Five


Kurt sat around his room for a little while after sending his last e-mail, but when he got no reply he left, heading out to help with one of Ororo's classes. Knowing that Xavier had given him the assignment, she couldn't help but ask if he'd actually typed e-mail yet, but Kurt just told her he'd sent it and left it at that. He really didn't want anyone to know he was actually getting excited about something that he had originally had so many issues with. Still it was hard not to notice the way he wasted no time after class teleporting into his room instead of his usual method of simply walking.

He read the awaiting e-mail as soon as he got in the room, getting so caught up in it that he didn't notice Ororo's presence a couple of feet behind him.

"She can't wait to get your next e-mail huh? Sounds like you two are getting pretty close already."

Kurt spun around in his seat and made a halfhearted attempt at covering the monitor. "No! It isn't like that! It's just…"

"It's just what Kurt?"

"It's just… I don't know what."

Ororo laughed. "So, what are you going to say back to her?"

"I don't know that either."

"Well I guess I'll give you your privacy then," She said with an amused tone as she turned and walked out the door, smiling at her friend's uncertainty.

Kurt sat at his computer for another five minutes, alternating between attempting to type, and hitting his head on the desk. Whatever he began to type sounded stupid, but he had to say something.

"Dear Ami,
Yes, I lived in Germany for many years before coming to America, and I spent quite a bit of time in the circus as a trapeze artist. I guess you could say I'm acrobatic. I've been living in the school thanks to the Professor who took me in when I had nowhere else to go. I don't really have a hobby of my own, though I do fence once in a while. And really my life isn't all that exciting. I spend a lot of my time helping to teach classes here, though I'm not sure what good I'm doing. The students seem to like me, which I guess is the important thing. Oh, and don't underestimate the excitement of your own life, I'm sure is it much more interesting than you make it out to be.

Sincerely,
Kurt"

This time he reread the e-mail only once before hitting send.