Yeah I don't own the X Men franchise, cinematic or anything.


Kitty found Elle near her own room after finally escaping from Bobby. Marie (bless her soul) had pulled Bobby away. Kitty was ready to attack her when she heard Elle speak.

"Kitty?" Kitty froze, worried for Elle. The tone that Elle used was different. It was... very confused.

"Who is he?" She whispered. "Who is he and why does he make me feel... this?" She whispered, gesturing towards her heart.

Kitty walked around the younger girl, and found her staring at something, or someone. She followed her sights to a couple kissing. She focused on the boy first, and noticed he looked familiar. She racked through her memory, an-

Ah ha! She knew who he is.

"Rick Jordan, a mutant who could toss red blasts out of his hands. In the other timeline he was your - oh." She paused, faltering.

"Oh Elle." She murmured. In the other future, Rick was Elle's boyfriend.

"He was my what? Is that why I feel like I know him?" Elle asked, clearly panicked.

"He... he... well you were dating him in the past life, you know," She said, stumbling over her words. "Um..."

She knew Elle was confused. While Elle really didn't know Rick now, Kitty knew how it felt to remember the love, to remember how much closer you were to someone, and live with that knowledge. She gently opened Elle's room, and pushed her in.

"I don't know why I even care. I don't," Elle said shakingly. "I've never even met him. It's just the memories speaking. I don't even know him, but I'm seeing these memories and I don't know what to do. It doesn't matter. He doesn't matter. But he did. He did matter, once upon a time."

Kitty just nodded and they stayed in there, each female quietly lost in their own memories.

Elle didn't even know Rick. All she knows about him is that she loved him, once upon a time. But nothing, about who he is now.

Kitty didn't know if it was a blessing or a curse.


"Pst, Kitty?" Kitty's head snapped up from where it had been resting on her arms while she was waiting for Elle. Was it her imagination or did that voice kind of sound like Bobby's?

"Kitty!" There. She was near certain that it was coming from beyond the fence that kept them trapped in.

"Hey Kitty, what are you looking at?" A voice broke through her concentration of searching for the voice. She glanced at Elle only to noticed her eyes narrowed at a sight beyond the gate, an exact point in Kitty's general sweep.

"Who's there?" was all Kitty asks. She had gotten used to Elle's mysterious almost ninja like abilities.

"There's a blonde," Kitty's heart skipped a beat. Bobby? "and he's looking right at you." Elle paused for a bit, staring off. "Piercing blue eyes... holy crap he just turned to ice!" Yup, definitely Bobby. Elle suddenly yanked Kitty up and took off running.

"Where are we going!" She cried. Elle didn't say anything, just turned her head around and smiled at her. Elle finally dragged her into a small corner, where the sentinels couldn't see them.

"You can come out now." Elle calmly whispered. Soon a shape emerged.

"Bobby!" she softly whispered as a grin broke across her face, leaning in and appraising him. Bobby had most definitely changed. His playful eyed have turned serious, and he grew a beard. But he was still her Bobby.

"Kitty." He whispered back. His voice had gotten deeper too, she noted.

"As lovely as this rendezvous is, Bobby you've got to take her soon. Sentinels will soon start getting suspicious, and when they come, they won't exactly be throwing flowers and chocolate at your feet." Bobby nodded and crossed over the fence.

"Stay still." He said, before icing up her collar and shattering it. Kitty's eyes lit up and she tested out her power. Ahhhh, that familiar tingling. She had almost forgotten the feeling of it. Bobby stretched out his arm towards and she finally realized what was going on. Bobby was here to rescue her from this prison! She could hardly believe it. Finally, she was leaving.

And yet... she didn't feel as happy as she thought she would. What about Elle? If Kitty made it out, surely the sentinels will connect the pieces. After all, Elle was Kitty's best friend here, naturally they would suspect her. Elle, being the stubborn creature she was, wouldn't say anything and the sentinels will most definitely try and persuade it out of her. Elle seemed to have read her mind, for she gently nudged Kitty and said," Go, I'll be fine." Kitty didn't believe her. The sentinels way of torturing was painful, terribly painful. Not that she was doubting Elle's resistance, but sentinels had the ability to reduce even the strongest person into a hot mess of tears. Elle gave Kitty a gentle smile before asking Bobby something. Kitty was too deep in thought to actually think about what it was. The only thing she did hear was Elle promising her that she'll meet up with them before pushing Kitty into Bobby.

A few days later, they came back to camp from another day of scouting and found a most definitely not dead Elle there, sitting and waiting for them.


Kitty jolted up for a moment and was instantly in a protective stance before realizing it was just another vision. A problem with the visions though, was that they were becoming harder and harder for her to discern which were the truth and which were not. They were draining her energy, making it harder for her to think. That muddled feeling came to her again, but was pushed back from the questions that immediately popped into her mind. How had Elle escaped? Even better, how had she escaped from the "questioning" that the sentinels no doubt had readied for her? Kitty Pryde was truly confused about the mystery that was Elle.

Bobby Drake was also confused, but for a different reason. It was quite obvious to him now that he definitely loved Kitty, more than he loved Marie. No, he was confused about a different matter. How should he proceed? Breaking up with Marie should be obvious, but he didn't want to hurt her feelings. No, he was too kind for that. But not telling Marie might make her react worse. Bobby truly did not know how to proceed.