A Window On Another Life
What if . Pyro wrote a letter to Bobby explaining his past and why he left
the Xmen at Alkali Lake. PG for themes in future chapters; My first fanfic,
Read and Review please! Set after X-2; spoilers obviously.
Chapter 1: The End of the Beginning
Bobby,
I don't know if this will reach you - or if you will read it if it does. But some things have got to be said by me to you before anything more happens. You know what I mean by that - before we face each other in battle.
Are they very angry at me; back at Mutant High? Or have they even noticed I'm gone? I bet the kids are glad - I never made many friends, did I? But what about the Professor . does he understand? And Cyclops . Jean . Logan - no chance in hell. I'm a coward for running away from my "responsibilities" - I bet that's what the teachers think, right? But I don't really care about what they think of me. I just want to set the record straight between us. I'm not apologising for going; but you were my best friend and I think you need to understand.
Even now I'm not sure that you will. We grew up in different worlds; going to your house made that abundantly clear to me. You grew up in the perfect suburban house, with mum, dad, 2 kids, a pet . the American dream, huh? Whereas me . let's just say the American Dream isn't my dream - nor was it my step-dad's. Seeing your house and the people - your family - that it had spawned was a shock. It was like the end of a stage of my life. Of the stage I had begun when I arrived at Mutant High; the stage where I had believed . or pretended to believe . that humans would accept us.
Maybe one day you'll see things the way I do now . but it's not my job to convert you to the faith, as Magento sometimes calls it. I just want to tell you some things - because I trust you. I'm going to tell you things I've never told anyone - not even the Professor . though he probably read my mind and found them out anyway. I'm going to tell you where I came from . maybe then you'll understand why I left. Why being an X-Man and "fighting the good fight" didn't work for me.
A/N - yes, a short first chapter I know . I just wanted to set up what's going to happen. I promise it won't just be Pyro writing the whole time . events are going to move faster than he thinks they will . but I won't give it away! Read and review please; I'll only keep posting if I get reviews.
Chapter 1: The End of the Beginning
Bobby,
I don't know if this will reach you - or if you will read it if it does. But some things have got to be said by me to you before anything more happens. You know what I mean by that - before we face each other in battle.
Are they very angry at me; back at Mutant High? Or have they even noticed I'm gone? I bet the kids are glad - I never made many friends, did I? But what about the Professor . does he understand? And Cyclops . Jean . Logan - no chance in hell. I'm a coward for running away from my "responsibilities" - I bet that's what the teachers think, right? But I don't really care about what they think of me. I just want to set the record straight between us. I'm not apologising for going; but you were my best friend and I think you need to understand.
Even now I'm not sure that you will. We grew up in different worlds; going to your house made that abundantly clear to me. You grew up in the perfect suburban house, with mum, dad, 2 kids, a pet . the American dream, huh? Whereas me . let's just say the American Dream isn't my dream - nor was it my step-dad's. Seeing your house and the people - your family - that it had spawned was a shock. It was like the end of a stage of my life. Of the stage I had begun when I arrived at Mutant High; the stage where I had believed . or pretended to believe . that humans would accept us.
Maybe one day you'll see things the way I do now . but it's not my job to convert you to the faith, as Magento sometimes calls it. I just want to tell you some things - because I trust you. I'm going to tell you things I've never told anyone - not even the Professor . though he probably read my mind and found them out anyway. I'm going to tell you where I came from . maybe then you'll understand why I left. Why being an X-Man and "fighting the good fight" didn't work for me.
A/N - yes, a short first chapter I know . I just wanted to set up what's going to happen. I promise it won't just be Pyro writing the whole time . events are going to move faster than he thinks they will . but I won't give it away! Read and review please; I'll only keep posting if I get reviews.