A/N: Still busy, but trying to be on top of things. This is gonna be short.
When they enter the hallway the pain in Kitty's head eases, and she touches the side of her face. Her fingertips gingerly touch the cuts on her cheek, and linger on the dry blood at her temple. "Stupid dinosaur," she mutters to herself on the way to the elevator. She lightly massages the sides of her sore neck, and her finger presses on the muscles above her vertebrae. A sharp sensation enters her brain, sending a strange, tingling feeling. Staring at the backs of her teammates, she is reminded of her close friend dropping her onto the raptor. Kitty gives Kurt a forceful shove on the back, shoves him in Ray as though her were a domino.
"What was that for?" he asks. "That was for dropping me," she growls at him. Then she hits Scott on the shoulder. "What's with you?" Scott asks. "That was for telling him to drop me," she says. "Hey, I thought it would work," Scott says defensively. "Well, then how about Kurt drops you on the red raptor next time we see it?" Kitty sarcastically asks, "See if that awesome plan of yours works again." The two face each other, eyes glaring and jaws clenching.
Rogue grabs Kitty by the arm and drags her away from the group. "What's wrong with you?" she asks her former roommate. "You've been acting weird this whole time." "Nothing's wrong with me," Kitty states clearly, before shouting, "Just dealing with Scott's crappy leadership." Rogue yanks the petit girl back into their present conversation. "That's what I mean. And you were mouthing off in the Danger Room."
Kitty shrugs. "I guess I just woke up on the wrong side of the bed." "Well," Rogue advises, "After Logan patches your face up, you'd better go back to sleep and wake up on the right side." "Thanks for the advise Mom," Kitty says, shoving her face in her friend's, saying that she's just fine. Rogue is about to open her mouth and say more, though Kitty walks away before Rogue gets a chance to say what else is on her mind.
While everyone else enters the elevator, Kitty chooses to take the stairs. "Hopefully she'll blow off some steam," she hears Scott say. Kitty walks and ignores his comment. Stupid Scott. She reaches the stairway, and is reminded of the poor actions of her teammates with each step she takes. Snapshots of this morning's events play in her mind, making her blood boil. Waking up outside of the Institute, Kurt in her room, getting lost during the exercise, being attacked by a hologram, being dropped on the raptor, the injuries she sustained.
And then of course, everyone telling her that she's acting weird agitates Kitty further. There's nothing wrong with her. Sure she shouldn't have shoved Kurt, or insulted Scott's leadership, but they deserved it for their stupid ideas. "Telling Kurt to drop me. We should drop him on his head!" she shouts into the empty stairway. She reaches a platform and paces, and her attitude flips a switch. "It would have been a good idea," Kitty says. She grasps the railing and looks up at the levels of stairs she still has to climb, sighs heavily. "Why didn't I take the elevator?" she asks herself before mentally preparing for the long trek upward.
A/N: Lame I know, but it gave me a little something extra to write about. Reviews are always appreciated