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phasing_catCharacters: Kitty Pryde (X-men), mention of John Myers and Liz Sherman-Harkness (Hellboy)
Rating: PG
Setting: Bump in the Night!Verse
Prompt: #220 Haunting - Drabble Table
Word Count: 300
Kitty woke with a start, unsure what had disturbed her sleep. The sun was up, but just barely, and the room was filled with a dusty dim light. She reached next to her, searching for her husband’s hand, but his side of the bed was empty. The sound of a faucet turning on in the hall bathroom caught her attention, and she turned toward the bedroom door.
She sat up, swung her legs out of bed and slid her feet into a pair of slippers before padding down the hall. The door to the second bathroom was closed. “That must have been what woke me,” she thought. She knocked lightly on the door.
“John? Thanks so much for waking me up.” She was cranky when she didn’t get enough sleep. Since she’d gotten pregnant, she never seemed to get enough.
“Honey? Are you in there?”
No response. She turned the knob and slowly opened the door. The room was dark – and empty. She reached over and turned off the faucet, her brow knitted with confusion. She turned around and went back to the bedroom to get her phone. She needed to call him.
Once back in their room, she noticed a piece of paper on the dresser.
Got called into work. Since the phone didn’t even wake you, I decided to let you sleep. Call me when you get up. Love you. John
Just as she finished reading, the bedroom door, only a few feet from where she stood, slammed shut.
Kitty screamed and dropped the note, involuntarily taking several steps backwards, away from the door.
“I’m not afraid of you!” she shouted to whoever or whatever was there. The tremor in her voice betrayed her, however.
"That's it," she muttered as she reached for the phone. "I'm calling Liz."
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Love it!
Date: 2011-01-15 09:49 am (UTC)Yay! *hugs*
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Date: 2011-01-21 08:50 pm (UTC)YES!Nope.no subject
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Date: 2011-01-23 02:27 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-01-23 08:24 pm (UTC)Just what are you suggesting?
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Date: 2011-01-23 08:48 pm (UTC)Sort out yer own goddamn problems.
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Date: 2011-01-23 09:26 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-01-23 09:43 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-01-24 02:51 am (UTC)[There you go. If he's gonna push her away, she'll push right back.]
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Date: 2011-01-24 07:19 pm (UTC)We'll see 'bout that.
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Date: 2011-01-25 12:30 am (UTC)So go on, go do something important like drink beer. I'll take care of myself.
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Date: 2011-01-25 09:22 pm (UTC)