Crossfire
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*Another one bites the dust* Kitty smirked as she passed a certain silver haired playboy, trying to let down his latest victim gently.
"I'm sorry Mel, you're just too boring!" Pietro ran a hand through his hair hoping against all hope the blonde cheerleader would just drop it.
Yeah. Right.
"I'm boring?!"
"Yeah, and you kinda have a screechy voice too."
"I have a screechy voice!"
He rolled his eyes. "Now you can add sounding like a parrot to the list."
Suddenly they heard a giggle from somewhere behind them, but it was quickly choked back. Both teens whirled around.
Kitty couldn't help but grin. Melissa's face was bright red and she was sputtering with anger. Kitty shifted her gaze and found herself staring directly into Pietro's eyes, and for a second both of them grinned, just two people enjoying the same joke. Poor Mel. Pietro thought to himself, already checking out the new chick right in front of him. She obviously had a good sense of humor, a good laugh. She was cute too, in fact she was. Kitty Pryde!
"Who asked you to butt in?! We're having a private conversation here, kitty-cat!" He glared at her, doing his best to cover up the fact that he had though of her as "cute" less than a second ago. "Why don't you go somewhere you're actually wanted, that is, if you can think of one!
She matched his glare with one of her own. "Well like, excuse me! I thought you were reenacting some retard version of Dumb" she looked pointedly at the cheerleader. "And Dumber." Her eyes met Pietro's again. "But like, silly me. I should have known it was a Moron's-R-Us meeting from the surge of hot air surrounding you two!" With that, she turned and stomped off, leaving both Melissa and Pietro thinking the same thing. *I'm gonna get you Pryde. *
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"Ah'm fine Logan, why can't Ah just go?!"
"Never thought you'd be begging to go to school, Stripes." Logan was relaxing comfortably on a chair by Rogues hospital bed.
"Yeah, well I nevah thought you would back the prof in keeping me cooped up!" She crossed her arms, shooting her patented "Death Glare" in his direction.
He winced. "It's for your own."
"If you say good, so help meh Ah'll stick YOU in one o' these hospital beds!"
He held up his hands in surrender. "I won't say it, but you know what I mean, so buckle down and focus on getting better." He got up and headed for the door.
"Whatevah." Rogue growled at his retreating figure.
An hour or so later.
Rogue was bored. She had been staring at the same white wall for waaaaay too long. *Bored. Bored. Bored. Bored. Bored. Bored. Bored. Bored.*
"Bored?"
A familiar voice echoed her thoughts. "Lance!" She whirled around as fast as the stupid bed would let her. "Aren't you supposed to be."
"In school?"
"No." She rolled her eyes. "Ah know better than that! I was gonna say, 'anywhere but here'. Ya ain't exactly welcome here."
"Kitty welcomes me!"
"Tell yourself that!" He pretended to look crestfallen and Rogue grinned. "She's not here though, so why are you?"
"I um, heard you about your.. Situation." He gestured towards the bed. "And I figured these X-geeks would try to coddle you too much."
"Sooo." She prompted.
"So, rather than have you die of boredom, I came to invite you to a party. Mystique's out of town and the brotherhood is gonna.liven things up a little. We still consider you a sister, you know." He added, his voice quieter.
"Ah know." She whispered back. It hurt to think about how she had left them, but there was nothing else she could do. They were fighting for something she didn't believe in. Not anymore. Too much had happened for her to ever change her mind.
"Anyways." Lance cleared his throat. "You'll probably have to sneak out, not that that was ever a problem for you." He let his voice trail off, and she grinned, remembering her "wild" days with the brotherhood.
"Ya forget, the X-men have way better security than Mystique ever did, not to mention two telepaths in residence. But Ah'll try." He grinned. "Ya better make this worth mah while!"
"Will do Rogue." He flashed her a thumbs up, and as quickly and quietly as he had come, he tiptoed out of her room.
*What have Ah gotten myself into!* She groaned inwardly.. But still couldn't quiet keep an excited smile off her face.
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Gym. Ugh, she hated gym. What was so great about a bunch of sweaty kids trying to do sports they really sucked at? And since when was dodgeball even a sport? And since when did Pietro smile at her, even for a second? Yikes! Where did that come from?! *Focus Kitty*. She ordered herself. There was no way she was going to be the first one out. Ugh, by why had she thought about PIETRO'S smile of all people! He was such a jerk. And it's not like.
"Kitty look out!" Kurts voice came from somewhere behind her. Before she could even turn around, she felt something big and fast, hit her head hard.
"Kurt?" She gasped, her eyes rolled backwards and she felt her legs buckle beneath her. The last thing she remembered seeing was Melissa's triumphant face.
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From his side of the gym, Pietro saw Kitty fall, and the look on Melissa's face. His first instinct was to run and catch the X-girl, but he quickly dismissed that idea. *What would I want to go and help her for?! *She was annoying, and what's more, he still needed to get his own revenge against her. Still, he couldn't help but feel guilty as the blue boy picked her up and ran towards the nurses office. She was so still.was she okay? He resisted the impulse to check on her. What was with him? *I'll get her back. *He vowed. *No one makes a fool of ME and gets away with it! *He turned his attention back to the game.
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"Hey Half-Pint, how ya holdin' up?" Logan always sounded like he was growling, even when he was trying to be sensitive.
"I'm like, totally fine! You did NOT need to take me home, and you most certainly do NOT have to keep me in the infirmary!" Kitty sounded really annoyed, and she was. She had a test that day she would have to make up, AND they expected her to hang out on a white bed all day instead of studying, not to mention the major headache she had.
"It'll be a good thing, you can keep Rogue company."
She ignored him. This day was just getting worse and worse.
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After Logan left, the two girls stared at each other. Kitty was the first to break the silence.
"Adults are so totally paranoid! Like, I would be just fine. It was ONLY a bump on the head. I get hurt worse in the danger room, and you don't hear anyone say 'take a break Kitty' then!"
Rogue agreed. "Ah've been stuck here for weeks! Don't they realize how behind I am? And not ta mention BORED. Ah feel like a caged animal! At least ya get ta get out o' the house once and awhile!"
Kitty rolled her eyes. "Yeah, sure, but sometimes school can suck to, you know?"
Rogue looked at her suspiciously. "Ya love school, ya love teachers, for cryin' out loud, ya even love tests! What happened ta ya today?"
Kitty looked uncomfortable for a second. "It's like, kind of stupid, but you know that jerk Pietro? Well he was like a major jerk today, more so than normal. I was just like, walking by and he totally dissed me in front of some stupid cheerleader he was trying to dump. That's why I'm here too! Melissa, the cheerleader, was like mad at me for snapping back at Pietro even though he like totally deserved it, and hit me with a stupid ball while we were playing dodgeball in PE! So all of this is like totally Pietro's fault!" Kitty glowered. "The things I'm gonna do to that smug jerk when I get my hands on him!"
Rogue laughed. "He always had an attitude problem, Ah don't know how Ah lived with him for so long!"
"You have my respect." Kitty shuddered. "And my pity too. I would have left them a lot sooner than you did!"
"Yeah." Rogue murmured, not wanting to think about leaving the brotherhood.
"Anyways, I have to like, think of a really good way to get Pietro back!"
Suddenly Rogue grinned. "Actually, your chance may come sooner than ya think!"
"Really?" Kitty raised an eyebrow. "Do tell."
Rogue leaned forward. "What would you do if Ah told ya Lance invited me to a brotherhood party tanight?"
"First of all, how does that help me get back at Pietro, and second of all. why is LANCE inviting you to a party."
Rogue waved her hand. "He just felt sorry for meh bein all cooped up. He said Ah'm still a sistah, or whatevah. Anyway, how do ya think Pietro would feel about YOU bein' at HIS house?"
Kitty started to grin.
"And," Added Rogue, grinning devilishly, "Ah happen to know quite a few of his pet peeves."
Kitty's eyes lit up. "Oh my gosh! That would be like so totally perfect!" Than her face fell. "The professor would never let us go."
Rogue burst out laughing. "Sugah, has anyone evah told ya that rules are meant ta be broken?"
Kitty was about to argue, but the sight of Pietro's smirk was still fresh in her memory. "Let's do it."
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*Another one bites the dust* Kitty smirked as she passed a certain silver haired playboy, trying to let down his latest victim gently.
"I'm sorry Mel, you're just too boring!" Pietro ran a hand through his hair hoping against all hope the blonde cheerleader would just drop it.
Yeah. Right.
"I'm boring?!"
"Yeah, and you kinda have a screechy voice too."
"I have a screechy voice!"
He rolled his eyes. "Now you can add sounding like a parrot to the list."
Suddenly they heard a giggle from somewhere behind them, but it was quickly choked back. Both teens whirled around.
Kitty couldn't help but grin. Melissa's face was bright red and she was sputtering with anger. Kitty shifted her gaze and found herself staring directly into Pietro's eyes, and for a second both of them grinned, just two people enjoying the same joke. Poor Mel. Pietro thought to himself, already checking out the new chick right in front of him. She obviously had a good sense of humor, a good laugh. She was cute too, in fact she was. Kitty Pryde!
"Who asked you to butt in?! We're having a private conversation here, kitty-cat!" He glared at her, doing his best to cover up the fact that he had though of her as "cute" less than a second ago. "Why don't you go somewhere you're actually wanted, that is, if you can think of one!
She matched his glare with one of her own. "Well like, excuse me! I thought you were reenacting some retard version of Dumb" she looked pointedly at the cheerleader. "And Dumber." Her eyes met Pietro's again. "But like, silly me. I should have known it was a Moron's-R-Us meeting from the surge of hot air surrounding you two!" With that, she turned and stomped off, leaving both Melissa and Pietro thinking the same thing. *I'm gonna get you Pryde. *
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"Ah'm fine Logan, why can't Ah just go?!"
"Never thought you'd be begging to go to school, Stripes." Logan was relaxing comfortably on a chair by Rogues hospital bed.
"Yeah, well I nevah thought you would back the prof in keeping me cooped up!" She crossed her arms, shooting her patented "Death Glare" in his direction.
He winced. "It's for your own."
"If you say good, so help meh Ah'll stick YOU in one o' these hospital beds!"
He held up his hands in surrender. "I won't say it, but you know what I mean, so buckle down and focus on getting better." He got up and headed for the door.
"Whatevah." Rogue growled at his retreating figure.
An hour or so later.
Rogue was bored. She had been staring at the same white wall for waaaaay too long. *Bored. Bored. Bored. Bored. Bored. Bored. Bored. Bored.*
"Bored?"
A familiar voice echoed her thoughts. "Lance!" She whirled around as fast as the stupid bed would let her. "Aren't you supposed to be."
"In school?"
"No." She rolled her eyes. "Ah know better than that! I was gonna say, 'anywhere but here'. Ya ain't exactly welcome here."
"Kitty welcomes me!"
"Tell yourself that!" He pretended to look crestfallen and Rogue grinned. "She's not here though, so why are you?"
"I um, heard you about your.. Situation." He gestured towards the bed. "And I figured these X-geeks would try to coddle you too much."
"Sooo." She prompted.
"So, rather than have you die of boredom, I came to invite you to a party. Mystique's out of town and the brotherhood is gonna.liven things up a little. We still consider you a sister, you know." He added, his voice quieter.
"Ah know." She whispered back. It hurt to think about how she had left them, but there was nothing else she could do. They were fighting for something she didn't believe in. Not anymore. Too much had happened for her to ever change her mind.
"Anyways." Lance cleared his throat. "You'll probably have to sneak out, not that that was ever a problem for you." He let his voice trail off, and she grinned, remembering her "wild" days with the brotherhood.
"Ya forget, the X-men have way better security than Mystique ever did, not to mention two telepaths in residence. But Ah'll try." He grinned. "Ya better make this worth mah while!"
"Will do Rogue." He flashed her a thumbs up, and as quickly and quietly as he had come, he tiptoed out of her room.
*What have Ah gotten myself into!* She groaned inwardly.. But still couldn't quiet keep an excited smile off her face.
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Gym. Ugh, she hated gym. What was so great about a bunch of sweaty kids trying to do sports they really sucked at? And since when was dodgeball even a sport? And since when did Pietro smile at her, even for a second? Yikes! Where did that come from?! *Focus Kitty*. She ordered herself. There was no way she was going to be the first one out. Ugh, by why had she thought about PIETRO'S smile of all people! He was such a jerk. And it's not like.
"Kitty look out!" Kurts voice came from somewhere behind her. Before she could even turn around, she felt something big and fast, hit her head hard.
"Kurt?" She gasped, her eyes rolled backwards and she felt her legs buckle beneath her. The last thing she remembered seeing was Melissa's triumphant face.
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From his side of the gym, Pietro saw Kitty fall, and the look on Melissa's face. His first instinct was to run and catch the X-girl, but he quickly dismissed that idea. *What would I want to go and help her for?! *She was annoying, and what's more, he still needed to get his own revenge against her. Still, he couldn't help but feel guilty as the blue boy picked her up and ran towards the nurses office. She was so still.was she okay? He resisted the impulse to check on her. What was with him? *I'll get her back. *He vowed. *No one makes a fool of ME and gets away with it! *He turned his attention back to the game.
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"Hey Half-Pint, how ya holdin' up?" Logan always sounded like he was growling, even when he was trying to be sensitive.
"I'm like, totally fine! You did NOT need to take me home, and you most certainly do NOT have to keep me in the infirmary!" Kitty sounded really annoyed, and she was. She had a test that day she would have to make up, AND they expected her to hang out on a white bed all day instead of studying, not to mention the major headache she had.
"It'll be a good thing, you can keep Rogue company."
She ignored him. This day was just getting worse and worse.
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After Logan left, the two girls stared at each other. Kitty was the first to break the silence.
"Adults are so totally paranoid! Like, I would be just fine. It was ONLY a bump on the head. I get hurt worse in the danger room, and you don't hear anyone say 'take a break Kitty' then!"
Rogue agreed. "Ah've been stuck here for weeks! Don't they realize how behind I am? And not ta mention BORED. Ah feel like a caged animal! At least ya get ta get out o' the house once and awhile!"
Kitty rolled her eyes. "Yeah, sure, but sometimes school can suck to, you know?"
Rogue looked at her suspiciously. "Ya love school, ya love teachers, for cryin' out loud, ya even love tests! What happened ta ya today?"
Kitty looked uncomfortable for a second. "It's like, kind of stupid, but you know that jerk Pietro? Well he was like a major jerk today, more so than normal. I was just like, walking by and he totally dissed me in front of some stupid cheerleader he was trying to dump. That's why I'm here too! Melissa, the cheerleader, was like mad at me for snapping back at Pietro even though he like totally deserved it, and hit me with a stupid ball while we were playing dodgeball in PE! So all of this is like totally Pietro's fault!" Kitty glowered. "The things I'm gonna do to that smug jerk when I get my hands on him!"
Rogue laughed. "He always had an attitude problem, Ah don't know how Ah lived with him for so long!"
"You have my respect." Kitty shuddered. "And my pity too. I would have left them a lot sooner than you did!"
"Yeah." Rogue murmured, not wanting to think about leaving the brotherhood.
"Anyways, I have to like, think of a really good way to get Pietro back!"
Suddenly Rogue grinned. "Actually, your chance may come sooner than ya think!"
"Really?" Kitty raised an eyebrow. "Do tell."
Rogue leaned forward. "What would you do if Ah told ya Lance invited me to a brotherhood party tanight?"
"First of all, how does that help me get back at Pietro, and second of all. why is LANCE inviting you to a party."
Rogue waved her hand. "He just felt sorry for meh bein all cooped up. He said Ah'm still a sistah, or whatevah. Anyway, how do ya think Pietro would feel about YOU bein' at HIS house?"
Kitty started to grin.
"And," Added Rogue, grinning devilishly, "Ah happen to know quite a few of his pet peeves."
Kitty's eyes lit up. "Oh my gosh! That would be like so totally perfect!" Than her face fell. "The professor would never let us go."
Rogue burst out laughing. "Sugah, has anyone evah told ya that rules are meant ta be broken?"
Kitty was about to argue, but the sight of Pietro's smirk was still fresh in her memory. "Let's do it."
