MORE STORY! alrighty.. this one is a little long and kinda odd in structure (i did it starting at 11:30 PM and working through until now 3:48 AM and taking small InuYahsa and Pee-wee herman breaks.) but hey! it's moving the story along quite well i'd think.. well... i gotta go post this now before i end up leaking out what's going to happen in the end! AHH! Can't do that! so anyways... like, here we go again!
Language of Scots...
any guide - any control
sneck - switch
trauchle- burden
speirins - information
sonsie - fortunate
upby - upstairs
Anerlie - only
murther- Murder
skailie - slate
Hinna - haven't
Ah'm ahint tha haund - I'm a little behind
"I've never been so glad for a holiday tomorrow." Evan sighed leaning back on the couch in the common room, and kicking his feet up onto the coffee table. The youngest X-Men all looked at Evan and nodded in agreement.
"Like, yeah. It's so great to not have to worry about stupid homework and classes tomorrow." Kitty said kicking off her sandals onto the floor and pulling her feet up onto the couch next to herself and onto Kurt's lap.
"Excuse me!!" He said looking at Kitty who only smiled broadly at him, her feet remaining on him. He just rolled his eyes slightly and knocked them to the floor. She sighed, exasperated before lunging at Kurt, knocking him over on the couch and began tickling him. He tried to fight back but it was no use. He was pinned pretty well, A prisoner to Kitty's hands. He had but one option and took it without a second thought.
*BAMF*
He re-appeared on the other side of the room in a crouching position and smiling at Kitty, she knew that it was retaliation time but couldn't seem to move fast enough. He jumped back to the couch and started to tickle her, a payback. She laughed loudly and screeched for mercy but he continued, she looked around the room for help but Evan and Rogue knew better than to get involved in this. Having no other option she phased through the couch and crawled out from under it. She stood quickly and started running at full speed, through the wall and out into the grand hall, Kurt close on her heels. Evan and Rogue only groaned loudly and waited for the familiar sounds of things breaking and ear splitting screams. They both turned back to the TV and turned it up louder, as to drown out the breaking objects. Because of the noise level they never even heard Jean enter the room until she turned the TV down. Evan looked at the Remote still in his hands perplexed until he felt Jean tap him on his shoulder, causing him to nearly jump out of his skin.
"Hey, have either of you guys seen Casper?" She asked walking around in front of the couch where they sat.
"Naw, I think he's still in his room. He never came out, not even for dinner." Rogue said folding her arms over her chest and looking at Jean. "Why?"
"The professor wanted to talk to him. But he said that if he wasn't ready then to leave him alone." She said pulling her long, red hair back into a pony tail. "Thanks though." And with that she left. Evan looked at Rogue and shrugged, she looked at him and smiled a little before she got up from where she sat and walked towards the door.
"Where ya goin'?! The best part's commin' up! He's about to kill Tin-Tin!" Evan asked turning around on the couch and looking at Rogue.
"Uh, Ah think that I'm gonna go read in my room for a while." She lied as Evan shrugged and turned back around, his full attention on the TV.
"Victims… aren't we all." Rogue quoted the movie as she walked through the doorway and started up the stairs. She walked past the room that she shared with Kitty and approached the last door on the left. Casper's room. She raised her gloved hand nervously to his door and took a deep breath before she knocked. She waited a second, figuring that he was probably asleep. She was just about to leave when the door quickly opened, Casper standing in the doorway, his arm raised and leaned against the door frame. He was already in his pajamas at 8:30. Rogue found this a little odd, but hey. Maybe he was tired.
"Aye?" He asked his eyebrow raised in question. He looked down at the small Goth standing just outside his door.
"I-Uh.. I just wanted to say 'good night'." She lied again and turned to go as Casper stood upright.
"Marie, richt?" He asked as she turned around to look at him. She nodded slowly looking into his eyes, or trying at least. It was hard when he wasn't wearing a shirt. "Come in." He said stepping aside and allowing her to enter his room. She looked around for a second and then back to Casper. His room was very plain so far. Just the bed, a dresser with a large mirror on it, his night stand and a floor stereo inhabited the room. Those and a large, Hemp hammock covered in blankets. Which she assumed was where he slept, by the looks of the neatly made bed.
"We kinda missed you at dinner." She said moving a lock of white hair from her face and tucking it behind her ear.
"Ah wisn't verra hungry." He said walking back to his hammock and sitting down, his leg underneath himself. Rogue however, remained standing, turning her hands nervously. He sighed and smiled a little. " Whit ye so timorsome aboot?" He asked as she looked at him, as if to say with her eyes 'I don't understand'. "Nervish. Ye seem kinda ridged." He smiled picking up his guitar and tucking it under his arm, as it rested against his chest and on his leg. Rogue just blushed slightly and took a seat on the bed, facing him. He sighed and extended his hand to her. She looked at it then at him, his beautiful smile and inviting eyes. She took his hand as he led her over to the hammock and sat her down next to himself. It swayed lightly under the added weight but soon clamed down. They sat in silence until Casper couldn't take it anymore. "so, whit are yer powers lass?" He asked reaching into his pocket and pulling out a small, black guitar pick.
"I uh…" She started as he looked at her attentively. "They're stupid… you don't want to know." she said sadly as she turned her head away from him. He reached out for her as she shrugged away quickly.
"What?" He asked watching her move to the far most corner of the hammock.
"Alright, ah'll tell you." She said taking off one of her gloves to reveal a small pale white hand, with a few thin silver rings on it. "If I were to touch you right now.. It would probably knock you out for hours. It's like, everyone I touch, I absorb their life-force into me. Memories, abilities, energy, everything." She said looking at her hand and then back to Casper, who looked at her wide eyed.
"Seriously?" He asked amazed.
"Do ya think I'd joke about something like this?!" she said growing slightly upset.
"Nae, I guess not." He said placing the pick in the guitar neck, tucked under some strings and leaned on it. "But, do ye hiv any guide in it? Is thare an 'off' sneck?" He asked laying his head down on his hand, still looking at Rogue.
"No, ah I have no control." She sighed feeling hot tears welling up in her eyes.
"Like us." He sighed watching her as tears started to fall from her eyes. "We bare quite tae trauchle." He said reaching out and holding her face, his thumb wiping away a tear. She gasped as she felt his touch on her, and a little of his energy flowing into her, it was apparent that she was taking his energy, but it didn't feel as strong as when she touched others. She looked at him as he winced in pain slightly and drew his hand away slowly.
"H-how did you do that?" She asked him as he looked back up to her, her eyes had taken on his quality while his faded to a dull gray. "You touched me, b-but you're still conscious!"
"A-Ah dona know." he said in a breathy voice and shook his head. "That wis daft! Ah see whit ye mean." Casper almost whispered, holding his head in one hand as the other stayed on the guitar body. Rogue felt a slight bit of excitement as she looked at Casper. He could touch her and remain slightly fine. She could feel his energy and see slight flashes of his memories but couldn't feel his power. She looked at him once last time before she got up off the hammock.
"Listen, I should get going." She sniffled a little, wiping her eyes with the back of her hand and pulling on her glove.
"Aaright. Listen, if ye ever Wanna talk, Ah'm heere." He said looking at her and smiling, she returned the gesture and waved goodbye as she opened his door and walked out into the hallway, shutting it behind herself. She sighed deeply and walked back to her room. She walked over to her bed and fell back on it, hugging one of Kitty's stuffed animals that she found at the foot of it. She liked Casper a lot. he was nice, handsome in one of those 'Brandon Boyd' from Incubus kinda ways, and he could actually touch her without major damage. She decided that she would make an effort to get to know him a little better, and who knows… maybe it could lead to something more. She was snapped back to reality by Kitty and Kurt running by the door, still laughing and screaming. She stood, walked over to the door and shut it, closing her chameleon eyes and laughing slightly to herself.
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Rogue opened her eyes and looked around her room the next morning. The sun was shining into her room, and reflecting off of Kitty's bright pink bed spread making it seem brighter. Kitty wasn't in her bed however, she sat up and looked around. "Maybe she got up early?" She thought picking up her clock and looking at the time. "9:40" She read aloud. She stood up, gathered her clothes and walked down the hall to the bathroom. She showered, brushed her teeth and hair, got dressed and walked down stairs to the kitchen. She pushed open the doors and was greeted by Scott, Kitty and Kurt sitting at the table talking.
"G'Mornin!" Kurt smiled through a mouth full of apple. She just smiled back and fixed the collar on his green sweater. This gained weird looks from everyone at the table.
"Why are you in such a good mood today?" Scott asked taking a sip of his coffee and arching an eye brow from behind his ruby shades.
"Just, a good day." She said sitting down at the table next to Kitty. "Casper come out of his room yet?" She asked looking at the morning news on the TV suspended from the ceiling.
"Yeah, he and Jean went shopping today. the money his parents sent him cleared in his account this morning." Scott answered scratching his shoulder.
"Oh, well… what are you guys going to do today? Free day and all." Rogue asked looking around the table.
"Well, I was going to work on my car." Scott started. As Rogue groaned rolling her eyes a little. "But after that we were going to go to a movie."
"Vant to come vith?" Kurt asked, his eyes growing wide at the thought of going with one of his best friends who almost never gets out.
"Sure. Just let me know when you're goin'!" She said grabbing an apple of her own and walking out onto the back steps of the kitchen. She wrapped one arm around her waist as she took a bite of her apple. Casper was out with Jean. She couldn't help but feel a little jealous, that maybe she was going to have more competition. But she shook it from her mind.. I mean, what would make her think that Casper would want her anyway?
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Casper stood in the music store admiring a beautiful, new, blue electric Stratacaster. He ran his hands over the shimmer finish and turned to Jean.
"Yeh, Ah knaw! Ah ocht use this money far ither things. But she's a beaut huh?" He smiled taking it down off the wall and plugging it into one of the stores test Amps. He started strumming the beginning of 'prayer' By Disturbed while Jean sat down on a near by bench. "But tae rent's sent mare than enough money. So whits one wee guitar gonna hert huh?" She nodded in agreement. It was true. His parents had sent enough money that he could build his own house if he needed to and still live for about a year. if put in that situation, Jean decided that she would have gladly went on a shopping spree but Casper was much more frugal about his spending. They did make one agreement with his money however, and it was a bit extravagant. He had bought a new car. A recent model SUV in chameleon paint, that changed color when it moved.
"So, Casper. How do you like it at the institute?" Jean asked crossing her long legs, still sitting on the amp.
"It's great." He said adjusting the strap and turning the volume knob down slightly. "Ye all are very kind fowk." he started strumming again but stopped suddenly, swinging the electric guitar onto his back and sitting down next to Jean. "Ah have a question." He said leaning his elbows onto his knees and looking up to her green eyes.
"Sure, ask away." She said smiling.
"Whit's tae deal on Marie?"
"What do you mean?" She asked before she picked up on his thoughts. "ooh!" She said nodding her head slightly. "Well, she's 17. A Junior at Bayville High and totally available. But her powers may cause a little bit of a problem." She sighed looking at Casper who was blushing a little, and looking at her as if to ask 'how did you know?' Jean just tapped the side of her head lightly as he looked slightly offended. "No, I didn't mean to. It's just when someone feels strongly enough about something, I can't help it.. I just pick up on it."
"Ah, well it's alright lassie. But thanks fer tha speirins none the less." He said standing up and walking back to the wall of guitars just as someone walked over to help them. "We'll take thiis ane an that amp." He said pointing across the store at one of the larger amps resting on the floor. Soon they were all rung up and their claim papers were drawn so that they could come back and pick up the items later. Casper took the claim paper and shoved it into the pocket of his jeans and offered his arm for Jean, who took it as they walked from the store. "Nowe, hous aboot we go shopping fer Duds next?" Jean looked at him as her smile grew wider. "Ah, I knew ye'd like that ane!"
They walked into 'Abercrombie and Fitch' and started looking around, Casper hated most of the things that Jean picked out for him but liked a few small things that she showed him meaning to be a joke.
"So, tell me a little bit about you." Jean said from where she sat in a large leather chair, just outside the dressing room.
"Weel, Ah'm 19. Good fer stairters?" He asked, opening the door to the dressing room and stepping out in a pair of sand blasted jeans and a yellow t-shirt with some kind of surf logo printed on it.
"Ok, So, we've established that you're the oldest student." She said motioning for him to turn around with her hand. He made a slight face as he looked in the mirror and shook his head in disagreement as he turned and went back into the dressing room. "And that you don't really like the color yellow."
"Ah feel that stranglie aboot yallae eh?" He yelled back out to her as he put his clothes back on and came out with the other clothes on his arm. "Ah like tha pants." He said putting the shirt on the return cart just outside his dressing room door. "Whit aboot ye? Find anythin ye taken tae?" He asked sitting down as Jean jumped up slightly excited.
"Really?" She asked already walking towards the women's section. "You mean it?"
"Aye. Pick some duds than lets git tha hell oout o thais place." He said looking at the pant's in his lap as Jean called him over towards her, He got up and went to see what she wanted.
"So, common. There has to be more to you than your age." She joked picking up a light green hoddie and turning it around, looking at the glitter pattern on the back. Casper sighed and scratched the back of his neck.
"Mah paw is in peace relations. An ma mither is a doctor fer tha less sonsie. Better?"
"Much." She added picking up a pair of sand blasted jeans and walking towards the dressing rooms. "Now sit! You have to tell me if this looks ok together." She said walking in and closing the stall door. Casper walked back to the chair and did as he was told.
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"So Kurt? Why don't you just tell Kitty how you feel? It can't hurt can it?" Scott asked looking under the hood of his red sports car, while Kurt stood on the other side of the hood, image inducer on.
"You're one to talk! You haven't even told Jean how you feel!" Kurt sighed leaning on the side of the car. "And as for it 'not hurting'… ever been shot dovn over how you look? Sure you haven't."
"Maybe Kitty won't care what you look like… I mean, you guys are friends despite your appearance right?"
"True, but it vouldn't hurt to look like Casper either…."
"You can't mean…" Scott asked looking up at Kurt.
"Yup, she's got a crush on him." Kurt spit out venomously.
"did you find out how HE feels about her?"
"Ja, he has no interest. 'Just friends' is all he has on his mind."
"Then don't let it bother you. No threat." Scott said taking his rag from the side of the car and wiping his hands on it. "Wait… you don't think that Jean has a crush on him too do you? Maybe that's why she offered to go shopping with him!"
"Scott, calm down man! I'm sure that's not zee case." Kurt smiled teleporting to his friends side and patting him on the back.
"Yeah, maybe you're right. But hey! Go tell the others I'm ready to go if they are. And Hurry, the movie starts in a half an hour!" Kurt only saluted him and disappeared.
*BAMF*
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Everyone arrived home around the same time that afternoon. Scott, Kurt, Kitty and Rogue all piled out of Scott's small sports car just in time to see two cars entering the mansion gates. One was Jean's van and the other was a car that they had never seen before. As they got closer to the garage they all realized that it was Casper. He pulled up and parked the SUV while Jean backed into her spot in the garage.
"So THIS is vhat you call 'shopping'???" Kurt exclaimed running his hand along the hood amazed. Casper only smiled at him and the other shocked students.
"Naw, ah gots other things in tha back."
"Like, I'll say!" Kitty said phasing her head through the back door of the car and looking around. "Get me anything?" She joked.
"Uh, do onie of ye want to help git some o this shite upby?" He asked taking his Keys in hand and opening the back door. As soon as the door was opened entirely the others were already grabbing bags and unloading them onto the pavement. "Aaright, but thairs something big in tha back, naur tha seats." He said as they looked in and saw a large black amp sitting on it's side.
"No Problem." Kurt said climbing into the back of the car and holding onto the amp. "vhere in your room do you vant it?"
"Uh, aside tha windae?" He said scratching his head in thought.
"Done." Kurt answered before teleporting with the Amp in hand.
"Nowe THAT'S uissfu." Casper whispered while bending down and picking up some bags from the ground beside his feet. They all grabbed some of his bags along with Jean's bag and started up to his room. When they got to his room Kurt was already plugging in the amp and soon he and Scott left, leaving Kitty and Rogue with Casper. "Ye can drap thae anywhere." He said putting his bags down on the bed.
"Like, what? You're not going to show us what you got?" Kitty asked sitting down on the hammock and picking up a sleeping Elle and placing her in her lap.
"Kitty, Ah think that if he wanted to show us he would…" Rogue started as she set down her bags.
"Nay, it's aalright. If ye wanna see.." He said Opening the first bag and tossing one to Kitty and another to Rogue. Kitty opened her 'Abercrombie and Fitch' bag and looked inside, an odd look on her face.
"Are these yours?" She asked pulling out a pair of women's jeans and looking at them.
"Oh Nay! Those are Jean's." He said looking up from where he was bent over another bag that was sitting on the floor.
"So you bought HER stuff?" Kitty asked feeling slightly jealous.
"Anerlie as a 'thank you' fer takin us shopping Kit." He answered feeling the venom in her voice. Rogue only rolled her eyes and continued looking through a black 'Hot Topic' bag while sitting on the bed.
"Oh well… Like, no difference. What else did you get?" She faked a smile and shoved the jeans back into the bag, still feeling a slight tint of jealousy for Jean as she threw the bag over towards the door, while receiving weird looks from Casper and Rogue. She only laughed sheepishly and scratched the back of her neck.
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Kurt waited patiently just outside the door to Casper's room patiently, He had only been there for a minute but the girls had been in there for an hour. He repeated to himself quietly what he had planned on saying to Kitty when she came out and tugged on the end of his sweater nervously. Finally Casper's door opened as Kitty and Rogue walked out saying to Casper that they would talk to him later. Seeing this as a now or never chance Kurt stood away from the wall and called to Kitty. She turned around and waved for Rogue to go on, who in turn nodded and walked further down the hall to Jean's room, Bag in hand.
"Yeah?" She asked looking at Kurt, who was so nervous he must have looked like he was going to throw up.
"Uh, I was just going to ask you… d-do you vant to vatch a movie tonight, in zee common room I mean… and v-vith me?" He stuttered as she looked at him oddly, as if trying to comprehend what he was saying to her.
"Uh, sure. I was going to do something with Casper tonight.. But I'm sure it would be ok if he joined us right?" She smiled as Kurt felt his heart drop to his feet. "See! I knew you wouldn't mind! You're such a good friend!" She kissed him lightly on the cheek as she phased through the floor and into one of the lower levels. Kurt couldn't believe it. He had just spent all that time trying to think of the right way to tell her that he likes her, and she totally shut that plan down in a matter of seconds. He felt like chasing after her and trying to find some way out of it, some lame excuse but he couldn't move. He just stood there and felt his sadness turn to anger and animosity. Animosity towards Casper. Just as he thought of his name he found himself teleporting into Casper's room and hanging from the metal chandelier by his tail. Casper simply opened one eye from where he laid on the hammock and looked up at Kurt. Elle suddenly arched her back and started spitting from where she laid on Casper's chest, as if sensing Kurt's sudden bad mood. Kurt just simply dropped from where he hanged and teleported onto the window sill next to Casper and growled quietly. Casper sat up suddenly, startled by Kurt's change in mood from earlier. He inched towards the end of the hammock and looked at Kurt who crawled slowly onto the hammock, his fangs bared, Spitting out comment's to Casper in German as he slowly advanced towards him.
"Sind Sie darlegten, um mein Leben oder etwas zu ruinieren?!" (Are you set out to ruin my life or something?!) He spoke in a low voice, almost another growl.
"Was Sie sprechend sind!?" (What are you talking about?) Casper asked quickly and slightly stumbling over words and pronunciations while he tried to keep his cool. But he was still obviously scared of the situation.
"Katizhen! Ich versuchte, ihr zu erklären, wie ich heute abend fühle und aus etwas ungeradem Grund sie SIE dort wünschte! Warum Sie sie an führend sind!?!" (Kitty! I was going to tell her how I feel about her tonight but for some reason she wanted YOU there! Why are you still leading her on?!) He asked sitting at the end of the hammock, his Amber eyes flashed as he lowered his head, eyes and mouth formed into a sneer the only things visible from the shadow.
"Hören Gehilfe, wenn Sie gerade voran gehen würden und Ihre Maßnahme treffen, bereits dann, das sie nicht noch über mir wurde jetzt sie pining!?" (Listen mate, if you would just go ahead and make your move already then she wouldn't still be pining over me now would she?!) Casper retaliated sitting forward on the hammock and getting closer to Kurt, Suddenly becoming less afraid. "Gerade erklären eine Warnung, wenn Sie nicht ihr erklären, und ihr bald.... Ich werde!" (Just a warning, if you don't tell her, And tell her soon.. I will!) Kurt's eyes grew wide in shock.
"Sie würden nicht trauen!" (You wouldn't dare!) He said a slight bit of shock in his voice.
"Watch us!" Casper growled back at him as Kurt's eyes narrowed, Casper's doing the same. "Ah, donna knaw whit tae tell yah mate. Ah can cancel… but if ye don't do this an Kit's cross wit us the morra, nae amount o prayer nor confession will eva wipe murther frae ma skailie!" He said in an almost whisper, his finger less than an inch from Kurt's nose the whole time. "Gots it mate?" He asked drawing his finger back suddenly and smiling.
"Got it." He snarled before disappearing in his signature cloud of smoke.
"Nowe, tae tell Kit." He said getting up from the hammock and slipping on his sandals.
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Rogue found Casper outside later that night, just about to get into his car.
"HEY! Where ya goin'?" She asked running up to him as he turned around, half inside his car.
"Confession. Hinna done that syne ah got tae America. Think Ah'm ahint tha haund." he said getting all the way in and shutting the door, looking at the slightly disappointed look on Rogue's face.
"Oh, Ah just thought that you'd be joining me and kitty on the patio tonight. We were gonna look at the stars. Remember?" She said looking at the ground as she spoke.
"Weel, yer mair than walcome tae join us. Asides, ah wadger Kit an tae Night Crawler want some privacy tha nicht." Rogue just looked at him, questioningly. "common an ah'll expone" He said reaching over and opening the passenger side door as Rogue walked around and got in.
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Kurt had it all set up that night for the perfect evening with Kitty, He was really going to tell her tonight. Besides, if he didn't he was pretty sure it wasn't going to be a pretty encounter next time he saw Casper. He chose one of Kitty's favorite movies and popped it in, got the popcorn all ready and even moved the couch so that it was perfectly set in front of the TV. Now it was just time to do the worst part of the telling process. Waiting for your person to show up! Soon Kitty wandered into the common room looking slightly disappointed. Kurt simply turned around to look at her and felt bad himself. A funny thing love is… if the one you love is hurting or anything of the such you feel it too.
"Kitty? Is something vrong?" He asked as she walked up to the couch and sat down next to him.
"Casper, he totally blew me off." She said sighing. "He said something about 'confession'." She said as Kurt's eyes grew wide and he swallowed hard. Was he being serious about going to confession or was this just a metaphor for what they talked about earlier? "Kurt, you're Catholic… is confession really SO important?" She asked as he ran his fingers through his hair.
"Vell, depending on zee last time you sinned, yeah. I guess it is." He said thinking about what he had done earlier and thinking also about how he would have to venture to the church early before school tomorrow. Kitty just nodded her head in an understanding way and leaned back on the couch.
"So, Like, what are we watching?" She asked pulling her feet up onto the couch and into her favorite position, on Kurt's lap. He did not protest tonight, he just enjoyed being in her company.
"Life, or something like it." He said reading the case and looking at Kitty who almost instantly perked up. He sighed and leaned against his side of the couch, his tail drifting over to Kitty and settling in her lap, where she then started to subconsciously pet it. He raised the controller and pressed the start button reluctantly. Knowing that as soon as the movie started, the sooner he would have to tell Kitty and the sooner they would have to move. He silently wished that they could stay that way forever.
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Rogue felt like a fish out of water in the large church. It was beautiful sure, serene, and almost over powering. But then again, maybe that's what made her so uncomfortable. She took a seat in the pew just behind Casper. she watched him, his head bowed and a small, light blue, beaded rosary in his hands. He whispered prayers as he slid the beads through his fingers, one by one.
"Behold, O kind an mast sweet Jesus, ah cast meself upon ma knees in Yer sight, an wit tha mast fervent desire o ma soul ah pray and beseech Ye that Ye would impress upon ma heart lively sentiments o Faith, Hope and Charity, true repentance fer ma sins an a firm purpose o amendment, while wit deep affection an grief o soul ah ponder within meself an mentally contemplate Yer five mast precious wounds, having before ma eyes that which David spoke in prophecy o Ye, O good Jesus: they have pierced ma hands an feet, they have numbered all ma bones." She listened carefully as he spoke, the words sounded familiar from once when she over heard Kurt in his room but the accent's made all the difference. Once he was done he walked up to the bowl of holy water and crossed himself, he then turned back to Rogue and sat down next to her In the pew. "Bonnie ol' church ye gots in Bayville." He said looking up at the stained glass windows, Rogue's eyes following his up to the ceiling.
"Yeah." she agreed looking back at him. "That was beautiful. What was it?" She asked turning to look at him.
"It's just a prayer afore crucifix." He said looking back down at her and reaching for her as she drew away.
"You can't do that again." She started. "What if last time It was just luck? What if I kill you this time?" She asked as he looked her deep in the eyes.
"An whit if it's noe?" He asked reaching for her again, this time she didn't resist.
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"So you see, I've alvays liked you Kitty. I've just, never been able to tell you before." Kurt said from where Kitty leaned against his shoulder on the couch, still holding his tail in her hands. "Vell, before nov that is." He smiled slightly as she looked at him, silently. "Vell, nov vould be zee time to say something." He said the nervous feeling returning.
"I've always liked you Kurt. I just, I dunno. I never said anything to you because I was never sure if you liked me back or if it was just like, you playing pranks on me and you being you!" She suddenly spit out and instantly blushing.
"Vell, vhat about Casper? Vhat vas that all about?" He asked looking down at Kitty who had managed in her embarrassment to slide down so that her head was in his lap.
"Like, it was just a little crush. You know? I could have told you that it was never going to go anywhere! It's just kinda fun to have a little crush every once in a while." She smiled, taking her index finger and rubbing the tip of his nose where it turns up slightly. He just smiled back at her and bent over slightly.
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Rogue could feel Casper's energy flowing into herself as he grabbed both sides of her face and pulled her closer….
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Kitty could feel Kurt's long hair brushing against her ear as he bent forward and she closed her eyes slowly as his lips met hers….
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And they kissed.
AWW! now wasn't that just special?! lol. well... i guess that this may just be the old woman in me but.... with every good comes a bad...
come back for installment 4! find out what's so bad... well.. other than Casper starting Bayville high! ::shudders at the thought of High school:: WELL! bye!
~K
Language of Scots...
any guide - any control
sneck - switch
trauchle- burden
speirins - information
sonsie - fortunate
upby - upstairs
Anerlie - only
murther- Murder
skailie - slate
Hinna - haven't
Ah'm ahint tha haund - I'm a little behind
"I've never been so glad for a holiday tomorrow." Evan sighed leaning back on the couch in the common room, and kicking his feet up onto the coffee table. The youngest X-Men all looked at Evan and nodded in agreement.
"Like, yeah. It's so great to not have to worry about stupid homework and classes tomorrow." Kitty said kicking off her sandals onto the floor and pulling her feet up onto the couch next to herself and onto Kurt's lap.
"Excuse me!!" He said looking at Kitty who only smiled broadly at him, her feet remaining on him. He just rolled his eyes slightly and knocked them to the floor. She sighed, exasperated before lunging at Kurt, knocking him over on the couch and began tickling him. He tried to fight back but it was no use. He was pinned pretty well, A prisoner to Kitty's hands. He had but one option and took it without a second thought.
*BAMF*
He re-appeared on the other side of the room in a crouching position and smiling at Kitty, she knew that it was retaliation time but couldn't seem to move fast enough. He jumped back to the couch and started to tickle her, a payback. She laughed loudly and screeched for mercy but he continued, she looked around the room for help but Evan and Rogue knew better than to get involved in this. Having no other option she phased through the couch and crawled out from under it. She stood quickly and started running at full speed, through the wall and out into the grand hall, Kurt close on her heels. Evan and Rogue only groaned loudly and waited for the familiar sounds of things breaking and ear splitting screams. They both turned back to the TV and turned it up louder, as to drown out the breaking objects. Because of the noise level they never even heard Jean enter the room until she turned the TV down. Evan looked at the Remote still in his hands perplexed until he felt Jean tap him on his shoulder, causing him to nearly jump out of his skin.
"Hey, have either of you guys seen Casper?" She asked walking around in front of the couch where they sat.
"Naw, I think he's still in his room. He never came out, not even for dinner." Rogue said folding her arms over her chest and looking at Jean. "Why?"
"The professor wanted to talk to him. But he said that if he wasn't ready then to leave him alone." She said pulling her long, red hair back into a pony tail. "Thanks though." And with that she left. Evan looked at Rogue and shrugged, she looked at him and smiled a little before she got up from where she sat and walked towards the door.
"Where ya goin'?! The best part's commin' up! He's about to kill Tin-Tin!" Evan asked turning around on the couch and looking at Rogue.
"Uh, Ah think that I'm gonna go read in my room for a while." She lied as Evan shrugged and turned back around, his full attention on the TV.
"Victims… aren't we all." Rogue quoted the movie as she walked through the doorway and started up the stairs. She walked past the room that she shared with Kitty and approached the last door on the left. Casper's room. She raised her gloved hand nervously to his door and took a deep breath before she knocked. She waited a second, figuring that he was probably asleep. She was just about to leave when the door quickly opened, Casper standing in the doorway, his arm raised and leaned against the door frame. He was already in his pajamas at 8:30. Rogue found this a little odd, but hey. Maybe he was tired.
"Aye?" He asked his eyebrow raised in question. He looked down at the small Goth standing just outside his door.
"I-Uh.. I just wanted to say 'good night'." She lied again and turned to go as Casper stood upright.
"Marie, richt?" He asked as she turned around to look at him. She nodded slowly looking into his eyes, or trying at least. It was hard when he wasn't wearing a shirt. "Come in." He said stepping aside and allowing her to enter his room. She looked around for a second and then back to Casper. His room was very plain so far. Just the bed, a dresser with a large mirror on it, his night stand and a floor stereo inhabited the room. Those and a large, Hemp hammock covered in blankets. Which she assumed was where he slept, by the looks of the neatly made bed.
"We kinda missed you at dinner." She said moving a lock of white hair from her face and tucking it behind her ear.
"Ah wisn't verra hungry." He said walking back to his hammock and sitting down, his leg underneath himself. Rogue however, remained standing, turning her hands nervously. He sighed and smiled a little. " Whit ye so timorsome aboot?" He asked as she looked at him, as if to say with her eyes 'I don't understand'. "Nervish. Ye seem kinda ridged." He smiled picking up his guitar and tucking it under his arm, as it rested against his chest and on his leg. Rogue just blushed slightly and took a seat on the bed, facing him. He sighed and extended his hand to her. She looked at it then at him, his beautiful smile and inviting eyes. She took his hand as he led her over to the hammock and sat her down next to himself. It swayed lightly under the added weight but soon clamed down. They sat in silence until Casper couldn't take it anymore. "so, whit are yer powers lass?" He asked reaching into his pocket and pulling out a small, black guitar pick.
"I uh…" She started as he looked at her attentively. "They're stupid… you don't want to know." she said sadly as she turned her head away from him. He reached out for her as she shrugged away quickly.
"What?" He asked watching her move to the far most corner of the hammock.
"Alright, ah'll tell you." She said taking off one of her gloves to reveal a small pale white hand, with a few thin silver rings on it. "If I were to touch you right now.. It would probably knock you out for hours. It's like, everyone I touch, I absorb their life-force into me. Memories, abilities, energy, everything." She said looking at her hand and then back to Casper, who looked at her wide eyed.
"Seriously?" He asked amazed.
"Do ya think I'd joke about something like this?!" she said growing slightly upset.
"Nae, I guess not." He said placing the pick in the guitar neck, tucked under some strings and leaned on it. "But, do ye hiv any guide in it? Is thare an 'off' sneck?" He asked laying his head down on his hand, still looking at Rogue.
"No, ah I have no control." She sighed feeling hot tears welling up in her eyes.
"Like us." He sighed watching her as tears started to fall from her eyes. "We bare quite tae trauchle." He said reaching out and holding her face, his thumb wiping away a tear. She gasped as she felt his touch on her, and a little of his energy flowing into her, it was apparent that she was taking his energy, but it didn't feel as strong as when she touched others. She looked at him as he winced in pain slightly and drew his hand away slowly.
"H-how did you do that?" She asked him as he looked back up to her, her eyes had taken on his quality while his faded to a dull gray. "You touched me, b-but you're still conscious!"
"A-Ah dona know." he said in a breathy voice and shook his head. "That wis daft! Ah see whit ye mean." Casper almost whispered, holding his head in one hand as the other stayed on the guitar body. Rogue felt a slight bit of excitement as she looked at Casper. He could touch her and remain slightly fine. She could feel his energy and see slight flashes of his memories but couldn't feel his power. She looked at him once last time before she got up off the hammock.
"Listen, I should get going." She sniffled a little, wiping her eyes with the back of her hand and pulling on her glove.
"Aaright. Listen, if ye ever Wanna talk, Ah'm heere." He said looking at her and smiling, she returned the gesture and waved goodbye as she opened his door and walked out into the hallway, shutting it behind herself. She sighed deeply and walked back to her room. She walked over to her bed and fell back on it, hugging one of Kitty's stuffed animals that she found at the foot of it. She liked Casper a lot. he was nice, handsome in one of those 'Brandon Boyd' from Incubus kinda ways, and he could actually touch her without major damage. She decided that she would make an effort to get to know him a little better, and who knows… maybe it could lead to something more. She was snapped back to reality by Kitty and Kurt running by the door, still laughing and screaming. She stood, walked over to the door and shut it, closing her chameleon eyes and laughing slightly to herself.
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Rogue opened her eyes and looked around her room the next morning. The sun was shining into her room, and reflecting off of Kitty's bright pink bed spread making it seem brighter. Kitty wasn't in her bed however, she sat up and looked around. "Maybe she got up early?" She thought picking up her clock and looking at the time. "9:40" She read aloud. She stood up, gathered her clothes and walked down the hall to the bathroom. She showered, brushed her teeth and hair, got dressed and walked down stairs to the kitchen. She pushed open the doors and was greeted by Scott, Kitty and Kurt sitting at the table talking.
"G'Mornin!" Kurt smiled through a mouth full of apple. She just smiled back and fixed the collar on his green sweater. This gained weird looks from everyone at the table.
"Why are you in such a good mood today?" Scott asked taking a sip of his coffee and arching an eye brow from behind his ruby shades.
"Just, a good day." She said sitting down at the table next to Kitty. "Casper come out of his room yet?" She asked looking at the morning news on the TV suspended from the ceiling.
"Yeah, he and Jean went shopping today. the money his parents sent him cleared in his account this morning." Scott answered scratching his shoulder.
"Oh, well… what are you guys going to do today? Free day and all." Rogue asked looking around the table.
"Well, I was going to work on my car." Scott started. As Rogue groaned rolling her eyes a little. "But after that we were going to go to a movie."
"Vant to come vith?" Kurt asked, his eyes growing wide at the thought of going with one of his best friends who almost never gets out.
"Sure. Just let me know when you're goin'!" She said grabbing an apple of her own and walking out onto the back steps of the kitchen. She wrapped one arm around her waist as she took a bite of her apple. Casper was out with Jean. She couldn't help but feel a little jealous, that maybe she was going to have more competition. But she shook it from her mind.. I mean, what would make her think that Casper would want her anyway?
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Casper stood in the music store admiring a beautiful, new, blue electric Stratacaster. He ran his hands over the shimmer finish and turned to Jean.
"Yeh, Ah knaw! Ah ocht use this money far ither things. But she's a beaut huh?" He smiled taking it down off the wall and plugging it into one of the stores test Amps. He started strumming the beginning of 'prayer' By Disturbed while Jean sat down on a near by bench. "But tae rent's sent mare than enough money. So whits one wee guitar gonna hert huh?" She nodded in agreement. It was true. His parents had sent enough money that he could build his own house if he needed to and still live for about a year. if put in that situation, Jean decided that she would have gladly went on a shopping spree but Casper was much more frugal about his spending. They did make one agreement with his money however, and it was a bit extravagant. He had bought a new car. A recent model SUV in chameleon paint, that changed color when it moved.
"So, Casper. How do you like it at the institute?" Jean asked crossing her long legs, still sitting on the amp.
"It's great." He said adjusting the strap and turning the volume knob down slightly. "Ye all are very kind fowk." he started strumming again but stopped suddenly, swinging the electric guitar onto his back and sitting down next to Jean. "Ah have a question." He said leaning his elbows onto his knees and looking up to her green eyes.
"Sure, ask away." She said smiling.
"Whit's tae deal on Marie?"
"What do you mean?" She asked before she picked up on his thoughts. "ooh!" She said nodding her head slightly. "Well, she's 17. A Junior at Bayville High and totally available. But her powers may cause a little bit of a problem." She sighed looking at Casper who was blushing a little, and looking at her as if to ask 'how did you know?' Jean just tapped the side of her head lightly as he looked slightly offended. "No, I didn't mean to. It's just when someone feels strongly enough about something, I can't help it.. I just pick up on it."
"Ah, well it's alright lassie. But thanks fer tha speirins none the less." He said standing up and walking back to the wall of guitars just as someone walked over to help them. "We'll take thiis ane an that amp." He said pointing across the store at one of the larger amps resting on the floor. Soon they were all rung up and their claim papers were drawn so that they could come back and pick up the items later. Casper took the claim paper and shoved it into the pocket of his jeans and offered his arm for Jean, who took it as they walked from the store. "Nowe, hous aboot we go shopping fer Duds next?" Jean looked at him as her smile grew wider. "Ah, I knew ye'd like that ane!"
They walked into 'Abercrombie and Fitch' and started looking around, Casper hated most of the things that Jean picked out for him but liked a few small things that she showed him meaning to be a joke.
"So, tell me a little bit about you." Jean said from where she sat in a large leather chair, just outside the dressing room.
"Weel, Ah'm 19. Good fer stairters?" He asked, opening the door to the dressing room and stepping out in a pair of sand blasted jeans and a yellow t-shirt with some kind of surf logo printed on it.
"Ok, So, we've established that you're the oldest student." She said motioning for him to turn around with her hand. He made a slight face as he looked in the mirror and shook his head in disagreement as he turned and went back into the dressing room. "And that you don't really like the color yellow."
"Ah feel that stranglie aboot yallae eh?" He yelled back out to her as he put his clothes back on and came out with the other clothes on his arm. "Ah like tha pants." He said putting the shirt on the return cart just outside his dressing room door. "Whit aboot ye? Find anythin ye taken tae?" He asked sitting down as Jean jumped up slightly excited.
"Really?" She asked already walking towards the women's section. "You mean it?"
"Aye. Pick some duds than lets git tha hell oout o thais place." He said looking at the pant's in his lap as Jean called him over towards her, He got up and went to see what she wanted.
"So, common. There has to be more to you than your age." She joked picking up a light green hoddie and turning it around, looking at the glitter pattern on the back. Casper sighed and scratched the back of his neck.
"Mah paw is in peace relations. An ma mither is a doctor fer tha less sonsie. Better?"
"Much." She added picking up a pair of sand blasted jeans and walking towards the dressing rooms. "Now sit! You have to tell me if this looks ok together." She said walking in and closing the stall door. Casper walked back to the chair and did as he was told.
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"So Kurt? Why don't you just tell Kitty how you feel? It can't hurt can it?" Scott asked looking under the hood of his red sports car, while Kurt stood on the other side of the hood, image inducer on.
"You're one to talk! You haven't even told Jean how you feel!" Kurt sighed leaning on the side of the car. "And as for it 'not hurting'… ever been shot dovn over how you look? Sure you haven't."
"Maybe Kitty won't care what you look like… I mean, you guys are friends despite your appearance right?"
"True, but it vouldn't hurt to look like Casper either…."
"You can't mean…" Scott asked looking up at Kurt.
"Yup, she's got a crush on him." Kurt spit out venomously.
"did you find out how HE feels about her?"
"Ja, he has no interest. 'Just friends' is all he has on his mind."
"Then don't let it bother you. No threat." Scott said taking his rag from the side of the car and wiping his hands on it. "Wait… you don't think that Jean has a crush on him too do you? Maybe that's why she offered to go shopping with him!"
"Scott, calm down man! I'm sure that's not zee case." Kurt smiled teleporting to his friends side and patting him on the back.
"Yeah, maybe you're right. But hey! Go tell the others I'm ready to go if they are. And Hurry, the movie starts in a half an hour!" Kurt only saluted him and disappeared.
*BAMF*
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Everyone arrived home around the same time that afternoon. Scott, Kurt, Kitty and Rogue all piled out of Scott's small sports car just in time to see two cars entering the mansion gates. One was Jean's van and the other was a car that they had never seen before. As they got closer to the garage they all realized that it was Casper. He pulled up and parked the SUV while Jean backed into her spot in the garage.
"So THIS is vhat you call 'shopping'???" Kurt exclaimed running his hand along the hood amazed. Casper only smiled at him and the other shocked students.
"Naw, ah gots other things in tha back."
"Like, I'll say!" Kitty said phasing her head through the back door of the car and looking around. "Get me anything?" She joked.
"Uh, do onie of ye want to help git some o this shite upby?" He asked taking his Keys in hand and opening the back door. As soon as the door was opened entirely the others were already grabbing bags and unloading them onto the pavement. "Aaright, but thairs something big in tha back, naur tha seats." He said as they looked in and saw a large black amp sitting on it's side.
"No Problem." Kurt said climbing into the back of the car and holding onto the amp. "vhere in your room do you vant it?"
"Uh, aside tha windae?" He said scratching his head in thought.
"Done." Kurt answered before teleporting with the Amp in hand.
"Nowe THAT'S uissfu." Casper whispered while bending down and picking up some bags from the ground beside his feet. They all grabbed some of his bags along with Jean's bag and started up to his room. When they got to his room Kurt was already plugging in the amp and soon he and Scott left, leaving Kitty and Rogue with Casper. "Ye can drap thae anywhere." He said putting his bags down on the bed.
"Like, what? You're not going to show us what you got?" Kitty asked sitting down on the hammock and picking up a sleeping Elle and placing her in her lap.
"Kitty, Ah think that if he wanted to show us he would…" Rogue started as she set down her bags.
"Nay, it's aalright. If ye wanna see.." He said Opening the first bag and tossing one to Kitty and another to Rogue. Kitty opened her 'Abercrombie and Fitch' bag and looked inside, an odd look on her face.
"Are these yours?" She asked pulling out a pair of women's jeans and looking at them.
"Oh Nay! Those are Jean's." He said looking up from where he was bent over another bag that was sitting on the floor.
"So you bought HER stuff?" Kitty asked feeling slightly jealous.
"Anerlie as a 'thank you' fer takin us shopping Kit." He answered feeling the venom in her voice. Rogue only rolled her eyes and continued looking through a black 'Hot Topic' bag while sitting on the bed.
"Oh well… Like, no difference. What else did you get?" She faked a smile and shoved the jeans back into the bag, still feeling a slight tint of jealousy for Jean as she threw the bag over towards the door, while receiving weird looks from Casper and Rogue. She only laughed sheepishly and scratched the back of her neck.
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Kurt waited patiently just outside the door to Casper's room patiently, He had only been there for a minute but the girls had been in there for an hour. He repeated to himself quietly what he had planned on saying to Kitty when she came out and tugged on the end of his sweater nervously. Finally Casper's door opened as Kitty and Rogue walked out saying to Casper that they would talk to him later. Seeing this as a now or never chance Kurt stood away from the wall and called to Kitty. She turned around and waved for Rogue to go on, who in turn nodded and walked further down the hall to Jean's room, Bag in hand.
"Yeah?" She asked looking at Kurt, who was so nervous he must have looked like he was going to throw up.
"Uh, I was just going to ask you… d-do you vant to vatch a movie tonight, in zee common room I mean… and v-vith me?" He stuttered as she looked at him oddly, as if trying to comprehend what he was saying to her.
"Uh, sure. I was going to do something with Casper tonight.. But I'm sure it would be ok if he joined us right?" She smiled as Kurt felt his heart drop to his feet. "See! I knew you wouldn't mind! You're such a good friend!" She kissed him lightly on the cheek as she phased through the floor and into one of the lower levels. Kurt couldn't believe it. He had just spent all that time trying to think of the right way to tell her that he likes her, and she totally shut that plan down in a matter of seconds. He felt like chasing after her and trying to find some way out of it, some lame excuse but he couldn't move. He just stood there and felt his sadness turn to anger and animosity. Animosity towards Casper. Just as he thought of his name he found himself teleporting into Casper's room and hanging from the metal chandelier by his tail. Casper simply opened one eye from where he laid on the hammock and looked up at Kurt. Elle suddenly arched her back and started spitting from where she laid on Casper's chest, as if sensing Kurt's sudden bad mood. Kurt just simply dropped from where he hanged and teleported onto the window sill next to Casper and growled quietly. Casper sat up suddenly, startled by Kurt's change in mood from earlier. He inched towards the end of the hammock and looked at Kurt who crawled slowly onto the hammock, his fangs bared, Spitting out comment's to Casper in German as he slowly advanced towards him.
"Sind Sie darlegten, um mein Leben oder etwas zu ruinieren?!" (Are you set out to ruin my life or something?!) He spoke in a low voice, almost another growl.
"Was Sie sprechend sind!?" (What are you talking about?) Casper asked quickly and slightly stumbling over words and pronunciations while he tried to keep his cool. But he was still obviously scared of the situation.
"Katizhen! Ich versuchte, ihr zu erklären, wie ich heute abend fühle und aus etwas ungeradem Grund sie SIE dort wünschte! Warum Sie sie an führend sind!?!" (Kitty! I was going to tell her how I feel about her tonight but for some reason she wanted YOU there! Why are you still leading her on?!) He asked sitting at the end of the hammock, his Amber eyes flashed as he lowered his head, eyes and mouth formed into a sneer the only things visible from the shadow.
"Hören Gehilfe, wenn Sie gerade voran gehen würden und Ihre Maßnahme treffen, bereits dann, das sie nicht noch über mir wurde jetzt sie pining!?" (Listen mate, if you would just go ahead and make your move already then she wouldn't still be pining over me now would she?!) Casper retaliated sitting forward on the hammock and getting closer to Kurt, Suddenly becoming less afraid. "Gerade erklären eine Warnung, wenn Sie nicht ihr erklären, und ihr bald.... Ich werde!" (Just a warning, if you don't tell her, And tell her soon.. I will!) Kurt's eyes grew wide in shock.
"Sie würden nicht trauen!" (You wouldn't dare!) He said a slight bit of shock in his voice.
"Watch us!" Casper growled back at him as Kurt's eyes narrowed, Casper's doing the same. "Ah, donna knaw whit tae tell yah mate. Ah can cancel… but if ye don't do this an Kit's cross wit us the morra, nae amount o prayer nor confession will eva wipe murther frae ma skailie!" He said in an almost whisper, his finger less than an inch from Kurt's nose the whole time. "Gots it mate?" He asked drawing his finger back suddenly and smiling.
"Got it." He snarled before disappearing in his signature cloud of smoke.
"Nowe, tae tell Kit." He said getting up from the hammock and slipping on his sandals.
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Rogue found Casper outside later that night, just about to get into his car.
"HEY! Where ya goin'?" She asked running up to him as he turned around, half inside his car.
"Confession. Hinna done that syne ah got tae America. Think Ah'm ahint tha haund." he said getting all the way in and shutting the door, looking at the slightly disappointed look on Rogue's face.
"Oh, Ah just thought that you'd be joining me and kitty on the patio tonight. We were gonna look at the stars. Remember?" She said looking at the ground as she spoke.
"Weel, yer mair than walcome tae join us. Asides, ah wadger Kit an tae Night Crawler want some privacy tha nicht." Rogue just looked at him, questioningly. "common an ah'll expone" He said reaching over and opening the passenger side door as Rogue walked around and got in.
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Kurt had it all set up that night for the perfect evening with Kitty, He was really going to tell her tonight. Besides, if he didn't he was pretty sure it wasn't going to be a pretty encounter next time he saw Casper. He chose one of Kitty's favorite movies and popped it in, got the popcorn all ready and even moved the couch so that it was perfectly set in front of the TV. Now it was just time to do the worst part of the telling process. Waiting for your person to show up! Soon Kitty wandered into the common room looking slightly disappointed. Kurt simply turned around to look at her and felt bad himself. A funny thing love is… if the one you love is hurting or anything of the such you feel it too.
"Kitty? Is something vrong?" He asked as she walked up to the couch and sat down next to him.
"Casper, he totally blew me off." She said sighing. "He said something about 'confession'." She said as Kurt's eyes grew wide and he swallowed hard. Was he being serious about going to confession or was this just a metaphor for what they talked about earlier? "Kurt, you're Catholic… is confession really SO important?" She asked as he ran his fingers through his hair.
"Vell, depending on zee last time you sinned, yeah. I guess it is." He said thinking about what he had done earlier and thinking also about how he would have to venture to the church early before school tomorrow. Kitty just nodded her head in an understanding way and leaned back on the couch.
"So, Like, what are we watching?" She asked pulling her feet up onto the couch and into her favorite position, on Kurt's lap. He did not protest tonight, he just enjoyed being in her company.
"Life, or something like it." He said reading the case and looking at Kitty who almost instantly perked up. He sighed and leaned against his side of the couch, his tail drifting over to Kitty and settling in her lap, where she then started to subconsciously pet it. He raised the controller and pressed the start button reluctantly. Knowing that as soon as the movie started, the sooner he would have to tell Kitty and the sooner they would have to move. He silently wished that they could stay that way forever.
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Rogue felt like a fish out of water in the large church. It was beautiful sure, serene, and almost over powering. But then again, maybe that's what made her so uncomfortable. She took a seat in the pew just behind Casper. she watched him, his head bowed and a small, light blue, beaded rosary in his hands. He whispered prayers as he slid the beads through his fingers, one by one.
"Behold, O kind an mast sweet Jesus, ah cast meself upon ma knees in Yer sight, an wit tha mast fervent desire o ma soul ah pray and beseech Ye that Ye would impress upon ma heart lively sentiments o Faith, Hope and Charity, true repentance fer ma sins an a firm purpose o amendment, while wit deep affection an grief o soul ah ponder within meself an mentally contemplate Yer five mast precious wounds, having before ma eyes that which David spoke in prophecy o Ye, O good Jesus: they have pierced ma hands an feet, they have numbered all ma bones." She listened carefully as he spoke, the words sounded familiar from once when she over heard Kurt in his room but the accent's made all the difference. Once he was done he walked up to the bowl of holy water and crossed himself, he then turned back to Rogue and sat down next to her In the pew. "Bonnie ol' church ye gots in Bayville." He said looking up at the stained glass windows, Rogue's eyes following his up to the ceiling.
"Yeah." she agreed looking back at him. "That was beautiful. What was it?" She asked turning to look at him.
"It's just a prayer afore crucifix." He said looking back down at her and reaching for her as she drew away.
"You can't do that again." She started. "What if last time It was just luck? What if I kill you this time?" She asked as he looked her deep in the eyes.
"An whit if it's noe?" He asked reaching for her again, this time she didn't resist.
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"So you see, I've alvays liked you Kitty. I've just, never been able to tell you before." Kurt said from where Kitty leaned against his shoulder on the couch, still holding his tail in her hands. "Vell, before nov that is." He smiled slightly as she looked at him, silently. "Vell, nov vould be zee time to say something." He said the nervous feeling returning.
"I've always liked you Kurt. I just, I dunno. I never said anything to you because I was never sure if you liked me back or if it was just like, you playing pranks on me and you being you!" She suddenly spit out and instantly blushing.
"Vell, vhat about Casper? Vhat vas that all about?" He asked looking down at Kitty who had managed in her embarrassment to slide down so that her head was in his lap.
"Like, it was just a little crush. You know? I could have told you that it was never going to go anywhere! It's just kinda fun to have a little crush every once in a while." She smiled, taking her index finger and rubbing the tip of his nose where it turns up slightly. He just smiled back at her and bent over slightly.
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Rogue could feel Casper's energy flowing into herself as he grabbed both sides of her face and pulled her closer….
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Kitty could feel Kurt's long hair brushing against her ear as he bent forward and she closed her eyes slowly as his lips met hers….
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And they kissed.
AWW! now wasn't that just special?! lol. well... i guess that this may just be the old woman in me but.... with every good comes a bad...
come back for installment 4! find out what's so bad... well.. other than Casper starting Bayville high! ::shudders at the thought of High school:: WELL! bye!
~K
