"Kitty, we need to talk"

She really should have guessed at that point. No one ever says that line unless it's bad news.

"What is it Lance?" Kitty asked

"I - I think we should, you know, cool it off for a while" He muttered

"What?!" She cried in disbelief, this couldn't be happening! Lance was a jerk and all but he was HER jerk!! Tears rose to Kitty's eyes but Lance didn't give her time to shed them

"So anyway, um, I'llseeyouatschoolbye" and he walked off quickly. That was it, he'd broken up with her in a matter of sentences In a matter of syllables!!!

It was their one month anniversary too.

Kitty stood rooted to the spot as her boyfriend, no, EX-boyfriend walked off. His body language was unreadable but he certainly didn't seem to be heart broken.

'Why?!' Kitty thought desperately, 'What's wrong with me??'

Finally Kitty moved on and began to walk home. She walked slowly and deliberately, trying to think where everything had gone wrong

It wasn't until she reached the mansion that she realised there was almost no-one she could have a heart to heart with in the institute. Rogue was too anti social, Jean was just too perfect everything went right for her! None of the newbies seemed promising and all the others were guys!

Kitty walked in half heartedly, they were gonna find out anyway so she might as well get on with it.

The corridors were empty and surprisingly quiet, no sounds of explosions, no yells, not even the sound of Evan's skate board.

"Hello?" Kitty asked loudly "Any one here?"

"Finally!!" Came Kurt's voice, there was a BAMF sound and he was standing in front of her "you've been gone ages"

Kitty looked at her watch, she'd been on that date for a while. Why the heck did Lance have to wait 'till the end of their date to break up with her? It just seemed cruel.

"I am a bit late" She agreed and shrugged

"Are you okay?" kurt asked tilting his head

"Fine" Kitty muttered

"In the female world fine means shit" Kurt laughed

"Kurt!" Kitty sighed "I'm feelin pretty low"

"Wait, you've just had a date with Lance" Kurt's eyes became angry "What did he do to you?"

"Nothing!" Kitty cried, she was going to start bawling at any minute and didn't want to in front of Kurt

"I swear Kitty, if he's raped you I'll kick his ass so hard he'll be throwing up his own piss for weeks" he sounded serious

Kitty laughed "Yeah right!"

"I'm not kidding" Kurt said simply and Kitty did believe him

"It's nothing like that, he just dumped me" Kitty expected Kurt to cheer just like she knew the others would

"Ooh! Kitty!" He sighed sympathetically and pulled her into a hug

"Kurt! Don't! The others will, like, think we're a couple" Kitty pushed him away though he was very huggable

"Not much chance of that happening!" Kurt laughed "They're all in Texas save the newbies who are on that field trip with Mr McCoy"

"What are they in Texas for??" Kitty cried forgetting her sadness

"Something important happened and Professor X needed to get there fast. I told him that my parents are coming here in a couple of days so I could stay here with you. The message came just after you left, you weren't due back for hours" Kurt explained "Whatever it was Professor X did NOT waste any time, they were gone within ten minutes"

"So it's just you a me?" Kitty asked

"Yep, I promised no parties or raves, sorry" He grinned

Kitty gave in and burst into tears

"Hey! Hey!" Kurt pulled her into a blissfully warm hug "none of that, you were too good for him" He was rocking her gently from side to side, he'd done this before

"Bu-but it was like...I really-really did (hiccup) like him!" Kitty sobbed into Kurt's shirt

"I know" Kurt sighed "But that doesn't change the fact that he didn't deserve you" his fingers brushed her hair, he was very good at this

"You're too nice" Kitty grumbled

"So why were you gone so long?" Kurt asked

"We had our date still" Kitty shrugged

"What?? You mean you still had your date THEN he broke up with you??" Kurt cried

"uh huh" Kitty nodded

"But wasn't this week your turn to pay?"

Kitty froze, he was right!! SHE'D paid for their date this week!!

"Yes!" She gasped

"Oh_my_god" Kurt said simply "I've seen some people stoop low but that's just cruel. You PAID to be dumped" Kurt smoothed down her hair "Want me to beat him up?"

Despite everything Kitty managed a laugh

"There you go" Kurt hushed "A laugh makes it all better"

Kitty hugged her friend even closer, his fur tickled her face and his tail was tightening around her leg. He was actually comforting her, Lances Idea of comfort was offering sex.

Kitty froze again, he'd tried it on with her today!! On the day he was planning to break up with her he'd tried to lay her!! Kitty felt a little sick

"What is it?" Kurt asked

"He tried to sleep with me!" Kitty whispered

"Today??" Kurt exclaimed

"Yeah" Kitty muttered.

Kurt untangled himself from her but Kitty wasn't eager. She loved being so close to someone.

"Where are you going??" Kitty asked desperately as Kurt turned his watch on and headed for the door

"To kick his face in" Kurt said simply, he sounded so angry

"No! Please!" Kitty sobbed, her knees gave way and she was on the floor "I don't want to be alone!"

Kurt turned around and walked back to her, his surprisingly strong arms encircled her. He was so gorgeously warm! Heat flowed to the tip of every finger within an instant. Why did this feel so right?

Kurt knelt down with her and bundled her up into his arms.

"You were to good or him, remember that 'kay?" He whispered tenderly

Kitty had never seen this side, she'd always imagined Kurt was a twenty four hour goof but he was being so considerate right now.

"How long w-will they be gone for?" Kitty asked

"Pretty long, the Prof chose me to stay 'cause my parents are coming over in a few days. That says a lot huh?" Kurt looked worried when he didn't get a reaction "Kitty?"

"Oh god!" Her voice broke with emotion "I know he was an evil git but-but" Kitty's sobs got louder

"Shush!" Kurt comforted her "You are stronger than him"

"He didn't seem to care" Kitty sighed shakily

"Well then he's dumber than I thought" Kurt laughed quietly "Come on, I'll make you something to eat" He lifted her to her feet and began to lead her towards the kitchen

"I'm not hungry" Kitty grumbled

"You have to eat, I've seen girls when they get dumped and they never seem to eat anything" His grip on her hands didn't give so Kitty followed

"what do you want?" Kurt asked cheerfully

"For it to stop hurting" Kitty mumbled sadly

"Can't help you there I'm afraid" Kurt sighed

That was when Kitty suddenly remembered something that had happened last week. A girl in Kurt's class had just been dumped and Kurt was comforting her too. He'd said something though about a spell, to make girls forget their Ex's. He may have been kidding but she had to try.

"Kurt? You remember that girl from your history class?" Kitty asked

"Oh you mean Lily?" Kurt replied as he began to make an omelette (Kitty wasn't sure if it was for her or himself)

"Yeah, is that spell you were telling her about real?" she tried to keep the eagerness out of her voice

"Duh? Haven't I ever told you about it? It's so cool because it..." Kurt stopped dead in his tracks

"Because it?" Kitty prompted

"No" Kurt said simply

"What?" Kitty replied innocently

"I will not help you cast that spell"

Kitty pouted at the fact that she'd been found out "Will you at least tell me what it does?"

"It removes the guy in question from the girls mind and really just helps them heal" Kitty didn't notice that Kurt was blushing very deeply

"Oh Kurt!! It sounds so perfect!! PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE! Can we do it?" Kitty begged

"No!!" Kurt cried "And there's nothing you can say to change my mind" he sounded pretty confident but Kitty knew his weak spots

"I'll fix it so that you can get ALL the deserts EVERY day" She said meaningfully

He was tempted, Kitty could tell but he didn't give in

"I'll...I'll..." nothing came to mind that would interest Kurt. Kitty gave in and started to cry again "please Kurt, please please" Her sobs were choked and struggled. "I don't wanna long for him but I do! I want him back I really do!" She fell and wrapped her arms around Kurt's ankles

"Kitty?" Kurt looked worried about her

"I want to be free! Do the spell!!" She half screamed

"Kitty!!" Kurt cried nearly falling over

"PLEASE!!" Kitty howled

"All right" Kurt said so quietly Kitty almost didn't hear him

"What did you say?" Kitty asked

"I'll do it" Kurt said sadly "But not happily"