Mutant Crush - Chapter 11
After class, while Mary-Ann was packing up her books she asked, "Hey Lance, wanna go work on the project after school at that new café down the street?"
"Uh.. I'm busy." Lance lied.
"Really?" Mary-Ann could easily tell that he was lying, "Busy doing what?"
"Uh.." He paused.
Then Mary-Ann thought of a way to make him go, "Never mind then, I'll just ask KITTY and PIETRO." She emphasized on the word 'Kitty' and 'Pietro'.
"For a second thought, I can cancel my plans. When should we meet?" Lance asked nicely.
"After school. I'll be there as soon as possible." Mary-Ann smiled. "See you there."
With that, she left to find Kitty. "Kitty, wait up!"
Kitty turned around and stopped. Then Mary-Ann asked, "Wanna go work on the project after school with me, Lance and you and Pietro?"
"No way." Kitty said.
"Why not?" Mary-Ann asked, "I know I know it's the whole 'Lance and Pietro' thing, but get over it. It's just a dumb project."
Kitty hesitated.
"And besides, it's better to let Pietro know that there's nothing between you and him anymore, well, since Lance is going to be there." Mary-Ann continued.
Just then Pietro walked by and said, "Umm... Kitty. Do you want to work on the project tonight?"
"Umm.. Actually, do you want to join Mary-Ann and Lance after school to work all together?" Kitty suddenly changed her mind.
"Umm... Sure." Pietro said, "Where should we all meet at?"
"The new café down the street. Right after school." Mary-Ann said.
"Alright. See you all there." Then Pietro left.
"Yeah! So you're coming!" Mary-Ann cheered.
"I guess so." Kitty sighed.
Right after school, Kitty waited for Mary-Ann at her locker. Soon the girls traveled their way to the café and Pietro was already there. Mary-Ann waved and said, "Hey Pietro."
They sat down at the table. Kitty sat beside Pietro and Mary-Ann sat across Kitty, saving the other seat for Lance.
"You guys want anything? I'm going to get a cappuccino." Mary-Ann stood up.
"I'm fine." Pietro said.
"Kitty?" Mary-Ann asked.
"Get me a cappuccino too."
"Ok. Be right back." Mary-Ann left.
It was a short awkward silence until Lance walked in. "Hey pretty Kitty."
Kitty didn't reply.
"Can I at least sit beside you then?" Lance asked Kitty.
"You should sit with Mary-Ann. we're working on the project remember?" Kitty reminded Lance.
"Fine fine. Whatever you want." Lance sat down angrily.
Soon Mary-Ann was back with two cappuccinos, "Here you are Kitty."
"Thanks." Kitty said.
After Mary-Ann sat down she said, "Now, where were we?"
So, they all started working on their projects.
"So, what kind of house would we live in?" Kitty asked Pietro.
"I don't know. How about that one?" Pietro pointed to a mansion.
"That house looks amazing. But we can't afford it." Kitty couldn't take her eyes off of that mansion.
"Okay. Let's choose something else." Pietro changed his mind and then smiled, "But in real life, I would buy it just to make my future wife happy."
Kitty laughed and looked at Pietro. Then she said, "Really? So if right now I'm your 'pretend wife' would you still buy it?"
"Of course. Just to make my 'pretend wife' happy." Pietro leaned back smiling.
"Hey hey! This is a project remember? Not real life!" Lance cut in.
"I said PRETEND wife." Pietro protested, "I didn't say it was real."
"You didn't sound very pretendish to me." Lance said again.
"Pretendish? Is that even a word?" Pietro asked, "And besides it's not like me and Kitty are going to get married."
"Of course not. I knew that! Because she dumped you!" Lance rubbed it to Pietro's face.
"LANCE!" Kitty said, "What's your problem?"
Pietro was quiet again.
"What? I am saying the truth." Lance said.
Kitty shook her head, stood up and grabbed her coat and her books. Then she turned and said to Pietro, "Let's go back to my place to do our project. Like I just can't stand this loser right here."
Pietro stood up too.
"Kitty. Wait. Kitty..." Before Lance could say anything. Kitty and Pietro had already left the café.
Then Mary-Ann said, "Geez. You had to rub that in."
"Now, you're turning on me too?"
"What? Whatever. Seriously, why did you do that to Pietro? Isn't he your best friend?" Mary-Ann pointed out.
"Yeah, best friend till he started hit on Kitty."
"But you and Kitty were already broken up."
"So?"
"So, that means Kitty is not yours." Mary-Ann explained. "And you didn't answer my question. Why did you do that to Pietro just now?"
"Did you see the way he was looking at Kitty? The way he talked about how 'he would treat his future wife' ? The way Kitty looked at him afterwards. The way they were so... Happy together?" Lance freaked out.
"So you just can't stand Kitty being happy." Mary-Ann suggested.
"No. I want Kitty to be happy." Lance said quietly.
"But.."
"But just with me. Not with Pietro. Or any other guy." Lance said, "I want Kitty to be happy with me!"
After class, while Mary-Ann was packing up her books she asked, "Hey Lance, wanna go work on the project after school at that new café down the street?"
"Uh.. I'm busy." Lance lied.
"Really?" Mary-Ann could easily tell that he was lying, "Busy doing what?"
"Uh.." He paused.
Then Mary-Ann thought of a way to make him go, "Never mind then, I'll just ask KITTY and PIETRO." She emphasized on the word 'Kitty' and 'Pietro'.
"For a second thought, I can cancel my plans. When should we meet?" Lance asked nicely.
"After school. I'll be there as soon as possible." Mary-Ann smiled. "See you there."
With that, she left to find Kitty. "Kitty, wait up!"
Kitty turned around and stopped. Then Mary-Ann asked, "Wanna go work on the project after school with me, Lance and you and Pietro?"
"No way." Kitty said.
"Why not?" Mary-Ann asked, "I know I know it's the whole 'Lance and Pietro' thing, but get over it. It's just a dumb project."
Kitty hesitated.
"And besides, it's better to let Pietro know that there's nothing between you and him anymore, well, since Lance is going to be there." Mary-Ann continued.
Just then Pietro walked by and said, "Umm... Kitty. Do you want to work on the project tonight?"
"Umm.. Actually, do you want to join Mary-Ann and Lance after school to work all together?" Kitty suddenly changed her mind.
"Umm... Sure." Pietro said, "Where should we all meet at?"
"The new café down the street. Right after school." Mary-Ann said.
"Alright. See you all there." Then Pietro left.
"Yeah! So you're coming!" Mary-Ann cheered.
"I guess so." Kitty sighed.
Right after school, Kitty waited for Mary-Ann at her locker. Soon the girls traveled their way to the café and Pietro was already there. Mary-Ann waved and said, "Hey Pietro."
They sat down at the table. Kitty sat beside Pietro and Mary-Ann sat across Kitty, saving the other seat for Lance.
"You guys want anything? I'm going to get a cappuccino." Mary-Ann stood up.
"I'm fine." Pietro said.
"Kitty?" Mary-Ann asked.
"Get me a cappuccino too."
"Ok. Be right back." Mary-Ann left.
It was a short awkward silence until Lance walked in. "Hey pretty Kitty."
Kitty didn't reply.
"Can I at least sit beside you then?" Lance asked Kitty.
"You should sit with Mary-Ann. we're working on the project remember?" Kitty reminded Lance.
"Fine fine. Whatever you want." Lance sat down angrily.
Soon Mary-Ann was back with two cappuccinos, "Here you are Kitty."
"Thanks." Kitty said.
After Mary-Ann sat down she said, "Now, where were we?"
So, they all started working on their projects.
"So, what kind of house would we live in?" Kitty asked Pietro.
"I don't know. How about that one?" Pietro pointed to a mansion.
"That house looks amazing. But we can't afford it." Kitty couldn't take her eyes off of that mansion.
"Okay. Let's choose something else." Pietro changed his mind and then smiled, "But in real life, I would buy it just to make my future wife happy."
Kitty laughed and looked at Pietro. Then she said, "Really? So if right now I'm your 'pretend wife' would you still buy it?"
"Of course. Just to make my 'pretend wife' happy." Pietro leaned back smiling.
"Hey hey! This is a project remember? Not real life!" Lance cut in.
"I said PRETEND wife." Pietro protested, "I didn't say it was real."
"You didn't sound very pretendish to me." Lance said again.
"Pretendish? Is that even a word?" Pietro asked, "And besides it's not like me and Kitty are going to get married."
"Of course not. I knew that! Because she dumped you!" Lance rubbed it to Pietro's face.
"LANCE!" Kitty said, "What's your problem?"
Pietro was quiet again.
"What? I am saying the truth." Lance said.
Kitty shook her head, stood up and grabbed her coat and her books. Then she turned and said to Pietro, "Let's go back to my place to do our project. Like I just can't stand this loser right here."
Pietro stood up too.
"Kitty. Wait. Kitty..." Before Lance could say anything. Kitty and Pietro had already left the café.
Then Mary-Ann said, "Geez. You had to rub that in."
"Now, you're turning on me too?"
"What? Whatever. Seriously, why did you do that to Pietro? Isn't he your best friend?" Mary-Ann pointed out.
"Yeah, best friend till he started hit on Kitty."
"But you and Kitty were already broken up."
"So?"
"So, that means Kitty is not yours." Mary-Ann explained. "And you didn't answer my question. Why did you do that to Pietro just now?"
"Did you see the way he was looking at Kitty? The way he talked about how 'he would treat his future wife' ? The way Kitty looked at him afterwards. The way they were so... Happy together?" Lance freaked out.
"So you just can't stand Kitty being happy." Mary-Ann suggested.
"No. I want Kitty to be happy." Lance said quietly.
"But.."
"But just with me. Not with Pietro. Or any other guy." Lance said, "I want Kitty to be happy with me!"