Author's Note- Drat... okay, Kyro wins. Bare with me, out of ALL of the
characters he's the one I know the least but I'll try. I may end up doing
what I did with "Bombshell" and do a Kietro version too. Let me know if
you'd like to read it.
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I'm Burning All Your Stuff
~*~
You have been found out
I have been deceived
By the one that I need
Tell me why you gotta be so cold
How'd you get so high
Why you keeping me low
You don't know
-Matchbox Twenty
~*~
"Don' worry, chat, he won' say anyt'ing," Remy told the still nervous Kitty trying to calm her down.
"Not if he wants to live," Logan growled.
"Guys, I can totally handle this," Kitty told them and gave them a small, sad smile.
"I know you can, half-pint," Logan said smiling fondly at her. "But you shouldn't have to."
Remy looked at Logan raising an eyebrow. "Does de prof know about dis?" he asked.
"Nope," Logan said. "Kitty wouldn't tell him." There was definite censure in his voice.
"Ah keep telling you that you should tell him, sugah," Rogue told her friend gently.
"Why didn't y'?" Remy asked.
"Tell him what?" John asked but was ignored.
Kitty crossed her arms. "I don't want to talk about it to anyone." John frowned at that even more confused.
"Hey, pretty Kitty," Lance said from behind her. Kitty tensed even more to where the others realized that she was in fight or flight mode. Remy laid a calming hand on hers as Logan glared up at the brown haired youth, fully prepared to beat him up if there was a need to.
"Lance," Kitty said her voice perfectly calm, almost regal. "We have to talk. I don't appreciate you telling everyone what you've been telling them. These lies are really below you. Then again, considering what did happen that night; maybe it's not. Either way, I would also appreciate it if you would refrain from talking to me. I've seen enough of you."
"Awwe, Kitty, you don't mean-"
"Do not tell me what I do or do not mean," Kitty said her voice losing some of its calm. "You lost that right. Hell, you never even had that right." She raised her head slightly. "Now if all of you will excuse me, I lost my appetite."
Kitty walked away leaving everyone shocked except a proud Rogue, an amused Logan, a happy Remy and a still confused John. The former three stood almost as one to follow her. Remy nodded to Logan to go and grabbed Lance's arm. Logan and Rogue followed Kitty as Pietro and John followed Remy as he drug Lance out of the room.
"Well, that was quite unexpected," Hank said raising his eyebrows in surprise. "Shall we wait for our comrades before we begin this meal that the gracious Ms. Munroe has prepared for all of us?"
"No," Eric said. "They are going to be a while."
"I agree," Xavier said. "After dinner I think we teachers should have a meeting to discuss whatever is going on here."
Upstairs
"Ah keep tellin' ya, sugah, we'll kill him for ya," Rogue said stroking Kitty's hair as the younger girl cried.
"Kitty, we have to tell the professor," Logan said. "I know I said I wouldn't tell him what happened but he deserves to know."
"I just want this to be over," Kitty sighed.
"It won't be until you tell someone. Kitty, he tried to rape you." The strangled sob that came from Kitty almost broke his heart but he had watched this girl repress everything and knew that she needed to face what had happened. "Think about this, he needs to pay, hell it might be someone else next time." Kitty's eyes widened at that and she looked up at Logan.
"He wouldn't... I mean, I never thought... would he do that?"
"I don't know, half-pint, but that's part of the reason that we need to tell the professor."
"Okay, Logan," Kitty agreed reluctantly
Downstairs
"I heard Mystique got in contact with you," Remy said. "You're going to take that offer."
"I am?" Lance asked flatly as he crossed his arms over his chest. "And why would I do that?"
"Because Remy said so."
Pietro sighed. "Lance, we all want you gone, since that night... what were you thinking?"
Lance narrowed his eyes. "Shut the hell up, quicky. And I'm not goin' anywhere."
"So be it," Remy shrugged. "Go near Kitty again and I will make you pay, Logan will probably kill you."
"Me too, mate," everyone looked at the pyromaniac surprised. "What? I just don't like him."
"I'm going to pretend I didn't hear these threats," Pietro said. "Lance, do us all a favor and leave."
"Why do you two even care?" Lance asked crossing his arms. "You hate Kitty, Pietro, and you, LeBeau, you don't care about anyone."
Pietro glared at the man he had once thought of as his best friend. "Sure, I don't like her but that doesn't mean I want her to get hurt. No one deserves what you were going to do to her."
Remy crossed his arms. "You know nothin' about me, Rocky."
"If she had really wanted to get away she would have phased," Lance said decisively.
"Classic," Pyro snorted finally realizing what had happened. "'She wanted it'. Tell me, Lance, does that help ya sleep at night?"
"I believe we all need to talk," Logan said walking in and grabbing Lance's arm. "Right now Kitty's talkin' to the professor, but I know Chuck, kicking you out will be the last thing he'll do."
"It'll be Mags' too," Remy nodded.
"But the good news is I ain't waiting for his decision."
"I'm not leaving," Lance said.
"Good," Logan smirked. "Kitty is like a daughter to me, boy, and you hurt her. I've had her crying on my shoulder more times than I can count, because of you. Worse I have a feeling she's never going to be the same. So go ahead and stay. I plan to make your life a living hell." Lance paled slightly at that.
/Lance, please report to my office,/ Xavier sent to them. /You too, Logan./ Logan drug Lance into the office. Lance pulled his arm away. Magneto and Xavier were at the front of the office.
"Are these allegations true?" Charles asked.
"Things got... carried away," Lance said.
"Kitty never fell," Logan said. "And there's a reason that she's been wearing turtle necks."
"We have spoken to Mystique and we have all decided that it would be best for you to move out," Eric said.
"What?" Lance demanded. "But nothing even happened!"
"Not for a lack of trying, bub," Logan growled.
"I'm pleased to hear that," Charles said calmly to Lance. "But we can't have you stay here when your presence will upset one of our students so much."
"Fine," Lance said. "I'm going to pack." He stormed out slamming the door behind him.
"Logan," Charles said. "You should have told us."
"Trust me, Chuck, I wanted to," Logan said. "But Kitty wouldn't let me. It had to be her decision."
Charles nodded. "I understand. You can go, and Logan?" Logan nodded for him to continue. "Please don't threaten our students."
Logan smiled. "No promises there."
The next evening
Kitty and John were sitting outside watching as a bonfire grew. "Thanks for your help," Kitty said to pyromaniac.
"No problem, luv," John said a glazed look in his eyes as he watched the fire. "Besides, your letting me play with fire and burn things, why wouldn't I help?"
Kitty smiled. "True." She threw the next item into the fire, a shirt she had stolen from Lance a long time ago. Next went a whole bunch of letters.
"Kitty?" Rogue asked approaching.
"Yeah?" Kitty asked throwing a stuffed animal Lance had won for her onto the blaze.
"You sure you want to do that?"
"Positive," Kitty said. Shaking her head Rogue walked away.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
I'm Burning All Your Stuff
~*~
You have been found out
I have been deceived
By the one that I need
Tell me why you gotta be so cold
How'd you get so high
Why you keeping me low
You don't know
-Matchbox Twenty
~*~
"Don' worry, chat, he won' say anyt'ing," Remy told the still nervous Kitty trying to calm her down.
"Not if he wants to live," Logan growled.
"Guys, I can totally handle this," Kitty told them and gave them a small, sad smile.
"I know you can, half-pint," Logan said smiling fondly at her. "But you shouldn't have to."
Remy looked at Logan raising an eyebrow. "Does de prof know about dis?" he asked.
"Nope," Logan said. "Kitty wouldn't tell him." There was definite censure in his voice.
"Ah keep telling you that you should tell him, sugah," Rogue told her friend gently.
"Why didn't y'?" Remy asked.
"Tell him what?" John asked but was ignored.
Kitty crossed her arms. "I don't want to talk about it to anyone." John frowned at that even more confused.
"Hey, pretty Kitty," Lance said from behind her. Kitty tensed even more to where the others realized that she was in fight or flight mode. Remy laid a calming hand on hers as Logan glared up at the brown haired youth, fully prepared to beat him up if there was a need to.
"Lance," Kitty said her voice perfectly calm, almost regal. "We have to talk. I don't appreciate you telling everyone what you've been telling them. These lies are really below you. Then again, considering what did happen that night; maybe it's not. Either way, I would also appreciate it if you would refrain from talking to me. I've seen enough of you."
"Awwe, Kitty, you don't mean-"
"Do not tell me what I do or do not mean," Kitty said her voice losing some of its calm. "You lost that right. Hell, you never even had that right." She raised her head slightly. "Now if all of you will excuse me, I lost my appetite."
Kitty walked away leaving everyone shocked except a proud Rogue, an amused Logan, a happy Remy and a still confused John. The former three stood almost as one to follow her. Remy nodded to Logan to go and grabbed Lance's arm. Logan and Rogue followed Kitty as Pietro and John followed Remy as he drug Lance out of the room.
"Well, that was quite unexpected," Hank said raising his eyebrows in surprise. "Shall we wait for our comrades before we begin this meal that the gracious Ms. Munroe has prepared for all of us?"
"No," Eric said. "They are going to be a while."
"I agree," Xavier said. "After dinner I think we teachers should have a meeting to discuss whatever is going on here."
Upstairs
"Ah keep tellin' ya, sugah, we'll kill him for ya," Rogue said stroking Kitty's hair as the younger girl cried.
"Kitty, we have to tell the professor," Logan said. "I know I said I wouldn't tell him what happened but he deserves to know."
"I just want this to be over," Kitty sighed.
"It won't be until you tell someone. Kitty, he tried to rape you." The strangled sob that came from Kitty almost broke his heart but he had watched this girl repress everything and knew that she needed to face what had happened. "Think about this, he needs to pay, hell it might be someone else next time." Kitty's eyes widened at that and she looked up at Logan.
"He wouldn't... I mean, I never thought... would he do that?"
"I don't know, half-pint, but that's part of the reason that we need to tell the professor."
"Okay, Logan," Kitty agreed reluctantly
Downstairs
"I heard Mystique got in contact with you," Remy said. "You're going to take that offer."
"I am?" Lance asked flatly as he crossed his arms over his chest. "And why would I do that?"
"Because Remy said so."
Pietro sighed. "Lance, we all want you gone, since that night... what were you thinking?"
Lance narrowed his eyes. "Shut the hell up, quicky. And I'm not goin' anywhere."
"So be it," Remy shrugged. "Go near Kitty again and I will make you pay, Logan will probably kill you."
"Me too, mate," everyone looked at the pyromaniac surprised. "What? I just don't like him."
"I'm going to pretend I didn't hear these threats," Pietro said. "Lance, do us all a favor and leave."
"Why do you two even care?" Lance asked crossing his arms. "You hate Kitty, Pietro, and you, LeBeau, you don't care about anyone."
Pietro glared at the man he had once thought of as his best friend. "Sure, I don't like her but that doesn't mean I want her to get hurt. No one deserves what you were going to do to her."
Remy crossed his arms. "You know nothin' about me, Rocky."
"If she had really wanted to get away she would have phased," Lance said decisively.
"Classic," Pyro snorted finally realizing what had happened. "'She wanted it'. Tell me, Lance, does that help ya sleep at night?"
"I believe we all need to talk," Logan said walking in and grabbing Lance's arm. "Right now Kitty's talkin' to the professor, but I know Chuck, kicking you out will be the last thing he'll do."
"It'll be Mags' too," Remy nodded.
"But the good news is I ain't waiting for his decision."
"I'm not leaving," Lance said.
"Good," Logan smirked. "Kitty is like a daughter to me, boy, and you hurt her. I've had her crying on my shoulder more times than I can count, because of you. Worse I have a feeling she's never going to be the same. So go ahead and stay. I plan to make your life a living hell." Lance paled slightly at that.
/Lance, please report to my office,/ Xavier sent to them. /You too, Logan./ Logan drug Lance into the office. Lance pulled his arm away. Magneto and Xavier were at the front of the office.
"Are these allegations true?" Charles asked.
"Things got... carried away," Lance said.
"Kitty never fell," Logan said. "And there's a reason that she's been wearing turtle necks."
"We have spoken to Mystique and we have all decided that it would be best for you to move out," Eric said.
"What?" Lance demanded. "But nothing even happened!"
"Not for a lack of trying, bub," Logan growled.
"I'm pleased to hear that," Charles said calmly to Lance. "But we can't have you stay here when your presence will upset one of our students so much."
"Fine," Lance said. "I'm going to pack." He stormed out slamming the door behind him.
"Logan," Charles said. "You should have told us."
"Trust me, Chuck, I wanted to," Logan said. "But Kitty wouldn't let me. It had to be her decision."
Charles nodded. "I understand. You can go, and Logan?" Logan nodded for him to continue. "Please don't threaten our students."
Logan smiled. "No promises there."
The next evening
Kitty and John were sitting outside watching as a bonfire grew. "Thanks for your help," Kitty said to pyromaniac.
"No problem, luv," John said a glazed look in his eyes as he watched the fire. "Besides, your letting me play with fire and burn things, why wouldn't I help?"
Kitty smiled. "True." She threw the next item into the fire, a shirt she had stolen from Lance a long time ago. Next went a whole bunch of letters.
"Kitty?" Rogue asked approaching.
"Yeah?" Kitty asked throwing a stuffed animal Lance had won for her onto the blaze.
"You sure you want to do that?"
"Positive," Kitty said. Shaking her head Rogue walked away.
