Oh my gosh, I can't believe how long it's been since I updated this story. I apologize for making you all wait for so long, but what can you do when you are visited by that pesky writer's block. I swear, it's like a guest that won't ever leave until you finally get sick enough of it to kick it out. Lol. Anyway, here is the next chapter. I'll try and get chapter six out quicker than it took to write chapter five. But I make no guarantees.

Chapter Five

Sitting under one of the many trees that lined the school's property, Kylie gently strummed the strings of the white guitar. She wasn't sure if the instruments were allowed out of the music room, but after her meeting with Professor Xavier, Kylie needed to clear her head. And she knew only one way to do that.

The warm, late afternoon sun warmed her face as Kylie gently ran her fingers over the strings. She breathed in deeply, reveling in the scent of the earth and sky. Always she felt the need to be outside, to commune with the nature that surrounded her. It made her feel at peace, as if nothing could go wrong as long as she had the sky above her and the earth beneath her feet.

The rough bark of the tree scratched at her back, but Kylie loved it. Across the yard she could see the students running and playing. They acted like typical kids on a typical Saturday afternoon. Kylie hadn't seen Rogue or any of her friends since Storm had collected her after breakfast. She guessed that they were studying or hanging out somewhere else.

Tilting her head back so that it rested against the rough bark of the tree, Kylie closed her eyes, imagining a song in her head. Her fingers moved of their own accord and before she knew it, Kylie was singing words that she had never written on paper.

Walk towards me, I want to hear

The heavens singing over you.

When you breathe and look at me

I want to be captured by you.

Gaze into my eyes

And let me know you'd fight thousands,

For my love.

Slip your hand in mine ask me to dance with you tonight,

Just ask me, for my love.

I want to hide, what's deep in my eyes.

I'm scared to be known by you.

But when I turn my head,

And see you there

I wanna be pursued.

Gaze into my eyes

And let me know you'd fight

Thousands, for my love.

Slip your hand in mine ask me to dance with you tonight,

Just ask me, for my love.

A dream I won't wake from.

A story that will never end.

The ground your feet walk on.

Let me be there, let me be there.

Gaze into my eyes,

Let me know you'd fight

Thousands, for my love.

Slip your hand in mine ask me to dance with you tonight.

Just ask me, for my love.

It was amazing how easily it all came to her. The words flowed together, blending perfectly with the music her fingers played. Every word she sang, every song she wrote, it all had a meaning behind it. But this song. What did this one mean? She watched her fingers moved across the strings. She would have to remember to write this one down later.

Ah, freedom, John thought as he pushed open the door and stepped out into the warm sunlight. After having been cooped up studying for who knows how long, it felt good to be outside. He flicked open his ever present lighter, toying with the flames as he walked across the grounds behind Bobby and Rogue. They were holding hands and being the sickening couple they usually were. Most of the time it disgusted him, the way they acted around each other. But sometimes, on very rare occasions, John wished that he could have what they had. He wished that there was a girl out there for him, one that was devoted to and completely, sickeningly, in love with him.

Out of the corner of his eye, a lone figure caught John's attention. Kylie. She sat beneath a tree, her head and back resting against its trunk. There was a guitar in her hands and her fingers were moving over the strings confidently. She seemed lost in her own little world. Her eyes were closed and her lips were moving. She was singing. John could hear her now. She was singing softly, but he could still make out the sound of her voice. Nothing special, but it had a low, husky sound to it. She was good at playing the guitar too.

"Let's go sit with Kylie." Rogue's voice registered in his mind, but John didn't really hear her words. He didn't have to though, his feet were already moving him towards the young woman.

She could feel someone watching her. Slowly, Kylie opened her eyes and looked around. Three people were moving steadily towards her. The sun was directly behind them, blinding Kylie just enough so that she could not make out who they were. All she could tell was that one was female and the other two male.

"Hey Kylie." Rogue's voice traveled to Kylie's ears. Well, now she knew who the girl was, that had to mean that the guys with her were Bobby and John. Kylie's suspicions were proved correct when the three friends stopped in front of her. Rogue flopped down next to her own the ground, pulling Bobby down with her. John sat down across from Kylie, the corners of his mouth twitching up just slightly in what Kylie guessed was as close to a smile as she would get from him.

"Where have you been?" Rogue asked.

"I had to meet with the Professor after breakfast." Kylie replied, her fingers absentmindedly picking at the guitar's strings.

"Ah," Bobby said, drawing Rogue against him, "he had to give you the whole little speech about helping you gain control of your powers and all that, right?" Kylie chuckled.

"Yeah, something like that." she replied with a grin. Kylie didn't know why, but she felt at ease around these people. More so than she had ever felt around her old friends. Maybe it was the fact that she didn't have to worry about hiding who she was when she was around them. Or maybe it was just that they were real, genuine, they acted around her as they would when they were by themselves.

"So what are your powers?" Rogue asked. Kylie rolled her eyes. Why were mutants always so interested in the powers that other mutants possessed?

"Wow," Rogue breathed after Kylie had ticked off her numerous mutations, "that's a lot."

"You're telling me." Kylie replied, "What about you guys, what are your powers?"

"I have the pleasure of being able to take people's lives from them." Rogue said, her voice bitter and sarcastic. "If I touch someone for too long I could kill them."

"That's why you wear the gloves." Kylie said, finally understanding.

"Yeah." Rogue looked down at her hands with disgust.

"What about you fellas?" Kylie asked as she placed the guitar against the tree and pulled her knees up to her chest.

"It's kinda hard to explain," Bobby said, "but I can control ice." Kylie looked at him curiously, not quite understanding. The blonde bit his lip in thought.

"I can freeze things." he said after a moment, "And I can create walls of ice."

"Pretty cool." Kylie said. "And what about you?" she turned to John and their eyes met. She smiled at him, hoping that he would smile back, but his lips just twitched again. Apparently he didn't smile.

"I can manipulate fire." He replied. Kylie watched as he continued to flick the lighter he held in his hands on and off. The dancing flame captured Kylie's attention and she watched as John cupped the flame in his hand. It was suspended in the air above his palm, flickering and swaying in the light breeze that blew across the ground.

"Why do you always show off whenever a new girl shows up?" Rogue asked. John extinguished the flame quickly, closing his hand around it.

"I do not show off." he sounded offended.

"Yeah you do." Bobby agreed with Rogue.

"Whatever," John stood and brushed invisible dirt off his jeans, "I gotta go." Kylie watched him walk away, disappointed to see him go.

Why had Rogue called him out on that? John couldn't help but feel disgruntled and slightly mad at the girl. It was true that he had showed off his abilities when Rogue had first arrived at the school, barely a year before.

He had thought Rogue pretty and wanted to impress her. She was new, interesting, she was someone new to date, that was all. It hadn't really done anything more than embarrass him when Bobby had gotten him caught. John hadn't cared about Rogue, he had only wanted to add her to the list of girls that he had dated. But it was different with Kylie.

John fell onto his bed and stared up at the ceiling. Kylie was different from any girl he'd ever met. True he hadn't said anything much to her, and he'd only known her barely even a day. But already, she was different. He recalled the way she smiled at him, her eyes sparkling and inviting, her lips turned up gracefully. Yes, she was different.

Alright, so not a very good chapter. At least not as good as I was hoping it'd be, but it'll do. I hope that you all enjoyed it and will review. I promise that in the next few chapters I'll make it so that Kylie is not so much a Mary-Sue and more like a normal person.

The song that Kylie sang is called For my love and is by Bethany Dillon. It's one of my favorite songs of all times and I just thought that I'd put it in the story because I like it so much. PI do not own the song, nor do I own Bethany Dillon.

TheAlmightyMasterT-Chan: I am so glad that you are enjoying this story. And about John, if you'll remember in the author note that I wrote in the first chapter, I mentioned that John had not joined Magneto's team.

Ellisan: Don't worry, in the next few chapters I am going to try and get Kylie away from the Mary-Sue image I seem to have created her in.

Silverone3: Kylie is confused and scared by what is happening to her. Don't you think that you would act the same way in that situation?

MoonlitDay and melodie568: Thank you both very much for reviewing. I am looking forward to reading your thoughts on this chapter.