When Gabby first woke, it was early morning. The time she USUALLY slept
through. But for some reason...she was awake...and something was leaning on
her...She glanced to her side and remembered Kurt was there. She smiled. They
must have fallen asleep...She yawned and looked down. What she saw made her
turn red. Kurt's tail was wrapped tightly around her waist, and was lazily
twitching now and then. Still red, Gabby giggled softly and snaked her arm
around the blue man's shoulders, hugging him to her. Her other hand moved
up to his hair, and she ran her slender fingers through the blue-black fur.
Now it was Kurt's turn to wake, and he blinked up at her, confused.
"Morning." Gabby removed her hand from his hair, and poked him. (Yea...she pokes him a lot...ne?)
Kurt lazily rubbed his eyes. "Vat time iz it?"
Gabby shrugged. "No clue."
Kurt yawned and looked down. Realizing where his tail was, he turned pink. He removed it and apologized.
"It haz a mind of itz own sometimes..." Kurt stammered, hoping she wasn't upset.
"It's alright, relax." Gabby tried to get up. "We should get ready...don't want rumors running around the students about us."
Kurt snapped awake, and helped her up, while glancing at the clock. "It iz only six in zee morning!"
"Six?!" The girl turned her head to look at the clock as well. Two minutes to six...this is going to be a long morning. "Dang...normally I wake five minutes to eight..."
Kurt chuckled. "Vat are ve going to do for two hourz?"
"I don't know!" She was suddenly struck by an idea. "Wanna go to the gym?"
Puzzled, Kurt blinked. "O..ok?"
"Great!" Gabby half dragged him out of the room. Laughing, he BAMFed away, to get to the gym first.
"NO FAIR!" Gabby yelled as softly as she could. She could hear his laughing and BAMFing in the distance.
When she finally got to the gym, panting, Kurt was already busy, doing complicated spins, twirls and tricky stunts in midair...all without a shirt. Amazed, Gabby watched, and Kurt kept using the gym equipment, not realizing his friend had finally flown in. Jaw hanging open, Gabby watched her friend as he noticed her, and dropped to the ground, flipping over with a cat's grace, and landing on his feet in front of her. He stretched out, and grinned at her.
"So, Fraeulein Gabrielle, how do you like the skillz of the Amazing Nightcrawler?" Kurt bowed to her, making her blush.
Gabby began to clap, laughing. "Sugoi! Amazing, Kurt-san!"
"Danke!" Kurt bowed again.
"I'd neeeveeer be able to do that. I'll stick to hacking, thank you." Gabby laughed, and Kurt smiled at her.
Suddenly, Kurt was struck with something. He had been falling in love with this girl...his friend...and he had been thinking sinfully...He stepped back, horrified. Why didn't he notice before...and why did he notice now of all times?
Confused, Gabby reached out to him. "Kurt? Are you alright?"
"I...I...uh...I...wait-no...I...must go." And he BAMFed to his room, to make up for his sins and stupidity.
Confused, hurt and thinking she did something wrong, Gabby left to get ready for her first class...trying hard not to think about it. If something was wrong...she would ask him later.
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"...if you forget the order, you'll probably mess up on the entire problem...so don't forget. I want you to all memorize the order until your eyes bleed, got it?" Gabby wrote something on the board behind her, as she tried to finish her class. She had been unable to think of Kurt all morning, and was finally beginning to worry again, now that the day was almost over. She never thought repeating a lessen plan over and over to a bunch of kids who were half listening would be so tiring. The minutes ticked by, and when class finally, FINALLY ended, the students all rushed out the door.
Gabby fell back into her chair and stretched. This was NOT a good day...not at all. And if she was going to do any hacking...
*NO! I have to find Kurt first...I need to know what's WRONG...*
Gabby grabbed all her papers and stuffed them in her bag. She was just about to find Kurt when Ororo knocked on her door.
"Come in..."
"Gabby? Have you seen Kurt? The professor had to cancel his class...and I'm trying to find out what's wrong. Do you have any idea where he is? I can't find him anywhere...Unless he's in his room...but he isn't answering his door."
Gabby's mouth hung open for the third time that day. She sat on her desk heavily. "I think...it's my fault. Let me find him...if I do, I'll let you know..."
"...Alright...what did you do?"
"I don't knooooow..." Gabby shook her head. "Thanks, Ororo. I'll go find him now." She rushed out of her room, screaming, "Oh! Could you close my door? Thank youuuuuuu!"
Raising an eyebrow, Ororo did as she was told and left to go find something to do; not wanting to know what the heck was going on.
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"Kurt? Are you in there? If you are, PLEASE open the door!!" Gabby begged, staring at the only entrance to Kurt's room. She had been standing there, knocking the door for ages, with no response. She had checked everywhere else, with no luck, so she assumed he would be hiding here.
"Kurt...please...open the door..." Gabby was about to give up, when she realized something. She hadn't checked the roof.
Ripping out her wings, she dashed out to the nearest window and jerked it open. She poked her head outside and then leapt onto the window sill. She checked to make sure she wouldn't get caught on a tree or anything once again before jumping out and spreading her wings, flapping as hard as she could to gain balance. Once that was done, she glided over to where Kurt and she had met over the past two nights.
Sure enough, Kurt stood on the roof, staring off into space. Gabby sighed and flew right in front of him. He fell back, startled out of his mind.
"Kurt! I FOUND you!" Gabby was relieved. But she wasn't so sure if he would listen to her or not. And she REALLY wasn't so sure if he would BAMF away or not...heck...he could or could not do many things...she mentally kicked herself. This was NOT the time...
"Kurt...please...PLEASE tell me what's wrong. Was it something I did? Tell me-"
"It is nothing you did, Fraeulein Gabrielle..." Kurt refused to look at her. How could he? He was trying NOT to fall for her and give in to another sin...
"If it isn't me, then why are you upset? Why are you acting this way? Why won't you TELL me?!" Gabby stopped, and landed on the roof. She rushed over to Kurt. "What did you DO?"
Kurt had been trying to hide his newest scar on his left arm, but Gabby brushed his hand away to look at it.
"This is infected..." Gabby looked hurt...and it was all Kurt's fault. This just wasn't his day. Two sins in one day. He hurt someone and thought...of things he shouldn't have. He immediately took out his rosary and began to pray, desperately.
Gabby sighed and reached out to Kurt, but he winced and leaned away. Gabby dropped her hand.
"If you won't tell me, at least let me fix this..." she pointed at his arm.
"..." Kurt just sat there, trying hard to hold a cloth to the bleeding wound, and pray despite the pain.
"Kurt, PLEASE. You don't have to tell me anything..." Gabby was desperate now. She HAD to make him listen.
"As you vish...alright...you vin..." Kurt stood up, still refusing to look into her face.
Gabby dragged him to her room, closing the door before making her friend sit down on her bed. She dug in a closet and brought out a small white box and sat near Kurt. She pulled out a piece of cotton and dipped it in alcohol.
"This will sting..." Gabby warned, patting Kurt's infected arm. He winced, but said nothing. Gabby continued to clean and dress the wound, wrapping a long bandage around his arm snuggly. Kurt was still trying to fight off all urges to just look at the girl sitting so close to him.
"Done. Will you not tell me what's wrong?" Gabby closed her box and put it away. She still had her wings out, in case Kurt decided to run, and she would have to follow.
Kurt shook his head. "I cannot say exactly...but...I have sinned." He turned to the girl, and looked into her eyes. "Und I cannot forgive myself for it."
Gabby suddenly grabbed his shoulders so he wouldn't BAMF away without taking her with him. "Kurt it's okay! No one will hate you for doing anything bad...so stop hurting yourself this much! I know that I yell at myself for doing stupid things, but God can't prevent you from doing things you want to do...or things you think are right! He can't even punish you! You're doing this to yourself, and you don't have to!" Warm tears fell onto Kurt's arm, and he realized she was crying. Crying for him.
"He vould not have made sins if ve are not going to be punished by committing zhem..." Kurt's voice was cracking. This girl's tears were making HIM cry.
"Yes He would...so we can learn that no matter what we do...no matter how bad...we are still loved by Him." Gabby wiped her eyes with a furry paw. Apparently she was losing her control. "...unless, of course, we do something most awful...like murder...or somethin..." Gabby tried using mock humor.
Kurt thought about it...she had made an important point. But what if it was true...?
Sobbing, Gabby hugged Kurt to her, rocking gently. "Please, if I did something wrong, tell me. I don't want to hurt you."
She thought- "You have done nothing vrong! It iz mee, not you."
"Why are you avoiding me then?" Gabby sniffed and wiped away more tears with a scaly hand.
"...you are my sin..." Kurt looked down. He couldn't have just said that...could he?
"...Kurt..." He was going to get rejected now...he knew it.
"...I don't understand..."
...
Or not.
"..." Gabby blinked a few times. "It doesn't matter; you don't have to tell me....as long as it isn't my fault...?"
"Nein, nein. It iz never your fault...und it iz not now." Kurt began to play with his hands.
"Oh thank heaven!" Gabby smiled brightly and hugged Kurt tightly. "You're not mad at me, then! You won't keep ignoring me, now, are you?" Gabby held him at arms length away. Kurt stared at her overjoyed face, puzzled, then amused.
"Of course not..." Kurt sighed as she pulled him in for another hug.
"If you ever feel bad about anything ever, eeeveeer again, come to me, 'kay?" Gabby stroked his hair. "You can always talk to me about it, my bestest friend. You've listened to me all this time; I have to return the favor at least."
"...ja...alright..." Kurt was glad she wasn't looking at his face. A little pink was probably showing through the blue skin. As long as he prayed for forgiveness later, he supposed he could stay near this (beautiful, lovely, kind, caring, loveable) girl...he kept telling himself that, anyway.
After what seemed like forever to Kurt, Gabby let him go, and they started talking...randomly...to make him feel better. Gabby explained how her first day teaching went, and how she accidentally scared the be~jesus out of her students when she 'accidentally' grew a pair of large bat wings, knocking all her books off her desk, when nobody was paying attention.
"...I really don't like teaching." Gabby swung her legs back and forth. "I made so many mistakes, and the students wouldn't shut up..."
Kurt chuckled as Gabby sighed. "I tried teaching az vell...but I stopped...now I only teach once a veek."
"Ahahaha...it's not that I hate kids, or anything...I just don't like teaching them...kids are cute!" Gabby fell back, and lay down, staring at the ceiling. "You like kids?"
"Ja...zhey seem to understand more zan older people...zhey are not afraid of ms az much...und zhey treat me nicely...it'z nice to zee them like that..."
"Un." Gabby nodded and paused, yawning.
"It iz late." Kurt muttered, not really wanting to leave.
Gabby looked at his forlorn face and grinned. "Wanna stay here...for tonight?" She yawned again.
Shock written over his features, Kurt stared. What did that mean?
Realizing what she said, Gabby added, "I...want to make sure your arm's okay. And I want to re-bandage it tomorrow morning."
Kurt nodded, turning pink for the fifth time that day. "If it iz no problem...?" He needed to make sure...
"Of course not." Gabby stood up and went to her closet to get a mat. She threw it on the floor, and grabbed some sheets and pillows.
When Kurt tried to sit on the mat, Gabby shook her head. "No, no, nooo. You sleep on the bed. I sleep on the floor." She sat down to prove her point.
"But-" Kurt began...
"No. Either I sleep on the floor or in my bed WITH you." She coughed. "You decide."
That was bad. If he asked her to sleep on the floor...that would be mean. But in bed...with him?! No...that wouldn't work. His mind would do awful things to him...
"Kurt, c'mon. I'm tired...and I want sleep. Just take the bed..." Gabby yawned again. "Look, I'm washing my face and brushing my teeth. You can use my bathroom too. K?"
She went to bathroom, closing the door. When she came back out, Kurt was gone, but BAMFed back, drying his face with a towel. She figured he had used his own bathroom. But something was different with her room...the mat she had put down was gone, and Kurt was climbing into her bed. Grinning tiredly, Gabby walked over and hugged her friend as she lay down next to him.
"Night, Kurt." She snuggled closer to her friend, liking his warmth.
"Gute nacht, mein freund." Kurt yawned as well, trying hard to not lean on his arm.
Sleep soon accepted both in it's dark, peaceful embrace.
Now it was Kurt's turn to wake, and he blinked up at her, confused.
"Morning." Gabby removed her hand from his hair, and poked him. (Yea...she pokes him a lot...ne?)
Kurt lazily rubbed his eyes. "Vat time iz it?"
Gabby shrugged. "No clue."
Kurt yawned and looked down. Realizing where his tail was, he turned pink. He removed it and apologized.
"It haz a mind of itz own sometimes..." Kurt stammered, hoping she wasn't upset.
"It's alright, relax." Gabby tried to get up. "We should get ready...don't want rumors running around the students about us."
Kurt snapped awake, and helped her up, while glancing at the clock. "It iz only six in zee morning!"
"Six?!" The girl turned her head to look at the clock as well. Two minutes to six...this is going to be a long morning. "Dang...normally I wake five minutes to eight..."
Kurt chuckled. "Vat are ve going to do for two hourz?"
"I don't know!" She was suddenly struck by an idea. "Wanna go to the gym?"
Puzzled, Kurt blinked. "O..ok?"
"Great!" Gabby half dragged him out of the room. Laughing, he BAMFed away, to get to the gym first.
"NO FAIR!" Gabby yelled as softly as she could. She could hear his laughing and BAMFing in the distance.
When she finally got to the gym, panting, Kurt was already busy, doing complicated spins, twirls and tricky stunts in midair...all without a shirt. Amazed, Gabby watched, and Kurt kept using the gym equipment, not realizing his friend had finally flown in. Jaw hanging open, Gabby watched her friend as he noticed her, and dropped to the ground, flipping over with a cat's grace, and landing on his feet in front of her. He stretched out, and grinned at her.
"So, Fraeulein Gabrielle, how do you like the skillz of the Amazing Nightcrawler?" Kurt bowed to her, making her blush.
Gabby began to clap, laughing. "Sugoi! Amazing, Kurt-san!"
"Danke!" Kurt bowed again.
"I'd neeeveeer be able to do that. I'll stick to hacking, thank you." Gabby laughed, and Kurt smiled at her.
Suddenly, Kurt was struck with something. He had been falling in love with this girl...his friend...and he had been thinking sinfully...He stepped back, horrified. Why didn't he notice before...and why did he notice now of all times?
Confused, Gabby reached out to him. "Kurt? Are you alright?"
"I...I...uh...I...wait-no...I...must go." And he BAMFed to his room, to make up for his sins and stupidity.
Confused, hurt and thinking she did something wrong, Gabby left to get ready for her first class...trying hard not to think about it. If something was wrong...she would ask him later.
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"...if you forget the order, you'll probably mess up on the entire problem...so don't forget. I want you to all memorize the order until your eyes bleed, got it?" Gabby wrote something on the board behind her, as she tried to finish her class. She had been unable to think of Kurt all morning, and was finally beginning to worry again, now that the day was almost over. She never thought repeating a lessen plan over and over to a bunch of kids who were half listening would be so tiring. The minutes ticked by, and when class finally, FINALLY ended, the students all rushed out the door.
Gabby fell back into her chair and stretched. This was NOT a good day...not at all. And if she was going to do any hacking...
*NO! I have to find Kurt first...I need to know what's WRONG...*
Gabby grabbed all her papers and stuffed them in her bag. She was just about to find Kurt when Ororo knocked on her door.
"Come in..."
"Gabby? Have you seen Kurt? The professor had to cancel his class...and I'm trying to find out what's wrong. Do you have any idea where he is? I can't find him anywhere...Unless he's in his room...but he isn't answering his door."
Gabby's mouth hung open for the third time that day. She sat on her desk heavily. "I think...it's my fault. Let me find him...if I do, I'll let you know..."
"...Alright...what did you do?"
"I don't knooooow..." Gabby shook her head. "Thanks, Ororo. I'll go find him now." She rushed out of her room, screaming, "Oh! Could you close my door? Thank youuuuuuu!"
Raising an eyebrow, Ororo did as she was told and left to go find something to do; not wanting to know what the heck was going on.
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"Kurt? Are you in there? If you are, PLEASE open the door!!" Gabby begged, staring at the only entrance to Kurt's room. She had been standing there, knocking the door for ages, with no response. She had checked everywhere else, with no luck, so she assumed he would be hiding here.
"Kurt...please...open the door..." Gabby was about to give up, when she realized something. She hadn't checked the roof.
Ripping out her wings, she dashed out to the nearest window and jerked it open. She poked her head outside and then leapt onto the window sill. She checked to make sure she wouldn't get caught on a tree or anything once again before jumping out and spreading her wings, flapping as hard as she could to gain balance. Once that was done, she glided over to where Kurt and she had met over the past two nights.
Sure enough, Kurt stood on the roof, staring off into space. Gabby sighed and flew right in front of him. He fell back, startled out of his mind.
"Kurt! I FOUND you!" Gabby was relieved. But she wasn't so sure if he would listen to her or not. And she REALLY wasn't so sure if he would BAMF away or not...heck...he could or could not do many things...she mentally kicked herself. This was NOT the time...
"Kurt...please...PLEASE tell me what's wrong. Was it something I did? Tell me-"
"It is nothing you did, Fraeulein Gabrielle..." Kurt refused to look at her. How could he? He was trying NOT to fall for her and give in to another sin...
"If it isn't me, then why are you upset? Why are you acting this way? Why won't you TELL me?!" Gabby stopped, and landed on the roof. She rushed over to Kurt. "What did you DO?"
Kurt had been trying to hide his newest scar on his left arm, but Gabby brushed his hand away to look at it.
"This is infected..." Gabby looked hurt...and it was all Kurt's fault. This just wasn't his day. Two sins in one day. He hurt someone and thought...of things he shouldn't have. He immediately took out his rosary and began to pray, desperately.
Gabby sighed and reached out to Kurt, but he winced and leaned away. Gabby dropped her hand.
"If you won't tell me, at least let me fix this..." she pointed at his arm.
"..." Kurt just sat there, trying hard to hold a cloth to the bleeding wound, and pray despite the pain.
"Kurt, PLEASE. You don't have to tell me anything..." Gabby was desperate now. She HAD to make him listen.
"As you vish...alright...you vin..." Kurt stood up, still refusing to look into her face.
Gabby dragged him to her room, closing the door before making her friend sit down on her bed. She dug in a closet and brought out a small white box and sat near Kurt. She pulled out a piece of cotton and dipped it in alcohol.
"This will sting..." Gabby warned, patting Kurt's infected arm. He winced, but said nothing. Gabby continued to clean and dress the wound, wrapping a long bandage around his arm snuggly. Kurt was still trying to fight off all urges to just look at the girl sitting so close to him.
"Done. Will you not tell me what's wrong?" Gabby closed her box and put it away. She still had her wings out, in case Kurt decided to run, and she would have to follow.
Kurt shook his head. "I cannot say exactly...but...I have sinned." He turned to the girl, and looked into her eyes. "Und I cannot forgive myself for it."
Gabby suddenly grabbed his shoulders so he wouldn't BAMF away without taking her with him. "Kurt it's okay! No one will hate you for doing anything bad...so stop hurting yourself this much! I know that I yell at myself for doing stupid things, but God can't prevent you from doing things you want to do...or things you think are right! He can't even punish you! You're doing this to yourself, and you don't have to!" Warm tears fell onto Kurt's arm, and he realized she was crying. Crying for him.
"He vould not have made sins if ve are not going to be punished by committing zhem..." Kurt's voice was cracking. This girl's tears were making HIM cry.
"Yes He would...so we can learn that no matter what we do...no matter how bad...we are still loved by Him." Gabby wiped her eyes with a furry paw. Apparently she was losing her control. "...unless, of course, we do something most awful...like murder...or somethin..." Gabby tried using mock humor.
Kurt thought about it...she had made an important point. But what if it was true...?
Sobbing, Gabby hugged Kurt to her, rocking gently. "Please, if I did something wrong, tell me. I don't want to hurt you."
She thought- "You have done nothing vrong! It iz mee, not you."
"Why are you avoiding me then?" Gabby sniffed and wiped away more tears with a scaly hand.
"...you are my sin..." Kurt looked down. He couldn't have just said that...could he?
"...Kurt..." He was going to get rejected now...he knew it.
"...I don't understand..."
...
Or not.
"..." Gabby blinked a few times. "It doesn't matter; you don't have to tell me....as long as it isn't my fault...?"
"Nein, nein. It iz never your fault...und it iz not now." Kurt began to play with his hands.
"Oh thank heaven!" Gabby smiled brightly and hugged Kurt tightly. "You're not mad at me, then! You won't keep ignoring me, now, are you?" Gabby held him at arms length away. Kurt stared at her overjoyed face, puzzled, then amused.
"Of course not..." Kurt sighed as she pulled him in for another hug.
"If you ever feel bad about anything ever, eeeveeer again, come to me, 'kay?" Gabby stroked his hair. "You can always talk to me about it, my bestest friend. You've listened to me all this time; I have to return the favor at least."
"...ja...alright..." Kurt was glad she wasn't looking at his face. A little pink was probably showing through the blue skin. As long as he prayed for forgiveness later, he supposed he could stay near this (beautiful, lovely, kind, caring, loveable) girl...he kept telling himself that, anyway.
After what seemed like forever to Kurt, Gabby let him go, and they started talking...randomly...to make him feel better. Gabby explained how her first day teaching went, and how she accidentally scared the be~jesus out of her students when she 'accidentally' grew a pair of large bat wings, knocking all her books off her desk, when nobody was paying attention.
"...I really don't like teaching." Gabby swung her legs back and forth. "I made so many mistakes, and the students wouldn't shut up..."
Kurt chuckled as Gabby sighed. "I tried teaching az vell...but I stopped...now I only teach once a veek."
"Ahahaha...it's not that I hate kids, or anything...I just don't like teaching them...kids are cute!" Gabby fell back, and lay down, staring at the ceiling. "You like kids?"
"Ja...zhey seem to understand more zan older people...zhey are not afraid of ms az much...und zhey treat me nicely...it'z nice to zee them like that..."
"Un." Gabby nodded and paused, yawning.
"It iz late." Kurt muttered, not really wanting to leave.
Gabby looked at his forlorn face and grinned. "Wanna stay here...for tonight?" She yawned again.
Shock written over his features, Kurt stared. What did that mean?
Realizing what she said, Gabby added, "I...want to make sure your arm's okay. And I want to re-bandage it tomorrow morning."
Kurt nodded, turning pink for the fifth time that day. "If it iz no problem...?" He needed to make sure...
"Of course not." Gabby stood up and went to her closet to get a mat. She threw it on the floor, and grabbed some sheets and pillows.
When Kurt tried to sit on the mat, Gabby shook her head. "No, no, nooo. You sleep on the bed. I sleep on the floor." She sat down to prove her point.
"But-" Kurt began...
"No. Either I sleep on the floor or in my bed WITH you." She coughed. "You decide."
That was bad. If he asked her to sleep on the floor...that would be mean. But in bed...with him?! No...that wouldn't work. His mind would do awful things to him...
"Kurt, c'mon. I'm tired...and I want sleep. Just take the bed..." Gabby yawned again. "Look, I'm washing my face and brushing my teeth. You can use my bathroom too. K?"
She went to bathroom, closing the door. When she came back out, Kurt was gone, but BAMFed back, drying his face with a towel. She figured he had used his own bathroom. But something was different with her room...the mat she had put down was gone, and Kurt was climbing into her bed. Grinning tiredly, Gabby walked over and hugged her friend as she lay down next to him.
"Night, Kurt." She snuggled closer to her friend, liking his warmth.
"Gute nacht, mein freund." Kurt yawned as well, trying hard to not lean on his arm.
Sleep soon accepted both in it's dark, peaceful embrace.