Chapter Fourteen.
A/N: Thanks for the reviews from everyone; you've been so kind. I've got a bit of bad and bad news, so which one would you like first?
Okay I'll start with the bad news - I'm going away. I'm leaving sometime in March but I'm not gonna say for how long because that would be even worse news. I've been really busy with work and getting stuff ready so I'm sorry this update didn't come sooner. You know how it is when you're travelling. Well this leads nicely into my other bit of bad news...
I won't be able to update my other stories. I just don't have the time to sit and think about the details for the chapters and stuff. But I solemnly promise to think about them when I'm away and come back so totally dedicated that you guys are gonna be inundated with updates - especially for this story.
Anyways that's it for the news and now on with the chapter...
I don't own X Men Evolution.
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Kitty shot Pietro a sympathetic look. She mouthed the words "I'm sorry" and turned to go up the stairs so she could sort Rogue out, when he grabbed her by the wrist.
"It's alright Kitty. I don't need to know the details."
She looked at him strangely. "But you missed the dance and everything - your big date with Rogue, getting to shake her hand goodnight..." she rambled on.
Pietro stared wide eyed at the girl, completely oblivious to what she was talking about. "Kitty, what do you mean big date?"
Kitty's mouth formed a small 'o'. "Aren't you... aren't you and Rogue going out?" she asked curiously, her head cocked to side.
"Going out?" Pietro choked. "I mean Rogue and I are friends but no we aren't going out. Whatever gave you that idea?"
She looked away in confusion. "But I thought... I mean when I saw you two at the park, I thought that..." her eyes locked on his once again, filled with embarrassment.
Pietro smiled amusingly. "That's why you were at the park?" He then glanced at her arm, "so I suppose that's kind of my fault?"
She shook her head vigorously. "No not at all. If I like wasn't spying on you guys I wouldn't have gotten stung by that stupid bee."
Pietro laced his fingers in with hers and lowered his head so that their foreheads touched, whispering huskily, "Rogue was just filling me in on some details about a certain someone who I care about..."
"A certain someone?" her voice quivered.
"Yeah - maybe you know her. She's smart, funny, warm, caring and extremely beautiful," his warm breath gently playing with the stray wisps of her hair.
Kitty closed her eyes and soaked him in, relishing the moment that would forever be frozen in her mind. "I don't think I know who she is..."
"Well maybe I can help you out." Pietro gravitated slowly towards her lips.
Kitty was tempted to pinch herself to make sure this was all real but dared not make a move. She didn't even care whether he kissed her or not - just being this close to him was sheer bliss. The feel of his warm breath on her face, his fingers intertwined tenderly with hers, his intoxicating voice, scent, presence - she was in ecstasy.
Kitty's world of musings came to a crashing halt when she felt her lips completely merged with Pietro's. She wandered to that fluffy pink place inside her head, where she and Pietro were the focus of it all. It was a kiss that she wanted for a long time now, a kiss she wanted to last forever. However all good things come to an end...
"Half Pint, is that kid still here?" She heard Logan call out from down the hallway.
Kitty quickly but reluctantly pulled away. She furrowed her brows in terror and shot Pietro a look, as he disengaged his fingers from hers. She immediately felt the emptiness of not having him near her, holding her but she whispered, "get out of here!"
Pietro nodded a silent yes and sped out the front door, leaving nothing but a memory behind.
Logan walked in soon afterwards, grunting slightly. "Half Pint, there you are!"
Kitty gave a weak smile.
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"Rogue? Rogue, wake up!" Kitty shook the girl roughly.
Rogue stirred a bit but didn't open her eyes. "What do yuh want Kitty?"
"You like fell asleep in your clothes." Kitty stated plainly.
"Ah'll change in the mornin'!"
"But your feet are hanging halfway off the bed!" Kitty's tone of voice filled with excitement.
"Ah can guarantee yuh that ah'll move through the night. Now leave me alone!" The goth girl flipped over onto her side, her back facing towards Kitty.
"What did you tell Pietro about me?"
Rogue's eyes immediately shot open. *What exactly did Pietro tell her? Ah hope he didn't mess up my plan! Ah'm gonna kill that speed demon if he messes up this plan. He has such a big mouth!* Rogue flipped back over to face Kitty. "What exactly did Pietro tell yuh Kit?"
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Pietro lay on his bed and stared at the ceiling in confusion. After he had sped out the mansion, he quickly dashed home, into the shower and straight to bed desperate to get some sleep. But who said just because you desperately needed something you would be able to get it. Now reaching the hour mark, Pietro sighed in frustration, quickly getting up and flicking on the lights. He paced around the room at normal pace, a million questions floated inside his head. *Why did I do it? How could I have done something like that? How could I have been so stupid? How could I just kiss her like that? I mean what was I thinking - she's Kitty for goodness sake! I am incredibly and absolutely stupid!*
Pietro walked back over to his bed and flopped down, grabbing a pillow to tuck behind his head. He had resolutely chalked up the events of the evening to a momentary lapse in judgement, when a picture of Kitty suddenly flooded his mind and he smiled unconsciously. He remembered that day at the mall, when she looked so breathtaking in that dress, how incredibly breathtaking she looked and smelt tonight - Kitty's aroma still clung to his memory like a bad dream. Deciding to be completely honest with himself, Pietro contemplated whether he really liked Kitty or not. *Do I really? Do I really think she's smart, funny, warm, caring, sensitive, incredible, amazing - I mean oh so totally amazing - and so extremely beautiful? Did I want to kiss her? Did I want to feel her small arms around me again? Did I want to taste her again?* Pietro welded his eyes together to shield them from the bright light. He mouthed something to himself, which much to his surprise - sounded much like a "yes." *Yes... yes I did want to. I did want to kiss her again, to touch her, to smell her, to taste her. I wanted her as much as I know she wanted me. I want to be with her, every single minute of every single day. I want to know that she's mine and will always be mine; we would never be apart. Together forever...*
Pietro shot up and buried his face in his hands. This is not happening! *No, no, no - this is insane! I can't be falling for her! I can't have fallen for her! No, no, no...* he shook his head forcefully and flung his pillow across the room. *Alright - let's just be calm, cool and collected and rationalize this thing.* Pietro began to run through the play by play in his mind, coming up with only one logical solution. *I've got it! I know that Kitty likes me and because I know that she likes me, it made be feel as though I like her. And because I felt as though I liked her and I know that she likes me - we - being two people that like each other did the only obvious thing that people who like each other do. We kissed. As simple as that - that's exactly what happened.* He smiled to himself triumphantly but it quickly faded however. *That has got to be the biggest load I've ever come up with!*
Pietro passed his hands through his hair in annoyance and disbelief. The fact that he couldn't explain why he had kissed Kitty, why he wanted too - ignoring of course the reason that blatantly stared him the face - was driving him nuts. *Nah, this is getting too outta hand. I'm gonna call Rogue and tell her the deal is off. Kitty can keep the picture for all I care - it's not worth all this hassle.* A look of relief washed over Pietro's face and he plopped back down onto his pillow. *I'll be outta here in a week or so anyways. Away from Bayville... away from the X-Men... and away from Kitty Pryde... forever.
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A/N: Well did you like it? Was it enough to satisfy you until I get back? I know I'm not leaving for a while yet but I'm posting this up because I know you really wanted an update plus I little bit of free I got I took and madly typed this up. Well please, please, review - I hope to see loads when I get back. I'll be back soon but until next time... take care.
A/N: Thanks for the reviews from everyone; you've been so kind. I've got a bit of bad and bad news, so which one would you like first?
Okay I'll start with the bad news - I'm going away. I'm leaving sometime in March but I'm not gonna say for how long because that would be even worse news. I've been really busy with work and getting stuff ready so I'm sorry this update didn't come sooner. You know how it is when you're travelling. Well this leads nicely into my other bit of bad news...
I won't be able to update my other stories. I just don't have the time to sit and think about the details for the chapters and stuff. But I solemnly promise to think about them when I'm away and come back so totally dedicated that you guys are gonna be inundated with updates - especially for this story.
Anyways that's it for the news and now on with the chapter...
I don't own X Men Evolution.
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Kitty shot Pietro a sympathetic look. She mouthed the words "I'm sorry" and turned to go up the stairs so she could sort Rogue out, when he grabbed her by the wrist.
"It's alright Kitty. I don't need to know the details."
She looked at him strangely. "But you missed the dance and everything - your big date with Rogue, getting to shake her hand goodnight..." she rambled on.
Pietro stared wide eyed at the girl, completely oblivious to what she was talking about. "Kitty, what do you mean big date?"
Kitty's mouth formed a small 'o'. "Aren't you... aren't you and Rogue going out?" she asked curiously, her head cocked to side.
"Going out?" Pietro choked. "I mean Rogue and I are friends but no we aren't going out. Whatever gave you that idea?"
She looked away in confusion. "But I thought... I mean when I saw you two at the park, I thought that..." her eyes locked on his once again, filled with embarrassment.
Pietro smiled amusingly. "That's why you were at the park?" He then glanced at her arm, "so I suppose that's kind of my fault?"
She shook her head vigorously. "No not at all. If I like wasn't spying on you guys I wouldn't have gotten stung by that stupid bee."
Pietro laced his fingers in with hers and lowered his head so that their foreheads touched, whispering huskily, "Rogue was just filling me in on some details about a certain someone who I care about..."
"A certain someone?" her voice quivered.
"Yeah - maybe you know her. She's smart, funny, warm, caring and extremely beautiful," his warm breath gently playing with the stray wisps of her hair.
Kitty closed her eyes and soaked him in, relishing the moment that would forever be frozen in her mind. "I don't think I know who she is..."
"Well maybe I can help you out." Pietro gravitated slowly towards her lips.
Kitty was tempted to pinch herself to make sure this was all real but dared not make a move. She didn't even care whether he kissed her or not - just being this close to him was sheer bliss. The feel of his warm breath on her face, his fingers intertwined tenderly with hers, his intoxicating voice, scent, presence - she was in ecstasy.
Kitty's world of musings came to a crashing halt when she felt her lips completely merged with Pietro's. She wandered to that fluffy pink place inside her head, where she and Pietro were the focus of it all. It was a kiss that she wanted for a long time now, a kiss she wanted to last forever. However all good things come to an end...
"Half Pint, is that kid still here?" She heard Logan call out from down the hallway.
Kitty quickly but reluctantly pulled away. She furrowed her brows in terror and shot Pietro a look, as he disengaged his fingers from hers. She immediately felt the emptiness of not having him near her, holding her but she whispered, "get out of here!"
Pietro nodded a silent yes and sped out the front door, leaving nothing but a memory behind.
Logan walked in soon afterwards, grunting slightly. "Half Pint, there you are!"
Kitty gave a weak smile.
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"Rogue? Rogue, wake up!" Kitty shook the girl roughly.
Rogue stirred a bit but didn't open her eyes. "What do yuh want Kitty?"
"You like fell asleep in your clothes." Kitty stated plainly.
"Ah'll change in the mornin'!"
"But your feet are hanging halfway off the bed!" Kitty's tone of voice filled with excitement.
"Ah can guarantee yuh that ah'll move through the night. Now leave me alone!" The goth girl flipped over onto her side, her back facing towards Kitty.
"What did you tell Pietro about me?"
Rogue's eyes immediately shot open. *What exactly did Pietro tell her? Ah hope he didn't mess up my plan! Ah'm gonna kill that speed demon if he messes up this plan. He has such a big mouth!* Rogue flipped back over to face Kitty. "What exactly did Pietro tell yuh Kit?"
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Pietro lay on his bed and stared at the ceiling in confusion. After he had sped out the mansion, he quickly dashed home, into the shower and straight to bed desperate to get some sleep. But who said just because you desperately needed something you would be able to get it. Now reaching the hour mark, Pietro sighed in frustration, quickly getting up and flicking on the lights. He paced around the room at normal pace, a million questions floated inside his head. *Why did I do it? How could I have done something like that? How could I have been so stupid? How could I just kiss her like that? I mean what was I thinking - she's Kitty for goodness sake! I am incredibly and absolutely stupid!*
Pietro walked back over to his bed and flopped down, grabbing a pillow to tuck behind his head. He had resolutely chalked up the events of the evening to a momentary lapse in judgement, when a picture of Kitty suddenly flooded his mind and he smiled unconsciously. He remembered that day at the mall, when she looked so breathtaking in that dress, how incredibly breathtaking she looked and smelt tonight - Kitty's aroma still clung to his memory like a bad dream. Deciding to be completely honest with himself, Pietro contemplated whether he really liked Kitty or not. *Do I really? Do I really think she's smart, funny, warm, caring, sensitive, incredible, amazing - I mean oh so totally amazing - and so extremely beautiful? Did I want to kiss her? Did I want to feel her small arms around me again? Did I want to taste her again?* Pietro welded his eyes together to shield them from the bright light. He mouthed something to himself, which much to his surprise - sounded much like a "yes." *Yes... yes I did want to. I did want to kiss her again, to touch her, to smell her, to taste her. I wanted her as much as I know she wanted me. I want to be with her, every single minute of every single day. I want to know that she's mine and will always be mine; we would never be apart. Together forever...*
Pietro shot up and buried his face in his hands. This is not happening! *No, no, no - this is insane! I can't be falling for her! I can't have fallen for her! No, no, no...* he shook his head forcefully and flung his pillow across the room. *Alright - let's just be calm, cool and collected and rationalize this thing.* Pietro began to run through the play by play in his mind, coming up with only one logical solution. *I've got it! I know that Kitty likes me and because I know that she likes me, it made be feel as though I like her. And because I felt as though I liked her and I know that she likes me - we - being two people that like each other did the only obvious thing that people who like each other do. We kissed. As simple as that - that's exactly what happened.* He smiled to himself triumphantly but it quickly faded however. *That has got to be the biggest load I've ever come up with!*
Pietro passed his hands through his hair in annoyance and disbelief. The fact that he couldn't explain why he had kissed Kitty, why he wanted too - ignoring of course the reason that blatantly stared him the face - was driving him nuts. *Nah, this is getting too outta hand. I'm gonna call Rogue and tell her the deal is off. Kitty can keep the picture for all I care - it's not worth all this hassle.* A look of relief washed over Pietro's face and he plopped back down onto his pillow. *I'll be outta here in a week or so anyways. Away from Bayville... away from the X-Men... and away from Kitty Pryde... forever.
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A/N: Well did you like it? Was it enough to satisfy you until I get back? I know I'm not leaving for a while yet but I'm posting this up because I know you really wanted an update plus I little bit of free I got I took and madly typed this up. Well please, please, review - I hope to see loads when I get back. I'll be back soon but until next time... take care.