Two Friends II

Chapter 7

A/N: Well here I go with the second part of the great and awkward date of Todd and Rogue and just in case anyone missed it before I don't own anything that you recognize this is just for fun.

"Wow!" Todd said again as his hand involuntarily reached up to gently touch his lips where Rogues had been just a moment before.

"You said that already.Are you okay? Not drained or anything?" she asked him torn between giggleing at the pole-axed look on his face and concern that something had gone wrong and she'd turnded him into a vegetable by mistake.

"I did?Really?Huh, well to answer your questions; No I feel fine and I've never felt this okay in my life." Todd replied while blinking his eyes rapidly a few times while trying to convince himself that this was real and not another dream.After another few seconds he asked her shyly again. "Why aren't I dead?"

"You know that collar that the Friends of Humanity put on me the other day, right? Well, I took it to Dr. McCoy and after he looked at it he called Forge and between them they made me this bracelet. It's not as powerful as the collar was and can only give me about five hours of power relief before it needs chargein' but some is better than none and I really wanted to be able to give you a good night kiss later, maybe and . . .mmph!" she was cut off from her her terminal case of babbling by Todd leaning across the table and kissing her soundly.--Touch good-- was pretty much the last rational thought she had before settling down to enjoy the sensations caused by his lips on hers.

Elsewhere in the mall

"Are you sure about this, Kurt?" Kitty asked as she got in the door of the new Mustang convertible that Kurt was holding open for her.

" Yes, Katzchen I am sure, it is only money, after all."he was still laughing at how shocked she was that he could walk into a car dealership and just write a checque for the navy blue machine. " I told you that I was one of the top stars of one the most famous circuses in the world. Between my share of the box office, the royalties I make from DVD sales of my "costumed" performances and several prudent investments made on my behalf by the Professor and Warren and I have almost more money than I can imagine." he explained to her " and now that I have turned eighteen I can do what I want with it although most is still going to be invested I still have more than enough for this."he told her feeling a little embarassed about his wealth due to the fact that a good portion of it came from the fact that he had earned it by telling people he was something he wasn't.

"No, no, not that. I sort of like being the trophy girl of a rich playboy." she told him with a small giggle as he slid in on the other side of the car. " I meant letting me drive it. Scott never lets me drive his car and Logan pops his claws every time I get close to the keys for the X-Van."she told him with a doubtful look.

" Ja, Liebes I am sure.It's just for tonight.Tomorrow my tail won't hurt so much and I can drive it myself." Kurt replied with a touch of sadness in his voice as he sat nearly sideways in the passenger seat to accommodate the sore appendage.--Verdammit door! -- he swore as he thought of just a few minutes ago when the salesman had closed the car door on his tail. He had nearly ported from the shock of it.As it was, he had to tell the sales man that he had just banged his funny bone on the console -- I don't know what's so funny about it.-- " I trust you Liebes, so lets go get something to eat before the late movie starts and maybe by the time we're done my tail will feel better"

Kitty drove carefully across the parking lot and around the corner to a burger joint;not her first choice as the vegetarian choices were bound to be limited but she knew Kurt needed the protein and calories that food in these places provided and they didn't have time for a nicer restaurant.As they entered the eatery jokeing between them they saw such a shocking sight that they both stopped dead in their tracks.There in a booth surrounded by people trying not to look like they were stareing and a waitress trying to politely ask if they needed anything else.There sat Rogue and Toad Kissing each other as if they were the only two people in the world. Kitty barely had time to register this fact before she heard a low growl beside her. Quickly she grabbed Kurt and pulled him back outside before he could say something he'd regret later.When she looked into his eyes she saw them pass from anger to puzzlement to wonder almost faster than she could track.

"Was der-?But she can't-!With Toad! How?" Kurt didn't seem capable of forming a complete sentence and kept switching from English to German and back again before Kitty put her hand over his mouth to silence him.

"I don't know sweetie but Rogue is capable of takeing care of herself and if you go in there all angry and accuseing she's going to kick your ass just like she'd do to Toad if he was doing anything she didn't want him to do, right?" She asked "Right?" she asked again when he didnt answer her right away.

"Ja, ja you're right.But how is this possible?"Kurt asked.

"I don't know either but we can go in and ask now that you're not in "GET YOUR HANDS OFF MY SISTER!" mode" grabbing his hand she turned just in time to see a very red Rogue emergeing with a very nervous looking Toad. Just as she opened her mouth to speak she felt a small prick on her arm and just had time to see the surprised look on the other threes faces as they all started to slump to the ground. None of them saw the black van quickly drive up or the men who loaded them into it.

" No Spider-Man around to save you this time, Muties!" one of them said.

A/N 2 Well that's a little bit longer and OOHH a plot tune in next time to see if it thickens. As always Review Please! Until next time thanks Otak