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Chapter 16

Prom and a proposal

Kitty was shocked when Lance told her what happened. She couldn't believe that she had pretty much been dead for a little while. She is now completely freaked out and never wants to go to sleep again.

But, she was excited about prom. Rogue did her hair while she did her own make-up. They decided to just have dinner at the Institute, to play it safe, so Kitty was eating in her pajamas with her hair already done. Lance was still wearing his everyday attire.

After dinner, they both went upstairs to get ready. Lance was dressed and ready in no time and was downstairs waiting on Kitty. Rogue came down the stairs and a lot of people gathered in the main entrance to watch Kitty come down the stairs. Rogue cleared her throat.

"Presentin', the lovely miss Kitty!" she said, trying not to laugh. That didn't work, so she had to leave the room as Kitty came down the stairs.

Kitty was blushing as she walked down the stairs, noticing how many people were watching her. She saw Lance and smiled at him. Once she reached the bottom, she took his hand in hers and smiled at everyone else.

"You look beautiful." Lance said, handing her a single red rose; they were her favorite. "Ready to go?"

"Thank you. And you like, don't look so bad yourself." She said, kissing him on the cheek. "Yeah, let's go."

She turned around and waved to everyone as they started to head toward the door.

"Hold on a minute, Kitty." The Prof. said. "How about a few pictures?"

Kitty nodded and they all went outside and everyone took pictures of them standing in different locations. After everyone took about five hundred (it seemed) pictures, they made a break for Lance's jeep.

"Man, I like, never want to have my picture taken again." Kitty said, buckling her seat belt.

"That goes double for me." Lance said, starting the engine. "Let's go crash us a prom." And with that, they were off.

Amazingly, prom went by without any disruptions; which, both Lance and Kitty were thankful for. They danced for a while and then they spotted Tabby and Pietro. They walked over to where they were sitting and joined them.

"Hey guys." Kitty said. "Tabby, I didn't think you were coming." She said, an evil glint in her eye.

"Yeah well, there was no one to go with before. But who could ever be bored with Speedy around?" she said, standing up and grabbing his hand. "Come on, let's dance." She said, dragging him off to the dance floor, leaving a laughing Lance and Kitty behind.

"Those two are like, perfect for each other." Kitty said, watching them dance. When Lance didn't respond, she turned to look at him. "Lance? Is everything ok?"

"What? Oh…oh, yeah, everything's fine." He said, looking very nervous.

"Lance, what's wrong?"

"Nothing." He said, a little too quickly. "Uh…do you want to go for a walk?"

"Sure." She said, standing up. He stood up too, and took her hand in his and led her toward the doors.

They walked for about twenty minutes in complete silence, just enjoying being together. Kitty wasn't sure where Lance was taking her, but she really didn't care. They walked for a few more minutes before Lance stopped.

"Lance?" she asked, looking at him confused. He had led her into the woods where there was a small lake that seemed clear enough to see to the bottom. And there was a willow tree swaying in the soft wind, beside the lake.

"Isn't it beautiful here?" he asked.

"Yeah." She said as she looked around. She noticed that there were lightning bugs everywhere and the field was covered in flowers.

"I use to come here to think." He said, letting go of her hand and walking over to the tree. "I…I carved our initials into this tree a long time ago. I know, it's pretty stupid, but…"

"I think it's sweet." She said, moving over to stand beside him. She smiled as she looked at the spot he was talking about.

"Kitty," Lance said, turning suddenly to look at her. "Do…do you love me?"

"Yes." She said slowly, unsure of why he was acting this way. And then her eyes got huge as she watched him get down on one knee and pull a box out of his pocket.

"Kitty, will…will you marry me?" he asked, opening up the box to reveal a beautiful silver ring with a light pink diamond on it.

Kitty couldn't believe what was happening. Had Lance just done what she thought he did? Tears were forming in her eyes as she opened her mouth and tried to speak. Surprisingly, speaking was much harder than it seemed. She finally managed to find her voice.

"Yes." She said, smiling.

Lance seemed stunned at first, but then he stood up and brought her into his arms, holding her tight. He then slipped the ring onto her finger and they kissed as a shooting star flew across the sky.

Sadly, neither of them saw it.

A/N: Tear, Lol. Well, I thought they deserved a happy chapter. ;-p Anyway, I think I finally know where I'm going with this. Cause, you know, it matters a whole lot when you're more than half way through the story. Oh well….