chairs and on the ground in front of Professor Xavier while the rest stood in the back.
"We are in grave danger now. There is no guarantee to our safety," Charles told them. "I strongly recommend to you that if you have a home to go to and be safe that you go. You will be safer there."
"And what if we don't?" Asked a teenage boy sitting in a chair to the right of the professor.
"Then you should stay here," Xavier told him.
"Where's John?" Asked another boy, sitting on the ground.
"John is safe," Xavier told him.
"Are we going to do anything to protect us here?" Asked a teenage boy in a chair, who was obviously trying to change the subject.
Xavier looked at him and knew his troubles. This boy was Bobby Drake. Possibly John Allerdyce's only friend at the school. He had the mutant power to freeze moisture in the air and any other source of moisture that he was near. Until recent events, his parents believed he was just at a prep school. Unlike some other students, he didn't have a safe place to go home to. At least not anymore. It was like this because his brother had betrayed him. He wasn't quite sure when or how, but the look in his brothers eyes when the police came for him and the others was proof. Bobby had never imagined how much hate and fear his brother possessed. Maybe they were happier now that he was away...
"I will spend as much time as possible to sustain a solid psychic wall around the school," Xavier started, being quite confident. "With the help of Jean...", he started, but stopped realizing his error.
Those who already knew of Jean's accident turned to look at Scott Summers and how he was reacting to all of this. He was standing his ground though, not flinching, or even moving for that matter. You couldn't even tell if his eyes were open because of the red-quartz glasses that he always wore.
Everyone but Bobby turned his or her attention back to the professor, leaving Bobby to be the only one to see Scott's bottom lip quiver with sorrow. Apparently Bobby wasn't the only one who had suffered a loss. At least Bobby's could somehow be fixed...
After many lectures on precautions from all the superiors, except for Cyclops, they were sent to their rooms. Bobby went to his room as he was told, but he knew that he wasn't going to be able to sleep in the house. He walked through the dark halls and into his room. His roommate was John... so his side of the room was full of his stuff, despite the fact that he no longer lived there. The only thing that was missing in his room was his customized lighter.
Bobby fell onto his bed and just stared at John's side of the room. John and he were lucky enough to not have to share the room with multiple people like most of the others. Xavier said it was because they were like senior members of the organization and he would hate to see them suffer because their numbers were increasing.
Bobby looked at the nightstand that divided the room into the two equal parts. On John's side was his wallet. Bobby reached over and opened it. A few dollar bills were in it, but most the thing that caught Bobby's attention was the pictures inside. There were only four... three old ones and one new. The first old one was of a woman with long and well taken care of hair. Her eyes were shaped exactly like John's, so Bobby took at that it was his mother. The next was the same woman but this time holding a baby in her arms. The baby was John... The next picture was another of John's mother, but this time she was in an evening dress. Bobby admitted that she was quite beautiful.
The final picture was one of him and John... they were at the mall at that time. Bobby could remember it. It was one of those photo booths and he and John were just having some fun. Bobby had lost his... he was suprised John even kept his.
Did John even get to know his mother? He never talked about him. Heck... he didn't even know where John had come from before the school. Bobby wondered why he never talked about it.
He missed John... his only friend in this stupid place. Why did he have to hide? Why couldn't people like him without being normal? Bobby had given up on love... Rogue and he couldn't even hold hands without those stupid gloves getting in the way. It just wasn't fair. He could almost predict the future. He knew that he was probably going to die from someone who feared mutants. Someone who didn't understand him. Little did 'normal' people know, Bobby would give up this curse to be normal any day.
Bobby set the wallet back down and slipped into a T-shirt and pajama bottoms. He then walked downstairs to the kitchen. He reached the doorless entrance and was about to walk in, but someone else was in there. He peaked around the corner and saw Scott sitting there, drinking what appeared to be some kind of alcoholic beverage. Scott then looked up catching a small glance of Bobby.
"Who's there?" He asked, standing out. "Come out."
Bobby looked at his options, run and get blasted, or come out and get scolded. He chose option number two and stepped into view.
Scott looked at him through his sunglasses and down at the bottle of beer. He walked over to the sink and poured the rest out and placed the bottle into the glass recycling box in the pantry. He turned and looked at the shocked Bobby and lowered his head in shame.
"Can we keep this between ourselves?" He asked.
"Yeah," Bobby said.
Scott then walked to Bobby and took off his sunglasses, keeping his eyes shut. The tight fitting glasses were now loose and a puddle from each side dripped down his face and he quickly wiped them away. He placed them back on his face and looked at Bobby.
"I... I...," he said and then collapsed on the ground and put his head between his knees. "I miss her so much..."
Scott then started to cry real hard, so hard that Bobby's eyes started to water. It was so shocking and depressing to see the man that was so strong and happy collapse and cry like a baby. Bobby kneeled down next to him and put his arm around his shoulders. Scott leaned over and the to went into a hug.
Bobby then realized how stupid all of this was. This war has already taken his best friend, now it has taken this man's love.
Bobby swore that he would stop any more losses as a tear escaped from his eyes and froze half way down his cheek...
Of Fire and Ice
Author: Flame
Archive: Yes
Rating: PG-13
Summary: Now that John has left with Magneto, Bobby is determined to make him come back. But attacks on the mansion and gangs of mutants are obstacles in his path. (NOT a romance)(Incomplete)
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Chapter 1
The War Has Begun
It was about eleven thirty at night, and most lights in the city had been shut off while the citizens slept. But in a mansion one light remained on. The light's home was in Charles Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters. In his office, where the light was on, was all the students, teachers, and guests that lived in the mansion. The students sat in chairs and on the ground in front of Professor Xavier while the rest stood in the back.
"We are in grave danger now. There is no guarantee to our safety," Charles told them. "I strongly recommend to you that if you have a home to go to and be safe that you go. You will be safer there."
"And what if we don't?" Asked a teenage boy sitting in a chair to the right of the professor.
"Then you should stay here," Xavier told him.
"Where's John?" Asked another boy, sitting on the ground.
"John is safe," Xavier told him.
"Are we going to do anything to protect us here?" Asked a teenage boy in a chair, who was obviously trying to change the subject.
Xavier looked at him and knew his troubles. This boy was Bobby Drake. Possibly John Allerdyce's only friend at the school. He had the mutant power to freeze moisture in the air and any other source of moisture that he was near. Until recent events, his parents believed he was just at a prep school. Unlike some other students, he didn't have a safe place to go home to. At least not anymore. It was like this because his brother had betrayed him. He wasn't quite sure when or how, but the look in his brothers eyes when the police came for him and the others was proof. Bobby had never imagined how much hate and fear his brother possessed. Maybe they were happier now that he was away...
"I will spend as much time as possible to sustain a solid psychic wall around the school," Xavier started, being quite confident. "With the help of Jean...", he started, but stopped realizing his error.
Those who already knew of Jean's accident turned to look at Scott Summers and how he was reacting to all of this. He was standing his ground though, not flinching, or even moving for that matter. You couldn't even tell if his eyes were open because of the red-quartz glasses that he always wore.
Everyone but Bobby turned his or her attention back to the professor, leaving Bobby to be the only one to see Scott's bottom lip quiver with sorrow. Apparently Bobby wasn't the only one who had suffered a loss. At least Bobby's could somehow be fixed...
After many lectures on precautions from all the superiors, except for Cyclops, they were sent to their rooms. Bobby went to his room as he was told, but he knew that he wasn't going to be able to sleep in the house. He walked through the dark halls and into his room. His roommate was John... so his side of the room was full of his stuff, despite the fact that he no longer lived there. The only thing that was missing in his room was his customized lighter.
Bobby fell onto his bed and just stared at John's side of the room. John and he were lucky enough to not have to share the room with multiple people like most of the others. Xavier said it was because they were like senior members of the organization and he would hate to see them suffer because their numbers were increasing.
Bobby looked at the nightstand that divided the room into the two equal parts. On John's side was his wallet. Bobby reached over and opened it. A few dollar bills were in it, but most the thing that caught Bobby's attention was the pictures inside. There were only four... three old ones and one new. The first old one was of a woman with long and well taken care of hair. Her eyes were shaped exactly like John's, so Bobby took at that it was his mother. The next was the same woman but this time holding a baby in her arms. The baby was John... The next picture was another of John's mother, but this time she was in an evening dress. Bobby admitted that she was quite beautiful.
The final picture was one of him and John... they were at the mall at that time. Bobby could remember it. It was one of those photo booths and he and John were just having some fun. Bobby had lost his... he was suprised John even kept his.
Did John even get to know his mother? He never talked about him. Heck... he didn't even know where John had come from before the school. Bobby wondered why he never talked about it.
He missed John... his only friend in this stupid place. Why did he have to hide? Why couldn't people like him without being normal? Bobby had given up on love... Rogue and he couldn't even hold hands without those stupid gloves getting in the way. It just wasn't fair. He could almost predict the future. He knew that he was probably going to die from someone who feared mutants. Someone who didn't understand him. Little did 'normal' people know, Bobby would give up this curse to be normal any day.
Bobby set the wallet back down and slipped into a T-shirt and pajama bottoms. He then walked downstairs to the kitchen. He reached the doorless entrance and was about to walk in, but someone else was in there. He peaked around the corner and saw Scott sitting there, drinking what appeared to be some kind of alcoholic beverage. Scott then looked up catching a small glance of Bobby.
"Who's there?" He asked, standing out. "Come out."
Bobby looked at his options, run and get blasted, or come out and get scolded. He chose option number two and stepped into view.
Scott looked at him through his sunglasses and down at the bottle of beer. He walked over to the sink and poured the rest out and placed the bottle into the glass recycling box in the pantry. He turned and looked at the shocked Bobby and lowered his head in shame.
"Can we keep this between ourselves?" He asked.
"Yeah," Bobby said.
Scott then walked to Bobby and took off his sunglasses, keeping his eyes shut. The tight fitting glasses were now loose and a puddle from each side dripped down his face and he quickly wiped them away. He placed them back on his face and looked at Bobby.
"I... I...," he said and then collapsed on the ground and put his head between his knees. "I miss her so much..."
Scott then started to cry real hard, so hard that Bobby's eyes started to water. It was so shocking and depressing to see the man that was so strong and happy collapse and cry like a baby. Bobby kneeled down next to him and put his arm around his shoulders. Scott leaned over and the to went into a hug.
Bobby then realized how stupid all of this was. This war has already taken his best friend, now it has taken this man's love.
Bobby swore that he would stop any more losses as a tear escaped from his eyes and froze half way down his cheek...
