"Nita!" Her Algebra II teacher snapped, and she looked up sharply.

"Oh…uhm…yeah?" she asked, her cheeks warm with embarrassment. The teacher sighed, obviously annoyed,

"Try to pay attention, would you Ms. Callahan?" Nita nodded dumbly and silently thanked the Powers that Be when the bell rang, announcing the end of the day. "Don't forget to do your homework!" the teacher yelled after the flood of students rushing out of the classroom.

 Nita was trying to get out the door when she ran into someone's back. "Oh, sorry, di…" she stopped as the guy turned around to look at her. "Kit" she whispered, but he had already whirled around and dashed out of sight. Biting her lip she headed after him, shoving people out of her way as she saw him go through the doors. Following close on his heels she started to jog to catch up to him.

 "Kit, slow down will you?" she gasped as he fastened his pace.

"Leave me alone, Nita." He said coldly, keeping his face angled away from her.

"Come on Kit! I know we said some pretty awful things…and I'm sorry for hitting you….but can't we talk about it?" she pleaded, stepping in front of him so that he couldn't keep walking.

"No, we can't," he said in a choked voice, again turning his face from hers. Her eyes softened and she reached out and gently turned his head towards her. His eyes looked pained, his whole face screaming anguish.

"Oh, Kit," she said soothingly, her hand resting on his shoulder. He seemed to relax for a second but then his eyes drifted behind her and he stiffened.

Shoving her hand away her muttered, "Go talk to your boyfriend." Nita looked behind her, startled, and saw Ronan watching them.

Ronan! Leave us alone for a little while will you? I was just getting through to him, damnitt!  She screamed at him in mind speech. He visibly flinched but she saw him turn and walk away. Heaving a large sigh she turned back to Kit.

"Kit, please…let's just talk for like ten minutes, and then you can leave and I won't stop you. Okay?" She put a restraining hand on his arm. He turned slowly and looked deeply into those stormy grey eyes he could never say no to.

"Fine. Ten minutes, but that's it." He quickly pulled out the transit for the moon and they disappeared with a resounding 'pop!'.

"Alright…first I just want to tell you I am so sorry for hitting you…really I am, I wasn't thinking…" Nita said quickly, biting her lip with alien nervousness. His hand reached out as if he were going to cup her face but it dropped down to his side,

"I don't care about that Nita…besides, I ended up hurting you too," he indicated the thin bandage that covered the gruesome torn skin on her arm. She was about to speak again but he cut her off,

"Neets, I hate not being able to talk to you," his voice cracked slightly with emotion, "but it just, it really hurts. I mean, why didn't you tell me that you'd kissed him? I thought that we told each other everything and besides I…I can't compete with him Nita."

She stood up and walked over to him, taking him into her arms. "No, Kit," she said quietly as he clung to her, "He can't compete with you."

He was taller than her, so his back was slumped awkwardly as he tried to hold back tears. "I see the way you look at him, and it's fine, you can go out with him, I understand." He buried his head into the crook of her neck, almost unable to get his next works out of his mouth. "But I can't stand to be there when you do. I…I can't watch you with another guy."

She froze. Does he mean…? She thought to herself in confusion. She could feel him pulling away from her in embarrassment and hurt. Frantically she tried to sort through her emotions, searching for what she felt about him. His hand stroked her cheek ever so gently, and with sudden clarity she knew what she had been hiding from herself for so long.

"I'm gonna go now, Neets…I'll miss you" he whispered, and then swirled away from her.

"Kit!" His name tore itself from her throat and she ran to him, throwing herself into his welcoming arms.

"I love you," he said with a smile, and then he leaned in and kissed her. She wrapped her arms around his neck and fell into him, the sensation of being in his protective arms overwhelming. When their lips finally broke apart her eyes were shinning.

"I love you too," she replied belatedly, then again lost herself in his wonderful embrace.

Standing farther away, Ronan watched the two sadly, his mouth tipped in a slight smile. I always knew she would end up with him…I guess I just wished I was wrong…he thought then disappeared, leaving Kit and Nita alone with each other.