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Kitty Pryde fled down the stairs her backpack bouncing on one shoulder, and slid into her seat for breakfast the next day. "Sorry I'm late, I had to throw some stuff away," Kitty said, cheeks flushed as she tossed her backpack to the side, frustrated. Logan raised an eyebrow. Jubilee however, was already peering at her backpack with interest. Kitty groaned as she realized that she hadn't zipped it up all the way, and the roses that a certain annoying loudmouth had stuck in there were showing. Great.
"Whoa, who got you the roses?" Jubilee asked eagerly, lifting out the bouquet of blood-red roses. Kitty leapt out of her chair and tried to yank the flowers back but to no avail.
"It's from nobody, okay," Kitty said insistently. Nobody that matters, anyway, Kitty thought scooting in her chair and rolling her eyes as Jubilee looked around for an accompanying card. Ever since that morning, Kitty had been bombarded with presents from Pietro; stuffed animals in her locker, cutesy little notes left on her desk, and now the roses..Whatever else she could say about him..he sure was persistent. And so damn smug, Kitty thought getting angry all over again as she remembered the note that had been nestled in the roses. It had read :
You don't know what you're missing, give me a chance. Pietro.
Kitty had ripped up the note immediately, but hadn't had the heart to dump the roses. They were beautiful, and expensive, and she would have loved them had they been from Lance. Ugh, Kitty thought, digging into her food with renewed vigor. She didn't even want to think about him. There was no way she could possibly avoid him and his revolting new girlfriend when she had 3 classes with him. It was a mess.
"You know, Kitty, do you want those roses in water? They're going to wilt if you leave them," Storm mused.
"And we wouldn't want your mystery man's present to go to waste would we?" Jubilee said teasingly. Kitty glared as Jubilee and Rogue burst into laughter.
"Excuse me, but those roses could be used as fertilizer for all I care," Kitty said indignantly, taking one last bite of her cereal before getting up. Why wouldn't Pietro just leave her alone? The whole notion of the two of them together..acting as if they liked each other was nuts. "Seeya guys, I wanna get to school early," Kitty announced, rushing off to avoid the inevitable teasing of Bobby when he came down for breakfast.
Kitty walked into school, breathing a sigh of relief when she opened her locker and found nothing. Finally some peace. Maybe Pietro had regained his sanity and given up on her. Something about that made her feel depressed. Please, Kitty thought immediately, this is what you wanted.
Suddenly her eye caught on row of pink flyers that were posted all over the hallway. At first she thought it was an advertisement for the upcoming prom..but upon closer inspection, Kitty saw the picture of a large heart, with the following words inscribed in it, "Please Kitty, won't you be mine? Love Pietro". Kitty gasped at the words, her mind spinning. This was going to far! Kitty saw red, as she stormed through the hallways to find the culprit.
That sneaky, arrogant, -!, Kitty thought, pushing past people to get to Pietro's locker. She saw him standing, cool and confident, placing his books inside. He didn't even LOOK remotely sorry. Kitty stomped up to him, her resolve to be civil to him a thing of the past.
"Just when I thought you couldn't get any LOWER!" Kitty spat out, her brown eyes sparkling angrily. Pietro looked surprised.and amused even. This only infuriated her further.
"I trust you got the stuffed animals, and the notes, and the roses?" Pietro asked nonchalantly, his blue eyes caressing her face. Kitty flushed despite herself but quickly regained her composure.
"Yes, I got your presents," Kitty hissed, lowering her voice as she noticed other students surveying their heated exchange with interest. "And I also saw your stupid flyer! Of all the slimy, underhanded, DIRTBAG things to do! Don't you get it? There's nothing on this planet that would induce me to accept your lousy offer! I have better things to do than play a substitute girlfriend to the Almighty Maximoff!" Kitty took a deep breath, surprised at her own rant. Why on earth do I let him get under my skin, Kitty thought, but a part of took satisfaction in the fact that now Pietro looked furious as well.
"Yes, I'm a DIRTBAG because I send you flowers and presents?! Sheesh, your place must be just CRAWLING with guys," Pietro said, his voice dripping with sarcasm.
"Don't change the subject! You didn't even ASK me before you decided to post all this SLANDER for everyone at Bayville to see!" Kitty said, shoving the flyer in his face.
"Slander?! You should be honored! I don't just ask any girl to be my girlfriend, and you're too stubborn to see that this could work for both of us!" Pietro yelled. Kitty flushed hotly as she realized that their argument was attracting attention.
"You're USING me to get your airhead girlfriend back, how does that work for me?" Kitty asked crossing her arms.
"You'll make Lance jealous by being with me!" Pietro exploded with impatience.
"You think Lance is going to be jealous of you?" Kitty smirked, her mouth twitching with the urge not to laugh.
"Yes I do, and if you weren't so much of a ditz you'd realize that!" Pietro retorted.
"How DARE you-," Kitty began furiously, but her reply was cut off by a high-pitched laugh.
Kitty turned and gulped, horrified when she saw Lance with his arms around Siren. Tears stung her eyes, and Kitty set her jaw. Pietro turned to look at her, shifting from Lance to her, his eyes strangely compassionate.
"Hi Pietro," Siren sang out irritatingly, while barely pausing to notice Kitty. Lance said nothing but grinned widely. Kitty saw Pietro scowl, and felt her own eyebrows knit together in an uncharacteristic frown. At that moment, she felt they were united in a cause. The cause to get revenge. Lance had made a mistake, and she needed Pietro's help to show him that. Kitty bit her lip uncertainly. The thought of hanging out with Pietro for weeks at a time wasn't altogether appealing, Kitty winced, but as she looked at Lance before her, something in her forced her to act.
Before she knew it, Kitty waited until Lance was in clear sight, wrapped her arms around Pietro's neck and kissed him. Kitty felt her heart skip a beat as Pietro recovered his shock and kissed her back gently. For a second, Kitty was hardly aware of her surroundings until Pietro pulled away softly and Kitty was faced with the shocked faces of Siren and Lance staring back at them.
"I'm guessing your answer's a yes?" Pietro whispered to her.
Kitty nodded, feeling her cheeks flare up as she remembered her impulsive kiss.
"Then let the games begin," Pietro said smirking at Lance.
Kitty Pryde fled down the stairs her backpack bouncing on one shoulder, and slid into her seat for breakfast the next day. "Sorry I'm late, I had to throw some stuff away," Kitty said, cheeks flushed as she tossed her backpack to the side, frustrated. Logan raised an eyebrow. Jubilee however, was already peering at her backpack with interest. Kitty groaned as she realized that she hadn't zipped it up all the way, and the roses that a certain annoying loudmouth had stuck in there were showing. Great.
"Whoa, who got you the roses?" Jubilee asked eagerly, lifting out the bouquet of blood-red roses. Kitty leapt out of her chair and tried to yank the flowers back but to no avail.
"It's from nobody, okay," Kitty said insistently. Nobody that matters, anyway, Kitty thought scooting in her chair and rolling her eyes as Jubilee looked around for an accompanying card. Ever since that morning, Kitty had been bombarded with presents from Pietro; stuffed animals in her locker, cutesy little notes left on her desk, and now the roses..Whatever else she could say about him..he sure was persistent. And so damn smug, Kitty thought getting angry all over again as she remembered the note that had been nestled in the roses. It had read :
You don't know what you're missing, give me a chance. Pietro.
Kitty had ripped up the note immediately, but hadn't had the heart to dump the roses. They were beautiful, and expensive, and she would have loved them had they been from Lance. Ugh, Kitty thought, digging into her food with renewed vigor. She didn't even want to think about him. There was no way she could possibly avoid him and his revolting new girlfriend when she had 3 classes with him. It was a mess.
"You know, Kitty, do you want those roses in water? They're going to wilt if you leave them," Storm mused.
"And we wouldn't want your mystery man's present to go to waste would we?" Jubilee said teasingly. Kitty glared as Jubilee and Rogue burst into laughter.
"Excuse me, but those roses could be used as fertilizer for all I care," Kitty said indignantly, taking one last bite of her cereal before getting up. Why wouldn't Pietro just leave her alone? The whole notion of the two of them together..acting as if they liked each other was nuts. "Seeya guys, I wanna get to school early," Kitty announced, rushing off to avoid the inevitable teasing of Bobby when he came down for breakfast.
Kitty walked into school, breathing a sigh of relief when she opened her locker and found nothing. Finally some peace. Maybe Pietro had regained his sanity and given up on her. Something about that made her feel depressed. Please, Kitty thought immediately, this is what you wanted.
Suddenly her eye caught on row of pink flyers that were posted all over the hallway. At first she thought it was an advertisement for the upcoming prom..but upon closer inspection, Kitty saw the picture of a large heart, with the following words inscribed in it, "Please Kitty, won't you be mine? Love Pietro". Kitty gasped at the words, her mind spinning. This was going to far! Kitty saw red, as she stormed through the hallways to find the culprit.
That sneaky, arrogant, -!, Kitty thought, pushing past people to get to Pietro's locker. She saw him standing, cool and confident, placing his books inside. He didn't even LOOK remotely sorry. Kitty stomped up to him, her resolve to be civil to him a thing of the past.
"Just when I thought you couldn't get any LOWER!" Kitty spat out, her brown eyes sparkling angrily. Pietro looked surprised.and amused even. This only infuriated her further.
"I trust you got the stuffed animals, and the notes, and the roses?" Pietro asked nonchalantly, his blue eyes caressing her face. Kitty flushed despite herself but quickly regained her composure.
"Yes, I got your presents," Kitty hissed, lowering her voice as she noticed other students surveying their heated exchange with interest. "And I also saw your stupid flyer! Of all the slimy, underhanded, DIRTBAG things to do! Don't you get it? There's nothing on this planet that would induce me to accept your lousy offer! I have better things to do than play a substitute girlfriend to the Almighty Maximoff!" Kitty took a deep breath, surprised at her own rant. Why on earth do I let him get under my skin, Kitty thought, but a part of took satisfaction in the fact that now Pietro looked furious as well.
"Yes, I'm a DIRTBAG because I send you flowers and presents?! Sheesh, your place must be just CRAWLING with guys," Pietro said, his voice dripping with sarcasm.
"Don't change the subject! You didn't even ASK me before you decided to post all this SLANDER for everyone at Bayville to see!" Kitty said, shoving the flyer in his face.
"Slander?! You should be honored! I don't just ask any girl to be my girlfriend, and you're too stubborn to see that this could work for both of us!" Pietro yelled. Kitty flushed hotly as she realized that their argument was attracting attention.
"You're USING me to get your airhead girlfriend back, how does that work for me?" Kitty asked crossing her arms.
"You'll make Lance jealous by being with me!" Pietro exploded with impatience.
"You think Lance is going to be jealous of you?" Kitty smirked, her mouth twitching with the urge not to laugh.
"Yes I do, and if you weren't so much of a ditz you'd realize that!" Pietro retorted.
"How DARE you-," Kitty began furiously, but her reply was cut off by a high-pitched laugh.
Kitty turned and gulped, horrified when she saw Lance with his arms around Siren. Tears stung her eyes, and Kitty set her jaw. Pietro turned to look at her, shifting from Lance to her, his eyes strangely compassionate.
"Hi Pietro," Siren sang out irritatingly, while barely pausing to notice Kitty. Lance said nothing but grinned widely. Kitty saw Pietro scowl, and felt her own eyebrows knit together in an uncharacteristic frown. At that moment, she felt they were united in a cause. The cause to get revenge. Lance had made a mistake, and she needed Pietro's help to show him that. Kitty bit her lip uncertainly. The thought of hanging out with Pietro for weeks at a time wasn't altogether appealing, Kitty winced, but as she looked at Lance before her, something in her forced her to act.
Before she knew it, Kitty waited until Lance was in clear sight, wrapped her arms around Pietro's neck and kissed him. Kitty felt her heart skip a beat as Pietro recovered his shock and kissed her back gently. For a second, Kitty was hardly aware of her surroundings until Pietro pulled away softly and Kitty was faced with the shocked faces of Siren and Lance staring back at them.
"I'm guessing your answer's a yes?" Pietro whispered to her.
Kitty nodded, feeling her cheeks flare up as she remembered her impulsive kiss.
"Then let the games begin," Pietro said smirking at Lance.