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Kitty wanted to melt through the floor. I'm doomed, Kitty thought as she looked around the table at one shocked face to the other. The dinner had quickly gone to hell, all because of Pietro's stupid question. Kitty could've kicked herself for telling the lie in the first place. She'd never be able to get out of this. Avoiding Pietro's intense gaze, she poured yet another glass of water, and downed it quickly.
Finally, after what seemed like ages, Kurt said quietly, "It's true, we have been dating for 3 years. I met Kitty earlier, and she's one of the reasons I initially wanted to come to the mansion."
Kitty's jaw dropped open, and she let out her breath, weak with relief. I'm sorry you had to tell that lie Kurt, Kitty tried to tell him with her eyes. Kurt's face was unreadable. Kitty looked away to see a flash of pain in Pietro's eyes. She blinked and it was gone.
"Well, this certainly is a surprise. You could have told us, you know," Mr. Summers said sternly. Kitty nodded numbly, wishing she could run to her room and hide.
The dinner progressed smoothly after that, with everyone breaking into light chatter, with the exception of Pietro, Kitty, and Kurt, all of whom had fallen silent. Afterwards, Kitty quickly dumped her dishes in the sink and walked out of the kitchen, and found Kurt in front of her, his arms crossed in front of him.
"Kitty, can we talk?"
Kitty nodded and the two walked outside to the rooftop loft that had always been her favorite place to go when she was upset. When they got there, Kurt was silent a moment, then turned to her.
"Okay what's going on Kitty? What was that at dinner?" Kurt demanded. Kitty knew he was angry, and had ever right to be.
"I'm so sorry Kurt," Kitty burst out in a rush. "You see, I told Pietro that.that-you were my boyfriend." Kitty felt her face flame for the fiftieth time that day. God this was embarrassing, Kitty thought.
Kitty watched as Kurt's own ears turned pink. "Why did you tell him that?" Kurt asked, his voice softened.
Kitty sighed heavily, sitting down. "You might as well know the whole story," Kitty said. Kurt's eyes perked up with curiosity. The story spilled out piece by piece. When she finished, Kurt was silent a moment.
"So, you're using me to make Pietro jealous?"
Kitty winced. It sounded horrible when it came out like that. But she knew Kurt was right. She HAD used him to get to Pietro. "Yes," Kitty said in a small voice. "I'm really sorry, I had no right to do that. It was...pretty stupid, huh?"
"Yeah," Kurt agreed, then laughed at the look Kitty gave him. "Kitty, I won't lie to you. I've always hoped that we could become..more than friends," Kurt said gently.
Kitty flushed. "Uh, Kurt-,"
"Wait, let me finish. But it's obvious that your nuts about this guy Pietro and he's pretty nuts for you, so I'll help you," Kurt said finally.
Kitty shook her head. "There's no need for that, Pietro couldn't care less about me."
Kurt looked at her in disbelief. "Have you seen the way that guy looks at you?" Kitty shook her head wordlessly. Then her face burned as she remembered back to the debate, and the way Pietro had looked as he argued, his blue eyes snapping with fire.
"Thanks Kurt," Kitty said, sighing a little.
"Anytime, Kitty," Kurt said, back to his old cheerful self. "Now let's go back inside for dessert."
Kitty laughed. "I swear Kurt, you have one track mind." The two friends climbed down the ladder and made their way to the front door, only to run into Pietro who was hanging at the entrance to the mansion talking to Tina, the redhead from class. Kitty's heart clutched painfully, as she exchanged a look with Kurt.
"Okay, so you'll meet me at 6:30 for our date tomorrow, right?" Kitty heard Tina say in a high-pitched voice. Kurt looked sympathetically at Kitty, who was clenching her fists.
"You got it Tina," Pietro called to Tina. The tall red head waved and walked out the gates of the mansion. He turned lazily back to them, his eyes jumping when he saw Kitty standing next to Kurt.
"If you're done flirting, we'd like to get inside before we freeze to death," Kitty snapped.
"Certainly, " Pietro replied smoothly, opening the door wide for them to enter. "Oh and Kitty, would you mind telling Mr. Summers that I'm going to be borrowing the car tomorrow for a date, since you'll be at home."
Kitty gritted her teeth. She had no doubt that Pietro had said that for the express purpose of annoying her. He was always so sure that she'd be sitting at home while he went out with yet another skanky girl!
"You can tell him yourself," Kitty said furiously, "because Kurt and I are going out tomorrow as well!" The words were out before she could think. Kitty groaned inwardly .Why was she CONSTANTLY putting her foot in her mouth, and sticking Kurt in uncomfortable situations? But Kurt looked unperturbed.
"Is that so?" Pietro asked quietly.
"Yup, I'm taking her out tomorrow," Kurt asserted, stepping in front of Kitty.
"Great," Pietro commented, but his luminous blue eyes belied his words. Kitty felt a little hope rising in her...he DID look jealous.But just as soon as the thought appeared, it was gone. Get real, Kitty told herself, if he cared about you would he be taking out Tina?
"Uh, I think I hear Dr. Grey calling me," Kurt said quickly, with a look at Pietro and Kitty who were staring fixedly at each other. "I'll seeya tomorrow Kitty."
Kitty snapped out of it, and watched Kurt go. With the two of them alone, Kitty felt as if the air were crackling with the electricity between them. The silence between them hung, and Kitty and Pietro began to move at the same time. Suddenly, Kitty turned her head just as Pietro did, and their lips brushed in light kiss. Pietro's eyes burned into hers as Kitty lost herself in his kiss. But just as soon as it had began, it was over. Kitty looked at him wordlessly, her emotions raging inside her, than pushed past him, and fled to her room.
* So what'd you guys think? Hmmmm?
Kitty wanted to melt through the floor. I'm doomed, Kitty thought as she looked around the table at one shocked face to the other. The dinner had quickly gone to hell, all because of Pietro's stupid question. Kitty could've kicked herself for telling the lie in the first place. She'd never be able to get out of this. Avoiding Pietro's intense gaze, she poured yet another glass of water, and downed it quickly.
Finally, after what seemed like ages, Kurt said quietly, "It's true, we have been dating for 3 years. I met Kitty earlier, and she's one of the reasons I initially wanted to come to the mansion."
Kitty's jaw dropped open, and she let out her breath, weak with relief. I'm sorry you had to tell that lie Kurt, Kitty tried to tell him with her eyes. Kurt's face was unreadable. Kitty looked away to see a flash of pain in Pietro's eyes. She blinked and it was gone.
"Well, this certainly is a surprise. You could have told us, you know," Mr. Summers said sternly. Kitty nodded numbly, wishing she could run to her room and hide.
The dinner progressed smoothly after that, with everyone breaking into light chatter, with the exception of Pietro, Kitty, and Kurt, all of whom had fallen silent. Afterwards, Kitty quickly dumped her dishes in the sink and walked out of the kitchen, and found Kurt in front of her, his arms crossed in front of him.
"Kitty, can we talk?"
Kitty nodded and the two walked outside to the rooftop loft that had always been her favorite place to go when she was upset. When they got there, Kurt was silent a moment, then turned to her.
"Okay what's going on Kitty? What was that at dinner?" Kurt demanded. Kitty knew he was angry, and had ever right to be.
"I'm so sorry Kurt," Kitty burst out in a rush. "You see, I told Pietro that.that-you were my boyfriend." Kitty felt her face flame for the fiftieth time that day. God this was embarrassing, Kitty thought.
Kitty watched as Kurt's own ears turned pink. "Why did you tell him that?" Kurt asked, his voice softened.
Kitty sighed heavily, sitting down. "You might as well know the whole story," Kitty said. Kurt's eyes perked up with curiosity. The story spilled out piece by piece. When she finished, Kurt was silent a moment.
"So, you're using me to make Pietro jealous?"
Kitty winced. It sounded horrible when it came out like that. But she knew Kurt was right. She HAD used him to get to Pietro. "Yes," Kitty said in a small voice. "I'm really sorry, I had no right to do that. It was...pretty stupid, huh?"
"Yeah," Kurt agreed, then laughed at the look Kitty gave him. "Kitty, I won't lie to you. I've always hoped that we could become..more than friends," Kurt said gently.
Kitty flushed. "Uh, Kurt-,"
"Wait, let me finish. But it's obvious that your nuts about this guy Pietro and he's pretty nuts for you, so I'll help you," Kurt said finally.
Kitty shook her head. "There's no need for that, Pietro couldn't care less about me."
Kurt looked at her in disbelief. "Have you seen the way that guy looks at you?" Kitty shook her head wordlessly. Then her face burned as she remembered back to the debate, and the way Pietro had looked as he argued, his blue eyes snapping with fire.
"Thanks Kurt," Kitty said, sighing a little.
"Anytime, Kitty," Kurt said, back to his old cheerful self. "Now let's go back inside for dessert."
Kitty laughed. "I swear Kurt, you have one track mind." The two friends climbed down the ladder and made their way to the front door, only to run into Pietro who was hanging at the entrance to the mansion talking to Tina, the redhead from class. Kitty's heart clutched painfully, as she exchanged a look with Kurt.
"Okay, so you'll meet me at 6:30 for our date tomorrow, right?" Kitty heard Tina say in a high-pitched voice. Kurt looked sympathetically at Kitty, who was clenching her fists.
"You got it Tina," Pietro called to Tina. The tall red head waved and walked out the gates of the mansion. He turned lazily back to them, his eyes jumping when he saw Kitty standing next to Kurt.
"If you're done flirting, we'd like to get inside before we freeze to death," Kitty snapped.
"Certainly, " Pietro replied smoothly, opening the door wide for them to enter. "Oh and Kitty, would you mind telling Mr. Summers that I'm going to be borrowing the car tomorrow for a date, since you'll be at home."
Kitty gritted her teeth. She had no doubt that Pietro had said that for the express purpose of annoying her. He was always so sure that she'd be sitting at home while he went out with yet another skanky girl!
"You can tell him yourself," Kitty said furiously, "because Kurt and I are going out tomorrow as well!" The words were out before she could think. Kitty groaned inwardly .Why was she CONSTANTLY putting her foot in her mouth, and sticking Kurt in uncomfortable situations? But Kurt looked unperturbed.
"Is that so?" Pietro asked quietly.
"Yup, I'm taking her out tomorrow," Kurt asserted, stepping in front of Kitty.
"Great," Pietro commented, but his luminous blue eyes belied his words. Kitty felt a little hope rising in her...he DID look jealous.But just as soon as the thought appeared, it was gone. Get real, Kitty told herself, if he cared about you would he be taking out Tina?
"Uh, I think I hear Dr. Grey calling me," Kurt said quickly, with a look at Pietro and Kitty who were staring fixedly at each other. "I'll seeya tomorrow Kitty."
Kitty snapped out of it, and watched Kurt go. With the two of them alone, Kitty felt as if the air were crackling with the electricity between them. The silence between them hung, and Kitty and Pietro began to move at the same time. Suddenly, Kitty turned her head just as Pietro did, and their lips brushed in light kiss. Pietro's eyes burned into hers as Kitty lost herself in his kiss. But just as soon as it had began, it was over. Kitty looked at him wordlessly, her emotions raging inside her, than pushed past him, and fled to her room.
* So what'd you guys think? Hmmmm?
