Chapter Fourteen.
A/N: Thanks for the review. Last chapter. Although it didn't get that many reviews, it's my first completed story. The next one – Will It Be Me?
I don't own X Men Evolution.
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Mystique was right on their tail. They couldn't find any way to shake her, plus Kitty was getting really weary from all the running. She needed to get to the hospital.
"You guys we can't stop, she's right behind us!" Lance shouted out from behind.
Pietro shouted back. "Lance she's hurt, she can't go any further." He looked at Kitty lovingly and soothingly said, "Kit, let's rest here for a bit." He placed her to sit on a nearby rock, her back resting against a tree. Pietro bent down beside her.
Lance quickly caught up to the couple, panting heavily. "But what if she..."
Pietro looked up at him. "Lance, just let her rest here for a while and then we could head for the car okay!" He shouted, getting a little annoyed.
"Chill man! I was just worried about our safety. And speaking of the car, where is it?" Lance looked around questionly.
"You come up here all the time, don't you know these woods?" He cocked a brow.
"Sorry if I don't get lost in the woods too often!"
"But Lance you've been coming up here since you were like four. How could you not..."
Kitty raised a bloody hand up to Pietro's mouth. "Guys please, stop arguing! Look I know where we are. The parking lot is just over that ridge."
"Nice to see that you remember this place so well Kitty, too bad you won't live long enough for it to matter." She smiled wickedly. "Oh yeah your pretty boyfriend and his friend are toast too."
"Listen aunt Mystique, let Pietro and Lance go they've got nothing to do with this."
"Please Kitty they know everything! I can't just let them go! Come on up against the ridge!" She motioned for them to move over with her gun.
"Listen lady you're really starting to get..." Pietro spoke up but was immediately cut off.
"Don't test me boy, this is no water pistol. I think you better lay off unless you want a hole the size of a tennis ball straight through your stomach. Now BACK UP!"
"I hope Rogue knew I loved her." Lance breathed heavily and glanced over at Pietro, who in turn just rolled his eyes.
"I think I'll do you a favour – Pietro is it? You'll have the pleasure of watching me kill your little girlfriend here, slowly and painfully! OVER HERE KITTY, NOW!" She grabbed the young girl's wounded arm.
Kitty squealed in pain. "Ow, you're hurting me!"
In a knee jerk reaction, Pietro took a step forward and shouted out, "hey watch it with shoulder lady!"
"Your boyfriend's looking out for you, how sweet." She pushed her in front of her. "Walk on girl!"
As soon as they were a little way off, Pietro quietly said to Lance, "they're out of sight, come on!"
"But Pietro what if she turns around and sees us."
"Lance would you just come on!"
The two young boys started running. Suddenly they heard a scream...
"AHHHHHHHH!"
Pietro's eyes widened. "That's Kitty! Lance come on!"
"Right behind you man!" Lance tried to move but found that he couldn't. His foot was stuck between two rocks. Oh no! Um Pietro, my foot's stuck!"
Pietro turned around and looked at him. He looked in the direction Kitty's scream came from. "Oh brother, why did I bring you?" He groaned inwardly and rushed over to help Lance.
All the while Kitty was running for her life, stumbling over rocks and tree branches. She wiped her teary eyes, hoping that she would soon find Pietro and they would be able to get out of this horrible place.
After a little while, Pietro and Lance came into view but they were still away at ears length. Even though she wanted to be with him, she couldn't think only of herself and her pursuer was only a little way behind her. She immediately yelled out...
"Pietro, Lance, RUN!"
Pietro's head snapped up. "Kitty?" He whispered. Then he saw it.
"Lance... it's a ..."
Lance looked up from his struggle to get his foot out. His eyes widened. "BEAR!"
"We've got to get your foot out." Pietro pulled and pulled till he heard something tear and Lance yelped out in pain. "Oh... sorry dude!"
The good news – his foot was of the crack. The bad news his ankle was broken.
Kitty called out, "the river guys! Head for the river – he'll lose the scent!"
Pietro looked at Lance. "Can you run?"
"From a bear – I definitely think so!"
They jumped in the river. The water was freezing. Fortunately they lost the bear but they had also lost Kitty.
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An Hour Later...
"Kitty? Kitty where are you?"
They had been searching for a while now but saw no sign of her. Pietro thought to himself / where could you be?/ He called out again...
"Kitty? Kitty where are you?"
Lance spoke up. "Maybe she made her way over to the other side."
The boys crossed over a little wooden bridge and over to the other side of the river.
"Kitty?" Pietro sighed dejectedly. "Kitty where are you?"
"Pietro man it's getting dark, I'm wet and starting to freeze my tail off. Maybe she headed back to the cabin."
"No – we have to keep looking!" Pietro looked at him hard.
Lance swallowed, "alright!"
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Another Half An Hour Later....
"Where is she Lance? I can't find her!" Pietro passed a hand through his hair in frustration.
Lance looked at his friend sadly and then squinted somewhat. He looked over his shoulder, "Pietro! Pietro man there she is!"
He whipped around and smiled weakly. He dashed over to the limp form lying on the ground.
She was really battered up. "Kitty! Kitty are you alright?" He placed a hand under her head.
She stirred slightly and her eyes fluttered slightly.
"Kitty?" He kissed her forehead gently.
"Guys – it's getting dark out here!" Lanced stated at a really awkward moment.
"Pietro?" she whispered. Her eyes flew open and she saw her angel smiling down at her.
"You alright?" He helped her to sit up.
"Guys it's getting really dark out here! I suggest we get back to the cabin." Lance chimed in. Pietro cocked a brow at him. He chuckled nervously.
Kitty sniffled slightly, "my aunt Pietro, she's dead. The bear just came out of nowhere and before I knew it she was shooting at it. The bear went berserk and attacked her. It had this really wild look in its eye and then it ran after me. I can't believe she's really dead. I mean what am I going to do now. I'm all alone now. I'm really all alone."
"You'll never be alone Kitty. You've always got me and I promise I'll never leave you." He kissed her gently.
"Guys should I remind you again!" The two broke the kiss and looked up at him, somewhat disturbed. "It's getting really dark out here! Can we go?"
"Lance are you afraid of the dark?" Pietro smiled. "Oh boy wait till Rogue hears about this!"
"Now Pietro, dude, I didn't say I was afraid of the dark! It's just that I'm worried about our safety! Kitty's soaking wet and probably cold; she's also hurt. Besides there could be wolves or whatever else..." Lance rambled on unconvincingly.
"Yeah man whatever you say! You're such a dope!"
I looked at Kitty and for the first time in a really long while - she was smiling. She looked up at me and slipped her hand in mine, squeezing it tightly. I never thought getting to know her would be like this. A lot has happened since I met her but I loved her and I wouldn't have had it any other way.
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A/N: Well that's it. For all of you who read this far and reviewed – thank you from the bottom of my heart. A special thanks to DemonRogue13 who got me through this with the really encouraging reviews. Thank you.
A/N: Thanks for the review. Last chapter. Although it didn't get that many reviews, it's my first completed story. The next one – Will It Be Me?
I don't own X Men Evolution.
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Mystique was right on their tail. They couldn't find any way to shake her, plus Kitty was getting really weary from all the running. She needed to get to the hospital.
"You guys we can't stop, she's right behind us!" Lance shouted out from behind.
Pietro shouted back. "Lance she's hurt, she can't go any further." He looked at Kitty lovingly and soothingly said, "Kit, let's rest here for a bit." He placed her to sit on a nearby rock, her back resting against a tree. Pietro bent down beside her.
Lance quickly caught up to the couple, panting heavily. "But what if she..."
Pietro looked up at him. "Lance, just let her rest here for a while and then we could head for the car okay!" He shouted, getting a little annoyed.
"Chill man! I was just worried about our safety. And speaking of the car, where is it?" Lance looked around questionly.
"You come up here all the time, don't you know these woods?" He cocked a brow.
"Sorry if I don't get lost in the woods too often!"
"But Lance you've been coming up here since you were like four. How could you not..."
Kitty raised a bloody hand up to Pietro's mouth. "Guys please, stop arguing! Look I know where we are. The parking lot is just over that ridge."
"Nice to see that you remember this place so well Kitty, too bad you won't live long enough for it to matter." She smiled wickedly. "Oh yeah your pretty boyfriend and his friend are toast too."
"Listen aunt Mystique, let Pietro and Lance go they've got nothing to do with this."
"Please Kitty they know everything! I can't just let them go! Come on up against the ridge!" She motioned for them to move over with her gun.
"Listen lady you're really starting to get..." Pietro spoke up but was immediately cut off.
"Don't test me boy, this is no water pistol. I think you better lay off unless you want a hole the size of a tennis ball straight through your stomach. Now BACK UP!"
"I hope Rogue knew I loved her." Lance breathed heavily and glanced over at Pietro, who in turn just rolled his eyes.
"I think I'll do you a favour – Pietro is it? You'll have the pleasure of watching me kill your little girlfriend here, slowly and painfully! OVER HERE KITTY, NOW!" She grabbed the young girl's wounded arm.
Kitty squealed in pain. "Ow, you're hurting me!"
In a knee jerk reaction, Pietro took a step forward and shouted out, "hey watch it with shoulder lady!"
"Your boyfriend's looking out for you, how sweet." She pushed her in front of her. "Walk on girl!"
As soon as they were a little way off, Pietro quietly said to Lance, "they're out of sight, come on!"
"But Pietro what if she turns around and sees us."
"Lance would you just come on!"
The two young boys started running. Suddenly they heard a scream...
"AHHHHHHHH!"
Pietro's eyes widened. "That's Kitty! Lance come on!"
"Right behind you man!" Lance tried to move but found that he couldn't. His foot was stuck between two rocks. Oh no! Um Pietro, my foot's stuck!"
Pietro turned around and looked at him. He looked in the direction Kitty's scream came from. "Oh brother, why did I bring you?" He groaned inwardly and rushed over to help Lance.
All the while Kitty was running for her life, stumbling over rocks and tree branches. She wiped her teary eyes, hoping that she would soon find Pietro and they would be able to get out of this horrible place.
After a little while, Pietro and Lance came into view but they were still away at ears length. Even though she wanted to be with him, she couldn't think only of herself and her pursuer was only a little way behind her. She immediately yelled out...
"Pietro, Lance, RUN!"
Pietro's head snapped up. "Kitty?" He whispered. Then he saw it.
"Lance... it's a ..."
Lance looked up from his struggle to get his foot out. His eyes widened. "BEAR!"
"We've got to get your foot out." Pietro pulled and pulled till he heard something tear and Lance yelped out in pain. "Oh... sorry dude!"
The good news – his foot was of the crack. The bad news his ankle was broken.
Kitty called out, "the river guys! Head for the river – he'll lose the scent!"
Pietro looked at Lance. "Can you run?"
"From a bear – I definitely think so!"
They jumped in the river. The water was freezing. Fortunately they lost the bear but they had also lost Kitty.
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An Hour Later...
"Kitty? Kitty where are you?"
They had been searching for a while now but saw no sign of her. Pietro thought to himself / where could you be?/ He called out again...
"Kitty? Kitty where are you?"
Lance spoke up. "Maybe she made her way over to the other side."
The boys crossed over a little wooden bridge and over to the other side of the river.
"Kitty?" Pietro sighed dejectedly. "Kitty where are you?"
"Pietro man it's getting dark, I'm wet and starting to freeze my tail off. Maybe she headed back to the cabin."
"No – we have to keep looking!" Pietro looked at him hard.
Lance swallowed, "alright!"
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Another Half An Hour Later....
"Where is she Lance? I can't find her!" Pietro passed a hand through his hair in frustration.
Lance looked at his friend sadly and then squinted somewhat. He looked over his shoulder, "Pietro! Pietro man there she is!"
He whipped around and smiled weakly. He dashed over to the limp form lying on the ground.
She was really battered up. "Kitty! Kitty are you alright?" He placed a hand under her head.
She stirred slightly and her eyes fluttered slightly.
"Kitty?" He kissed her forehead gently.
"Guys – it's getting dark out here!" Lanced stated at a really awkward moment.
"Pietro?" she whispered. Her eyes flew open and she saw her angel smiling down at her.
"You alright?" He helped her to sit up.
"Guys it's getting really dark out here! I suggest we get back to the cabin." Lance chimed in. Pietro cocked a brow at him. He chuckled nervously.
Kitty sniffled slightly, "my aunt Pietro, she's dead. The bear just came out of nowhere and before I knew it she was shooting at it. The bear went berserk and attacked her. It had this really wild look in its eye and then it ran after me. I can't believe she's really dead. I mean what am I going to do now. I'm all alone now. I'm really all alone."
"You'll never be alone Kitty. You've always got me and I promise I'll never leave you." He kissed her gently.
"Guys should I remind you again!" The two broke the kiss and looked up at him, somewhat disturbed. "It's getting really dark out here! Can we go?"
"Lance are you afraid of the dark?" Pietro smiled. "Oh boy wait till Rogue hears about this!"
"Now Pietro, dude, I didn't say I was afraid of the dark! It's just that I'm worried about our safety! Kitty's soaking wet and probably cold; she's also hurt. Besides there could be wolves or whatever else..." Lance rambled on unconvincingly.
"Yeah man whatever you say! You're such a dope!"
I looked at Kitty and for the first time in a really long while - she was smiling. She looked up at me and slipped her hand in mine, squeezing it tightly. I never thought getting to know her would be like this. A lot has happened since I met her but I loved her and I wouldn't have had it any other way.
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A/N: Well that's it. For all of you who read this far and reviewed – thank you from the bottom of my heart. A special thanks to DemonRogue13 who got me through this with the really encouraging reviews. Thank you.