))) alright, now that I've had some pistachio pudding, I'm ready to write
again. (((
Kim lay in bed, unable to sleep. She wondered about Lance. Why couldn't he and the X-Men get along? Did it have anything to do with that temper he had shown at lunch? Kim finally decided she needed to talk to someone. She focused her mind like Jean had taught her to do and tried to communicate telepathically with her.
_Jean? Jean, can you hear me? Are you still awake?_
_I'm awake, Kim. Are you alright?_
_I'm fine, but can I come talk to you for a minute?_
_Sure_
Kim got out of bed and made her way out of her room and down the hall to Jean's room. She knocked softly and Jean whispered to come in. Jean was sitting up in bed with a book on her lap. Kim came and sat down at the foot of the bad.
"Sorry, I couldn't sleep." Kim said.
"That's alright. What did you want to talk about?" Jean asked.
"It's about those guys in the Brotherhood. See, I have a class with Lance. Today, he asked me to meet him at lunch, and I did."
"Lance wanted you to meet him? Where? Why didn't you tell one of us?" Jean interrupted.
"I didn't think it was a big deal at the time. I don't know why he doesn't like you guys. He wanted to know why I was staying with you guys even though I'm not a mutant."
"Did you tell him?" Jean asked, concerned.
"No. He said I could trust him, but when I still hesitated, he started to get all mad and he asked if I thought they were the bad guys. . . Jean, why is it exactly that the X-Men and Brotherhood fight?"
"To tell you the truth," Jean started. "It's all kind of fuzzy how it started. They all had grudges against one or more of us." She sighed. "For me, it was Fred. He was misunderstood and so he got angry. When I tried to help him, he grew rather. . . attached to me, I guess."
"Meaning?"
"He kidnapped me and forced me to be his girlfriend," Jean said. Kim cringed, remembering the Blob that had reached for her hair a few days earlier.
"That's awful," Kim said. "But what about the others?"
"Pietro and Evan never got along." Jean continued. "Then their powers started to reveal themselves at about the same time, so they grew even more competitive. Finally, Evan came to us and Pietro joined with Mystique. As for Toad. . . Todd, we tried to help him, but it just turned out disastrous."
"And what about Lance?" Kim asked when Jean hesitated.
"When we were trying to recruit Kitty, Lance acted like he really liked her. Kitty was confused, she didn't know who to turn to. Lance tried to use her to steal test answers from the principle's office. When Kitty tried to back out, Lance got very angry. He used his powers to knock down the office right on top of Kitty and her parents. I was there and I protected Mr. and Mrs. Pryde with my telekinesis from the ceiling falling on top of us, but Kitty was too far away. If she hadn't phased through the concrete that fell on her, she would have been completely crushed."
"So Lance almost killed Kitty?" Kim asked incredulously. She thought of the sweet, happy Kitty she had come to know and couldn't imagine her crushed beneath a ton of concrete. Jean nodded.
"If Kitty hadn't learned to control her powers as well as she had. . ."
"Wow," Kim said. "I can't believe it. I mean, he seemed so nice at first. I know you had told me before he was in the Brotherhood and I should watch out for him, but I just didn't know why."
"Look, Kim, I can't tell you not to be around Lance at all," Jean started. "Not even the professor can tell you that. I'm just saying be careful." Kim nodded.
"Thanks, Jean," she said.
"Anytime."
))) there's one more part to 'Insomnia' left, but it might be a day or two before I can write it since I work tomorrow and then go straight to a birthday party (Happy Birthday, Tina!). I'll try to get it up as soon as possible. You know, just as I was writing this I realized how mean Lance really was! I mean, he really did almost kill Kitty. And unless I'm not remembering right, he did it on purpose. Yea, he's cooler later on, especially in 'Surviaval of the Fittest' where the X-Men and Brotherhood join up, but he was vicious at first! Well, anyways, see yall next chapter! (((
Kim lay in bed, unable to sleep. She wondered about Lance. Why couldn't he and the X-Men get along? Did it have anything to do with that temper he had shown at lunch? Kim finally decided she needed to talk to someone. She focused her mind like Jean had taught her to do and tried to communicate telepathically with her.
_Jean? Jean, can you hear me? Are you still awake?_
_I'm awake, Kim. Are you alright?_
_I'm fine, but can I come talk to you for a minute?_
_Sure_
Kim got out of bed and made her way out of her room and down the hall to Jean's room. She knocked softly and Jean whispered to come in. Jean was sitting up in bed with a book on her lap. Kim came and sat down at the foot of the bad.
"Sorry, I couldn't sleep." Kim said.
"That's alright. What did you want to talk about?" Jean asked.
"It's about those guys in the Brotherhood. See, I have a class with Lance. Today, he asked me to meet him at lunch, and I did."
"Lance wanted you to meet him? Where? Why didn't you tell one of us?" Jean interrupted.
"I didn't think it was a big deal at the time. I don't know why he doesn't like you guys. He wanted to know why I was staying with you guys even though I'm not a mutant."
"Did you tell him?" Jean asked, concerned.
"No. He said I could trust him, but when I still hesitated, he started to get all mad and he asked if I thought they were the bad guys. . . Jean, why is it exactly that the X-Men and Brotherhood fight?"
"To tell you the truth," Jean started. "It's all kind of fuzzy how it started. They all had grudges against one or more of us." She sighed. "For me, it was Fred. He was misunderstood and so he got angry. When I tried to help him, he grew rather. . . attached to me, I guess."
"Meaning?"
"He kidnapped me and forced me to be his girlfriend," Jean said. Kim cringed, remembering the Blob that had reached for her hair a few days earlier.
"That's awful," Kim said. "But what about the others?"
"Pietro and Evan never got along." Jean continued. "Then their powers started to reveal themselves at about the same time, so they grew even more competitive. Finally, Evan came to us and Pietro joined with Mystique. As for Toad. . . Todd, we tried to help him, but it just turned out disastrous."
"And what about Lance?" Kim asked when Jean hesitated.
"When we were trying to recruit Kitty, Lance acted like he really liked her. Kitty was confused, she didn't know who to turn to. Lance tried to use her to steal test answers from the principle's office. When Kitty tried to back out, Lance got very angry. He used his powers to knock down the office right on top of Kitty and her parents. I was there and I protected Mr. and Mrs. Pryde with my telekinesis from the ceiling falling on top of us, but Kitty was too far away. If she hadn't phased through the concrete that fell on her, she would have been completely crushed."
"So Lance almost killed Kitty?" Kim asked incredulously. She thought of the sweet, happy Kitty she had come to know and couldn't imagine her crushed beneath a ton of concrete. Jean nodded.
"If Kitty hadn't learned to control her powers as well as she had. . ."
"Wow," Kim said. "I can't believe it. I mean, he seemed so nice at first. I know you had told me before he was in the Brotherhood and I should watch out for him, but I just didn't know why."
"Look, Kim, I can't tell you not to be around Lance at all," Jean started. "Not even the professor can tell you that. I'm just saying be careful." Kim nodded.
"Thanks, Jean," she said.
"Anytime."
))) there's one more part to 'Insomnia' left, but it might be a day or two before I can write it since I work tomorrow and then go straight to a birthday party (Happy Birthday, Tina!). I'll try to get it up as soon as possible. You know, just as I was writing this I realized how mean Lance really was! I mean, he really did almost kill Kitty. And unless I'm not remembering right, he did it on purpose. Yea, he's cooler later on, especially in 'Surviaval of the Fittest' where the X-Men and Brotherhood join up, but he was vicious at first! Well, anyways, see yall next chapter! (((
