Kitty watched as Lance leaned against Rogue's locker, as Rogue gave him a look. Rogue was catching on to him, she wasn't dense. Kitty watched as Lance's arm wrapped around Rogue's shoulders. Kitty watched as-

"Hey Pryde, you sly girl-"

Kitty turned to find herself face to face with the one and only Pietro Maximoff. "What the hell-"

Pietro's arm wrapped around her shoulders putting her in a familiar situation. "I KNEW you couldn't resist me. I KNEW it, I mean c'mon, RESISTING me? Had me worried there for a second."

"I'm not going to Prom with you Pietro."

"WHAT?"

Kitty sighed and tucked a strand of chocolate brown hair behind her ear. "I can't go to Prom with you Pietro and I won't."

Pietro's arm stayed in the same position. "Why not?" He asked uneasily.

The former valley girl's eyes remained on the new odd couple. "BECAUSE…" She then turned to stare back up at the blue eyes looking down on her. "Do I have to explain everything to you or what? It's my business why I don't want to go to Prom and it's my business why I don't want to go with you! Got it Brotherhood boy? Do I have to spell it out?"

Pietro grinned. "Oh I got it alright." His arm that had been around her disappeared. "Don't have to spell out or explain anything." He leaned down whispering, lips brushing her ear. "Someone's jealous of you..know..who."

People passed by them whistling.

Kitty turned and glared, making a very inappropriate gesture with one of her fingers. She pushed Pietro away. "Ha. Me? Jealous? As if. Of WHO?"

The son of Magneto looked down the hall to a certain goth girl's locker. "Oh believe, maybe your not jealous. Maybe it's beyond jealousy now.

Kitty opened her mouth to speak, to make this idiot shut up. "I-"

Pietro put a finger on her parting lips, making everyone around them once again, get the wrong idea. "I can help you Pryde."

"Help me with what is the question."

Pietro leaned down. "What do you think Lance would think if I took you to Prom?"

"I don't know." Kitty tapped her foot impatiently. "You tell me."

"He'd be pissed, he'd come begging on his knees back to you. Should I act it out for you? 'Oh Kitty, I'm so sorry, my love. Please come back to me and we can do a titanic without the drama.'"

Kitty put a hand over his mouth. "Say no more."

"So your going to Prom with me? It'd be the scam of all scams-"

"I'm still not going…With anyone OR with you."

She turned and walked down the hall, past the odd couple and away from Pietro.

*Later at the Institute*

"Ah, never thought Ah'd actually go to Prom with Lance before, yah know." Rogue said, sighing and turning over on her bed while talking to her roommate. "It's so weird."

Kitty rolled her eyes when Rogue wasn't looking. "Your telling me."

"Ah never thought I'd see the day when you and Pietro went to Prom either." Rogue turned, one hand holding her head up while she looked across at her fellow X-Girl. "What caused yah to do it?"

"I'm no-" Kitty started to protest.

"Wait, Ah got it. Ah mean, Ah I have to admit, Pietro is really fun to be around. Ah guess Prom won't be so bad for you. You'd laugh the entire time."

"But-"

"Or is it because of the you know…"

Now interested, the younger girl sat up, hugging her pillow. "The you know?"

"Yah have to admit he does have some sort of ahppeal."

"Huh?"

"He's cute."

"Ah'm not one of those go after looks only girls, Rogue."

"Neither am I…Well.." Rogue laid down. "Good night." Her lamp flickered and went out.

"'G'night." Kitty got out of bed quietly and headed down the hall. She picked up the cordless phone.

*Ring*

"Hello?"

"Hi Lance..Can I speak to Pietro?"