Chapter 4,
Alex awoke suddenly as if someone had been shaking her. She looked where she was. At the school, on the couch wrapped up in a blanket with Bobby. Nothing seemed better at the moment. Suddenly she felt uncomfortable, she hated the feel of his cold arms on her. She looked at him then, just to see what he was like asleep. She moved a little making Bobby wake up. He yawned then turned to look at the woman who he had shared the couch with. Flashes of Pyro and the dream fluttered into his mind. For a few seconds they just stared at each other, watching the sunlight dance across their faces. Then they both jumped as Logan entered the living room. He was headed to the kitchen for his morning drink, but stopped short noticing the teens on the couch.
"Something is not right here." He said trying to put the peaces together. A cocky smile appeared on his un- shaved face.
"Its not what you think Logan we.we.." Bobby said trying to come up with an excuse. He knew that there was noting that could excuse the face that he had slept on the couch with Alex.
"Dude you don't have to explain, last night we all saw you two asleep on the couch. We didn't want to wake you. I just like playing with your mind that's all." Logan said his words trailing off as he entered the kitchen.
Alex looked up at Bobby, a lopsided smile appeared on her face. "This is kind of weird, but did you dream something last night?"
Bobby looked to the floor, he was kind of embarrassed. What if he had called out her? The possibilities were endless. "Yeah why?"
"I was just wondering because you were moaning and shit. It was funny but I didn't want to wake you." Alex said pulling the blanket closer to her.
"Um yeah.don't ask me what it was about. Cause I don't remember." Bobby said sitting up in the couch. He placed his feet on the ground and got up off of the couch.
"Okay so where is my stuff?" I say looking around the room.
"How would I know? I mean I know just as much as you do."
"Okay okay, what does anyone do around here for fun?" She said wiping the hair out of her face. She looked at Bobby with a bright smile.
"Well no one gets up until later. So I guess you're stuck with me until the professor comes down." Bobby said with a wicked grin. He tried to forget the dream but with every word that Alex said her remembered the way it had felt, his cold lips on hers. It was enough to make a man go mad.
"You know I guess right at the moment you are the closest friend I got here. I don't make friends well. I mean I have a big mouth that gets me into fights sometimes. Hard to believe I was a cheer leader how did I find all the time?" I ask watching Bobby's eyes move down to the floor. For some reason he wouldn't look her in the eyes. She felt exposed telling him some of the things that she had always kept a secret. And him being the typical guy would not listen.
"Yeah tell me about it.When I was in High School everyone used to pick on me. It was hard growing up my family was tearing apart, I was developing my powers, and there were girl issues. Well I had no real girlfriend but I was fifteen and every hormone in my body was doing double." Booby laughed a little trying to bring some humor to the situation. He looked at Alex and the tingling feeling entered his stomach. He wanted to shake the feeling from the dream but every time he looked at Alex he turned away to ashamed and embarrassed to look her in the eye.
"So I take it people didn't really like you.. I mean they thought you were weird right?"
"Yeah.but they had their reasons. They called me Ice Boy. One day during lunch I was sitting with a few friends we were talking about you know normal stuff and this big football player comes up to me.And I'm talking muscles and all.. He picked me up out of my seat by my seat and screamed in my ear " You worthless piece of shit, you stole my jello!" Bobby paused a moment seeing the look on Alex's face. She was trying her hardest not to laugh but I was no use. They both laughed loudly.
"Okay, okay on with the story." Alex pleaded tears welting up in her eyes from laughing so hard.
Bobby facial expressions suddenly turned his mouth making a droopy lopsided smile; "Okay well he picked me up off the ground and slung me across the lunch room. Then everyone in the whole school laughed at me." He said trying to hide the fact that back then it had hurt him. Bobby looked at Alex she wasn't laughing anymore. She looked into Bobby's crystal blue eyes. Then taped his chin binging a smile to his face. In a way Bobby felt that it was her way of saying 'sorry' but he couldn't tell. He leaned back in the couch and closed his eyes. He could feel the power of Alex's eyes on him. Could feel her trying to look for a clue to what was going on inside the head of Bobby Drake. But Bobby said nothing more. Nothing at all.
Alex awoke suddenly as if someone had been shaking her. She looked where she was. At the school, on the couch wrapped up in a blanket with Bobby. Nothing seemed better at the moment. Suddenly she felt uncomfortable, she hated the feel of his cold arms on her. She looked at him then, just to see what he was like asleep. She moved a little making Bobby wake up. He yawned then turned to look at the woman who he had shared the couch with. Flashes of Pyro and the dream fluttered into his mind. For a few seconds they just stared at each other, watching the sunlight dance across their faces. Then they both jumped as Logan entered the living room. He was headed to the kitchen for his morning drink, but stopped short noticing the teens on the couch.
"Something is not right here." He said trying to put the peaces together. A cocky smile appeared on his un- shaved face.
"Its not what you think Logan we.we.." Bobby said trying to come up with an excuse. He knew that there was noting that could excuse the face that he had slept on the couch with Alex.
"Dude you don't have to explain, last night we all saw you two asleep on the couch. We didn't want to wake you. I just like playing with your mind that's all." Logan said his words trailing off as he entered the kitchen.
Alex looked up at Bobby, a lopsided smile appeared on her face. "This is kind of weird, but did you dream something last night?"
Bobby looked to the floor, he was kind of embarrassed. What if he had called out her? The possibilities were endless. "Yeah why?"
"I was just wondering because you were moaning and shit. It was funny but I didn't want to wake you." Alex said pulling the blanket closer to her.
"Um yeah.don't ask me what it was about. Cause I don't remember." Bobby said sitting up in the couch. He placed his feet on the ground and got up off of the couch.
"Okay so where is my stuff?" I say looking around the room.
"How would I know? I mean I know just as much as you do."
"Okay okay, what does anyone do around here for fun?" She said wiping the hair out of her face. She looked at Bobby with a bright smile.
"Well no one gets up until later. So I guess you're stuck with me until the professor comes down." Bobby said with a wicked grin. He tried to forget the dream but with every word that Alex said her remembered the way it had felt, his cold lips on hers. It was enough to make a man go mad.
"You know I guess right at the moment you are the closest friend I got here. I don't make friends well. I mean I have a big mouth that gets me into fights sometimes. Hard to believe I was a cheer leader how did I find all the time?" I ask watching Bobby's eyes move down to the floor. For some reason he wouldn't look her in the eyes. She felt exposed telling him some of the things that she had always kept a secret. And him being the typical guy would not listen.
"Yeah tell me about it.When I was in High School everyone used to pick on me. It was hard growing up my family was tearing apart, I was developing my powers, and there were girl issues. Well I had no real girlfriend but I was fifteen and every hormone in my body was doing double." Booby laughed a little trying to bring some humor to the situation. He looked at Alex and the tingling feeling entered his stomach. He wanted to shake the feeling from the dream but every time he looked at Alex he turned away to ashamed and embarrassed to look her in the eye.
"So I take it people didn't really like you.. I mean they thought you were weird right?"
"Yeah.but they had their reasons. They called me Ice Boy. One day during lunch I was sitting with a few friends we were talking about you know normal stuff and this big football player comes up to me.And I'm talking muscles and all.. He picked me up out of my seat by my seat and screamed in my ear " You worthless piece of shit, you stole my jello!" Bobby paused a moment seeing the look on Alex's face. She was trying her hardest not to laugh but I was no use. They both laughed loudly.
"Okay, okay on with the story." Alex pleaded tears welting up in her eyes from laughing so hard.
Bobby facial expressions suddenly turned his mouth making a droopy lopsided smile; "Okay well he picked me up off the ground and slung me across the lunch room. Then everyone in the whole school laughed at me." He said trying to hide the fact that back then it had hurt him. Bobby looked at Alex she wasn't laughing anymore. She looked into Bobby's crystal blue eyes. Then taped his chin binging a smile to his face. In a way Bobby felt that it was her way of saying 'sorry' but he couldn't tell. He leaned back in the couch and closed his eyes. He could feel the power of Alex's eyes on him. Could feel her trying to look for a clue to what was going on inside the head of Bobby Drake. But Bobby said nothing more. Nothing at all.