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Of Fire and Ice

Author: Flame

Archive: Yes

Rating: PG-13

Summary: Now that John has left with Magneto, Bobby is determined to make him come back. But attacks on the mansion and gangs of mutants are obstacles in his path. (NOT a romance)(Incomplete)

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Chapter 16

Psy vs. Psy

Bethany's ice-cold eyes flashed into anger.

"I thought I was supposed to pick him up?" She said, still in her usual monotone. "Have you changed your mind?"

"Well, I've changed my mind," Psylocke told her and then tightened her grip. "Now talk."

"I know just as much as he knows," Bethany replied, pointing to Bobby, inhaling hard.

Psylocke thought briefly about this and then let loose of her throat.

"She speaks the truth," she told Bobby. "Now go tell your "John" friend to leave this boy alone. I won't be hesitant to finish what I started next time we meet as enemies."

"We'll get you," Bethany told her, massaging her neck and backing up slowly. "You will wish that you haven't messed with this boy."

Bethany then disappeared into the curtains. Psylcoke then gave him a smile, but then it grew serious. "Now tell me what you know while I look you over."

Bobby did so, and she asked questions and nodded while checking all of his wounds. She didn't seem to upset about any of them except for his arm. She called for a nurse and the nurse brought in some cleaning utilities and Psylocke proceeded to clean it.

"After this I will give you a bandage on this cut and wrap your foot. They seemed to have already taken care of your back," she told him, beginning to bandage his arm wound. "You have to leave before they come back. Normally you wouldn't be out of this hospital for another three days under my care. But you're a special case."

Bobby looked at her and smiled. "Um... Psylocke?"

"Yes?" She replied, taking her attention of his foot wrap.

"Are you planning on helping the other out at the mansion?" Bobby asked her, thinking her already knew the answer.

"No," she told him, which greatly caught him by surprise.

"Then why were you so interested in the mansion?" He asked her, looking dumbfounded.

"I'm wanting to protect whatever mutant Magneto is after. Whatever he is going to use them for will surely cost them their life along with the normal humans on the planet. I am merely playing out my role," she told him.

"Your role?" Bobby asked her.

"I am doing this merely by concern of another," she replied Bobby was about to ask who this person was and Psylcoke stopped him before he could.

"I can't provide you with any new clothes, so your old ones are right here," she told him, reaching under the bed and handing them to him. "Change and leave. Be careful. I'll keep a psionic watch on you."

Bobby took his clothes gratefully, but didn't know how to react to her "watching" him. He felt secure though, he knew that she would come and help if he was in grate need. It was in her character that she portrayed so flamboyantly. She walked out of the small space shutting the curtain to give bobby privacy. Bobby carefully changed back into the torn up shirt and pajama bottoms he started out with. He slipped into the to-small-shoes that Bethany gave him. He opened the curtain to see that Psylocke hadn't waited for him. Bobby then just causally left the hospital so know one would suspect, even though it was quite hard given his current attire.