Title: Cupid's Helpers

Chapters: (2/?)

Author: ChynaHardyzfan28

Characters: Bobby, Rogue, John (Pyro), Jubilee, Kitty (others may make an appearance)

Disclaimer: I do not own X2, or any of their characters. They belong to 20th

Century Fox, Marvel Comics and/or themselves. Please don't sue. I'm simply

someone that is a fan of the X-men and decided to write a fic about some of

their characters.

Distribution: Ask first.

Rating: PG

Spoilers: None

Summary: Bobby's got a crush on Rogue, but he's too scared to tell her. It's a good thing he's got a friends who love to help him with his love problems.....even if he doesn't know they're helping.

Chapter 2

He walked along the grounds of the huge yard that the mansion sat upon with his hands jammed in his pockets. Not too long ago, he and his friend John had been in class arguing/having a conversation about the girl he had a crush on.

Rogue.

The fair-skinned beauty with the chocolate brown eyes and long brown hair with the white stripe in it.

"I got it....."

Speaking of said beauty.

Bobby stood frozen (no pun intended) as the object of his affections ran up to him to retrieve the ball that she and her friends had been playing with. It had rolled nearby. He probably would have gotten it for her, but he was too busy fantasizing about how soft her lips must be.

"Hey Bobby...." she said as she smiled that heart-stopping smile of hers.

"H-H-Hey Rogue..."

"You wanna play?"

It took him a second to register what she was saying to him.

"Huh----oh, play?"

"Yeah.." she replied as she brought the ball up and twirled it around in her fingers for him to see...."

It was a soccer ball.

"Oh, um....I would, but I can't-----I, uh---have to do some homework...."

'Oh yeah Bobby, real smooth.' he thought.

Rogue arched a shapely eyebrow at him.

"Homework?"

Bobby smiled shyly.

"Uh yeah..." he was pretty sure that he was blushing right now. "Scott's been on me about my Math homework and I have some extra credit to do for Storm's class...and I need to get started..."

"Oh, okay.....I don't want you to get in trouble or anything...I'll see ya later..." she said as she turned and walked away. Placing the ball under arm and waving with the other hand as she did so.

"Later..." he said while waving, standing there with a goofy grin on his face.

*******Across the yard*******

"Pathetic...." he said as he shook his head.

Two girls and one boy were sitting on a blanket on the grass. One girl had brown hair that was put up into a pony tail with a few stray hairs loose and framing her cute face. She was about average height, with a slim figure and bright blue eyes. The other girl was slightly taller than the other girl and had more of a curve to her figure. She ran a hand through her short black hair, pushing her bangs out of her face revealing her delicate features, which to anyone with eyes would have indicated that she was of Asian decent. The young man, a brunette, sat on the blanket with him, his mouth in the form of a smirk as he watched the scene unfold in front of him.

"What are you talking about John? Whose pathetic?"

"Iceboy over there Jubilee...."

"Bobby? Why is he pathetic?"

"He's got a thing for Rogue, but he's too much of a wimp to ask her out......"

"Aaaw, Bobby's got a crush? That's so cute...." the other girl said.

"I wish he would do something about it though. I'm tired of him moping around looking like someone just stole his puppy or something...."

"Well, maybe he's nervous..."

"Yeah, well...he needs to get over it Kitty..."

"Maybe we can help him..." said Jubilee.

"What? How?"

"We could help get them together..."

"Yeah.." agreed Kitty.

"No..no, no, no way....not gonna happen...."

"Aw come on Johnny....we need to help our friends..."

"No way Jubes...this is not gonna work. Things like this never work...."

"Yes it will....all we have to do..."

"No----Katherine, Jubilation....No...."

"Johnny...do you want Bobby to continue moping around and talking about Rogue but never doing anything about it?" Kitty asked.

"No, but----"

"Don't you want them to be together?" asked Jubilee.

"Yeah, but---"

"Well, then we need to do something then....."

"No we don't---look" he continued before Kitty and Jubilee could interrupt him again. "I want Bobby to get over this and make a move, but I think that he should do this on his own....."

"But Johnny, you know how shy he is....he'll never make a move..."

"Well, that's his problem and he needs to deal with it on his own..."

"John...look at him..." Kitty said.

The brunette fixed his eyes on his ice weilding friend and took in the longing and wistful look that his friend had as he watched the soccer game that Rogue was participating in.

"He needs our help...."

John opened his mouth to say something, but closed it immediately when he saw the look on Kitty's face.

She had the classic puppy dog look on her face with her lower lip jutting out slightly.

"Kitty...."

"John..come on...."

He looked at Jubilee in hopes of trying to reason with her, but he was greeted with the same puppy dog look.

John sighed.

"Alright.....fine.."

The girls squealed and high-fived one another.

"I hope this doesn't blow up in our faces...."

"It won't..." assured Jubilee. "Now, here's what we can do...."

TBC...