Chapter 5 – Losing Control

"How do I begin? And I thought I had trouble figuring out why I wanted to impress Lhach! I still can't believe what happened last night. But as strange as it may sound, I kinda don't have a problem with it. I never felt so close to someone. I never had a guy treat me like that. It still feels weird. But I think I like him. No, my friend's were right. As much as I hate to admit it…they were right. I do have a crush on him. I guess I never realized it until I actually thought about it. I think even when he was in Westin Hills I liked him. I just hope Lance's okay. I really didn't mean to hurt his feelings. But it's not like me and him were going out or anything. I just don't know what to feel."

"WHAT!" Lance screamed.

Toad ducked for cover when he felt the earth begin to shake, "I told you, Kitty and that Lhach guy are goin' out, yo!" He shrieked, "It's not my fault!"

Lance let out a low grow and stormed out of the house. He slammed the door behind him in frustration and began to kick a nearby tree. After his 20-second spaz attack (a/n: that's what we call them in my house :P lol), he stopped and leaned up against it.

"Damnit." He cursed lightly under his breath. He bit his lip to prevent his eyes from watering. Lance lifted his head up to the sky and took a deep breath, "I will get back at Lhach. If it's the last thing I do."

At the Institute…

Jean walked casually down the hallway, keeping an eye for Kitty's room. Just as she found it, the door opened and kitty walked out.

"Jean?"

"Kitty, we need to talk." She said seriously.

"Um, okay. Am in trouble or something? You have that glint in your eye."

Jean smiled, "No, you're not in trouble. But I need to ask you something."

"Okay…"

"What happened last night, with Lhach?"

Kitty froze, "What do you mean?"

"Well," Jean started, "I couldn't find you guys for while when I got there and when I did, you were coming down from the second floor."

Kitty looked at her in that, 'I-really-don't-know-what-you-are-talking-about' mode. But Jean could tell she was lying.

Jean sighed, "Kitty, just, don't do anything you'll regret. Okay?"

"Um, okay."

Jean continued to walk downstairs leaving Kitty alone in the hallway. She really didn't like lying to Jean. But what was she supposed to say? Kitty almost didn't recognize herself anymore. She had changed a lot sense the previous night and didn't know why. She would never lie to Jean, but now, it barely phased her.

(a/n: get it! Get it! Phase her! Get it! HAHAHA cough sorry. Continue reading…)

In the Planning Room…

"Lance attacked Lhach for no apparent reason and Mystique hasn't been using her powers in over a month." Xavier stated, "There has to be some relation. But I don't know what. I guess our only other options are to wait and see what happens, or to sent out a couple of the X-Men to find out what Mystique's planning." He said to no one in particular.

Beast nodded in agreement, "If nothing else comes up I guess our only option is to go find out for ourselves what's going on. I'm just not sure if that's safe."

"Kitty. What if she tells him?" Lhach whispered to himself, "He'll make me go back. I know he will. I couldn't bare it. Everyday waking up in that stupid room, knowing that this is gunna be the only thing that ever happens to you until you die. I can't take it anymore."

Lhach fell back in a chair next to his bed and shut his eyes in concentration.

"No, Kitty wouldn't do that. She wouldn't tell him. She knows how much I hate it there. Then again, how could she? Maybe she think telling him is for the best."

"No, shut up." He told himself harshly, "She wouldn't."

"How do you know that?"

Lhach froze, "No, you're supposed to be dead. Kitty wouldn't do something like that."

"You don't know that. You thought you could control our powers and you couldn't. Now what makes you think she wouldn't tell someone? Maybe not Xavier, but someone. "

"No…"

"Kitty can't keep her mouth shut forever."

Lhach got up and walked over to the wall.

"Leave me alone. I never asked for this."

"You never asked to be put in Westin Hills either. But you were. And you're going to again!"

Lhach's eyes because darker along with a small section of the wall became darker as well.

"You don't deserve a friend like her."

"Shut up."

A small letter was etched in the wall. White chips of paint crumbled and fell to the floor.

"You don't belong in this school.

"Shut up."

A word was formed. Then another.

"You belong in Westin Hills.

The words stopped. A simple, five letter sentence had been craved into the wall.

"Og waya." He muttered.

Lhach froze as he realized what had just escaped past his lips. Did he just say that? Did he just say something in Judip?

He read the sentence on the wall silently…

Kitty let out a sigh, "Maybe I should have told Jean." She said, 'What did she mean by, 'don't do anything you'll regret'?"

Kitty gazed out her window at the panoramic view of the front yard. A few trees were scattered across the area. A large, silver statue in the middle of a fountain stood silently in the center of the walkway.

"Lhach, I know how messed up your mind can be. I should tell Xavier. That would be the right thing to do. But I won't."

'T'nod ekam em og kcab.'

It was in Jupid also.

He backed away from the wall in horror.

"No…I can't say that." He whispered.

Suddenly his eyes began to burn. He threw his hand to his eyes in pain and fell to his knees. The only thing running through his mind at the time was Lance. What had happened back there? Why did he attack him? Why did Lhach fight back?

Lhach opened his eyes slowly and looked around the room. Something was wrong.

"You're crazy."

Lhach broke into a cold sweat. He didn't say that. Something was very wrong.

"No…" He shut his eyes and screamed, "Og yawa…"

Kitty turned her head away from the window and stared into space. She should do something. She wanted Lhach to know she would never tell Xavier anything if Lhach didn't want her to.

Kitty got up and walked out of her room.

Lhach's room became very messy…

The only thing left standing was his bed and his desk next to the window. He sighed and flopped down into a chair. Shutting his eyes in concentration, he heard someone walk by his door, stop, and continue walking.

Lhach got up and opened his door.

Taking a quick look around, he noticed something on his door. A strange thought came into his mind.

Kitty was the one who walked by.

There were a couple of small flowers from the garden in the front yard in-between the doorknocker and door. Lhach smiled and brought them inside.

Kitty wouldn't tell Xavier.