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I got punished more severely than I thought I would be. I was grounded for three weeks and was given Logan Sessions for one. But at least Lance would be leaving us alone. And by "us", I meant Kitty and myself. Wow, it almost sounded like we were a couple for a moment there.

Kitty came up to my room the next day, biting her nails. I was lying on my bed, bouncing a ball off of the wall opposite me. If Scott found out what I was doing, he would confiscate my bouncy-ball for sure.

"How ya feeling, Kurt?" she asked.

I shrugged. "Okay, seeing zat I had Logan Sessions today," I replied.

Kitty nodded and closed her eyes. "I'm sorry that Lance got on to you," she apologized softly.

I shrugged and began throwing the ball on the wall again. "It vasn't your fault," I replied. "Don't be sorry."

Kitty shook her head. "No, Kurt, in a way, it was," she replied, her eyes on her hands.

I stopped bouncing my ball and turned to look at her. I didn't understand. "Vat do you mean?"

Kitting sighed and bit her lip. "Well, when I told Lance it was over, he grabbed my arm and wouldn't let me go until I said the name of the guy that I was with now," she explained.

My eyes widened. "Kitty! Vhy didn't you just phase through his grip?" I demanded in disbelief. I mean, she was a mutant! Why not use her powers in such a desperate situation?

Kitty sighed. "I'm sorry, I wasn't thinking!" she cried, frustrated with herself. "I...I panicked, and said the first thing that came to mind."

"Vhich vas…?" I trailed off, waiting for Kitty's answer. My breath caught in my throat as I waited nervously.

Kitty swallowed. "I said that I was with you," she replied uncertainly. Perhaps she was nervous about my reaction.

But despite what she thought, I didn't know what to think. I was happy that she had said my name, as it came to mind before any others. But on the other hand, I was mad, because when she said my name, she had practically told Lance to challenge me. My anger started to wane when I reminded myself that I hadn't needed to accept. But still, I couldn't help but be confused about how I felt.

"Oh Kurt, I'm so sorry!" Kitty burst out. "Please, forgive me!"

I suddenly laughed, and Kitty just glared at me. "What's so funny?" she demanded, her hands on her hips.

I grinned. "For a second, I thought you vere in a confessional, and I vas ze priest," I replied, laughing.

Kitty's anger melted away, and she giggled. "Yeah, I guess I did sound like that," she agreed, smiling.

"Hey, Bobby must be holding anozer game tournament tonight. You vant to come?"

Kitty brightened. "Sure!" she cried.

I laughed at her eagerness and stood up. "Vell, vat are we vaiting for?" I asked, taking her hand in mine. "Let's go!" With that, I ported down to the rec room, taking Kitty with me.

That night, Bobby threw a party after the tournament. He and Ray brought in tons of pop and bags of chips, and we stayed up far past midnight, dancing, laughing, playing pool, throwing Bobby into the pool. You know, the normal kind of stuff. Sometime around one in the morning, Logan had it and came downstairs, threatening to ground everyone with Logan Sessions if we didn't go to bed then.

I sighed and trudged up the stairs, being stopped by Logan as I went.

"You feeling okay, elf?" he asked, his eyes scrutinizing me.

I nodded. "I'm feeling fine," I replied.

Logan nodded, satisfied with my answer. I started to head up the stairs when his voice stopped me.

"Hey, elf!" he yelled.

I turned around, thinking that he would yell at me for something. "Vat?"

He looked slightly uncomfortable, but then lifted his chin a bit and gave me a half smile. "Nice work, yesterday. Didn't know you had it in you to beat a Brotherhood. I'm impressed," he commented.

My chest swelled with his compliment. It wasn't everyday that you got something like that from Logan, the tough uncle-figure at the Institute. Most people thought he was just a mean old nutter, but others knew that he just cared for all the students. They were like his family, as much as he didn't want to admit it. And if anyone pushed him to admit it, they'd be faced with three steel claws in their face.

"Just don't do it again," Logan added in a low growl.

I grinned and nodded. "Got it," I replied, and turned, heading back up the stairs. Kitty was waiting for me, smiling. She had heard what Logan had said, and couldn't be happier.

"I'm sticking with what Logan said," she commented. "If you ever do that again, I'll never speak to you for the rest of your life!"

I laughed. "Zen don't vorry, I von't be doing zat for a while," I replied.

Kitty breathed a sigh of relief. "Good," she said, then added in a softer voice, "I don't know what I'd do if you got hurt."

My eyes softened. "I von't get hurt, Kitty," I replied softly, reaching up and brushing away a strand of hair that had fallen in her eyes. In that instant, I knew that the time was right.

"Kitty?" I asked softly.

"Hmm?" she asked, tilting her head up to look at me.

I swallowed the lump that had formed in my throat and tried to calm the butterflies in my gut. "Vill…vill you…go out…vith me?" I asked, swallowing nervously. I could only pray that Kitty would accept.

Suddenly, she flung her arms around my neck, squealing happily. "Yes!" she yelled, her grip unrelenting. But at the moment, I didn't care. My eyes widened in surprise, and I wrapped my arms around Kitty's waist, picking her up and spinning her around. I laughed, overjoyed with her answer. Kitty had said yes! She and I…we were a couple now!

Hey! I'm back! Sorry it's taken so long updating.

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Darkness1: X2 is awesome! His fight with the guards rocks!

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