Please review; even if you don't like it I welcome all criticism. I take all criticism into consideration (unless the review is just a bashing) and it helps me write my story more to everyone's liking. I noticed I messed up a little in the last chapter. I was cutting and pasting a lot and I missed some parts.

John and Bobby were setting up inflatable tents while the others were discussing their situation. Rogue and Nightcrawler were talking, until Rogue returned and Nightcrawler transported above the X men and the two Brotherhood leaders to eavesdrop on the conversation. John grumbled about being treated with kid gloves.

Finishing up the camp, John sat in his tent staring at the bottle of water in his hand. It was the only thing here that reminded him of her. He sighed, imagining her lavender scent and soft neck on his lips, the glazed look in her wide greenish grey eyes after they finished their love making and her round breasts squished in the light pink camisole she wore under her jean jacket to class.

He groaned, knowing this was going to be a very long trip with out Nikki. He curled in his sleeping bag, willing sleep to come and take him from the hard dirt ground of… where ever they were. He fell asleep, remembering the day when Nikki was chasing him around the mansion just for a stick of gum. He managed to hide behind a book case before she got around the corner. He loved the look she had when she was confused would turn in both directions to see where he went, the white shirt she wore twirling with her every move. The smile that appeared on her lips when she saw his hand stick out from behind the bookcase, waving the stick of Juicy Fruit. She giggled and punched him playfully, slipping the gum tenderly onto her tongue. She blew a moderate size bubble in his face, the corners of her mouth turned upward in an awkward grin. Engulfing the bubble in his mouth, he popped it earning a scowl. He smiled at the memory, relaxing his nerves and drifting off into deep sleep.

Bobby climbed into the tent, seeing John sleeping soundly while he hugged his pillow protectively. He smiled, thinking of what would occur if he were to snatch the pillow from his fiery friend. It wouldn't be pretty, so he let him be. He was talking to Rogue about the school, wondering if everyone was ok. She hoped the younger students had gotten out; they would be so frightened wherever their capture had taken them. Jean and Ororo (Storm) rushed the couple to sleep exclaiming that they would be up at dawn. Bobby worried about Nikki also; they had become close friends, forming a sibling bond since whenever John wasn't by her side, he was brooding and more distant. Bobby slipped into the sleeping bag, adjusting to the hard ground, turned away from John and resting the side of his face on the back of his hand.

Back in the woods

After tormenting the fish and scaring off a deer, Nikki returned to the camp to waking students and hungry faces. She rubbed the back of her neck and let her arm hang on the crook of it. Normally, in a situation like this, food would be the farthest thing from her mind but right now her stomach growled and lurched with a vengeance. She groaned and sat down again leaning against a tree. She twisted the silver band around her left ring finger. John had given it to her and she was so excited. It was just a simple gift but the ring was beautiful. Instead of an obnoxious jewel on the band, it was engraved with the word "Amore" and on the inside of the band was the word "Love".

She sighed again, looking on at the group as the searched the shack for food. Most broke off into their own groups and talked and gossiped just as they would in school besides the fact they were complaining more on how their stomachs growled. Nikki got up and followed Peter and some other students to look for something to eat. Nikki used her power to gather up some fish. Some girls broke off from the group and looked for berries and such while some guys went off and attempt to do some hunting.

She came back to the camp, Jubilee started up the fire with a few sparks and Lance began to cook. He blushed after a comment the girls made on how cute he was for being able to cook. Nikki calmed some of the younger students and giggled to herself when she noticed Lance and Kitty flirting. Just that sight made her forget about where she was and what had happened. She smiled dreamily and thought about the sweet moments between herself and John, that is, until she was rudely kicked back into the real world by the heaving of her stomach.

Back with the majority of X Men

Rogue woke up to someone shaking her shoulder. She glared through squinted eyes at the blue culprit who smiled sweetly at her. She groaned, taking note that he was indeed a morning person, and dragged herself from her sleeping bag. Stepping out of the tent, she leaned back, hands place on her lower back and cracked the stiffness out of her spine. When she turned around she saw Wolverine already taking down the tent she just got out of.

"Woh Tiger, slow down." She laughed in her southern accent. He gruffed in response and deflated the makeshift shelter. She walked beside him while he carried the tent onboard the X-Jet. She sat next to Bobby, firmly buckling her seat belt and tightening it as tight as she could without cutting off circulation. Bobby, who was sitting next to her, chuckled softly glancing at her from the corner of his eye. She only smiled at Bobby and stuck her tongue out at him. He smirked and rolled his eyes as she latched onto the seat when the Jet took off.

John sat a seat away from Magneto. He flicked away at his light, staring into the flame for a few moments until extinguishing it. A few moments later, John noticed that Bobby and Rogue had gotten up and talked to Nightcrawler. He watched as Mystique and Magneto were enjoying a conversation when they both looked up at Rogue. Rogue turned and stared at the two suspiciously.

"We love what you've done with your hair," Magneto stated sarcastically. By the look Rogue gave them, menacingly pulling off the white glove, the simple joke had so much depth then it started out to appear. Bobby grabbed Rogue's arm, shaking his head apologetically but with some authority. She seethed but turned and sat down, talking to Wolverine.

John turned to Magneto with curiosity, "They say you're the bad guy…" he stated, flicking his lighter again.

"Is that what they say." The older mutant stated, becoming uninterested. John glanced around, looking for something to keep the conversation going. He didn't know why but Magneto and Mystique spiked his curiosity. That's when he spotted it; the object of interest.

"That's a dorky looking helmet." He wasn't about to kiss the guy's ass, so he was going to threaten his dignity. Magneto turned to the teen and glared. Mystique glanced over, interested in the conversation but staying silent as usual.

"This dorky looking helmet is going to protect me from the real bad guys." He smirked triumphantly. John turned his eyes to the ground defeated, and extinguished the flame again. But his eyes widened as his lighter floated from his fingers and into the hand of Magneto. The older mutant stared inquisitively at the lighter and flicked the flame on again.

"What's your name?" He glanced at the teen from the corner of his eye.

"John…"

"What's your real name, John?" He said smirked.

John glanced down again toward the floor, thinking. He turned back, searching the older man's face before beckoning the flame into his palm and staring at the fiery ball. "Pyro," he finally said.

"That's quite a talent you have there, Pyro."

"I can only manipulate the flame… I can't create it." He said in a low tone.

"You are a god amongst insects. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise." Magneto held out the lighter and John took it, in a silent pact.

The rest of the ride was pretty uneventful. After landing the trio listened in on the adults plan on infiltrating Alkaline Base. John made a smart remark on how Alkaline sounded like a brand of battery which Bobby and Rogue gave him a look that almost said 'now's not the time.'

He sat down again, hearing about how some secret army had kidnapped several students. The leader was another Mutant-Hater and hoped with all his might that Nikki wasn't taken. He could only imagine those bastards torturing his precious Nikki. He clenched his fists furiously. He felt so alone and helpless; the frustration was building inside him and all he wanted to do was torch that army's asses until there was nothing left. He knew the X men would try things peacefully and this sort of thing could only happen again, but Magneto and the Brotherhood were promising. They reminded him of the saying "Shoot first, ask questions later."

First, Mystique left to get to the control group and allow the rest of the adults in. As usual, the 'kids' had to stay and wait safely in the jet. After about a 45 minutes later X men and Magneto got the OK to leave. Rogue wished Wolverine luck; Bobby biting his lip and turning his gaze toward the ground, obviously upset. John felt he deserved it, after all that time being the third wheel and didn't feel any sympathy for his friend.

Back in the woods

Nikki moaned painfully, hunched over behind a bush and grasping her knees for dear life. Returning back to camp, she held her head trying to keep it from splitting in half. Groaning miserably, she went back into her tent and curled up into her sleeping bag. Instead of sleeping though, she stayed like that for hours. The purpose was to settle her stomach. She couldn't understand why she would feel starved one moment then me hunched over, emptying her stomach, the next.

A head poked through the tent's opening, searching the inside and spotted her. It was Kitty, crawling in and rubbing Nikki's back.

"You OK?" She asked attentively. Nikki moaned in response, neither her headache nor upset stomach had left her. "Would you like anything?"

"What could possibly help me in the middle of the woods? Tree bark and dirt is going to magically turn into aspirin and saltines."

"Well you still have your sarcasm. It's not just because your sick… You've been all mopey lately. C'mon, you can tell me."

Nikki searched her face then sighed and sat up despite her aching abdomen. "I miss him… It feels as though it's been months. We spend almost every waking moment together but…" she said with tears rolling down her cheeks, "I'm so scared… I don't know where he is or if he's safe… He could be lying in a ditch for all I know!" Her voice raised an octave. "It feels as though I'll never see him again…" She looked at Kitty with teary red eyes. Kitty awed and hugged her, rubbing her back and allowing her friend to cry on her shoulder.

"It's OK…. Shh… Knowing John, he's safe. If anyone tried to kill him he would have toasted their ass." She said smiling. Nikki looked up at her, laughing lightly and wiping her eyes. She felt a little better, but her heart was still tearing at the seams for him.

X Jet

John paced around the Jet; all the adults had strictly told the trio to remain in the jet no matter what. But John couldn't take it, he couldn't sit still with all the anxiety building up inside him. Rogue and Bobby were sitting nervously in the pilot seats and talking about their captured peers. He heard the couple talking about Nikki, wondering if she was captured too. That only made John's insides flip.

He was considering putting his plan into action but wasn't sure of the consequences. He was planning on finding Nikki so the two of them could go with Magneto and win he war against the humans. He didn't want to hide from humans all his life, he wanted to take out his revenge on every discriminating being there was and he wanted Nikki by his side the whole way. He already knew she was the one. She knew him so well and it seemed they knew each other their whole lives.

He stopped suddenly; 'why wait? Why not save her now and tell her of his plan.' John smiled. He reached between the couple and pressed the button to open the door.

"Where are you going?" Bobby asked.

"Where do you think?"

"They told us to stay here!" Rogue piped in.

John stopped, looking over his shoulder and pulling on a jacket, "Do you always do what you're told?" Not waiting for an answer he jogged down off the jet and walked through the woods. He had no clue where to go so he picked a direction and kept going.

In the Woods

It was getting cooler outside so the teens had built a bonfire. They decided they were going to try and have a good time and think of this as a camping trip. Some kids roasted fish, pretending it was hot dogs or marshmallows while others talked about good times. The boys had gotten back from the 'hunting trip' and caught nothing but came back with a very humorous story. It was self explanatory by the look of Lance who came back covered in thick smelly mud.

Nikki sat back against her new favorite tree after having a good laugh. A girl came up to her blushing and twiddling her thumbs.

"Do you have a tampon?" Nikki's eyebrows furrowed. She shook her head, dismissing the girl. She looked up, searching her head for the date. It was about the third week of October. She gasped, eyes glancing around at everyone, hoping no one noticed. She got up and walked away from the camp, rubbing her upper arms. On the verge of hyperventilating, she dropped to the ground. She cringed as her knees thudded against the soil. Sitting on her feet, she rocked from side to side, breathing in with her mouth and out her nose. She whimpered and sat, curled in a ball with her forehead resting on her knees.

It would explain why she had been sick before and her frequent trips to the refrigerator. What would she tell John? How would she tell him? When would she tell him? What would he say when she told him? Would she even tell him? So many thoughts were running through her head. She had no clue how he would react. No one would react calmly to this sort of news. She was far from calm. She cursed herself repeatedly, not noticing the intruder.

Peter walked into the little clearing, hearing someone whimpering. He looked from behind a tree and saw the young woman curled into her self. He couldn't see her face and the only way he knew it was Nikki was that water was whirling around her uncontrollably. He shouted out to her and saw her jumped. The water splashed against the forest floor and she looked at him, wiping the tears from her eyes.

"You ok?" He asked in a brotherly voice.

She sniffled, shoulders shaking from holding her tears and from the chilling wind. "How am I going to face him? Should I tell him? How am I going to tell him? Is he even ready for this? I'm not even ready for this….!" She blurted out at once. At first he was speechless, blinking at her with wide eyes.

"Calm down… Now what exactly is the problem?" he said while rubbing her upper back. She sniffled, wiping her nose with the back of her hand. She looked up at him and took a deep breath.

"I think I'm pregnant…"

Sorry it took me a while but I was suffering from writers block and school just sucks anyway. Hope you enjoyed it and keep reviewing.