Beauty and the Beast
Chapter Three: An Invitation
"All right," said Kitty. "Here's what we are going to do. We are going to get Ms Reed to come back to the Institute again, but to see Mr McCoy."
"How are we going to do that?" asked Kurt, having given in to the idea of getting two of their teachers together.
"Well, I've been thinking about that," said Amanda, "and I've got an idea."
"What are we going to do, write a note to Ms Reed, and pretend it's from Mr McCoy?" asked Kurt, exasperated.
"I was thinking more along the lines of an e-mail," Amanda told her boyfriend. She looked at Kitty. "From Mr McCoy's e-mail address."
Kitty grinned. "I can do that. Now, what should this e-mail say?"
*
"Mr McCoy?" asked Kitty. "Can I ask you something?"
"You have just asked me something, Kitty." Hank smiled. "But you may ask me another."
"What do you think of Ms Reed?"
"What do I think of Jennifer? She is a remarkable woman," said Hank.
"Do you like her?"
"What are you getting at, Kitty?" asked Hank.
"What do you think of Ms Reed?" repeated Kitty.
"She is unlike any woman I have met before, and one of the few humans who do not believe that we are monsters. You are very lucky to have her as a teacher."
"Did she tell you that she was the one who replaced you when you left the school? She's our Chemistry teacher."
Hank nodded. "Yes, she did. She also told me that she has had a lot of trouble because of you and the other students here."
Kitty laughed nervously. "She did, huh?"
"She did."
"Well, would you like to see her again?"
"I would be pleased to see someone like her again."
Kitty shook her head. "You're no help," she muttered to herself.
*
Ms Reed sipped from a cup of coffee as she turned on her home computer to access her e-mails. The look on her face was that of pleasant surprise when she saw that one of the e-mails came from someone at the Xavier Institute
"Hank McCoy? Well, I did not expect that."
She opened the e-mail and read it, her smile widening with every word she read. Then she sat back in her chair.
"I might just have to accept your invitation, Hank McCoy."
*
Amanda and Kurt leaned over Kitty's shoulder as she sat in front of the computer.
"Did it go through?" asked Amanda.
Kitty nodded. "Now we just have to sit back and, like, let the magic begin."
"What are you doing?"
The three teenagers turned around. "Hey, Rogue," said Kitty. "We were just sending an e-mail."
Rogue peered at the screen. "Using Mr McCoy's e-mail address?"
Kitty nodded vigorously. "We were just sending an e-mail to Ms Reed."
Rogue looked at them squarely. "Why?"
"The girl's are playing matchmaker," replied Kurt.
"Then why are you sending her an e-mail from Mr McCoy's address?" Then it clicked. "You are not. . . are you?"
The girls grinned, and Kurt shook his head. "Yes! What do you think?"
"I think you are going to be in a lot of trouble if either of them find out what you three are up to."
Kitty frowned. "You are no fun, Rogue." To Amanda and Kurt she said, "We are just going to have to wait and see what happens next." Kitty smiled. "But I don't think we have anything to worry about."
Kurt swallowed. "You are evil, Kitty."
Chapter Three: An Invitation
"All right," said Kitty. "Here's what we are going to do. We are going to get Ms Reed to come back to the Institute again, but to see Mr McCoy."
"How are we going to do that?" asked Kurt, having given in to the idea of getting two of their teachers together.
"Well, I've been thinking about that," said Amanda, "and I've got an idea."
"What are we going to do, write a note to Ms Reed, and pretend it's from Mr McCoy?" asked Kurt, exasperated.
"I was thinking more along the lines of an e-mail," Amanda told her boyfriend. She looked at Kitty. "From Mr McCoy's e-mail address."
Kitty grinned. "I can do that. Now, what should this e-mail say?"
*
"Mr McCoy?" asked Kitty. "Can I ask you something?"
"You have just asked me something, Kitty." Hank smiled. "But you may ask me another."
"What do you think of Ms Reed?"
"What do I think of Jennifer? She is a remarkable woman," said Hank.
"Do you like her?"
"What are you getting at, Kitty?" asked Hank.
"What do you think of Ms Reed?" repeated Kitty.
"She is unlike any woman I have met before, and one of the few humans who do not believe that we are monsters. You are very lucky to have her as a teacher."
"Did she tell you that she was the one who replaced you when you left the school? She's our Chemistry teacher."
Hank nodded. "Yes, she did. She also told me that she has had a lot of trouble because of you and the other students here."
Kitty laughed nervously. "She did, huh?"
"She did."
"Well, would you like to see her again?"
"I would be pleased to see someone like her again."
Kitty shook her head. "You're no help," she muttered to herself.
*
Ms Reed sipped from a cup of coffee as she turned on her home computer to access her e-mails. The look on her face was that of pleasant surprise when she saw that one of the e-mails came from someone at the Xavier Institute
"Hank McCoy? Well, I did not expect that."
She opened the e-mail and read it, her smile widening with every word she read. Then she sat back in her chair.
"I might just have to accept your invitation, Hank McCoy."
*
Amanda and Kurt leaned over Kitty's shoulder as she sat in front of the computer.
"Did it go through?" asked Amanda.
Kitty nodded. "Now we just have to sit back and, like, let the magic begin."
"What are you doing?"
The three teenagers turned around. "Hey, Rogue," said Kitty. "We were just sending an e-mail."
Rogue peered at the screen. "Using Mr McCoy's e-mail address?"
Kitty nodded vigorously. "We were just sending an e-mail to Ms Reed."
Rogue looked at them squarely. "Why?"
"The girl's are playing matchmaker," replied Kurt.
"Then why are you sending her an e-mail from Mr McCoy's address?" Then it clicked. "You are not. . . are you?"
The girls grinned, and Kurt shook his head. "Yes! What do you think?"
"I think you are going to be in a lot of trouble if either of them find out what you three are up to."
Kitty frowned. "You are no fun, Rogue." To Amanda and Kurt she said, "We are just going to have to wait and see what happens next." Kitty smiled. "But I don't think we have anything to worry about."
Kurt swallowed. "You are evil, Kitty."