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Kitty found her just where she thought she would have, curled up on top of the clothes dryer fast asleep down in the sub basement. The reason for her lack of surprise was ever since she could remember this was where she went looking for Lockheed and sure enough there he was by Jubilee snoozing on the warmth of the dryer as it rocked them both like babes. As far as Vampiric Crypts went...the laundry room was sorrily lacking in the macabre. Unless you took in all the laundry the boys produced and then it was outright horrific.

"We're going to town and you're coming." Kitty stated, both Lockheed and Jubilee cracking one lone eye open to look at her.

"Meerrrrrrr." Jubilee groaned, burying her face in her fluff.

Taking the snort of flame as the dragon equivalent of a 'Meerrr' she imagined both were on the same page of being asked to leave the warmth and massage of the dryer. That was why she came prepared, as they said know your enemy. Opening the dryer door, she threw her boots in and left knowing the rocking and bouncing of the dryer would be enough to get the two looking for her once they realized their nap time just became futile.

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So far it had been three days of having an extra body sharing her bed and waking to have Jubilee curled up snoozing lightly on her pillow looking every bit the cute and cuddly kitten she was momentarily stuck as. The school had gotten used to it pretty quick and often the girls were seen wandering around looking for the 'school mascot' to play with. The Kinect had been a hit with both Jubilee and the kids, people young and old trying their luck against the fluffy fury doing her damnedest to win.

As it was a few of the esteemed and enlightened in the super hero community were interested with the news that had travelled around by way of viral videos and a facebook page that had popped up with candid snapshots of the internets newest kitty star. There was a betting pool going around if Jubilee would be back to normal before the networks decided to invite her on as a guest. Heading to the kitchen for her third cup of coffee of the morning, she gave herself another three minutes until she was attacked by an irritated dragon and vampiric kitten so she might as well get her fix in while she could.

"Do you think Mister Richards has forgiven me?" Megan asked after bursting on in a cloud of pixie dust.

Wearing half her mug of coffee and biting her tongue against teaching any of the nearby students some of the more extraterrestrial swear words she knew, Kitty turned to Megan and plastered a smile on her face. The girl was sweet and honest and she wanted to let her stay that way for as long as she could, but getting fooled by some stooge Skrulls wasn't a highpoint on anyone's resume.

"Yes, he has. You don't have anything to worry about Megan." Kitty assured, topping up her brew and adding a half teaspoon of sugar.

Spying Laura at the door, her lips betrayed her and twisted into a dumb smile watching how easily Jubilee suddenly appeared in a burst of speed to pounce and climb up to her friend's shoulder assuming her usual haunt. Getting a good stink eye thrown her way by the kitten, Kitty just let herself sink to the younger girl's level and threw a raspberry at her.

"Good morning Katherine." Laura greeted as she found her way past to the cupboard and found herself a mug.

"Morning Laura." Kitty smiled, leaning up against the counter and enjoying her cup of coffee.

Checking the time, she thought it was about just right and put on the kettle, a mug and a teaball ready with a bled of herbal for Ororo. The four of them would be heading off to Manhattan for the rather absurd and impromptu meeting of bored Super Geniuses. As far as calling Doctor Strange or any other occult specialist, well Jubilee had expressed her opinion of that with an extra loud 'Meeerrrrrrr'.

"Coffee..." One Pagie Guthrie groaned, walking in and targeting the coffee pot.

The moment Kitty had been waiting for had just happened and she just played dumb, herself and Paige having come to less than amicable terms as of late over an argument. Sure enough Jubilee gave Laura a lick and then pounced onto her 'Hayseeds' head as the former farm girl got her java fix. It was enough to make her feel bad about the whole thing, not even knowing what started it but seeing the two former classmates of Generation X playing she put herself in the wrong if only to make it easier.

"That's an old pot, let me fix you a new one." Kitty said, the brew she was sipping tasting less than fresh.

Paige looked to her icily, but having a kitten pawing at one's golden locks was enough to make anyone warm. Rumour had it her and Mortimer were seeing another, remembering a time Toad had been a so-called Villain of the Week. From playboy billionaire to janitor, Paige had found love in interesting places but her own track record wasn't that good herself Kitty thought.

"Thanks." Paige said cooly.

It didn't help that her older brother had been around for so much of it, now gone the way of an Avenger. She felt bad for Paige and everything she had been through, just as much as Jubilee herself and Laura for that matter. It made her all the more determined to make sure this latest batch of mutants would be safe from everything they had all suffered, or at the least would have people there ready to help them.

"Dammit Jubes, let me rub your belly!" Pagie cried as the vampiric kitten did as most kittens or cats did and clawed the hand that gave the much loved belly rubs.

"Merrrrr" Jubilee mewed, sprawling back though her paws twitched as Paige gave her pettings.

"If she's stuck like this, do you think she might find Mister McCoy cute?" Megan asked out of the clear blue sky.

The entirety of the kitchen turned to her in both a look of shock and horror as their mind twisted to the non-euclidean space that was home to such horrors as only Lovecraft and a writer of a series of vampire romances had delved to investigate. It was like imagining a Great Dane falling in love with a Pomeranian, square hole round peg. Turning to Paige whom she had been at terms with, it seemed their peace accord came in the form of one shiver of disgust as they went back to watching the holy nectar drip away in it's tantric tattoo.

"I didn't mean like that!" Megan defended herself to a hung jury.

"It's just that he's kinda kitty like, not Katherine Kitty like but meow mix kitty like! But more tiger..." Megan explained, the audience heading out without waiting for the credits to roll not caring who the gaffer nor lighting technician was.

"Meeerrrrrr" Jubilee mewed, likely saying along the lines of 'You're only digging yourself deeper Pixie.'

"Jubilation has already told me she finds Mister McCoy cute even before her current condition." Laura remarked, a pin dropping then would have sounded as loud as a steel I beam falling through the roof.

Apparently kittens could look just about as shocked as anyone else when it came to a secret being told. The situation was a familiar one to one, and Paige gathered up Jubilee into her arms and started petting her tenderly having been in love with a peer to the very man in question. The worst part was that the man in question was going to be among the geniuses interested in her on their trip to town.

"Laura, perhaps..." Kitty started.

"Laura what would you have done if I blurted out you liked Hellion but you didn't want everyone to know!" Megan shrieked.

"I would have fought my urge to impale you and then walk off without addressing the situation, feeling bad for having considered violence against a friend." Laura flatly stated.

"Now what if you were currently stuck as a kitten?" Paige asked, everyone witnessing as that little light went off in Laura that marked her realizing her faux pas.

"I'm sorry Jubilee, I didn't mean to..." Laura began, though Jubilee simply answered by leaping from the handles that cradled her to land on Laura's shoulder and affectionately nuzzle her cheek.

"It looks like you're forgiven, and as for the rest of you..." Kitty said, turning to the gathered students.

"Danger Room sessions if we gossip?" A student asked.

"No, community service with Mister Toynbee. No offence meant Paige." Kitty said, back-peddling as she realized she might be laying on another insult.

"None taken, Momma always had those kinda chores ready for us when we had been up ta no good." Paige replied falling back into her rural upbringing.

"Consider yourself invited, and Mister Toynbee. We leave in an hour." Kitty said, heading off to make sure the Headmaster would be able to hold the fort in their absence.

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"You're a good influence on him." Ororo remarked.

Currently Logan had returned from helping Mortimer finish snaking a toilet, the former villainous mutant clearing the clog without fuss nor muss. He was a man who had come to terms with himself she saw, come to accept himself as he was and do what he could. Having lived by his powers alone, now he made his way by his hands keeping the school running, in his own way just as important as any teacher or Headmaster or Mistress.

"He just needed someone ta give him a few words o' encouragement." Logan said, wiping his hands with a rag.

"It seems more than a few people around here could use some words of encouragement." Ororo remarked.

Until a little while ago the supposed Mutant Species had been Endangered, but with but a few spoken words once more between two beings of unimaginable power that had been completely reversed. As fickle as the weather could be, it had it's own rhyme or reason, but people able to affect the whole of reality of their world, that left a bad taste in her mouth. It had been a taste she had hoped she would never know again.

"Way I hear it yer taking a few ladies out for a trip today." Logan remarked, washing his hands in the sink.

Ororo smiled at the jab, having grown to be like a mother to Kitty while Jubilee had slipped past her influence just as much as the last who was biologically a true sister to Logan as the rest of them. Even still she held them dearly and had moved heaven and earth in her hunt for Jubilee only to have to trust the girl had known what she was doing, just as much as Laura had when she had gone off on her own. Now they were all her under one roof with her and the man they all looked up to.

"Apparently Kitty has arranged for some of those in our community to ask kindly of Jubilation to entertain them in their studies." Ororo said diplomatically.

"I don't know why she doesn't just have me call up Doc Strange ta see what he can't do ta fix this." Logan grumbled.

"Logan, she's a grown woman with her own insecurities and desires, if she doesn't wish to seek help so soon we have to respect that." Ororo chastised.

"Didn't stop ya from getting three different kinds o' Ghost Rider up on my tail when I had things all under control." Logan mumbled.

"Logan, you were in Hell! I do not know what dictionary you are using but that does not equate to control!" Ororo yelled.

"Well, goes ta show ya that Azazel punk was full o' horseshit." Logan snorted, drying his hands on the towel.

Once again Ororo wondered just when her definition for the strange had grown so abstract to call this normal, but after her fight with Scott and finding a species of mutants that predated her own it was a bar that was getting longer by the day.

"You'll keep an eye on 'em right?" Logan asked.

Ororo didn't have to ask who 'em was, knowing it was his 'Darlings' along with all the rest of the students who had wormed a way into his heart from Pixie to Paige alike. He asked only to hear it again even though he knew the answer, but still she obliged him.

"Of course I will, and you'll take care of the rest of them." Ororo said, in regards to the rest of the school and all these new mutants born recently.

"Sure thing Ro." Logan chuckled, turning back to Mortimer and giving a jerk of his head that signalled the janitor he was done.

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Author's Note : No idea what happened between Kitty and Paige, I just hope it's up on the Marvel Digital comics so I can catch up :) Just a shortie, more to come soon.