Real
~*~
How does it feel to know you never have to be alone
When you get home
There must be someplace here that only you and I could go
So I can show you how I
Dream away everyday
Try so hard to disregard
The rhythm of the rain that drops
And coincides with the beating of my heart
I'll never leave you behind
Or treat you unkind
I know you understand
-Maroon 5
~*~
The next afternoon
Kitty went through the next day practically giddy. The others quickly noticed, especially Rogue. She was so torn. She wanted so badly to be happy for her friend but on the other hand she was terribly afraid of the dangerous game Kitty was playing with her own emotions. "So, what're ya doin' tonight?" Rogue asked.
"Pete's taking me to dinner," Kitty said.
"Two dates," Rogue stated. "In two nights. And you're not together?"
"No..." Kitty paused her face falling slightly. "Rogue, I just don't know anymore. I mean, I totally want to be with him but I don't know if he does. I'm confused."
Rogue bit her tongue on an 'I told ya so.' "Talk ta him, sugah."
"No!" Kitty exclaimed. "I can't. I don't, like, want to lose him."
Rogue sighed. "Ah can't tell ya what ta do, but Ah think ya should talk ta him. Maybe he wants ta be with you too."
Kitty nodded. "I guess... I'll think about it."
"Good."
"I'm going to go get ready, he's coming in an hour." She walked upstairs and took a quick shower, thoroughly drying her hair so it was slightly curled. She started to put it up but remembered how much Pete touched it when they were together. She left it down. She did only a little make-up, some mascara and lip-gloss. She settled on a purple blouse and a pair of low-rider hip-hugging flares.
By the time that she was done she heard Logan call up to her. "Yer date's here, half-pint!" Taking a deep calming breath she walked out the door then down the stairs. She walked to where the two men were standing. Logan was currently trying to stare Pete down.
"Hi," Kitty smiled. Pete turned to her and his face lit up in a grin.
"`Ey, luv," he said. "Ready?"
"Just let me grab my purse," she said slightly disappointed that he didn't compliment her at all. She went in and grabbed her purse. When she came back out Logan was grilling poor Pete about no touching and getting her back by curfew. Pete listened obediently but made no promises either way. "Logan," Kitty scolded. She went forward taking Pete's arm. "Come on," she said.
"Ya never told me about the guy with the claws," Pete said.
"Sorry," Kitty said. "Logan can be a bit intense."
"I'd go with scary," Pete said.
Kitty giggled. "Scary works." He went to his car and opened her door for her.
"My lady."
She giggled again. "Thank you, kind sir." He got in on the other side.
They ate at a pizza place then drove around for almost an hour when Pete finally asked, "Where are we goin'? It's startin' t' rain, ya want t' go home, luv?"
"No," Kitty admitted. "Turn up here." He obeyed. She directed him for a few more turns until he finally ended up turning into a small clearing in the woods.
"Um, Kitty-"
"Trust me," she smiled.
"Sure." They got out.
"You still have that blanket, right?"
"Yeah, want me t' bring the radio too?"
"That'd be good." He grabbed the bag and followed her into the forest. She led him to a cave. "When mutants were discovered we had to stay here for a couple weeks. I come back here sometimes, when I, you know, need to think or be alone. I never told the others."
Pete smiled down at her. "Thanks for sharin' this with me, luv." He spread the blanket across the floor of the cave. They sat watching the rain falling.
"Um, Pete?"
"Yeah?"
"Can we talk?"
Pete winced feeling that he should have known this was coming. A girl like her would never... "Sure, grasshopper, what do ya want t' talk about?"
"Us..." she sighed leaning slightly away from him. "What are we doing? I mean, at first this seemed perfect, act like I'm dating a cute guy and get back at my ex."
Pete couldn't resist a small smile at that. "You think I'm cute?"
"Would you let me finish?"
"O' course."
"Then I got to know you..." She sighed.
"That's bad."
"I don't know. When I first met you I thought you were just another Acolyte, an arrogant jerk."
"Ya seem t' get along with Remy."
"Remy's just arrogant," Kitty said. "He's not really a jerk. When I got to know you, I, like, saw that you weren't a that much of a jerk."
"I guess I should thank you fer that."
"You were actually kind of sweet. And that was my mistake."
"Wot?"
"Getting to know you. Now I can't do this any more. I can't just pretend."
"Wot if ya didn't `ave t'?"
"Huh?"
He smiled taking her hand and tugging her closer. "Do ya honestly think I asked ya t' spend two days with me `cause of our deal?"
"I... I didn't know."
He smiled. "You little idiot. Pryde, I can do stuff like this-" he leaned in and kissed her. "Anytime. This is about more than just sex." He saw her blush and smiled. "I want you, luv, that much is simple. What hasn't been was how much I like ya. You've gotten under me skin, girl. I can't get ya outta my head." He laid down propped up by one arm and stared at her. She scooted back slightly to meet his eyes. "So, we like each other, now what?"
"I... I'm not sure."
He smiled. "You don't know what t' do? Gasp." She kicked him lightly. He reached out and guided her so she was laying beside him with her head laying on his chest. "I have an idea."
"What's that?"
"Stop pretending, it's that simple, luv. I want you, you... like me, let's just keep doing what we were, only now, it's for real." He paused. "Did that make sense?"
She smiled at him. "It did to me."
"Good." She moved so she was straddling one of his legs and bracing her hands on his chest so she could lean down and kiss him. She pulled away when they needed to breath. "Mmm... what was that for?"
"Sealing the deal," she smiled.
He grinned back at her. "Have t' do it twice t' make it real." She raised an eyebrow but laughed leaning down and pressed her lips to his. He reached up and tangled his hands in her hair. He pulled away licking his lips thoughtfully. "Cherry." She blushed at that. "Got t' say, luv, out of all yer lip glosses, `at one's my favorite."
Her blush went even deeper. "You talk too much."
His grin grew. "An' I will continue to do so until ya shut me-" Her lips swooped down on his and her tongue parted his lips causing a soft groan from him as he pulled her closer. She pulled away smirking.
"So there is a way to shut you up."
"Any time ya want t' 'shut me up', luv, feel free."
"We better get back, it's getting close to curfew." He sighed and stood helping her to her feet. They walked back to the car and he drove her home. "Goodnight."
"`Night," he whispered. "I'll call ya t'morrow, okay, luv?"
"Yeah," she said. They kissed tenderly before she walked inside.
~*~
How does it feel to know you never have to be alone
When you get home
There must be someplace here that only you and I could go
So I can show you how I
Dream away everyday
Try so hard to disregard
The rhythm of the rain that drops
And coincides with the beating of my heart
I'll never leave you behind
Or treat you unkind
I know you understand
-Maroon 5
~*~
The next afternoon
Kitty went through the next day practically giddy. The others quickly noticed, especially Rogue. She was so torn. She wanted so badly to be happy for her friend but on the other hand she was terribly afraid of the dangerous game Kitty was playing with her own emotions. "So, what're ya doin' tonight?" Rogue asked.
"Pete's taking me to dinner," Kitty said.
"Two dates," Rogue stated. "In two nights. And you're not together?"
"No..." Kitty paused her face falling slightly. "Rogue, I just don't know anymore. I mean, I totally want to be with him but I don't know if he does. I'm confused."
Rogue bit her tongue on an 'I told ya so.' "Talk ta him, sugah."
"No!" Kitty exclaimed. "I can't. I don't, like, want to lose him."
Rogue sighed. "Ah can't tell ya what ta do, but Ah think ya should talk ta him. Maybe he wants ta be with you too."
Kitty nodded. "I guess... I'll think about it."
"Good."
"I'm going to go get ready, he's coming in an hour." She walked upstairs and took a quick shower, thoroughly drying her hair so it was slightly curled. She started to put it up but remembered how much Pete touched it when they were together. She left it down. She did only a little make-up, some mascara and lip-gloss. She settled on a purple blouse and a pair of low-rider hip-hugging flares.
By the time that she was done she heard Logan call up to her. "Yer date's here, half-pint!" Taking a deep calming breath she walked out the door then down the stairs. She walked to where the two men were standing. Logan was currently trying to stare Pete down.
"Hi," Kitty smiled. Pete turned to her and his face lit up in a grin.
"`Ey, luv," he said. "Ready?"
"Just let me grab my purse," she said slightly disappointed that he didn't compliment her at all. She went in and grabbed her purse. When she came back out Logan was grilling poor Pete about no touching and getting her back by curfew. Pete listened obediently but made no promises either way. "Logan," Kitty scolded. She went forward taking Pete's arm. "Come on," she said.
"Ya never told me about the guy with the claws," Pete said.
"Sorry," Kitty said. "Logan can be a bit intense."
"I'd go with scary," Pete said.
Kitty giggled. "Scary works." He went to his car and opened her door for her.
"My lady."
She giggled again. "Thank you, kind sir." He got in on the other side.
They ate at a pizza place then drove around for almost an hour when Pete finally asked, "Where are we goin'? It's startin' t' rain, ya want t' go home, luv?"
"No," Kitty admitted. "Turn up here." He obeyed. She directed him for a few more turns until he finally ended up turning into a small clearing in the woods.
"Um, Kitty-"
"Trust me," she smiled.
"Sure." They got out.
"You still have that blanket, right?"
"Yeah, want me t' bring the radio too?"
"That'd be good." He grabbed the bag and followed her into the forest. She led him to a cave. "When mutants were discovered we had to stay here for a couple weeks. I come back here sometimes, when I, you know, need to think or be alone. I never told the others."
Pete smiled down at her. "Thanks for sharin' this with me, luv." He spread the blanket across the floor of the cave. They sat watching the rain falling.
"Um, Pete?"
"Yeah?"
"Can we talk?"
Pete winced feeling that he should have known this was coming. A girl like her would never... "Sure, grasshopper, what do ya want t' talk about?"
"Us..." she sighed leaning slightly away from him. "What are we doing? I mean, at first this seemed perfect, act like I'm dating a cute guy and get back at my ex."
Pete couldn't resist a small smile at that. "You think I'm cute?"
"Would you let me finish?"
"O' course."
"Then I got to know you..." She sighed.
"That's bad."
"I don't know. When I first met you I thought you were just another Acolyte, an arrogant jerk."
"Ya seem t' get along with Remy."
"Remy's just arrogant," Kitty said. "He's not really a jerk. When I got to know you, I, like, saw that you weren't a that much of a jerk."
"I guess I should thank you fer that."
"You were actually kind of sweet. And that was my mistake."
"Wot?"
"Getting to know you. Now I can't do this any more. I can't just pretend."
"Wot if ya didn't `ave t'?"
"Huh?"
He smiled taking her hand and tugging her closer. "Do ya honestly think I asked ya t' spend two days with me `cause of our deal?"
"I... I didn't know."
He smiled. "You little idiot. Pryde, I can do stuff like this-" he leaned in and kissed her. "Anytime. This is about more than just sex." He saw her blush and smiled. "I want you, luv, that much is simple. What hasn't been was how much I like ya. You've gotten under me skin, girl. I can't get ya outta my head." He laid down propped up by one arm and stared at her. She scooted back slightly to meet his eyes. "So, we like each other, now what?"
"I... I'm not sure."
He smiled. "You don't know what t' do? Gasp." She kicked him lightly. He reached out and guided her so she was laying beside him with her head laying on his chest. "I have an idea."
"What's that?"
"Stop pretending, it's that simple, luv. I want you, you... like me, let's just keep doing what we were, only now, it's for real." He paused. "Did that make sense?"
She smiled at him. "It did to me."
"Good." She moved so she was straddling one of his legs and bracing her hands on his chest so she could lean down and kiss him. She pulled away when they needed to breath. "Mmm... what was that for?"
"Sealing the deal," she smiled.
He grinned back at her. "Have t' do it twice t' make it real." She raised an eyebrow but laughed leaning down and pressed her lips to his. He reached up and tangled his hands in her hair. He pulled away licking his lips thoughtfully. "Cherry." She blushed at that. "Got t' say, luv, out of all yer lip glosses, `at one's my favorite."
Her blush went even deeper. "You talk too much."
His grin grew. "An' I will continue to do so until ya shut me-" Her lips swooped down on his and her tongue parted his lips causing a soft groan from him as he pulled her closer. She pulled away smirking.
"So there is a way to shut you up."
"Any time ya want t' 'shut me up', luv, feel free."
"We better get back, it's getting close to curfew." He sighed and stood helping her to her feet. They walked back to the car and he drove her home. "Goodnight."
"`Night," he whispered. "I'll call ya t'morrow, okay, luv?"
"Yeah," she said. They kissed tenderly before she walked inside.
