He's Taken My Heart – Chapter 11: Taken

I haven't talked to Kurt, still since the whole kissing incident and me overhearing him breaking up with Amanda. I wasn't expecting him to talk to me. It often feels like he wants to say something to me when he sees me but he doesn't.

Just the other day, I was passing him in the halls at school and I tried not to make eye contact, but from the corner of my eye, I saw him open his mouth to say something, but he didn't. Perhaps he wants to tell me something.

It was a Saturday and everyone just gotten finished with those early morning training sessions. I've been getting much better with combat fighting and agility. Those training dummies have nothing on me. I'm nervous to go against a real person though. Logan says I'm ready to go against some of the X-Men that are in training with me as well. I was a bit skeptical.

I've also been focusing on getting my powers up to par with everyone else's. It's becoming easier and easier for me to try and control someone. I do feel self-conscious about my powers because they aren't as awesome as perhaps, Jean's or Kitty's but Professor X says that my powers are unique and I will be needed in certain situations. He also says I can think of myself as a secret weapon.

I was walking down the hall with Kitty, until I heard that all too familiar "poof." We both turned around and saw Kurt behind us, shocked.

"Oh, sorry ladies." He laughed nervously. He then looked at me with a worried face. "Miki, can I talk to you for a second," He glanced at Kitty. "Alone?"

Kitty looked at me with a smirk. "Well, go right ahead." She continued down the hall without me.

I nervously focused my attention back on the blue elf. He looked just as nervous as me.

"So, um," Kurt began. "I was wondering if you and I could…" he paused. "Go get ice cream later on?"

I was shocked and didn't know what to say. But instinctively, my mouth said, "Sure."

"Great." He smiled that smile that made me fall for him. That goofy, child-like smile always gets so me. "So, tonight at seven?"

"Okay." Then we parted ways.

Seven rolled around faster than I hoped. I tried not to be too excited because who knows what he'll say to me. I don't wanna be hurt again like I was before.

I also avoided dressing too fancy; just some jeans and my leather jacket that I recently got. It looks totally badass on me.

I heard a knock at the door and then a "poof."

"You know, you have to wait for an answer after you knock." I say, not even turning to see who it was. It was pretty obvious though.

"Sorry." I hear Kurt say.

"It's whatever. I'm ready."

Kurt took me to the ice cream parlor in town. It was small but very popular. I remember when my family would always come here after going to the movies as a family. These memories made me miss my family.

I got a chocolate milkshake and Kurt got a sundae. He was practically devouring it but I spaced out, thinking of my family and how I miss them.

"What's wrong?" Kurt broke my train of thought.

"Huh, oh I was just thinking about my family." I said, very general.

"Oh? You miss them?" he asked, taking another spoonful of ice cream.

"A little bit."

He nods, understanding. "Well, they probably miss you too."

"I know, but I never really got along with them. I always felt… left out, out of place." I explained. Why am telling him this?

"At least you have a family." He said, sadly.

I looked up at him and he had a sad look on his face. I felt bad for him.

"I'm still so confused about where I come from. I guess Mystique is my mother and Rogue is my adopted sister but... it doesn't feel like family."

"So what?" I say. Kurt looked up at me, shocked and confused. "You have the X-Family. We're your family, your true family."

Kurt realized what I was trying to say and he smiled. "Thanks."

I smiled back. We haven't talked for some time and I'm already acting like nothing has happened between us.

"Well, the reason I wanted to take you out was because…" He began. I gulped, hoping for the worse. "I wanted to apologize to you."

My heart stopped for a minute. He just… apologized?

"I haven't been a very good friend to you. I knew you had feelings for me but I blew them off when Amanda came into the picture."

"Oh…" I couldn't really say anything else at the moment.

"I also wanted to tell you that Amanda and I broke up."

"Oh really?" I lied. "Since when?"

"A few weeks ago. It just didn't feel right with her."

"Why did you break up with her?" As if I don't know.

"Well, because I kissed you." I acted shocked. "Ever since I kissed you, I just didn't feel the spark with Amanda anymore."

I was silent.

"I understand if you're still angry with me. I just wanna start over."

I still was silent for a moment, but then I said, "Apology accepted."

He sighed a sigh of relief. "Okay, good because I thought you were never going to talk to me again."

"Well, it's going to take me a while to get over some things so we're strictly friends for now."

"Okay, I can do that." Kurt said with a huge smile on his face.

After ice cream, we went for a walk in the park. There was barely anyone in the park except for us. It was getting kind of dark so we needed to make this walk rather quick. We talked some more, as friends. He made me laugh, as usual.

"Thanks for taking me out, Kurt. I needed to have some fun." I said.

"No problem. I love cheering people up."

I smiled at him and gave him a hug and we continued our walk.

What happened next was really a blur.

Kurt was in the middle of telling me about a time in his English class when suddenly I felt something run past me. Kurt and I both stopped, confused and alert. Then Kurt was hit in the stomach. The wind was knocked right out of him. I tried to reach for him so I could break his fall, but I felt like I was hit in the stomach as well. I couldn't catch my breath and I felt everything going black.

All I could hear was Kurt grunting and yelling for my name.