Introducing Alix
It was Saturday morning. Kitty was on her way to the Brotherhood House to help Lance study for an upcoming Chemistry test. Heading up the driveway, she spotted an unfamiliar car in the driveway next to Lance's jeep. It was a silver Porsche of all things.
"Now how could any of the Brotherhood guys afford that?" she wondered. Heck, how could anyone short of Britney Spears afford that? Opening the front door, she stepped inside. "Lance! Whose car is that outside?"
She could hear laughter coming from inside the living room. Lance came out grinning. "Hey Kitty, come here, there's someone you gotta meet!" he said excitedly. Kitty dropped her bag on the floor. "Okay.." she said cautiously.
Lance led her into the living room. Blob was sitting on the couch next to Toad, who was jumping up and down like some kind of pogo stick. Pietro was leaning against the wall, staring with complete devotion at the person sitting in the armchair.
"Hi!" said the person in the armchair. "I'm Alix, you must be Kitty!"
Kitty could only stare. The girl in the armchair was the 'stacked' blonde that she and Pietro had argued over by the tree a few days ago. She glanced at Pietro, but he was still staring adoringly at Alix.
"Um," said Kitty. "Hi."
Lance cut in. "Alix is in Pietro's Math class Kit, and he invited her over to hang out today. She's from South Africa you know."
Kitty did not like the direction that this conversation was heading. "Oh really," she said quietly.
"Yep," said Alix, beaming at her. "My father is the South African ambassador to the United States. My family moved here when he got the job. I am so glad that Pietro invited me over today. I was worried that I wouldn't make any friends."
All four boys rushed to assure her that she wouldn't have had any problem making friends. Kitty's eyes narrowed. What the hell was Lance thinking? Inviting her over here to study and then hanging all over some other girl? How dare he!
"Well," said Kitty frostily. "As fascinating as this little conversation is, you do need to study Lance.
Lance looked up. "Study? But Alix just got here. We can study later Kit. Alix was just gonna tell us more about her life. And she's way more interesting than Chemistry."
Kitty could not believe her ears. "Is she more interesting than spending time with me?" she asked very quietly. Lance didn't even respond.
With a quick glance at Kitty, Alix went on. "Well, I've done some modeling. I also play soccer, field hockey, and basketball. I'm in all advanced classes, I've traveled the world, I do volunteer work, oh, and I'm a wonderful cook. At least that's what everyone always tells me!" She giggled.
She had all of the boys completely enraptured. Kitty looked at her. She was tall and slender, with long golden blonde hair. Her large, sky-blue eyes were framed with long black lashes. Everything about her was perfectly proportioned, right down to her high cheekbones. It made Kitty feel prepubescent. She glanced down at her jeans and rumpled T-shirt. Compared to Alix's mini skirt and beaded halter, Kitty felt more like Lance's little sister than his girlfriend.
An hour later, Alix was still telling the boys amusing stories about her childhood in South Africa. Kitty couldn't take it anymore. She made a big show of looking at her watch and sighing loudly. No one even turned around. Practically screaming in frustration, she stomped out of the living room. Picking up her bag from the hallway floor, she was about to leave when Wanda came downstairs.
"Little miss perfect still here?" she asked sympathetically.
"Yes," snapped Kitty. "And the guys just love her. Cause she's sooo funny and beautiful and...and...ARGH!!!"
Wanda rolled her eyes. "Well, if you ask me, she's annoying. Perfect for my brother."
"Yeah well, I think that Lance would disagree with that," spat Kitty before she stormed out. The door slammed shut behind her.
************************Back at the Mansion*******************************
Kitty slammed the door to the Mansion as she entered. She stormed upstairs to the room that she shared with Rogue. Going in, she threw her backpack across the room. It hit the opposite wall and quite literally exploded.
"Woah," said Rogue. "What's wrong with you?"
Kitty sat down on her bed and screamed into a pillow. Once she composed herself somewhat, she turned towards Rogue. "What's wrong with me? Oh, I'll tell you what's wrong with me. What's wrong with me is that I just met Alix Canara."
Rogue raised an eyebrow. "You just met who?"
"Alix Canara," said Kitty bitterly. "The most perfect, smartest, funniest, worldliest, coolest, most beautiful girl in the world. She's over at the Brotherhood House. Lance was too busy drooling over her to study with me."
"Oh, ouch," said Rogue. "Who invited her?"
"Pietro, but you'd think that they all did," replied Kitty. "Even Toad and Blob were in love with her! It was disgusting. I have never been so pissed off in my entire life."
"Hmmm," said Rogue. "Don't kill me for sayin' this Kit, but, well, it kinda sound that maybe you're a little jealous."
"WHAT?!?!?! I am so NOT jealous of that rich little Daddy's girl!"
"Okay okay," said Rogue. "Ah take it back. Ah'm sorry."
Kitty was seething. "If you had seen her Rogue, and watched the way the guys fall over themselves trying to impress her, than you'd know what I'm talking about."
Rogue didn't believe that it was quite that bad. "Now Kit, calm down. Ah think you're exaggerating a little bit. Just try an' let it go. Lance is your boyfriend, not hers. The last thing you want to do is let her think that you're jealous. Ya gotta be mature about this."
Kitty nodded. "Well, you're right about the maturity thing, but come Monday, you will see that I am not exaggerating."
The phone rang. Thinking it was Lance calling to apologize, Kitty grabbed it.
"Hello?" she said in a supremely annoyed voice.
"Is Rogue there?" came the smooth Cajun voice of Remy LeBeau.
Kitty screamed in frustration. "Rogue," she napped. "It's that Cajun boyfriend of yours. You know, the one who did NOT just totally ditch you for another girl?" Kitty threw the phone at her.
Rogue tried not to laugh. "Uh, thanks Kit. Why don't you take a walk or something to cool your head?"
Kitty stormed out of the room muttering profanities.
Rogue shook her head. Sometimes Kitty was just too much. She picked up the phone. "Hello, Remy? Sorry about that, Kitty's kind of upset about something.."
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And there you have chapter two!
Thanks to my reviewers, I appreciate your taking the time.
Hope this chapter was a little more interesting than the first one. I've got a mini-vacay from school, so chapter 3 should be up soon.
Review Please!
~Druid-Priestess~
It was Saturday morning. Kitty was on her way to the Brotherhood House to help Lance study for an upcoming Chemistry test. Heading up the driveway, she spotted an unfamiliar car in the driveway next to Lance's jeep. It was a silver Porsche of all things.
"Now how could any of the Brotherhood guys afford that?" she wondered. Heck, how could anyone short of Britney Spears afford that? Opening the front door, she stepped inside. "Lance! Whose car is that outside?"
She could hear laughter coming from inside the living room. Lance came out grinning. "Hey Kitty, come here, there's someone you gotta meet!" he said excitedly. Kitty dropped her bag on the floor. "Okay.." she said cautiously.
Lance led her into the living room. Blob was sitting on the couch next to Toad, who was jumping up and down like some kind of pogo stick. Pietro was leaning against the wall, staring with complete devotion at the person sitting in the armchair.
"Hi!" said the person in the armchair. "I'm Alix, you must be Kitty!"
Kitty could only stare. The girl in the armchair was the 'stacked' blonde that she and Pietro had argued over by the tree a few days ago. She glanced at Pietro, but he was still staring adoringly at Alix.
"Um," said Kitty. "Hi."
Lance cut in. "Alix is in Pietro's Math class Kit, and he invited her over to hang out today. She's from South Africa you know."
Kitty did not like the direction that this conversation was heading. "Oh really," she said quietly.
"Yep," said Alix, beaming at her. "My father is the South African ambassador to the United States. My family moved here when he got the job. I am so glad that Pietro invited me over today. I was worried that I wouldn't make any friends."
All four boys rushed to assure her that she wouldn't have had any problem making friends. Kitty's eyes narrowed. What the hell was Lance thinking? Inviting her over here to study and then hanging all over some other girl? How dare he!
"Well," said Kitty frostily. "As fascinating as this little conversation is, you do need to study Lance.
Lance looked up. "Study? But Alix just got here. We can study later Kit. Alix was just gonna tell us more about her life. And she's way more interesting than Chemistry."
Kitty could not believe her ears. "Is she more interesting than spending time with me?" she asked very quietly. Lance didn't even respond.
With a quick glance at Kitty, Alix went on. "Well, I've done some modeling. I also play soccer, field hockey, and basketball. I'm in all advanced classes, I've traveled the world, I do volunteer work, oh, and I'm a wonderful cook. At least that's what everyone always tells me!" She giggled.
She had all of the boys completely enraptured. Kitty looked at her. She was tall and slender, with long golden blonde hair. Her large, sky-blue eyes were framed with long black lashes. Everything about her was perfectly proportioned, right down to her high cheekbones. It made Kitty feel prepubescent. She glanced down at her jeans and rumpled T-shirt. Compared to Alix's mini skirt and beaded halter, Kitty felt more like Lance's little sister than his girlfriend.
An hour later, Alix was still telling the boys amusing stories about her childhood in South Africa. Kitty couldn't take it anymore. She made a big show of looking at her watch and sighing loudly. No one even turned around. Practically screaming in frustration, she stomped out of the living room. Picking up her bag from the hallway floor, she was about to leave when Wanda came downstairs.
"Little miss perfect still here?" she asked sympathetically.
"Yes," snapped Kitty. "And the guys just love her. Cause she's sooo funny and beautiful and...and...ARGH!!!"
Wanda rolled her eyes. "Well, if you ask me, she's annoying. Perfect for my brother."
"Yeah well, I think that Lance would disagree with that," spat Kitty before she stormed out. The door slammed shut behind her.
************************Back at the Mansion*******************************
Kitty slammed the door to the Mansion as she entered. She stormed upstairs to the room that she shared with Rogue. Going in, she threw her backpack across the room. It hit the opposite wall and quite literally exploded.
"Woah," said Rogue. "What's wrong with you?"
Kitty sat down on her bed and screamed into a pillow. Once she composed herself somewhat, she turned towards Rogue. "What's wrong with me? Oh, I'll tell you what's wrong with me. What's wrong with me is that I just met Alix Canara."
Rogue raised an eyebrow. "You just met who?"
"Alix Canara," said Kitty bitterly. "The most perfect, smartest, funniest, worldliest, coolest, most beautiful girl in the world. She's over at the Brotherhood House. Lance was too busy drooling over her to study with me."
"Oh, ouch," said Rogue. "Who invited her?"
"Pietro, but you'd think that they all did," replied Kitty. "Even Toad and Blob were in love with her! It was disgusting. I have never been so pissed off in my entire life."
"Hmmm," said Rogue. "Don't kill me for sayin' this Kit, but, well, it kinda sound that maybe you're a little jealous."
"WHAT?!?!?! I am so NOT jealous of that rich little Daddy's girl!"
"Okay okay," said Rogue. "Ah take it back. Ah'm sorry."
Kitty was seething. "If you had seen her Rogue, and watched the way the guys fall over themselves trying to impress her, than you'd know what I'm talking about."
Rogue didn't believe that it was quite that bad. "Now Kit, calm down. Ah think you're exaggerating a little bit. Just try an' let it go. Lance is your boyfriend, not hers. The last thing you want to do is let her think that you're jealous. Ya gotta be mature about this."
Kitty nodded. "Well, you're right about the maturity thing, but come Monday, you will see that I am not exaggerating."
The phone rang. Thinking it was Lance calling to apologize, Kitty grabbed it.
"Hello?" she said in a supremely annoyed voice.
"Is Rogue there?" came the smooth Cajun voice of Remy LeBeau.
Kitty screamed in frustration. "Rogue," she napped. "It's that Cajun boyfriend of yours. You know, the one who did NOT just totally ditch you for another girl?" Kitty threw the phone at her.
Rogue tried not to laugh. "Uh, thanks Kit. Why don't you take a walk or something to cool your head?"
Kitty stormed out of the room muttering profanities.
Rogue shook her head. Sometimes Kitty was just too much. She picked up the phone. "Hello, Remy? Sorry about that, Kitty's kind of upset about something.."
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And there you have chapter two!
Thanks to my reviewers, I appreciate your taking the time.
Hope this chapter was a little more interesting than the first one. I've got a mini-vacay from school, so chapter 3 should be up soon.
Review Please!
~Druid-Priestess~