The girls walked out to the basketball court to find Bobby and Piotr
sitting on a bench dabbing at their faces with towels.
"We miss the game?" Rogue asked as they approached the boys.
"Yeah." Bobby said as he took a swig of water from his water bottle. He made a face at it, and then placed a hand on the bottle, concentrating a bit. He then took another swig. Piotr laughed.
"Using your powers on a warm water bottle, for shame Bobby." He joked. The girls laughed as well. Bobby looked at him.
"Oh yeah, I'm horrible." He replied. He then squirted the water bottle at Piotr. Piotr jumped quickly as the icy water hit him.
"Ahh, ahh, cold!" He said. Bobby, Rogue and Taryn all laughed at his expense. Piotr looked at Rogue and Taryn. "Well, who wants a hug?" He smiled as he walked to the girls, his arms outstretched.
"Don't even think about it.." Taryn warned as she and Rogue backed away.
"Aw, come on, let me hug the new girl!" Piotr laughed. "Give ya a big welcome!"
"Run!" Rogue said. The two girls laughed as they ran away from the drenched Piotr. He chased after them. Bobby shook his head and followed.
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Charles watched the four teenagers laughing and playing together from the window in his study. Ororo stood behind him.
"She seems to be making friends." He commented, watching Taryn laughing. Charles nodded.
"After what she went though last night, it's good she can be happy." Ororo said smiling as she watched Bobby and Piotr chase after the girls. Ororo walked up to Charles and looked at him. "But, what about her family, won't they be worried?" She asked. Charles nodded.
"Yes. She left them only a note telling them she was running away and not to look for her."
"Maybe we should try to get her to call them, let them know she's all right." Ororo suggested. Charles nodded.
"Yes. But, not right now. Let her enjoy her new surroundings without worrying about her past for a bit more. I think she finds it somewhat therapeutic."
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Taryn laughed as she ran from Piotr who for some reason seemed to be focusing on her. She figured it was because Bobby wanted to go after his girlfriend.
"I'm gonna get ya!" He yelled laughingly. He was able to catch up to her. He threw his arms around her from behind, trapping her against him. The two tumbled to the ground on their sides. Taryn shrieked with laughter.
"You're mean!" She laughed as he got her shirt wet. The two sat up. Piotr looked at her. He saw a smudge of dirt on her cheek. He reached up to wipe it away. Taryn quickly dodged away from him and took hold of his wrist in her gloved hand. "Don't." She said, suddenly serious. Piotr looked at her.
"What?" He asked. Taryn sighed and stood up.
"Don't touch me." She said. Tears filled her eyes a bit as she remembered what happened to Andy. "No one can touch me." Piotr looked down, realizing what she meant. He felt incredibly stupid. He got up.
"I'm sorry." He said. "I should've.." He said. Taryn shook her head.
"It's OK. You didn't know." She said.
"Yeah, but I should've figured it out. You know, the gloves and everything." He said.
"Well, now you know." She said. "Don't worry about it." She said, giving him a smile. Piotr saw that it was something that bothered her a bit, but also saw she didn't want to dwell on it. He nodded.
"Let's go find Bobby and Rogue." He said. Taryn nodded. They turned to find their friends, only to see a drenched Rogue holding hands with a drenched Bobby walking over to them. "What happened?" Piotr laughed. Taryn couldn't help giggle too, forgetting about her sadness.
"He got me." Rogue said.
"Then she got the water bottle and got me." Bobby said. In reality, he hadn't put up much of a struggle when she took it from him, but, well, no one needs to know that.
"Why is it that everyone's gotten a bit of revenge to some extent, but me?" Taryn pouted. Bobby held up the water bottle.
"Well, there's some left in here, I think." He said. He tossed it at her. Piotr intercepted it and grabbed it.
"Thank you, Bobby." He grinned.
"No fair!" Taryn giggled as she tried to get the bottle. But, Piotr being taller and such, was able to keep it away from her.
"Says who?" Piotr laughed.
"Me!" Taryn yelled as she jumped trying to get the bottle. In their struggle, the bottle opened. The remaining water poured out, drenching them both. Taryn shrieked at the feel of the cold water. Piotr laughed again.
"That was graceful." Bobby laughed. Taryn stepped back, running her gloved fingers through her hair. She glared playfully at Piotr.
"You couldn't just let me get the water bottle, could you?" She said.
"Nope." He said. The two stared at each other, almost daring the other to some sort of challenge or something. Rogue decided to step in.
"We better change, before we catch pnemonia or something." She said. She walked over to Taryn and led her back to towards the house.
"Yeah, we should too." Bobby said, he and Piotr followed the girls inside, separating to their respective gender specified wings.
"We miss the game?" Rogue asked as they approached the boys.
"Yeah." Bobby said as he took a swig of water from his water bottle. He made a face at it, and then placed a hand on the bottle, concentrating a bit. He then took another swig. Piotr laughed.
"Using your powers on a warm water bottle, for shame Bobby." He joked. The girls laughed as well. Bobby looked at him.
"Oh yeah, I'm horrible." He replied. He then squirted the water bottle at Piotr. Piotr jumped quickly as the icy water hit him.
"Ahh, ahh, cold!" He said. Bobby, Rogue and Taryn all laughed at his expense. Piotr looked at Rogue and Taryn. "Well, who wants a hug?" He smiled as he walked to the girls, his arms outstretched.
"Don't even think about it.." Taryn warned as she and Rogue backed away.
"Aw, come on, let me hug the new girl!" Piotr laughed. "Give ya a big welcome!"
"Run!" Rogue said. The two girls laughed as they ran away from the drenched Piotr. He chased after them. Bobby shook his head and followed.
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Charles watched the four teenagers laughing and playing together from the window in his study. Ororo stood behind him.
"She seems to be making friends." He commented, watching Taryn laughing. Charles nodded.
"After what she went though last night, it's good she can be happy." Ororo said smiling as she watched Bobby and Piotr chase after the girls. Ororo walked up to Charles and looked at him. "But, what about her family, won't they be worried?" She asked. Charles nodded.
"Yes. She left them only a note telling them she was running away and not to look for her."
"Maybe we should try to get her to call them, let them know she's all right." Ororo suggested. Charles nodded.
"Yes. But, not right now. Let her enjoy her new surroundings without worrying about her past for a bit more. I think she finds it somewhat therapeutic."
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Taryn laughed as she ran from Piotr who for some reason seemed to be focusing on her. She figured it was because Bobby wanted to go after his girlfriend.
"I'm gonna get ya!" He yelled laughingly. He was able to catch up to her. He threw his arms around her from behind, trapping her against him. The two tumbled to the ground on their sides. Taryn shrieked with laughter.
"You're mean!" She laughed as he got her shirt wet. The two sat up. Piotr looked at her. He saw a smudge of dirt on her cheek. He reached up to wipe it away. Taryn quickly dodged away from him and took hold of his wrist in her gloved hand. "Don't." She said, suddenly serious. Piotr looked at her.
"What?" He asked. Taryn sighed and stood up.
"Don't touch me." She said. Tears filled her eyes a bit as she remembered what happened to Andy. "No one can touch me." Piotr looked down, realizing what she meant. He felt incredibly stupid. He got up.
"I'm sorry." He said. "I should've.." He said. Taryn shook her head.
"It's OK. You didn't know." She said.
"Yeah, but I should've figured it out. You know, the gloves and everything." He said.
"Well, now you know." She said. "Don't worry about it." She said, giving him a smile. Piotr saw that it was something that bothered her a bit, but also saw she didn't want to dwell on it. He nodded.
"Let's go find Bobby and Rogue." He said. Taryn nodded. They turned to find their friends, only to see a drenched Rogue holding hands with a drenched Bobby walking over to them. "What happened?" Piotr laughed. Taryn couldn't help giggle too, forgetting about her sadness.
"He got me." Rogue said.
"Then she got the water bottle and got me." Bobby said. In reality, he hadn't put up much of a struggle when she took it from him, but, well, no one needs to know that.
"Why is it that everyone's gotten a bit of revenge to some extent, but me?" Taryn pouted. Bobby held up the water bottle.
"Well, there's some left in here, I think." He said. He tossed it at her. Piotr intercepted it and grabbed it.
"Thank you, Bobby." He grinned.
"No fair!" Taryn giggled as she tried to get the bottle. But, Piotr being taller and such, was able to keep it away from her.
"Says who?" Piotr laughed.
"Me!" Taryn yelled as she jumped trying to get the bottle. In their struggle, the bottle opened. The remaining water poured out, drenching them both. Taryn shrieked at the feel of the cold water. Piotr laughed again.
"That was graceful." Bobby laughed. Taryn stepped back, running her gloved fingers through her hair. She glared playfully at Piotr.
"You couldn't just let me get the water bottle, could you?" She said.
"Nope." He said. The two stared at each other, almost daring the other to some sort of challenge or something. Rogue decided to step in.
"We better change, before we catch pnemonia or something." She said. She walked over to Taryn and led her back to towards the house.
"Yeah, we should too." Bobby said, he and Piotr followed the girls inside, separating to their respective gender specified wings.