During the events of X-Men

Chapter 4: Cupid's Arrow

The school had two new editions, an older guy named Logan and a teenaged girl. John rolled his eyes to the fact that his best friend was love struck in class one day. John pulled out his lighter and formed a fireball in his hand from behind him. The girl was in awe at the sight of a miniature sun in the palm of John's hand as she sat behind him. John gave Bobby a wink, and Bobby who sat beside her reached for the conjured fire and a small stream of ice crystals flew to the fire freezing it solid it dropped to the floor shattering it to pieces.

"John." Storm said drawing attention away from the chalk board.

"Sorry." He smirked, but listened close on Bobby's introduction to the new girl.

"I'm Bobby, what's your name?" Bobby asked quietly.

"Rogue." She replied. Bobby's palm hovered over her desk and he formed an Ice rose.

"Welcome to Mutant High." Rogue smiled, and Bobby turned his attention back to Storm's lesson for the day. John felt a hand in his, he looked down to see a note in his palm, he looked back to see his new girlfriend kitty phasing back into her seat from out of the ground. She snuck underground to John's table without Storm noticing, John shook his head with a smirk as he read the note.

That was sweet.
-Kitty

The bell rang and all the students got up to leave, John joined Bobby and Rogue outside the classroom. John pulled out his lighter and began flicking the cap on and off.

"Hey John this is Rogue. Rogue this is John." Bobby introduced, John shook her hand.

"What's with the gloves?" He asked. But Rogue hesitated to reply.

"I.. Can't touch people with my bare skin." She spoke finally.

"Ouch, that sucks. I mean the first time I found out I was a mutant I set EVERYTHING on fire, It was ugly." Rogue nervously laughed.

"You don't have to be afraid here, we're all the same." Bobby assured. Kitty came out of the class room, she stood up on her toes to plant a kiss on her Pyromaniac's lips. John wraps his arm around her.

"Yeah you can relate to Kitty she can't touch anybody either, sort of." John said.

Kitty rolled her eyes and shook Rogue's hand, "Nice to meet you."

"Well I got detention... again. I'll see you all later." John said and giving Kitty one more kiss before leaving them to get to know Rogue. As the school year went along, Rogue and Bobby began dating. Bobby brought Rogue peace after the events that followed her kidnapping by Magneto, Wolverine and the X-men managed to save Rogue and imprison Magneto for good. They all became friends but John of course was the mean one of the group.

Pyro's POV

At the corner of my eye I can see kitty looking enviously at a bouquet of roses Rogue was showing of to everyone in the rec room. Like I seem to care about popsicle's love life, I'm just sitting here just reading about poetry, the only free time I get from Kitty shoving her tongue down my throat. Ok fine I'd admit it SHE wanted to take a break, but then there she was; me feeling her gaze staring at the side of my face.

"What?" I asked, I couldn't take the pressure anymore but then again I never saw the uncomfortable conversation creeping up on me with my girlfriend.

"Why don't you do things like that?" She asked me. I tried to throw her off, by playing it dumb.

"Like what?" I said praying to god it would work,

"Romantic things," Shit... "Like roses and chocolates." I looked up to see Rogue just over joyed by Bobby's presents and giving him a quick peck on the lips, before sucking the life out of him. "Why don't we just go on a real date like a movie? Or dinner?" I felt a hint of anger coming up over me. Kitty could see it in my eyes as I just kept my mouth shut about it, "I'm just being silly. Forget it."

"I.. I gotta go, got to do detention for Professor Summers." I said kissing her on the cheek.

I wasn't angry at Kitty for bring that stuff up, I was angry at myself. I can't be the guy she wants me to be, let alone a good guy she deserves. I spent two hours sitting in detention with this shit on my mind, I couldn't tell that Summers was watching me the whole time with those glasses of his on.

"What's on your mind John?" Cyclops asked.

"Nothing as always." Even though was an ugly lie, somehow Summers knew that.

"How's Kitty?"

"She's fine." At least I think she is after the last conversation we had.

"She's a fine young women, you best treat her right." Summers said grading papers.

"Sometimes I cant, a least not the way she wants. Kitty want's a romantic guy, and that's obviously not me. Do you see me as a romantic guy?"

"Well-"

"Exactly, I'm not. Romance is for suckers and I can't give her those kind of things."

"John, You may not be the brightest kid or the most disciplined. But you are a talented writer, and poet. Of course you are capable of romance, you only fail to see it." Summer's explained.

"Jeez a lot of people seem to know me better then I do." But Summers was right, I am a good writer but I'm still not capable of romance, I never will. But what the hell... I love Kitty, I might as well make one exception.