A/N: Sorry it took so long! I just had a couple of other stories to attend
to, but now that I have the time I am going to resurrect this story. This
chapter is short, but I haven't quite got the story going at the right pace
yet.
My replies to reviewers:
Sarah23: The Kitty/Kurt pairing is my favorite too! I'll have to find time to read your story!
silver sparkle: Who would have thought?
NightElfCrawler: Don't worry! Kurt is not a priest.
Sprocket: Who lives in a pineapple under the sea? Absorbent and yellow and porous is he? Is nautical nonsense something you wish? Then hop on the deck and flop like a fish! (I don't really watch the show that much but my little brother and sister talk about it all the time.)
Disclaimer: I do not own any X-Men: Evolution characters, nor do I own the Professor's funky floating chair. :( I wish I had a funky floating chair...
A Reunion of Old Friends
Chapter 2: The Phone Call
Kitty walked down to breakfast still half asleep, causing her to bump into various articles of furniture. She also bumped into a door, which happened to be the dinning room door. She grasped the doorknob drowsily, turned it, and pushed the door inward. She then walked over to her chair and plopped down in the cushy seat.
Logan sat across the table reading the newspaper, he gave no sign that he knew she was there but she knew that he did. The only sound was that of the clinking of dishes in the kitchen where Ororo was preparing breakfast and the chirping of birds beyond the bay window.
All night the only thing she could think of was how everything had changed so much in only thirteen years. Kitty could remember all the times when she had laughed with all her friends here at the Institute; she could remember how almost every time she walked into a room Kurt had been there to make her giggle, no matter what mood she was in. She missed those days. Kitty even missed the days when the Xavier Institute inhabitants annoyed or angered her. She had still had fun nonetheless. What had she been thinking? She had thrown away a happy life for a jerk like Lance. She could remember the day when he had proposed to her, Lance had seemed so charming and handsome that all she could do was to accept. And then Kurt had spent the next two months until her wedding advising her to rethink her decision. She should have listened to him then, and none of this would have happened.
When the day of her wedding finally came Kurt had tried one last time to dissuade her from marrying Lance. He had gotten down on his knees and begged her not to, but she still had not listened. Instead she had treated him rudely and threw many harsh words at him. After she had left the Institute on the way to the church she never saw him again. Kurt had not attended the wedding, nor was he there to say goodbye when she left with Lance the next morning and left the Xavier Institute for thirteen years.
Now looking back on those two months before the greatest mistake of her life Kitty saw how foolish she had been. Before then Kurt had been a great friend of hers, and she had been very unwise not to listen to his advice. From what Evan had said the night before Kurt must have gone back to Germany right after her marriage. She hoped she hadn't hurt his feelings too badly, but he hadn't even said goodbye, this was what really bothered her.
The sounds of clicking silverware and chattering voices brought Kitty from her thoughts. The X-Men, new members and old members, had seated themselves around her without her noticing, Ororo was setting platters full of food on the table and everyone was beginning to eat. She stared down at her own empty plate that she was yet to fill with food, but she was not hungry at the moment. Kitty looked around the table, many of the new students were rather loud, but they could not come close to the cacophony Kurt could have created if he wanted to.
Between two young students who were fighting over the last bagel Hank seemed as quiet and thoughtful as Kitty. Once he had settled the conflict between the two children beside him he spoke up over the din of the other students. "You know, things seem a bit unfinished don't you think everyone?" By 'everyone' the X-Men knew he really meant the old X-Men team, but the newer students quieted a bit. Hank paused and then continued. "Everyone is here except one person. And things don't seem quite right without him. Don't you think?" Hank paused again, glancing at the Professor as if for reassurance. "Well, the Professor, Ororo, and I think that it might do us all some good if we had a little reunion. So we can invite Kurt over for a little while, have a little party, and... maybe catch up on some things." Now Hank was looking directly at Kitty.
Next to Ororo, Evan was the first to catch on. "That's a great idea! I haven't seen the Fuzzy Dude in a long time now, and I sure do miss him."
"Yes, and I'm sure that's how everyone feels, I'm sure Kurt will leap upon the chance to see everyone again." Ororo said.
Everyone else nodded their approval. Kitty felt nervous as everyone watched her waiting for her assent. She licked her lips; maybe this would be her chance to say her apologies to Kurt. But would he forgive her? Kitty nodded her head.
At the end of the table Professor Xavier smiled. "Yes, that agreed on I do think we owe Mr. Wagner a phone call."
Evan jumped up. "Can I do it Professor? Please?"
Before the Professor had even had chance to nod Evan dashed off into the kitchen. The younger students had finished their breakfast and were now filtering out of the dining room, and when Evan returned with the kitchen phone the only ones left in the room were the Professor, Ororo, Hank, Logan, Rogue, Jean, Scott, and Kitty.
Evan suddenly looked discouraged. "Uhh... What is Kurt's phone number?"
"130-7963" The Professor was the one to answer. [No calls please, I just made it up]
Everyone waited anxiously as Evan dialed the number. He put the phone to his ear, and it seemed to ring forever as everyone sat on the edges of their chairs.
Then Evan's face brightened. "Hello? Kurt is that you? It's me, Evan! Do you remember me?" He paused for a moment, listening. "Yeah, well, everyone is here at the Institute except you so we thought that it might be fun to have a little get together, you know?" Evan stopped again to listen. Then his face fell. "You can't come? Why not?" He paused to listen to the voice on the other end. "Oh, yeah I understand..." Then Evan's face seemed to brighten a little. "Are you sure about that? Really... okay, just a second."
Evan took the receiver from his ear and clapped his hand of the end of the phone that he had been talking into. "He says he can't come, because he has a lot of work to do and everything. But he says that we could all come over to his house in Germany and have the reunion there."
"That would be acceptable. Tell him we'll do just that." The professor said.
Evan grinned, brought the phone back to his ear and told Kurt the news. He took his ear away from the phone again. "Kurt says that tomorrow morning would be fine, and we can come in the X-Jet, too."
"Wonderful," The Professor turned to the rest of the people in the room. "Well, it looks like we all have some packing to do."
~*~
Back in her room Kitty had no need to pack anything for the trip tomorrow morning. She had not bothered to unpack the few belongings that Lance had left her with. So instead all she had to do was wait, and think. Kitty found herself hoping that Kurt would accept an apology, she truly was sorry. She also wondered if Kurt had changed much over the years, he had been working on a farm in Germany for thirteen years; surely he would have grown up by now? He couldn't possibly still be the silly blue fuzz ball that had always made her laugh, by now he had to be much more mature. He wouldn't be silly anymore.
But then Kitty realized that she didn't want him to be changed, she didn't want him to grow up and mature. Kurt had been able to make her smile when she was even in the worst of moods, and the sillier and more childish he was the better. Thinking back on her days of laughter with Kurt Kitty wondered if Kurt would still be able to make her laugh. She had not been able to laugh with real mirth ever since her divorce with Lance. Everything seemed so dreary and hopeless now, and to her happiness was only an illusion, it never really existed. But maybe Kurt would be able to revive the life in her, make her see the silver lining again. Because Kitty could see no silver lining in her situation maybe Kurt could find it for her.
And until then she could only wait.
~*~*~
A/N: Sorry it was so short! Next chapter should be up sometime soon.
My replies to reviewers:
Sarah23: The Kitty/Kurt pairing is my favorite too! I'll have to find time to read your story!
silver sparkle: Who would have thought?
NightElfCrawler: Don't worry! Kurt is not a priest.
Sprocket: Who lives in a pineapple under the sea? Absorbent and yellow and porous is he? Is nautical nonsense something you wish? Then hop on the deck and flop like a fish! (I don't really watch the show that much but my little brother and sister talk about it all the time.)
Disclaimer: I do not own any X-Men: Evolution characters, nor do I own the Professor's funky floating chair. :( I wish I had a funky floating chair...
A Reunion of Old Friends
Chapter 2: The Phone Call
Kitty walked down to breakfast still half asleep, causing her to bump into various articles of furniture. She also bumped into a door, which happened to be the dinning room door. She grasped the doorknob drowsily, turned it, and pushed the door inward. She then walked over to her chair and plopped down in the cushy seat.
Logan sat across the table reading the newspaper, he gave no sign that he knew she was there but she knew that he did. The only sound was that of the clinking of dishes in the kitchen where Ororo was preparing breakfast and the chirping of birds beyond the bay window.
All night the only thing she could think of was how everything had changed so much in only thirteen years. Kitty could remember all the times when she had laughed with all her friends here at the Institute; she could remember how almost every time she walked into a room Kurt had been there to make her giggle, no matter what mood she was in. She missed those days. Kitty even missed the days when the Xavier Institute inhabitants annoyed or angered her. She had still had fun nonetheless. What had she been thinking? She had thrown away a happy life for a jerk like Lance. She could remember the day when he had proposed to her, Lance had seemed so charming and handsome that all she could do was to accept. And then Kurt had spent the next two months until her wedding advising her to rethink her decision. She should have listened to him then, and none of this would have happened.
When the day of her wedding finally came Kurt had tried one last time to dissuade her from marrying Lance. He had gotten down on his knees and begged her not to, but she still had not listened. Instead she had treated him rudely and threw many harsh words at him. After she had left the Institute on the way to the church she never saw him again. Kurt had not attended the wedding, nor was he there to say goodbye when she left with Lance the next morning and left the Xavier Institute for thirteen years.
Now looking back on those two months before the greatest mistake of her life Kitty saw how foolish she had been. Before then Kurt had been a great friend of hers, and she had been very unwise not to listen to his advice. From what Evan had said the night before Kurt must have gone back to Germany right after her marriage. She hoped she hadn't hurt his feelings too badly, but he hadn't even said goodbye, this was what really bothered her.
The sounds of clicking silverware and chattering voices brought Kitty from her thoughts. The X-Men, new members and old members, had seated themselves around her without her noticing, Ororo was setting platters full of food on the table and everyone was beginning to eat. She stared down at her own empty plate that she was yet to fill with food, but she was not hungry at the moment. Kitty looked around the table, many of the new students were rather loud, but they could not come close to the cacophony Kurt could have created if he wanted to.
Between two young students who were fighting over the last bagel Hank seemed as quiet and thoughtful as Kitty. Once he had settled the conflict between the two children beside him he spoke up over the din of the other students. "You know, things seem a bit unfinished don't you think everyone?" By 'everyone' the X-Men knew he really meant the old X-Men team, but the newer students quieted a bit. Hank paused and then continued. "Everyone is here except one person. And things don't seem quite right without him. Don't you think?" Hank paused again, glancing at the Professor as if for reassurance. "Well, the Professor, Ororo, and I think that it might do us all some good if we had a little reunion. So we can invite Kurt over for a little while, have a little party, and... maybe catch up on some things." Now Hank was looking directly at Kitty.
Next to Ororo, Evan was the first to catch on. "That's a great idea! I haven't seen the Fuzzy Dude in a long time now, and I sure do miss him."
"Yes, and I'm sure that's how everyone feels, I'm sure Kurt will leap upon the chance to see everyone again." Ororo said.
Everyone else nodded their approval. Kitty felt nervous as everyone watched her waiting for her assent. She licked her lips; maybe this would be her chance to say her apologies to Kurt. But would he forgive her? Kitty nodded her head.
At the end of the table Professor Xavier smiled. "Yes, that agreed on I do think we owe Mr. Wagner a phone call."
Evan jumped up. "Can I do it Professor? Please?"
Before the Professor had even had chance to nod Evan dashed off into the kitchen. The younger students had finished their breakfast and were now filtering out of the dining room, and when Evan returned with the kitchen phone the only ones left in the room were the Professor, Ororo, Hank, Logan, Rogue, Jean, Scott, and Kitty.
Evan suddenly looked discouraged. "Uhh... What is Kurt's phone number?"
"130-7963" The Professor was the one to answer. [No calls please, I just made it up]
Everyone waited anxiously as Evan dialed the number. He put the phone to his ear, and it seemed to ring forever as everyone sat on the edges of their chairs.
Then Evan's face brightened. "Hello? Kurt is that you? It's me, Evan! Do you remember me?" He paused for a moment, listening. "Yeah, well, everyone is here at the Institute except you so we thought that it might be fun to have a little get together, you know?" Evan stopped again to listen. Then his face fell. "You can't come? Why not?" He paused to listen to the voice on the other end. "Oh, yeah I understand..." Then Evan's face seemed to brighten a little. "Are you sure about that? Really... okay, just a second."
Evan took the receiver from his ear and clapped his hand of the end of the phone that he had been talking into. "He says he can't come, because he has a lot of work to do and everything. But he says that we could all come over to his house in Germany and have the reunion there."
"That would be acceptable. Tell him we'll do just that." The professor said.
Evan grinned, brought the phone back to his ear and told Kurt the news. He took his ear away from the phone again. "Kurt says that tomorrow morning would be fine, and we can come in the X-Jet, too."
"Wonderful," The Professor turned to the rest of the people in the room. "Well, it looks like we all have some packing to do."
~*~
Back in her room Kitty had no need to pack anything for the trip tomorrow morning. She had not bothered to unpack the few belongings that Lance had left her with. So instead all she had to do was wait, and think. Kitty found herself hoping that Kurt would accept an apology, she truly was sorry. She also wondered if Kurt had changed much over the years, he had been working on a farm in Germany for thirteen years; surely he would have grown up by now? He couldn't possibly still be the silly blue fuzz ball that had always made her laugh, by now he had to be much more mature. He wouldn't be silly anymore.
But then Kitty realized that she didn't want him to be changed, she didn't want him to grow up and mature. Kurt had been able to make her smile when she was even in the worst of moods, and the sillier and more childish he was the better. Thinking back on her days of laughter with Kurt Kitty wondered if Kurt would still be able to make her laugh. She had not been able to laugh with real mirth ever since her divorce with Lance. Everything seemed so dreary and hopeless now, and to her happiness was only an illusion, it never really existed. But maybe Kurt would be able to revive the life in her, make her see the silver lining again. Because Kitty could see no silver lining in her situation maybe Kurt could find it for her.
And until then she could only wait.
~*~*~
A/N: Sorry it was so short! Next chapter should be up sometime soon.