Disclaimer: This chapter is based on a short story by fellow Kyro fan.

Chapter 3
"Rekindling the Fire"

6 months later

Kitty was happy here at the institute, she made great friends. Especially Jubilee, they became best friends since they were roommates, everything was better, peaceful. John was happy too with her being there, and because of that he did a little better in school work, all because of Kitty's late night study sessions. As much as he wanted it to be what it sounds like, it has been over a year since they seen each other. After what happened at that birthday party things have been a little weird but they were still close just not physically. A certain Iceman wanted to change that by stealing John's most precious lighter, Bobby knew he signed his death warrant but this was for John's own good. Hopefully. Bobby snatched the lighter and ran like a bat out of hell, and burst into the nearby room. What luck to find Kitty already.

"Hey Kitty, hold this." Bobby breathed heavily tossing the stolen zippo to her. Her eyes widened and filled with fear.

"No, No way!" She shook.

"Just hold onto it, I'll still take the rap... Just as soon as I'm on a different planet." He gulped.

"Bobby, what you and John do with your pranks is your business I'm not getting caught in the crossfire."

"You're the one with intangibility, you have a better chance than me, you know."

She tilted her head by his point, "Yeah but..."

"ICEMAN!"

Kitty jumped at the sound of Pyro's monstrous voice echoing through the halls of the mansion. All the other student quickly left or hid, Kitty curled into a ball. Bobby just ran for his life, with Kitty still clutching onto the Pyromaniac's Lighter. John ran in, an apex predator scanning the room looking for his prey. His eyes fell to Kitty who had a look of fear on her face, as he turned to leave he saw the lighter in her hand.

"Pryde." Pyro growled with a devilish smirk across his face and began stalking up to her. She was frozen in fear and John leapt at her but she phased through him and started bolting out of the room taking shortcuts through the walls.

"Get back here!" Pyro shouted as he chased after her. Kitty knew it was so stupid to run because now she became the guilty one and Bobby was in the clear. She also had the upper hand because of her ability to phase through everything, being virtually untouchable and still holding onto Pyro's only source of power. Crap! She still had the lighter, now she knew there was no stopping him from getting her, she could of dropped it but her fears prevented her to do anything else but run. Kitty was tired and out of breath and now cornered as she went through another door.

"KITTY GET BACK HERE!" Pyro's voice shook the halls. The two unknowingly realized that they were being followed by Bobby and Jubilee, Bobby pressed his lips together trying not to laugh his ass off. Jubilee was confused out of her mind.

"Why is John chasing Kitty instead of you, the one who took his lighter in the first place?" Jubilee asked.

"Let's just say that I wanted to try something."

"What getting poor Kitty killed for framing her for taking John's lighter? You know he loves that stupid thing."

"It's not the only thing he loves, Jubes." But Jubilee doubted Bobby. John Allerdyce doesn't love, but Bobby was assures her that he does... hopefully.

"What are you talking about?"

"Look the two have been hanging out for a long time and I just wanted to speed things up a bit, you know get a little chemistry in there." The Asian girl shook her head.

"You been planning this for a long time haven't you, popsicle?" Bobby nodded, but the skeptical Jubilee doubted it would work. "Just look at that maniac's eyes... He's. Going. To. Kill. Her.!" But Bobby just gulped and prayed to god he won't.

Kitty almost tumbled to the ground out of breath, still clutching onto that lighter. She turned to face Pyro who was standing a couple of feet away from her., Eyes narrowed, arms crossed, ready to kill.

"C-c'mon, John. It's not like I stole it or anything." She stuttered, pressed up against the wall. She was so afraid she could phase.

"Give it to me!" John said tackling to the floor, she screamed in surprise. They rolled across the floor as John tried to pry out his zippo lighter from her hand she yelps as they continued. She was finally pinned down with her wrists held down with only one hand from Pyro.

"You're gonna pay, Kitten." he growled.

The then started to tickle her, she squirmed in uncontrollable laughter that escape from her throat. Trying to push him off but the Pyromaniac was relentless.

"Okay! Okay! Stop! She gasped out. Kitty's hands fell to the carpet still holding onto that lighter. They stared at each other both out of breath, John was close to her face close enough for Kitty to smell the aftershave of his skin. John didn't take back the lighter he just stared into Kitty's brown eyes like the first time they met. She shifter uncomfortably.

"John-Your still on top of me." she said feeling her cheeks getting warmer.

"Yeah..." but he still didn't move. Suddenly the two heard a song play, they immediately knew what song it was End of the line by Gareth Johnson. Bobby turned on the radio in the room he was in. John and Kitty's eyes locked onto each other's again.

"The song that played during our first kiss..." She smiled.

"Right..." He said.

He kissed her, Kitty's hands immediately came up and pulled his head much closer, the kiss went deeper. No caring for breath she didn't want to break away, they kissed through the entire song, Their song. They entangled themselves together as they rolled to their side. John's eyes caught a glimpse of Bobby and Jubilee who were smiling, He quickly gave them the finger before continuing kissing Kitty Pryde the fuel to his flames, rekindling what will be an eternal flame.