The Bet
Disclaimer: I'm sick of writing this so just look at the previous chapters if you wanna read it
Chapter 6: Sick Of The Kid's Table Shit
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Rogue woke up and looked up and saw John staring at her.
"What are you looking at Johnny?" He just shook his head.
"It's nothing Rogue forget it." She frowned at him.
"Come on Johnny please tell me."She gave him her most pleading look she could muster and he sighed.
"Rogue earlier before you came Magneto came up to me and asked me if I wanted to go with them and join the Brotherhood." Rogue visibly paled at this.
"No John you can't please don't tell me you're seriously considering it."
"It makes sense Rogue I'm not really wanted at the mansion. Nobody wants me there and with Magneto I would actually be needed and wanted." She took his hand and shook her head.
"You are wanted at the mansion John everyone would be devastated if you left."He sighed and took his hand back and got up and turned away.
"You're wrong Rogue. I'm either hated or feared by everyone there."
"I don't hate you John." He turned back to look at her.
"No but I scare you don't I? You said it yourself Rogue I'm out of control I can't be responsible for my actions and if I ever hurt you I just couldn't live myself." Rogue jumped to her feet and moved to stand in front of him.
"John there is no way you could ever hurt me except by leaving me." She wrapped her arms around his shoulders and pulled him into a small, chaste kiss. He groaned when he felt her pull away before her mutation had time to take charge.
"Dammit Marie is this all we can ever have? Kisses so brief it's like they never happened."
"Well what do you want John? This is as much as I'll ever be able to give anyone without killing them." Rogue shouted back at him."I can never do anything like what you want from me." John sighed.
"I'm sorry I guess I'm just frustrated." Rogue nodded her head and moved to lean against the tree opposite him.
"I know Johnny and I'm sorry that I can't do more but this is who I am." John looked up her.
"Don't be sorry for who you are Rogue. I wouldn't want you to be any other way." She nodded and stopped leaning against the tree.
"We should probably get back to camp. Logan is more than likely on the verge of killing Magneto." John looked down at his watch and saw that it was almost 12 o'clock. He took her hand and they walked back to camp.
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"There you guys are." Bobby ran up to the two. "Where the hell have you two been?"
"Sorry baldy didn't know I had to tell you every detail of my life." Bobby glowered at the mention of his having lost his hair.
"Well Jean told me to go and get you because we're leaving early tomorrow and she wants us to get to bed."
"And of course you follow her every order." John sneered.
"Yes of course because unlike you I actually want people to like me." John dropped Rogues hand moved closer to Bobby.
"What was that Drake?" He asked icily.
"You and I both know Rogue only hangs out with you out of pity."
"Bobby that's not true." The two boys turned to her completely forgetting she had been there the entire time. "I hang out with John because I chose to not because I pity him."
"Well then you're an idiot. John here doesn't care about anything or anyone but himself."
"Don't pretend you know anything about me Drake." Bobby scoffed.
"Or what? You gonna set me on fire Pyro?"
"I might." John took out his lighter and lit the flame. Bobby stared at him defiantly. He was just about to torch the idiot when he felt small pressure on his arm, he looked down and saw Rogue staring pleadingly at him.
"John stop. He's not worth it." Reluctantly he closed his palm effectively extinguishing the flame. Bobby chuckled.
"Who'd have thought the great and menacing Pyro would be whipped by the southerner with the touching issues." John made a fist and punched Bobby in the face. Bobby quickly recovered and tackled John sending them both to the ground. John kneed Bobby in the gut and started to try and recover the breath that had been knocked out of him on the fall. Bobby took this to his advantage and froze one of his fists solid and punched John in the jaw. Thinking quickly Rogue ripped off her glove and placed her hand on the back of his exposed neck. Bobby fell down to his knees gasping for air and Rogue struggled to control the new memories and emotions that flooded through her. John looked up and pulled Rogue away from Bobby who slumped to the floor with little or no energy left. He dragged the crying girl away from the place where Bobby lay.
"You bitch I'll make you regret that." Bobby yelled after the two. John turned around and growled.
"You lay a hand on her and I will break every bone in your fucking body." John's voice sounded so sure and dead set that Bobby believed him and made the smart choice to shut up. As John and Rogue walked away Bobby turned around when he heard the bushes move. There standing in front of him was Wolverine.
"Let me make something very clear to you bub. That girl is loved by virtually everyone, who wouldn't have a second thought before tearing you to pieces if you touch her. But if you do don't say I didn't warn you that if you do they won't find your body for weeks if I get to you first. You got that?" Bobby only nodded his head, like John Bobby knew that this guy would follow through on his threat.
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John and Rogue walked silently the rest of the way to camp.
"Bobby was just being an asshole you know that right?" Rogue stopped and nodded.
"He's never acted like that with me though."
"Maybe it's his time of the month or something." Rogue chuckled a bit at that.
"It hurts though. What did I ever do to him?" John put his hand under her chin and lifted her to face him.
"Don't listen to anything he says do you understand me?" Slowly she nodded and looked down at her shoes. "Hey if he ever says anything like that to you again you tell me and I'll go and kick his ass ok?"
"Sure I will Johnny, but you know I can take care of myself right."
"Yeah I know doesn't mean I don't still wanna beat that shit to a pulp." She placed her hand on his slightly bruised jaw.
"Thank you Johnny." His brows scrunched in confusion.
"For what?"
"For just being you. You never flinch when I touch you and you always try to protect me." He took her hand and tangled his fingers with hers.
"Rogue I should be thanking you. I know I used to be the world's biggest asshole to you but still somehow you managed to deal with that and stick with me which is more than I can say about anyone else, even my own parents ditched me." Rogue leaned up and kissed him and when he didn't feel her pull away he pulled her closer and ran his tongue against her lower lip begging for entrance she granted it and they pulled away when breathing became an issue. John leaned back down and felt the familiar pull of her skin but refused to pull away.
"Ahem." The two teens jumped apart and saw Storm standing there with a slight grin on her face. "Am I interrupting something?"
"No Miss Munro ummm we were just going." Rogue walked away, a blush tinting her cheeks. John tuned back to Storm.
"Cool trick." The woman's form quickly changed into the blue, scaly woman known as Mystique.
"How did you know it was me?" John shrugged.
"Didn't hear you coming. Storm normally isn't that stealthy. Why look like her why not just stay like you are now?"
"I had the feeling Rogue wouldn't talk to me if I was in my true form." John nodded.
"So did you want something?" The blue woman stepped a bit closer to him.
"Just trying to see why Erik wants a child to join us." John glared at her.
"I am not a child." The woman simply shrugged.
"To Erik and I you are. But I see that you can take care of yourself. Your mutation is powerful and you're aware of your surroundings even if you were a little, how do I say it, busy."
"I can take care of myself if that's what you're saying." Azure blue met yellow as the two stared defiantly at each other.
"Your strong and would make a fine addition to the Brotherhood. But that girl is holding you back, do you honestly think you could be an X-Man? Fight for the people who at this very minute try to find ways to kill us. And what is the reason you stay? Her?"
"Your right I couldn't be an X-Man, I don't believe in a peace between mutants and humans. But I couldn't leave Rogue so I'm gonna stay with them." John said.
"And you think you could live there and play house? That you and the girl will live happily ever after? You and I both know that you hurt everyone around you, but who knows maybe it will be different with her maybe you two are supposed to be. Tell me if you change your mind about our offer." With that the woman left leaving the boy to think things over.
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Rogue looked up and smiled as John stepped into her tent.
"Hey." She noticed the tense look he had. "You okay?" He nodded and sat down next to her.
"Just came to see that you were okay and say goodnight."
"I'm fine and I knew there was a sweet guy under that gruff exterior." He grinned her.
"Well don't tell anyone you might ruin my rep."
"Your secrets safe with me John Allerdyce. Hey Johnny?"
"What is it Rogue?" He looked down at her and saw her blush.
"Do you think you could stay here with me tonight?" He grinned at her nervousness.
"Sure." She laid back down and he moved to lie beside her and wrapped an arm around her waist.
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"Come on kid wake up." Rogue woke startled as Logan pounded on her tent. "Hurry up 'Ro says we're leaving in an hour."
"I'll be out soon Logan." She moved to get up and saw John tighten his arm around her as he slept. Blushing a bit she attempted to wake him up by shaking his shoulder. When that got no response she punched him lightly on the top of his head, still she got no response. Grinning to herself she leaned her head down next to his ear.
"Johnny." She whispered sweetly. "Time to get up. If you don't I gave Logan permission to do whatever he wants to you."That did the trick he immediately sat up and looked around his eyes rested on Rogue.
"That was a dirty trick."
"Well it was the only way I could get you to let go of me." She replied, blushing slightly.
"You were the one who wanted me to stay with you in the first place." He said grinning from ear to ear. She threw her pillow before he had time to duck.
"I know that know get out so I can get ready." He leaned back and put his hands behind his head.
"I'm happy were I am." She mock-glared at him.
"Johnny you better get out before I scream out for Logan." He grumbled and moved out the tent flap.
"You need a better threat it's getting old always calling for Logan."
"But it works so well." He heard he giggle from inside the tent and turned back to the entrance when he heard her come out. "Let's go."
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Rogue sat on John's right as Magneto and Mystique sat to his left. He was clicking his lighter lid open and closed and Rogue watched as a spark of flame was lit. Magneto held out his hand and moved the lighted from John to rest on his open palm. John sat up just a little straighter.
"Have you considered our offer?" John looked back at Rogue who had moved to look at the X-Men uniforms.
"I have."
"And?" John took back his lighter and stared into the flame as if it held the answers he needed.
"I need some more time." Magneto nodded and turned back to converse with Mystique. John turned to look at Rogue again who was asking Logan when they got their own uniforms. Bobby agreed from behind her and John glared at how close Bobby was getting to Rogue. Bobby heard and immediately took a step back while Rogue just ignored him.
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The adults had just left to storm Stryker's base leaving John, Rogue and Bobby to entertain themselves.
"We should have gone with them." John said angrily.
"They didn't want us there John. We probably would've gotten in the way." Rogue tried to justify the adult's actions.
"That's bullshit Rogue and you know it you and I are just as useful as any of them."
"What about me?" Bobby asked.
"What about you?" Bobby got to his feet and stood in front of the hunched over pyromaniac.
"I'm just as good in a fight as anyone." John got to his feet.
"Care to test that theory?"
"Can you guys go ten minutes without fighting?" Rogue screamed at them. Johns scoffed at Bobby and went to the front and pushed the button to lower the stairs.
"I'm sick of this kid's table shit I'm going in there." He grabbed his jacket and shrugged it on while Rogue came to stand behind him.
"John they told us to stay here." She said softly trying to get him to calm down and stay in the jet.
"You always do as you're told?" Rogue was confused by this and watched as he walked down the steps. She started to go after him when Bobby grabbed her arm.
"Let him go Rogue." She snatched her arm back from him.
"You can't tell me what to do Bobby." She ran after John and saw him on the hill up ahead trudging through the snow. When she caught up to him she spun him around. "John what are you doing?"
"What does it look like I'm going in there to help." She flinched at his sharp tone but quickly recovered.
"Johnny just please come back to the jet we'll wait 'till the others get back then we can go home."
"What home Rogue? The mansion was never my home." Rogue looked at him started at this new information.
"Then where is your home Johnny?" He sighed to himself.
"I'm trying to figure that out myself." She looked down at the snow.
"So you leaving us Johnny? You leaving me?" He looked at her for a minute before pulling something out of his pocket and pressing it into her hand.
"I'll be back for this." Suddenly the two collapsed into a pile on the ground screaming. It felt as if white-hot pokers were being shoved into their heads. With her free hand Rogue grabbed Johns hand and squeezed as the pain intensified. After a minute the pain receded and John got to his feet and pulled Rogue up.
"What was that?" John shook his head.
"I don't know but you should head back to the jet." She shook her head stubbornly. "Rogue please just go." She looked at him hesitantly before turning and going back to the jet. John watched her walk away hoping he had made the right decision.
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Rogue watched as the other boarded the jet and rushed over and hugged Jubilee, who had just stepped inside.
"Oh my god Jubes are you okay?" She pulled away from her friend.
"Yeah I'm ok Rogue takes more than that to stop me." Rogue smiled and looked around.
"Hey has anyone seen John?" She asked frowning.
"He's with Magneto." She heard Jean say before her world went black as she collapsed.
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John stood at the helicopter window and saw the valley fill up with water as the dam broke. The jet flew in the opposite direction. He sat down and ignored the looks Magneto and Mystique sent his way.
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Rogue woke up in the mad bay with Kitty and Jubilee at her side.
"What happened?" She asked sitting up.
"I don't know one minute your fine the next you hear John left with Magneto and to faint." Jubilee said.
"So he is gone. I hoped that had just been a nightmare." Kitty and Jubilee shook their heads sadly.
"Hey what's in your hand Rogue?" Kitty asked. Rogue looked down and noticed her fist was clenched around the one thing she had left of John. He had given it to her right before he left. She opened her palm and saw John's shark Zippo lighter. Rogue broke down into hysterics and her friends rushed to help and comfort her. He was really gone was the one thing repeating in her head.
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THE END
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A/N: Okay folks that was the last chapter ever of 'The Bet' but don't worry there will be a Sequel call 'When I'm Gone' so please review and sorry it took so long to update my internets keeps stuffing up lately. Once again and for the last time on this story R&R people.