A/N: My first Lancitty/Evo fanfiction! This is the best Evo couple in EXISTANCE! So here's a tribute to them especially, and some of my other favorite Evo couples like Rahne/Roberto, Bobby/Jubilee, Amara/Sam, Tabitiero, Romy, and maybe along the way I'll pair X-23 with someone. So it's basically my tribute to X-men Evolution. This chapter's song is I'll be by Edwin McCain. I do not own that song and I do not own X-Men Evolution. I hope you enjoy the fluff and the first chapter of my little X-Men Evolution Couples chronicles.

"Ok, all of you guys...OUT!" Lance yelled, his brown bangs bounced against his forehead as he directed the command to the odd bunch that were scattered in the back of the Jeep. Pietro, in the passenger seat, stood up in the car with his hands on his hips, glaring at Lance solidly through sea-blue eyes.

"Why? Cause of your pretty-kitty-cat? Noooo way I'm walking home just so you can take her for a drive, noooo way conpadre!" his words paled on his thin lips as the ground began to shake subtley.

"Really?" Lance asked, threatening Pietro with his determined voice. Pietro knew exactly what Lance was capable of when it came to the small, brunette, Kitty-cat of the Xmen team.

"Umm...well, you know, I don't know about you guys, but I'll be home in a minute flat anyway. So..." with that attempt to compose himself, he leaped from the raggedy jeep and sped off to the shabby Brotherhood's two story home.

Wanda stood up from her seat and growled at Lance, who felt himself shrink in his seat, and his fearlessness wear off. He wouldn't pick a fight with Wanda ideally, but today was the one opportunity he might have to drive Kitty home, and to get her to really, affirm him as...her boyfriend. He looked back up at Wanda but instead of seeing her angry face again, ready for another argument, her eyes calmed down. They were the same blue as her twin, and although her sea used to be stormy, it was now more mellow and calm. She smiled at Lance instead.

"Good luck with the X-girl, she really...isn't that bad." she struggled to find the correct words to describe the happy, passionate, girl that she had formed a slight friendship with.

She opened the door of the jeep and let herself out, her trench coat flapping behind her. She looked back at Lance before adjusting her book bag and walking in the direction of the Brotherhood household. Toad looked at her confused before looking at Lance and patting him on the back. He winked before hopping off the Jeep and leaping to catch up to Wanda. Lance now leaned back in his seat and looked back at Fred who was cautiously making his way out of the jeep's backside.

"Look, umm, Lance, I hope you and Kitty live happily ever after and everything..." he then waddled towards a nearby diner, drawn in by the lunchtime smells and the afterschool bustle. Lance breathed a sigh of relief as he put the jeep in reverse and eased it back into the school parking lot. He heard the gravel underneath the wheels and scanned the school yard, to see if she was still there. Sure enough, he saw Kitty sitting on the steps of the school, talking to Kurt. He was suddenly uneasy of just asking her if he could give her a ride home. He looked around the lot for the X-Jeep or Summer's sports car, sure enough, there they were, pulling up to the front of the school, to Kurt and Kitty. Jean and Summer's were driving both vehicles, as they offered to pick up the willing X-kids from high school every day now that they were in college and seemed to have endless amounts of free-time on them at times. He crossed his fingers, hoping his plan would work. As soon as he started giving up hope, he saw Rouge and the other X-girls emerge from the building, each towing a boy on their arm. Kitty looked surprised, she hadn't even moved from her spot next to Kurt the whole time.

"Woah, woah" Jean exclaimed as she saw the people that were all trying to cram into the X-Jeep at the same time.

"There's no way everyone can fit" Scott added from his bright red sports car.

"well," Rouge started, scanning the parking lot for Lance's telltale army-green Jeep.

"how about Kitty ask Lance for a ride home? Then ah'm sure we could all squeeze into the car with one less person."

"Why Kitty?" Scott demanded, his eyes burning red behind his shades.

"Woah, calm down big boy," Tabitha waltzed over to Summer's car.

"We're only trying to start the beginning of love between those two, so please play along." she leaned closer to him on the last part.

"No way! Kitty come on! I'll take you home" he yelled, but not before Kurt had grabbed the girl closest to him, (Rouge) and teleported into the car alongside Scott. Tabitha sat down on Kurt's lap and looked at Scott triumphantly.

"Sorry Kitty, no room" she shrugged.

Kitty turned her head back to the X-Jeep, but all the seats were taken by the new mutants-Ray, Amara, Jubilee, Bobby, Jamie, Rahne, and Roberto- and X-23 (or Lo as she chose to name herself) in the passenger seat next to Jean.

"Sorry Kitty, no room" they all chorused, even Jean chimed in as she got the information from an eager Amara. Scott growled angrily as he pulled away from the parking lot. He honked loudly at Lance before easing onto the main road.

Jean passed by Lance's jeep and gave a friendly honk to the nervous boy leaning on the door.

'Good Luck' they all waved at him.

Turns out that Lance had made a surprise call to Rouge, to ask for some science homework, and ended up asking her for a plan to get alone time with her room-mate, Kitty. Amara and Jubilee, who were passing by, heard snippers of the conversation before entering the room, leaping on the bed, and intervening mercilessly. Rahne, who also passed by with a blushing Roberto stopped to wonder at the little crowd at Rouge's bed. After Jubilee had filled them in, she had suggested the scheme at the parking lot- force Kitty to accept a ride from Lance- and every girl, except Rouge, found it completely romantic. Roberto had scratched his head in confusion at their idea, which to him, made absolutely no sense. But in the end, he convinced the other boys to play along and the next day, they left Kitty in the dust, on the steps of school.

As Lance approached the angry brunette, he heard her angry outbursts.

"Ohhhh that Jamie! The one day he's visiting the school and gets a ride home! And that Bobby! Like, since when does he ever ride home with us? How could they just leave me here? I am SO gonna get Kurt for this" She stamped her foot to the ground before proceeding on foot towards the X-mansion. Lance skipped after her and grabbed her wrist gently, turning her to face him.

"Oh, Lance! You really were here, I was like, wondering what they were talking about."

Lance smiled broadly and happily. She cocked her head to the side.

"I have no idea, what just, like happened. So, I'm gonna go home now, I'll give them hell when I get there."

Lance snapped out of his fantasy and blurted out,

"Kitty Pryde, can I take you home?"

"Huh?"

"I mean, drive you...to the X-mansion, you know? And, because, it's Friday you know...maybe...maybe, we can hang out for a bit, before..." his voice trailed off as he looked in her crisp, powerful eyes, that he saw, were a shining, bright, endless river of blue. He was hypnotized, and felt himself blush.

The strands in your eyes that color them wonderful

Stop me and steal my breath.

"Lance? Are you ok?" she smiled at his lost look, and the warmth visible in his large brown eyes. She looked at the clear sky for a second and then away from him.

"I would...really like to hang out" she said finally, finding herself blushing and smiling back at him. He leaped in the air and smiled from ear to ear. She laughed.

"Hey, only because I'm on foot" she declared, teasing him.

"Of course, of course" he said, looking back into her eyes, knowing that she really didn't mean it. He meant something to her, he hoped.

And emeralds from mountains thrust toward the sky

Never revealing their depth.

He led her to the abandoned jeep and bounded in front of her to open her door for her.

"Lance, who does that anymore?" she giggled as she sat down in the ripped leather seat.

"Obviously I do" he smiled. He started on the road and went in the oppisite direction of the X-Mansion. Kitty was a little frazzled but she shook it off,

'I mean, we are going to hang out' she reasoned.

"So, Lance, like what happened to Pietro," he eyed her as she said the white-haired mutant's name first.

"Wanda, Toad, and Freddy and stuff?" she continued.

"Oh, they all decided to walk home today." he lied.

"Really? Wow, never would have expected that from them." she smiled though and let the air breeze through her hair, her ponytail waved in the wind behind her. Lance turned on the radio as he watched her, wishing he could lean over and undo her ponytail. He had never seen her without her traditional ponytail.

Tell me that we belong together,

Dress it up with the trappings of love.

I'll be captivated,

I'll hang from your lips,

Instead of the gallows of heartache that hang from above.

He sang softly to the song on the radio, stealing glances at Kitty occasionally.

"What song is this?" she said, concentrating on the melody that serenaded her ears.

"Ummm, I'll be, by Edwin McCain. It's one of my favorites, I listen to it...a lot." He did listen to it a lot, it was the perfect song for him and Kitty he had decided.

"You have a nice voice" Kitty mused, as she closed her eyes and listened to Lance's voice mixing with the solid voice coming from the radio. He smiled softly at her. She liked the song, 'Thank you, Mr. McCain' he thought.

Lance continued on the road for a bit before snapping a sharp left into the woods.

"Lance!" Kitty's eyes fluttered open as she saw the tall, brown tree trunks fly past them.

"Just a tiny bit more Kitty. Don't worry, I wouldn't hurt you" he tried to comfort her while he gripped the wheel tightly in his clenched hands, his eyes narrowing on the thin dirt path before them. They finally cleared the trees and they found themselves on a ledge.

"You can open your pretty eyes now Kitty." he announced quietly, although a little more confident that they were alone now.

She opened one eye and then the other, her long lashes batting to reveal her sparkling blue eyes that now focused themselves on the smiling boy beside her.

"First," she breathed, "tell me when we're about to like, completely go off the road to God knows where! And second," she smiled, holding up two fingers, "where is this place?"

"I just found it one day. I needed some time by myself and...I found the path up there. There's a lot of these little look-out ledges in Bayville, but this one's my favorite." he explained, barely. She nodded and saw around her, signs of his presence. A fallen tree, breaks in the dirt, piles of rocks toppled on one another, she scanned the area silently.

"Do you come here when you're angry?"

"Not really, I mostly come here, when I'm...sad." he said simply, not wanting to go into further details. The truth was, he found this place the first day he got to Bayville. He was alone, wandering, and thinking about Kitty a lot. He never really made friends, and he certainly never got too close to him, but with Kitty, not all of their relationship had been him wanting her to steal for him...she understood him, tolerated him...

He sighed out loud and looked at Kitty, who was watching him silently the past few minutes.

She looked like she was going to talk to him but instead she stepped out of the Jeep. He scrambled after her, afraid she was going to leave him before he had even confessed to her. She didn't really move away though, she looked up towards the trees instead. They were a bit lopsided, but on one of the branches was a nest, in which a single bird resided. It was brown and plain, but it chirped a long string of notes, which they both listened to in silence. After the bird had stopped, they turned awkwardly to each other.

"Kitty?"

"Yeah Lance?" she said softly.

"I...what do you think of me?" he said instead.

"I think...you're incredibly brave," her voice broke a bit.

"Really? How?" he tried prying in.

"Do you remember that day when you pushed me out of the way of that statue?"

"Do I? I even have the scars to prove it!" Kitty laughed until he lifted his shirt to show her a thin line that ran from his shoulder to the middle of his chest.

"Oh my God Lance, I didn't...I'm sorry" she started tearing up, gasping at the sight. He pulled his shirt down. He hadn't been trying to scare her or anything, he was just showing her…

"Oh no, no, Kitty, it's fine. They're worth it. Every time I save your behind and get a little token to remind myself of it, then it's a reminder that I managed to keep you safe. It doesn't matter, as long as you're safe." He stood behind her awkwardly, not sure if that was a confession or not. She did stop crying though and she moved towards him.

"Thanks Lance." she smiled through dampened eyes.

"Is that the only thing though? That I've saved your life a ton?"

"Well, -ceit-ed! Fishing for compliments here?" He shrugged jokingly, glad that she was feeling better.

"No, that's not the only thing. You've got a sense of right and wrong, you're funny, caring, protective...basically the type of guy that some girls would love to have at their sides all the time."

"Are you one of those girls?" he hoped.

"Maybe...but...I'm still bothered about your many attempts at suicide for me. Why?"

"Look, Kitty. It's not that complicated. I love you, and if something happened to you, I wouldn't be able to go on. I'll be there for you every time I can. If you ever need help, I'll never leave you. Even that fight against Apocalypse, leaving you at the front door was nagging me the entire time. I knew, I needed to be there, with you." he ran his hand through his hair.

"I'm sorry, I just made this extremely awkward...agh...please, forget I ever said that." he groaned and turned to go back to the Jeep.

"But I don't wanna forget it. That was like, totally sweet!" she grinned at him.

"You mean...you...love me back?"

She blushed. "Yea..." she whispered, giggling again.

"Kitty Pryde, would you do the honor of being my girlfriend, now that the war between the Brotherhood and the X-men is basically over?" he knelt on one knee in mock proposal, looking up at her.

She didn't respond, just buried herself in his chest, his broad shoulders enveloping her. He smelled like hard work, car grease, and a slight tint of cologne. He breathed in deeply, grabbing the scent of shampoo from her. He couldn't help smiling widely.

"Lance?"

"Yea?"

"Will you sing me that song again?"

"Which? I'll be?"

"Yea, the one we heard on the way over here."

"Yea, that's the one." He took a deep breath and sang into her ear.

I'll be, your crying shoulder,

I'll be, love's suicide,

I'll be better when I'm older,

I'll be, the greatest fan of your life.

"And I mean every word that I'm singing Kitty." He paused.

"Gosh Lance, you are such a softie." she pushed him slightly as she made her way to the Jeep.

"Hey, where ya going?" he called after her.

"Ummm, Lance, if you don't take me back soon, Scott's gonna unleash Wolverine to find us." She pointed at the fading sky, and the stars that were becoming visible. They had only been on the ledge for an hour or two, but thanks to Fall, everything got a whole lot darker so much sooner.

"WOAH! When you put it that way!" he rushed into the Jeep and started the engine in three seconds flat. Kitty laughed again.

"Lance," she put her hand on his hardened arms.

"I'm really glad you're driving me home today." she leaned over the seat and kissed him breifly on the lips.

He turned a spectacular shade of pink and backed the car up into the woods, the Earth shaking the tiniest bit as they drove off.

"My first kiss" he whispered to the wind as he looked over to Kitty who was smiling, her eyes wide and bright. He reached over with one hand and undid her ponytail, loosening it with his callused fingers. She looked surprised as her hair went flying back in the air. She nudged Lance but closed her eyes and let the wind mess her brown wave of hair.

A/N: Hi, it's me again, yes, that was my first chapter. Let's see what I'm gonna do with the next, probably more Lancitty. I really hope it's not toooooo cliché, like I know it is. But when you try to do something unique for a couple that has millions of fanfictions, it can be hard, but I try to get some inspiration from songs. Hey, any opinions on some songs I should use would be awesome! Till next time.