Author's Note: This one-shot (as well as future one-shots) takes place after season four.

Interruptions

"All right, Kitty, you can do this," Kitty muttered to herself as she paced up and down her room. "Just find him, say you want to talk to him about something, and then tell him. I mean, it's only three little words, how hard could it be?"

"You have somezing you vant to share, Keety?"

Kitty jumped slightly, startled. She turned to see Kurt, the object of her mutterings, standing in the doorway with an amused look on his face.

"Kurt!" she exclaimed. "Uh...how long have you been standing there?"

Oh, man! How much of that did he hear? Kitty thought, hoping her face wasn't turning red.

Kurt walked up to stand next to Kitty. "I just got here," he said. The blue mutant frowned in thought.

"Kätzchen?" Kurt finally asked.

Kitty managed a smile. "Yeah, Fuzzy Elf?"

"Zere's somezing I need to tell you. Somezing I should have said a long time ago." The expression on Kurt's face had now become serious.

Kitty chuckled. "That's funny, because I have something I need to tell you, too," she said. "But you can go first."

"All right." Hesitantly, Kurt placed a hand on Kitty's shoulder. "Keety...you know you're my best friend, ja?"

"Yeah, sure."

"Vell, for so long, I...I zink...no, I know..."

"Yes?" Kitty prompted. Her heart was beating wildly. Was Kurt about to say what she thought he was going to say?

They seemed to be inching closer to each other. Kurt took a breath.

"Keety, I l-"

"Hey, Kurt! I've been looking for you!" a cheerful voice suddenly broke in.

Kurt and Kitty sprung apart, although he still had his hand on her shoulder. They turned to see that Bobby had walked into the room.

Kitty scowled. "Bobby, do you mind?" she snapped. Dang it, Bobby! she thought. We were in the middle of something!

Bobby looked at her in slight confusion. "What, is this a bad time?" Without waiting for a response, Bobby turned toward Kurt. "The guys are starting the videogame tournament right now. You in or what?"

"I'll be down in a minute," Kurt replied in a would-be calm voice.

Bobby nodded, and as he left, Kurt turned to look at Kitty, his expression unreadable.

"I zink I better go," Kurt said, taking his hand off of Kitty's shoulder.

"Hold on a second. Wasn't there something you wanted to tell me?" But Kitty knew, even as she spoke, that the moment was killed, and it would probably be a long time before they could get it back.

Kurt stared at the floor, not meeting Kitty's eyes. "It's...it's nozzing, Keety," he said after a pause. "Ve'll talk later."

He teleported away, leaving Kitty alone with her thoughts.