A/N: doo- doo- doo that was me singing I am back seems like I haven't updated in an age, well now I am back for more! And to everyone who reviewed the last chapter, doesn't it suck when you are in a relationship like that! It certainly does! Enjoy the next chapter
Chapter Sixteen
Rory lay on her bed. She was completely and utterly exhausted. The mere prospect of asking Warren had been rather scary even though it appeared they both loved each other. He actually seemed uncomfortable about the whole idea.
"You want me to go to prom?" Warren asked her with his eyebrows raised.
"Yeah," She said as brightly as she could manage without letting the butterflies in her stomach eat her entire body.
"Oh, well shouldn't you go with someone who is in your grade…or actually went to the school?" Rory had been slightly taken aback by the response. It sounded like he was trying to get out of it; maybe he was having the same doubts as she was.
"Well…um, anyone who is younger then twenty five is allowed to attend as a guest of one of the students and I just thought you would want to check it out." She said.
"Yeah sure, I would love to, I have to get a tux though."
"I am sure the guys can help you out in that department."
It was as if an enormous gap was between them that hadn't been there before had just appeared. Maybe Rory was a little immature to know what love really was.
She looked up at the knock on her door. Kitty was standing smiling at her.
"Hey," She said more brightly then Rory felt.
"Hey," Rory said sitting up slowly.
"All the girls are going to the big girls bathroom at the end of the hall so we can get ready together." Kitty said coming into the room.
"Oh right okay," Rory said getting up slowly and going over to her closet to get her dress.
"What's with you?" Kitty asked sitting on Rory's bed.
"Nothing,"
"Right,"
"I am just tired I guess,"
"It is prom in four hours and you are tired?" Rory looked at Kitty.
"For someone who is going stag you sound awfully happy."
Kitty shrugged, "Eh, stag? Nothing, I am an independent strong young women who does not need a man to complete herself," Rory raised her eyebrows, Kitty shrugged, "Honestly? I am bummed but I think I will survive."
Rory smiled at her friend, "You can dance with Warren if you want," She said.
"Thanks but I think he might implode he is so shy!"
Rory laughed, "Yeah, I am starting to learn that once you know him Warren isn't so shy." Rory stretched to get down her make up kit.
"Oh?" Kitty asked looking at her friend.
"Yeah," Rory got down on her knees to get the new shoes she had bought that were still in the box at the back of her closet. Rory stood up with the box and pulled her dress carefully out of the closet.
It was navy blue, off the shoulder and it stopped at the knee and had a tight fit until her waist in which it ballooned out in a beautiful taffeta. Rory loved it.
"Ready?" Kitty asked standing up.
Rory nodded and the girls left.
Once they were all in the bathroom they all started getting ready together. Rogue had a green dress that was sleeveless and fell nicely to the ground. Jubilee was wearing a yellow chamsung with interact golden embroidery. Kitty was wearing a baby doll style dress that ended at the knee; it was red with a black band under her bust.
They all went down stairs. The guys all looked great in their tuxes. Bobby was wearing your standard black and white. Peter was wearing an all black tux. And Warren was wearing a black and white tux as well only it had a vest instead of a cummerbund like Bobby's.
The dance hall looked amazing. There were a few other students there, some of the grade-elevens were allowed to attend and of course a few other mutants from different part of the country who went to normal school were there.
The evening was amazing. As things were winding down Warren asked Rory out onto the terrace to talk for a while.
Rory stood in the cool night taking in the beauty of the evening. She looked at Warren and he smiled at her, she smiled back.
"You look amazing tonight," Warren said quietly looking at her. Rory blushed at his compliment.
"Thank you, you don't look so bad your self." He smiled at the comment.
"Thanks," He said Rory stared at him. He took a deep breath and looked her in the eye. "I was talking to my dad today,"
Rory looked at him and smiled, "Really? What did he say?"
"He said that he wanted me to move back to San Francisco." Rory's smile faltered as she stared at him.
"Oh?" Was all she could manage. It felt like her heart had fallen out from her chest.
Warren nodded, "Yeah, he said he wouldn't apologize from inventing the cure, but he accepted that I didn't want it, and would like to try and rebuild our relationship."
"R… Really? Are you planning to go?" She asked staring.
Warren shrugged, "Yeah I think I am going to go." Rory stared at him. "I mean I can't stay in a private school for the rest of my life." Rory didn't see the problem in that plan, "And I wanted to ask you something."
Warren took her hand in his. She stared at them and then at Warren, he looked a little pale but determined as ever, "Warren," She said quietly but he ignored her.
"I want you to come with me," He said taking a step closer to her. Rory's eye widen as she looked at him.
"Wow," Was all she could say, she felt a little woozy. She looked at him and found him staring at her expectantly. "Warren, I am seventeen, your twenty two."
"That is only five years," He said shrugging.
"I know but five years is a lot of growing up," Rory slowly slid her hand from his. He stared at her.
"What?" He asked.
Rory felt tears in her eyes, "Warren, I am sorry but I can't come with you," He just stared at her, "It isn't that I don't love you, or care about you, but… I mean, you know what you want to do with you life and I haven't even graduated high school yet." She shrugged. "I just think we should wait until we are both sure that this is what we want before we move in together." She said staring at him.
He moved closer to her until they were only millimetres apart, "Look Rory, I know this is what I want, if you are worried about you education then you can go to school in San Francisco, any school you want,"
Rory shook her head, "I don't want you to pay for my education Warren," She said. He looked at her.
"But I want to, I want us to be together." Rory felt a tear run down her cheek.
"Warren, we have only known each other for about at tops three weeks. We don't know anything about each other,"
"We can learn it all in California." He said imploringly.
"I am sorry Warren, I really care about you but I can't come to California with you." She said firmly staring at his chest. She couldn't look him in the eye. Warren shifted his weight from one foot to the other and she could hear him sigh.
His hand came up to her cheek and rested there. His thumb wiped away a tear. Rory looked up at him. "I understand that you can't come with me but I just want you to know, that I love you and you can follow me anytime. I will wait for you,"
Rory's breath caught in her throat. She wished more then anything her grandmother was there to tell her what to do.
"I am sorry," She said before turning into the mansion. She ran up to her room leaving Warren standing out on the terrace.
