Chapter 13
"Cells. Zis isn't cell bio, it's just bio." Kurt complained to Kathy during Study hall about their biology homework.
"Kurt, biology is the study of living things. Cells make up living things." Kathy was a little agitated today. Ian still won't leave her alone, and her image inducer died out in the hallway, and she was alone. Not one of her better days. Kathy took out some books from her bag.
Kurt looked up. He picked up one of the books and said "Vormholes and black holes, za mysteries of physics." Kurt skimmed through book. All he saw was words and a bunch of formulas. "Kathy, do you know vat all these formulas are?"
"Yup."
"And I'm the one in geometry, and your in algebra. Za vorld I knew is gone."
Kathy giggled. "Kurt, this is physics." Kathy took the book back
"You know physics. Kathy your 16. How can you know physics?"
"Easy. Besides, I've proved the conservation of matter theory wrong. When a nuclear bomb goes off, a tiny amount of matter is totally destroyed, creating pure energy. In the big bang, pure energy created matter. So Matter can be created, and as the universe expands into an infinite nothing, the matter will be destroyed, creating pure energy, causing a new big bang."
Kurt just stared at her.
"What? It's simple."
"Kathy, you just pushed aside an important law of physics, and you say it's no big deal."
"It's not."
Somebody walked over and kicked Kathy's chair. She made a low deep throated growl.
"Did you just growl at me freak." He said
"What's it to you?" Kathy replied harshly
"Get with it mutant, your not wanted here. Why don't you go back to where you came from and leave us normal people alone."
"Well el stupido, mutants came the same way you normal people come, and we can't go back there."
"That's it your going to wish you were never born." He was about to give her a blow to the head with his book, when Kurt caught his wrist.
"Haven't you heard, don't ever hit a lady." Kurt squeezed harder on the guy's wrist.
"That's not a lady. That's a monster, just like you." Kurt bent the guy's wrist until he screamed in pain. He then let go.
"C'mon Kurt, let's get out of here." She grabbed Kurt by his arm and dragged him into the hallway. "Are you nuts? That guy is going to tell Principal Uptight."
"I vasn't going to let zat creep bug you like zat."
"I can take care of myself Kurt, I've done it since I first found out my parents gave shit about me."
"Kathy, you can't alvays take care of your self like zat. It led you to Trex before. Don't alvays zink zat you don't need anyone."
"Look Kurt. I don't want you to get involved in my problems."
"How vas it just your problem? He insulted mutants, and za last time I checked, I vas a mutant too. It is my problem."
"You know, maybe sometimes I want to be alone, and not have anyone try to stick up for me." Kathy walked to the library.
Kurt chased after her. "You might zink zat you don't need anyone, but you do. Everyone does, you just vant act like you don't."
Kathy stopped and glared at him. "Look Nightcrawler. You might think that you know me, but you don't. You don't even Know half of me." Kathy walked away, leaving Kurt mad and confused.
Kathy walked home alone today. She was mad at Kurt, but she started to feel guilty. He was right, he was her friend and he had the right not to let someone hurt her. Kathy kicked a soda can. She turned the corner and saw Kurt and Amanda in a kiss. Kathy quickly turned back. A tear streamed down her face. Then she ran. She didn't go in the direction of the mansion, she didn't go in the direction of anywhere really. She just wanted to get far away.
She stopped at an oak tree and sat down, leaning her back against the gnarled old tree. She brought her knees up to her chin. No tears, no crying, just guilt and envy. "Why must I chase a dream that doesn't exist. Why do I love a man whom I cannot have. Why does life play with my feelings, why can't I just be left the hell alone. Alone to live in my world, the real world, not some fantasy." Kathy shuddered and wept quietly.
After about ten minutes she got a hold of herself. She got up, her mascara smeared from her tears. She was mad, but had no way to cancel out her anger. She wiped her face and started home.
"Tobius let me in." Kathy banged on his door. Tobius opened a small slot, in which to look through.
"State your reason for coming."
"My reason will be to kill you if you don't let me in, NOW!"
"What's the password?"
"Do I really have to say that?" Kathy said with disgust
"Yup."
"Yankee doodle." Tobius opened his door. "That is the stupidest thing I ever had to say." Kathy looked at his room. It was horrible. Clothes, pop tart wrappers, CD's, bags of uneaten chips from the dark ages, PS2, Xbox games, Playboys, and motocross magazines littered his room floor. On his desk were papers, and pieces of microchips, and a half of a radio taken apart. Empty shells of calculators and an empty PDA sat discarded on his desk. "Tobius, have you ever cleaned your room since you got here?" Kathy looked at his floor.
"Nope. Oh I wouldn't look under the bed if I were you. Something growled at me this morning."
"Thanks for the hint. Are you done with the alien tracker… thing-a-ma-bob?"
"Almost. I still have a few kinks to work out, but it should be done by tomorrow. Oh, Kurt said the two of you got into a fight? What's that all about?"
"A something real stupid." Kathy walked out of Tobius's room. She walked to Kurt's door and knocked. "Blue boy let me in."
Kurt opened his door. "Vat? Your talking to me?"
"No one likes a smart ass." Kathy walked into his room. She usually didn't go into his room, our anyone else's for that matter. "Umm, Kurt I wanted to say I'm uhh, well I-"
"I forgive you."
"I overreacted, I just don't want to see you hurt. I'd probably kill myself if I saw you hurt because of me." Kathy forced a weak smile.
"Ja."
Kathy leaned closer to Kurt. Kurt took her in his arms. She looked up at him, and looked into his yellowish eyes. Then the danger alarm rang.
"Ve should get ready." Kurt teleported away, leaving Kathy alone.
"What I really wanted, just slipped away."