Introduction: After the chaos of his first day in Xavier Institute, Kurt went straight to his room when Scott had made an attempt to cheer him up on the incident. He tried to believe the older teen's words and advice but he knew, deep inside, that it will take them awhile to truly accept him as he is. Heck, it took his Aunt and Uncle to get use to a having a blue nephew and they were in the circus business! Still, it was nice to be part of something for once and not shunned for the way he looked. Kurt stepped out side his balcony and gazed up at the stars. He briefly wondered how his parents were doing back home in Germany, if they missed him. Or, happy they no longer have to store away a son the villagers hated and feared. The blue teen was snapped from his thoughts as he heard a screech and two figures down below him. One was small and scurried away like a frightened animal and the other stood tall and walked across the yard like he owned the place. Kurt's eyes went back to the smaller figure who's hopping made Kurt quickly identify.
"That frog guy." Kurt thought as he continued to watch him hop over the gate rather clumsy and fell on the other side with a thud. Kurt mentally winced and looked back down to see if anyone will check on the poor creature. No stir at all. Without thinking Kurt teleported close to the fence to take a peek at the intruder. Said intruder sat up with a groan and looked at his knee and cursed. The fabric ripped and blood dripped down. The boy mumbled to himself and stood up slowly but winced .
"Shit. Boss Lady ain't gonna like this." he groan to himself. He knew he would get it for failing in what Mystique had claim to be an 'easy' mission. Yeah right! The boy rubbed his forehead, he barely remember what went on in that crazy mansion but he knew it had people inside that could do some serious damage to his little toad butt if he wasn't careful. Course, he knew he could have succeed in his mission if it wasn't for some random fluke. But what? Todd tried to think hard but it was like something was erasing his memory of that place. It was something--Someone that messed him up….
"Are you okay?"
Todd yelped and leaped back. Crap, did those lunatics came to finish the job?! He spun around quickly, expecting someone scary, but instead was greeted by some blue dude dressed in black and red tights. Squinting, Todd used his night vision to get a better look at this person and recognize fell on him and then soon anger. Pointing an accusing finger, Todd shouted,
"You! Your that damn rat guy that ruined my whole evening!"
Kurt blinked then sheepishly grin,
"Er…Es tut mir Leid…Sorry."
"Sorry ain't gonna help me from getting' eatin' by a 7ft monster-lady, furball!" Todd swung both his arms like crazy. He maybe suffering memory block but he sure as hell remember what the Boss Lady said she'd do if he failed. He only received a blank look from the foreigner and groan,
"Forget it, yo! I need to get the hell away from this place!" he retreated turning and would have hopped off if a strong grip didn't tug him by the arm.
"Please wait," Kurt tug on the other boy a little harder, "We not bad people! You no need to be frightened." he's English wasn't perfect but at least he got his point across. Todd only snarled and yanked his arm away from Kurt's hold,
"I ain't scared of your fuzzy face, rat boy!" he said, trying to sound tough but Kurt saw right through that. He narrowed his eyes,
"Oh? Zen vhat was with all ze screaming back there?"
It was Todd's turn to blink,
"Screaming…OH! I was only screaming 'cause you were screamin', yo!"
Kurt rolled his eyes and smirked,
"Ja right."
"Yeah damn right. The Toad is never scared, yo. Remember that."
Kurt chuckled,
"I vill try mein friend."
Todd scold,
"Friends? Who ever said we were friends? "
"…It is an expression we Germans use. Not to take literally."
"Oh…I knew that."
The two boys stood in silence glancing at everything but each other. Well, at lest Todd was trying not to look at Kurt and tried to make up an excuse to leave soon. Kurt on the other hand kept looking at Todd and studied his features. As he thought the boy barely passed off as a human with his toadish look and yellow eyes. Though, he had some that reminded Kurt of his own self.
"Somewhat." He thought. Todd caught Kurt staring and winced,
"What?"
"Nothing…just…Do you vant to?" Kurt asked only Todd blinked, "You know…maybe ve can get to know each other better…"
Todd's eye's widen, if that was possible. He took one leaped back and shook his head,
"Yo yo yo yo! Nah man! I don't swing that way!"
Kurt raised an eyebrow but blushed when he figured out what Todd was suggesting,
"Bak! No, I meant as friends dummy!"
Todd settled down,
"Oh…I knew that."
Kurt groan and rolled his eyes,
"Never mind. Apparently zere are some Americans zat are ignorant as they seem." Kurt looked away but caught the insulted look on Todd's face and couldn't help but smirk a little.
"Yeah, well… at least we ain't all happy and gay like you Sweden. Or whatever you are, yo."
Kurt snorted,
"Oh? And what is up with San Francisco? And, how do you say, 'Gay is Proud' ?"
"Ya'll are the ones that brought all that over here so there!" Todd stuck out his long green tongue like a child that made Kurt roll his eyes once again.
"Mein God, are you alvay this childish?" Todd grinned crookedly,
"Why don't you try to find out for yourself, yo." he said smugly, "I ain't all that I seem. You'll see. I got a lot of potential and skills, yo."
"The running around screaming like a frighten chicken are skills?"
"Yeah they---" Todd blinked and then growled angrily, "I wasn't scared, yo! I was---HEY! Where your going?!" Kurt had turned around and started to head back to his new home,
"It is late, ja? We both need to get some rest before school tomorrow. Maybe I'll see those so called skills then." Kurt laughed and winked at his future rival before teleporting away, leaving a fuming Todd to mumble to himself and walk away. By morning he had forgotten everything that went on in the mansion and what it looked inside, it was like a faint dream or nightmare that he secretly glad he'd forgotten. Course, there was one detail that remind in his mind and refuse to be forgotten like that. Todd scowled to himself as he played back the scenes were he and Nightcrawler ran around after each other none stop. Him always a arm length away from Kurt but never fast enough to actually catching him.
