"KIT!" Nita screamed from the bottom of the stairs, "What are you doing up there?! Putting on everything in your closet!!" Kit emerged from his room in a pair of jeans and a rugby shirt. "No," he said defensively, "I was just.finishing something up" Nita's eyebrows shot up and she searched his face intensely. "Oh really.." She said suspiciously. "Really" he replied and pushed her backwards lightly. "Come on, are we gonna go see the movie or what?" he asked quickly. Nita stood her ground. "You can't fool me that easily Kit!" she said, pushing past him, "I know you're hiding something!" He grabbed for her but she dodged him and sprinted up the stairs, "Neets!!" he yelled, bounding up after her. Grinning wickedly she flung his bedroom door open to see a girl trying to climb out of his window. "Well, hello Katie!" Nita said sweetly, causing the girl to jump and whack her back on the windowsill. Will came up behind Nita, gasping for breath. "Um.it's not Katie, it's Brittany" Will muttered, his cheeks turning pink. "Oh!" Nita said and held her hand out to the girl that was now on the floor. "My mistake, Katie was last week. Nice to meet you Brittany!" Brittany took Nita's hand and mumbled a few things before bolting out of the room, saying she had to get home. "Kit you sly dog!" Nita said and punched him on the shoulder. "She's in my class!" Kit shrugged and sat down on his bed, rubbing the back of his neck. "She's a nice girl.." He muttered, "Once you get to know her." Nita nodded and sat next to him, grinning widely. "Yeah, I bet she is. So what's her last name, again?" Kit stuttered and then hung his head. "I'm sorry" he murmured, not looking at her. "For what?" she asked, perplexed. "Kit I was just joking around..I'm sorry. It's just kind of confusing.I mean, this is what..your fifth girlfriend in a month? It's not like you, and I just feel really, really confused" Not to mention completely jealous she thought bitterly. She had had feelings for Kit for a while now, but there was no way she was going to let him know and ruin the friendship they had. Kit shrugged "Yeah, I don't know what's gotten into me.." Yes I do he though to himself I'm madly in love with you and you only want to be friends Nita looked at him, her head tilted. Kit's mind froze in horror, in his chaotic thoughts he had forgotten that Nita could sometimes pick up on them. "You seem frustrated, Kit. I keep getting these angry, jumbled thoughts pushed into my head" Nita said, rubbing her temple.

"Oh sorry.I'm just uh.stressed about mid-terms" Kit replied, cringing at the obvious lie. She seemed to accept it, though. "You, worrying about midterms?" she said playfully, nudging him, "It's ME who should be worried. Dad will kill me if I don't do well" Without thinking, Kit put his arm across her shoulders and gave her a squeeze, "You'll do fine, Neets, you always do." She looked at him with a small smile, relaxing under his arm. Why can't he do this more often? She wondered wistfully, making sure to block her thoughts. Another part of her head laughed at her, Get a grip Callahan, he doesn't think of you like that. He only wants to be friends Nita shook her head slightly, her internal fight causing her shoulders to stiffen. Kit mistook it as her being uncomfortable with him having his arm on her. Smooth one, Kit, smooth he scolded himself, quickly putting his arm back at his side. "So, Neets" Kit said, clearing his throat, "We still going to the movie?" She jumped up off the bed, yanking him up also, "I totally forgot! We really gotta run or we'll be late!" Kit laughed and followed her out the door. They stood out in the warm spring air, Nita and Kit running side by side, both hiding their growing feelings for the other.