Hold Your Head High Heavy Heart (Title will probably change)
Sometimes you find comfort from the last person you want it from.
I own nothing
Set after X3
AN: It's an overused fanfic plot with my own twist and turns.
"Kitty, it's been three weeks," Ororo stood by the door of the dark room. The once joyful and optimistic Kitty Pryde lies on her bed curled up into a ball. Her expression empty and eyes red from constant crying spells. "It's time to go on with your daily life."
'That's how I coped with my losses,' she thought. Ororo felt slightly responsible for Kitty's depression. It wasn't her fault; she was just the one who had to deliver the news.
Flashback
A sunny day at the school and it put Ororo in a great mood. Or maybe it was sunny because she was in a great mood, who knows? She let the students have the day off and most of them were outside enjoying the weather. She however was stuck in her office grading papers but with the window open. She hummed as she marked each page with red ink. When she was half way done with her first stack the phone began to ring.
"Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters, Ororo speaking," She answered.
"Miss Munroe," A sad voice said from over the phone. "I'm Katherine Pryde's mother."
She explained everything to Storm. How Kitty's dad worked as a doctor for the military and was sent to Alcatraz when Magneto attacked and like many other soldiers and people on that island, had died.
"We found the body, unlike most of the dead soldiers, he died of bad burns," The crying mother said.
"I'm so sorry," Ororo felt tears start to form, "We'll pay for a plane ticket for Kitty to fly back to Deerfield." The crying on the other end suddenly ceased.
"No, the damned child deserves to know what happened but I don't want to see nor talk to her," There was a strong anger in her voice, an anger against mutant Ororo was used to yet tired of hearing. "This is all her fault, all your damned kinds fault!" With that was a sound of the phone hitting a receiver and then a dial tone.
When Ororo told Kitty she knew she would never forget the look on the poor girls face. Pure horror, she didn't know if it came from the fact her father was dead or the fact her mother didn't want her. As the tears began to fall and the heart broken mutant ran off Storm vowed to help her through this.
Flashback end
Now she stands at the young girl's door trying to do what she promised herself to do but like when she tried every other day, failed to cheer her up even the slightest bit. It's tough on her to see one of her favorite students who she thinks of as a daughter so broken.
"Kitty?" She waits for a response and when she doesn't receive one she leaves, slowly closing the door behind her.
John's POV
God this house arrest bracelet itches!
Here I am sitting on a couch eating potato chips back at the X-Mansion. I guess it's not too bad here at least I still have my powers and I'm not rotting away in jail. Kinda sucks though nobody here will talk to me not even my old pal Bobby. The teachers pretend to be nice to me except for Logan but he's not nice to anyone. Just one year, one year and then I'm free.
Ugh this thing itches so badly! I use the remote control to scratch underneath it, just then Miss Munroe walks in.
"You're not trying to escape are you John?" I can't tell if she's making a joke or being serious. John, that's a name I gotta get used to hearing again. I'm so used to Magneto calling me Pyro. Now that I think about it he called me boy a lot, wow I guess I really was his bitch.
"Nope," I finally respond. Awkward silence fills the room, "How come I haven't seen Kitty at all since I've been here did she go back home or something?" Miss Munroe is probably the only teacher here that knew me and Kitten had a… a thing. She caught Kitten sneaking into my room one night. It's not like we never did anything. Sure I insisted we did but she always said no and I did my best to respect that.
"No she's here," There's something uneasy about her voice.
"So what she never comes out of her room?" I ask. That's not like Kitten at all.
"It's a personal matter John," What is she on her period or something? "Maybe you should go talk to her and try to cheer her up." Cheer her up? What's wrong with her?
"Okay," I get up from the couch and grab the bag of potato chips.
Kitty's POV
Tears, body aches, and emptiness, so this is what depression is? Now I know why Mr. Summers never left his room after Dr. Grey died. I had my first taste of depression when the professor died but at least then I left my room and socialized with my friends. It's not like I don't want to be with my friends it's just I don't have the energy and I just don't feel well. I guess it's true you can make yourself physically sick by being depressed.
Storm finally left? I didn't even notice. She's trying to help me; I know she blames herself because she's the one who told me the news. But if she really cares then she wouldn't let that goddamn murderer back here!
Damn I'm crying again! I'm so sick of crying!
That murderer is… was a guy I used to love. Because of him my dad is dead and my mom doesn't want me.
A wave of light enters my room, someone must have opened the door. Maybe Bobby or Rogue bringing me food or Mr. McCoy coming to ask me if I've taken my anti depressants.
"Hey Kitten," That voice… "Can you phase this house arrest bracelet off me?" I jerk my body towards the door and there stands John Allerdyce, the murderer.
AN: Yeah I know depressed Kitty is no fun but don't worry she'll be back to her old self that is if you want me to continue this. So please review if you want me to continue this.