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Chapter 5

The truth

Kitty bit her lip. She wasn't ready to tell them yet. She especially wasn't ready to tell Lance. But she had to tell someone. And that someone just happened to be her best friend. She looked up into Kurt's adorable eyes and smiled. Now or never Kitty, now or never.

"Kurt, I'm sick." She said, never taking her eyes away from his.

"Do you have zhe flu or somezhing?" Kurt asked, not quite getting what she was trying to tell him.

"Kurt, I…I have leukemia." Kitty said quietly. It was the first time she said it out loud and it scared her even more.

Kurt's look of concern went to a look of confusion and then to a look of disbelief. She has to be lying. Kurt thought. But vhy vould she lie about somezhing like zhat?

"No." he said softly, not wanting to believe her.

"Kurt, you have to like, promise me you won't tell anyone." Kitty said. "I…I'm not ready for them to know."

"Kitty, I," but just looking into her eyes made him give in. "I promise Kitty. But you do realize you are living vith two telepaths."

"I know. I'm just going to like, not think about it. I had to tell someone, that way it wouldn't be on my mind all the time." Kitty said, hoping her plan would work, but being very skeptical about it at the same time.

"I don't zhink zhat's going to vork." Kurt said doubtfully. "But I von't tell anyone."

"Thanks Kurt. I knew I could count on you." She said, and hugged him once more.

"Ja, but zhat still doesn't explain vhy you're vearing Lance's clozhes." Kurt said, grinning, trying to lighten the mood.

Kitty blushed and proceeded to tell him what had happened earlier that day. Kurt listened half-heartedly, trying his best to put his friend's illness in the back of his mind; but failing miserably. How are you going to make it through zhis without telling anyone Kitty? Kurt thought as Kitty's finished her speech and looked down at her feet once more.

"Maybe you should get some sleep Kitty." Kurt suggested.

"Kurt, were you like, even listening?" Kitty said, looking at him in disbelief. "I pretty much slept all day."

"Oh." Kurt said, looking down guiltily. "I'm sorry Kitty, it's just, I keep zhinking about you being sick."

"Kurt, please…don't. Don't do this. I'll be fine." Kitty said taking his hand in hers as he lifted his head up to look at her. He had tears in his eyes and Kitty could feel hers returning. "I shouldn't have told you." Kitty said standing up suddenly and walking toward the door. "Just, don't tell anyone." She said without turning around as she opened the door. And before Kurt could reply, she was gone.

"Vhy me?" Kurt said, and he fell backward onto his bed.

Kitty walked into her room to find Rogue on the phone and looking very disgruntled. Being as quiet as possible, she walked over to her bed, pulled back the blankets and climbed in. She closed her eyes and pushed all of her thoughts to the back of her mind so all she was thinking was I need to sleep and I wonder who Rogue is talking to. But that last thought was answered shortly.

"What do ya mean? Ya said ya were goin' to come over for dinner tomorrow." Rogue said, sounding upset.

"Ah'm not upset." Rogue said, though it was obvious she was.

"Forget it. I gotta go," she trailed off.

"Ya don' have to make anythin' up to me, Gambit." Rogue said coldly. "Bye." And she hung up.

Of course, thought Kitty, Gambit is the only person that could make Rogue sound that upset. But she'll forgive him tomorrow. Kitty smiled and rolled over. Tomorrow was going to be a very interesting day.

A/N: Sorry for ending it there, but I have an explanation. One, the next chapter is going to be pretty long. Two, I have writer's block. Oh yeah, I want to thank my reviewers: LanceIsHot and iamhollywood.