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Chapter 18
"So it Begins"

Kitty didn't move an inch still lying on her bed, staying strong like John told her, for him and their baby. After four months she finally felt some peace between them, but she also couldn't imagine a life without him. "He's gone... He's really gone." She thought. John was right, even though her heart was broken her spirit remained strong. She shed enough tears for the boy she loved and she was happy that he never stopped loving her and that it will follow him to his grave and beyond. She vowed to herself she would never find love again, because her heart remained true not to Pyro, not to Lucius, but Saint-John Allerdyce. She began wiping the tears away when Bobby came in, still black and blue from John's or Lucius' last visit.

"You okay?" He asked sitting down next to her.

She sat up against the headboard and placed her hands over her belly and rubbed it gently. "Yeah... Its just, when Xavier came to my house. He was the one who convinced me to come here." It was a truthful lie, She was crying for John and the professor all in the same.

"Yeah me too, we're all feelin' the same way, you know?"

"No, Bobby, we're not. You have Rogue and I have... I just miss home."

"You miss 'him', you mean." Bobby said looking down.

"Yeah... I do." She muttered.

"So.. do your parents know about..." Kitty shook her head,

"I decided not to go with them to San Francisco for the holiday. I just want to wait until the baby is born before I tell them."

"So you're still going through with this? I figured that you'd get..."

"No! I'm not giving up on this baby, don't even dare bring up abortion near me again." She hissed.

"I'm sorry..."

"No Bobby I'm sorry, My pregnancy is throwing my emotions everywhere." Bobby looked at her nightstand to see the handmade snow globe she got for Christmas from John while he was spending the holidays with her and her parents. The globe showed two people ice skating on a frozen pond next to the exact replica of the mansion, Bobby smiled at the memory when John asked him to freeze the fountain in the yard so he can take Kitty Ice skating.

"Kitty, get up, come with me."

"Storm told us to stay in our rooms."

"Come one we won't get caught, I mean if there was one thing I remember most about John, that was me and him sneaking out of here once in a while. But with you that won't be a problem, you know." Kitty smirked at that comment, Bobby grabbed her skates and her eyes widened at what Bobby was going to do. As soon as they were outside, Bobby froze the water of the fountain and just like what John and her did, Kitty ice skated with Bobby. He managed to make his own skates from his ice powers, as Kitty skate laps around the fountain memories of her and John at the same spot at a night like this came rushing back.

"This place can be home too." John said.

"You planed this?" Kitty said with her eyes filled with joy of seeing the frozen fountain. They skated around and they both fell a couple of times, laughing and rolling over each other, and making out on the cold ice, but John's body heat kept her warm in the passion. She pulled away from his face,

"Thank you for this, John." She said. John tucked strands of hair behind her ear and kissed her again,

"Anytime." He said.

Kitty woke from her flashback, and she and Bobby were walking back to the dorms,

"Thank you Bobby." She said sweetly and kissed him on the cheek.

"Good night Kitty." Bobby said smiling and walked the opposite way to his room. Kitty felt better enough to have good night sleep, once again she was happy and couldn't wait to be a mom not caring if she was 16 or not.

"Ah, the prodigal son has returned." Magneto chuckled seeing Pyro enter the camp, "This is a call to arms Brother, what say you?" He asked.

"Yes." Pyro nodded. Magneto patted him on the shoulders,

"Walk with me, we have a war to fight." Pyro began walking with the elder through the camp. The mutant army was gathering in numbers to take the fight to Alcatraz island where the cure is being held. Pyro caught a glimpse of his former teacher, Jean Grey. He fought the urge to kill her for what she did to Xavier.

Callisto walked over with doubts about the Phoenix being here, "Her power is completely unstable." She said.

"Only in the wrong hands." Magneto assured.

"You trust her? She's been with them longer than us." Pyro added.

"So were you once." he countered. Pyro sighed in defeat,

"Maybe, but I stuck with you the entire way. Even with you letting the professor to die." Magneto stopped him in his tracks.

"Charles Xavier did more for mutants than you'll ever know, I will always remember him for that. He was the one true friend I ever had, My single regret is that he had to die for our dream to live." He walked off with the others after that leaving Pyro standing where he was,

"A true friend would help you out even in the worst of situations," Pyro muttered pulling out a cigarette and lighting it with his igniter, and took a long drag. "Enemy or not."

Cure Distribution Center.

Pyro hid among the mutant protestors outside the cure center, funny he should see Bobby Drake among the crowd, Pyro removed his hood and began pushing through the crowd to get to his former best friend.

"Getting the cure so you could go back to Mommy and Daddy?" Pyro mocked.

Iceman merely rolled his eyes, "I'm looking for someone."

"Oh I get it, your girlfriend. Makes sense that a mutant with that kind of power would want the cure. To be touched..." Bobby narrowed his eyes and his hand became solid ice, Pyro ignited a fire ball into his palm, "C'mon Iceman.. Make a move." Pyro said. But Bobby fought the urge and shook his head, he began walking away among the crowd.

"Same old Bobby. Still afraid of a fight!" Pyro mocked. Pyro turned his attention to the distribution center and unleashed his flames upon the building destroying it. The mutants screamed and ran Pyro hid himself among the fleeing protestors away from the scene, away from Bobby.

X-mansion

Kitty and the rest of the students gathered around the TV as Magneto gave a live broadcast threat, She gasped after seeing Pyro by his side as the camera zooms out.

"Today's attack was only our first salvo. So long as the cure exists, our war will rage. Your cities will not be safe. Your Streets will not be safe. You will not be safe." Magneto went on, But Kitty's eyes were still locked onto John who stood like a soldier in attention by Magneto's side. Then the camera pointed to him, "To my fellow mutants, we make you only one offer; join us or stay out of our way. Enough mutant blood has been spilled already."

A/N: The final chapter will be the Mutant War on Alcatraz the final battle, the next chapter however will be a fluffy chapter a memory of John and Kitty's relationship. Voters I still need your vote on the gender of the kid for the next story!