Chapter 4
"I don't know how much longer I'll be able to stay awake to work on this," Kurt whined.
At the table, sitting next to him, Kitty tried not to laugh.
"You don't have to like, finish everything tonight Kurt. It's only Friday and you have the whole weekend," Kitty said, "besides I'm sure your teachers will give you some kind of extension since you were absent for three days."
Kurt sighed and closed his history book. "Yeah. I guess you're right Keety. At least my history is done."
Kurt then sighed and ran his tired fingers through his hair. "I won't be able to get any more homework done tonight anyway," he said, ending the sentence with a yawn.
"Geez Kurt, quite yawning," Rogue complained, "that kind of thing is contagious."
"I spent last night in the infirmary and still can't walk up stairs very easily or teleport for the rest of the weekend. I have a right to be tired," Kurt grumbled, laying his head on his hands.
Kitty laughed lightly as she ran one hand up and down Kurt's back.
"You need any help with any of your homework tomorrow Kurt?"
"Ja, zhe Englisch. I hate zhe grammar for zhis language," Kurt replied.
"Okay," Kitty replied, "then you can help me with my math."
Kurt nodded tiredly, but didn't seem to really be listening that much.
"Dude, how much help can he need with the English homework for this weekend," Tabitha said from her spot on the table, "it's just some basic grammar and punctuation exercises."
Kitty glared at her. "How many languages do you like speak, Boom Boom?"
Tabitha seemed surprised by the vehemence in Kitty's tone.
Since when did she stick up for Kurt.
Rogue also looked a little surprised at Kitty's outburst, but the conversation was cut short when all three of them noticed that Kurt was purring softly and Logan walked in just at that moment.
"Where you planning on putting the elf to sleep Half-Pint?" Logan asked. It was then that Kitty realized she was still running her hand up and down Kurt's back. She pulled her hand away and looked at Logan.
"Are you gonna like bring him back to the infirmary now?"
Logan shook his head.
"I talked to Charles about it. He seems to think Elf might sleep better in his own room," Logan stated, but he sounded like he didn't agree with the Professor on this. "I guess since he was more or else able to walk up here on his own he doesn't need to be in the infirmary tonight."
Logan sounded like he was trying to convince himself of that more than anyone else.
Without another word, Logan gently picked the blue fuzzy elf up from the table and headed towards the stairs. Kurt's image inducer had gotten destroyed when he'd been kidnapped, and his new one wouldn't be ready until tomorrow.
"Would one of you like to grab his school work and bring it upstairs for me?" Logan called over his shoulder.
Both Kitty and Rogue grabbed a little bit of Kurt's books and headed towards the stairs. Rogue had told her brother that he wouldn't be needing all of his books since he wouldn't be finishing all of his homework that night, but he hadn't listened.
Rogue had already finished her stuff for the weekend (she hadn't had much) and Kitty just needed to do her math.
Which she would probably be doing with Kurt the next day while she helped him with his English assignment.
Rogue suddenly realized that Kurt and Kitty had actually been doing that for a little over a month now. It had started shortly after Lance and Kitty had broken up, and Kurt and Amanda had peacefully decided to call it quits.
At that point, the small group reached Kurt's room and while Logan place Kurt in bed Rogue and Kitty dumped Kurt's books on his desk.
A little while later the trio left Kurt's room with him already completely asleep. But not before Rogue noticed Kitty making sure Kurt was okay.
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Kurt woke up late the next morning, about 11 o'clock in the afternoon. For the acrobat who usually had an abundance of energy, that was pretty late.
However, the extra sleep really helped Kurt. He woke up feeling completely refreshed and energized, and his stomach muscles only ached a little bit when he sat up.
Oddly enough, the mansion was actually fairly quiet. But then Kurt remembered that it was Saturday and nearly noon, so everyone was most likely out and having fun.
Well almost everyone because about that moment Kitty phased through the wall with her hands on her hips.
"Geez Kurt. I don't think you've ever like been the last one up on a Saturday."
Kurt yawned and stood up. "Remind me to be this sympathetic to you when you're kidnapped or wiped out from finals."
Kitty giggled. "Sorry I just wanted to get my homework done so I can have tonight off.
Kurt looked up at Kitty confused. "Vhy? Vhat do you have planned vor tonight?"
Kitty shrugged. "Nothing definite now, but hey it's like Saturday night!"
Kurt, mimicking Kitty, also shrugged while grabbing a towel and some extra clothes from his closet. It was then that he realized he was still wearing his clothes from the previous day.
"Did I fall asleep over my homework?"
Kitty giggled. "Only sort of. I mean you'd already finished your history homework."
Kurt laughed along with her.
"Okay, I'll be downstairs to work on our math and English after I get dressed and shower," Kurt said starting to head towards the bathroom.
"Sounds good," Kitty replied.
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About an hour later, Kitty was sitting at the dining room table impatiently taping her foot when Kurt finally appeared carrying his books.
"Geez Fuzzy, how long does it take you to dress and shower?"
"Hey," Kurt protested, "all you have to blow dry is your head, I'm covered from head to toe in fur."
"Oh," Kitty replied flabbergasted. "I'm sorry Kurt I never really thought of that." In truth she hadn't thought about how long grooming would take Kurt because after seeing him with his image inducer on all the time she'd almost begun to think of him as just another guy who didn't care that much about how he looked.
But maybe that was just Lance. Now that Kitty thought about, Kurt was always conscious about how he looked.
Kurt chuckled at the dismayed look on Kitty's face. "I'm not mad Keety. I guess you don't really have to think about how much of pain fur is unless you're covered in it."
Kitty sighed. "I'm still sorry for my insensitive comment Kurt."
Kurt shrugged. "It's alrigt Katzchen."
Kitty looked at him amused. "Katzchen, huh?"
Kurt blushed. "Ja. Just a little playful little twist on your name. I don't have to use it if you don't like …"
"No, I like it," Kitty interrupted, "it's cute."
Kurt smiled at her and the two of them quickly went to work.
Kitty only had math to do, but she stayed long after the two had finished working with numbers to help Kurt with his English.
Kitty had never even considered just how screwed up English grammar was until she had to teach it to a non-native speaker. Fortunately Kurt was a really quick learner and he was soon able to finish his English without Kitty's assistance.
However, Kitty still remained to keep Kurt company while he started on his science and even made the two of them lunch.
Proving that he was well on his way to recovery, Kurt ended up eating everything on his plate, half of what was on Kitty's, as well as making a couple trips to the refrigerator himself.
"If I didn't know any better," Kitty commented, "I'd say you were actually consuming more food than you usually do."
"You try living with a metabolism permanently stuck on fast forward," Kurt mumbled in between bites of food.
Kitty laughed and then looked at the clock. "Wow! It's already 5 o'clock! I didn't realize it had gotten so late."
Kurt's eyes widened and he almost choked on the food he was swallowing as he looked at the clock. Kurt quickly closed his science book.
"Vell, I guess I can finish the rest tomorrow," Kurt said, "science is all I have left to do anyway."
The two of them cleaned up their spot on the dining room table, gathered up their books, and headed upstairs to put their stuff away.
They didn't pass any other student's on their way upstairs, but the reached the downstairs foyer just as Scott and Jean walked in through the door.
"Hey Kurt," Scott called in greeting. Jean just smiled at the sight of Kurt and Kitty. "Did you get your make-up work done?"
"Most of it," Kurt replied.
"Yeah, and then he nearly cleaned out the entire refrigerator," Kitty replied jokingly.
Scott and Jean laughed at Kurt's flippant 'gee thanks' look.
"Well I guess if your appetite is back you can't be feeling that bad," Jean replied.
"My appetite is always healthy," Kurt said.
Scott, Jean and Kitty all laughed again, but Jean's laughter seemed kind of forced.
*Kurt are you really okay* Jean asked.
Scott and Kitty were still chuckling when Kurt replied back mentally,
*Ja. My stomach's still a little sore, but other than that I'm great*
Jean smiled in relief just as Scott asked, "Do you guys have any plans tonight?"
"No," Kitty replied, her smile fading, "and it sucks since it's Saturday night and all."
"Well me and Scott were gonna go see a movie," Jean said, "would you guys like to come along?"
Kurt and Kitty glanced at each other and then looked back at the couple. "We don't want to intrude on anything," Kitty said.
"It's okay," Scott answered, "we'll just get our own seats a little apart."
Kurt hesitated before speaking up. "I'm not sure if it vill be alright vith the Professor. Do you think he'll let me go out?"
*It's alright Kurt. I think going out tonight might actually be good for you.*
The four of them all turned as one as the Professor wheeled into the foyer. Apparently they'd all heard him.
"But I think you might need this," the Professor said, holding out Kurt's brand new image inducer.
"Thanks Professor," Kurt replied putting the image inducer on and trying it out. It was the exact same image that the old one had produced, but if possible it actually seemed a little clearer and more enhanced.
While Kurt and Kitty ran upstairs to grab some money for the movies, the Professor turned to Scott and Jean.
*Thanks for doing this you two. And keep an eye on Kurt will you?*
*We will Professor.*
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Since it was a Saturday night, the movie theater was fairly crowded.
Scott and Jean were using all their efforts at the entrance to keep Kurt from being jostled by the crowd.
He was still recovering somewhat from his kidnapping and the last thing they needed was anyone in the crowd getting freaked out by feeling Kurt's fur.
Kitty had no idea what Scott and Jean were doing, but she was unconsciously also trying to protect Kurt from the crowd.
However, since Scott, Jean, and Kitty were identified mutants (and most of the people assumed that Kurt staying at the Xavier Institute meant he was a mutant even if they didn't know what his power was) the group was given a fairly wide berth.
Although a couple people were still nice to them.
A few of Jean's old soccer friends had said hello to her.
Kurt's old girlfriend, Amanda, was also there. And despite the protests her friends made she still came over to say hi to everyone.
"I heard something about you having a rough week Kurt, … how are you feeling?" Amanda asked.
Kurt shrugged. "Not bad. I should be able to come back school on Monday."
The two of them talked a little longer until the saw Scott, Jean, and Kitty heading their way from the food court they had gone to. Kitty was glaring at Amanda.
Amanda, noticing this, nodded her head toward Kitty. "She likes you, you know."
Kurt stared over at Kitty in disbelief. "Nein. Kitty just thinks of us as friends."
Amanda laughed. "Whatever you say Kurt. But I know that look when I say it," she said and then turned to catch up to her friends. "Feel better Kurt."
Kurt nodded and waved as Amanda walked off with the group she had come with. He thought he heard at least one of the girls say: "How can you even talk with that freak?!"
Kurt shrugged it off He'd been called freak before, … and worse.
Kitty grabbed his hand somewhat possessively as the group headed into the movies, and Kurt smiled at the gesture.
Maybe Amanda was right.
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Scott and Jean positioned themselves in two seats behind Kurt and Kitty so they could still have a little time to themselves and keep an eye on Kurt like the Professor said.
Both of them noticed how Kurt and Kitty ended up cuddling for most of the movie, although Kurt tried to keep his purring down to a minimum.
The rest of the crowd probably wouldn't have heard anyway …they were all laughing to hard at the movie.
All too soon the movie was over and everyone started heading out.
Despite the fact that Scott and Jean were only sitting one aisle behind Kurt and Kitty, they somehow still got separated in the ruckus.
It was about that time that most of the lights went out and the electric systems started going on the fritz.
Several people in the movie theater screamed at the unexpected electric failure and started heading towards the exit at a renewed pace.
In the commotion, Kurt was pushed away from Kitty and he ended up sprawled on the floor of one of the aisles.
The move caused his image inducer to get hit off and so he ended up in the middle of the crowded theater with his true self revealed.
Luckily the only person who saw him didn't see him before his image inducer went off and so wouldn't be able to identify him.
"Demon!" she yelled.
The scream simply brought more panic to an already panic stricken crowd and everyone started heading towards the exit at a renewed pace.
Except for Scott, Jean, and Kitty who were trying to move towards Kurt.
Kurt in the meantime had curled into the shadows because at least there he would be invisible with his blue fur. It wasn't that hard considering all he lights were out.
Which is probably why Kurt didn't see the figure behind him until it was too late.
About five figures all dressed in black surrounded the blue mutant and Kurt suddenly found a gag in his mouth.
Kurt honestly didn't know who these guys were, but their intentions were made quite clear when one of them grabbed a knife from his side and raised it above Kurt.
Kurt was already in a near panic when two of the figures were thrown backwards by a blast of fire. Another two were grabbed by the backs of their necks and pulled away from Kurt, while the last one was simply pushed out of the way … by Gambit.
Kurt's shock doubled when he recognized his other two 'saviors' as Pyro and Colossus.
After what he'd seen in his dreams of the Acolytes and being threatened by a knife, Kurt simply fainted in the commotion.
In the meantime, Scott, Jean, and Kitty had managed to get over to where Kurt was lying unconscious.
Even though all the humans had already left the theater, Jean still snapped on Kurt's image inducer since they still had to get him out of the theater.
"What the hell are they doing here?!" Scott exclaimed, motioning to Pyro, Colossus, and Gambit, who were still fighting off the guys dressed all in black.
"Get Nightcrawler out of here."
Scott, Jean, and Kitty turned as one to face the voice who had spoken.
It was Magneto.
Scott suddenly got angry on behalf of his friend. "Magneto! You have a lot of nerve showing your face after …"
"Scott don't," Jean interrupted.
Magneto had let her see into his thoughts enough so that she at least understood the importance of the situation.
She didn't know why Magneto had kidnapped Kurt and was now apparently trying to protect him. But she knew that these men dressed in black would kill Kurt, … and it was important that Kurt survive.
"Jean?" Scott asked confused. "What are you…"
"I'll explain later Scott. Right now we have to get Kurt out of here!" Jean said urgently.
It was the urgency in her tone that convinced Scott and Kitty to ask questions later.
So Scott hoisted Kurt into his arms, and without another word, Kitty phase the group through the wall to get them outside.
Leaving Magneto to deal with Kurt's would be assassins.
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Wow! I finally finished the next chapter. Yeah, go me!
First of all, sorry to everyone who really, really want to know what's going on, but I guess I have to keep you in suspense … at least for a couple more chapters.
And to Weirdlet: I love that line you gave me … but I didn't want to use it without your permission so let me know if I can.
Thanks for all the reviews!
"I don't know how much longer I'll be able to stay awake to work on this," Kurt whined.
At the table, sitting next to him, Kitty tried not to laugh.
"You don't have to like, finish everything tonight Kurt. It's only Friday and you have the whole weekend," Kitty said, "besides I'm sure your teachers will give you some kind of extension since you were absent for three days."
Kurt sighed and closed his history book. "Yeah. I guess you're right Keety. At least my history is done."
Kurt then sighed and ran his tired fingers through his hair. "I won't be able to get any more homework done tonight anyway," he said, ending the sentence with a yawn.
"Geez Kurt, quite yawning," Rogue complained, "that kind of thing is contagious."
"I spent last night in the infirmary and still can't walk up stairs very easily or teleport for the rest of the weekend. I have a right to be tired," Kurt grumbled, laying his head on his hands.
Kitty laughed lightly as she ran one hand up and down Kurt's back.
"You need any help with any of your homework tomorrow Kurt?"
"Ja, zhe Englisch. I hate zhe grammar for zhis language," Kurt replied.
"Okay," Kitty replied, "then you can help me with my math."
Kurt nodded tiredly, but didn't seem to really be listening that much.
"Dude, how much help can he need with the English homework for this weekend," Tabitha said from her spot on the table, "it's just some basic grammar and punctuation exercises."
Kitty glared at her. "How many languages do you like speak, Boom Boom?"
Tabitha seemed surprised by the vehemence in Kitty's tone.
Since when did she stick up for Kurt.
Rogue also looked a little surprised at Kitty's outburst, but the conversation was cut short when all three of them noticed that Kurt was purring softly and Logan walked in just at that moment.
"Where you planning on putting the elf to sleep Half-Pint?" Logan asked. It was then that Kitty realized she was still running her hand up and down Kurt's back. She pulled her hand away and looked at Logan.
"Are you gonna like bring him back to the infirmary now?"
Logan shook his head.
"I talked to Charles about it. He seems to think Elf might sleep better in his own room," Logan stated, but he sounded like he didn't agree with the Professor on this. "I guess since he was more or else able to walk up here on his own he doesn't need to be in the infirmary tonight."
Logan sounded like he was trying to convince himself of that more than anyone else.
Without another word, Logan gently picked the blue fuzzy elf up from the table and headed towards the stairs. Kurt's image inducer had gotten destroyed when he'd been kidnapped, and his new one wouldn't be ready until tomorrow.
"Would one of you like to grab his school work and bring it upstairs for me?" Logan called over his shoulder.
Both Kitty and Rogue grabbed a little bit of Kurt's books and headed towards the stairs. Rogue had told her brother that he wouldn't be needing all of his books since he wouldn't be finishing all of his homework that night, but he hadn't listened.
Rogue had already finished her stuff for the weekend (she hadn't had much) and Kitty just needed to do her math.
Which she would probably be doing with Kurt the next day while she helped him with his English assignment.
Rogue suddenly realized that Kurt and Kitty had actually been doing that for a little over a month now. It had started shortly after Lance and Kitty had broken up, and Kurt and Amanda had peacefully decided to call it quits.
At that point, the small group reached Kurt's room and while Logan place Kurt in bed Rogue and Kitty dumped Kurt's books on his desk.
A little while later the trio left Kurt's room with him already completely asleep. But not before Rogue noticed Kitty making sure Kurt was okay.
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Kurt woke up late the next morning, about 11 o'clock in the afternoon. For the acrobat who usually had an abundance of energy, that was pretty late.
However, the extra sleep really helped Kurt. He woke up feeling completely refreshed and energized, and his stomach muscles only ached a little bit when he sat up.
Oddly enough, the mansion was actually fairly quiet. But then Kurt remembered that it was Saturday and nearly noon, so everyone was most likely out and having fun.
Well almost everyone because about that moment Kitty phased through the wall with her hands on her hips.
"Geez Kurt. I don't think you've ever like been the last one up on a Saturday."
Kurt yawned and stood up. "Remind me to be this sympathetic to you when you're kidnapped or wiped out from finals."
Kitty giggled. "Sorry I just wanted to get my homework done so I can have tonight off.
Kurt looked up at Kitty confused. "Vhy? Vhat do you have planned vor tonight?"
Kitty shrugged. "Nothing definite now, but hey it's like Saturday night!"
Kurt, mimicking Kitty, also shrugged while grabbing a towel and some extra clothes from his closet. It was then that he realized he was still wearing his clothes from the previous day.
"Did I fall asleep over my homework?"
Kitty giggled. "Only sort of. I mean you'd already finished your history homework."
Kurt laughed along with her.
"Okay, I'll be downstairs to work on our math and English after I get dressed and shower," Kurt said starting to head towards the bathroom.
"Sounds good," Kitty replied.
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About an hour later, Kitty was sitting at the dining room table impatiently taping her foot when Kurt finally appeared carrying his books.
"Geez Fuzzy, how long does it take you to dress and shower?"
"Hey," Kurt protested, "all you have to blow dry is your head, I'm covered from head to toe in fur."
"Oh," Kitty replied flabbergasted. "I'm sorry Kurt I never really thought of that." In truth she hadn't thought about how long grooming would take Kurt because after seeing him with his image inducer on all the time she'd almost begun to think of him as just another guy who didn't care that much about how he looked.
But maybe that was just Lance. Now that Kitty thought about, Kurt was always conscious about how he looked.
Kurt chuckled at the dismayed look on Kitty's face. "I'm not mad Keety. I guess you don't really have to think about how much of pain fur is unless you're covered in it."
Kitty sighed. "I'm still sorry for my insensitive comment Kurt."
Kurt shrugged. "It's alrigt Katzchen."
Kitty looked at him amused. "Katzchen, huh?"
Kurt blushed. "Ja. Just a little playful little twist on your name. I don't have to use it if you don't like …"
"No, I like it," Kitty interrupted, "it's cute."
Kurt smiled at her and the two of them quickly went to work.
Kitty only had math to do, but she stayed long after the two had finished working with numbers to help Kurt with his English.
Kitty had never even considered just how screwed up English grammar was until she had to teach it to a non-native speaker. Fortunately Kurt was a really quick learner and he was soon able to finish his English without Kitty's assistance.
However, Kitty still remained to keep Kurt company while he started on his science and even made the two of them lunch.
Proving that he was well on his way to recovery, Kurt ended up eating everything on his plate, half of what was on Kitty's, as well as making a couple trips to the refrigerator himself.
"If I didn't know any better," Kitty commented, "I'd say you were actually consuming more food than you usually do."
"You try living with a metabolism permanently stuck on fast forward," Kurt mumbled in between bites of food.
Kitty laughed and then looked at the clock. "Wow! It's already 5 o'clock! I didn't realize it had gotten so late."
Kurt's eyes widened and he almost choked on the food he was swallowing as he looked at the clock. Kurt quickly closed his science book.
"Vell, I guess I can finish the rest tomorrow," Kurt said, "science is all I have left to do anyway."
The two of them cleaned up their spot on the dining room table, gathered up their books, and headed upstairs to put their stuff away.
They didn't pass any other student's on their way upstairs, but the reached the downstairs foyer just as Scott and Jean walked in through the door.
"Hey Kurt," Scott called in greeting. Jean just smiled at the sight of Kurt and Kitty. "Did you get your make-up work done?"
"Most of it," Kurt replied.
"Yeah, and then he nearly cleaned out the entire refrigerator," Kitty replied jokingly.
Scott and Jean laughed at Kurt's flippant 'gee thanks' look.
"Well I guess if your appetite is back you can't be feeling that bad," Jean replied.
"My appetite is always healthy," Kurt said.
Scott, Jean and Kitty all laughed again, but Jean's laughter seemed kind of forced.
*Kurt are you really okay* Jean asked.
Scott and Kitty were still chuckling when Kurt replied back mentally,
*Ja. My stomach's still a little sore, but other than that I'm great*
Jean smiled in relief just as Scott asked, "Do you guys have any plans tonight?"
"No," Kitty replied, her smile fading, "and it sucks since it's Saturday night and all."
"Well me and Scott were gonna go see a movie," Jean said, "would you guys like to come along?"
Kurt and Kitty glanced at each other and then looked back at the couple. "We don't want to intrude on anything," Kitty said.
"It's okay," Scott answered, "we'll just get our own seats a little apart."
Kurt hesitated before speaking up. "I'm not sure if it vill be alright vith the Professor. Do you think he'll let me go out?"
*It's alright Kurt. I think going out tonight might actually be good for you.*
The four of them all turned as one as the Professor wheeled into the foyer. Apparently they'd all heard him.
"But I think you might need this," the Professor said, holding out Kurt's brand new image inducer.
"Thanks Professor," Kurt replied putting the image inducer on and trying it out. It was the exact same image that the old one had produced, but if possible it actually seemed a little clearer and more enhanced.
While Kurt and Kitty ran upstairs to grab some money for the movies, the Professor turned to Scott and Jean.
*Thanks for doing this you two. And keep an eye on Kurt will you?*
*We will Professor.*
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Since it was a Saturday night, the movie theater was fairly crowded.
Scott and Jean were using all their efforts at the entrance to keep Kurt from being jostled by the crowd.
He was still recovering somewhat from his kidnapping and the last thing they needed was anyone in the crowd getting freaked out by feeling Kurt's fur.
Kitty had no idea what Scott and Jean were doing, but she was unconsciously also trying to protect Kurt from the crowd.
However, since Scott, Jean, and Kitty were identified mutants (and most of the people assumed that Kurt staying at the Xavier Institute meant he was a mutant even if they didn't know what his power was) the group was given a fairly wide berth.
Although a couple people were still nice to them.
A few of Jean's old soccer friends had said hello to her.
Kurt's old girlfriend, Amanda, was also there. And despite the protests her friends made she still came over to say hi to everyone.
"I heard something about you having a rough week Kurt, … how are you feeling?" Amanda asked.
Kurt shrugged. "Not bad. I should be able to come back school on Monday."
The two of them talked a little longer until the saw Scott, Jean, and Kitty heading their way from the food court they had gone to. Kitty was glaring at Amanda.
Amanda, noticing this, nodded her head toward Kitty. "She likes you, you know."
Kurt stared over at Kitty in disbelief. "Nein. Kitty just thinks of us as friends."
Amanda laughed. "Whatever you say Kurt. But I know that look when I say it," she said and then turned to catch up to her friends. "Feel better Kurt."
Kurt nodded and waved as Amanda walked off with the group she had come with. He thought he heard at least one of the girls say: "How can you even talk with that freak?!"
Kurt shrugged it off He'd been called freak before, … and worse.
Kitty grabbed his hand somewhat possessively as the group headed into the movies, and Kurt smiled at the gesture.
Maybe Amanda was right.
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Scott and Jean positioned themselves in two seats behind Kurt and Kitty so they could still have a little time to themselves and keep an eye on Kurt like the Professor said.
Both of them noticed how Kurt and Kitty ended up cuddling for most of the movie, although Kurt tried to keep his purring down to a minimum.
The rest of the crowd probably wouldn't have heard anyway …they were all laughing to hard at the movie.
All too soon the movie was over and everyone started heading out.
Despite the fact that Scott and Jean were only sitting one aisle behind Kurt and Kitty, they somehow still got separated in the ruckus.
It was about that time that most of the lights went out and the electric systems started going on the fritz.
Several people in the movie theater screamed at the unexpected electric failure and started heading towards the exit at a renewed pace.
In the commotion, Kurt was pushed away from Kitty and he ended up sprawled on the floor of one of the aisles.
The move caused his image inducer to get hit off and so he ended up in the middle of the crowded theater with his true self revealed.
Luckily the only person who saw him didn't see him before his image inducer went off and so wouldn't be able to identify him.
"Demon!" she yelled.
The scream simply brought more panic to an already panic stricken crowd and everyone started heading towards the exit at a renewed pace.
Except for Scott, Jean, and Kitty who were trying to move towards Kurt.
Kurt in the meantime had curled into the shadows because at least there he would be invisible with his blue fur. It wasn't that hard considering all he lights were out.
Which is probably why Kurt didn't see the figure behind him until it was too late.
About five figures all dressed in black surrounded the blue mutant and Kurt suddenly found a gag in his mouth.
Kurt honestly didn't know who these guys were, but their intentions were made quite clear when one of them grabbed a knife from his side and raised it above Kurt.
Kurt was already in a near panic when two of the figures were thrown backwards by a blast of fire. Another two were grabbed by the backs of their necks and pulled away from Kurt, while the last one was simply pushed out of the way … by Gambit.
Kurt's shock doubled when he recognized his other two 'saviors' as Pyro and Colossus.
After what he'd seen in his dreams of the Acolytes and being threatened by a knife, Kurt simply fainted in the commotion.
In the meantime, Scott, Jean, and Kitty had managed to get over to where Kurt was lying unconscious.
Even though all the humans had already left the theater, Jean still snapped on Kurt's image inducer since they still had to get him out of the theater.
"What the hell are they doing here?!" Scott exclaimed, motioning to Pyro, Colossus, and Gambit, who were still fighting off the guys dressed all in black.
"Get Nightcrawler out of here."
Scott, Jean, and Kitty turned as one to face the voice who had spoken.
It was Magneto.
Scott suddenly got angry on behalf of his friend. "Magneto! You have a lot of nerve showing your face after …"
"Scott don't," Jean interrupted.
Magneto had let her see into his thoughts enough so that she at least understood the importance of the situation.
She didn't know why Magneto had kidnapped Kurt and was now apparently trying to protect him. But she knew that these men dressed in black would kill Kurt, … and it was important that Kurt survive.
"Jean?" Scott asked confused. "What are you…"
"I'll explain later Scott. Right now we have to get Kurt out of here!" Jean said urgently.
It was the urgency in her tone that convinced Scott and Kitty to ask questions later.
So Scott hoisted Kurt into his arms, and without another word, Kitty phase the group through the wall to get them outside.
Leaving Magneto to deal with Kurt's would be assassins.
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Wow! I finally finished the next chapter. Yeah, go me!
First of all, sorry to everyone who really, really want to know what's going on, but I guess I have to keep you in suspense … at least for a couple more chapters.
And to Weirdlet: I love that line you gave me … but I didn't want to use it without your permission so let me know if I can.
Thanks for all the reviews!