Chapter 2 "Some Enchanted Evening"
Finally, after some moving and scooting around in the rec. room, Kitty and Kurt were on the couch with a bowl of popcorn phased into the couch between them. Logan and Jubilee were curled up on a chair with a blanket, Rogue and Gambit were sitting on the floor with a blanket as well, and Beast was seated on an arm chair with his newly adopted six-year-old daughter, Charity, in his lap. (Scott, Jean and Storm were at a play.)
Despite Logan's sarcastic remarks, the magical world of Rogers and Hammerstein's "South Pacific" filled the screen. Kitty and Jubilee would sing along with the songs to shut Logan up. Or, just to sing. Kurt and Kitty's short but mighty popcorn fights provided frequent distractions.
A few hours later, Lt. Joseph Cable (no pun intended folks it's a long story...) was dead and Emille Debeque was maybe never returning to the lovesick Nellie Forebush. Kitty was crying slightly and Kurt patted her on the head with his tail. She leaned her head on his shoulder and after a few minutes, his tail rested across her shoulders.
"Hank?" Charity whispered to her adoptive father, "Are Kitty and Kurt boyfriend and girlfriend?"
"Well, Charity, we'll wait an see. Ok?"
"Yeah." Charity leaned back against Hank and fell asleep within a few minutes. It was getting late. One, by one, as the movie ended, the X-men left the room. Jubilee and Wolverine were the last to leave. They headed, hand in hand, for their recently shared quarters. Kurt smiled at Kitty. She had stopped crying and was staring, wide-eyed, at the doorway. Kurt looked toward the door, and froze...
Miriam Pryde, clad in a bathrobe and slippers, stood in the doorway. Her eyes were staring right at Kitty and Kurt. And she was glaring daggers at them, in their totally platonic if not slightly compromising position. Obviously, Miriam didn't see it as platonic. Just the opposite. This wasn't going to help Kitty's 'we're just friends' argument. Not at all.
"Ummm... Katzchen?"
"I see her, Kurt. I'll go talk to her."
"Alright. I better go." Kurt 'Bamfed' immediately. Kitty stood up and prepared to argue her case.
Finally, after some moving and scooting around in the rec. room, Kitty and Kurt were on the couch with a bowl of popcorn phased into the couch between them. Logan and Jubilee were curled up on a chair with a blanket, Rogue and Gambit were sitting on the floor with a blanket as well, and Beast was seated on an arm chair with his newly adopted six-year-old daughter, Charity, in his lap. (Scott, Jean and Storm were at a play.)
Despite Logan's sarcastic remarks, the magical world of Rogers and Hammerstein's "South Pacific" filled the screen. Kitty and Jubilee would sing along with the songs to shut Logan up. Or, just to sing. Kurt and Kitty's short but mighty popcorn fights provided frequent distractions.
A few hours later, Lt. Joseph Cable (no pun intended folks it's a long story...) was dead and Emille Debeque was maybe never returning to the lovesick Nellie Forebush. Kitty was crying slightly and Kurt patted her on the head with his tail. She leaned her head on his shoulder and after a few minutes, his tail rested across her shoulders.
"Hank?" Charity whispered to her adoptive father, "Are Kitty and Kurt boyfriend and girlfriend?"
"Well, Charity, we'll wait an see. Ok?"
"Yeah." Charity leaned back against Hank and fell asleep within a few minutes. It was getting late. One, by one, as the movie ended, the X-men left the room. Jubilee and Wolverine were the last to leave. They headed, hand in hand, for their recently shared quarters. Kurt smiled at Kitty. She had stopped crying and was staring, wide-eyed, at the doorway. Kurt looked toward the door, and froze...
Miriam Pryde, clad in a bathrobe and slippers, stood in the doorway. Her eyes were staring right at Kitty and Kurt. And she was glaring daggers at them, in their totally platonic if not slightly compromising position. Obviously, Miriam didn't see it as platonic. Just the opposite. This wasn't going to help Kitty's 'we're just friends' argument. Not at all.
"Ummm... Katzchen?"
"I see her, Kurt. I'll go talk to her."
"Alright. I better go." Kurt 'Bamfed' immediately. Kitty stood up and prepared to argue her case.