Author's Note- Ya know, it feels really weird to write about Pete as a
teenager... oh well, hope you're enjoying.
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The Deal
~*~
I got down on myself
Working too hard
Trying to beat out the faults in my head
What a mess I've made
Sure we all make mistakes
But they see me so large that they think I'm immune to the pain
I'm praying for a miracle
But I won't hold my breath
I never said I was perfect
But can you drive me home
-Garbage
~*~
Kitty sat on the curb watching traffic flow by. Two days had passed and Emma and Lance had only seemed to grow closer. Rogue tried to be there for her but the Goth was too busy with her own complicated relationship with Remy to really be there. Kurt, her other best friend, had tried to cheer her up but seemed to realize that his efforts weren't appreciated. Then there was Pete, who seemed to almost get off on annoying her. Kitty herself had, for the first time in her life right now, skipped second and third period.
"Ya know, yer just playin' int' him. Do ya really want him t' see ya mopin' like this?"
Kitty sighed. "You totally don't understand."
"Sure I do." Pete sat down next to her. "The wanker cheated on you with the blond bird from English." Kitty laid her head on her arms and began to cry again. Pete watched her unsure if he should try to comfort her or just let her cry it out. She soon stopped and sighed looking down.
"It's just... I loved him. I was going to give up my virginity to him." Pete blinked and Kitty gasped. "I can't believe I just said that."
"Me either," Pete said.
"I'm sorry," she whispered. She stood up. "I should go wash my face. Is it time for lunch?"
"Yeah." He got up and watched as she went inside and into the bathroom. He went to his locker and put his books away.
"Pete?"
"Wot?" he asked turning towards Kitty whose eyes were still slightly red and swollen.
"Would you, like, walk with me?"
He looked at her raising an eyebrow. "Sure." They walked into the quad together. Kitty led him to the table where Rogue sat with Remy.
"You okay, sugah?" Rogue asked concerned.
"I'm fine," Kitty said forcing a smile for her friend. Rogue merely gave her a look. Kitty decided to let them in on what had been happening in the last few days. "Emma's going to our school. And apparently Lance got over me pretty fast. I saw them kissing."
"Dat bâtard," Remy said.
"I totally couldn't agree more," Kitty said. Kurt and Amanda came over to their table.
"Hello," Kurt said cheerfully as they sat down with the others.
"Great," Kitty said looking at the entrance to the quad. The others followed her gaze and there stood Lance with Emma. Emma met her eyes and smirked. "I, like, need to go." She fled the area.
"I'll go after her," Pete offered standing and going in the direction that Kitty had headed. He found her in the gym, which was empty. She was sitting on the risers visibly fighting tears.
"I'm going to, like, start thinking that you're following me," she said forcing a smile
"Nah, just wanted to point out that you're bein' an idiot."
Kitty blinked started. "Well, thank you."
He smiled. "Anytime. Listen, Pryde. If you do this every time ya see him yer givin' him the satisfaction of knowing `at he got t' you. He's only doin' this t' make you jealous."
"What?"
"Every time he's with her his eyes are on you."
"Pete?"
"Yeah"
"Would you do something for me?"
"With quid pro quo."
"Huh?"
He grinned. "I do somethin' fer you, you return the favor."
"What do you want?"
"Don't know."
Kitty shrugged. "Well, it totally doesn't matter. I want you to, like, act like you're with me."
"Wot do ya mean?"
"Like you're my..." she flushed a little, "boyfriend."
"Okay. Turn the tables on yer ex; I can respect that. In that case, I know what I want."
"What's that?"
"All rights and privileges o' wot I'm posin' as."
She blushed even more. "What rights and privileges?"
"Stuff like this." He leaned in and kissed her lightly.
"Oh."
"T' start."
"You're not, like, going to get me to sleep with you," Kitty said crossing her arms.
He chuckled. "Wouldn't dream of it..." he trailed off thoughtfully, "well, `at may be a bit o' a lie."
"I guess we should go back."
"Yeah," he said. He reached around her and pulled her scunchie out of her hair. Kitty looked at him confused. "Trust me."
She smiled wryly. "Sorry, Pete, I, like, don't see that happening."
"Can't blame ya," he admitted. He slung an arm around her shoulders as they walked out. The bell rang and Kitty saw the others approaching. Rogue looked between them and frowned looking up at Remy who shrugged showing that he didn't know either. Pete walked Kitty to her next class.
"You totally don't have to do that," Kitty told him.
"`Ey, I'm supposed t' be yer guy. Wot kinda boyfriend would I be if I didn't walk me girl t' class."
"Lance," Kitty said without hesitation.
Pete snorted. "Idiot." He leaned down and kissed her on the cheek. "See ya, luv." He saw her cheeks flame at both that action and the endearment and grinned to himself. Kitty winced as she saw Rogue watching her closely as she walked in.
"Like, hi," she said brightly.
"Okay, sugah. Spill."
"All right," Kitty told Rogue briefly about their deal.
"Kit, this ain't gonna turn out good."
Kitty sighed. "I totally know that," she admitted. "But I, like, have to do something."
"Well, good luck. You're gonna need it."
A few rooms away
"Okay, mon ami, spill," Remy said unaware of how close what he said was to what his girlfriend had said.
Pete shrugged. "Spill wot?"
"Y' know very well what," Remy said. "What's goin' on between you and de chat?" Pete shrugged. He turned back to his notebook as the teacher began talking wondering why he had agreed to this to begin with. Remy frowned slightly at him but kept quiet. After class the two walked to the girls' room. Kitty seemed nervous as she walked to Pete who reached out and took her hand, leading her away.
"`Kay, luv, you want to turn the tables on Rockhead?"
"Huh?" she asked.
"He's right there." Pete nodded to a spot down the hall.
"Oh," he could feel her hand tighten on his. "So, Pryde," he stopped walking and gently pulled her to him, "Really want t' put on a show fer him?" He lowered his head slightly resting his forehead against hers.
"What should we do?"
He grinned widely. "I was `opin' you'd ask." He leaned in and kissed her resting his arms low on her hips. Kitty was shocked to find that he never attempted to deepen the kiss; he kept it soft and light. Pete pulled away with a soft smile. "Nice," he purred causing a blush to tint her cheeks.
"I, um, have to, like, get to class," she stammered.
Pete chuckled. "Fine, luv." He released her watching as she disappeared down the hall.
"What in the Hell do you think you're doing?"
Pete turned and smiled seeing Lance. "Hey, mate."
"Answer the question, Wisdom."
"I believe that was snoggin', or kissin' t' you yanks."
"Why in the hell were you kissing my girl?"
Pete frowned at that even as he wondered why Lance calling Kitty his bothered him so much. "Sorry, Rocky but I believe that she'd disagree with you callin' her yours. The bird has a mind o' her own." He allowed himself a grin. "And the reason's pretty simple. She wanted me to."
"You son of a bitch."
"Bye," Pete said brightly. He turned and walked away.
Three days later
Kitty's plan worked beautifully. Lance was livid every time he saw the two together. He threatened Pete several times and even started a fight with him once, the threat of a well placed hot knife was enough to make him back off, though. Pete meanwhile found himself getting to know the beautiful Kitty Pryde. Much to his initial surprise he found that he liked the Valley Girl. To his absolute shock he found that the feelings he was pretending to have for her weren't all pretend.
Kitty was once again surprised to see Pete waiting for her outside of her classroom. "Pete?"
"Want me t' drive ya home?"
"Um... sure." They walked outside and got into Pete's car.
"What are you doin' t'night?"
"Danger Room," Kitty said wrinkling up her nose. "And I have a ton of homework."
"Want t' skip out?"
"Pete, I couldn't."
"Why?"
"Because I have to be responsible-" he snorted at that and she crossed her arms. "What?"
"You're already a bloody girl scout. All I'm askin' is that you come out with me. It's a Friday night as it is. `Ave some fun, luv, you could use it."
"But, I shouldn't."
"Kit," Pete murmured.
"What?"
"Stop bein' so damn mature. Jesus, girl, yer only sixteen. Yer supposed t' break the rules ev'ry once in a while. Yer friends don't seem t' be so responsible."
"Yeah, today's Rogue's 'I'm not doing the Danger Room' day," Kitty said. "She'll be over at your house."
"So come on, luv, spend the afternoon with me. I guarantee fun."
"I don't know." He leaned over and kissed her quickly. "You're not going to let up until I give in are you?"
"Nope," he grinned brightly.
"Fine. You win."
"Was there ever any doubt?" He started the car and turned on the radio smirking at Kitty's wrinkled nose at hearing the band. "Ready?"
"I guess." He could see the nervous tenseness in her body. "Okay, Pete," Kitty said as he pulled out, "where are we going?"
"`At's a surprise."
"Right, of course it is."
~*~*~*~*~*~*~
The Deal
~*~
I got down on myself
Working too hard
Trying to beat out the faults in my head
What a mess I've made
Sure we all make mistakes
But they see me so large that they think I'm immune to the pain
I'm praying for a miracle
But I won't hold my breath
I never said I was perfect
But can you drive me home
-Garbage
~*~
Kitty sat on the curb watching traffic flow by. Two days had passed and Emma and Lance had only seemed to grow closer. Rogue tried to be there for her but the Goth was too busy with her own complicated relationship with Remy to really be there. Kurt, her other best friend, had tried to cheer her up but seemed to realize that his efforts weren't appreciated. Then there was Pete, who seemed to almost get off on annoying her. Kitty herself had, for the first time in her life right now, skipped second and third period.
"Ya know, yer just playin' int' him. Do ya really want him t' see ya mopin' like this?"
Kitty sighed. "You totally don't understand."
"Sure I do." Pete sat down next to her. "The wanker cheated on you with the blond bird from English." Kitty laid her head on her arms and began to cry again. Pete watched her unsure if he should try to comfort her or just let her cry it out. She soon stopped and sighed looking down.
"It's just... I loved him. I was going to give up my virginity to him." Pete blinked and Kitty gasped. "I can't believe I just said that."
"Me either," Pete said.
"I'm sorry," she whispered. She stood up. "I should go wash my face. Is it time for lunch?"
"Yeah." He got up and watched as she went inside and into the bathroom. He went to his locker and put his books away.
"Pete?"
"Wot?" he asked turning towards Kitty whose eyes were still slightly red and swollen.
"Would you, like, walk with me?"
He looked at her raising an eyebrow. "Sure." They walked into the quad together. Kitty led him to the table where Rogue sat with Remy.
"You okay, sugah?" Rogue asked concerned.
"I'm fine," Kitty said forcing a smile for her friend. Rogue merely gave her a look. Kitty decided to let them in on what had been happening in the last few days. "Emma's going to our school. And apparently Lance got over me pretty fast. I saw them kissing."
"Dat bâtard," Remy said.
"I totally couldn't agree more," Kitty said. Kurt and Amanda came over to their table.
"Hello," Kurt said cheerfully as they sat down with the others.
"Great," Kitty said looking at the entrance to the quad. The others followed her gaze and there stood Lance with Emma. Emma met her eyes and smirked. "I, like, need to go." She fled the area.
"I'll go after her," Pete offered standing and going in the direction that Kitty had headed. He found her in the gym, which was empty. She was sitting on the risers visibly fighting tears.
"I'm going to, like, start thinking that you're following me," she said forcing a smile
"Nah, just wanted to point out that you're bein' an idiot."
Kitty blinked started. "Well, thank you."
He smiled. "Anytime. Listen, Pryde. If you do this every time ya see him yer givin' him the satisfaction of knowing `at he got t' you. He's only doin' this t' make you jealous."
"What?"
"Every time he's with her his eyes are on you."
"Pete?"
"Yeah"
"Would you do something for me?"
"With quid pro quo."
"Huh?"
He grinned. "I do somethin' fer you, you return the favor."
"What do you want?"
"Don't know."
Kitty shrugged. "Well, it totally doesn't matter. I want you to, like, act like you're with me."
"Wot do ya mean?"
"Like you're my..." she flushed a little, "boyfriend."
"Okay. Turn the tables on yer ex; I can respect that. In that case, I know what I want."
"What's that?"
"All rights and privileges o' wot I'm posin' as."
She blushed even more. "What rights and privileges?"
"Stuff like this." He leaned in and kissed her lightly.
"Oh."
"T' start."
"You're not, like, going to get me to sleep with you," Kitty said crossing her arms.
He chuckled. "Wouldn't dream of it..." he trailed off thoughtfully, "well, `at may be a bit o' a lie."
"I guess we should go back."
"Yeah," he said. He reached around her and pulled her scunchie out of her hair. Kitty looked at him confused. "Trust me."
She smiled wryly. "Sorry, Pete, I, like, don't see that happening."
"Can't blame ya," he admitted. He slung an arm around her shoulders as they walked out. The bell rang and Kitty saw the others approaching. Rogue looked between them and frowned looking up at Remy who shrugged showing that he didn't know either. Pete walked Kitty to her next class.
"You totally don't have to do that," Kitty told him.
"`Ey, I'm supposed t' be yer guy. Wot kinda boyfriend would I be if I didn't walk me girl t' class."
"Lance," Kitty said without hesitation.
Pete snorted. "Idiot." He leaned down and kissed her on the cheek. "See ya, luv." He saw her cheeks flame at both that action and the endearment and grinned to himself. Kitty winced as she saw Rogue watching her closely as she walked in.
"Like, hi," she said brightly.
"Okay, sugah. Spill."
"All right," Kitty told Rogue briefly about their deal.
"Kit, this ain't gonna turn out good."
Kitty sighed. "I totally know that," she admitted. "But I, like, have to do something."
"Well, good luck. You're gonna need it."
A few rooms away
"Okay, mon ami, spill," Remy said unaware of how close what he said was to what his girlfriend had said.
Pete shrugged. "Spill wot?"
"Y' know very well what," Remy said. "What's goin' on between you and de chat?" Pete shrugged. He turned back to his notebook as the teacher began talking wondering why he had agreed to this to begin with. Remy frowned slightly at him but kept quiet. After class the two walked to the girls' room. Kitty seemed nervous as she walked to Pete who reached out and took her hand, leading her away.
"`Kay, luv, you want to turn the tables on Rockhead?"
"Huh?" she asked.
"He's right there." Pete nodded to a spot down the hall.
"Oh," he could feel her hand tighten on his. "So, Pryde," he stopped walking and gently pulled her to him, "Really want t' put on a show fer him?" He lowered his head slightly resting his forehead against hers.
"What should we do?"
He grinned widely. "I was `opin' you'd ask." He leaned in and kissed her resting his arms low on her hips. Kitty was shocked to find that he never attempted to deepen the kiss; he kept it soft and light. Pete pulled away with a soft smile. "Nice," he purred causing a blush to tint her cheeks.
"I, um, have to, like, get to class," she stammered.
Pete chuckled. "Fine, luv." He released her watching as she disappeared down the hall.
"What in the Hell do you think you're doing?"
Pete turned and smiled seeing Lance. "Hey, mate."
"Answer the question, Wisdom."
"I believe that was snoggin', or kissin' t' you yanks."
"Why in the hell were you kissing my girl?"
Pete frowned at that even as he wondered why Lance calling Kitty his bothered him so much. "Sorry, Rocky but I believe that she'd disagree with you callin' her yours. The bird has a mind o' her own." He allowed himself a grin. "And the reason's pretty simple. She wanted me to."
"You son of a bitch."
"Bye," Pete said brightly. He turned and walked away.
Three days later
Kitty's plan worked beautifully. Lance was livid every time he saw the two together. He threatened Pete several times and even started a fight with him once, the threat of a well placed hot knife was enough to make him back off, though. Pete meanwhile found himself getting to know the beautiful Kitty Pryde. Much to his initial surprise he found that he liked the Valley Girl. To his absolute shock he found that the feelings he was pretending to have for her weren't all pretend.
Kitty was once again surprised to see Pete waiting for her outside of her classroom. "Pete?"
"Want me t' drive ya home?"
"Um... sure." They walked outside and got into Pete's car.
"What are you doin' t'night?"
"Danger Room," Kitty said wrinkling up her nose. "And I have a ton of homework."
"Want t' skip out?"
"Pete, I couldn't."
"Why?"
"Because I have to be responsible-" he snorted at that and she crossed her arms. "What?"
"You're already a bloody girl scout. All I'm askin' is that you come out with me. It's a Friday night as it is. `Ave some fun, luv, you could use it."
"But, I shouldn't."
"Kit," Pete murmured.
"What?"
"Stop bein' so damn mature. Jesus, girl, yer only sixteen. Yer supposed t' break the rules ev'ry once in a while. Yer friends don't seem t' be so responsible."
"Yeah, today's Rogue's 'I'm not doing the Danger Room' day," Kitty said. "She'll be over at your house."
"So come on, luv, spend the afternoon with me. I guarantee fun."
"I don't know." He leaned over and kissed her quickly. "You're not going to let up until I give in are you?"
"Nope," he grinned brightly.
"Fine. You win."
"Was there ever any doubt?" He started the car and turned on the radio smirking at Kitty's wrinkled nose at hearing the band. "Ready?"
"I guess." He could see the nervous tenseness in her body. "Okay, Pete," Kitty said as he pulled out, "where are we going?"
"`At's a surprise."
"Right, of course it is."
