Chase

It had begun pretty simply. Kurt had nudged Kitty with an elbow and gestured towards the depths of the forest. With a playful grin, he'd asked if she wanted to have a little bet: if she could catch him, he would pay for dinner that night, but if not, she would be the one paying.

Kitty had agreed, and she let Kurt get a few minutes' head-start before chasing after him into the forest.

She soon could see her boyfriend running ahead on all fours, and she ran more quickly, phasing through any trees or bushes that were in her way. As Kitty was gaining on Kurt, he looked over his shoulder.

"Are you feeling confident?" he asked.

"Actually, I am," she replied.

"Vell zen..." Kurt teleported away just as Kitty was about to reach him.

"Try and catch me now!" he finished with a smirk as he reappeared onto a branch of a nearby tree.

Kitty scowled; she should've known Kurt wouldn't make it that easy.

"That's cheating!" she complained.

Kurt merely laughed out loud as he leapt from branch to branch of the trees.

Kitty chuckled in spite of herself as she took off after him again, her eyes following his every move. Kurt was so free-spirited; it was times like these that he reminded Kitty of a wild animal, one that could never be caged.

Which is good; caging Kurt would be both unnecessary and pointless, Kitty thought.

She snapped out of her thoughts as she saw Kurt jump to the ground and run into a clearing. With a burst of speed, Kitty caught up to Kurt and tackled him, causing them both to fall into the grass.

Kitty sat up so that she was now straddling Kurt, a triumphant smile on her face.

"Looks like you caught me," Kurt said after he turned over onto his back to look up at her.

"Yep." Kitty put her hand on Kurt's cheek, trying to resist the urge to stroke the blue fur there. "You do realize that means you're paying for dinner, right?"

"Yeah, I know." Kurt good-naturedly rolled his eyes. "It's a good zing you're a cheap date, Kätzchen." He paused for a moment. "Uh, Keety?"

"Yes?"

Kurt grinned cheekily. "Not zat zis isn't pleasant, but you can get off me now."