Lance had his hands deep down in his pocket as he entered Burger Joint once again. Did he do the wrong thing? Was it wrong for him to say, "I love you" to Kitty? But it was true, wasn't it? He really did love her, and to pieces too. But what about Crystal? What's going to happen to her?

Lance looked around. Crystal wasn't at the counter. The place was pretty much empty (well it really IS empty, like anyone would even want to come here that late). "Crystal?" Lance got to the counter. Still no Crystal in sight.

Then, he saw her come out from the Kitchen doors. (Ok, so she entered in by the back doors of the stupid place) "Where were you, Cryst?" Lance asked, not sounding that concerned at all. "Don't you even care, Alvers," Crystal shouted at him.

"What? What happened, Crystal?"

"Thank you for even asking but no thanks. I saw what happened out there, and do you give a damn to how I even feel when my boyfriend don't even say he loves me and actually says he love another girl? I should have known by the way you looked at her this afternoon!" Crystal poured out at him.

Lance crossed his arms, "Crystal, I didn't mean all that. Right, I like Kitty. So what?"

"Do you know how much you've actually hurt me? Oh, do you even care!"

"I'll be truthful to you then. You and I have absolutely no future. You won't be happy with me if you know who I really am inside."

"Then enlighten me, Lance. Who are you? And does that mean that you even have a future with Kitty? Why do you even like her and not me?" Crystal cried.

"Because…because I…it's complicated, Crystal, and you'll not like it."

"Tell me, then, and see if I understand."

"Because me and Kitty are the same. You're not." Lance turned to leave the place.

"Lance, don't go yet. Tell me."

"Cause' me and Kitty…we're both mutants. And you're not." Lance struggled to say.

Crystal gave half a laugh with tears in her eyes. "Mutant? Lance, I'm not joking here. And you better know it too."

"And you better know that I'm not joking either." Lance made a tiny rumble through the ground, just enough to scare the wits out of her. "Crystal, I like you and all but right now, I don't think so. I'm sorry, really. And if you had any prove I'm a mutant, don't mind you telling that police officer father of yours."

Lance turned to leave when Crystal ran up. "I know you're just joking right? You care about me. You won't want to leave me. That…that tremor was all just a joke."

Lance sighed. Why are some girls so dumb? "Crystal, let it go. I'm just not that guy for you. You'll find someone better than me." Lance pushed her off and left her standing there, with more tears coming out.

Lance got to his jeep, feeling he had done the right thing. If he loved Kitty, he should prove it to her, let her know…

Kitty got back to the institute quietly. "Hey, Kitty, I made some cookies for all of us. Kurt's already sinking his teeth into them. Wanna' try some? Their pretty good." Jean said.

"Yeah, not today Jean. I'm not feeling too good."

"Then, do you need anything? Um, Aspirin or something?"

Kitty appreciated Jean's help but it wasn't her body that needed anything. It was the feelings inside her heart. "Oh, no thanks, Jean." Kitty went up the stairs.

"She's not feeling so up to date or is it just a bad hair day?" Scott came out, munching a cookie.

"Yeah, she probably needs some rest. How are the cookies?"

"Gone." Scott grinned at Jean.

Kitty got back to the shared bedroom of she and Rogue's. Thank god she wasn't there.

Kitty opened up her drawer and pulled out an album. Not CDs, more like a photo album. She always kept some picture of something she thought was special. She even made some summaries, and wrote the date of when it happened.

Ah, the first part. Her family. There was when she was eight or something and was at a carnival, holding that purple dragon which she calls Lockheed and has been with her ever since. And her twelve birthday, where she had a party full of screaming girls at her house.

Next: friends. There was a picture of Kurt sleeping, with his mouth open. Yep, she was planning to show that one to Amanda and have good laugh. Then, there was one with jean, the big soccer superstar. And one, with all her friends at the school dance.

Oh, right the dance. She remembered whom she went with. Lance.

Kitty flipped to the back of her album. Nope, it wasn't marked relationship, more like marked "More than friends." Well, if it was more than friends, it is lovers right?

She laughed at the picture she'd taken after Lance piled himself into the snow last winter. His face was covered with the white stuff and got her laughing herself straight off. And the one she had with Lance, just a simple one in front of the Bayville High School.

But being with him is fun. He made her laugh and enjoy herself a lot, wherever they went. And when he gave a kiss, he really gave a kiss. She liked every little bit of him, and even when she knew he had nothing much to his name, she still was willing to stick with him.

But, what about Pete? It would be terribly unfair to him if she were to break up with him and go back and be with Lance. Kitty didn't even know much about that guy. She had only one kiss with him, maybe two hugs and four handholding sessions with that guy but she can't help but feel he wasn't really the one for her.

"Kitty? Earth to ya'?" Rogue tapped on Kitty's shoulder.

"Huh?" Kitty shut her album and phased it back to the drawer and turned around. "Rogue. I thought you were bathing?"

"Was. Ah had to come back to this room, rite?"

"But of course." Kitty nodded.

"Well, wat are ya' thinkin' bout'?" Rogue hung up some clothes back into the cupboard. She is definitely gonna' ask the professor if she could get her own room some time. One room with two people is too much already.

"Nothing. I, like, just want to finish my Chem stuff okay?" Kitty sounded irritated.

"Lance. Him again, right?"

"No, not really. Like, how did you know?" Kitty snapped.

"Ever since ya' dated Pete, ya' neva' really looked as happy as ya' did when ya' dated Lance. Then, why go out with Pete?"

"Rogue, I told you before. Like, my parents don't like Lance. And most of them here at the institute. I don't know, Rogue, it's just that I…-."

"You were juz listenin to everybody else. If you know you like Lance, then go fer it. Why force yerself to stick with someone that ya' don't even feel any connection with?"

Kitty looked at Rogue, "Then, what about my parents? It won't be the truth anymore when I told them about Pete."

"It would be a lie if you don't."

Kitty felt Rogue made a lot of sense, but there's still one problem. Crystal.

"But, what about Crystal? I mean, she's really into Lance and all."

"Kitty, Lance would make his choice then. I don't think he'll be serious bout stickin with Crystal. I saw em' today. Who knows more bout' Lance, you or that Crystal? Come on, Kitty, if Lance knows, he'll drop her and let 'er go already."

"And what if he won't?"

"Then, he'll be making the biggest mistake of his life. He'll be lying to Crystal too. Cause' he's a mutant and one day, she has to know." Rogue said.

Kitty turned her back on Rogue, staring at the picture of Pete.

Has she made a choice yet? Who does she really want to be with?

The Lance she really had feelings for, or the Pete she knew nothing about but is rich?

"Yo, Lance, got any food?"

"If you even want any, get your own, Fred!" Lance stomped up the stairs.

Pietro zipped up with a smile, "Whatcha' been doin', old buddy?" Yes, he was purposely trying to annoy his teammate.

"Shut your big ass up, Pietro, and mind your own business. And you know what, you want that Roland so much, you can have her. I'm done with this." Lance pushed him aside and made his way up, also leaving him speechless.

Lance got back to his room (again). Oh, great. First, he was girlfriend-less. Then, he was troubled over two girls at a time. Now, he was still girlfriend-less but he was still mad over the one girl he loved yet she had this ultra rich boyfriend.

This was crazy, unusual and stupid. Lance slapped his own forehead twice to show that he was mad and then avalanche the room.

"Can I come in?" Wanda didn't wait for an answer and busted in.

"Get out, Wanda." Lance pulled the pillow over his face to block the light that was zipping through the door.

"You just made a tremor you know," Wanda tried to prove her point for coming in.

"Yeah? So what?" Lance shouted back at her.

"And one of the plaster landed on me. How's that?"

"If it made your head crack, then I'm sorry ok?" Lance said.

Wanda was definitely impatient. "Look, if you dropped a girl for Kitty, then no use in hiding it. The world's gonna' know now anyway, since you told that sickening brother of mine which I s'pose you know who."

"Great. I told Quicksilver one little thing and I'm getting my head dropped in deep shit. How cool is that?" Lance sat up.

Wanda left the room, "If you even had anything for Kitty, get her. What are you even waiting for, the sky to fall or something? Sheesh, men."

Lance glanced down at the same picture of he and Kitty.

And he promised he'd do something to get her back.

But first, he gotta' shut Pietro up first…

"And over here's my stop. Thanks, Pete." Kitty faked a smile for him.

"Good, then I'll be going." Pete said.

"Great. Bye, Pete." Kitty turned to look at her school but saw Lance instead.

"Kitty…Kitty I just wanted to talk to you." Lance said.

"Can't you see Lance? I have my boyfriend and you have your Crystal. Just, leave me alone ok?" Kitty said.

"Kitty, I broke up with Crystal yesterday. I…I just wanted to…to let you know that I cared for you. Is that so much to say?"

All this definitely touched kitty but she had to show him how strong she was.

"Lance, I have Pete now and he's been really wonderful to me. I can't let him down."

"Then, does that mean you'll rather have all the richer and better guys?" Lance stifled a laugh, "I should have known. As if you'll stick with somebody which has nothing at all."

Lance forced that tear back and turned away, his brown bangs falling in front of him, blocking the hurt in his eyes.

Rogue came up and gave Kitty a push, "Kitty, go get him back."

"What? Then, what about Pete?" Kitty asked.

Rogue answered, "If he's that great guy you kept talking about, then he'll understand. Right now, whom do you really want to be with? Lance or Wisdom?"

Kitty didn't know but she did make a choice, "I want…"

And Kitty made her final choice…