A/N I know it's early but I'm so bored so here is the next chapter! Thanks again to everyone who has favorited, reviewed, or is following this story!
DGMSilver03: I know that's why I love her. She can dish it out.
Disclaimer: I sadly do not own X-men.
The next few days past in much the same way. I was happy with the life I was leading. Professor Scott, Munroe, Xavier, and Dr. Gray announced that we would be going to a museum in New York the following week. Kitty and I were beyond excited to experience the history and stuff we would see. And John was excited to get out of the mansion.
The night before the field trip I decided to take a shower so my hair would be nice for the following morning. Since this was the girls' rooms I simply wrapped a towel around my wet body and made my way to mine and Rogue's room. However, a wolf-whistle made me stop in my tracks. I whirled around to find, of course, the bane of my existence, John.
"Well, well what do we have here, Taser?" I glared at him as he started to approach me.
"What the hell are you doing here? These are the girls' rooms!"
He smirked, "I just came to say good night." He continued to step towards me. I took a step back and found myself against a wall.
I snorted, "Yeah, right." He took one more step and was only a few inches from me, but not touching me. The air between us hummed with the tension. I found myself conflicted between wanting him to touch me and wanting to push him away.
He rested his hands on the wall behind me on either side of my head, still not touching me. "Speechless, Volta?"
I nearly groaned from the lack of competent thoughts, "You are so lucky I can't shock you right now, Pyro."
"Why can't you?"
"My hair's wet," I answered simply. His eyebrow's furrowed in confusion. I sighed, "If any part of my body is wet and I try to use my mutation… the electricity reacts with the water and, well, shocks me…only it's like five times what you feel when I shock you."
"Oh."
"Yeah, I found out when I was eight. I was swimming with my parents and I was kind of showing off, I guess, saying I could control where I shot the electricity." I shuddered, "It was excruciatingly painful, I let out an ear-piercing scream and fell to the ground."
Suddenly, I was in John's arms as he held me close to him. He rubbed soothing circles on my back. This was a side of John I'd never seen. And let me tell you, I really liked it. He had come up here to mess with me but ended up learning more about me and actually comforting me.
Just then, the sound of a cough startled us, causing us to jump away from each other. We both turned to see Rogue standing there biting her life trying not to smile. I suddenly remembered I was only in a towel and blushed furiously. "Hey guys, I was just gonna go get a soda if you wanna tag along," she said quickly.
"Yeah, I'm just gonna go change," I answered as I hurriedly walked into my room, closing the door behind me. I leaned against the wood and allowed my racing heart to slow. 'Did that really just happen?' I shook my head remembering, again, that I was only in a towel. I changed quickly and went to join Rogue in the kitchen.
The moment I set foot in the kitchen Kitty handed me a drink. 'Where did she come from?'
"So, what happened with you and John?" she asked.
I glared at Rogue, who sat at the table and put her hands up in a mock surrender. "Nothing happened," I said exasperated as I sat down next to Rogue, followed by Kitty.
"Sure, then what was with the heated hug in the hallway?" Rogue asked with a smirk.
"Nothing!" The little brats just grinned at me, wiggling their eyebrows. "Can we please just change the subject?" They giggled, but obliged.
I went to bed that night excited for the following day, but more confused than ever about John.
The next morning the Professors took all of the kids to the museum. Each professor took a group of younger students on tours but allowed the older students to wander around as long as they didn't use their powers. Kitty and I were the only ones who took full advantage and completely explored the museum. A little while later another friend of Kitty's wanted Kitty to go with her somewhere. I assured Kitty it was all right before going to the food court and sitting with Bobby, john, and Rogue.
John was thoroughly bored and kept flicking his lighter on and off. This caught the attention of two older boys at the table next to us. One of them asked John if he could borrow the lighter to ignite his cigarette. John however said no. This infuriated the boys. They got up from their table and stood in front of ours. They tried to act menacing but it had no effect on us. If they only knew who and what we were.
The shorter one with a jean jacket glared at John, "My brother asked you a simple question."
The taller one with curly black hair interjected, "Why are you being such a dick?"
"Yeah, why are you being such a dick?" the short one agreed. John flicked his lighter closed again. He smirked at them, "Because I can." I rolled my eyes as the three of us snickered.
"Can I have a light?" the tall one asked again.
John opened his lighter as if he was contemplating. "Hmm. Sorry. I can't help you out, pal." John closed his lighter again.
"John, knock it off," Rogue scolded. Personally, I didn't mind, these guys were giving me the creeps.
Bobby was quick to agree with his girlfriend, "Why don't you stop showing off?"
John glanced from Bobby to Rogue, "For her? No." He then glanced at me, "For you? Maybe." I rolled my eyes and stifled a giggle. The short guy wagged his eyebrows at Rogue and I, we merely gave him disdainful looks. John and Bobby's expressions turned hard. "I can't help it if girls get excited."
"I don't think their excited," Bobby quipped.
"We're trying to have a good time."
"No, you're trying to make trouble," I intervened. John said nothing to deny it.
Bobby nodded, "I think you're the only one having a good time."
Suddenly, the taller guy snatched John's lighter. "Hey!" John yelled as he got up but was blocked by the shorter boy. "That's real cute, man."
The boy blocking him puffed up his chest, "What are you gonna do?" The raven-haired boy lit up his cigarette and took a drag. He then blew the smoke in John's face. John chuckled. "Suddenly, you're not so tough." John suddenly winked and used the burning cigarette to light the black-haired boy's arm on fire. The boy gasped and fell over trying to put out the fire. John was chuckling; I scowled at him as Bobby got up and used his mutation to stop the fire.
Suddenly, everyone, except the mutants, in the entire museum froze. "Bobby, what did you do?" I asked as John waved his hand in front of the shorter guy's face.
"I didn't do this," Bobby replied.
"No," Professor X. said as he appeared. "I did. And the next time you feel like showing off, don't." All of a sudden, the reporter on the T.V. announced that a mutant had attacked the president of the U.S. Everyone froze in shock.
Uncle Scott was the first to speak, "I think it's time to leave, Professor."
"I think you're right." And we all left.
Later that night, Kitty joined Rogue and I in our room for a girls night. We had a bunch of junk food we had snuck from the kitchen and a couple bottles of soda. Soon enough we were giggling hysterically as we played truth or dare.
Rogue turned to me, "Kara, truth or dare?" Rogue had just made Kitty run across the grounds in her pj's without a jacket, there was no way I was going to accept a dare from her.
"Truth." She grinned evilly. 'Uh, oh.'
"Would you ever date John, even after today? And how far would you go physically?"
I gaped at her, my face extremely warm. I swallowed hard, "Yes, I would date John, even though he was an ass today, he can be really sweet. And physically? Yes I'm attracted to him but I have no idea how far I would go."
Rogue nodded trying to conceal her smile as I turned to Kitty and we continued playing. Kitty ended up staying the night in our room.
