Only For Tonight
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AN: I believe that Kitty and Pietro belong together, but as there seems to be zero chance of them ever getting together in the series, I have written a fic where they will get together, and you can't stop me. You can review, though… ^_^
:Chapter One:
"You all right?"
Kitty Pryde looked up at the familiar face of Pietro Maximoff through a blur of tears, and her heart sank even lower. The last thing she needed right now was one of the Brotherhood finding out about her no-show date and teasing her mercilessly about it. "I'm fine," she snapped, standing up.
He blocked her way. "You don't look fine."
"Since when did you care?"
"Oh… I don't know, since you came in here…" With a slender hand, he gestured around the small, cozy Italian restaurant. "And sat down for two hours, staring into space, without ordering anything."
"So you're, like, spying on me now?"
"I was having dinner and I just noticed you. Jeez, why are you so touchy?"
Something inside Kitty snapped, and she lashed out at him all her anger, hurt, and frustration. "Of course, why should I be touchy? I mean, Alex Jordan asked me out on a date to one of the most romantic places in Bayville, and I was, like, 'Ohmigod! The Alex Jordan wants to go out with me!' I spent four hours deciding what to wear, and three hours primping up, and I gushed about what a totally great time I was going to have to anyone who would listen! And then Scott drives me here, and I sit down, and wait. And, like, guess what? Alex does not show up. I was, like, stood up on my very first date! But, yeah, it's no big deal, I'm stupid to be so touchy!"
By the time she had finished her rant, tears were streaming down her face. Kitty buried her face in her hands and sat back down, her cheeks flushing red. This was so humiliating, to be crying in front of Pietro Maximoff.
The silver-haired teenager stared blankly at the sobbing girl, for once at a loss on what to do. He fished out a snowy white handkerchief from his pocket and held it out to her. "Hey," he said in a gentle voice that didn't sound like his at all.
Kitty saw the handkerchief, and hesitantly took it, and dabbed her eyes. Her eye makeup would be ruined, of course, but it didn't matter because there was no one to see it. She thought of Pietro. No one important, anyway.
"Like, thanks," she mumbled, handing the piece of cloth back to him.
"No problem." He stuffed it back into his pocket, and took the seat across her. "Have you eaten yet?"
"No, I thought Alex and I were having dinner together." Her blue eyes filled up again, but she determinedly blinked back the tears. "Anyway, I think I'll, like, call Scott and ask him to pick me up."
"Why don't you eat first?" Pietro suggested, signaling a nearby waitress. "On me."
Kitty's mouth dropped open, and he smirked slightly. She had a very pretty mouth, soft and delicate-looking. Actually, the rest of her wasn't so bad, either. She had obviously dolled herself up for her date.
A date who never came.
Pietro felt a crazy urge to murder Alex Jordan. He brushed it away as a result of eating too much cake for desert."Ciao! What can I get you?" the smiling waitress asked them.
"Nothing for me, thanks, I already ate." Pietro looked at Kitty. She merely stared at him as if he had two heads. He raised an eyebrow and turned back to the waitress. "She'll have the tortellini alla panna, the pasta fagioli, and a Coke."
Kitty suddenly regained her senses. "Wait, you don't have to---" But the waitress had already left.
"Don't worry," Pietro assured her. "The food here is great. I come here often."
"I'm not worried about the food. I just… like, why are you treating me to dinner?"
Hmm, good question.
Why am I treating her to dinner? It wasn't like he cared about her. She was an X-man, after all, and he was one of the Brotherhood. Really, he should've just gone home and laughed about her disastrous date with his friends, but here he was, ordering the two most expensive dishes on the menu for her. He was going crazy."You're hungry," was his only answer.
Kitty's blue eyes narrowed in suspicion. "I'm not such a total ditz that I actually believe you care whether I'm hungry or not."
Pietro drummed his fingers on the table, and, as the waitress approached with the food, he decided to go with the truth. "Well, believe it or not, Pryde," he said with a slight smile, "I have decided to care. But only for tonight."
Okay, so that was the first chapter! I hope it didn't suck too badly, and tell me if I should continue… ^_^
