p class="MsoNormal""Scott,"
I follow him as he walks out into the crowded street, leaving my new team behind. "Please, just listen to me!"br / He keeps walking. I need him to see that the way I feel about John is nothing compared to the way I feel about him!br / "Cyclops!"
I yell, using his code name due to the public /
"Back off, Ardor!" He calls / "No!"
I protest. "I gave up too easily before. I'm not letting you go!"br / I keep shadowing his journey. I'm not losing him! I soon see where he's heading - the X-Men!br / "Where have you been?" Warren questions Scott, obviously not noticing / "Ardor!" Bobby exclaims happily at the sight of me. emHe doesn't hate me?br / /em"Hi."
I reply / /em"She's not sticking around, don't get too attached." Scott mumbles, as if talking to a bunch of kids about a naughty /
/em"What are you wearing?" Warren laughs, standing beside me. embr / /em"You guys don't hate me for what happened with Pyro?" I asked / /em"Once an X-Man, always an X-Man." Jean / /em"We're not taking sides." Bobby speaks / /em"I'm sorry." Although I speak to my friends, my eyes are fixated on Scott, who stands about ten feet away. "For everything."embr / /em"Come on, we're mutants! If we've learnt anything here, it's that wasting time judging people gets you nowhere." Warren gives me a quick, unexpected hug. I hug him back, awkwardly avoiding his / "So, how's life with the X-Men?" I ask, a fake smile pulled across my lips. I should be happy - I haven't lost my friends forever - but all I can think about is Scott. I just want to show him how much I care. He needs to know that I see what a huge mistake I /
"Well, firstly, Cyclops hasn't left your- emhis/em
room since... You know." Bobby comments, unintentionally making me feel even / "And then, after we managed to get him out for today, he's just gone psycho, moody leader on us."
Warren's features adopt a confused expression to support his words. I finally smile - emit's cute./embr / "He's not coping well, is what I think the boys are trying to say."
Jean sighs sadly. "And today, he seems to be taking it out on us."br / "That's not fair. This isn't your fault.
It's mine." I whisper the last two words /
"Well, how have you dealt with it? I'm sure you've taken the pain out on someone else?" Jean suggests, trying to justify Scott's / "Yeah, I guess." More guilt blooms at the thought of how I've treated / "We really miss you already." Jean says sadly. br / "I'm sorry." I reply. "I miss you guys too."br /
"I'm sure he'll forgive you in time." Jean's smile is ripe with sympathy. She sounds like my mom. br / "I hope so." I sigh / "Group hug." Bobby announces, making me and Jean laugh. He quickly pulls us all into a tight hug, denying us the pleasure of / "Okay,
Bobby." Warren breathes, squirming awkwardly. "Crushing the wings."br / "Sorry, feather boy." Bobby laughs, releasing / "It's okay, frost kid."
Warren retorts mockingly. br / "It's ice, dude."
Bobby corrects, shooting an icy blast at Warren who steps gracefully out of the line of / "You're gunna have to do better than that if you're going to-"br / "Iceman!
Angel!" Scott calls from where he is stood alone. The boys look at each other and roll their eyes, before making their way over to / "So, what are you guys actually doing here?"
I ask Jean, turning my attention to her. br / "The same reason you're here, I assume." She seems pretty /
"I doubt that." I / "We got a tip off about it too." She speaks as if I should know what she's talking / "About what?" I furrow my / "The bomb."/p
I follow him as he walks out into the crowded street, leaving my new team behind. "Please, just listen to me!"br / He keeps walking. I need him to see that the way I feel about John is nothing compared to the way I feel about him!br / "Cyclops!"
I yell, using his code name due to the public /
"Back off, Ardor!" He calls / "No!"
I protest. "I gave up too easily before. I'm not letting you go!"br / I keep shadowing his journey. I'm not losing him! I soon see where he's heading - the X-Men!br / "Where have you been?" Warren questions Scott, obviously not noticing / "Ardor!" Bobby exclaims happily at the sight of me. emHe doesn't hate me?br / /em"Hi."
I reply / /em"She's not sticking around, don't get too attached." Scott mumbles, as if talking to a bunch of kids about a naughty /
/em"What are you wearing?" Warren laughs, standing beside me. embr / /em"You guys don't hate me for what happened with Pyro?" I asked / /em"Once an X-Man, always an X-Man." Jean / /em"We're not taking sides." Bobby speaks / /em"I'm sorry." Although I speak to my friends, my eyes are fixated on Scott, who stands about ten feet away. "For everything."embr / /em"Come on, we're mutants! If we've learnt anything here, it's that wasting time judging people gets you nowhere." Warren gives me a quick, unexpected hug. I hug him back, awkwardly avoiding his / "So, how's life with the X-Men?" I ask, a fake smile pulled across my lips. I should be happy - I haven't lost my friends forever - but all I can think about is Scott. I just want to show him how much I care. He needs to know that I see what a huge mistake I /
"Well, firstly, Cyclops hasn't left your- emhis/em
room since... You know." Bobby comments, unintentionally making me feel even / "And then, after we managed to get him out for today, he's just gone psycho, moody leader on us."
Warren's features adopt a confused expression to support his words. I finally smile - emit's cute./embr / "He's not coping well, is what I think the boys are trying to say."
Jean sighs sadly. "And today, he seems to be taking it out on us."br / "That's not fair. This isn't your fault.
It's mine." I whisper the last two words /
"Well, how have you dealt with it? I'm sure you've taken the pain out on someone else?" Jean suggests, trying to justify Scott's / "Yeah, I guess." More guilt blooms at the thought of how I've treated / "We really miss you already." Jean says sadly. br / "I'm sorry." I reply. "I miss you guys too."br /
"I'm sure he'll forgive you in time." Jean's smile is ripe with sympathy. She sounds like my mom. br / "I hope so." I sigh / "Group hug." Bobby announces, making me and Jean laugh. He quickly pulls us all into a tight hug, denying us the pleasure of / "Okay,
Bobby." Warren breathes, squirming awkwardly. "Crushing the wings."br / "Sorry, feather boy." Bobby laughs, releasing / "It's okay, frost kid."
Warren retorts mockingly. br / "It's ice, dude."
Bobby corrects, shooting an icy blast at Warren who steps gracefully out of the line of / "You're gunna have to do better than that if you're going to-"br / "Iceman!
Angel!" Scott calls from where he is stood alone. The boys look at each other and roll their eyes, before making their way over to / "So, what are you guys actually doing here?"
I ask Jean, turning my attention to her. br / "The same reason you're here, I assume." She seems pretty /
"I doubt that." I / "We got a tip off about it too." She speaks as if I should know what she's talking / "About what?" I furrow my / "The bomb."/p