Firstly, I'd like to thank everyone who has reviewed my stories! I was re- reading the reviews I've had last night and you lot are the reason that I continue these stories. You're the best!

Secondly, I'm sorry that I haven't reviewed anybody's stories. I feel awful about it, you all are really good reviewers and I'm terrible. I'm going to try to get better.

And Lastly, I AM DEFINETLY going to get better about updating. I've been letting stuff get on top of me, etc. No more, promise, promise, promise.

OK, Now for the thanks!!!

HAILEY!!!!!! YOU CANNOT LEAVE ME!!!!! Sorry! OMG, though. Hope you can send me a few quick emails, when you get the chance, I'll miss you, Babes!!! Come back soon! And its all thanks to you, that my story is going as well as it is! You're one of my muses. *Bear hugs you *

Druid-Priestess, Aqueous, Lladyred01, tee=hee - Thanks, I'm glad you're enjoying it. And thank you for being constant reviewers, I really don't deserve you!!!

Silvershadowcat - Thank you, you have no idea of how happy that made me!! But, as you'll see below, I have a little loophole for your question!!

Bitrona - Aha, you're psychic aren't you?!! You read my mind! That was what I was gonna do! Without giving too much away, they know something is going on, but they respect privacy too much. But things have a way of coming out into the open don't they?!!!!

Anyway, on we go!

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Kitty stirred and opened her eyes. The cabin was in darkness, and the moonlight filtered through the porthole.

'Why am I still dressed?' She thought, sitting up. Still groggy, she was slightly surprised to see Pietro lying next to her, fast asleep. She remembered waiting for Rogue to come back. They must have dozed off.

Kitty looked over at Rogue's bed, it was empty. She still hadn't returned. Kitty frowned slightly, this was beyond a joke. She knew that if Lance was awake, then her friend had probably stayed with him, and if he was still unconscious, then she couldn't leave him. But was all communication dead?

'She could have just come and let us know what was going on.' She thought angrily. She felt like all she was doing was chasing after Rogue and Lance.

She rubbed her eyes and stretched, it helped work the kinks out of her spine. Switching on the lamp, she glanced at the clock, groaning. It was 4:15 AM.

'Too early!!!!' She thought wearily, and turned to look at Pietro.

He had frowned slightly at the sudden light and turned his head slightly. She smiled, he looked so cute. Kitty had never seen him asleep before. He looked almost innocent.

'Almost.' She thought wirily.

She smoothed back a piece of his hair, which had fallen onto his face. She realised that she had never gotten the chance to really study his face before. She had always been too shy to stare at him so blatantly.

But now she could and he would never know. Her stomach gave a little jolt, as she traced her finger over his lips. She wanted to kiss him badly, but he looked so sweet she didn't want to wake him up.

In the end it was the thought that they only had three days left together, and she still didn't know where her roommate was, that forced her to disturb him.

She shook him gently, "Pietro. Wake up." She whispered. He frowned and waved his hand over his face as if wafting away a fly.

She tried again, still nothing. She sighed and shouted, "Pietro!"

"Big ones!" Cried Pietro, sitting up. He looked confused for a minute, and then seemed to remember where he was.

Kitty raised an eyebrow, "Big ones? Big what's?"

Pietro's eyes fell to Kitty's modest chest, and then to her face, "Sharks?"

She let it go. Pietro looked at the clock, "Why did you wake me? I was having a great dream." He said, covering his face with a pillow.

Kitty had moved over to the closet and was pulling out some clothes, "About big sharks?" She asked dangerously. She walked into the bathroom and began to change.

Pietro remained quiet beneath his pillow. Kitty came back out and pulled it away from him. "We have to find Rogue and Lance." She said.

He put his arms around her waist and pulled her on top of him, "Screw them." He said, kissing her.

She tried to pull away, to be the mature one. Pietro could feel her resisting and rolled over, so that he was on her.

To his delight, she immediately stopped struggling and kissed him back fiercely. He traced his hand down her side and placed it lightly on her waist, trying to decide whether or not Kitty would let him to put his hand up her top.

When Kitty opened her mouth to allow his tongue inside, she didn't realise that she had made his mind up for him. He pushed the material of her sweater up and pushed his hand up, gently stroking her skin.

He waited for her to push him away and yell at him, but she didn't. Emboldened by this he slipped his hand to her back and began trying to unfasten her bra, she froze slightly and he stopped. She relaxed and he tried again, expecting her to tense up again, but she didn't.

Kitty was nervous. All thoughts of finding Rogue had gone out of her mind when Pietro had rolled on top of her. She knew that they were getting carried away, and, to her own surprise, she didn't mind. She had never really felt lust before, now it had taken hold of her and she didn't want to stop it.

She tensed when he began to move his hand to her bra clasp. But her other feelings were more powerful and when he started to undo it, she didn't fight it.

Pietro had just managed to unfasten it, when the door opened and Rogue walked in. Kitty and Pietro froze and then slowly looked at the older girl. She had stopped in the doorway and was taking in the scene.

Her sweet, innocent roommate was laid under the local womaniser, who had his hand under her sweater. She could almost feel the heat coming from them. Thinking about her own problems, she went into the bathroom and shut the door.

Kitty and Pietro looked at each other, momentarily startled. "Anyway." He said, going to kiss her again. Kitty phased through him and slid off of the end of the bed. She crossed the small room to the bathroom door, fastening her bra.

"Dammit!" Cried Pietro, pushing his face into the pillow.

Kitty ignored him and knocked on the door, "Rogue, where have you been? We were going to start looking for you."

Rogue opened the door and looked at them both. Kitty's hair resembled something a bird might live in, and she guessed the reason Pietro was lying on his stomach.

"Looks lahke it." She said, sarcastically.

Kitty ignored her comment, "Is Lance OK? We've been waiting for you all night."

Rogue didn't need this line of questioning, she had spent nearly all night sat on one of the sofas in the bar. She had been thinking about what Lance had done. Her nerves were shot and she was exhausted.

"Just leave it, Kitty. Ah'm not in the mood." She warned. She tried to walk around the younger girl, but she was blocked.

"What's going on?" Kitty demanded. She was losing her temper. The whole situation was becoming surreal.

"Ah said leave it!" Rogue snapped.

Kitty crossed her arms, her fuse dangerously close to blowing. "Fine." She glared, "But don't come to me when you and Lance have another over melodramatic argument. Don't you think I've got better things to do?"

Rogue let out a dry, nasty laugh. "What? Lahke makin' out with ya new boyfriend, who's probably gonna dump ya the second he's back in Bayville."

Kitty's eye's narrowed, "You have no idea what you're talking about." She said warningly, "And don't change the subject."

Pietro watched the argument grow in intensity. He usually liked watching catfights, but he knew that Rogue was capable of seriously hurting Kitty. HIS Kitty. He got up and stood behind his girlfriend.

"What's gotten into you?" Asked Kitty. She had never seen or heard Rogue like this. She knew that the older girl was usually defensive, but she was never just plain nasty.

"Ah'm sick of people stickin' their noses in tah mah business." Rogue yelled.

Kitty took a step back and her fuse was gone, "Sticking their noses in? Try being dragged in. Every time you and Lance have had another of your pathetic arguments, one of you comes running to us to make it all better. And now you want me to butt out?" She yelled, almost shaking from anger. Kitty rarely lost her temper completely, but when she did, it was like an explosion.

Rogue regretted yelling at Kitty immediately, but when the brunette yelled back, she grew angry once more, "Yes, butt out an' stay out."

"Fine. Do what you like! Destroy both you and him with your bitterness. I don't care anymore, you're pathetic." Kitty hissed, before phasing through the door.

Pietro was stunned, he and Kitty had yelled at each other before they became a couple, but she'd never been that harsh. He looked at Rogue for a second. The older girl was scowling worse than usual.

His protectiveness of Kitty overtook him, and he moved towards the door, turning only to say, "She's your best friend. She put her own life on hold to help you sort yours. You don't deserve her."

Rogue directed her scowl at him and said, "Neither do you."

Pietro turned the door handle, "Maybe not, but I'm gonna try like hell to make her happy." He walked out and slammed the door behind him.

Kitty was nowhere in sight. He had no idea where to look for her, it was way too cold to go onto the pool deck, and she wouldn't go to his cabin. She could have been in the cargo hold for all he knew. He briefly thought about Lance, and what could have happened to make Rogue act like that, but he pushed it out of his mind. He didn't really care. Kitty was his only concern.

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Kitty had braved the cold, and was sat in the sheltered area of the pool deck, crying. Her rage never lasted long and all that she could think about was the fact that she and Rogue had never argued to horribly. Crying was her way of releasing her pent up emotions.

She had no idea how long she was there, but the sun was peeking over the horizon, when she felt Pietro sit down next to her and wrap his arms around her. She turned her head into his chest and let out a long shuddering sigh.

"You're cold." He said, simply.

Kitty didn't feel cold, all she could think was that she had lost her best friend. Pietro seemed to sense her need for silence and remained quiet. They watched the sky turn purple and streak into red and orange.

Eventually, Pietro couldn't contain himself any longer. Rogue's comment about him dumping her bothered him more than he wanted to admit.

"I'm not going to dump you, you know." He said.

Kitty looked up at him, "I know."

That surprised him. To say that just over a week ago, she had hated his guts, she had learnt to trust him awfully fast.

"You know?" He repeated.

Kitty nodded, "Yes, I do trust you. Don't be paranoid."

Pietro felt unsettled. 'That was easier than I thought.' He mused, moving to stand up. Kitty looked up at him.

"Come on, you're freezing. If you catch Hypothermia, then my plans for the next few days are ruined." He grinned, pulling her up.

They walked back to his cabin. Lance had gotten dressed and was watching TV.

"You're up then." Commented Pietro.

Lance grunted and didn't look at them.

Pietro pushed Kitty into the bathroom, and said, "Have a shower, warm up."

"The lock doesn't work." She argued, not wanting to be naked, in such a vulnerable position. Although she and Pietro were a couple now, she knew that he still remembered that she had walked in on him in the shower. She knew him too well to think that he would let a chance to even the score slip past. Plus she knew that he wanted to see her naked.

"I'm not gonna walk in on you, Pryde. I want to talk to Lance." He replied, pulling the door shut. He heard her start the shower and for a fleeting moment he wanted to push the door open, but he fought it.

He looked at Lance, who was still avoiding his gaze. Pietro thought about how to broach the subject, eventually he went for the straight approach. He walked over, grabbed the remote, had turned off the TV and was back in his original position before Lance realised he wasn't holding the remote anymore.

"Hey." The older boy started, but Pietro cut him off.

"Listen, I don't care what happened with you and Rogue. Quite frankly I'm sick of it, and would stay as far out of it as possible if I had my way. But when your girlfriend ."

"Rogue's not my .." Started Lance.

"I said I don't really care." Snapped Pietro, "Kitty, however, cares about the pair of you, for some bizarre reason, and she is letting herself get dragged down into this. I saw Rogue screaming at her early for nothing more than being concerned. Kitty was hurt more than I could bear to see."

He paused and Lance remained silent, "So I'll say this once. Sort this out. One way or another. Because I am not going to watch you pull my girlfriend down with you."

The older boy stared at him. He stood up and, being the taller, looked down at Pietro. He hadn't got the faintest idea of what the younger boy was ranting about.

"Go and see Rogue. Kitty's really upset now and she needs to calm down." Pietro said, hearing the shower stop.

"All right." Said Lance, heading for the door, pausing as Kitty opened the bathroom door. She looked at him, wet hair hanging over her face.

"Kit, I'm sorry you had to get involved in all of this. I'm going to sort it." He said, softly.

Kitty nodded, and after he left, she looked at Pietro, "What was that about?"

He shrugged, "No idea. Feel better?"

"Yep! Though I'm curious. Whose is the aloe vera body wash with extra moisturiser?" She asked grinning.

"Um .. Lance's, I think." stuttered Pietro turning red.

"Ohhh, that's why Rogue was so upset." Said Kitty, trying not to laugh.

"Why?" He asked frowning.

"Well, its obvious Lance is gay." She burst out laughing at Pietro's expression.

"Very funny, Pryde." He remarked. He crossed the room and put his arms around her, "So, where were we before we got interrupted?" He said, kissing her.

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Lance hadn't really decided how to go about talking to Rogue. If she was mad enough to yell at Kitty then who knew what she would do to him.

'Just see how it goes.' He thought, knocking hard on the door.

Rogue answered it looking annoyed, which soon gave way to surprise and discomfort.

"Oh." Was all she said. Lance pushed into the room and shut the door. He looked at her and said, "Kitty's really upset, you know."

Rogue sighed and looked at the wall. Everything Lance wanted to say flew out of his mind. He crossed over to her and grabbed her shoulders, pulling her to him.

"I'm not going to let you run anymore." He whispered, kissing her hard.

Rogue tired to pull away, but Lance was stronger. She had never been kissed before and wasn't sure what to do. Lance pulled away and looked at her, suspiciously.

"Have you ever kissed anyone before?" He asked, gently.

Rogue turned red, 'Oh, god, he thinks ah'm no good.' She thought, 'Wait, why do ah care what he thinks?'

"What's that got tah do with anythin'? How dare ya come in heya an' jus' kiss meh?" She tried to pull him into an argument, but it wasn't working.

"It was, wasn't it?" He said, still holding her.

Rogue shifted uncomfortably, eventually she looked at him, "Yes. But what d'ya expect? It's not lahke ah can jus' grab a guy an' stick mah tongue down his throat, is it?"

"I'm sorry." He said, not giving her anything else to use as ammunition.

Rogue squirmed out of his grasp, "It's OK. Have ya seen Kitty? Was she really mad?"

Lance shrugged, "I only saw her for a minute. Pietro was fuming though. What happened?"

"Ah don't know, she asked what was wrong an' ah just flipped. Ah told her tah mind her own business." She started playing with her gloves, "She's mah best friend. Ah was awful tah her. D'ya think she'll forgive meh?"

"Of course. Kitty doesn't hold grudges. Come on, we'll go to see her, and if the worst comes to the worst then you can use me as a human shield." He offered.

Rogue allowed a smile, "Lahke ah'd ask ya permission!"

"Hang on. There's something I wanna do, first." He said, stopping her.

Rogue frowned, "What?"

Lance pushed her hair back from her face and then lifted her chin up, "This."

He kissed her gently, wrapping one arm around her waist. Rogue was unsure at first, but her confidence grew and she kissed him back.

After a few minutes, he pulled back, "Pretend that was your first kiss." He said, kissing her on the forehead. He took her hand and pulled her out of the door.

Rogue was still mildly dumbstruck. The first time Lance had kissed her was nothing like what she had imagined or seen in films. Mostly it was uncomfortable, wet and she couldn't breathe properly.

But the second time, it was wonderful. Lance was firm, but gentle. She had felt his tongue against her lips and his skin brushing against hers. She couldn't breathe properly that time either, but for a different reason.

Her heart felt like it had stopped, and she was still breathless. In her slightly shaky state, her mind tried to reason with her, 'He'll hurt ya. Jus' because ya'll kissed, that means ya can trust him?'

Rogue ignored it. Lance had proved that he was sincere, and as he was the only person she could touch, she decided that maybe she could give him a chance.

'Jus' one though.' She told herself, 'If he screws up, then he's gone.'

Content with her decision, she followed Lance to his room.

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"She'll forgive you. Stop worrying." Lance said, as he tried the door. It was locked, causing Lance to frown.

"They must have gone out." He said.

Rogue rolled her eyes, "Yeah, right. Pietro the horn dog gets his girlfriend alone in a room an' now the door's locked. Yes, they musta gone out." She said sarcastically.

Lance pulled his key out and opened the door. He and Rogue struggled to hold back laughter as the younger pair, semi clothed on the bed, tried to cover themselves with a blanket.

"Interrupting something?" Asked Lance, biting his lip.

"Yes." Replied Pietro, giving up all pretence of false modestly, while he pulled his shirt back on. He bent down to pick up Kitty's discarded sweater and handed it to her, turning back to Lance, who was still watching, amused.

"Do you mind turning around?" He asked.

"Not at all." Replied Lance, turning 360 degrees.

"Funny. She's my girlfriend, man."

Lance and Rogue turned around while Kitty pulled her top back on. When the older two entered the room, Kitty was blushing furiously.

"Kit, can ah talk tah ya?" Asked Rogue. Kitty nodded, and followed her into the hallway.

"Ah'm sorry. Ah was upset and shouldn't have took it out on ya. Friends?" The Goth girl said, straight to the point.

Kitty smiled and threw her arms around Rogue, giving her a careful, but grateful hug. Rogue stiffened slightly at the contact and managed to return it somewhat.

"I'm sorry too! Friends forever." Cried Kitty, finally letting go.

Rogue was slightly dazed by the valley girl's over enthusiastic actions, but she covered it and said, "Course."

Her voice became teasing as she asked, "So, what were ya'll up tah?"

Kitty blushed, "Just kissing."

"Mmmmm." The older girl replied, "An' ah'm sorry ah said he'd dump ya. He's crazy about ya."

"I know." Kitty replied, smugly. Then something occurred to her, "How come you and Lance are talking again?"

Rogue didn't answer, just blushed.

Kitty's eyes grew larger, "He kissed you? How?"

"Ah don't know. Ever since ah drained him, ah can touch him without draining him, well, for about half an hour anyway." Rogue replied, still blushing.

"So are you two a couple now?" The brunette asked, excited for her friend.

"Ah dunno. Ah mean he's nice an' all, an' ah do lahke him. He's the only guy ah can date isn't he?" The older girl replied.

Kitty frowned, "Why?"

"Well, he's the only guy ah can touch." Explained Rogue, matter-of-factly.

Rogue froze when she heard Lance ask, "Is that the only reason?"

She turned and saw Lance standing in the doorway, with an unreadable expression.

"No, ah . ah mean, um. That's not how ah meant it tah come out." Rogue tried to explain.

Pietro went over to Kitty and said loudly, "I'm starving. Let's get some dinner." He pushed her down the hallway.

Lance looked hurt, "So I'm the only guy you can date because I'm the only guy you can touch?"

"NO! Ah told ya, ah said it wrong." She cried.

"You said it fine. I tried with you, Rogue. I put my life in danger to prove I cared about you and the only reason you want to be around me is because no other guy can touch you. That makes me feel really special." He slammed the door shut.

Rogue sagged against the wall as if she had been punched. A lump formed in her throat. She couldn't breathe.

All she could think was, 'What have ah done?'

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So come on you guys, R&R for me!

Hope this chapter makes up for the recent lack of them. Know it was a bit steamy, but hell I was due!!!