Sorry about the delay on the update, family stuff. Glad you guys like it.
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Misunderstandings
Ellie tucked the phone under her chin and smiled when she heard Alex's sleepy "Hello?"
"Hey! It's me. How are you? How's everything at home?" Said Ellie excitedly.
"Huh? Ell? It's eight AM." Came the mumbled reply.
Ellie frowned, considering she hadn't spoken to him in a week, Alex wasn't as enthusiastic as she'd hoped he'd be. Especially as she had kept 'missing him' everytime she rang.
"Sorry, I forgot about the time difference. It's after mid day here. Do you want me to go?"
"No, no. I'm awake now. So, how's it going?"
Ellie proceeded to tell him about her first month, the training sessions, the other x-men and her new school. Alex said "yes", "oh right" and "really" in all of the right places. Eventually Ellie noticed the conversation was decidedly one sided.
"Lex? Do you want me to go?" She asked again.
"No, why?"
"Well, you haven't offered any information or asked anything for nearly fifteen minutes."
"Has it only been fifteen minutes, I thought we'd been on the phone for an hour at least. Time really does fly doesn't it?"
"I suppose," Said Ellie slowly, "I've asked the Professor, he says you can come down next weekend, if you want to." Expecting him to jump at the chance to see her, she was rather confused by his answer.
"Gee, I don't know. I mean we've got this new teacher and she's been really hard on us. I've got tonnes of homework and I sorta promised Rhonda I'd help her with her science. You know how bad she is."
Ellie smiled as she remembered how, more than once, Rhonda had caused an evacuation in the science labs with her 'Let's see what happens when.' attitude.
"Well, I guess a promise is a promise. It's just that I miss you and home and Ronnie, and I was really looking forward to seeing you.." She broke off, trying to hold back tears of disappointment.
Alex went on, "Listen Ell, I've got stuff to do. Can I phone you back on tonight or something? OK, great, see ya, bye!"
"Wha..." Started Ellie and then she realised that all she could hear was a dial tone. She looked at the receiver. 'What's up with him?' She wondered. Deciding that it was because she had woken him, she replaced the phone and sighed.
'No need to get paranoid. He's probably just working really hard.' She thought.
Trying to figure out how to waste some time she wandered in the direction of the living room. Hearing the opening credits of The Terminator, she turned and walked up the stairs. The last thing she needed right now was Scott and Evan prattling on about how they could beat Arnie in a fight.
'Kitty! She shouldn't be doing anything.' She thought, approaching the brunette's room. She placed one hand on the door knob and pulled it off almost immediately. She blushed scarlet and sent a silent prayer of thanks to whoever gave her her power. At least she hadn't walked in on Kitty and Pietro in whatever state they were in, and judging by the feelings she was getting, she guessed it was quite heated.
So, that left Jean, Lance, Rogue and Kurt. She crossed Jean off of the list. She liked her and all, but, she was too self obsessed. She mostly liked to drape herself around in whatever room Scott was in trying to get a rise out of him. Ellie shook her head. Poor Scott, she quite liked him, but, his idea of fun was extra training.
'So Rogue, Lance and Kurt.' She ran through each of them, Rogue was OK. She had scared the hell out of her at first, but they got on now. Lance, she didn't really know that well. So that left..
'Kurt.' Ellie closed her eyes and tried to sense him. Xavier had been teaching her to use her power to try to locate people. Within a minute, she could 'feel' Kurt. He was in the garden. She headed out to him.
Ellie already liked him a lot. He listened to her when she was homesick that first week. Even though her tears had made him cry too. And she had felt his pain whenever he saw Kitty and Pietro together. She had asked him about it and he had confided how hurt he was. Ellie had developed a profound respect for him and they had become good friends.
She found him under a tree, "Hey!" She said, flopping down next to him.
"Hi, Ellie. Vhat's up?"
"Nothing. I called Alex. I don't think he's going to be able to make it next weekend. He's really preoccupied." She pulled a daisy from the grass and began to pull the petals off. Kurt watched her for a minute. He could see the hurt on his friend's face.
"Don't vorry. He's probably really upset too." He offered helpfully.
She put down the flower, "Yeah. I did wake him up, so that should explain his attitude." She looked at Kurt, "How come you make me feel better so easily? I had made up my mind to sulk!"
He laughed and Ellie felt the sensation wash over her. She loved that part of her power. Laughter was like chocolate to her, and she smiled broadly at him.
They sat and chatted for a few hours. She learned about Kurt's childhood in Germany. He taught her a few select German profanities, and she told him about her family. How she had hardly seen her father, and how he thought that expensive presents were compensation for his absence. They discussed their powers. Ellie pointed out that Kurt's were way better than hers. He disagreed, still thinking about how the girls had reacted to him, when Ellie had given her 'display'.
Presently Kurt checked his watch and got to his feet. He pulled Ellie up.
"I vant to show you something." He said, "Hold on." He put his arm around her and teleported.
"Woah!" Said Ellie, as she staggered backwards. Kurt caught her arm and helped her to stay upright.
"Ja, it does that to people who aren't used to it. I forget!" Kurt looked apologetic, and Ellie smiled at him.
"That was awesome! Re-entry's a bit shaky though." She noticed where they were, "Um, Kurt, why are we on the roof?"
Although not entirely a wimp, Ellie thought if people were meant to be up high they would have wings, or at least be a lot taller. She peered over the side of the flat roof and backed up quickly. She looked at Kurt, feeling sick. He caught her feelings and reached for her hand.
"Don't vorry, I come here all the time. Look," He pointed to the horizon.
"Oh my god!, that's gorgeous." Cried Ellie. The sun had started to set and from the roof they had a perfect view.
Kurt and Ellie sat down and watched as the sky changed from blue to orange.
"Look at the colours. This is amazing." Said Ellie, "How long have you been coming up here?"
"About a year." Said Kurt. His eyes on the dying sun, "I used to come here a lot and think about Keety. None of the ozer's no about it."
Ellie leaned against him and smiled, "Thank you for sharing it with me. I'm glad we're friends, Kurt, you've really helped me this past month."
Kurt rested his cheek against Ellie's head, "I thought you would like it. It always makes me remember how much beauty there is in the world."
"Why, Mr. Wagner, it sounds as though you are hiding a poet's soul behind that jester's smile!" Laughed Ellie.
"Just don't tell anyone else! I have a reputation to protect." Smiled Kurt.
They sat in contented silence as the sky turned a brilliant crimson with hints of red and purple, and finally, navy blue. Then they lay back and named the stars. Ellie was puzzled as Kurt pointed out more and more bizarre constellations, half of which he had named after, of all things, fish. He showed her The Shark, The Little Fish, The Big Fish and The Mackerel. Just after she had assured him that the big dipper was not a spoon, Kurt checked his watch.
"Ve're going to be late for dinner." He stood up and took Ellie's hand. She closed her eyes and when she opened them, they were in the hallway outside the dining room.
"Are you OK?" Asked Kurt.
"Yeah, I think I'm getting used to it. Oh, and Kurt, I won't tell anyone about what you said." Said Ellie looking into Kurt's eyes.
He looked relieved. "Thank you, Lieb."
She nodded, and inside Ellie felt a small warm glow, they shared a secret. Ellie had only been there a month, but, she knew the others had been together for a very long time. 'Now I'm starting to belong.' She thought contentedly.
Dinner was mostly quiet. Ellie and Kurt sat together and she could feel the anger coming off of him as he looked at Pietro.
'Thank god the poor guy doesn't know.' She thought, looking at the oblivious white haired teen, who was trying distract Kitty in an attempt to steal her hamburger. She watched with interest as Pietro tired to pick up his quarry only to discover that his other half had made her plate, and everything on it, intangible.
"Do you think I was born yesterday?" Asked Kitty sweetly, turning to him. Pietro opened his mouth to say something, but thought better of it.
Instead he smiled at her, and said, "Why would I think a thing like that, Kitten?" He leaned in and started kissing her neck. Kitty blushed bright red, and moved her hand to smack Pietro away. In a flash he grabbed the hamburger and bit into it triumphantly.
Everyone except Kurt laughed. Ellie blushed with Kitty, but she knew that the brunette wasn't blushing just from embarrassment. Which of course made Ellie blush harder.
Kurt made a loud 'humph!' noise and went to pick up his water, and in doing so managed to knock it all over the table. He stood up and said "Vater, vater everywhere, but, ne'er a drop to drink."
Ellie leaned over and helped him mop it up. She leaned in to him, smiling, "That's good! You should have been a poet."
Kurt shot her a look and then smiled at her hidden meaning. He sat back down, "No, but, maybe an astrologer."
Ellie tried to keep a straight face, and said, "Yes, I could see that about you. I'm sure you could think up some wonderful names for constellations."
Everyone was looking at them blankly, even though they could feel Ellie's mirth.
Kurt smiled, "Do you think I Cod be Brill?"
Ellie bent double with laughter, and managed to say "Just let me Mullet over"
At this point, Ellie knew she couldn't control herself any longer. Knowing she could turn everyone in the room into hysterics, she looked at the professor, who nodded, and Kurt teleported them from the room.
They re-appeared in his bedroom, Ellie fell on the bed laughing and Kurt leaned against the wall, holding his stomach. After a few minutes, they had calmed down.
Ellie propped herself up on her elbows and smiled at him. "Do you think they think we're mad?"
"Probably. Ve did get a bit silly in there." Kurt flopped onto the bed next to Ellie, "Do you vant to vatch a video?"
Ellie looked at her watch, "Shoot! It's nine. I've got to call Alex." She saw Kurt's face fall, "Tell you what, you get the popcorn and choose a good vid and I'll be back in half an hour, OK?"
Kurt smiled again, "OK, Lieb. Don't be long, ja?"
She nodded and headed downstairs to use the phone. She tapped in Alex's number and waited. And waited. Ellie frowned and hung up, she dialled his parents number and his mother answered.
"Hi, Mrs. Hargreaves. It's Ellie, Ellie Ronnoco. I tired to call Alex, but he's not picking up. Is he there?"
"Alex? No, honey. He and Rhonda went to the cinema. I don't think they'll be back until late. Do you want me to get him to ring you?"
"No, no thank you. I'll call him back some other time."
She didn't wait for a reply and just replaced the receiver. She stared ahead in shock. Alex and Ronnie? At the cinema? Was it a date? Why hadn't he said something?
Ellie stood up and, on automatic pilot, she walked outside. She sat on a bench in the garden, near to where, only hours before, she and Kurt had sat laughing and chatting.
She sat and felt tears well up in her eyes, 'Why am I crying? It's not like we were an official couple anyway.' She thought trying to calm herself, but it still hurt all the same and she couldn't help but feel betrayed. They were supposed to be her best friends.
She didn't know how long she had been sat there, when she felt someone wrap something around her shoulders. She realised it was a coat and looked up to see Lance looking down at her.
"You've been here for ages." He said, gently sitting next to her, "I know something's wrong. I can feel it."
Ellie was going to lie and say she was fine, but, she burst into tears and sobbingly confessed her fears. Lance sat silently, listening. When her sobs had ended, he gave her a tissue.
"I'm sorry." Ellie started, "I mean I know you don't know me very well, and all, but.."
"Don't worry about it. You shouldn't bottle things up, and to be honest, this Alex sounds crazy not to want to be with you." He said. Ellie's heart gave a small flutter and she smiled at him.
"Thanks. I guess we'd better go in. I don't even know how long I've been here." Said Ellie
"It's twelve-thirty." He said, looking at his watch. They got up and walked together into the house. Suddenly Ellie realised something, "Kurt!"
She raced to his room and was about to open the door, when she saw a note pinned to it. It read;
'Lieb, I waited until twelve and then decided you weren't coming back tonight. I hope you and Alex sorted things out. I will see you in the morning. Kurt. PS You owe me a movie!!'
"Oh, poor Kurt! I forgot all about him." Cried Ellie. She turned and saw Lance leaning against the wall.
"He'll be OK, he's not mad at you. Do you like horror movies?" He said, smiling at her and making her heart flutter again, 'Stop it!' Thought Ellie
"I suppose, why?" She answered trying to keep her voice neutral and to ignore those gorgeous brown eyes.
"There's a horror movie fest on. I was gonna watch it anyway, but, It's always better if there's company." He said, his eyes looked Ellie over. She shivered.
"Um, OK. I don't think I can sleep anyway." She stuttered and followed Lance to the living room.
She sat on the sofa as Lance turned off the lights. He threw himself down next to her, grabbed the remote and grinned at her.
"Ready to be terrified?" He asked.
"I was born ready." Ellie laughed, as the opening credits of Hellraiser filled the room. 'I'm just watching a movie with a friend' She thought, 'Calm down you silly girl.'
They sat in the dark. Ellie liked horror movies, but she had never seen that one. She jumped and at more than one point grabbed Lance's arm or hand, causing him to laugh out loud.
"You must be getting quite good at controlling your powers, considering you've only been here a month." Said Lance. Ellie looked at him, and said "Why?"
"Cause I'm only getting a little spooked. Either that or you're not even scared and are just grabbing me in an attempt to try and come on to me."
"I am not! I just keep thinking about causing upset and discomfort to everyone and I can stop it, mostly." She cried, "Anyway, why would I come on to you?"
Lance leaned in towards her, "Because I am irresistible!" and kissed her. Ellie's heart stopped. Her body betrayed her and she wrapped her arms around him.
Suddenly the lights came on. "Am I interrupting something?" Asked an angry and very German voice.
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Don't panic! I had to split this chapter cause it was getting to long. I'll finish it up and upload it later tonight!
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Misunderstandings
Ellie tucked the phone under her chin and smiled when she heard Alex's sleepy "Hello?"
"Hey! It's me. How are you? How's everything at home?" Said Ellie excitedly.
"Huh? Ell? It's eight AM." Came the mumbled reply.
Ellie frowned, considering she hadn't spoken to him in a week, Alex wasn't as enthusiastic as she'd hoped he'd be. Especially as she had kept 'missing him' everytime she rang.
"Sorry, I forgot about the time difference. It's after mid day here. Do you want me to go?"
"No, no. I'm awake now. So, how's it going?"
Ellie proceeded to tell him about her first month, the training sessions, the other x-men and her new school. Alex said "yes", "oh right" and "really" in all of the right places. Eventually Ellie noticed the conversation was decidedly one sided.
"Lex? Do you want me to go?" She asked again.
"No, why?"
"Well, you haven't offered any information or asked anything for nearly fifteen minutes."
"Has it only been fifteen minutes, I thought we'd been on the phone for an hour at least. Time really does fly doesn't it?"
"I suppose," Said Ellie slowly, "I've asked the Professor, he says you can come down next weekend, if you want to." Expecting him to jump at the chance to see her, she was rather confused by his answer.
"Gee, I don't know. I mean we've got this new teacher and she's been really hard on us. I've got tonnes of homework and I sorta promised Rhonda I'd help her with her science. You know how bad she is."
Ellie smiled as she remembered how, more than once, Rhonda had caused an evacuation in the science labs with her 'Let's see what happens when.' attitude.
"Well, I guess a promise is a promise. It's just that I miss you and home and Ronnie, and I was really looking forward to seeing you.." She broke off, trying to hold back tears of disappointment.
Alex went on, "Listen Ell, I've got stuff to do. Can I phone you back on tonight or something? OK, great, see ya, bye!"
"Wha..." Started Ellie and then she realised that all she could hear was a dial tone. She looked at the receiver. 'What's up with him?' She wondered. Deciding that it was because she had woken him, she replaced the phone and sighed.
'No need to get paranoid. He's probably just working really hard.' She thought.
Trying to figure out how to waste some time she wandered in the direction of the living room. Hearing the opening credits of The Terminator, she turned and walked up the stairs. The last thing she needed right now was Scott and Evan prattling on about how they could beat Arnie in a fight.
'Kitty! She shouldn't be doing anything.' She thought, approaching the brunette's room. She placed one hand on the door knob and pulled it off almost immediately. She blushed scarlet and sent a silent prayer of thanks to whoever gave her her power. At least she hadn't walked in on Kitty and Pietro in whatever state they were in, and judging by the feelings she was getting, she guessed it was quite heated.
So, that left Jean, Lance, Rogue and Kurt. She crossed Jean off of the list. She liked her and all, but, she was too self obsessed. She mostly liked to drape herself around in whatever room Scott was in trying to get a rise out of him. Ellie shook her head. Poor Scott, she quite liked him, but, his idea of fun was extra training.
'So Rogue, Lance and Kurt.' She ran through each of them, Rogue was OK. She had scared the hell out of her at first, but they got on now. Lance, she didn't really know that well. So that left..
'Kurt.' Ellie closed her eyes and tried to sense him. Xavier had been teaching her to use her power to try to locate people. Within a minute, she could 'feel' Kurt. He was in the garden. She headed out to him.
Ellie already liked him a lot. He listened to her when she was homesick that first week. Even though her tears had made him cry too. And she had felt his pain whenever he saw Kitty and Pietro together. She had asked him about it and he had confided how hurt he was. Ellie had developed a profound respect for him and they had become good friends.
She found him under a tree, "Hey!" She said, flopping down next to him.
"Hi, Ellie. Vhat's up?"
"Nothing. I called Alex. I don't think he's going to be able to make it next weekend. He's really preoccupied." She pulled a daisy from the grass and began to pull the petals off. Kurt watched her for a minute. He could see the hurt on his friend's face.
"Don't vorry. He's probably really upset too." He offered helpfully.
She put down the flower, "Yeah. I did wake him up, so that should explain his attitude." She looked at Kurt, "How come you make me feel better so easily? I had made up my mind to sulk!"
He laughed and Ellie felt the sensation wash over her. She loved that part of her power. Laughter was like chocolate to her, and she smiled broadly at him.
They sat and chatted for a few hours. She learned about Kurt's childhood in Germany. He taught her a few select German profanities, and she told him about her family. How she had hardly seen her father, and how he thought that expensive presents were compensation for his absence. They discussed their powers. Ellie pointed out that Kurt's were way better than hers. He disagreed, still thinking about how the girls had reacted to him, when Ellie had given her 'display'.
Presently Kurt checked his watch and got to his feet. He pulled Ellie up.
"I vant to show you something." He said, "Hold on." He put his arm around her and teleported.
"Woah!" Said Ellie, as she staggered backwards. Kurt caught her arm and helped her to stay upright.
"Ja, it does that to people who aren't used to it. I forget!" Kurt looked apologetic, and Ellie smiled at him.
"That was awesome! Re-entry's a bit shaky though." She noticed where they were, "Um, Kurt, why are we on the roof?"
Although not entirely a wimp, Ellie thought if people were meant to be up high they would have wings, or at least be a lot taller. She peered over the side of the flat roof and backed up quickly. She looked at Kurt, feeling sick. He caught her feelings and reached for her hand.
"Don't vorry, I come here all the time. Look," He pointed to the horizon.
"Oh my god!, that's gorgeous." Cried Ellie. The sun had started to set and from the roof they had a perfect view.
Kurt and Ellie sat down and watched as the sky changed from blue to orange.
"Look at the colours. This is amazing." Said Ellie, "How long have you been coming up here?"
"About a year." Said Kurt. His eyes on the dying sun, "I used to come here a lot and think about Keety. None of the ozer's no about it."
Ellie leaned against him and smiled, "Thank you for sharing it with me. I'm glad we're friends, Kurt, you've really helped me this past month."
Kurt rested his cheek against Ellie's head, "I thought you would like it. It always makes me remember how much beauty there is in the world."
"Why, Mr. Wagner, it sounds as though you are hiding a poet's soul behind that jester's smile!" Laughed Ellie.
"Just don't tell anyone else! I have a reputation to protect." Smiled Kurt.
They sat in contented silence as the sky turned a brilliant crimson with hints of red and purple, and finally, navy blue. Then they lay back and named the stars. Ellie was puzzled as Kurt pointed out more and more bizarre constellations, half of which he had named after, of all things, fish. He showed her The Shark, The Little Fish, The Big Fish and The Mackerel. Just after she had assured him that the big dipper was not a spoon, Kurt checked his watch.
"Ve're going to be late for dinner." He stood up and took Ellie's hand. She closed her eyes and when she opened them, they were in the hallway outside the dining room.
"Are you OK?" Asked Kurt.
"Yeah, I think I'm getting used to it. Oh, and Kurt, I won't tell anyone about what you said." Said Ellie looking into Kurt's eyes.
He looked relieved. "Thank you, Lieb."
She nodded, and inside Ellie felt a small warm glow, they shared a secret. Ellie had only been there a month, but, she knew the others had been together for a very long time. 'Now I'm starting to belong.' She thought contentedly.
Dinner was mostly quiet. Ellie and Kurt sat together and she could feel the anger coming off of him as he looked at Pietro.
'Thank god the poor guy doesn't know.' She thought, looking at the oblivious white haired teen, who was trying distract Kitty in an attempt to steal her hamburger. She watched with interest as Pietro tired to pick up his quarry only to discover that his other half had made her plate, and everything on it, intangible.
"Do you think I was born yesterday?" Asked Kitty sweetly, turning to him. Pietro opened his mouth to say something, but thought better of it.
Instead he smiled at her, and said, "Why would I think a thing like that, Kitten?" He leaned in and started kissing her neck. Kitty blushed bright red, and moved her hand to smack Pietro away. In a flash he grabbed the hamburger and bit into it triumphantly.
Everyone except Kurt laughed. Ellie blushed with Kitty, but she knew that the brunette wasn't blushing just from embarrassment. Which of course made Ellie blush harder.
Kurt made a loud 'humph!' noise and went to pick up his water, and in doing so managed to knock it all over the table. He stood up and said "Vater, vater everywhere, but, ne'er a drop to drink."
Ellie leaned over and helped him mop it up. She leaned in to him, smiling, "That's good! You should have been a poet."
Kurt shot her a look and then smiled at her hidden meaning. He sat back down, "No, but, maybe an astrologer."
Ellie tried to keep a straight face, and said, "Yes, I could see that about you. I'm sure you could think up some wonderful names for constellations."
Everyone was looking at them blankly, even though they could feel Ellie's mirth.
Kurt smiled, "Do you think I Cod be Brill?"
Ellie bent double with laughter, and managed to say "Just let me Mullet over"
At this point, Ellie knew she couldn't control herself any longer. Knowing she could turn everyone in the room into hysterics, she looked at the professor, who nodded, and Kurt teleported them from the room.
They re-appeared in his bedroom, Ellie fell on the bed laughing and Kurt leaned against the wall, holding his stomach. After a few minutes, they had calmed down.
Ellie propped herself up on her elbows and smiled at him. "Do you think they think we're mad?"
"Probably. Ve did get a bit silly in there." Kurt flopped onto the bed next to Ellie, "Do you vant to vatch a video?"
Ellie looked at her watch, "Shoot! It's nine. I've got to call Alex." She saw Kurt's face fall, "Tell you what, you get the popcorn and choose a good vid and I'll be back in half an hour, OK?"
Kurt smiled again, "OK, Lieb. Don't be long, ja?"
She nodded and headed downstairs to use the phone. She tapped in Alex's number and waited. And waited. Ellie frowned and hung up, she dialled his parents number and his mother answered.
"Hi, Mrs. Hargreaves. It's Ellie, Ellie Ronnoco. I tired to call Alex, but he's not picking up. Is he there?"
"Alex? No, honey. He and Rhonda went to the cinema. I don't think they'll be back until late. Do you want me to get him to ring you?"
"No, no thank you. I'll call him back some other time."
She didn't wait for a reply and just replaced the receiver. She stared ahead in shock. Alex and Ronnie? At the cinema? Was it a date? Why hadn't he said something?
Ellie stood up and, on automatic pilot, she walked outside. She sat on a bench in the garden, near to where, only hours before, she and Kurt had sat laughing and chatting.
She sat and felt tears well up in her eyes, 'Why am I crying? It's not like we were an official couple anyway.' She thought trying to calm herself, but it still hurt all the same and she couldn't help but feel betrayed. They were supposed to be her best friends.
She didn't know how long she had been sat there, when she felt someone wrap something around her shoulders. She realised it was a coat and looked up to see Lance looking down at her.
"You've been here for ages." He said, gently sitting next to her, "I know something's wrong. I can feel it."
Ellie was going to lie and say she was fine, but, she burst into tears and sobbingly confessed her fears. Lance sat silently, listening. When her sobs had ended, he gave her a tissue.
"I'm sorry." Ellie started, "I mean I know you don't know me very well, and all, but.."
"Don't worry about it. You shouldn't bottle things up, and to be honest, this Alex sounds crazy not to want to be with you." He said. Ellie's heart gave a small flutter and she smiled at him.
"Thanks. I guess we'd better go in. I don't even know how long I've been here." Said Ellie
"It's twelve-thirty." He said, looking at his watch. They got up and walked together into the house. Suddenly Ellie realised something, "Kurt!"
She raced to his room and was about to open the door, when she saw a note pinned to it. It read;
'Lieb, I waited until twelve and then decided you weren't coming back tonight. I hope you and Alex sorted things out. I will see you in the morning. Kurt. PS You owe me a movie!!'
"Oh, poor Kurt! I forgot all about him." Cried Ellie. She turned and saw Lance leaning against the wall.
"He'll be OK, he's not mad at you. Do you like horror movies?" He said, smiling at her and making her heart flutter again, 'Stop it!' Thought Ellie
"I suppose, why?" She answered trying to keep her voice neutral and to ignore those gorgeous brown eyes.
"There's a horror movie fest on. I was gonna watch it anyway, but, It's always better if there's company." He said, his eyes looked Ellie over. She shivered.
"Um, OK. I don't think I can sleep anyway." She stuttered and followed Lance to the living room.
She sat on the sofa as Lance turned off the lights. He threw himself down next to her, grabbed the remote and grinned at her.
"Ready to be terrified?" He asked.
"I was born ready." Ellie laughed, as the opening credits of Hellraiser filled the room. 'I'm just watching a movie with a friend' She thought, 'Calm down you silly girl.'
They sat in the dark. Ellie liked horror movies, but she had never seen that one. She jumped and at more than one point grabbed Lance's arm or hand, causing him to laugh out loud.
"You must be getting quite good at controlling your powers, considering you've only been here a month." Said Lance. Ellie looked at him, and said "Why?"
"Cause I'm only getting a little spooked. Either that or you're not even scared and are just grabbing me in an attempt to try and come on to me."
"I am not! I just keep thinking about causing upset and discomfort to everyone and I can stop it, mostly." She cried, "Anyway, why would I come on to you?"
Lance leaned in towards her, "Because I am irresistible!" and kissed her. Ellie's heart stopped. Her body betrayed her and she wrapped her arms around him.
Suddenly the lights came on. "Am I interrupting something?" Asked an angry and very German voice.
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Don't panic! I had to split this chapter cause it was getting to long. I'll finish it up and upload it later tonight!