Yeah, it's been awhile since I've updated, and for that, I say sorry. Many homework assignments, projects and all that have been up on my sleeves recently and I had to practice my cello a little more often now since I'll be going to Shang Hai and Bei Jing in June. That's in China, for your information. So, don't blame me…I'll try though…
Everyone has to admit time passes so fast you can't believe it yourself. It's like, you're 12 in the past, and now, you're 30. Same thing for Kitty too…but for her, it was very much a living nightmare. Kitty didn't ask for it. Nope, she didn't.
Mystique was killer. Kitty was told to clean the whole house, to obey her sucking rules and so on and so off.
Kitty felt she was near her boiling point and she was about to burst soon.
And she did.
Yeah, we all expected her to stay in the Brotherhood, but with a goody type of character like Kitty's, it was near to impossible. And it certainly was.
"Kitty, hear me out. You can't go!" Lance tried to persuade Kitty to not leave. "Mystique was just kidding…she was just being a little harder than usual, that's all."
"Yo, man, if she goes, who's gonna clean the toilet, huh?" Toad asked. Obviously, he was asking for a slap or two.
Kitty cried, she yelled, she screamed. She didn't care what she was doing anymore. Objective: Pack and go. Easy as that.
Kitty stuffed clothing into her suitcase, not wanting anyone to stop her. Whenever they tried, all that happened was that their hands went through her.
She couldn't stay anymore and take all of this as it is. The guys wanted to get her to stay but they never succeeded. Not even Lance.
"Kitty, please. Don't." Lance watched her go at the front door.
Kitty didn't even turn back once. She gripped at her suitcase tightly, her tears dripping as she ran.
Good Bye, Lance.
She broke because of so many things. Because she found it hard to trust anyone anymore. Because she was forced to fake a smile everyday of her life. Because inside, she was empty. She didn't know how anymore. She was ashamed and felt terrible.
Lance dashed out. The streets were empty and full of fog. What's the point? He'll never get her back anymore. No matter how sincere, how hopeful, how he loved her; she'll never dare trust him anymore.
Good-bye, Kitty.
It was painful for them both, duh.
They belonged in utterly different worlds.
Lance had chosen to stick with the Brotherhood.
Kitty decided to join the X-Men.
And they had chose different paths.
Yet, they really still loved each other.
Kitty found herself arriving in front of the friendly institute, wiping her eyes dry. She didn't have anywhere else to go anymore, but here. Kitty caused a panic attack when she alerted the alarms and then, a bunch of mutants came running/flying out. Oh.
"Kitty? Ain't she with those Brotherhood boys?" Spyke withdrew a spike from his arm.
Kurt shook his head, "Yeah, vhat's she doing here?"
The professor asked, "Wait, let's hear what Kitty has to say. Right, Kitty. Can you tell me what happened?"
Kitty stopped. The odd silence was weird and Wolverine sighed loudly before going back into the institute, "Chuck, you guys handle it. I'm beat."
Jean said telepathically to the professor. Maybe she just wants to talk to a girl alone. I would if I am her. And I don't feel like prying either.
All right then. The professor called everyone to go back to bed, leaving Kitty with Jean.
"So, you want to go inside and talk?" Jean smiled warmly.
Kitty nodded and followed Jean into the bright, welcoming mansion. Jean got them into a spare room. "Here, how about bunking it here tonight? Judging by the suitcase, I'd say you're here to stay."
Kitty threw her things on the ground before sitting on top of the warm bed. Jean asked, "Uh, you want to talk about it or not?"
Kitty thought it'd be pretty good to let it out. "Yeah, sure, why not?"
Jean listened as Kitty told her everything about why she left, Mystique, the stress inside and all. "I mean, I thought everything would be fine but no. Like, what the heck is wrong with my life?"
Jean said, "We go through that sometimes but really, Mystique shouldn't have treated you like that. No one should, Kitty. But…"
"But what?"
"What about Lance? Weren't you two a, you know, couple?" Jean asked.
Kitty's head bowed down "Was. Like, I don't get it. How could I even like him anyway? But I do."
Jean kept quiet awhile before speaking. "Kitty, stay with us. We're not what you think previously. We really are good people."
"I hope I don't make the wrong choice."
"You won't. Have a good night. You still have, like, a lot of stuff to do tomorrow. School, arranging you in different teams and I bring you round the place too."
Kitty mumbled, "Like, okay then."
After Jean left her room, Kitty dropped onto the bed. How could she face Lance tomorrow? It'd be awfully hard. Kitty remembered how Lance treated her. He had been wonderfully good towards her, honestly and she could never forget that.
She allowed herself to cry before she sunk into a deep sleep.
Kitty woke up the next morning when she found the sun streaming in. It's been one of the best nights ever, and the bed was so comfortable. No torn and dirty mattresses, no snoring from any of the four guys in the house, no one shouting for breakfast. Yeah, it felt good.
Sitting up, Kitty packed the bed, washed up and threw on fresh clothes after a warm and nice bath. There came a light knock on the door.
"Who's that?" Kitty asked, tying her hair and grabbing her school bag.
"Just your morning wake up call," Scott said from outside. This reminded Kitty that she needed to do a little apologizing.
"Uh, like, morning," Kitty said.
Scott commented, "I heard from Jean we got a new comer. Welcome to the X-Men, Kitty."
"Yeah, thanks. Um, about the past times…I'll like to apologize to you. I know we've done, like, plenty of silly things back then but I didn't mean it. Really." Kitty said softly.
"Hey, no problem. It's ok with me. Let's just hope that rock tumbler doesn't do that again." Scott meant it as a joke but Kitty didn't seem to think so.
"Don't say that. I believe Lance is a nice guy." Kitty tore down the hallway and phased through the ground to downstairs.
"Girls," Scott sighed, "Go Figure with them."
Kitty got to the breakfast table in any case and the morning scene got her a little startled. It was like some friendly havoc. Amara was using her powers to fry eggs, Jean levitated cups and plates around the room, Bobby was "making" ice cubes and Berzerker switched on the TV with his electrical touch.
"Um…" Kitty felt so out of the place but she supposed that was ok, since she was new. Very new.
"Why, morning, Kitty. How's the night gone?" Storm asked.
"Oh, like, it was pretty good." Kitty admitted. She seemed to have seen her around but she had no idea where. "You, um, are?"
"My name is Ororo Munroe AKA Storm. I'm a instructor here at the Xavier's."
"Right, that's cool." Kitty didn't know what she ought to say.
"Why don't you join us for our breakfast. We're having eggs, ham and sausages today. Big helpings too." Storm said, with a smile.
Kitty was flooded with plenty of questions as she settled down for the delightful meal. It was kinda' cool though. By the end of the breakfast, she felt like she had been here for a year or two already. She had been so wrong. The X-Men were wonderful people.
Jean was glad Kitty had settled down so fast. She volunteered to drive Kitty and Rogue to school that morning in her new, black SUV she simply adored so much.
"You like it here, don't you?" Jean laughed lightly.
"Like, this place really isn't as bad as I thought." Kitty said, blushing.
"Then, get ready for school, Kitty. When we get back home, I'll show you the pool table. And the swimming pool too." Jean dropped Kitty at the front gate along with Rogue.
Kitty didn't keep her smile going on very long. Because there stood in front of her was the Brotherhood.
Something she didn't exactly expect.