Chapter 6 The Realization
After Marie had gotten back to the Institute, she went to her room and
started crying on her bed.
Realizing that Marie had come back way too early, Rouge and Kitty went to see
what had happened. When they got to the room they noticed Marie crying on her
bed and they sat on either side of her.
"What happened, Marie?" Rouge asked, concerned.
"What do you mean?" Marie asked. "Everything went fine."
"Well if everything went fine then why are you, like, crying?" Kitty
asked, confused.
"Well if I told you that I no longer like Pietro would you believe me?"
Marie asked with a look of anger in her eyes.
"I wouldn't." Rouge stated plainly.
"Well I don't, ok!" Marie practically yelled at them.
"Well are you gonna tell us why?" Rouge suggested.
"Yea, I mean like we try to help you and now you can't stand him. Like
what happened?" Kitty asked, even more confused than before.
"Ok. I HATE THAT FUCKING PRICK BECAUSE HE WAS LISTENING TO OUR CONVERSATION LAST
NIGHT AND HE TOLD ME ABOUT IT WHICH WAS A BAD IDEA BECAUSE I WILL NEVER SPEAK
TO THAT ASSHOLE EVER AGAIN!" Marie yelled so that the entire Institute could
hear.
"Marie like give him one more chance. Please. Look I know what he did was
wrong but I mean can you blame him?" Kitty said.
"Yes I can, because I don't want to be with a guy who can't wait for me
to tell him something like that it isn't right. And besides, he didn't try to stop me when I left, so I guess to him
I'm not worth fighting for."Marie said sadly. "Please, I would like to be alone."
When Marie had asked for her space her friends complied. They left her alone
for the night to let her think. The next day though they would try and figure
out why Pietro hadn't tried to stop her.
Marie woke at 3 o'clock the next morning and dressed in her jogging
outfit.
She made it to the door and was about to leave when Scott came down the
stairs.
"Hey who did you call a 'fucking prick'?" He asked.
"A stupid kid. Who he is is of no concern to you." Marie said plainly.
"Well actually, it is. I mean, if I were in your shoes I would want my best
friend to kick his ass" Scott said coolly.
"Well you see I can handle him and I doubt you would be able to beat
him." Marie said slyly.
"It's Pietro isn't it?" he asked concerned.
"Yea it was him, but I don't care anymore. Now if you will excuse me
I'm going for a jog I'll be back in a few hours." She said as she left
the Institute.
At 5 o'clock that morning she was entering the Institute. And by 5:15 she
was getting in the shower.
At 6:30 she was dressed for school and making herself an omelet. Just as she
was getting ready to eat her cell phone started playing her Face Down ring
tone. When she looked and saw it was Lance she picked up.
"What do you want at 7:15 in the morning Lance?" she asked, irritated.
"I wanted to know if you wanted to speak with Pietro about what happened
last night." He said coolly.
"No, as a matter of fact I never want to speak to him again." She said as
she hung up on him.
As she ate her breakfast people were starting to come down. At 7:45 she went
to her room to get her school books and everything else she hadn't left in
her locker. By the time she got back down stairs Scott was getting ready to
leave with Jean and Kurt.
"Hey Scott, can I ride with you guys today?" She asked.
"Yeah, sure! Hop in," he said.
As Marie got in the car she noticed Kurt looking at her very intensely.
"What's up, Kurt?" Marie asked.
"Oh nothing Marie, it's just... oh never mind." Kurt said shyly.
"Oh, ok." Marie said slightly disappointed.
Once they got to school Marie walked to her locker only to see Pietro.
"What the fuck do you want?" She asked getting very angry.
"I wanted to apologize to you for listening in on your conversation with
Kitty and Rouge." He said sincerely.
"I can never forgive you for that, so I think its best that we stop seeing
each other." She said sadly.
"Marie, please don'this." Pietro pleaded.
"I'm sorry but it needs to happen." Marie said flatly.
"Marie, please! I love you!" Pietro said with tears in his eyes.
"Look Pietro, if you love me the way you claim to you wouldn't have been
listening to my conversation." Marie said with anger in her eyes and walked
away.
"What happened? Pietro dude, are you ok?" Lance asked walking up next to
him.
"She doesn't want to be with me anymore. How do I win her heart now? And as
for you, you were the one who told me to go after her now she doesn't want
anything to do with me." Pietro said with hurt and sadness in his eyes.
"Well how was i supposed to know that she wouldn't like you. You can just
try to be romantic, woo her, make her fall in love with you all over again."
Lance suggested.
"I'll try but I'm not sure if it will work. I'm not the romantic type,
but I will give it a try." Pietro said hopefully.
"All you can do is try." Lance said.
Later that day in her Geometry class Marie noticed Kurt looking at her the
same way he was this morning so she decided to sit by him.
"Hey Kurt, why do you keep looking at me like that?" Marie asked intrigued.
"Walk back to the institute with me after school and I'll explain
everything." He said hopefully.
Marie simply nodded as the bell rang starting class.
After class Marie was waiting for Kurt so they could walk back to the
Institute. She had already gone to her locker and dropped off the books she
didn't need for her homework. She saw Scott and Jean walk by and decided to
let them know that She and Kurt would be walking home.
"Hey Scott, wait up!" She called after them.
"Hey what's up?" He asked.
"Kurt and I are gonna be walking back to the institute today ok?" She
stated.
"Ok cool, just make sure you guys are back by curfew," he said happily.
"Ok. See you later." She said as she waved goodbye to her friends and decided
to wait for Kurt.
"Marie." Someone whispered from behind her.
Marie spun around to see Pietro.
"What do you want?" She asked coldly.
"Another chance." He stated simply.
"Too late. I'm sorry Pietro but we both need to move on." She said almost sad
with her words.
"Hey Marie you ready?" Kurt asked sweetly as Pietro sped off.
"Yea. Let's go Kurt." She said as she started walking off. "What did you
want to tell me Kurt?"
"Well first I want to know what's going on with you and Pietro?" He said
shortly.
"Nothing. He wants me to give him a second chance but I told him that we as
in me and him need to move on." She said as she gave him a smile.
"Ok. So, onto my next question." He said, almost nervous. "Would you like to
have dinner with me tomorrow night?"
"I would love to Kurt but for now we're just friends. Ok?" She asked
somewhat sad " I just broke up with Pietro so right now I don't think I'm ready for
another relationship."
"Yea, sure. I completely understand," He said happily but somewhat sad.
