A/N: This one will switch back and forth from Pyro to Rogue…shows how they are both feeling.

Rogue sat in the garden outside the institute; she sat by herself, far from the other students who were outside. She sat on the bench in the middle of the garden, where normally plants grew around. But since it was the middle of winter and the ground was covered with snow, the plants did not grow. Some of the younger students and even some of the older students were participating in a snow ball fight. Her friend Jubilee has asked her to come and join but she refused. She never liked snowball fights, when she was young, when she would visit relatives in states where it snowed, her cousins or their friends would throw a snowball at her and she would run into the house and tell her mother. A year ago, a few months after she got here when it was winter, when John was still with them. Bobby was off having a snow ball fight with the other students, for he had an advantage, while Rogue was sitting away with John, who also didn't like the snow. Her friend decided to pull a little joke, and even Bobby got into it.

Flashback

Rogue was sitting on the chair on the back porch of the Xavier institute while John sat on the picnic table they had there. He was flicking his lighter on and off, on and off while Rogue just sat there listening to the constant rhythm of the lighter. To most people it was annoying and they would tell John to knock it off but to her it was comforting, just as it was to John. She suddenly heard someone's voice go "Heads up!" she turned her head sharply and so did John, and they both saw a snow ball heading their way at top speed, Rogue screamed and tried to duck but John quickly had the fire in his hands and tossed it at the snow ball and it melted and fell to the ground in liquid a few feet in front of him. Rogue's eyes were closed and she opened them slightly when she didn't feel the hit of the cold snow, she saw John turning around to face her and she watched him close his lighter, she looked down and saw the liquid near his feet. She looked back up at him and she was shocked, when someone would get hit with a snowball who didn't want to he would laugh and probably join in, but here he stopped the snow ball from hitting her. "Are you alright?" he asked her, and she nodded still amazed by the simple act of kindness from the Pyromaniac. Bobby, Jubilee and Kitty came into view suddenly and they were snickering and laughing thinking it hit her. John's eyes narrowed suddenly and he sharply turned his head and she could only guess he was glaring at the three. He hopped over the little cement wall and trudged through the snow over to the three.

"What's your problem?" he snapped at them.

"Oh come on John it was just a little fun." Bobby explained to his best friend.

"Fun? You know she doesn't like snow!"

"Why are you standing up for her like this anyway?"

He didn't even have to hesitate and he said, "Because unlike you three, I'm her friend and I know what bothers her." And then he pointed a finger at Bobby, "and you of all people…you're her boyfriend for goodness sakes! You should be the one protecting her! Not the one causing her discomfort." He turned on his heel not waiting for Bobby's response. He jumped back over the cement wall and rogue looked up at him looking for answers. He grabbed her wrist and pulled her up and walked with her inside. "Thanks John.' She said when they were inside. He looked back at her, "no problem" he replied.

"Those jerks just have a weird way of having fun." She chuckled, "oh and you don't John?" he smirked suddenly. "Yea…you've got a good point. But not when it comes to you." he said the last part seriously and she smiled slightly, as they continued to walk down the hall.

End flashback

She sighed remembering that day, John often stood up for her when he felt no one else was. But he was not here to help her anymore, and for that she should be angry with him, like the rest of the school. But she cant find herself to be mad at him. She just can't.

Without you,

The grounds thaws,

The rain falls,

The grass grows.

Without you,

The seeds root,

The flowers bloom,

The children play,

The stars gleam,

The poet dreams,

The eagle flies,

Without you.

And even though the members of the school are angry with him for leaving a couple weeks after things when back to normal…as if he never left. Or as if he never was here to begin with. Life went on around Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters, nothing changed. John didn't have many friends, he was sort of an outcast, his only friends were really Bobby and herself. Everything is normal without him, except for her.

With out you,

The Earth Turns

The sun burns,

But I die without you.

Without you,

The breeze warms,

The girl smiles,

The cloud moves,

Without you,

The tides change,

The boys run,

The oceans crash,

The crowds roar,

The days soar,

The babies cry,

Without you,

The moon glows,

The river flows

But I die with out you.

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Somewhere a few towns over, in an "abandoned" hotel, stood a young man looking out his bedroom window. The door to his bedroom was locked so he wouldn't be bothered by his "boss" and/or his "co-workers." He looked quickly over to the digital clock he managed to get working, and it read 5:01. He looked back outside...noticed the sun was setting. IT was almost dark, the time of day he liked the most. For hours he would just stare at the moon and the stars, thinking.

As he watched the sunset, he was getting irritated by the eerie silence filling the room. He reached into his pocket, and for a minute just rubbed his fingers over the smooth metal. Then finally he removed the metallic object from his pocket and flicked it open, igniting the fire, and then quickly he closed it again. He would also repeat this pattern for a long time, the sound soothed him, although it annoyed most people. Often times this provoked him to do it more often. It was a habit for him, the people around him thought it was a bad and annoying habit, but he doesn't want to get rid of it.

He sighed and watched as the sun disappeared beyond the horizon and it suddenly became dark. The stars appeared one by one and the moon glowed against the darkness. He blinked a few times as a memory came to him,

Flashback

It was pretty late, most students were in the rec-room hanging out, but he decided to take a walk outside. He didn't fit in with any of the cliques that were in the school, his only friends really were Bobby, and his girlfriend Rogue. And even they weren't around at the moment, they were probably off trying to find some way to make out he thought. He rolled his eyes and stuck his hands in his pockets as he pushed the backdoor open with his side. As soon as he stepped outside he felt the rush of cool air hit him, it was mid spring so it wasn't too cold, but it wasn't that warm either. Being a Pyromaniac, he preferred the warm, but he didn't hate this weather. He hated the freezing weather, like in winter…like snow, ironically like his best friends mutation.

He walked around the yard, thinking. He stopped in his tracks suddenly when he heard a rather loud sigh, he looked around confusion written all over his face. He didn't hear anyone follow him out, and he didn't see anyone out when he came out. His lighter was suddenly secure in his hand and slowly his hand came out of his pocket. He looked around on guard, ready to attack on the first sign of an intruder. He heard it again behind him, he spun around sharply, lighter open the flames growing in his hand. With the light from the fire he now saw a lot more in view. As he looked around he saw someone sitting at the fountain looking at him, although he couldn't tell who it was. He growled silently, and he had a slight smirk on his face, 'finally,' the thought, 'a chance to show these losers that im good for something.' He took a few steps toward the fountain and he stopped suddenly. He suddenly recognized who it was. It was Rogue and Bobby was nowhere near her. He extinguished the fire in his hand and she seemed to relax. He put the lighter back into his pocket and walked toward her. When he was close enough he saw she had a distant look in her eyes although she was staring right at him, he instantly knew something was wrong. Her eyes became soft, and her face grew paler when something was bothering her. He took to noticing these signs, so he knew when something was bothering her so he could try and comfort her. He sat down beside her, and her eyes followed him. "What's wrong?" was the first thing he asked her.

Rogue immediately turned her head at this question. "Nothing" she answered quickly.

"Now you know I know that's not true." He said. "Come on, tell me."

Rogue shook her head silently for a few moments then looked back at him. She bit her lip before answering, "Bobby and I had a fight." She replied quietly, her voice barely above a whisper.

"Did he hurt you?" John asked immediately, 'if he hurt her I swear this ass will be burnt.' He thought.

Rogue shook her head again, "no…not physically."

John nodded, relieved that he didn't touch her. "What was it about this time?" he asked, and it sounded like they fought all the time.

She sighed and clasped her hands together, "about something totally stupid, I saw Bobby playing around with Kitty and Jubes, and he was rather close to them…skin on skin and I got jealous and then when he explained I got upset because I could never get that close to him and im more than a friend to him and he told me it didn't matter…but I ran off." She looked up at John the moon reflecting the light off her eyes that held unshed tears. "He doesn't understand, John. No one does. They say it's alright, they say it doesn't matter. But they don't know. They don't know what its like not to touch." Finally tears started leaking from her eyes and he looked at her with concern. "shhh…" he whispered gently and scooted over to get closer to her and she leaned against him and let the tears fall freely. He wrapped his arms around her, trying to comfort her. This was the only thing he was good for, for comforting her when she was down and then when she back up and with Bobby again…he was just the third wheel. But as he held onto her now, he realized that it didn't matter, and he knew it was wrong, but he often times hoped that she and Bobby would fight so she could come running to him needing comfort.

End Flashback.

He remembered that night, as he remembered all the other nights and days he spent comforting her. That's another reason why he left…not only because the school treated him like he was a baby, but also because he couldn't stand seeing her with Bobby all the time, and knowing that she could never be his.

The world revives.

Little did he know that the girl he was thinking about right now was watching the same moon he was, thinking about him.

Colors renew,

But I know blue, only blue, lonely blue, within me blue
Without you. Without you the hand gropes, the ear hears, the pulse beats.

Without you, the eyes gaze, the legs walk, the lungs breath.
The mind churns!

The mind churns!
The heart yearns!

The heart yearns!
The tears dry, without you.
Life goes on, but I'm gone.
'Cause I die, without you.

Without you.

Without you.
Without you

A/n: Just incase you don't know Rent, lyrics were girls (or Rogues) part. And lyrics were boys (or john's) part. And lyrics we both. Hope you enjoyed this! If you have any ideas tell me.