Disclaimer: I don't own any of the girls that starred in the X-men film and sadly, none of the guys. :( Then again, I'd never hold any hottie against their will.......cough*I'm a liar*cough

I'm sorry I haven't updated! I've been so busy__.hehe, 4 now I leave you with this song and chapter 11 : I JUST NEVER FOUND THE TIME!!!!!!!! BUT IT WAS ALWAYS ON MY MIND!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Dating Colossus felt just like dating your cousin. He was smart, understanding, caring, everything Tamara could ask for in a guy, but sometimes these qualities start to annoy you. Eventually all this sensitivity bored Psych to death. She wanted to do like she'd always done and simply break up with him, but two weeks of throwing their relationship in Pyro's face would then be wasted. She would just have to grin and bear it, "maybe," she thought, "I could just talk to John.."



Her thought was immediately followed by a loud, "Hey Babe!" She rolled her eyes, turned around and said, "Hey." Colossus had on faded jeans and a white tank top that stuck to him because it looked like he'd been sweating hard. "What's up?" he asked.



"Oh, just studying for my history test, u?"

He wiped his brow with his hand, "Out back helping Cyclops set up he training equipment."

"Ooo, sounds like hard work."

"Not as hard as what ya'll are gonna have to do come Wednesday."



She gave a nervous chuckle and he said, "So anyways, babe, I was wondering if you wanted to the movies then out to dinner, Friday." When she was unresponsive, he added, "Don't worry about getting in trouble or anything, I've already okayed it with the Professor."



Tamara was going to tell him about her desire to just stay in the mansion on Friday and hang out with some kids her age but Pyro walked in the room. She quickly glanced at him then said, very loudly, "Sure, I'd love to go out with you on Friday, Nick." She glanced over again and saw that Pyro was still playing with his lighter, as if he hadn't heard a thing.



"Ugh, this isn't working," she thought, "maybe I should just call it quits." But before she could say "wait", Colossus kissed her on the forehead and said, "Okay then, babe." He then walked back outside. On the inside, Tamara was absolutely furious. She stomped all the way upstairs then slammed her door closed.

"Babe! Babe! Babe! That's all he stinkin says!" she yelled, "It's not even like I have a name!" Rogue, who'd been sitting on her bed, writing in her journal, said, "Why don't you just ask him to stop calling you babe? It took me three weeks to get Bobby to stop calling me Rogey-Pogey."

Tamara looked at her for a minute, "It's not just the name!" she sat down on her bed, "It's everything about him! The way he "understands" that I need my space sometimes and the way he looks like a literal bone crusher on the outside, but is just a big teddy bear on the inside!"

Rogue continued writing, "If he bothers you so much, why don't you just break up with him?"

Before thinking, Psych said, "I can't."

This time, Rogue looked up, "What do you mean you can't?"

Thinking quick, Psych said, "As much as I dislike him, the thought of breaking his heart is unbearable."

Rogue went with this answer and said, "Well, then you're stuck in between a rock in a hard place, now."

"No duh," said Psych, who laid down on her bed and sighed.

Wednesday evening came sooner than expected and before they knew it, Rogue, Psych, Iceman, Pyro, Kitty, Jubilee, Quicksilver, and Fade were lined up in front of Storm, Cyclops, Jean and a few other upper classmen, including Colossus. Tamara ignored Nick's smirk and concentrated on what Scott was telling them.



"From now until the time you graduate, you will train vigorously and work hard. Everyday for an hour we'll meet here and give you tasks to prepare for testing. Testing happens every two weeks and it's only to see how far you've come along and how much more you need to go. Now, instead of these tasks being separate we've decided to pair you all with a partner. You first partner will be your literary partner, someone who helps you on your written assignments. Your second partner will be your preparation partner, they will assist you with the physical tasks." After saying all this, Scott walked over to the upper classmen, "Your fellow peers, Jean, Storm, and I will be helping you with these tasks as well as the challenges. Now any questions?"



No one hardly even breathed it was so quiet. "Well then," he said with a bit of a nervous smile, "Storm will tell you your 1st and 2nd partners." This time everyone groaned, but Storm just acted as if she hadn't heard it. "Bobby your 1st partner is John, your 2nd partner is Jubilee." "Rogue, your 1st partner is Tamara, your 2nd partner is Fade." "Quicksilver, your 1st partner is Jubilee, your 2nd partner is Kitty." "Fade, your 1st partner is Kitty, your 2nd partner is Rogue." "Tamara your 1st partner is Rogue and your 2nd partner is John."

The small bubble of hope that swelled inside Psych now burst at these words. She'd have to be partners with him? Just then Storm spoke again, "Now, I want you all to get to know your partners well because someday you might have to trust this person with your life." "Please, like I'd even trust him with the remote," Psych thought. Storm was talking again, "Now, sometime before Friday, I want you and your 1st partner to meet up and write a half a page report defining power. You can all go." They all walked back up to the mansion, listening to Kitty go on and on about how cool it'll be when they actually become x-men. Completely ignoring her, they all seemed glad to have been dismissed.



The next day's weather was completely abnormal. Instead of the usual fall, chilly weather, they received nice, summer heat. Due to this, pretty much everyone was happy, except Tamara. She had spent the entire day trying to talk about her and Colossus's relationship very loud around Pyro but also avoid Nick at the same time. This, once again, backfired much to Psych's disappointment, so she retreated in her room.



Later that night, Rogue walked in and laid down on her bed as if going to sleep, but five minutes later she looked up.

"What are you doing?"

"Our essay."

"That's not due till Friday!"

"I know but the comics got boring…."

"Oh, Psych, don't tell me you've been in here all day?"

"Fine. I haven't been in here all day."

"You know this whole avoiding Nick thing is really getting bad."

"You have no idea," Tamara thought. When Tamara didn't respond, Rogue changed the subject.

"So, how's our essay coming along?"

"I've managed so far to get our names and numbers one-thirty on it," Rogue laughed. What is the number ten definition of power?"

"Professor Xavier," said Rogue. "Always a choice."

"9?" "Ummmm, being able to completely block out annoying people." Tamara looked up then began writing. "You're not actually gonna put that are you?" asked Rogue. Psych still wrote, "Watch me, now keep going."

She and Rogue started naming bogus ways of having power.

"Ruling half of Hawaii!"

"Getting any guy you want!"

"Being president!"

They did this for about 30 minutes until they ran out of ideas. "Hmmm, the number one definition of power..." They pondered this for a while before Psych said, "I got it!" then wrote something down on the paper. "What?" asked Rogue.

"God." said Psych, "I mean think about it."

"Every religion or, even better, everyone, has someone or something that they worship or place on a high pedastal. And also in Christianity, God equals love, which in that makes it very powerful indeed."

Rogue sighed, "Whoa, that was deep."

"Oh, it was nothin. Back home, they use to make me read up on mythologies and religions and --"

"They?"

Psych looked bewildered, "My-My parents!"

Rogue tsked, "Man, you must not have got along with them very well."

"Not at all..."

They then climbed into their beds and for the first time in a while, actually slept.

The next day of training was faster paced then they expected. "Today," said Jean, "We will be practicing skill. You are to get with your 2nd partner and practice blade running."

Reluctantly, Pyro and Psych buddied together next to a big oak tree. Blade running involved one of the upper classmen throwing actual razors at them, in which, making the victim use their power to stop the blades before they hurt them.



The partners practiced this for about ten minutes. Pyro melted about 9 out of 15 of his blades and Psych managed to predetermine 10 out of 15 of hers. To anyone else their complete silence looked like concentration, but it was due to the simple fact either of them had anything to say to the other. After seeing that they were the only group finished, they sat down in front of the tree. Colossus walked by and blew an air kiss in which Tamara returned. Pyro scoffed.



"What's your problem!" said Tamara, but she was secretly surprised he actually responded.

"You're such a tease," he responded.

"What!" said Psych.

"Any idiot can see that you don't even like him," said Pyro.

Now Tamara was mad, "You're right! I don't like Nick! I love Nick!"

"Please," he said.

"Better than you could do," said Tamara.

"What's that suppose to mean?"

"Like you could love anyone let alone anyone love you," said Psych.

"Is that a challenge?" asked Pyro, a little bit of excitement in his voice.

"It's war," said Psych, also eager to see how this would turn out.

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Whew! I finished it! Finally!!!!!! Sorry, my computer was being stupid for a few days and it prohibited me from writing. :(. This was a long chapter! sorry if you're not into long chapters or if you have a short attention span. But I promise that the next chapter will be funnier. Amazing what happens when two people are fighting.....