Chapter Ten.
ONE WEEK LATER...
Kitty just lay on her bed with her face to the window, her eyes gazing up at the perfect clear blue sky but was totally oblivious to everything going on around her. She let out a small, silent sigh. She hadn't been to school in almost a week, it was pathetic she had to admit, but she couldn't face Pietro. He was in almost all of her classes and she just couldn't re- live the pain she felt - was still feeling, day after day after day. She just couldn't...
"Kitty I mavde vou something to eat." Kurt said enthusiastically, hoping that his friend would cheer up.
She just lay there, her back faced to them not saying a word.
"Come on Kitty, yuh haven't eaten anything in days, yuh haven't said anything in days!"
"Vell at least she taken a bath for the past few days!"
Rogue elbowed Kurt in the side. He was getting pretty tired of everyone jabbing him in the sides like that, not to mention his ribs were getting really sore.
"Look you were already a tiny little thing, do you wanna look like a walking string bean? You have to at least eat something!"
... ... ...
"Urgh, I give up!" Rogue groaned in defeat and plopped down on her bed.
She of course knew the reason why Kitty had been acting so sullenly. She couldn't believe Pietro would do something that low! She knew that he was conceited and all that stuff but he doesn't seem like that big of a scum bag. * Gosh it's a good thing Kitty's not a telepath; I wouldn't want her to hear me slamming Pietro! * I've got to get to the bottom of this! Even I can't stand to see her like this - it's pathetic. She slipped on her walkman.
A few seconds later Scott and Jean walked in. Kurt stood there helplessly, just watching her. Scott placed a hand on his shoulder and whispered,
"Is she doing any better?"
"Oh yeah she's doing much better!" Kurt said sarcastically. He bamfed out the room to get ready for his date with Amanda.
Scott gave Jean a kiss on the cheek. He whispered again,
"Come on Jean, work your magic!"
She pulled him aside.
"I can't go poking around in her head! What she's going through is private, she'll tell us when she's ready. Now let's just check on her and go catch a movie!"
"Come on Jean, it's our little Kitty! She's been like this for days and I can't stand it! Please, for me?" He gave her a pouty look, even though she couldn't see his eyes behind those ruby quartz shades.
She finally caved. She placed her fingers up to her temples and entered Kitty's mind. She saw images of Kitty getting ready, getting a ride from Scott, walking up to the restaurant...
"Like stay out of my head Jean." Kitty said coolly.
Jean snapped back in surprise, feeling a bit embarrassed. She turned and gave Scott an annoyed look. He knew this wasn't good.
"She shut me out, you happy now! Now she may never tell us what's really wrong! I can't believe I actually listened to you and went snooping around in her head. What am I stupid?..."
Jean went on and on. She walked out of the room and sent Scott a telepathic message,
# I'll be leaving for the movies in about half an hour if you'd care to join me! #
Scott knew Jean was mad. * I'll fix that later. Come on Kitty, you can always tell me what's wrong. You can trust that if any guy hurt you I'll pound his face in. *
"Hey there little Kitten... how's it going?"
"Like please don't call me that."
* Okay... not what I was expecting but it's a start. *
"Um... I'm sorry." Come on Scott say something encouraging, better yet don't say anything at all. "Kitty what's wrong - tell me now!" * Nice going Scott! How does that foot taste? *
"Just leave me alone Scott... you wouldn't understand!"
"Understand what? How you were fine when I drove you to the restaurant to meet that mystery guy and then when you came home you just stayed in your room, not saying anything to anyone in days? If that's what you're referring too, then you're right Kitty, I don't understand!"
She didn't reply. Kitty knew if he found out the truth he'll be even angrier and she couldn't deal with that right now.
"Look Kitty, I don't know what really happened but what I do know is that whatever this guy did to get you this worked up is really not worth it! Maybe he's a jerk Kitty and it's better if you found out now!"
Even though she and Pietro weren't together anymore, Kitty still cared about him - very much, and she saw the need to come to his defence.
"Like how would you know?" She sat up. "You don't even know him, you didn't even want to take the time to get to know him. If you - if all of you saw what I see in him you would never be like so quick to make snap judgements." She flew off the bed.
Rogue watched the debate from the safety of her headset and gave a little snicker. It looked weird, seeing them both waving their arms around and mouthing words to each other and not being able to a hear a single thing! They looked like a couple of mimes.
"Kitty I don't know what or who you're talking about but if you would just calm down and explain maybe we could figure something out."
"No, no I won't calm down. I wish everyone would like stop trying to get me to say what's wrong! What's wrong is my business and mine alone! I'm like almost 16 - if I want to come home in a certain mood and lock myself in my room or not go to school for a couple of days, it's like my business Scott. It's called hormones - like go look it up in the dictionary! I just wish everyone would just stop trying to cheer me up; I'll come out of this like when I want too! She gave an angry growl and phased through the bathroom door.
Scott stood there with a blank expression on his face. * What just happened here? How did I get myself into this? * He looked at Rogue. She shrugged her shoulders. He walked out looking puzzled. He saw Jean in the hall way and she was laughing. He glared at her.
"Don't even say it!"
"You ready to go to the movies now?" She said laughing a little harder now.
Kitty sat on the cold bathroom tiles sobbing slightly. She hated it that she felt this way but there didn't seem to be anything that could help her. She whispered to herself,
"I miss you Pietro..."
TO BE CONTINUED.
ONE WEEK LATER...
Kitty just lay on her bed with her face to the window, her eyes gazing up at the perfect clear blue sky but was totally oblivious to everything going on around her. She let out a small, silent sigh. She hadn't been to school in almost a week, it was pathetic she had to admit, but she couldn't face Pietro. He was in almost all of her classes and she just couldn't re- live the pain she felt - was still feeling, day after day after day. She just couldn't...
"Kitty I mavde vou something to eat." Kurt said enthusiastically, hoping that his friend would cheer up.
She just lay there, her back faced to them not saying a word.
"Come on Kitty, yuh haven't eaten anything in days, yuh haven't said anything in days!"
"Vell at least she taken a bath for the past few days!"
Rogue elbowed Kurt in the side. He was getting pretty tired of everyone jabbing him in the sides like that, not to mention his ribs were getting really sore.
"Look you were already a tiny little thing, do you wanna look like a walking string bean? You have to at least eat something!"
... ... ...
"Urgh, I give up!" Rogue groaned in defeat and plopped down on her bed.
She of course knew the reason why Kitty had been acting so sullenly. She couldn't believe Pietro would do something that low! She knew that he was conceited and all that stuff but he doesn't seem like that big of a scum bag. * Gosh it's a good thing Kitty's not a telepath; I wouldn't want her to hear me slamming Pietro! * I've got to get to the bottom of this! Even I can't stand to see her like this - it's pathetic. She slipped on her walkman.
A few seconds later Scott and Jean walked in. Kurt stood there helplessly, just watching her. Scott placed a hand on his shoulder and whispered,
"Is she doing any better?"
"Oh yeah she's doing much better!" Kurt said sarcastically. He bamfed out the room to get ready for his date with Amanda.
Scott gave Jean a kiss on the cheek. He whispered again,
"Come on Jean, work your magic!"
She pulled him aside.
"I can't go poking around in her head! What she's going through is private, she'll tell us when she's ready. Now let's just check on her and go catch a movie!"
"Come on Jean, it's our little Kitty! She's been like this for days and I can't stand it! Please, for me?" He gave her a pouty look, even though she couldn't see his eyes behind those ruby quartz shades.
She finally caved. She placed her fingers up to her temples and entered Kitty's mind. She saw images of Kitty getting ready, getting a ride from Scott, walking up to the restaurant...
"Like stay out of my head Jean." Kitty said coolly.
Jean snapped back in surprise, feeling a bit embarrassed. She turned and gave Scott an annoyed look. He knew this wasn't good.
"She shut me out, you happy now! Now she may never tell us what's really wrong! I can't believe I actually listened to you and went snooping around in her head. What am I stupid?..."
Jean went on and on. She walked out of the room and sent Scott a telepathic message,
# I'll be leaving for the movies in about half an hour if you'd care to join me! #
Scott knew Jean was mad. * I'll fix that later. Come on Kitty, you can always tell me what's wrong. You can trust that if any guy hurt you I'll pound his face in. *
"Hey there little Kitten... how's it going?"
"Like please don't call me that."
* Okay... not what I was expecting but it's a start. *
"Um... I'm sorry." Come on Scott say something encouraging, better yet don't say anything at all. "Kitty what's wrong - tell me now!" * Nice going Scott! How does that foot taste? *
"Just leave me alone Scott... you wouldn't understand!"
"Understand what? How you were fine when I drove you to the restaurant to meet that mystery guy and then when you came home you just stayed in your room, not saying anything to anyone in days? If that's what you're referring too, then you're right Kitty, I don't understand!"
She didn't reply. Kitty knew if he found out the truth he'll be even angrier and she couldn't deal with that right now.
"Look Kitty, I don't know what really happened but what I do know is that whatever this guy did to get you this worked up is really not worth it! Maybe he's a jerk Kitty and it's better if you found out now!"
Even though she and Pietro weren't together anymore, Kitty still cared about him - very much, and she saw the need to come to his defence.
"Like how would you know?" She sat up. "You don't even know him, you didn't even want to take the time to get to know him. If you - if all of you saw what I see in him you would never be like so quick to make snap judgements." She flew off the bed.
Rogue watched the debate from the safety of her headset and gave a little snicker. It looked weird, seeing them both waving their arms around and mouthing words to each other and not being able to a hear a single thing! They looked like a couple of mimes.
"Kitty I don't know what or who you're talking about but if you would just calm down and explain maybe we could figure something out."
"No, no I won't calm down. I wish everyone would like stop trying to get me to say what's wrong! What's wrong is my business and mine alone! I'm like almost 16 - if I want to come home in a certain mood and lock myself in my room or not go to school for a couple of days, it's like my business Scott. It's called hormones - like go look it up in the dictionary! I just wish everyone would just stop trying to cheer me up; I'll come out of this like when I want too! She gave an angry growl and phased through the bathroom door.
Scott stood there with a blank expression on his face. * What just happened here? How did I get myself into this? * He looked at Rogue. She shrugged her shoulders. He walked out looking puzzled. He saw Jean in the hall way and she was laughing. He glared at her.
"Don't even say it!"
"You ready to go to the movies now?" She said laughing a little harder now.
Kitty sat on the cold bathroom tiles sobbing slightly. She hated it that she felt this way but there didn't seem to be anything that could help her. She whispered to herself,
"I miss you Pietro..."
TO BE CONTINUED.