School…oh wow.

"How did everything go last night? Did you really give goggle boy a piece of your mind?" Lance asked, as he walked Kitty to Chem. Class. "No, I gave him the whole thing. He really was getting up on my sleeves."

Lance sighed, "I don't get it. What's wrong with me seeing you? If we like each other, then he can't do anything."

Kitty paused, "At this rate, I kinda' hoped I was, like, back to the Brotherhood. It suddenly seemed a lot easier fooling about with food. At least, I don't have to be in the same house as that…that-" "Goggle Boy." Lance alerted.

For once, Scott just walked past without saying anything like, "Hey, why do you keep hanging around Kitty" and all that crap.

"He…he didn't say anything. Must have got a heat stroke or somethin'" Lance mumbled. Kitty kept quiet. If she knew Scott and his god-forsaken pride, he'll never let this whole thing just go. He'll do something. But what?

Back to the institute…

"Hey, have you guys seen Scott?" Kitty asked as she plunged into the snack room, seeing only Kurt and Evan in a duel of music trivia.

Evan kicked his chair back for a cup of water, "Woah, I thought he was the last person you wanted to see on Earth. If he even cared, he would leave you alone. That's cool, huh?"

"No really, where is he? Like, I need to ask him something." Kitty said.

Kurt shrugged, "I think he said something during lunch that he vas going to see the professor about something."

Kitty sighed, "Oh great. Busted now."

Kitty dashed to the professor's study, the place which the man probably spent most of his life in the institute in. She placed her ear next to the door and tried to hear something but what she got was mumbling and more mumbling. Then, the door flew open, and she nearly fell down.

Kitty grinned at Wolverine, "Oh, hi, Mr.Logan. Don't you have a session now or something?" Wolverine coughed and turn to the back, a signal for Kitty to get in.

Kitty slipped in quietly. "Um, I think I can explain professor."

"Look, half-pint. We X-Men, are never to like somebody over on the bad guys' side. 'Sides, you never know Mystique. If this is the plan to pull you down, then that's it. How're we s'pose to answer to your parents if anything happened to you?"

"See professor? I'm telling you. Lance is not that type of guy which would help Kitty in anything. He'll do nothing but pull her down. He's…"

Kitty felt so much like yelling at him. Watching him and Mr.Logan talk about Lance to the professor about Lance like he was a piece of garbage was more than horrible. She felt so sick inside then.

"Professor, they don't even know Lance enough. Like, no offence, but Lance really is a sweet guy inside, once you get to understand him better. He's really nice to me too. He takes me out and we really like each other. Why can't anybody in this place understand that?"

Scott said, "It's not we don't understand, Kitty, but we're simply caring for you. What if he just…pretends he like you. What if he made you tell the institute's secrets to him so he could go to Mystique and…tell her everything? We'll all be done for, because of you and that Avalanche?"

"Professor, please. If you don't believe Lance, or me, read our minds. Lance isn't bad by nature. He isn't even bad in the first place! Why do you keep looking at him like he's committed a huge crime and through tinted glasses? He's just joined the not-so-good group but he and I, we like each other. So much."

The professor finally spoke, "Kitty, you have understand our good intentions. Logan, Scott and I, we're doing our job by protecting you. But I believe you and Lance do like one another a lot. If anything even happens, then we shall…"

"Look, Chuck, the guy's Mystique's lackey. He's not going to be that nice to keep hanging around Kitty." Logan stated.

"Professor, this is a mistake. He won't do all this unless he wanted something."

"I've read his mind before and I believe in him. Kitty. Don't make my trust in you and Lance fail, alright?"

"Oh god, like, thank you thank you thank you, professor! Like, wow, I can't thank you enough but…thank you, professor." Kitty bounced out of the room, her eyes sparkling and phased through the door, still jumping.

Scott's mouth dropped open, "But…this is a mistake, professor."

"Open your eyes, Scott. If we keep judging people like this, then we're in the wrong. Many need our understanding. Kitty may feel protected, but what is the point when you can't make her happy. Then, we're not successful anymore. Here, with the X-Men, there's reassurance. We try to make all feel like they're at home, with friends of their type and mentors like us (glancing over to Logan, which kept his mouth shut for once). None of us are to control someone of their will. How would you feel if someone were to do the same. I bet that Kitty felt like she had to choose who she wanted to be with. And in this case, Lance."

It's as if the speech did wonders or something. Scott mumbled something about knowing what he has to do and left the study.

"Kitty, are you in there?" Scott pounded on her room. "Hello, someone's tryin' to do their work here." Rogue stuck her head out of the door, frustrated.

"Oh, sorry. Um, is Kitty in there?"

"The freak bouncin' on the bed? Ah am goin' to the library. There's ain't no peace nor quiet here." Rogue said, and got past Scott to the library.

"Hey, Kitty. I thought it'd be good to talk." Scott said. Kitty sat down, her eyes soft. "What do you want now? It's not about asking me to leave Lance right? He's alone in this world. I can't do that and I won't either."

"No, don't get me wrong, ok? I just wanted to…apologize for what happened. I know I was being sort of…"

"Never mind. Apology accepted. But if you saw me and Lance together, what would you do? Kill us?"

Scott smiled. It was like talking to a younger sister and it seemed pretty cool. "Nah…I'll pretend I didn't see anything. But I'm happy for you. And…um, him too."

Kitty's eyes fell on the phone. Wait till Lance hear about this.

No, it's not the end, thank you very much. I just didn't have much time for fanfics lately and loads of Chinese orchestra performances for my school's opening, anniversary…blah blah blah. So, yeah, that's why I was, like, SO busy. Cheers.