I know you guys don't want her to end up with Lance, but life's boring if
it's in a straight line, and my story would be one chapter! Hehehe, so
I'll tease you for a bit longer. One note though! I am English, so I may
get the dress sizes wrong, I will use the net, but it likes lying to me!
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Ellie twirled round in front of the mirror and admired her reflection.
"I think this is the one!" She announced emerging from the changing room.
Pietro pulled a twenty-dollar bill from his wallet and gave it to Lance.
"Hey! Were you guys betting on us?" Asked Kitty coming out after her.
"We had to do something to make this interesting. We've been here for four hours. Pryde, you promised two, at the most. And you haven't even decided on an outfit yet." Said Pietro. He squared himself up to the petite brunette.
Ellie smiled, she loved watching Kitty argue with Pietro. But Lance had other ideas. He grabbed the dress out of her hands and said, "You want this one?"
"Yes. I've got shoes at home that go with it, and make up, so I'm done." She replied. He walked over to the cashier and started to pay.
"If you're such an expert in women's clothing maybe you should pick something!" Shouted Kitty.
Pietro walked over to a rail and picked up a sky blue dress. He handed it to her, "This will be fine."
Kitty went red and said, "Yes, if I was a size 18! In case you haven't noticed I'm an 6!" She stormed off towards the shoes.
"You'd think he'd have noticed by now." Said Lance appearing behind Ellie and handing her a bag.
"I don't think it's the tags he looks at when he handles her clothes, Lance." Smiled Ellie. She looked at the bag in her hand and said, "You didn't have to buy this for me!"
"Yeah, I did! I wanted to anyway! Told you I'd be a great rebound." He grinned.
"Lance, you are not a rebound. Alex and I were never really anything. Do you think we'd better split them up?" Ellie looked at Kitty, who was waving a pair of stiletto's dangerously close to Pietro's face.
"Nah. They do this all the time. I think they enjoy it. Passion or something. So do you want a drink? I'm buying courtesy of Pietro." Lance waved the twenty-dollar bill.
"I'll get the drinks. You've bought me this dress; you're taking me out. You're going to spoil me." Said Ellie, slipping her hand into Lances.
An hour later, they were in Pietro's car. Kitty had forgiven him for the dress size mix up after he had bought her a new outfit, lunch, a new purse, shoes and earrings. He didn't have to, but he felt guilty.
As soon as they arrived back at the institute, the girls ran off upstairs together. Lance and Pietro fell onto the couch.
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Two hours later Scott, Evan, Kurt, Lance and Pietro stood at the bottom of the stairs.
"Tell me again. Why are we taking them?" Asked Evan, checking his watch for the fiftieth time.
"Because Kitty is my girlfriend and I love her very much." Said Pietro through clenched teeth. "That's the only thing keeping her alive at the moment and the rest of you are insane."
Scott walked half way up the stirs and shouted "Come on! Today!"
Within minutes the girls walked down the stairs. Kurt stared at Ellie in shock. Gone were the baggy jeans, the t-shirt and the trainers. She was wearing a simple black dress with spaghetti straps. Her hair, usually falling in golden brown waves down her back, was poker straight and glittery. She wore little make up anyway, but now her face looked like an angel's.
"Wow!" Breathed Lance. He couldn't believe his luck when Ellie had agreed to go out with him. Even if it was just this one date. 'I'll work on that later.' He thought.
Kurt snapped out of his trance and smiled at Ellie, "You look great, Lieb." He said. Ellie smiled nervously at him.
"Are you sure I look OK? I never wear dresses." She asked, smoothing her dress.
"You should!" Replied Kurt.
Ellie laughed and said, "You have to say that! You're my best friend!"
She took Lance's hand and walked to his jeep. The other's followed. Kurt trailed behind watching her.
'Yep! Just your reliable best friend.' He thought. He couldn't blame Ellie. She liked Lance and he seemed to like her. Whatever Kurt thought he felt lately, whenever he looked at Ellie, he could have told her. But he didn't. It was his fault.
Scott beeped his horn, "Are you coming, Kurt?" He shouted. Kurt 'ported into the car and said, "Let's go."
The club, The Hive, where they were headed was about twenty miles out of Bayville, towards the mountains. They arrived within an hour and joined the queue.
It was about half full and immediately Kitty pulled Ellie onto the dance floor. Lance leaned up against the rails and watched her for a few minutes, before heading to the bar to get a drink. Kurt frowned as he watched him go.
By two in the morning, the club was beginning to empty. Ellie found Lance leaning against the bar with a bottle of beer in his hands.
"Should you be drinking? I can't drive us home." She asked concerned.
"I'm OK. I've only had a few." He replied. She looked at him. Ellie knew he was pretty drunk.
"I'll look for Kurt, he can drive the jeep home." She said, setting off for the entrance, where the rest of the team had started to gather.
She saw him almost immediately. He was talking to a girl, who was laughing hard. Ellie frowned. She didn't like that. It really bugged her.
'Silly! Why should I be jealous? It's probably protectiveness." She reasoned with herself. Either way she was glad to have an excuse to split them up.
She started to walk towards him, when Lance grabbed her hand and pulled her towards the jeep.
"Lance! What are you doing?" She shouted. The others looked at them, but as they were so used to seeing Kitty and Pietro behave like that, they ignored them.
"You can't drive! You're too drunk." She said, horrified.
Lance pushed her into the jeep and sat in the drivers seat, "You're not telling Blue Boy. Don't you think he'd love that? A chance to get me into trouble? I'm driving home. I'm fine"
He started the car and sped out of the car park, before she could react.
"You are going to get us both killed, you idiot. Pull over NOW!" Screamed Ellie, against the wind. Realising she wasn't get anywhere with orders, she changed tact.
"Lance, please? I'm scared. I don't want us to get hurt. Please?"
Lance turned his head and looked at her, "Liar! You're angry. I can feel it!"
"WATCH THE ROAD!!" Screamed Ellie, as a deer ran out in front of them. Lance tried to swerve, but he lost control and went through the barrier at the edge of the road.
Ellie screamed as the jeep slid and rolled to the bottom of the hill. 'I'm going to die!' She thought in a panic. Then she hit her head on one of the bars and was knocked out.
The car came to a halt on its side. Lance sat for a minute before he realised he was alive. He opened his eyes and looked at Ellie. Her eyes were closed and she was limp.
"Ellie? Can you hear me? We have to get out." Lance tried to wake her, and saw the cut on her head. He knew he shouldn't move her, in case of internal injuries. He unclipped his seat belt and climbed out. He ran to the hill and started to climb to the road.
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Ellie's eyes fluttered. Her head pounded. 'What happened? Where am I?' She thought. 'I must have been in a car crash.' She couldn't remember anything.
'I've got to get out first, then try and find out what happened.' She reasoned.
Ellie struggled to open her safety belt. Suddenly, she became aware of the smell of gas.
'Oh God! It's leaking gas.' The realisation hit her hard and she managed to unclip the belt and climbed out. She managed to half-run and half-limp towards a wood nearby. She made it half way when the jeep exploded. The force knocked her to the floor and she lost consciousness again.
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Lance had just reached the top, when he saw car lights. He ran into the middle of the road waving his hands. The car screeched to a halt and Pietro got out of the driver's side.
"Are you crazy? I could have hit you! What the hell are you playing at?" He shouted at Lance.
Kitty and Kurt got out and looked at him. Lance, exhausted with climbing the hill, and still shook up from the accident, fell to his knees. Kitty ran to his side.
"We crashed. Ellie's still down there, she was knocked out." Before he could say anything more, they heard an explosion.
"ELLIE!" Screamed Lance, adrenalin kicked in and he got up and ran to the edge of the road. Pietro caught him and stopped him from running down to the car.
"Lance! NO!" He cried. Lance sagged in his arms and fell back to the ground. Kitty backed up shaking her head, when she hit the car she slid to the ground. Pietro watched her face dissolve into tears and he went to her.
Kurt stood and watched the car burn. His heart seemed to have stopped. "Oh God, Ellie." He whispered. Tears ran down his face.
He was still in the same place when another car drew up and Scott, Jean, Rogue and Evan climbed out.
Scott surveyed the scene. Kitty was sat sobbing into Pietro's chest, Lance was crying and beating his fists against the tarmac. Kurt was staring down the hillside.
"What the hell happened?" He yelled, running to Kurt. He looked down and saw the burning Jeep.
"Lance?" He said turning. Jean was sat next to him, hugging him. Scott saw tears running down her cheeks.
"Where's Ellie?" He asked Kurt, fearing he already knew. Kurt looked at him and said, "She vas knocked out. The car blew before ve could get down there."
Scott looked at Rogue and Evan. The horror dawned on their faces. He turned back to Kurt, "We have to go and phone the police. Maybe she got out." He added hopefully.
"Yes, maybe." He said in a flat, hopeless voice. Scott put him arm around his back and moved him away.
They got back in to the cars and drove to the nearest phone box. Scott got out and phoned the police and Xavier. Then silently, they drove back to the institute.
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Ellie opened her eyes. She climbed unsteadily to her feet. She looked round and saw the still burning car.
"Was I in that?" She asked aloud. Then it hit her she didn't know who SHE was.
She started to climb the bank, becoming dizzier with every step. She focused on the top and eventually, with buzzing in her ears and tunnel vision she made it. She saw a car approach and shielded her eyes from the beam of the headlights.
Ellie staggered forwards and fell into the car's path.
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Bill May saw the girl fall onto the road and pulled an emergency stop. His wife saw the slumped figure and climbed out.
They ran to her and he picked her up. She moaned and he saw a large bump on her forehead.
"There's a car burning down there. It looks like she was in a crash." He said.
"I only hope it was just her. Should we take her to the hospital?" Asked his wife.
"She made it to the road. I'd wager she's just exhausted and shocked. Let's take her back to the cabin and see how she does." He replied carrying Ellie to the car.
He started the engine again and they drove towards the mountains.
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Oh dear!!!! Will Ellie remember? Do they find her? I know!!! HEHE!
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Ellie twirled round in front of the mirror and admired her reflection.
"I think this is the one!" She announced emerging from the changing room.
Pietro pulled a twenty-dollar bill from his wallet and gave it to Lance.
"Hey! Were you guys betting on us?" Asked Kitty coming out after her.
"We had to do something to make this interesting. We've been here for four hours. Pryde, you promised two, at the most. And you haven't even decided on an outfit yet." Said Pietro. He squared himself up to the petite brunette.
Ellie smiled, she loved watching Kitty argue with Pietro. But Lance had other ideas. He grabbed the dress out of her hands and said, "You want this one?"
"Yes. I've got shoes at home that go with it, and make up, so I'm done." She replied. He walked over to the cashier and started to pay.
"If you're such an expert in women's clothing maybe you should pick something!" Shouted Kitty.
Pietro walked over to a rail and picked up a sky blue dress. He handed it to her, "This will be fine."
Kitty went red and said, "Yes, if I was a size 18! In case you haven't noticed I'm an 6!" She stormed off towards the shoes.
"You'd think he'd have noticed by now." Said Lance appearing behind Ellie and handing her a bag.
"I don't think it's the tags he looks at when he handles her clothes, Lance." Smiled Ellie. She looked at the bag in her hand and said, "You didn't have to buy this for me!"
"Yeah, I did! I wanted to anyway! Told you I'd be a great rebound." He grinned.
"Lance, you are not a rebound. Alex and I were never really anything. Do you think we'd better split them up?" Ellie looked at Kitty, who was waving a pair of stiletto's dangerously close to Pietro's face.
"Nah. They do this all the time. I think they enjoy it. Passion or something. So do you want a drink? I'm buying courtesy of Pietro." Lance waved the twenty-dollar bill.
"I'll get the drinks. You've bought me this dress; you're taking me out. You're going to spoil me." Said Ellie, slipping her hand into Lances.
An hour later, they were in Pietro's car. Kitty had forgiven him for the dress size mix up after he had bought her a new outfit, lunch, a new purse, shoes and earrings. He didn't have to, but he felt guilty.
As soon as they arrived back at the institute, the girls ran off upstairs together. Lance and Pietro fell onto the couch.
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Two hours later Scott, Evan, Kurt, Lance and Pietro stood at the bottom of the stairs.
"Tell me again. Why are we taking them?" Asked Evan, checking his watch for the fiftieth time.
"Because Kitty is my girlfriend and I love her very much." Said Pietro through clenched teeth. "That's the only thing keeping her alive at the moment and the rest of you are insane."
Scott walked half way up the stirs and shouted "Come on! Today!"
Within minutes the girls walked down the stairs. Kurt stared at Ellie in shock. Gone were the baggy jeans, the t-shirt and the trainers. She was wearing a simple black dress with spaghetti straps. Her hair, usually falling in golden brown waves down her back, was poker straight and glittery. She wore little make up anyway, but now her face looked like an angel's.
"Wow!" Breathed Lance. He couldn't believe his luck when Ellie had agreed to go out with him. Even if it was just this one date. 'I'll work on that later.' He thought.
Kurt snapped out of his trance and smiled at Ellie, "You look great, Lieb." He said. Ellie smiled nervously at him.
"Are you sure I look OK? I never wear dresses." She asked, smoothing her dress.
"You should!" Replied Kurt.
Ellie laughed and said, "You have to say that! You're my best friend!"
She took Lance's hand and walked to his jeep. The other's followed. Kurt trailed behind watching her.
'Yep! Just your reliable best friend.' He thought. He couldn't blame Ellie. She liked Lance and he seemed to like her. Whatever Kurt thought he felt lately, whenever he looked at Ellie, he could have told her. But he didn't. It was his fault.
Scott beeped his horn, "Are you coming, Kurt?" He shouted. Kurt 'ported into the car and said, "Let's go."
The club, The Hive, where they were headed was about twenty miles out of Bayville, towards the mountains. They arrived within an hour and joined the queue.
It was about half full and immediately Kitty pulled Ellie onto the dance floor. Lance leaned up against the rails and watched her for a few minutes, before heading to the bar to get a drink. Kurt frowned as he watched him go.
By two in the morning, the club was beginning to empty. Ellie found Lance leaning against the bar with a bottle of beer in his hands.
"Should you be drinking? I can't drive us home." She asked concerned.
"I'm OK. I've only had a few." He replied. She looked at him. Ellie knew he was pretty drunk.
"I'll look for Kurt, he can drive the jeep home." She said, setting off for the entrance, where the rest of the team had started to gather.
She saw him almost immediately. He was talking to a girl, who was laughing hard. Ellie frowned. She didn't like that. It really bugged her.
'Silly! Why should I be jealous? It's probably protectiveness." She reasoned with herself. Either way she was glad to have an excuse to split them up.
She started to walk towards him, when Lance grabbed her hand and pulled her towards the jeep.
"Lance! What are you doing?" She shouted. The others looked at them, but as they were so used to seeing Kitty and Pietro behave like that, they ignored them.
"You can't drive! You're too drunk." She said, horrified.
Lance pushed her into the jeep and sat in the drivers seat, "You're not telling Blue Boy. Don't you think he'd love that? A chance to get me into trouble? I'm driving home. I'm fine"
He started the car and sped out of the car park, before she could react.
"You are going to get us both killed, you idiot. Pull over NOW!" Screamed Ellie, against the wind. Realising she wasn't get anywhere with orders, she changed tact.
"Lance, please? I'm scared. I don't want us to get hurt. Please?"
Lance turned his head and looked at her, "Liar! You're angry. I can feel it!"
"WATCH THE ROAD!!" Screamed Ellie, as a deer ran out in front of them. Lance tried to swerve, but he lost control and went through the barrier at the edge of the road.
Ellie screamed as the jeep slid and rolled to the bottom of the hill. 'I'm going to die!' She thought in a panic. Then she hit her head on one of the bars and was knocked out.
The car came to a halt on its side. Lance sat for a minute before he realised he was alive. He opened his eyes and looked at Ellie. Her eyes were closed and she was limp.
"Ellie? Can you hear me? We have to get out." Lance tried to wake her, and saw the cut on her head. He knew he shouldn't move her, in case of internal injuries. He unclipped his seat belt and climbed out. He ran to the hill and started to climb to the road.
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Ellie's eyes fluttered. Her head pounded. 'What happened? Where am I?' She thought. 'I must have been in a car crash.' She couldn't remember anything.
'I've got to get out first, then try and find out what happened.' She reasoned.
Ellie struggled to open her safety belt. Suddenly, she became aware of the smell of gas.
'Oh God! It's leaking gas.' The realisation hit her hard and she managed to unclip the belt and climbed out. She managed to half-run and half-limp towards a wood nearby. She made it half way when the jeep exploded. The force knocked her to the floor and she lost consciousness again.
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Lance had just reached the top, when he saw car lights. He ran into the middle of the road waving his hands. The car screeched to a halt and Pietro got out of the driver's side.
"Are you crazy? I could have hit you! What the hell are you playing at?" He shouted at Lance.
Kitty and Kurt got out and looked at him. Lance, exhausted with climbing the hill, and still shook up from the accident, fell to his knees. Kitty ran to his side.
"We crashed. Ellie's still down there, she was knocked out." Before he could say anything more, they heard an explosion.
"ELLIE!" Screamed Lance, adrenalin kicked in and he got up and ran to the edge of the road. Pietro caught him and stopped him from running down to the car.
"Lance! NO!" He cried. Lance sagged in his arms and fell back to the ground. Kitty backed up shaking her head, when she hit the car she slid to the ground. Pietro watched her face dissolve into tears and he went to her.
Kurt stood and watched the car burn. His heart seemed to have stopped. "Oh God, Ellie." He whispered. Tears ran down his face.
He was still in the same place when another car drew up and Scott, Jean, Rogue and Evan climbed out.
Scott surveyed the scene. Kitty was sat sobbing into Pietro's chest, Lance was crying and beating his fists against the tarmac. Kurt was staring down the hillside.
"What the hell happened?" He yelled, running to Kurt. He looked down and saw the burning Jeep.
"Lance?" He said turning. Jean was sat next to him, hugging him. Scott saw tears running down her cheeks.
"Where's Ellie?" He asked Kurt, fearing he already knew. Kurt looked at him and said, "She vas knocked out. The car blew before ve could get down there."
Scott looked at Rogue and Evan. The horror dawned on their faces. He turned back to Kurt, "We have to go and phone the police. Maybe she got out." He added hopefully.
"Yes, maybe." He said in a flat, hopeless voice. Scott put him arm around his back and moved him away.
They got back in to the cars and drove to the nearest phone box. Scott got out and phoned the police and Xavier. Then silently, they drove back to the institute.
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Ellie opened her eyes. She climbed unsteadily to her feet. She looked round and saw the still burning car.
"Was I in that?" She asked aloud. Then it hit her she didn't know who SHE was.
She started to climb the bank, becoming dizzier with every step. She focused on the top and eventually, with buzzing in her ears and tunnel vision she made it. She saw a car approach and shielded her eyes from the beam of the headlights.
Ellie staggered forwards and fell into the car's path.
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Bill May saw the girl fall onto the road and pulled an emergency stop. His wife saw the slumped figure and climbed out.
They ran to her and he picked her up. She moaned and he saw a large bump on her forehead.
"There's a car burning down there. It looks like she was in a crash." He said.
"I only hope it was just her. Should we take her to the hospital?" Asked his wife.
"She made it to the road. I'd wager she's just exhausted and shocked. Let's take her back to the cabin and see how she does." He replied carrying Ellie to the car.
He started the engine again and they drove towards the mountains.
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Oh dear!!!! Will Ellie remember? Do they find her? I know!!! HEHE!