A/N: Okay I'm on a roll with this story. Glad you enjoy it. It'll get more interesting I promise
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Chapter 7- Hiding
The glass door opened and they all looked to see John and Bobby standing there, nearly completely dry. They glared at Rogue and she just gave them her innocent smile.
"Good one, Marie," John nodded, "Really good. Took us awhile to get out of there."
"That's what ya get," Rogue told them with a laugh.
"How did you boys get out of there?" Jean asked curiously.
"We argued for about ten minutes on who would boost who out. Neither of us trusted each other, thinking the other would split. So I ended up trusting John and boosted him up and out and he pulled me out," Bobby told her.
John pointed at Bobby. "He's heavy, took me a while."
"I'm not heavy."
"Well then your damn stair idea bruised me to the point you felt heavy," he said, cracking his neck with his hand, flexing his aching shoulder.
"Hey it would have worked if you didn't keep pulling me off when you fell."
"Those things were slippery, I couldn't keep my balance you-"
Rogue cleared her throat interrupting the two. They turned their heads to look at her. She smiled. "Sorry to interrupt your amusing argument, but we got a new person." She gestured at Tristian with her hand.
He was once again staring at them, studying them like he had Rogue. Jean bit her bottom lip, wondering how he'd react. She was sure he'd like Bobby, but John…that was another story. His attitude was a ticking time bomb, when he was mad, he was pissed beyond all recognition.
Tristian smiled at them. "Hello."
"Hi, welcome to Mutant Academy," Bobby extended his hand politely. "I'm Bobby Drake, also known as Iceman."
"Thanks," he said. "And I'm Tristian Shadow, just Tristian."
John rolled his eyes at Bobby's greeting and Jean stifled a laugh. To her surprise John extended his hand towards Tristian. "I'm John," he flicked his Zippo lighter. "Or you can call me Pyro."
"I think I understand what the two of you can do," he shook John's hand then took a drink from his Pepsi.
"Kind of obvious with our other names," Bobby told him then looked over at Jean. "So do you need us to show him around?"
"Not right now. I just wanted to introduce you three to Tristian. He's not going to be a student here but he'll be staying here and possibly be working with some of you in the training area. I want to get him settled in and give him a chance to rest before you show him around," Jean explained, moving to stand up.
"Oh, so he'll be like a tutor?" Bobby asked.
"Yes and no," Jean told them. "We'll see what he wants to do, let Tristian choose."
Tristian nodded, "Sounds cool with me."
Jean nodded, "Okay then. He's staying on the third floor, facing the backyard, down the hall from my room."
"Okay," Rogue nodded, she smiled at Tristian. "I'll see you later."
"Yeah, it was nice meeting you three," Tristian gave a nod, tossing his soda can in the trash and leaving with Jean.
The trio watched him leave and Rogue spoke. "I like him. He seems nice."
"Yeah, he does," John agreed.
Bobby nodded, agreeing with them all. "He seems like he's hiding something though. Not anything really bad, but still hiding something."
"He just met us for crying out loud," Rogue looked at her boyfriend.
"Yeah, I know…we'll see what happens."
"Until then," John patted his shoulder. "I'm going to take a shower."
"Not before I do," his roommate said, shoving him and running ahead.
"Hey!" John yelled, taking off after him. "That's cheating."
Rogue rolled her eyes. They were never going to grow up. She sighed and walked to her room, deciding a shower was best and later on she'd go visit Tristian.
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Chapter 7- Hiding
The glass door opened and they all looked to see John and Bobby standing there, nearly completely dry. They glared at Rogue and she just gave them her innocent smile.
"Good one, Marie," John nodded, "Really good. Took us awhile to get out of there."
"That's what ya get," Rogue told them with a laugh.
"How did you boys get out of there?" Jean asked curiously.
"We argued for about ten minutes on who would boost who out. Neither of us trusted each other, thinking the other would split. So I ended up trusting John and boosted him up and out and he pulled me out," Bobby told her.
John pointed at Bobby. "He's heavy, took me a while."
"I'm not heavy."
"Well then your damn stair idea bruised me to the point you felt heavy," he said, cracking his neck with his hand, flexing his aching shoulder.
"Hey it would have worked if you didn't keep pulling me off when you fell."
"Those things were slippery, I couldn't keep my balance you-"
Rogue cleared her throat interrupting the two. They turned their heads to look at her. She smiled. "Sorry to interrupt your amusing argument, but we got a new person." She gestured at Tristian with her hand.
He was once again staring at them, studying them like he had Rogue. Jean bit her bottom lip, wondering how he'd react. She was sure he'd like Bobby, but John…that was another story. His attitude was a ticking time bomb, when he was mad, he was pissed beyond all recognition.
Tristian smiled at them. "Hello."
"Hi, welcome to Mutant Academy," Bobby extended his hand politely. "I'm Bobby Drake, also known as Iceman."
"Thanks," he said. "And I'm Tristian Shadow, just Tristian."
John rolled his eyes at Bobby's greeting and Jean stifled a laugh. To her surprise John extended his hand towards Tristian. "I'm John," he flicked his Zippo lighter. "Or you can call me Pyro."
"I think I understand what the two of you can do," he shook John's hand then took a drink from his Pepsi.
"Kind of obvious with our other names," Bobby told him then looked over at Jean. "So do you need us to show him around?"
"Not right now. I just wanted to introduce you three to Tristian. He's not going to be a student here but he'll be staying here and possibly be working with some of you in the training area. I want to get him settled in and give him a chance to rest before you show him around," Jean explained, moving to stand up.
"Oh, so he'll be like a tutor?" Bobby asked.
"Yes and no," Jean told them. "We'll see what he wants to do, let Tristian choose."
Tristian nodded, "Sounds cool with me."
Jean nodded, "Okay then. He's staying on the third floor, facing the backyard, down the hall from my room."
"Okay," Rogue nodded, she smiled at Tristian. "I'll see you later."
"Yeah, it was nice meeting you three," Tristian gave a nod, tossing his soda can in the trash and leaving with Jean.
The trio watched him leave and Rogue spoke. "I like him. He seems nice."
"Yeah, he does," John agreed.
Bobby nodded, agreeing with them all. "He seems like he's hiding something though. Not anything really bad, but still hiding something."
"He just met us for crying out loud," Rogue looked at her boyfriend.
"Yeah, I know…we'll see what happens."
"Until then," John patted his shoulder. "I'm going to take a shower."
"Not before I do," his roommate said, shoving him and running ahead.
"Hey!" John yelled, taking off after him. "That's cheating."
Rogue rolled her eyes. They were never going to grow up. She sighed and walked to her room, deciding a shower was best and later on she'd go visit Tristian.
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Please keep reviewing. I need to know how I'm doing. Thanxs!!
Beezer