Disclaimer: Not mine, sorry.

A/N: Well, here it is everyone. The finale of this confusing fic. Hopefully this will clear everything up, if not…that's just too bad. Haha.

Shadyk - My evil plans have come to a finish! Mwuahaha!

Bubbleyum - Thank you! I know; it did get very confusing, didn't it? Hehe. All part of my evil plot to take over the world…I mean…uh…Enjoy the ending and hopefully it'll make some sense!

XlancittycrazyX - Does it count if they're both dead? Hehe. Just kidding…or am I?

Numbuh333halfway2hell - Lol. Thank you!…I think…

Starrydreamz - …Maaaayybee…Yeah, it is confusing…I should win a prize for most confusing story (though I'm sure there are more confusing fics out there…lol.) Anyway, everything will be found out now!

Chapter 11

Don't give up

The days passed by slowly and Kitty neither showed any signs of recovery or deterioration. Kurt had done as she asked and waited until all of the Brotherhood members were out of the house before setting fire to it. He felt a little guilty about it, but it had been what Kitty wanted. He then went back to the med. bay, but this time to visit his sister.

Remy was constantly by her side, waiting on her hand and foot. Rogue stayed really quiet most of the time, most likely blaming herself for what happened to Carol. Kurt watched from the other side of the room as Gambit whispered something to her, earning a small smile in return, but it would quickly be replaced by a frown; Remy would frown as well.

Kurt sighed and made his way over to his sister's bed. She looked up at him and gave him a small smile as he sat down on the edge of her bed. Gambit stood up and said that he'd give the two of them some time to talk and then went off, most likely to get something to eat.

"Rogue, zhis vasn't your fault." Kurt said, breaking the silence and placing his hand on her shoulder.

"It was Mystique, Kurt." She whispered, a few tears sliding down her cheeks. "Mystique was controllin' her, but she had gotten away.

"Why would she have still come after me knowin' what would happen?" She asked quietly, wiping the tears away.

"I don't know." Kurt said, pulling his sister in a hug. And that's when what Kitty said hit him.

Rogue was trying to find out who attacked me. Then, once she found out it was Mystique, she ran off into the woods with Gambit following. And then Carol showed up and she held on too long. Rogue died a month later.

If he didn't do something to help Rogue now, she was going to begin to slip into a depression; and then she would die. That's what Kitty had said. He understood now, it was like Kitty had had these visions for a reason, to make sure that things wouldn't turn out the same way she had seen them. She was able to tell him, because she knew he would be the one that could fix everything.

"Rogue, listen to me. Kitty told me zhat Mystique was who attacked her, disguised as Logan." Rogue was looking at him pityingly; though she was confused (a/n: Isn't everybody? Haha) about how he found out about it being Mystique. She was about to ask him, but he continued before she had the chance to open her mouth. "She said zhat once you found that out, you ran into zhe woods with Gambit following. That's vhen you ran into Carol, right?"

Rogue was shocked. How did he know that? She hadn't told anyone anything about any of it. Had Kitty really told him that? Wait, what am Ah thinkin'? Kitty's still in a coma. Besides, how would she know? Rogue shook her head; this was giving her a headache. Then, remembering Kurt's question she answered with a small "yes".

"And you held on too long, draining her completely and taking her powers permanently." This much, everyone knew; Rogue looked down at the blanket, blinking back more tears. "Rogue, you have to listen to me carefully. If you hold this in and ignore everyone, you're going to slip into a depression. Kitty said zhat you died a month after zhis happened." Rogue was gaping at him.

"What the hell are ya talkin' 'bout, Kurt? How did ya talk to Kitty?" She asked, somewhat angrily.

"It vas her spirit or something. She told me zhat I had to stop zhis stuff from happening. Vhy do you zhink I burned the Brotherhood house down?" She continued to stare at him in shock, fearing for his sanity. "Lance was drinking himself away over zhere. He vould have died too.

"Trust me, Rogue. You need to not let this get to you. It obviously happened for a reason." He said, praying that she would take him seriously. "And if not for me, zhen live for Kitty. She vants you to live."

Rogue and Kurt both had tears in their eyes by this point. Rogue was going over what he had just told her in her mind once again. It does make sense…kind of. But Ah can't figure out why Mystique attacked Kitty in the first place? Unless…she was tryin' to turn me against the X-Men or somethin'. That bitch! Rogue thought angrily. Ah swear Ah will get my revenge on that woman one of these days…

"Thanks Kurt, Ah really needed to hear that." Rogue said, giving him a true smile. "Ah promise Ah'll live…Ah'm not gonna give up anytime soon."

"Dat's good to hear chère, cause Gambit don' t'ink he'd be able to handle ya not bein' around." That received a blush from Rogue and a smirk from Remy.

"Shut it swamp rat." She said quietly, leaning back against the bed.

"Chère, guess what?" Gambit said excitedly; she gave him a quizzical look.

"Pyro wasn' the one to burn down the Boarding House?" She asked, sharing a look with Kurt while trying not to smile.

"Actually, non. But dat's not Gambit's news." He said, not catching the glance the siblings shared. "Remy joined de X-Men." Rogue stared at him in shock.

"Ya serious?" She asked, in disbelief.

"Oui." He said, smirking again.

Kurt decided to leave at this point and let them have their privacy. He stopped over in the room Kitty was in and sat with her for a while. He told her that he told Rogue everything she had told him to. He also told her that the Brotherhood, as well as Pyro and Gambit, had joined the X-Men. Kurt could have sworn he saw her smile, but when he looked again everything was the same as it had been previously.

Kurt heard the door open and turned to see who it was. Not that surprised to see that it was Lance, Kurt stood up and offered the older mutant the seat. Lance muttered thanks before sitting down and reaching for Kitty's hand.

Kurt left the room and made his way up to the kitchen. It had been a while since he last ate something. Upon entering the kitchen, he ran into Tabby and Pietro; both covered in flour. He sighed and made his way over to the fridge.

"Who let you two in zhe kitchen unsupervised?" He asked, pulling out necessary items for a sandwich.

"Actually blue, that's a funny story." Tabby started, grinning like a maniac. "See, we were in the rec. room…

Flashback

"Pietro! Give me back the remote." Tabby pouted, wrestling Pietro to the ground.

"Get a room." Pyro said, coming into the room, Wanda behind him. Pietro and Tabby looked at each other and grinned; Wanda rolled her eyes.

"What are you two up to anyway?" She asked, taking the remote from Pietro and plopping down on the couch beside John.

Pietro and Tabby stood up and sat back down on the other couch. They both had identical evil grins on their faces. Wanda shot them a threatening glare while Pyro watched in amusement.

"Let's do something fun!" Tabby said in a singsong voice. "I know!" She yelled, not giving anyone a chance to agree or disagree; and her smirk grew. "Let's play truth or dare."

"There's no way in hell I am playing a stupid game like that." Wanda said immediately, never taking her eyes off the screen as she flipped through the channels.

"Aww, come on Sheila! It'll be fun." Pyro said, giving her a look she couldn't resist. She groaned and a huge grin spread across his face.

"I'll start!" Tabby said excitedly. "Pyro, truth or dare?"

"Dare Sheila." He replied; Tabby smirked. Well, that didn't take long. She thought.

"I dare you to kiss Wanda for a full," She checked her imaginary watch. "Five minutes!" They both gaped at her; but then an evil grin spread across Pyro's face as well, and he captured Wanda's lips with his own before she knew what was going on.

End flashback

"…And anyway, after watching them make-out for about twenty minutes, we decided to have fun elsewhere." Tabby finished. "Besides, we were making cookies." Kurt noticed that there was a pile of burnt cookies piled on a plate on the table. He just shook his head and finished off his sandwich.

"Vhatever Tabby." He replied, grabbing a soda out of the fridge. "And I thought Kitty vas a bad cook." He muttered under his breath.

"I heard that!" She shouted, throwing flour at him next. Kurt was smart and teleported out before it got ugly.

Later

The Professor called everyone into his office; which included everyone except Kitty, Rogue, and Gambit (who refused to leave the latter girl's side). The students all filed in and took seats on any available furniture; some remained standing. Once everyone was settled, the Professor announced that Rogue was making a full recovery, but Kitty's condition hadn't changed.

He also informed the students that Mystique had been the one responsible for both Kitty and Rogue's "attacks". That was why Wolverine was nowhere to be found; he was off trying to hunt her down.

The Professor was about to inform the students of another issue when suddenly the lights went out.

BAM!

The world exploded and everyone died.

The end!

(A/N: Haha, April Fools'!…It's September? What?…Stupid calendars lying to me…)

Scott and some of the others' immediately made their way down to get everything up and running again. Hank, on the other hand, hurried off to the med. lab. If the electricity had gone off, that meant that so did Kitty's only life force.

When he arrived, what he had feared had happened; the machine that had been keeping her alive had been shut off as well. And for some reason, the back up generator hadn't kicked in. He glanced at the young girl on the bed and his heart skipped a beat; Kitty wasn't breathing.

He immediately began mouth to mouth, trying to get her breathing again. It took a good five minutes, but he finally found a pulse. He sighed, relieved. The power came back on and Kitty's breathing returned to normal after a while.

Hank continued to monitor her through the night though, afraid that the shock of what happened earlier might cause her to go into a seizure or something. Lance had come back shortly after the power was back on and refused to leave her side. Hank admired the young men for their persistence. Gambit was also still in Rogue's room, sleeping very uncomfortably in a chair nearby her bed. Lance, however, was wide-awake.

"Kitty," He whispered, brushing her bangs back out of her face. "Kitty, please…you need to wake up.

"You're the best thing that ever happened to me. I don't know what I'll do if I lose you…I…I need you here." He continued, ignoring his tears that were falling onto her pale face.

"You're killing me." He muttered, kissing her cheek. "It's killing me to see you this way. You don't deserve this.

"I know you're still in there. I know you can hear me. So please, Kitty…please, just…wake up." He was begging her now. "I love you." He whispered, allowing another tear to fall onto her face; she squeezed his hand.

Lance stared in disbelief. He yelled for McCoy, who showed up moments later. He feared for the worst, but it seemed that a miracle had occurred. Her heartbeat was stronger and she was showing amazing signs of recovery. But it didn't make any sense whatsoever. (A/n: Does anything in this story?)

2 months later

Kitty had woken up the next day, but it had taken her a long time to recover completely; in fact, she was still recovering. Rogue was beginning to get a hold on her new powers and she was happier than anyone ever remembered her being. Logan never found Mystique, but it didn't matter. They all knew the truth and Rogue was dealing with it daily.

Her vow to make Mystique pay was still there, but at the moment she had other things to think about. Like the fact that the Professor had promised to look into finding a way for her to control her powers, if only for a little while.

Pietro and Tabby, as well as the New Recruits, were still reeking havoc amongst the Institute students, and occasionally the teachers as well; teacher more like (a.k.a. Wolverine). And Pyro and Wanda were practically always connected at the hip…or mouth, more like.

Everything else at the Institute was how it always had been. But they were growing up and things had changed and were still changing. A whole new bunch of mutants were joining them soon, and more terror was likely to be caused.

But whatever was to come, they would be ready for it.

Fin

A/N: I don't think I'm really happy with that ending. Normally, Kitty would have died. But I was in a generous mood so you should all be thankful…cause I'm not one to do happy endings that often. (Of course, if you've read my other stories, you already know this. Hehe.) Well, anyway, I really hope I cleared everything up. If not, I will write up a freaking summary explaining the whole effing story to the best of my abilities and I will post it as chapter 12 "The Pain I Caused"; since I probably gave lots of you headaches these last few chapters; I know I gave myself some.

And that reminds me, my title doesn't really make any sense now. It would've if I would've remembered my original plot. (Sigh) Oh well, no use living in the past. Well, I suppose it was Mystique who caused all the pain, so never mind. Or you can think of it as me causing you lots of pain…in headaches, that is. Well, until next story…Au revoir!