The next day, the sun was shining, and we joined back together. The whole team. We sat outside, reveling in the warmth of a day that we didn't think would ever come. The day that we triumphed over evil.

Everyone who had left before, joined us. I could never match the joy on Rahne's face as she saw Roberto waiting at the end of the driveway for a hug. She couldn't stop sobbing and apologizing that she had missed all of the action. Roberto kept looking at her and blinking. As if he thought that she was just a vision. And how Rahne stuck by to pull him out of the tree that Kurt had ported him to.

I will always remember Jubilee sneaking up on Bobby and sparking him with fireworks while everyone watched. He was then twirling her around in his arms, shirt torn and burnt in the back and pride forgotten. Then them both overturning a bucket of ice water on Logan's head. Jubilee laughed so hard, that she fell. Bobby caught her, though. I will never forget how when he told her he missed her more than she would ever know, her face lit up. And none of us will forget that then, he leaned down and kissed her.

I watched as Amara helped a limping and hurt Ray to a chair and asked if he was alright. He snorted and said that nothing could hurt him. Amara stood up and whacked him on the head, then walked away. But everyone saw that they were smiling.

Jean and Scott disappeared for a while, but where they went was no mystery. Amara had trouble breathing through her laughter, and Ray shook his head, grinning. But I saw as he snuck glances at her throughout the afternoon.

Rouge smiled as Remy told a joke, and Pietro hugged Wanda. Before Scott disappeared, Lance shook his hand, and they shared a boyish grin.

Tabitha tried to show Jamie how to dance, but was stolen by Alex, who twirled her around the clean, green, grass. A disgruntled Jamie walked away, only to be intercepted by Storm, who taught him how to make a kite.

Sam and Evan had an extremely civil conversation in which they tried to decide which was better, dirt-biking or skateboarding. Well…it was civil until they started the whole talking thing. Then they started throwing punches. Both Kurt and I were recruited to break them up.

Logan showed Toad how to fight, and Toad tripped him. Beast told him that he should really spend more time in the danger room. Logan just growled.

I watched all of this go by. I talked to many people that I thought that I'd never see again, and couldn't stop smiling.

At some part during the day, Kurt came up to me. "Quite a party, huh?" He asked, Watching Alex dip Tabitha.

"Quite", I couldn't help but laugh as Ray stuttered, talking to Amara.

Kurt laughed with me. My best friend. I was afraid that I'd never see him again. He flexed his arms. "We saved the world, Kitty!", as if he just realized this. And he started dancing.

I put a hand on his shoulder. He stilled and met my eyes. "You saved me", I told him softly. He cocked his head and looked at me strangely.

I chuckled and pointed to the tree behind him. Jamie couldn't reach high enough to get to his kite. He was attempting to reach a branch to swing himself up. "You're needed".

Kurt looked away from me. "Oh…right", he said. **bamf**

But he did save me. More than he will ever know.

At one point, The Professor called us together. He wanted to talk to us. I sensed the seriousness and quieted.

"While in Apocalypse's mind, I glimpsed the future…" And so this started his speech.

Many times, I teared up. Realizing that this was all true. I was lost in a world of memories as he spoke. His words calming me and making me restless at the same time.

"If you are ever in danger", the professor ended. "Or are in trouble, the X-men will always be there."

I looked around me, and couldn't help but smile. Amara was crying into Ray's shoulder and Ray was looking both overwhelmed, and extremely pleased. Tabitha looked the most serious I had ever seen her. Kurt, who stood in back of me, rested a hand on my shoulder.

I saw all of this happen, and I thought about how far we had come from before. I had seen the world grow and my friends close to death. I had seen relationships form…and break. I had seen all I need to see to know the future.

 I couldn't help but grin my biggest grin yet. I wasn't so innocent anymore, but I still knew…

If you even needed help, or were in danger, the X-Men would always be there.

You just had to believe.

And I did.

And so we were.