A/N: I would like to dedicate this chapter to all people who have reviewed and added me to their favorite list: thank you all for your reviews and encouragement. Sorry the update took too long I have been off sick. Again I don't own the X-me; that privilege belongs to Marvel comics; I do own Kimmie though :)
Chapter Eleven: The aftermath and Christmas break
I awoke in a warm bed and looked to the side. I saw Hank looking over me.
"He won, didn't he?" I said weakly, my mouth was so dry. Hank reached over and gave me some water.
"Just wet your lips don't swallow." he said as I sipped a bit and wet my lips and mouth.
"He won, didn't he?" I repeated my question, Hank nodded. "It was my fault, was not strong enough, plan didn't work." I said as tears fell down my cheeks.
"No, that was not it. He had more powerful mutants with him; there was nothing we could have done. Your plan helped delay him but nothing more." Scott said as he walked in. "It was amazing how long you lasted Kimmie; no one could have ever stood up to him like you did after having powers drained by Rouge and also taking care of Mastermind. I was right to trust your plan and it was the best we had." He said as he sat down on the chair.
"Pyro is free; I can't sit around with him out there." I said as I tried to sit up, only for Hank to push me back down.
"Personal vengeance is not a good thing Preppy; we will get them next time. You did great on the mission, regardless of the outcome." Logan said as he stood next to Scott.
"You guys are saying that to be nice." I said as another person joined the room.
"No they are no Kimmie, I have read the minds of the team as to what happened, you showed amazing strength and ingenuity in a situation where the odds were against you, but there is always a next time." the professor said to me as he rolled in. "Everyone out, she needs to be left alone." he said as the rest of the team left followed by him.
"How long have I been out?" I asked Hank.
"Three days, and there is a fuzzy blue guy who is going to kill Ororo for making him do his training instead of being with you." he said as I let out a little laugh. "Get some rest, if everything is well, tomorrow you can go back to the mansion." he said, I looked at him and smiled.
"Thank you Hank, for everything." I said as I closed my eyes and slept.
The following day I was released from the medical bay and the day after that I returned to school. Things continued as normal, no missions as Magneto was on the low profile status, but that did not stop the Loserhood making fun of me all the time, making me show them my abilities. The last day before the Christmas holidays and we had just finished cheer practice. The team had left and I was in the hall alone picking up my pom poms I went over and grabbed my bag only for speedy to come and take it.
"Whoa, looking hot in those shorts and top." He said as he held my bag.
"Give me my bag back, otherwise you will not be running for a while." I said as I walked over to him, as I reached for my bag he ran away laughing. "Last chance, put it down or I swear, I will go nuclear on you!" I said, he pretended to think about it and shook his head. I reached down for the power and it engulfed me, I looked at speedy once more, now he was scared. I pushed to power to him, immobilizing him before he could run off. I walked up to him, still glowing and took my bag from him. "Listen speedy, I am sick of you and the Loserhood trying to find out what my abilities are, trust me you don't know what you are letting yourselves into. Keep digging, and I promise you, you will be in for a world of hurt. Now go!" I said as I released him, he fell on the floor and still scared, ran as fast as he could out of the gym.
I had a shower and got changed and walked back to the mansion, wrapped up in the new jacket that my fosters had given me and a cool purple scarf from Rouge. Kitty had given me matching gloves and Jean and Scott brought me some really cool snow boots. I typed in the code to the door and the gates opened and I walked in, only to be hit by a snowball.
"Hey!" I screamed as I looked around for the person who threw it; surprise surprise there was no one, okay so a game of mutant snowball fight... cool I am game. I bent down and made my weapon as I asked the wind to protect me. I reached out and felt the presence of a mind in the distance; I smiled as I let the snowball drop. I asked the wind to kindly take it as fast as possible to hit that person, and a few seconds later I heard a loud "hey" coming from the direction. I let out a giggle as I continued walking to the mansion with the wind protecting me. Once I was in, I pulled the door closed and patted the snow off me. I thanked the wind as I opened the door and let it out and turned to have Kurt appear.
"You did that on purpose." he said as he patted off the snow from his fur.
"Payback is sweet Nightcrawler." I said as I took off my coat and hung it in the cupboard. I took off the scarf and stuffed it in my sleeve and put my gloves in my pocket. I winked at Kurt as he blushed and I walked to my room, all the time knowing that his eyes were following my hips as they swayed.
"Fuzz ball, close your mouth before you drool!" I heard Logan say and I laughed.
I double checked my suitcase and my laptop bag; we were flying out in several hours, but needed to be at the airport soon. The professor asked Hank to write a note so that Kurt could not take off his watch, explaining that it was a pulse monitor, yeah things like that exist seriously they do. I packed several books and my folder in my laptop bag and closed my suitcase. Double checking I had my camera and my passport and tickets, I was happy and lay on my bed. I heard a noise and saw yellow as snow was thrown on me and then heard a giggle as the person vanished.
"Kurt!" I screamed as I brushed the snow off me. I went into my bathroom and had another warm shower. Once I had finished, I went into my room and picked out my ruby red jeans and a dark blue short cut top. If he wanted to play war, I was so game. I got dressed and dried my hair, straightening it and then packing my styling iron in my suitcase I walked out of my room.
"You ready Preppy?" Logan asked, I turned and smiled.
"Do I look ready?" I said as I put my hands on my hips. "Find and destroy mission, the fuzz ball gets it." I said I knew that he would like to have fun. He went into my room and I followed, taking my suitcase I picked up my laptop bag and followed Logan down to the garage. Once my stuff was in the car I knew that he was going to get Kurt, what Kurt didn't know was that I was so gonna make him pay. I opened the garage door and called in the wind for some help. It followed me in as I asked it to hide in the corner for me, it obliged; this power was so cool! Closing the door I went up to the car and rested on it, watching as Kurt hid behind Logan.
"You are so dead!" I said as I sent the wind over to him, it was full of snow and it lifted him up from the ground and covered him in snow. "You are playing with the big mutants, don't forget that." I said as the wind let him go and I bent down at him. I blew him a kiss as I quickly ran into the mansion. Grabbing my coat I went back into the car and Logan drove us to the airport.
We had checked in our baggage and also gone through the security control, believing the note that Hank had written. Kurt and I were sitting at the gate and I was nervous as hell, now I know how he felt. I stood up and began to pace back and forth, looking out the window at the planes. I felt a hand on my shoulder and turned to see Kurt by my side with my laptop bag in one hand and his knapsack on his back.
"You okay?" he asked and I shook my head. "Nervous?" he asked and I nodded. "We have an eleven hour flight until we get to Germany, just relax, and no changes just a direct flight from here to Frankfurt and then a drive to my village." he said as we listened to the flight announcer saying our flight was boarding. He put his arm around me as we lined up to go onto the plane. Once we were on, I grabbed the window seat (of course) I put my laptop bag under my seat as Kurt put his knapsack under his. I put on my seat belt; I was more nervous flying in a commercial plane than with the X-Jet. I reached out and held Kurt's hand as he turned to me.
"I miss the X-Jet." I whimpered as he laughed at me. I closed my eyes and waited for the plane to be in the air, I wanted it to be back on the ground already. Once the seat belt sign was off, I let go of Kurt and looked out of the window. "Man this is so much slower than the X-Jet too." I said and Kurt laughed again. He reached into his knapsack and gave me a book. I looked at it and then at him, it was a small book about his home town in German.
"I thought that you would like to learn. I live in a small village, it is a few hours in the car once we land but once we are there, I am sure my foster parents will let us sleep. I also can take of my image inducer too." he said as he fiddled with the watch. I opened the book and began to read, Kurt had pulled out his iPod and began listening to music, taking a hint, I did exactly the same and continued reading. Six hours into the flight, Kurt had fallen asleep and I had finished reading his book. It was interesting and there were so many things that I wanted to see. I looked down at Kurt sleeping, I bet for him it was strange, he never slept with his image inducer on before. I kissed him on his forehead as I turned his music down a bit on his iPod, pressing the call button, I asked for a pillow and a blanket. Once the air hostess came back with it, I thanked her, put on my relaxing music play list and sent the timer on my iPod. Putting the pillow on the window and wrapping myself with the blanket, I closed my eyes and joined Kurt in the land of sleep.
I was woken up by someone shaking me; I opened my eyes and looked at Kurt.
"What do you want?" I asked sleepily.
"We are only two hours away from being in Germany and now I am nervous." he said, I looked at him and pressed play on my iPod, my relaxing music filling my ears. It didn't last long, I felt another shake.
"Kurt I wanna sleep." I said as I turned my iPod off and looked at him.
"What if my foster parents don't meet us? What if I gave them the wrong times? What if..." I didn't let him continue, I kissed him anything to shut him up. I felt the tension go from him as he relaxed in the kiss. I decided to do something I have never done with a guy before; I opened my mouth and brushed my tongue against his lips. I felt his heart race as he was surprised, but he opened his mouth and his tongue joined mine. My hands went around his neck as his went on the small of my back and pulled me closer. I began to melt in the kiss as I brushed my tongue against his teeth and his lips. He let out a laugh as I smiled. I took his tongue and sucked on it a little, a moan of pleasure came from Kurt, and I would have to remember that one. I pulled away; the need for air became desperate. I opened my eyes and looked into his, well not really his but the one from his image inducer.
"Wow." he said as I smiled.
"Yeah, something like that." I said as I put my head on his shoulder, he put his arm around me and I closed my eyes, the warm feeling had filled my entire body and was not going away when I was with Kurt.
I yawned as I looked in the mirror in the bathroom. I went into my laptop bag and took out my travel toothbrush and toothpaste that I got in duty free. I brushed my teeth and splashed water over my face. I ran my brush through my hair and then looked once more at myself. I applied a bit of lip gloss and happy with the results, I went to find Kurt, he was getting our baggage. I looked up at the screen and found the band number and went over to it. Kurt had grabbed a trolley and was waiting as I saw my suitcase come out. He spotted it too as he grabbed it and I walked over. I gave him a kiss on his cheek as he looked for his bag.
"Feeling better?" he asked me and I nodded.
"How about you?" I asked as I saw his bag coming out, I pointed it to him and he grabbed it. He put his arm around my waist and pulled me close to him, I held on to the trolley with my free hand as he did his and we went through customs.
"After that kiss I am on top of the world." he whispered in my ear, I loved it when he did that, shivers went up and down my back and I blushed as he smiled at me. We went through the doors and there were a crowd of people looking for other people.
"Kurt, do you fosters know how you look I mean with your watch on?" I asked him and he nodded.
"As soon as the professor gave it to me, I sent them some pictures, something that they could finally hang up from me and not hide in shame." he said, his smile went away, I looked up at him and kissed him on the cheek.
"Remember, to me you will always be sexy, no matter how you look." I said as Kurt's eyes lit up, he bent down and kissed me lightly on the lips before he looked up to find his fosters. Kurt's eyes lit up again as he saw two people. He removed his arm as he rushed to a couple standing there; I assumed these were his parents. I smiled as I saw how happy he was to finally see them and waited in the background. Kurt turned and looked at me and hit his head. He came up to me and pushed the trolley to them.
"Mom, dad, this is Kimmie my girlfriend." he said, I smiled as I shook hands with his dad and his mom hugged me.
"It is a pleasure to meet you, Mr. and Mrs. Wagner." I said in German, they gasped; Kurt had hidden this from them.
"You can speak fluent German?" his mom asked me.
"My foster parents have German relatives so I learnt how to speak it so that when we came for visits, it was not hard to communicate." I said as they smiled at me.
"Kurt, you did not tell us this!" his mom said as Kurt reached out and rubbed his neck.
"I wanted it to be a surprise mom." he said as he looked at me. I blushed and looked at my feet; I hated being the centre of attention. I reached out and searched for Kurt's hand and I found it after a few seconds.
"Okay, let's go to the car and get home. You can both sleep in the back if you want, there are pillows and blankets for you." his father said as he took the trolley and began to push it. I looked out of the window as we drove along the motorway. I had never been in this part of Germany and it was new and interesting.
"Kim, you awake?" Kurt asked me and I turned and nodded. "Here, get some sleep it will be several hours before we can get to bed and the sun is rising, time zone sucks." he said as he pulled a blanket over his head. I let out a giggle as his mom turned and looked at me. I blushed as Kurt pulled the blanket down and looked at me and laugh. "No need to by shy, you are with family now." he said as he reached out and took my hand, causing me to blush again. I took the blanket from him and the pillow, placing it on the window I wrapped myself with the blanket and closed my eyes, allowing sleep to take over once more.
I awoke to a feeling on my cheek; I moaned as I turned as then felt a hand on my shoulder. I opened my eyes and saw Kurt, we were in a garage which I assumed belonged to his home, his image inducer was off.
"You want to go to bed?" he asked and I nodded. He picked me up in his arms and teleported me into a room. He lay me on the bed and I looked at him sleepily. "My room is next door if you need me. Goodnight Starlight." he said as he kissed me on the forehead.
"Goodnight Nightcrawler." I muttered as I fell back into the realms of sleep.
I awoke to the light shining in the window and looked around, panic filled me as I didn't recognize where I was, then everything came back, the flight, drive and meeting his parents, of course I was in Kurt's house. I saw my suitcase on the floor and went up to it and took out some clean clothes. Closing the blinds I got changed and went into the small bathroom that was attached to my room. It had everything I needed, a basin and a shower. Brushing my teeth and then my hair, I heard a noise and looked out to see Kurt in front of me.
"There you are you want some lunch?" he asked and I nodded, my stomach growled in agreement. Kurt laughed as he went again. I splashed water on my face and made sure I was presentable before leaving the room. I walked down the stairs and heard voices, opening the door cautiously I saw Kurt's fosters making lunch. I walked in and smiled as they saw me.
"Good morning Kimmie, did you sleep well?" his dad asked.
"Yes, thank you." I said as I looked outside at the garden. It had high walls, I could only guess why and a frown appeared on my face, poor Kurt. Speaking of the blue devil he just popped in right in front of me.
"Kurt don't scare me!" I said as he looked at me and blushed.
"Sorry Kim." he said as he grabbed my hand and teleported me to the dining room. He smiled as he pulled out a chair for me and I sat down. Kurt took the chair next to me as his fosters came in.
"We only made you a simple lunch, since I know how long the journey was for you." His mom said, I looked at the food, there was a salad and also pasta with tomato sauce and bread and I smiled.
"Thank you, it looks very nice." I said as Kurt reached over for the salad bowl, passing it to me I took my serving and gave it to him. Once we all had food, we said grace and then began to eat.
"So Kimmie, what abilities do you have?" Kurt's dad asked.
"Dad, maybe Kimmie doesn't want to talk about it." Kurt said I put my hand on Kurt's shoulder; it was fine they were entitled to know.
"I can move objects with my mind and read people's emotions, and I have some form of mind blocking abilities. I can also control the weather, but not create it so far and I can also immobilize mutants and their abilities." I said as I looked at them, they were shocked that one person could do so much, shouldn't tell them about the future seeing part too then. I blushed as I looked down at my plate, time for a demo I thought as I raised my hand and made Kurt's glass lift up from the table. His fosters looked at the glass as I put it back and they smiled at me. We continued eating as they told me about their town and how they found Kurt as a baby.
"Kurt tells us you are a cheerleader and a gymnast." His mom asked as we washed the plates, I nodded, no point denying that. "So how can a girl like you, not to sound rude to you or my son, be attracted to Kurt?" she asked, I let out a wry smile.
"When I first met Kurt, it was when I used my abilities to gain height for a stunt at a football match, his school was playing mine. Well when Jean took me to meet her friends, I was still in my cheer uniform and I blushed as I saw him looking at me. I read him, no bad aura just kindness, lots and lots of kindness. He sat next to me on the bus ride to the mansion and offered to protect me. When he showed me what he really looked like I asked if I could touch him, I touched him and smiled. He popped in front of me and asked if I was scared, and I said why should I be?" I said as I took the plate from her and dried it. "He made me feel welcome, but there was something more. When he touched me, even the first time in the bus my body would be filled with warmth. As he helped me out and I kinda asked him out and thought that there was no way he wanted me, that he already had a girlfriend, well you can guess how happy I was when he said yes." I said as I starred out of the window. "I guess what I am trying to say is that he fills something inside me that no one else has been able to do before. He gives me the strength and the confidence to be proud of who I am and what I can do." I said as I heard the door creek and turned to see Kurt, he had tears in his eyes. "Kurt, how long was you listening for?" I asked him as he came in.
"Since the beginning, Kim, did you mean that?" He asked me, I went over to him and hugged him.
"Every word Kurt." I said to him as he wrapped his arms around my waist and held me close to him.
Days had passed and Kurt showed me around his town. Soon it was Christmas eve and we were sitting in front the fire in the living room drinking hot chocolate. Kurt's parents had gone to bed and I leaned in on him. Kurt had been quiet since he had overheard what I said about him with his mom and I had had enough.
"Are you mad at me?" I asked him, he looked at me in shock and confusion.
"Why would I be mad at you, unless you have brought the wind inside again." he said as to which I laughed.
"Since you overheard what I said about you, you haven't been your normal self." I said as I looked down at my hot chocolate, Kurt laughed.
"Kim, what you said about me left me in shock, I had to take time to think that you were someone who did not see me as a monster and who loved my for who I am and how I made you feel." He said as he put his hand around mine and took my hot chocolate, putting it on the floor. "Your words touched my soul and lifted me up; I had never been happier or luckier to find someone like you." He continued as he pulled me closer to him and moved his face to mine. Our lips met in a simple kiss and yet my whole body shivered at his touch. He pulled me closer and we kissed once again, more passionately than before. My hand found his neck whereas my other hand found itself on his bare back, under his shirt. His hand went under my t-shirt as he pulled me closer, I deepened the kiss as I felt his fur from his back raise from my touch. I pulled away, the need for air getting to me, but I left my hand where it was. "I love you Kim, merry Christmas." he said as we heard the church clock chime midnight. I looked into his eyes and smiled. I put my head on his chest, removing my hand from his back and moving it to his chest instead, Kurt moved so that I could get comfortable. He pulled up the blanket and I closed my eyes, the beating of Kurt's heart luring me to sleep.
The days flew by and soon it was time for us to fly back to the states. I looked out of the window while we drove to the airport and this time it was a teary goodbye for Kurt as he left his fosters. I thanked them for everything and took Kurt's hand as we went through passport control and then security. I went into my laptop bag to get my book while Kurt went to do some duty free shopping and a letter fell out. I read the envelope and it was addressed to me. I opened it and began to read the German hand written letter.
Dear Kimmie,
know that we are thankful for everything that you have given Kurt. We have seen a huge change in him since we last saw him and this is all thanks to you. Know this, you are always welcome in our household and I know that you both love each other very much and it runs deep. Keep hold of that warm feeling and keep pushing him in the right direction, I never thought that he would listen to anyone about History than he does you!
We will always consider you a daughter and even though you are both young, I hope that your love never dies and that one day, we can really welcome you into our family.
All the best,
Mr. and Mrs. Wagner.
Tears fell down my eyes as I read the letter. I read it one more time and folded it back; putting it in my case and wiped my tears away and began reading the book for our English assignment.
