Chapter 1: (I don't own X-men or Mary Poppins.)

A cloud of dark bluish gray smoke appears in the main laundry room of the Xavier Mansion.  There is a slight odor of sulfur in the air. A blue, 3 fingered teen cautiously looks around to see if anyone is there, then curls up in a corner next to the washing machine. He stares at his reflection in the metal, 2 bright yellow eyes staring back at him against a dark blue furry face, silently weeping and wishing he were someone else…

"Kurt? Are you okay?"

Kurt looks up, startled. "Whaaa?!" he quickly moves to turn on his image inducer but stops when he realizes who's there. "O, hi Kitty… You shouldn't sneak up on me like that… yea, I'm ok…"

"I heard about what happened with Amanda today… I'm... sorry it didn't work out… "

"Aw man, I just can't believe she broke up with me!" he says with a thick accent. "You know, she's the only one who knew me for who I really am the whole time... and wasn't afraid… she actually liked me for me, ya know…or so I thought…"

"Yea, I know how that is…but sometimes, well, people just aren't meant for each other…"

Kurt pauses realizing that she is referring to her failed relationship with Lance. "Her parents don't want me or any other mutant…anywhere near her…she's moving… Plus, you know that new kid, Brent??? He's what happened… He's not only the best looking freshman in college, but he's also the new quarterback for his team…"

"Honestly Kurt, I know Brent, and I just don't see how Amanda Sefton could like a guy like that…"

"Thanks Kitty, but we both know what he's really like… practically perfect in every way… ugh, remind me to throw Mary Poppins out of my collection…I could never compete with a guy like him… I'm a blue and fuzzy, remember? " he again stares at his reflection… Kurt turns away, ashamed, and he presses the button on his image inducer revealing a pale, dark-haired guy.

[Giggles] "Yea, but she liked that about you. And…" She reaches down and presses the button again, returning Kurt to his natural appearance. "That's what I like about you…" Kitty gently kisses him on the cheek and ambles out of the room leaving Kurt gaping at the space where she had stood.

(yea, this one's a kitty/kurt story, but that's pretty much cause I can't stand Amanda and EVERYBODY knows kurt and kitty make a cuter couple! Or at least everyone I know…although I do like kitty/lance…o well, it'll never last anyway…  I'm kinda toying with Kurt's vulnerability here…)