Disclaimer: X-Men is owned by Marvel, Disney, I think Fox and probably other people I do not know about. I do not own it and am writing this just for fun.

All rights and thanks go to the creator or creators of the Kiss Meme. Thanks for the challenge.

Many thanks also to Spamberguesa for their wonderful story, Alternity that introduced me to this couple. Any one over the age of 18 should totally give it a try.

Kitty x Erik: Kiss on the Back

Kitty slammed the lid down on the washer, turning the dial to the right setting savagely.

Her head was bowed as she went through these motions, eyes wide to keep the tears from escaping.

Her thoughts were turning like a carousel around one simple fact and so deep was she lost in these thoughts that she did not even notice that she had been embraced until she felt a lingering kiss on her spine through a slit in her tank.

The sensation caused her to blink and with the action two tears found their freedom.

"Don't you dare! I don't want you here! Go away!"

Erik merely held her tighter, lowering his chin so that it came to rest on her shoulder. "Kitten..." Erik's voice trailed off as the many arguments he had already made ran through his mind.

Stubborn he might be, but he had no desire to cause her any more pain than he already had and yet he could not just give up either.
"You know why I can't stay. But I still don't see why you will not come with me."

"No, I know that you refuse to try and live here, despite knowing that it is my home!"

"Ah, yes your home. Where you happily follow Charles' rules and make yourself a target fighting for useless people with his merry men. Tell me Kitty, will you marry that Buddy if they ask you to as well?"

The sarcasm in his voice cut Kitty to the quick, for the moment she ignored the jab at Bobby instead focusing on the subtle insult towards her fighting strengths. "I am hardly a target on the battle fact my powers are often quite useful. Especially if guns are going off and someone can't dodge. Such terrible things can befall one at the end of a bullet, don't you think?"

A low blow and Kitty knew it.

The second she felt him stiffen up and pull away from her, a sharp twisting pain rippled through her heart and she could not help but wonder how his leaving had turned from her trying to make him stay to her pushing him away.

Raising shaking hands to her eyes, Kitty pressed her palms against them, saying in a anguished tone. "Erik, Erik I didn't..."

He cut her off before she could finish.

" I think we have both said quite enough, Kitty. Since this conversation seems to be running in nothing but an endless circle, perhaps it would be best if we just end it here."

Wrapping her arms around her waist in a move meant to comfort but with the feel of his arms still lingering on her skin did nothing more than remind her of what she was losing, Kitty turned towards him, head still bowed as she whispered. "Good-bye."

Stepping back, Erik gazed at her bowed head, the look in his eyes the only sign of his inner torment and grief. Clearing his throat, he tried to return those words but in the end, he could say nothing and merely waited in silence as Kitty gathered up her courage and fled the room.

Unable to bear the sight of her leaving, Erik kept his gaze locked on the laundry room floor until he could no longer hear her footsteps in the hallway.

Then opening the door with a flick of his finger, Erik left the room and made his way to Charles' office.

Not bothering to knock, he entered the room and taking a seat across from his old friend, said caustically.

"Satisfied, Professor?"

Letting out a deep sigh, Charles steepled his fingers together on the desk in front of him and replied.

"This is what's best for her, Erik. And I know on some level you agree with me or you would not have chosen to leave."

Giving him a look so cold that it could have frozen flame, Erik answered. "Here I thought I had chosen my course of action because your little protege threatened to wipe my mind of any memory of Kitty if I did not. Thank you so much for clarify my true motives for me. I am sure I would never had been able to discern this about myself with out your help, old friend."

Wincing slightly, Charles nonetheless carried on. "Jean was speaking from anger and concern when she said that, she did not mean it."

A low dark chuckle was Erik's only reply to this comment.

Giving him a look, Charles continued. "Your relationship started in the midst of pain and torment, which can lead to deep bonds, yes, but those bonds can also be confused for different emotions."

Leaning back in his seat, Erik crossed his long legs and lacing his fingers together over his stomach, gave his friend a patronizing look as he comment dryly. "Yes, I can see how Kitty and I would strike you as the types who would not know their own minds."

Raising one hand, Charles rubbed his brow saying,"It's not forever, Erik. If, after you are gone for awhile, Kitty still wants you, I will tell you and you can come back ho..."

Charles' voice cut off there, as Erik's eyes grew colder and his lips curved in a vicious smile.

"Three months. If you do not contact me by then I will contact you. Understand?"

Nodding slowly, Charles opened his mouth to say what he was not sure, but having said his piece, Erik had gotten to his feet and without another word or even a glance back left the room.

Two Months Later, A Small Town In Italy

Stepping out of his flat a small smirk appeared on Erik's lips as the scent of honeysuckle pervaded his senses.

Turning to his left, he leaned against the door frame and asked. "Two months?"

"It took me a month to resign myself to being in love with a jerk. The second month was spent packing and yelling at all of my friends and the Professor. I thought up some rather wonderfully horrid names to call them, if you would care to hear 'em?"

Taking in Kitty's flirty but wicked smile, Erik felt his heart beat double time and reaching out, he drew her close, his lips already lowering to her's as he murmured. "Later."

Her eyes shining with humor, Kitty hmmed back as she closed the distance between them.

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Author's Note: Thank you for reading! I hope you enjoyed it. ^_^

Special thank you to Setsunakou for proofing!