Chapter Ten : The LAST chapter, I swear!
"So, does this mean that every animal gone human, you're gonna crush on?"
"Shut. Up, Rogue."
The group was partying to cool music (what else?) and several tricks and treats. Duh.
Rogue laughed. "Aww, poor Evan, he has a crush on a cat. What's the matter? Can't find anyone human to go on a date with ya?"
"Shut. Up, Rogue. I mean it!" Evan crushed his punch cup angrily. Suddenly Meos, who had been politely talking to Ororo, perked her head up and looked at the door. She looked back at Ororo and said something, who nodded as Meos left the room.
All of a sudden, as the song that had been playing ended, all the mutants, and witches, heard a loud, shrill scream.
"Meos?" Ororo wondered.
Everyone looked at each other, confused. Then they all rushed out of the room to the main hallway.
Meos stood at the open door, her back to the group.
"Ms. Meos? Are you, like, okay?" Kitty asked.
Meos turned to face the group, a smirk on her face.
"Like the new doorbell?"
"What!" The group groaned.
"You mean, that wasn't, like, you screaming?"
Meos just smiled and stepped aside.
There stood a woman with curly, shoulder length, midnight blue hair. She was just like Erine- cat tail, cat ears, whiskers, the works. Her plaited navy skirt reached her knees, and her white silk shirt was neatly tucked in.
"Hi," she said. "I'm Min."
"It appears that my familiar has given herself the spell that she gave to Katherine." Meos glared at Min. "What is the meaning of this?"
"I came to the party. Just this once. Toby didn't want to come, though. Too much trouble." She shrugged. "Party pooper." Then she noticed Meos's glare. "What, was it invitation only?"
"Umm... No..." Mara said. "Min? Is it really you?"
"Yes, it's me, Mara." Min smiled. "Hi Erine!"
Erine approached Min cautiously and grinned. "Minuit! You be here! As person!"
Min laughed. "Well, not totally here. I'm still outside..."
Meos gestured that she should come in. Immediately Erine and Min exchanged hugs.
"You be here as human! Aaaiiiee!" Erine laughed.
"Can we go back to partyin' now?" Evan asked.
"Sure, sure, by all means. I'm not stopping you," Min said.
Eventually the group went back to the party area. Evan couldn't help but notice Kurt and Kitty exchanging presents. He had an idea and slipped away, only to return with a package in hand.
"Hey Kitty! Trick or Treat!"
"Will it matter which one I choose?" Kitty looked at Evan questioningly.
"Open it!"
Kitty accepted the package cautiously. She opened it to find a half pint of milk (no pun intended... or, maybe not).
Evan laughed at the look on Kitty's face. Then she smiled sweetly and opened the container.
"Trick or Treat, Evan!" she said sweetly. Kitty then dumped the whole thing on Evan's head and walked away. Kurt bowled over laughing. Evan stopped laughing and just stood there.
"Ohh man..." He went upstairs to change.
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At last fall turned into blessed winter. To mark the occasion, Evan got his cast removed- with the promise to be more careful on his skateboard. Soon winter slowly began to fade away, letting spring days warmed the air. The snow gave way to new green leaves and grass. As each day passed, the more Erine learned. She gradually learned to speak English correctly, and to count beyond ten. Then summer days appeared. By then, Erine had learned enough to be in the same classes as Kitty and Rogue. Scott and Jean were enrolled in college already- and wedding plans were at last in session. Kitty was estatic... she loved these things. So therefore they weren't around much anymore- the Institute tenants now consisted of Erine, Kitty, Kurt, Rogue, Evan, and the teachers. (Occasionaly Scott and Jean visited.) But the summer had already begun, so Erine had to wait to go to school. At last, autumn touched the air, turning it cool and crisp. The leaves were beginning to change colors at last, and the school year was approaching with each second.
All this was on Erine's mind as she raced down the outside training track, with Kurt, Rogue, and Kitty right behind her. (AN: Remember that track Wolverine and Cyclops raced on when Spyke had the video camera? It's still there, apparently.)
"Nuh uh- Not zis time!" Nightcrawler yelled as he passed Katze, dodging at spiked ball in the process.
"Wait and see, Fuzzy Elf!" Katze pulled ahead once more.
At last they reached the finish line, with everyone giving it all they got.
"Yes!" Erine laughed and shouted triumphantly as she suddenly stopped. Her momentum carried her and she fell to the floor. She sat up and laughed at the others, who collasped beside her, all bent out of shape.
"No fair!" Shadowcat whined as she finished last, panting and out of breath.
"What do you mean... 'No fair?'" Rogue asked sarcastically.
"That's, like, the ten thousandth time that Katze beat us! Well, except for that one time where Nightcrawler cheated and 'ported to the finish line..."
Nightcrawler put on an innocent expression.
"Hey, you mean, that's the ten thousandth time you came in last," Katze said with her usual grin. Yes, that was her. Yes, she could speak perfect English. Yes, her voice was still the same. (Meos had offered to fix what Min had messed up on, ie. the ears, the tail, etc, but Erine wanted to stay the same. Plus, she loved her bell.) She, despite winnning, was perfectly fine, and wasn't out of breath at all.
"Hey, like, last time, Rogue came in last, not me!" Shadowcat glared.
"Ahh, you hush up," Rogue said. "That's just because I tripped over Nightcrawler's tail!"
"Not my fault!" Nigthcralwer defended himself.
"Hey guys!" Evan called out from across the yard. "Time to come in, if you want a break!" He shook his head to himself. He didn't understand why they chose that specific training area all the time. In his opinion, they could keep it, for all he cared. He had bad memories associated with that track.
"A break?" Rogue said. "Those might be the most wonderful words I've ever heard."
Katze helped her up as Shadowcat held onto Nightcrawler.
"Who vants a free ride?" he called out.
"Me me me me me! I do, I do, I do!" Katze jumped up and down, grinning.
"I think Light Bulb over here wants one... just a guess," Rogue rolled her eyes.
"Aaaiiiee!" Katze laughed as she, Kitty, and Rogue held on. Nightcrawler then BAMFed out of sight.
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"Can I go to school now?" Erine asked excitedly. It was later on in the day, and she and Rogue were relaxing in the common room.
"Calm down, Er," Rogue said with a laugh. "Tomorrow. Tomorrow's the first day of school."
Evan groaned as he entered the room with Kurt. "Don't remind me!"
Erine grinned. "What?"
Kurt rolled his eyes. "Here ve go again..." he muttered.
"What do you mean, 'what?'" Rogue said with attitude. "We have to get homework and book reports and science projects..."
"Aaaiiiee!" Erine laughed with excitement. "That's what's so exciting about it!"
"Crazy Light Bulb..." Rogue muttered to herself.
"Hey! I heard that!" Erine laughed again.
"Rogue?" Kitty called out from the hallway.
"What?" Rogue snapped as Kitty entered the room.
"Can I borrow your black jacket tomorrow?" she asked, posing for her friend. The jacket had... SOMEHOW.... found it's way on her body already. (Gee... I wonderhow it got THERE?!)
Rogue's face twisted with rage. "No...."
"Please? It totally fits, I swear..."
"No!..." Rogue lept up from her seat, her face blazen with anger. Kitty let out a small cry, then ran from the room, Rogue right behind her.
"Get back here Half Pint!" Evan, Kurt, and Erine could hear her shout out, then fade away as she continued to pursue Kitty down the hall with a yell.
"Eeeesh... I think, I might just skate around for a while, catch you guys later." Evan waved his skateboard in Kurt and Erine's direction as he walked out of the room.
Kurt smirked at Erine, who tried to cover her giggles, to no avail. Kurt sighed and close his eyes, his hands behind his head, and leaned against the back of the couch. He opened one eye to peer at Erine, who by now was laughing hysterically. Then Kurt couldn't help it but snicker to himself.
"You're not going to do anything? Like... stop them or something like that?" Erine managed to ask.
"Vhy? Zey're going to kill each other one day anyvay- vhy can't it be now?" Kurt asked with a smirk on his face. "I mean, if I get in between zem, I vould get myself killed as vell, vhich vould be a very, very bad zing, eh? No one left to annoy Logan, or to accidentally 'port into ze girls' bathroom at ze most inconvinient of times! Plus, zere vould be no more Blue Fuzzy Elf!"
Erine erupted into giggles all over again.
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"Katherine! Katherine, where are you?" Kitty phazed out of her closet the next morning, frantically seaching. "Katherine! It's, like, almost time for school!" *Wow, I, like, totally never thought I'd ever say that!* she thought. "Katherine!" she called. "Come on, we're totally gonna be late! You, like, better not be lost again!"
Katherine meowed. Kitty looked at her feet, where Katherine rubbed against her and purred loudly.
"There you are! Come on, change back! You need to get ready!" Kitty tapped her foot impatiently.
Katherine managed to wriggle out of her collar and instantly turned into Erine.
"Hello Kitty!" Erine grinned.
"Oh, please, not that." Kitty rolled her eyes. ""You have no idea how much I get that from, like, SO many people! It's SO old, it's TOTALLY not funny!"
Erine laughed. "Aaaiiiee!"
"Come on, Er. We're gonna be late! Enough foolin' around." Rogue popped her head into the room, and narrowed her eyes as she saw Kitty, who had the black jacket on already.
"WHAT are you doin'? Didn't I tell you that you couldn't wear that shirt today? And, nevah?" she walked into the room.
"Oops." Kitty laughed nervously.
"What? You think I wouldn't find out?" Rogue asked, furious.
"No! I just... thought you'd find out, like, a little later... like, at dinner?"
"We have THREE CLASSES together! And that ain't includin' lunch and the time in between classes! OUR LOCKERS ARE PRATICALLY NEXT TO EACH OTHER!"
"Ehh... heh heh!"
"Oh no... I'm dreadin' the year already. And the bell ain't even rung yet!"
Erine laughed again. "That's, 'hasn't even' rung yet."
"Whatever," Rogue said crossly. She turned again to Kitty.
"That's it, I'm gettin' your ruby necklace."
"Hey! That was a gift from Kurt!"
"Hey, you ARE wearin' mah shirt."
"But it goes SO good with these pants! And the pants match the shoes, and the shoes match the cute little handbag that came with it, and the purse goes so totally with my-"
"Head. 'Cause, guess what? It's EMPTY!" Rogue exclaimed, her arms crossed.
"No it's not!" Kitty said defensively. "It has a pocket mirror in it, and mascara, and lipstick, and blush, and eyeliner, and-"
"And, and..." Rogue mocked. "Sheesh, that's all I hear from you, superficial stuff; sometimes I can't stand it."
"Sometimes?" Erine wondered to herself in a small voice.
Kitty and Rogue turned to glare at her. Erine backed away nervously.
"Now I understand why Kurt doesn't involve himself with these things," she said, and covered the top of her head with her hands and crouched low.
"Did I hear someone mention my name?" Kurt asked, as he BAMFed into the room. "Woah..." He backed away from Kitty and Rogue's deathglare. "Wrong timing?"
"Guys! Come on, we're gonna be busted if we don't leave right now! Where ARE you guys?" Evan shouted as he walked in. He blinked as Rogue and Kitty glared at him, and Erine flinched.
"Ohhh..... kay."
Kitty turned tail with an aggravated growl, and pushed Evan aside as she left the room, with her purse slung over her shoulder. Rogue held her head high and left a few seconds after. Evan rolled his eyes.
"This is gonna be some day..." he said. "You comin', man?"
"Ja... Be zere in a few seconds."
Evan shrugged and left. Kurt glanced at Erine and gently touched her hands.
"It's okay, Erine... Zey're gone."
Erine breathed a sigh of relief and lifted her head to look around. "Thanks, Kurt!"
"Hey, if you don't vant to be stared at like a freak, I suggest you turn on your bell," Kurt said, as he pushed the button on his watch. Instantly the holographic Kurt appeared. Erine smiled.
"Thanks... I guess I kinda forgot."
Erine turned on her bell, and immediately the human Erine blinked on. Erine grinned at Kurt.
"I'm so excited!" she whispered. "My first day of school..."
Kurt smiled. "Come on, Erine, ve'll take ze shortcut."
"Shortcut?"
Kurt held her hand and BAMFed.
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*Sender: XShadowKittyX (Kitty Pryde)
Recipient: LionPryde (Mom and Dad)
Subject: First day of new school year
Date: 6:30:45 PM Eastern Time, Monday, August 29
Contents:
I totally do NOT know where to begin! Okay, at first, Rogue almost, like, killed me, just because I was wearing her jacket, even though I totally explained that I needed to wear it, because it matched my jeans, and my jeans totally matched my shoes, and thoseso matched my purse, and my purse matched the make-up that came with it... She is so hard to live with, that girl. Totally no sense of fashion.
Anyway, first hour- math. Sooo boring. Mr. Ashmore talks in the same old boring tone of voice all the time, and he totally puts the class asleep. I'm so glad Kurt's in my class that hour. I would have died from boredom without him. Mir's in that class too, I'm so happy she and I get to sit next to each other. I recognize a few other people, like Todd and Lance... ewww.
Second hour- science. Again, boring. Ms. Goldburg is totally old, and totally strict. She actually hits the desks with a meter stick ruler thingy or whatever to get our attention. I got stuck with Duncan Matthews as my partner for the year- Ugh! Can we say, like, "Totally-Stupid-Stuck-Up-Jock-Slash-Bully?" And he so doesn't let freshmen to his parties- remember how I complained about that last year? Well, no more! I can now get in "legally." WEll, Duncan's version of legal. Not the police. and Duncan's parties ARE legal! It's just that he doesn't allow freshmen, which is his rule... Oh, why am I bothering? Anyway, Erine's in that class, and so is Evan... no comment.
Third hour- I totally can't believe I signed up for French. I only wanted to find out what Mir and Mara said to each other sometimes! I never knew it'd be so complicated... Even though Mademoiselle Etoille is really nice and all, I can't understand a word she says. Erine draws a blank too- oh yeah, she's in that class also- and I so know I'm totally going to fail. I know what you're thinking... "Why can't you just ask Mir or Mara to help you? They're coming along well with their studies..." Well yeah yeah I know I know, but I can't do that! It's complicated... Oh boy. Anyway, Mir and Mara are taking Japanese! I think they're totally gonna be busy enough!
Fourth hour- DRAMA! Oh my GAAAAAAAWD Mr. Chouette... I mean, René is SOOOOOOOOOOO cute! He is totally cool, and SUCH a hottie! He has blond hair, and green eyes, and he's tall, and muscular, and... oh, I could just drool! And guess what... Mara and Erine are in that class too! I swear, the moment we saw René, our mouths dropped. Erine said something about a hot tomcat or something like that... Weird cat girl. Mara said something about adieu... No, my mistake, she said "Oh mon Dieu," French for "Oh my God." See, I'm totally learning! Anyway, I get to sit next to Mara, and we pass notes about how fine René is. She laughs because his name means "reborn cute" in French. Erine laughs because we get to call him Reborn instead of Mr. Cute. I laugh because his name fits him. He's funny, he doesn't talk to us like we're inferior to him, he's cool, he doesn't hand out tough assignments, absolutely no homework ALL year, and he's good looking... Oh the list is endless. I can tell, I am so totally going to have fun in that class! He is so HOT I feel like I'm gonna pass out. I made Mara and Erine swear they wouldn't tell Kurt! How come all these French guys are so damn cute?!
Not to say that German guys aren't hunks either.
Then lunch, and of course I sat with everyone. The usual stuff happened... Rogue almost killed me again, Kurt started a food fight with Evan, and Duncan Matthews hit on every girl in sight, including Erine.
As if.
Fifth hour- English. Mrs. Jolie is pretty cool- and most of the boys in the class leave out the "cool" part. I swear, half of the class has a major crush on her already. Kurt has her second hour... I think I'm going to have to keep tabs on him for a while, even though he totally denies any feelings for her. You know what I say to that? Hmph!
You know how I hate book reports... and guess what? There has to be, like, 10,000 book reports due this year! Rogue and Erine are at my table, (Todd is across the room... Dare I say it? Eeeew! And Duncan is right in front of the teacher's desk, right where she can keep an eye on him- he got in trouble already.) and this new kid is too... I totally forgot his name. He's totally cute and all, but he can't speak English all too great... He's French or something like that, so he talks in third person all the time, with some sort of accent. Mir and Mara would know. He hasn't had much to say yet, but I DID catch him looking at Rogue throughout the whole class, so maybe I could play Cupid a little... Heeheehee.
Sixth hour- history. I swear, Mr. Kreft has got to be gay. He did these really weird things with Skittles... now the candies are now evil and cursed. Rogue's in the same class, as well as Erine. I couldn't wait until the bell rang.
Of course, Erine loved it all. The whole day. I just wish she could've experienced PE- let's see how she'd survive THAT! But then again, she beats all of us at training sims, so I think she would've passed with flying colors... or at least straight A's.
I'm so glad we don't have PE anymore. Free!
Anyway, besides the usual chaos that strikes with the first day of school, things are pretty normal. Mara gave me a cool little potion thingy to put in a bath, it's supposed to relax you and stuff. Well, just as I was pouring it into the tub, (and wondering if it was supposed to be green like that, and whether it would affect the bathtub at all,) Kurt 'ported in. I screamed and slipped into the water, and he, the cutie, turned away, mumbling something about being sorry and that he meant to 'port to the kitchen, I think he was blushing, and I managed to get up and wrap a towel around myself, and hit him in the back of the head with a bar of soap.
I think we totally won't be able to, like, get the green out for, like, a long time.
Anyway, that's totally the 411 for now. Erine can't wait until tomorrow. But I can. (I plan to borrow Rogue's chain link belt- it totally goes with my princess tank top, which so matches my black miniskirt, and it couldn't be complete without those cute lil' sandals I bought last Easter.)
Love,
Kitty
PS: PLEASE, Daddy, don't run to the Institute screaming and ranting and yelling, and totally freaking out. Mom, please don't faint. It's okay, don't worry! Kurt said he didn't see anything. And we can trust him... can't we?*
"So, does this mean that every animal gone human, you're gonna crush on?"
"Shut. Up, Rogue."
The group was partying to cool music (what else?) and several tricks and treats. Duh.
Rogue laughed. "Aww, poor Evan, he has a crush on a cat. What's the matter? Can't find anyone human to go on a date with ya?"
"Shut. Up, Rogue. I mean it!" Evan crushed his punch cup angrily. Suddenly Meos, who had been politely talking to Ororo, perked her head up and looked at the door. She looked back at Ororo and said something, who nodded as Meos left the room.
All of a sudden, as the song that had been playing ended, all the mutants, and witches, heard a loud, shrill scream.
"Meos?" Ororo wondered.
Everyone looked at each other, confused. Then they all rushed out of the room to the main hallway.
Meos stood at the open door, her back to the group.
"Ms. Meos? Are you, like, okay?" Kitty asked.
Meos turned to face the group, a smirk on her face.
"Like the new doorbell?"
"What!" The group groaned.
"You mean, that wasn't, like, you screaming?"
Meos just smiled and stepped aside.
There stood a woman with curly, shoulder length, midnight blue hair. She was just like Erine- cat tail, cat ears, whiskers, the works. Her plaited navy skirt reached her knees, and her white silk shirt was neatly tucked in.
"Hi," she said. "I'm Min."
"It appears that my familiar has given herself the spell that she gave to Katherine." Meos glared at Min. "What is the meaning of this?"
"I came to the party. Just this once. Toby didn't want to come, though. Too much trouble." She shrugged. "Party pooper." Then she noticed Meos's glare. "What, was it invitation only?"
"Umm... No..." Mara said. "Min? Is it really you?"
"Yes, it's me, Mara." Min smiled. "Hi Erine!"
Erine approached Min cautiously and grinned. "Minuit! You be here! As person!"
Min laughed. "Well, not totally here. I'm still outside..."
Meos gestured that she should come in. Immediately Erine and Min exchanged hugs.
"You be here as human! Aaaiiiee!" Erine laughed.
"Can we go back to partyin' now?" Evan asked.
"Sure, sure, by all means. I'm not stopping you," Min said.
Eventually the group went back to the party area. Evan couldn't help but notice Kurt and Kitty exchanging presents. He had an idea and slipped away, only to return with a package in hand.
"Hey Kitty! Trick or Treat!"
"Will it matter which one I choose?" Kitty looked at Evan questioningly.
"Open it!"
Kitty accepted the package cautiously. She opened it to find a half pint of milk (no pun intended... or, maybe not).
Evan laughed at the look on Kitty's face. Then she smiled sweetly and opened the container.
"Trick or Treat, Evan!" she said sweetly. Kitty then dumped the whole thing on Evan's head and walked away. Kurt bowled over laughing. Evan stopped laughing and just stood there.
"Ohh man..." He went upstairs to change.
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At last fall turned into blessed winter. To mark the occasion, Evan got his cast removed- with the promise to be more careful on his skateboard. Soon winter slowly began to fade away, letting spring days warmed the air. The snow gave way to new green leaves and grass. As each day passed, the more Erine learned. She gradually learned to speak English correctly, and to count beyond ten. Then summer days appeared. By then, Erine had learned enough to be in the same classes as Kitty and Rogue. Scott and Jean were enrolled in college already- and wedding plans were at last in session. Kitty was estatic... she loved these things. So therefore they weren't around much anymore- the Institute tenants now consisted of Erine, Kitty, Kurt, Rogue, Evan, and the teachers. (Occasionaly Scott and Jean visited.) But the summer had already begun, so Erine had to wait to go to school. At last, autumn touched the air, turning it cool and crisp. The leaves were beginning to change colors at last, and the school year was approaching with each second.
All this was on Erine's mind as she raced down the outside training track, with Kurt, Rogue, and Kitty right behind her. (AN: Remember that track Wolverine and Cyclops raced on when Spyke had the video camera? It's still there, apparently.)
"Nuh uh- Not zis time!" Nightcrawler yelled as he passed Katze, dodging at spiked ball in the process.
"Wait and see, Fuzzy Elf!" Katze pulled ahead once more.
At last they reached the finish line, with everyone giving it all they got.
"Yes!" Erine laughed and shouted triumphantly as she suddenly stopped. Her momentum carried her and she fell to the floor. She sat up and laughed at the others, who collasped beside her, all bent out of shape.
"No fair!" Shadowcat whined as she finished last, panting and out of breath.
"What do you mean... 'No fair?'" Rogue asked sarcastically.
"That's, like, the ten thousandth time that Katze beat us! Well, except for that one time where Nightcrawler cheated and 'ported to the finish line..."
Nightcrawler put on an innocent expression.
"Hey, you mean, that's the ten thousandth time you came in last," Katze said with her usual grin. Yes, that was her. Yes, she could speak perfect English. Yes, her voice was still the same. (Meos had offered to fix what Min had messed up on, ie. the ears, the tail, etc, but Erine wanted to stay the same. Plus, she loved her bell.) She, despite winnning, was perfectly fine, and wasn't out of breath at all.
"Hey, like, last time, Rogue came in last, not me!" Shadowcat glared.
"Ahh, you hush up," Rogue said. "That's just because I tripped over Nightcrawler's tail!"
"Not my fault!" Nigthcralwer defended himself.
"Hey guys!" Evan called out from across the yard. "Time to come in, if you want a break!" He shook his head to himself. He didn't understand why they chose that specific training area all the time. In his opinion, they could keep it, for all he cared. He had bad memories associated with that track.
"A break?" Rogue said. "Those might be the most wonderful words I've ever heard."
Katze helped her up as Shadowcat held onto Nightcrawler.
"Who vants a free ride?" he called out.
"Me me me me me! I do, I do, I do!" Katze jumped up and down, grinning.
"I think Light Bulb over here wants one... just a guess," Rogue rolled her eyes.
"Aaaiiiee!" Katze laughed as she, Kitty, and Rogue held on. Nightcrawler then BAMFed out of sight.
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"Can I go to school now?" Erine asked excitedly. It was later on in the day, and she and Rogue were relaxing in the common room.
"Calm down, Er," Rogue said with a laugh. "Tomorrow. Tomorrow's the first day of school."
Evan groaned as he entered the room with Kurt. "Don't remind me!"
Erine grinned. "What?"
Kurt rolled his eyes. "Here ve go again..." he muttered.
"What do you mean, 'what?'" Rogue said with attitude. "We have to get homework and book reports and science projects..."
"Aaaiiiee!" Erine laughed with excitement. "That's what's so exciting about it!"
"Crazy Light Bulb..." Rogue muttered to herself.
"Hey! I heard that!" Erine laughed again.
"Rogue?" Kitty called out from the hallway.
"What?" Rogue snapped as Kitty entered the room.
"Can I borrow your black jacket tomorrow?" she asked, posing for her friend. The jacket had... SOMEHOW.... found it's way on her body already. (Gee... I wonderhow it got THERE?!)
Rogue's face twisted with rage. "No...."
"Please? It totally fits, I swear..."
"No!..." Rogue lept up from her seat, her face blazen with anger. Kitty let out a small cry, then ran from the room, Rogue right behind her.
"Get back here Half Pint!" Evan, Kurt, and Erine could hear her shout out, then fade away as she continued to pursue Kitty down the hall with a yell.
"Eeeesh... I think, I might just skate around for a while, catch you guys later." Evan waved his skateboard in Kurt and Erine's direction as he walked out of the room.
Kurt smirked at Erine, who tried to cover her giggles, to no avail. Kurt sighed and close his eyes, his hands behind his head, and leaned against the back of the couch. He opened one eye to peer at Erine, who by now was laughing hysterically. Then Kurt couldn't help it but snicker to himself.
"You're not going to do anything? Like... stop them or something like that?" Erine managed to ask.
"Vhy? Zey're going to kill each other one day anyvay- vhy can't it be now?" Kurt asked with a smirk on his face. "I mean, if I get in between zem, I vould get myself killed as vell, vhich vould be a very, very bad zing, eh? No one left to annoy Logan, or to accidentally 'port into ze girls' bathroom at ze most inconvinient of times! Plus, zere vould be no more Blue Fuzzy Elf!"
Erine erupted into giggles all over again.
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"Katherine! Katherine, where are you?" Kitty phazed out of her closet the next morning, frantically seaching. "Katherine! It's, like, almost time for school!" *Wow, I, like, totally never thought I'd ever say that!* she thought. "Katherine!" she called. "Come on, we're totally gonna be late! You, like, better not be lost again!"
Katherine meowed. Kitty looked at her feet, where Katherine rubbed against her and purred loudly.
"There you are! Come on, change back! You need to get ready!" Kitty tapped her foot impatiently.
Katherine managed to wriggle out of her collar and instantly turned into Erine.
"Hello Kitty!" Erine grinned.
"Oh, please, not that." Kitty rolled her eyes. ""You have no idea how much I get that from, like, SO many people! It's SO old, it's TOTALLY not funny!"
Erine laughed. "Aaaiiiee!"
"Come on, Er. We're gonna be late! Enough foolin' around." Rogue popped her head into the room, and narrowed her eyes as she saw Kitty, who had the black jacket on already.
"WHAT are you doin'? Didn't I tell you that you couldn't wear that shirt today? And, nevah?" she walked into the room.
"Oops." Kitty laughed nervously.
"What? You think I wouldn't find out?" Rogue asked, furious.
"No! I just... thought you'd find out, like, a little later... like, at dinner?"
"We have THREE CLASSES together! And that ain't includin' lunch and the time in between classes! OUR LOCKERS ARE PRATICALLY NEXT TO EACH OTHER!"
"Ehh... heh heh!"
"Oh no... I'm dreadin' the year already. And the bell ain't even rung yet!"
Erine laughed again. "That's, 'hasn't even' rung yet."
"Whatever," Rogue said crossly. She turned again to Kitty.
"That's it, I'm gettin' your ruby necklace."
"Hey! That was a gift from Kurt!"
"Hey, you ARE wearin' mah shirt."
"But it goes SO good with these pants! And the pants match the shoes, and the shoes match the cute little handbag that came with it, and the purse goes so totally with my-"
"Head. 'Cause, guess what? It's EMPTY!" Rogue exclaimed, her arms crossed.
"No it's not!" Kitty said defensively. "It has a pocket mirror in it, and mascara, and lipstick, and blush, and eyeliner, and-"
"And, and..." Rogue mocked. "Sheesh, that's all I hear from you, superficial stuff; sometimes I can't stand it."
"Sometimes?" Erine wondered to herself in a small voice.
Kitty and Rogue turned to glare at her. Erine backed away nervously.
"Now I understand why Kurt doesn't involve himself with these things," she said, and covered the top of her head with her hands and crouched low.
"Did I hear someone mention my name?" Kurt asked, as he BAMFed into the room. "Woah..." He backed away from Kitty and Rogue's deathglare. "Wrong timing?"
"Guys! Come on, we're gonna be busted if we don't leave right now! Where ARE you guys?" Evan shouted as he walked in. He blinked as Rogue and Kitty glared at him, and Erine flinched.
"Ohhh..... kay."
Kitty turned tail with an aggravated growl, and pushed Evan aside as she left the room, with her purse slung over her shoulder. Rogue held her head high and left a few seconds after. Evan rolled his eyes.
"This is gonna be some day..." he said. "You comin', man?"
"Ja... Be zere in a few seconds."
Evan shrugged and left. Kurt glanced at Erine and gently touched her hands.
"It's okay, Erine... Zey're gone."
Erine breathed a sigh of relief and lifted her head to look around. "Thanks, Kurt!"
"Hey, if you don't vant to be stared at like a freak, I suggest you turn on your bell," Kurt said, as he pushed the button on his watch. Instantly the holographic Kurt appeared. Erine smiled.
"Thanks... I guess I kinda forgot."
Erine turned on her bell, and immediately the human Erine blinked on. Erine grinned at Kurt.
"I'm so excited!" she whispered. "My first day of school..."
Kurt smiled. "Come on, Erine, ve'll take ze shortcut."
"Shortcut?"
Kurt held her hand and BAMFed.
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*Sender: XShadowKittyX (Kitty Pryde)
Recipient: LionPryde (Mom and Dad)
Subject: First day of new school year
Date: 6:30:45 PM Eastern Time, Monday, August 29
Contents:
I totally do NOT know where to begin! Okay, at first, Rogue almost, like, killed me, just because I was wearing her jacket, even though I totally explained that I needed to wear it, because it matched my jeans, and my jeans totally matched my shoes, and thoseso matched my purse, and my purse matched the make-up that came with it... She is so hard to live with, that girl. Totally no sense of fashion.
Anyway, first hour- math. Sooo boring. Mr. Ashmore talks in the same old boring tone of voice all the time, and he totally puts the class asleep. I'm so glad Kurt's in my class that hour. I would have died from boredom without him. Mir's in that class too, I'm so happy she and I get to sit next to each other. I recognize a few other people, like Todd and Lance... ewww.
Second hour- science. Again, boring. Ms. Goldburg is totally old, and totally strict. She actually hits the desks with a meter stick ruler thingy or whatever to get our attention. I got stuck with Duncan Matthews as my partner for the year- Ugh! Can we say, like, "Totally-Stupid-Stuck-Up-Jock-Slash-Bully?" And he so doesn't let freshmen to his parties- remember how I complained about that last year? Well, no more! I can now get in "legally." WEll, Duncan's version of legal. Not the police. and Duncan's parties ARE legal! It's just that he doesn't allow freshmen, which is his rule... Oh, why am I bothering? Anyway, Erine's in that class, and so is Evan... no comment.
Third hour- I totally can't believe I signed up for French. I only wanted to find out what Mir and Mara said to each other sometimes! I never knew it'd be so complicated... Even though Mademoiselle Etoille is really nice and all, I can't understand a word she says. Erine draws a blank too- oh yeah, she's in that class also- and I so know I'm totally going to fail. I know what you're thinking... "Why can't you just ask Mir or Mara to help you? They're coming along well with their studies..." Well yeah yeah I know I know, but I can't do that! It's complicated... Oh boy. Anyway, Mir and Mara are taking Japanese! I think they're totally gonna be busy enough!
Fourth hour- DRAMA! Oh my GAAAAAAAWD Mr. Chouette... I mean, René is SOOOOOOOOOOO cute! He is totally cool, and SUCH a hottie! He has blond hair, and green eyes, and he's tall, and muscular, and... oh, I could just drool! And guess what... Mara and Erine are in that class too! I swear, the moment we saw René, our mouths dropped. Erine said something about a hot tomcat or something like that... Weird cat girl. Mara said something about adieu... No, my mistake, she said "Oh mon Dieu," French for "Oh my God." See, I'm totally learning! Anyway, I get to sit next to Mara, and we pass notes about how fine René is. She laughs because his name means "reborn cute" in French. Erine laughs because we get to call him Reborn instead of Mr. Cute. I laugh because his name fits him. He's funny, he doesn't talk to us like we're inferior to him, he's cool, he doesn't hand out tough assignments, absolutely no homework ALL year, and he's good looking... Oh the list is endless. I can tell, I am so totally going to have fun in that class! He is so HOT I feel like I'm gonna pass out. I made Mara and Erine swear they wouldn't tell Kurt! How come all these French guys are so damn cute?!
Not to say that German guys aren't hunks either.
Then lunch, and of course I sat with everyone. The usual stuff happened... Rogue almost killed me again, Kurt started a food fight with Evan, and Duncan Matthews hit on every girl in sight, including Erine.
As if.
Fifth hour- English. Mrs. Jolie is pretty cool- and most of the boys in the class leave out the "cool" part. I swear, half of the class has a major crush on her already. Kurt has her second hour... I think I'm going to have to keep tabs on him for a while, even though he totally denies any feelings for her. You know what I say to that? Hmph!
You know how I hate book reports... and guess what? There has to be, like, 10,000 book reports due this year! Rogue and Erine are at my table, (Todd is across the room... Dare I say it? Eeeew! And Duncan is right in front of the teacher's desk, right where she can keep an eye on him- he got in trouble already.) and this new kid is too... I totally forgot his name. He's totally cute and all, but he can't speak English all too great... He's French or something like that, so he talks in third person all the time, with some sort of accent. Mir and Mara would know. He hasn't had much to say yet, but I DID catch him looking at Rogue throughout the whole class, so maybe I could play Cupid a little... Heeheehee.
Sixth hour- history. I swear, Mr. Kreft has got to be gay. He did these really weird things with Skittles... now the candies are now evil and cursed. Rogue's in the same class, as well as Erine. I couldn't wait until the bell rang.
Of course, Erine loved it all. The whole day. I just wish she could've experienced PE- let's see how she'd survive THAT! But then again, she beats all of us at training sims, so I think she would've passed with flying colors... or at least straight A's.
I'm so glad we don't have PE anymore. Free!
Anyway, besides the usual chaos that strikes with the first day of school, things are pretty normal. Mara gave me a cool little potion thingy to put in a bath, it's supposed to relax you and stuff. Well, just as I was pouring it into the tub, (and wondering if it was supposed to be green like that, and whether it would affect the bathtub at all,) Kurt 'ported in. I screamed and slipped into the water, and he, the cutie, turned away, mumbling something about being sorry and that he meant to 'port to the kitchen, I think he was blushing, and I managed to get up and wrap a towel around myself, and hit him in the back of the head with a bar of soap.
I think we totally won't be able to, like, get the green out for, like, a long time.
Anyway, that's totally the 411 for now. Erine can't wait until tomorrow. But I can. (I plan to borrow Rogue's chain link belt- it totally goes with my princess tank top, which so matches my black miniskirt, and it couldn't be complete without those cute lil' sandals I bought last Easter.)
Love,
Kitty
PS: PLEASE, Daddy, don't run to the Institute screaming and ranting and yelling, and totally freaking out. Mom, please don't faint. It's okay, don't worry! Kurt said he didn't see anything. And we can trust him... can't we?*