Author's note- All right RogueVampyr I won't kill Petey, but only `cause
you asked nicely ;)
Tigeress Moon- honestly, I don't know where they're going to go and I'm the author.
ishandahalf- I'll try to put in more Rogue/ Remy for you. Hope you liked this chappie.
elf-princess4- thanks for reviewing :)
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Home and Piotr
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What will it take 'till you believe in me
The way that I believe in you.
I said I love you, and that's forever
And this I promise from the heart
I could not love you any better
I love you just the way you are.
-Billy Joel
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"Ready?" Kitty asked.
"I guess," Pete said as they walked onto the plane with Lockheed hovering behind them. "`Ow do ya want t' play this, luv?"
"I don't know," Kitty admitted. "It all depends." Pete nodded and slipped an arm around Kitty's shoulders.
"Ya look nervous," he said bluntly. "And yer as stiff as a board. Are you sure you're okay?"
"No," Kitty said. "I, like, really don't want to face him, Pete. I'm scared of what I'll do when I see him."
Pete pulled her into his supportive embrace. "Don't worry, I won't let you do anything you'll regret. I'll be there for you."
She looked at him her blue eyes wide. "Promise?"
He felt his heart melt at her innocent pleading gaze. "You can count on it," he said and squeezed her gently. She smiled at him and started the plane beginning takeoff. An hour later they had landed at the other camp. "Well, we're `ere." Kitty nodded looking half terrified. "Don't worry, luv, I promised you I'm gonna be there through all o' this. I love you."
Kitty looked into his eyes feeling tears come to hers. "I know, Pete, I love you too." She held her head high and started to step off of the plane. Pete started to follow but Lockheed blocked him growling softly.
"Hurt Kit and I'll kill yoo," he snarled repeating his earlier warning. Pete blinked in shock before speaking.
"You did talk!" Pete exclaimed.
"Kit loves yoo stinky, don't mess up!" with that the purple dragon flew away. Pete followed looking mystified. Remy, Rogue, Warren, and Betsy stood waiting for them.
"You're okay!" Betsy exclaimed happily rushing forward to carefully hug Pete being sure not to hurt him.
"I've felt better," Pete said stepping up to Kitty.
"Mon brave, Remy's beginnin' ta t'ink nothin' will kill ya," Remy told Pete gently clasping his friend on the shoulder.
"Giant tinplated Russians take me out?" Pete asked widening his eyes as if shocked by the idea. "Never."
"Don't let him downplay this," Kitty said. "He was touch and go for a while. Where is Peter?"
"He's in his room," Rogue said slightly on edge.
"I need to talk to him," Kitty said.
"Kit-" Remy started.
"I need to do this," Kitty said.
"Want me t' come?" Pete asked.
"No, I, like, have to do this alone." She stood on her tiptoes and kissed him softly. "I'll be right back." She walked to Peter's room. She phased inside and saw him packing.
"Katya," he said without turning. "I cannot begin to tell you of how sorry I am... What I did... there is no excuse. I..." Peter paused wiping what looked like tears away from his eyes. "I lost control. I almost hurt *you* much less what I did to him. I'm sorry, Katya, that's all I can say. I'm leaving today. I don't want you two to have to see me, after what I did to you."
"Peter..." Kitty paused not knowing what to say to him.
"It's okay, Katya. I'll understand if you never forgive me, I completely lost all of my control. I let my anger take over. But please know that I am sorry." He shut his bag and started to leave. He turned back and kissed her on the cheek. "And please know that I did love you. Be happy with him."
"I will," Kitty said. "I want you to be happy too, Peter." He smiled a little before slinging his bag over his broad shoulders and walking away. Kitty walked back to the others.
"He's still alive, isn't he?" Rogue asked.
"He left," Kitty said. "He said that he didn't want Pete and I to have to see him after what he did."
"Dat makes since. Besides, Remy's not sure he would want Petey around after what happened. Remy don't want anyone he can't trust here."
"Good point," Rogue acknowledged.
"You okay, luv?" Pete asked softly.
Kitty smiled at him. "I'm fine."
"Let's get inside," Warren said speaking for the first time since Kitty and Pete had arrived.
"Yeah," Rogue said stepping closer to Remy. "It's gettin' cold out here." Remy wrapped an arm around her shoulders and led her inside. Kitty stayed outside as the others began to walk in. Betsy noticed at the same time that Pete did and waved her fellow Englander inside as she approached the younger girl.
"Are you okay?" she asked.
"Yeah... I guess," Kitty said. She looked at Betsy a worried look on her face as she held Lockheed. "Do you think I'm a bad person?"
"What?"
"I don't know... it's just... I couldn't hate him."
"I for one think that makes you a good person."
"Even after what he did to Pete?"
"Especially."
"But even though I don't hate him I couldn't forgive him. God, Bets, he was crying and I couldn't forgive him, I couldn't tell him to stay, that I'd leave."
"Look, honestly, I don't think you should have forgiven him, not that quick. He almost killed Pete. Maybe in a few years you can let yourself forgive him but remember that Peter isn't the victim here, that's Pete... and you. I know what you must have gone through waiting for him to wake up."
"Mr. McCoy wasn't sure that he would." Kitty almost shuddered of the memory of Pete's beaten form hooked up to all those monitors. Betsy nodded in understanding. "Well, let's go ahead and get inside." The two walked in.
Remy and Rogue were settled in front of the now roaring fire. Warren sat slightly back his legs propped up casually on the couch. Betsy walked to him and sat down on his lap with a happy smile. Warren himself got an almost comical look of shock on his face before relaxing and pulling the her closer and wrapping his arms around her waist. Pete was sitting in an overstuffed armchair and Kitty immediately cuddled up with him on his lap.
"You know what this means don't you?" Betsy asked.
"What what means?" Kitty asked.
"Us, all together," Betsy said.
"What does it mean?" Pete asked knowing he was going to regret it.
"We have to find someone for Brian. Oh! And your sister and John. Wait, what about the two of them...?"
"Don't even think it, Braddock," Pete growled. Betsy merely smiled.
"Are you staying here?" Kitty asked the telepath.
"Actually," Betsy said, "Warren said he'd come back with me."
"Yay," Pete said dryly.
"Be nice," Kitty chastised.
"Be honest, Pryde, do ya actually see `at `appenin'?"
"No," Kitty admitted.
Betsy smirked at Pete's remark before turning to Kitty. "Pete's just upset that you two won't be renewing your subscription to the mile-high club."
"Damn straight!" Pete exclaimed earning him a hard smack to the shoulder from his girlfriend. Remy and Rogue merely looked at Kitty and Pete raising their eyebrows in an eerily similar way.
"What is she talkin' about, Kit?" Rogue asked innocently.
"Nothing," Kitty said but the deep flush on the Valley-Girl's face belied that statement. Her friends merely laughed. Much to Kitty's relief Warren directed conversation away from them and the group began to chat about their respective camps. Kitty smiled laying her head on Pete's chest listening to the conversations, pleased that her friends so readily accepted Pete. Soothed by the steady beat of his heart under her head she soon dozed off.
Tigeress Moon- honestly, I don't know where they're going to go and I'm the author.
ishandahalf- I'll try to put in more Rogue/ Remy for you. Hope you liked this chappie.
elf-princess4- thanks for reviewing :)
~*~
Home and Piotr
~*~
What will it take 'till you believe in me
The way that I believe in you.
I said I love you, and that's forever
And this I promise from the heart
I could not love you any better
I love you just the way you are.
-Billy Joel
~*~
"Ready?" Kitty asked.
"I guess," Pete said as they walked onto the plane with Lockheed hovering behind them. "`Ow do ya want t' play this, luv?"
"I don't know," Kitty admitted. "It all depends." Pete nodded and slipped an arm around Kitty's shoulders.
"Ya look nervous," he said bluntly. "And yer as stiff as a board. Are you sure you're okay?"
"No," Kitty said. "I, like, really don't want to face him, Pete. I'm scared of what I'll do when I see him."
Pete pulled her into his supportive embrace. "Don't worry, I won't let you do anything you'll regret. I'll be there for you."
She looked at him her blue eyes wide. "Promise?"
He felt his heart melt at her innocent pleading gaze. "You can count on it," he said and squeezed her gently. She smiled at him and started the plane beginning takeoff. An hour later they had landed at the other camp. "Well, we're `ere." Kitty nodded looking half terrified. "Don't worry, luv, I promised you I'm gonna be there through all o' this. I love you."
Kitty looked into his eyes feeling tears come to hers. "I know, Pete, I love you too." She held her head high and started to step off of the plane. Pete started to follow but Lockheed blocked him growling softly.
"Hurt Kit and I'll kill yoo," he snarled repeating his earlier warning. Pete blinked in shock before speaking.
"You did talk!" Pete exclaimed.
"Kit loves yoo stinky, don't mess up!" with that the purple dragon flew away. Pete followed looking mystified. Remy, Rogue, Warren, and Betsy stood waiting for them.
"You're okay!" Betsy exclaimed happily rushing forward to carefully hug Pete being sure not to hurt him.
"I've felt better," Pete said stepping up to Kitty.
"Mon brave, Remy's beginnin' ta t'ink nothin' will kill ya," Remy told Pete gently clasping his friend on the shoulder.
"Giant tinplated Russians take me out?" Pete asked widening his eyes as if shocked by the idea. "Never."
"Don't let him downplay this," Kitty said. "He was touch and go for a while. Where is Peter?"
"He's in his room," Rogue said slightly on edge.
"I need to talk to him," Kitty said.
"Kit-" Remy started.
"I need to do this," Kitty said.
"Want me t' come?" Pete asked.
"No, I, like, have to do this alone." She stood on her tiptoes and kissed him softly. "I'll be right back." She walked to Peter's room. She phased inside and saw him packing.
"Katya," he said without turning. "I cannot begin to tell you of how sorry I am... What I did... there is no excuse. I..." Peter paused wiping what looked like tears away from his eyes. "I lost control. I almost hurt *you* much less what I did to him. I'm sorry, Katya, that's all I can say. I'm leaving today. I don't want you two to have to see me, after what I did to you."
"Peter..." Kitty paused not knowing what to say to him.
"It's okay, Katya. I'll understand if you never forgive me, I completely lost all of my control. I let my anger take over. But please know that I am sorry." He shut his bag and started to leave. He turned back and kissed her on the cheek. "And please know that I did love you. Be happy with him."
"I will," Kitty said. "I want you to be happy too, Peter." He smiled a little before slinging his bag over his broad shoulders and walking away. Kitty walked back to the others.
"He's still alive, isn't he?" Rogue asked.
"He left," Kitty said. "He said that he didn't want Pete and I to have to see him after what he did."
"Dat makes since. Besides, Remy's not sure he would want Petey around after what happened. Remy don't want anyone he can't trust here."
"Good point," Rogue acknowledged.
"You okay, luv?" Pete asked softly.
Kitty smiled at him. "I'm fine."
"Let's get inside," Warren said speaking for the first time since Kitty and Pete had arrived.
"Yeah," Rogue said stepping closer to Remy. "It's gettin' cold out here." Remy wrapped an arm around her shoulders and led her inside. Kitty stayed outside as the others began to walk in. Betsy noticed at the same time that Pete did and waved her fellow Englander inside as she approached the younger girl.
"Are you okay?" she asked.
"Yeah... I guess," Kitty said. She looked at Betsy a worried look on her face as she held Lockheed. "Do you think I'm a bad person?"
"What?"
"I don't know... it's just... I couldn't hate him."
"I for one think that makes you a good person."
"Even after what he did to Pete?"
"Especially."
"But even though I don't hate him I couldn't forgive him. God, Bets, he was crying and I couldn't forgive him, I couldn't tell him to stay, that I'd leave."
"Look, honestly, I don't think you should have forgiven him, not that quick. He almost killed Pete. Maybe in a few years you can let yourself forgive him but remember that Peter isn't the victim here, that's Pete... and you. I know what you must have gone through waiting for him to wake up."
"Mr. McCoy wasn't sure that he would." Kitty almost shuddered of the memory of Pete's beaten form hooked up to all those monitors. Betsy nodded in understanding. "Well, let's go ahead and get inside." The two walked in.
Remy and Rogue were settled in front of the now roaring fire. Warren sat slightly back his legs propped up casually on the couch. Betsy walked to him and sat down on his lap with a happy smile. Warren himself got an almost comical look of shock on his face before relaxing and pulling the her closer and wrapping his arms around her waist. Pete was sitting in an overstuffed armchair and Kitty immediately cuddled up with him on his lap.
"You know what this means don't you?" Betsy asked.
"What what means?" Kitty asked.
"Us, all together," Betsy said.
"What does it mean?" Pete asked knowing he was going to regret it.
"We have to find someone for Brian. Oh! And your sister and John. Wait, what about the two of them...?"
"Don't even think it, Braddock," Pete growled. Betsy merely smiled.
"Are you staying here?" Kitty asked the telepath.
"Actually," Betsy said, "Warren said he'd come back with me."
"Yay," Pete said dryly.
"Be nice," Kitty chastised.
"Be honest, Pryde, do ya actually see `at `appenin'?"
"No," Kitty admitted.
Betsy smirked at Pete's remark before turning to Kitty. "Pete's just upset that you two won't be renewing your subscription to the mile-high club."
"Damn straight!" Pete exclaimed earning him a hard smack to the shoulder from his girlfriend. Remy and Rogue merely looked at Kitty and Pete raising their eyebrows in an eerily similar way.
"What is she talkin' about, Kit?" Rogue asked innocently.
"Nothing," Kitty said but the deep flush on the Valley-Girl's face belied that statement. Her friends merely laughed. Much to Kitty's relief Warren directed conversation away from them and the group began to chat about their respective camps. Kitty smiled laying her head on Pete's chest listening to the conversations, pleased that her friends so readily accepted Pete. Soothed by the steady beat of his heart under her head she soon dozed off.