Hey there nameless1010 here. I know I said that I would wait till I got fifteen reviews before I
posted again, but I am going to be really busy this week. That and the fact I can't wait for
anything. Now this is IMPORTANT. You will find out what happened between Kitty and Josh.
This is sort of a mature situation so I suggest that you make sure you can handle rape. With that
said.
Disclaimer: I don't own anything. It is a sad life when you are fifteen.
In the week that Josh had been there he had single handedly won over everyone onto his
side, save Kitty. Josh helped Jean and Scott get together, he taught Evan how to do different
tricks on his skateboard, Josh treated Amara like she was a princess, and always complemented
the girls and brought them flowers for no reason. He treated Jamie like an equal instead of a little
kid, and always had something fun for Sam, Bobby, Roberto and Kurt to do. Josh helped Ororo
in the kitchen and discussed politics and literature with the Hank and the Professor. He worked in
the garage with Logan. He even won over Rouge somehow, no one was sure how.
However, no matter what he did Kitty would not warm up to him, in fact she made
Wanda look like she loved Pietro compared to how Kitty treated Josh. He was always helping her
and took her side in any argument. Josh was kinder to her then even Kurt, and that was saying
something, but no matter what he did Kitty just shot him a glare that rivaled Rouge's, and that
was saying something too. When ever he came into a room Kitty would leave or if they were
eating she would say that she was not hungry.
Jean was the first to try and talk to Kitty about how she was treating Josh. Taking her
aside on day Jean looked in the younger girl in the eye, "Kitty what is up with you? Josh has been
nothing but kind to you and all you do is shoot him down. Why don't you give him a chance? I
know that it hurts him that his best friend will not accept him. Why are you acting this way?"
Kitty just phased her arm out of Jean's grip. "Whatever," she muttered and walked way
heading towards the pavilion at the back of the property. Jean turned back to fine most the X-
Men standing behind her. All of the group looked as confused as Jean felt.
"Maybe you should see what she is thinking," suggested Scott as he wrapped an arm
around Jean, "I know that the professor doesn't like you to do that but perhaps it will help us
understand what is going on."
"Yeah," Evan added, "Get inside K-girls head. See what her problem is,".
Jean smiled sadly and looked at the group. "I've tried. I can't find anything that would
make her hate Josh so much. I think that I may need to talk to the Professor. Maybe he can get
her to tell him what is the matter."
"Let me try first," Kurt said, a frown on his face, "I mean since we are together now
maybe she will tell me what is bothering her so much. You know I was surprised. Kitty didn't
even treat me this bad when I first met her. Let me go and try to find out what is the matter with
her," With that Kurt began to walk up the hill. Normally he would have just teleported, but he
needed time to think before he talked to her.
Kitty was standing in the pavilion which sat at the edge of the cliff at the back of the
property. (A/N: I think I remember there being a cliff near the property. If there wasn't there is
one now.) She loved this place it was her own little corner of the world. She could always come
here when she was stressed or just needed to get away. She stared out into the ocean lost in
thought. 'What am I going to do? I hate Josh living here, but if I say anything I will have to tell
what happened to me. God, I don't want those looks of pity. What am I going to do?'
Kitty's thought were interrupted by the cracking of a twig. Before Kitty could turn around
two fuzzy hands covered her eyes. Kitty smiled and turned around to see Kurt standing there, his
arms still wrapped around her neck. Kurt smiled his fangs glinting in the setting sunlight, before
leaning down and placing a quick peck on her lips. Turning back around Kitty leaned against
Kurt his arms around her, and his head resting on her shoulders.
The couple stayed like that for awhile. Each glad for the others company. Finally Kurt
broke the silence. "Kitty why don't you like Josh? You can tell me. I mean you always came to
me when you had problems with Lance. I wish you would tell me what is wrong between you
two."
Kitty cringed wishing that he hadn't asked the question. Finally she replied, "Yes there is
a problem between me and Josh but I think that I need to fix it. Okay?"Kurt nodded when
Ororo's voice called them in for dinner. Smiling Kitty looked up, "Come on Fuzzy. I wouldn't
want you to break your perfect attendance record for dinner." Kurt grinned again and the two
vanished and appear again in the dinning room.
After dinner Kitty was walking toward her room when she was stopped by Josh. Josh
smiled. Not the type of smile he used when the others were around, no this one was and evil grin.
"Hello, there my Angel," when Kitty gave a polite nodded, her eyes hard as steal, Josh's grin got
even tighter. Suddenly in one swift movement Josh thrust Kitty against the wall and clasped her
arm tightly causing Kitty to scream in pain on the inside, but only wince slightly on the outside.
"You might want to be a little nicer to me Angel. After all we wouldn't want to get hurt."
"No," was all Kitty said. After Josh released her arm Kitty walked the rest of the way to
her room. All the way she could feel Josh's eye following her, drilling holes into the back of her
skull. Once Kitty got into her room, she locked the door and looked for her roommate. Not
finding her Kitty decided that it was safe to sit on her bed and cry. When Kitty's sobs subsided
she rolled up the sleeve over her over sized tee-shirt and looked down at her arm. Sure enough
there was bruise the size and shape of Josh's hand that was now black and blue.
'Kitty will you please come to my office. I need to discuss a few matters with you,'came
the Professor's voice from inside Kitty's head. Sighing Kitty stood up and rolled down her
sleeve. Kitty headed to the office, well knowing that there were going to be questions about Josh.
Finally she made it to the office after a trip that made her feel like she was on death row.
Opening the doors to the office Kitty saw all the X-men gathered in the small room, all
except Josh. A couple of the girls who liked Josh glared at her, the rest just looked like they
wanted to leave. "Kitty please sit down," after Kitty was sitting between Rouge and Kurt the
Professor continued "I would like you to tell all of us here why you do not like Josh. It is not a
good thing when there is friction between members on the same team, and furthermore everyone
understanding why you don't like Josh will help us function better as a group."
'Oh God Professor don't make me tell everyone! Please I am begging you," she asked
using telepathy fear showing in Kitty's eyes.
'I am sorry, but it is for the best. If you do not tell us I am afraid that I will have to ask
Rouge to take your memory," (A/N: I know that the professor would not do this but it is my fic)
Kitty was slightly taken aback to hear the Professor almost threatening her. Sighing she
gave in, she had always know that this day would come, so Kitty pulled her knees to her chest
and got ready to tell the hardest story of her life. "Well, like I said when I was eight I got my first
power, healing. Josh was the person who trained me, and we were best friends as you can
imagine. Well when I was in eight grade he was in ninth. Early in September he invited me to a
high school party, and even though I was only a year younger them him I was real excited.
Well long story short I went and it was not what I thought it was going to be. The was a
lot of drugs, there was a lot of drinking, and a lot of sex," at this point Kitty glanced up and saw
the intense looks everyone was giving her, "Well I stuck around for about an hour, so I wasn't
being rude, I had a Coke, but finally I set my drink down and went and told Josh I was leaving. I
came back and took one last sip of my Coke, then left. I wish I hadn't had that last sip. Someone
had drugged my drink," Kitty heard Jean gasp, Logan growl, and felt Kurt grasp on her arm
tighten.
"Well I walking home and I heard someone running behind me. I turned around and it
was Josh. I don't know what it was but something told me to run away as fast as I could.
However he was on track team and quickly over took me. I guess you can figure out what he did
after that," Tear stung and Kitty's eyes but she blinked them back. Across the room Kitty could
see that everyone was shocked and angry, "When I got home the first thing I did was tell my
parents. But they said and I quote 'Well as long as you don't get pregnant we aren't going to
press charges. How would that make our family honor look.'. Because they wouldn't take me to a
shrink, I had to come up with my own ways of self help,"
"Like what?" asked Dr. McCoy.
"Namely, slitting my wrist." with that Kitty picked up Kurt's bottle of water and wet the
corner of her tee-shirt. What happened next shocked everyone. Kitty wiped the corner of her shirt
down her arm removing makeup. Under the make up were the scars from all the cuts left by the
knife. "I also buried my power and what had happened to me. I got to the point where even I had
a hard time tell the truth from the lie I had created. I didn't tell all of you because I didn't want
any piety and I just wanted to forget, then he did this a few minutes ago" Kitty rolled up her
sleeve displaying her bruise before she gave a quick tight laugh, "It's funny he taught me how to
heal yet he left me with the ugliest scar I have ever known."
From the doorway there came a sudden clapping. Everyone's head snapped up at the
sound only to find that Josh was standing there. Kitty began to stand up as Josh walked into the
room, afraid of how much he had heard her tell them.
Josh continued to clap as he walked father in the room. Smiling as if the story just told
was some sort of a bedtime story. "Very impressive Angel, but you forgot one thing. If you ever
told anyone I would kill you," with that Josh shot across the floor and slammed Kitty against the
wall lifting her by her neck at the same time.
Kitty kicked her feet helplessly trying to pry his hand from her neck. Suddenly she
remembered that she could phase. Phasing out of his hand Kitty kicked Josh's feet out from
under his sending his towards Rouge who pressed her bare hand against his neck knocking him
out.
As Josh's memories oozed into Rouge's mind like a poison, she saw the story that Kitty
had just told played out before her eyes. It was one thing to hear about what had happened, but
another to see the violence acted out before in her mind's eye. Tear began to fill Rouge's eyes as
she looked at Kitty.
Kitty the glassy eyed, brown haired, animate girl she knew was not the girl standing
before her. The girl standing before her look like a shell of her former self. Almost as if the story
had sucked all the life out of her. Kitty's eyes were dead looking and her shoulders hung. Rogue
walked over and gently hugged her best friend, careful not to touch her with her still bare hand,
afraid that if she hugged to hard Kitty would break like a doll.
Looking up Kitty curved her mouth, but there was no smile behind it. Finally she
stammered "I...I .....I have to go". Turning Kitty walk through the wall out into the yard and into
the woods.
Well how did you like that. I know. I know. Really sad right? Well the title is "Tears of a Cat".
There will be more problems down the road. Please review. Oh and if you write Kurtty stories
leave me the title and I will review for you. Thank ya.
posted again, but I am going to be really busy this week. That and the fact I can't wait for
anything. Now this is IMPORTANT. You will find out what happened between Kitty and Josh.
This is sort of a mature situation so I suggest that you make sure you can handle rape. With that
said.
Disclaimer: I don't own anything. It is a sad life when you are fifteen.
In the week that Josh had been there he had single handedly won over everyone onto his
side, save Kitty. Josh helped Jean and Scott get together, he taught Evan how to do different
tricks on his skateboard, Josh treated Amara like she was a princess, and always complemented
the girls and brought them flowers for no reason. He treated Jamie like an equal instead of a little
kid, and always had something fun for Sam, Bobby, Roberto and Kurt to do. Josh helped Ororo
in the kitchen and discussed politics and literature with the Hank and the Professor. He worked in
the garage with Logan. He even won over Rouge somehow, no one was sure how.
However, no matter what he did Kitty would not warm up to him, in fact she made
Wanda look like she loved Pietro compared to how Kitty treated Josh. He was always helping her
and took her side in any argument. Josh was kinder to her then even Kurt, and that was saying
something, but no matter what he did Kitty just shot him a glare that rivaled Rouge's, and that
was saying something too. When ever he came into a room Kitty would leave or if they were
eating she would say that she was not hungry.
Jean was the first to try and talk to Kitty about how she was treating Josh. Taking her
aside on day Jean looked in the younger girl in the eye, "Kitty what is up with you? Josh has been
nothing but kind to you and all you do is shoot him down. Why don't you give him a chance? I
know that it hurts him that his best friend will not accept him. Why are you acting this way?"
Kitty just phased her arm out of Jean's grip. "Whatever," she muttered and walked way
heading towards the pavilion at the back of the property. Jean turned back to fine most the X-
Men standing behind her. All of the group looked as confused as Jean felt.
"Maybe you should see what she is thinking," suggested Scott as he wrapped an arm
around Jean, "I know that the professor doesn't like you to do that but perhaps it will help us
understand what is going on."
"Yeah," Evan added, "Get inside K-girls head. See what her problem is,".
Jean smiled sadly and looked at the group. "I've tried. I can't find anything that would
make her hate Josh so much. I think that I may need to talk to the Professor. Maybe he can get
her to tell him what is the matter."
"Let me try first," Kurt said, a frown on his face, "I mean since we are together now
maybe she will tell me what is bothering her so much. You know I was surprised. Kitty didn't
even treat me this bad when I first met her. Let me go and try to find out what is the matter with
her," With that Kurt began to walk up the hill. Normally he would have just teleported, but he
needed time to think before he talked to her.
Kitty was standing in the pavilion which sat at the edge of the cliff at the back of the
property. (A/N: I think I remember there being a cliff near the property. If there wasn't there is
one now.) She loved this place it was her own little corner of the world. She could always come
here when she was stressed or just needed to get away. She stared out into the ocean lost in
thought. 'What am I going to do? I hate Josh living here, but if I say anything I will have to tell
what happened to me. God, I don't want those looks of pity. What am I going to do?'
Kitty's thought were interrupted by the cracking of a twig. Before Kitty could turn around
two fuzzy hands covered her eyes. Kitty smiled and turned around to see Kurt standing there, his
arms still wrapped around her neck. Kurt smiled his fangs glinting in the setting sunlight, before
leaning down and placing a quick peck on her lips. Turning back around Kitty leaned against
Kurt his arms around her, and his head resting on her shoulders.
The couple stayed like that for awhile. Each glad for the others company. Finally Kurt
broke the silence. "Kitty why don't you like Josh? You can tell me. I mean you always came to
me when you had problems with Lance. I wish you would tell me what is wrong between you
two."
Kitty cringed wishing that he hadn't asked the question. Finally she replied, "Yes there is
a problem between me and Josh but I think that I need to fix it. Okay?"Kurt nodded when
Ororo's voice called them in for dinner. Smiling Kitty looked up, "Come on Fuzzy. I wouldn't
want you to break your perfect attendance record for dinner." Kurt grinned again and the two
vanished and appear again in the dinning room.
After dinner Kitty was walking toward her room when she was stopped by Josh. Josh
smiled. Not the type of smile he used when the others were around, no this one was and evil grin.
"Hello, there my Angel," when Kitty gave a polite nodded, her eyes hard as steal, Josh's grin got
even tighter. Suddenly in one swift movement Josh thrust Kitty against the wall and clasped her
arm tightly causing Kitty to scream in pain on the inside, but only wince slightly on the outside.
"You might want to be a little nicer to me Angel. After all we wouldn't want to get hurt."
"No," was all Kitty said. After Josh released her arm Kitty walked the rest of the way to
her room. All the way she could feel Josh's eye following her, drilling holes into the back of her
skull. Once Kitty got into her room, she locked the door and looked for her roommate. Not
finding her Kitty decided that it was safe to sit on her bed and cry. When Kitty's sobs subsided
she rolled up the sleeve over her over sized tee-shirt and looked down at her arm. Sure enough
there was bruise the size and shape of Josh's hand that was now black and blue.
'Kitty will you please come to my office. I need to discuss a few matters with you,'came
the Professor's voice from inside Kitty's head. Sighing Kitty stood up and rolled down her
sleeve. Kitty headed to the office, well knowing that there were going to be questions about Josh.
Finally she made it to the office after a trip that made her feel like she was on death row.
Opening the doors to the office Kitty saw all the X-men gathered in the small room, all
except Josh. A couple of the girls who liked Josh glared at her, the rest just looked like they
wanted to leave. "Kitty please sit down," after Kitty was sitting between Rouge and Kurt the
Professor continued "I would like you to tell all of us here why you do not like Josh. It is not a
good thing when there is friction between members on the same team, and furthermore everyone
understanding why you don't like Josh will help us function better as a group."
'Oh God Professor don't make me tell everyone! Please I am begging you," she asked
using telepathy fear showing in Kitty's eyes.
'I am sorry, but it is for the best. If you do not tell us I am afraid that I will have to ask
Rouge to take your memory," (A/N: I know that the professor would not do this but it is my fic)
Kitty was slightly taken aback to hear the Professor almost threatening her. Sighing she
gave in, she had always know that this day would come, so Kitty pulled her knees to her chest
and got ready to tell the hardest story of her life. "Well, like I said when I was eight I got my first
power, healing. Josh was the person who trained me, and we were best friends as you can
imagine. Well when I was in eight grade he was in ninth. Early in September he invited me to a
high school party, and even though I was only a year younger them him I was real excited.
Well long story short I went and it was not what I thought it was going to be. The was a
lot of drugs, there was a lot of drinking, and a lot of sex," at this point Kitty glanced up and saw
the intense looks everyone was giving her, "Well I stuck around for about an hour, so I wasn't
being rude, I had a Coke, but finally I set my drink down and went and told Josh I was leaving. I
came back and took one last sip of my Coke, then left. I wish I hadn't had that last sip. Someone
had drugged my drink," Kitty heard Jean gasp, Logan growl, and felt Kurt grasp on her arm
tighten.
"Well I walking home and I heard someone running behind me. I turned around and it
was Josh. I don't know what it was but something told me to run away as fast as I could.
However he was on track team and quickly over took me. I guess you can figure out what he did
after that," Tear stung and Kitty's eyes but she blinked them back. Across the room Kitty could
see that everyone was shocked and angry, "When I got home the first thing I did was tell my
parents. But they said and I quote 'Well as long as you don't get pregnant we aren't going to
press charges. How would that make our family honor look.'. Because they wouldn't take me to a
shrink, I had to come up with my own ways of self help,"
"Like what?" asked Dr. McCoy.
"Namely, slitting my wrist." with that Kitty picked up Kurt's bottle of water and wet the
corner of her tee-shirt. What happened next shocked everyone. Kitty wiped the corner of her shirt
down her arm removing makeup. Under the make up were the scars from all the cuts left by the
knife. "I also buried my power and what had happened to me. I got to the point where even I had
a hard time tell the truth from the lie I had created. I didn't tell all of you because I didn't want
any piety and I just wanted to forget, then he did this a few minutes ago" Kitty rolled up her
sleeve displaying her bruise before she gave a quick tight laugh, "It's funny he taught me how to
heal yet he left me with the ugliest scar I have ever known."
From the doorway there came a sudden clapping. Everyone's head snapped up at the
sound only to find that Josh was standing there. Kitty began to stand up as Josh walked into the
room, afraid of how much he had heard her tell them.
Josh continued to clap as he walked father in the room. Smiling as if the story just told
was some sort of a bedtime story. "Very impressive Angel, but you forgot one thing. If you ever
told anyone I would kill you," with that Josh shot across the floor and slammed Kitty against the
wall lifting her by her neck at the same time.
Kitty kicked her feet helplessly trying to pry his hand from her neck. Suddenly she
remembered that she could phase. Phasing out of his hand Kitty kicked Josh's feet out from
under his sending his towards Rouge who pressed her bare hand against his neck knocking him
out.
As Josh's memories oozed into Rouge's mind like a poison, she saw the story that Kitty
had just told played out before her eyes. It was one thing to hear about what had happened, but
another to see the violence acted out before in her mind's eye. Tear began to fill Rouge's eyes as
she looked at Kitty.
Kitty the glassy eyed, brown haired, animate girl she knew was not the girl standing
before her. The girl standing before her look like a shell of her former self. Almost as if the story
had sucked all the life out of her. Kitty's eyes were dead looking and her shoulders hung. Rogue
walked over and gently hugged her best friend, careful not to touch her with her still bare hand,
afraid that if she hugged to hard Kitty would break like a doll.
Looking up Kitty curved her mouth, but there was no smile behind it. Finally she
stammered "I...I .....I have to go". Turning Kitty walk through the wall out into the yard and into
the woods.
Well how did you like that. I know. I know. Really sad right? Well the title is "Tears of a Cat".
There will be more problems down the road. Please review. Oh and if you write Kurtty stories
leave me the title and I will review for you. Thank ya.
