-1Revenge, I Love You

Kitty stalked down the high street towards Bayview High. Duncan would be there, she knew it. There was a football game on tonight. Why am I so angry! She thought to herself. I hardly know him and I'm going to kick Duncan's ass for him! The school loomed in front of here. God I'm here already. Guess I better make a plan. I can't just go and fight him outright, my arm is still sore. Maybe if I…

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Duncan scored another touchdown and the crowd went wild. He stepped of at half time, but as he approached the sideline, he spotted someone there that made his blood run cold. She had long auburn hair that was tied in a pony down to her lower back. Her arm lay in a sling and her eyes were still slightly black. She fixed him a glare as if to, well lets just say that if looks could kill, he would be so far under that people in China would say

"Where did this come from?"

"Here's your drink Duncan." Kitty said quietly before tossing him his water bottle. Duncan just stared in shock and fear as the bottle hit his chest then the floor. A whistle blew in the distance but he took no notice . They just stared at each other across the distance. Kitty suddenly smiled an evil smile and winked.

"WHAT ARE YOU? DEAF? I SAID GET OUT THERE!" Bellowed the football coach. Duncan looked back towards where Kitty once stood. Nothing. So, rather than explain this to his coach, he shakily got back onto the field.

Weird things happened during that game. It seemed as if Bayviews star player lost his spirit. He tripped, dropped the ball and at one point stopped altogether and started stomping on the floor. Images of the girl he attacked kept floating out of the ground to meet him. Literally. Kitty used her phasing ability to unnerve Duncan at every turn, slowly driving him mad with fear and anger.

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By the time Ryan arrived at the school with Nightcrawler, Duncan was a gibbering wreck sat on the floor gently rocking himself deeper and deeper into insanity. They searched the school grounds for hours searching for Kitty, but she couldn't be found.

Ryan and Nigtcrawler returned to the Institute crestfallen, hoping that Kitty had returned. Both where worried when Logan confirmed that she hadn't returned. A search party was formed consisting of Cyclops, Jean, Nightcrawler, Rouge and Storm while Professor X used Cerebro to find her.

Ryan waited outside Cerebro, waiting for Professor X to finish his search. He was waiting for five minutes on the cold steel floor building up his energy and forcing it into his muscles and lungs. Getting ready to run. Run Fast.

The giant silver steel doors opened into Cerebro and the Professor emerged in his wheelchair.

"Where is she?" asked Ryan jumping to his feet. Sparks and lightning crackled of his body from the pent up energy. He had a seriousness to his voice that had never existed before.

"She is at the bridge over the intersection. She is deeply disturbed. Help her please, she won't listen to anyone else. She needs you. GO!" This was an order and not a request from the head of the X-Men.

And with raw energy flowing behind him, he set of at a run that no human should be able to run at. He was not human, however, he was a mutant. And he had a job to do.

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Kitty sat on the edge of the bridge. Her legs hung over the edge and her hand cradled her head. Tears flowed from her eyes, to her hand to the floor far below. She knew the X-Men will be looking for her. It wouldn't be long before they found her. "Maybe I should just leave." she considered.

"What would that accomplish?" said a soft, kind voice behind her. Kitty turned slowly. Stood there was Ryan panting slowly, glowing in the moonlight. "This is your family. They would search to the ends of the world for you. Even further probably. They love you." Say it! Tell her! Tell her you love her! He thought to himself. "And I… we… I mean…And…"

Kitty looked at him expectantly "And…" His face turned blood red. Well the parts of it that could.

"Well I'd miss you. A lot." Ryan picked her up and led her away from the edge, by her hand. "You're my only friend. I won't let you go that easily." He pulled her close to him and embraced her gently round the waist. Kitty, for once, didn't return it. "I don't pretend to know you." She looked up into his eyes. "But I know… I love you." Tears formed in his eyes as he said this. The tears flowed from his eyes down his cheeks and onto the floor below. "And I won't let anything bad happen to you. Ever."

Kitty smiled at him, before reaching up to his face and gently tracing the scar across his face with the tip of her fingers. "Because of me…" she began quietly.

"IT WAS WORTH IT" Ryan interrupted strongly.

"But…"

"But nothing. I don't know why, but I would give my life for you."

She reached her hand behind his head and gently pulled it forwards into a gentle kiss. This time, however, he kissed back. Gently, Kitty pulled back and whispered to him.

"Lets go back." and they walked back slowly. Hand in hand.

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Ryan was lay in bed, wide awake.