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The next morning, Bobby awoke prepared for another session of Logan making their lives hell in the Danger Room only to find out the he, Rogue, Kitty, Peter, and John all had a much deserved day off. Bobby opened the refrigerator and took out a coke. After hearing the good news, Peter soon disappeared with some other friends, and Rogue and Kitty went off to do something together. Rogue suggested that Bobby did something with John.

Meanwhile, back at his room John sat at his desk, grabbing the mouse and tried to move down the screen but the computer froze again.

"Not again," he growled, clenching his fist angrily. "One of these days I'm gonna kick this piece of shit out the window."

By this time Bobby had come back into the room and sat down on the bed, now beginning to laugh at John's behavior. He had zero patients for anything. Suddenly, John slammed his fist down on the keyboard, making Bobby jump a little.

"Jeez, John calm down," Bobby said but John ignored him and continued cursing at the computer.

"John."

Bobby began poking his shoulder but he still didn't respond. Bobby began poking him more rapidly until John spun around and grabbed his finger, shooting him a warning look. Bobby grinned and began poking John with the other hand.

John grabbed the other hand and Bobby quickly laced his fingers with John's and pushed against his strength. John pushed back and they were now in a "who's stronger" competition.

John, having a short temper beat Bobby by driving him into a kneeling position.

"Ow, ow, ow, ow," Bobby said, trying to pull his hands away from John.

"I'm not playing with you," John said, releasing Bobby.

Bobby crawled away and John walked toward him, menacingly.

"You come near me and I'll pour this on you!" Bobby threatened, grabbed his can of coke.

John rolled his eyes and sat back down on the chair, unplugging the computer than plugged it back in again.

"Why are you still here, I thought you were with Peter and the others," John asked.

"I didn't want to go. Besides, I felt like swimming anyway. Feel like joining me? You look like you could use it." Bobby said, noticing that John was sweating a little.

"No thanks."

"Come on, it's been a while since just you and I hung out."

John sighed and looked out the window, it was rather hot out. He looked on as Bobby got out his black swimming trunks that had a light blue design on it that resembled ice. He then looked a deep breath.

"Alright, give me a minute to find my swim trunks."

John changed into his red and orange swim trunks and was waiting for Bobby by the edge of the pool when he felt himself pushed in as Bobby had tackled him from behind.

"What the-," John sputtered before landing in the water. Bobby laughed as John's head shot up through the water.

"I'm going to get you for that!" John yelled, taking off after Bobby.

Bobby started to swim away from John.

John came up behind him, quick as a fish in the water and lunged in retaliation, dunking Bobby as he pushed his head down. After a few seconds, John let go and Bobby came up sputtering.

"You'll never beat me in the water, you should just give up now," John laughed. Bobby shook the hair out of his eyes and narrowed them.

"Wanna bet?"

John's eyes widened in response as the water around them suddenly plummeted several degrees from Bobby's iced up hands. He backstroked quickly to get out of range, but not quickly enough as with a grin Bobby dove at him. Splashing him, John twisted away, but felt Bobby's ice-cold hands as they brushed over his legs when Bobby made a grab for him.

Diving deeper, John came up underneath him to grab Bobby's ankles and pull, dunking him again. As he kicked for the surface, Bobby tried to push him under again as he passed, only to find himself on the receiving end of the dunking again.

"Had enough?" John asked, when Bobby came up for air after his fourth trip under. Bobby wiped the water out of his eyes and nodded.

"Yeah, I concede this round," Bobby said.

John grinned and let his guard down, thinking the horseplay was over. When John raised his hands to slick his hair back, Bobby took advantage.

"Round two!" he yelled and launched himself under the water, picked John up and threw him, making a small title wave hit the shore.

Bobby then grabbed a hold of John's ankles and began dragging him through the water. John opened his eyes under the water, staring up at the dancing light that was the surface, regaining his wits and kicking free of Bobby's grip, swimming to the surface.

As soon as he came up John was grabbed in a headlock.

"Give up." Bobby asked

"No!" John said and got shoved under again.

"Say it." Bobby said letting him up and began to muss with John's hair, knowing that he hated it.

"You boys enjoying yourselves?"

Bobby let John go and looked up to see Rogue and Kitty standing by the edge of the pool watching them, both smiling at the two. They both had on bikinis, Rogue's was black while Kitty's was purple. Needless to say the boys liked what they saw.

"You guys are acting like little kids," Rogue said.

John looked at her and smiled, "Aw come on, we're only eighteen."

"Besides, we hardly ever get a chance to act like this, live a little," said Bobby and then splashed the both of them.

The girls responded by jumping into the pool and splashing back.

"Now this is fun!"

The four of them played around in the water for about a half an hour, dunking each other, and playing chicken.

When it was time to get out, John stood on the edge of the pool and took Rogue's hand, helping her out of the pool.

Rogue looked up at him and smiled, John winked in return. She walked over to sit with Kitty while John kept watching her until he was tackled onto the grass by Bobby.

The girls laughed at them and they continued to wrestle until John sat on top of Bobby, pinning him to the grass.

"Was that really called for?" He asked.

"God you weight a lot," Bobby grunted before shoving John off of him and wrestling around for a few moments on the ground. When he had John pinned and holding his shoulders down after a long struggle, he leaned down and whispered;

"Yes, it was necessary…to get you to stop flirting." He winked at his best friend with a smile before releasing him and rising, brushing the grass off his swim trunks.

"Flirting?" John said in disbelief, rising and getting to his feet. "No way."

"Oh yes you were," Bobby grinned back. But that only got him tackled in return and they fell back to the ground, wrestling again.

As they continued to talk, Kitty was walking after Rogue, still not believing what her best friend just told her and was determined to get her to tell John.

"Tell him," Kitty urged.

"Shut up," Rogue hissed back.

"Why don't you tell him now?"

"I'll tell him when I'm ready."

Kitty narrowed her eyes and tackled Rogue, straddling her hips before she began to mercilessly tickle her. Rogue laughed and fought to get away. But Kitty's grip was firm, and soon Rogue began to beg for mercy.

"Stop!...Please!...No more!" Rogue gasped as she fought Kitty's merciless fingers.

"Say it!" Kitty commanded as an evil smirk began to grace her features. Rogue's eyes widened.

"No!...Please!...Not here!"

"Say it!" Kitty commanded again, cutting off her begging, tickling her sides faster now. By this time, John who had Bobby pinned under him was looking over at the two girls with curious eyes.

"Please no!"

"Say it or I'll tickle your feet!"

Rogue looked around helplessly before finally submitting.

"Alright! I like John!"

"As more than a friend?"

"Yes!"

Kitty then stopped and looked up at the boys, Bobby was smirking at his best friend as if to say 'I told you so.' John finally raised one eyebrow as he got up off Bobby and put his hands on his sides.

"Well...what can I say, she has good taste."

Rogue blushed a little as she then pushed Kitty off her. However when she got up she saw that John didn't stick around as he headed back into the school.