Title-Of Love and Hate
By-Kim Johnston
Chapter 8-
Kitty listened intently as Pyro told her what had happened. He told her everything and tried to hold back tears. "I can't believe I ever bloody well wanted to go on a bloody hunt!" Pyro yelled.
"Why do you work for that man Pyro?" Kitty asked softly.
"Because, he took me in when the world was out to get me." Pyro says his face hardening in thought. "And I just screwed him over. Why the bloody hell did I have to tell you. Now you'll think he's heartless and never join him. And he'll blame me and I bloody well can hope for a death as fast as Johns." Pyro laughed. "I didn't even notice, our names ere even the same. Only mines St. John."
Kitty feelt bad about the fact that he was going to get in trouble. "Pyro, I won't tell the girls. And we'll be there on Friday. If his deal appeals to us we'll join. If not then we wont. But if he asked if you said anything. I'll lie. Its not your fault. And you didn't have to many options about the fire. I can't say what I would have done. But I know I wouldn't hold it against you." Kitty smiles and Pyro tries to. He nods.
"Well I should be going. Sabertooth might have gotten in trouble over me. Thank you shelia." Pyro kisses Kitty's forehead and walks off.
-Magneto's-
"Well Pyro, did you have fun on your date?" Magneto asked as Pyro entered.
"Yes." Pyro smiles, flakily.
"Good. I'm glad to hear you did so well today. I'm proud of you Pyro. I never though you'd be able to handle it. A very good job." Magneto says patting Pyro's back.
"... Yer proud of me?" Pyro asked looking up at the older man.
"Of course Pyro. I care a great deal for all you boys, this is our family and when someone does well it reflects back on me as well. Why don't you go rest up? Oh one more thing, did you talk to Miss Amara?"
"No, I talked to Kitty Pryde today." Pyro says.
"And?"
"They'll be here Friday to hear you out, but she also said they'd leave if they didn't like it."
"Well what more can I ask. And I assume you told them they'd like it."
"I told her you were a good man, and that you took me in." Pyro says with a nod. "Night Erik." Pyro heads up to his room.
-Boarding house-
A knock on the door caused Rogue to remove herself from the sofa to answer it. Wanda was in the shower and the rest were out shopping.
"Hello?" Rogue asked opening the door but finding no one. She looked around then down. A box sat. Rogue shrugged and picked it up. She looked at the tag.'Kitty.'
"Bloody hell.. Uh this goes with that box Rogue." Pyro says scratching the back of his head. "I promise it wont explode or anything. I just wanted to tell'er thanks. So would you please just give it to her?"
"... Sure. She's out wit da girls right now. But when she gets home I will."
Kitty, Tabathia and Amara walked in the house loaded down with bags from their shopping spree. "Kit, there's a package fer yea in yer room." Rogue says from the kitchen.
"From who"
"Open it." Rogue says rolling her eyes.
"Fine, don't get all snappy at me."
Kitty walked up the steeps to her room and looked around. She spotted the flowers and the box. Kitty gave a puzzled look but sat on the edge of her bed and opened the box, after smelling the daisy's. Kitty gasped at the blue oval shaped diamonds necklace with a matching ring, both in silver. She fingered them before trying them on and finding them the perfect fit. She picked up the card and opened it. Kitty smiled and then frowned. her better judgment told her to tell the girls. but she had promised Pyro she wouldn't. She threw herself down on the bed care full not to crush her daisy's and looked at the celling. 'What to do?'
Rogue left the kitchen and knocked on Kitty's door. Kitty yelled for her to enter so Rogue did. "So kit what'd he get yea?"
"Who?" Kitty asked jumping up and looking a little flushed.
"Pyro. Ah answered da door. And he left da box but fergot yer daisys and had ta come back." Rogue says rolling her eyes.
"Oh, its not what you think Rogue."
"He got yea diamonds? Maybe Ah should go apologiz ta da swamp rat." Rogue jokes sitting down beside Kitty and sniffing the daisys. "Yea know Kit, Ahm not gonna judge yea 'er Amara. But if he's makin out wit her in Victoria's and givin year jewelry... Maybe yea all should talk?"
"It was Pyro?"
"Yeah. Ah don't know how Ah could but Ah could smell'em da day at da mall."
"But, it's nothing like that with me and him. I lisened to him last night when he came over looking for Amara. I could tell something was wrong... I guess I didn't know the full extent of it."
"What do yea mean kit?"
"I told him I wouldn't tell... But I think I have to. And I should tell everyone if I do right?"
"Dats up ta yea Kitty." Rogue says but nods. "We'll all lisen ta yea."
"Will you go round them up please?"
"Sure Kit. Ah think everyone's in da lounge anyway." The girls get up leaving the room to find the rest. Kitty tells the girls about Pyro burning down the apartment because of Magneto and how he really didn't want to, even about the present he left for her. The girls looked shocked, except for Amara who looked a bit angry that he had talked to Kitty and gave her diamonds.
-Magneto's-
"So what's it like Pyro?" Pietro asks for the fifteenth time that evening.
"I don't bloody wanna talk about it mate. Trust me its not all we bloody thought it'd be. It's not fun."
"But-"
"Pietro, leave Pyro alone. Pyro, Piotr, and Gambit. Magneto has a job for you three. the cars aren't being delivered on time, go teach them how to read a clock." Raven says standing with her hand son her hips.
Piotr looks at Gambit and then stands up. "me and gambit can handle this." He says Raven shrugs.
"Fine. Then Pyro can get to the hit job you all would have had when you returned. No powers needed. Just a quick shot to the head. I'll even give you my gun kid." Raven throws Pyro her gun. "I know you can shoot one." She hands him a file and smiles. "Burn the information when you'r done Pyro."
Pyro nods slightly and gets up heading for his Thunderburg. "Hey! He gets t go alone? That's not fair. Let me go with him!"
"No Pietro, your father doesn't want you to take hits right now. Now stop being a spoild brat and go get to the Kitty girl."
"I'm not talking to that girl!" Pietro crosses his arms over his chest.
"And why not? Because she told the truth?"
Pietro narrows his eyes and stalks off.
-Pyro-
Pyro flicked his lighter on and off, on and off. He looked out his window and spotted the target. He gulped and got out walking towards the man. The man entered a building through the back and never noticed Pyro. Pyro took aim and fired the guy. The man feel over instantly. The bullet hitting him in the back of the head. Pyro hurried out of the building.
"Well Pyro?" Erik asks raising a eyebrow at the younger mutant.
"He's dead." Pyro gulps.
"Good. I knew you could be trusted Pyro. Is something wrong? You look a little ill."
"Maybe sir."
"Well go lay down and get rested up. I must be working you to hard Pyro in the 10 years you've been under my care never have I had to worry about you being sick."
"I think I'm just tired is all." Pyro says and fakes a yawn. "Night Magneto."
Pyro closed the door to his room and slid down the door. He would have cried but he didn't have anymore tears. "You killed him mate. You actually killed him." Pyro says in a shaky voice and holds the gun losely in his left hand while running his right through his hair. "Its not getting any easyer. And yera bloddy murder." Pyro runs to the bathroom and loses the rest of his meal from yesterday morning. He splashes cold water on his face and fights back memories. "How could she ever bloody well love you now? Yer a murder! A bloody cold blooded murder! A mobster, a monster." Pyro slams his fist in to the reflection of himself and watched as the blood flowed down his hands and unlike fire, burned him. He hissed in pain and wondered if it was a good thing he still could feel.
"Hey kid you alright?" Logan asked breaking in at the smell of Pyro's blood.
"In 'ere Logan. Fine. A bloody acident is all." Pyro said holding his hand. "It's not so bad."
"Its deep kid. Go get stiched up." Logan walks Pyro down to the medical part of the building. "You know, Magneto's been bragin he may just have to let me or sabertooth retire next year with the way your coming along." Logan smirks. "Your gonna put me out of a job kid.'
-Boarding House : Wednesday-
Tabathia greets the girls and smiled as she thins up something to do. "Hey girls, lets go see a movie. I don't care what as long as it has some hotties in it!" The girls agree and they leave.
Tabathia and the girls walked out fanning themselves. Tabathia stops as she spots Bobby talking to older men. She watches then tells them she'll be back at the house in a few. They nod leaving her. Tabathia walks over towards Bobby and her mouth drops as she sees her father standing beside him buying drugs. "So this is how you spend the money I send mama dad? To buy drugs?! I can't believe you!" Tabathia fights back tears.
"Tabathia, honey. Why don't you just leave?" Mr. Smith asks as he looks from Bobby to her.
"Your Tabathia's father?" Bobby asked in shock
"can Magneto give me a new father Bobby? Because if he can, I'll join in a second." Tabathia turns and runs off hideing her face and not caring when she runs into people.
"Maybe I should meet this Magneto." Mr Smith smirks.
"Why?" Bobby asked half in discust.
"Because I'm sure I can convince my daughter to join... for a price." Bobby glares at the man but nods slightly.
-Pyro's Room: Thursday-
Pietro opened the door after waiting 5 minutes and Pyro still not answering. He smirked as he walked over to Pyros bed and slowly pulled back the covers yelling where Pyros ear would be. "He you sexy thing you, how bout a kiss for your lover?!" He frowned not finding Pyro but clothes and pillows from where his messy friend had 'cleaned' his room. Pietro frowned again as he scaned the room then made his way back to the door to turn on the light.
'When aren't Pyro's blinds open?' Pietro questioned as the though hit him. Pietro scanned the room after he flicked on the light and did a double take seeing Pyro sitting in the corner of the room with a bandaged hand and a bottle of hard liquor beside him, empty. 'Since when does Pyro sit in corners? Drink anything besides soda? And when does he get hurt?!'
"Hey Pyro? Pyro?" Pietro walks over and kneels in front of Pyro.
"...Pietro?" Pyro asked in a groggy voice his bloodshot eyes looking into Pietro's blue ones.
"Yeah its me. Are you ok man? You look really bad."
"... I don't know."
"Alright, I'm going to go run you a hot shower and then clean off your bed so you can get some rest, you know, you aren't me, you need your beauty sleep." Pietro jokes and runs into the bathroom starting the shower. He walked back out and found some clean clothes for Pyro to wear and a few towels. He lied then across the counter in the bathroom and Helped Pyro into the bathroom himself. Pietro pulled Pyro's jacket off and helped him with his shirt before Leaving and shutting the door behind him. Pietro started to clean off the bed and in 2 minutes the place was pretty much spotless.
Pietro ran down to his dad's office and waited impatiently for his father to get off the phone. "Dad,theressomethingwrongwithPyro."
A/N: Ok so that's pretty long huh? Well I hope you enjoyed and stay tuned for the next chapter. Please review or I will be forced to never update this again. Thank you! Kisses
I'm SOOOO happy my goal was 2k words and I got over it! Oh yeah! Sorry bout that. Hehehehe. Just happy.
Lil Missa Mary- Blows kiss hey hon, decide to write you a little message in my A/N. How's it going? Lol.
OK So I lied last chapter. But I'm Sad. I'm going to upload this chapter and in 3 days the chapter 9. Then I'm not uploading anymore till I have 6 from this and chapter 9(Together.) Understand? I hope I get atleast that.