"Are you sure, Kitty? I don't think you should see Lance. He's may come out with the rock slide thing again!" Kurt said.

"Yeah, are you sure?" Rogue asked.

Kitty nodded, "I just tell you guys one little thing about me going to lunch out with him and you guys, like, totally say so much! He wouldn't do it, Kurt, if I know him. Not in front of everyone, I'm so sure."

"Ah think she means it," Rogue said, a little too loudly.

"You bet I do, Rogue. All I want to do is just sit down, eat and talk. No big, guys." Kitty waved her friends off, leaving them shrugging to themselves and went to find Lance.

"Please, please don't let your cell phone number change, Lance." Kitty dialed at his number quickly.

"Kitty, I'm standing right behind you," Lance said.

Kitty grinned. She heard his phone ring so he didn't change his number. It's just that he didn't reply to her every call for the past four years; she started to have huge doubts already.

"Good. I'm, like, so not alert on what's around me."

"Yeah," Lance answered moodily. Was he right to even show up?

"Kurt, stop it." Rogue pulled Kurt back from the side of the wall, and to stop him from eavesdropping on Kitty and Lance.

"Hey, you agreed, Rogue." Kurt shot back.

Rogue didn't have a good feeling, "Ferget it, Kurt. Ah don't think that we should be doing this. Even if we do want Kitty to be safe."

"I'm not budging, Rogue." Kurt seemed to be absolutely sure of what he was doing.

Kitty opened her soft drink and took a quick gulp, "So, Lance, how's it been going these years?"

"Ok. Got a garage job, came to University, and didn't die, thank you," Lance said, sarcastically.

Kitty was a little taken aback by his attitude. "Well, then why did just leave without saying anything?"

"Because, Kitty, I just felt like leaving. I…you know I couldn't give you what you wanted."

"Then, how did you know wad I want, Lance?" Kitty asked.

Lance looked away, "kitty, I've thought it through too many times. I'm not good enough and that's a fact."

"Then, let's change it. Make you good enough…for me," Kitty put her hands on top of Lance's and smiled.

Lance pulled away, "Kitty…I…I don't know."

"But I do, Lance. Why can't we be just like last time?"

Lance didn't feel like replying at all. He thought maybe after some time, Kitty would forget about him. Doesn't look like the case now.

Before Lance got too far, Rogue and Kurt jumped out of their hiding place. "Whadya think ya' are goin' ya yahoo?" Rogue crossed her arms.

"Yeah, after so long, we even thought you'll change!" Kurt blurted out.

Lance turned back to look at Kitty. "Thanks a lot, Kitty. Blue-boy and Queen of Goth here is your new bodyguards?"

"Lance, it's not what you think! I didn't know anything about this." Kitty said.

Lance pushed past them both and stalked off.

"Ha! We showed him. We're the X-Men!" Kurt said.

"Thanks guys. I was getting to him and you guys just popped out of almost nowhere and now, he's probably never going to want to talk to me ever again." Kitty walked off.

Rogue looked at Kurt with a raised eyebrow. "Wow, nice plan, Blue-boy…Kitty's mad and it's all cos' of ya'"

"But we vere trying to help her."

"Yeah, but ah ain't sure we did the right thang after all," Rogue looked at the small figure go.

Rogue found Kitty in her bed, with her back towards the door.

"Hey," Rogue tried to be friendly but didn't seem to be succeeding very well.

Kitty sniffed, "Do you and Kurt know that I took a lot to talk to him? Great going, guys."

"No, Kitty. Ya' don't understand. Lance ain't da' guy fer ya'. With your kinda' standard, ya' would have gotten someone better."

Kitty sat up, her eyes red, "You don't get it. I searched so long for Lance. I just wanted to…to…"

"Be together with 'im. Me and Kurt, we both know."

"If you do understand, you won't be eavesdropping on me today."

"Well, maybe ah can talk him around," Rogue offered.

"No, thanks, Rogue. I had, like, enough of one day. Just don't bug me."

"Fine, ah'll go and find Kurt."

"Whatever," Kitty started to cry again, her tears free-falling.

"See? We busted with Kitty big time!" Rogue said.

"What do you suggest we do then?" Kurt didn't look very hopeful for Rogue to have any brilliant ideas.

"Maybe we could talk to 'im. It might work."

Kurt sighed, "Believe me, I've already tried. Last time."

"That was last time. How 'bout this time?"

"If you want, then you do it. I don't want Kitty to blame me again for helping her." Kurt said.

"Well, fine, then!" Rogue stalked off.

She got to the music room. High chances he might be there.

As she went in, there was only the pathetic looking music teacher.

"Uh, Mr Baxter? Do ya' know where ah can find Lance Alvers? It's kinda urgent, if ya' ask me."

"Hmmm…I'm not very sure. But maybe you could get him at the Lecture Theater now."

"Oh, then that's ok. Thanks, Mr B."

Rogue frowned harder.

Is it really that tough to get somebody?

And she used to think Lance was one of the most unpopular guys in Bayville too.

Kitty wiped her face with a tissue. This was stupid…why was she getting so worked up? Over a guy like Lance too…

There came a knock on the door. Probably Rogue forgot to bring her keys again. Great…just great.

"Coming," Kitty chocked.

And just as she pulled the door open with her face still wet, she looked at who was at the door.

No Mystiques here. This was him all right.

"Lance?" Kitty said.