Chapter 2
Scott had been silent so far for the ride home. No doubt because this weekend was Duncan and Jean's `anniversary' of when they first started dating. Scott just held on to the steering wheel with a look of disgust on his face.
Rogue tried to talk to Scott but only got gruff, "Um-hum." Or "Sure, whatever." responses. So, she turned to Kitty.
"Hmm-hmm-hmm-hmm...." Kitty watched the bushes as they drove and hummed to herself. She was in la-la land.
"So, how was school today, Kit?" Rogue looked hopefully at Kitty, wanting some response, any response.
Kitty just sat there with a goofy smile on her face, minding her own business, and tuning the rest of the world out.
Rogue was beginning to get annoyed. Silence and grumpiness from Scott maybe, but not Kitty. "Kitty! Hello?"
Kitty snapped out of her daze and turned to Rogue. "Oh, hey Rogue, how was school today?"
Rogue rolled her eyes. "Ah just asked you the same question, but you were in lala land! What's up with you Kit?"
Kitty slightly blushed and glanced down. "Hah, what do you mean?"
Rogue slouched back in her seat with a cocky smirk. "What ah mean is, what were you and Lance Alvers talkin' about this afternoon that got you so happy? Huh?" Rogue studied my reaction intently, the moment she saw my face go bright red, she knew she had me. "Well it must be somethin' good, why are you blushing Kit?" Rogue laughed to herself in satisfaction, as she now had Scott's attention too. "See what it takes to get you two talkin'?
Scott eyed Kitty in his mirror, lifting an eyebrow. "Did Alver's say something to you?"
Kitty felt herself get slightly defensive. "Why do either of you care? So what if he talked to me today. It's not a big deal." She crossed her arms smugly.
"What's not a big deal?" Scott raised his brow again, and Kitty thought she felt the car accelerate just a little.
"Ah!" Kitty gave an annoyed sigh. "Nothing, it's just that Lance and I are gonna hang out this weekend."
Rogue, who hadn't really thought she had hit a jackpot or anything turned around to face Kitty, with great enthusiasm. "Hang out? Really!" She smiled.
"Just when exactly are you guys gonna `hang out'?" Scott voice was tinted with anger.
Kitty casually swept her hand across her backpack, pretending to be brushing something off. "Saturday, just Saturday evening...." Maybe they wouldn't catch on.
Scott stopped the car at a stop sign quickly, causing them to all lunge forward. "Saturday evening? As in Saturday night? A date!" The latter of his statement wasn't so much a question as a revelation. "Kitty, what are you thinking? You can't go out with the brotherhood!"
Kitty clenched her teeth, she knew they would react this way. Rogue stayed silent, just watched with interest the words unfolding. "Gosh Scott, I'm not dating ALL of the brotherhood, just Lance."
"Ya, and you trust being alone with him?" Scott asked sarcastically.
"Yes! Yes I do! Lance is a great guy! Sure he's made a few minor bad decisions...."
"Ah, yeah! Like joining the brotherhood!" Scott interrupted, looking dumbfounded at Kitty. "Or, maybe trying to kidnap you, or maybe getting in fights with all of us, should I stop there?"
Kitty crossed her arms. "I knew you wouldn't understand!"
"That's because there is nothing to understand except that you're not dating Alvers!"
Kitty sat up frustrated pounding her fists into the back of Scott's seat. "You can't tell me who I can and can not date Scott!"
"Watch me!" Scott gripped the wheel, and the rest of the drive home was silent.
After what seemed like an eternity, they pulled into the garage of the Institute. Kitty grabbed her bag and ran into the house without giving Scott a second look.
Scott sat motionless, not even taking his hands off the wheel. Rogue, started to get out, then stopped and sat back down.
"Look Scott," She began, Scott turned to her. "Ah know that you're really mad about the fact that Jean is going out with Duncan this weekend." Scott opened his mouth to protest, but Rogue raised a hand. "You can't keep her in, so don't try to take it out on Kitty. She's just going on a date."
Scott looked down, "I know, Kitty's going to be furious with me. I shouldn't have said that she can't date Lance, I just think of her like a little sister, I don't want her to get hurt."
Rogue held hands up in surprise. "Hello, she's an X-Men! There's no way that that boys is gonna hurt her. She's tougher than you think."
Scott nodded. "I guess I should go apologize to her. But I still wish she wasn't going out with him! And I wish even more that Jean wasn't going out with Duncan!" Scott pounded his fist on the wheel. "I hate that guy!"
"You know Scott," Rogue looked thoughtful for a moment. "Maybe we can do something to solve both your problems....." Scott looked up at Rogue, and their mischievous smiles met.
Rogue and Scott nodded. "Saturday will be a very memorable date for them both!"
A few minutes later Scott was knocking on Kitty's door. "Kit?"
"Go away Scott!" Kitty replied in an unwelcoming tone.
"No, Kitty, I really need to talk to you!" Scott called back. He was about to knock on the door again, when it opened. Kitty stood with a glare on her face.
"Did you remember some other bad decision Lance made? Anything new to help you argument? Huh? What now Summers!"
Scott held his hands up in a surrendering manner. "No, no. Nothing like that. I, I want to apologize."
Kitty lifted her eyebrows. "Really?"
Scott lowered his head for a moment. "Yes, really. I, I'm sorry." He stammered. "I had no right to tell you you couldn't go out with Alvers. I'm sorry." Kitty crossed her arms, with a satisfactory look.
"So you're not going to try to lock me in my room this Saturday?" She smiled.
He shook his head. "No, I just worry about your safety, and I, ya know, wouldn't want you to get your heart broken or anything."
Kitty smiled, her eyes softened. "It's ok Scott." He smiled back then turned to walk away. Kitty suddenly got a look of worry. "Oh Scott, I wouldn't try to..."
"Yes Kitty?"
She grinned nervously. "Ah, never mind."
Scott walked back to his room, feeling better that he apologized to Kitty. As he went over to his stereo, he suddenly saw that it had been short-circuiting. A few spurts of blue electricity still zapped every which way.
Scott felt his blood begin to boil, his new stereo system! "Kitty!"
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A/N: So this is still just the second chapter, I haven't really gotten into it yet. IF you like it, review me, and I'll write more! ^_^
Scott had been silent so far for the ride home. No doubt because this weekend was Duncan and Jean's `anniversary' of when they first started dating. Scott just held on to the steering wheel with a look of disgust on his face.
Rogue tried to talk to Scott but only got gruff, "Um-hum." Or "Sure, whatever." responses. So, she turned to Kitty.
"Hmm-hmm-hmm-hmm...." Kitty watched the bushes as they drove and hummed to herself. She was in la-la land.
"So, how was school today, Kit?" Rogue looked hopefully at Kitty, wanting some response, any response.
Kitty just sat there with a goofy smile on her face, minding her own business, and tuning the rest of the world out.
Rogue was beginning to get annoyed. Silence and grumpiness from Scott maybe, but not Kitty. "Kitty! Hello?"
Kitty snapped out of her daze and turned to Rogue. "Oh, hey Rogue, how was school today?"
Rogue rolled her eyes. "Ah just asked you the same question, but you were in lala land! What's up with you Kit?"
Kitty slightly blushed and glanced down. "Hah, what do you mean?"
Rogue slouched back in her seat with a cocky smirk. "What ah mean is, what were you and Lance Alvers talkin' about this afternoon that got you so happy? Huh?" Rogue studied my reaction intently, the moment she saw my face go bright red, she knew she had me. "Well it must be somethin' good, why are you blushing Kit?" Rogue laughed to herself in satisfaction, as she now had Scott's attention too. "See what it takes to get you two talkin'?
Scott eyed Kitty in his mirror, lifting an eyebrow. "Did Alver's say something to you?"
Kitty felt herself get slightly defensive. "Why do either of you care? So what if he talked to me today. It's not a big deal." She crossed her arms smugly.
"What's not a big deal?" Scott raised his brow again, and Kitty thought she felt the car accelerate just a little.
"Ah!" Kitty gave an annoyed sigh. "Nothing, it's just that Lance and I are gonna hang out this weekend."
Rogue, who hadn't really thought she had hit a jackpot or anything turned around to face Kitty, with great enthusiasm. "Hang out? Really!" She smiled.
"Just when exactly are you guys gonna `hang out'?" Scott voice was tinted with anger.
Kitty casually swept her hand across her backpack, pretending to be brushing something off. "Saturday, just Saturday evening...." Maybe they wouldn't catch on.
Scott stopped the car at a stop sign quickly, causing them to all lunge forward. "Saturday evening? As in Saturday night? A date!" The latter of his statement wasn't so much a question as a revelation. "Kitty, what are you thinking? You can't go out with the brotherhood!"
Kitty clenched her teeth, she knew they would react this way. Rogue stayed silent, just watched with interest the words unfolding. "Gosh Scott, I'm not dating ALL of the brotherhood, just Lance."
"Ya, and you trust being alone with him?" Scott asked sarcastically.
"Yes! Yes I do! Lance is a great guy! Sure he's made a few minor bad decisions...."
"Ah, yeah! Like joining the brotherhood!" Scott interrupted, looking dumbfounded at Kitty. "Or, maybe trying to kidnap you, or maybe getting in fights with all of us, should I stop there?"
Kitty crossed her arms. "I knew you wouldn't understand!"
"That's because there is nothing to understand except that you're not dating Alvers!"
Kitty sat up frustrated pounding her fists into the back of Scott's seat. "You can't tell me who I can and can not date Scott!"
"Watch me!" Scott gripped the wheel, and the rest of the drive home was silent.
After what seemed like an eternity, they pulled into the garage of the Institute. Kitty grabbed her bag and ran into the house without giving Scott a second look.
Scott sat motionless, not even taking his hands off the wheel. Rogue, started to get out, then stopped and sat back down.
"Look Scott," She began, Scott turned to her. "Ah know that you're really mad about the fact that Jean is going out with Duncan this weekend." Scott opened his mouth to protest, but Rogue raised a hand. "You can't keep her in, so don't try to take it out on Kitty. She's just going on a date."
Scott looked down, "I know, Kitty's going to be furious with me. I shouldn't have said that she can't date Lance, I just think of her like a little sister, I don't want her to get hurt."
Rogue held hands up in surprise. "Hello, she's an X-Men! There's no way that that boys is gonna hurt her. She's tougher than you think."
Scott nodded. "I guess I should go apologize to her. But I still wish she wasn't going out with him! And I wish even more that Jean wasn't going out with Duncan!" Scott pounded his fist on the wheel. "I hate that guy!"
"You know Scott," Rogue looked thoughtful for a moment. "Maybe we can do something to solve both your problems....." Scott looked up at Rogue, and their mischievous smiles met.
Rogue and Scott nodded. "Saturday will be a very memorable date for them both!"
A few minutes later Scott was knocking on Kitty's door. "Kit?"
"Go away Scott!" Kitty replied in an unwelcoming tone.
"No, Kitty, I really need to talk to you!" Scott called back. He was about to knock on the door again, when it opened. Kitty stood with a glare on her face.
"Did you remember some other bad decision Lance made? Anything new to help you argument? Huh? What now Summers!"
Scott held his hands up in a surrendering manner. "No, no. Nothing like that. I, I want to apologize."
Kitty lifted her eyebrows. "Really?"
Scott lowered his head for a moment. "Yes, really. I, I'm sorry." He stammered. "I had no right to tell you you couldn't go out with Alvers. I'm sorry." Kitty crossed her arms, with a satisfactory look.
"So you're not going to try to lock me in my room this Saturday?" She smiled.
He shook his head. "No, I just worry about your safety, and I, ya know, wouldn't want you to get your heart broken or anything."
Kitty smiled, her eyes softened. "It's ok Scott." He smiled back then turned to walk away. Kitty suddenly got a look of worry. "Oh Scott, I wouldn't try to..."
"Yes Kitty?"
She grinned nervously. "Ah, never mind."
Scott walked back to his room, feeling better that he apologized to Kitty. As he went over to his stereo, he suddenly saw that it had been short-circuiting. A few spurts of blue electricity still zapped every which way.
Scott felt his blood begin to boil, his new stereo system! "Kitty!"
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A/N: So this is still just the second chapter, I haven't really gotten into it yet. IF you like it, review me, and I'll write more! ^_^