A/N: sorry for the long wait for the update but I wanted to make it perfect. Thank you for all your reviews from before, I do hope you really like this one and continue to give me your very kind and supportive reviews.

I don't own X Men Evolution.

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Pietro watched Kitty intently as she sadly walked away – away from everything that they shared together – their past, their present and what he had hoped would be their future.

As Kitty's retreating form faded away into the dark shadow of the night, Pietro emerged from his place behind a thicket of roses and sighed sadly. He quickly speed over to their spot under the huge cedar tree and similarly traced a finger along the engraving. He tightly shut his eyes as a single tear slid down his cheek and he drew a deep breath...

"Kit... what happened to us?" he whispered huskily.

Every single detail of the earth-shattering incident was still a little hazy to him but some bits and pieces of that night, he knew would forever be burned into his brain. He had died that night – not physically but mentally. The words exchanged between them hurt more than anything had ever done before – it pierced his heart, it pierced his very soul. And even now, just the simple task of breathing had become so difficult that he would often find himself wishing that he had died that night. He missed her – missed her touch... missed her warmth, her smile... missed her kiss.

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"Kitty you seem a bit preoccupied, have I done something wrong?" Pietro's brows furrowed in confusion.

She breathed heavily and stared at him sadly, her large blue eyes glistening in the moonlight. "It's not working anymore Pietro."

Panic quickly set in and he blew slightly, "what's do you mean? What's not working anymore?" he slipped his muscular arms around her petite waist.

Kitty in turn draped her arms around him and rested her head gently on his chest. "I love you so much Pietro and this is just so hard for me to say..."

He felt her body tense up and feared what was about to happen. "Well then – don't say it." He stated matter of factly.

She raised her head to look at him. Pietro could now see the crystal tears falling freely from her eyes. "I just... I just can't do it anymore. We always have to sneak around, hide from our friends... lie. It's like you're my boyfriend but yet I'm still all alone." She placed her head back onto his chest, breathing in his scent for what could possibly be the last time. Kitty continued to sob softly, "I... I pass you in the hallway and I want so much to hold you, for you to hold me, to just tell you how my day is going but I can't. I can't even acknowledge you – I just have to pass on by as though you don't exist. And it rips me apart inside Pietro because I want us to be like any other couple, out in the open for everyone to see. I want us to walk to class together, to have lunch together, to cut class... just so we can be together. I want to be able to kiss you and not feel as though I'm betraying my team mates."

Pietro squeezed her tighter. "Kitty look at me." Her eyes hesitantly locked with his. " The very thought of not being with you is like not breathing. I can't live without air and I can't live without you. But as of right now, telling anyone about us is not really an option. The stuff that goes on between our groups is way too intense and it's getting worse with each passing day. We just can't risk exposing ourselves... at least not right now."

"She closed her eyes. "But why can't we? I want everyone to know that we're together."

Pietro hated to see her in this much agony, his heart just collapsed. "We'll figure something out Kit, and it'll be soon... I promise." He placed a slow, tender kiss on her lips.

She shook her head dumbly. "I can't do this anymore Pietro. I'm just not strong enough to deal with all lies and the sneaking around. Maybe we should just not... see each other for a little while." The last part came almost inaudibly.

"No – no Kitty! Why?" He removed his hands from around her waist. "We have each other Kit and that's all that matters."

"But what about my friends? My team? My life? I want all those things too Pietro and if it stays the way it is right now, it's just gonna be a tug of war between you and everything else."

"So I'm not enough. Is that what you're saying?" his voice squeaked a bit.

She sighed. "I don't know what I'm saying. I'm just so confused." Kitty backed away from him a bit. "I need time to sort it all through. I just need some time!" And in a flash, she ran off.

"Kitty! Kitty..." Pietro was almost inclined to go after her but what good would that do? He just slouched back against the tree and buried his face in his hands.

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That was the last time he had spoken to her. He removed his finger from tracing along the letters and dropped down onto the grass.

"What's gonna happen now Kitty? I love you so much but you don't want us to be together anymore." He sighed... "What's gonna happen now."

He rested his head against the tree and closed his eyes.

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A/N: So how was it? Should I continue? Maybe I should resolve it – what do you think? Review and let me know. Review. Review, review...