It had been an hour since the jeep died and technically detention ended fifteen minutes ago. Now the jeep's engine cooled down and unsteadily started up again with a couple of key turnings, and a few cuss words shed by Lance.

Now they were off again. This time Kitty wasn't staring at the houses passing them by. She just watched Lance who had his eyes dead set on the road in front of him. This time he was sure not to mess up and cause to accidents in one day.

"So like, before you drop me off I guess I should make a confession." Kitty said this blushing knowing the answer was coming.

"What is it?" Lance asked.

"Um...hmm...ok You know how you asked me before how I got my detention?"

"Yeah?"

"Well it was because I wasn't paying much attention in class. I guess I was daydreaming."

"Oh."

Kitty blushed even deeper. "About you."

"Huh?" Lance said ripping his eyes away from the road and on to Kitty. "So then why were you giving me such a hard time at first? I practically had to beg you to come with me!"

"Yeah but I came didn't I? I didn't even say it was good daydreaming. Think about all the times we've been against each other." She said annoyed. "Watch the road Lance!"

Lance realized that he was repeating extremely recent history and went back to watching the road. He sighed. "Look. Now that we're together we should just put that stuff behind us."

Kitty looked at him in shock. "Together?"

Lance hesitated. "Well yeah. That's what I thought was going on sense you kissed me and all."

"Well I guess I didn't think that far." Kitty said solemnly.

Lance couldn't believe what he was hearing. After all they did together, after she stuck by him, and after she kissed him she's still refusing to be with him.

He stopped a block away from institute and turned off the engine. Lance sat there next to kitty who looked confused by everything happening at once.

"I guess I should have known all along. I'm still not good enough for you. I've been nothing but I thrill ride to you all day, and now that the day's over you're just gonna go back to your fellow x-geeks and pretend none of this happened."

"Lance! I didn't say that!"

It was too late. Lance had the idea in his head and he wouldn't let it out. "Look you'd better get back to Xaiver's or you'll really be in trouble. I'm leaving right now so you'd better get out."

Kitty just stared at him. Lance looked seriously hurt but she knew she couldn't stay. She grabbed her book bag out of the backseat that smelled like an old hoagie and got out the jeep. With that Lance pulled away before she could even thank him.

At that moment she hate herself.

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Lance slammed the door of the Brotherhood house shut hard causing the house to rumble with anger.

Toad hopped out the living room to seeing what all the commotion was about. He took one look at Lance and groaned. "Yo Lance. Where have you been? We need groceries man."

"Get them yourself loser. I'm not your fricken' maid!" Lance said passing the starving Toad boy. The ground rumbled with each step he climbed on the way to his bedroom.

"You had the jeep, you dumbass." Peitro was in front of Lance in a whoosh of wind, looking equally starved.

Lance frowned and pushed passed the Peitro and threw his Jeep's keys at Petrol knowing he'd be quick enough to catch them. "I don't care if you're hungry. Here's the key. Go get your own groceries."

Peitro stared at Lance in mock shock. "You're actually letting me drive the jeep? I don't even have my license!"

"Look I don't care! Do whatever with your ADHD and just get out of my FACE!" The whole house trembled. Lance slammed the door behind him when he entered him bedroom.

Fred walked over to Peitro holding a bar of soap he was contemplating on eating. "What's his problem?"

Peitro shrugged. "Cat scratch fever?" He was more interested in the keys he had in his hand.

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Lance was lying on his bed with wounded look on his face.

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I know this isn't one of my happy-go-lucky chapters but we need a little drama here and there right? There's still a chapter or to left so please don't hate me. :)