Disclaimer: Nope, don't own anything here...

Pairing: Kitty/Pyro

Setting: After X2 when John leaves the school

Author's note: So yeah... just a short kyro drabble/ficlet and it's my first fic, so reviews would be greatly appreciated :) Hopefully you'll enjoy it ;)

Senses of Touch

She had the power of being untouchable. She could become intangible at will; nothing could come into contact if she did not allow it. She had taken shelter in this fact, taking pride that nothing, or no one, could affect or touch her… or so she had once naively thought.

She had the power of being untouchable, yet he walked into her life uninvited and made him her everything. He reached her in places she had never thought possible, exposing her to a whole new world, and ultimately, exposing her to him.

She had the power of being untouchable, yet he pried her out of her introverted shell and showed her the unquenchable thirst for something more than just a mere friendship. There was a whole new meaning to life when she was around him.

She had the power of being untouchable, yet he could tug at her precious heartstrings with just his blasé composure and knowing smirk, the way he pretended not to genuinely care when she was positive he did.

She had the power of being untouchable, yet, on the day he left, she felt the scorching burn of hurt. A burn that only one person, one pyromaniac, could leave behind. A burn that killed her from inside out, searing her soul, thoughts, and mind; searing her everything. And he was her everything.

But that's what fire does, isn't it? It's frolicking and gleaming flame appealingly draws one near it, but in actuality, it merely eats away at all the oxygen in proximity, consequently burning anyone who dares become too attached. Then, of course, the inevitable comes, and the flame extinguishes.

Kitty Pryde simply could not understand why John Allerdyce would leave the school behind, and more importantly, leave her behind.

But the explanation wouldn't matter anymore would it? No matter what logical justification he could possibly come up with, the reality would still there.

And she had to accept that reality.

He had left, walking through and out of their relationship.

Who's the untouchable one now?