I've decided to do the rest of the story from Kurt's POV, the Ellie's and
keep switching. It makes more sense... In theory.
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Ellie and Kurt spent most of their time together after that night. She could feel herself getting further and further from Lance, but she didn't try and stop it. After the dressing down she gave him, they had talked and decided to be friends until she was ready. Lance said and did anything to keep her sweet and avoided crowding her. They hung out occasionally, but she knew they were coming apart. To be honest, she didn't really care. She relaised it was because her feelings for Kurt were growing.
One morning, she and Kurt waiting for Scott to give them a lift to school, when Jean came in smiling.
"Guess what!!! Without waiting for an answer she continued, "Principle Kelly gave in! We're having the Sadie Hawkins dance in a month!!!!"
Ellie looked at her shoes. She knew Kurt was looking at her, expectantly, but she couldn't get the courage to ask him. They had only just got back to where they started from.
'Who am I kidding? I'm just a coward. I'll never get the courage to ask him.' She thought.
Scott finally surfaced and they headed to school, everyone chatted and Ellie just smiled and nodded, trying to think of the best way to ask Kurt to the dance.
Before she knew it, they were at school, waving goodbye to Jean and Scott, they walked to Ellie's locker. Kurt leaned against the rest of the row as Ellie rooted for her biology book.
"Good news about the dance, ja?" Said Kurt.
Ellie went bright red and thanked god that her head was still inside her locker, "Um, yeah, I suppose." She finally found the book and when her cheeks cooled she pulled her head out. Kurt was looking at her.
"So, I guess it's finally time the girls feel like ve do, vhen ve have to ask you to all the ozer dances." He smiled.
"I guess," Ellie started, 'Now or never, DO IT!' She thought. "Um, Kurt I was wondering if I could ask you something ..." She paused and before she could continue another voice said, "Kurt!"
They looked round and saw Amanda, one of their classmates walking towards them.
'Damn it!' Thought Ellie.
"Hi, Kurt, I just saw Kitty and she told me about the dance. I was wondering if you'd wanna go? With me, I mean." She asked coyly.
Ellie rolled her eyes, 'How the hell did she just manage to ask him, like it was nothing?' She thought.
Kurt looked at Amanda, then at Ellie, who was still rolling her eyes and when Ellie made no comment he replied, "I'd love to."
Ellie looked at him in shock. He LOVE to? She backed up and Kurt looked at her.
"Vhere are you going, Ellie?" He asked. She thought quickly and said, "Um, I have to go, I feel ill."
She knew he was confused, but she said, "I'll see you in biology." And ran off.
Kurt watched Ellie's back disappear into the crowd and shrugged. 'It couldn't have been zat important.' He thought, before turning his attention back to Amanda.
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Ellie wiped her eyes and tried to keep from crying. She managed it to a degree, but tears still slipped down her face. She had no alternative, Kurt didn't want her, she'd ask Lance.
'How could I be so stupid to assume that he saw me as anything else than his best friend?' She thought, anger at herself.
She went to enter the biology room, but something made her stop. She could see Kurt through the door, doodling into his note book. The seat next to him as usual was empty, waiting for her. Lance's chair was unoccupied. He hated biology.
'Stuff this.' She thought, she turned and ran outside. She rounded the corner and checked for teachers. After seeing nobody about, she started to search for her ex boyfriend.
Lance was half asleep under the bleaches when she found him. She poked him in the side and smiled at him.
"Hi. Found you."
Lance looked vaguely confused and then smiled, "I thought you'd gone off me."
Ellie gritted her teeth, "I'm sorry. But, I felt like it was too much. But, I've had chance to think things over and you're the one I want to be with. If you'll still have me?"
Lance looked at her suspiciously, "I thought you liked Blue Boy?"
Ellie forced a laugh, too high and false, "No, Silly! Kurt and I are friends honestly. That's all. You want to be my boyfriend again, don't you?"
"Of course." Lance replied quickly. Whatever had made Ellie want him back again, he wasn't going to question.
"Good, then you'll come with me to the dance?" She asked smiling.
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Kurt didn't have another class with Ellie that day, but he looked for her at lunch. She never appeared. Scott commented on how weird it was especially as they practically lived in each other's pockets now. Kurt agreed.
She didn't show up for her ride home either and he was beginning to get a little worried. She seemed really upset about something this morning, when Amanda showed up. He couldn't figure out what though. Maybe she did just feel ill.
In his room, trying to work on his homework, Kurt slammed down his pen and walked to Ellie's room. He wanted to know what was going on. She always told him what was wrong. His excuse was to tell her the biology homework she missed, but he heard talking inside.
He pressed his ear to the door and listened. It was Lance! 'Vhat the hell is he doing in zere?' He thought. He was about to walk in, when Ellie's voice got a little louder and he realised that she was heading to the door.
The door opened and Ellie and Lance looked surprised to see Kurt standing there.
"Kurt? What are you doing?" Asked Ellie.
He watched Lance's arm snake round her waist and said angrily, "I came to tell you the biology homework being as you veren't in class."
Ellie blushed, "Oh, yeah, I felt really sick, and I went out for some fresh air. Then I saw Lance and we started talking and we've decided to try our relationship again."
Kurt looked at her, and then at Lance, "You are a bad liar. You give off nervous waves, Ellie."
"I am not lying! And why do you care? Worry about your own girlfriend." She spat.
Before Kurt could answer, she walked off with Lance following her. Kurt leaned against the wall and shook his head.
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Ellie was furious. She knew Kurt didn't want her that way, so why was he poking his nose, again, into her and Lance's relationship.
Lance knew she was angry, he could feel it. He risked asking a question.
"What's with you two?"
Ellie wheeled around and looked at him. For a second he thought she was going to blast him, but her face softened and she said, "Nothing. He just thinks he's got a right to dictate my life."
She hugged Lance, "I'm so glad we're back together."
"Me too, cutie." He replied, hugging her back. Over his shoulder, Ellie watched a shadow pass the window in Kurt's room, she knew it was him. She sighed.
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By the night of the Sadie Hawkins dance, Ellie and Kurt were barely speaking. Not through arguments, but because they were avoiding one another. Ellie spent most of her time with Lance or Kitty. Kitty didn't push the issue between Ellie and Kurt, she and Pietro had experienced a something similar before they got together.
Kitty and Ellie had shopped long and hard to find the perfect dresses, much to Lance and Pietro's disgust. But they soon forgot about it when they emerged from Kitty's room.
Kitty was wearing a lilac dress that she set off with small hair jewels that looked like flowers, which again were lilac.
Ellie wore an emerald green dress, in a 1920's style to the knee and tasseled. She wore her hair down and wore light green eye makeup.
They looked stunning and Lance's brown eyes weren't the only ones who were following her progress down the stairs.
Kurt was meeting Amanda at the dance as she didn't want her father to embarrass her, so he was getting a lift in with Scott, who was taking Rogue, much to her (hidden) delight. Evan wasn't going, he had had a fight with his date the night before and she still hadn't phoned him. He was adamant that he wouldn't phone her and had opted to stay at home to spite her.
Jean had already left with Duncan and Pietro was driving Ellie, Lance and Kitty in his car, but they had all planned to leave together. Soon everyone was assembled and ready to go, Ellie saw Kurt look at her, but when she looked back he turned his head away.
Ellie watched him as he climbed into the car. He was deliberately ignoring her, and she was glad that she could control her power, or everyone would have felt her pain.
Lance put his arm around her and she smiled at him. She let her thoughts drift over Kitty's excited chatter and thought about Kurt. As much as she had tried to hate him over the past month, it didn't work. She knew she had a huge crush on him, but he obviously felt different. It wasn't his fault, she hadn't told him how she felt. He wasn't telepathic, and she had given him no indication that she liked him as more than friends.
They arrived and Ellie came back to earth with a bump. Lance helped her out and they walked into the overly decorated gym.
Kitty dragged her onto the dance floor and eventually Pietro and Lance joined them. When a slow song came on and Lance pulled her into his arms, Ellie scanned the room and saw Kurt dancing with Amanda. They were looking into each others eyes.
Suddenly Kurt looked at Ellie, Amanda followed his eyes and smiled at her. Ellie turned her head away. She felt sick. She broke away from Lance, who looked confused.
"Are you OK, Ell?" He asked, concerned.
Ellie shook her head, and fought to fight back tears. She looked at Lance and swallowed, "I feel really sick."
Lance put his hand to her forehead and said, "You look flushed." He helped her to a chair and walked over to Kitty and Pietro. He must have told them because Kitty walked over and knelt down in front of her.
"Are you OK? Lance said you felt sick." She asked.
Ellie looked at her then, her eyes found Kurt and Amanda again, laughing as they danced. Kitty followed her line of sight.
"Oh, I see. That kind of sick." She smiled, knowingly.
Ellie looked at Kitty, tears forming in her eyes, "What can I do?" She asked quietly.
Kitty looked over her shoulder at Pietro, and smiled "Well, when it happened to me I got drunk, but," She added hastily as she saw Ellie's face light up, "I'm not recommending it."
She paused and then continued, "Why don't you go home and rest for a while? I mean it's not that long ago that you had no idea of who you were. You're bound to still be confused about a few things."
Ellie nodded sadly and then Lance came up holding Pietro's car keys.
"Pietro said that you two can grab a ride with Scott, if that's OK." He said to Kitty, who nodded and stood up, straightening her dress.
"Take care of her." She said to Lance and with one final, sad glance at Ellie, she headed back to Pietro.
Lance and Ellie drove back to the mansion and pulled up outside. He helped her out and started to steer her to the doors, when Ellie said, "I think I'd like to stay outside for a while, please. I think the fresh air is helping."
Lance looked at her, still worried and then smiled, "Of course. I'll go get you a jacket."
As he headed into the mansion, Ellie sat on a bench and watched him. In an instant she realised that he would do anything for her, and she was treating him as convenient.
She had asked him to the dance because her first choice was going with someone else. She had got back together with him to spite Kurt, he had left the dance with her because she couldn't handle seeing Kurt with Amanda and now he was worried about her getting cold.
Ellie put her head in her hands, "What a bitch, I've become." She said.
"Why are you?" She looked up to see Lance standing over her with her coat over one arm. He placed it round her shoulders and sat down next to her.
"So?" he prompted.
Ellie looked at him. She knew what she had to do. Even if it meant she was going to be alone. Better for her to be unhappy alone rather than stay with Lance and wish he was someone else. She couldn't hurt him like that.
"Lance, I can't see you anymore. I'm so sorry." She said.
A look of confusion and sadness shadowed his face, he took her hand gently and Ellie's heart broke.
"Why? Did I do something wrong?" He asked, there was a slight pleading tone to his voice.
Ellie shook her head and started to cry gently, "No, no. It's just .. I .. I.." She paused trying to find the right words, when she realised she couldn't, she said simply, "I don't love you."
Lance blinked and looked at her in a dazed way for a few seconds, before saying, "Well, that's OK. Give it time, you might change your mind."
Ellie could feel his pain, the shock and hurt he was feeling. She didn't try to block it out. 'I deserve to feel this. I'm causing it.' She thought before looking Lance in the eye and saying firmly, "No, Lance. I can't. I love you dearly as a friend, and I hate myself for putting you through this, but I love someone else."
Lance pulled back slightly, "You mean Kurt?" He asked, sharply.
Ellie winced at the tone of his voice, but stared back at him and said, "Yes. It's Kurt."
The anger that filled him the moment before left him, and he pleaded, "But, he's with Amanda. Even if you do love him. He doesn't love you." Ellie gulped and looked at the ground, and Lance added quickly, "I'm sorry, Ell. But if he did, he'd be with you. I care about you so much, I don't care if you don't feel the same. Please don't do this."
Ellie stood up and burst into tears, she turned to Lance and said, "I'm so sorry, Lance. I can't. I'd rather be alone, than drag you into my unhappiness. You can't want a one sided relationship. And I can't give you one. It's not fair."
Lance stood up and looked down at the brunette. She knew he was fighting back tears. Ellie went to hug him, but he pushed her back.
"Fine! Do whatever makes you happy. That's all you've done since you've got here. You know, it's so ironic that you're an empath, because you just don't give a damn about what anyone else feels."
Ellie took his abuse, she figured she deserved it. She opened her mouth, "Lance, I never meant to ..."
Lance cut her off, "Yeah, well, you did. Be alone. Sit in your room and watch Kurt and Amanda from the window, and wallow in your own self pity. Just don't come crying to me."
Before Ellie could react, he stormed into the mansion and slammed the door. Ellie sighed and sat back down. She looked at her watch, it was 11:00 PM. The dance would be over and hopefully Kurt would be back soon.
'I'm going to tell him how I feel. He's only been on one date with her, to a school dance, for crying out loud. I'm supposed to be his best friend.' She thought.
She saw headlights and knew that the rest of the x-men were home. She headed over to the car and looked for Kurt. She saw the others, but he was absent.
Ellie signaled Kitty and asked him where he was.
"We dropped him and Amanda by the gate. She's getting a cab home, apparently her father's really weird." Kitty said, she knew what Ellie was thinking, "Do you think it's a good idea?"
"I've already lost Lance tonight, I need to know if it was in vain." Replied Ellie.
Kitty opened her mouth to try and reason with her, but Pietro appeared at her side and put his hand on her shoulder.
"Pryde, leave it. Let her do it, if she wants to." He said. Kitty gave her friend a weak smile and said, "Good luck." Before following her boyfriend into the house.
Ellie squared her shoulders, took a deep breath and walked up the gardens to the front gates. She got within a hundred yards, and she could see Kurt and Amanda under the street light. She couldn't hear what they were talking about, but she stood behind a nearby tree and waited for Amanda to leave.
Suddenly, Amanda put her hand's on Kurt's face and kissed him. It wasn't long or particularly passionate, but it made Ellie gasp.
She watched them pull away, and then hug. By then Amanda's cab had turned up and she climbed in. Ellie moved behind the tree and accidentally tripped over a small bush at it's base, making a rustling noise. She got up and ran towards the house, hoping that he didn't see her.
She ran straight through the entrance hall and into her room. She locked the door and fell onto her bed, sobbing.
'So he does like her. What have I done?' She thought, burying her face into the pillow.
About half an hour later, she cried herself to sleep.
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I know this one is long, but the next one is from Kurt POV.
R&R!!!!
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Ellie and Kurt spent most of their time together after that night. She could feel herself getting further and further from Lance, but she didn't try and stop it. After the dressing down she gave him, they had talked and decided to be friends until she was ready. Lance said and did anything to keep her sweet and avoided crowding her. They hung out occasionally, but she knew they were coming apart. To be honest, she didn't really care. She relaised it was because her feelings for Kurt were growing.
One morning, she and Kurt waiting for Scott to give them a lift to school, when Jean came in smiling.
"Guess what!!! Without waiting for an answer she continued, "Principle Kelly gave in! We're having the Sadie Hawkins dance in a month!!!!"
Ellie looked at her shoes. She knew Kurt was looking at her, expectantly, but she couldn't get the courage to ask him. They had only just got back to where they started from.
'Who am I kidding? I'm just a coward. I'll never get the courage to ask him.' She thought.
Scott finally surfaced and they headed to school, everyone chatted and Ellie just smiled and nodded, trying to think of the best way to ask Kurt to the dance.
Before she knew it, they were at school, waving goodbye to Jean and Scott, they walked to Ellie's locker. Kurt leaned against the rest of the row as Ellie rooted for her biology book.
"Good news about the dance, ja?" Said Kurt.
Ellie went bright red and thanked god that her head was still inside her locker, "Um, yeah, I suppose." She finally found the book and when her cheeks cooled she pulled her head out. Kurt was looking at her.
"So, I guess it's finally time the girls feel like ve do, vhen ve have to ask you to all the ozer dances." He smiled.
"I guess," Ellie started, 'Now or never, DO IT!' She thought. "Um, Kurt I was wondering if I could ask you something ..." She paused and before she could continue another voice said, "Kurt!"
They looked round and saw Amanda, one of their classmates walking towards them.
'Damn it!' Thought Ellie.
"Hi, Kurt, I just saw Kitty and she told me about the dance. I was wondering if you'd wanna go? With me, I mean." She asked coyly.
Ellie rolled her eyes, 'How the hell did she just manage to ask him, like it was nothing?' She thought.
Kurt looked at Amanda, then at Ellie, who was still rolling her eyes and when Ellie made no comment he replied, "I'd love to."
Ellie looked at him in shock. He LOVE to? She backed up and Kurt looked at her.
"Vhere are you going, Ellie?" He asked. She thought quickly and said, "Um, I have to go, I feel ill."
She knew he was confused, but she said, "I'll see you in biology." And ran off.
Kurt watched Ellie's back disappear into the crowd and shrugged. 'It couldn't have been zat important.' He thought, before turning his attention back to Amanda.
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Ellie wiped her eyes and tried to keep from crying. She managed it to a degree, but tears still slipped down her face. She had no alternative, Kurt didn't want her, she'd ask Lance.
'How could I be so stupid to assume that he saw me as anything else than his best friend?' She thought, anger at herself.
She went to enter the biology room, but something made her stop. She could see Kurt through the door, doodling into his note book. The seat next to him as usual was empty, waiting for her. Lance's chair was unoccupied. He hated biology.
'Stuff this.' She thought, she turned and ran outside. She rounded the corner and checked for teachers. After seeing nobody about, she started to search for her ex boyfriend.
Lance was half asleep under the bleaches when she found him. She poked him in the side and smiled at him.
"Hi. Found you."
Lance looked vaguely confused and then smiled, "I thought you'd gone off me."
Ellie gritted her teeth, "I'm sorry. But, I felt like it was too much. But, I've had chance to think things over and you're the one I want to be with. If you'll still have me?"
Lance looked at her suspiciously, "I thought you liked Blue Boy?"
Ellie forced a laugh, too high and false, "No, Silly! Kurt and I are friends honestly. That's all. You want to be my boyfriend again, don't you?"
"Of course." Lance replied quickly. Whatever had made Ellie want him back again, he wasn't going to question.
"Good, then you'll come with me to the dance?" She asked smiling.
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Kurt didn't have another class with Ellie that day, but he looked for her at lunch. She never appeared. Scott commented on how weird it was especially as they practically lived in each other's pockets now. Kurt agreed.
She didn't show up for her ride home either and he was beginning to get a little worried. She seemed really upset about something this morning, when Amanda showed up. He couldn't figure out what though. Maybe she did just feel ill.
In his room, trying to work on his homework, Kurt slammed down his pen and walked to Ellie's room. He wanted to know what was going on. She always told him what was wrong. His excuse was to tell her the biology homework she missed, but he heard talking inside.
He pressed his ear to the door and listened. It was Lance! 'Vhat the hell is he doing in zere?' He thought. He was about to walk in, when Ellie's voice got a little louder and he realised that she was heading to the door.
The door opened and Ellie and Lance looked surprised to see Kurt standing there.
"Kurt? What are you doing?" Asked Ellie.
He watched Lance's arm snake round her waist and said angrily, "I came to tell you the biology homework being as you veren't in class."
Ellie blushed, "Oh, yeah, I felt really sick, and I went out for some fresh air. Then I saw Lance and we started talking and we've decided to try our relationship again."
Kurt looked at her, and then at Lance, "You are a bad liar. You give off nervous waves, Ellie."
"I am not lying! And why do you care? Worry about your own girlfriend." She spat.
Before Kurt could answer, she walked off with Lance following her. Kurt leaned against the wall and shook his head.
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Ellie was furious. She knew Kurt didn't want her that way, so why was he poking his nose, again, into her and Lance's relationship.
Lance knew she was angry, he could feel it. He risked asking a question.
"What's with you two?"
Ellie wheeled around and looked at him. For a second he thought she was going to blast him, but her face softened and she said, "Nothing. He just thinks he's got a right to dictate my life."
She hugged Lance, "I'm so glad we're back together."
"Me too, cutie." He replied, hugging her back. Over his shoulder, Ellie watched a shadow pass the window in Kurt's room, she knew it was him. She sighed.
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By the night of the Sadie Hawkins dance, Ellie and Kurt were barely speaking. Not through arguments, but because they were avoiding one another. Ellie spent most of her time with Lance or Kitty. Kitty didn't push the issue between Ellie and Kurt, she and Pietro had experienced a something similar before they got together.
Kitty and Ellie had shopped long and hard to find the perfect dresses, much to Lance and Pietro's disgust. But they soon forgot about it when they emerged from Kitty's room.
Kitty was wearing a lilac dress that she set off with small hair jewels that looked like flowers, which again were lilac.
Ellie wore an emerald green dress, in a 1920's style to the knee and tasseled. She wore her hair down and wore light green eye makeup.
They looked stunning and Lance's brown eyes weren't the only ones who were following her progress down the stairs.
Kurt was meeting Amanda at the dance as she didn't want her father to embarrass her, so he was getting a lift in with Scott, who was taking Rogue, much to her (hidden) delight. Evan wasn't going, he had had a fight with his date the night before and she still hadn't phoned him. He was adamant that he wouldn't phone her and had opted to stay at home to spite her.
Jean had already left with Duncan and Pietro was driving Ellie, Lance and Kitty in his car, but they had all planned to leave together. Soon everyone was assembled and ready to go, Ellie saw Kurt look at her, but when she looked back he turned his head away.
Ellie watched him as he climbed into the car. He was deliberately ignoring her, and she was glad that she could control her power, or everyone would have felt her pain.
Lance put his arm around her and she smiled at him. She let her thoughts drift over Kitty's excited chatter and thought about Kurt. As much as she had tried to hate him over the past month, it didn't work. She knew she had a huge crush on him, but he obviously felt different. It wasn't his fault, she hadn't told him how she felt. He wasn't telepathic, and she had given him no indication that she liked him as more than friends.
They arrived and Ellie came back to earth with a bump. Lance helped her out and they walked into the overly decorated gym.
Kitty dragged her onto the dance floor and eventually Pietro and Lance joined them. When a slow song came on and Lance pulled her into his arms, Ellie scanned the room and saw Kurt dancing with Amanda. They were looking into each others eyes.
Suddenly Kurt looked at Ellie, Amanda followed his eyes and smiled at her. Ellie turned her head away. She felt sick. She broke away from Lance, who looked confused.
"Are you OK, Ell?" He asked, concerned.
Ellie shook her head, and fought to fight back tears. She looked at Lance and swallowed, "I feel really sick."
Lance put his hand to her forehead and said, "You look flushed." He helped her to a chair and walked over to Kitty and Pietro. He must have told them because Kitty walked over and knelt down in front of her.
"Are you OK? Lance said you felt sick." She asked.
Ellie looked at her then, her eyes found Kurt and Amanda again, laughing as they danced. Kitty followed her line of sight.
"Oh, I see. That kind of sick." She smiled, knowingly.
Ellie looked at Kitty, tears forming in her eyes, "What can I do?" She asked quietly.
Kitty looked over her shoulder at Pietro, and smiled "Well, when it happened to me I got drunk, but," She added hastily as she saw Ellie's face light up, "I'm not recommending it."
She paused and then continued, "Why don't you go home and rest for a while? I mean it's not that long ago that you had no idea of who you were. You're bound to still be confused about a few things."
Ellie nodded sadly and then Lance came up holding Pietro's car keys.
"Pietro said that you two can grab a ride with Scott, if that's OK." He said to Kitty, who nodded and stood up, straightening her dress.
"Take care of her." She said to Lance and with one final, sad glance at Ellie, she headed back to Pietro.
Lance and Ellie drove back to the mansion and pulled up outside. He helped her out and started to steer her to the doors, when Ellie said, "I think I'd like to stay outside for a while, please. I think the fresh air is helping."
Lance looked at her, still worried and then smiled, "Of course. I'll go get you a jacket."
As he headed into the mansion, Ellie sat on a bench and watched him. In an instant she realised that he would do anything for her, and she was treating him as convenient.
She had asked him to the dance because her first choice was going with someone else. She had got back together with him to spite Kurt, he had left the dance with her because she couldn't handle seeing Kurt with Amanda and now he was worried about her getting cold.
Ellie put her head in her hands, "What a bitch, I've become." She said.
"Why are you?" She looked up to see Lance standing over her with her coat over one arm. He placed it round her shoulders and sat down next to her.
"So?" he prompted.
Ellie looked at him. She knew what she had to do. Even if it meant she was going to be alone. Better for her to be unhappy alone rather than stay with Lance and wish he was someone else. She couldn't hurt him like that.
"Lance, I can't see you anymore. I'm so sorry." She said.
A look of confusion and sadness shadowed his face, he took her hand gently and Ellie's heart broke.
"Why? Did I do something wrong?" He asked, there was a slight pleading tone to his voice.
Ellie shook her head and started to cry gently, "No, no. It's just .. I .. I.." She paused trying to find the right words, when she realised she couldn't, she said simply, "I don't love you."
Lance blinked and looked at her in a dazed way for a few seconds, before saying, "Well, that's OK. Give it time, you might change your mind."
Ellie could feel his pain, the shock and hurt he was feeling. She didn't try to block it out. 'I deserve to feel this. I'm causing it.' She thought before looking Lance in the eye and saying firmly, "No, Lance. I can't. I love you dearly as a friend, and I hate myself for putting you through this, but I love someone else."
Lance pulled back slightly, "You mean Kurt?" He asked, sharply.
Ellie winced at the tone of his voice, but stared back at him and said, "Yes. It's Kurt."
The anger that filled him the moment before left him, and he pleaded, "But, he's with Amanda. Even if you do love him. He doesn't love you." Ellie gulped and looked at the ground, and Lance added quickly, "I'm sorry, Ell. But if he did, he'd be with you. I care about you so much, I don't care if you don't feel the same. Please don't do this."
Ellie stood up and burst into tears, she turned to Lance and said, "I'm so sorry, Lance. I can't. I'd rather be alone, than drag you into my unhappiness. You can't want a one sided relationship. And I can't give you one. It's not fair."
Lance stood up and looked down at the brunette. She knew he was fighting back tears. Ellie went to hug him, but he pushed her back.
"Fine! Do whatever makes you happy. That's all you've done since you've got here. You know, it's so ironic that you're an empath, because you just don't give a damn about what anyone else feels."
Ellie took his abuse, she figured she deserved it. She opened her mouth, "Lance, I never meant to ..."
Lance cut her off, "Yeah, well, you did. Be alone. Sit in your room and watch Kurt and Amanda from the window, and wallow in your own self pity. Just don't come crying to me."
Before Ellie could react, he stormed into the mansion and slammed the door. Ellie sighed and sat back down. She looked at her watch, it was 11:00 PM. The dance would be over and hopefully Kurt would be back soon.
'I'm going to tell him how I feel. He's only been on one date with her, to a school dance, for crying out loud. I'm supposed to be his best friend.' She thought.
She saw headlights and knew that the rest of the x-men were home. She headed over to the car and looked for Kurt. She saw the others, but he was absent.
Ellie signaled Kitty and asked him where he was.
"We dropped him and Amanda by the gate. She's getting a cab home, apparently her father's really weird." Kitty said, she knew what Ellie was thinking, "Do you think it's a good idea?"
"I've already lost Lance tonight, I need to know if it was in vain." Replied Ellie.
Kitty opened her mouth to try and reason with her, but Pietro appeared at her side and put his hand on her shoulder.
"Pryde, leave it. Let her do it, if she wants to." He said. Kitty gave her friend a weak smile and said, "Good luck." Before following her boyfriend into the house.
Ellie squared her shoulders, took a deep breath and walked up the gardens to the front gates. She got within a hundred yards, and she could see Kurt and Amanda under the street light. She couldn't hear what they were talking about, but she stood behind a nearby tree and waited for Amanda to leave.
Suddenly, Amanda put her hand's on Kurt's face and kissed him. It wasn't long or particularly passionate, but it made Ellie gasp.
She watched them pull away, and then hug. By then Amanda's cab had turned up and she climbed in. Ellie moved behind the tree and accidentally tripped over a small bush at it's base, making a rustling noise. She got up and ran towards the house, hoping that he didn't see her.
She ran straight through the entrance hall and into her room. She locked the door and fell onto her bed, sobbing.
'So he does like her. What have I done?' She thought, burying her face into the pillow.
About half an hour later, she cried herself to sleep.
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I know this one is long, but the next one is from Kurt POV.
R&R!!!!