Chapter Twelve.
Kitty felt weird being back at school but she couldn't stay locked up in her room forever. The Professor would never allow her to miss that much school. * And he calls himself a father! * She thought sarcastically. She had tried to avoid Pietro at all costs, which wasn't as easy as she thought it would be. He was in most of her classes so pretending not to acknowledge his existence - not to mention the way she still felt about him - was rather difficult. She had managed to survive till lunch - barely - but was still relieved cause now she could hang out with her friends.
She made her way through the busy hall and towards the cafeteria. Walking with her head to the ground, Kitty casually thinking to herself that these were the times she was glad she wasn't a telepath, like all those thoughts just rushing to your head all at once. Not really paying attention to where she was heading, Kitty found herself crashing to the ground with tremendous impact.
"Like sorry - I wasn't looking where I was going!" Kitty said as she tried to pull herself up.
"It's alright." A familiar hand held out in front her - not to mention a familiar voice. "So where you headed Kitty!"
"Like duh Scott - the cafeteria!" She looked rather annoyed, still remembering the fight they had. They hadn't really spoken to each other since. "It is lunch after all!"
"Kitty I'm really sorry about the other day, I didn't mean too you know. It's just that my temper gets the best of me - especially when it comes to protecting you!" Scott sighed with concern in his voice. She felt a little guilty.
"I'm like sorry too! I shouldn't have blown up at you like that; you were like just trying to help. But you know Scott, I am a big girl; I don't need you too protect me all the time."
"I know but just give me some time to get used to the idea. Deal?"
"Deal."
They both smiled. Scott draped his arm around Kitty's almost fragile shoulders - definite result of her not eating - and walked in the direction of the café.
The young teenagers sat at their table laughing and talking - well all of them with the exception of Kitty. She still hadn't gotten used to the idea that she and Pietro weren't together anymore. She forced herself not too but gazed nonchalantly over at the Brotherhood table, Pietro wasn't there. She didn't know why she was disappointed, after all she had spent half the morning trying to avoid him.
Rogue sat there eating her lunch, listening to the mindless chatter coming from Evan and Kurt. She glanced at her roommate and saw her staring blankly. She followed her gaze to the Brotherhood table and turned back to her. Kitty snapped herself to reality when she noticed Rogue was looking at her, she bent down her head, flushing somewhat. Rouge didn't feel like much of a friend. She felt horrible seeing Kitty in such a depressed state so she decided to do something.
"Uh guys, yuh'd have to excuse me but I forgot I have something to do."
Kitty glanced at her, giving her one of those 'what are you up too' looks. Rogue got up and made her way out of the cafeteria, searching for Pietro. After about ten minutes of searching like a madwoman - * I hope Kitty appreciates this! * - she found him sitting on the benches in the gym. Finally!
"Pietro..." she was breathing heavily, "there... ~ pant ~ there ~ pant ~ you are!" She held her stomach, her sides aching from all that running. She sat down.
"Rogue? What are you doing here?" Pietro queried, searching for an answer on her face.
"I need to talk to yuh. It's about Kitty."
"What about Kitty? Is she alright?" he blurted out rather concerned.
"She's fine - physically but emotionally I don't know."
"Yeah I can relate. Everything's just so screwed up!"
"Look I'm not in the mood for no sentimental chit-chat, let me cut to the chase. Yuh need to go talk to Kitty, and I mean now."
Pietro was taken back a bit, surprised by her assertiveness; it scared him. "What do you mean? You knew about us?"
"Well duh - I am her roommate!" She tapped the side of his head. "Is anyone home up there?"
"I can't talk to Kitty, she won't listen to me. I hurt her so much."
"Look - did you mean to hurt her?"
"No!"
"Do yuh really love her?"
"Of course I do!"
"Well then what's the problem?"
"It's just that..." He began telling her the entire story. It was a bit confusing, a bit boring actually but all that stood out to her was how many times he mentioned that he loved Kitty. She felt really sorry for him.
"Listen Pietro we've got 20 minutes till lunch is over. You stay here and I'll send Kitty over okay."
"But Rogue..."
"Okay!" She said in a demanding voice, sliding a glove off and motioning it towards his face.
"Alright, alright! Boy you really know how to lay on the pressure don't you?"
She gave him a wicked little girl sort of smile and exited the gym.
Kitty saw Rogue walking towards the table. The other teenagers had finished their lunches and already left - after Kitty reassured them it was okay to leave like about a thousand times. She told them she wanted to wait for Rogue besides she hadn't finished her lunch yet; actually she hadn't even touched it. Rogue slid herself onto the chair grinning devilishly.
"Like what have you been up too?"
"Just doing my part to save mankind!"
"What are you talking about?"
"Don't get angry at me but I talked to Pietro. He wants to talk to you in the gym!"
"No Rogue, I don't think that's such a good idea!"
"Kitty just go talk to the guy, and this time listen to what he has to say. He really does care about you!"
"He like said that!" Kitty looked hopeful.
"He didn't have too, it was implied! Now GO talk to him!"
"I don't know Rogue! Do you really think I should?"
"Just GO!" She slid her glove off.
Kitty got the idea and quickly got up off her seat.
"Like chill, no need for threats!" She hesitated... "Thanks Rogue." Kitty flashed her a smile.
"Yeah, yeah! I just couldn't take seeing you depressed anymore - it was getting really annoying! Now hurry up you've only got 15 minutes left."
With that Kitty sped off. * I hope I'm doing the right thing! *
TO BE CONTINUED.
Kitty felt weird being back at school but she couldn't stay locked up in her room forever. The Professor would never allow her to miss that much school. * And he calls himself a father! * She thought sarcastically. She had tried to avoid Pietro at all costs, which wasn't as easy as she thought it would be. He was in most of her classes so pretending not to acknowledge his existence - not to mention the way she still felt about him - was rather difficult. She had managed to survive till lunch - barely - but was still relieved cause now she could hang out with her friends.
She made her way through the busy hall and towards the cafeteria. Walking with her head to the ground, Kitty casually thinking to herself that these were the times she was glad she wasn't a telepath, like all those thoughts just rushing to your head all at once. Not really paying attention to where she was heading, Kitty found herself crashing to the ground with tremendous impact.
"Like sorry - I wasn't looking where I was going!" Kitty said as she tried to pull herself up.
"It's alright." A familiar hand held out in front her - not to mention a familiar voice. "So where you headed Kitty!"
"Like duh Scott - the cafeteria!" She looked rather annoyed, still remembering the fight they had. They hadn't really spoken to each other since. "It is lunch after all!"
"Kitty I'm really sorry about the other day, I didn't mean too you know. It's just that my temper gets the best of me - especially when it comes to protecting you!" Scott sighed with concern in his voice. She felt a little guilty.
"I'm like sorry too! I shouldn't have blown up at you like that; you were like just trying to help. But you know Scott, I am a big girl; I don't need you too protect me all the time."
"I know but just give me some time to get used to the idea. Deal?"
"Deal."
They both smiled. Scott draped his arm around Kitty's almost fragile shoulders - definite result of her not eating - and walked in the direction of the café.
The young teenagers sat at their table laughing and talking - well all of them with the exception of Kitty. She still hadn't gotten used to the idea that she and Pietro weren't together anymore. She forced herself not too but gazed nonchalantly over at the Brotherhood table, Pietro wasn't there. She didn't know why she was disappointed, after all she had spent half the morning trying to avoid him.
Rogue sat there eating her lunch, listening to the mindless chatter coming from Evan and Kurt. She glanced at her roommate and saw her staring blankly. She followed her gaze to the Brotherhood table and turned back to her. Kitty snapped herself to reality when she noticed Rogue was looking at her, she bent down her head, flushing somewhat. Rouge didn't feel like much of a friend. She felt horrible seeing Kitty in such a depressed state so she decided to do something.
"Uh guys, yuh'd have to excuse me but I forgot I have something to do."
Kitty glanced at her, giving her one of those 'what are you up too' looks. Rogue got up and made her way out of the cafeteria, searching for Pietro. After about ten minutes of searching like a madwoman - * I hope Kitty appreciates this! * - she found him sitting on the benches in the gym. Finally!
"Pietro..." she was breathing heavily, "there... ~ pant ~ there ~ pant ~ you are!" She held her stomach, her sides aching from all that running. She sat down.
"Rogue? What are you doing here?" Pietro queried, searching for an answer on her face.
"I need to talk to yuh. It's about Kitty."
"What about Kitty? Is she alright?" he blurted out rather concerned.
"She's fine - physically but emotionally I don't know."
"Yeah I can relate. Everything's just so screwed up!"
"Look I'm not in the mood for no sentimental chit-chat, let me cut to the chase. Yuh need to go talk to Kitty, and I mean now."
Pietro was taken back a bit, surprised by her assertiveness; it scared him. "What do you mean? You knew about us?"
"Well duh - I am her roommate!" She tapped the side of his head. "Is anyone home up there?"
"I can't talk to Kitty, she won't listen to me. I hurt her so much."
"Look - did you mean to hurt her?"
"No!"
"Do yuh really love her?"
"Of course I do!"
"Well then what's the problem?"
"It's just that..." He began telling her the entire story. It was a bit confusing, a bit boring actually but all that stood out to her was how many times he mentioned that he loved Kitty. She felt really sorry for him.
"Listen Pietro we've got 20 minutes till lunch is over. You stay here and I'll send Kitty over okay."
"But Rogue..."
"Okay!" She said in a demanding voice, sliding a glove off and motioning it towards his face.
"Alright, alright! Boy you really know how to lay on the pressure don't you?"
She gave him a wicked little girl sort of smile and exited the gym.
Kitty saw Rogue walking towards the table. The other teenagers had finished their lunches and already left - after Kitty reassured them it was okay to leave like about a thousand times. She told them she wanted to wait for Rogue besides she hadn't finished her lunch yet; actually she hadn't even touched it. Rogue slid herself onto the chair grinning devilishly.
"Like what have you been up too?"
"Just doing my part to save mankind!"
"What are you talking about?"
"Don't get angry at me but I talked to Pietro. He wants to talk to you in the gym!"
"No Rogue, I don't think that's such a good idea!"
"Kitty just go talk to the guy, and this time listen to what he has to say. He really does care about you!"
"He like said that!" Kitty looked hopeful.
"He didn't have too, it was implied! Now GO talk to him!"
"I don't know Rogue! Do you really think I should?"
"Just GO!" She slid her glove off.
Kitty got the idea and quickly got up off her seat.
"Like chill, no need for threats!" She hesitated... "Thanks Rogue." Kitty flashed her a smile.
"Yeah, yeah! I just couldn't take seeing you depressed anymore - it was getting really annoying! Now hurry up you've only got 15 minutes left."
With that Kitty sped off. * I hope I'm doing the right thing! *
TO BE CONTINUED.