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Persuasive Even in Your Sleep

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In the early mornings, when everything is still slightly colder and beds are just right and so warm and comfortable in the most impossible way, getting up is even harder.

Especially when all you want to do is linger in bed just a little longer, soaking in the warmth, drowsiness- but then of course. Some people had alarm clocks.

The mutants of Bayville had Scott Summers.

As the leader of the X-Men, Scott did all of his chores dutifully. The one he hated most though, above protecting citizens, fighting bad guys, cleaning out the gutters, waxing the Blackbird, and training daily, was the one he did faithfully every week day morning. Waking the kids up for school, individually if they denied hearing him in their slumber.

First he woke the earliest, dressed and washed swiftly and then briskly walked down the corridors, banging on each door as he passed, shouting out, "RISE AND SHINE! Time for school! WAKE UP!"

Then, after some moans, grumbles, yawns, and complaints, reluctant kids would step out of their warm beds, wince at the touch of cold air and cold floor on their bare feet away from the safety of bed, and slowly start their days. There were often stragglers, people who could not wake up or would not and who would just crawl back into bed and lie their blissfully.

Scott hated to deal with them individually.

It was mostly the boys, mainly Kurt and for the girls, Tabitha was a problem as was Kitty.

Jean was never a problem, and she often was up around the same time as him.

On this particular morning, as the mansion woke up and there was a general hustle and bustle and breakfast being made, Scott found one door still closed and sighed as he went in to Kitty's room.

Rogue was just at the mirror putting in a black earring, and then promptly walked out with her bag, mumbling a good morning to Scott. Not at all thrilled at him always seeing her in either her pajamas or bedhead in the mornings, still tired and face nude of make up.

Kitty was snuggled in bed, warmly wrapped up in blankets and sleeping soundly with a content smile on her face.

She had her hands curled under her and she looked so cozy and adorable that Scott did not want to wake her. But he had to, as school was important.

Scott placed a warm hand on her gently and shook her. "Kitty, wake up, time for school. You'll be late."

Kitty groaned and grunted but did not open her eyes.

Scott groaned and sat on the bed and shook her more. Kitty blinked open one blue eye and the flush of warmth in her cheeks made Scott just want to curl in bed with her and close his weary eyes and sleep in the warm bed.

Kitty moaned, "I'm soooo tired Scott, I can't get out of bed. Please let me stay in bed!"

"Kitty, just get up you're old enough to know you're being ridiculous."

Kitty chided him and pulled him into her bed and sleepily drawled, "Like, get in big boy! This is like so much better than school."

She yawned cutely and sleepily muttered while softly whimpering, "I just want to sleep."

Scott tugged at her and she tugged back harder and pulled him under her covers as he laughed and sighed, "Alright, we can lie here just for a couple minutes, and then you're getting up."

Her eyes were already closed and her breathing was soft as she laid her head on his chest contentedly and scooted her little body close to his, wrapping the sheets up around them.

Scott turned on his side and placed an arm over her and rested his eyes for only a moment, enjoying the warmth and comfort of her bed and her warm body against his.

Yawning and stretching, Scott opened his eyes and blinked curiously, a little confused.

He was very warm and everything was soft to him.

The sun light in the room was brighter and there were birds chirping lazily outside, and then it hit him that it was well past the afternoon.

Scott turned his head on the pillow to look at Kitty hugging him close to her and sleeping heavily.

He laughed out loud at the fact that she still had her hair in a pony tail in bed.

Her dark brown bangs were over her face so he moved them out of the way then groaned, "Kitty, wake up. We overslept."

Kitty stirred and nestled her face into his neck and wrapped her arm over his stomach.

Scott's stomach tightened, as it did when someone got a little too touchy feely with him, as his demeanor was not one familiar with being affectionate.

Kitty, in her sleepiness, stroked his hardened abs with her fingers and murmured, "Guhhh."

With a look down his chest at Kitty's head, Scott decided that he really liked the rosy blush perpetually gracing the young girl's cheeks.

Deciding that he was definitely overstepping his boundaries of being too soft, he rose up and rattled Kitty.

"You-no, we, are in big trouble." said Scott hopelessly.

Kitty stretched her body, wiggled her toes and opened clear blue eyes to stare at Scott hazily. She grinned as if thinking of some fading memory or pleasant dream and sighed, "What time is it? I've like never slept soooo well. I'm feeling all rested up. Ready to take me to school, then Scott?"

Scott sternly stared at her, his dark eyebrows ridged over his glasses and muttered, "I should know you know exactly what you're doing! Alright, so you got your way and didn't have to go to school, well you're going to all the classes you missed to get what ever you have to make up and do."

Kitty hugged his chest and cried out, "Thank you! Like, you're not so bad sometimes, Slim. Can we like get some food though? I'm so hungry! I'm starving!"

She rubbed her eyes and leaned on his shoulder playfully, "But Scott, like what would be the point of going to school now? We're like already so like late."

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