Despite nearly dying at his claws, Kurt became good friends with Logan at the school. The man was in tune with nature, and they were often able to talk about things and fully understand what the other was talking about.

Yes, the others tried to understand, and maybe they understood some of the things Kurt was talking about, but Logan was the only one who knew what he was talking about the entire time.

Ororo was like that too, but Kurt didn't like Logan the way he liked Ororo, and she liked him the same way too.

Logan helped Kurt tend to his horse's eye, collecting the herbs that he needed to put on the bandage that he placed over the wound after taking away the scab gently. Kurt named his horse Koro Grast; which in the Rom tongue meant "Blind Horse". Koro Grast proved to be a gentle natured horse, stretching out his head to anyone who came by to get a good petting on the neck and head.

When it was time to remove the bandage, Logan used one of his claws to remove it without any pain or problems for Koro Grast. The wound had healed better than the first time; with a thin scar keeping the eye closed this time.

The real bonding came when Kurt went for a midnight walk after having another talk with Ororo. He went over to the training area, and he found Logan doing the strangest things. They were wooden boards and stones set up in rows, and he was punching and kicking them, breaking and cracking each board and stone with ease.

"Is that another one of your powers?" he asked, walking up to him slowly. Logan slammed his fist into another board, smashing it to pieces before he turned back to Kurt.

"No, it's something I learned from a Samurai." He said.

"Samurai?" Kurt asked.

"There's this island over on the other side of the world." Logan explained. "A place called Japan. Their warriors are called Samurai. Sometimes, they use something they call the martial arts."

"And this involves punching wooden boards?" Kurt asked, cocking an eyebrow slightly. Logan couldn't help but laugh, shaking his head a bit at him.

"It's about mind over matter, and focusing your energy and your mind to one thing. Try to punch that board like I did and you'll see that it's not so easy without the training and discipline."

Nodding, Kurt walked up to one of the boards, and he slowly made a fist and he tried to punch it just as Logan had done. He didn't even dent it, and he cried out and hugged his hand as it throbbed in pain. He glared at Logan as he laughed at him, shaking his head a bit.

"Not so easy right?" Logan asked.

"No, it isn't." Kurt admitted, looking at his slightly bleeding knuckles. "How do you do it without feeling any pain?"

"I told you." Logan said. "It's mind over matter most of the time. I'll make a deal with you; I'll teach you martial arts and the Bushido code, if you teach me your Rom tongue." Kurt thought about it for a moment, looking down at the board. Smiling faintly, he nodded, holding out his tail to shake on it.

"You've got yourself a deal!"

***
"Logan wants to kill me!"

Ororo laughed softly, shaking her head as she gazed down at the bare chested and exhausted Kurt that was lying amongst her flowers. She and everyone else had heard about the deal he and Logan had made, and they all had told Kurt that he had been mad to make such a deal with Logan.

"What did he make you do today?" she asked, sitting down beside him. Kurt struggled to sit, wiping the sweat off of his brow with the back of his hand. She made a small rain cloud over him to kill him off, and he gave her a smile of gratitude.

"He made me stand on one of those podiums for five hours in the blazing heat!" he said. "I had to hold out two buckets filled to the top with water on either side and if I spilled a little bit, he added on another hour to it!" Ororo laughed, shaking her head slightly.

"Is that why you weren't in for lunch or dinner today?" she asked. Kurt groaned softly as he nodded.

"I lost my balance and dropped both of the buckets!" he said. "I've only finished it now and I'm starving!" he said, his stomach starting to voice its agreement on that one. Ororo smiled and ran her fingers through his hair.

"You shouldn't have made that deal with him." She said. "Hr's going to run you ragged now!" she said. Kurt sighed, shrugging as he followed her into the house.

"I made a deal with him." He said. "I can't just back out of it now you know."

"I know." She nodded, going through the pantry. She tossed Kurt an apple, and he immediately bit into it, his fangs digging in deeply. She laughed, shaking her head a bit. "You'll choke if you eat too fast, Kurt!" she said.

"I'm starving!" Kurt said. "I think I was better off in the galleys than with that slave driver!" he said. Ororo looked over his shoulder and she pointed, unable to hold back a faint smile. When Kurt looked, he found Logan standing in the doorway, smiling evilly at him.

"You think today was bad?" Logan asked. "Just you wait until tomorrow!" Kurt gulped and he whimpered softly, hugging his tail slightly as he looked at Ororo.

"I tried to tell you." She said as Logan left. Kurt sighed and rested his head on her shoulder for some support.

"Hold me." He said softly. Ororo smiled and hugged him gently, stroking his head lightly.

"I'm sure you'll survive his training." She said. "And if you don't, I'll make sure you get a nice burial!" Kurt snorted softly.

"Thanks." He said.