Authors note: Italics indicate thought… that's all.

Selfish

Am I selfish for helping to bring life into this world? Kurt thought, staring at his sleeping daughter's face. With all of humanity's hatred, and knowing first hand what it feels like, am I selfish?

This wasn't the first time Kurt had wrestled with these thoughts, and it more than likely wouldn't be the last. He had spent his whole life being mocked and ridiculed by those who hated him for his appearance, would Leyna face the same future?

He was happier than he'd ever been, doing things he never imagined he'd be doing. As comfortable as he'd become in his own skin, he never thought he'd be married, and he especially didn't think he'd have a family. But here he was with a beautiful non-mutant wife and a daughter that looked so much like him it was scary.

Am I cruel for wanting a family? Will Leyna grow up hating me for making her different than everyone else?

Right here, right now life was perfect. Why couldn't he live in the now instead of looking to the future?

Maybe she'll live to see harmony between humans and mutants. Maybe she won't have to live through the things I did.

Leyna woke up and stared back at him for a moment before becoming preoccupied with her tail.

She doesn't know she's any different than anyone else. Kurt realized. She knows me, and Ami, and she knows we love her, that's all that matters.

He smiled, suddenly feeling very at peace.