When curfew came and all the mutants were in their beds, Kitty lay
awake wondering how school would be tomorrow. She thought about covering
the mark on her face with foundation but when she had tried earlier it
barely covered anything. She rolled over to the unmarred side and
contemplated being sick in the morning but than went against it, she had to
be brave. Like Logan said, if anyone came up to her, she could always tell
them to buzz off.
***
The next day she was driven to school by Logan who had attempted to make conversation for her benefit, demanding her to call him on the communication device Xavier usually provided for battles and what not, if anything went wrong. She left the van a little sad at losing his company however awkward it may be, but slung her light blue book bag over her shoulder and went into the school. Her first class of the day was home economics, it was her turn to make dessert she was sure it would be delicious.
***
Kitty sat in the lunch table and sighed heavily while staring at her veggie burger. She thought of the rough day, getting a D in her home ec project for effort and dealing with the stares given to her by all the students. She wondered if they put two and two together with her and Lance since he had walked into the school with what looked like a piece of tape on his nose and a large bruise in the middle of his face.
She noticed the brotherhood shooting some looks towards her and wished that the rest of the team would hurry and show up. Rogue was in detention, Kurt was with Amanda, Scott was waiting for Jean who was waiting for Duncan in study hall and Tabitha was no where to be found, probably in the boys bathroom. Toad hopped up to her and gave her a green toothy smile; she pursed her lips and raised an eyebrow.
"What do you want?" Toad just continued to grin.
"We-heard-your-boyfriend-knocked-Lance-out." Pietro was suddenly sitting beside her and had grabbed one of her fries. She gave him a look as pushed her tray towards him not wanting to touch the now contaminated meal.
"Lance, like, told you that Logan hit him?" That earned her a laugh from both boys.
"Are you crazy, yo? We found out from a dude that was at the same place you guys ate at on Sunday." Toad snickered and Kitty rolled her eyes. Pietro stopped looking at Kitty and turned to Toad.
"Notice, she-didn't-deny-that-Logan-dear-is-her-new-main-man."
"Eww, that's so nasty, he's not even close to being my boyfriend." She got up and grabbed her books. She managed to make it to the door of her next classroom when she felt a large hand grab her neck. She gulped and tears came to her eyes as the pressure increased.
"Whatever happens Kitty should stay between me and you." Lance's voice made her stomach churn and she thought that perhaps she would faint right there. She phased and found herself slumped on the ground since her fear had taken away some of her strength. She gripped her book with all her life and stared down at the scuffed floor. A kick to her back made her wince but she squeezed her eyes shut and remained quiet.
"Do you understand Pretty Kitty?" Kitty nodded her head and stayed seated on the floor long after he was gone. The rest of the day was spent in paranoia as she tried to avoid another incident with Lance. The fear engulfed her.
She walked outside after school and saw Logan still sitting in the van; he looked as if he was dozing off. She relaxed her face and tried to ignore the pain in her neck and back, she smiled in greeting at Logan who opened his eyes the minute she reached the other side of the car, he had always been observant.
"How was your day kid?" He gave her a small smile as he started the car. She had mentioned to him in the morning that Scott could take her to school and bring her home like always but Logan was vehement about it, too bad he couldn't protect her in school too.
"Fine," She shifted uncomfortably in her seat, trying to find a way to sit without making her body ache worst.
"Did they say anything?"
"No not really," a memory shot up from no where. "Well, Toad and Pietro seem to think that you're my boyfriend now." Logan snickered.
"Kids," was all he said. She smiled too and wondered what it would be like if it was true. She was always daydreaming of a relationship, most of the time with different guys as the stars and while she had showed distaste when Pietro had mentioned it she still found him quite appealing. She shook her head and began to stare ahead of her.
Logan noticed the look of appraisal Kitty had just given him a second before and felt a little vandalized. He wondered what she was thinking when she had looked at him that way and immediately wiped it from his mind. Best thing to do at that point was ignore it.
***
The next day she was driven to school by Logan who had attempted to make conversation for her benefit, demanding her to call him on the communication device Xavier usually provided for battles and what not, if anything went wrong. She left the van a little sad at losing his company however awkward it may be, but slung her light blue book bag over her shoulder and went into the school. Her first class of the day was home economics, it was her turn to make dessert she was sure it would be delicious.
***
Kitty sat in the lunch table and sighed heavily while staring at her veggie burger. She thought of the rough day, getting a D in her home ec project for effort and dealing with the stares given to her by all the students. She wondered if they put two and two together with her and Lance since he had walked into the school with what looked like a piece of tape on his nose and a large bruise in the middle of his face.
She noticed the brotherhood shooting some looks towards her and wished that the rest of the team would hurry and show up. Rogue was in detention, Kurt was with Amanda, Scott was waiting for Jean who was waiting for Duncan in study hall and Tabitha was no where to be found, probably in the boys bathroom. Toad hopped up to her and gave her a green toothy smile; she pursed her lips and raised an eyebrow.
"What do you want?" Toad just continued to grin.
"We-heard-your-boyfriend-knocked-Lance-out." Pietro was suddenly sitting beside her and had grabbed one of her fries. She gave him a look as pushed her tray towards him not wanting to touch the now contaminated meal.
"Lance, like, told you that Logan hit him?" That earned her a laugh from both boys.
"Are you crazy, yo? We found out from a dude that was at the same place you guys ate at on Sunday." Toad snickered and Kitty rolled her eyes. Pietro stopped looking at Kitty and turned to Toad.
"Notice, she-didn't-deny-that-Logan-dear-is-her-new-main-man."
"Eww, that's so nasty, he's not even close to being my boyfriend." She got up and grabbed her books. She managed to make it to the door of her next classroom when she felt a large hand grab her neck. She gulped and tears came to her eyes as the pressure increased.
"Whatever happens Kitty should stay between me and you." Lance's voice made her stomach churn and she thought that perhaps she would faint right there. She phased and found herself slumped on the ground since her fear had taken away some of her strength. She gripped her book with all her life and stared down at the scuffed floor. A kick to her back made her wince but she squeezed her eyes shut and remained quiet.
"Do you understand Pretty Kitty?" Kitty nodded her head and stayed seated on the floor long after he was gone. The rest of the day was spent in paranoia as she tried to avoid another incident with Lance. The fear engulfed her.
She walked outside after school and saw Logan still sitting in the van; he looked as if he was dozing off. She relaxed her face and tried to ignore the pain in her neck and back, she smiled in greeting at Logan who opened his eyes the minute she reached the other side of the car, he had always been observant.
"How was your day kid?" He gave her a small smile as he started the car. She had mentioned to him in the morning that Scott could take her to school and bring her home like always but Logan was vehement about it, too bad he couldn't protect her in school too.
"Fine," She shifted uncomfortably in her seat, trying to find a way to sit without making her body ache worst.
"Did they say anything?"
"No not really," a memory shot up from no where. "Well, Toad and Pietro seem to think that you're my boyfriend now." Logan snickered.
"Kids," was all he said. She smiled too and wondered what it would be like if it was true. She was always daydreaming of a relationship, most of the time with different guys as the stars and while she had showed distaste when Pietro had mentioned it she still found him quite appealing. She shook her head and began to stare ahead of her.
Logan noticed the look of appraisal Kitty had just given him a second before and felt a little vandalized. He wondered what she was thinking when she had looked at him that way and immediately wiped it from his mind. Best thing to do at that point was ignore it.
