I Want You Back

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A/N: Okay, originally I was gonna write this from Lance's side of the story. But STIG (thanks for reviewing!) also wanted it from Kitty's side. So, it'll be Lance, Kitty, Lance, Kitty, and yeah. You get the picture.

Chapter 2: He's Not Over Me

Routine. It was all routine. Kitty woke up at 7 in the morning, unless there was an early Danger Room session at which she would be up by 6, got into the bathroom after Rogue, and would head down to breakfast. After breakfast, she'd either go and hang out with Lance or wait for him to come by to the Institute so that they could take control over the rec room.

But ever since she broke it off with him a few months earlier, the routine changed. She still woke up at 7, still took showers after Rogue, and still headed down to breakfast. But now she was spending time with Piotr Rasputin, Magneto's ex-lackey. In fact, she was going out with him.

But today, Kitty had decided to retreat to her bedroom, claiming that she was feeling under the weather.

She got under the covers and just laid on the bed for what seemed like hours. Unexpectedly, she felt the tears leak from her eyes as she stared at the plush cat toy that Lance had gotten for her when they had still been together. She used to go to sleep with it, along with Lockheed. But ever since they were no longer together, it lay forgotten on her cupboard, next to a picture of all the X-Girls.

Why was she choosing now of all times to think about him? She was in a happy relationship with a completely sweet and sensitive guy, who loved to draw. One of his drawings was pinned up on the wall of the two of them dancing under the moonlight. But was she truly happy?

"Oh, Lockheed," Kitty murmured. "What am I supposed to do?" There was a knock on the door. "Just a minute," she called, wiping her face hastily. "Come in." She sat on the edge of her bed as the door opened and Piotr came in. "Oh, hey, Piotr."

He entered the room and kissed her forehead gently. "Katya, are you alright?"

"Yeah, I'm fine, Piotr," Kitty lied. "Do you want to do something this afternoon?" Might as well try to do something to take her mind off of Lance. She cursed herself silently for lying to him. Here he was, being genuinely concerned over her, when she was just a few minutes ago thinking about her old flame. Trouble was, she couldn't be sure if the flame had died out entirely when she had left the bracelet on Lance's table all those months ago.

She stood up and bounded towards her closet, grabbing a denim jacket and putting it on. "Come on, I feel like going to the mall," she said, and grabbed his hand. "Come on, come on!" she said in a fake enthusiastic voice. She actually didn't feel like going to the mall. All she wanted to do was to stay in bed.

"Where ah you goin'?" Rogue asked as Kitty and Piotr passed by her in the hallway.

"The mall. You wanna come?" Kitty said.

Rogue stared at her and her eyes drifted from her face to Piotr's. Honestly, although she did admit that Lance could be an idiot sometimes, and Piotr was nice and all, but she liked it better when Kitty was with Lance.

"Fahne. But Ah'm drivin'," Rogue said. She headed towards the garage to start the X-Van.

"Okay, cool," Kitty said. "I want to get a drink first."

"Hey, can we come?" Bobby asked, poking his head out from the library. Amara and Ray appeared behind him.

"Uh, yeah, sure," Kitty said distractedly. "The more the merrier, right?"

"Alright!" Bobby said, exchanging a high-five with Ray. They had just been discussing what they were going to do that afternoon and the answer had come to them when they had overheard Rogue and Kitty talking.

Kitty pulled out the orange juice from the fridge and poured herself a drink. "Do you want some?" she asked Piotr, holding out the carton to him.

"Sure, Katya," he said. He took a mug with kitten patterns from the cupboard. As he drank, he watched Kitty with worried eyes. "Katya, are you sure you're alright?"

"I'm fine, Piotr," Kitty sighed. "I just need to get out of here, y'know? I mean, I've been, like, cooped up here for a really long time. Besides, a shopping spree at the mall should help me cheer up! Not that you don't cheer me up, Piotr," she added hastily.

Piotr smiled and nodded. "Then let's go," he said, holding it his hand.

Kitty took his hand happily. Now she remembered why she went out with him in the first place. He was kind and considerate, and never pushed her.

Both Kitty and Piotr waited out front as Rogue drove the car with Bobby in the passenger seat with Ray and Amara at the back. "Alright, you two, get in," Bobby said, smirking. "You guys can take the backseat. Just don't do anything that'll scar us forever."

"Very funny, Bobby," Kitty said, rolling her eyes as she and Piotr got in and took the bench-like seats at the back. Kitty raised an eyebrow as her eyes swept over Amara and Ray's joined hands, who were both looking straight with pink faces, pretending not to notice.

Could they, like, get anymore obvious? Kitty thought to herself, as she looped her arm through Piotr's and rested her head on his shoulder. She closed her eyes and had a soft smile on her face.

They reached the mall soon enough, but it took Rogue a good ten minutes to find a parking space. When they finally did, they hurriedly made their way towards the entrance.

"Alright, you guys do what you have tah do. Ah'll be at Hot Topic if yah need me," Rogue said as they passed through the sliding doors. "We'll meet back here at a quarter to fahve. Some of us have a Danger Room session. Logan told me to remahnd you three." She shot a meaningful look at the younger mutants. Then she mumbled to herself, "And Ah got stuck babysitting you three."

But just when they were about to part ways, Rogue, who was at the front of the group, spotted Lance and the Maximoff twins. She knew it had been a while since the rock tumbler had gone out. Wanda must've hexed him or something to make him come. She was about to suggest to Kitty and Piotr to turn to the left and start from there when she noticed the other Goth practically pulling the other two towards them. Well, scratch that plan.

"Hey, Wanda," Rogue said. She glanced behind for a second and noticed that Kitty had stiffened. This marked the first time the two had met face-to-face since the break up.

"Hey, Rogue," Wanda said. It was silent for a moment. She nudged the other two.

"Hi," both Pietro and Lance mumbled.

There was more silence. Kitty started moving around nervously as she felt Lance's eyes on her. It was making her uncomfortable. Maybe he hadn't gotten over her after all. She smiled at Piotr when he put an arm around her.

She heard him sigh. "You guys take the jeep. I'll just walk home," he said. She stiffened as he passed by them, not even giving them a look. She felt a pull at her heartstrings as Piotr started directing her towards the left.

Out of the corner of her eye, she saw Rogue approach Wanda and Pietro as the other three headed towards the first floor. She could distinctly hear, "He isn't ovah her, is he?"

"It's killing him Rogue. He can't live without her," she heard Wanda say.

Kitty shut her eyes. She wanted nothing more to do than to cry. Maybe going to the mall had been a bad idea. As she walked off with Piotr, there was a single thought on her mind, He's not over me.

A/N: So this happens the same time as the first chapter. I'm gonna make it like that. 1st and 2nd at the same time, 3rd and 4th at the same time… you know what I mean. I'll just say now that I have no idea how to write English in a Russian accent. I mean, he kinda talks normally in the series. Or my hearing may be faulty. shrugs Who knows? Review! Btw, was this good enough?