Chapter Seventeen.

NOTE: I don't swear so where you think there should or may be curse words, I apologise in advance if you think it takes away from the story.

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* Wait - what am I doing? * "Heather no... get off me! This isn't right!" Pietro quickly pulled away.

"Come on Pietro, you know you want too."

"No Heather... this isn't right! I love Kitty!"

"Yeah sure you do! That would explain why you were kissing me just now!"

"That was a mistake! I lost my head for a moment!"

"Right Pietro - I'm sure you did!" She smiled vindictively and lunged at him again.
Rogue was fuming. * If Kitty wasn't mad enough to stay here and deal with this then as a good friend I'll kindly step in for her! * She hurriedly stalked up to Heather and Pietro. She cleared her throat.

"What do you want?" Heather glared at Rogue.

"You know Heather I seriously doubt that there's any more damage I can do to yuhr face that hasn't already been done but..." Rogue balled her hands into fists, "if yuhr willingly, I'm game. Otherwise I suggest yuh STUT YUHR FACE and GET OUT OF MY WAY!"

"Rogue before you get angry - believe me this isn't what it looks like!" Pietro's eyes grew wide with surprise and fear.

"Oh really - like I haven't heard that one before!" Rogue was past boiling point now. She looked Heather directly in the eyes and planted one right on her nose, blood dripping onto Heather's ivory blouse. "Yuh cheap slut!"

"Why you little FREAK!" Heather screamed. "You are such a reject - you... you OUTCAST!"

"Ouch that really hurts!" Rogue pretended to put on a sad face. "Like I haven't heard that one before! Now I really think yuh ought to go put something on your nose, it's starting to look a little blue." She snickered and then turned to Pietro. "Now it's yuhr turn!" She slid off her glove.

"Easy there Rogue - this is all a big misunderstanding! I can explain!"

"Well yuh better start talking because in ten seconds my hand will be all over yuhr face!" She raised an eyebrow at him.

"Well you see I've been trying to explain to Heather that I made a mistake in coming here tonight with her and that the girl I really want to be with is Kitty; but then things got out of control and..."

"And she tripped and fell on top of yuhr lips!" she rolled her eyes in sarcasm.

"No! She just... she just lunged at me and I - I did everything I could to fight her off..."

"Yeah that's what it looked like from across the hall! You know with her hands all over you - I could have sworn it was fight-night at the arena!"

"Honestly I did everything I could Rogue..."

"Look Pietro I don't know how things work in yuhr world but Kitty's my friend and I don't want to see her get hurt again. She's been through too much already... she doesn't deserve this from yuh - or anyone else for that matter." She gave him a disappointed look.

"I take it by your tone of voice that she saw everything?" He asked dejectedly.

"Yeah she did."

"Where is she now?"

"On her way home."

"I screwed up, didn't I?"

"Yeah yuh did but I know for a fact that Kitty loves yuh so yuh may still have a chance. Go talk to her."

"Thanks Rogue."

"Yeah whatever." She walked off. * Maybe I should have just distracted Heather! He's gotten himself into an even bigger mess! *

Pietro smiled and ran towards the exit. * Geez, I've made a mess of everything! Why did I let Heather kiss me? What was I thinking? How am I going to explain this to Kitty when I don't even know how it happened myself? This isn't good! Well on the plus side - I've got super speed so I won't take long to get there! * Pietro pushed his way through the hall doors and through the school entrance. * Looks like I won't need it! * He saw Kitty sitting on the snow-covered steps - still sobbing softly. * Well Pietro it's now or never! *

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TO BE CONTINUED.