Because someone is totes enjoying canon!Kitty's new little crush...

[kittyhawk]

Do me a favor and don't get any dumb ideas. I mean, technically I'm already in a thing, so it's not like it'd change my current situation any. If anything it'd probably just make things a lot more confusing.

Still, it would be nice to have some new friends...

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[kittyhawk]

[... okay, well, she can't promise that, but both parties have been trying very hard not to be totally obvious about their little thing, so at least there's that? The saddest thing is that Peter Quill would be the less complicated option here.]

No. No. No, no, no. None of that.

[internalflame]

Come on, there has to be something if he's cooler than Bobby. I mean, Bobby's moniker is the Iceman--so there's gotta be something there worth digging up.

[ Are those puppy dog eyes? Yes, yes they are. ]

Please?

[kittyhawk]

[That's just cruel. Puppy eyes? I mean, really.] Wait, which one are we talking about, anyway?

[Apparently Kitty's made this so confusing, she's confused herself. A+ for casually attempting to avoid the 'Who Has Kitty Been Mackin' On' question.]

[internalflame]

The new one.

... I don't want to get inside of Bobby's head. Do you?

[kittyhawk]

Definitely not. I've been as close to being inside his head as I ever want to be and something tells me the little one isn't much better. Especially not with all those hormones.

The other guy, though? He's not important. Trust me. [Because getting into the who of it all is way, way more awkward than the idea of talking to her 16-year-old student about her love life.]

[internalflame]

[ Come on, girl talk is common. It isn't as if Jean can sit down and have a conversation with the Stepford Cuckoos about boys! Who else is she going to rely on for that kind of thing? ]

The more you insist that he's not important, I'm going to have to insist he must be. Come on, you can tell me.

It isn't as if you can keep secrets from me in the end.

[kittyhawk]

[... someone who hasn't been making out with the present, adult version of your sorta-boyfriend? :DD]

I insist that he isn't important because he isn't. There isn't even anything to talk about and if there was, I'd probably still insist we talk about anything but my love life or lack thereof.

[A frown.] Don't you pull that card. That's not even fair.

[internalflame]

[ She already has self-esteem issues every time she looks at Miss Frost, so good call there. ]

You started it by being unfair first.

If we're not going to talk about your love life, what can we talk about?

[kittyhawk]

[How do you think Kitty feels? I mean, she could honestly care less about Emma, but that doesn't exactly stop her from feeling weird about the whole thing... or the fact that they've got a walking, talking, and very much living reminder of Jean Grey. Realistically she knows it's not a subject she gets to avoid forever and Illyana's already called her out on it, she's just... not looking forward to Jean's reaction... or anyone's reaction, really.

IT'S A BIG MESS OK. THAT'S WHY SHE DOESN'T WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT.]

I wouldn't call that unfair. There are just some things we don't need to discuss right now, alright? And no digging. You stay out of my head.

Surely there's got to be something less awkward to talk about?

[internalflame]

[ Hey now, she wouldn't be mad at Professor Kitty. No, she would just take her frustration out on Scott by being desperate enough to kiss someone else--maybe Logan this time? That might shut them all up.

(Teenager girls.)

Pouting, but she respects her enough to do that. No prying, even if she really, really, really wants to. ]

I thought girls talked about boys all the time. I don't see how it's that awkward, but let's see. You mentioned new friends?

[kittyhawk]

[Well, that hardly seems fair. Kitty is just as much to blame for things as he is. Truthfully, if Kitty is worried about any one person more, it's Jean. That's such an awkward situation for anyone, let alone a hormonal teenage girl who is already going through so much. So much weird guilt there.]

They do, but... this situation is a little different. I'm your friend, Jean. You know that. But... I'm also your teacher and I've got to remember that in situations like this. [Nod.] Yeah. I mean, aside from you all, all I've really got is Illyana and Lockheed. I'm not ready to make my peace with everyone else yet.

[internalflame]

[ Nothing is fair when it comes to Scott and Jean's high school first love thing being as screwed up as it is now. He seems to tolerate it well enough when he's not running off to space so there's that. ]

All right, all right. I get it. You can't talk to me about boys because I'm not a woman yet.

[ That's not it at all, but better she thinks that to be the case. ] ... Illyana? She's really terrifying.

[kittyhawk]

[Kitty's just relieved she's dropped it for now. It's not over, of course, but they'll deal with this all another day.]

I'd like to say she's just misunderstood, but yeah... Illyana can be absolutely terrifying when she wants to be. She's a good person, deep down. She'd tell you otherwise, but I know for a fact that she's got a good heart. The whole Super Secret Mutant School might not be ideal, but I am really glad we have Illyana around.

[internalflame]

[ Fear for Scott's sanity that day. Both Scotts. ]

I don't know... anyone's whose head is that scary probably isn't possible of being a truly good person. [ It's scary in there. ]

[kittyhawk]

[Poor Scotts.]

It's complicated, Jean. Trust me. Have you ever... sat down and tried to have an actual conversation with her? I don't really feel like it's my place to explain, but maybe hearing it from Illyana will help you better understand her.

[internalflame]

I don't think girls like her enjoy having psychics for friends. I mean--I guess I could try? It'd be rude otherwise to make assumptions.