X-2

Chapter 5
"Beauty and the Pyromaniac"

John stood just outside Kitty's calling out to her and using flares from his Pyrokinesis, she finally opened the window looking like she had been awake the entire time. Kitty has been awake thinking about the romance stuff that upset John earlier that day, she had no idea what John has set up for her that night.

"John? What are you doing?" She whispered.

"Come down here!" He said.

"What? Why?"

"Just come down!"

"Ok, hang on." Kitty said as she rushed over to slip on her slippers and a warm jacket over her pajamas. She phased through the wall to the outside and merely levitated to the ground. John took her hand the minuet she was solid again,

"C'mon." He led her through the gardens, late at night under the stars and the moon illuminated the lawn. As they went into the center of the labyrinth crafted from shrubbery at the center of a statue.

"What are we doing here?" She wondered.

"You wanted romance, I'll give you romance." John as he took off his jacket and shoes. "Take off your jacket and slippers."

"John, we're not having sex!" She panics as her voice make a high pitch.

"W...What? No not that just the jacket and slippers... Jeez." Kitty took off her jacket and kicked off her slippers, now standing barefoot and cold. John pulled out his lighter and sent the flame into the air dividing into thousands of spears across the air and dancing away like fireflies. Her eyes were filled with a relaxing sensation and she smiled in delight.

"You know what day it is?" John asked.

"April 23rd, why?" But then it hit her and she covered her mouth to a surprised gasp. John motioned her to step on his feet and put her arms around his neck, he put an ear bud her ear and one in his and pressed play on a music player strapped to his belt, a song played. Their song. He enfolded her into his arms and he began to move, swaying gently.

"Happy anniversary, Kitten." he said. Kitty pulled his head in and kissed him with more feeling then before. When they broke apart John spilled his guts, "Kitty I love you. I'm sorry that I can't get you the things you deserve, or better yet go places where we can have fun but-"

"It's okay." She interrupted, tears glistening in her eyes. "Those things don't matter anymore."

"Why are you crying?" He smiled, brushing away the tears.

"This is just perfect." She smiled happily. She eskimo kissed him. "I love you too." They embraced as their song continued.

Field trips, John loved going on field trips just to get out of the mansion. The only downside was that this time was a class trip to the museum, John decided to hang out with Rogue and Bobby in the food court, but Kitty decided to stay with the class and learn about prehistoric times. As John was playing with his zippo lighter he keeps getting ambushed by two guys asking for a light but John, rudely refuses.

"Hey my brother asked you a question!" One guy said.

"Why are you being such a dick?" The brother said.

"Because I can." John said flipping the lighter cap on and off. Bobby and Rogue pressed their lips together trying not to laugh.

"Can. I. Please. Have. A. Light." John ignited his lighter staring at the flame, "Please, he said?" But flipped the zippo closed,

"Sorry wish I could help you out, pal." John chuckled.

"John knock it off." Rogue snapped.

"Yeah man stop showing off." Bobby added.

"Oh, for her? I cant help it if your girlfriend's getting excited."

""I don't think she's getting excited." Bobby snapped.

"Don't get shook up. We're trying to have good time here, ok?"

"I think you're the only one having a good time." Bobby snapped before the guy snatched away John's lighter.

"Hey!" John growled as he stood up from his seat. But the brother holds him back while the guy lights his cigarette with his precious zippo. "Oh, that's real cute, man."

"What are you gonna do?" The guy mocked. Blew smoke in John's face. John gave them a devilish smirk. "Suddenly you're not so tough?" He added as he took another drag. But John winked at the flame of the cigarette and it spewed out a flame that sets the guy on fire. He shouts at the sudden combustion and tumbled to the ground. Leaving John snickering at the sight of the human's fear. Bobby shot ice at the guy to put out the fire. The entire crowd was astounded and frightened at the sight of mutants. But then the most curious thing happened when all humans stopped moving, as they were frozen in time.

"What the hell did you do?" John asked.

"I didn't do this." Bobby replied.

"No, I did." A voice said as it came from behind them. Professor Xavier rolled in through the frozen crowd. "The next time you feel like showing off... Don't." He ordered. John took back his lighter and nodded while looking at the ground. The entire class gathered around, apparently mutants were unaffected by Professor X's power. Kitty walked around the others to get to her boyfriend,

"What's wrong with you?" She barked. The other students and teachers around them snickered, the bad boy of mutant high getting in trouble with his girlfriend. He rolled his eyes and shrugged.

"What can I say, Kitten? It's me." He said flicking the lighter cap on and off. She held out her hand motioning to give her the lighter, but John opened his mouth and yet again closed it. He sighed in defeat and placed the zippo on Kitty's palm. She smiled, mockingly.

"Thank you." she said kissing him, John annoyingly kissed back. The students were surprised that Kitty had the Rebel on a leash. A couple of students made a whiplash sound. John growled at this, 'Son. of. a. Bitch.' He thought. Normally he would have told her off, but this was Kitty Pryde, he loved her enough to be on a leash... No matter how much he hated it.