CHAP 7

"LOGAN!" a voice echoed down the mansion hall. Logan turned to the young girl

that had called him. "I'll find Kurt. I think it's my..responsibility to try and make some

sense of all of this for him." Aurora looked him in the eyes. Logan nodded.

"go easy on 'im..alright, kid?"

"I will." With that Aurora ran out of the mansion into the night. "KURT!" she

cried "Kurt, where'd you go? K-" suddenly she felt herself being lifted by some unknown

force into the trees. "AHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!" She grabbed the tree bark and pulled

herself onto a branch. "oh.Kurt, don't do that!" she said, realizing it was a pointed tail

that had been lifting her. His ivory teeth glistened in the dark.

"I knew you'd come.."

"Well, yeah, I'm the one that chased you out of the mansion."

"no, I mean..after the explosion..I knew you vere never dead."

"Well I should hope I wasn't.."

"I knew you'd come back for me!" Said Kurt, taking her face in his hands.

"Kurt..no..that's not it. I..Remy found me, and I had no choice but to come

back. I can't stay here, Kurt."

"but.vhy?" Kurt asked with such innocence that Aurora thought she could

almost hear her own heart breaking for him...and for herself.

"Kurt..you just don't get it, do you? I LEFT FOR YOU! I didn't want you to

hurt anymore! I didn't want anyone here at the mansion to hurt anymore!"

"no, Aurora, YOU don't get it! I am the least happy vithout you! I need you! And

if that means fighting against the odds, then so be it." He took her shoulders in his hands,

running his fingers over the scars. Her scars told stories, and he could name every one.

She swatted his hand down, causing him to slightly jump, losing his balance.

"ah!" he slipped off the tree branch and fell to the ground.

"Kurt! Kurt, are you alright?" Aurora moved herself slowly down the branches to

the side.

"ja, I'm ok..I uh..meant to do that." Aurora smiled sadly, tears glistening in

her eyes.

"Kurt...I'll stay for a few more days, and then..then I have to go."

"But Aurora...vhy? vhat is it you're looking for? It must be something.."

"answers."

"vhat if you never find them?"

"then I'll be satisfied knowing I tried my best. Now let's get you back in." She

slowly helped him up, and began to walk to the mansion. She paused when she realized

Kurt was staring at her.

"Vhat happened to your hands, liebchen?" He looked at her bandaged hands

which were once great claws, one of her few sources of power.

"I uh..don't want to talk about it." Her face shone out in the moonlight.

"oh.okay." Kurt followed after, a million thoughts whirling through his head.

What had happened to her? An air of mystery shrouded her, and he was determined to

find out what had happened. He reached out to touch her cheek, but she pulled away,

leaving his hand lingering in the cold night air. She paused, letting him lead her into the

doorway.

"oh, and Kurt? be sure to talk to Kitty."

"Keety?"

"yeah..she's worried."

"oh..vait.how do you know?"

Aurora turned away and headed back to the medical wing without another word.

"mein gott! She knew!!"