Who Said That Cat's Don't Like Water?


Disclaimer: I do not own X-men, Marvel Comics does.






Chapter 2


The next day...


Kitty woke up extra early the next morning because she had no idea when the professor would be coming home. After quickly throwing on a pair of jeans and a small light blue tank top, she rushed down the stairs nearly falling right into Kurt. Luckily she phased right before hitting him, but Kurt fell over anyways (from the Shock).

"Ah, sorry Kurt! I seem to be causing a lot of people to fall over lately." She helped him up and laughed at him blushing so fiercely. He was embarrassed that she had startled him so much. Together they walked down to the main hall where Scott and Jean were sitting on the couch talking.

"Oh, I hope were not interrupting anything here, right Kurt?" Kitty laughed as Scott blushed and Jean seemed flustered.

"Yeah Kitty, maybe ve should leave them alone, vouldn't vant to interrupt the smooching." Kurt grinned and nudged Kitty.

"You two should get a room, the rest of us really don't need to see a make out session in the main hall" Kitty winked at them. Ever since Scott and Jean started going out, all the kids couldn't help but tease them. That's just the way it was if you dated someone in the institute, your free game.

"Haha, hilarious you two, but look who's talking. You and Kurt are always hanging out together, how do we know that you don't play kissy face when no ones looking?" Jean flashed a smile seeing she struck a cord with Kurt.

"Well maybe we do. OO-la-la Kurt, want to go make kissy face?" Kitty laughed as she looked at Kurt with a grin on her face. Poor Kurt was so red that a tomato paled in comparison. She was half expecting a nose bleed from him.

"Ve.. I mean.. I... I mean.. She.. And me.. Ve... You know!" Kurt stammered around, not being able to complete a sentence. He could be really cute sometimes... and he even asked her out once. She really liked Kurt, he was her best friend, but she didn't say yes because she knew he only had a crush on her and it would pass. Kitty was right on that fact. Even though he still blushed and got flustered around her, Kurt was starting to notice other girls too. One girl in particular was starting to catch his attention. Her name was Amanda and she was human, but she cared for Kurt (even the blue and fuzzy part) and Kitty knew that they were good for each other.

"So Jean, any news on what time they will be getting back?" Kitty asked, impatiently.

"How about now?" Rouge walked out from around the corner "I just heard the jet land."

"Wow, well lets go!" Kitty grabbed Kurt and Rouge and dragged them across the main hall to the doors that led down to the launching room of the Jet. 'See Kitty? There was nothing to worry about... the professor is back safe and sound with the amulet.'


Jet Garage Area...


The Jet had just landed when Kitty and the others arrived to the scene. The large black plane loomed over them. Slowly the platform lowered and Storm walked down gracefully followed by the professor who seemed quite happy.

"Welcome back professor," Jean stepped forward, "We were all.." She was cut off midsentence when she saw someone else stepping off the Jet. It was a boy who looked to be around 17 or 18. He wall tall and slender but seemed to be muscular at the same time. His hair was fairly short but it was so fair it almost seemed to flow. Kitty couldn't tell what color it was, when it was in the shadows it seemed black but when the light shined on it, it seemed to be a rich blue. He moved forward quickly and seemed to hover around the area that the professor sat. His motions were smooth and graceful and he looked like a delicate dragonfly skimming over the surface of a pond. His head turned quickly and looked straight at her. She knew she was staring and normally she would quickly look away, but there was something in his eyes. They were vivid blue that contrasted with his hair, but they were also cold and icy. She quickly averted her gaze. He was gorgeous, but there was something in his eyes that frightened her. She looked over to Rouge and Jean to see if they saw it too, but they were too busy drooling over good he looked in his tight fitting clothes.

"I would like to introduce you all to Luke Madison, he will be staying with us. I will explain everything else as soon as you can gather everyone up. In the meantime, can one of you show Luke to the guest bedroom?" Jean quickly raised her hand, only to lower it down again when she got a jealous glance from Scott.

"Me and Kitty can do it," said Rouge as she winked at Kitty. Now more than ever she wanted to smack Rouge up-side the head. 'What is she thinking, volunteering me to do something. Then again... he is beautiful, so she is probably just trying to help me out. Why doesn't he scare her though? He's too overwhelming for me to even look at.'

"Alright, you two go on ahead while me and the others go round everyone up," said Jean reluctantly as she, Scott and Kurt left the room. Kitty just stood still, afraid to move, when Rouge grabbed her arm and pulled her out the door with Luke walking cooly behind them with his hands in his pockets. Even though he was behind her, she could still feel his cold eyes on her. Their piercing chill sent shivers down her spine and made her hair stand on end. Slowly they made their way upstairs.

"So, Luke, what brings ya here?" Rouge said casually, with a hint of excitement in her voice.

"The amulet," His voice startled Kitty, she had expected it to be rough, but even though it was stern, it was also smooth, almost like honey. He only said two words but just those couple words seemed to lure her in. She didn't know if it was what he said or how he said it.

"Ah, that's right, well here is ya room" Rouge said turning red because she expected a somewhat more in-depth answer. He nodded and went inside, slowly shutting the door.

"Well he's an odd one, but he sure is hot. Ah think all the girls will be after him, don't you?" But Kitty didn't hear what she said... she was lost in thought.



At the X-men Meeting...

Everyone had gathered to hear everything the professor had to say, but more importantly, to catch a glimpse of the new guy that "came with" the amulet. This time the only murmuring that could be heard was from one girl to another as they sighed over Luke, or from one guy to another grumbling on how unfair it is to them. Kitty on the other hand was silent and chose to sit as far away from Luke as possible. She still wasn't able to shake off the feeling from earlier.

Professor Xavier came out and chuckled at the girls reactions to Luke, not surprised at all with their infatuation with him. "Welcome everyone, I'm glad you all could come. Let's get started. As you all know, I left to recover a special amulet for I feared Magneto getting a hold of it, well I'm happy to say that for now those fears may be put at rest. As I am sure you have noticed, we have a newcomer to the institute. His name is Luke. His family has been guardians of the amulet ever since it was created. He has told very helpful information one of which I was heartened to hear. The amulet does indeed enhance a mutants abilities, but only those of the family who are direct decedents of the amulets creator. Thus, Magneto, not being a decedent can not use it. But this is no time to celebrate, because the true user of the amulet has not been found, if Magneto gets to this person before we do then he might be able to sway him or her to his cause, and we do not know how strong this mutant will be. Either way it is now our duty to find this person, unfortunately, Luke is not sure how the decedent can be found, but he has traced the families aura to this area. We must all keep an eye out, the decedent can be right here in Bayville. We are looking for someone who has family origins from Liverpool, England. Contact me if you find anything out." The professor left talking to Logan about certain search methods.

"Wow, it could be someone we know. My family came from Ireland a long time ago, so it sure isn't me, what about you guys," Bobby tilted his head towards Kitty and Rouge. Rouge shook her head no and Kitty replied, "I don't know where my family came from, but isn't Jean's from England, like way back?"

"Who is this Jean?" Luke stood above her with his arms crossed. Kitty noticed his slight English accent for the first time. She then numbly pointed to the red head in the corner, at which he started to head to.

"Wow, he's really gun-ho on finding the decedent, isn't he?" Bobby said as he watched him interrogate Jean on her past, "Whatcha want to bet that it is Jean. I mean, her powers are really strong and she is smart, it must be her."

"Ah don't think so, nothin' so great about her if you ask me." Rouge turned her head abruptly away from Jeans direction.

"Is that Jealousy I hear?" Bobby laughed as Rouge got up and chased him out of the hall. Kitty just got up and started off to her room. 'It probably is Jean, why wouldn't it be?'





That's it for chapter 2! What do you think so far? Is it getting more interesting? Well there is a lot more to come. I will try to keep adding one chapter a night until it is finished. (This being my first fanfic, I'm not used to writing this much. Thank you to anyone who encourages me). As for couplings... yes I did add an OC to this story. I know I am disappointing people by not using a normal pairing but the truth is I couldn't! I am a big fan on Kurtty, Lancitty, and Pietro/Kitty, so I just couldn't choose!!! As a result.... Luke came to be. I think he is refreshing though. All the other pairings were with open and easy going, fun loving guys. I thought it would be interesting to see her paired with a tall, mysterious, quiet type. I hope you guys will like how it turns out. Review!


-Strawberry