Well everyone...I can't even begin to come up with an excuse as to the long
wait. The only thing I got is...well, I guess I sort of forgot about this
story. Reading and writing at school just kinda took over, and I sort of
forgot about all of this. Really sorry everyone, but thanks for still
reading this. By the way...THIS IS THE LAST CHAPTER! I KNOW! A MAJOR
SHOCKER...I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW WHEN I STARTED WRITING THIS CHAPTER THAT IT
WOULD BE THE LAST. Its over so fast...actually...I've been to slow so it's
taken a while. Thanks to everyone who has read and enjoyed this story.
Thanks to all those who reviewed and please do just once more.
Marie awoke the next morning, warm and the sun shining in her eyes. She was leaning again someone's legs and their hand was tangled in her hair. "Morning Bobby." She said on response before turning around. When she did, it was not Bobby but John that had been holding her hair. She gasped, the memories of the previous night rushing back. Tears came to her eyes again, but she managed to push them away for now.
"John, wake up!" Marie said in his ear, tapping his shoulder. His eyes flew open and he seemed just as surprised as she had. But then, she watched as he two remembered what had happened the night before and he smiled at her while reaching his arm out to her. He brushed her hair away from her face, behind her shoulder. "Hey, how you doing?" he asked her while getting up to find his shoes that he had kicked off the night before. "I'm okay I guess. Sorry about last night. I slept on your legs, your really gonna be feeling that today." She said, surprising herself by trying to shed some happiness between them.
"Nah, I'm fine. You, ah, want me to go down and get some breakfast for you or something?" he asked, trying not to look as nervous as he was. "Ah, no thanks; I'd actually prefer if you'd walk with me down to get my own breakfast." She said, smiling at him. He looked surprised to see that she wasn't really upset about last night. Marie was upset, but she wasn't sure why it wasn't bugging her so much; but at the moment, she really didn't care. "Okay, sure; we'll do that." He said, running over to the door and opening it for her. "Thank you." She said as a playful expression on her face. As she stepped out of the door, another foot came between hers and she began to trip and fall. An arm came out and caught her before she hit the wall. "Oh, excuse me! I am extremely sorry! You need to be more careful." John teased back. She smiled at him and they continued down the hall.
All throughout the halls Marie receive two things; sympathetic glances or snickering glances. To all the sympathetic glances, she just smiled back at them and continued. To all the others, the moment they laugh or begin to say something to Marie, one look from John and they remain silent until they clear the hall. Marie just had to grip his hand after one person named Randy, one of Bobby's other best friends, tried to trip her and laughed at her. John turned to him and didn't say a thing; the look on his face was enough to cause Randy to quite smiling and leave immediately. Rogue was starting to have odd thoughts. What if the reason that she wasn't really upset about losing Bobby was because she had found something much, much better? When she thought about it, it really didn't surprise her; John was much, much better.
They sat down at an empty table in the commons and John brought her a bowl of chocolate pudding. "Pudding for breakfast?" she asked skeptically. "Why not? I didn't even know they had pudding out here in the morning! It's just our lucky day I guess." He said throwing a spoon at her. She sighed but couldn't help herself; who can refuse chocolate pudding in the morning. She slowly pondered over what her mind was telling her...and more importantly, how her heart was contradicting it.
Just as she had begun to come to a conclusion, a hand slammed down on the table next to her elbows. Before she had looked up, the chair moved out and someone slammed into it next to her; it was Bobby. John had stood up, but he slowly sat down across the table from them. "Hey baby, how are you?" Bobby asked smiling at her as though nothing was wrong. She looked at him with her mouth open. "Go away, I don't want to talk to you." She said, brushing her hair away and looking at the floor. "Yes you do. Hey, I hope you didn't take what happened personally. I mean, you're still my favorite girl, but I just can't get anything from you. You know how it is, I mean, I can't even touch you really. I can't go with action forever you know. Maybe someday you'll find someone who's powers can handle yours. Until then, you can just hang on me." Bobby said, putting his arm around her shoulder. Rogue pushed it off and turned away. "Oh, grow up; it was just one night anyway. You've probably already found someone who you can actually 'be' with, and you've probably already spent your share of nights with him." He said, the smile never having left his face.
"How can you say that? I have not!" Rogue shouted at him. John finally spoke up. "Bobby, why don't you just leave already." he said, looking annoyed. "What? You're taking her side over mine? After we've been friends for this long?!" Bobby asked, looking truly hurt; but the mocking look never left his eyes. "Yes, she's right and you're wrong; it's that simple." His voice spoke pure annoyance. "Oh come on Johnny, for all I know, you could be that special someone. I mean, you probably comforted her last night afterward, right?" he laughed, Rogue gasped, and John was angry; he stood up. "Bobby, why don't you just leave." He said, trying to keep his cool; he was finding it difficult, he was Pyro after all. "Bobby just go, he have no right questioning who I talked to after you cheated on me." Rogue screamed at him, receiving odd looks from spectators.
"You mean, after you caught me cheating; this isn't the first time girl." Bobby said, leaning back and laughing. "That's not funny, just leave me alone. Were done okay? As corny as it sounds, this relationship is just done." Rogue said, anger ringing in her voice. "Leave." John said calmly. "Fine, when you learn how to control your powers, let me know. Until then, I'm available every Thursday and Friday night." He said getting up and waving. John slammed himself back into his chair. "He never ever used to be that way, he's not the same Bobby that I knew." He said, shaking his head and leaning his face into his hands. "Don't feel bad, I feel better. I'm glad that phase of my life has come to an end. Thank you so much for staying here with me." Rogue said, blushing. "No problem." He said, rubbing the back of his neck. That was the first time that Rogue had ever seen John blush.
"Can you walk me back to my room, I wanna lie down?" rogue asked him. "Oh sure." He said; glad to have a reason to be with her. After walking down the hall in silence, they stopped in front of her doorway. "Well thanks again." She said, staring at her feet. "Oh, hey no problem. If you ever need anything or you just wanna talk, you can come find me. And if you ever have any problems with Bobby again, just let me know." He said, trying to sound more confident than he was feeling. She grabbed her door knob, but before she could open it, his hand came over hers. "Hold on, I have one more thing to say." He stopped and tried to gather up his courage. "I wanted to ask you something." He said, staring at his feet. She smiled and nodded, waiting for him to continue. "Well, after all that's happened in the last few weeks and what just happened recently, I felt like we really bonded, you know?" he was trying not to stutter.
"And, the more time I come to spend with you, the more I begin to enjoy it. So, I was hoping to ask you if... if you'd like to go out with me?" He was breathing hard. After a few moments where she hadn't answered him, he decided to speak up again. "I knew it was too soon to ask, I just knew I was going to lose my nerve. I'm sorry, you just ended a relationship, it must me too soon for you to start another one, and..." he was cut off when she grabbed his hand. "Be quiet, you talk to much." She chided and he became silent. "Yes John, I would gladly go out with you; you waited long enough to ask me." She picked at him again. He sighed with relief as he grabbed her hand. "What do you say for going out to catch a movie?" he asked. "Oh, sounds good...as long as I get to choose the movie." She said starting down the hallway.
"Depends on the movie." He ran after her. "Chic flic marathon, here we come!" Rogue laughed, running down the hall. He laughed and followed her. For the first time in weeks, they both felt light and free and just happy. When he caught up to her, she turned to him. "Oh, and uh, thanks for staying on the right side. I don't know what we would have done if you would have really went with Magneto." She smiled. "Weather going wit him or staying here with the X-Men was the right decision, I'll never know. But I do know that as long as I'm on your side, it will always be the right choice. I know what side you're on, and that's where I'll always be."
THE END
~wow, how emotional... please review... I'm glad I finally finished a story. Thanks to all those who reviewed. ~
Marie awoke the next morning, warm and the sun shining in her eyes. She was leaning again someone's legs and their hand was tangled in her hair. "Morning Bobby." She said on response before turning around. When she did, it was not Bobby but John that had been holding her hair. She gasped, the memories of the previous night rushing back. Tears came to her eyes again, but she managed to push them away for now.
"John, wake up!" Marie said in his ear, tapping his shoulder. His eyes flew open and he seemed just as surprised as she had. But then, she watched as he two remembered what had happened the night before and he smiled at her while reaching his arm out to her. He brushed her hair away from her face, behind her shoulder. "Hey, how you doing?" he asked her while getting up to find his shoes that he had kicked off the night before. "I'm okay I guess. Sorry about last night. I slept on your legs, your really gonna be feeling that today." She said, surprising herself by trying to shed some happiness between them.
"Nah, I'm fine. You, ah, want me to go down and get some breakfast for you or something?" he asked, trying not to look as nervous as he was. "Ah, no thanks; I'd actually prefer if you'd walk with me down to get my own breakfast." She said, smiling at him. He looked surprised to see that she wasn't really upset about last night. Marie was upset, but she wasn't sure why it wasn't bugging her so much; but at the moment, she really didn't care. "Okay, sure; we'll do that." He said, running over to the door and opening it for her. "Thank you." She said as a playful expression on her face. As she stepped out of the door, another foot came between hers and she began to trip and fall. An arm came out and caught her before she hit the wall. "Oh, excuse me! I am extremely sorry! You need to be more careful." John teased back. She smiled at him and they continued down the hall.
All throughout the halls Marie receive two things; sympathetic glances or snickering glances. To all the sympathetic glances, she just smiled back at them and continued. To all the others, the moment they laugh or begin to say something to Marie, one look from John and they remain silent until they clear the hall. Marie just had to grip his hand after one person named Randy, one of Bobby's other best friends, tried to trip her and laughed at her. John turned to him and didn't say a thing; the look on his face was enough to cause Randy to quite smiling and leave immediately. Rogue was starting to have odd thoughts. What if the reason that she wasn't really upset about losing Bobby was because she had found something much, much better? When she thought about it, it really didn't surprise her; John was much, much better.
They sat down at an empty table in the commons and John brought her a bowl of chocolate pudding. "Pudding for breakfast?" she asked skeptically. "Why not? I didn't even know they had pudding out here in the morning! It's just our lucky day I guess." He said throwing a spoon at her. She sighed but couldn't help herself; who can refuse chocolate pudding in the morning. She slowly pondered over what her mind was telling her...and more importantly, how her heart was contradicting it.
Just as she had begun to come to a conclusion, a hand slammed down on the table next to her elbows. Before she had looked up, the chair moved out and someone slammed into it next to her; it was Bobby. John had stood up, but he slowly sat down across the table from them. "Hey baby, how are you?" Bobby asked smiling at her as though nothing was wrong. She looked at him with her mouth open. "Go away, I don't want to talk to you." She said, brushing her hair away and looking at the floor. "Yes you do. Hey, I hope you didn't take what happened personally. I mean, you're still my favorite girl, but I just can't get anything from you. You know how it is, I mean, I can't even touch you really. I can't go with action forever you know. Maybe someday you'll find someone who's powers can handle yours. Until then, you can just hang on me." Bobby said, putting his arm around her shoulder. Rogue pushed it off and turned away. "Oh, grow up; it was just one night anyway. You've probably already found someone who you can actually 'be' with, and you've probably already spent your share of nights with him." He said, the smile never having left his face.
"How can you say that? I have not!" Rogue shouted at him. John finally spoke up. "Bobby, why don't you just leave already." he said, looking annoyed. "What? You're taking her side over mine? After we've been friends for this long?!" Bobby asked, looking truly hurt; but the mocking look never left his eyes. "Yes, she's right and you're wrong; it's that simple." His voice spoke pure annoyance. "Oh come on Johnny, for all I know, you could be that special someone. I mean, you probably comforted her last night afterward, right?" he laughed, Rogue gasped, and John was angry; he stood up. "Bobby, why don't you just leave." He said, trying to keep his cool; he was finding it difficult, he was Pyro after all. "Bobby just go, he have no right questioning who I talked to after you cheated on me." Rogue screamed at him, receiving odd looks from spectators.
"You mean, after you caught me cheating; this isn't the first time girl." Bobby said, leaning back and laughing. "That's not funny, just leave me alone. Were done okay? As corny as it sounds, this relationship is just done." Rogue said, anger ringing in her voice. "Leave." John said calmly. "Fine, when you learn how to control your powers, let me know. Until then, I'm available every Thursday and Friday night." He said getting up and waving. John slammed himself back into his chair. "He never ever used to be that way, he's not the same Bobby that I knew." He said, shaking his head and leaning his face into his hands. "Don't feel bad, I feel better. I'm glad that phase of my life has come to an end. Thank you so much for staying here with me." Rogue said, blushing. "No problem." He said, rubbing the back of his neck. That was the first time that Rogue had ever seen John blush.
"Can you walk me back to my room, I wanna lie down?" rogue asked him. "Oh sure." He said; glad to have a reason to be with her. After walking down the hall in silence, they stopped in front of her doorway. "Well thanks again." She said, staring at her feet. "Oh, hey no problem. If you ever need anything or you just wanna talk, you can come find me. And if you ever have any problems with Bobby again, just let me know." He said, trying to sound more confident than he was feeling. She grabbed her door knob, but before she could open it, his hand came over hers. "Hold on, I have one more thing to say." He stopped and tried to gather up his courage. "I wanted to ask you something." He said, staring at his feet. She smiled and nodded, waiting for him to continue. "Well, after all that's happened in the last few weeks and what just happened recently, I felt like we really bonded, you know?" he was trying not to stutter.
"And, the more time I come to spend with you, the more I begin to enjoy it. So, I was hoping to ask you if... if you'd like to go out with me?" He was breathing hard. After a few moments where she hadn't answered him, he decided to speak up again. "I knew it was too soon to ask, I just knew I was going to lose my nerve. I'm sorry, you just ended a relationship, it must me too soon for you to start another one, and..." he was cut off when she grabbed his hand. "Be quiet, you talk to much." She chided and he became silent. "Yes John, I would gladly go out with you; you waited long enough to ask me." She picked at him again. He sighed with relief as he grabbed her hand. "What do you say for going out to catch a movie?" he asked. "Oh, sounds good...as long as I get to choose the movie." She said starting down the hallway.
"Depends on the movie." He ran after her. "Chic flic marathon, here we come!" Rogue laughed, running down the hall. He laughed and followed her. For the first time in weeks, they both felt light and free and just happy. When he caught up to her, she turned to him. "Oh, and uh, thanks for staying on the right side. I don't know what we would have done if you would have really went with Magneto." She smiled. "Weather going wit him or staying here with the X-Men was the right decision, I'll never know. But I do know that as long as I'm on your side, it will always be the right choice. I know what side you're on, and that's where I'll always be."
THE END
~wow, how emotional... please review... I'm glad I finally finished a story. Thanks to all those who reviewed. ~