A/N: Action to come!
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Chapter 27 – Dreaded Knowing
Tristian rubbed his eyes before looking at the breathless Pyro. He was hunched over, hands on knees, panting. He had overdone himself trying to create fire. Never quite got to muster it, but sparked it up a bit, but it would fade and disappear in a matter of seconds.
He straightened John up. "Let's not press ourselves too hard, Johnny, you're going to kill yourself if you keep up at this."
"I-I want..to get this," he demanded breathlessly. Tristian would be surprised if he could stay on his feet for another ten minutes. The way Pyro was looking, he would faint if he pressed any harder.
"John, I think your problem is that you are pressing too hard. You need to relax," he told him, shaking his shoulders.
"But Rogue got it," he fumed. "How can I not get this?"
"Rogue relaxed, that's my point. You've been doing this for a day and half if you relax you'll get it for more than 3 seconds. If you relax you'll be able to do this all the time," Tristian told him. Get it?"
Pyro sighed, running a hand through his hair. "Yeah…yeah I get it. I'll try."
"Okay," he nodded, patting John's shoulder. "Let's try this. I did this with Rogue," he gestured over at her. She stood with Bobby by the empty pool a few feet away, talking, laughing and kissing. "I want you to close your eyes."
John frowned at the idea. "Why?"
"Trust me, close your eyes," he waited for the boy to obey before continuing. "Now relax your muscles, just let them loose, no tension what so ever." He felt John's arms go lax under his hands.
"Alright," he continued. "Now pick one happy thought."
"I'm not trying to fly, Trist," John told him, with a smirk, his eyes still closed.
"No, you're trying to create fire, now think of a happy thought. Find one and hold it in your head, let all the others go away, just hold that one. Got it?"
"I hope so," he muttered.
"Now, hold out your hand and visualize it in your mind. Watch it spark and grow in your mind and then let that thought collide with your other."
Tristian stood back a bit, looking at John's hand. The boy's face was relaxed as well as his body. He prayed this worked because if it didn't, he was out of ideas. He caught a glimpse of something in John's outstretched hand. A swirl of smoke, then a tiny flame emerged from the shimmer, sparking and growing brighter.
Tristian grinned. "John, open your eyes."
The teenager did and a large smile spread across his face. "Holy shit, it worked!"
"Yeah, told you that you'd get it sooner than later," Tristian nodded as John became giddy with excitement. Tristian saw the flame grow bigger with John's emotions. He didn't mention that to the boy. That his fire would grow and accumulate with his feelings, that was a dangerous thing.
He opened his mouth to warn him, but was a second too late. The flame grew too large for Pyro to control. Though the boy tried to control it, but it was out of his league. Before Tristian could get to it, John let out a cry and fell back, the flame shooting forward, towards Bobby and Rogue.
"LOOK OUT!" Tristian yelled towards them.
Bobby had looked up to see the flame and shoved Rogue to the side, the force caused him to fall back. Tristian called off the flame with his power, waving his hand to rid of it. But the force was strong and put out the flame.
Tristian helped John up and they hurried over to Rogue.
"Shit, you okay?" John asked her, giving her a hand up.
She didn't take it, she looked madly around, "Where's Bobby?"
Tristian's mouth dropped open and he stared at the empty pool. He knew exactly what he would find and dreaded knowing it all at once.
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Gee I wonder what happened to Bobby…R&R and you'll soon find out!
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Chapter 27 – Dreaded Knowing
Tristian rubbed his eyes before looking at the breathless Pyro. He was hunched over, hands on knees, panting. He had overdone himself trying to create fire. Never quite got to muster it, but sparked it up a bit, but it would fade and disappear in a matter of seconds.
He straightened John up. "Let's not press ourselves too hard, Johnny, you're going to kill yourself if you keep up at this."
"I-I want..to get this," he demanded breathlessly. Tristian would be surprised if he could stay on his feet for another ten minutes. The way Pyro was looking, he would faint if he pressed any harder.
"John, I think your problem is that you are pressing too hard. You need to relax," he told him, shaking his shoulders.
"But Rogue got it," he fumed. "How can I not get this?"
"Rogue relaxed, that's my point. You've been doing this for a day and half if you relax you'll get it for more than 3 seconds. If you relax you'll be able to do this all the time," Tristian told him. Get it?"
Pyro sighed, running a hand through his hair. "Yeah…yeah I get it. I'll try."
"Okay," he nodded, patting John's shoulder. "Let's try this. I did this with Rogue," he gestured over at her. She stood with Bobby by the empty pool a few feet away, talking, laughing and kissing. "I want you to close your eyes."
John frowned at the idea. "Why?"
"Trust me, close your eyes," he waited for the boy to obey before continuing. "Now relax your muscles, just let them loose, no tension what so ever." He felt John's arms go lax under his hands.
"Alright," he continued. "Now pick one happy thought."
"I'm not trying to fly, Trist," John told him, with a smirk, his eyes still closed.
"No, you're trying to create fire, now think of a happy thought. Find one and hold it in your head, let all the others go away, just hold that one. Got it?"
"I hope so," he muttered.
"Now, hold out your hand and visualize it in your mind. Watch it spark and grow in your mind and then let that thought collide with your other."
Tristian stood back a bit, looking at John's hand. The boy's face was relaxed as well as his body. He prayed this worked because if it didn't, he was out of ideas. He caught a glimpse of something in John's outstretched hand. A swirl of smoke, then a tiny flame emerged from the shimmer, sparking and growing brighter.
Tristian grinned. "John, open your eyes."
The teenager did and a large smile spread across his face. "Holy shit, it worked!"
"Yeah, told you that you'd get it sooner than later," Tristian nodded as John became giddy with excitement. Tristian saw the flame grow bigger with John's emotions. He didn't mention that to the boy. That his fire would grow and accumulate with his feelings, that was a dangerous thing.
He opened his mouth to warn him, but was a second too late. The flame grew too large for Pyro to control. Though the boy tried to control it, but it was out of his league. Before Tristian could get to it, John let out a cry and fell back, the flame shooting forward, towards Bobby and Rogue.
"LOOK OUT!" Tristian yelled towards them.
Bobby had looked up to see the flame and shoved Rogue to the side, the force caused him to fall back. Tristian called off the flame with his power, waving his hand to rid of it. But the force was strong and put out the flame.
Tristian helped John up and they hurried over to Rogue.
"Shit, you okay?" John asked her, giving her a hand up.
She didn't take it, she looked madly around, "Where's Bobby?"
Tristian's mouth dropped open and he stared at the empty pool. He knew exactly what he would find and dreaded knowing it all at once.
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Gee I wonder what happened to Bobby…R&R and you'll soon find out!