"Kitty, ya' ready or not?" Rogue shouted as she dragged her suitcase out of the door.

"Coming, coming, like, I'm coming!" Kitty screamed back.

Rogue sighed, "Kitty, Kurt is already waiting downstairs and Ororo already prepared da' X-Van. Ah don't wanna be late for University ya' know."

Kitty replied, "Well, I didn't mean to take a longer time in the bath," Kitty's hair was soaking wet while she tied it, "Gosh, you guys, like, just can't wait."

Rogue looked at Kitty grab her suitcase and phased down to the foyer. University was going to be hard but with Kitty, it may be even harder.

"All right, Half-pint, get in," Logan had the door open, waiting for Kitty. Storm was driving them to the airport and Kurt was already in. All the new mutants were waving and shouting good-byes to Kitty, Kurt and Rogue, as they'll be leaving for University that evening. Professor Xavier said it was a pleasure to have them in this school and he'll be looking forward to when they finally graduate and come back with master degrees like he once did.

With one very last wave, Ororo drove the trio to the airport. "It must be exciting to begin yet another chapter of your lives. Seems like just yesterday you were only in Bayville High and enjoying themselves."

"Enjoying? You got to be kidding, Storm." Kurt exclaimed, "I almost didn't make it through."

"But you did in the end. Just that I'll miss being part of the X-men. It'd be like…like missing a part of myself and feel it's not complete." Kitty stared out of the window of the X-Van.

"Oh, you'll still be part of the X-Men alright. Look at jean and Scott. They got into University just fine and had no worries. I heard once they're out, they'll be getting engaged soon." Storm made a turn.

"Good news, ain't it? Them lovebirds are finally getting' married," Rogue said.

"Yes, of course," Storm fully agreed.

They got to the airport really soon. "Good-bye, Bayvile" Kurt looked almost pathetic.

"It wouldn't really be good bye, Kurt. As long as you remember all of us in Bayville, we'll all remember you too." Storm got his luggage out.

"But, it'd be hard to say good-bye." Kitty said, feeling a little sad inside.

"This is a stage everybody would have to go through, Kitty. I went through it myself and learnt a lot when I begun my journey there. It's now you three's turn to do the same yet again. Going to the University of Illinois, am I right? I'm sure Kitty will be very happy, since her parents are in Illinois."

"Yeah, of course. Just that, the distance is still quite far. I mean, my house is at one side of Illinois, yet the University is at the other end."

"Hey, our plane's here. Ah don't want to miss it." Rogue tapped on Kitty's shoulder.

Storm pushed the trio to the front, "Go on, people. Don't expect the plane to sit around to wait for you guys."

"We'll come back and visit you as often as we can." Kitty waved good-bye.

"Ja, bye, Strom!" Kurt was the last to go.

They got to the plane eventually, even though Kurt wanted to port out to say one last good-bye to Storm if she's still there, and Kitty was always pretty picky about the sitting arrangement.

The plane took off exactly at 8 in the night.

Kitty stared out into the dark sky outside. It was dotted with stars and the air was probably cold outside. Kurt was sleeping already and Rogue was too. Everyone was tired. Kitty made sure no one was looking when she phased her hand through her little khaki colored bag and pulled out her diary.

Clasped tightly between the pages was the picture she kept with Lance. It was an old picture, yes, and their very last one too. Kitty forced a little tear back as she stared some more at the picture.

After Apocalypse had been defeated by the X-Men and some other mutants, she and Lance made up again, after their break-up.

But one day, he just…left. He didn't tell her anything, nothing at all, and still, he left without a single sound.

Right in the early morning after the night Lance had left, Pietro then sped to her and told her everything, leaving her broken and to pick out the pieces herself. She thought after so many years, she'd have already gotten over that guy but she never did. She found she still loved him.

All Pietro told him was that Lance made a quick note on a piece of paper, saying he'd give his Jeep to no one, and that…that he couldn't give kitty what she's meant to deserve. He wrote that he'll never be good enough for her and that she'll find someone a lot better than him, that loser.

But Kitty felt she didn't need much. As much as Scott and Wolverine hated Lance to bits and her parents never approved of them being together, she still loved him. But he just left like that. And worse, she didn't know where he went.

The school cleared his locker dead out and everyday, she had to face the empty seat of Lance's during Chemistry and the lack of a boyfriend too, but she'll wait.

She'll wait forever to find him.

Kitty started to sob rather quietly, pushing the picture back into the middle of the diary. She really really really loved him and she will wait to tell him that.

"And here's our…school?" Kurt gulped, holding the piece of paper in one hand while the other pulled at his suitcase slowly.

The school was absolutely huge. It was well known for two things; the school's academic results, which was how the three of them got in and the other was about talents. If you had any great talent, there was a slight possibility that the school might take you in.

"This school is mega-huge!" Kitty exclaimed.

"Come on, let's go find our room-mates and settle in. School starts tomorrow," Rogue pointed out. She was confused over the school system too, but she figured out she'll manage without a problem.

They got to the main notice board where all the dorms are sorted out and stuff. "Hey, ah am sharin' a locker with ya'," Rogue said.

"All right!" Kitty had shared her room with Rogue all the time, so she wouldn't have to get used to another person all over again.

"I got mine with a guy…I think…his name is Shola." Kurt said.

"At least you're not alone, Kurt, think on the bright side." Kitty tried to lighten up the atmosphere around.

Kitty and Rogue got to their own dorm, leaving Kurt to source for his own.

"Hmmm…not bad," Kitty opened her luggage up.

Rogue landed on the bed, "Tell me bout' it."

"Ummm…Rogue, I think I'll want to check out the school first. And leave you to sleep for awhile."

"Yeah, go ahead." Rogue mumbled sleepily. Must have been worn out from the flight. Well, that's what University is all about.

Kitty looked round the school and the confused faces of the many other new comers. Kitty had her diary in hand just so she could write down some important stuff and maybe, let Rogue take a look at it later on at lunch break.

Kitty picked out some notes too and hurried back to the dorm when she bummed into someone and her diary plus all her notes came spilling into the air. Whoever she knocked, had his notes thrown to the ground too.

"Oh, can I be any klutzier here?" Kitty groaned as her eyebrows knitted together.

As the stranger bent down to pick up the diary, he came face to face with the photo that had slipped out too. He froze right at the spot and quickly, he picked up all his things and some of Kitty's as well. He pushed them back to Kitty and even before she could thank him, he dashed off and got lost in the crowd.

Kitty looked down at her diary with the picture sticking out, and then tried to remember the stranger's features.

The brown hair and dressing of ripped jeans looked extremely familiar to her. Where had she seen it before?

Kitty's mouth formed an "O" as she pulled the picture out again and stared at Lance, grinning back at her.

Kitty looked into the crowd.

Could it be…could it be him?