Again, I disclaim everyone except for Spirit and Death… but not willingly!!!

Chapter 4: Confessions

Spirit sat on her bed, waiting for her friend to arrive. 'Friend… ja, some friend I turned out to be,' she thought sarcastically. 'I'm here for less zan a day and already Death has escaped and I show my only 'friend' ze bad side of me! I'm pathetic…'

Bamf! Kurt appeared in a puff of smoke, looking very worried. "Don't look at me like zat. Death is tucked avay in my mind so she can't get out," she said moodily, shifting uneasily under his golden gaze.

He replied softly, "Um… ze professor vants to talk to you about Death. Vill you come vith me?"

She just stood up and took his hand, her silver glare penetrating the floor. Kurt 'bamf'ed and a few seconds later, they were in the living room where the others were waiting for them to arrive. "Ya'll really did take ya sweet times, din'cha?" Rogue snapped from beside Kitty, who was chatting away like the prep she was.

"I am sorry… for Death's behavior," she said, bowing lowly. Shame was etched on her face and in her eyes.

Professor Xavier rolled over to her. It was then that Spirit noticed that he was confined to a wheelchair. "It is okay. But I think we'll need to understand Death's relationship to you. Why she is inside you," he said.

Spirit nodded, replying, "To get ze information you vish to acquire, Death vill need to come out."

"So be it."

"Very vell. Kurt, hit my back," she said, looking at the blue fur ball.

Kurt cried out, "Vhat?! I-I don't vanna hurt you!"

"Shh… enough about my physical safety. I'll be fine."

He hesitantly nodded and struck her back as hard as he would pat Rogue's in congratulations. Two words: very soft. But it did the trick. The color bled from her hair into her eyes and the evil aura was back. "So… I am needed? Who summoned me?" Death asked, smirking.

Kurt raised his hand meekly. She looked him up and down before replying with a sly wink, "Vell.. don't vorry. You can pat my backside any time you vant, sveetie."

As Kurt turned dark violet, Xavier cleared his throat. "Death… why were you created?"

"Spirit vas a lonely child, abused constantly by her family and peers. She needed someone to protect her. Zat vas vhen I came in. I am her guardian."

"Oh my God…" most of them breathed.

Kurt mumbled, "Mein Gott en Himmel."

"Zat is not ze vorst part. Vhen she vas zirteen, she vas raped. Stepfazers really are assholes…" Death continued, closing her eyes while nodding.

Kurt cried, "Vhat?! B-but vhy vould he… I mean… how can you say such zings?!"

"Simple. I am a blabbermouth and Spirit is vone to keep secrets. But she felt zat she should… confess such zings and knew zat she vouldn't be able to so she had Kurt hit her to make me come out."

"Like, why do you only come out when hit?" Kitty asked.

"Vonce again—simple. Vhile she vas being raped, Spirit tried to run, but vas stopped vhen he hit her very hard on ze back. I cam out because zat bastard voke me up and after a quvick assessment of ze situation, I killed him, leaving enough blood to make even I happy. Since zen, I've taken any hit on ze back as a signal zat she is running from somezing."

Xavier wondered out loud, "So I suppose that I shouldn't try to rid Spirit's mind of you... but you must try not to make others uncomfortable around you, like with Scott."

"Sorry… but it vas such an opportune moment zat I couldn't pass it up. It vas fun messing vith you, Scott… but I zink Kurt is vay more amusing."

She made the blue elf go even more red. Again. 'Ha ha! Victory is mine!!' Death thought triumphantly.

'Death… behave,' Professor X's voice resounded in her mind.

'Aw… but vhy? Zis is fun!'

He sighed and asked, "Are there any other confessions she whishes to let loose?"

"Um… nope! I am pretty much content vith vhat vas let out. But I don't vanna go just yet! I vant to haff more fun vith Kurt," she declared, looking slyly at the blushing blue dude.

Logan said, kinda tired of her antics, "Stop flirting and change back. The elf can't take much more of it."

Death grinned at him but nodded. Just before she turned back, she looked at Kurt and kissed him on the cheek.

"Cute…" was her final word before Spirit gained control. And started apologizing like crazy.

Rogue laughed, "Oh, chill out, sugah! It was jus' good old-time fun! Nothin' too horrible! But ah must admit… ah'm gonna miss her schemes…"

"Ja… Kurt, I am so sorry. I couldn't stop her from torturing you in such a vay… um… I'll be going to my room… now," Spirit said, turning bright red and fleeing quickly.