Black Frost // John Proudstar

Epilogue: New Mutants

Several Months Later

Akira squirmed in John's arms. He was so warm and usually she liked it but right now she needed some room to breath a little better. "John." Akira whined. "Do you want me to melt?" She said. John smiled a little and kissed her cheek.

 "I'm never letting you go ever again." John said softly, his forehead pressed up against Akira's.

"Okay but if you don't let me go right now, I'll ice you. I'm too warm." John smiled.

"Just create your little blizzard. I'll be fine." Akira gave him a look but since it looked like John was serious, she sighed and began to make it snow lightly around them. John shivered at the icy chill and Akira made a face at him.

"Let me get my body temperature back to normal John. I'm not going anywhere." He kissed her temple. 

"Yeah well... You worry me." He said, finally letting go of her and taking several steps back. She smiled at him and increased the intensity of her mini blizzard. John watched how easily she was able to conjure it and smiled. Akira's control over her powers had increased exponentially and ever since their fight out in the alley, Black Frost hadn't made a reappearance. There had been instances of concern, like when Akira started to talk to John about her parents and her life but the more she talked about it, the less scary it all seemed for Akira. It still hurt, a lot, and she still felt a heavy amount of guilt but at least it was a little bearable now. That was progress. Akira smiled over at John as her blizzard dissipated. She held her hand out to him and they continued to walk around the perimeter of the building. They were technically on patrol right now, not going on a nice walk. 

"Did you see the news report about you today?" John asked lightly. Akira nodded.

"Half a million dollars to anyone with credible information of my whereabouts." John smiled.

"That's the highest number any of us have ever gotten." Akira laughed.

"Should I be happy that I'm more dangerous than all of you?" John shrugged and Akira shook her head. "All it really does it worry me. I have a really big target on my back John. I don't think it's safe for me to head out with you and the others anymore." John paused and glanced at Akira's back.

"I don't see a target." She punched him in the arm. "Besides. You wear that wig when we go out. Nobody recognizes you. We're hiding in plain sight." 

"That wig itches."

"Is this you just trying to get out of our date next Saturday."

"The wig really itches John." He started to laugh. 

"We can stay in and watch a movie if you want then." Akira kissed his cheek. "But we can't stay cooped up in here forever. It's suffocating."

"We go out." Akira argued.

"Going out and helping people isn't the same thing as going out just for the hell of it." John was right of course. Mostly when Akira and John left the premises now, it was so they could pick up Mutants in need of a hiding place or anybody who had been targeted by Sentinel Services. 

"Well, it's still nice." Akira said. John squeezed her hand.

"Yeah, it is." 

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"She broke out of jail? How?" Lorna asked as Diana scanned the police reports. 

"They knew she was a Mutant but they didn't know she was a mutant with teleportation abilities." Diana replied.

"Sweet, let's go find her." Akira said with a smile. "Teleportation would come in handy. We always have to make quick exits." Marcos nodded in agreement.