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Scott was in his room getting dressed. He couldn't believe his luck. He had finally gotten the nerve to ask Jean out to dinner, and she said yes. He almost thought he could even see her smile after he asked. About that, he wasn't sure. There was one thing that he was sure of, though. He was going to dinner tonight with the most beautiful creature he had ever laid eyes upon. And he wanted to make sure that he didn't screw it up.
Scott was a young man driven by order and preparation. He consistently knew what he was doing, where he was going, and what to do when he got there. So, he had known what he was going to wear on this date before he had even asked her out. He had known for some time before, as a matter of fact. When Jean had broken up with "that dumb jock Duncan" (as Scott liked to think of him), he had hoped that this day would come. And after his talk with Kurt in the infirmary, he was sure that it had.
He wasn't wrong.
Jean was in her room, dressed already, trying to figure out where to go to for dinner that night. She knew that Scott was planning to tell her how he felt about her that night. She couldn't help but know.
"Sometimes being a telepath takes all of the fun out of things." She thought.
She wanted to make sure that this night was special for both of them. Scott had told her that she should pick where they were going to go for dinner, and she wanted it to be as romantic as possible so that he would open up to her. That way, she could open up her feelings to him. She had known for the past year how he had felt about her. She just wasn't ready for as intense a relationship as she was sure it would be. Better to stay with Duncan, she thought. He wasn't all bad, in retrospect. Duncan was just a boy, though, and Scott was a young man who she respected thoroughly. The fact that she was going to go on a date with him when she had just discovered how deep her feelings were for him excited her so much that she felt flush and her knees would sometimes go weak.
Jean looked at herself in the mirror, hoping that she looked nice enough for him.
Scott looked at himself in the mirror, hoping that he looked nice enough for her.
The two met in the entrance hall, and the sight of each took the other's breath away.
Scott offered his arm to Jean, and together the two walked outside to Scott's car. He opened the door for her, and after they were both in the car, they were gone.
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Meanwhile, Kurt laid on Kitty's bed, waiting for her. She had gone through half a dozen outfits, each one looking the same to Kurt as the last. But she looked great in any of them. He shook that thought out of his head, and then sighed very loudly, looking around at the mess.
"If I EVER take zis long to get ready, or make as much of a mess as she is, zen I hope I have a good reason." He thought.
"So I vas zinking, if you vant, ve can postpone zis until next Friday. Zat vay you haff an entire veek to find an outfit, and I can go to sleep." "I'll be ready in a moment, Fuzzy." She said from behind her closet door.
"Ja. Strangely, zat sounds familiar." He said. She'd said that exact thing about ten times in at least as many minutes.
Then she stepped from behind the door, and Kurt's heart stopped beating for a moment. He felt as if all of the blood in his body had frozen, and he was about to break. She was breathtaking. She had on a long, black skirt with a slit in it so that you could see most of her left leg. Her blouse was dark, but made of some type of shiny material that Kurt was sure probably felt like silk. Her hair was pulled up and pinned back. She looked more beautiful than Kurt had ever seen her, and try as he might, he'd never be able to shake that image out of his head.
"Ja. You look nice." He said absentmindedly. "Can ve go now?"
Kitty giggled. The look on Kurt's face told her how much his words were lying. She found herself thinking for the first time that Kurt looked handsome. He was wearing a pair of dark kaki pants and black sweater, and his long hair was pulled back into a neat ponytail. Kitty thought to herself that she was going to have to find him a girlfriend sometime soon. He was such a great guy, and it was a shame that he didn't have anyone in his life.
"Yeah, we can go now." She said.
Kurt got off of her bed, and came to wear she was standing. He reached for her, and for a moment she pulled back. She thought he was going to kiss her or something. Instead he simply put his hands on her shoulders, and suddenly they were in the woods right outside of town. She looked around for a moment, suddenly cold. She was disoriented, and threw Kurt an annoyed look.
"You know, you should, like, warn me or something when you're going to do that." She said, jokingly punching his arm.
"Nein! Zat vould take all the fun out of the surprise!" he said, laughing.
"Well, you know you didn't even give me time to grab a jacket." She said. It was cold outside and she was shivering.
Kurt suddenly disappeared, and reappeared a moment later. He had her jacket in hand, and put it on her shoulders.
"My apologies, Katzchen!" he said. "I didn't mean to leave you cold."
"It's 'kay." She said, and with that the two of them walked out of the woods, and into town.
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Scott and Jean were sitting at the table, both of them perusing the menu. Jean looked up at Scott and smiled. Her face felt hot, and she wondered why she had never seriously pursued him before. She was just glad that Scott wasn't looking at her then to see the big smile she had on.
"So what are you getting?" he asked.
"Four cheese pasta. I think." She said. "What about you?"
"Um, lasagna." He said. "Jean, why were you mad at me?"
"What are you talking about?" she asked, faintly blushing.
"Well, you've acted pretty mad at me for the past couple of weeks. I was just wondering what I did. I mean, I am paying for this wonderful dinner we'll eventually order so that I can make it up to you. I just wish I knew what I was apologizing for."
"Scott, will you quit playing around."
He smiled slightly, and asked, "What are you talking about?"
"I'm a telepath, Scott. I know what you're trying to get me to say."
"Would you stop using your powers! You're taking all of the romance out of the evening!" he whispered.
Jean laughed, and reached across the table, grabbing his hand.
"I was being stupid and jealous because I thought there was something between you and Rogue."
"There now, was that so hard?" he asked, and smiled back at her.
"Get that grin off your face and make up your mind, Shades." She teased, releasing his hand. She was pulling it back towards her when Scott reached out and quickly grabbed it.
"Seriously, Red. Thanks." He said.
Dinner came, and they began talking about school and their friends. As Scott looked through the window, he saw Kurt and Kitty walking towards the restaurant. He smirked and pointed it out to Jean, who looked over her shoulder and saw the couple. She thought about how good they looked together, and well one complemented the other. She just hoped that the two of them would figure it out someday.
Kurt looked over and found that he and Kitty were being spied on. He waved at Scott, and grinned.
"Hey, looks like ve're not all zhat alone." He said through his teeth. "Look over zhere!"
"Oh, that is, like, so cute. Don't they look so good together?" she asked.
"Jah. Vould you like to eat vith zem?" he asked.
"Nah, that's cool. But let's go say hi."
"Jah." He said. "I could tease zem!"
"Don't you dare, Elf." She said, giggling.
They walked over to where Scott and Jean were sitting.
"Hey guys!" Kitty said.
"Hi Kitty, hi Kurt." said Jean.
"What are you two up to tonight?" asked Scott.
"Well, I promised Kurt a movie, and he promised me dinner." Kitty said.
"Are you guys eating here?" asked Scott.
"No, ve just like standing in restaurants and vatching people eat ze food."
Jean laughed. "Obviously, Kurt's feeling much better."
"Apparently. How's the leg, Kurt?" Scott asked.
"It's okay. I can't vait until zis stupid limp goes avay." Kurt answered.
"Well, would you two like to join us?"
Kitty and Kurt looked at each other. Both were thinking the same thing. Neither of them wanted to bother Scott and Jean on their first date.
"It's okay, you wouldn't be bothering us." Said Jean with a wink. "Scott here has already made it pretty apparent how he feels about me."
"Jean. . ." said Scott, sounding exasperated, although he couldn't be happier. "You guys wouldn't be bothering us if you want to join us."
"Vell, okay, if zat's cool vith you, Katzchen." He said, turning to Kitty.
Kitty was already telling the host that they were going to be joining the couple. After a few minutes, the host had brought to extra chairs to the table, and the four were sitting together. Scott talked to Kurt, quietly, about the conversation he and Jean had, and Kitty was talking to Jean about Lance. Soon, dinner was ordered, and they were all eating. Kurt kept looking at Kitty during her conversation with Jean, and Jean couldn't help but pick up on his feelings for Kitty. She silently wished her friend the best of luck, and kept up her end of the conversation. All in all, the four were having a wonderful time, not realizing that hateful eyes were watching them.
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Lance had been walking down Main Street with Todd and Pietro, all of them looking around for something to do. They had finally agreed to go to the movies, and had started walking in that direction. They were almost there when Pietro looked across the street at a restaurant and stopped dead in his tracks.
"Whoa. Lance-look-over-there." He said. "Is-that-Pretty-Kitty-and-the- fuzz-brain-at-dinner?"
Lance quickly whipped his head around and looked inside the restaurant. Sure enough, there was Kurt and Kitty. They were seated at a table with the two oldest X-Dorks. They were sitting there, talking to each other, and he saw Kitty laughing and looking at Kurt the way she used to look at him. He felt his mouth pull back as he bared his teeth, and his blood boiled at the sight of them together.
"Wow-dude. She-moves-fast." Pietro said, and then Todd laughed.
Lance rounded on his friends, a look of pure rage on his face.
"Shut up! Just shut up!" Lance yelled. People walking by stopped and looked at them.
"Lance, dude, don't freak out. Not here, man."
"Then where, Toad?" he asked.
"What-do-ya-wanna-do-Lance?" Pietro asked, smiling. He could feel a fight coming, and was extremely excited over the possibility.
Lance turned, looking at Kitty and Kurt together. Kurt leaned over, and whispered something in Kitty's ear. She listened with a smile on her face, and then pulled back and playfully slapped at him. Lance gritted his teeth and turned back to a smiling Pietro and confused Todd. "We wait for them to leave." He said, balling his fists.
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Jean and Scott had paid, and walked out of the restaurant, opting out of dessert and leaving for a romantic walk through town. Kurt and Kitty, meanwhile, both ordered dessert. They finished dessert, and waited for the waiter to bring them their check.
"Oh! I forgot my purse!" she said.
"Vell, I'm paying for dinner, so it doesn't matter." He said.
"Well, I'm paying for the movie, so it, like, does matter."
"So you conveniently forgot your money, Katzchen. Hmm. . ." he said, joking.
"Don't even start with me, Kurt. See this is what happens when you teleport us without warning me."
"Vell, don't vorry. I'll pay for ze movie." He said, paying the waiter for dinner and checking his wallet to see how much money he had left over.
"No! I told you! The movie is my treat." She said.
"Vell, zen ve haff to go back to ze mansion."
"So take me back to the mansion, because you're not paying for this movie. That would officially make this a date, and this is not a date." She joked, and got up to go to the restroom. She left so fast that she didn't see Kurt blush.
They met at the entrance to the restaurant, and walked out, Kurt snagging two mints from the host's station. They walked back towards the woods right out of town. They didn't have a clue that they were being followed. Lance, Pietro, and Todd were quiet so that Kitty and Kurt wouldn't hear them. They moved in the shadows of the street, some fifty feet behind the couple. With every second, Lance felt the rage within him build. He couldn't believe that Kitty had left him for that fuzzy freak. That kid was a complete mess, Lance thought. He couldn't understand how Kitty could even stand to be close to that kid. She had told him how much he bothered her, and had complained about his flirting too many times to count. Then a horrible thought occurred to him. What if all that time she had been seeing Kurt behind his back. What if the entire thing had just been a cover so that he wouldn't find out?
"The two even live with each other!" he thought to himself, and felt the hatred build in him even more.
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Jean and Scott had walked out of the restaurant to the edge of town. Right outside of town was a small park, with a lit walkway through the woods. In the center of the park was a small lake with a gazebo, where a jazz band would sometimes play. They were walking through this park now. There was no jazz band, and the two were happy to find out that they were alone. They sat on a bench together, watching the fountain in the middle of the lake. Lights were shining through it, and periodically the fountain would change colors as the lights did. The weather was cool and breezy, and Jean pulled close to Scott, letting him put his arm around her. She liked the warmth, and the feeling of Scott holding her.
"Jean. . . " Scott began.
"Yeah?" she asked.
"Listen, I know you think I've told you how I feel. . . "
"Mhm?"
". . . but I haven't. I've had feelings for you for a pretty long time now. I've never really had the courage to tell you."
"I know, Scott."
"I know that you know. But I want to tell you anyway."
"Okay, Scott."
"Well, listen, I know you just got out of a relationship with Duncan, and God knows that I don't want to be. . . "
". . . the rebound guy." She finished.
Scott looked at her, and she giggled.
"I didn't read your mind on that one."
He smiled and continued. "You're right, I don't want to be the rebound guy. But, I. . . like. . .you a lot. And I was wondering, now that you're single, if. . . "
He never got to finish. She leaned in a kissed him, and he settled into it.
"Ah, hell. She already knows." He thought, and heard in his head, "I'd love to be your girlfriend. Oh, and I love you too, Scott."
Neither of them noticed Kurt and Kitty passing a couple hundred yards behind them. And they were still kissing when three figures followed the same direction as Kurt and Kitty. Finally, they broke the kiss. They went on whispering things to each other, although no one could have possibly heard them. But they felt comfortable with each other, and whispered promises and truths. Scott leaned over to kiss her again, and she returned it before suddenly pulling away suddenly.
"Kurt! Scott, he's going to kill him!" she screamed.
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Kurt and Kitty had just reached the woods. Kurt reached towards Kitty, and she towards him, when they both heard a voice that sent chills down their spines.
"Get you hands off my girlfriend, freak!" The voice said, and suddenly the ground rumbled, and they fell.
Kurt hit the ground hard, and his head hit a rock, making it bleed. He felt the bruises that remained on his body from the danger room cry out in anger. He shook his head, and tried to stand up so that he could see his opponent.
Lance grinned, and Pietro stepped in. Pietro ran at Kitty, grabbing her, and hurried away from the scene, leaving Kurt with Lance and Todd. As soon as Kurt got to his feet, he heard someone laugh, and once again he was knocked to the ground. This time he could feel a heavy weight on his back, and then that heavy weight flipped him over, and he was looking at Todd.
"Toad?" he asked, dazed, before Todd used his back legs to throw him into a tree.
Kitty phased, and Pietro felt her slide right through him. At the same moment, he felt as if his entire body had just been plugged into an electrical socket. He stopped running all of a sudden, although his momentum kept him moving. He fell right into a tree, and it knocked him out.
Kurt picked himself up off of the ground, knowing what was happening now. He surveyed the scene quickly, and saw both Todd and Lance. Todd let Kurt get to his feet, and then jumped at him again. This time Kurt was ready. He waited until Todd got close and then teleported out of the way. Todd yelled, and turned just in time to catch the tree with his feet instead of the tree smashing his head. It was a vain effort to avoid injury, however. Kurt had teleported just two feet to the left of the tree, and brought his ankle down on Todd's head. Todd crumpled to the ground, but managed to lash out at Kurt with his tongue. He flipped Kurt into the air with his tongue, but right before Kurt hit the ground, he teleported to the air over Todd. He brought his elbow down on Todd's midsection, making Todd yelp with pain.
He was then pulled off and thrown against a tree by Lance. Lance slammed his foot into the ground, the tremors causing earth and rocks to be thrown up into Kurt's face. The rocks scraped across Kurt's face, and the dirt blinded him. Lance brought his foot back down, and the earth opened up underneath Kurt. He fell, and then 'ported about fifteen feet away, and fell to the ground. Blood was beginning to leak out of his old wounds, and some fresh ones.
Kitty ran back through the woods towards her friend. She could feel the ground shake, and knew that Lance was there. She hurried, hoping she'd get there in time to help her friend.
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Fifteen minutes of fluff, 2 minutes of action. Well, the romance is cooler anyhow. Otherwise, I'd just copy down transcripts of the show. Long chapter, though, and I promise there will be more action next chapter. So anyhow, review (if ya feel like it) and tell me how I did. I'm accepting anonymous reviews now (didn't know that I should have in the first place), so hope you enjoyed.
Note: Okay, so I didn't realize that I should accept anonymous reviews. I've fixed it so that I can receive them now, so if you want to tell me anything (i.e.- you suck), you can do that now. If you want to. I hope you don't. Please love me.
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Scott was in his room getting dressed. He couldn't believe his luck. He had finally gotten the nerve to ask Jean out to dinner, and she said yes. He almost thought he could even see her smile after he asked. About that, he wasn't sure. There was one thing that he was sure of, though. He was going to dinner tonight with the most beautiful creature he had ever laid eyes upon. And he wanted to make sure that he didn't screw it up.
Scott was a young man driven by order and preparation. He consistently knew what he was doing, where he was going, and what to do when he got there. So, he had known what he was going to wear on this date before he had even asked her out. He had known for some time before, as a matter of fact. When Jean had broken up with "that dumb jock Duncan" (as Scott liked to think of him), he had hoped that this day would come. And after his talk with Kurt in the infirmary, he was sure that it had.
He wasn't wrong.
Jean was in her room, dressed already, trying to figure out where to go to for dinner that night. She knew that Scott was planning to tell her how he felt about her that night. She couldn't help but know.
"Sometimes being a telepath takes all of the fun out of things." She thought.
She wanted to make sure that this night was special for both of them. Scott had told her that she should pick where they were going to go for dinner, and she wanted it to be as romantic as possible so that he would open up to her. That way, she could open up her feelings to him. She had known for the past year how he had felt about her. She just wasn't ready for as intense a relationship as she was sure it would be. Better to stay with Duncan, she thought. He wasn't all bad, in retrospect. Duncan was just a boy, though, and Scott was a young man who she respected thoroughly. The fact that she was going to go on a date with him when she had just discovered how deep her feelings were for him excited her so much that she felt flush and her knees would sometimes go weak.
Jean looked at herself in the mirror, hoping that she looked nice enough for him.
Scott looked at himself in the mirror, hoping that he looked nice enough for her.
The two met in the entrance hall, and the sight of each took the other's breath away.
Scott offered his arm to Jean, and together the two walked outside to Scott's car. He opened the door for her, and after they were both in the car, they were gone.
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Meanwhile, Kurt laid on Kitty's bed, waiting for her. She had gone through half a dozen outfits, each one looking the same to Kurt as the last. But she looked great in any of them. He shook that thought out of his head, and then sighed very loudly, looking around at the mess.
"If I EVER take zis long to get ready, or make as much of a mess as she is, zen I hope I have a good reason." He thought.
"So I vas zinking, if you vant, ve can postpone zis until next Friday. Zat vay you haff an entire veek to find an outfit, and I can go to sleep." "I'll be ready in a moment, Fuzzy." She said from behind her closet door.
"Ja. Strangely, zat sounds familiar." He said. She'd said that exact thing about ten times in at least as many minutes.
Then she stepped from behind the door, and Kurt's heart stopped beating for a moment. He felt as if all of the blood in his body had frozen, and he was about to break. She was breathtaking. She had on a long, black skirt with a slit in it so that you could see most of her left leg. Her blouse was dark, but made of some type of shiny material that Kurt was sure probably felt like silk. Her hair was pulled up and pinned back. She looked more beautiful than Kurt had ever seen her, and try as he might, he'd never be able to shake that image out of his head.
"Ja. You look nice." He said absentmindedly. "Can ve go now?"
Kitty giggled. The look on Kurt's face told her how much his words were lying. She found herself thinking for the first time that Kurt looked handsome. He was wearing a pair of dark kaki pants and black sweater, and his long hair was pulled back into a neat ponytail. Kitty thought to herself that she was going to have to find him a girlfriend sometime soon. He was such a great guy, and it was a shame that he didn't have anyone in his life.
"Yeah, we can go now." She said.
Kurt got off of her bed, and came to wear she was standing. He reached for her, and for a moment she pulled back. She thought he was going to kiss her or something. Instead he simply put his hands on her shoulders, and suddenly they were in the woods right outside of town. She looked around for a moment, suddenly cold. She was disoriented, and threw Kurt an annoyed look.
"You know, you should, like, warn me or something when you're going to do that." She said, jokingly punching his arm.
"Nein! Zat vould take all the fun out of the surprise!" he said, laughing.
"Well, you know you didn't even give me time to grab a jacket." She said. It was cold outside and she was shivering.
Kurt suddenly disappeared, and reappeared a moment later. He had her jacket in hand, and put it on her shoulders.
"My apologies, Katzchen!" he said. "I didn't mean to leave you cold."
"It's 'kay." She said, and with that the two of them walked out of the woods, and into town.
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Scott and Jean were sitting at the table, both of them perusing the menu. Jean looked up at Scott and smiled. Her face felt hot, and she wondered why she had never seriously pursued him before. She was just glad that Scott wasn't looking at her then to see the big smile she had on.
"So what are you getting?" he asked.
"Four cheese pasta. I think." She said. "What about you?"
"Um, lasagna." He said. "Jean, why were you mad at me?"
"What are you talking about?" she asked, faintly blushing.
"Well, you've acted pretty mad at me for the past couple of weeks. I was just wondering what I did. I mean, I am paying for this wonderful dinner we'll eventually order so that I can make it up to you. I just wish I knew what I was apologizing for."
"Scott, will you quit playing around."
He smiled slightly, and asked, "What are you talking about?"
"I'm a telepath, Scott. I know what you're trying to get me to say."
"Would you stop using your powers! You're taking all of the romance out of the evening!" he whispered.
Jean laughed, and reached across the table, grabbing his hand.
"I was being stupid and jealous because I thought there was something between you and Rogue."
"There now, was that so hard?" he asked, and smiled back at her.
"Get that grin off your face and make up your mind, Shades." She teased, releasing his hand. She was pulling it back towards her when Scott reached out and quickly grabbed it.
"Seriously, Red. Thanks." He said.
Dinner came, and they began talking about school and their friends. As Scott looked through the window, he saw Kurt and Kitty walking towards the restaurant. He smirked and pointed it out to Jean, who looked over her shoulder and saw the couple. She thought about how good they looked together, and well one complemented the other. She just hoped that the two of them would figure it out someday.
Kurt looked over and found that he and Kitty were being spied on. He waved at Scott, and grinned.
"Hey, looks like ve're not all zhat alone." He said through his teeth. "Look over zhere!"
"Oh, that is, like, so cute. Don't they look so good together?" she asked.
"Jah. Vould you like to eat vith zem?" he asked.
"Nah, that's cool. But let's go say hi."
"Jah." He said. "I could tease zem!"
"Don't you dare, Elf." She said, giggling.
They walked over to where Scott and Jean were sitting.
"Hey guys!" Kitty said.
"Hi Kitty, hi Kurt." said Jean.
"What are you two up to tonight?" asked Scott.
"Well, I promised Kurt a movie, and he promised me dinner." Kitty said.
"Are you guys eating here?" asked Scott.
"No, ve just like standing in restaurants and vatching people eat ze food."
Jean laughed. "Obviously, Kurt's feeling much better."
"Apparently. How's the leg, Kurt?" Scott asked.
"It's okay. I can't vait until zis stupid limp goes avay." Kurt answered.
"Well, would you two like to join us?"
Kitty and Kurt looked at each other. Both were thinking the same thing. Neither of them wanted to bother Scott and Jean on their first date.
"It's okay, you wouldn't be bothering us." Said Jean with a wink. "Scott here has already made it pretty apparent how he feels about me."
"Jean. . ." said Scott, sounding exasperated, although he couldn't be happier. "You guys wouldn't be bothering us if you want to join us."
"Vell, okay, if zat's cool vith you, Katzchen." He said, turning to Kitty.
Kitty was already telling the host that they were going to be joining the couple. After a few minutes, the host had brought to extra chairs to the table, and the four were sitting together. Scott talked to Kurt, quietly, about the conversation he and Jean had, and Kitty was talking to Jean about Lance. Soon, dinner was ordered, and they were all eating. Kurt kept looking at Kitty during her conversation with Jean, and Jean couldn't help but pick up on his feelings for Kitty. She silently wished her friend the best of luck, and kept up her end of the conversation. All in all, the four were having a wonderful time, not realizing that hateful eyes were watching them.
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Lance had been walking down Main Street with Todd and Pietro, all of them looking around for something to do. They had finally agreed to go to the movies, and had started walking in that direction. They were almost there when Pietro looked across the street at a restaurant and stopped dead in his tracks.
"Whoa. Lance-look-over-there." He said. "Is-that-Pretty-Kitty-and-the- fuzz-brain-at-dinner?"
Lance quickly whipped his head around and looked inside the restaurant. Sure enough, there was Kurt and Kitty. They were seated at a table with the two oldest X-Dorks. They were sitting there, talking to each other, and he saw Kitty laughing and looking at Kurt the way she used to look at him. He felt his mouth pull back as he bared his teeth, and his blood boiled at the sight of them together.
"Wow-dude. She-moves-fast." Pietro said, and then Todd laughed.
Lance rounded on his friends, a look of pure rage on his face.
"Shut up! Just shut up!" Lance yelled. People walking by stopped and looked at them.
"Lance, dude, don't freak out. Not here, man."
"Then where, Toad?" he asked.
"What-do-ya-wanna-do-Lance?" Pietro asked, smiling. He could feel a fight coming, and was extremely excited over the possibility.
Lance turned, looking at Kitty and Kurt together. Kurt leaned over, and whispered something in Kitty's ear. She listened with a smile on her face, and then pulled back and playfully slapped at him. Lance gritted his teeth and turned back to a smiling Pietro and confused Todd. "We wait for them to leave." He said, balling his fists.
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Jean and Scott had paid, and walked out of the restaurant, opting out of dessert and leaving for a romantic walk through town. Kurt and Kitty, meanwhile, both ordered dessert. They finished dessert, and waited for the waiter to bring them their check.
"Oh! I forgot my purse!" she said.
"Vell, I'm paying for dinner, so it doesn't matter." He said.
"Well, I'm paying for the movie, so it, like, does matter."
"So you conveniently forgot your money, Katzchen. Hmm. . ." he said, joking.
"Don't even start with me, Kurt. See this is what happens when you teleport us without warning me."
"Vell, don't vorry. I'll pay for ze movie." He said, paying the waiter for dinner and checking his wallet to see how much money he had left over.
"No! I told you! The movie is my treat." She said.
"Vell, zen ve haff to go back to ze mansion."
"So take me back to the mansion, because you're not paying for this movie. That would officially make this a date, and this is not a date." She joked, and got up to go to the restroom. She left so fast that she didn't see Kurt blush.
They met at the entrance to the restaurant, and walked out, Kurt snagging two mints from the host's station. They walked back towards the woods right out of town. They didn't have a clue that they were being followed. Lance, Pietro, and Todd were quiet so that Kitty and Kurt wouldn't hear them. They moved in the shadows of the street, some fifty feet behind the couple. With every second, Lance felt the rage within him build. He couldn't believe that Kitty had left him for that fuzzy freak. That kid was a complete mess, Lance thought. He couldn't understand how Kitty could even stand to be close to that kid. She had told him how much he bothered her, and had complained about his flirting too many times to count. Then a horrible thought occurred to him. What if all that time she had been seeing Kurt behind his back. What if the entire thing had just been a cover so that he wouldn't find out?
"The two even live with each other!" he thought to himself, and felt the hatred build in him even more.
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Jean and Scott had walked out of the restaurant to the edge of town. Right outside of town was a small park, with a lit walkway through the woods. In the center of the park was a small lake with a gazebo, where a jazz band would sometimes play. They were walking through this park now. There was no jazz band, and the two were happy to find out that they were alone. They sat on a bench together, watching the fountain in the middle of the lake. Lights were shining through it, and periodically the fountain would change colors as the lights did. The weather was cool and breezy, and Jean pulled close to Scott, letting him put his arm around her. She liked the warmth, and the feeling of Scott holding her.
"Jean. . . " Scott began.
"Yeah?" she asked.
"Listen, I know you think I've told you how I feel. . . "
"Mhm?"
". . . but I haven't. I've had feelings for you for a pretty long time now. I've never really had the courage to tell you."
"I know, Scott."
"I know that you know. But I want to tell you anyway."
"Okay, Scott."
"Well, listen, I know you just got out of a relationship with Duncan, and God knows that I don't want to be. . . "
". . . the rebound guy." She finished.
Scott looked at her, and she giggled.
"I didn't read your mind on that one."
He smiled and continued. "You're right, I don't want to be the rebound guy. But, I. . . like. . .you a lot. And I was wondering, now that you're single, if. . . "
He never got to finish. She leaned in a kissed him, and he settled into it.
"Ah, hell. She already knows." He thought, and heard in his head, "I'd love to be your girlfriend. Oh, and I love you too, Scott."
Neither of them noticed Kurt and Kitty passing a couple hundred yards behind them. And they were still kissing when three figures followed the same direction as Kurt and Kitty. Finally, they broke the kiss. They went on whispering things to each other, although no one could have possibly heard them. But they felt comfortable with each other, and whispered promises and truths. Scott leaned over to kiss her again, and she returned it before suddenly pulling away suddenly.
"Kurt! Scott, he's going to kill him!" she screamed.
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Kurt and Kitty had just reached the woods. Kurt reached towards Kitty, and she towards him, when they both heard a voice that sent chills down their spines.
"Get you hands off my girlfriend, freak!" The voice said, and suddenly the ground rumbled, and they fell.
Kurt hit the ground hard, and his head hit a rock, making it bleed. He felt the bruises that remained on his body from the danger room cry out in anger. He shook his head, and tried to stand up so that he could see his opponent.
Lance grinned, and Pietro stepped in. Pietro ran at Kitty, grabbing her, and hurried away from the scene, leaving Kurt with Lance and Todd. As soon as Kurt got to his feet, he heard someone laugh, and once again he was knocked to the ground. This time he could feel a heavy weight on his back, and then that heavy weight flipped him over, and he was looking at Todd.
"Toad?" he asked, dazed, before Todd used his back legs to throw him into a tree.
Kitty phased, and Pietro felt her slide right through him. At the same moment, he felt as if his entire body had just been plugged into an electrical socket. He stopped running all of a sudden, although his momentum kept him moving. He fell right into a tree, and it knocked him out.
Kurt picked himself up off of the ground, knowing what was happening now. He surveyed the scene quickly, and saw both Todd and Lance. Todd let Kurt get to his feet, and then jumped at him again. This time Kurt was ready. He waited until Todd got close and then teleported out of the way. Todd yelled, and turned just in time to catch the tree with his feet instead of the tree smashing his head. It was a vain effort to avoid injury, however. Kurt had teleported just two feet to the left of the tree, and brought his ankle down on Todd's head. Todd crumpled to the ground, but managed to lash out at Kurt with his tongue. He flipped Kurt into the air with his tongue, but right before Kurt hit the ground, he teleported to the air over Todd. He brought his elbow down on Todd's midsection, making Todd yelp with pain.
He was then pulled off and thrown against a tree by Lance. Lance slammed his foot into the ground, the tremors causing earth and rocks to be thrown up into Kurt's face. The rocks scraped across Kurt's face, and the dirt blinded him. Lance brought his foot back down, and the earth opened up underneath Kurt. He fell, and then 'ported about fifteen feet away, and fell to the ground. Blood was beginning to leak out of his old wounds, and some fresh ones.
Kitty ran back through the woods towards her friend. She could feel the ground shake, and knew that Lance was there. She hurried, hoping she'd get there in time to help her friend.
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Fifteen minutes of fluff, 2 minutes of action. Well, the romance is cooler anyhow. Otherwise, I'd just copy down transcripts of the show. Long chapter, though, and I promise there will be more action next chapter. So anyhow, review (if ya feel like it) and tell me how I did. I'm accepting anonymous reviews now (didn't know that I should have in the first place), so hope you enjoyed.
