X-Men Evolution
Enjoying Life
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Beauty And The Beast
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It was a aura of mixed feeling in the X-Van as the mutants was making their way towards this camping site the adults had selected for them.
From Tabby's singing 'Born to be wild' to Rogue's silent muttering the moods were different. Some negative and some positive.
The boys had no objections for this trip with the exception of Logan who had been refused to take charge of training at the camp.
Kurt watched from his seat that Logan was driving the van stern as a rock. The old man's eyes showed a little disappointment, knowing that he would most likely would have taken a wrestling match with a grizzly or something nasty just for the fun of it. Ororo sat in the seat next to him, smiling to herself upon seeing him with that face.
She knew better than anyone that Logan would feel better if he was given the chance to relax. And a camping certainly would do that. Hopefully.
The fuzzy teen turned his eyes to Jamie who sat in the seat next to him. His childish face had slightly turned a bit green during the last two hours. The road had been a rough ride so he wasn't surprised. He just prayed that no bump lay in the road so that me might have eight vomiting Jamies on him.
Then. Almost against his own reasonable thinking, he turned to look at Kitty who had taken refugee in the back of the van. Leaning against the window, watching as the colorful autumn trees passed them at 50 mph. Her sweet expression was still indifferent, empty and without happiness.
She hadn't noticed that he was looking at her. She obviously never noticed when he was staring at her, lost in the sweetness and beauty that stood out like a beacon, drawing him to her like a bee seeking a flower. How could she when they were so different from each other?
Kurt sighed and felt that a lonely tear was about to escape his eye. Why would life be so unfair when it came to love?
He had been so busy in enjoying the fact of Kitty's breakup with Lance that he hadn't seen the truth about himself before it was too late. A quick glimpse in the mirror back at his room had crushed his dreams, shattered them like glass.
He wanted so badly to sit down next to her back there. So bad that it hurt him all the way to the tip of his tail. Tell her something that would make her smile, maybe even laugh. Anything to break the walls that surrounded her.
The sounds in the van, the chattering and gossiping between Jubilee and Amara, the music Logan played, the sound of cars passing them, none of them entered Kurt's sensitive ears.
All he heard was his own heartbeat and the voice repeating itself in his head. Saying that it would never be. That Kitty would never open her eyes at him. A voice that were as loud as thunder, cutting deep into his mind like a poisonous knife.
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After a few minutes, Logan pulled the van over and entered the driveway to a gas station. Upon seeing Scott do the same, Logan told the eager students that they had a ten minute break while he refilled the tank. The inside of the van turned into a complete chaos as almost everyone tried to exit at the same time, falling out through the door like an overfilled closet.
Jamie quickly ran away to do his refunding business in the bathroom, while the rest moved towards the little store to buy snacks, fast-food, sodas and anything they could fill their bellies with. Kurt however didn't rush into things. Quietly activating his Image Inducer, he turned his gaze to the back of the van, where Kitty still sat, leaning against the same window.
She didn't return the gaze, just seemed so lost in her thoughts that Kurt was almost certain she was sleeping. Kurt sighed and decided he should leave her alone for the moment. Jumping out of the van and made his way to the store.
Inside, the rest of the students nearly overloaded themselves with all kinds of things. Candy, cookies, hotdogs, donuts and sodas. Tabby flicking eagerly through the selection of CDs, still singing 'Born to be wild'. Nearly smacking Kurt as she spun around. Kurt ducked and quickly made it out of the danger zone. His mind still consisted of the thought of Kitty.
He hadn't really cared if Tabby had smacked him a few seconds ago. He deserved it knowing how big of a fool he had been. He passed the huge selection of hamburgers, pizza-slices and hotdogs. Normally he would throw himself over it and devour half of the storage. But now... he felt nothing. No hunger gnawing in his tummy. No twitching of the tail by seeing the biggest hamburger filled with all the things he loved. It didn't matter.
Why was he even in here? He knew the second they stopped that he wasn't hungry. He also spent the first 3 seconds upon entering the store to search for Kitty, knowing perfectly that she still sat in the van.
He looked for hope. A small sparkle of hope. Something that could wash away this terrible feeling eating him.
And he found it. He found hope in perhaps the strangest ways.
Passing the selection of movies, he saw one little cover that caught his eyes. The old Disney classic Beauty And The Beast. His feet froze solid to the floor as he continued to look at the small picture resting so carelessly against the shelf.
The picture of Belle dancing with the beast. Seeing the love in their eyes, he felt a little light appeared.
In a split second, his vision changed to something he had barely dreamed of. It was him and Kitty, dancing together in the common room at the institute. The stairs behind and the entire room around them were decorated for Christmas and sweet music echoed through the mansion. She was wearing a dress worthy of a fairytale princess, the long floating gown fitting her petite body perfectly. He himself was wearing an elegant tuxedo that matched his blue fur completely.
Their bodies moved around the floor with beautiful elegance and grace, following the music down to the last note. Her slender fingers held a soft grip around his hands, smiling so bright he felt he was staring into the sun itself. His mind continued to dream to the point where the music slowly dimmed off and their faces grew closer.
Hey eyes were shining like the clear nightsky, the candles around the room reflecting in them. Looking up at him with her pink lips edging closer, she was about to say something when Kurt felt a strong yank in his shoulder.
His vision once again returned to the inside of the gas station, and turning around he looked at Amara who stared right back at him, holding her hand over Kurt's shoulder. Kurt suddenly felt a strong force telling him to snarl at her in pure irritation. But no need to act rude about this.
"What are you dreaming about? The van leaves in two minutes and you haven't bought anything," Amara said and walked past him to get to the soda selection.
Kurt's eyes snapped back to the movie and looked at the picture one more time. Kitty was the beauty, he was the beast. Right there and then, all trace of doubt disappeared in an instant, telling him that there was still hope for him. He knew there was hope because it was within his reach. Fate may have taken a lot of his dreams away, but this time, he would fight. And this time, he would not lose.
Quickly grabbing a bottle of water, he paid for it and made his way out of the chaos of the store and into the van.
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Popping his head inside, he saw that Kitty still sat in her seat. Slipping past the others, he sunk into the seat next to her and held the bottle of water offering towards her.
Her head suddenly turned to look at him, then lowering her eyes to the bottle. A weak smile appeared on her lips as she carefully took it out of his hands and took a good sip.
It was then he heard the first joyful words he had heard her speak for days. And he would remember that sentence for the rest of his life.
"Thank you, Kurt. You're so sweet."
Kurt quickly placed his foot firmly at the floor, pressing the heel over the spade tip of his tail, keeping it from swishing like a whip. He tried to smile at her and say 'no problem', but she had already turned her attention to the window again, watching as the world outside started to move as their journey continued.
"Keety..." he gently started. Kitty heard the familiar spelling of her name and turned her head towards him. The smile he had seen a few minutes ago was gone, replaced with the indifferent expression Kurt hated to watch.
"Zhis is nicht zhe end of zhe world," Kurt continued, knowing he talked with experience. An experience only he was aware of. He had been heartbroken for so long, watching Kitty with Lance, but after all this misery and fear, he had finally found hope.
"What do you, like, know about it? You never had a......" Kitty snapped but quickly shut her mouth upon seeing the sad and hit expression on Kurt's face. Cursing gently to herself she told herself that was below the belt.
"I'm sorry, Kurt... I don't know why I said that," she continued and looked at the floor in shame. Kurt knew more about pain and fear than anyone else she knew. Growing up with no friends. Nobody to love him except his parents. All these years.
"I know why. And it's zhe truzh. I never had eine relationship. Und I clearly understand why," he said and looked down at his blue hands.
"Don't say that. Kurt, you are, like, the best person a girl could have. You are caring, sensitive, gentle, polite and sweet. That is a rare thing today."
A tiny smile crawled up Kurt's fuzzy face. They shared a moment of complete silence, as if the whole world around them was devoured by the sound of silence and peace. A few seconds where they just looked at each other, studying every line in the other one's face.
Kitty felt her cheeks was about to blush. The heat growing stronger with each second she looked into his pale, yet gentle eyes. To hide her blush she closed her eyes and carefully leaned her head against his shoulder, feeling he tensed again, but only for a half second.
Kurt swallowed a painful lump down his throat and looked down at the most beautiful princess of all faerie tales. His own faerie tale. Like the one he had seen in the shop a few minutes ago.
"And I'm so lucky to have you as my best friend," Kitty whispered and nuzzled closer into him. Kurt hardly believed his pointy ears upon hearing this.
He just smiled and allowed her to sleep on him, letting the feeling of protection and comfort wash over her like waves against the beach.
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After another few hours driving down the road, passing the busy and crowded streets of the cities, they came into a new world. A green world of emerald trees and total peace. A group of grassing deer looked at the cars passing the road with curiosity.
Kurt gazed out of the window, spotting the free animals walking around in the forest. Here they could live in peace from hunters. Live without the fear of other humans, something Kurt prayed they could experience sooner or later in his own life.
But right now, he couldn't complain about a thing as he looked down to the sweet little brunette softly snuggled into him, sleeping softly like a little baby comfortably in her mom's embrace. In this case, a fuzzy knight's embrace.
She had been sleeping for around 2 hours now, her breath tickling Kurt's neck in a soft and steady rhythm. And every time she did, Kurt felt his tail twitch all the way into the tip.
Amara and Tabby had turned around every once in a while and spotted them, whispering and giggling to each other in a way Kurt knew meant trouble.
Knowing Amara and Tabby were the two undefeated masters of spreading rumors at the institute, he expected the whole mansion to know about these last few hours within tonight. From there, the rumors would gain a life of their own, growing and spawn offspring.
He remembered how it had been when the two of them found out that Scott and Jean were dating. All the rumors they had spread were based on their own imagination. Images they could twist and turn as they pleased, becoming more a form of entertainment than the truth.
But right now, the trouble they would cost didn't seem so big to Kurt as he sat there, completely minding his own business, having the prettiest girl in this known part of the galaxy sleeping innocently against him, smiling in her dreams.
Suddenly, the van stopped and Kurt could see several cabins just outside the window. Leaning closer to the window, careful not to disturb Kitty, he scanned the outside with excitement. They were here.
The cabin closest to the van, with the huge sign that said 'Reception' was made by the finest timber Kurt had ever seen. Giving the building the same aura the mighty forest around them beamed with. If the smaller cabins they rented were half as good as this one, this would be a weekend to remember.
The landscape was like cut out of a book. Kurt had to admit he had never seen its kind during his life. Growing up in the southern part of Germany, close to the Alps, he had seen many beautiful mountain paradises. But this was just breathtaking.
White rivers making their way from the mountains and into the huge lake that was the very heart of this place. Gigantic trees surrounding them like a emerald wall, providing the fresh smell of pinewood.
Logan returned at last and started the van again. Giving the keys to Ororo, they drove further into the forest, away from the general public in this place. Logan informed them that they had been given four cabins that were located a bit away from the rest of the cabins. They were originally designed for school students on fieldtrips, but Charles had already booked them, telling the owners of this place that this was a field trip, they were all students and they needed some peace and quiet to fulfill their school tasks for this trip.
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It didn't take them long before they stopped once again and the students could finally escape the tension growing inside the van. Once again, Kurt lingered in the van instead of rushing out like a tidal wave like the others. Waiting for the others to leave before he turned his attention to Kitty.
The young girl was still asleep and still clung to his shirt. Like she was afraid of letting go. Kurt spend a little minute just by admiring her beautiful features, just like he had done when they fell asleep on the couch a week ago. Kurt smiled warmly down at her and carefully removed some of her elegant brown hair away from her face and trailed it behind her ear.
He knew he should wake her now. It would put an end to the happiness of this moment, but it would surely come again. Wondering if she would wake up if he kissed her on the cheek.
Of course she would wake up. His fur would see to that.
Sighing he cast away the idea of kissing her. Instead he ordered his tail to rise from the floor and poke her lightly on the shoulder, tapping the fuzzy spade tip against her skin. And shortly after, she opened her eyes and yawed.
Her eyes flashed up at him, thinking this was some sort of dream. Suddenly realizing they had stopped and they were alone in the van. The emerald light shining of the forest outside was so comforting, combined with the warmth she felt flowing out of Kurt's body like a oven.
"Did I, like, snore?" she asked and looked back up at his face. Kurt smiled warmly down at her and helped her to sit up straight.
"Nein. Silent as a baby," Kurt said and leaned back into his seat, relaxing a few seconds before he made his way out of the van with Kitty close behind.
Stepping out into the free mountain air Kurt stretched his arms and smiled again. Looking behind him, Kitty was about to exit the van with a tired but finally a smiling face. Holding out his hand to her, he offered himself to assist her last step.
She stopped and looked at the hand in front of her for a split second. Kurt was just trying to make her feel better, being her support through this. And maybe that was exactly what she needed right now. Kitty smiled upon thinking this and gently putting her hand into his, feeling the soft fur.
Placing her feet on the soft grass, her little hand lingered inside his for a few seconds. Shifting her gaze from him to the beautiful surroundings, taking in as much of the view as she could. From the clear sky to the scenario of colorful leafs mixed with evergreen pine. The comforting sound of the wind whispering through the fertile forest.
Maybe this weekend wouldn't be so bad after all...
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End of chapter 5.
So so so sorry for the long wait. I'm doing what I can, when I can.
Looks like Kurt still don't have the courage to tell the truth. And that's realism, boys and girls, cause love don't happen with the flick of a finger. But through time, working and real friendship.
Love is like a plant. All it needs is some care and some water now and then.
And now to my beloved reviewers.
Quill Of Molliemon: I know you are relieved that Kitty broke up with him, but that it must be stressing to see that Kurt is too afraid to make his move. But place yourself in his shoes... would you just sit down and admit defeat? I think not.
ToiletDuck85: One of the closest friends I have here on FanFiction. We all love the blue, but in Kurt's world, there are few who does. It's sad but that's the way Marvel thought up stuff. I believe those guys could use a serious kick in the butt.
And I understand your issue with Lance. But this is NOT a story where he is a good guy. What's done is done and the evidence speak against him.
Slickboy444: Honored that you showed up again. I'm trying to give Kurt the "knight in fuzzy armor" look again by having him act like a real gentleman... or is it gentleelf? Who knows. All I know is that Kurt's feelings will grow until it reaches a certain point. After that, he has to confess or he will forever be shrouded in sadness and guilt.
Rukinha Lokinha: Hey, lil'sis. I'm sorry to bring these sad feelings into Kurt and I hope I made up for myself in this chapter. I shall try to keep mirrors away from him from now on. And I'm sorry that ya had to wait so long to read this.
Nightcrawler03: Yeah. She dumped him. And about time too. As you may have noticed by now, I don't want to give this a all-happy-ending already. She may be available for Kurt now, but Kurt doesn't want to gamble on it. What do you think would happen if his dreams were all false?
OnoM: It's great to hear from you and your point of view in this story. And yer the first one to point out the message in this story. Thank you kindly for nice words and I hope you continue to hang in there.
Bluefuzzykitty: This is a new face. And a most welcome one. It's always good to hear from the real Kurtty fans. Why you don't write one yourself is beyond my belief. If you want to start one, I would gladly help along. Anything to make more Kurtty stories.
Fuzzy: Kurt will find his courage. But not yet. Not yet. Have patience, my friend.
Until next time.
Peace out, my friends. And don't forget to leave a review before you go. Thanks.
