WAHOO! Lol I think u'll like this chapter, it sorta the PG-13 rating. Have fun with it!
Disclaimer: I DON'T F***IN OWN X-MEN EV! Lol there it is! My lovely disclaimer! Now why did the cricket jump over the rock?? *crickets chirp in the long silence* *blink blink shrug* how the heck should I kno?
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Kitty and Kurt talked quietly, their eyes still sad.
"Hello lovebirds!" an unmercifully wicked voice teased. Kitty and Kurt whirled around.
"KIRA!" Kitty screamed, jumping up and wrapping her in a hug. Kira laughed, hugging her back.
"Careful! You're gonna squish me!" The second Kitty stopped hugging so enthusiastically and stepped back, Kurt took her place. Kira kept laughing.
"You're killing me with love here! Calm down!" she laughed out. As Kurt stepped back Kitty wrapped her in another enthusiastic hug before stepping back, placed her hands on Kira's shoulders.
"Lemme see you. You got more rings! Oh, very nice shirt...." she said, looking over the outfit.
"Ok Kitty. Let Ghost have his lover back now," Kurt said, grinning, the old spark back in all of their eyes.
Kira grinned. "Aw, don't tell me you guys actually missed me!"
"Of course we did!" Kitty said, offended.
Ghost was serious as he said, "None of us were ourselves after you left."
"Ja. You took part of us vith you vhen you left. After that ve just couldn't be our normal selves again," Kurt said, putting an absent arm around Kitty's shoulders. Kira grinned at the movement then as what they said sunk in she placed her fists on her hips, looking annoyed.
"Are you telling me that the three of you, probably the loudest students here, went all depressed???" she asked, her voice raising a pitch.
"Yes," Ghost said, still serious. "We thought we'd lost you for good Kira." He voice went to a whisper, his expression changing. "We love you."
Kira expression went instantly soft and she threw her arms around his neck, burying her face in his shoulder. After a while she looked back at Kurt and Kitty.
"You three are the best," she said, sniffing, "I don't know what I'd do without you."
"Probably nozing,"Kurt muttered, earning a playful swipe from Kira.
"What's say we make my presence known?" Kira asked, wrapping her free arm around Kitty. The four walked out of the mess hall, linked in arms and spirits.
Kira slipped out of the links, holding a finger to her mouth for silence. Standing in the middle of the wide hall, she cupped her hands around her mouth and shouted in a voice increased in volume by one of her gifts.
"I'M HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOME!" her voice was a scream and classroom doors flew open, the kids all looking for who it was. The teachers managed to push through the crowds, to see who it was.
"Kira?!" Jean asked, running down the hall, followed by Storm and Scott. Kira laughed as Jean hugged her almost as enthusiastically as Kurt and Kitty. Storm quickly joined her and they all laughed.
"It's wonderful to have you back young one," Storm said as they finally let her go.
"It's wonderful to be back Storm," she replied. Then looked over at Scott. After a moment of hesitation she threw herself at him and hugged him tight for a moment before letting go.
"Great to see you Scott!" she grinned, then turned as she felt someone else walk up.
She walked towards them. With a light smile she gently hugged the Professor. "It's good to see you again Professor."
"Glad to have you back Kira," the Professor said with a smile, "We were wondering when and if you were coming back."
"Of course I couldn't have stayed away forever," Kira said with a quick grin. Then she looked up at Logan, her smile never fading.
"Hey Logan."
"Hey shrimp," he said gruffly, "We missed you."
Her smile widened to a grin and in a second she threw herself on him, hugging him tightly. He looked surprised a moment and just stood there, letting it happen. Before she let go she placed a quick kiss on his cheek. Grinning she stepped back.
"Missed you too," she said before turning back to the smiling Professor. "Can I see my sister?"
He nodded. "Certainly. Jean, would you please find Siren?"
Jean nodded. "Sure Professor." She turned and walked through the crowd. Kira shifted anxiously as Storm and Scott helped to get the kids back into their classrooms.
She returned a few moments later, a little girl holding on to her hand. The blond girl looked up.
"Kira?" she asked in surprise and hope. "Kira!"
Kira dropped to her knees, laughing, as Siren ran into her open arms, hugging her tightly. Kira cried as she laughed, hugging her little sister, Laura. She finally pulled back to kiss her cheeks and look her over.
"Oh, you're ok. I'm so glad you're ok...." she cried and laughed, hugging her again.
Kitty, Kurt, Ghost, Wolverine, and the Professor watched the reunion. When they finally calmed down enough, Laura was talking excitedly to Kira as she stood, picking Laura up and holding her on her hip. She was still light enough to carry, despite being nearly 9.
"My birthdays coming up," Laura said proudly.
"I know silly," Kira said smiling, "This Friday. I remember. You didn't think your sister would forget your birthday now did you?" She scrunched her nose quickly and rubbed noses with Laura, who giggled.
Kira turned back to the Professor. "Thank you Professor." The short sentence was simple, but filled with meaning.
"You're welcome Kira. But now I believe we need to get you settled back in. However," the kids groaned, anticipating going back to classes, "You may all have the day off to catch up on things."
"Thanks Professor!" "Yes! No classes!" "Yay! Like, thanks Professor!" The Professor smiled wider.
"But tomorrow you start up again. All of you," he said firmly, then turned and went back down the hall. Wolverine walked to the kitchens to grab a beer before going on a bike ride. Jean, Storm and Scott had already gone back to their classes, leaving the kids to find their own things to do.
"What's say we all go steal some food then head outside," Ghost suggested.
"Good idea. I'm starved," Kurt said. Everyone but Laura rolled their eyes as they headed to the mess hall.
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Kira sighed happily, falling back onto her bed. She had spent the whole day talking with Laura, Kurt, Kitty and Ghost. Oh, Ghost....
She forgot about everyone else when she was around him. If she hadn't been so excited about finding her little sister she probably would have forgotten her as well. She just couldn't keep her mind off of him. He was so wonderful. Witty, intelligent, funny, cute.... He had the best sense of humor. She closed her eyes, a smile on her lips as she thought about him. So adorable....
She opened her eyes with a snap as she felt lips brush over hers. Ghost smiled down at her, climbing up on the bed. He placed his hands on either side of her head, then placed his legs on either side of her thighs. Leaning his head down so it was a mere inch away he whispered a word.
"Hello." Kira blinked wide eyes then smiled.
"Hey," she whispered back. He kissed her again. "Miss me?"
His only response was another kiss. She lifted a hand and put it on the back of his head, holding his lips to hers. She lifted her knee and put it on his hip as he slowly lowered his lower body down to lie on hers. He slipped his tongue into her mouth as his hand started up her shirt.
"Hey Kira-" The two gasped and broke apart, Ghost quickly rolling off of her as Kitty walked in. She froze and looked back and forth between the two flushed faces, taking in Kira's messed up hair and her shirt, halfway up her stomach.
"Yes Kitty?" she asked calmly, straightening her shirt as Ghost stood.
"Well I need to be going-"
"Oh stay, it'll only be a minute-" Kira started.
"Honestly, it's just a quick thing. I'll be gone in like, a second," Kitty protested, at the same time as Kira said her line. Ghost shook his head.
"No, I really should be going," he said. Kira sighed and he leaned down, giving her one last gentle kiss. "I'll see you later Kira. Bye Kitty." He left the room as Kira lay back, closing her eyes and staying that way till the door closed behind Ghost.
As soon as it clicked shut however she was sitting up. Kitty squealed and jumped onto Kira's bed.
"What happened?!" she asked, grinning insanely, "I knew you two liked each other but like, when did it get this far!"
Kira grinned and said evasively, "A while now..."
"How long is a while?!?"
"Hey I'll tell you what," Kira said slyly, her voice slightly dry, "I'll tell you about our relationship if you tell me about yours and Kurt's."
That stopped Kitty, making her blush. Kira smirked a moment then grinned.
"Ok. I'll tell if you do," Kitty said, shocking Kira.
"Deal," Kira said. "So it all started at the dance...."
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Two hours later Kitty and Kira were swapping stories about their guys.
Laughing hysterically, Kitty took another sip of her drink. Kira had used her telekinesis to bring them up. "That's great!"
"I know! It was so funny! It was before we got together but I still can remember it. The look on his face was priceless!"
Kira took another sip as Kitty laughed. She looked at her drink. "What's in these? My head feels all fuzzy now."
"I dunno lemme check..." she reached for the bottle, still grinning. When she saw it she started laughing again.
"What?" Kitty asked curiously, leaning over. Kira showed her the bottle.
"It's spiked punch!" Kira said between her laughter. "Someone had it and I must've accidentally taken that instead of the normal punch!"
Kitty starting laughing to, falling over, unable to stop. "No wonder!" she gasped out.
Kurt popped in, looking for Kitty. Checking up on Kira was another thing Ghost had enlisted him to do if he went to her room. He stared at the hysterical girls.
"Um.. are you girls ok?" he asked cautiously. This only made them laugh harder.
"Ok, I'm getting help." He disappeared, reappearing a moment later with Ghost.
After steadying himself and fighting down nausea, Ghost walked over and took the bottle from Kira. His eyebrows shot up and he sighed.
"It's spiked punch. Who the hell keeps this around? Ok girls, time for bed," he said. Kurt walked over, taking Kitty's cup from her and putting it on the dresser. Then he scooped her up into his arms.
"Come on Kitty. I'll take you back." Kitty waved at Kira, her laughter slightly calmed. Kurt teleported out of the room.
Kira managed to calm her laughter down as Ghost carefully extracted the cup from her hand and placed it on the nightstand before lifting Kira up. He placed her back down and pulled the covers up over her. He placed a gentle kiss on her lips.
"Sleep Kira. You're gonna need it with the terrible headache that you'll have in the morning." He started to stand but she wrapped her arms around his neck and, lightning fast, pulled his lips back down to hers.
She finally let him go. "Stay with me?" She kissed him roughly again.
Keeping his lips to hers he pushed her lightly and pulled back to covers. She moved over as he slipped under with her.
Rolling on top of her, Ghost broke their kiss. He smiled slightly.
"Now where did we leave off?" Kira smiled back and answered breathlessly.
"Here," she leaned up the half an inch and pushed her tongue into his mouth. His hands slipped up her shirt as his lips broke from hers and made a trail down her jaw and neck. She shivered as his fingertips brushed the bottom of her breasts.
Suddenly he pulled back from her, rolling off and standing up. She looked up at him confused. He shook his head.
"I'm not taking advantage of you. Especially considering the state that you're in. Just get some sleep. I'll see you tomorrow," he turned and walked out.
Kira froze in confusion another moment then tears leaked out of her eyes. He hated her. He thought she was ugly. It was the only explanation for his sudden exit. She buried her face into her pillow and cried herself to sleep.
Ghost leaned against the wall outside of her room, his eyes closed tight, his fists clenched. Grinding his teeth together, he took deep breaths. He had come so close to loosing it in there. Dammit, why couldn't he just admit it. She turned him on and he wanted her. Badly. He pushed off of the wall and walked back to his room, still thinking.
But every time he came close... he lost it. He didn't want to loose her. Didn't want to make her think that was all he wanted her for.
He didn't want to hurt her.
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A/N: there ya go! Yet another wonderful chappie! lol. Hope u liked it! I put up four to make up for some of the time I wasn't postin!