My head nodded slightly and jolted back up, I had to study more for my art of fighting without fighting class. I rubbed my temples; I didn't want to tell Jean or Xavier that I was glitching with my abilities. I could handle it, I was taught well enough. I put my forehead down on my book. The library was empty except for Doop and me. My table light fluttered with my fatigue.
Kurt? I reached out to him with my mind.
Yes, are you ready to go to bed?
I still need to study, maybe, I need a good grade.
You have been cramming for two days, you need a break. I haven't seen you for longer than that. My head drooped again and this time the light bulb crackled and burnt out. I'm coming to get you, be there in a few seconds.
Um, I can get back to my room by myself; you don't have to come here. I put my stuff back into my bag and walked into the dark hallway. I saw Celeste making out with a guy in one of the reading alcoves, her body was glowing like usual.
Celeste Montgomery's mutant ability was that she was bioluminescent; great stripper ability and a fabulous boy attractant. Someone took my hand. I sent out a mental probe and realized it was Kurt. I stepped on my shoelace and tripped a little, he got down on his knees to tie it, and for some reason that made me mad,
"Ich kann binde meine eigenen Schuhe!" (I cantie myown shoes) I snapped. Kurt's face was full of shock.
"Did you just speak German?" I shrugged, my temples were pulsing.
"Ich will einfach nur schlafen gehen." (I just want to go to sleep)Kurt looked concerned now.
"Let's go see Professor X," I shook my head.
"Kümmern Sie sich nicht ihn," (Do not worry about it) I started to walk away but Kurt grabbed me and teleported me to Professor X's office.
"Good evening Gwen, Kurt," I pulled away from Kurt and apologized to Professor X, in German.
"Is something wrong with your powers?" He rolled over to me and took my hand. He reached into my subconscious.
"Professor, I'm sorry Kurt came in here and bothered you, I'm fine, really, just tired."
"Gwendolyn, your powers have continued to manifest since you arrived at school; and since you refuse to come to Dr. McCoy's exams, and it is an invasion of privacy to dive into your subconscious without your consent, we cannot help you unless you let someone in." I fought his mind and it hurt, it hurt so terribly. He broke the connection. I stumbled backwards and Kurt caught me, I ran my hand under my nose, it was dripping, my sleeve came back stained in red.
"Es tut mir leid Prof..." I fell to the floor.
"Nothing I try is getting through to her; I don't know what is wrong." I heard Dr. McCoy tell someone, frustrated.
"Where's Kurt? He was here earlier." Jubilee asked. She was helping Beast in return for his help with her… vampire problem.
"I had to send the lad to his room, he hadn't slept in days; he looked like death wormed over."
"Kurt," I whispered, I had treated him terribly, he was just trying to help me. I opened my eyes open and blinked; the florescent bulbs hurt my eyes.
"Gwendolyn, welcome back!" Beast patted my hand and I rubbed my eyes.
"What happened?" I pulled myself up into a sitting position.
"Your wires got crossed," Jubilee chirped.
"Huh?"
"What Jubilation means is your abilities went a little haywire because you hadn't slept in over three days."
"I have Final Exams!" I tried to get out of the bed but I was stopped by the Doctor.
"No, consider yourself exempt from exams for the summer."
"But I studied so hard!"
"You need to relax, take the summer to just vedge out in the sun, spend time with your friends," Jubilee laughed. Kurt *bamfed* into the infirmary; he hugged me tightly. He held on to me for longer than I expected, but I felt his shoulders shake a little.
"Elf, why are you crying?" I whispered in his ear, I could feel his tears on my neck.
"I was so worried…" I kissed him gently. He stood up and pulled the hem of his button up shirt down nervously, remembering that there were teachers around us.
"Doctor McCoy, can you discharge Gwen now?" His tail twitched nervously. Hank McCoy looked me sternly in eyes.
"Take it easy, girl, or we will keep you chained to that bed." I nodded and Kurt pulled me up.
"Thank you," Kurt said as he hugged me to him so we could teleport.
