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The last boot was tightened and snug around my calf. Stepping out of the hall way, I looked to the metallic wall and tapped the 'open' button on the door.

"Kitty?" Scott asked surprised to see me. He sat at the console, halfway through tapping in a code I assumed.

"Uh yeah" I replied, trying to keep a mellow tone. I had done enough over my duration of staying here that it made it seem like I was acting strange...

"What are you doing in here? I was just about to run another training sim." He told me, pressing a last switch before the danger room below came to life. I shuddered at the sight of the room and the hell it put me through before.

"Well uhh Scott I was wondering if I could run it too..." I responded quietly, I had figured that even if it almost killed be before.. It had to be do-able. I knew this because Rogue was able to, in the show she did it with all of the other X-men without any real use of her powers, she never like zapped anyone else (for their powers) to get through it. So if she could do it, so could I.

"You??" He choked, "But.. What about...?" He trailed off, obviously trying not to step on too many lines. He must have thought Kitty losing her powers would have really embarrassed her or something...

I closed my eyes and sighed, "Yea, I know... but *like* can't I do it anyway?"

"Well, I don't know... Maybe we should ask the Professor.." He thought aloud, trying to play the role of the leader.. Keeping me safe.

"Scott come on I know I can do it." I said stepping forward, "I really want to train."

He gave me a short stare turning his head slightly, it weirded me out, it looked like he didn't know me at all for those moments. I mean he didn't, but HE didn't know that.

"Okay.." He agreed slowly, "But I want you to be careful, okay?"

I silently nodded, and the two of us then descended down to the training room.

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"Kitty watch out!" Scott yelled, sending a blast it a near by laser. It exploded into multiple fragments. I huffed dodging another attacking metal device, slamming hard into the ground when I miscalculated a fall. Okay I figured I could total do this if Rogue could... What I forgot was that Rogue was so kickass.

"Kitty are you okay?" He shouted through attacks, shooting the danger rooms offenses.

"Yeah!" I said through gritted teeth, standing as fast as I could... and that wasn't exactly fast.

Scott turned... looking me up and down, "Okay now come on! There aren't many left we have to get past."

I nodded looking back at the damaged we'd inflicted... ha did I say 'we'? I meant 'he'. I felt so useless, most all I had been doing was running or having Scott save my ass. I switched my gaze back in front of me, to Scott. He ran through the tactical course, destroying the obstacles, for some reason, right then he looked so... I hate to say this word, but gallant (I never really liked it, it seemed like something to like call a knight). Wow, I never thought I would say that about Scott... I always thought he seemed way to strict, but after living here a while I kinda say him in a different light... I realized he was so dedicated, so protective of the people he loves... He was just so.. Fiercely Scott.

'Careful you might just get a crush on him..' I laughed to myself, running to the side. I wasn't worried about that though.

Scott continued his assault, concentrating on a particularly large spinning blade. Only he was oblivious to the smaller one behind him...

"SCOTT!" I screamed, running at him shoving him to the ground, the two machines collided erupting in flames. I watched as flames licked the air, breathing hard.

"So glad I *like* came with you to train now?" I grinned from on top of him. He moaned, but a smile came to his lips.

"Yeah."

"If you two are done now I would appreciate you leavin' so that I could have use of the danger room." A voice growled from the speakers. Our eyes shot toward the control room above, where Logan, suited up, stared back.

"Now!" He yelled.

'Why was he so pissed?' I wondered, thinking back, 'Oh right, because of Mystique..."

I didn't know it would piss him off so much that she got to Blob first... Or maybe it was just seeing her...

Scott got up, lending me a hand, "That was good Kitty."



"Ha, yeah right, I all but would have died if you weren't there." I countered, walking with him out of the room.

"You did kinda have like a handicap... well no that's not what I meant.. I mean.." He trailed off, face turning red. There was that line again, and he didn't want to hurt my feelings by crossing it. He tried changing the subject by turning away to go into his locker.

"Scott?"

"Yeah Kitty?" He asked grabbing a towel, wiping off perspiration.

"Look, I'm okay with losing my powers." The line was cut.

"Wha– I mean I.. Uh.." He sputtered, not expecting my sudden saying that.

"I mean I know you were *like* try to protect my feeling by not talking about it.. But it's really okay."

He didn't look away from my eyes for a few moments, then laughing softly, he said:

"Okay Kitty."

After a few minutes we said our farewells, then walked back to our separate rooms (well limped in my case)

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"Ahhh...." I sighed, putting on my PJ's after a well deserved shower. I padded over to the bed, slid under the covers, and turned out the light.

I wondered... If maybe today, I accomplished something by training with Scott. As I closed my eyelids slowly I giggled somewhat, thinking that I had.

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