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Kitty ran. She didn't ask why she had this most desirable need. She didn't wonder why she craved air whistling past her ears, brown locks almost left behind waving. She just... Did. She hadn't felt this way before often. Sure when you're a child you stand and run till you legs feel they might fall off for the heck of it. Kitty did it because she just.. she had to. Her face cooled slightly as sweat began to form on her face. Her lips pursed in effort as she continued to run.

'Run!' Her mind screamed at her. Kitty's legs almost trembled in exhaustion. She breathed, she breathed, the air was crisp, cold, it had rained the night before. The clouds still lingered in the sky, blocking out any rays from the sun.

'Run... Run!!!!' Her mind screamed again. Kitty complied, her legs though could not do the same, and she fell. Rolling on the ground almost painfully, she stopped laying on her back. Breathing in and out quickly, lungs now the ones screaming. Her mind slowly went into silence, and she closed her eyes. She could rest now, because the desire halted. A few minutes flew by and she attempted to get up, although her calf's protested harshly. She wiped the sweat off of her face, which was still red. From the cold and from the running...

She was still so tired, so instead of attempting to get up, she let go. Phasing through the solid ground, holding on enough as to not be lost within it forever. She decided to travel that way, watching all the people walking above her as she made her way back home. She came up only for air, the only flaw of her power. She could phase completely forever just because without air she would basically 'drown'. The institute wasn't far off perhaps another mile to go, her power was beginning to tire, she hadn't tried going under for so long.

Mostly the training simulations had her run through many different object far from one another to see if her timing on phasing would be accurate. At first she was quite horrible with it, slamming into wall that slide out of the ground, she could still feel the sting of the metal floor and the metallic, irony taste in her mouth. Usually followed a puff of brimstone and sulfur invading her nose, as Kurt came in for the rescue. Half laughing because she messed up, but still worried that she hurt herself. She collected many bruises from those days, but only got better. Kitty never like the training sessions much, she really wish she could have been at the mall not missing the sale that only lasted two more hours. Or that date she wanted to go on, but Wolverine usually believed she could do so much better with a little bit more time in the danger room.

Sometimes... She wondered if Logan gave her just a little bit more attention because of the relationship they had. She loved him like one would love a father, and sometimes she felt he treated her more like a daughter, and only expected the best. And he always recognizing when she wasn't giving her all, just because she wanted to finish faster. She sometimes resented the fact that he did that with her more than the others, but then later she would smile to herself knowing that the gruff man loved her in spite of his 'toughness'.

Now she was very experienced with her powers, which made battles that much easier. Even if she despised them.

The clouds haunting the sky, gave an upset rumble before splitting and pouring rain out of it's belly. Kitty moaned knowing in about 10 seconds she would need to go up for air. A lone tree seemed like a good place to stop for a moment to catch the breath that surpassed her. She began to arise from the ground after having checked the location out. When Kitty completely emerged she sat on the ground, inhaling deeply. The rain was coming down heavily, beating the ground, she sighed,

"Looks like going home is going to be fun..." She leaned against the tree, giving her self a few moment for her legs to rest before walking the rest of the way (for her powers felt spent from the long exertion). Although fate would not permit her to leave that tree, a moment before she decided to get up to move, and go home. Lightning was spat from the sky, striking the tree, and the girl sitting under it...

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