Author's Note- Just a note about Pete's clothes. A dress shirt, slacks, a
tie, a suit jacket, and a trench coat are all he ever wears.
~*~
Going Home
~*~
Like anyone would be
I am flattered by your fascination with me
Like any hot-blooded woman
I have simply wanted an object to crave
But you, you're not allowed
You're uninvited
An unfortunate slight
-Alanis Morissette
~*~
Present day
"I'm going to bed," Pete announced standing.
"Do you, like, have some pillows or something?" Kitty asked.
"Pryde, you said yourself that last night was the best you've slept in years, why don't you just sleep with me?" He saw her cheeks flush at that offer and smirked to himself. "I just meant in my bed, get your mind out of the bloody gutter."
Kitty stood glaring up at him. "You're the one who worded it like that. You probably did it on purpose!"
"Anyone ever tell you that you look cute when you get angry?"
"Shut up!"
"No, don't see that `appenin'. Why are you so upset anyhow? You're the one who assumed I had bad intentions. `Ell, if anyone should be upset it should be me." She opened her mouth before shutting it again. "Ya look like a guppy when you do that."
"Are you trying to make me angry?"
"Just makin' observations."
"Look, all I want are pillows, is that too much to ask?"
"Yes." With that he walked into his room. Fuming Kitty followed him. "Decide t' take me up on my offer?"
"No," Kitty said. "I need my bag."
"Kitty," Pete said surprising her. "I meant what I said. You can sleep here, I'm not goin' t' jump you or anythin'."
"I know," the younger girl said.
"So do you want to sleep here?"
"Yeah, I'm sure it'd be a lot more comfortable than the couch."
"Go ahead and get dressed in the bathroom." He gestured to the room sitting on the bed to remove his own shoes. Kitty nodded going into the room. When she came back Pete was already in bed. She got in on the other side. She was slightly surprised when he reached out and pulled her to him, not initiating any contact beyond that, simply holding her.
The next morning
Pete woke up feeling that they had moved during the night, now his head was resting on her chest. He took a deep breath and tried to ignore the feeling of a soft feminine body under him. He started to move when Kitty opened her eyes. "Um, hi," she whispered looking up at him.
He sighed, relieved that she didn't freak out on him. "Mornin'."
"Um... Pete..." she whispered.
"Sorry," he said moving so she could get up.
"That's okay. Well, I'm going to take a shower, I should leave this morning." Pete nodded as she got up and went into the bathroom. He sighed leaning back. She's leaving... She came back a few minutes later.
"Aren't you going to see me off?" she asked.
"Of course," he said standing and throwing on a pair of slacks and a white dress shirt. He tied his tie as he followed her out.
"Well," Kitty said. "It was totally great meeting all of you."
"Likewise," Romany smiled.
"You have t' come back," John told her.
"I'll try," Kitty said. "It might be kind of hard."
"We'll make sure that we need something else," Romany said.
"C'mon, Pryde," Pete said picking up her bag for her.
"Lockheed, let's go," Kitty called. The dragon flew to her and perched on her shoulder as they walked out. He drove them back to the Blackbird and got out walking with her to the door. "I guess I'll see you later."
"Yeah," Pete murmured. She turned to go and he grabbed her arm pulling her back. He lowered his head and kissed her. Kitty stiffened in his arms for a second before relaxing and wrapping her arms around his neck. He pulled her closer and slid his tongue into her mouth. He moaned softly as her tongue moved over his tentatively at first, then bolder when she heard his response. He pulled away looking into her bright blue eyes. "I'll see you."
"Goodbye, Pete," she whispered before climbing back onto the plane. Lockheed glared at him.
"`Urt Kit and I'll kill yoo," the dragon growled before following his mistress.
"Did he just talk?" Pete asked out loud as he went back to the truck. He watched as she took off.
A few hours later
"What took ya so long?" Rogue asked. "We were startin' ta get worried."
"I'm fine," Kitty shrugged.
"Y' didn' answer the question, petite," Remy pointed out.
"You guys said I had to be back in three days, here I am," Kitty said. Remy looked at her for a few seconds. "What?"
"Just wonderin' why you're not tellin' us about what happened," he said.
"Why? Did he say something?" she asked her eyes wide.
"'He'?" Rogue and Remy asked together.
"Lockheed and I are going to put my stuff away," Kitty said realizing her mistake. She led the dragon away.
"So la chat has found a garçon?" Remy mused. "Petey won' be happy about dat."
"He had his chance," Rogue said.
"Oui," Remy agreed.
"Ah'm gonna go try t' find out what happened," Rogue said kissing Remy softly. She walked into the cabin to Kitty's room. The door was open so she just walked in. "Hey, Kit."
"Hi," Kitty said.
"Are you goin' ta tell meh what happened?"
"Nothing happened."
"Kitty-"
"Look, it's not like I'm going to see him again so can we just, like, drop it?" she asked.
"Fahne. If ya do want ta talk, you know where Ah am."
"I know," Kitty said. "Thank you." Rogue left and Kitty laid down on her bed. "I'm so confused, dragon." Lockheed cooed sympathetically. "I need to stop this! He's probably not even thinking about me."
England
"What else do we need?" John asked looking over their inventory sheets.
"Be creative," Pete said.
"Why don't you just ask for her to come back?" Romany inquired.
"I can't do that," Pete said.
"O' course not," Romany said rolling her eyes. "Ask for feminine items, we need some soon anyhow." Both men froze with wide eyes. "Well, we do."
"Rom, luv, please don't talk to us about that," John said.
"Oh, grow up," Romany said. "Write it down."
"And in return?" John asked.
"Let them decide," Pete said.
"Never thought I'd see the day," Jardine said walking in.
"See what day?" Pete inquired.
"The day that you would fall for someone."
"I don't know what yer talkin' about, old man," Pete said standing.
"Sure," Jardine said.
~*~
Going Home
~*~
Like anyone would be
I am flattered by your fascination with me
Like any hot-blooded woman
I have simply wanted an object to crave
But you, you're not allowed
You're uninvited
An unfortunate slight
-Alanis Morissette
~*~
Present day
"I'm going to bed," Pete announced standing.
"Do you, like, have some pillows or something?" Kitty asked.
"Pryde, you said yourself that last night was the best you've slept in years, why don't you just sleep with me?" He saw her cheeks flush at that offer and smirked to himself. "I just meant in my bed, get your mind out of the bloody gutter."
Kitty stood glaring up at him. "You're the one who worded it like that. You probably did it on purpose!"
"Anyone ever tell you that you look cute when you get angry?"
"Shut up!"
"No, don't see that `appenin'. Why are you so upset anyhow? You're the one who assumed I had bad intentions. `Ell, if anyone should be upset it should be me." She opened her mouth before shutting it again. "Ya look like a guppy when you do that."
"Are you trying to make me angry?"
"Just makin' observations."
"Look, all I want are pillows, is that too much to ask?"
"Yes." With that he walked into his room. Fuming Kitty followed him. "Decide t' take me up on my offer?"
"No," Kitty said. "I need my bag."
"Kitty," Pete said surprising her. "I meant what I said. You can sleep here, I'm not goin' t' jump you or anythin'."
"I know," the younger girl said.
"So do you want to sleep here?"
"Yeah, I'm sure it'd be a lot more comfortable than the couch."
"Go ahead and get dressed in the bathroom." He gestured to the room sitting on the bed to remove his own shoes. Kitty nodded going into the room. When she came back Pete was already in bed. She got in on the other side. She was slightly surprised when he reached out and pulled her to him, not initiating any contact beyond that, simply holding her.
The next morning
Pete woke up feeling that they had moved during the night, now his head was resting on her chest. He took a deep breath and tried to ignore the feeling of a soft feminine body under him. He started to move when Kitty opened her eyes. "Um, hi," she whispered looking up at him.
He sighed, relieved that she didn't freak out on him. "Mornin'."
"Um... Pete..." she whispered.
"Sorry," he said moving so she could get up.
"That's okay. Well, I'm going to take a shower, I should leave this morning." Pete nodded as she got up and went into the bathroom. He sighed leaning back. She's leaving... She came back a few minutes later.
"Aren't you going to see me off?" she asked.
"Of course," he said standing and throwing on a pair of slacks and a white dress shirt. He tied his tie as he followed her out.
"Well," Kitty said. "It was totally great meeting all of you."
"Likewise," Romany smiled.
"You have t' come back," John told her.
"I'll try," Kitty said. "It might be kind of hard."
"We'll make sure that we need something else," Romany said.
"C'mon, Pryde," Pete said picking up her bag for her.
"Lockheed, let's go," Kitty called. The dragon flew to her and perched on her shoulder as they walked out. He drove them back to the Blackbird and got out walking with her to the door. "I guess I'll see you later."
"Yeah," Pete murmured. She turned to go and he grabbed her arm pulling her back. He lowered his head and kissed her. Kitty stiffened in his arms for a second before relaxing and wrapping her arms around his neck. He pulled her closer and slid his tongue into her mouth. He moaned softly as her tongue moved over his tentatively at first, then bolder when she heard his response. He pulled away looking into her bright blue eyes. "I'll see you."
"Goodbye, Pete," she whispered before climbing back onto the plane. Lockheed glared at him.
"`Urt Kit and I'll kill yoo," the dragon growled before following his mistress.
"Did he just talk?" Pete asked out loud as he went back to the truck. He watched as she took off.
A few hours later
"What took ya so long?" Rogue asked. "We were startin' ta get worried."
"I'm fine," Kitty shrugged.
"Y' didn' answer the question, petite," Remy pointed out.
"You guys said I had to be back in three days, here I am," Kitty said. Remy looked at her for a few seconds. "What?"
"Just wonderin' why you're not tellin' us about what happened," he said.
"Why? Did he say something?" she asked her eyes wide.
"'He'?" Rogue and Remy asked together.
"Lockheed and I are going to put my stuff away," Kitty said realizing her mistake. She led the dragon away.
"So la chat has found a garçon?" Remy mused. "Petey won' be happy about dat."
"He had his chance," Rogue said.
"Oui," Remy agreed.
"Ah'm gonna go try t' find out what happened," Rogue said kissing Remy softly. She walked into the cabin to Kitty's room. The door was open so she just walked in. "Hey, Kit."
"Hi," Kitty said.
"Are you goin' ta tell meh what happened?"
"Nothing happened."
"Kitty-"
"Look, it's not like I'm going to see him again so can we just, like, drop it?" she asked.
"Fahne. If ya do want ta talk, you know where Ah am."
"I know," Kitty said. "Thank you." Rogue left and Kitty laid down on her bed. "I'm so confused, dragon." Lockheed cooed sympathetically. "I need to stop this! He's probably not even thinking about me."
England
"What else do we need?" John asked looking over their inventory sheets.
"Be creative," Pete said.
"Why don't you just ask for her to come back?" Romany inquired.
"I can't do that," Pete said.
"O' course not," Romany said rolling her eyes. "Ask for feminine items, we need some soon anyhow." Both men froze with wide eyes. "Well, we do."
"Rom, luv, please don't talk to us about that," John said.
"Oh, grow up," Romany said. "Write it down."
"And in return?" John asked.
"Let them decide," Pete said.
"Never thought I'd see the day," Jardine said walking in.
"See what day?" Pete inquired.
"The day that you would fall for someone."
"I don't know what yer talkin' about, old man," Pete said standing.
"Sure," Jardine said.