Note: Hi! This is the ninth chapter. Bringing in another character to the story. I hope you'll like it.

It was winter, so by the time Scott and I reached the mansion the sun was nearly setting. Scott and I entered the main door, as a stressed Ororo rushed towards us, holding us back. I was clueless as to what was going on, but Ororo kept stretching out her arms, blocking the entrance.

"The girls are getting ready, use another entrance", she said, and looked relieved of having averted a catastrophe.

"What's the big deal? Can't we see them?" I asked, and Scott answered before Ororo had a chance to talk.

"It's a girl thing", Scott said and shook his head, to indicate that the explanation would be too complicated.

Ororo smiled and closed the door behind us. My otherwise suppressed nerves, was slowly finding their way back to me. Did they have to make such a big deal out of this? I knew that when I just had Kitty near me, everything would be fine and I might even be able to enjoy the evening. But right now Kitty was occupied elsewhere.

I followed Scott to the back entrance. This part of the mansion seemed to be an exact copy of the one we had just been to. The only difference was, that instead of girls getting into their dresses, boys were getting into their tuxedos. I decided that it wasn't necessary to dress up yet, so I headed for my room.

I turned on some music and tried to relax. The music helped a little. The only effect was that the songs lyrics made me long even more for Kitty.

I took a long shower, trying to remember Jean's dance lessons meanwhile. I got out of the shower and realized that I didn't have very much time left.

I jumped into my tuxedo. I was absolutely clueless as to how to fix the butterfly. I ran towards Scott's room to get some advice.

Scott looked very majestic in his tuxedo. He helped me out with the butterfly.

"Thanks, you're a lifesaver!" I said and hurried back to my room to get the flowers, I had bought for Kitty.

Ororo informed us, that we were now welcome at the main entrance. They really wanted to make this as corny as possible.

All the guys stood in a line, awaiting the girl's entrance from the huge staircase. I just wanted to get this over with.

Jean walked down the stairs and offered Scott her hand. He took it and led her outside. The rest of the girls followed, Rogue being the only one who didn't have a date. Suddenly, Kitty appeared at the top of the staircase, or perhaps an angel would be a more appropriate title.

I had stopped thinking about how beautiful Kitty was. It was like trying to explain the eternity of the universe; you couldn't find words for it. I had decided to just leave it at that. This beauty, though, made me desperate to find a word for it. But there couldn't be a term for this sort of divinity, could there? Perfect, was the most appropriate term, I agreed with myself.

She was wearing a dark purple dress. I was no expert on dresses or fabrics, but the dress reflected the light of the chandelier, hanging in the ceiling. I figured it must be silk. Her hair was worn up, and it looked like it must have taken forever, to make it look like that.

Finally, she reached the last step. She walked to me and smiled. My heart, literally felt like it was going to burst out of my chest.

"These… These are for you", I stuttered and gave the flowers.

"Thank you Lance, they are beautiful!" she said and kissed me briefly. We walked outside, were the other couples were waiting.

Logan, Hank and Ororo were driving us to the school. Kitty and I drove with Kurt and Amanda. Hank drove the car.

We reached the school just before the dance began. Dinner had been arranged, before the party began. I wasn't really eating. I just kept looking at the girl sitting next to me. She noticed and smiled at me. I wasn't nervous at all anymore I was just admiring Kitty.

Everyone finished eating and the dancing began. First up was the ballroom dancing thing. I suddenly remembered why I had been nervous.

I took Kitty's hand and followed her lead, to the dance floor. Remembering Jean's dance lessons seemed impossible now. I couldn't concentrate.

The music began and as did the dancing. Without even thinking about it, I put my hand on Kitty's back. Then I took her hand in my other hand.

The music continued in the same patterns and it wasn't at all as hard as I had thought. What had I been fearing? When I was sure that I wasn't going to mess up the dance, I looked at Kitty. She met my eye. She looked a little surprised of my dancing abilities. I was just as surprised as her.

We continued to look each other in the eye, for the rest of the dance. It was as if we communicated, without using any words.

I actually liked the dance, but I was still relieved to hear the music fade slowly. I let go of Kitty, but she was quickly back in my arms, as she kissed me.

The music now changed to a more modern style.

I needed a moment to realize that I had actually survived this. I to the bar and ordered a coke. Scott joined me and looked completely casual. Apparently, this wasn't his first time dancing. Jean, and Evan were following him. Evan's date, who's name I had forgotten, was also there.

"So, how did it go?" Jean asked.

"It was better than I expected", I admitted, taking in a deep breath. As I breathed out it was as if the nerves followed. I was feeling better now.

Kitty was dancing with Rogue and some of the other girls. When the song finished, and was followed by a romantic song, she came to the bar to get me.

After one success on the dance floor, I was all right with dancing. This wasn't as completely as the ballroom dancing either.

Kitty put both hands on my shoulders, and I put my hands on her waist. I was taller than her, so I pointed my head down. Our foreheads met, and we kissed smoothly.

Suddenly I heard a loud rumble coming from outside. I looked around, and saw that no one, except the rest of the X-Men took notice of this. Kitty and I were dancing close to Kurt and Amanda. I led us closer to them, and asked Kurt if wanted to go check it out. He nodded and kissed Amanda. Then he turned to go with me, towards the exit.

We got outside and a glimpse of light met us. A car was lying upside down. It had burst into flames. We looked around trying to spot the source.

I can't say I was surprised to see the Brotherhood standing at the parking lot. They seemed to have a new addition. A girl, with short black hair and scarlet eyes, were standing besides them. She was dressed in a long red coat. There was something mystical about her. I was sure that she was the source of the burning vehicle.

There was another thing, making me aware of her probable powerful abilities. She seemed to have taken on the role of the leader of the group. She was standing in front of the others, and they didn't look as cocky as they usually did. She looked at me and didn't exactly have a friendly look on her face.

"What do you want, Pietro", I asked, and clenched my hands. My thoughts were confirmed, as the new girl answered my question.

"You are Lance Alvers, right?" she asked. I nodded and a second later, I was flying through the air, smashing into a wall. I heard Kurt assaulting them but as far as I could hear, he suffered the same fate as me. I tried to get up, but my body wouldn't listen. To my relief, I heard the assistance coming.

"X-Men, get ready to fight!" Scott called and the others assembled in a half circle around Kurt and I. The vaguely lit parking lot was almost fading away, as I felt two hands touching my face. I opened my eyes, with great effort, and realized it was Kitty. She was crying, and it made me feel uncomfortable.

"Don't worry, love. I'll be ready to kick their asses in two seconds", I said, or rather whispered, and my voice broke at the last word.

"Don't worry, we'll get you home", she said. She had realized that her tears were making me feel uncomfortable, so she tried to get a hold of herself.

"But I'm not done dancing with you", I joked and coughed.

"Very funny", she said, and my joke had not eased her worry.

I tried to sit up, ignoring Kitty's orders to stay down. I was able to sit up, supporting my back to the wall.

"We are only here for Lance, the rest of you do not interest us", the new girl said.

"Well, you just attacked two of our students, so either run, or get ready to fight", Scott said, sounding intimidating.

Blob ran towards him. I stopped him with an earthquake. The girl in red lifted the burning car with some sort of psychic ability, and hurled towards me. I closed my eyes. When I opened them, I saw the car hanging mid-air. Jean had caught, and she sent it flying back towards the girl. She avoided it easily.

Suddenly, thunder broke out on the otherwise clear, sky. It didn't take me long to figure, Storm was the reason for this change of weather.

"They've got backup. Let's go!" Pietro said, and pulled the others back.

"Now Wanda!" he said, when Wanda didn't seem to care about this reinforcement.

At last, she agreed to run. Storm landed next to us, and asked if everyone was unhurt.

I looked over at Kurt. He was standing up. He hadn't been hit as hard. I tried to stand up, and I was successful. Kitty insisted that I went to the hospital facility, but I insisted that I wasn't hurt. Everyone looked shocked, but they were all having such a good time and they weren't about to let it end.

Slowly we retreated to the party. Storm decided to keep an eye out for the Brotherhood, outside the school.

The dance was soon at an end. We all danced for the rest of the time. I danced with Jean, not for the first time, and she acknowledged my progress, laughing. The last song was announced, and I walked over to Kitty, who was sitting at a table, talking to Amara.

"May I have this dance, miss?" I asked, not able to hold back a laugh.

"Well, sure you may", Kitty said, smiling back.

We danced again next to all the other pairs. Everything was perfect. I couldn't stop smiling.

The party ended, and we were driven back to the mansion. Kitty and I drove with Kurt and Amanda, yet again. Kurt told her about the attack outside. This answered the question I had been wondering about. If Amanda knew that we were mutants. She didn't seem like it mattered to her.

Though it was getting late, the entire mansion was awake. Everyone talked about the magical night. Most of us were gathered in the kitchen.

"I can't even try to explain how beautiful you look tonight, Kitty", I said, and it was not just meant as a compliment, it was also a fact.

"Thanks for making it the perfect night", she said, and took my hands. Then she kissed me quickly.

We said goodnight to the others and headed for Kitty's room. Kitty started talking about how cute the other couples were. She entered her bathroom.

I sat down on her bed, taking off my shoes. As I did this, I noticed that they were hurting indescribably.

"My feet are killing me", I complained.

"Me too", Kitty said. She came back from the bathroom and her hair was now down. She sat down next to me and took off her shoes.

"Perfect, we can just lie here and feel sorry for ourselves", she said, lying down in the bed.

"Sound good to me", I said, and lay down besides her. I brushed the hair back behind her ear and kissed her.

"I should get this dress off", she said and got up again.

"Could you unzip me?" she asked turning her back to me. I opened up the dress, her perfect skin revealing itself, more and more.

I considered myself a gentleman, and looked away as she undressed, even though she didn't seem to expect it.

I got up from the bed, walking towards the door.

"Don't leave", she said, and pointed her head towards the bed.

"Stay here", she said, looking at me with her beautiful brown eyes. I couldn't say no to her. I didn't want to either, even though I proclaimed myself being a gentleman. I took off my jacket and my pants. I lay down besides Kitty, and we continued talking.

I strayed my fingers through her beautiful hair, while we talked. Kitty fell asleep, and I closed my eyes, after the best day of my life.