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The next morning Kitty opened her eyes and found her self in the middle of the bed. She slapped her lips together and sat up. She stretched as her cat like eyes surveyed the room and landed on Scott who was still sleeping soundly, or concussioned, on the edge of the bed. His forehead slightly swollen and his lips tightly shut as if he was holding back a cry of pain.

She got out of bed and yawned before she went over to him. She went on her knees to the floor and looked at his beautiful face. She didn't notice his eyes open since the visor was so dark. She sighed and leaned back on her heels, tears in her eyes. She couldn't help but let herself vent off to him.

"Ya know Scott…when I got with Lance I loved him. I really did…but I think I set my standards to low. When it comes you…I…I think I did the same but of myself. Ya know? I set my standards so low. I find a guy who's…who's, like, the best guy in the world and I'm…I'm not even worth it. I wish I could be the girl you need. I wanna be popular and pretty. I wanna be a leader and a role model. I just wish I could be like you. Then…then maybe you'd think I was worth it…" She sighed heavily and stood up. He was still knocked out. "But I'm never gonna be…I think…I think we should just…move on ya know?"

Kitty left the bedroom and went to the bathroom. She prayed that she'd have the guts to repeat her little speech to him again only when he was awake. Rogue had the idea all wrong. This was a relationship borne out of pity and hopelessness. It was time for him to get on with his life and time for her to do the same.

She stepped into the shower and let the hot water run through her hair. She smelled a little of stale cigarettes and wanted to forget it all. She took out her shampoo and found only a glop of mango scented soap for her to use.

"Great…" she said and just did the best she could. She walked back into her room and looked over at her bed. The sheets where rumpled where he had laid and she walked over to it and held the pillow to her face. She went back over to the mirror and sat down on the little chair with the pillow in her lap and began to untangle her long, wet hair. She took in a deep breath and went over to Scotts' room.

"Scott…" she called out after knocking with no answer. "Scott…" She opened the door and found him at the table writing feverishly on a piece of paper. "Scott…are you okay?"

He turned around and glared at her through his visors. His face was full of light stubble and the purple knot in his head looked angry; its streak fading into his hairline. He didn't say a word and continued to write on the paper. Kitty walked over to him slowly, worried about the bump to his head. He looked like a mad man as he loomed over the table and wrote. She reached her hand out to him.

"Scott…" she said again. "Scott?"

He stood up quickly and began to read the letter as he walked towards her. She took steps back and found herself sitting in an overstuffed arm chair while he growled every word at her.

"Dear Kitty Pryde,

The first time I met you I was glad that we were able to get to you in time. You turned out to be a wonderful ally and a good team player. I also thought you were immature and slightly aggravating. I felt you were a good fighter but that you were too pussy-footed to ever be able to hold your own in the battlefield."

Kitty began to look away as she heard the insults hurled her way. She had been right…she knew she had been right.

"I couldn't understand why Kurt looked at you the way he did, or why Logan made the effort to hel…hel…help you the way that he did. I didn't think you would make it after being overly protected by your family."

Kitty stood up and got ready to leave but Scott pushed her back in the chair and leaned close at her. This time he wasn't reading the paper, he looked straight into her hurt eyes; his hands resting on either side of her.

"Kitty…I was wrong," he said softly. "You've shown to be so much stronger and smarter then people thought. You aren't a little valley girl, you aren't a runt, you're smart and beautiful and thoughtful and…and perfect…perfect for me. It didn't take me too long to fall for you…but it took me long enough to admit to myself that it was okay…that it was right. I love you. You can't think that you're not worth me as a person because I'm an idiot. I'm an idiot but I'm willing to better myself if…if you love me back. If you take me. If you'll have me."

Kitty didn't say a word. She just stared at him as the last paragraph ran through her mind. He loved her, he loved her. That was all she could think about. She didn't know what to say. She couldn't speak. She just stared at him as her cheeks flushed pink. When it registered in her body what had occurred she felt as if she was walking on air.

"Kitty…Kitty!" Scott yelled. The last thing she saw was his face.


Scott ran down the stairs as he heard the crash. He ran into the recreation area which was right under his bedroom. Kitty was sitting on the pool tale in the most awkward of positions. Logan holding a stick pointed right at her butt crack.

"Ow…" she said as she pulled a ball out from under her butt. She looked at Scott with a hurt expression and he started to crack up. She had phased right through the floor out of shock.

Scott ran over to her and lifted her up from under her arms. He twirled her about the room and she held on to his shoulders; still mute. No one said a word, not even Logan who had a tiny hint of a smile on his face which he would later deny.

"Kitty…just say it to me," he said to her when he put her down.

"I…I love you Scott. I wanna be with you." She said to him softly. He looked at her with a half-smile and started to lean in towards her. She busted out laughing like the old Kitty would and squealed. "I'm totally head over heels in love with you!" she shouted.

The whole room became deathly quiet as she threw herself into his arms and kissed him. No one said a word as they kissed each other with every essence of love in their being. The world was now complete...to them anyway. The young mutants didn't say a word until Kurt broke the silence.

"Don't vorry you guyz…eventually zhey have to come up for air…"


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