Scott, Piotr, or Bobby?... Oh, My!

By JobbyShipper

Chapter 5: One on One Time

Bobby opened the door to the room and allowed Pyro to enter first before he entered and closed the door, locking it so they'd have some privacy. Pyro looked around the room, easily remembering the history that was shared in this very room. He sighed just thinking about it. Sure, half the room was missing since Bobby's stuff had been moved out, but it still basically almost looked the same even still.

"I need to change," Pyro said. "Riding on a motorcycle in the pouring rain does have its downside."

Bobby nodded. "Sure. I'll wait in your bathroom. I need to use it anyway. Nature calls."

Pyro watched Bobby walk into the bathroom, closing the door and then shook his head. He moved over to the closet and opened the door, seeing all his old clothes still there. The thing he noticed most was his old brown leather jacket. He smiled as he pulled it out, admiring it, simply remembering.

"Are you descent?" Bobby's voice said, muffled through the bathroom door.

"Sorry, Bobby. I haven't even changed yet."

"Well, take your time... I'll just be standing here."

"Thanks," Pyro said. "I might just keep you in there all day then."

"Not funny, John."

Pyro smiled as he moved back over to the closet and took out a pair jeans and a tee-shirt. He took off his clothes and boots, leaving on his small, portable lighter pack, and put the new clothes on, not even putting his boots back on as he didn't need them at the moment. He moved over to his bed and sat down.

"Alright, it's safe to come out now," Pyro stated.

Bobby opened the door and stepped out again moving over to sit down on the bed that used to belong to him. He noticed that Pyro was looking down at the floor, pretty much unwilling to say anything. Of course, Bobby figured the reason for that was because Pyro felt uncomfortable being back at the mansion after everything that he'd done.

"A lot of memories here," Bobby said, trying to break the silence. "We were roommates for a long time after all. It's amazing how this place almost looks exactly the same..."

"And I wouldn't change it either," Pyro replied, still not looking up. "I would like to remember the good times... Especially our friendship... I regret what I did now... leaving like I did... I disappointed you and so many others..."

"Is that why you look so upset?" Bobby stupidly asked, but he needed to keep Pyro talking, so it was the best he had. "You still haven't gotten over abandoning us? John, you've got to let that go before it eats you alive, and you end up leaving again. I don't think I could stand loosing my best friend again."

At this point, Pyro actually did look up and turned to Bobby. Bobby's face seemed to be showing that he was true to what he was saying. What he said helped a little, but they weren't even really talking about the problems that he was really having most. He was worried to death about Scott, whether he would survive down in the medical bay. Dr. McCoy could only do so much.

"Thanks for that," Pyro stated, "But the reason I'm upset isn't what you're thinking. You wouldn't understand what's really going through my head."

Bobby leaned forward since he finally had Pyro's attention and got dead serious. "John Allerdyce, don't you dare start blocking me out again. This is one of the things that caused the rift between us in the first place. You never explain anything to me... It really gets on my nerves. Now start talking before I turn you into a Popsicle."

Pyro lit up his lighter pack and showed the flames Bobby. "You wouldn't dare." Pyro narrowed his eyes when he saw that Bobby was smiling. Pyro rolled his eyes. Bobby was obviously just joking around. Pyro turned off his lighter pack and just looked away again. "It's a long and really complicated story, Bobby. I don't think you have the attention span to keep up with it."

Bobby smirked. "You remember that, huh? Well, how about this? I'll do my best to keep up with you and pay complete attention if you just tell me. I've always wondered what it is that goes on your mind... And besides, you don't exactly seem like the same person that used to live here... You seem like you've got a lot of different baggage then the cocky Pyro I remember... It's just from the way you talk and act... Why don't you start with that? What happened to the old Pyro?"

"My attitude change started a little after I left here. Magneto knew about my attitude problem, and he wasn't too fond of it. He told me that my arrogance would get me killed in battle someday, and he simply couldn't have that. So he taught me everything he knew about meditation so it would help me to quiet my mind... However, I think what ended up happening was I did it far too often and for way too long, or something... I don't really know what it was for sure but I started feeling less and less like my old cocky self."

Bobby shrugged. "You seemed like the same Pyro, if not worse, when you saw me at that Worthington Clinic in San Francisco trying to find Rogue. I saw arrogance all over you. How do you explain that?"

Pyro smiled. "It's called putting on a façade, Bobby. I'd learned how to do that as well. I should've been an actor. I had to in order to make sure that Magneto and Mystique didn't get suspicious of my changing behavior. If either one of them had ever figured out that I'd become such an emotional wreck, they would've either tried to start messing with my mind or worse, thrown me out of the Brotherhood. I couldn't stand to loose yet another family... Of course I lost the first one by choice, but you know what I mean. So I was always pretending to act like I used to in order to keep suspicion away. I felt I had no choice but to act the way I did at that clinic, because I had a feeling that someone else from the Brotherhood followed me there to make sure that I got the job done. I think it was Callisto. The last thing I needed was for her to tell Magneto that something was up with me."

"John, if you were going through all of this, you should've just come back here," Bobby explained. "The Professor could've helped you... I could've helped you."

Pyro stood up and walked to the other side of the room, trying to clear his head. "Oh, yeah... Like I want the Professor in my head messing around, trying to change my feelings and views on things..." He turned back to face Bobby. "And what makes you so sure that you could help me? What could you do? Try to offer me a little advice, and then, when it's most convenient for you, you just start ignoring me again and focus all your time on Marie? We'd be right back to square one."

Bobby stood up and walked over to Pyro. "Now that is not one bit fair, John. Given that I admitted to that being part of the reason for you leaving, you can't just jump to conclusions that I'd so willingly do the same thing again. And the Professor would have never messed with your mind either. He wasn't the kind of person that would so willingly do something just to fit his view of things. That's Magneto talking."

Pyro smiled one of his wicked smiles. "You might wanna ice over, Iceman. Your temperature is rising." Pyro moved past Bobby and over to the bed again, not even looking back at him.

Bobby quickly rushed John as his back was turned and took him down onto his bed, pinning him down. "I didn't want to have to do this, but if I have to, I'll leave you pinned down till you tell me what is wrong with you. Now start talking, John."

Pyro started laughing as soon as he hit the mattress; because he knew that Bobby was gonna do something like that. "You're so predictable, Bobby." Pyro quickly reared up his free left hand and elbowed him right in the side of the head. He wasn't able to react fast enough to this, and Pyro managed to turn himself around and spear Bobby onto his own bed, pinning down his arms as he sat on the other boy. "And you also never learned that you have to secure both arms, or you've left your enemy a way to attack you. The question is, what do I want out of you? I'm not the one trying to get information, so what should I do with you... hmm... possibilities, possibilities..."

Bobby tried to move his arms unsuccessfully. "You're stronger then I remember." Bobby tried to move his legs next to knee him in the back, but his thighs were pinned down by Pyro's butt so he couldn't even do that. Bobby was stuck unless he actually started using his powers, and so far, they weren't, and he didn't want to get in trouble with Miss Munroe, who probably didn't even know that Pyro was back yet. "Listen, John, I just wanna help you. Come on. Tell me the whole story. Going off of only half doesn't really help me much. Please let me up. I give."

Pyro frowned. "What? You're not even gonna use your powers? What a wimp. Still afraid of getting in trouble with Miss Munroe, I see. Some things just never change, and you're obviously it." Pyro got off of Bobby and sat back down on his old bed. He simply shook his head as he watched Bobby sit back up and look at him, waiting for him to say something. "What? You really do expect me to keep talking, don't ya?"

"Well, that was the idea, yeah." Bobby said, smiling.

Pyro stood up and moved over to the window, looking outside to see some students playing. He sighed. "Ya know... I wish now that you had come after me when I left the jet back at Alkali Lake... I wonder what my life would've been like if you had gone after me... I guess I'll never know now, but I at least know that it would be a life of not being considered a fugitive of the law, cause that's what I am, Bobby. After all I've done, I belong in jail."

Bobby stood up and moved over to Pyro at the window. "Hey, that doesn't matter. You did the right thing bringing Scott back here and actually not leaving when I begged you to stay. You're back where you belong now, and as long as you don't run off and do anything stupid again, everything will remain alright. Just promise me that you'll never leave here again."

Pyro sighed as he continued to look out the window. "Yeah, you don't have to worry about it. I don't plan on leaving again. I may have been stupid before, but thanks to Dr. Grey, I've wised up. This is where I belong. There's no way avoiding that." Pyro turned to look at Bobby. "So you don't have to worry yourself. I won't be you again." Pyro winked to him and smiled as he looked back out the window, not even realizing what he'd just said.

Bobby's mouth dropped and his eyes enlarged at what Pyro had said and from winking at him. "What! That's not what I was saying, John... I was saying... that you can't leave... here... That's what I said."

Pyro laughed. "Yeah, sure. That's what you said, but did you notice who you stumbled over your words right there? You know I'm telling the truth. You missed me, and you don't want me to leave you again. Admit it." Pyro was really enjoying this for some strange reason. He had always liked torturing Bobby in one way or another, but this was a tactic he didn't ever use before. It was strange, but for some reason, he actually liked all of it, and he didn't quite know why... But then it hit him as he thought about it. He was almost half-way flirting with Bobby! It was then that he knew he'd never done that before to Bobby. He'd never shown any interest in liking him in any other way then just best friendship, but something else was happening at that point.

Bobby sighed and crossed his arms. "You've just always gotta be the joker in this place, don't you?"

A joke? Was that what it was? Was he just joking around with him like he always did, or was it something more? No, it couldn't have been something more. That was ridiculous. They were both best friends. Pyro's feelings were for Scott... and to a lesser extent Piotr... weren't they? He was feeling a headache coming on just thinking about it. Apparently not only his change in attitude had occurred. He was had a change in being able to make coherent decisions. He apparently didn't even know what he wanted anymore. Did he still want Scott, the one guy that he'd always wanted to be with most? Did he want Piotr, just out of simply lust for his body? Or did he really want Bobby? Pyro tried to shake the thoughts away as he finally replied.

"So if I'm the joker, what does that make you? Harley Quinn?"

Bobby narrowed his eyes. "That's not funny, John," But even he couldn't keep from smiling, cause it really was funny. Sometimes it was good to hear his jokes, despite the others. However, with his apparent change in attitude, Bobby had a feeling that their friendship would be able to get even better then it was before Pyro had even left. "But ya know, you look like you've still got something weighing on your mind. I need to know what else you've got on your mind. What have you not told me?"

Pyro had given himself away with all the thinking that he'd been doing apparently. There was no way he could lie and get out of it. Bobby would know if he was lying, so he had little choice here. "It's nothing, Bobby. Honestly, don't worry about it."

Bobby put a hand on Pyro's shoulder. "Hey, don't block me out again. I don't want to have to take you down again."

"Little good it would do you, because I will always manage to turn it around on you, Iceboy." Pyro brushed Bobby's hand away from his shoulder and crossed his arms.

Bobby raised an eyebrow. "Iceboy? Oh, now it's on." Bobby quickly pounced, grabbing hold of Pyro's neck with his left arm, trying to chock him out.

Pyro simply sighed as Bobby had once again left his arms open. Pyro grabbed hold of Bobby and lifted up with what strength he did have, but since Bobby wasn't very heavy, it wasn't hard to take him down as they both crashed on Pyro's old bed. He rolled over, pinning Bobby down once more.

"Now let's see," Pyro began, "this looks familiar, but I think last time we were on your old bed... Yeah, that's right. I thought this was familiar. How many times do I have to tell you, Bobby? You've got to take out someone's arms. And to think, Miss Munroe an Logan actually think you're X-Men material."

"I am an X-Man, unlike you, John. Now let me up."

"Sorry, but you're wrong. I don't think I'll be letting you up this time."

Bobby was shocked. "Seriously, let me up. This makes me uncomfortable."

"Why don't you get yourself up? I don't have to do what you tell me, and besides, I'm not that heavy. At some point, you've gotta let your own strength take over, or you'll never win a fair fight."

"A fair fight? Why have I gotta fight fairly for? Because you haven't used your powers so I shouldn't either." Bobby started lifting up on Pyro's arms, trying to gain some strength to push Pyro off of him, and he was stating to get some success, but Pyro was still sitting on him so he had to get him completely off before he'd be able to move his legs.

Pyro smiled and pushed Bobby back down to the bed. "Ha! As Nala said in The Lion King, 'pinned ya again'." Pyro laughed a little as he noticed that Bobby was still trying to get out of Pyro's grip. "You might as well just give it up, Bobby. You'll never get up."

Bobby sighed as he stopped struggling. "Then what are you planning on doing? I'm not sure if we can stay like this forever. Someone will eventually come looking for either of us... Probably you, considering that once Miss Munroe finds out that you're here, she'll want an explanation... What will you say then, huh? Honestly, what do you plan on doing, cause this close proximity is getting really... umm... really..." Bobby couldn't even finish what he was trying to say. He was way too distracted just looking into Pyro's eyes.

Pyro's smile widened. "Really what? You're not quite sure what to say, eh? I don't blame ya. I would be the same way if I was in your position."

What was Pyro currently feeling? His heart was racing. He was breathing more heavily then normal, and he could tell that Bobby was as well. This wasn't the first time that the two of them had done horseplay like this before, but for some reason, this time it felt much different then it used to. Perhaps it was because Pyro had changed so much and fully embraced how he was. Maybe he really did feel something for Bobby. He wasn't sure, and he had the feeling that Bobby wasn't sure either.

"Ya know," Pyro said quietly. "I think I just figured out what it is that I'm gonna do." Pyro leaned down and claimed Bobby's lips with his own. It was a strange feeling, as it was just his second kiss, but it actually felt really good.

Bobby was in complete shock when Pyro kissed him. He couldn't believe it was actually happening. However, because of this strange feeling, and the fact that he felt a little negative about it, he realized that Pyro had relaxed on his strength against him, so he quickly pushed off of Pyro and rolled off the bed, jumping back up immediately.

"What the hell, John!" Bobby was breathing more heavily and felt his face turn completely red from embarrassment.

Pyro sat up on the bed and gulped. "I'm sorry, Bobby... I couldn't help it."

Bobby raised an eyebrow. "Couldn't help it? John, today isn't the first time that we've rough housed before. We used to all the time, and yet nothing like that's ever happened. You've changed more then I originally thought you did."

Pyro stood up off the bed, but kept his distance so he didn't scare Bobby or something. "Dude, I've always been this way. That is what I was hiding from you for all these years. It's something that I'd been hiding from everyone my whole life, because I was afraid of how everyone would act... especially you. I know I shouldn't have done it, and I'm sorry for kissing you without your permission. I just couldn't stop myself."

"You couldn't stop yourself? Haven't you ever heard of self control before? Damn, John... You can't just do something like that. That's like committing sexual harassment. I could turn you in to Miss Munroe if I wanted to for something like that and you'd be right back on the street without a second chance at all."

Pyro sat back down on the bed and looked down. "If that's what you feel you need to do, then do it. I'll accept whatever punishment I end up getting..."

Bobby sighed and moved over to him, sitting down next to him on the bed. "I said 'if I wanted to', and I don't want to. The last thing you need is more trouble after everything that's happened. I just wish you hadn't been so dang direct with that. That was the last thing I expected you to do. Have you always had these feelings for me?"

"Well, no... That's why it's so strange for me that I actually wanted to do that. It's nothing against you. I've just always thought of you as only a best friend... I don't know what caused me to... Wait... Yes, I do know what caused it... It's so obvious to me now... See, I guess I might as well tell you the whole story since you already know part of it... I was in love with Scott for a long time... ever since the first time I had one of his auto mechanics classes actually."

"Hold the phone! That explains it! That's why Dr Grey went to you to help Scott... She knew about your feelings for him, and so she figured that you were the person connected to him most... And plus she wanted you back where you belonged all at the same time... It all makes sense now."

"Yeah, I guess it does... See, even though I'm in love with Scott, I've still got this little problem inside me that is just dying to get me to experiment with someone else... I was actually checking out Piotr when we were in the kitchen, trying to picture what he'd be like... And even before that, I couldn't help but miss you all the time. At the time, I thought it was just because you were my best friend, and I just missed getting hang out with you and talk about little things... But maybe now it's finally coming together for once... All this time I really had feelings for you as well... Not just Scott... Wow... Simply amazing... I guess, deep down, I always had a thing for you... I just never realized it till now..."

"Ya know, I used to think that you had a thing for Marie, and that you were always like challenging me for her... Boy was I ever wrong..."

Pyro laughed. "Well, actually I was doing that for two reasons. The first reason was because I didn't want you or Marie to start believing I really was gay. I just wasn't willing to trust anyone back then, and I'm sorry for that. However, the other reason was because I was really just trying to keep you on your toes... and at the same time, trying to get your attention back to me. You were the only real friend I had, and I felt more and more like you were just vanishing out of my life... I'm just sorry that all of my problems have no made their way to you... And about kissing you without your permission..."

"Don't worry about it, John. It's nothing to get too worked up about. I calmed down, didn't I? I could've rushed out of here, but I didn't. I wanted to find out why you did that and try to understand it, and now I do, and I promise you that I won't tell anyone. You trust whoever you feel you need to trust with it, but just know that my lips will not sink your ship... And just for the record, if that was your first kiss, you really need to work on how you kiss someone, cause that was bad."

Pyro's mouth dropped as he gave Bobby a playful hit on the shoulder. "That's not funny. And for your information, it was my second... But Scott was unconscious when I did it."

Bobby's eyes enlarged. "No... You didn't."

"I'm afraid I did... I couldn't stop myself... I had no control..."

"What did Dr. Grey's echo think of that?"

"She figured I was gonna do it anyway... She wasn't upset... But about the kissing, you know, I haven't had practice like you and Marie have."

"Don't say that so soon. We haven't been able to kiss very often. A couple times when she had her powers, cause I figured out a way to keep her from hurting me, that didn't work very well after all, and for the couple days that she was cured... Oh, yeah... speaking of which, the cure's not permanent. She's got her powers back."

Pyro was in shock over this. "What? It's temporary? You've got to be kidding me?"

"I kid you not, man," Bobby replied shaking her head. "I think we basically broke things off right before we came to the realization that it had happened... She slapped me really hard because of something I said, and my powers transferred into her. Hardest, most powerful slap I've ever felt..."

"I can't believe it... You two actually broke up... and on the same day that I came back... I'd almost say it was like a sign..."

Bobby decided to ignore that for the moment. "I can say that I'm a little better then you at kissing. You were like all over the place like you were some sort of fish trying to devour my lips or something. Now that I think back to it, I think that's the real reason I moved away. I thought you were gonna bite my lips off."

"Well, maybe I just haven't had the right person to teach me how to actually do it correctly, Bobby. When you've been single all your life, it's kinda hard to learn this kind of thing." At this point, Pyro was staring directly at Bobby's lips. He actually wanted to claim them again, but knew that he couldn't. What was wrong with him? He was wanting to kiss his best friend! He had to have completely lost his mind. He turned away from Bobby and just looked down at the floor, trying to get the feelings to go away unsuccessfully.

Bobby noticed that John had been looking at his lips the whole time that he had said that he didn't have someone to teach him how to kiss correctly. Bobby had this sinking feeling that Pyro had wanted to kiss him again. Bobby figured that Pyro had still been thinking about actually leaving again, and he didn't want that at all. Perhaps he could help keep Pyro from leaving if he went out with him. It wasn't like Rogue was in the way anymore anyway. Maybe Bobby had been destined to end up with John all along and that Rogue had just been a kink in the great scheme of things... But could Bobby really see himself with another guy? He never would've imagined it in his wildest dreams, but he couldn't help but feel really bad for John right then after all he'd already went through. Perhaps he really did need his help, but what would I say to everyone else? He couldn't very well tell them the truth. It would send some off the deep end, especially Rogue if she started to think that Bobby had only left her because he was planning on getting together with John Allerdyce all along.

Bobby looked down at John's hand, the one nearest to him, and took it into his. Bobby saw him look up to him in shock that Bobby had actually taken his hand. Bobby smiled, but he couldn't help but think about whether or not he could go through with having a relationship with John. He kept wondering about it over and over again in his head unable to really make a complete decision. He did take his hand after all, but he wasn't even sure what that had really meant. They had really bonded again and better then ever before it seemed already. Bobby looked into John's eyes trying to decide what to do, and then he finally took the bull by the horns, leaned in, and kissed John, showing him how someone really kissed. He pulled away after a moment and looked back into his eyes again, his lips quivering.

"That's how you're supposed to kiss someone," Bobby whispered.

Needless to say, Pyro err John, as he seemed to manage to revert back into, was in complete shock that Bobby kissed him. He was speechless obviously. He wasn't even sure what he was feeling. It was his third kiss and it was definitely a lot better then the second one for sure, possibly better the first as well, since it wasn't even returned, but John just didn't expect it. "Really?" John finally managed to get out. "I think you're right... That felt good."

"Well then, why don't you give it a try? Let's see how good a learner you are."

John gulped, feeling nervous that Bobby was actually gonna let him kiss him this time. John leaned in a little and almost backed out of it until Bobby came the rest of the way. John claimed his lips doing my best to mimic what he had done seconds before. As much as John wanted to just keep kissing him, he pulled away and looked into Bobby's eyes. "Well, was that any better?"

"Yeah... Believe it or not, it was." Bobby smiled. "Either you're a fast learner, or I'm a good teacher. I'm not sure which."

"I believe it's just that you're a really good teacher. I'm glad I did better that time. I really didn't want it to feel like I was gonna bite your lips off again." John laughed. "That wouldn't have been good."

Bobby smiled. "Nah, I had faith that you wouldn't screw up this time. You always do better after the first time you kiss someone... So let's try it again." Bobby leaned in and kissed John again, and they continued kissing, not wanting to every let go of the new feeling that they had been experiencing. John and Bobby were together again, and better then ever before.