Disclaimer: I do not own the X-men or any other Marvel characters. The only thing that is mine is the plot.
A/N: I tried to write this story so that it would flow with the actual cartoon storyline, but not interfere. Please read and review.
Dialogue in ' ' are Kitty's thoughts.
Summary: Kitty remembers the way Scott used to be before the explosion, and wants to help him deal with the lose of Jean. Scott wants to move on with his life, but can't seem to find a reason to. Find out what happens when Kitty innocently tries to help.
I Want to Move On...
Chapter.1.
Who Would Have Thought?
(This chapter takes place at the start of the show, right around the time the Wolverine is saving the family from the MRDs)
Kitty stands in the hallway of a rundown hotel in New York City, trying to build up the courage to knock on the door in front of her.
'Just knock, already; you've been standing out here for ten minutes.' she thinks to herself. 'Just knock and ask him if he wants to come with you to Genosha, and get away from all this. What's the worst that can happen? He tells you to get lost and slams the door in your face?'
'No, maybe he tries to blast you.' another voice in her head says.
'So, I can just phase through it.'
'Yeah, but he'll destroy half the building, and then the MRDs will come.'
'Come on, Scott's not stupid; he'd never do that.'
'Well, if you're so sure, then why are you still just standing here; knock already.'
'Shut-up! I'm gonna.'
She reaches forward and gently knocks on the door three times. She waits for a minute, with no reply, before repeating the process. When she gets no reply this time, she looks around, and seeing that she is alone, phases through the door.
The room is dark, except for the television, which is currently showing the 11 o'clock news, and a sliver if light coming from the partially opened bathroom door. She sees steam coming from the bathroom, and figures that Scott must have been taking a shower when she knocked.
She's about to call out his name, when the bathroom door opens, revealing Scott. He closes the light behind him, but there is still enough light provided from the television to see that he has a towel wrapped around his waist, and an almost empty bottle in his hand; she also notices that he's not wearing his glasses, but has his eyes closed shut.
He lifts the bottle to his lips, and downs the remaining contents, before letting the bottle drop to the floor. He steps up to the bed, drops his towel, and flops down, face first onto it.
Kitty is so shocked by what has just happened that she is frozen in place. She looks down at him, only feet away from her, and realizes that he's passed out drunk and naked. She notices a mark on his butt, and steps closer to try and make it out through the limited light.
'Oh, my God, Scott has a tattoo on his butt; who would have thought?' she thinks.
'Why are you looking at his butt? You should get out of here before he wakes up and sees you.' the other voice says.
'I am not looking at his butt; I just noticed the tattoo and wanted to see what it was.'
'Right. It's a bird; now go. Why are you still looking at it?'
'Fine; I'm leaving.'
Suddenly, Scott stirs, causing Kitty to jump back. He flips over onto his back, and Kitty covers her mouth to stifle a gasp. She can't help it, and looks down at his naked body.
'Oh my God, that's Scott's...thing.' she thinks.
'What are you doing? You shouldn't be staring at his thing; get out of here.' the other voice scolds.
'I'm not staring at his thing; I just got startled.'
'Okay, I'll give you the 'startled' part, but you are so staring at his thing.'
'Okay, maybe I am looking at it, but it's a natural reaction; it's not like I'm enjoying it.'
'Uh, hello, I'm in here too; don't try lying to me, I know you're enjoying it.'
'Shut-up, I am not.'
'Really? Then why are you still standing here, staring at it, and arguing with yourself?'
'Fine; I'm leaving.' she says as she turns to the door and starts to phase through it; but just before she's completely through, she leans back in and takes one last look.
'Pervert.' the other voice says.
'Oh, shut-up.'
