Hold Up A Light

Disclaimer: I own nothing except the O.C, Lacey Rossi.

Chapter Two

The friendship between John and Lacey grew gradually. Everyday, they would meet at the stone bench in the grounds and talk. Xavier noticed this and he was glad that the mysterious girl was making herself comfortable in the school. At first she was quiet and barely spoke even in the classes. Even if it was a class of 10 students, she still remained silent and worked hard. She wasn't amazingly clever like most of the students but her grade average was 'B' and 'C'.She was close friends with Rogue and Kitty.

John found her fascinating. He said he was like her. Neither of them could create air or fire but manipulate them. He was actually enjoying his company. With most of the new girls he would flirt a little and then barely say 'hello' to them but it was different with Lacey. He was considering her as a friend. "Ok, so you think your favourite colour is..."

"Green." She chuckled softly as they sat outside on their usual stone bench. "And your favourite colour is?"

"Blue." John gave a small smile as his eyes were locked on her own eyes. "Anything else you found out that you like too?"

Lacey glanced up at the sky to try and think what else she liked. "I like pizza. Just cheese pizza." Laughing lightly. "No other toppings, just cheese."

"How do you know that? Have you tried other pizzas?" He chuckled a little.

"No. I tried the cheese pizza the other night and I liked it so I thought that was the only pizza I will like." Laughing softly as she turned to look at him.

"Hey John!" Bobby called out., making John to turn around to face him. "You want a game?" Holding up the basket ball.

John nodded and turned back to Lacey. "You want to join?" Lacey silently shook her head. "Come and watch and afterwards I'll teach you." Standing up and holding his hand out to her. "Come on. It's not that hard."

Lacey bit her lower lip as she put her hand in his and stood up. "Ok." Chuckling nervously as he kept his hand around her own and led her to the basketball court. She kept her hand loosely in his but he held onto her hand tightly. Bobby noticed their hands as they approached the court but said nothing. He would ask John about it after and mention it to Rogue and she could ask Lacey about it. "Good luck." Lacey gave him a confident smile as he let go of her hand and joined Bobby for a one-on-one match. Lacey sat on the grass at the edge of the court and watched them both play.

Bobby noticed that Lacey was only watching John and John would look at her when he had the chance. He chuckled as he and John played until the first to reach 20 points. They both had made a truce not to use their powers but they occasionally cheated a little. Today was different. John was showing off to Lacey, who could not stop watching him. John wouldn't use his powers to impress her so he pushed himself to try and beat Bobby, who never used his powers during any of their games. Bobby won the game and as he left the court he teased John for his lack of concentration. "You're getting better John. Next time try to keep your eyes on the ball. Being focused might help you with your game." Smirking as he walked back towards the school.

John shook his head and walked back to Lacey, who was sitting crossed legged on the grass. "So? What did you think of the game?" Sitting next to her with the basketball in his hands.

"Fast." She chuckled nervously as she felt a blush creep up her cheeks as she looked away from him. "It's a good game but I doubt I'd enjoy it." Chuckling nervously as she ran a hand through her short, dark hair, which was slowly growing as the days passed. "Shall we go to dinner?" Slowly beginning to stand up but he held onto her hand and pulled her down. "John! We'll be late for dinner."

"We can have ours later." He grinned cheekily as he moved closer to her, cupping her cheek with his right hand and moved his head closer to her own but she moved back slightly. "Keep still. I want to try something." Lacey stayed still as John leaned closer to her until his lips gently pressed against her own. She gave a shocked intake of breath when he kissed her but she kept still. Her first kiss. Well, her first kiss in this memory. John pulled away, not wanting to push her further. "Are you okay?"

A small sigh left her lips as she kept her gaze on him. Their lips were a few inches apart. She took slow deep breaths, which he felt tickling his lips. "Yeah." She said in a breathy reply which was followed by a giggle. "I don't know but I..." She gave another nervous laugh. "I liked it." Laughing nervously when he pressed his lips against her own once again. Lacey pulled away, "John, we have to go to dinner. I am hungry." Laughing nervously as they stayed a few inches apart from each other.

"Okay." He smiled a little as he stood up and helping her stand up. Immediately, he took her hand in his and led her into the school.

The news of John's commitment to Lacey spread around the school fast but neither of them cared. John told her about his past and he helped her to try and figure out her own past, which was not going very well. Even with John trying to help her, Lacey would go to regular meetings with Professor Xavier and he would try and delve into her mind to search for her answers. "I just want to know who I am and who I was." Speaking in frustration as she sat opposite him in his office. "I want to know if I have a family out in the world and if they are looking for me."

"Scott has looked through the Missing Persons' database and there is no search for you. Are you sure Lacey Rossi is your name?"

"I don't know. I think so. That's the only thing I remember." The tears falling down her cheeks as she spoke. "Was I a bad person before?" Keeping her blue eyes on the Professor. "Did I hurt people? I have these dreams where I see men dead in front of me and I'm the only alive. Is it true?"

Xavier gave a heavy sigh but kept his gaze on her and slowly nodded. "They are true. I have seen that a man controlled you and ordered you to kill the men. I am sorry but it is true." Holding out a handkerchief to her. "Wipe your eyes. You will learn who you are in time. Right now, I think you should concentrate on the now. We have the trip to the museum tomorrow to look forward to." Giving her a comforting smile as she stood up slowly and moved to the large window. "It will be fine Lacey. You will learn about your past soon."

"I hope so." She sighed heavily. "Everyone else knows who they are, where they came from and have families. I have none of that. I want all of that." Dabbing her eyes with the handkerchief as she stared out of the window.

"Lacey, it will happen. You are gaining a family right now. You choose to stay here and you have automatically gained a family in the teachers and the students. So if you do not find your real family, you will always have one here." He smiled at her as he watched her move from the window and back to sit in her previous chair. "Don't worry." Still smiling. "Off you go. John is pacing outside my office and is wearing a hole in my floor."

Lacey gave a small laugh. "Typical." She chuckled softly as she looked towards the door and then back to the Professor, holding out his handkerchief. "Thank you."

"Keep it. It's a clean one and I have too many as it is." He chuckled. "Go on before John burns my door down to see you."

"Thank you Professor." She stood up and left the room, to be met by John pacing outside the room. "You missed me that much?" Chuckling softly as she placed the handkerchief into her jeans pocket. John turned to face her with a grin and he moved forward and pressed his lips against her own. "I guess you did."

"I did." He smiled his winning smile at her as he wrapped his arm around her shoulder, leading her to the sitting room, where they usually sat together, along with Bobby and Rogue. "Come on. Let's go and relax for the rest of the day. We have the field trip tomorrow." Holding her close to his side as they walked through the mansion to the sitting room, to find it nearly empty but only Bobby and Rogue sitting together. The four of them talked about the field trip tomorrow and the possibilities of avoiding Storm's talks and wandering off on their own.

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A/N: You may notice that I am rushing John and Lacey's relationship quite a bit but I feel like I should story wise. :D

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