What I Want, Chapter Twenty-One.

Somewhere, immersed in his dreams, he heard her screaming. The scream was long, and loud, and awoke him. But by the time he was truly awake, it had stopped echoing in his mind.

It must have been a dream.

The sun on the horizon though, was copper, and he knew that he had been asleep for hours. Scott stood up and began walking back to the mansion, back to the season, and back to the girl who would never love him.

Walking back through the forest, he savored every moment. The trees would not judge him, the benches would not stare at him, the gravel could not love him, or hate him. It all just was. But as he looked around, as his eyes scanned his surroundings, there was something out of place. An earring, and he could swear that he'd seen it earlier today, on someone's ear.

Not just someone's ear, though. Kitty's ear. He picked it up, and then walked further, his absent-minded Kitty-cat.

But not his, not any longer.

He sighed as he opened the door, and softly closed it behind him. He'd leave it on the doorstep of her room. She didn't want to see him, that much was obvious...and it'd be easier for both of them if they didn't see each other, especially knowing that he still wanted her, and she still hated him.

Scott closed his eyes for just a moment, letting himself imagine that it was different, that she loved him, that he wasn't such a screw-up...that she really was his, would be his, forever.

"Scotty-boy!" Chirped a hyper voice. "You seen the Kit-Kat?"

"Jubilee.leave me to die in peace, please." He said, that usually got rid of her.

"Well if you see her, tell her that Rogue and I wanna talkity-talk."

"Okay." He said, wondering exactly why she would think that Kitty would talk to him anyhow. His eyes opened as Jubilee skipped away. "Wait!" He shouted after her. "You don't know where she is?"

She grinned and winked at him, and then said: "Sure enough lover-boy..." And skipped away.

He was sure Kitty had been with her last night. Certain...so now where was she?