A Visit, Getting Closer, and... Not
~*~
I've always been in love with you
I guess you've always known it's true
You took my love for granted, why, oh why
The show is over, say goodbye
-Madonna
~*~
Inside
Kitty touched her cheek thoughtfully and walked upstairs to her room. She walked in and almost screamed before a hand covered her mouth. "Shh," the man before her growled in her ear. "You tryin' ta get everyone up here, Sheila?" Her eyes widened at the sound of his voice.
"J-John?" she murmured.
He grinned releasing her. "Hey, Kitty, miss me?"
"I ought to slap you," she snapped.
He winced at that. "I'm sorry, Kit, I wanted to come sooner. The timing was never right. Mags would kill me if he knew I was here." He looked at her. "I missed you."
"I missed you too. So, come back to say goodbye?"
"If necessary," he said slowly. He met her eyes and smiled. "I was hoping you'd come back with me."
"What?"
"Kitty, I miss you, I want you there with me."
"John, I love you but..."
"But?"
"I can't just leave everything. Magneto hates all 'flatscans' as he calls them. What if he wanted to hurt people? My parents are human."
"Kitty-"
"I couldn't hurt a human. Not unprovoked."
John sighed. "Kit, I don't expect you to do anything like that, but I want to be with you. They next time we see each other will be on the battlefield. I don't want to have to fight you."
"Come back."
"I can't."
"Then we're stuck."
He sighed. "Yeah, guess so." John leaned in towards her and their lips met, lightly at first, then with more passion.
"John," she murmured in a breathy tone as he gently laid her down upon her bed. "I-"
"Shh," he murmured. He ran his hands almost tentatively up her sides causing her to sigh happily. "I've wanted you so bad for the past three years," he purred in her ear. She felt herself trembling as his one hand reached up firmly cupping one of her breasts. She let out a soft, startled cry.
"John," she murmured, then, reluctantly. "I can't."
"What?" he asked blinking in confusion. "Why?"
"I've never... John, you know how much I care about you-"
"That's all that matters, what we feel about each other. Screw everyone else, right now; just don't think about them. It's just you an' me, Kit." He kissed her again but again she pulled away. He sighed. "If you want me to go-"
"Of course I don't want you to go!" she exclaimed. "But..." she paused, looking down, "I'm just not ready."
"Okay," he murmured. "Okay." He leaned down and kissed her slowly coaxing her mouth open with his. He didn't pressure her any further though. He pulled away a few moments later. "I'd better go."
"This is going to be the last time I see you isn't it?"
He sighed. "Probably, Magneto said we're leaving town tomorrow." Kitty nodded not meeting his gaze. He reached out and cupped her chin gently. "Goodbye, Kit."
"Bye," she murmured back. He kissed her one last time before climbing out of the window, leaving her alone. Rogue came in soon after he left.
"Ah smell... Olde Spice," Rogue said. "Kitty, was John here?"
"You know, it's creepy when you do that," Kitty said.
"Answer the question."
"Yes."
"And ya didn't tell us?"
"He just wanted to see me," Kitty told her friend. "I didn't want to get him in trouble."
Rogue sighed. "Sugah, he's the enemy now. What if Magneto had sent him on a mission? He could have been usin' you, I'm not sayin' that he was, just that Ah wouldn't put it past Magneto to try somethin' like that." She touched her head. "Ah still have him up here, remember?"
Kitty shook her head. "I know, but he didn't ask me for information, try to kidnap me, or steal anything. He tried to get me to go with him, but I know better than that."
"Okay, Kitty," Rogue said. "Ah do trust ya, Ah just want you to be careful. He's not on our side anymore. Don't trust him." Kitty rolled her eyes and grabbed some clothes heading for the bathroom.
The next evening
Kitty stared up at Pete from the floor for the tenth time that night. "Ow," she muttered.
He smiled extending a hand and hauling her to her feet. "C'mon, Pryde, you can do better than that."
"Speak for yourself, Wisdom," Kitty growled.
He merely smirked. "Come on, Kitty. One more time." This time she knocked the surprised Pete backwards when she did a roundhouse. "Okay, not bad. Where'd you learn that?"
"Um... dance class," she admitted blushing. He laughed shaking his head. "It, um, taught me enough flexibility and balance so I could do that."
"Nice, but you forgot something." She suddenly found herself on her back, pinned to the floor by Pete. "Just because your enemy is down doesn't mean that they'll stay that way. Remember that." Her eyes were wide as she looked into his and she nodded.
"I interuptin'?" Logan asked walking in. Pete stood helping her up.
"Hey, mate," Pete nodded.
"Having fun?" he said with a slight smirk crossing his face. It was the closest he had come to a smile since they got back.
"We were just training," Kitty said at the look on his face.
"Sure ya were," Logan said but his expression didn't change. "Trainin' for what? Maybe I'm strange but when I train people it's usually standing up."
"I could comment, mate, but I won't."
Logan raised one eyebrow. "I could stick these claws somewhere very uncomfortable too, but I won't."
"You two just stop that," Kitty said crossing her arms. "There's nothing between Pete and I."
"First name bases?" Logan asked raising an eyebrow. "Didn't know you two were that close."
"Arrgh!" Kitty growled walking away.
"I think we upset her," Logan noticed.
"What's this 'we' stuff?" Pete asked. "You did it." They walked out to see Rogue and Remy fighting.
"Just leave meh alone, swamp rat!" Rogue exclaimed.
"Remy apologizes if he upset y', chére," Remy said his voice soft and silky. It only served to make her angrier.
"Bite meh!"
"Um, petite, you sayin' dat is how we got inta dis fight ta begin with," Remy said slowly. She glared up at him and stormed off. "What?"
"Quite a pair you two are," Logan snorted looking at his two friends. "I'd like a word with you, Cajun."
"Wisdom," Pete said. "Tell Jean-Luc Remy loves him, and tell Henri not ta touch Remy's things."
"Don't be melodramatic, Lebeau," Logan snapped. Pete snorted and walked away.
"What's up, mon brave?"
"Let me say this simply," Logan said. "Rogue is probably the first person I've truly cared about in years. She's become like a daughter to me. Hurt her and I will tear you apart."
Remy winced. "Je compris."
"She ain't a game, Remy, she's a smart, sensitive girl. Assuming that she does fall for your charms she ain't the type to get over you so quickly."
"Okay, Logan. Je compris, je compris... Where'd Wisdom go?"
Logan looked around before just shrugging. "Don't know."
In the kitchen
"You know, eating right after we train is probably not very smart," Kitty mused.
"True," Pete nodded. "But..." he trailed off with a shrug.
"Eloquent," she teased. He stuck his tongue out at her. "What did you say when I did that?"
"But I can use it," he said with a wicked smile. "Want me t' show ya?" Her eyes went wide and her cheeks got really red. He smirked at her reaction.
"Bite me, Wisdom."
"That a request?" She rolled her eyes. "Besides, I thought we were talking about tongues." Remy walked in. His eyebrows shot up at Pete's comment but he didn't say anything about it.
"Bonjour, chat," he smiled sitting next to her. "How are y' dis beautiful evening?"
"I'm fine, Remy. You?"
"Remy be wonderful, not dat y' didn' know dat."
"I'm rather curious, Remy," Kitty said. "Is it possible for you to be any cockier?" He grinned and opened his mouth to say something.
"Don't," Pete said.
"You're no fun," Remy grumbled.
~*~
I've always been in love with you
I guess you've always known it's true
You took my love for granted, why, oh why
The show is over, say goodbye
-Madonna
~*~
Inside
Kitty touched her cheek thoughtfully and walked upstairs to her room. She walked in and almost screamed before a hand covered her mouth. "Shh," the man before her growled in her ear. "You tryin' ta get everyone up here, Sheila?" Her eyes widened at the sound of his voice.
"J-John?" she murmured.
He grinned releasing her. "Hey, Kitty, miss me?"
"I ought to slap you," she snapped.
He winced at that. "I'm sorry, Kit, I wanted to come sooner. The timing was never right. Mags would kill me if he knew I was here." He looked at her. "I missed you."
"I missed you too. So, come back to say goodbye?"
"If necessary," he said slowly. He met her eyes and smiled. "I was hoping you'd come back with me."
"What?"
"Kitty, I miss you, I want you there with me."
"John, I love you but..."
"But?"
"I can't just leave everything. Magneto hates all 'flatscans' as he calls them. What if he wanted to hurt people? My parents are human."
"Kitty-"
"I couldn't hurt a human. Not unprovoked."
John sighed. "Kit, I don't expect you to do anything like that, but I want to be with you. They next time we see each other will be on the battlefield. I don't want to have to fight you."
"Come back."
"I can't."
"Then we're stuck."
He sighed. "Yeah, guess so." John leaned in towards her and their lips met, lightly at first, then with more passion.
"John," she murmured in a breathy tone as he gently laid her down upon her bed. "I-"
"Shh," he murmured. He ran his hands almost tentatively up her sides causing her to sigh happily. "I've wanted you so bad for the past three years," he purred in her ear. She felt herself trembling as his one hand reached up firmly cupping one of her breasts. She let out a soft, startled cry.
"John," she murmured, then, reluctantly. "I can't."
"What?" he asked blinking in confusion. "Why?"
"I've never... John, you know how much I care about you-"
"That's all that matters, what we feel about each other. Screw everyone else, right now; just don't think about them. It's just you an' me, Kit." He kissed her again but again she pulled away. He sighed. "If you want me to go-"
"Of course I don't want you to go!" she exclaimed. "But..." she paused, looking down, "I'm just not ready."
"Okay," he murmured. "Okay." He leaned down and kissed her slowly coaxing her mouth open with his. He didn't pressure her any further though. He pulled away a few moments later. "I'd better go."
"This is going to be the last time I see you isn't it?"
He sighed. "Probably, Magneto said we're leaving town tomorrow." Kitty nodded not meeting his gaze. He reached out and cupped her chin gently. "Goodbye, Kit."
"Bye," she murmured back. He kissed her one last time before climbing out of the window, leaving her alone. Rogue came in soon after he left.
"Ah smell... Olde Spice," Rogue said. "Kitty, was John here?"
"You know, it's creepy when you do that," Kitty said.
"Answer the question."
"Yes."
"And ya didn't tell us?"
"He just wanted to see me," Kitty told her friend. "I didn't want to get him in trouble."
Rogue sighed. "Sugah, he's the enemy now. What if Magneto had sent him on a mission? He could have been usin' you, I'm not sayin' that he was, just that Ah wouldn't put it past Magneto to try somethin' like that." She touched her head. "Ah still have him up here, remember?"
Kitty shook her head. "I know, but he didn't ask me for information, try to kidnap me, or steal anything. He tried to get me to go with him, but I know better than that."
"Okay, Kitty," Rogue said. "Ah do trust ya, Ah just want you to be careful. He's not on our side anymore. Don't trust him." Kitty rolled her eyes and grabbed some clothes heading for the bathroom.
The next evening
Kitty stared up at Pete from the floor for the tenth time that night. "Ow," she muttered.
He smiled extending a hand and hauling her to her feet. "C'mon, Pryde, you can do better than that."
"Speak for yourself, Wisdom," Kitty growled.
He merely smirked. "Come on, Kitty. One more time." This time she knocked the surprised Pete backwards when she did a roundhouse. "Okay, not bad. Where'd you learn that?"
"Um... dance class," she admitted blushing. He laughed shaking his head. "It, um, taught me enough flexibility and balance so I could do that."
"Nice, but you forgot something." She suddenly found herself on her back, pinned to the floor by Pete. "Just because your enemy is down doesn't mean that they'll stay that way. Remember that." Her eyes were wide as she looked into his and she nodded.
"I interuptin'?" Logan asked walking in. Pete stood helping her up.
"Hey, mate," Pete nodded.
"Having fun?" he said with a slight smirk crossing his face. It was the closest he had come to a smile since they got back.
"We were just training," Kitty said at the look on his face.
"Sure ya were," Logan said but his expression didn't change. "Trainin' for what? Maybe I'm strange but when I train people it's usually standing up."
"I could comment, mate, but I won't."
Logan raised one eyebrow. "I could stick these claws somewhere very uncomfortable too, but I won't."
"You two just stop that," Kitty said crossing her arms. "There's nothing between Pete and I."
"First name bases?" Logan asked raising an eyebrow. "Didn't know you two were that close."
"Arrgh!" Kitty growled walking away.
"I think we upset her," Logan noticed.
"What's this 'we' stuff?" Pete asked. "You did it." They walked out to see Rogue and Remy fighting.
"Just leave meh alone, swamp rat!" Rogue exclaimed.
"Remy apologizes if he upset y', chére," Remy said his voice soft and silky. It only served to make her angrier.
"Bite meh!"
"Um, petite, you sayin' dat is how we got inta dis fight ta begin with," Remy said slowly. She glared up at him and stormed off. "What?"
"Quite a pair you two are," Logan snorted looking at his two friends. "I'd like a word with you, Cajun."
"Wisdom," Pete said. "Tell Jean-Luc Remy loves him, and tell Henri not ta touch Remy's things."
"Don't be melodramatic, Lebeau," Logan snapped. Pete snorted and walked away.
"What's up, mon brave?"
"Let me say this simply," Logan said. "Rogue is probably the first person I've truly cared about in years. She's become like a daughter to me. Hurt her and I will tear you apart."
Remy winced. "Je compris."
"She ain't a game, Remy, she's a smart, sensitive girl. Assuming that she does fall for your charms she ain't the type to get over you so quickly."
"Okay, Logan. Je compris, je compris... Where'd Wisdom go?"
Logan looked around before just shrugging. "Don't know."
In the kitchen
"You know, eating right after we train is probably not very smart," Kitty mused.
"True," Pete nodded. "But..." he trailed off with a shrug.
"Eloquent," she teased. He stuck his tongue out at her. "What did you say when I did that?"
"But I can use it," he said with a wicked smile. "Want me t' show ya?" Her eyes went wide and her cheeks got really red. He smirked at her reaction.
"Bite me, Wisdom."
"That a request?" She rolled her eyes. "Besides, I thought we were talking about tongues." Remy walked in. His eyebrows shot up at Pete's comment but he didn't say anything about it.
"Bonjour, chat," he smiled sitting next to her. "How are y' dis beautiful evening?"
"I'm fine, Remy. You?"
"Remy be wonderful, not dat y' didn' know dat."
"I'm rather curious, Remy," Kitty said. "Is it possible for you to be any cockier?" He grinned and opened his mouth to say something.
"Don't," Pete said.
"You're no fun," Remy grumbled.