[i]A Note: Now this is where it may start to get a bit confusing since I
address Earth 616 Kurt and Lightning Squad Kurt as well...Kurt! So that no
one gets confused; our Kurt is Kurt 616 and Lightning Squad Kurt is just
Kurt since this is his story! Now, on with the story![/i]
Kurt decided to rent a boat that wasn't as fast as the others because Kitty had said that if they faced rejection by Excalibur, at least their way there would be slow and easy going. Also, she wasn't quite sure about Kurt's ability to steer a motorboat to begin with!
"What are we going to tell them when we get there?" Kitty asked, looking up at the blue sky. Kurt thought for a while, rowing their boat in large lazy strokes.
"What should I tell them?" he countered. "I don't want to tell them anything you wish to keep secret from them." He explained. Kitty looked over at Kurt and she smiled faintly. Stretching out lazily, she rested her head on his chest and gazed up at him.
"I think saying we are lovers is unnecessary and may make them think bad things of you." She said finally. Kurt stopped rowing and looked down at her lovingly, smiling gently.
"Why?"
"Because of the way you tried to seduce their Meggan." Kitty said gently. "I read a magazine from this world. What you did is considered rape..."
"Never!" Kurt shouted, sitting up rigidly. "I would never do that to anyone!" Kitty rested a hand over his gently.
"I know you wouldn't, but the way you spoke and acted around her, that is considered rape in this world my friend. I think you may have to apologize for that." Kurt calmed down and slowly eased down, his tail resuming its lax state beside him.
"I will." He said, nodding grimly. "You know I would never do that, don't you?" he asked softly. Kitty smiled and nodded, placing her head back over his heart.
"I know you wouldn't. I knew that after you tricked Hauptmann Englande into thinking you had when I was first taken. He would have raped me in an instant, but you stopped him." She reminded him, taking his tail and gently playing with the tip of it. "And when we did first make love, we both wanted it, and you did not take it from me."
"Why should any man have to take what women give freely to those whom they love?" Kurt asked, slowly resuming his rowing.
"When they are named Hauptmann Englande, they must take because no one loves them!" Kitty said matter-of-factly. A moment passed before the two of them erupted into laughter, Kurt's tail lashing around him wildly. When the laughter finally died down, Kurt sighed and resumed his rowing.
"All right then, I shall not mention that we are lovers because they may believe that I took it from you." He agreed. "But they will notice when we sleep together." He added.
"We'll cross that bridge when and if it comes to us." Kitty assured him.
The rest of the sailing was easy with Kurt rowing most of the way in easy strokes. Sometimes, Kitty insisted that she also pull the oars and he often gave her small shifts to make her happy. Finally, Kurt paused during one of his turns and he stood up, looking out a head, shielding his eyes with one hand. Slowly, he smiled and he pointed with his tail, turning to Kitty excitedly.
"Liebe! Look out there!" he said. When Kitty slowly leaned forward, she saw a large island in the distance. Laughing, she sat up and she clapped her hands, hugging Kurt tightly.
"We're almost there!" she shouted. "I take one oar, and you take the other!" she said.
"Kitty..." Kurt started.
"Not one thing against it!" she snapped, taking an oar and waiting for him to take the other. Laughing, Kurt sat down beside her and together the two rowed the rest of the way to Muir Island.
Once they reached the dock, Kurt leapt off easily and helped Kitty before he tied the boat up and picked up their bags. Looking a head, his smile faded as he saw Rachel in full Phoenix form coming towards them. Looking over at Kitty with raised eyebrows, he simply stood beside her and waited for Rachel to reach them.
"What are you doing here?" Rachel asked, her fiery eyes narrowing dangerously. "I warn you, play me false and I'll send you both to the bottom of this ocean before you can even think of teleporting away."
"We came here to talk to the leader of Excalibur." Kitty said seriously. "And if you try to hurt us, you'll be hurting unarmed people." She added, spreading her arms out slightly. Rachel looked at the two of them, and she slowly dissolved her Phoenix persona.
"Fine, but just take that as fair warning." She said, taking their bags and leading them off to the lighthouse.
"Thank you for that lovely speech." Kurt whispered as he walked beside Kitty. "I have a feeling she would not have listened to me!" Kitty smiled and squeezed his hand lightly before they stepped into the lighthouse.
"What the hell are these two Nazis doing here?" Brian demanded, getting to his feet in a hurry. Despite the fact that this was a different version of Hauptmann Englande, Kurt and Kitty could not help but flinch away as the giant blond came stomping towards them.
"They came to talk to Kurt about something." Rachel answered.
"Well I'm the leader, why don't they talk to me?" Brian asked. Rachel rolled her eyes and waved a hand towards a room down the hall.
"He's in there. Go anywhere else before there and you'll be sorry." She said.
"Don't worry about that." Kurt said as he and Kitty headed for the door. Looking at each other with raised eyebrows, they held back laughter as Rachel and Brian proceeded to argue behind them.
Before they reached the door, Meggan wandered over holding a Dr. Seuss book. She was reading a line eagerly when she looked up and saw Kurt. With a startled squeak, she stopped and looked at him, the book forgotten in her hands.
Looking over at Kitty for a moment, Kurt turned to Meggan and he bowed slightly, his tail curling lightly around his leg.
"I apologize for my actions when we first met." He said, slowly standing up straight. Meggan looked at him still confused for a moment before she smiled faintly, his emotions easily read.
"It's ok." She said, turning back to her book.
"That was easy." Kurt said, cocking an eyebrow.
"Yes, but I have a feeling this won't be." Kitty added, pushing the door open.
Kurt 616 was exercising when the two came in. He was in the middle of a full somersault when he saw his twin. With a swift BAMF, he was in front of them with his hands on his hips and his tail snapping back and forth.
"What are YOU doing here." He demanded, narrowing his eyes dangerously. Kurt looked over at Kitty and he helplessly bowed to her, hoping that she would be better at explaining to his twin than he was. Slowly, Kitty walked up and looked at Kurt 616 calmly.
"Well, it's a bit complicated and long so I think you had better sit down for this." She said, smiling faintly. Looking at the two of them warily, Kurt 616 used his tail to pull up three seats and he sat down in one of them, tilting his head to one side.
"I'm listening."
Kurt decided to rent a boat that wasn't as fast as the others because Kitty had said that if they faced rejection by Excalibur, at least their way there would be slow and easy going. Also, she wasn't quite sure about Kurt's ability to steer a motorboat to begin with!
"What are we going to tell them when we get there?" Kitty asked, looking up at the blue sky. Kurt thought for a while, rowing their boat in large lazy strokes.
"What should I tell them?" he countered. "I don't want to tell them anything you wish to keep secret from them." He explained. Kitty looked over at Kurt and she smiled faintly. Stretching out lazily, she rested her head on his chest and gazed up at him.
"I think saying we are lovers is unnecessary and may make them think bad things of you." She said finally. Kurt stopped rowing and looked down at her lovingly, smiling gently.
"Why?"
"Because of the way you tried to seduce their Meggan." Kitty said gently. "I read a magazine from this world. What you did is considered rape..."
"Never!" Kurt shouted, sitting up rigidly. "I would never do that to anyone!" Kitty rested a hand over his gently.
"I know you wouldn't, but the way you spoke and acted around her, that is considered rape in this world my friend. I think you may have to apologize for that." Kurt calmed down and slowly eased down, his tail resuming its lax state beside him.
"I will." He said, nodding grimly. "You know I would never do that, don't you?" he asked softly. Kitty smiled and nodded, placing her head back over his heart.
"I know you wouldn't. I knew that after you tricked Hauptmann Englande into thinking you had when I was first taken. He would have raped me in an instant, but you stopped him." She reminded him, taking his tail and gently playing with the tip of it. "And when we did first make love, we both wanted it, and you did not take it from me."
"Why should any man have to take what women give freely to those whom they love?" Kurt asked, slowly resuming his rowing.
"When they are named Hauptmann Englande, they must take because no one loves them!" Kitty said matter-of-factly. A moment passed before the two of them erupted into laughter, Kurt's tail lashing around him wildly. When the laughter finally died down, Kurt sighed and resumed his rowing.
"All right then, I shall not mention that we are lovers because they may believe that I took it from you." He agreed. "But they will notice when we sleep together." He added.
"We'll cross that bridge when and if it comes to us." Kitty assured him.
The rest of the sailing was easy with Kurt rowing most of the way in easy strokes. Sometimes, Kitty insisted that she also pull the oars and he often gave her small shifts to make her happy. Finally, Kurt paused during one of his turns and he stood up, looking out a head, shielding his eyes with one hand. Slowly, he smiled and he pointed with his tail, turning to Kitty excitedly.
"Liebe! Look out there!" he said. When Kitty slowly leaned forward, she saw a large island in the distance. Laughing, she sat up and she clapped her hands, hugging Kurt tightly.
"We're almost there!" she shouted. "I take one oar, and you take the other!" she said.
"Kitty..." Kurt started.
"Not one thing against it!" she snapped, taking an oar and waiting for him to take the other. Laughing, Kurt sat down beside her and together the two rowed the rest of the way to Muir Island.
Once they reached the dock, Kurt leapt off easily and helped Kitty before he tied the boat up and picked up their bags. Looking a head, his smile faded as he saw Rachel in full Phoenix form coming towards them. Looking over at Kitty with raised eyebrows, he simply stood beside her and waited for Rachel to reach them.
"What are you doing here?" Rachel asked, her fiery eyes narrowing dangerously. "I warn you, play me false and I'll send you both to the bottom of this ocean before you can even think of teleporting away."
"We came here to talk to the leader of Excalibur." Kitty said seriously. "And if you try to hurt us, you'll be hurting unarmed people." She added, spreading her arms out slightly. Rachel looked at the two of them, and she slowly dissolved her Phoenix persona.
"Fine, but just take that as fair warning." She said, taking their bags and leading them off to the lighthouse.
"Thank you for that lovely speech." Kurt whispered as he walked beside Kitty. "I have a feeling she would not have listened to me!" Kitty smiled and squeezed his hand lightly before they stepped into the lighthouse.
"What the hell are these two Nazis doing here?" Brian demanded, getting to his feet in a hurry. Despite the fact that this was a different version of Hauptmann Englande, Kurt and Kitty could not help but flinch away as the giant blond came stomping towards them.
"They came to talk to Kurt about something." Rachel answered.
"Well I'm the leader, why don't they talk to me?" Brian asked. Rachel rolled her eyes and waved a hand towards a room down the hall.
"He's in there. Go anywhere else before there and you'll be sorry." She said.
"Don't worry about that." Kurt said as he and Kitty headed for the door. Looking at each other with raised eyebrows, they held back laughter as Rachel and Brian proceeded to argue behind them.
Before they reached the door, Meggan wandered over holding a Dr. Seuss book. She was reading a line eagerly when she looked up and saw Kurt. With a startled squeak, she stopped and looked at him, the book forgotten in her hands.
Looking over at Kitty for a moment, Kurt turned to Meggan and he bowed slightly, his tail curling lightly around his leg.
"I apologize for my actions when we first met." He said, slowly standing up straight. Meggan looked at him still confused for a moment before she smiled faintly, his emotions easily read.
"It's ok." She said, turning back to her book.
"That was easy." Kurt said, cocking an eyebrow.
"Yes, but I have a feeling this won't be." Kitty added, pushing the door open.
Kurt 616 was exercising when the two came in. He was in the middle of a full somersault when he saw his twin. With a swift BAMF, he was in front of them with his hands on his hips and his tail snapping back and forth.
"What are YOU doing here." He demanded, narrowing his eyes dangerously. Kurt looked over at Kitty and he helplessly bowed to her, hoping that she would be better at explaining to his twin than he was. Slowly, Kitty walked up and looked at Kurt 616 calmly.
"Well, it's a bit complicated and long so I think you had better sit down for this." She said, smiling faintly. Looking at the two of them warily, Kurt 616 used his tail to pull up three seats and he sat down in one of them, tilting his head to one side.
"I'm listening."