Chapter Nine.
Kitty looked extremely gorgeous, decked in a long black elegant gown, with spaghetti straps, (her mother sent it to her as a prom present), which showed her slender yet shapely figure. She figured her mom wouldn't be all that upset, after all this is a special occasion and a very expensive restaurant. The long slit on the left side accentuated the dress perfectly, showing off just the right amount of skin. To complete her attire, was a neat little black shrug, which fitted her flawlessly.
She wore her hear in a neat French roll with two strands of hair stylishly falling in the front. She looked amazing. Her make-up, well her lack of make-up consisted of some light pink eye shadow and pink lip-gloss. Now all that was left to do is ask Scott for a ride.
Scott sat on the couch flipping through a magazine as Kitty made her way down the stairs. Kurt gave her a loud wolf whistle and Evan just jabbed him in the side. She could hear them whispering in the back,
"Kitty looks awesome, for a friend I mean!"
"Ja, I don't know vho that guy is but I vish it vas me!"
Evan elbowed him in the side again. They both started horse playing around. Kitty rolled her eyes - *MEN, go figure! *
After all this, Scott wouldn't like say no right? He like can't say no, I got all this stupid stuff on and it took me like two hours to get dressed!" * I'm going in! *
"Um Scott?" He sat there without even looking up from his magazine.
"Can you like give me a ride to La Mode?"
"The French Restaurant? Why?"
"I like have a date!"
Scott looked up from his magazine. What he saw astonished him. It wasn't Kitty the perky freshman but a different Kitty, the beautiful young lady.
"So... who's the lucky guy? Do I know him?"
"Not personally."
"Well how come he's not coming here to pick you up?"
"Well... he's like taking me to an expensive restaurant so I thought the least I could do was like meet him there!"
"Aren't you the millennium type of gal!"
"Yeah, yeah I'm like a girl of the nineties. So will you give me the ride?"
"Of course I will Kitty! Let me just grab my coat!"
Pietro stood outside the restaurant waiting for Kitty's arrival. * Boy I really hope this goes well! * The weather was terrible, windy and cold, * maybe I should have done this a better day. * He paced up and down the walkway, nervously trying to figure out what to say. * I really hope this goes well! *
Scott pulled up to the restaurant gates.
"Wow this place is huge, it's like a hotel."
Kitty sat there sort of nervously. She bit her fingernails, something she absolutely detested. * Why do I like get the feeling my entire world is about to come crashing down on me? I shouldn't like be this nervous, it's just dinner with Pietro! * Maybe that was just it, it was dinner with Pietro; something she had never done before.
"It's like alright Scott, I'll walk the rest of the way."
"Are you sure? It's rather chilly out and by the looks of it, it's a long walk in."
"I'm like sure."
She got out and closed the car door.
"Kitty relax, everything will be fine. I'm sure you and what's his name will get along great."
"Yeah I like guess you're right."
"So you'll call me when you want me to come pick you up? You've got my cell right?"
"Yeah Scott like quit fussing, you're like my grandmother or something."
"Alright, alright, I'm leaving now because I'm clearly making you even more nervous. See you later Kitty."
"Bye and thanks."
Kitty made her way up the walkway. * Boy it's really starting to get cold out here and windy too! * She mentally went over in her mind what she should say and what she should stay clear away from. She couldn't shake the nagging feeling that something was going to go wrong. * Come on Kitty you can't think that way or else something will really go wrong! * She raised her head and there he was. He looked absolutely amazing in his black tuxedo. A perfect gentleman.
Pietro saw her standing there, smiling ever so sweetly. She looked absolutely stunning; he almost shuddered to think how her perfectly set features would react when he told her everything. He walked up to her and gave her a kiss on the cheek.
"You look so beautiful!"
"Like thanks, you look very handsome yourself."
"Well let's go inside shall we."
Todd hopped as fast as he could to get to the restaurant. He was all decked in a black tuxedo, which he rented for the evening, knowing that without it and the three-hour conversation on the phone to get the reservation, he wouldn't be let in. He cursed himself for always being late; this was going to be a very special occasion.
"Yo man Pietro, I hope you don't start the fireworks without me!"
Pietro and Kitty sat at their table enjoying each other company. Despite Pietro's continuous dropping of his spoon on the floor, the water he spilt all over the table - not to mention his lap, and the accidental flinging of his menu at an old lady sitting opposite to them, everything was going fine.
Kitty snickered a little; she could tell he was nervous. "Pietro are you alright?"
"Yeah I'm fine!" he choked out. * Breathe Pietro, just breathe. * "Um... have I told you how beautiful you look tonight Kitten?"
She blushed. She loved him so much; nothing could spoil this night.
The usher showed Todd to his table and coincidentally it was only a few feet away from Pietro's and Kitty's.
The evening dragged on and on. Todd was beginning to wonder when Pietro was going to make his move. Unknown to him, Pietro was wondering the same thing. Then he saw it! A long, drawn out kiss! If he didn't know any better it almost looked like if Pietro was enjoying it! Hah but the joke was on that ditzy X-geek yo! Come on Pietro my man, tell her everything - but wait! Why would he tell her anything, the bet was between them? Maybe I should go over and let him know he's won the bet! No... no I can't! I can always wait till he comes home, of course he'll know he 'won the bet! But what would he care, he won the bet. I'm the one who's gonna be freezing my tail off come Monday morning yo! And the weather guy says it's supposed to snow! Yeah I think I'm gonna go over!
Pietro got up to pull Kitty's chair out so they could leave. Just then he saw Todd approaching. * Oh man, what the hec is he doing here!? *
"Yo Pietro my man, what's up?"
"Todd what are you doing here!" Pietro said rather annoyed. He gave him one of those 'if looks could kill you would be dead by now' sort of stares.
"Like hey Todd, what are you doing here?"
"Pietro you sly dog, I guess you won the bet!"
"Bet? What bet?"
Pietro stood there with his mouth half open. "Kitty... I ... Todd we'll talk about this later!"
"Don't be so modest yo! I can't believe you actually got this far with an X-geek! You really are 'King Flirt', you know that yo!"
"Pietro... Pietro what is he talking about?" a puzzled look on her face.
"Kitty I was going to explain everything, honestly. Everything was not supposed to get this screwed up!"
"I guess you can scratch another girl off your list yo! And not just any girl - Kitty Pryde, an X-man."
"Todd will you shut up!"
"I can't believe this! This is isn't happening! You used me?" Kitty's eyes wide in amazement. "How could I have been so stupid... how could I?"
"Kitty no, if you would just give me a chance to explain..."
She stood up knocking her chair to the floor. Without saying a single word, she walked out of the restaurant.
"Kitty wait..."
Pietro couldn't believe what just happened. He was about to explode inside, it could have gone better if it wasn't for that stupid, annoying, disgusting slime ball.
"Now look at what you've done you idiot! Why don't you just get out of here, I'll kill you later!"
Kitty sat outside in the freezing cold, although barely feeling anything from the numbness in her body. She tired to soak it all in, to understand what just happened inside there but it was too unbelievable. The tears just built up inside her eyes.
Pietro rushed out the restaurant doors and stood there, frantically looking for Kitty. He saw her over by the park bench - this restaurant had a park, go figure - sitting motionlessly. He walked over to her.
"Kitty it's freezing out here, you'll catch cold." He took off his jacket and draped it around her shoulders. She just sat there, emotionless.
"Look Kitty I'm really sorry. I made that stupid bet before I got to know you... to know how amazingly warm, funny, compassionate, how so totally amazing you really are. What Todd said inside there isn't true! It's not about dating and X-man or about scratching another girl off my list because the truth is I love you. I was going to explain everything to you tonight before Todd came and ruined it all, maybe it wouldn't have gotten so messed up!"
She just sat there - silent. He could see the tears rolling down her cheeks.
"Kitty, did you hear me?"
He still got no reply.
"Kitty you have every right to be mad at me but..."
"I'm not mad at you Pietro, I'm just really, really hurt." Her voice broke. She was on the verge of tears. "I can't believe I've been so blind! I was stupid enough to actually think a guy like you would be interested in someone like me. I'm just so tired of being taken advantage of - there goes Kitty Pryde, the ditzy valley girl! Let's crack on her she won't mind, she's like too stupid to notice anyway! You must have had a good laugh - a good long laugh at my expense! I've been so stupid."
"No Kitty don't say that...please! You are good enough for me; actually you're too good for me. I've been a real jerk I know but please don't say those things because they aren't true!"
"Yes they are Pietro!" The tears came gushing out. "If it wasn't true, why did you pick me? Why not R-Rogue or... or Jean. You want to like know why, then let me tell you! It's because I'm stupid! Poor, little naïve Kitty... pick her for your stupid bet because she's brainless enough to fall for it!"
"Kitty stop saying that, it's not true!" He grabbed hold of her and hugged her tightly. "I love you so much, I don't want to lose you!"
She looked up at him; tears filled her eyes. He placed her hair behind her ears and kissed her gently. They shared the most intense, passionate kiss that they've ever had before Kitty broke away.
"No... no this isn't real, it isn't real! You lied to me. This entire relationship has been a lie."
She slipped off the ring and placed it in the palm of his hand.
"No Kitty please don't do this. I'm sorry... I'm so sorry." Pietro's eyes quickly filled with water.
"I love you Pietro but I never want to see you again."
He watched her walk away. He couldn't go after her - how could he, after all he's done! He quickly got up... no - no he couldn't. There wasn't anything left to be said. He'd just be hurting her even more.
* It's over! I've lost her... lost everything. *
He plopped back down on the bench, wiped his eyes and buried his face in his hands.
* I've lost her... *
TO BE CONTINUED.
Kitty looked extremely gorgeous, decked in a long black elegant gown, with spaghetti straps, (her mother sent it to her as a prom present), which showed her slender yet shapely figure. She figured her mom wouldn't be all that upset, after all this is a special occasion and a very expensive restaurant. The long slit on the left side accentuated the dress perfectly, showing off just the right amount of skin. To complete her attire, was a neat little black shrug, which fitted her flawlessly.
She wore her hear in a neat French roll with two strands of hair stylishly falling in the front. She looked amazing. Her make-up, well her lack of make-up consisted of some light pink eye shadow and pink lip-gloss. Now all that was left to do is ask Scott for a ride.
Scott sat on the couch flipping through a magazine as Kitty made her way down the stairs. Kurt gave her a loud wolf whistle and Evan just jabbed him in the side. She could hear them whispering in the back,
"Kitty looks awesome, for a friend I mean!"
"Ja, I don't know vho that guy is but I vish it vas me!"
Evan elbowed him in the side again. They both started horse playing around. Kitty rolled her eyes - *MEN, go figure! *
After all this, Scott wouldn't like say no right? He like can't say no, I got all this stupid stuff on and it took me like two hours to get dressed!" * I'm going in! *
"Um Scott?" He sat there without even looking up from his magazine.
"Can you like give me a ride to La Mode?"
"The French Restaurant? Why?"
"I like have a date!"
Scott looked up from his magazine. What he saw astonished him. It wasn't Kitty the perky freshman but a different Kitty, the beautiful young lady.
"So... who's the lucky guy? Do I know him?"
"Not personally."
"Well how come he's not coming here to pick you up?"
"Well... he's like taking me to an expensive restaurant so I thought the least I could do was like meet him there!"
"Aren't you the millennium type of gal!"
"Yeah, yeah I'm like a girl of the nineties. So will you give me the ride?"
"Of course I will Kitty! Let me just grab my coat!"
Pietro stood outside the restaurant waiting for Kitty's arrival. * Boy I really hope this goes well! * The weather was terrible, windy and cold, * maybe I should have done this a better day. * He paced up and down the walkway, nervously trying to figure out what to say. * I really hope this goes well! *
Scott pulled up to the restaurant gates.
"Wow this place is huge, it's like a hotel."
Kitty sat there sort of nervously. She bit her fingernails, something she absolutely detested. * Why do I like get the feeling my entire world is about to come crashing down on me? I shouldn't like be this nervous, it's just dinner with Pietro! * Maybe that was just it, it was dinner with Pietro; something she had never done before.
"It's like alright Scott, I'll walk the rest of the way."
"Are you sure? It's rather chilly out and by the looks of it, it's a long walk in."
"I'm like sure."
She got out and closed the car door.
"Kitty relax, everything will be fine. I'm sure you and what's his name will get along great."
"Yeah I like guess you're right."
"So you'll call me when you want me to come pick you up? You've got my cell right?"
"Yeah Scott like quit fussing, you're like my grandmother or something."
"Alright, alright, I'm leaving now because I'm clearly making you even more nervous. See you later Kitty."
"Bye and thanks."
Kitty made her way up the walkway. * Boy it's really starting to get cold out here and windy too! * She mentally went over in her mind what she should say and what she should stay clear away from. She couldn't shake the nagging feeling that something was going to go wrong. * Come on Kitty you can't think that way or else something will really go wrong! * She raised her head and there he was. He looked absolutely amazing in his black tuxedo. A perfect gentleman.
Pietro saw her standing there, smiling ever so sweetly. She looked absolutely stunning; he almost shuddered to think how her perfectly set features would react when he told her everything. He walked up to her and gave her a kiss on the cheek.
"You look so beautiful!"
"Like thanks, you look very handsome yourself."
"Well let's go inside shall we."
Todd hopped as fast as he could to get to the restaurant. He was all decked in a black tuxedo, which he rented for the evening, knowing that without it and the three-hour conversation on the phone to get the reservation, he wouldn't be let in. He cursed himself for always being late; this was going to be a very special occasion.
"Yo man Pietro, I hope you don't start the fireworks without me!"
Pietro and Kitty sat at their table enjoying each other company. Despite Pietro's continuous dropping of his spoon on the floor, the water he spilt all over the table - not to mention his lap, and the accidental flinging of his menu at an old lady sitting opposite to them, everything was going fine.
Kitty snickered a little; she could tell he was nervous. "Pietro are you alright?"
"Yeah I'm fine!" he choked out. * Breathe Pietro, just breathe. * "Um... have I told you how beautiful you look tonight Kitten?"
She blushed. She loved him so much; nothing could spoil this night.
The usher showed Todd to his table and coincidentally it was only a few feet away from Pietro's and Kitty's.
The evening dragged on and on. Todd was beginning to wonder when Pietro was going to make his move. Unknown to him, Pietro was wondering the same thing. Then he saw it! A long, drawn out kiss! If he didn't know any better it almost looked like if Pietro was enjoying it! Hah but the joke was on that ditzy X-geek yo! Come on Pietro my man, tell her everything - but wait! Why would he tell her anything, the bet was between them? Maybe I should go over and let him know he's won the bet! No... no I can't! I can always wait till he comes home, of course he'll know he 'won the bet! But what would he care, he won the bet. I'm the one who's gonna be freezing my tail off come Monday morning yo! And the weather guy says it's supposed to snow! Yeah I think I'm gonna go over!
Pietro got up to pull Kitty's chair out so they could leave. Just then he saw Todd approaching. * Oh man, what the hec is he doing here!? *
"Yo Pietro my man, what's up?"
"Todd what are you doing here!" Pietro said rather annoyed. He gave him one of those 'if looks could kill you would be dead by now' sort of stares.
"Like hey Todd, what are you doing here?"
"Pietro you sly dog, I guess you won the bet!"
"Bet? What bet?"
Pietro stood there with his mouth half open. "Kitty... I ... Todd we'll talk about this later!"
"Don't be so modest yo! I can't believe you actually got this far with an X-geek! You really are 'King Flirt', you know that yo!"
"Pietro... Pietro what is he talking about?" a puzzled look on her face.
"Kitty I was going to explain everything, honestly. Everything was not supposed to get this screwed up!"
"I guess you can scratch another girl off your list yo! And not just any girl - Kitty Pryde, an X-man."
"Todd will you shut up!"
"I can't believe this! This is isn't happening! You used me?" Kitty's eyes wide in amazement. "How could I have been so stupid... how could I?"
"Kitty no, if you would just give me a chance to explain..."
She stood up knocking her chair to the floor. Without saying a single word, she walked out of the restaurant.
"Kitty wait..."
Pietro couldn't believe what just happened. He was about to explode inside, it could have gone better if it wasn't for that stupid, annoying, disgusting slime ball.
"Now look at what you've done you idiot! Why don't you just get out of here, I'll kill you later!"
Kitty sat outside in the freezing cold, although barely feeling anything from the numbness in her body. She tired to soak it all in, to understand what just happened inside there but it was too unbelievable. The tears just built up inside her eyes.
Pietro rushed out the restaurant doors and stood there, frantically looking for Kitty. He saw her over by the park bench - this restaurant had a park, go figure - sitting motionlessly. He walked over to her.
"Kitty it's freezing out here, you'll catch cold." He took off his jacket and draped it around her shoulders. She just sat there, emotionless.
"Look Kitty I'm really sorry. I made that stupid bet before I got to know you... to know how amazingly warm, funny, compassionate, how so totally amazing you really are. What Todd said inside there isn't true! It's not about dating and X-man or about scratching another girl off my list because the truth is I love you. I was going to explain everything to you tonight before Todd came and ruined it all, maybe it wouldn't have gotten so messed up!"
She just sat there - silent. He could see the tears rolling down her cheeks.
"Kitty, did you hear me?"
He still got no reply.
"Kitty you have every right to be mad at me but..."
"I'm not mad at you Pietro, I'm just really, really hurt." Her voice broke. She was on the verge of tears. "I can't believe I've been so blind! I was stupid enough to actually think a guy like you would be interested in someone like me. I'm just so tired of being taken advantage of - there goes Kitty Pryde, the ditzy valley girl! Let's crack on her she won't mind, she's like too stupid to notice anyway! You must have had a good laugh - a good long laugh at my expense! I've been so stupid."
"No Kitty don't say that...please! You are good enough for me; actually you're too good for me. I've been a real jerk I know but please don't say those things because they aren't true!"
"Yes they are Pietro!" The tears came gushing out. "If it wasn't true, why did you pick me? Why not R-Rogue or... or Jean. You want to like know why, then let me tell you! It's because I'm stupid! Poor, little naïve Kitty... pick her for your stupid bet because she's brainless enough to fall for it!"
"Kitty stop saying that, it's not true!" He grabbed hold of her and hugged her tightly. "I love you so much, I don't want to lose you!"
She looked up at him; tears filled her eyes. He placed her hair behind her ears and kissed her gently. They shared the most intense, passionate kiss that they've ever had before Kitty broke away.
"No... no this isn't real, it isn't real! You lied to me. This entire relationship has been a lie."
She slipped off the ring and placed it in the palm of his hand.
"No Kitty please don't do this. I'm sorry... I'm so sorry." Pietro's eyes quickly filled with water.
"I love you Pietro but I never want to see you again."
He watched her walk away. He couldn't go after her - how could he, after all he's done! He quickly got up... no - no he couldn't. There wasn't anything left to be said. He'd just be hurting her even more.
* It's over! I've lost her... lost everything. *
He plopped back down on the bench, wiped his eyes and buried his face in his hands.
* I've lost her... *
TO BE CONTINUED.