((Author's Notes: The 'Crawler returns! I know I've been gone much too long, but now I return to set and ending to this story, which I just recently discovered is.. Actually pretty good. I finally feel very confident in my writing. Anyway, like I've said before, non - JAT, and it's a love triangle, which I have now dubbed Kuttyance. Please Enjoy!))



The Bayville High Drama Club Presents… Romeo & Juliet
By N I G H T C R A W L E R

Night had come, just as every other day in the Xavier Institute, and Kitty hadn't seen Kurt since the announcement of the one to play Romeo. And as she was sprawled out on her bed, Rogue across the room, occupying the single desk in the room they shared, she sighed. "Rogue?"

She didn't receive any response, but she took the silence as a sign that the other girl was ready to listen, and spilled what was on her mind. "I wonder if there is anything I can do to cheer him up," she thought aloud, although on purpose. "I hate seeing him so depressed. And after what Jean and the Professor said, I'm starting to think there's like, nothing we can do get him happy again."

Kitty reminisced on what the Professor had said as the entirety of them ( with the exception of Kurt, who was in his room 'working on his homework,') confronted him about the play, and what Jean had suspected. "There isn't anything you can do, now." He'd spun toward them, placing his hands folded before his face, eyes closed, as if pondering something.

"What do you mean? Two of us are on the committee who chose the people to perform as Romeo and Juliet, so couldn't we, maybe, you know.. Give a little push?" Evan asked, from behind Kitty, who was gripping the end of her sweater tightly.

However, the Professor had shook his head. "I don't think it wise, Evan. Especially not when you put your powers into the picture. It'll just end up being another war between the both of you." He'd seemed to make that statement final, so everyone had filed out and gone up to their respective rooms, until dinner.

However, when dinner had come, Kurt didn't show. Ororo had gone up to check on him, but returned without him, bringing a statement that he wasn't hungry and was feeling tired, so he was going to go to bed early.

Of course, Kitty knew better than that. He was so hungry that he was going to miss his favorite time of day: dinner? She had finished her dinner quickly and retreated to her room, sitting on the edge of the bed, waiting for Rogue to come in.

The gothic girl didn't disappoint, and soon they were sitting across from each other, Kitty with her legs crossed Indian style with her stuffed toy in her lap, and Rogue sprawled out, hands behind her head. "He even missed dinner!" She scoffed, playing with the arms of the toy.

"He's just hurt," Rogue had spoken for the first time since she'd come in, and sat up. "He was really looking forward to being in the play with you."

And now Kitty was staring at Rogue's back, as she did her homework, never looking back. "Don't worry about it," she said, breaking Kitty out of her memories. "He'll be fine in the morning. Just do your homework, or go to bed. Just leave me alone so I can finish this report before I fail."

Kitty collected her books up and set them on the floor, laying back on the bed. Disregarding that she was still in her school-clothes, she closed her eyes, trying to force herself to sleep.

((Author's Notes: Don't kill me! I'm updating, be happy, be happy! Okay, here's the news on me: I'm fine now. There are no problems. ^_^ Very, very happy! And I'm SO ready to finish this story. You have no idea how many ideas popped into my head, and now I think I know how I'm going to finish this. Unfortunately.. I don't think many people will enjoy it. Heheh. ^^; But just stick with me, because I'm going to try to update more and more to give you guys an end.. FINALLY. Just stick with me. ))