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I was *going* to finish the story in this chapter, but I didn't. And I don't know any good romantic songs for Lance and Kitty, so if you have any suggestions please give them to me. ****************************************************************************
For something put together by Bayville, the town hall looked beautiful. The dance took place in the auditorium. The collapsible chairs had been cleared and a local band was playing music on the stage. Refreshments were everywhere, but even more numerous were the paper decorations that covered the walls and ceiling. Because the weather was warm the party was also being carried on outside, a section of Main Street had been blocked off.
Jean and Scott were the first to arrive, and with them, the new mutants with their dates and Kitty, who despite the lack of a dancing partner had come anyway. Rogue on the other hand had stayed at the mansion. Kurt arrived separately with Amanda, borrowing a car that he had seen in the mansion's garage.
Lance had been forced to be the chauffeur, driving Pietro, Tabby and Todd (who had come to see if he could grab a date while he was there). Grumbling, Lance parked the jeep and let the passengers out.
"Lance, aren't you coming?" Tabby asked when she noticed the mutant about to drive away.
"No" Lance said.
"Whynot?" Pietro asked "A dance isn't gonna kill you!"
"No"
"C'mon yo! I'm going'! We can hunt for girls together, ya know?" Todd chipped him. Lance gave him and inquisitive look.
"I'm *definitely* leaving" Lance said.
"So you're going to stay home alone with Fred and Wanda?" Pietro asked, grinning inwardly. Lance considered his choices and got out of the car.
"So Kurt, what's this about a plan?" Amanda asked, a little too loudly.
"Shh!" Kurt put a finger, or rather two because of the image inducer, in front of his lips. "It's about Lance and Keety"
"What about them?" Amanda questioned, remembering to whisper. Quietly Kurt explained his plan.
"So half of this date is going to be spent trying to get some other people together?" she asked.
"Yes! I mean no!" Kurt exclaimed "They'll be together before this night is over, and then we can have some time to ourselves, okay?"
"You better be right Kurt Vagner" Amanda said with a smile.
Kitty sighed as she leaned against the wall of the auditorium. She looked down at her lavender satin dress and felt the jeweled pendant on the gold chain around her neck. She didn't know why she had gotten dressed up, she didn't even know why she had come. She looked at the couples dancing on the floor. She spotted Kurt and Amanda and Jean and Scott.
Kitty noticed the door open. In walked Pietro and Tabby, walking together proudly as if they were the king and queen. Kitty could see a smug look on Pietro's face as he passed by a few of his old girlfriends. Behind them, Todd came in, flashing his best smile at every available girl. Following him was Lance. Kitty tensed, no girl was following the boy. *Is he going to ask me to dance?* she thought, at first not sure that that was a bad thing, but soon convinced herself that it was.
Lance walked into the auditorium, dragging his feet. He rolled his eyes to help him pretend that dances and girlfriends were stupid and he was above them. He looked around the room, and spotted Kitty staring at him. He caught her eye for a minute and the quickly turned away. Immediately he cursed himself for being so stupid. *Why didn't I do it? All I had to do was walk up to her and say 'Kitty, do you want to dance?' But no, I had to go and be stupid! Oh crap!* he thought.
Kurt spotted Pietro serving punch to Tabby and himself.
"Amanda, can you hold on a second, I have to do somezing *really* quickly, okay?" Amanda nodded, but Kurt was gone before he could have gotten the answer.
Kurt made his way over to Pietro, careful to not let Scott or Jean see him.
"Pietro!" he whispered.
"What?" the speedy mutant answered.
"Keety and Lance are both here"
"Okay, what do we do?"
"I don't know, I though you had a plan!" Kurt exclaimed.
"Hey, this was your idea, I though you came up with everything!"
"Ja, vell, I *told* you last night zat I didn't have an idea!"
"Well I *assumed* you'd think about it! You had the whole day!" Pietro said. Kurt thought for a moment and then said
"Vhat if ve asked the DJ to play a really romantic song?"
"I don't know, what if we asked the DJ to play a really romantic song?" Pietro asked.
"Vell, zere's a really romantic song and everybody vill dance and zen maybe zey'll get togezer!"
"Maybe..." Pietro contemplated this idea "but we'll have to egg them on a little. I'll work Lance and you work Kitty"
"Nein, Keety's going to try to dance vith *me* instead! Maybe I can ask Amanda."
"Okay" Pietro said "now all we need to do is request a song" Pietro paused "d'you know any really romantic songs?"
"Um, a few I zink..." Kurt and Pietro then spend the next few minutes brainstorming songs, but all were dismissed as either not romantic enough or not fitting the situation. Finally Kurt came up with a decent suggestion.
"Good idea" Pietro said "I'll go request it, you get Amanda to talk to Kitty, and then I'll get Lance, okay?"
"Okay" and with that the two boys split up. ****************************************************************************
Dee Saylors- As far as Todd & Wanda are concerned, just wait and see! And... Lance uses cologne?!?!?!?!?!
Storm-Pietro- Sorry to disappoint, personally I'm a dedicated romy fan. Anyway, thanks for reviewing! (I live off reviews)
I was *going* to finish the story in this chapter, but I didn't. And I don't know any good romantic songs for Lance and Kitty, so if you have any suggestions please give them to me. ****************************************************************************
For something put together by Bayville, the town hall looked beautiful. The dance took place in the auditorium. The collapsible chairs had been cleared and a local band was playing music on the stage. Refreshments were everywhere, but even more numerous were the paper decorations that covered the walls and ceiling. Because the weather was warm the party was also being carried on outside, a section of Main Street had been blocked off.
Jean and Scott were the first to arrive, and with them, the new mutants with their dates and Kitty, who despite the lack of a dancing partner had come anyway. Rogue on the other hand had stayed at the mansion. Kurt arrived separately with Amanda, borrowing a car that he had seen in the mansion's garage.
Lance had been forced to be the chauffeur, driving Pietro, Tabby and Todd (who had come to see if he could grab a date while he was there). Grumbling, Lance parked the jeep and let the passengers out.
"Lance, aren't you coming?" Tabby asked when she noticed the mutant about to drive away.
"No" Lance said.
"Whynot?" Pietro asked "A dance isn't gonna kill you!"
"No"
"C'mon yo! I'm going'! We can hunt for girls together, ya know?" Todd chipped him. Lance gave him and inquisitive look.
"I'm *definitely* leaving" Lance said.
"So you're going to stay home alone with Fred and Wanda?" Pietro asked, grinning inwardly. Lance considered his choices and got out of the car.
"So Kurt, what's this about a plan?" Amanda asked, a little too loudly.
"Shh!" Kurt put a finger, or rather two because of the image inducer, in front of his lips. "It's about Lance and Keety"
"What about them?" Amanda questioned, remembering to whisper. Quietly Kurt explained his plan.
"So half of this date is going to be spent trying to get some other people together?" she asked.
"Yes! I mean no!" Kurt exclaimed "They'll be together before this night is over, and then we can have some time to ourselves, okay?"
"You better be right Kurt Vagner" Amanda said with a smile.
Kitty sighed as she leaned against the wall of the auditorium. She looked down at her lavender satin dress and felt the jeweled pendant on the gold chain around her neck. She didn't know why she had gotten dressed up, she didn't even know why she had come. She looked at the couples dancing on the floor. She spotted Kurt and Amanda and Jean and Scott.
Kitty noticed the door open. In walked Pietro and Tabby, walking together proudly as if they were the king and queen. Kitty could see a smug look on Pietro's face as he passed by a few of his old girlfriends. Behind them, Todd came in, flashing his best smile at every available girl. Following him was Lance. Kitty tensed, no girl was following the boy. *Is he going to ask me to dance?* she thought, at first not sure that that was a bad thing, but soon convinced herself that it was.
Lance walked into the auditorium, dragging his feet. He rolled his eyes to help him pretend that dances and girlfriends were stupid and he was above them. He looked around the room, and spotted Kitty staring at him. He caught her eye for a minute and the quickly turned away. Immediately he cursed himself for being so stupid. *Why didn't I do it? All I had to do was walk up to her and say 'Kitty, do you want to dance?' But no, I had to go and be stupid! Oh crap!* he thought.
Kurt spotted Pietro serving punch to Tabby and himself.
"Amanda, can you hold on a second, I have to do somezing *really* quickly, okay?" Amanda nodded, but Kurt was gone before he could have gotten the answer.
Kurt made his way over to Pietro, careful to not let Scott or Jean see him.
"Pietro!" he whispered.
"What?" the speedy mutant answered.
"Keety and Lance are both here"
"Okay, what do we do?"
"I don't know, I though you had a plan!" Kurt exclaimed.
"Hey, this was your idea, I though you came up with everything!"
"Ja, vell, I *told* you last night zat I didn't have an idea!"
"Well I *assumed* you'd think about it! You had the whole day!" Pietro said. Kurt thought for a moment and then said
"Vhat if ve asked the DJ to play a really romantic song?"
"I don't know, what if we asked the DJ to play a really romantic song?" Pietro asked.
"Vell, zere's a really romantic song and everybody vill dance and zen maybe zey'll get togezer!"
"Maybe..." Pietro contemplated this idea "but we'll have to egg them on a little. I'll work Lance and you work Kitty"
"Nein, Keety's going to try to dance vith *me* instead! Maybe I can ask Amanda."
"Okay" Pietro said "now all we need to do is request a song" Pietro paused "d'you know any really romantic songs?"
"Um, a few I zink..." Kurt and Pietro then spend the next few minutes brainstorming songs, but all were dismissed as either not romantic enough or not fitting the situation. Finally Kurt came up with a decent suggestion.
"Good idea" Pietro said "I'll go request it, you get Amanda to talk to Kitty, and then I'll get Lance, okay?"
"Okay" and with that the two boys split up. ****************************************************************************
Dee Saylors- As far as Todd & Wanda are concerned, just wait and see! And... Lance uses cologne?!?!?!?!?!
Storm-Pietro- Sorry to disappoint, personally I'm a dedicated romy fan. Anyway, thanks for reviewing! (I live off reviews)