Chapter Three.
NEXT DAY IN THE CAFETERIA....
"So did you do it yo? Did you kiss her? By the way which one did you choose?" Todd asked him anxiously anticipating the answer. He didn't know what was so fascinating about his friend's love life; maybe it was the fact that he and Pietro made a bet (things had been a bit on the dull side at the Brotherhood house). If Pietro could take actually get a date with an X- girl, he would have to go outside in his boxers, in the freezing cold, singing on top of the school flagpole, "Mary had a little Lamb." Everything happened so fast that afternoon, Todd hadn't even realised when the bet got so intense. Just the thought of it made him shudder.
"No, I didn't kiss her! And obviously Kitty would be the only logical choice, with Jean being a telepath and Rogue just being plain scary!" * Which technically was a lie but how would he know that! * "Would you just pace yourself? I need to catch her when she least expecting it, catch her off her guard. This assignment couldn't have come in a more perfect time; all I have to do is turn on the Maximoff charm and sweep her off her feet. This bet was about to cranked up a notch." Peitro's sinister look was slowly replaced by a warm smile.
"You better not go falling for no X-geek yo, especially not Kitty Pryde! Lance would kill you! Besides you can't use your assignment as a way of asking Kitty out yo! It would be too easy, especially for you! She has to go because she wants too!" Todd said this with a concerned, cautious look on his face. He knew Lance liked Kitty but was a bit unsure why he hadn't made a big deal about not being paired up with her for this assignment. How would he react if he saw Kitty and Pietro together!
"Yeah he really likes her, which would explain why he's the corner of the cafeteria playing tonsil hockey with Heather Graham. You know I think Lance fails this Social Life class on purpose, just so he can get paired up with one cheerleader or the other!" Peitro's warm smile quickly faded away and was replaced by a disgusted smirk. Heather was such an airhead! The only reason he was cosying up with her was to maintain his reputation as biggest flirt and scratch another cheerleader off his list.
"I don't think so yo! Maybe he really has trouble sticking the life lessons in this class!"
"Yeah Todd, three years running!" Pietro said with a sarcastic overtone. "Maybe you should just go get some lunch before you hurt yourself!"
Pietro sat there racking his brains out. How was he going to convince Kitty that his feelings for her were genuine - feelings for her genuine, yeah right! This assignment should make things a lot easier but for some reason everything seemed more complicated. He was thrilled to be paired up with Kitty- he would play with her emotions a bit, score a date or even a girlfriend for a week out of it, and simultaneously scratch another girl's name off his scorecard, and not just any girl - an X-geek! This was going to be sweet!
Kitty sat in Social Life bored out of her skull- again. This was a recurring theme. She hadn't given up on finding a way out of this assignment, her brief encounter with Pietro yesterday making her even more determined than ever. That kiss! It had kept her awake most of the night, aside from her feelings of confusion; not knowing whether to admit she was like slowly falling for Pietro or to like just chalk it up to being a bad reaction to yesterday's meatloaf in the cafeteria.
"Alright class here are your list of assignment scenarios to begin working through. Kitty take one and pass it down. As I said yesterday, you will be working through these scenarios together. However for all of you who have a problem with this assignment....
* Why is she staring at me? *
"For all of you who have a problem with this assignment you can automatically take an F, failing the class and repeating it next semester. Have fun."
Groans could be heard from all over the classroom. * I really hate you! * But then again this doesn't have to be a bad thing! Pietro could be like an okay guy, after all look at the way he acted yesterday at the mansion. With those words she felt a cool breeze brush past her, so did the rest of the class, papers flying everywhere. She saw a single red rose and a card attached to it. * Is Pietro crazy! He's using his mutation here, in front of everyone! * She read the card silently,
My cutest Kitten,
I know things are really weird between us right now, after yesterday and all. It came as quite a surprise when I kissed you but it definitely meant something to me, it affected me much more than I thought it would have. I have to talk to you Kitty because the truth is my precious darling; I think I'm falling for you, really, really hard. But then again I've been falling for you a long time now. Meet me in the park, near the lake, after school; if you don't show up I know I'll have my answer. But I really need to see you (no pressure though).
Hoping to be yours forever, Pietro.
A small smile crept across Kitty's face. She had to admit it was a little romantic but that thought vanished as quickly as it came. It was Pietro- nothing else to add to that! This had to be like some sort of trick, something to get my defences down but why? Why would he want me in vulnerable position? It was hard to believe that after all this time exchanging insults and wisecracks to each other; Pietro would be like falling for her. It made no sense! Before yesterday they had like barely said two words to each and now he was asking to me to meet him in the park! This was unreal; it was crazy. I'll like be there Pietro and I'm going to find out just what you have up your sleeve.
TO BE CONTINUED.
NEXT DAY IN THE CAFETERIA....
"So did you do it yo? Did you kiss her? By the way which one did you choose?" Todd asked him anxiously anticipating the answer. He didn't know what was so fascinating about his friend's love life; maybe it was the fact that he and Pietro made a bet (things had been a bit on the dull side at the Brotherhood house). If Pietro could take actually get a date with an X- girl, he would have to go outside in his boxers, in the freezing cold, singing on top of the school flagpole, "Mary had a little Lamb." Everything happened so fast that afternoon, Todd hadn't even realised when the bet got so intense. Just the thought of it made him shudder.
"No, I didn't kiss her! And obviously Kitty would be the only logical choice, with Jean being a telepath and Rogue just being plain scary!" * Which technically was a lie but how would he know that! * "Would you just pace yourself? I need to catch her when she least expecting it, catch her off her guard. This assignment couldn't have come in a more perfect time; all I have to do is turn on the Maximoff charm and sweep her off her feet. This bet was about to cranked up a notch." Peitro's sinister look was slowly replaced by a warm smile.
"You better not go falling for no X-geek yo, especially not Kitty Pryde! Lance would kill you! Besides you can't use your assignment as a way of asking Kitty out yo! It would be too easy, especially for you! She has to go because she wants too!" Todd said this with a concerned, cautious look on his face. He knew Lance liked Kitty but was a bit unsure why he hadn't made a big deal about not being paired up with her for this assignment. How would he react if he saw Kitty and Pietro together!
"Yeah he really likes her, which would explain why he's the corner of the cafeteria playing tonsil hockey with Heather Graham. You know I think Lance fails this Social Life class on purpose, just so he can get paired up with one cheerleader or the other!" Peitro's warm smile quickly faded away and was replaced by a disgusted smirk. Heather was such an airhead! The only reason he was cosying up with her was to maintain his reputation as biggest flirt and scratch another cheerleader off his list.
"I don't think so yo! Maybe he really has trouble sticking the life lessons in this class!"
"Yeah Todd, three years running!" Pietro said with a sarcastic overtone. "Maybe you should just go get some lunch before you hurt yourself!"
Pietro sat there racking his brains out. How was he going to convince Kitty that his feelings for her were genuine - feelings for her genuine, yeah right! This assignment should make things a lot easier but for some reason everything seemed more complicated. He was thrilled to be paired up with Kitty- he would play with her emotions a bit, score a date or even a girlfriend for a week out of it, and simultaneously scratch another girl's name off his scorecard, and not just any girl - an X-geek! This was going to be sweet!
Kitty sat in Social Life bored out of her skull- again. This was a recurring theme. She hadn't given up on finding a way out of this assignment, her brief encounter with Pietro yesterday making her even more determined than ever. That kiss! It had kept her awake most of the night, aside from her feelings of confusion; not knowing whether to admit she was like slowly falling for Pietro or to like just chalk it up to being a bad reaction to yesterday's meatloaf in the cafeteria.
"Alright class here are your list of assignment scenarios to begin working through. Kitty take one and pass it down. As I said yesterday, you will be working through these scenarios together. However for all of you who have a problem with this assignment....
* Why is she staring at me? *
"For all of you who have a problem with this assignment you can automatically take an F, failing the class and repeating it next semester. Have fun."
Groans could be heard from all over the classroom. * I really hate you! * But then again this doesn't have to be a bad thing! Pietro could be like an okay guy, after all look at the way he acted yesterday at the mansion. With those words she felt a cool breeze brush past her, so did the rest of the class, papers flying everywhere. She saw a single red rose and a card attached to it. * Is Pietro crazy! He's using his mutation here, in front of everyone! * She read the card silently,
My cutest Kitten,
I know things are really weird between us right now, after yesterday and all. It came as quite a surprise when I kissed you but it definitely meant something to me, it affected me much more than I thought it would have. I have to talk to you Kitty because the truth is my precious darling; I think I'm falling for you, really, really hard. But then again I've been falling for you a long time now. Meet me in the park, near the lake, after school; if you don't show up I know I'll have my answer. But I really need to see you (no pressure though).
Hoping to be yours forever, Pietro.
A small smile crept across Kitty's face. She had to admit it was a little romantic but that thought vanished as quickly as it came. It was Pietro- nothing else to add to that! This had to be like some sort of trick, something to get my defences down but why? Why would he want me in vulnerable position? It was hard to believe that after all this time exchanging insults and wisecracks to each other; Pietro would be like falling for her. It made no sense! Before yesterday they had like barely said two words to each and now he was asking to me to meet him in the park! This was unreal; it was crazy. I'll like be there Pietro and I'm going to find out just what you have up your sleeve.
TO BE CONTINUED.