Kitty had decided to get herself a glass of milk, and was going to the kitchen when she saw Kurt creeping out of the mansion. She promptly turned and ran back to her room, and pulled the covers off Rogue.
"Are you nuts, gal?" shrieked Rogue. "Or doan' ya unnerstand the idea of a good na'hts sleep?"
"Kurt just left the mansion!" Kitty whisper-screamed. Rogue pulled her covers away.
"Great. If Ah fahnd out that ya planned this fer a joke, Ah'm gonna make me a nahce bonfahre o' your Steps CDs," she grumbled as she pulled on some clothes.
The two girls crept out of the Institute, and followed Kurt as he made his way into the town.
Kurt tilted his head and listened to the music coming from the nightclub. A line from the song playing reached his ears – You can¹t control it, it¹s doing your head in – and he smiled grimly. He straightened, pausing as darkness swirled before his eyes, and then slowly made his way to the entrance.
Strangely, giving in to the urge in his mind to come here actually made him feel better. He was able to stand up straight and walk properly for the first time in two days, and even felt for a moment as if teleporting would be possible. But he was still too weak to notice the figures shadowing him…
Once inside the building, he paused to wonder what he should do next. The music was live, not taped – a teenager was stood on the stage, singing to the audience. As Kurt looked at her, she caught his eye, and held it as she sang,
"Well come on over here,
It¹s about time your ass was mine,
You can¹t say no, not until you¹ve tried it…"
Kurt began to push towards the singer, no longer thinking of resisting her. She smiled, and the crowd noticed and let him through. He didn't stop until he was stood in front of her, almost close enough to touch. She smirked at him without missing a beat, still singing as clearly as ever,
"And you know you¹re going to, don't be stupid,
You¹re hanging on but you know it¹s useless
I can¹t give you what you want
But I¹ll give you what you need
What you need, what you need is…"
***
Kitty froze. "Oh, my Gawd!" she whisper-shrieked. "What is that fuzzy elf thinking of?! If he touches anyone, they'll notice the fur, and then he'll get into just so much trouble-"
"Thahn we'd betta go fetch him," suggested Rogue, wondering again why she had agreed to partner Kitty on their shifts watching Kurt. The girl acted like a grade-A moron, and she just never shut up! Without waiting to hear what Kitty thought of her idea – she'd tuned her voice out hours ago – she started after Kurt.
"Hey, wait for me!" whinged Kitty as she hurried after Rogue. "Remember, you can't touch anyone either!"