Chapter 5. Everything will be all right.
Lance trudged down the hall. Now he was less angry than was depressed.
And his headache insisted on getting worse.
He took a moment to ponder the matter. It was true, the headaches had been uncontrollably strong lately, and even the medication hadn't beenworking. So he had refrained from using his powers for the past couple of months. Except for the occasional anger shakes, things had been earthquake-free. But the headaches had persisted; even withouter.
"Great, another cut. Kelly's going to give me detention again..." Lance muttered. The only reason he actually went to detention and school at all was because two of his bosses had demanded that he stay in school or he'd be fired. Work was hard enough to come by and harder to keep; Lance didn't want to lose two. He'd rather endure an hour or two of detention instead.
The doors of the classrooms opened and students began pouring out, so Lance broke out of his thoughts and headed for his next class- Chemistry. He took his usual seat in the back and his heart jumped in hope when Kitty took her normal seat across from him. Then immediately dropped when Kitty gave him a cold glare.
The doors of the classrooms opened and students began pouring out, so Lance broke out of his thoughts and headed for his next class- Chemistry. He took his usual seat in the back and his heart jumped in hope when Kitty took her normal seat across from him. Then immediately dropped when Kitty gave him a cold glare.
"Kitty I-"
Lance sighed as Kitty turned away from him.
"Kitty, come on Kitty, it wasn't my fault. I didn't even know about it, much less plan it. I'd never do that to you!" Lance said, his voice low because the teacher had started talking. He couldn't afford another detention that day, and Kitty would definitely be unhappy if he got her in trouble for talking.
"Kitty would you at least listen to me for a minute? I asked the guys to tell you I couldn't make it; I had to work late."
Well, that was partially true- he had gotten a bad headache and left work early, but called and told Pietro that he'd be working late. He had also asked Pietro to tell Kitty he couldn't make it to their date. Obviously, Pietro had told the others and they had decided not to.
Kitty's expression softened at his words, and she turned to look at him. Her face grew more concerned when she saw how pale he was- sickly pale.
"I'm still mad at you, but I understand. Kurt like, tried to hide my dress and Scott was planning to put a homing device on your jeep. They are, like, totally immature. But you owe me, I waited three hours for you."
"Three hours? You waited that long for me?" Lance grinned.
Kitty just smiled in response.
