AN: Hey all, I heard a song and thought it could apply to Taryn/Piotr. So,
it's in here. The song is "Tomorrow" by Lillix"
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The next few days, Piotr's and Taryn's sad moods were noticeable among everyone else at the institute. Taryn would avoid Piotr, and even at times avoid Bobby and Rouge, knowing they'd be with Piotr. Piotr felt guilty and thought it was his fault that she was distancing herself from her friends, and in turn started not hanging out with Rogue and Bobby as well. One night at dinner, Bobby and Rogue were sitting at their table alone, with Taryn and Piotr both at separate tables on opposite ends of the dinning room. Rogue sighed.
"We have got to do something." She said.
"Yeah, but what?" Bobby asked. "They're not kids, we can't just say 'talk' and they'll do it. I think we just have to hope one of them will go and initiate a conversation and stay out of it."
"But they're our friends." Rogue said. "God, I hate seeing them miserable."
"Yeah, same here." Bobby sighed.
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~Tomorrow just another day
another way
to spend my day
all by my self
starin at the tv screen
flipping through my magazine
everything is unclear
i need you here~
Taryn sighed as she tried reading a chapter from the assigned book for English, but, like every other time she was..well, alive, her thoughts went to Piotr. She really did like him. Liked him so much. Liked him enough that she hated him. Hated him for saying he liked her, and making her wish she could be with him even more.
~and i wake up
put on my make up
pick up the phone
nobodys home
i need to break out
give me some take out
standing side the crowd
i wanna scream out loud
i'll be ok
i'll be ok~
She wasn't lying when she said she was scared. She was scared beyond belief. Thoughts of a million "what ifs" plagued her every waking moment. What if he was like Andy? And what if she believed him, but only got hurt? What if he wasn't like Andy? What if she forgot one day? What if she got too caught up in the heat of the moment and kissed him or something? What if he got hurt? What if..
~ walking down this whining road
raining days are all I've known
i have hit the ground
staring up into the sky
countin all the reasons why
my mind is spinning around
i need to breath~
Taryn sighed and tried to force herself to read. It wouldn't look good if her homework wasn't done on her first week in this place. First impressions were key, and she didn't want to give off the impression she was some slacker type of kid.
~ so,i wake up
put on my make up
pick up the phone
nobodys home
and i need to break out
give me some take out
standing side the crowd
i wanna scream out loud
i'll be ok~
But, her mind didn't seem to be cooperating. It just wandered even more to Piotr, and the way things were. She sighed and just slammed her book shut, giving up. _Screw first impressions, I'll make it up later...If I can._
~ get off from the floor
i just can't take anymore
leave that all behind
just get along
nah nah nah nah
nah nah nah nah
nah nah nah oohhh~
Taryn was walking past the living room when she saw Piotr on the front lawn, playing with Artie and some of the other younger boys. The boys were tackling Piotr and such, and he was laughing, trying to get away. He wasn't using his strength, seeing as he didn't want to hurt the kids.
~oh,i wake up
put on my make up
pick up the phone
nobodys home
and i need to break out
give me some take out
standing side the crowd
i wanna scream out loud
i'll be ok
i'll be ok~
Taryn stood behind a tree on the lawn and watched Piotr. Watching him felt like a masochistic torture. It only made her hurt more. But she couldn't tear her eyes off of him.
~ oh,i wake up
put on my make up
pick up the phone
nobodys home
and i need to break out
give me some take out
standing side the crowd
i wanna scream out loud~
Piotr was playfully struggling against the boys who were attacking him. He knew they were doing it because they knew he was sad, and wanted to make him laugh. They were being successful, but that didn't mean he was completely out of his melancholy state. He still thought about Taryn non- stop. He felt like an idiot. He was happy to know she liked him too, but the feeling of sadness of knowing they couldn't be together surpassed that feeling.
~ i need to break out!!
were ok were alright
were ok we'll be alright~
Piotr saw Taryn watching him. She had a small smile on her face at how adorable he was being with the kids. But he could see her eyes mirrored his own. They held the need and want to be together, but also held depression and sadness. Part of Piotr was a little glad they were both in the same boat in this. Then he felt even more guilty. _You're happy that she's sad..Man, how petty are you?_
~tomorrow just another day
another way
to spend my day~
Piotr stood up, hefting some of the boys who were on him and placing them on the ground. He smiled at them.
"I'll see you guys later." He said. He stood up, brushing grass off his back.
"Aw come on, we're having fun!" Artie laughed. Piotr saw Bobby and Rogue walking together. He took Artie's shoulders and turned him to face Bobby's direction.
"Get him." He said. The boys grinned and took off after Bobby. Bobby saw the herd of kids running after him. He quickly ran away, with the boys chasing after him.
"I'm going to get you, Pete!" Bobby yelled over his shoulder. Piotr laughed.
"You're horrible." Came a soft laughing voice. Piotr turned to see Taryn.
"Hey." He said.
"Hey." She replied. The two stood in an awkward silence.
"I-" Taryn began, but was cut off by Bobby crashing to the ground from the kids jumping on his back.
"AH!" He yelled laughingly. "Help! Save me! I'm being tortured to death!" Rogue laughed and went over and tried to save her boyfriend. Piotr and Taryn stood back and laughed. Piotr and Taryn looked back at one another, still feeling a little awkward, but Piotr was glad she was at least talking to him...Somewhat.
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"I saw you and Pete talking." Rogue said later that night as the girls were getting ready for bed. "Does that mean you guys are ok?" She asked.
"Not even close." Taryn replied.
"You want to talk about it?" Rogue asked.
"You'll probably think I'm being paranoid and stupid."
"I doubt it. Try me." Rogue said. Taryn sighed.
"I can't do the relationship thing." Taryn said.
"Because of the whole no touching thing?" Rogue asked.
"Yeah. I mean, I just don't understand how you can do it? Don't you get frustrated?" Taryn asked.
"Oh yeah. Why do you think I use the full fifteen minutes in the shower?" Rogue asked. Taryn made a disgusted sound.
"OK, I'm just going to forget I heard that." Taryn said. Rogue laughed.
"I was kidding. Anyway, of course it gets frustrating. But, I know it'd be even worse if I didn't even try being with Bobby."
"So you're saying I should reconsider my decision?" Taryn asked. Rogue looked at her.
"I'm saying you should do whatever it is you really want to do." She said.
"If I did, Pete would be a statue." Taryn groaned. Rogue sighed.
"I meant...Well, you know what I meant.." Rogue said.
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Taryn had had trouble sleeping again, turning Rogue's words in her head over and over again. She sat in the kitchen, drinking milk. The way it reminded her of her first night there and talking with Piotr seemed to ease her a bit.
"Couldn't sleep?" Came a voice. She looked up and saw Piotr standing in the doorway of the kitchen. He was dressed similarly to the way he was the night. Taryn sighed inwardly a bit.
"Had a lot of thinking to do." She said. "Milk?" She offered, getting a glass from the cupboard.
"Sure, can't have too much calcium in your system." He smiled. Taryn paused and smiled a bit to herself in spite of herself. She poured him some milk and handed the glass to him. The two sat opposite one another, drinking in silence. Piotr looked at her.
"I'm sorry." He said.
"What for?" She asked.
"For..Everything. I shouldn't have lied, I shouldn't have tried to kiss you, I shouldn't have told you I liked you.." He said. Taryn looked at him.
"You're right, you shouldn't have lied." She said softly. "But, the kissing thing, I mean, I guess it was a like lapse in judgment, or, wanting to express something so badly you momentarily didn't care about the consequences. Why are you sorry you told me you liked me?" She asked.
"Well, because it upset you." He said.
"It didn't upset me that you like me. It upset me that I couldn't kiss you, or touch you, like I wanted to do. That's what hurts so much." She said.
"I like you for who you are. For the way I feel when I'm just anywhere near your presence." Piotr said. "I know this physical stuff is a hurdle, but I know we could get over it. Somehow. I mean, Bobby and Rogue can do it, so, maybe it's not totally impossible. I just know that I want to be with you." Taryn looked at him.
"I want to be with you too." She said softly. Taryn smiled. She suddenly wished she had bothered to put her gloves when she had left the room. Piotr saw the frown she had, and figured out what the problem was. "If I had known this would have happened, I would've worn my gloves." She commented. Piotr paused as an idea struck him. He put his armor up. Taryn looked at him blankly. He reached over to put a hand on her cheek. Taryn shied away from him.
"Don't think you'd want to be a bulked up statue." She commented.
"Just let me try something." He said softly. Taryn looked at him. He seemed like he knew what he was doing. She sighed and nodded.
"Fine, but if you start feeling weird, hands off, got it?" She asked. Piotr nodded. He placed his hand on her cheek, cupping her face gently. The cold metal of his hand felt cold against her cheek, but knowing it was Piotr's hand made her feel warm and good inside. Nothing seemed to happen. Piotr smiled and pulled his hand away, lowering the armor.
"It's not skin-to-skin contact." He said. Taryn laughed softly.
"Great, we've got a loophole." She said softly. Piotr smiled. He looked at her.
"We should probably go to bed. We do have classes tomorrow." He said.
"OK." They put their glasses in the sink and headed out the kitchen.
"Do you want me to walk you back to your room?" He offered. Taryn smiled.
"Sounds good, but, isn't there a rule about being in the opposite gender's area at night?" She asked. Piotr laughed.
"Good point." He said. They were about to separate when Taryn thought of something. She turned to Piotr.
"Pete, do me a favor." She said.
"What?" He asked.
"Don't mention this whole able to touch thing to Bobby or Rogue. I just, feel a little bad, and don't want them to feel jealous or anything." She said. Piotr nodded.
"Yeah, you have a point. I'll see you tomorrow." He said.
"Definitely." She grinned as she went off to the girls' room. Piotr saw a slight happy step or something in her walk, almost like she was gliding from happiness, not walking. Piotr smiled and headed the opposite way to the boys' room.
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The next few days, Piotr's and Taryn's sad moods were noticeable among everyone else at the institute. Taryn would avoid Piotr, and even at times avoid Bobby and Rouge, knowing they'd be with Piotr. Piotr felt guilty and thought it was his fault that she was distancing herself from her friends, and in turn started not hanging out with Rogue and Bobby as well. One night at dinner, Bobby and Rogue were sitting at their table alone, with Taryn and Piotr both at separate tables on opposite ends of the dinning room. Rogue sighed.
"We have got to do something." She said.
"Yeah, but what?" Bobby asked. "They're not kids, we can't just say 'talk' and they'll do it. I think we just have to hope one of them will go and initiate a conversation and stay out of it."
"But they're our friends." Rogue said. "God, I hate seeing them miserable."
"Yeah, same here." Bobby sighed.
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~Tomorrow just another day
another way
to spend my day
all by my self
starin at the tv screen
flipping through my magazine
everything is unclear
i need you here~
Taryn sighed as she tried reading a chapter from the assigned book for English, but, like every other time she was..well, alive, her thoughts went to Piotr. She really did like him. Liked him so much. Liked him enough that she hated him. Hated him for saying he liked her, and making her wish she could be with him even more.
~and i wake up
put on my make up
pick up the phone
nobodys home
i need to break out
give me some take out
standing side the crowd
i wanna scream out loud
i'll be ok
i'll be ok~
She wasn't lying when she said she was scared. She was scared beyond belief. Thoughts of a million "what ifs" plagued her every waking moment. What if he was like Andy? And what if she believed him, but only got hurt? What if he wasn't like Andy? What if she forgot one day? What if she got too caught up in the heat of the moment and kissed him or something? What if he got hurt? What if..
~ walking down this whining road
raining days are all I've known
i have hit the ground
staring up into the sky
countin all the reasons why
my mind is spinning around
i need to breath~
Taryn sighed and tried to force herself to read. It wouldn't look good if her homework wasn't done on her first week in this place. First impressions were key, and she didn't want to give off the impression she was some slacker type of kid.
~ so,i wake up
put on my make up
pick up the phone
nobodys home
and i need to break out
give me some take out
standing side the crowd
i wanna scream out loud
i'll be ok~
But, her mind didn't seem to be cooperating. It just wandered even more to Piotr, and the way things were. She sighed and just slammed her book shut, giving up. _Screw first impressions, I'll make it up later...If I can._
~ get off from the floor
i just can't take anymore
leave that all behind
just get along
nah nah nah nah
nah nah nah nah
nah nah nah oohhh~
Taryn was walking past the living room when she saw Piotr on the front lawn, playing with Artie and some of the other younger boys. The boys were tackling Piotr and such, and he was laughing, trying to get away. He wasn't using his strength, seeing as he didn't want to hurt the kids.
~oh,i wake up
put on my make up
pick up the phone
nobodys home
and i need to break out
give me some take out
standing side the crowd
i wanna scream out loud
i'll be ok
i'll be ok~
Taryn stood behind a tree on the lawn and watched Piotr. Watching him felt like a masochistic torture. It only made her hurt more. But she couldn't tear her eyes off of him.
~ oh,i wake up
put on my make up
pick up the phone
nobodys home
and i need to break out
give me some take out
standing side the crowd
i wanna scream out loud~
Piotr was playfully struggling against the boys who were attacking him. He knew they were doing it because they knew he was sad, and wanted to make him laugh. They were being successful, but that didn't mean he was completely out of his melancholy state. He still thought about Taryn non- stop. He felt like an idiot. He was happy to know she liked him too, but the feeling of sadness of knowing they couldn't be together surpassed that feeling.
~ i need to break out!!
were ok were alright
were ok we'll be alright~
Piotr saw Taryn watching him. She had a small smile on her face at how adorable he was being with the kids. But he could see her eyes mirrored his own. They held the need and want to be together, but also held depression and sadness. Part of Piotr was a little glad they were both in the same boat in this. Then he felt even more guilty. _You're happy that she's sad..Man, how petty are you?_
~tomorrow just another day
another way
to spend my day~
Piotr stood up, hefting some of the boys who were on him and placing them on the ground. He smiled at them.
"I'll see you guys later." He said. He stood up, brushing grass off his back.
"Aw come on, we're having fun!" Artie laughed. Piotr saw Bobby and Rogue walking together. He took Artie's shoulders and turned him to face Bobby's direction.
"Get him." He said. The boys grinned and took off after Bobby. Bobby saw the herd of kids running after him. He quickly ran away, with the boys chasing after him.
"I'm going to get you, Pete!" Bobby yelled over his shoulder. Piotr laughed.
"You're horrible." Came a soft laughing voice. Piotr turned to see Taryn.
"Hey." He said.
"Hey." She replied. The two stood in an awkward silence.
"I-" Taryn began, but was cut off by Bobby crashing to the ground from the kids jumping on his back.
"AH!" He yelled laughingly. "Help! Save me! I'm being tortured to death!" Rogue laughed and went over and tried to save her boyfriend. Piotr and Taryn stood back and laughed. Piotr and Taryn looked back at one another, still feeling a little awkward, but Piotr was glad she was at least talking to him...Somewhat.
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"I saw you and Pete talking." Rogue said later that night as the girls were getting ready for bed. "Does that mean you guys are ok?" She asked.
"Not even close." Taryn replied.
"You want to talk about it?" Rogue asked.
"You'll probably think I'm being paranoid and stupid."
"I doubt it. Try me." Rogue said. Taryn sighed.
"I can't do the relationship thing." Taryn said.
"Because of the whole no touching thing?" Rogue asked.
"Yeah. I mean, I just don't understand how you can do it? Don't you get frustrated?" Taryn asked.
"Oh yeah. Why do you think I use the full fifteen minutes in the shower?" Rogue asked. Taryn made a disgusted sound.
"OK, I'm just going to forget I heard that." Taryn said. Rogue laughed.
"I was kidding. Anyway, of course it gets frustrating. But, I know it'd be even worse if I didn't even try being with Bobby."
"So you're saying I should reconsider my decision?" Taryn asked. Rogue looked at her.
"I'm saying you should do whatever it is you really want to do." She said.
"If I did, Pete would be a statue." Taryn groaned. Rogue sighed.
"I meant...Well, you know what I meant.." Rogue said.
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Taryn had had trouble sleeping again, turning Rogue's words in her head over and over again. She sat in the kitchen, drinking milk. The way it reminded her of her first night there and talking with Piotr seemed to ease her a bit.
"Couldn't sleep?" Came a voice. She looked up and saw Piotr standing in the doorway of the kitchen. He was dressed similarly to the way he was the night. Taryn sighed inwardly a bit.
"Had a lot of thinking to do." She said. "Milk?" She offered, getting a glass from the cupboard.
"Sure, can't have too much calcium in your system." He smiled. Taryn paused and smiled a bit to herself in spite of herself. She poured him some milk and handed the glass to him. The two sat opposite one another, drinking in silence. Piotr looked at her.
"I'm sorry." He said.
"What for?" She asked.
"For..Everything. I shouldn't have lied, I shouldn't have tried to kiss you, I shouldn't have told you I liked you.." He said. Taryn looked at him.
"You're right, you shouldn't have lied." She said softly. "But, the kissing thing, I mean, I guess it was a like lapse in judgment, or, wanting to express something so badly you momentarily didn't care about the consequences. Why are you sorry you told me you liked me?" She asked.
"Well, because it upset you." He said.
"It didn't upset me that you like me. It upset me that I couldn't kiss you, or touch you, like I wanted to do. That's what hurts so much." She said.
"I like you for who you are. For the way I feel when I'm just anywhere near your presence." Piotr said. "I know this physical stuff is a hurdle, but I know we could get over it. Somehow. I mean, Bobby and Rogue can do it, so, maybe it's not totally impossible. I just know that I want to be with you." Taryn looked at him.
"I want to be with you too." She said softly. Taryn smiled. She suddenly wished she had bothered to put her gloves when she had left the room. Piotr saw the frown she had, and figured out what the problem was. "If I had known this would have happened, I would've worn my gloves." She commented. Piotr paused as an idea struck him. He put his armor up. Taryn looked at him blankly. He reached over to put a hand on her cheek. Taryn shied away from him.
"Don't think you'd want to be a bulked up statue." She commented.
"Just let me try something." He said softly. Taryn looked at him. He seemed like he knew what he was doing. She sighed and nodded.
"Fine, but if you start feeling weird, hands off, got it?" She asked. Piotr nodded. He placed his hand on her cheek, cupping her face gently. The cold metal of his hand felt cold against her cheek, but knowing it was Piotr's hand made her feel warm and good inside. Nothing seemed to happen. Piotr smiled and pulled his hand away, lowering the armor.
"It's not skin-to-skin contact." He said. Taryn laughed softly.
"Great, we've got a loophole." She said softly. Piotr smiled. He looked at her.
"We should probably go to bed. We do have classes tomorrow." He said.
"OK." They put their glasses in the sink and headed out the kitchen.
"Do you want me to walk you back to your room?" He offered. Taryn smiled.
"Sounds good, but, isn't there a rule about being in the opposite gender's area at night?" She asked. Piotr laughed.
"Good point." He said. They were about to separate when Taryn thought of something. She turned to Piotr.
"Pete, do me a favor." She said.
"What?" He asked.
"Don't mention this whole able to touch thing to Bobby or Rogue. I just, feel a little bad, and don't want them to feel jealous or anything." She said. Piotr nodded.
"Yeah, you have a point. I'll see you tomorrow." He said.
"Definitely." She grinned as she went off to the girls' room. Piotr saw a slight happy step or something in her walk, almost like she was gliding from happiness, not walking. Piotr smiled and headed the opposite way to the boys' room.