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didn't update in a long time. I was at an overnight camp. I don't own X-Men
characters but who doesn't want to? Here's chapter 11!
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They were flying overhead the museum, having just escaped Magneto. Pyro, Ling, Bobby, and Rogue (I refer to Bobby and Ling by their mutant names only on missions. Rogue because she wants to be, and Pyro because Ling doesn't know his name's John yet.) were sitting in the back. Storm was piloting the airplane, so she didn't have to deal with Pyro just yet. Professor Xavier wanted to have a word with him, but he decided it was best to let the children sort out their problems first.
There was an uncomfortable silence between them for a few minutes.
Finally, Ling said, "Hey, um, do you want me to leave? Cause, I didn't know Pyro before he left you guys, so I'm thinking it's personal, and it has nothing to do with me."
"No, no! Stay. I don't think you've met him properly or whatever. So, Ling, this is John, a.k.a. Pyro." Rogue said. Ling was wrong. She WAS a part of this, since it was obvious that for most of it, the reason John came back was because of Ling. Maybe she didn't see it, but Rogue sure as heck did.
"Hi." John said simply.
"Okay, this silence is ticking me off, now WHY did you come back? I mean, you've been gone for a long time, and all of a sudden, you come back! Why?" Bobby demanded suddenly.
John was taken aback by the suddenness of his best friend's question.
"Uh-" He instinctively looked over at Ling, and he saw that her face was turning pink.
Rogue looked at the both of them, back to forth. She smiled a sly grin. She knew what was going on. But by the look on her boyfriend's face, apparently Bobby didn't see it. Guys could be so blind to such obvious things sometimes.
"Well, for one I was getting sick and tired of Magneto. He wouldn't let me do anything, I never knew anything, and I was completely in the dark. Plus I was, you could say, in detention for a while since she escaped. And he was so mad that he blamed it on me." John jerked a finger Ling's way. "Seriously, I maybe would have escaped WITH you, but you sort of jumped into the water, and technically, I hate water and the ocean. The ocean. A little water is okay, but-" John was now rambling on and on.
"John!" Rogue snapped. "Listen, we're glad you're back, but don't expect us to trust you one hundred percent again. You ran out on us once, and you might be a spy."
Bobby nodded. "You betrayed us, John. And you set my parent's house on fire."
John shrugged. "Hey, I personally thought your house needed remodeling anyway. Besides, Ronny needed to be taught a lesson. You of all people should know, Iceman."
Bobby opened his mouth to say something, but he was frozen.
Rogue gave John a look that said, "Good going. Now he's upset."
Professor Xavier decided that it was a good time to intervene.
"John, I would like to speak to you. Alone, if you please." He said.
John got up gratefully, happy to be away from his old friends. It was just strange. He'd never felt this uncomfortable around his friends before. Unless you counted the times when Bobby and Rogue were having a little mushy moment. But then, that used to just make him want to barf.
"Now, John, first things first: Why did you leave us?" The Professor began.
"I-I guess I just felt like I was being limited. And it was a spur of the moment decision. I thought they could help me." John stumbled with his words. He didn't know how to explain it. He wasn't usually all that open and stuff, but it didn't matter with the Professor. You had to mention everything, or he'll just go poking in your mind.
The Professor studied him. John felt uncomfortable and shifted in his seat.
"If Magneto gave you the freedom your heart desires, then why come back?" The Professor asked.
Professor Xavier knew why. He just thought that his rebellious student needed to discover why for himself. John is a very complicated person. That is because his needs and wants were different, and even John himself didn't know what exactly the difference was.
So he was hesitant in his answer.
"I missed my friends. And Magneto didn't really let me do anything or know anything really." John rushed, feeling pathetic and tiny in the presence of this powerful mutant.
The telepath nodded his head. But he also raised his eyebrows as if to say, "and?"
"And it just felt right to go back." John never was very good at saying his feelings.
Professor Xavier knew that there was one other reason that John was too embarrassed or confused to say, even if he knew that the Professor would know eventually.
"John, the other students in the Institute is under the impression that your not frequently met aunt is sick, and because she had issued a plea that all her family-even ones she had not met before-should come. I made you go. Only Bobby and Rogue and the X-Men knew the truth. You will stick to that story." Professor Xavier explained. "And don't attempt to betray us again, John. We will be watching."
John nodded his head. "I'm sorry I left Professor."
Xavier smiled. "All is not forgotten John, nor is it forgiven. But bit by bit, trust can be rebuilt, and old wounds can heal. I suggest that you try to do just that with some people beyond this door. And keep some bonds you have just made." He added with a wink.
John nodded again, and left the room.
Maybe there was hope for him after all. The Professor thought to himself, smiling.
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Ok, ok, I know that wasn't a very interesting chapter, but I promise the next chapter's going to be more surprising, and more John/Ling too. Please review!
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They were flying overhead the museum, having just escaped Magneto. Pyro, Ling, Bobby, and Rogue (I refer to Bobby and Ling by their mutant names only on missions. Rogue because she wants to be, and Pyro because Ling doesn't know his name's John yet.) were sitting in the back. Storm was piloting the airplane, so she didn't have to deal with Pyro just yet. Professor Xavier wanted to have a word with him, but he decided it was best to let the children sort out their problems first.
There was an uncomfortable silence between them for a few minutes.
Finally, Ling said, "Hey, um, do you want me to leave? Cause, I didn't know Pyro before he left you guys, so I'm thinking it's personal, and it has nothing to do with me."
"No, no! Stay. I don't think you've met him properly or whatever. So, Ling, this is John, a.k.a. Pyro." Rogue said. Ling was wrong. She WAS a part of this, since it was obvious that for most of it, the reason John came back was because of Ling. Maybe she didn't see it, but Rogue sure as heck did.
"Hi." John said simply.
"Okay, this silence is ticking me off, now WHY did you come back? I mean, you've been gone for a long time, and all of a sudden, you come back! Why?" Bobby demanded suddenly.
John was taken aback by the suddenness of his best friend's question.
"Uh-" He instinctively looked over at Ling, and he saw that her face was turning pink.
Rogue looked at the both of them, back to forth. She smiled a sly grin. She knew what was going on. But by the look on her boyfriend's face, apparently Bobby didn't see it. Guys could be so blind to such obvious things sometimes.
"Well, for one I was getting sick and tired of Magneto. He wouldn't let me do anything, I never knew anything, and I was completely in the dark. Plus I was, you could say, in detention for a while since she escaped. And he was so mad that he blamed it on me." John jerked a finger Ling's way. "Seriously, I maybe would have escaped WITH you, but you sort of jumped into the water, and technically, I hate water and the ocean. The ocean. A little water is okay, but-" John was now rambling on and on.
"John!" Rogue snapped. "Listen, we're glad you're back, but don't expect us to trust you one hundred percent again. You ran out on us once, and you might be a spy."
Bobby nodded. "You betrayed us, John. And you set my parent's house on fire."
John shrugged. "Hey, I personally thought your house needed remodeling anyway. Besides, Ronny needed to be taught a lesson. You of all people should know, Iceman."
Bobby opened his mouth to say something, but he was frozen.
Rogue gave John a look that said, "Good going. Now he's upset."
Professor Xavier decided that it was a good time to intervene.
"John, I would like to speak to you. Alone, if you please." He said.
John got up gratefully, happy to be away from his old friends. It was just strange. He'd never felt this uncomfortable around his friends before. Unless you counted the times when Bobby and Rogue were having a little mushy moment. But then, that used to just make him want to barf.
"Now, John, first things first: Why did you leave us?" The Professor began.
"I-I guess I just felt like I was being limited. And it was a spur of the moment decision. I thought they could help me." John stumbled with his words. He didn't know how to explain it. He wasn't usually all that open and stuff, but it didn't matter with the Professor. You had to mention everything, or he'll just go poking in your mind.
The Professor studied him. John felt uncomfortable and shifted in his seat.
"If Magneto gave you the freedom your heart desires, then why come back?" The Professor asked.
Professor Xavier knew why. He just thought that his rebellious student needed to discover why for himself. John is a very complicated person. That is because his needs and wants were different, and even John himself didn't know what exactly the difference was.
So he was hesitant in his answer.
"I missed my friends. And Magneto didn't really let me do anything or know anything really." John rushed, feeling pathetic and tiny in the presence of this powerful mutant.
The telepath nodded his head. But he also raised his eyebrows as if to say, "and?"
"And it just felt right to go back." John never was very good at saying his feelings.
Professor Xavier knew that there was one other reason that John was too embarrassed or confused to say, even if he knew that the Professor would know eventually.
"John, the other students in the Institute is under the impression that your not frequently met aunt is sick, and because she had issued a plea that all her family-even ones she had not met before-should come. I made you go. Only Bobby and Rogue and the X-Men knew the truth. You will stick to that story." Professor Xavier explained. "And don't attempt to betray us again, John. We will be watching."
John nodded his head. "I'm sorry I left Professor."
Xavier smiled. "All is not forgotten John, nor is it forgiven. But bit by bit, trust can be rebuilt, and old wounds can heal. I suggest that you try to do just that with some people beyond this door. And keep some bonds you have just made." He added with a wink.
John nodded again, and left the room.
Maybe there was hope for him after all. The Professor thought to himself, smiling.
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Ok, ok, I know that wasn't a very interesting chapter, but I promise the next chapter's going to be more surprising, and more John/Ling too. Please review!