X-men Evolution: Shadows Within the Night Chapter 4
Middi: Here is the fourth chappy peoples! I'm still going on FF but I'm not really updating. I had this done before but I was trying to get more done but I just thought put it up before people hate me!
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"Wheh! That was so close! I thought he was gonna ask me about it."
A certain beautiful brown haired, blue eyed girl put her back up to her bedroom door and sighed. Kitty closed her eyes and thought. She didn't like lying to everyone, she just had to. 'It was essential' they had told her. She just didn't know what was 'essential' to lying to her best friend, besides Kurt was the most trustworthy person she had ever met. She knew about some sort of prophecy that was about her, and some ancient vendetta between otherworldly mutant races. Everything would go downhill for her if anyone knew about it.
"It's been happening for a while..." Kitty looked at her hands mournfully.
"If I told them about the voices in my head… the dreams…those strange girls…and my powers whacking out sometimes they'd freak! It's all connected, and it's gotta be important. Heh, Kurt would go ballistic if he saw me this sad, and if he knew about my powers… " Kitty didn't want to continue that train of thought.
Her powers were progressing steadily, just like they were supposed to, like they had been doing normally for 3 years, but Kitty was having these strange dreams and visions, not to mention some trouble with her powers, and wasn't sure about herself anymore. Something was happening in her mind, and she knew that the Professor and Jean couldn't read her mind anymore anyway. Her powers involved going through solid objects, but her powers were now making her go through everything, truly protected when she's phasing, and can now go through the barrier of mental physic abilities. She was becoming perfectly incorporeal. Some of her dreams involved falling toward the core of the earth, and not being able to breathe again, and some were involving her mutant family line.
Her parents didn't posses the X-gene, so why did she? It was pretty clear that someone in her family had to have possessed the X-gene to have it passed on to their child but no one had it. Every night she had a dream about a… family line? Her actual mutant, family line. She didn't know, but it was scaring her so much. She didn't dare talk to the Professor about it, he would suggest delving into her mind to find out more, and she didn't want to find out anymore. On a number of occasions she thought that he knew something, but didn't take it farther than asking if she was alright.
'When the time comes for the prophecy to take hold, then will I be able to break up with that dickhead'
Kitty really and truly despised Lance. He had been cheating on her with Tabitha. And when Tabby found out, cause she didn't know either, both of them kicked the rock tumbler's ass to high hell. Then Kurt came into the picture and comforted her, he was the sweetest person she knew. He was always thinking about her well-being, and making sure that she didn't do anything stupid with anyone. She actually…felt something for her Fuzzy best friend, and it was something more than what she'd been feeling for the past couple of years now.
But no matter who nice and sweet he was, the dreams someone's had come back to bite her in the butt. Because she knew for a fact that these dreams weren't supposed to be her's, someone had forced their memories into her subconscious. She was right out pissed that someone had the nerve to do that! But she had to endure…had to see what could not be fore…seen. Remembering what she had said this morning, early with Kurt…brought a smile to her face. Then thought about the awful dream.
There were these pure white shapes of human figures, but they were definitely of mutant origin. Kitty couldn't see their faces, so they looked like wisps of white energy. They would just let her walk through the dream, apparently not paying any attention to her, but more like a forced ignoring feeling radiated off them. The area she was in a flower field, lilies to be exact, but she hated leaving such beautiful flowers, unfortunately, eventually, she would come up to a gate something that was hiding something inhuman.
It was a dark, black and ominous room she was in. She was wearing two pieces of cloth that covered her upper and lower sections like a bikini. And there was this flowing blue silk sash wrapped around her arms. She wasn't wearing any shoes and her hair was cascading down all the way to her calves. There were people screaming in the crowd, but Kitty couldn't see them, she couldn't see anything.
It was more circular, like a dome, or stadium. It reminded her of the Roman Coliseum. And the dome was lit with a blood red tinge to it; Kitty saw the sky above her was the same crimson shade. It made her want to gag the way it looked so similar to the color of blood. There were dark figures that were bouncing up and down with excitement and disappointment. There was another dark figure on the ground, which was dark brown and red, hunched over, writhing in pain.
She knew she had kicked the guy's ass, but she didn't know why. There were others as badly ruffed up like him, some worse. The crowd was cheering for the opposing team, and booing for me. I heard a deep voice, it was familiar…where have I heard it before? It sounded…like…someone I knew…someone familiar…
The very shadow that was leering overhead on a bone throne, leaped off of it into the area where Kitty was. He wasn't bulky, to say, but there was distinct muscle on him. He cracked his knuckles, and neck. He went into a crouching position, to lunge and attack me. He said to me? In a dark, and untrustworthy voice,
'The first kiss of one of the maidens of the fleeting Geneva clan, not to mention the descendant of her original, would give the taker a great deal of power. Now, let me take it." His tone was far from asking, it was a pure command.
His face had been down near the ground, so until he had lifted his face did I see his eyes. Pure red, bloodlust and hatred burning in them. It swirled your head into confusion, then pierced your very soul with fear. It had a thousand years of pain and frustration in them. And it scared Kitty to death.
'You'll get it as soon as drag you to hell and watch you rot there for eternity, you bastard!' I spat out in disgust.
He smirked, a dangerous and blood curdling smirk, filled with a strange dark energy. I almost faltered, just almost.
'Well then, I'll just have to take it by force then.'
And then he lunged at me. I was prepared to defend myself, but he was too fast and took me down to the ground. I squirmed, trying to get away, but he had me pinned down too well. He was lowering his face to mine, about to kiss my virgin lips; the crowd's cheering made it difficult to think. I squeezed my eyes shut, preparing to feel that surge of power course into him, and leave me in pain…
What she did not think was that someone would save her.
Someone who looked like that fearsome man threw him off me before his lips attached to mine. He picked me up, cradling me in his arms, almost like I would break if he wasn't careful. I almost huffed at him, about to tell him I wasn't so breakable, pain shot through me, fast and precise. I was falling into the ground, my savior's golden eyes wide with fright, and I heard a distinct trace of a voice that I knew…or was a couple of voices I couldn't tell.
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That was where the dream ended, and Kitty awoke to being half-way stuck between her bed and the floor. She lifted herself back on to her bed and tried to keep her heart from exploding out of her chest. Kitty was just crying slightly, and she noticed Rogue stirring, so she quickly pulled put her phone and pretended to talk to someone. If Rogue was awake, she would think whoever she was talking to was the cause of her tears. She looked at her clock and realized it was only 3 am.
'I have the perfect solution, and Ms Monroe won't mind, I don't eat pancakes anyway.' She smiled slightly and phased through her bed to not make any noise, and went to the bathroom.
Kitty put her hair in her signature ponytail and then actually got a good look at herself. Anyone, or in actuality, the fellow residents at the institute, who looked at her would assume she has dark bags under her eyes because of all the studying she's been doing. Or that Kitty is just naturally a night owl; she does bear the name Shadowcat. But it wasn't that, every time she closed her eyes to sleep she had dreams where she fell toward the centre of the earth. Or, ones like those weird dreams, where someone would save her from getting kissed. She never told anyone, but she's never actually been kissed on the lips.
When she was dating Lance, she always just gave him a peck on the cheeks, never anything more, and nothing less. It never seemed right to her, to kiss him on the lips, so she never did. There was always this small nagging in the back of her mind that told her no, and every time Lance tried to kiss her, she moved her head, so he kissed her cheek, giggled, and left. Actually, the argument that finally ended her relationship was about kissing, that's why she ended it with Lance. He was too pushy about how they had stayed at the same place in their relationship for years, not really moving forward like he wanted to. She was thoroughly disgusted at herself for a.) Getting back together with that jackass and b.) Not realizing that about a month ago when she kicked his ass.
[ Flashback ]
Lance and I were outside the Institute in his green Jeep gates at about 10:45, a little later than my curfew, when he decided to try and get another kiss in on my face, and on the lips.
'Kitty come on already!' Lance sighed exasperated, again, as I turned my head to the side to make him kiss just my cheek.
'Come on what Lance? I have to get inside its already late, and Mr. Logan will freak for me a.) Being late for curfew and b.) Seeing you trying to kiss me. So I'll see you tomorrow at school.' I said this as I phased out of the car and onto the drive way.
'No way Kitty!' He said as he made the earth rock a bit, I was just shaking on the ground, but I could tell that this wasn't going to be a regular argument.
'What. Lance?" I said in an angry tone.
'Kitty, what the hell is wrong? Why won't you just kiss me?'
'I DO kiss you!'
'On the cheek!'
'What's wrong with that?'
'We've been dating for about 3 years an in all that time, all you've done is kiss me on the cheek, nothing more.'
'Is there anything wrong with that? I've kissed you!'
'No Kitty! You just never, I don't know, ever try to go further!' Kitty could tell he was going to get really mad soon, but she didn't care. He started this, and Kitty was prepared to finish it. And not in a pretty way.
'Lance, if I don't get in soon Logan's going to kill both of us. And I want to live to see my graduation, even if everyone knows who and what I am.' I added with sadness in my voice.
'I don't care about that! And you know what? I just don't get why you spend so much time thinking about what we've done wrong! And what the hell is with you sympathizing with that freak that doesn't show himself?' He said bitterly.
'What?' I said flatly.
'That damned annoying blue fuzzy freak!' He spat out in venom.
'Kurt is my best friend I'll have you know! And I don't take kindly to people calling Kurt a "freak". So drop it, I'm going inside.' I turned to walk away, and Lance jumped out of the Jeep.
'Bitch!' He swore and the ground started rumbling violently.
At that point I lost my balance and fell to the ground. I was vaguely aware that everyone was coming out side to see why there was a mysterious "earthquake". I saw Logan looking fierce at Lance, and looking at me, slightly scared. And that's what made him snap, the fear in my eyes. He saw that I was really afraid of what would happen to me. I heard an undeniable shnikt and knew Logan popped out the claws. I saw Scott, Jean, Rogue, and Bobby looking murderous of the Brotherhood member. Amara was with Tabitha that night and they looked worse than the former. Kurt wasn't there, he was out with Amanda, and for some reason, it made me madder than I already was.
'Lance,' Tabitha called. 'Why are you with Kit-Cat now?'
'Nothing babe.'
And that's when it clicked.
I looked at Tabby. And she knew the same thing I did. Lance was cheating on the both of us, with each other, and felt no remorse whatsoever. I glared at him with my most famous impression of the "Wolverine" glare, and saw him falter, but he just got back to shaking the ground. Tabby and I shared a glance that meant she had no idea that he did that, but wanted to get back at him as much as I did.
'Jesus Kitty! You always need others to bail you out of things don't you?'
I felt tears sting the back of my eyes. How dare he insinuate I can't fight my own battles! He doesn't know that even without powers I could kick his ass straight down to hell and back. And with my powers I freaking lethal! It's just because all I can do is "walk through walls" and everyone else can do something "worthwhile".
Nobody, except maybe Rogue, knows how dangerous my powers could actually be.
'I do not you fucking asshole!' I spat out, like it was poison.
'You…!' And then it was a very seismic earthquake. There was fissures opening in the ground, and Kitty didn't notice one coming at her until Scott jumped at her waist, getting her away from a-would-be serious injury.
Then Kitty noticed how much she actually depended on them, and she didn't like it. They were always saving her from some sort of attack, or some situation, never letting Kitty make her own mistakes, and take the consequences. Did no one really trust her to be able to do things that she knew she could have done on her own? By herself? Or was she that fragile? Kitty, while a particularly small girl, stupid smallness, could beat up a burly sac of meat any day. She was going to prove that she could be strong, on her own.
'Ahhhhhh!' I screamed and everyone stared at me. I walked toward Lance, and put on my best and fakest "smile". Everyone was staring at me, and I heart Logan and Scott slightly growling in the background.
I said in my most fake cheeriest voice. 'I'm sooooo like sooorrrryyy Lance. Can you,' looked up at him through me eyelashes. 'Possibly forgive me?'
Lance looked pleased with himself and it made me want to worship a toilet.
'Sure babe. Now just kiss me properly.'
'Well Lance,' I sneered his name. 'I gave you the option of letting it go, but now…' He looked confused.
'But now what Kitty?'
'You can forgive me. But I never said I would forgive you, you stinking son of a #$%&!' and kicked as hard as I could straight into his groin.
Lance dropped to the ground in a heap of pain, I heard slight snickering behind me and turned to glare at Scott. Who, in turn, looked scared and buckled his knees to keep me from harming his "jewels". I looked to Tabby, who nodded. She came up to me and gave me a small hug, then pulled away to give me one of her "Tabby's got an ingenious plan" smirks. Sometimes, Kurt and Tabby were the only ones I thought who were possible to give entire sentences in just a look. Despite Logan's "I'll rip your boyfriends a new asshole if they try to touch you" glares that made even Kitty scared.
'Hey Lance,' Tabby said in her seductive evil voice. 'I hope you got enough money on you to get back home. I can stay here tonight can't I?' All the team gave her a nod.
'Wha-y' Lance said in a sorta high pitched squeak.
'This is why.' And then Tabby sent a reign of her exploding orbs into Lance's car.
'BOOM BOOM IN THE HOUSE! FIRE IN THE HOLE! WOOHOO!'
Everyone smirked and ran away from the car before the explosion descended upon their x-man asses. Lance's car was totaled thanks to Tabby, who shrugged and wrapped one of her arms around me, then the other around Amara. I froze for a second, other than me and the other x-girls were the Bayville Sirens, Tabby and I never really got along. But the look she was giving me was of full camaraderie, nothing but friendship. So I just gave her a quick hug before rushing to talk to Mr. Logan. I heard Lance crying, both from the pain of the kick I gave him and the loss of his car, but right now, as much satisfaction that it gave me, I needed to talk to someone who could help me become strong.
'Um, Mr. Logan can I talk to you for a sec?'
'Huh? Sure Half-Pint.'
Logan led us to the backyard and leaned against the wall with an amused look on his face.
'Y'know Half-Pint, you have a, more "colorful" language than I thought you would.' He said with a ghost of a smile on his lips while I blushed a crimson color. 'So, what's the thing ya want to ask me?'
That was the day I asked him to train me in weapon handling.
[ End Flashback ]
So that's where I am now. After Logan agreed to train me, I saw Kurt come home, from Amanda's house. I felt the tears spring to my eyes and ran to his room crying. But not out of sadness, but…jealousy. I think.
It had been about 10 minutes since Kurt asked me if I needed a drive when Professor X called me down to his office.
'Kitty could you please meet me in my office?'
'Sure Professor'
I phased myself down to the library, and then through the wall connecting his office to the library.
Professor X's office was plain. It had a view over the institute grounds, and was fairly big for an office. It was dark brown with a fireplace on one side and two bookcases on the other side. Then it had his mahogany desk with two chairs in front of it. I noticed that his bald head wasn't looking at me, it was to the window. He turned his chair around and looked at me.
His face was resolute.
'Does he know?' I thought to myself blankly.
"Kitty…are you alright? You've been quite quiet and less focused lately." Professor X said in his wheelchair behind his desk.
"Yeah Professor, I'm absolutely fine. Why do you ask?" I said nervously.
He looked a little worried. Did that mean that he knows about my dreams? Oh no! If he did that would really bad! Does no one have privacy in this house though, I don't think so. And what he said made my train of thought go off-rail.
"Kitty, are your powers functioning properly?"
"Uhhhh…yes? What's up Professor? Why ask about my powers?" I asked confused.
"Well Kitty…I'm not getting any of your thought patterns in my head anymore."
I tilted my head. "And that means what? Exactly?"
"I believe that your powers are progressing to the point where you can 'phase' through mental barriers. In other words, Jean and I can't read your thoughts, or influence you to do things without your consent. And I don't think that other's can influence you anymore also." He explained.
"Oh! Wow, that's…" I tried to come up with a word to show my relief. "That's so cool!"
He smiled and I relaxed immediately.
Professor X always had a way for anyone, mutant or otherwise, to feel calm. It wasn't his mutant ability to creep into people's heads; it was just his serene composure in almost every situation that made us feel that way. He always did his best to make us feel safe, even though the world wanted to kill us. He was like the favorite uncle everyone loves, or a well respected grandfather. I smiled back at him.
"So, nothing out of the ordinary?" He asked.
I shook my head. "Nope. But it sounds so cool now! Do you think we could try out to see if I can really go through the mental barriers?" I asked excitedly.
"Of course Kitty. I want to know how much mental force you can withstand with this evolution in your powers. However," Kitty smile almost dissipated. "You do have to attend school today." And Kitty smiled brightly again.
It was when I heard the distinctive 'bamf behind me I knew Kurt was wondering where I was.
"Keety! Zhere you are. Ve haf to hurry! Eet's almost time for us to be in class. Ve need to go now!" Kurt said with a panic.
"Holy Bejesus! Why didn't you tell me earlier? Let's go already Kurt!" and he grabbed my arm and we were outside.
I couldn't wait to get back home after school today! This kind of stuff always makes me forget about my troubles!
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Middi: Like I said earlier, I had already written this one, but I split the next part, which was originally gonna be in this chapter, to the next one.