Fire & Ice

[John Allerdyce]

"Now remember, you all have two hours to spend here." Plenty of time to do something interesting. "Make sure you stay with at least one other person." Pyro already know who that someone would be. "And please, be on your best behavior." At this statement, Ororo looked directly and Pyro and all he could do was offer a sarcastic innocent smile in return. Unleashing him in a public place wasn't exactly the best idea . . . based on past incidences. But nor could they lock him up in a room. The worst they could do was give him detention -- and or disallow him from coming on any more field trips -- and neither of those options were that bad. The punishment was worth what he did to get it. "Alright everyone, have fun!" And with that, they were dismissed. The students were currently on an outing at the mall in the city. It was a time for them to do some shopping, or just leisurely look around. For Pyro, it was the time to have a little fun and show off some. He looked over at Bobby, the one that he would be buddied up with. Bobby was really his closest friend in the school -- perhaps because he was the only one who could put up with Pyro. In fact, Pyro prided himself on provoking others and causing problems. So it was expected that he wouldn't have that many friends. Besides, he knew the teachers liked Bobby hanging out with John because they believed that Bobby was 'a good influence'. Pyro was still trying to corrupt Bobby a little though, trying to get him to join in on the fun.

"So," he began to say. "Where to first?" But before Bobby could answer, Ororo came up to John and extended her hand expectantly. John just looked at her, pretending not to know what she wanted. But she stayed in place. "Hand it over," she instructed. "Hand what over?" Pyro asked, knowing he was being a smart ass because he was well aware of what she wanted. "John . . . " She said, still waiting. He noticed Cyclops look over as well, and it was enough to make Pyro roll his eyes, and groan as he pulled out his lighter and with great annoyance, put it in Storm's hand. "We wouldn't have to do this if you didn't have a record of showing off, John." Her voice was gentle but stern, and it only annoyed Pyro even more. He just glared at her until she gave a small smile to Bobby, and walked off to join the other adults. When they were out of ear shot, Pyro returned his attention back to Bobby. "So, wanna go to the dollar store?" So that he could get another lighter.

[[ Tag: Bobby aka Iceman ]]

[captainichimarufan]

They were at the mall for a recreational field trip to hang around and buy things that they needed. If it was anything else they would probably be at the Science store. As Storm talked Bobby caught an the innocent smile that reached his friends lips. Bobby knew that meant that light haired pyro was up to something as usual. Shortly after the speech from storm the kids started to group up and leave. Before the bright eyed male could respond to his friends question Storm appeared before them. A sense of relief went over the ice mutant when she got the shark lighter from the mischievous teen. The relief was short lived however because , he remember the mall had drug stores. So, even though Storm had taken the lighter away there was still fire sources in the mall. He was pretty sure that all the drug stores and store like it sold lighters and matches. So, he could only hope that they had them behind the counter. That way the Pyro had a chance of being denied one by the clerk.

His friend suggested they visit the dollar store when Storm was out of ear shot. Bobby was pretty sure they would have one for cheap. He did not really have any other store idea in mind so, he deiced to agree to it. The light haired iceman would just have to an eye on the other man. Bobby contemplated going ahead of John in the store so, he could hide all the lighters. But , he quickly shot down his own idea. It was a good idea but , the blue eyed male knew that he didn't have the sneaking skills to pull it off. The pyro would surely figured it out. " Alright but , ill hold on to the money" he suggested so, the Pyro would not have the cash to buy a lighter. That sounded like a better idea when he thought of it. Plus it was a better idea than defacing the store. The store clerks probably spent hours stocking the shelves so, he would feel bad ruining that. Bobby doubted that his efforts would be enough but , he had to try. 

[John Allerdyce]

Bobby told him that he would hang on to the money and while John knew that was the 'smart' thing to do, considering his intentions, that didn't mean he was actually going to agree with it. "What are you, my mother?" He asked sarcastically with a grin. "It isn't right that they took something of mine." Once again, John understood the logic, but he didn't like it. He was still mentally kicking himself for not bringing a back up with him. He just hated this whole 'don't use your powers' policy. They had them for a reason, why not show it off to the world?! Shouldn't that be their right? "Now I gotta find a way to replace it," he added.

There was no point in trying to hide his plans for he was well aware that Bobby already knew of them, which was why he probably said that he would keep the money with him.Though he supposed this would pose as an interesting challenge. It would add to the thrill of it all. "What do you wanna do anyway, go to the bookstore?" He asked, his tone mocking though would not be surprised if Bobby actually wanted to. He was after all the book smart kid who did well in school. Where as Pyro didn't care about academics. What was that phrase that all his teachers like to say... 'You have so much potential, John. You just need to apply yourself. And Pyro's reactions to these words often demonstrated his lack of care for academics.

[captainichimarufan]

Bobby did not expect the dark  haired pyro to agree to his suggestion. Despite that he had tried it and got a snarky response from the other male. The Pyro's second comment was correct and Bobby knew it. Despite that he knew that it had been taken with good intentions. Storm was only trying to stop the ice mutants's friend from causing any trouble. The Pyro had a bad habit of doing that when they went out in public. For some reason he always had the urge to show off for some reason. On Bobby's end he was stuck putting out the mischief that the pyro started. " I'm aware of that but , just try not to show off" He finally said as a group of girls rush passed them. The blue eyed teen had  a sternness to his tone with a dash of annoyance thrown in there. Shortly after his words the pyro asked if his choice in store was the bookstore.

" No its fine i think they closed anyway" he replied as he remembered reading it in the newspaper. Apparently the owner had to close down after a robbery sucked him dry. Bobby was a little disappointed that the mall had lost the bookstore. The store had allot of great stuff there that the public library did not have. Upon hearing some mutant chatter behind him, he began to walk forward. " The mall looks busy today we should head there if you wanna get what you want" Bobby said to the male despite his worries about what the darker haired male wanted buy. From where he stood he could see the grumpy looking shop keeper opening the small dollar store. Bobby tried to spot the lighters from the large glass windows but, he could not spot them .So, he wondered if that was a good sign for him.

[John Allerdyce]

Bobby was saying something or another about him not showing off and it caused Pyro to roll his eyes. "Relax man, you sound like the professor," he teased. That was the lecture that Pyro often got from most of the teachers at the school. He basically had it memorized. "Which makes you sound like an eighty year old," he further mocked, exaggerating the Professor's age... maybe. Dude was old after all. As they walked along, Bobby actually answered his question about the book store. He supposed his question wasn't entirely sarcastic... he had made the joke, knowing the book store was something that would actually appeal to Bobby. Too bad for him it was closed, but lucky for Pyro he wouldn't be dragged there to look at books. Although even if he didn't admit it, he did like to read. Thankfully, his friend distracted the conversation, mentioning how busy the mall was and that they should go over to where he wanted to go. It had less than a welcoming look to it as a rather cantankerous looking man stood at the entrance of the store.

"Let's go then," Pyro encouraged, unaffected by the man's lacking smile. In fact, those were the best, and easiest, kind of people to provoke. As they walked past him, John gave a nod to him. "Hey there, chuckles," he said sarcastically as he made his way into the store, ignoring whatever reaction he'd gotten from the man. Pyro was far too focused on the task at hand: get a lighter. Usually they were kept right near the cash register but in this particular store, they were in one of the aisles. Perfect! Pyro excitedly made his way to it, his eyes scanning over each one. Deciding on a color that he liked, he picked it up and inspected it. Opening the cover, he flicked it on as a smile spread across his lips. Suddenly, he felt the power surge back into his body, now having access to fire. Closing the cover, he briefly glanced on either side of them and then pocketed the lighter before turning to his friend. "Need anything?" He asked Bobby casually, acting as if he was not just about to steal a lighter from the shop.