The Dragon Tamer
(PG-13 for swearing and suggestive actions and words. P/OC (a little R/B) Comes into play after X:2. What are these dreams John's been having? And who is this new girl at the old mansion? (( ' Indicates thoughts))
Disclaimer: I do NOT own the original X-Men or the topic.
Chapter 4: Friends Forever
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Lying in her bed, Amanda's thoughts raced. Her cheeks were hurting from the huge smile that wouldn't leave it. She finally had friends who understood her, and they didn't fear her like all her old friends did. They accepted her. Now she had Marie, Bobby, John, and Jubilee to turn to. She had talked to Jubilee while they were eating ice cream. She pretty much said it was no big deal; she was fine now, so they shouldn't discuss it anymore. And by the way would Amanda like to go shopping with her, Marie, and Kitty tomorrow? Amanda said she would love to, but she still doesn't know who Kitty is. That's when the girl explained that Kitty was her dorm-mate and one of their best friends. Turning over and watching Marie's sleeping form (Professor X had put she and Marie in a new room that allowed them a dorm-mate), she finally got her grin to go away and let herself fall asleep.
-In Pyro and Bobby's room-
"Bobby, you awake?" John looked over at his best friend on the other bed.
"No. I sleep talk." Bobby rolled his eyes and grinned as John laughed softly.
"What do you think of her?" Bobby blinked. "What do I think of who?"
John gulped, his dream returning to mind. "The new girl, Amanda."
"She's all right I guess, a little odd but..." A thought hit him. "Wait a minute. Why do you care what anyone thinks of her?" John's eyes widened. "Uh, no reason. Just random talk." Bobby raised an eyebrow, "I know you well enough to know that you are rarely inspired to just up and chat about something that doesn't mean anything to you. Come on, you can tell me. What is it?" Bobby seemed to be worried about something.
"Well. Keep in mind that I haven't ever seen her before today." His friend nodded, he took a deep breath and continued. "The other day I had this dream, I can't explain it really. But she was in it. I asked her if I should know her and she acted like I was joking. We were in some kind of clearing in the middle of a forest. It was really strange. Anyway, we started walking down a path in the forest to catch up with someone and all the sudden this thing came out of nowhere and took her away. Her powers weren't working, and my lighter wasn't working. Isn't that weird?" Looking over at Bobby he couldn't read his face. "I can understand if you don't believe it, I'm not entirely sure I believe it myself." There was a long pause on the other side of the room, and he turned over with a sigh.
"I believe you." Bobby's voice was weak and almost freaked out. Slowly John turned back around and looked over at him, his eyes were wide, and he was barely breathing. "Bobby? What's wrong?" Another brief pause.
"I've been having a similar dream." He pauses to reflect. "Marie and I are sitting under a tree in some forest. The tree is right next to a narrow path. It starts with her laughing and saying something about how you and Amanda are never going to catch up. I didn't know who Amanda was at the time, though I do now. Just as I was about to answer her we hear this terrible screeching and something huge flies by overhead. It happened so fast that I could barely see it. We heard some yelling, and then it flew away with someone in its grasp. Then, I wake up." Bobby was looking at John, but John could tell he wasn't really looking. He was remembering. Both boys were speechless after the last words were said.
Finally Bobby broke the silence. "Hey John.." It was almost a question.
"Yeah?"
"I know about you leaving again in a month..." John listened for a trace of harshness in his friend's voice, but found none. He cleared his throat, "How did you find out?"
"Earlier, when I went to the bathroom, I heard Ms. Munroe and Logan talking about it."
"Oh.. uh, hey listen. About that..." Bobby cut John's sentence off. "Don't. Just promise me one thing."
"Ok. What?"
"No matter what you do at the end of the month, no matter which side you decide to join. Promise you'll be my friend still, forever."
John grinned, "You'll never have to worry about that. I didn't let my crush on Marie get between us, and I won't let my decision do it either." Bobby grinned back. Everyone knew that John and he had had a little competition in the beginning when it came to Rogue. Bobby was the one that came through to her, but it was true that John didn't seem to let it get between them. Both boys closed their eyes and tried to sleep, but both had something else on their minds.
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