X-Men Evolution

Enjoying Life

Late Night

(Note. This chapter has a little spoiler for the GREAT movie Armageddon starring Bruce Willis. So if ya haven't seen it, I STRONGLY recommend ya to go to the nearest video shop and borrow it ASAP. Savvy?........good. On with the story then.)

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Scanning through the huge selection of possible movies, Kurt began to wonder what kind of movie Kitty would like to see. It had to be something they both would enjoy. Something that had all the elements of a good movie. A good plot, action, romance and comedy. A good movie could be more than car chase and shooting a gun for 2 hours.

The shop wasn't half as crowded as outside. Only those with a purpose came in here. After a few minutes of searching they came over Armageddon. Kurt had seen it before and loved it down to the last minute. Kitty however hadn't seen it and paid attention to what Kurt had to say about it. It had some of the best rankings you would ever find in a movie and plus all the categories you needed for a quiet night at home.

Kitty gave him a smile and skipped over to her bags at the doorway to wait for him. Kurt couldn't help but to smile back at her. Walking over to the counter, Kurt hummed to himself and paid for the movie. His feeling this morning had been correct after all. Something special had happened and would happen.

Kurt didn't deny it to himself. His feelings towards Kitty had roots deeper than he could possibly imagine. Ever since the first day she had appeared at the institute, he had grown a crush on her. But he didn't want to go back to the first few minutes they had shared.

It still hurt him every time his mind went back to that moment. Him sitting in the library and reading some homework when she entered. When he first looked up to her, he thought he had seen an angel. This sweet girl with the cutest face he had ever seen. But the second she returned the glance, reality had snapped him out of his dreams. Too see the scared look scaring her beautiful features and the scream that reminded him of something you hear in horror-movies........ He had been shot in the shoulder with a hunting rifle a few years back in Germany, but this single memory hurt much more.

The shop-owner woke him up by handing him over some change. Kurt once again found himself back at the mall and looked around to check that he wasn't in a dream. Taking the movie with him, he shook the memory out of his mind and walked over to Kitty who still waited for him at the entrance of the shop.

Seeing her sitting there on a small chair, with her feet gently swishing back and forth and the beaming smile she gave him when he entered her view made him feel happiness. He thanked God that things had changed since that day.

Kurt handed her the movie and once again took all her bags and boxes into his arms. But all of the sudden, half of the weight he carried were lifted off the pile he held dearly on to. Kitty took half of what she had bought into her own arms and gave Kurt a comforting smile.

"At least I'll help you with this, fuzzy," she said and walked out of the shop. Kurt looked at her with a puzzled look and shook his head. At least this was more comforting for him.

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The evening appeared and the time for movie was growing very close. Both Kurt and Kitty were grateful for the minimum of audience in the institute tonight. With Charles busy as always, Logan out riding his bike and Ororo with the younger students on a weekend trip and the rest of the older students busy with something else, they had the common room all to themselves for the evening. The peace in the institute were nearly overwhelming. It was as if they had the whole building alone.

"Okay.....zhe movie is inside zhe machine, zhe couch is clean and zhe glasses are on zhe table. Is zhere anyzhing else we miss?" Kurt asked and looked at Kitty.

"Popcorn. We can't enjoy a movie without popcorn," the young brunette replied and walked over to the TV.

"Popcorn jah. I'll be back in a bamf" the fuzzy teen said with a grin and disappeared in a cloud of smoke.

"Back in a bamf...heh heh. He's so cute when he..."Kitty said quietly to herself by was cut off by the sudden sound of her cell phone.

Meanwhile, Kurt had already found a little bag of popcorn and put into the microwave oven and now watched the popping start. It was also then he heard Kitty starting to talk into her phone.

"Hey Lance," he heard her say. To hear his name on her lips were like a battering ram hitting him hard in the chest. Of course HE had to pop his head up and mess up the evening. Kurt closed his ears from the conversation and focused on the popping from within the oven. Not very successfully.

"Tonight...?....I'm, like, a little busy tonight. Is it important?" Kurt could hear her continue. It was no secret that he had always hated Lance and his gang of bullies. They had hurt him and his team-mates more than once. Even tried to kill them on several occasions. But still Kitty continued to think of Lance as her friend.

Now Kurt couldn't even hear the popping coming from the oven. Even though it had increased in speed. All his elfin ears caught now was the sweet voice coming from the room nextdoor. He knew perfectly that he didn't want to hear anything of this. Didn't want to feel hurt. But he also knew that he couldn't block her voice out. It was like asking Toad to take a shower everyday.

"The disco is open tomorrow night?....Yeah....sure we can go," Kitty said. Kurt quickly turned his head towards the door as if he hadn't heard it right. With a open jaw he could do nothing but stare. The next thing that happened......

BLOMFFFF!!!!!!!!

Outside in the common room, Kitty heard the strange explosion-like sound coming from the kitchen.

"Lance....I think I have to, like, call you back. I think Kurt just blew himself up in the kitchen," she said and broke connection with Lance and rushed towards the kitchen.

"KURT?....KURT?" she cried out as she phased into the kitchen. Most of the kitchen was covered with popcorn pieces and in front of the microwave oven stood Kurt. His head was painted with popcorns. The smell of salt reached Kitty's nose. What on earth had happened in here?

Kitty hurried over to Kurt and tried to look him in the eyes. The same old pale eyes stared into nothingness.

"...Kurt.....?....are you, like, all right under there?" Kitty gently asked as she shook his shoulder.

"I'm zhere in eine moment, Keety. Need a few more seconds to calm down," Kurt replied and shook his head so the popcorns flew in every directions. Kitty sighed in relief

"I thought you were, like, hurt or something. Go upstairs and take a shower while I make the popcorn," she said and helped him to brush off the worst. Kurt couldn't help but to tense by the touch of her fingers. He made a quick excuse and ported himself upstairs to the bathroom.

Downstairs, Kitty finished cleaning up the mess. The Popcorn was fairly easy to remove and throw away. Her mind suddenly switched back to the way Kurt had looked at her a few minutes ago. Though his pale eyes didn't tell her much normally, she saw something hidden behind them this time. She had seen sadness. She saw pain.

She had to remind herself sometimes that under his blue fur and his demonic appearance was a normal teenage boy with feelings. A boy who constantly were under the fear of being seen as he truly was on the outside. A boy who had seen the dark side of the human race most of his life.

Kitty moved into the common room and flopped down in the couch. What did Kurt really mean to her.

Kurt was her friend. Her best friend. He was always around for her, helping her when she needed it and cheering her up whenever she felt down or upset. Kurt was the type of guy who shoved all his own problems aside and did everything he could to help her when she needed someone. Whenever she was sick, he would watch over her and take care of her. Whenever they were on a mission, he would be right next to her and protect her at all cost. Whenever she needed a shoulder to cry on, he would always be close enough to grab on to. Kurt was the soul of an angel trapped inside the body of a demon.

Her mind was soon snapped out of it as she head a familiar sound behind her.

BAMF.

Kurt jumped over the couch and found his place at the end of the couch. He was still drying his head with a towel when he appeared. Removing the towel, Kitty had to giggle by the sight of him. Some of the newly dried fur pointed right outwards. Giving him a adorable fluffy look.

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The lights dimmed off to give the feeling of being at the cinema, the smell of fresh popcorn and the sound of the sparkling soda completed the scene. And as the movie started, the peace and quietness slowly covered the two of them with its shapeless blanket.

The first part of the movie, Kurt didn't even dare to speak up. Just merely giggling when Bruce Willis chased Ben Affleck with a shotgun. Kitty however felt a little sorry for him. Kurt looked at the time and thought: Okay...it has been 45 minutez, and you haven't said eine word. Do somezhing. Make her zmile.

Wrapping his tail around the bowl of popcorn, he held it out towards her. At fist she was too busy with watching the screen, but she soon noticed the bowl being held way too far away from him to reach with his arms.

"Popcorn, katzchen?" Kurt suddenly asked.

Seeing the fuzzy little tail gently holding the bowl and the innocent grin on his fluffy face, she couldn't help but to giggle at him again. Stroking her slender index finger against the fur, tickling him light as a feather before grabbing a handful of popcorn.

"Thanks, fuzzy," Kitty replied with a smile.

Kurt had to admit, the tickling would be enough for him to lose the bowl. At least he had made her smile. And the fact she had actually tickled him was something he wouldn't say no to. He didn't know what felt the best of the tickling of just the mere touch of her finger.

The minutes went on and the movie had reached the point where the two space shuttles were to fly up into space towards the big asteroid. As the president held his speech, Kurt suddenly felt Kitty leaning in on him. She had moved over to his corner and now rested her head gently on his chest. His heart nearly jumped up inside his skull. The lump that was on its way down his throat was most likely the only thing that stopped it. Kitty felt his whole body tense in a split second. But he soon calmed down.

Feeling the warmth from her as he put a comforting arm around her and carefully stroke her head. Under the arm, Kitty smiled to herself for a moment. With her chin against his t-shirt, she could feel the fur on the other side. He was like a velveteen teddy-bear under it. She had never noticed exactly how soft he actually was.

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The movie continued and Kurt started to relax at last. Getting used to her snuggling into him. Kurt looked down at Kitty and spent a few moments of just looking at her. Admiring her beautiful features and how perfectly her petite body fit on his chest. His pale eyes looked over at the table and he noticed with one arm around her and the other one under her back, there was no way he could reach out to the nice looking soda that called for him. If he tried to lean forward, Kitty would sit up to allow him, but then she might not lean back into him. And this was beginning to get too comforting to lose.

Kitty looked down as she felt something move a bit further down. And out from the area between her and the couch came his tail again sliding out like a blue fuzzy snake on the prowl. She followed the spade-shaped tip all the way over to the glass and saw how elegantly it wrapped itself around the smooth surface and lifted the glass. His tail was as steady as a hand, if not more.

She watched the tail guide the glass into his hand and gently pulled itself back down and swished slowly from side to said over the edge of the couch.

Kitty's attention quickly snapped back to the screen as the two shuttles was coming in from behind the asteroid in 22 500 mph. The surround effect from the speakers really gave the image of pieces of rock flying right pass the shuttle like rockets. Kitty yelped as a terrible crash seemed to come from the ceiling as a car- sized rock smashed into one of the shuttles. Destroying the main-thrusters and caused the shuttle to spin.

Kurt saw this as well, but his attention quickly drew towards her hands who held onto his shirt in an iron-grip. He could hear kitty gasp in fear as she pulled closer to him.

He even heard her gently sob as the unlucky shuttle crashed into the main asteroid and was nearly ripped to shreds by the rough connection. Pieces of the shuttle was spread everywhere and the remaining shuttle had enough problems of their own. Turning away from the TV, Kitty hid her face and let the salty tears fall freely onto Kurt's shirt. Creating small dark marks on the white cloth.

Kurt's hear ached for her. Putting a comforting hand on her head and softly stroke it. Wiping the tears from her eyes. Kitty felt a little spark of comfort in this. It was after all just a movie, but she was always sensitive to this kind of things. She remembered she cried for a day when Bambi lost his mother...not to mention Old Yeller. But to have this sweet touch of his fuzzy finger and the sudden feeling of his tail carefully wrapping itself around her waist, she managed to suppress the sobbing for now.

Returning to the movie, Kitty relaxed and rested her head on his chest again. The soft fluff made this position nearly as comforting as her own bed.

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Another hour passed and Kurt had managed not to move an inch. Neither had Kitty. Except for a few times she had nuzzled a bit closer. The movie was nearing the end but now the team faced a severe problem. Their mission to drill a hole in the asteroid has barely worked. Now the nuclear bomb that was to be taken down the hole and be detonated was damaged. One of them would have to stay behind.

"Oh no.....that's, like, so unfair," Kitty said and whimpered under her breath. Kurt suppressed a smile. Kitty...one of the disbanded Bayville Sirens was crying. She had faced countless dangers since she arrived here, but this scene where the person who stayed behind said goodbye to the people he loved down on the planet, she broke down like a child. Under this iron-warrior was a normal sensitive teenaged girl hiding. And for the moment, the fuzzy elf was her cover.

But even Kurt felt a lump moving up and down inside his throat. He had seen this before and knew this was coming. But too see someone making a final goodbye stirred something in his soul. And lured the tears out to the open.

And as the survivors made their quick escape as far away from the asteroid as they could, the chosen-one was left behind to die with honour. Giving his life for all mankind. As the clock slowly ticked towards zero, Kurt could feel the fur on his body rose and the rare phenomena 'goose-bumps' appeared on his arms.

6.....5.....4.....3.....2.......1....... The sudden flash of light lit up the whole common room and the speakers around them made the whole room tremble under the sound and shockwave of the explosion. It was over.

The shuttle landed on earth once again and the survivors were met with a grateful army of happy people. Kurt hoped the X-Men would be greeted the same way some day. That one day, mutants would be accepted all around the world.

And as the credits appeared on the screen, Kurt looked down to Kitty with a smile on his face.

"So, Keety....vas do you zhink?" he started. But there was no answer from the girl so peacefully nuzzled onto his chest.

"....Keety...?" he said again. To his utter surprise, her eyes were closed and her nose breathed in a slow and steady rhythm. Her eyes were still wet from the tears, but her innocent face showed that she was no longer awake.

The fuzzy teen needed a full whole minute to gather and sort out the information he just received. After carefully examine the environment and think over the situation, he came to the conclusion that he hadn't the heart to wake her up now that she looked so peaceful. He reached out for the remote and turned the TV off. And the second the screen went out, the entire room became dark as midnight. But through the window, the light from the full moon and the stars shone into them, providing him with enough light too see her face. Her pretty features nearly reflected the silvery moonlight.

Kurt's tail carefully moved off her waist and reached out for a woollen blanket on the other side of the couch. And with surgical precision and caution, he covered them both with the warm blanket. In her sleep, Kitty made a weak sound and closed her hand onto his shirt. Smiling, Kurt returned the tail around her waist and to his surprise, Kitty's face changed into a more relaxed expression.

He loved this moment. His heart hammered so roughly against his chest he was afraid kitty might wake up from it. But though he felt more happy than ever, there was one thing that wiped the joyful feeling away. Kitty would never see him the way he saw her. To feel the same things. To even love him. The phone-call she had received a few hours ago confirmed that. Her heart belonged to Lance. Not him. Never him.

Kurt felt a tear slowly roll out of his eye and mixed with the fur on his face. This was tearing him apart. The one person he had grown to love. His best friend, his life-source...in the arms of the person he hated.

He sighed again. Shaking the images out of his head. This was him moment. Nothing should ruin this. Lowering his head down, he kissed her forehead light as a feather. His heart warmed as he heard her make the familiar 'mmmmmm' sounds. And the sweet smile forming on her lips.

Kurt stayed this the rest of the night. Staying awake to enjoy this moment that might never return. To make sure he didn't wake her up by falling asleep himself. And with the calm dark of the night covering the institute, Kurt knew he had never been more happy than this moment.

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End of chapter 2.

To those who still hasn't seen Armageddon, I tried not to spoil too much of the details. So what do you guys think? I just hope ya don't hate me for breaking Kurt's heart like this. But relax....this is after all a Kurtty fic....and that means............yeah that's right.

A special thanks goes this time to a friend of mine who suggested the movie Armageddon. Thank you Stasia.

Also I want to thank all those who reviewed the previous chapter. Toiletduck85, Agent-G, Fuzzy, The Uncanny R-Man, Raphaella, Quill of Molliemon, Shalashaska, Ranndie Madza, Rukinha Lokinha and Nightcrawler03. Thank you soooooo much for enjoying this story and I hope ya will continue to review.

Next chapter will be written as soon as I have the time. Until then, peace out. Darky.