Chapter 10: In Blood

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A/N: I am so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so sorry! This was supposed to be up on Wednesday and I totally forgot! I am so sorry! –bursts into tears-

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"Right on cue."

Kurt glared at the vampire, "Let her go, now."

He chuckled and tightened his hold on Kitty, "I rather like our position actually. It reminds me of something you know, but I can't figure out what."

Kurt stepped forward and Kitty yelped in pain as the vampire squeezed her wrist enough that her bones started to strain.

"Uh, uh, uh, I wouldn't be doing that if I were you." Kurt stepped back and the grip on Kitty's wrist loosened.

"Who are you?" Logan asked.

The vampire smirked, "My name is Markus."

"Vhat do you vant vith Keety?" Kurt questioned.

Markus glared at Kurt, "Because, it's my job to ruin your family's life."

Marie stared at him oddly, "What are you talking about?"

Markus chuckled darkly, "You know, I didn't just randomly target your mother." He looked pointedly at Kurt.

"She and I were once in love, but it turned out in was a farce. She was only using me to get to William."

Kurt snorted, "She had sense."

Markus growled, "She broke my heart," he smirked evilly, "So I vowed to destroy everything she held dear. I couldn't do it on my own though, I was too weak. So I travelled, trying to find anything that would make me stronger, make my quest to destroy her, a reality."

He smiled, but it wasn't a pleasant expression, "I found it in the forests of Russia. A witch the people called Babba Yagga. The witch saw what I wanted, and gave me the means to do it, by transforming me into a creature stronger and better than any human."

The three stared at him in horror, but he wasn't done, "I came back and was all too happy that dear William had already perished. Victor was useless to me, he never cared for any of you, so I let him be. Then...then I found her, she was in this exact position too." Markus squeezed Kitty who gasped in pain.

Kurt growled, but didn't move in fear of what would happen if he did.

"And then you came in...Well, you were just a rare treat, weren't you? A little boy with powers already developing. Perfect for me to create something that would have destroyed every vision Vivian ever had for the future."

"And Elizabeth?" Kurt asked.

"Regrettably, I was not able to get to the girl. She...she was like you, but-"

"Pure. She was pure and you couldn't touch her." Kurt smirked.

Markus glared, "Yes...but it seems I didn't have to. Your brother took care of her for me, didn't he?"

Kurt growled and Logan clenched his fists.

"Now, you're about to watch as I destroy what you love the most."

He chuckled and pushed Kitty's hair from her neck, "Move and I snap her neck." He threatened as he lowered his head.

Kitty gasped for breath, but Markus stopped short and jerked his head up to glare at Kurt.

"You...you marked her."

Kurt felt a blast of clarity overcome him. Marked her...he'd left his mark on Kitty. That was how he'd known she was in trouble. That was why Markus couldn't drink from her. That...was why he'd felt so close to her in his dreams.

Kitty screamed as Markus grabbed her neck, "Doesn't mean I can't still kill her!" he cackled insanely.

Kurt growled, and his eyes burned. Hate like he'd never felt before crested in him as every muscle in his form tightened.

With a growl worthy of any predator, he leapt at Markus just as the vampire tightened his grip on Kitty's neck.

Kurt's pounce was dead on target as he knocked the murderer to the ground. Markus's grip on Kitty failed and the girl tumbled to the ground, and remained still.

Kurt tore into Markus, using his fangs to rip flesh from bone. Markus fought back just as fiercely as he hit and bit Kurt as fast as possible. Neither of the creatures were giving up in this battle though.

Kurt snarled and ripped his dagger from its sheath, but Markus, spying the weapon, threw him off and ran to Marie.

The girl widened her stance, and dodged as the vampire pounced at her, and was impaled in the stomach by Logan's claws.

He kicked away from Logan and held the bleeding wounds as he backed away.

Kurt suddenly appeared in front of him and the dagger was plunged into his heart. Kurt panted for breath as he stepped back and Markus crumpled to the ground. Grasping the blade, he pulled it out and a river of red began to run from his chest.

He gasped and held a hand to his chest, hoping to stop the blood, "No...She said I was immortal."

Kurt, still out of breath with tremors wracking his body as it healed itself, replied in a final tone, "You'd be amazed what a venom soaked adamantium blade can do."

Markus stared before he fell to the ground. The winds picked up and Marie and Logan shielded their eyes, but Kurt looked on as Markus's body slowly decayed and turned to dust to be blown away.

He stared at the now empty place as the winds calmed, before something jolted him back.

~Kitty! ~

Panic now wracking his body he ran to her side and carefully lifted her up onto his lap.

"Keety?" she didn't move.

"Katzchen?" she shifted slightly and opened her eyes, slowly focusing on him.

"Kurt..." she breathed out.

He felt a relieved smile come to his face and hugged her carefully, placing a long kiss to the top of her head as he felt tears of relief flow from his eyes.

~Thank you God, thank you mother, thank you father, thank you Elizabeth. Thank you for keeping her here with me. ~

"Thank you...thank you...thank you..." he whispered over and over, not releasing his hold on her.

Kitty wrapped her arms around Kurt, tuning into his heartbeat that was fast and hard, but she smiled anyway.

"I love you." She whispered softly.

"I love you too Katzchen, I love you so much."

She sighed and closed her eyes, but stayed awake. She wasn't sleeping, no matter how tired she was.

"C'mon...let's go home." Logan said softly.

Kurt nodded and stood, still holding Kitty in his arms. He followed after Logan and Marie into town until they came to their house.

"You can take the spare room." Marie said softly as she led Kurt and Kitty down the hall.

Kurt gave his great niece a thankful smile and she nodded back as he closed the door.

Kitty couldn't help whimpering as Kurt laid her on the bed, "Please...don't leave me again."

He gave her a smile, and lay beside her, drawing her into his arms again.

"I promise, I von't...not again."

She blinked back tears and was about to open her mouth to talk again, but Kurt didn't let her as he kissed her passionately. Gently nipping at her bottom lip, she opened her mouth to him and deepened the kiss.

She moaned softly and the kiss might have lasted for two hours, or two minutes, but either way, when they pulled away, Kitty felt more whole than she had in months.

His eyes glowed in the dark and she traced his face, "I know there are some things ve need to talk about but...can they vait until morning?" he requested.

Kitty nodded and kissed him again before settling in his arms as he drew the blanket over them.

"Ich liebe dich Katzchen."

She sighed and nuzzled her face into his chest, glad he'd removed his cloak and tunic.

"I love you too."

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Logan stared at the blade that sat on the table. Blood coated it and the red liquid shone in the light. Picking up the blade, he cleaned it off until it shone like new. He sighed and slipped it into its sheath and started towards the spare room. He opened the door slowly and looked to the bed, worried he'd woken the occupants, but found himself smiling.

Kurt and Kitty were wrapped up in the blankets and each other. Both were sleeping soundly and had content and peaceful looks on their faces.

Logan smiled and set the dagger on the desk by the door.

"Good night Uncle Kurt, goodnight Aunt Kitty...Welcome back and welcome to the family."

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Kitty rolled over slightly before starting when she found she wasn't alone in the bed.

Suddenly conscious, she looked to see, with a large amount of relief; it was Kurt she was embracing. Followed by the relief was a wave of love and she leaned up to place a kiss on his lips.

He looked like he'd been through hell and she was sure a fair amount of it wasn't from what had occurred last night.

Blood matted his fur and clothing, which was covered in tears and rips. She could tell from his sleeping expression, that while he was peaceful, he was also exhausted and she could see it well enough.

With a sigh, she gave him another quick kiss before worming her way out of his grasp and out of the bed as well. A fresh dress was laid over a chair, obviously a lone from Marie as it was several sizes too big for her, but it was clean and in one piece so she pulled off her old dress, discarding it on the floor, and put on the new one.

Another glance at her demon lover proved that he was still asleep and she smiled at him fondly before she snuck from the room and down the hall.

Treading down to the kitchen, she found Logan already there, staring at some middle distance.

"Logan?" he jolted into awareness and gave her a slight smile.

"Hey Half-Pint...you alright?"

She gave him a peaceful smile and nodded, "Yeah...I'm really good actually...Where's Marie?"

"Kid's still sleeping. Which begs the question, why aren't you?"

She shrugged and sat across from him, "I guess I'm just not as tired as the other two."

Logan grinned and looked to the window again for a second.

"Are you glad to have him back?"

Logan looked to her and gave her his own smile, "Yeah...but it's strange. After looking for him for so long I'm...a little lost on what I'm supposed to do now and where I'm supposed to go."

Kitty smiled, "You could start by raising your daughter."

He looked at her, slight anger in his eyes, "What?"

"You've been so focused on finding Kurt...have you really focused on knowing your daughter?"

His jaw went slightly slack, and he felt rather angry that a girl that wasn't even twenty was giving him parenting advice.

"Thank you by the way."

He gave her another stare.

"For saving me." She elaborated.

He nodded and sighed, "Half-Pint...without you, I think Kurt might've gone evil, insane or a mix of the two."

Kitty nodded and stood, "I'm heading back to bed..."

He nodded again as she disappeared around the corner and he sighed.

~Well I'll be damned. ~

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Kitty slipped back under the covers, soaking in Kurt's body warmth. She heard him sigh and he nuzzled his face in her shoulder causing her to giggle.

"Not sleeping I guess."

He chuckled, and she shivered feeling his breath on her neck, "Not since you left, no."

She sighed and wrapped her arms around him; smiling slightly when he kissed the exact place he'd left his mark on her. The mark that had literally, saved her life.

"I love you." He whispered.

She sighed, closing her eyes as she relaxed, her body fully knowing what he was going to do, "I love you to, always will."

She could feel his smile before he carefully bit into her. As always, there was a slight trill of pain before she succumbed to body melting waves of pleasure.

He obviously hadn't taken care of himself properly, because he didn't pull away as soon as he would have normally, and she would have started to worry, but she could almost feel how peaceful and relieved he was through that strange bond they had, and so didn't panic. He wouldn't hurt her, he never would. Even if he wasn't sure of, she was.

Kurt pulled away with a soft sigh of content and kissed her again. She could feel goose bumps rising on her arms at the intimate gesture.

He settled his head beside hers on the pillow and met her gaze with his own.

"I missed you." He said softly kissing her temple.

She made a small sound of agreement and curled closer to him, "Promise...please promise that no matter what...you'll never leave again."

He sighed, "I can't promise that, Katzchen...but I can promise that I'll take you vith me." He finished, cutting off her half formed protest.

She smiled and kissed him lightly, "Deal."

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