((This chapter got WAY too long, so I split it. Here's the rest of 'Of
Conversation.' I just wanted to get you people to learn about Gabby some
more. I really like how she's coming out. ^^ I is a happy person.))
"So have I." Gabby half glared, and half stared at him with her chestnut eyes. "And...I have punished myself for it..." She suddenly realized. "Ah...I'm beginning to see...your pain...."
Kurt just nodded. "It is a vonder to me...that you have not gotten a headache by now...vith all zis thinking you alvays do."
She chuckled. "I get headaches...trust me. Sometimes I feel hung over."
More silence. This was getting annoying. "I'm sorry, Kurt. I guess I feel...I don't know. Something must be wrong with me today." Gabby hugged her knees to her chest. "I just feel so strange when I'm up here...talking to you."
That last part surprised Kurt. "Vith...me?"
"Yea. I feel like...I could just tell you anything. But I barely KNOW you...I'm sorry to put this all on your shoulders and stuff...forgive me."
"Is no problem. You are very interesting to listen to." Kurt offered her a hand. "Vould you care to join me inside, avay from zis cold to get something to drink?"
Gabrielle was smiling so widely, you would half expect her face to crack. "Of course. I'd love that."
Kurt wrapped his arms around the girl's shoulders when he heard her sigh...a contented sigh. Confused, he BAMFed them to the kitchens. But neither of them moved out of the other's embrace. Gabby was comfy, resting her head on his chest, and Kurt was more than happy to hold her. But both snapped out of it and apologized at the exact same moment.
Gabby laughed nervously and opened a cabinet, grabbing some coffee and turned to begin to make it. "What do you want, Kurt?"
"Ach...coffee is fine." Kurt ran a blue hand through his blue-black hair. "I can make it myself..."
"I'm already doing it. No point in making you do your own." Gabby stirred the coffee in the mug. "Want any milk or something?"
"Just a bit..."
"Tell me when to stop then." Gabby began to pour.
"Das genuegt voellig." Kurt mentally smacked himself. "That is good."
Gabby smiled. "You're accent is so cute...Sugar?"
Blushing madly beneath the blue skin, Kurt nodded.
Gabby passed him his mug and the sugar bowl, and then looked into the living room.
"Wanna sit on the couch?" She suggested.
Kurt kept nodding, adding a couple spoonfuls of the sweet sugar.
The two of them walked over to the next room and sat down. Kurt had to kneel, cause of his tail. Gabby glanced at him, taking a sip of the hot drink.
"You can lean on me. It'll be much more comfortable, and you'll be able to get you're butt on the sofa..."
The man looked puzzled but tried it. To his delight, and astonishment, it worked. It was VERY comfy.
"How did you ever learn that?" Kurt asked the girl who sat grinning, next to him.
"I've had experience with tails."
The two spent the rest of the night talking together, about this and that, until finally, they had arranged a system. One would ask a question, the other would answer, and then ask a new question.
"How long were you in the circus for?" Gabby finished off her now cold coffee, and stared down at the blue man leaning on her shoulder.
"Most of my life. I cannot remember how long it has been. How did you get to know the professor Xavier?"
"Ah...that is going to be a long answer..."
"It iz a long night." Something was not right, here. Gabby was hiding something, he knew.
"True." Gabby's eyes dimmed, and the fire of determination, excitement and joy died down. "But it is a sad tale..."
Kurt didn't say anything. He just glanced up at the girl, worry and curiosity in his face.
"I...I wasn't born a mutant. I was human..." She started off sadly. This made Kurt sit up.
"You vere human?" THIS was sudden...and weird. But by now, he was used to this abrupt and eccentric (and beautiful) woman. But to say she was human...that would take some explanation...but...how did this sound familiar...? He took out his rosary beads and started to move them around with his hands...half praying, half listening.
"Yes." Gabby covered her face. "Let's just say...there was a doctor...a friend of the family. He was insane. He tested on people. But no one knew. He...used to say I was sick...gave me some weird medicine every year when I was little. As I got older, I received more medicine. Once a month...once a week...once a day. Near my fifteenth birthday, I began to FEEL sick. It hurt so much."
Tears began to roll down her face, but she continued. "Finally...one day, he admitted to me what he had been doing. He told me how I was a carrier of the gene for mutants or something...a carrier, but not an actual mutant. He was trying to turn the gene on...make it change me. I was afraid. There was a great chance I would die...from all the poisons and untested chemicals he was putting in me. But he kept doing it...he couldn't stop. I trusted him..." She grit her teeth down.
"Finally...it worked. He taught me to bring out my powers...to use them. But one day...he tried to use me for his own good. He wanted my powers for control....for power. I...I ran away. From the only home I ever knew. This is when I met a group of mutants...they lived near some old train tracks. They were kind to me...took me in; despite the fact I was more different than the 'different people'. They even introduced me to Xavier. Apparently...one of them knew him. And so I met him after living with them for a few years...my friends were amazing...some of them could affect minds...others could talk to trees...one could even fly...they were great..." She sighed, remembering...
Gabby stopped and looked at Kurt. "You probably don't trust me any more...I didn't tell you the truth...I'm sorry I didn't tell you before...but it always hurt to remember."
"Nein, nein. Bitte...continue." Kurt lay back on her shoulder after reassuring her. "It iz alright, mein Freund...I am interested...not hurt."
Gabby smiled down at him and tilted her head so it rested on his. "Arigatoo..."
"Anyway...just a few weeks ago...our little group was discovered...my friends...they told me to leave...to come here...be safe. I left. They told me they'd come for me when they were safe again. I...didn't want to leave. But Xavier had always talked to me and my friends before...he was a sort of leader to us. We respected him, he respected us. He always wanted us to come live in the school...so he led me here. I had to follow his instructions. So now...I am in wait. In wait for my friends...I've been doing some hacking to find out if the government has found my friends yet. Oh I'm so afraid...well...that's the shortest version of my side of the story I can tell you..."
"Hmm..." Kurt placed a hand on her cheek. "It vill be alright, die Schwester...you vill see, ja?"
The girl laughed. "Thank you, Kurt." An evil glint in her eyes made Kurt realize she was trying to not think about it anymore...she was probably plotting something against him. "For my next question..."
"Oh no..."
"How come you wear the same outfit everyday? They're dirty and worn out...wouldn't you like something new?"
"Ah, it remindz me of vhen I was vorking as The Amazing Nightcrawler. I did amazing stuntz every night, and I amazed the crowdz, vith my ability and skillz!"
Gabby giggled. "I'm sure you were amazing, Nightcrawler...and still are?"
"Of course! The Amazing Nightcrawler has not lost hiz skillz!" Kurt jumped up, did a few twirls in midair and landed with a thump and BAMF, filling the room with blue smoke, and reappearing at his spot next to Gabby. She started to clap, smiling brightly.
The two attempted to talk some more, but the questions got easier and easier, and the answers shorter and shorter. Soon, both were half asleep, yet neither wished to move.
You probably guessed by now...but the two ended up falling asleep, on the couch, in each other's arms.
Before they both were completely accepted by sleep's embrace, however, both noticed that there was a strange feeling within their souls. A feeling they have never felt so strongly before now...acceptance...and safety.
((Gawd...I'm rushing. Sorry! I'll take it more slowly from now on...but...I'm tired...it's way past midnight here...so...nighty...I'm off to dream up the next few chapters. Buh-bye.))
Das genuegt voellig- that's enough
Nein, nein- no, no
Bitte- please
mein Freund- my friend
Arigatoo- thank you
die Schwester- my sister
"So have I." Gabby half glared, and half stared at him with her chestnut eyes. "And...I have punished myself for it..." She suddenly realized. "Ah...I'm beginning to see...your pain...."
Kurt just nodded. "It is a vonder to me...that you have not gotten a headache by now...vith all zis thinking you alvays do."
She chuckled. "I get headaches...trust me. Sometimes I feel hung over."
More silence. This was getting annoying. "I'm sorry, Kurt. I guess I feel...I don't know. Something must be wrong with me today." Gabby hugged her knees to her chest. "I just feel so strange when I'm up here...talking to you."
That last part surprised Kurt. "Vith...me?"
"Yea. I feel like...I could just tell you anything. But I barely KNOW you...I'm sorry to put this all on your shoulders and stuff...forgive me."
"Is no problem. You are very interesting to listen to." Kurt offered her a hand. "Vould you care to join me inside, avay from zis cold to get something to drink?"
Gabrielle was smiling so widely, you would half expect her face to crack. "Of course. I'd love that."
Kurt wrapped his arms around the girl's shoulders when he heard her sigh...a contented sigh. Confused, he BAMFed them to the kitchens. But neither of them moved out of the other's embrace. Gabby was comfy, resting her head on his chest, and Kurt was more than happy to hold her. But both snapped out of it and apologized at the exact same moment.
Gabby laughed nervously and opened a cabinet, grabbing some coffee and turned to begin to make it. "What do you want, Kurt?"
"Ach...coffee is fine." Kurt ran a blue hand through his blue-black hair. "I can make it myself..."
"I'm already doing it. No point in making you do your own." Gabby stirred the coffee in the mug. "Want any milk or something?"
"Just a bit..."
"Tell me when to stop then." Gabby began to pour.
"Das genuegt voellig." Kurt mentally smacked himself. "That is good."
Gabby smiled. "You're accent is so cute...Sugar?"
Blushing madly beneath the blue skin, Kurt nodded.
Gabby passed him his mug and the sugar bowl, and then looked into the living room.
"Wanna sit on the couch?" She suggested.
Kurt kept nodding, adding a couple spoonfuls of the sweet sugar.
The two of them walked over to the next room and sat down. Kurt had to kneel, cause of his tail. Gabby glanced at him, taking a sip of the hot drink.
"You can lean on me. It'll be much more comfortable, and you'll be able to get you're butt on the sofa..."
The man looked puzzled but tried it. To his delight, and astonishment, it worked. It was VERY comfy.
"How did you ever learn that?" Kurt asked the girl who sat grinning, next to him.
"I've had experience with tails."
The two spent the rest of the night talking together, about this and that, until finally, they had arranged a system. One would ask a question, the other would answer, and then ask a new question.
"How long were you in the circus for?" Gabby finished off her now cold coffee, and stared down at the blue man leaning on her shoulder.
"Most of my life. I cannot remember how long it has been. How did you get to know the professor Xavier?"
"Ah...that is going to be a long answer..."
"It iz a long night." Something was not right, here. Gabby was hiding something, he knew.
"True." Gabby's eyes dimmed, and the fire of determination, excitement and joy died down. "But it is a sad tale..."
Kurt didn't say anything. He just glanced up at the girl, worry and curiosity in his face.
"I...I wasn't born a mutant. I was human..." She started off sadly. This made Kurt sit up.
"You vere human?" THIS was sudden...and weird. But by now, he was used to this abrupt and eccentric (and beautiful) woman. But to say she was human...that would take some explanation...but...how did this sound familiar...? He took out his rosary beads and started to move them around with his hands...half praying, half listening.
"Yes." Gabby covered her face. "Let's just say...there was a doctor...a friend of the family. He was insane. He tested on people. But no one knew. He...used to say I was sick...gave me some weird medicine every year when I was little. As I got older, I received more medicine. Once a month...once a week...once a day. Near my fifteenth birthday, I began to FEEL sick. It hurt so much."
Tears began to roll down her face, but she continued. "Finally...one day, he admitted to me what he had been doing. He told me how I was a carrier of the gene for mutants or something...a carrier, but not an actual mutant. He was trying to turn the gene on...make it change me. I was afraid. There was a great chance I would die...from all the poisons and untested chemicals he was putting in me. But he kept doing it...he couldn't stop. I trusted him..." She grit her teeth down.
"Finally...it worked. He taught me to bring out my powers...to use them. But one day...he tried to use me for his own good. He wanted my powers for control....for power. I...I ran away. From the only home I ever knew. This is when I met a group of mutants...they lived near some old train tracks. They were kind to me...took me in; despite the fact I was more different than the 'different people'. They even introduced me to Xavier. Apparently...one of them knew him. And so I met him after living with them for a few years...my friends were amazing...some of them could affect minds...others could talk to trees...one could even fly...they were great..." She sighed, remembering...
Gabby stopped and looked at Kurt. "You probably don't trust me any more...I didn't tell you the truth...I'm sorry I didn't tell you before...but it always hurt to remember."
"Nein, nein. Bitte...continue." Kurt lay back on her shoulder after reassuring her. "It iz alright, mein Freund...I am interested...not hurt."
Gabby smiled down at him and tilted her head so it rested on his. "Arigatoo..."
"Anyway...just a few weeks ago...our little group was discovered...my friends...they told me to leave...to come here...be safe. I left. They told me they'd come for me when they were safe again. I...didn't want to leave. But Xavier had always talked to me and my friends before...he was a sort of leader to us. We respected him, he respected us. He always wanted us to come live in the school...so he led me here. I had to follow his instructions. So now...I am in wait. In wait for my friends...I've been doing some hacking to find out if the government has found my friends yet. Oh I'm so afraid...well...that's the shortest version of my side of the story I can tell you..."
"Hmm..." Kurt placed a hand on her cheek. "It vill be alright, die Schwester...you vill see, ja?"
The girl laughed. "Thank you, Kurt." An evil glint in her eyes made Kurt realize she was trying to not think about it anymore...she was probably plotting something against him. "For my next question..."
"Oh no..."
"How come you wear the same outfit everyday? They're dirty and worn out...wouldn't you like something new?"
"Ah, it remindz me of vhen I was vorking as The Amazing Nightcrawler. I did amazing stuntz every night, and I amazed the crowdz, vith my ability and skillz!"
Gabby giggled. "I'm sure you were amazing, Nightcrawler...and still are?"
"Of course! The Amazing Nightcrawler has not lost hiz skillz!" Kurt jumped up, did a few twirls in midair and landed with a thump and BAMF, filling the room with blue smoke, and reappearing at his spot next to Gabby. She started to clap, smiling brightly.
The two attempted to talk some more, but the questions got easier and easier, and the answers shorter and shorter. Soon, both were half asleep, yet neither wished to move.
You probably guessed by now...but the two ended up falling asleep, on the couch, in each other's arms.
Before they both were completely accepted by sleep's embrace, however, both noticed that there was a strange feeling within their souls. A feeling they have never felt so strongly before now...acceptance...and safety.
((Gawd...I'm rushing. Sorry! I'll take it more slowly from now on...but...I'm tired...it's way past midnight here...so...nighty...I'm off to dream up the next few chapters. Buh-bye.))
Das genuegt voellig- that's enough
Nein, nein- no, no
Bitte- please
mein Freund- my friend
Arigatoo- thank you
die Schwester- my sister