Moving In
~*~
Is this love that I'm feeling
Is this the love that I've been searching for
Is this love or am I dreaming
This must be love
Cos it's really go a hold on me
A hold on me
-Whitesnake
~*~
"Well, it's our turn," Lance said. He extended a hand.
"Sorry, man, you're not my type," Bobby said causing Kitty to giggle. Lance rolled his eyes.
"Whatever," Lance muttered. "Let's go."
Kitty laced her arm through his causing Lance to tense up, and then smile. "Lead on." They began walking. Kitty looked around and felt as though everyone was watching her. Lance felt her trembling and removed his arm slipping it around her shoulders. She leaned into his embrace. Soon they found themselves at the mansion. The others were nowhere to be seen. They walked onto the porch and he knocked. Pietro answered the door.
"Lance," he said surprised. Lance stepped away from Kitty regarded his former friend for a few seconds before punching him. He then led the others inside. Magneto was sitting with Piotr the only Acolyte left.
"What happened to everyone?" Kitty asked sitting beside Jean. Bobby moved to stand beside Rogue and Kurt.
"What do you think?" Magneto snapped. "*They* happened. There's no way that I could rescue my men with just Piotr."
"Well," Kitty said smiling. "That's why we're here."
"Jean was just telling me of your. . . deal," Magneto said. "And forgive me if I feel a tad bit uneasy about trusting the X-Men."
"What X-Men?" Jean asked bitterly. "In case you haven't noticed our leaders are gone."
"Very well," Magneto said. "You may stay, if you help me get my people back, along with your own."
"What have you found out?" Mr. McCoy inquired.
"They're keeping all the mutants hidden here," Magneto pulled out a map. "I've gotten all the information that I could on the base."
"What's the plan?" Rogue asked.
"We go and break them out," Magneto said. "Pretty obvious."
"Yes, but how?" Kitty asked.
"That's where you and your blue friend come in handy," he told her.
"Fuzzy guy on the job!" Kurt said with forced happiness.
"Also, I have something to show you," Magneto stood. The others exchanged glances before following him. In the kitchen were all the new recruits.
"Jean!" Amara yelled jumping up. There were a lot of hugs all around.
"I found them in the sewer," Magneto told them. "I've continued their training."
"When we find the others, we and the other recruits are out of here," Jean said.
"I understand," Magneto said. "But our doors are open. Speaking of which, let me show you to your rooms."
"This is eerie," Kitty whispered to Lance as they walked up the stairs. "He's being, almost. . . nice."
"Calm down," Lance laughed.
"Mr. . . um. . . Magneto," Kitty said. "Is there any chance that we can get some clothes, I've, like, been wearing this for over a week. Oh, and a shower?"
Magneto nodded. "I'll have something brought for all of you later tonight. As for a shower, all of your rooms are connected to a bathroom. Freshen up and meet me downstairs, you may wear a robe for now. And don't worry about the water, we have five water heaters."
He showed them to their rooms. Kitty went inside and got out of her torn, dirty, even slightly bloody clothes. She looked at herself in the mirror not recognizing the defeated, overly thin woman staring back at her. She wondered briefly how Lance could still look at her as though she were the most beautiful thing ever created. Sighing she stepped into the shower relishing the feel of the water.
After she got out and into the robe she looked at herself in the mirror. She smiled wanly well; at least she looked like a clean defeated, overly thin woman. She quickly blow-dried her hair. Wanda was sitting on her bed. "Here," she said holding out some clothes. "You can wear this, you and I are close to the same size."
"Thanks," Kitty smiled. Wanda nodded and left. Kitty got into the black dress. It clung to her curves making her wonder how tight it was on Wanda. There was a knock on the door. "Come in." Lance walked in. He looked at her and his eyes went wide.
"Um. . . hi," he said softly.
She smiled a little. "Hi."
"Can I escort you to dinner?" he asked. She nodded. They walked out. "Kitty, I was so scared that you had been captured." He said stopping and taking her hands in his. She looked up startled by the sincerity in his eyes. She smiled shyly. "You should wear your hair like that more often, you look beautiful." She flushed slightly. He grinned offering her his arm. She laced her arm through his and they walked into the dining room.
"But he punched me!" Pietro said crossing his arms.
"Yes," Wanda agreed. "It was very amusing."
"Hey, Pietro," Lance said pulling Kitty's chair out for her. Smiling, she sat down. He sat beside her. Rogue was also dressed in something of Wanda's; Jean on the other hand was in a bathrobe.
"So, we're going to move tomorrow," Magneto said. "Feel free to eat."
"'Come in to my parlor'," Mr. McCoy said walking in.
"Well, I'm not going to poison you, you're of no use to me dead," Magneto said. "Please have a seat." Sighing, Mr. McCoy sat next to Kurt and Bobby.
"Well, let's eat," Mr. McCoy said. They brought out some steaks.
"I don't suppose that this is served with salad," Kitty said.
"You didn't eat for almost a weak and you're requesting a salad?" Pietro asked as Magneto nodded.
"I'm still a vegetarian," Kitty said raising her head. Pietro arched an eyebrow. "Nice black eye, Speedy." He flipped her off.
"Pietro!" Magneto scolded.
"Sorry, father," Pietro said. Kitty stuck her tongue out at him. Lance smirked as the group began eating. After dinner they went into the living room. There everyone began to discuss the plans for the next night. Kitty yawned lying on her side listening to everyone talking. Soon she fell asleep.
"Can I wake her?" Rogue asked smirking evilly.
"Let her sleep," Jean said looking tired herself. "I think we all need it."
"Yes, let us retire for the night," Mr. McCoy said standing.
"Very well," Magneto said. Lance easily lifted Kitty who snuggled into his shoulder without waking. Rogue rolled her eyes beginning the trek up the stairs. The others followed. Lance struggled to get the door open then carried Kitty into the room laying her upon the bed and covering her. She opened her eyes looking up at him. He smiled at her lowering his head and softly kissing her forehead.
"Goodnight," he whispered before leaving. Kitty yawned cuddling up in the blanket.
~*~
Is this love that I'm feeling
Is this the love that I've been searching for
Is this love or am I dreaming
This must be love
Cos it's really go a hold on me
A hold on me
-Whitesnake
~*~
"Well, it's our turn," Lance said. He extended a hand.
"Sorry, man, you're not my type," Bobby said causing Kitty to giggle. Lance rolled his eyes.
"Whatever," Lance muttered. "Let's go."
Kitty laced her arm through his causing Lance to tense up, and then smile. "Lead on." They began walking. Kitty looked around and felt as though everyone was watching her. Lance felt her trembling and removed his arm slipping it around her shoulders. She leaned into his embrace. Soon they found themselves at the mansion. The others were nowhere to be seen. They walked onto the porch and he knocked. Pietro answered the door.
"Lance," he said surprised. Lance stepped away from Kitty regarded his former friend for a few seconds before punching him. He then led the others inside. Magneto was sitting with Piotr the only Acolyte left.
"What happened to everyone?" Kitty asked sitting beside Jean. Bobby moved to stand beside Rogue and Kurt.
"What do you think?" Magneto snapped. "*They* happened. There's no way that I could rescue my men with just Piotr."
"Well," Kitty said smiling. "That's why we're here."
"Jean was just telling me of your. . . deal," Magneto said. "And forgive me if I feel a tad bit uneasy about trusting the X-Men."
"What X-Men?" Jean asked bitterly. "In case you haven't noticed our leaders are gone."
"Very well," Magneto said. "You may stay, if you help me get my people back, along with your own."
"What have you found out?" Mr. McCoy inquired.
"They're keeping all the mutants hidden here," Magneto pulled out a map. "I've gotten all the information that I could on the base."
"What's the plan?" Rogue asked.
"We go and break them out," Magneto said. "Pretty obvious."
"Yes, but how?" Kitty asked.
"That's where you and your blue friend come in handy," he told her.
"Fuzzy guy on the job!" Kurt said with forced happiness.
"Also, I have something to show you," Magneto stood. The others exchanged glances before following him. In the kitchen were all the new recruits.
"Jean!" Amara yelled jumping up. There were a lot of hugs all around.
"I found them in the sewer," Magneto told them. "I've continued their training."
"When we find the others, we and the other recruits are out of here," Jean said.
"I understand," Magneto said. "But our doors are open. Speaking of which, let me show you to your rooms."
"This is eerie," Kitty whispered to Lance as they walked up the stairs. "He's being, almost. . . nice."
"Calm down," Lance laughed.
"Mr. . . um. . . Magneto," Kitty said. "Is there any chance that we can get some clothes, I've, like, been wearing this for over a week. Oh, and a shower?"
Magneto nodded. "I'll have something brought for all of you later tonight. As for a shower, all of your rooms are connected to a bathroom. Freshen up and meet me downstairs, you may wear a robe for now. And don't worry about the water, we have five water heaters."
He showed them to their rooms. Kitty went inside and got out of her torn, dirty, even slightly bloody clothes. She looked at herself in the mirror not recognizing the defeated, overly thin woman staring back at her. She wondered briefly how Lance could still look at her as though she were the most beautiful thing ever created. Sighing she stepped into the shower relishing the feel of the water.
After she got out and into the robe she looked at herself in the mirror. She smiled wanly well; at least she looked like a clean defeated, overly thin woman. She quickly blow-dried her hair. Wanda was sitting on her bed. "Here," she said holding out some clothes. "You can wear this, you and I are close to the same size."
"Thanks," Kitty smiled. Wanda nodded and left. Kitty got into the black dress. It clung to her curves making her wonder how tight it was on Wanda. There was a knock on the door. "Come in." Lance walked in. He looked at her and his eyes went wide.
"Um. . . hi," he said softly.
She smiled a little. "Hi."
"Can I escort you to dinner?" he asked. She nodded. They walked out. "Kitty, I was so scared that you had been captured." He said stopping and taking her hands in his. She looked up startled by the sincerity in his eyes. She smiled shyly. "You should wear your hair like that more often, you look beautiful." She flushed slightly. He grinned offering her his arm. She laced her arm through his and they walked into the dining room.
"But he punched me!" Pietro said crossing his arms.
"Yes," Wanda agreed. "It was very amusing."
"Hey, Pietro," Lance said pulling Kitty's chair out for her. Smiling, she sat down. He sat beside her. Rogue was also dressed in something of Wanda's; Jean on the other hand was in a bathrobe.
"So, we're going to move tomorrow," Magneto said. "Feel free to eat."
"'Come in to my parlor'," Mr. McCoy said walking in.
"Well, I'm not going to poison you, you're of no use to me dead," Magneto said. "Please have a seat." Sighing, Mr. McCoy sat next to Kurt and Bobby.
"Well, let's eat," Mr. McCoy said. They brought out some steaks.
"I don't suppose that this is served with salad," Kitty said.
"You didn't eat for almost a weak and you're requesting a salad?" Pietro asked as Magneto nodded.
"I'm still a vegetarian," Kitty said raising her head. Pietro arched an eyebrow. "Nice black eye, Speedy." He flipped her off.
"Pietro!" Magneto scolded.
"Sorry, father," Pietro said. Kitty stuck her tongue out at him. Lance smirked as the group began eating. After dinner they went into the living room. There everyone began to discuss the plans for the next night. Kitty yawned lying on her side listening to everyone talking. Soon she fell asleep.
"Can I wake her?" Rogue asked smirking evilly.
"Let her sleep," Jean said looking tired herself. "I think we all need it."
"Yes, let us retire for the night," Mr. McCoy said standing.
"Very well," Magneto said. Lance easily lifted Kitty who snuggled into his shoulder without waking. Rogue rolled her eyes beginning the trek up the stairs. The others followed. Lance struggled to get the door open then carried Kitty into the room laying her upon the bed and covering her. She opened her eyes looking up at him. He smiled at her lowering his head and softly kissing her forehead.
"Goodnight," he whispered before leaving. Kitty yawned cuddling up in the blanket.