Eric nodded and looked deep into the fire. "I know what you mean Fisk. But for now let's just enjoy being in Greece. God knows, exo-gene will probably never send us on another pre-paid trip again." a round of laughter met this comment. Eric grinned and pulled Kurt closer to him. For the next few hours they chatted lightly over the fire. Finally at 3 in the morning they all went to bed. As Kurt stood looking out over the island his head continued to spin. It seemed hard to believe that just half a day ago he had been at bayview. Now he has halfway around the world and in what looked like a paradise. Eric behind him he heard Eric chuckle. "Don't worry about it. I felt the same way when they sent me here for the first time." Kurt felt himself being lifted off the ground and a moment later dropped onto the bed. A moment later he felt the bed sag slightly as Eric lay down next to him. Kurt smiled and rolled over so he was pinning Eric to the bed. Eric let out a small chuckle and tried to roll them over. for the next few minutes, they continued to wrestle around for control. finaly after several minutes Eric stopped struggling and grinned up and. "ever think about going for the wrestling team.?" Kurt shook his head and laid his head on Eric's chest. a few minutes later they were both fast asleep.

CHAPTER 10

THE NEXT MORNING AT THE MANSION

sleeply kitty entered the dinning room to find everyone but Eric, and Kurt, sitting and waiting. as she sat down Xavier spoke. "tyhank you all for coming so early. I have some disturbing feelings about Kurt and Eric. last night whenh they came home logan, and I felt several differences in them. before I could skim Eric's thoughts but now they are completly blocked. Nightcrawler's thoughts had always been, semi-shielded, most likely due to his form, and metal isolation for many years but now like Eric's mind I cannot even sence his presence any more. not only that but logan has informed me that their scent is no longer the smae." logan nodded and spoke. "Their original smell is there but I can smell something else. it's like there is a scent under a scent. I cant explain it." "we can." everyone whipped around to find Eric, and Kurt leanning against the back walls of the room listening to the meeting. Eric grinned and moved forward. "your friends Eric, and Kurt have not been in the states, since about 6 last night." logan stepped forward and popped his claws. "were are they?" Eric shrugged and cracked his neck. a moment later his skin began to crawle like a dozen bugs were under it. a moment later a middle aged woman stood there. "name is savana, and this is my little brother mike. Exo-gene hired us to cover for Eric and Kurt while they went on a mission."

Xavier moved forward. "why would exo-gene send Nightcrawler on a mission?" mike chuckled. "they didn't send Nightcrawler on the mission they sent Eric. he chose Kurt to acompany him, on the job." Scott raised an eyebrow. "why would Eric do that?" savana let out a high piched laugh. "are you really that stupid?! do you not see what has formed between Kurt, and Eric?!" a blank look from everyone met this statment. savana shook her head and sighed. "My god even you telepaths cant feel it? what are all of you stupid or something?" mike put a hand on savana's shoulder. "easy savana Eric won't like it if you tell them Eric big secret." Xavier riased an eyebrow but it was Scott who spoke first. "what's this secret everyone is talking about. everyone from exo-gene knows, but no one will tells us. well I'm getting sick of it. TELL US WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON!" mike raised an eyebrow and chuckled. "you trying to scare me Scott. well let me tell you something, I don't scare easily. one of the many tricks I've learned over the-." mike broke off and looked at Xavier. Xavier had his eyes closed and was obviously trying to read his mind. mike chuckled, and jerked his head to the left. Xavier was lifted out of his chair and pushed against the wall where he hung suspended about 3 feet off the ground. "Bit of advise for you Xavier, keep out of my mind. if you try that with any other exo-gene mutant they will most likely kill you." Xavier couphed and slowly sunk down to the floor. "why are you all so obsessed with keeping telepaths out of your heads?" mike shrugged.

"most of us have led very crappy lives. I myself was thrown out of my home when I first manifested. if it wern't for Eric finding me I would probably be dead in the streets. like Eric not many of us trust telepaths for one reason. the mind is the last place humans have not gotten their hands on. we want to keep it that way." with that mike turned and moved as though to leave the room but an optic blast from Scott stopped him. Scott was standing up and had his hand on his visor. "Your not going anywere until you tell us Eric's secret. he lives with us we have the right to know." savana slowly moved closer to Scott and slapped him. "right?! right?! you have no fuckin right! just cause he lives with you does not mean you have the right! Eric has been talking about all of you since he got here. infact exo-gene has long been interest in all of you. they wanted to add you all to their security teams. do you know what Eric told them? he said that only Kurt, and storm were good enough to be on the security force. he was very impressed with storm's controll over her powers. that is not something to sniff at. if Eric is impressed it's a big deal. as for Kurt, he said that he had never met another mutant who had as much compassion for what they do." savan took a ragged breath and the plowed on.

"just cause you have power does not mean your the best. if that were ture Eric would be head of the exo-gene securtiy team. as it is exo-gene is trying to get Eric far away from here." Xavier who had by now gotten back into his chair chose that moment to speak. "why is exo-gene trying to get Eric away?" mike sighed and spoke from his position on the ceiling. "exo-gene has always kept a close eye on Eric's power levels. mostly for hs own safety. since he has come here a 3 energy drain has been recorded. it only started when he came here. this drain is due to a feeling of sadness. emotion play a huge part in Eric's energy outputs. if he is angry for instance he may seem more powerful but it is only becuase he is using more power then he may relize. he's at the top of his game when he is calm, and collective. since moving in here he has shown several signs of depression. every now and then his outputs spark with happiness but it's usualy short lived." by then mike had lept down from the ceiling and was now standing sideays on one of the walls. "Eric is not getting 3 of the energy he absorbs, it just vanishes and cannot be used. from what we have seen in the last 12 hours I cannot say that I don't understand why. Scott your obsessed with knowing everything there is to know about Eric. if you really want to know Eric's secret then get to know him. that is one thing Kurt has done that none of you have. Kurt has talked to Eric, hung out with him after school and even shared some of his life story with Eric. as it is Eric may be pulled off this mission now they we've been blown. now if you don't mind we're going to leave now. goodbye." with that mike and savana just walked out of the mansion.

GREEK ISLAND, IOS

Eric slowly began to wake up. the early morning sunlight was filtering through the curtains, and blinds. Kurt was currently curled up on the right side of bed and looked like he was in danger of falling off the bed. Eric smiled to humself and rolled Kurt over so he was in the center of the bed. Eric grinned to himself and moved so he was sitting on the side of the bed. a minute or 2 later Kurt let out a low moan and sat up. Eric smiled at him. "morning dear how did you sleep?" Kurt chuckled and looked over to Eric. "not bad. wish I could have continued my dream though." Eric raised an eyebrow. "and just what was so great about your dream?" Kurt smiled and moved so he was leaning against Eric's side. "Oh nothing besides the fact that you and i were having a romantic candle light dinner. Eric chuckled. "note to self have candle light dinner." Kurt raised an eyebrow. "smart-ass. " Eric shrugged. "You know you love me." Kurt nodded. "yeah but I don't know why." Eric smiled and pulled Kurt into a deep kiss. a few moments later they broke apart due to a knock at the door. "hey Eric wake up. we're going to see the facility in half an hour. so get dressed and get ready." Eric sighed and shook his head. "sorry Kurt, but duty calls." Kurt nodded and began to get ready with Eric.

half an hour later Eric and Kurt emerged from their room fully dressed and ready for the day. as they came down the stairs hand in hand they got several looks from other guests. however they were not the looks Kurt had expected. he had thought that they would show disguesd even resentment, but they were looks of aprovement and even joy as they passed. as the entered the front office they met, fisk, adam, and sky. Eric nodded to them and said his goodbyes to Kurt. a moment later gravel flew out from under their tires as Eric and the others made their way to the facility. Kurt stood on the steps of the hotel and watched them until he could no longer see them. then a voice from behind spoke. "you not doing anything today?" Kurt jumped and spun around only to find vallerie leaning against one of the walls. Kurt sighed and shook his head. "No I don't thinkso. not until Eric comes back at least. why?" vallerie shrugged. "well I was just wondering if you would like to hang with me today. Eric's told me a lot about you and I would like to see if those things are true." Kurt smiled and nodded. "sure I would love to spend the day with you." vallerie smiled. "ooooo he's cute and polite. Eric hooked himself a good one. come on, I'll show you around the island."

a little while later Kurt found himself in another jeep with vallerie bouncing their way down to the beach. a few minutes later they came to a stop infront of a small shop on the outskirts of the beach. vallerie hopped out and looked to Kurt, who was shakely getting out of the jeep. "this shop sells wet suits and diving equipment go inside and find a suit that fits. I'm going to take you diveing around the island. tell them to put your purches on my tab." Kurt nodded and moved inside the shop. it was obvious from the suits inside that they were not ment for humans. they had several that looked more like large body shapped rugs then anything else. as he made his way through the tangle of fabric a man came up to him. "can i help you find anything sir?" Kurt smiled and nodded. "yes I need a suit that can fit my unique form." the man looked him up and down and then smiled. I think I have just the thing. the man hurried to the back of the shop and soon returned with a medium sized box. a few minutes later Kurt found himself leaveing the shop wearing his first ever wet suit. Kurt thanked the man as he left and made his way down to the beach. as he set foot on the white sand he smiled and began to scan the beach for vallerie. a moment later he found her loading scuba suplies into a large speed boat.

"permition to come abord captain." vallerie smiled and nodded. "permision granted private smart-ass." Kurt chuckled and 'bamfed' to were vallerie was standing. vallerie smiled at this, started up the boat, and sped off into the open ocean. as they sped along vallerie and Kurt chatted lightly. finaly after half an hour vallerie slowed the boat and brought it to a stop. vallerie handed Kurt a tank and a mask. after several minutes Kurt and vallerie dropped over the edge of the boat and dove down into the water. once again Kurt was speechless at the world around him. brightly colored fish swam in every dirrection trying to get away from him. all around him rocks sat sunken into the sands at the bottom of the ocean. all around them plants, and coral grew and flourished. the sunlight filtered down through the water giving everything a sparkly glowing look. for what felt like hours they both just swam in a small area. fianly after hours vallerie pointed up as she and Kurt swam back to the boat. after climbing back on board vallerie smiled and looked to Kurt. "so how did you like it?" Kurt just sat there speechless. vallerie smiled. "yeah they all say that. come on I'm going to give you the sea side tour of the island." with that vallerie turned the engine on and sped of around the island. the whole tour lasted about 4 hours but Kurt hardly noticed the time passing. the island was huge.

they had passed rolling beaches, covered in people. other parts of the island were dense trees and greenery so thyick you could hardly see throught them. still other parts were open plains that seemed to wave at you with the slightest breeze. even then there was more rock arches that arched into the water from the land. as they sped along vallerie told Kurt about the island's history. legend said that the island was home to a human that managed to charm the godess of music. although theycould never be together the godess bless the island with eternal song. as they sped along Kurt could feel that the island had a kind of beat to it that flet like the beat to a song. it was nearly 5 Oclock when they came back into port, and almost 5:30 when they pulled into the hotel driveway. as Kurt got out of the jeep he heard someone call his name. Kurt turned and found Eric standing right behind him. no sooner had Kurt turned then Eric pulled him into a huge hug and kiss. as they broke apart Kurt smiled and spoke. "how way your day dear?" Eric grinned. "not bad dear." Eric chuckled as they walked up the steps and into the hotel. several minutes later Kurt had changed out of his wetsuit and put on a set of baggy cargo jeans and a compresion shirt.

as Kurt walked out of the room Eric let out a low whistle. Kurt blushed slightly and put his hand behind his head. "do you like the look?" Eric chcukled and put his arms around Kurt's waist. "like the look. you may have to beat me off with a stick." Kurt felt his blush creep further down his face. Eric chuckled and intertwined his fingers with Kurt's. as they walked down the stairs they once again were met with aproving stares. Eric led Kurt through the doors out to the deck looking out over the ocean. as Kurt and Eric walked onto the balcony Kurt let out a small chuckle. set up next to the railing was a small table with 2 candles on it. as they neared it out of the corner of his eye, Kurt saw Eric wink his left eye. both candles burst into life, letting off a low glow, of golden light. as Kurt sat down he felt he could not help but feel touched. Eric had done what he ahd promised and given them a candle lit dinner. as they ate their way through garlic roasted chicken, smoked salmon, fruits, and vegetables, Kurt felt his love for Eric grow, to a new level. (wow that was cheesy) as they finished eating Eric picked up his galss and raised it. "toast, to the continuation of us." Kurt smiled and drank deeply from his glass of wine. they were about to get up when Kurt's ears picked up on a noise. out of the corner of Kurt's gaze he found the source of the noise.

on the far side of the deck, a bush had been planted. hiding behind the bushes were half a dozen teenage, girls. Eric chuckled, stood up and moved closer so only Kurt could hear him. "why don't we give them something to talk about?" Kurt was about to ask what Eric ment when he found himself pulled into a deep kiss. as the kiss deepened Kurt felt Eric's tounge touch his lips. he opened his mouth almost out of refelx. Kurt's eye closed as the kissed went even deeper. as they kissed Eric could hear the girls gasping, and giggling from their spot behind the bushes. as Kurt and Eric broke apart, Kurt found that he was no longer in his seat. he found himself pressed firmly against Eric's body, with Eric's arms around his waist. Kurt looked dreamily into Eric's eyes. it was like a scene right out of a movie. him pressed up against Eric. nehind them the sun setting, as the waved crashed against the rocks below the deck. a few moments after they had broke apart Eric spoke. "you know it's not nice to spy on you lovers." Kurt raised an eyebrow, he had momentarily forgotten about thier audiance in the heat of the kiss. Eric smiled as the girl hurried from their hiding spot. "shall we go into town? I hear their having a festival." Kurt smiled dreamily and followed Eric down to the hotel garage.

a few minutes later Kurt found himself sitting passenger side in a hotel jeep on their way to the local town. a short ride later Kurt and Eric found themselves in the heart of downtown. as they made their way through the town Kurt moved closer to Eric. they had just taken a seat at a local caffae to catch theitr breath when music started up all around them. a man in the center of the park sat on a small bench infront of a grand piano. as they watched he began to sing.

"Step one you say we need to talk, he walks, you say sit down it's just a talk.

He smiles politely back at you, you stare poiltely right on through.
Some sort of window to your right
As he goes left and you stay right
Between the lines of fear and blame
And you begin to wonder why you came
Where did I go wrong, I lost a friend
Somewhere along in the bitterness
And I would have stayed up with you all night
Had I known how to save a life

Let him know that you know best
Cause after all you do know best
Try to slip past his defense
Without granting innocence
Lay down a list of what is wrong
The things you've told him all along
And pray to God he hears you

Where did I go wrong, I lost a friend
Somewhere along in the bitterness
And I would have stayed up with you all night
Had I known how to save a life

As he begins to raise his voice
You lower yours and grant him one last choice
Drive until you lose the road
Or break with the ones you've followed
He will do one of two things
He will admit to everything
Or he'll say he's just not the same
And you'll begin to wonder why you came

Where did I go wrong, I lost a friend
Somewhere along in the bitterness
And I would have stayed up with you all night
Had I known how to save a life"

as the music came to a stop Eric asnd Kurt apladed along with everyone else. as the aplause continued Kurt and Eric got up and began to walk around again. for the next few hours they walked around and viewed much of the local culture. they were out so long that by the time they made it back to the hotel it was almost 5 in the morning. as they closed the door to their room Kurt felt Eric pull him close. Kurt let out a low moan as he felt Eric's hands move under his shirt and across his chest. Kurt felt his body shudder as Eric began to kiss his neck. Eric grinned to himself as he kissed his way up Kurt's neck. slowly Kurt turned so he was facing Eric. a short while later Eric and Kurt found themselves curled up uder the covers, in little more then their boxers. (no they did not have sex, not yet anyways.)

as the morning sun shown it moved it's rays into the room of 2 sleeping lovers. Kurt Wagner age 16 was fast asleep, with eirc's arms curled around his waist. Eric himself was holding Kurt closly against his chest. slowly the sun's rays began to move through the room until they shown directly into the faces of Kurt, and Eric. Kurt began to stir first. Moaning slightly Kurt opened his eyes. it took his a moment to relize where he was and how he had gotten there. then it all came back to him, last night the festival, the kissing. Kurt's body shuddered as he remembered how it had felt to be held like that by Eric. Kurt was about to move when he felt Eric's grip on him tighten. Kurt smiled as he felt Eric slowly kiss his shoulder. "nice to see your awake." Eric chuckled. "Speak for yourself, I like my sleep. it help give me ideas of thing to try on you." Kurt smiled and lay back down next to Eric. Eric grinned and pulled Kurt closer to him. for a little while Kurt lay there next to Eric. they would have stayed that way for the day if a knock had not come to their door. "yo Eric, get up! Tesla and Adam found a ghost code in the security program we have about 2 hours till we head back to the facility. get packed and ready to leave." Kurt sighed and made his way to the bathroom for a shower. as Kurt left the room Eric began to recal the day before.

12 HOURS AGO

as the jeeps bounced away from the hotel Eric could not help but watch as Kurt fell away until he could not be seen anymore. as Eric turned to face the front fisk chuckled. Eric raised an eyebrow and spoke. "what?!" fisk chuckled. "could you like him more?" Eric smiled. "fisk you should know, I don't like Kurt. I love him." as Eric sat there he could feel the energy of the island change from the unsual calmness of the main island to the more drone like energy surronding the facility. as the jeeps pulled up to the facility Eric sent out several magnetic pulces. as the waves traveled through the buildings they sent back readings of personal energy levels. that being said within 15 seconds of getting out of the jeep he could tell how poweful everyone in the facility was. as he made his way through the facilitie's he could feel a sence of tension through out the building. a little while later the group turned into a small hallway and a minute later emerged into a room with a door and plain walls. carfully Eric opened the door and moved inside. the room was a gym to be more precise the gym the girl had been found in. slowly carfully Eric and the group made their way to the pool where the girl had been found. acording to the computer logs grace had been swimming laps when she had been attacked. however the computer could not tell them who had attacked her. As they entered the pool area they found that the area had not been changed since they had found the body. The pool was completely frozen over. Every drop of water in the pool was frozen in a massive block of ice.

Fisk sighed and turned to Eric. "I'll check out the locker rooms. Maybe there is a scent in there from something the attacker wore or had on." Eric nodded and crouched down next to the pool. As far as his powers would let him see, the ice had not changed since the attack. Infact the ice showed no signs of melting, to be sure Eric sent several small heat pulces through the ice. Eric's eyebrows rose as the ice repelled the heat like his own body would. Infact the ice seemed to absorb the heat as it passed around the ice. Eric shrugged stood up and made his way to the nearest wall. It showed no signs that there had been a struggle in the room. Eric turned back to the pool and sighed again. The report siad that a scientist had found the body and had called security. Within 5 minutes the entire facility had been locked down. No one had been allowed in or out, not only that but no one had been allowed to be within 500 meters of the facility. As Eric began to look around the room Adam spoke. "well there is nothing on the surveillance systems. Sky's been going over them for the last 3 hours. It looks like there was some kind of electrical surge about a minute before the attack started. No one logged it because they had been told work was being done. Everyone thought it was a mistake on the workers part. Who ever did this could not have picked a more perfect way to hide their crime. Whoever did this knew what would be happening in the base and knew how to kill her. Eric……. I think we might have to consider that we may have a rat in the works." Eric stood up and glanced at Adam. "maybe. who ever did this has not been with exo-gene for very long. Check all the reports of mutants or scientists who have joined in the last 15 months. Also check all security codes and passwords, focus on ghost codes and proxies. If a code was used I want to know, who used it, how they got it, and what the code was." Adam nodded and looked around the room. "sp what are you thinking?" Eric shook his head. "honestly I don't know. The ice seems to resist heat so it's not normal. My guess there was a struggle someone froze her, but the attack was strong enough to effect the pool. Other than that I cant tell you anymore Then that." Adam nodded and left. Eric Tapped his throut mike and spoke. "well guys I'm heading back I've seen all I need to see. Bye." With that Eric left the compound and made his way back to the hotel.

END OF FLASHBACK

Eric sighed and stood up. As he put on his shirt, he heard Kurt come out of the bathroom. Eric smiled at him and pulled Kurt into a tight hug. "sorry about having to leave. I promise we'll spend more time later. Bye." Still grinning sheepishly Eric left the room and made his way back to the compound. Kurt silently sat down on the edge of the bed. a few minutes later Kurt emerged from the room fully dressed in a tanktop and shorts. As Kurt made his way to the front he could not help but feel a little sad. He had been hoping that he would be able to spend some time with Eric today. As Kurt left the hotel he began to look around. A few minutes later Kurt popped down to the beach. As he walked across the sand he felt his bad feelings begin to fade away. Smiling to himself Kurt walked down the beach till he found a place that felt nice. Still smiling Kurt spread his towel and laid out in the sun. a few hours later Kurt made his way back to the hotel. Since he had laid out in the sun for the past few hours, he now had a slightly darker tone to his blue skin. Smiling to himself Kurt had just tossed his towel in the hamper when he heard Eric's voice. "well Kurt I must say you look better with the tan." Kurt smiled as he felt Eric pull him into a hug. A little while later Eric and Kurt found themselves out on the balcony looking over the ocean. "so what did you find out about the ghost code?" Eric shrugged and sighed. "Well it looks like this is wrapped up. We'll be going back to the states, tomorrow." Kurt nodded and leaned closer to Eric. "Thanks for taking me with you on this trip. I had a lot of fun." Eric smiled and began to scratch behind Kurt behind the ears. "thanks for coming. I'm glad you had fun. I just wish we could have spent more time with each other." Kurt smiled and once again they fell into silence, it was a few minutes before either of them spoke again. "Eric……. I've had some time to think and………. Well I'd like to tell the others about us."

Eric looked at Kurt with a slightly surprised look on his face. "Kurt…… are you sure?" Kurt looked at him. "Yeah, why?" Eric sighed. "I don't want to discourage you Kurt, but…… well I don't want you to do this on a whim. I lost a lot of friends when I came out. I don't want you to go though the same thing I did. I just………. Want you to be happy." Kurt smiled and moved so he could be even closer to Eric. "Thanks for your concern but I think I want to do this. I don't want to live a secret life that no one else knows about." Eric smiled and nodded. "I can understand that, but you should be ready for a few changes, around the mansion. It is very likely that some of your friends might act different around you at first." Kurt nodded and smiled as he felt Eric begin to kiss his neck, and shoulders. For the rest of the night they both watched the sunset.

As the sun finished setting Eric picked up Kurt and carried him back into the room. A moment later Eric dropped Kurt onto the bed and began to creep up to him like a predator sneaking up on its prey. Kurt let out a low moan as Eric began to kiss his way up Kurt's neck. As Eric did this he slowly snuck his hand up Kurt's shirt. Kurt let out an even louder moan as Eric began to massage his chest, and stomach. Kurt could feel his excitement beginning to affect him. Eric grinned as he felt Kurt begin to shift around trying to hide his excitement. Eric smiled and looked Kurt in the eyes. "Kurt……… do you want this?" Kurt looked up into Eric's eye and nodded. eric smiled and moved closer to kurt, pulling him into a tight grip.

A:N)well it has finaly happened. The next big step in their relaytionship. Sorry if you thought their was going to be a lemon but I cant write lemons at all. If you want you can write one and send it in. I'll add it to this chapter and repost. Until next time.