(A.N.) Now, I know I didn't really say anything about the song in the first chapter, but that was on purpose, he he. Ya'll were supposed to read it and tell me it was good ;). Oh yeah, I don't own jack….or the song, or X-Evo.
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Chapter Two: "Lost My Will"
Rogue gingerly pulled herself out of her now totaled car. She fingered the large gash on her forehead, waiting for it to heal. The skin began to curl up around her fingers, the skin trying to expel a large shard of glass. She winced as the two inch long sliver of windshield glass fell into her waiting hand. She let out a groan as she surveyed the damage. Her 98' Toyota Tundra's front end was crushed into the trunk of a small oak sapling, the tree bent and splintered to the ground from the impact.
Rogue jumped a little as she heard a small moan from the opposite side of the tree. She sniffed the air, startled to find Kitty's scent so far out here on the highway. She ran over to the front of the truck and looked under the tree trunk.
"Kitty!" Rogue gasped, seeing Kitty's limp and bloody form under the tree. Rogue accessed Colossus' powers and ripped the tree off of Kitty.
Kitty lay unconscious in the mud next to her now ratty suitcase. Rogue gently lifted the younger woman up into her arms and pulled off a glove. She just barely touched Kitty's face, using the shock to jolt Kitty conscious for a moment, scared to death of unleashing too much energy.
Kitty's body jerked at the touch of Rogue's fingers and her memories flooded into Rogue's brain.
Memories of recent events flooded her mind, as well as sad thoughts focused on Lance. Here Kitty was dying, and she was unconsciously worrying that Lance and the boys wouldn't have dinner tonight, and that she wouldn't have the chance to tell him that she truly loved him.
Rogue began to sob as Kitty's thoughts began to recede from her mind. Rogue quickly realized that she was killing Kitty through her hesitation. She knew that she would not seek help from the Institute from Kitty's memories, so she decided to take her to the Brotherhood house. Pietro would know how to get to Magneto's base, where they could treat her.
"Fuck it Xavier! Why did ya make me hafta resort ta this!"
"Looks Like I've Lost My Will To Carry On My Friend," She Said,
"And You Can Hear It In My Whispered Cries Of Love."
"I Need Your Blissful Touch To Carry Me Away Again."
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Kitty floated in a mist. White mist hid everything from her view except for Lance's face. She tied to swim towards it, but it kept receding back.
"Lance! Lance! Wait! Goddamnit Lance! I said to wait!" she screamed, getting panicky in the fog.
"I'm not going anywhere Kitty. Just follow my voice," Lance's low husky voice floated back to her.
"I'm trying Lance, but I can't see you! Would you come the hell back here!" Kitty screamed again, feeling like she was drowning.
"Why are you yelling at me? I didn't do anything. Its just fog. The door to the house is over here," he said, a hand reaching out of the fog and grabbing her wrists.
She stumbled forward into Lance's arms. She jumped back and apologized.
"I'm sorry Lance. I didn't mean…wait, where are we?" Kitty asked, looking up at the swank Victorian house in front of them.
"The Boarding house, duh. You don't recognize it? You live here," Lance replied with a chuckle.
"What are you talking about? This can't be the boarding house, for one. Secondly, I don't live here. Where are we really?" Kitty asked again, getting a little bit ticked off.
"We-Are-At-The-Boarding-House," Lance replied slowly, "What is with you today Kitty? Did you and Pietro have a fight again? I really don't understand why you're engaged to that guy."
"WHAT! I'm not engaged to Pietro! God, that's sick! I'm not engaged to anybody!" Kitty screamed, her head beginning to pound.
The door of the house suddenly swung open revealing Pietro and Remy standing there.
"Hey honey. Where did you end up going?" Pietro asked, pulling Kitty into his arms.
"Honey? What's with this honey business? And we aren't engaged. Would you please tell Lance that?" Kitty huffed out, shoving Pietro back.
"What do you mean we're not engaged? We've been engaged for three years. Ever since you moved into the house. Come on inside, we'll talk about this later. Everyone was waiting for you to show up for dinner. Remy made some shrimp et tou fe and we can't wait to try it!" Pietro said, ushering Kitty in before she could get a word in edge wise.
A stunned Kitty was pushed into a chair at the table a few seconds later. Logan, Rogue, Remy, Tabitha, Pietro, Pyro, and Lance sat down at the table around her.
'What the hell is going on! Where am I?' Kitty thought as she gaped at the occupants of the table.
They all bowed their heads and Logan said grace.
"Dear Lord, Thank you for this bountiful blessing that you have placed on our table. Thank you Lord, for letting us escape the horrible fate that the rest of the X-Men and Brotherhood endured, Thank you-" he stopped as he was cut off by Kitty's startled yell.
"What? What the hell happened to the X-Men?"
They all stared at her like she was going crazy or something, and the Pietro rushed around to shove her back into her seat, glaring at her.
"Dear, I thought we weren't supposed to speak about this. Your rule, remember? So, just sit down and let's eat dinner."
"WHAT! NO! I want to know what the hell happened to the X-Men!" Kitty screamed at the top of her lungs.
Pietro looked around at the other people at the table as if for permission, and then sat down next to Kitty.
"Kitty, they're dead. Don't you remember the fight with the Sentinels? With Apocalypse? We were the only ones who survived. Then we moved to London to escape persecution in the U.S. All your idea. So what's with the amnesia act?" Pietro huffed.
"Amnesia act! I don't have any idea what you are talking about, you stupid ass! The last thing I remember was walking down the road, away from the Institute, and then I passed out. Rogue!" she turned suddenly to Rogue, "Please tell me that this is a joke?"
Rogue eyes teared up as she looked at her friend in confusion, "Kitty, honey, this ain't a joke. We all went through this. Why are ya acting like ya can't remember? You were the one that pulled us all through. Even through the fact that Ah'm dying. What's with ya tonight?"
"You're dying?" Kitty whispered, tears welling up in her eyes as she glanced towards her best friend.
"Yeah. From the Legacy virus, remember? Colossus infected me after he turned rogue? Any a this ring any bells?" Rogue replied, getting a little angry for she thought that Kitty was faking the ignorance of the happenings.
"No. God, Rogue, how much time do you have left?" Kitty whispered again, tears freely rolling down her face, and sobs wracking her body.
"Twenty-six hours, exactly," Rogue replied, glancing down at her watch, "Which is why we were all supposed ta be having a nice dinner. Remy made me my favorite dishes and everybody is supposed ta be having a good time."
"What about Kurt? Where is Kurt! He didn't…"Kitty trailed off, unable to finish her question. She got her response from the uncomfortable silence encircling the table. "NO! Not Kurt too!" she screamed, falling out of her chair, sobbing. She turned towards Lance and lifted her tear filled eyes towards his. "What about us?" she whispered. "What happened with us?"
Lance stared intently at her, anger filling his eyes, and the he jumped up, and stalked out of the house, slamming the door behind him, as Logan and Pietro helped Kitty off the floor.
"No! NO! Don't touch me!" Kitty screamed. She phased through them and ran out the door, snatching some car keys in the process.
"Lance! LANCE! Get ya ass down here, NOW!" Rogue screamed at the top of her lungs as she barreled into the Brotherhood house carrying a bloody and unconscious Kitty.
Toad, Pietro, Lance, and Wanda tumbled down the stairs, and Freddy lumbered in from the living room. A collective gasp escaped all mouths as they saw Kitty and Rogue.
"Oh my God! What happened?" Lance yelled, rushing over to them