Chapter 7 – Visitor
"Somewhere."
Warren led Kitty to his car, and then she abruptly stopped.
"Whoa. Awesome car."
He got this reaction a lot.
"Uh, thanks."
"You know," she said, throwing her arms up. "I shouldn't even be surprised. You're rich, and don't all rich people have eye-poppingly expensive cars? I mean it's a BMW M3 convertiblef or god's sakes!"
Warren was surprised she knew the model. No one knew the model. All they would say was, 'Oh my god! A convertible!'.
"You're a grease monkey?"
"No, Piotr is. He's given me enough lectures to make me sort of a grease monkey."
"Oh."
"So lemme guess, this isn't your only car?"
"I got a Porsche 911 Turbo."
"Eye-poppingly expensive?"
"Yes maam."
"Awesome. Lets go!"
He knew the exact place where to bring her. There was this lake he'd go to for a break after flying. Alkali Lake was his utopia. So serene, it was the perfect place to bring Kitty. On the road they talked about themselves a bit. Nothing personal, just superficial stuff, TV, music. They both found out that they have a lot in common. Soon they were recounting their favorite quotes from awesome movies while the wind blew their hair. The trip flew by and after what seemed to be just 15 minutes (which was actually and hour) they were at Alkali Lake.
"Here we are."
"You sure?" she said as she pulled herself up to take a better look.
He was worried. Why was she acting that way?
"Yeah."
"Positive?" She turned around to face him.
"One hundred percent. Why Kitty? What's wrong?"
Sitting down she said, "Oh nothing. It's just….well, this is where we found Jean, and where Scott was killed."
"Jean….Grey? Her?"
"Yep."
"Oh, uh, I'm sorry. I didn't know that. I'll just look for somewhere else to go."
"Wait, wait. It's okay. I just haven't been here for a while. And I woundn't want to ruin the picnic you planned. And I'm not even supposed to be here!"
"Okay then, but if you get uncomfortable just tell me. It's no problem."
"I promise I won't spaz out."
Warren popped the trunk and got the basket, and then they searched for a nice place to eat. Finally, they found a beautiful spot right beside the lake, which overlooked the whole area.
"So, pretty boy, what you got in that basket of yours?"
"Roast beef sandwiches and soda. Sorry it isn't so fancy. I didn't think to make it nicer when I planned to invite you." He lied.
"No problem," she said as she bit into one of them. "You made these? They're delicious."
"I'm no cook, but thank you."
"So, how'd you find out about Alkali Lake?" she asked.
"You see, I'd fly around every morning when I was a kid," he explained. "Then, one night, when my parents were gone, I got so tired that I had to land. But of course I couldn't be seen 'cause my dad would eat me alive. So I circled around and found this place. I got so mesmerized by its beauty that from then on, I'd visit this place everyday."
"You know, the first time I saw this place was when Rouge and Bobby brought me here. I was out when Jean 'died' and I wanted to know everything. The beauty made me forget Jean 'dying'."
"Hmm," Warren murmured and he lay down and placed his hands under his head. "It really is gorgeous."
Kitty lay down beside him. "I know," she whispered.
For about and hour they lay there, staring and the crystal blue sky. For a moment, everything was quiet. All they could hear was each other breathing.
"Hey Warren," she whispered.
"Yeah?"
"You know how I got to Xavier's?
"Nope."
"My step-dad used to beat my mom."
"Oh. Is she still with him?"
"Not anymore. Luckily she met this nice salesman and now she's with him."
"Good. So, what happened?"
"One night he was drunk, as usual, but this time he went wild." Her voice was trembling. Warren was about to stop her but then she just continued talking. "He was throwing stuff everywhere. I was just ten. Then, he was about to hit my mom. I screamed at him to stop. But, he didn't listen. He threw my mom down to the floor. Before he could do it again, I stepped in his way. Of course his instinct was to push me out of the way. He shoved me into a wall, but I phased through. The pot-bellied asshole was so shocked. He friggin panicked and ran out of the house. Mom didn't take my phasing lightly. For months she looked at me weird. Then the professor came. He was nice, and of course my mom was more than willing to send me away. And—"
"That's how you got to Xavier's."
"Yep. So what's your story?"
"Not very special. I came before the fight remember? Seeking safety. Then after Alcatraz, Storm talked to my dad and asked him if I could stay here. She said my powers were going o help the team. I officially became a student at 12:00 midnight. "
"Oh."
"Yeah. Then the next day I bumped into you."
"Of course. Our grand meeting."
"Grand. Exactly."
Throughout the whole 'date' Kitty felt more and more for Warren. She really did get to know him. She had realized how much she liked him. "Am I actually saying I like him? Maybe when I told Rouge fell for him, I wasn't completely lying. But I…can't."
"Thank you."
"For what?''
"For this. For the first time in months, I feel relaxed."
"No prob. Everyone should unwind once in while."
"Oh, it's six! We got to get going!"
The couple cleaned up and proceeded to the car. But then a mysterious voice came out of the bushes.
"Hello?"
Warren noticed the voice had a heavy German accent. Kitty stopped in her tracks, completely still and wide-eyed.
"Who—"
"Kitty?" said the voice.
"Kurt?"
A/N I'm sorry it's short. Please R&R!
