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"One Mississippi, two Mississippi," Kitty muttered to herself, in an effort to keep herself from staring too obviously at Pietro and Stacy who were laughing at something. Probably her. Jerk.
"Students, we have a new student from Bayville joining our History class. Everyone, this is Derrick Marsden," Mrs. Sanchez announced, and beamed broadly at the dark-haired boy walking in just then. The audible gasps from the girls were only testimonial to the fact that Derrick was undeniably good-looking.
Kitty sat up a little straighter, wondering why she kept mentally comparing every attractive guy to Pietro. Especially, since the jerk had written her off just because she wasn't taking him seriously. How COULD she take him seriously when he was with Stacy?
Kitty crossed her arms sulkily, hardly noticing when Derrick slipped into the seat next to her.
"Hey there, what's your name?"
Kitty blinked, and stared at him. Was he actually talking to her?
"Um, Kitty Pryde," Kitty answered slowly, as she took in Derrick's flashing grin. Really, the guy was too good-looking, and yet he wasn't gravitating towards the cheerleaders unlike certain fast-talking mutants. It defied logic.
"Derrick Marsden, nice to meet you," Derrick said, shaking her hand. Kitty shook his hand quickly and turned back to the front, aware that several girls were shooting murderous glances in her direction. "So tell me, are you free for lunch this afternoon?" Derrick asked her after a moment.
Kitty nearly fell out of her seat. What the heck was going on here? A gorgeous guy who barely knew her, was asking her out...something just didn't seem right. Sure, lots of guys, especially Kurt, had told her she was pretty and funny. But things like this, just didn't happen to her everyday. A part of her was telling her to turn him down. Something about him was a little too smooth for her liking. But Kitty quickly squelched. What did she have to lose? It's not as if Pietro was turning dates down left and right for HER.
"I'd love to," Kitty replied with a smile.
Derrick flashed her a saccharine coated smile that again made Kitty feel strange. "Great, I'll see you at 2 in the cafeteria."
Kitty nodded, and scooped her books into her backpack. She suddenly slammed into something firm. As she looked up, she locked eyes with Pietro. Kitty felt her heart jump. Why was HE the only one that could make her feel this way? Images of their first kiss raced through her head, and she swallowed hard.
Pietro opened his mouth as if to say something, but glancing at Derrick he gave her a cool look and brushed past her. Kitty blinked back tears and forced herself to calm down.
"Bye Kitty," Derrick said.
"Seeya," Kitty said distractedly, watching Pietro walk away. She saw him turn the corner. Kitty frowned. The hallway beyond that led to Professor X's study. What was going on?
Kitty phased through the connecting doorway and got there just in time to see the Professor usher Pietro and close the door behind him. Kitty knelt down on the floor and pressed her ear against the door.
"Hello Pietro, have a seat," Professor X's gentle voice sounded. Kitty bit her lip and tried to lean in closer. Damn hardwood doors.
"I came to talk to you about the .mumble ..mumble," Pietro's said smoothly, the rest of his sentence barely audible. Kitty groaned in frustration.
Kitty leaned her head against the door. "God, Kitty what are you doing?" Kitty groaned to herself. There was silence on the other side of the door. As Kitty got up to leave, the door opened and Pietro stepped out staring at her.
Kitty felt her face burn up. Pietro raised his eyebrows, his eyes strangely unreadable. "Eavesdropping?"
"Hardly," Kitty managed to retort after an embarrassing silence. "I was.uh, just going to talk to the Professor."
"You better hurry, wouldn't want to be late for your lunch date," Pietro said his eyes radiating heat.
Kitty stared. "It's not a date, it's just..a meeting." It sounded lame even to her ears.
"Well, just in case you want to know, Derrick Marsden isn't all that he seems. He has a reputation for leaving a trail of broken hearts."
Kitty swallowed. "Gee that sounds a lot like someone else I know, doesn't it?" Kitty said sarcastically, but feeling her heart thump painfully as she met his eyes.
Pietro met her gaze squarely. "Some people change, others don't." And with that he sauntered off, leaving her more confused than ever.
"One Mississippi, two Mississippi," Kitty muttered to herself, in an effort to keep herself from staring too obviously at Pietro and Stacy who were laughing at something. Probably her. Jerk.
"Students, we have a new student from Bayville joining our History class. Everyone, this is Derrick Marsden," Mrs. Sanchez announced, and beamed broadly at the dark-haired boy walking in just then. The audible gasps from the girls were only testimonial to the fact that Derrick was undeniably good-looking.
Kitty sat up a little straighter, wondering why she kept mentally comparing every attractive guy to Pietro. Especially, since the jerk had written her off just because she wasn't taking him seriously. How COULD she take him seriously when he was with Stacy?
Kitty crossed her arms sulkily, hardly noticing when Derrick slipped into the seat next to her.
"Hey there, what's your name?"
Kitty blinked, and stared at him. Was he actually talking to her?
"Um, Kitty Pryde," Kitty answered slowly, as she took in Derrick's flashing grin. Really, the guy was too good-looking, and yet he wasn't gravitating towards the cheerleaders unlike certain fast-talking mutants. It defied logic.
"Derrick Marsden, nice to meet you," Derrick said, shaking her hand. Kitty shook his hand quickly and turned back to the front, aware that several girls were shooting murderous glances in her direction. "So tell me, are you free for lunch this afternoon?" Derrick asked her after a moment.
Kitty nearly fell out of her seat. What the heck was going on here? A gorgeous guy who barely knew her, was asking her out...something just didn't seem right. Sure, lots of guys, especially Kurt, had told her she was pretty and funny. But things like this, just didn't happen to her everyday. A part of her was telling her to turn him down. Something about him was a little too smooth for her liking. But Kitty quickly squelched. What did she have to lose? It's not as if Pietro was turning dates down left and right for HER.
"I'd love to," Kitty replied with a smile.
Derrick flashed her a saccharine coated smile that again made Kitty feel strange. "Great, I'll see you at 2 in the cafeteria."
Kitty nodded, and scooped her books into her backpack. She suddenly slammed into something firm. As she looked up, she locked eyes with Pietro. Kitty felt her heart jump. Why was HE the only one that could make her feel this way? Images of their first kiss raced through her head, and she swallowed hard.
Pietro opened his mouth as if to say something, but glancing at Derrick he gave her a cool look and brushed past her. Kitty blinked back tears and forced herself to calm down.
"Bye Kitty," Derrick said.
"Seeya," Kitty said distractedly, watching Pietro walk away. She saw him turn the corner. Kitty frowned. The hallway beyond that led to Professor X's study. What was going on?
Kitty phased through the connecting doorway and got there just in time to see the Professor usher Pietro and close the door behind him. Kitty knelt down on the floor and pressed her ear against the door.
"Hello Pietro, have a seat," Professor X's gentle voice sounded. Kitty bit her lip and tried to lean in closer. Damn hardwood doors.
"I came to talk to you about the .mumble ..mumble," Pietro's said smoothly, the rest of his sentence barely audible. Kitty groaned in frustration.
Kitty leaned her head against the door. "God, Kitty what are you doing?" Kitty groaned to herself. There was silence on the other side of the door. As Kitty got up to leave, the door opened and Pietro stepped out staring at her.
Kitty felt her face burn up. Pietro raised his eyebrows, his eyes strangely unreadable. "Eavesdropping?"
"Hardly," Kitty managed to retort after an embarrassing silence. "I was.uh, just going to talk to the Professor."
"You better hurry, wouldn't want to be late for your lunch date," Pietro said his eyes radiating heat.
Kitty stared. "It's not a date, it's just..a meeting." It sounded lame even to her ears.
"Well, just in case you want to know, Derrick Marsden isn't all that he seems. He has a reputation for leaving a trail of broken hearts."
Kitty swallowed. "Gee that sounds a lot like someone else I know, doesn't it?" Kitty said sarcastically, but feeling her heart thump painfully as she met his eyes.
Pietro met her gaze squarely. "Some people change, others don't." And with that he sauntered off, leaving her more confused than ever.