Don't own X Men.
Bobby watched with a sinking heart as Kitty once again ignored his wave. Instead, she chose to sit closest to the exit, farthest from him and Marie. Next to her was Elle, who had been slowly bonding with Kitty and the rest of the students. She really was a mischievous one, though she seemed unsure of her limits.
Kitty still ignored Bobby with a passion though. He had ecstatic on the Blackbird when she had opened herself up briefly, and even seemed to return to her old self. They had been friends again for a short few minutes. Too short, but it also made him realize a few scary and shocking things. For one, he had missed her so much, more than he had missed Marie when she ran off to get the cure. Two, on the Blackbird, he had wanted to kiss her. Kitty looked so beautiful, and the way her beautiful brown eyes had burned into his own, the way her pale pink lips had parted, the way she had laughed and smiled at him that made him feel warm inside. That was a feeling he had never felt near Marie.
Marie. His gaze shifted over to the girl sitting next to him. He didn't know what he felt about her anymore. He thought he loved her, but then he felt things around Kitty that he has never felt around Marie. Marie's touch never made him feel the things that Kitty's touch does. Marie's smile never gives him butterflies the way that Kitty's did. Marie's laugh never made him feel like laughing along and the need to hear it more the way Kitty's does. Rogue had always complained to him. She never bothered to listened to his troubles. Kitty had. In fact, whenever he had an issue, no matter how small, she was there to listen and to comfort him. Kitty knew him better than Marie did, and Bobby knew Kitty better than he knew Marie.
In fact, the two probably knew each other better than anyone one else. She had been there for him when Bobby finally caught on the horror that he might have just killed his ex best friend, and he was there for her when she was grieving over her dead father. Until recently, if something horrible happened to either of them, you could bet that the first person they would go to is each other.
He also knew that while Marie was upset about Kitty being depressive, she was secretly glad that it meant Kitty was distancing herself from Bobby because she was getting jealous of Kitty. Bobby did not like that at all.
Kitty or Marie?
Bobby didn't know.
Kitty Pryde tried to listen to the assembly. She really did. But it was just going over rules she already knew, and she was already tired as heck. Though she really tried to keep her eyes open, they soon glazed over, and then slid close...
Kitty slumped against a tree. Her fighting spirit was nearly gone. She just didn't have the strength to resist anymore. The sentinels were too powerful. She was beginning to think that she would be stuck in this damn camp forever. Kitty missed the old times. Back before anyone even knew about mutants, back before this wretched mutant hunting started, back before even the X Men, back to when the most she had to worry about was if she got a bad grade on a test. Hell, she missed it back then when she didn't even have mutant powers. Those days seems like a different life. Now, she could barely remember anything before grey skies, horrible living areas, sentinels, and the collar's restrictive weight on her neck, negating her powers. She was ready to give up, to just stop eating and slowly die like many had earlier. She briefly wondered if the other X-men were also stuck like this. She didn't know. She didn't want to know. Kitty didn't want to know all the mutants that she couldn't save, who had died while she got captured.
She has been captured for... she didn't know how long. Felt like centuries to her though. She sat there, against the tree, until she heard a voice.
"Hello." Her eyes snapped forward and she caught sight of a petite pink haired girl. Kitty said nothing, although she was amazed that the girl had somehow snuck up onto her. Despite being sorely out of practice, she was still aware of her surroundings. There was silence, and Kitty thought that the girl had left when she felt arms wrap around her. She stared down at the arms, startled.
"You looked like you needed a hug," was all the girl said before plopping next to her, seemingly content with the silence. Kitty spoke up first.
"What's your name? Mine's Kitty." Common courtesy. Necessary pleasantries. Kitty honestly really didn't care all that much, couldn't allow herself herself to. Because the next day, this young girl who looked too old for her own good even though she seemed to radiate innocence, could be gone, could be dead, could be doing it for brownie points. This wouldn't be the first time a mutant did jobs for sentinels to get rewards.
"Elle. If you don't mind my asking, what's your mutation?" She glanced at the girl, surprised. The way the gir- Elle had said it so casually, made her believe for a second that they still had mutations instead of these annoying collars. She tugged against the stupid collar, wincing as a small shock ran through the collar and into her hand.
"Intangibility, phasing. I can walk through walls. What about you?" Kitty was truly curious. Elle seemed to be considering something when she shrugged.
"It mainly has to do with electricity." The two conversed after that, mainly about their powers before moving on to interests. Kitty found out that Elle had a love for learning, and they bonded over science and technology. After a bit, they moved onto their past. Elle laughed as Kitty recounted her tales of the X men and the prank wars that would follow, and Kitty listened enraptured as Elle regaled her with a story about when her mutation first popped up. She would have liked to stay there all day, but then the sentinels started herding them back to their living quarters.
As they did, she felt hope and life slowly start to blossom again inside of her.
Kitty woke up to someone shaking her shoulders. She looked up to see Elle, who looked at bit worried that she was doing the wrong thing. Kitty did a quick sweep of the room and let out a sigh. No one noticed her, so she didn't make any noises. That was a relief. Another relief was the fact the assembly was still going. It would have been embarrassing if everyone started walking out and noticed her sleeping.
Kitty turned back to Elle and mouthed a thank you to her. Elle nodded and relaxed, before turning back towards the Professor. Kitty did the same, and they listened to him continue talking.
"So, did you get another one? What did you see?" Elle asked her eagerly, her curiosity prominent, as they walked past the hundreds of students.
"The first time we met... in the other future of course." Elle started to say something before she looked over Kitty's shoulder. A plain devious look crawled onto her face and she pushed Kitty back. No big deal right? Wrong. She had pushed Kitty into a chest, a chest she most definitely recognized. Kitty immediately pulled herself onto her feet, blushing furiously, and turned around only to get caught into an icy blue stare.
She was definitely going to murder Elle today.
A/N: man I just enjoy torturing Kitty huh? First making her get clichely lost into his eyes last time, have her vow not to let that happen again, and then make it happen again! Elle is me, playing matchmaker.
