The Blanket

Kitty once again lay in her bed staring at the ceiling mulling things over in her head, while a storm raged on outside. She had been awake for a total of 72 hours and people were beginning to notice. Granted most just chalked it up her normal PMSing, but after a few more days of this she wasn't sure people would still accept that as the cause for her fits of rage and other emotional spikes and depressions.

"Could it have been because Lance and I just just broke up?"She thought to her self as she listened to the rain beat against the pair of white French doors that lead to the room's balcony and the wind howl by rattling the doors.

"No we've been on again and off again so many times that I don't even know why we even try anymore." She thought flipping over so that she faced the wall.

Kitty just couldn't understand why she wasn't comfortable in her bed anymore. Something just felt wrong...completely and utterly wrong with the picture. The small bed that was neat and tidy with just her stuffed dragon, Lockheed, clutched to her chest. The bed felt empty as well as cold, no mater how many blankets Kitty put on top it, she was always cold.

She sighed once again curling her legs closer to her chest in an attempt to warm herself. Suddenly something feel on the other side of the room causing the poor tired brunette to bold up straight to see Rogue standing a spray bottle in her heads.

"I, like, thought you were asleep?" Kitty said trying to make it sound like she had been asleep.

"Kit, ya know Ah know ya weren't sleepin." Rogue said placing the spray bottle back a top her dresser.

Kitty relaxed leaning back into her pillow, while the head board supported her. Rogue walked to join Kitty on the bed, though Rogue settled to just sit on the edge of the bed. Kitty looked up into Rogue's dark eyes which were dilated as they tried to collect more light so she could see better.

"What's botherin ya Kit?" Rogue asked.

"I....I like don't know Rogue." Kitty began tears bubbling down her face, "I haven't like slept for three days well four when the sun rises ."

Rogue was baffled as she just sat and watched her best friend break down and cry in front of her. Rogue genitally laid a hand on Kitty's back and began rubbing in smooth circles in order to sooth her. When that didn't quite work Rogue went to her own alternative when dealing with a difficult situation. Answer call Remy.

"Hey give me a sec to call someone who might be able to help other then untouchable me." Rogue said as she stood to go and find her phone.

As Rogue speed dialed the #2 button, which automatically called Remy's cell, when she heard a gargled laugh from behind her on Kitty's bed. Rogue was pulled back to her phone when a sexy groggy voice picked up the phone.

"Ello?" the voice called.

"Ello Swamp Rat." Rogue said with a smile as she heard the sheets moving around as Remy rearranged him self in his bed.

"Hey Chere! What ya doin callin dis here Cajun at...2 a.m.?" Remy laughed his voice slipping right into his normal cocky Cajun accent.

"Kit's got a few problem's, an Ah was wonderin if ya could help me help her." Rogue said tossing a glance over hear shoulder at her friend who had now sat up and was drying her eyes.

"Ani'thin for for ya Chere, cause any friend of mon chere tis a ami of Remy." Remy said before hanging up the phone.

Rogue closed her phone before heading back to Kitty's beside. The girls were left waiting for only a few minutes before there was a taping on the French doors that lead to the balcony. Rogue bolted up from the bed racing over to let her socking wet Swamp Rat in, grabbing a near by towel as she did.

"Dang It Swamp Rat ya'r socked to da bone!" Rogue fussed as she closed the door behind him before throwing the black fluffy towel atop him head.

"Just da way chere likes.." Remy said with a sneaky smile as he lifted her bare hands and brought them to his lips to kiss them.

Kitty smiled from her place on her bed. It was a happy day when Rogue found out that she was able to touch Remy, though Kitty was sure some parties with in the mansion's walls weren't as happy for her southern belle room mate. Logan, Bobby, and Kurt had been less then welcoming to the Cajun and his Russian friend when they had arrived at the mansion six months ago.

"Remy..." Rogue whispered before pulling away from him and returning to Kitty's bed side, Remy quickly following her.

"Ahh..." Remy said pulling the rolling desk chair around so that the back was facing the bed so that he could lean against it.

"Poor Chat, how can dis here Cajun help ya??" Remy asked lifting one of Kitty's hands and kissing the back of it gently.

"I don't know what's wrong." Kitty said as she pulled her hand away from him as she pulled her legs up to her chest so that she could rest her head in top of her knees.

"Its well I haven't been sleeping for the past 72 hours straight. No nap. I can't even close my eyes." Kitty admitted while the other two sat watching her closely.

"Now Remy no psychologist, bu't Remy 'now when som'tins on a person's mind. So what is be Chat." Remy asked leaning heavily on the chair's back now.

"Remy like if I knew I think like I woulda told ya." Kitty said a small smile coming to her face.

Remy was then quite for a long time pulling out an opened deck of cards without taking in eyes off the wall behind Kitty. The deck of cards in his hand were shuffled mindlessly as his though process continued, while Remy thought Kitty stroked Lockheed's head out of habit as she tried to comfort the insecure feeling in her stomach.

"Kit has some'tin changed recently? Some'tin that yah haven't told me?" Rogue questioned tried of the looming silence.

"Besides like Lance and I breaking up no...At least not that I've thought of." Kitty said absentmindedly.

"Na. Dat wouldn't cause dis ta happen. Maybe some'tin in da mansion maybe...." Rogue's voice then trailed off as she dove into her own thoughts.

"Hey Rems ya remember dat werewolf story I had ya actually read?" Rogue finally said after a long ten minutes.

"Yeah what bout it?" Remy asked eyes flicking between Rogue and the wall.

"Well ya Rat 'member how Anna didn't like b'in in da same room as a lotta guys??" Rogue asked him.

"Bon Seigneur, Chere! Your Stupéfiant!" Remy said jumping out of his seat discarding his cards in the process, causing the 52 cards to scatter across the floor.

Kitty stared in shock as she watched the scene fold out before her. Remy had run right up to Rogue and wrapped his arms around her waist proceeded to lift her off the bed, and then spun her around and around. As he did Rogue was laughing happily as he swung her around. Finally after a good two minutes of this Remy finally put a still giggling Rogue on the bed once again before heading back to his seat beside Kitty's bed to collect his fallen cards.

"Chat, Remy shall be back. Remy thinks, il have some'tin dat will help ya." Remy said once again kissing that back of Kitty's hand.

And with that Remy turned and walked toward the balcony's French doors once again pausing as he passed Rogue. They hugged before the tall, older Cajun disappeared out the French doors and out in the rain. Rogue then came and made sure Kitty was okay before yawning and going back to her own bed.

"Kit..."Rogue said softly once she was settled in her bed.

"Yeah?" Kitty answered smiling at the hidden happy tone in her friend's voice.

"Remy will...*yawn*...Help. Ya don hav'ta worry." Rogue said with a yawn before drifting off to sleep rather quickly.

"I know Rogue." Kitty softly before opening her book and grabbing her reading light off the side table.

---Later That Day---

Kitty still hadn't gotten any sleep and like she thought the occupants within the mansion were beginning to take notice. Bobby and Sam had gotten knocked out by Rogue when Bobby had planned on a raiding their room for clues, while Sam had wanted to play a nasty prank on poor Kitty. Even Storm had begun watching over the poor Kitty when Logan came after the poor girl.

But none of these people were up to par with what happened during Kitty's Danger Room session. Logan had been after Kitty like there was no tomorrow and nothing Rogue or Storm said seemed to get through his damn thick metal skull the was until Piotr came.

Piotr had walked straight into Kitty's single session practice since Rogue had succeeded in unlocking the doors, while Logan hadn't been looking. Piotr was confused when a laser passed by his face, but that was quickly forgotten when he saw Kitty.

Kitty had been giving it her all, hoping that this might give her body the excuse it seemed to need so that she could finally get some sleep. She had been in the middle of a round off, which helped her dodge then many flying lasers, while she kept an eye on the other obstacles. Suddenly her right wrist gave way causing her to fall to the ground helpless as one of the mechanical tentacles came rounding about to grab her.

Kitty had closed her eyes anticipating the pain, but when it never came she opened her eyes and gasped. Piotr had metaled over and was standing over her protecting her from the weapons around them. Only after he had literally dismantled half the Danger Room did Piotr finally turn around look at her. Piotr then metaled down before scooping her up bridle style and walking her out of the destroyed room. As he walked Kitty rested her head on his shoulder, though she was in a little pain, she noticed how warm and soft he was to the touch when not in his metal form.

"R, you harmed?" Piotr asked turning his head a little to look into her cloudy brown eyes.

"Yeah like a little I guess...." Kitty said before curling closer to his body before whispering, "Thank you Pete..." and then she passed out.

---20 min. pass out---

Kitty woke with a start and sat bolt up right, which sent a wave of pain and dizziness down her spine causing her to fall backward on to her pillows with a grown. She lay there with an arm across her face and groaned again as the pain doubled before slowly evaporating.

"Chat calm down Remy not gonna a harm ya." Came a voice from the balcony side of the room.

Kitty lifted her arm slightly to see Remy standing against the wall with a deck of cards being shuffled in his left hand, while his right held a small black gym bag. She then removed her arm fully from her face as he began toward her, shoving his cards back into one of his pockets. He once again sat backwards in her rolling desk chair, while dropping the black bag beside her bed.

"What...happened?" she asked him slowly.

"Well Petey saved le Chaton from Wolvie's claws, and cording ta da blue Beastie a few broken bones as well." Remy explained.

"How..Long was I like out??" Kitty asked hoping that it was like two days thought she knew that that wasn't the case.

"Exactly twenty minutes Remy think, but soon as Remy came in ya woke." Remy explained pulling out his deck of cards again.

"Hey Remy. What's like in the bag?" Kitty asked eying the black bag cautiously.

"Well now Chat dat dere be some'tin for Remy ta 'now and fa Chat ta find out." Remy said with his usual smirk gracing his face.

"I like don't know about this...Bobby and Sam have like already tried to get me like twice today, to like get me." Kitty sighed before leaning back into her three pillows, while stroking Lockheed who sat on her lap.

"Al'rite Chat. Remy just leave da sac here. When da Chat's ready ta sommeil all she gotta do is open it." Remy said before standing and leaving the room via the French Doors again.

Kitty pulled out her book and after a few minutes of attempting to read, but she gave up because of her huge headache. With one glance at the bag and then at her clock, which read 7:45 p.m, Kitty decided that if it was a prank she could just send Logan after Remy, or better yet Rogue.

Kitty sat forward a little so she was able to reach down and pull the bag up and onto the bed. It was then, with a deep breath, that she opened the bag and gasped. Out of the small bag Kitty pulled out a beautiful blanket that was made out of so type of soft black material. Once the blanket was completely out of the bag Kitty could see that there was a picture on one side of the large warm blanket. It was of a grizzly bear that was standing at the edge of a tree line on its hind legs. Though as Kitty looked at the image she could tell by the animal's eyes that it didn't mean harm to anyone it just wanted to be liked and not harmed or run from.

With a smile Kitty lay the bag on the floor once again, before spreading the blanket out underneath her quilt and sheet so that it lay against her body. Once everything was settled on top of her Kitty curled up underneath the blankets and a sudden wave of security wrapped around her. For the first time in four days her eyes slid closed, and with Lockheed in her arms and the blanket on top of her, Kitty slept the night away without waking, not even when Logan and Rogue came in to check up on her.

Sac- Bag

Sommeil- Sleep

Ami- Friend

Bon Seigneur- Good Lord

Stupéfiant- Amazing

Chere- Dear

Chat- Cat

Le Chaton- The Kitten

il- He