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Chapter 3: And They Lived Happily Ever After...Almost

Ever has it been that love knows not its own depth until the hour of separation. (Kitty Pryde)

On the Wedding Day

Lance looked out the window of the Brotherhood house. It was the last time he would get to feel a part of the brotherhood. After that day, he would be a married man and he and Kitty would live happily ever after. He had picked out a nice house in the middle of Bayville, somewhere which was near the Brotherhood, the Xavier Institute, Bayville High and the city. It was a perfect place for Kitty and him.

At the Xavier Institute

Kitty stepped back and looked at herself in the mirror. Words could not describe how happy she was at that very moment. Nothing could ruin her good mood. In a few hours, she and Lance would be wed and they could finally live happily ever after.

"You look absolutely beautiful."

Kitty turned and saw Jean Summers (once known as Jean Grey) standing in the doorway of her room. Jean entered the room and stood beside Kitty.

"I'm happy for Kitty. I really am," Jean started. "But if you ask me, I don't think that it's such a good idea to have such a grand wedding, especially now."

"Why not? Why don't you think that it's a good idea for Lance and me to get married?" Kitty thought that Jean would be happy for her especially since she was just hours away from the most spectacular moment of her life.

Jean sighed heavily. She knew that it would be tough to talk her good friend out of this wedding, but no matter what, she had to try.

"It's not Lance or you. It's these mutant-haters all around campus. Once they hear that there will be a mutant wedding, they'll be here to crash it before you can say 'I do'."

She paused for a minute watching Kitty carefully.

"I was supposed to tell you earlier but there were always so many interruptions and I just couldn't bring it my heart to tell you," Jean continued. "But now that I've thought it over, I think that it's best if you marry Lance civilly with just a couple of close family and friends."

There was a long pause before Kitty spoke again.

"I really appreciate your concern Jean," Kitty started in a small and quiet voice. "But I think that I'm old enough to know what's better for me. I've been wishing for a day like this ever since you and Scott got married. I've been dreaming and hoping that someday, I, too, would get to live happily ever after. Please understand me Jean."

"Don't worry, I understand," Jean said, leaning over and giving Kitty a big hug. "I understand."

Lance stood in the grassy hillside where he and Kitty were going to get married. In just a few minutes, the wedding would start. And though he was overjoyed, he still felt this bad vibe. He turned to Pietro, his best man.

"Are you ready?" he asked Pietro.

"Am I ready? You should ask yourself that question. You look as white as a ghost!" teased Pietro. And it was true; Lance did look as if he had just seen the most terrifying thing. "Are you okay?"

"No, I mean, yeah. I'm fine. I'm just nervous, that's all." Lance wasn't so sure why he kept getting that bad vibe every time he thought of the wedding. Did he make the right choice? He thought once again of how happy Kitty was when he asked her to marry him. Of course he had.

Kitty inhaled deeply. No matter how happy she was, she couldn't help but feel a teensy bit scared. Jean had said that it was normal for her to be nervous, but this feeling was different. She kept on getting this bad vibe every time she thought of herself walking down the aisle. She pushed the thought aside as the choir started singing. Kitty inhaled deeply and began walking along the grassy cliff overlooking the lake. This was it. There was no turning back.

Lance saw Kitty walking towards him and he immediately forgot all his worries. All he knew was that in a few minutes, his and Kitty's hearts would soon be merged into one in the eyes of God. This was it. There was no turning back.

Pietro watched as Kitty reached Lance, a big smile on both of their faces. They were meant to be. He knew that the two deserved each other more than any other two people in the entire universe did. They had both worked hard to get to where they were now. He watched the two hold hands as Kitty reached the altar. The ceremony had finally begun.

Pietro watched moments later as the two exchanged silver rings and wedding vows. That was when he noticed something wasn't right. The leaves of the woods near the cliff were rustling, and he was sure that there was no wind that day. It as soon as it came and Pietro shrugged it off, thinking it was probably just his imagination speeding up again.

As Kitty placed the silver wedding ring on his finger, Lance felt that something was not right. He was getting that bad vibe again and this time, it wouldn't go away. The woods were quieter than usual and he knew that something was going to happen; he just wasn't sure what it was.

Suddenly, shouts and screams filled the air as several gunshots flared from the direction of the woods. Lance pulled Kitty down as the shouting and gunshots continued. He knew it was another mutant attact.

Lance peered around the edge of the altar table. About 20 people came running out from the woods firing their guns as they went. He knew that he could take them down in one shock but didn't want to risk killing so many innocent lives who had attended his wedding. But he had to do something.

Lance leaned over to Kitty to tell her to stay there, but when he turned around, he saw that she was gone. He panicked when he saw her kneeling down on the ground beside a wounded Pietro. She could get hurt with all the commotion going on. Lance then noticed something at the corner of his eyes. Someone had his gun aiming directly at Kitty. He had to do something, and without thinking, he leaped in front of Kitty and wrapped his arms around her just in time to catch the bullets meant for her.

"Lance, what's wrong?" Kitty asked as she looked up at him. She saw that his eyes were wide with fear. "What's the matter?"

Lance was fading away and fast. The pain he was experiencing was just too unbearable. He didn't want her to see him this way, dying and helpless. But he couldn't die yet, not now. Not when he and Kitty were so close to haveing their happy ending. He couldn't leave Kitty in this world while he passed on to the next. He just couldn't.......

"Lance! What's wrong? Speak to me Lance!"

Lance collapsed onto Kitty's lap as blood started oozing out of his mouth. He heard Kitty's scream as everything around him started to fade away.

"Kitty...."

"What is it Lance? I'm here!" The sight of Lance was just too unbearable for her. Her eyes startd to water. She didn't want Lance to leave her in this world while he passed on to the next. "I'm listening."

He took one last look at Kitty.

"I love you....."