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


Disclaimer: I still don't own X-men, and chances are I never will.





Chapter 5


The next day...


The whole institute was a buzz with the news that the heir had been found and that it was their very own Kitty. Everyone was shocked, and a few were a bit disappointed (namely Jean). But overall they were all very excited, it was like knowing a celebrity.

Kitty wasn't used to all the attention, and tried to avoid it as much as she could. But it wasn't too much of a problem because she spent all day in the recovery ward watching over Luke, who had been asleep since the incident. The nurse said he would be fine, but that he needed a lot of rest to completely recover. Kitty didn't care, she was willing to wait how ever long it took.

She pulled a chair up to the side of his bed. It felt kind of weird watching him while he slept, but she wanted to make sure she was there when he woke up. 'He looks so peaceful when he sleeps, very cute. If I didn't know better, I would say he looked happy. Has he ever been happy? He acts like he has been forced to grow up long before it was time. I can't even imagine a childhood filled with training instead of playing.' She leaned forward and brushed some of Luke's hair out of his face. She couldn't believe how soft it was. Kitty found herself still holding onto a strand of his hair wondering how someone so tough, could be so gentle. She looked down at him and saw that his eyes were open and looking at her. She gasped and started to pull her hand away out of embarrassment, but before she could Luke reached up and grabbed a hold of it. Kitty could feel her cheeks burning.

"I...uh.." Kitty stuttered trying to make an excuse for what she was doing, but the truth was that even she didn't know.

"Are you alright? You're not hurt?" He didn't seem to care about what she was doing, instead he was full of concern about her health.

"Ah! Of course, I'm fine thanks to you." She quickly pulled away her hand and stared at the clean, tiled floor.

"Are you sure? The power was too much for you... I," He tried to sit up but winced in pain. Kitty quickly pushed him back down.

"Don't be stupid, you're far more injured. You should worry about yourself! If you don't take care of yourself, then who will?" She didn't mean to shout at him, it even startled herself.

"Looks to me like you are doing a good job at it." Luke was smiling again. It made her melt. 'Maybe he isn't used to people looking after him, it had probably always been the other way around.'

"Kitty?" She turned around to see Storm standing in the doorway, "The professor wants to see you."

"Ah! Yes, of course. I'll be right there." Kitty stood up and looked to Luke, who simply waved her on.


In the Professor's office...


"Ah, Kitty. Please sit down. You are probably wondering why I called you here. It obviously has to do with the amulet. I know your first time with it was too much for you, so I have equipped the danger room to be a training area. We will ease you into your new powers little by little until you are able to control them." Kitty nodded, she knew that it was up to her to be able to control them before Magneto's first attack.

"I'll do my best!"


At the Brotherhood house...


"Ouch! Stop that will ya!!" Toad thought it was hilarious to poke Lance in the stomach because it was the first time that he could make him fall over in pain with just one finger.

"Look at me! I'm Luke! " Toad jabbed Lance with his pinky sending him whimpering to the floor.

"I SWEAR!! WHEN I FEEL BETTER...." Lance glared up at him.

"Man, that makes two of us!" Pietro was laying on the old couch that had popped springs and stuffing coming out of it. After that blast Pietro and Lance had been sent flying into the forest and had quite a rough landing, knocking them both out. They felt worse for the wear. Pietro was so sore that he couldn't even use his acceleration powers without wanting to cry. "When I get through with that Guy..."

None of them completely understood what happened, but they were able to deduct that what Luke had handed to her was the amulet, and that she somehow used it against them. Mystic had to point out to them that Kitty was obviously the heir if she could do that and immediately after called them morons for not seeing it sooner. Later they got word from Magneto that they were to quickly recover because the final battle for the power of the amulet would be soon.



Magneto's "Lair"...


"So this girl is the one who now holds the power I seek?" Magneto held a picture between his fingers of a pretty girl with medium length brunette hair sitting back against a tree, smiling.

"Yes, but how will you obtain it? Only she is able to use it." Mystic stood in front of him with her arms crossed.

"I am not the one who will be using the power, I will just have to persuade her over to our side." Even though Mystic did not know what he had in mind, she knew that it wasn't going to be nice.



Three Days Later In The Danger Room...


"Good Job Kitty, one more time." The professor was watching from above in the control room. Kitty took the amulet (which she was wearing on a chain around her neck) and placed her hand over it. After closing her eyes tightly to concentrate, her body began to give off a glow. The light grew bright for a quick second and then Kitty was gone.

"Kitty, can you hear me?" The professor asked over the intercom.

"Yes, I can hear and see you." Kitty's voice could be heard from the same spot where she was standing a moment ago.

"Hold it as long as you can." The professor looked at several monitor screens and watched their lines rise and fall, all while taking notes. About fifteen minutes later the glowing started again and Kitty reappeared. "A new record, why don't you take the rest of the day off, you have done very well."

"Thanks professor!" And with that Kitty ran out the doors and up to her room. 'I can't believe I am starting to get a hang of this amulet. With it I am not only intangible, but invisible also. It was weird at first but I think I am starting to get used to it.' After changing into some more comfortable clothes, she ran down the hall to see how Luke was doing. He had been released from the recovery ward that morning.

"Kitty! Ah have been looking for ya!" Rouge and Kurt were standing in the hallway looking at her.

"She means ve have been looking for you." Kurt laughed. "Is your training going vell?"

"Hey you guys, it's going great. You want to go do something tonight? I'm finally free!"

"You be, Ah heard of a party." Rough gave her a thumbs up.

"Vell, count me in!" Kurt smiled and the two of them walked off in the opposite direction waving bye to her. Kitty then proceeded to Luke's room where she knocked on his door.

"Who is it?" A stern voice came from inside.

"Who else would it be? Are you really getting that many visitors?"

"Come in Kitty, and no. I scare off all the normal ones." He was sitting by his window looking outside.

"Hey! Like what's that supposed to mean?" Luke looked over his shoulder and smiled. Kitty could see he still had a few bandages, but other than that he looked good as new. "Hey, Mr. All work and no play, what are you doing tonight? Want to go to a party?"

"I wouldn't know what to do, I've never been to a party." Kitty thought he must be joking but he looked completely serious.

"Um, ok. Let's go get your childhood back!!" 'I'll make him have fun, if it's the last thing I do.





That's it for chapter 5! Sorry this one was a bit dull and shorter than the last, but I had a bit of writers block. Only one more chapter left!!! Then I am done, and I will finally be able to get some sleep! Yay! Sorry again about the confusion of me posting that one chapter twice, it should be fixed now. Please Review (it motivates me to keep going ^_^).

-Strawberry