Chapter 2

Bobby entered the room without permission like he usually did. Kitty quickly rubbed the tears away from her face as best she could with her pillow. She wished he wouldn't have barged in, but she liked the idea that he was close enough to her to do that. She tried her best to straiten her face as she sat up and saw him coming forward.

"Hey Kitty." He walked closer.

"Hi Bobby"

Bobby went up and sat next to Kitty on the bed, "I didn't see you at Professor Login's class."

"Yeah, I was pretty tired today." She tried her best not to be obvious, but didn't want to meet his eyes. "I'm rested up now though. Why did you come?"

"Well," Bobby said starting to look a little awkward, "I was wanting some advise from you." He raised his hand to his head and scratched his neck for a few seconds. "It's about Rogue. I'm kind of confused right now."

Kitty was surprised to find Bobby like this. He usually wasn't embarrassed about anything. "Is it about the cure?"

"Well yeah, I just… I just wish she wouldn't have taken it; that's all. Don't get me wrong, I love her, but it's getting hard to trust her." Kitty put her hand on his shoulder.

"I think she just wants to be closer to you."

"We have always been close though. I have always supported her." Bobby looked at the floor. "It's hard to support her now, because she doesn't stand for anything. I don't understand why she wanted to through away her gift."

"Well maybe her power wasn't so great," Kitty tried to sound optimistic. "You guys can touch each other now right?"

"Yeah, I love being able to finally hug and kiss…" Bobby looked at her "What's wrong Kitty?"

Kitty noticed that her lip was shaking. "What do you mean?"

"Your eyes are all red, and you look miserable."

"I… well… sometimes I wish I had someone to hug and kiss," she said softly; her voice was shaking uncontrollably, "I… No one has ever r-really trusted me, just because of who I am." She noticed that she must have been acting really stupid and looked away.

Bobby reached out, touched her cheek, and moved her head to face his again. "I trust you." He smiled at an attempt to cheer her up. "Here I am trying to get help from you, when you are suffering as much as I am."

"I'm ok."

"Kitty?"

"Yes?"

"Tonight, lets go down to the fountain again. We can talk to each other about everything that is happening in our lives. Won't you come?"

"I'd love to."

"I'llstop by later then," Bobby said. He stood, pulled her on her feet, and hugged her.

After Bobby closed the door, Kitty fell back on her bed as an uncontrollable smile escaped her face. Maybe Bobby should stay with Rogue, maybe he would never love her, but he was such a great friend. If they could talk and hug, well, that would just have to be ok. And maybe, just maybe, someday she would be with him.

Kitty wondered how long the peace between mutants and humans would last. She knew that conflict would eventually arise, but being close to Bobby would make things so much easier. She couldn't wait for their time at the fountain tonight.