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Tail Troubles
The alarm on the bedside counter blared into life signalling the start of a new day. A three fingered hand rose from the bed and landed square on the snooze button sending the room into silence. It was times like this that Kurt Wagner wished that he did not have to do an early morning danger room session on a Saturday.
Getting out of bed he knew that today would be a bad day when he felt his tail knock down his bedside lamp. It then managed to tangle itself up in his trouser leg without him knowing until he tried to walk.
After finally getting dressed he 'ported to the kitchen where he met the rest of the team still trying to wake up. Well most of them anyway, Scott and Jean were wide awake and chatting amiably whilst Logan sat at the far end with his paper and coffee. Taking the seat beside Kitty he helped himself to the remains of breakfast needing all the energy he could scrounge up.
"Kurt!" Kitty suddenly shrieked as she felt his tail suddenly latch onto her ankle. Kurt was sure Kitty had just woken up everyone else at the table single handed whilst trying to control his tail.
"Sorry Kitty" he stuttered once he had unwrapped it from its current place around her ankle and started tying it around his waist only it was pointless as the moment he let go it unwound itself whipping Evan in the back of the head.
"I'm awake! I'm awake!" he said mistaking it for his Aunt. Whilst everyone else was amused with what was happening Scott and Logan were not.
"Elf" the latter growled. Kurt, whose hearing was better than most, gulped when he heard the Wolverines voice "Keep that tail of yours under control or it'll find itself hanging on my wall",
With that everyone finished their meal in silence before heading back to their rooms to get ready for the danger room session. Before Kurt could disappear upstairs he found Kitty's hand on his shoulder making him realise she was wanting him to make up for scaring her.
"You are like so gonna help me with these dishes" she said attempting to perform a Wolverine level glare.
"Vith mein tail out of control?!" Kurt exclaimed, usually he would jump at the chance to share chores with the girl but with his tail acting up he would be breaking more than cleaning.
Kitty just pointed towards the sink where all the dishes were stacked. Kurt made his way towards the sink knowing that it was pointless to argue with the girl. As he was about to start washing he felt Kitty take hold of his tail and allowed it to gently wrap itself round her waist as she stood by him towel at the ready.
"Those dishes are like not gonna clean themselves Fuzzy Elf" she teased as she nudged Kurt back to reality.
They worked in silence letting the peace and quiet of a usually busy mansion wash over them with a few playful pushes now and then when one thought the other was going too slow and vice-versa. All too soon they were finished and Kurt's tail seemed to have calmed somewhat as he removed it from Kitty's waist.
"I guess I owe you von" Kurt said as they walked up the stairs.
"Well..." she started as she stopped in front of Kurt "I'm in need of someone who will accompany me to this dance next Friday. Reckon that'll like make us even?"
Kurt could hardly believe his ears, if he did not know better Kitty, the girl he had a crush on, had just asked him out on a date. "Ja. Zat vould"
He knew he said the right thing when Kitty hugged him before kissing him on the cheek as she ran up the stairs, a definite skip in her step told Kurt she was as pleased and excited about this as he was. Looking at his tail Kurt shook his head seeing it swing from side to side in a joyful manner, this was probably the first time he was happy his tail had a mind of its own.