Chapter 4

I ended up sleeping on the floor again and Rogue's snoring was worse this time. It was not low like an ape; it was high pitched like a chimpanzee. But that's okay, because I am only going to be here for a couple of more hours because I am meeting John. Minutes felt like years. I decided to get changed and see id I could find anything to eat in the kitchen. All I could find was some chewed up chicken, or at least I think that is what it was. You would think they would have better food in this millionaire mansion, you got to wonder who pays the mortgage. John entered.

"Have I really been sitting her for three hours drinking one bottle of soda, or did toy have a chimpanzee sleeping beside you too? I took a sip from my Dr. Pepper.

"I don't go to sleep usually. Oh yeah I've been meaning to ask you, what power do you have?" he walked over to the fridge, saw the chewed up chicken and closed it right away. He reached for a soda in the cupboard instead.

"I can control fire around me, I can create it, I just carry a lighter with me because it's something to play with when I get board." I took another sip of my soda.

He looked at me with wide eyes. "Are you serious? I can control fire as well, but I can't create it. Lets see."

I held up my hand and within seconds my whole hand had a thin sheet of fire dancing around it.

He grinned. "Let's see the lighter."

I handed him my lighter. He seemed to like it because he put it in his pocket and said, "Let's go." He got up and started walking away.

"Forgetting something?" I asked him.

He turned, "Right." He said, jogged over and finished his soda. "Thanks." He said.

"My lighter you idiot!"

He laughed and tossed it to me.

"Oh, John, I forgot my hair tie back at my room."

He turned on his heels and started the other way, "I'll come with you."

I held up my hand for him to stop so I could listen for the chimpanzee. I could not hear her snoring but I could not hear her moving around. We were being so careful because we had spent an hour in the kitchen talking. I told him to stay put. I tip-toed into the bathroom, put the hair tie on my wrist, closed the door quietly behind me and turned around. Rouge was not there. I thought hard, yes, she was there when I came in. I hurried out. I shut the door and found Rouge and Bobby standing in front of John.

Bobby took me by the arm and started dragging me down the hall. "Why weren't you in class yesterday?"

"I was with John."

"That's it?" he said looking at me.

"He was, showing me around." I gave him a toothy smile.

"Well you and John are going to class today." Rogue said from behind me.

"Bobby you're hurting my arm."

"Oh, sorry." He let go of my arm. Great that is going to bruise.

"I can't go to class without my books." I thought I had him.

"John's holding them; we told him that if he goes to class Rogue and I will buy him a CD and lunch. He didn't think just the CD was enough," Bobby looked back at John. "Greedy bugger."

John came up beside me and handed me my books. "Thanks a ton." "Tip?" he held his hand out to me, I made a chucking sound and he pulled away.

When we got into our classes I did not hear anything they said except for the first couple of words. For example: "Today we won't be continuing the blah blah blah…" – Ororo Monroe/Storm. Or "Has anybody ever read a book blah blah blah…" – Scott Summers/Cyclops. I did not even hear one word in Jean Grey's class because I fell asleep at the door. John and Bobby had to hold me up while Rogue slapped me. I got off the hook though because it was my first day in class and they knew I was not used to getting up early. Too bad every day could not be my first. Once Bobby and John got me in my seat, I fell asleep again almost immediately.

"Libby? Libby, class is over."

I opened my eyes; Rogue, Bobby, and John were standing in front of me.

"Well, for us it is." Rogue said standing up straight.

I picked up my books and we headed for lunch.

"Hey, wait a minute," I said stopping. "John gets a CD and lunch bought for him because he went to class and I get nothing?"

Rogue and Bobby looked at each other. "M-hmm." They both said together.

John did not object. I will make sure his life is hell for a couple of hours today.

John looked at Bobby, "I want my CD."

Bobby looked at John, "I want my lunch."

They sat down and started eating. I thanked the lord that they had re-stocked the fridge and there was no more chewed up chicken. I sat down at the table with some ice cream.

"Is that all you eat? Bobby asked.

"Yup." I took a bite.

"You'll die if you don't eat anything else you know." He said

I knew he was trying to scare me.

I stared at my ice cream, "Nothing much to live for."

They all looked at me. Now I was scaring them.