What is it with kids and bathrooms?(Scott)

[Kitty]

Kitty had always been great with school. It didn't matter if she was at home in Illinios or if she was here at the institute, she was a great student. Her teachers had always praised her, though she had always been great with computers, moreso than other things. It was fitting, but then again it seemed odd. She was a small girl, petite and she was cute by many people's standards.... It didn't really matter, though. Kitty had always been who her parents wanted her to be, though she had gotten out of that little habit when she came to the institute, having her mutation was something that changed her in many ways, but it all seemed for the better to her. She had a voice and an opinion and she used it. Fear didn't hold her back, that would always be a good thing.

The bells for class rang shrewdly in Kitty's ears as she grabbed her books from the desk she had been sitting at before lifting the satchel off of her shoulder and tucking a few strands of her dark hair behind her ears as she walked out of the classroom quietly. She got a few hellos and a couple of waves and she returned them politele before she went on her own way. Kitty was a social person, don't get me wrong, but she wasn't feeling that social today. There was just something about it. She wasn't sure what it was, but something was bothering her. Maybe it was the fact of everything she saw around her, and the fact that she didn't feel adequate for her spot as an X man. Who knew?

The sounds of shuffling feet reverberated through the halls and Kitty was at ease here. She always would be. The mansion reeked of safety and home for her most of the time, but sometimes it felt so much like a cage. At the moment she was sure that those thoughts were insane, but she was able to shrug it off as she walked into an empty classroom, though one could also call it a garage. Kitty had more than one teacher's aid class. Most people didn't go straight to class, but that wasn't unusual. Kitty was seventeen... she was one of the older students now, she was further ahead and she did more than she should have, but it was her own choice. This period she was a teacher's aid for Scott. It was autoshop, but then again it wasn't that bad. It was still a science, and Kitty's forte was technology, she wasn't that bad at any subject, though, really. She gently placed her books and her satchel on the table in the front before she took her usual seat behind the computer for attendance. Most of the time Scott let her sit there and add in things or whatnot. Kitty wasn't sure from day to day, but she knew she liked being in there with one of her other favorite teachers, then again, today was either a lab day or a test day, Kitty couldn't remember, but then again she had already taken the class.... Scott was a great teacher.

Kitty heard the sounds of people entering and saw Dawson approach the desk with a look of guilt. He was nervous too. He had all the telltale signs and Kitty looked up while playing with a pen and waiting on the computer, which she had just filpped on, to load.

"Kitty, I've really got to go to the bathroom and I left my book in my last class, and my bag too. I know I'll end up late..."

Kitty smiled. He wasn't usually late and Kitty knew as much. She sent him a sympathetic look before she grabbed the passes and jotted down a few things and then signed it. Teacher's aid priveledges, don't you love them? Dawson looked ill anyway and Kitty didn't think Scott would really mind.

"Don't worry about it, but don't make it a regular occurance. Hurry up."

This was the second time in the week, though it wasn't the same person... Kitty said with a smile as he grinned back and muttered a 'thank you' before he ran out the door, Kitty heard it smack shut behind him, though it was opened not a moment later. Kitty knew Scott would be in soon.... She didn't mind too much. She always enjoyed this part of th day.... though, she enjoyed all of her teaching aid classes as well as her regular ones!

[Cyclops]

Scott was making his way down the hall to his calss room. It was his last class of the day. He was fairly anxious for this day to be over. It had been a long one. However, he knew that this period would go by fast. All he had set up for the day was a test. he knew the students hated it, but unlike some of the teachers, his tests were fairly easy. he did it on purpose, he remembered when he was in school and how he hated qizes or tests and whatnot. He didn't always study as a boy, then again most children were known to do those things every so often. Although, he did know one student that never did. Or if she had, he had never seen it. Her name was Ms. Pryde, but everyone called her Kitty, even Scott. She was his student aid for the class, and he was glad to have her. She was quite usefull to him. She was always willing to help grade or assist the other students. Indead, she was a pleasure to have around.

Scott was on the hallway to his class room when a student of his zoomed by him. Scott opened his mouth to speak, but the boy was gone to quickly. Scott just kept on his way, laughing a bit to himself. He opened the door of his class room, a folder in hand. his folder contained the test that he was soon to pass out to the students. All said test consisted of was a diagram of what they had leanred that week, not hard at all. He didn't believe in craming his students with information they were soon to forget as soon as they stepped foot out his door. What was the point? He would much rather have students have fun in his class and learn what they would acctualy use.

As he stepped foot inside, he noticed Kitty, already taking role. She was so helpful.

"Hello Kitty."

He said friendly with a brief smile. He made his way over the front of the class. The room was almost silent as he passed out the papers. The students anticipating the test he was sure.

"So how has your day been Kitty?"

He aske looking to her for a short second before going about passing out the work.

[Kitty]

Kitty's fingers were quick and nimble and she didn't have to look down as she took role. She was great with computers and technology in general, so she knew that she could do this no problem. She had always done it. She was indeed helpful and when Scott came in he sent her a greeting. she looked away from the students and smiled at him.

"Hey, Mr. Summers."

She responded politely as she typed in a few more keys and realized role was all finished. Exiting out of the program, Kitty began to play with the pen she had used earlier as Scott fiddled with his test for the day. Kitty had always found his class to be the easy a for her, but then again she could work on an engine just as well as Scott now.

"It's been pretty good. Kind of easy, I suppose. How about you?"

She was always polite, but she enjoyed being around most of the teachers. They understood her and treated her with respect and almost as an equal... It felt nice...

[Cyclops]

He continued to pass out the papers. One of the boys in the back was tapping his pencil against the desk nervously. Scott patted the boys shoulder as he passed.

"Good to hear your day has been well." He noded once. "Not torturing your other teachers to bad I hope."

He smiled at her, he was only kidding and she knew it. Kitty would never cause trouble, she avoided it like the plauge.

He had just passed out his last paper when the student he had passed in the hallway came stumbling into the room. He looked to Scott, his gaze much like that of a dear caught in the headlights. He simply waved him in, giving the okay to take his seat. Scott understood, sometimes those things happened. He didn't make deal out of it unless such things became a problem or a constant occurance. Maybe that was why he was most students favorite teacher. Even to those that had not had his class.

"My day has been fine." He smiled as if to say, thank you for asking. Kitty was a nice girl. "But I will be glad when it is over."

He didn't always talk like a teacher, atleast not to all his students.

[Kitty]

Kitty grinned and shook her head a bit.

"Mhm, I can't guarentee anything. You know me, I love to cause all of the teachers problems."

Kitty said with a smile. She didn't cause problems. The girl did avoid trouble by all costs. She knew that well enough. Kitty ran a hand through her hair distractedly for a moment as she messed with a pen, watching Dawson make his way back into the room. Kitty just sent him a reassuring grin and nodded after Scott hadn't had a problem at all. Kitty knew he wouldn't. Hell, if he did it would have been Kitty that would have stepped in. She wasn't a dumb person, but she had allowed him to go, she wouldn't have done it had she thought there would have been a problem. Easy!

"Ah, I can't say I disagree."

Kitty said with a smile and a nod as she fiddled with the pen.

"Do you know when the next large danger sesion is?"

She needed to know that....shite.

[Cyclops]

He took his seat at his desk, chuckling a bit to himself at her humor. Scott was always a fan of sarcasm.

“Just go easy on them, they aren’t as all used to your wild behavior as I am.”

He gave a little nod to match his smile. Then he looked away briefly to watch the clock. Yes, even teachers did that. His day was almost over, well at least his teaching day. Don’t get me wrong, he loved to teach, but he loved free time just as much as his students did.

He leaned back in his chair, letting out a long sigh. Placing his hands behind his head, he searched his brain for the answer to her question. Scott always loved the danger room sessions. Most of the students seemed to enjoy them to. I guess in a way it made them feel important, like they were really apart of the team.

“Next Thursday I think.” He paused to look at her. “But I could be wrong, I was wrong once before, I think.” He smirked, before being a little more serious now. “Check with Mrs. Munroe, she would know.”

Ororo always knew, she was always one step ahead of the game. In a way Kitty reminded him of her.

[Kitty]

"If I went easy on them, I wouldn't be true to myself."

Kitty said with a smirk plastered to her face for the moment. Teasing back and forth between the two was normal. Mr. Summers was a great teacher and a great person, Kitty knew that more than well enough. She respected him and genuinely liked him. He was a great person, and Kitty really liked all of the teachers, technically. She got along with all of them. Hell, some might call her a suck up or a teacher's pet, but it was just her genuine personality. Kitty didn't need to watch the clock. She didn't really care. Time didn't matter.

It wasn't that Kitty was anxious for a danger room session, she just knew that she needed it. Kitty hadn't been working o ut that often and she hadn't been practicing either. That wasn't the best way to go, but then again... Kitty couldn't be touched if she didn't want to.... She wasn't in need of that much work, really. Upon hearing Scott answer, Kitty peered at him. Had he talked to Ms. Munroe lately?

"Thursday... I'll check with some others, but I don't know.... Have you even talked to Ms. Munroe lately? She seems quite off..."

Storm was more than off... Kitty knew it, and most others had to see it.

[Cyclops]

At the sudden subject change Scott found himself clearning his throat. He wasn't one to talk about peoples, especially other teachers, personal problems. Most definatly not with students. Kitty wasn't an avergae student and sometimes he didn't even see her as one of them. More like a sub. Nevertheless, she was still a student. Besides, he wasn't even certain that Storm had personal problems, but from the short period of time that he had spoken to her she didn't seem herself. Kitty was right, something was off..

"Yes, we'ev spoken."

He said with a nod, closing that subject and its entirty. There was nothing for them to be concerned with. Ororo was an adult, one that could handle herself, most of the time.

"So what about you Kitty?"

He asked leaning forward resting his elbows on the desk.

"Are looking forward to the session?"

He really did want to know, he was eager to see what Kitty could do, how her powers were progessing.

[Kitty]

Short, stout, terse, Scott was brushing the subject away, and Kitty couldn't blame him. He had the right. It wasn't as if he liked to talk about people or anything. She couldn't help but send a small half smile to Scott. She wasn't an average student, truth be told she hadn't been a real student figure in quite some time. The girl was as smart as the teachers, she was a much higher level than she should have been, but that wasn't a bad thing. She was still considered a student,t hough. She would be for some time to come. There may have been something off, but it was obvious they weren't going to discuss it.

Blinking, Kitty smiled a bit and gave a bit of a shrug. Was she anxious? She didn't feel like it, though she wasn't nervous or anything either. She could remember her first danger room session, it had been scary and Kitty hadn't been sure about it, but now she was used to it and she was much more competent and dangerous, for lack of better wording. Kitty could fight, she had enough training to know that and her power was something that she had once scorned, but now to pride in. She couldn't be touched if she didn't want to. The smile grew a bit and Kitty leaned an elbow on the arm rest of the chair she was sitting in and placed her head atop her hand.

"I'm not really looking forward to it, but I'm ready. Haven't done much work of the sort in a while."

Admission there. She had admitted she hadn't been working on her fighting or anything, but the girl could surprise you. She was small, but she packed a mean punch. If Logan had heard she hadn't been working, he probably would have had a fit or something...

[Cyclops]

Kitty wasn't always the one to be really enthused with her powers. Scott didn't understand why. She had an amazing gift, all mutants did. He knew that sometimes it was scary, believe me, he knew. However, that didn't mean that they weren't something to be proud of. SOmething to take advantage of, like playing a piano, controlling them was an art. Althoug, unlke the piano, it was a necissary art. Practice truly did make perfect. Scott didn't just wake up an experianced teacher, of course not. He was molded into one after years of practice and hard work.

He made a face as if to say, 'no worries.' Scott was an encouraging guy. He was confident, and he tended to have a wa of spreading that confidence to others.

"Im sure you will do just fine."

Kitty was always preparred and she had common sence. It was no big deal if a student slacked off every once in a while. Everyone did it. It was human nature. Although it did pose the possibility of making things more difficult than they had to be. The danger room wasn't something that was very challenging. It simplt kept you on your toes, taught you to make the bes of what your given. It showed students how to make wise decisions in a safe enviroment.

"But on a better note." Scott cleared his throat. "What have you improved on?"

It was obvious that the girl was progressing, even if sometimes she failed to see it. Many students looked up to Kitty, and why shouldn't they. She was a well behaved girl that made good grades and had lots of friends. Although, Scott sometimes thought she could stand to be a little more outgoing.

[Kitty]

"Ah, I know I'll do fine. I just haven't practiced in a while."

She was trained in several matrial arts and her power was always easy enough to control unless she was upset and everything. She had control. She had pretty much mastered control, and that was something she was proud of. She smiled right back at Scott for a moment nodding. She knew for a fact that he was a great teacher. He had helped her. He knew all about it. It did take work and it took time too. Everyone knew that, especially here at the mansion.

You had to master your power to be careful enough and live well. If you didn't you'd have enough problems. Kitty had mastered hers, she kenw it was there and she didn't have a problem, she would do well enough in the danger room. She didn't have any problems with it and she knew what she could do, others didn't know all of it, though... What had Kitty improved on? Oh...

"Well, I've actually mastered a new move and some speed maneuvers. Just a few things...."

Kitty was a good role model. She had herself set straight. She was more outgoing than people knew, but it only applied to those she wanted to be around and things...

[Cyclops]

To tell the truth, he hadn't really practiced in a long while himself. There was no need anymore, although he probably should have. He as well as the other teachers tended to get most of there refresher corses while teacher. Hence, the Danger room.

Having advanced fighting skills weren't exactly what came on the top of Scott's list; however, he did find it very helpfull to know how to fight. Kitty had been working on her skills, that was no secret. It was wise. Even though her powers made it to where it wasn't a necessity, it was still a good idea. One couldn't rely entirly one ones powers to protect them. because, god forbid, there may come a day when you were without them.

"A few is better than none." He noded. "You should show me sometime."

He said it with an interested, teacher like smile. Scott wasn't exactly a master fighter, but he did have his skills.

"You'll have to promise to go easy on me though. Us old guys don't move so fast."

He smiled and a small laugh wasn't far behind. In no way was Scott old. Infact, he was at the peak of his condition, and it showed.

[Kitty]

Kitty didn't practice as often as she should and she knew it. She was still better than many others, though. She prided herself often on not needing to really practice. She retained information very easily and she was in shape and everything. She didn't really need much practice, she was one of the best in the school and she prided herself on that. She had trained and learned to be as good as she was. Then again, it hadn't been that hard for her.

"I suppose that's right... I wouldn't want to show you, you might not be able to handle it."

Kitty smirked. She was only teasing, but that didn't mean she wasn't going to accept it or anything. His next comment only accompanied her in a good way. HAh!

"I'll go easy on you.... just remind me not to whup your bum too badly....that might be a total embarassment, seeing as I'm like one fourth of your size."

Kitty giggled a bit and grinned. He may have been in his peak, but Kitty had much more training, really and she was a bit more in tune with her fighting....

[Cyclops]

He crossed his fingers on the desk infront of him, chuckling a bit.

"Perhaps." Scott responded with a soft nod.

Of course he could handle it. He was Scott Summers. He was the kind that if he couldn't succede at first he didn't quit until he could. He had a very high tolerance for things he could and could not handle. He could take anything you threw at him. Chances are with a smile on his face.

"It certainly would be, I wouldn't be able to show my face in the teachers lounge anymore."

Not that it were an issue or even a possibility in the slightest, but Scott knew who would win in a little duel between Kitty and he. She may have been skilled, but when push came to shove, Scott had her beat. Not that it was any matter, he couldn't have cared less.

It was then that one of his students walked over to his desk. Finished test in hand. He reached for it with a forced smile. The student disappeard just as quickly as she had come. At first glance, he could tell she had done well. His tests weren't exactly rocket science.

[Kitty]

"We'd just have to see."

Kitty said with a small shrug and a bright smile. The girl didn't really care about fighting him. It didn't really matter either way. She wasn't that competative. Then again, if she didn't want something to touch her, it couldn't. Scott couldn't touch her for however long that she wanted.

"Well, we can't have that, we know you wouldn't want to be the laughing stock of the faculty."

Kitty wouldn't do that, she could give him a run for his money, but then again, she didn't really thing that fighting Scott sounded that fun either way. Logan wasn't evewn fun to fight with. None of them really were, even though Kitty knew what she was doing. It didn't matter what her opponent did, Kitty wasn't tangible if she didn't wish to be. It was as simple as that. Nothing else need be said about it....

Kitty smiled at the girl that had brough up her test and watched as Scott peered at her paper. Kitty had helped her about a month ago when she was having a bit of trouble. She knew that girl would do extremely well, seeing as Kitty happened to be one of the best tutors, seeing as she was pretty damn smart when it came to any sort of technology...