Chapter Nine.
Author's Note: Thanks for the reviews - Aqueous, Icestorm162 and Eliza. I know you guys have been reviewing avidly and I thank you deeply. And please if this or any of my stories suck or are starting to suck in any way, shape or form - I can trust you guys to be honest and tell me right? Well anyways hope you all like the chapter.
I don't own X Men Evolution.
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That phone call kept me up all night. I was so scared and frustrated; I barely got any sleep. I really didn't feel like going to school but I didn't want to disappoint Pietro, I promised to meet him for lunch. I slept through pretty much all my classes, which was just great considering most of the teachers hated me anyway. I was so relieved when the bell rang for lunch.
" Kit, Kit! Kitty, wake up. What's wrong with you?"
" Huh? Oh, hey Pietro. What's up?"
" I don't know you tell me, you're the one drowning in a pool of drool."
"I didn't get much sleep last night."
"Yuck, meatloaf. Why did you have troubling getting to sleep? Where you scared to be....." Pietro glanced at Kitty and shook his head sympathetically. "Kitty? Hey Kit, wake up!"
"Alright I'm up. Where were we now?"
"Maybe you should go home and get some rest."
Kitty plopped her head back onto the lunch table. She mumbled, "Can't afford another sick day."
Pietro watched her face as she lay there and tucked a lock of stray hair behind her ear. She was so beautiful; he almost didn't want to wake her. "Kitty let's go outside for some air, maybe that will help."
I lay sprawled out on the bleachers, my head gently resting on Pietro's lap. I was just so tired and this cool breeze was so not helping.
"Whose bright idea was this anyway?" I squinted to shield my eyes from the retreating mid-day sun.
He looked down at me and kissed my nose. "Sorry Kitty, I seriously thought it would help. You wanna go back inside?"
"Can't we just stay out here for a couple of minutes?"
"Sure Kit, whatever you want."
That was the last thing I heard Pietro say for the rest of the lunch period. I had absolutely no idea how I got to class but here I was half asleep in my fifth period French class. I just kept telling myself I had only two more classes to go. Only one hour and a half, 90 minutes, which actually was relevantly a long time.
"Katherine Pryde would you please report to the Principal's office. That's Katherine Pryde. Thank you."
Well that was one way to get rid of my sleep, shock therapy. This had to be some sort of joke. It was so embarrassing walking down that hallway and passing every single class, whose doors just so happened to be half opened at this particular time on this particular day. My life was trash.
"You wanted to see me Principal Darkholme."
"Ah yes Miss Pryde, come in and have a seat."
"What is this about ma'am?"
"Well now that's odd considering you were the only one involved in this particular incident and were the only one spotted when it occurred."
"Excuse me ma'am? What incident? What are you talking about?"
"Come on now Miss Pryde don't make things worse for yourself than they already are. Just confess and maybe I'll go easy on you."
"Ma'am in all honesty I have no idea what you are talking about."
"Alright I'll play along. Around 12:50 this afternoon "someone" matching your description broke into my car and stole a folder containing the answers to the State-Wide Examinations that are to be held in June. Also contained within that folder was a diamond bracelet. I also found my tyres punched, my windows smashed in and scratch marks the length of the Mississippi River along the sides of my brand new BMW. I know you have a twin Miss Pryde and ordinarily she would have been my first suspect but considering that your father called this morning and said she would be out sick today, I had to rule her out. So Katherine, what's going on?"
"I'm sorry madam but I can't explain. All I can say is that person was not me. I was with Pietro Maximoff for the entire lunch period. You can ask him."
"I think I'll do that Miss Pryde and try to get to the bottom of this. However I will have to suspend you until further notice."
"Suspension? You're slapping me with suspension, until when?"
"I told you until I get to the bottom of this."
"My record ma'am, it'll be..."
"I'm sorry Miss Pryde but that's the way it has to be. Now I think you should gather your things and head on home, it would be pointless for you to stay the rest of the day."
That was it. I was suspended. I, I was suspended. Nope. No matter how I said it, it made no sense. I couldn't go home. I just couldn't. Couldn't face my Dad, Kory, Pietro or anyone else. I'm supposed to be this scholastic genius, what would people say when they heard I've been suspended. I just couldn't go home. I decided to take a walk on the beach.
"Hey there you are. What are you doing out here?"
"Thinking. Thinking about my life and how it's all messed up now."
"What are you talking about Kitty? What's going on?"
"I've been suspended."
"Suspended? Why?"
"Someone vandalized Principal Darkholme's car, stole some folder with the answers to the State Examinations along with some stupid diamond bracelet. The unbelievable thing is that she claims that she has a witness who said it was me."
"That's crazy. You've been set-up!"
"Who would do such a thing, - Kory? She was out sick today and there is no one else that looks like me Pietro! So now I'm suspended until Principal Darkholme gets some answers."
"You can't just give up, you have to do something about this."
"What Pietro? It doesn't matter anymore, it really doesn't. From here on my life's been screwed and I can't do anything about it."
"Kitty you can't..."
"No Pietro, I can. Now please, just go away."
I sat there staring out at the ocean. It was so peaceful and everything was so royally screwed I totally forgot about that little meeting I had with that Professor. I glanced at my watch; it was 4:15. Great I was late!
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"I don't think she's coming Professor." Jean shifted wearily in her seat for the millionth time.
"Patience Jean, she'll be here." Professor Xavier laced his fingers together and propped up his chin.
Kitty eyed the large mansion gates suspiciously and let out a deep breath she hadn't even realised she'd been holding in. *What on earth am I doing here? I must be crazy!* Kitty opened the huge metal gates and slowly walked up the driveway. The place was enormous and a little intimidating. She rang the doorbell.
Kitty shifted around uncomfortably, waiting for someone to answer the door. She heard footsteps rapidly approaching and was greeted or rather not greeted by a scary looking Gothic girl. She cleared her throat.
"Can I speak to Professor Xavier... please?" Kitty cocked an eyebrow.
"Ah... come in. The Professor probably already knows yuh're here but ah'll still take yuh to 'im." The girl smiled weakly.
"Thanks." Kitty said in a low tone, almost inaudible.
Just then Jean emerged from around the corner hallway.
"It's alright Rogue, I'll take her in to see the Professor."
Kitty observed the Goth girl's reaction toward the red head's statement. The girl or rather Rogue, scowled at her disgustedly and whispered, "of course yuh will - yuh're Little Miss Perfect" and quickly turned on her heel and walked off.
Walking down the large corridor, Kitty examined the mansion walls from top to bottom noticing how many rooms there were and how it had a homey aura surrounding it. She still couldn't shake the feeling that she wasn't going to like this - but was so curious to find out what was going on with her. Breaking her out of her thoughts, she heard the Professor mentally welcome her in.
#It's alright Kitty. I know you're scared but I'll try to answer all your questions and try to help you understand. Come in and have a seat.#
Kitty couldn't help but think this was a little too creepy but did as she was instructed without saying a word.
The Professor sensing the young girl's uneasiness officially welcomed her to the institute.
"Kitty... welcome to Xavier's School for the Gifted and when I say 'Gifted', I don't mean academically."
"So what do you mean?"
"We possess special abilities, some we can control on our own - pointing to Jean, and others requiring some assistance - pointing to Scott. You Kitty are no different from us."
Kitty looked puzzled. "I don't understand Professor. That still doesn't explain what's been going on with me the last couple of weeks."
"You see Kitty we have imbedded in us a gene called the X-gene, which gives us this special gift. And you have been blessed with this gene, and a special ability as well, the ability to pass through solid matters otherwise known as phasing."
Kitty smiled. "Phasing huh?" She asked more amused than intrigued. She continued on, "so let me get this straight, you're telling me that I've got this X gene in me and because of it I can walk through walls?" Kitty looked at the floor. "So why haven't I experienced this before? Why now all of a sudden?"
"Well Kitty that one is hard to explain. You see this has been developing in you for sometime now and has finally reached it's full potential and coming to the forefront. You're older now Kitty... old enough to accept this power and control it... before you wouldn't have been ready."
"This is ridiculous. You make it sound as though it's controlling me."
"In a way it already does. But that's why I've asked you to come here Kitty. We..." in walked Storm and Wolverine, "help you to gain control of your powers before it overpowers and becomes too much for you to handle. We help you too harness all your energy into gaining control so that it doesn't happen unexpectedly - take that little incident at school for example."
"So will I have to live here?"
The Professor chuckled, which made Kitty blush. "That would be the general idea."
"That means I'll have to leave my father and sister. I... I can't do that." Kitty looked puzzled, "but... what about Kory? Does she have this special ability too, same as mine? I mean we are twins."
His expression changed from a look of sympathy to that of concern. He avoided the issue of Kory and her mutant power all together. "We'll discuss Kory at another time but for now let's just focus on you. I know this may all seem a bit confusing and I admit it is a big transition for you to make but once you get settled in everything will seem so much clearer. And don't worry about your father, I'll speak with him and I'm sure we can come to some arrangement. But there's something else I would like to discuss with you, something of a more serious nature." The Professor motioned for Jean, Scott, Ororo and Logan to leave the room. "Kitty do you know this young man?" The Professor wheeled over to her and gave a photograph...
... a photograph of Pietro.
TO BE CONTINUED.
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Author's Note: Well what did you think? Let me know by your reviews but please no really harsh ones, I'm sort of a sensitive person - well extemely sensitive and still recovering from the last one! Next chapter coming soon - hopefully! Was Professor Xavier's bit done alright? I've never really had him in any of my fics, so I tried to make him sound very intelligent - like in the Evo cartoon.
Author's Note: Thanks for the reviews - Aqueous, Icestorm162 and Eliza. I know you guys have been reviewing avidly and I thank you deeply. And please if this or any of my stories suck or are starting to suck in any way, shape or form - I can trust you guys to be honest and tell me right? Well anyways hope you all like the chapter.
I don't own X Men Evolution.
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That phone call kept me up all night. I was so scared and frustrated; I barely got any sleep. I really didn't feel like going to school but I didn't want to disappoint Pietro, I promised to meet him for lunch. I slept through pretty much all my classes, which was just great considering most of the teachers hated me anyway. I was so relieved when the bell rang for lunch.
" Kit, Kit! Kitty, wake up. What's wrong with you?"
" Huh? Oh, hey Pietro. What's up?"
" I don't know you tell me, you're the one drowning in a pool of drool."
"I didn't get much sleep last night."
"Yuck, meatloaf. Why did you have troubling getting to sleep? Where you scared to be....." Pietro glanced at Kitty and shook his head sympathetically. "Kitty? Hey Kit, wake up!"
"Alright I'm up. Where were we now?"
"Maybe you should go home and get some rest."
Kitty plopped her head back onto the lunch table. She mumbled, "Can't afford another sick day."
Pietro watched her face as she lay there and tucked a lock of stray hair behind her ear. She was so beautiful; he almost didn't want to wake her. "Kitty let's go outside for some air, maybe that will help."
I lay sprawled out on the bleachers, my head gently resting on Pietro's lap. I was just so tired and this cool breeze was so not helping.
"Whose bright idea was this anyway?" I squinted to shield my eyes from the retreating mid-day sun.
He looked down at me and kissed my nose. "Sorry Kitty, I seriously thought it would help. You wanna go back inside?"
"Can't we just stay out here for a couple of minutes?"
"Sure Kit, whatever you want."
That was the last thing I heard Pietro say for the rest of the lunch period. I had absolutely no idea how I got to class but here I was half asleep in my fifth period French class. I just kept telling myself I had only two more classes to go. Only one hour and a half, 90 minutes, which actually was relevantly a long time.
"Katherine Pryde would you please report to the Principal's office. That's Katherine Pryde. Thank you."
Well that was one way to get rid of my sleep, shock therapy. This had to be some sort of joke. It was so embarrassing walking down that hallway and passing every single class, whose doors just so happened to be half opened at this particular time on this particular day. My life was trash.
"You wanted to see me Principal Darkholme."
"Ah yes Miss Pryde, come in and have a seat."
"What is this about ma'am?"
"Well now that's odd considering you were the only one involved in this particular incident and were the only one spotted when it occurred."
"Excuse me ma'am? What incident? What are you talking about?"
"Come on now Miss Pryde don't make things worse for yourself than they already are. Just confess and maybe I'll go easy on you."
"Ma'am in all honesty I have no idea what you are talking about."
"Alright I'll play along. Around 12:50 this afternoon "someone" matching your description broke into my car and stole a folder containing the answers to the State-Wide Examinations that are to be held in June. Also contained within that folder was a diamond bracelet. I also found my tyres punched, my windows smashed in and scratch marks the length of the Mississippi River along the sides of my brand new BMW. I know you have a twin Miss Pryde and ordinarily she would have been my first suspect but considering that your father called this morning and said she would be out sick today, I had to rule her out. So Katherine, what's going on?"
"I'm sorry madam but I can't explain. All I can say is that person was not me. I was with Pietro Maximoff for the entire lunch period. You can ask him."
"I think I'll do that Miss Pryde and try to get to the bottom of this. However I will have to suspend you until further notice."
"Suspension? You're slapping me with suspension, until when?"
"I told you until I get to the bottom of this."
"My record ma'am, it'll be..."
"I'm sorry Miss Pryde but that's the way it has to be. Now I think you should gather your things and head on home, it would be pointless for you to stay the rest of the day."
That was it. I was suspended. I, I was suspended. Nope. No matter how I said it, it made no sense. I couldn't go home. I just couldn't. Couldn't face my Dad, Kory, Pietro or anyone else. I'm supposed to be this scholastic genius, what would people say when they heard I've been suspended. I just couldn't go home. I decided to take a walk on the beach.
"Hey there you are. What are you doing out here?"
"Thinking. Thinking about my life and how it's all messed up now."
"What are you talking about Kitty? What's going on?"
"I've been suspended."
"Suspended? Why?"
"Someone vandalized Principal Darkholme's car, stole some folder with the answers to the State Examinations along with some stupid diamond bracelet. The unbelievable thing is that she claims that she has a witness who said it was me."
"That's crazy. You've been set-up!"
"Who would do such a thing, - Kory? She was out sick today and there is no one else that looks like me Pietro! So now I'm suspended until Principal Darkholme gets some answers."
"You can't just give up, you have to do something about this."
"What Pietro? It doesn't matter anymore, it really doesn't. From here on my life's been screwed and I can't do anything about it."
"Kitty you can't..."
"No Pietro, I can. Now please, just go away."
I sat there staring out at the ocean. It was so peaceful and everything was so royally screwed I totally forgot about that little meeting I had with that Professor. I glanced at my watch; it was 4:15. Great I was late!
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"I don't think she's coming Professor." Jean shifted wearily in her seat for the millionth time.
"Patience Jean, she'll be here." Professor Xavier laced his fingers together and propped up his chin.
Kitty eyed the large mansion gates suspiciously and let out a deep breath she hadn't even realised she'd been holding in. *What on earth am I doing here? I must be crazy!* Kitty opened the huge metal gates and slowly walked up the driveway. The place was enormous and a little intimidating. She rang the doorbell.
Kitty shifted around uncomfortably, waiting for someone to answer the door. She heard footsteps rapidly approaching and was greeted or rather not greeted by a scary looking Gothic girl. She cleared her throat.
"Can I speak to Professor Xavier... please?" Kitty cocked an eyebrow.
"Ah... come in. The Professor probably already knows yuh're here but ah'll still take yuh to 'im." The girl smiled weakly.
"Thanks." Kitty said in a low tone, almost inaudible.
Just then Jean emerged from around the corner hallway.
"It's alright Rogue, I'll take her in to see the Professor."
Kitty observed the Goth girl's reaction toward the red head's statement. The girl or rather Rogue, scowled at her disgustedly and whispered, "of course yuh will - yuh're Little Miss Perfect" and quickly turned on her heel and walked off.
Walking down the large corridor, Kitty examined the mansion walls from top to bottom noticing how many rooms there were and how it had a homey aura surrounding it. She still couldn't shake the feeling that she wasn't going to like this - but was so curious to find out what was going on with her. Breaking her out of her thoughts, she heard the Professor mentally welcome her in.
#It's alright Kitty. I know you're scared but I'll try to answer all your questions and try to help you understand. Come in and have a seat.#
Kitty couldn't help but think this was a little too creepy but did as she was instructed without saying a word.
The Professor sensing the young girl's uneasiness officially welcomed her to the institute.
"Kitty... welcome to Xavier's School for the Gifted and when I say 'Gifted', I don't mean academically."
"So what do you mean?"
"We possess special abilities, some we can control on our own - pointing to Jean, and others requiring some assistance - pointing to Scott. You Kitty are no different from us."
Kitty looked puzzled. "I don't understand Professor. That still doesn't explain what's been going on with me the last couple of weeks."
"You see Kitty we have imbedded in us a gene called the X-gene, which gives us this special gift. And you have been blessed with this gene, and a special ability as well, the ability to pass through solid matters otherwise known as phasing."
Kitty smiled. "Phasing huh?" She asked more amused than intrigued. She continued on, "so let me get this straight, you're telling me that I've got this X gene in me and because of it I can walk through walls?" Kitty looked at the floor. "So why haven't I experienced this before? Why now all of a sudden?"
"Well Kitty that one is hard to explain. You see this has been developing in you for sometime now and has finally reached it's full potential and coming to the forefront. You're older now Kitty... old enough to accept this power and control it... before you wouldn't have been ready."
"This is ridiculous. You make it sound as though it's controlling me."
"In a way it already does. But that's why I've asked you to come here Kitty. We..." in walked Storm and Wolverine, "help you to gain control of your powers before it overpowers and becomes too much for you to handle. We help you too harness all your energy into gaining control so that it doesn't happen unexpectedly - take that little incident at school for example."
"So will I have to live here?"
The Professor chuckled, which made Kitty blush. "That would be the general idea."
"That means I'll have to leave my father and sister. I... I can't do that." Kitty looked puzzled, "but... what about Kory? Does she have this special ability too, same as mine? I mean we are twins."
His expression changed from a look of sympathy to that of concern. He avoided the issue of Kory and her mutant power all together. "We'll discuss Kory at another time but for now let's just focus on you. I know this may all seem a bit confusing and I admit it is a big transition for you to make but once you get settled in everything will seem so much clearer. And don't worry about your father, I'll speak with him and I'm sure we can come to some arrangement. But there's something else I would like to discuss with you, something of a more serious nature." The Professor motioned for Jean, Scott, Ororo and Logan to leave the room. "Kitty do you know this young man?" The Professor wheeled over to her and gave a photograph...
... a photograph of Pietro.
TO BE CONTINUED.
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Author's Note: Well what did you think? Let me know by your reviews but please no really harsh ones, I'm sort of a sensitive person - well extemely sensitive and still recovering from the last one! Next chapter coming soon - hopefully! Was Professor Xavier's bit done alright? I've never really had him in any of my fics, so I tried to make him sound very intelligent - like in the Evo cartoon.