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"Man, don't see why the guy can't go run his own errands! Chuck makin' me go out like this for the creepy guy's stuff," Logan muttered to himself. "Hey, Kim!" he called when he saw her. "You go run this junk down to Drakken in his lab for me? Some parts for that machine he's workin' on ta get you guys home."

"Sure, no problem," Kim replied, and took the strangely-shaped packages.

'The machine's almost done,' Kim thought to herself as she made her way down to Drakken's temporary basement lab. 'When we got here, I couldn't wait to get home, but now, I'm actually reluctant to leave!' Kim had enjoyed spending time with her new friend, Jean. They had so much in common, they sometimes talked for hours. Scott was also great. He and Kim often spent time in the Danger Room teaching each other their favorite moves. She had also been spending more and more time with Lance, during school, at lunch, and after school she would often ride home with him and stay at the Boarding house for awhile. Lance had quite a temper, Kim had found out, but when he was in a good mood, he was actually quite pleasant to talk to.

Spending time at the Brotherhood Boarding House, Kim had gotten to know the boys a bit better. Todd, who at first had disgusted Kim, now reminded her somehow of her younger brothers, Jim and Tim. She thought it amazing how this little misfit family the Brotherhood got along.

"Dr. Drakken?" Kim called, knocking on the door to his lab. "Logan had me bring these parts down for you."

"Oh, the parts, good," she heard him say, and he opened the door a moment later. Kim hung around until he opened the packages, curious to see what was inside. She recognized a bag of ordinary screws and bolts, but that was about it. Everything else was unidentifiable as far as she was concerned.

"So, uh, Kim," Drakken started. "I hear you sometimes go over to that place Shego is staying at. How is she?"

"Oh, she's doing alright. She asked about you. I told her you were fine." Drakken looked miserable.

"I can't believe she just left me like that!" he cried suddenly. "Who does she think she'll be without me?" Kim held back a laugh. Shego seemed to be getting along alright with the Brotherhood, it was Drakken who was going crazy without his assistant.

"Don't worry, I'm sure she'll come to her senses once we're all back in our own dimension," Kim said comfortingly.

"I hope so," Dr. Drakken said. Kim couldn't believe it, she actually felt sorry for the guy! She was sitting here trying to comfort her worst enemy! After she got over this initial shock, she promised she would tell Shego how the machine was coming along next time she saw her and left the lab.

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"Bye, guys, I'm going over to the Boarding House for awhile," Kim called. Ron, Kurt, Kitty, and Naddie waved goodbye. The four of them were outside enjoying a sunny afternoon. Naddie noticed Kitty didn't even flinch when Kim had said where she was going.

"So, Kitty, you're not interested in Lance anymore?" Naddie asked.

"No, I'm over him!" Kitty grinned. Kurt gave her a suspicious look. "No, really! I realized he really liked me, but I only liked him because he liked me!"

"Vas?" Kurt asked.

"Ok, I get it," Naddie said.

". . . I don't get it!" Ron said.

"I don't like Lance, I only thought I did," Kitty explained.

"So who do you have your eye on now?" Ron asked.

"I can't tell you that, now, can I?" She said, flirtatiously leaning against him.

"Why not?"

"It would be too embarrassing."

"Says who?"

"Says me!"

While Ron and Kitty 'argued,' Kurt took Naddie's hand and led her around to the wooded area on one side of the mansion.

"Where are you taking me?" Naddie asked.

"Just a place I know," Kurt said. He led her through the trees to a small clearing. A big stump sat in the middle and some of the branches of the trees around the clearing had their bark smoothed out, as if someone had been swinging on them often. Just to one side of the stump was a small patch of daisies.

"This place is beautiful, Kurt!" Naddie said. Kurt picked one of the daisies and put it in Naddie's hair. Then he took her hands and held her out to look at her.

"You are beautiful, Naddie," he said somewhat shyly. She blushed.

"Thank you."

"This is where I go to think," Kurt explained, motioning around the clearing.

"It's very nice," Naddie said. Kurt pulled her close. She looked up at him through her eyelashes. His tail slowly wrapped around her waist. They leaned towards each other, very slowly, lost in each others' eyes. Their lips brushed. Naddie quickly tuned her head and stepped away.

"I can't, Kurt, this isn't right!" she cried.

"What is it?" Kurt asked, hurt. She turned back to him.

"I'm sorry, I want to, it's just. . . Kurt, I'm leaving! I'm going to leave and I'll never see you again! Why should we hurt ourselves like this when we know we'll never see each other again?" Her eyes brimmed with tears, but she quickly wiped them away.

"Who says we'll never see each other again?" Kurt asked, but he didn't sound convinced.

"I don't want to believe it either, but it's true, that's just the way it is," Naddie said. The professor's words rang in her head. 'What we cannot change, we must learn to accept.'

"We just have to accept it, Kurt. We'll be ok." He pulled her into a hug.

"You have only been here a few weeks, yet it seems like I've know you my whole life," he said quietly.

"I know what you mean," she agreed. "I even had a dream that we HAVE known each other our whole lives."

"It isn't fair," he muttered. "You accept me the way I am. No girl has ever treated me like you have. Kitty doesn't care whether I live or die."

"Don't say that! She does care about you, Kurt!" Naddie insisted.

"It doesn't matter. She doesn't matter, nothing matters!"

"Kurt, stop it! I'll miss you and I know you'll miss me, but we have to go on."

"Ich werde, Naddie weitergehen, aber ich werde nie Sie vergessen." *

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At dinner that night, Drakken announce that the trans-dimensional transporter should be done in less than two days and they would be ready to return home.

* "I will go on, Naddie, but I will never forget you."

))) Oh, what a sad yet fluffy chapter. I like the fluffy. Kurt fluffy good. Is this too angsty for you all? Oh, don't get mad at me if the German isn't perfect. I don't speak it, I just used a translator.

The RP (that stands for roleplaying, Seshat) we still need lots of people! Parts currently taken are Rogue, Kurt, Todd, Pietro, Lance, Kitty, Tabby, and Mystique. Still tons of people to play, so come on, don't be scared! Just tell me or Crysala who you want to be and tell us your penname so we can take a look at your stories.

Roguehobbit, you'll just have to wait and see just how much Kim, Ron, and Naddie are messing with fate. I'm evil, so I'm leaving you in suspense! Lol

Devyn, do you mean I should have Shego hitting on your little brother? Huh? I don't get it! Lol please excuse me for being an airhead.

x-silver-saffire-x, ouch, babysitting with long hair, not good!

And of course, Sarah Crysala, long hair is a blessing and a curse, I'll let you decide exactly how it balances! Lol for me, the benefits usually outweigh the bad things about having long hair, but it's different for different people. And, yes, I'm horrible for having such short chapters, it will be my downfall.

Sorry if I forgot anyone, I'm not trying to insult you! If you want me to say hi just yell, "Hey, talk to me!" and I'll listen. Lol see yall next chapter! (((