During X-3. Pyro and Quicksilver's last night together. Please review.

אבא בעל רחמים (Father Have Mercy)

John beamed as he held out the jewelry box for Pietro to take. The older man quirked an eyebrow but smiled back as he took the box and opened the slender black velvet box. Pietro's eyes widened as he saw the silver necklace with a pendant of the Star of David.

"John," Pietro said softly.

The younger man's face fell slightly "You don't like it?" he asked in hurt and confusion.

"John of course I do," Pietro said "I just wasn't expecting anything, I mean today's not really a special day you know."

John averted his gaze and shrugged "I just saw it when I was in town the other day and I thought you'd like it, I mean you're deep into your religion and stuff."

Pietro laughed "I'm not that deep into it," he said, playfully pushing John's shoulder. John countered by leaning forward and catching his lover's lips in a gentle but passionate kiss. Pietro was glad that they were in the safety of his tent, no prying eyes to disrupt or dissuade them.

The younger mutant ran a hand through Pietro's white hair and deepened the kiss, letting out a happy moan as his tongue entered his lover's hot mouth. Pietro wrapped an arm around John's waist and pulled the young man flush up against him, earning him a surprised squeak.

The two were lost in the taste and warmth of each other until the need to breath became to great and they had to pull away. Pietro let go of his young love and moved back a step, he took the necklace out of the box and quickly fastned it around his neck.

"It looks great on you," John said triumphantly.

Pietro smiled and reached out to cup his beloved's chin, before leaning in and placing a gentle kiss on his lips. "I'll wear it always, I promise," Pietro whispered and John felt himself go slightly weak in the knees.

"I...I think I love you," the young man whispered, fear in his voice. Pietro said nothing for a long moment and John wondered if he had just made a huge mess of things by opening his stupid mouth. They had only been together for a week and a half, but John had never felt so strongly for one person in his whole life, it had to be love.

"I love you too," Pietro finally replied softly before reaching out and pulling John to him in a tight hug. John sagged against him in relief before embracing him as well.

The white haired mutant pulled away again even though all he wanted to do was lay his lover down and show him how much he loved him. "I have to go, Magneto wants me to meet him soon," Pietro said and John only nodded.

The two exited the tent and Pietro looked around quickly to find that no one was watching them, he leaned in and kissed John once more before speeding off to the spot Magneto had told him to go to for their meeting. John sighed happily before moving off towards his own tent, unaware of Magneto's eyes on him.

***
"You wanted to speak with me?" Pietro asked as Magneto finally joined him.

"I have come up with a course of action," the older mutant said.

"And what would that be?"

Magneto smirked "We will attack the source of the cure itself."

"We're going to attack Alcatraz?" Pietro asked in shock.

The man nodded his head simply "We need only kill the boy and they will have no other way to produce their so called cure," Magneto explained.

"You want to kill him, he's just a child," the young mutant asked in shock.

"It is necessary to our survival son; we must do what we must."

"You're insane, it's not his fault his mutation causes our own not to work, there's no need to kill him, we could take him and hide him from the humans, anything but that," Pietro tried to reason.

"I can not take the chance that they would find him, I do not blame him, he is a prisoner of the humans, but this is the only way," Magneto said sternly.

"There is always another way, you just refuse to take the higher road and prove to the humans that we aren't monsters," Pietro said angrily.

Magneto glared at his son for a moment before something caught his eye. He raised his arm and the necklace around Pietro's neck unclasped itself and flew into his waiting hand.

"Hey!" Pietro exclaimed.

"Where did you get this?" Magneto asked as he examined the necklace.

"I got it years ago, when I was visiting Jerusalem," Pietro lied expertly. "Now can I have it back?"

"It must be very special to you," Magneto said softly as he ran the pad of his thumb over the pendant.

"It is," the younger mutant said.

Magneto held out his hand and offered the necklace back to his son, who took it gratefully and placed it back around his neck, making sure to tuck it beneath his shirt.

"Shalom," Magneto said before he took off into the air.

Pietro sighed and shook his head before mumbling bitterly. "Shalom, father."

***
John glanced over at the Phoenix and shivered as she stood on the hill over looking the camp. He remembered Jean from his time at the school. She had always been kind to him and tried to help him as much as she could. He didn't like looking at the monster that had replaced her, she shouldn't be with them, she belonged with the X-Men, fighting the good fight.

"Pyro," he heard Magneto say his name as the older man came to stand beside him.

"Magnificent isn't she?" the older man asked.

"Yea...she is," John replied not knowing what to say.

The young man held his breath as his leader whispered in his ear "I saw you with my son."

John turned to face the smirking man "I...I..." no words came to him as he tried to think of a way to play what Magneto had discovered off.

"Do not worry young Pyro," Magneto said and John began to calm but was still tense, wondering if he could hold his own in a fight if Magneto decided to attack him.

"Y-you're ok with it?" John asked in surprise.

"I only wish for my son to be happy, and you have been loyal to me dear Pryo like no other," the older man said and John felt his fears ebbing away even though his thoughts drifted to Mystique and how fast Magneto had abandoned her when she was his most faithful companion.

"I only have one have one thing to ask of you before I can give the both of you my full consent," the older man said with a warm smile that was cold as ice beneath the surface.

"What?" John asked without thinking, all he wanted was to be with Pietro and not have to sneak around anymore.

"I want you to show him how brave and loyal you are tomorrow, so that he knows he made the right choice."

"What's happening tomorrow?"

"We take Alcatraz and destroy the cure forever," the older man said and John's faced brightened. There would be no more fear of being forced to become normal. Mystique's sacrifice wouldn't have been in vain and Pietro and he could live in a world without hatred of mutants. They would all be free.

"I'll make you and him proud tomorrow, I promise," John said with a smirk.

"I know you will my boy," Magneto said.