A/N: I didn't really have time to edit this, so there are probably going to be mistakes. Sorry! Try to enjoy it anyway!
They arrived just a few feet in front of the entrance to the tunnels. Kitty's head started to reel and, she dropped to the ground, her shaking hands barely catching her. Kurt immediately dropped beside her, "Keety what's wrong?!" After taking a few deep breaths she let out a shaky reply, "Vertigo…I think". It felt like her head had been stretched through a long tube, part of her mind reaching the end well before the rest of it. A few more deep breaths and the feeling started to dissipate. She leaned back onto her knees and let her hands cradle her head as she sat up. She looked up at Kurt to find a sheepish look on his face. "What?" He rubbed the back of his neck, "Um…I forgot. There are…side effects."
"How did you 'forget' about the—?" she began to yell, but curled back to the ground as a wave of nausea hit her. Kurt felt an equally powerful wave of guilt wash over him. "I'm sorry! I don't feel the effects myself, and it's been so long since I've teleported another person—"
"Save it.", she said, pulling herself back onto her feet. "I'll be fine. I can recover faster than you did." She flashed him a smirk. "Vhat do you—vait, that's different, you pulled me through a wall!" Kitty stood as quickly as she could. "You pulled me through time and space!" she yelled, fighting another wave of nausea. Kurt chuckled. "You are about to throw up. I think I handled myself better than that." Kitty glared at him. "At least I didn't sit here gasping for air like a drama queen, looking like a deer in headlights."
"You knew vhat vas happening! I vas pulled through a vall right before I vas about to have a bat in my head! I think my shock is justified" he countered. She rolled her eyes.
Suddenly, she remembered a detail from last night that her mind had glazed over in the rush of adrenaline. "What does 'schutzengel' mean?" Kurt's eyes widened "I don't know vhat you're talking about." She narrowed her eyes. "You know exactly what I am talking about. That's what you called me after I phased you through. Your eyes were even wider than they are now." "Nothing. I vas confused. Pure gibberish." Kitty crossed her arms and gave him a skeptical look. It was obvious to both of them she didn't believe him.
"It vas nothing, really!" Kitty just groaned and marched past him and through the door. Only after he gasped for air did he realize he had been holding his breath. He slowly shook his head as he creaked open the ancient door. If she only knew…
"Go fish." Kitty sighed and reached for the pile of cards in the middle of the table. "Jean I'm getting tired of this. That's the third time in a row." The redhead chuckled. "I'm sorry, but I don't have any of the cards you need. Maybe you should start asking someone else." She turned her glare to the mutant on her left. "Rogue, do you have any fives?"
"Uh, uh, uh. It ain't your turn any more. You already got a card from the middle. Now it's my turn." Kitty slumped back into her chair. "Fine". Rogue cleared her throat before asking with a smirk on her face, "Kitty, do you have any fives?"
"Hey! No fair!" Rogue's smirk got wider. "It's totally fair. You just really suck at this game." Kitty glared at her as she begrudgingly handed over her card.
Evan and Kurt laughed from across the table. This was their third game with the deck of cards they had retrieved that morning, and Rogue had won all three. It wasn't exactly a hard game, and the stripe haired mutant had always had a thing for cards. She hadn't found it hard to take everyone to the bank. They all decided to start betting to actually make the game interesting. Sadly, they didn't really have money, so they had to substitute gum instead. Rogue had collected enough to give her cavities.
The game made its way around the table again to Rogue and with little surprise, she finished the game. She pulled the pile that lay in the center of the table to her and smiled as swept them into her arms and stood. "Well it's been nice playing with y'all, but I think I'm going to go enjoy my winnings."
"I swear she was cheating or something…" Evan laughed. "Kit, how do you cheat at Go Fish?" She turned her glare to him. "Do you think if I knew she would be the one with all the gum?" Jean patted her on the back. "There's always next time." Kitty grumbled to herself as she shuffled the cards. Jean placed her hands on Kitty's shoulders and turned around. "Do you want to train?"
Kitty's eyes lit up. "Actually, yeah. Me and you, or me and Evan?" Evan's eyes widened. "Um, how about you and Kurt?"
"Vhat?"
"Just admit it Evan, you don't want to get your ass handed to you again", Kitty teased. Evan protested, "I was tired!" She just smirked. "From what, sitting in your room all day?"
"Hey I—"
"Let it go Evan", Jean interrupted. She got up and headed towards her room. "I'll be reading if anyone needs me" she called as her door closed behind her. Kitty stuck her tongue out at Evan. "See? Even Jean says that you got your ass handled to you!" "Don't rub it in" he grumbled. Kitty leaned across the table to him. "So want to give it another go?" He got off of his chair and rapidly shook his head. "I'm not crazy." He shuffled his way to his room and quickly closed the door.
"I guess that means it's just me and you." Kitty got up and began walking to one of the doors opposite to their bedrooms. As she reached the doorway she turned around, and gestured for Kurt to follow. He slowly got out of is chair and paced across the room. He joined Kitty at the door as he asked, "Vhat vere you guys talking about?"
"Training."
"Vhat do you mean by 'training'?"
Kitty laughed at his confused face and winked at him. "Don't worry Kurt; I'll go easy on you." She tugged the door open and pulled him inside. "Welcome to the Danger Room."
A/N: Ten chapters already. Wow. I want to thank everyone who has read and give a few shout-outs to Dragoncat, CreatorX33, and Eternal Dreamer's Stories, all of which have reviewed almost every chapter. Thank you guys, you are awesome. I really means a lot that people review, and I can't wait to read more of them. Let me know what you think of the idea of the Danger Room, and I'll write the next chapter accordingly.