Teasing

It seemed there was only one drawback to it being general knowledge that Kitty and Kurt had started dating—namely, the teasing the two had to endure from their teammates, mostly from Bobby and Evan.

Kitty suspected that Evan giving her and Kurt grief about their new relationship was his way of trying to make up for essentially abandoning the team during his time with the Morlocks, but Kitty didn't know what Bobby's excuse was. Despite currently being in a relationship with Jubilee, the ice-maker cheerfully seized any opportunity he could to rib Kurt and Kitty.

And frankly, it was getting pretty annoying.

"Hey, you're drifting off again." Kurt's voice broke into Kitty's thoughts. "Vant me to change ze channel?"

Kitty rearranged her position on the couch where they were sitting, casually leaning against Kurt's side. "Sure, go ahead," she said. "Let's see if there's anything good on."

They heard snickering from behind them.

"Aw, cute," came Bobby's voice. "Watching soaps?"

Kurt groaned and Kitty rolled her eyes. They turned their heads to glare at Bobby and Evan.

"Don't you have something better to do than bother us?" Kitty asked irritably.

"Hey, is it a crime to walk in here now?" Evan put on a would-be innocent look.

"No, so vhy don't you continue valking?" Kurt snapped.

Bobby grinned at Evan. "I take it the new couple wants alone time."

Before Kurt could say anything, Kitty put a hand on his face. "They just want to embarrass us; just ignore them," she said.

And with that, Kitty laid her head on Kurt's shoulder as she looked back at the TV screen. She felt Kurt put his arm around her, and she did her best to ignore the immature laughter coming from Evan and Bobby. She was only vaguely aware of the next round of teasing, but judging from the way Kurt was tensing beside her, Kitty guessed it was very annoying.

She tuned in about ten minutes later.

"So when's the wedding?" Bobby was saying.

Kurt's face flushed a light purple. "Keety and I've only been dating a veek, and you're already talking about veddings?"

"I bet it's gonna be a white wedding," Evan told Bobby, as though Kurt hadn't spoken.

"Oh, I don't know." Bobby smirked in Kurt and Kitty's direction. "Kurt might not want to wait that long for certain privileges, if you know what I mean."

Evan and Bobby both dissolved into loud peals of laughter.

Kurt, whose face was now steadily resembling a grape, scowled. "And just how far have you gone vith Jubilee, Bobby? Not even first base?" He rose his voice to make himself heard over the laughter.

What are those idiots even talking abo...oh. Oh! Kitty thought, heat rushing to her face.

Bobby, along with Evan, continued to laugh and didn't reply.

"Hey, quit your laughin', you two, unless you'd like a Danger Room session with me," a new voice spoke.

Kurt, Kitty, Bobby, and Evan looked up to see that Logan had walked into the room.

"Well?" he growled, fixing a stern eye on the latter two, his claws appearing out of one set of knuckles with a snikt.

The grins had melted from Evan and Bobby's faces, and with quick replies of "No-we're-good," they practically ran from the room.

"Thanks, Mr. Logan!" Kitty grinned appreciatively, her blush fading.

"'Welcome." Logan's claws retreated back into his skin, and as he left, Kurt and Kitty could hear him grumbling something about crazy kids.

Kitty looked at Kurt. The blush on his face was still present, though lighter than it was a few minutes ago.

"Vell," Kurt muttered, "zat vas just uncalled for."

"Yeah, they're aggravating." Kitty smiled as she rested against him. "But so are you."

"Vhat?" Kurt stared at her.

Kitty continued to smile. "Oh, just hush and keep your eyes on the screen."