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Snow and Fire Don't Mix!
Ch. 8
Wanna bet?
The next morning John awoke to a scary sight...
"Ahhh" John fell out of bed.
"Fuck! Bobby what's wrong with you?" John picked himself up off the floor.
"I couldn't tell if you were sleeping or not since it's 12 pm."
John raised his voice, "So you decide to hover over me and stare at me 2 inches away from my face!"
Bobby shrugged his shoulders.
"You have nothing to say about it?" John was getting irritated, "Thanks for scaring the shit out of me…I really needed that."
Bobby grinned, "Your welcome."
"Seriously Bobby, you need to get laid…and fast! I'll even pay for it."
Bobby blushed. He was speechless…for once.
John went into the bathroom to get ready for a new day. He came out in jeans and a grey hoodie.
Unexpectedly there was a knock at the door.
Bobby looked at John, "I wonder who it is."
John gave Bobby an attitude since he was still pissed off, "Who do you think it is."
"I don't know"
"Guess." John insisted.
"I don't know." Bobby repeated.
"Wanna bet?" John asked.
"Okay."
"I bet 50 bucks that I know who's behind that door." John was grinning, 'It's 50 bucks in my pocket.'
"Fine, let's shake on it." Bobby suggested.
They shook, and Bobby started to ice John's hand.
John pulled his hand away, "Damn it Bobby! Do you always have to do that?"
"Yes." Bobby grinned.
"Idiot!" John mumbled.
John walked over to the door. Before he opened the door he said, "Rogue and Kitty."
He opened the door, "Shit," his cocky smile turned upside down.
"Did you call for more towels?" A guy from the hotel staff asked.
"NO," John slammed the door in his face.
Bobby was slightly rubbing it in, "We could have taken them anyway."
"Whatever."
John wanted to scream. His day was definitely not going to be a good one.
"Where's my money?" Bobby demanded.
"You'll get your money…you lucky son of a bitch."
There was another knock at the door.
"Wanna bet again?" Bobby grinned.
"NO!" John opened the door, "Oh look Bobby its Rogue and Kitty...a minute too late."
Bobby was still grinning.
"What is he so happy about?" Rogue asked.
"He just made himself 50 bucks, and it's all your fault."
Rogue ignored John's current mood, "Come on John we're going horseback riding, and you're coming."
"No, I'm not." John smirked and stood still with his arms crossed.
"Yeah, you are." Rogue pulled him out of the room. He just had enough time to grab a Jacket.
"I have got to see this!" Bobby grabbed his coat and ran out the door.
"Animals don't seem to like me." John said while Rogue was still pulling him.
Bobby faked a cough, "Maybe because you set them on fire…"
"I do not! Ants and spiders are insects…they don't count!"
Rogue interrupted. She didn't want to hear another pointless fight between them, "Just try it."
John sighed, "I guess I don't have a choice…do I?"
Rogue grinned, "Nope."
"Kitty, a little help here." John begged.
"Sorry John, I tried but as you can see it didn't do any good."
No matter what, John wasn't going to get out of this, so he finally gave up, "I'm going to die."
Rogue laughed, "Stop being so dramatic."
John repeated, "I'm going to die."
Bobby was laughing his ass off.
"Shut up Bobby or I'll make you shut up."
Bobby backed off and put his hands up, "What are you going to do? Run me over with a horse?"
Rouge and Kitty started to laugh.
John gave Bobby the finger.
John was standing in front of it, "They're huge!" The horse sneezed…on him.
Rogue laughed, "See he likes you."
John rolled his eyes, "How do I get on this thing?"
"You pull yourself up with you left foot and swing your right leg over."
Bobby and Kitty were watching from a far sitting on a bench.
"This is so much better than Television!" Bobby stated.
"This is better than shopping…I can't believe I just said that!"
"Next, to have the horse move you kick it with your heel."
"Are you serious?"
"Yes, it doesn't hurt them."
John kicked the horse's belly with his heels; and the horse started to walk.
"Next, to turn right pull the reins right and to turn left pull the reins left. To stop pull back, and that's pretty much it. It's as easy as driving a car."
"Yea but cars don't have a mind of their own."
"John your doing fine just chi…relax"
John laughed, "Man, I hate that saying!"
Kitty was twirling her hair around her finger, "He's not doing that bad."
Bobby was making snowballs, "He's going to fall off…I just know it." Bobby got up and tossed the snowball over his shoulder. He walked into the riding area.
'I wonder what John would look like with a cowboy hat on.' Bobby pictured it in his head. 'Now that's hilarious!' Pushing his ridiculous thoughts aside Bobby had an idea. He walked beside the horse John was riding.
Bobby asked, "Wanna bet?"
"Sure, what do you have in mind?"
Bobby smirked, "I bet 50 bucks that you will fall off that horse before the hour is over."
John thought about it for a moment, "Deal! NO hand shake…my fucking hands are cold as it is."
"Suit your self." Bobby grinned. He walked to the horse's rear-end. He lifted his hand…
Rogue's eyes widened "Bobby don-"
John turned his head to see what Bobby was up to. Before John could threaten him, Bobby had already smacked the horse's ass.
The horse took off like a speeding bullet.
Rogue sighed, "Why the hell did you do that for?"
"For the money."
"You know he's not going to give you anything after the shit you just pulled."
"You're right…but it will be worth it."
Rogue held out her gloved hand to Bobby, "Hop on. We have to help him."
The horse was in a full gallop. John was doing everything to prevent falling off. It wasn't just about the money it was more about prevailing this obstacle in the end.
John yelled, "Bobby you are SO dead!" He tried to calm himself down, 'Okay John you can do this…just pull back on the reins.'
The horse didn't stop.
"Fuck…now you don't listen to me…well if you won't stop I'll make you stop."
John scoped a medium size branch a few feet away. He grabbed his lighter from his coat pocket, ignited it, and sent a fireball towards the branch. The fiery branch fell to the floor. They were heading straight for it.
John wasn't a praying guy but in this case it was an exception, "Oh god, please don't let him jump over."
The horse stopped short and reared on his hind legs. John fell off and landed on his ass in the snow. "Ugh, I hate snow, but now I really, really hate Bobby."
Rogue and Bobby caught up to him shortly.
Bobby was laughing.
John got up and wiped the snow off his ass, "You think you're real smart!"
Bobby had a cocky tone in his voice, "No…just funny."
"Well I hope you think this is funny because I sure do." John commanded the flames from the branch to surround Bobby.
Bobby was getting a little nervous, "Do you really want to cause attention?"
"At this point I don't care."
Bobby froze the flames.
John snapped his fingers, "Just like you to take the easy way out."
"Come on John don't be mad…it was funny as hell!"
"Yea well now my ass hurts and it's all your fault!"
"I'll rub it for you" Bobby offered.
"Let me think about it…Hell no!" John paused and grinned, "But on the other hand Rogue is welcome."
Rogue laughed although she liked the idea, however, Bobby didn't need to know that.
John's whole body began to ache in pain, especially the lower part. He started walking back to the hotel and left Rogue and Bobby behind.
"Just great Bobby now he's going to be in a bad mood all day!"
Bobby shrugged, "He was already having a bad day…I just happened to make it worse."
A/N: Please review, thanks! I've been coming up with good stuff while I'm in the shower. Lol whenever I have writer's block I should take a shower and that will hopefully solve the problem! There must be something in the water…