Disclaimer: We do not possess any X-Men whatsoever!
A/N: Just playing with you Neva! So maybe you're not controlling our minds, but, that doesn't mean someone else isn't……..
Part 2: The Sound of Scotch???
Kitty looked up at the huge gates in front of her. They seemed so cold and unwelcome. She couldn't believe she had once called this place 'home'. She took a deep breath and phased though the iron gates. She barley had stepped in the courtyard when she heard the alarms go off and the various defenses popping out from the ground. As she walked closer she saw the team start assemble in front of the mansion.
Some faces she recognized, while others were new, young faces. Kitty briefly remembered a time when she was one of those young ones, feeling special to fight along side mutants like Wolverine and Storm. But now there were more for those young mutants to look up to.
Kitty looked at her old friends and enemies. It felt weird to see them side by side. Especially people like Toad and Nightcrawler, Wolverine and Sabertooth, Jean and Blob, Spyke and Quicksilver, and Cyclops and Avalanche.
Avalanche. It didn't cross her mind that she would see him so soon. She knew they'd cross path eventually, but she wasn't expecting these feeling to still run through her. She had always thought she was completely over Lance, but seeing him…NO! She was over him! She loves Pete. Loved…LOVES! 'I still love him, and will always love ONLY him, my Pete.'
"Let me pound them!" Blob yelled.
Kitty stopped right in front of them, placing a hand on her hip and raising an eyebrow. The team stood around her, poised for attack.
'Goodness! Have I changed so much that they don't even recognize me?'
"Wow! This isn't the kind of welcome I expected, being invited and all." Kitty gave a yawn, as though the whole situation was boring her.
"Kit?" Yelled a voice from behind the crowd. "Ah know tha sarcastic voice from anywhere!" Rogue came running out from the back, pushing everyone out of her way.
"Looky looky!" Said Jubilee in a cocky tone, "The cats come home!"
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Kitty and Marie sat at the kitchen table. After everyone else, that is, except Avalanche, had given their greetings, Rogue had asked for a moment alone with Kit.
"Kitty," Rogue began, then paused for a moment, as though reconsidering. "Kitty, ah just want you ta know how sorry ah am for your loss…."
"That's okay Marie!" Kitty said quickly, interrupting. "Just don't mention it to anyone else, the last thing I need is everyone feeling sorry for me. I'm just fine." She tried to put on a smile, but Rogue could see straight through her.
"You know," Rogue looked down, at the coffee mug in her hand, "We used to be able to talk about anything," She looked up at Kitty with concern. "What ah mean is, I'm still here for you, if you have anything you want to talk about, okay?"
Kitty smiled at her warmly. "I know Marie, I know."
Rogue relaxed her frown. "Oh good, anyway, Ah'm just glad to have ya home."
Kitty shook her head. "Thanks Marie, but, I'm not home."
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"Good morning sweet heart!"
Kitty opened her eyes to see Pietro lying next to her in bed. "What the…"
"Was it good for you too?" He asked grinning deviously.
She rolled her eyes and dropped her head back to the pillow, "Pietro, you never change. You're still the same demoralized brat I left."
He laughed then elbowed her affectionately. "Awa! Ya know you love me Kit!"
She cracked a smile, then sat up with him, as he put his arm around her. "Last I heard, you were never coming back…I thought you preferred to drive girls around the world crazy?"
Pietro shrugged. "Ya, but it got a little boring after a while, ya know, all those gorgeous woman throwing themselves at me, and those shallow relationships, they just left me empty."
"Really?" Kitty said, somewhat surprised, maybe he had changed.
Pietro looked thoughtful for a moment, "No, no not really. It was great! But my friends needed me, and some loyalties are more important." He looked down at Kitty, "Wouldn't you agree?"
She let out a sigh, and nodded, smiling halfheartedly. "Sure…"
Pietro looked at her confused. "Oh that's right, this duty called for leaving the hubby home alone eh? How's married life anyway, doesn't it suck you can't flirt with anyone else, except me?"
"Pietro!!!" She said rolling her eyes again.
"What? Hey wait, I was your only affair right?" He looked hurt.
She shook her head. "Lets not talk about this okay?" Pietro, an old friend and confidant could also see the pain that she was trying so desperately to hide.
"Kitty, he wasn't mean to you, or anything right? Cause of he hurt you, why I'll…"
She held up a hand to silence him. "No, he was perfect."
Pietro nodded his, determined to find out the meaning of the 'was' later.
"Ahh. What time is it? I need to take a shower." She gave Pietro a kiss on the cheek, then got up.
"Okay. You want me to come too?" He asked hopefully, lifting his eyebrows flirtatiously.
"Go away Pietro. And I better not see any speed demons while I'm in there."
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Kitty thanked her lucky stars when she finally found liquor cabinet. Though out the day the only thought that was on her mind was 'I need a drink'. It was something she picked up from Pete. She poured scotch on the glass full of ice. 'This is just what I need, a scotch on the rocks…Pete's favorite.'
She quickly downed the glass of scotch.
One hour later Pietro and Rogue got back from the movies and joined Lance in the living room, watching TV. They had been there no longer than five minutes, when they heard, coming loudly from the kitchen,
"The hills are a-live! With the sou-nd of mu-sic!"
"Did you guys just hear what I did?" Pietro sat up with a confused look on his face.
Rogue nodded. "Ah thank we should go check it out." The three of them got up and headed towards the kitchen.
"With songssss that they sing! From a-thousand yee-arr-sss! Ah-ah-ah-ah!" Kitty danced around the middle of the floor with a glass in her hand.
"Ah, Kitty? Are you all right?" Rogue asked with bewilderment.
She smiled and nodded her head, her cheeks pink. "Oh I'm fine! Ahh! I love being up in the mountains, all the fresh air! La-la-la-la-la!"
Pietro stepped forward, ready to catch her if she should fall from all her spinning. "Kit, have you…been drinking?"
She turned to him with an astonished expression, "Noooooo!"
"What's that in your hand?" Lance said pointing to the cup she held precariously.
"Shhh!" Kitty snapped in a whisper. "Quiet! The Von Trap children are sleeping, don't wake them up!"
Rogue, Pietro, and Lance all turned and looked at each other in amazement. "Ah thank she really is drunk." Rogue finally exclaimed.
"Excuse me, Mr. Postman?" Kitty said leaning on Lance's shoulder. "I do believe that you have lost my letter. I tried to send one to Pete…." She paused for a moment, "But he never got it? Isn't that surprising?"
"Ah…ya, sure…" Lance held her elbow to brace her up.
"Ah man!" Kitty said throwing the glass, luckily Pietro was quick enough to grab it before it broke and woke the whole institute. "He's not gonna get my letter! He's never gonna get anything, ever, ever again!" She put on a puppy-dog face and turned to Pietro. "Mr. President, what do you have to say about that? Can you bring him back?"
"I, I…." Pietro stuttered, trying not to out right laugh at her in such a vulnerable state.
"Nooooo! No one can, he left me he left me! He's gone forever, and ever, and ever….." Her words trailed off as she slumped into Lance.
He stood holding her a second. "Is she asleep?"
"Let's hope so." Rogue replied, shaking her head. "Come on, let's go put her to bed."
A few minutes later, Kitty was lying snuggly in bed. Rogue covered her up and kissed the top of her head. Kitty blinked her eyes open for a second. "Rogue?"
"Ya Kit?"
"Rogue….I was…happy…" She muttered as she dozed off into sleep.
Rogue nodded, feeling more sorry for her than ever. "Goodnight Kit-Kat. Sleep tight."
She headed out of the room and joined Lance and Pietro in the hallway. They were debating, what else?
"I don't know, let's ask Rogue." Pietro said as she approached.
"Rogue!" They both said in unison.
"Shh! You wan ta wake the whole building, what?" She was aggravated, not with them, but they were there to get mad at.
"I think that Pete was an awful guy! I mean, how could he leave Kitty? If it was me…"
Pietro cut Lance off. "Come to think of it, you may be right, he may have left." Pietro put a finger to his chin and looked thoughtful. "This morning when I was in bed with Kitty, she said something about Pete 'was'…."
Lance broke in angrily. "What! What are you talking about, 'in bed with Kitty'! When did this happen?" Lance looked ready to pound him.
"Shhh! Are you two crazy? Now quiet down!" Rogue growled.
"Not till he," Lance quieted his voice, "I mean, not till he explains what he was doing in bed with Kitty!"
"Oh calm down Romeo!" Pietro quipped. "As much as I'd like to tell you otherwise, we were just talking. The point is…"
"Tha point is that it is none of yur business what happened with Kitty and Pete. So just leave it alone!" Rogue cut in, in a menacing tone. Then stomped off to her room.
Pietro and Lance glanced at each other. "Throw it in Kitty's face tomorrow?" Pietro asked casually.
"Ya. I'm there." Lance answered back, "Goodnight, and I don't ever want to hear the words, 'when I was in bed with Kitty' again! Got it?"
"So…now wouldn't be a good time to tell you about our affair?"
"Pietro!" Lance said raising his fist.
"Okay, okay! 'Night Lance-a-lot!" He sped off to his room.
Lance really wanted to talk to Kitty.
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A/N: Just playing with you Neva! So maybe you're not controlling our minds, but, that doesn't mean someone else isn't……..
Part 2: The Sound of Scotch???
Kitty looked up at the huge gates in front of her. They seemed so cold and unwelcome. She couldn't believe she had once called this place 'home'. She took a deep breath and phased though the iron gates. She barley had stepped in the courtyard when she heard the alarms go off and the various defenses popping out from the ground. As she walked closer she saw the team start assemble in front of the mansion.
Some faces she recognized, while others were new, young faces. Kitty briefly remembered a time when she was one of those young ones, feeling special to fight along side mutants like Wolverine and Storm. But now there were more for those young mutants to look up to.
Kitty looked at her old friends and enemies. It felt weird to see them side by side. Especially people like Toad and Nightcrawler, Wolverine and Sabertooth, Jean and Blob, Spyke and Quicksilver, and Cyclops and Avalanche.
Avalanche. It didn't cross her mind that she would see him so soon. She knew they'd cross path eventually, but she wasn't expecting these feeling to still run through her. She had always thought she was completely over Lance, but seeing him…NO! She was over him! She loves Pete. Loved…LOVES! 'I still love him, and will always love ONLY him, my Pete.'
"Let me pound them!" Blob yelled.
Kitty stopped right in front of them, placing a hand on her hip and raising an eyebrow. The team stood around her, poised for attack.
'Goodness! Have I changed so much that they don't even recognize me?'
"Wow! This isn't the kind of welcome I expected, being invited and all." Kitty gave a yawn, as though the whole situation was boring her.
"Kit?" Yelled a voice from behind the crowd. "Ah know tha sarcastic voice from anywhere!" Rogue came running out from the back, pushing everyone out of her way.
"Looky looky!" Said Jubilee in a cocky tone, "The cats come home!"
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Kitty and Marie sat at the kitchen table. After everyone else, that is, except Avalanche, had given their greetings, Rogue had asked for a moment alone with Kit.
"Kitty," Rogue began, then paused for a moment, as though reconsidering. "Kitty, ah just want you ta know how sorry ah am for your loss…."
"That's okay Marie!" Kitty said quickly, interrupting. "Just don't mention it to anyone else, the last thing I need is everyone feeling sorry for me. I'm just fine." She tried to put on a smile, but Rogue could see straight through her.
"You know," Rogue looked down, at the coffee mug in her hand, "We used to be able to talk about anything," She looked up at Kitty with concern. "What ah mean is, I'm still here for you, if you have anything you want to talk about, okay?"
Kitty smiled at her warmly. "I know Marie, I know."
Rogue relaxed her frown. "Oh good, anyway, Ah'm just glad to have ya home."
Kitty shook her head. "Thanks Marie, but, I'm not home."
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"Good morning sweet heart!"
Kitty opened her eyes to see Pietro lying next to her in bed. "What the…"
"Was it good for you too?" He asked grinning deviously.
She rolled her eyes and dropped her head back to the pillow, "Pietro, you never change. You're still the same demoralized brat I left."
He laughed then elbowed her affectionately. "Awa! Ya know you love me Kit!"
She cracked a smile, then sat up with him, as he put his arm around her. "Last I heard, you were never coming back…I thought you preferred to drive girls around the world crazy?"
Pietro shrugged. "Ya, but it got a little boring after a while, ya know, all those gorgeous woman throwing themselves at me, and those shallow relationships, they just left me empty."
"Really?" Kitty said, somewhat surprised, maybe he had changed.
Pietro looked thoughtful for a moment, "No, no not really. It was great! But my friends needed me, and some loyalties are more important." He looked down at Kitty, "Wouldn't you agree?"
She let out a sigh, and nodded, smiling halfheartedly. "Sure…"
Pietro looked at her confused. "Oh that's right, this duty called for leaving the hubby home alone eh? How's married life anyway, doesn't it suck you can't flirt with anyone else, except me?"
"Pietro!!!" She said rolling her eyes again.
"What? Hey wait, I was your only affair right?" He looked hurt.
She shook her head. "Lets not talk about this okay?" Pietro, an old friend and confidant could also see the pain that she was trying so desperately to hide.
"Kitty, he wasn't mean to you, or anything right? Cause of he hurt you, why I'll…"
She held up a hand to silence him. "No, he was perfect."
Pietro nodded his, determined to find out the meaning of the 'was' later.
"Ahh. What time is it? I need to take a shower." She gave Pietro a kiss on the cheek, then got up.
"Okay. You want me to come too?" He asked hopefully, lifting his eyebrows flirtatiously.
"Go away Pietro. And I better not see any speed demons while I'm in there."
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Kitty thanked her lucky stars when she finally found liquor cabinet. Though out the day the only thought that was on her mind was 'I need a drink'. It was something she picked up from Pete. She poured scotch on the glass full of ice. 'This is just what I need, a scotch on the rocks…Pete's favorite.'
She quickly downed the glass of scotch.
One hour later Pietro and Rogue got back from the movies and joined Lance in the living room, watching TV. They had been there no longer than five minutes, when they heard, coming loudly from the kitchen,
"The hills are a-live! With the sou-nd of mu-sic!"
"Did you guys just hear what I did?" Pietro sat up with a confused look on his face.
Rogue nodded. "Ah thank we should go check it out." The three of them got up and headed towards the kitchen.
"With songssss that they sing! From a-thousand yee-arr-sss! Ah-ah-ah-ah!" Kitty danced around the middle of the floor with a glass in her hand.
"Ah, Kitty? Are you all right?" Rogue asked with bewilderment.
She smiled and nodded her head, her cheeks pink. "Oh I'm fine! Ahh! I love being up in the mountains, all the fresh air! La-la-la-la-la!"
Pietro stepped forward, ready to catch her if she should fall from all her spinning. "Kit, have you…been drinking?"
She turned to him with an astonished expression, "Noooooo!"
"What's that in your hand?" Lance said pointing to the cup she held precariously.
"Shhh!" Kitty snapped in a whisper. "Quiet! The Von Trap children are sleeping, don't wake them up!"
Rogue, Pietro, and Lance all turned and looked at each other in amazement. "Ah thank she really is drunk." Rogue finally exclaimed.
"Excuse me, Mr. Postman?" Kitty said leaning on Lance's shoulder. "I do believe that you have lost my letter. I tried to send one to Pete…." She paused for a moment, "But he never got it? Isn't that surprising?"
"Ah…ya, sure…" Lance held her elbow to brace her up.
"Ah man!" Kitty said throwing the glass, luckily Pietro was quick enough to grab it before it broke and woke the whole institute. "He's not gonna get my letter! He's never gonna get anything, ever, ever again!" She put on a puppy-dog face and turned to Pietro. "Mr. President, what do you have to say about that? Can you bring him back?"
"I, I…." Pietro stuttered, trying not to out right laugh at her in such a vulnerable state.
"Nooooo! No one can, he left me he left me! He's gone forever, and ever, and ever….." Her words trailed off as she slumped into Lance.
He stood holding her a second. "Is she asleep?"
"Let's hope so." Rogue replied, shaking her head. "Come on, let's go put her to bed."
A few minutes later, Kitty was lying snuggly in bed. Rogue covered her up and kissed the top of her head. Kitty blinked her eyes open for a second. "Rogue?"
"Ya Kit?"
"Rogue….I was…happy…" She muttered as she dozed off into sleep.
Rogue nodded, feeling more sorry for her than ever. "Goodnight Kit-Kat. Sleep tight."
She headed out of the room and joined Lance and Pietro in the hallway. They were debating, what else?
"I don't know, let's ask Rogue." Pietro said as she approached.
"Rogue!" They both said in unison.
"Shh! You wan ta wake the whole building, what?" She was aggravated, not with them, but they were there to get mad at.
"I think that Pete was an awful guy! I mean, how could he leave Kitty? If it was me…"
Pietro cut Lance off. "Come to think of it, you may be right, he may have left." Pietro put a finger to his chin and looked thoughtful. "This morning when I was in bed with Kitty, she said something about Pete 'was'…."
Lance broke in angrily. "What! What are you talking about, 'in bed with Kitty'! When did this happen?" Lance looked ready to pound him.
"Shhh! Are you two crazy? Now quiet down!" Rogue growled.
"Not till he," Lance quieted his voice, "I mean, not till he explains what he was doing in bed with Kitty!"
"Oh calm down Romeo!" Pietro quipped. "As much as I'd like to tell you otherwise, we were just talking. The point is…"
"Tha point is that it is none of yur business what happened with Kitty and Pete. So just leave it alone!" Rogue cut in, in a menacing tone. Then stomped off to her room.
Pietro and Lance glanced at each other. "Throw it in Kitty's face tomorrow?" Pietro asked casually.
"Ya. I'm there." Lance answered back, "Goodnight, and I don't ever want to hear the words, 'when I was in bed with Kitty' again! Got it?"
"So…now wouldn't be a good time to tell you about our affair?"
"Pietro!" Lance said raising his fist.
"Okay, okay! 'Night Lance-a-lot!" He sped off to his room.
Lance really wanted to talk to Kitty.
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