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"Come on boss lady wants us yo." Toad reminded Lance, he grunted in a semi reply.

"Whatever.. let's just go I don't want her screamin' at me." Toad muttered, hopping slowly down the hall, periodically stopping to scan for flies. Lance half followed, scowl planted on his face. His mood reflected the last few days without Kitty, it killed him to be away from her, not that he'd want to openly admit it. The wooden door way stood at the end of the hall, and Toad stared at it with almost a disinterest in his eyes, one he was distracted with other thoughts, but still threats from Mystique got his attention.

"Well let's go..." Toad reiterated, not looking to his companion knowing he would have cared. He opened the door, revealing a pretty much bare front office. Seats lined the wall to the door of the back office, marks of how much time you had before you met up with the ill tempered principal of the school.

"Don't just stand out there, get in here!" A voice roared impatiently from the inside of the room.

"Chh how'd she know we were out here?" Toad half wondered aloud as he opened the door. At the desk Ms. Darkholme sat in a large cushioned chair, brows firm knitted together in annoyance.

"I have a job for you." She announced as she stood, walking over to Lance, Toad lowered his eyes and took a seat. He had a feeling the job did not include him and he wouldn't be necessary, he hadn't been very necessary since Lance arrived. Not that he cared.

"Now..." She started, changing back into her pervious form. Her skin melted into blue, hair simmering though to the color red, "As you probably know this is about the new mutant Kitty Pryde."

Lance glared at the woman as she spoke Kitty's name, lips in a tight lock, as she unfurled her plan.

"Hell no." He responded, crossing his arms.

Mystique growled inwardly, but let out a false smile.

"And why not? Do you care for Ms. Kitty Pryde Lance?" She asked softly.

"..." Lance was silent, and Mystique asked once more,

"Do you?"

"Yes." He replied, eyes still glaring.

Her smile widened, "Does it bother you that she spends more time with Mr. Wagner than with you?"

Lance didn't move, but her words stung him.

"What's that supposed to mean?" He asked.

"I though you would enjoy the chance to remove him from the picture, when it is so apparent you are losing her to him." She explained simply. Half of him was rebelling against her words, convinced she was lying, but the other half... it wasn't so sure.

"What's that supposed to mean?" He growled, revealing more emotion that he intended.

She laughed, "Don't tell me you haven't seen how close the to have become."

"I'm sorry I HAVEN'T." He replied.

"Well maybe that is because you haven't been watching them have you? They are rarely apart unless you are there to intervene, I believe she even keeps pictures of him in her locker. I was surprised you would have given up so easily." Mystique smirked.

Lance stood for a moment, then dropped his arms and turned around, "Fine..." He said, just above a whisper.

"What?" Mystique asked, although she clearly heard him.

"I said I'll do it." He half shouted as he left the office, tremors following him.

"Good.." Mystique said, satisfied.

Toad sat in the corner chair still, though he had said nothing in the conversation he felt very strongly about it, and now a game of emotional ping pong ball play played back and forth inside his head...

~~~

Kitty breathed in,

then out,

She then arose from the seat of her mothers car.

"Honey if you don't feel well just call me okay?" Ms. Pryde told her daughter, worry in her eyes.

Kitty gave an encouraging smile, then after lifting her back pack up onto her shoulders, she walked toward Bayville High. Her legs felt a bit weak, but she trudged on. Kitty decided yesterday, that all she had to do was stay away from them. Whatever they were...

"Mutants..." Kitty mouthed silently. She was one of them.

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Okay.. I know it has been fifty years since I updated and I didn't give you much to chew on but bear with me. Lots of stuff has happened that I'm really trying to deal with. Most of it was self inflicted so I do kinda deserve it, lol, anyway my point was that the next chapter should be longer and done faster. I didn't mean to abandon this.. But apparently I have a history of that...

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