Chapter 11 - 'Good Morning'
Kurt laid on his side curled up in his bed watching the morning's first rays of sunlight creep into the small amount of sky that he could just barely see through his balcony doors. He had always been an early riser, but on this particular day he had found himself awake for quite some time now. The reason behind his early rouse was in the form of Katherine Pryde who was still sleeping soundly beside him.
He had brought her to his bed the previous night with the completely innocent intentions of helping her sleep. She was his best friend, for goodness sake, and she had been in need. At the moment it had seemed such a simple and logical solution to her problem. However, as the night progressed, Kurt found that his flinting feelings of 'much-more-than- friendliness' for Kitty were greatly intensified as her warm body curled beside him in her sleep.
Kurt had always felt an attraction towards Kitty and knew that deep down he cared for her much more than he was willing to admit. Over three years ago he had drawn a line of friendship with her that he had refused to ever cross. He had never had this close of a relationship to anyone and he wasn't about to ruin that by trying to make a move on a feeling that he wasn't sure she would reciprocate.
Even then, as much as he knew that he shouldn't even think of such things, he had a hard time believing that anyone, let alone the girl he yearned for, would ever want to be "romantically involved" with someone like himself who so closely resembled a demon or monster. He honestly knew that Kitty wold throw a fit with him for being so self-loathing, but sometimes the reality of it all was hard for him to ignore.
It was these thoughts that had kept him from falling asleep for sometime. And then it seemed just minutes had past when he found himself being awakened in his bed by the objects of such thoughts. Then as he declared to himself that he could easily lay beside her and have purely "best friend" thoughts, she shifted in her sleep and curled up against him.
This was definitely the most intimate setting he had ever found himself in with another person, more specifically a woman. Sure, he and Amanda had fallen asleep while cuddling during a movie, but this, this was beyond that. They were in his bed, they had come here intentionally and he had never dreamed of Amanda the way he found himself dreaming of Kitty.
Kurt had been on his side of the bed as far up over to the edge as he could get when Kitty scooted up behind spooning him. One of her arms casually draped over his shoulder and across his chest. He knew that she had done it unknowingly, she had probably just gotten cold from the open window. He could tell by the soft cadence of her breathing behind his ear that she was still sound asleep.
A small shiver had trailed down his spine as her first warm breath had grazed over the sensitive hairs along the outer edge of his ear. The thoughts he had at that exact moment were completely out of control of the rational part of his brain.
His tail which liked to wander on it's own had apparently disliked being pinned between he and Kitty and had pushed it's way out between her legs only to coil itself around her thigh. By the time Kurt had realized where it had gone off too, he was afraid that moving it would just wake her up and inform her of his incriminating position.
Uncontrolled by him, the offending appendage twitched a little adjusting it's grip on her leg. Kurt was trying desperately to ignore how silky and smooth her legs felt against the suede like fur of his tail. He was easily distracted when Kitty's body reacted to his movement, she squirmed a little as if the sensation had tickled. After she relaxed again she squeezed up against his back, nuzzling her face into the back of his neck and tightening the grip around his chest.
"Mein Gott. How did I get myself into this?" Kurt thought to himself as he watched the clock tick by while trying to think of as many unarousing subjects as he could.
Finally, the dull green illuminated numbers of his bedside clock declared that it would be a reasonable time to awaken his sleeping companion. He felt a little guilty, disrupting her first good nights sleep in days, but he also knew that she would want to get ready for school. Plus, he really didn't want to have anyone finding the two of them in bed together. Sure, it could all be explained, but he would really rather avoid it for now.
"Keety." He called out softly.
She responded with a muffled sound into the nape of his neck sending a jolt through his body.
"Keety it's time to get up." He added after her prolonged silence.
Kitty slowly opened her eyes to find herself staring into the back of a fuzzy blue neck. For a split second she had to place where she was and how she had gotten there. She soon remembered her friend's kind offer and a warm feeling of contentment washed over her as she realized for the that first time all week, that she felt rested.
"I'd rather stay here." She mumbled, her voice still groggy.
"Ja, vell I can't really argue vith that. However, I don't think that skipping classes today vouldn't really be such a good idea. Ve're already sorta treading on thin ice as it is."
Kurt heard a muffled groan of complaint.
"At least it's Friday." He added. He was quite impressed with himself for coming up with reasons why she should get out of bed, when he so desperately wanted her to stay.
Kitty blinked a few times as she became more alert and awake. She went to rub her eyes and realized where her hand had been, wrapped around Kurt's chest. She could feel his short fur shift between the material of his T-shirt and against his hard abdominal muscles. She then realized that her entire body was pressed up against the back of his. She didn't remember snuggling up so close last night and was a little embarrassed at finding herself in this position. Not that she really minded being so close to the man that had been consuming so much of her thoughts as of lately. She noted that he was holding very still and wondered whether or not he minded their current placement. She hesitated for a second before beginning to move away when she noticed something ... was that his tail snaked between her legs and around her thigh?
The appendage in question took another moment to twitch, moving behind her knee which just happened to be an extremely ticklish spot for her.
"Aaah!" Kitty squeaked out and her body tried automatically to move away from the source of the sensation.
Kurt leapt instantly out of bed with such speed that he could have given Quicksilver a run for his money.
"Keety! I'm so sorry, I did not mean too, eet has a mind of eet's own!" He said equally as fast. He stood holding his tail in the same manner one would picture a young child holding their blanket.
Kitty had sat up after Kurt's abrupt departure completely confused as to what had happened.
"Kurt?" She managed to say.
"Keety," His voice was soft and his eyes were downcast. It was obvious to Kitty that he felt as if he had done something wrong, his entire posture screamed of guilt. "I vas not meaning to violate you." He choked out the last words.
Kitty's heart sank to see him so upset with himself. She knew that he was always concerned about people's reactions to his carefree tail, but this seemed different. More likely this was more due to the fact that she doubted he had ever been, literally, this close to anyone before.
"Kurt, it's fine. You just tickled me is all." She said softly as she climbed out of bed straightening her wrinkled tee. She could see him visibly relax as he looked up at her, concern in his eyes.
"If anything," She added. "I was violating your personal space. I guess I never realized how much of a bed hog I am, sorry." She smiled sheepishly.
He returned her smile and she instantly knew all was better.
"You know," She went on at seeing his mood lighten. "You were the first guy I've ever slept with." She paused, a blush crept into her cheeks as she thought about her choice of words. "Well, slept *beside*... Not that I have slept with anyone before..." She noticed Kurt's eyebrows raise at her last statement and decided that she should get to her point quickly.
"ANYWAYS, I just wanted to say that I liked it. It was comforting." There she said it, and it had the desired reaction of Kurt's smile widening.
"That's just the exhaustion talking mein Katzchen. You could have slept next to a rock and thought it vas nice, as long as you didn't phase avay in the night."
Kitty rolled her eyes at his comment. "Seriously Fuzzy, it was really nice."
She stepped forward and hugged him. He dropped his tail and returned the embrace, wrapping his arms around her. Somewhere in the back of his mind he noticed that in her bare feet, as opposed to her usual platform shoes, she was actually quite shorter than himself. He liked that she seemed to almost fit there, he rested his chin on top of her head .
"Thank you." She spoke softly into his chest.
"Sie sind meine Liebe willkommen". He responded into her curls, accidentally slipping into his native tongue.
"What did you say?" She asked, pulling back from the embrace just enough to look into his eyes. She had picked up on a decent amount of German over the years that he had lived there, and it wasn't uncommon for him to use it around her every now and then. However, it was uncommon for him to refer to her as "his Liebe", a word she most definitely recognized as "love". She was actually starting to wonder if she had just been hearing things as her heart began to speed up in anticipation of his response.
"Huh?" Kurt hadn't even realized what he had said until it was out. "I said, You're welcome my friend." He fibbed, hoping that he sounded casual.
"Oh, well I better go and get ready before Rogue comes looking for me." She paused. "Seriously, thanks again. I owe you BIG." She emphasized the last word. She stepped out of the hug as she moved towards the door, but squeezed his hand before completely leaving his arms.
As he watched her depart, he took in a deep sigh and then headed for the showers.
End Chapter 11 - 'Good Morning'
Author's Notes: I don't actually speak ANY german, so I apologize if my translation was off. And I do realize that this was shorter than my usual chapters, but it just worked so well by itself. I probably only have about 3 or so chapters left. I hope that you are all still enjoying it and not just bored with the pace. Let me know if there's anything you really want to see happen before the story ends. I would love the input. And as always PLEASE REVIEW! Thanks to everyone who reviewed last chapter!
Kurt laid on his side curled up in his bed watching the morning's first rays of sunlight creep into the small amount of sky that he could just barely see through his balcony doors. He had always been an early riser, but on this particular day he had found himself awake for quite some time now. The reason behind his early rouse was in the form of Katherine Pryde who was still sleeping soundly beside him.
He had brought her to his bed the previous night with the completely innocent intentions of helping her sleep. She was his best friend, for goodness sake, and she had been in need. At the moment it had seemed such a simple and logical solution to her problem. However, as the night progressed, Kurt found that his flinting feelings of 'much-more-than- friendliness' for Kitty were greatly intensified as her warm body curled beside him in her sleep.
Kurt had always felt an attraction towards Kitty and knew that deep down he cared for her much more than he was willing to admit. Over three years ago he had drawn a line of friendship with her that he had refused to ever cross. He had never had this close of a relationship to anyone and he wasn't about to ruin that by trying to make a move on a feeling that he wasn't sure she would reciprocate.
Even then, as much as he knew that he shouldn't even think of such things, he had a hard time believing that anyone, let alone the girl he yearned for, would ever want to be "romantically involved" with someone like himself who so closely resembled a demon or monster. He honestly knew that Kitty wold throw a fit with him for being so self-loathing, but sometimes the reality of it all was hard for him to ignore.
It was these thoughts that had kept him from falling asleep for sometime. And then it seemed just minutes had past when he found himself being awakened in his bed by the objects of such thoughts. Then as he declared to himself that he could easily lay beside her and have purely "best friend" thoughts, she shifted in her sleep and curled up against him.
This was definitely the most intimate setting he had ever found himself in with another person, more specifically a woman. Sure, he and Amanda had fallen asleep while cuddling during a movie, but this, this was beyond that. They were in his bed, they had come here intentionally and he had never dreamed of Amanda the way he found himself dreaming of Kitty.
Kurt had been on his side of the bed as far up over to the edge as he could get when Kitty scooted up behind spooning him. One of her arms casually draped over his shoulder and across his chest. He knew that she had done it unknowingly, she had probably just gotten cold from the open window. He could tell by the soft cadence of her breathing behind his ear that she was still sound asleep.
A small shiver had trailed down his spine as her first warm breath had grazed over the sensitive hairs along the outer edge of his ear. The thoughts he had at that exact moment were completely out of control of the rational part of his brain.
His tail which liked to wander on it's own had apparently disliked being pinned between he and Kitty and had pushed it's way out between her legs only to coil itself around her thigh. By the time Kurt had realized where it had gone off too, he was afraid that moving it would just wake her up and inform her of his incriminating position.
Uncontrolled by him, the offending appendage twitched a little adjusting it's grip on her leg. Kurt was trying desperately to ignore how silky and smooth her legs felt against the suede like fur of his tail. He was easily distracted when Kitty's body reacted to his movement, she squirmed a little as if the sensation had tickled. After she relaxed again she squeezed up against his back, nuzzling her face into the back of his neck and tightening the grip around his chest.
"Mein Gott. How did I get myself into this?" Kurt thought to himself as he watched the clock tick by while trying to think of as many unarousing subjects as he could.
Finally, the dull green illuminated numbers of his bedside clock declared that it would be a reasonable time to awaken his sleeping companion. He felt a little guilty, disrupting her first good nights sleep in days, but he also knew that she would want to get ready for school. Plus, he really didn't want to have anyone finding the two of them in bed together. Sure, it could all be explained, but he would really rather avoid it for now.
"Keety." He called out softly.
She responded with a muffled sound into the nape of his neck sending a jolt through his body.
"Keety it's time to get up." He added after her prolonged silence.
Kitty slowly opened her eyes to find herself staring into the back of a fuzzy blue neck. For a split second she had to place where she was and how she had gotten there. She soon remembered her friend's kind offer and a warm feeling of contentment washed over her as she realized for the that first time all week, that she felt rested.
"I'd rather stay here." She mumbled, her voice still groggy.
"Ja, vell I can't really argue vith that. However, I don't think that skipping classes today vouldn't really be such a good idea. Ve're already sorta treading on thin ice as it is."
Kurt heard a muffled groan of complaint.
"At least it's Friday." He added. He was quite impressed with himself for coming up with reasons why she should get out of bed, when he so desperately wanted her to stay.
Kitty blinked a few times as she became more alert and awake. She went to rub her eyes and realized where her hand had been, wrapped around Kurt's chest. She could feel his short fur shift between the material of his T-shirt and against his hard abdominal muscles. She then realized that her entire body was pressed up against the back of his. She didn't remember snuggling up so close last night and was a little embarrassed at finding herself in this position. Not that she really minded being so close to the man that had been consuming so much of her thoughts as of lately. She noted that he was holding very still and wondered whether or not he minded their current placement. She hesitated for a second before beginning to move away when she noticed something ... was that his tail snaked between her legs and around her thigh?
The appendage in question took another moment to twitch, moving behind her knee which just happened to be an extremely ticklish spot for her.
"Aaah!" Kitty squeaked out and her body tried automatically to move away from the source of the sensation.
Kurt leapt instantly out of bed with such speed that he could have given Quicksilver a run for his money.
"Keety! I'm so sorry, I did not mean too, eet has a mind of eet's own!" He said equally as fast. He stood holding his tail in the same manner one would picture a young child holding their blanket.
Kitty had sat up after Kurt's abrupt departure completely confused as to what had happened.
"Kurt?" She managed to say.
"Keety," His voice was soft and his eyes were downcast. It was obvious to Kitty that he felt as if he had done something wrong, his entire posture screamed of guilt. "I vas not meaning to violate you." He choked out the last words.
Kitty's heart sank to see him so upset with himself. She knew that he was always concerned about people's reactions to his carefree tail, but this seemed different. More likely this was more due to the fact that she doubted he had ever been, literally, this close to anyone before.
"Kurt, it's fine. You just tickled me is all." She said softly as she climbed out of bed straightening her wrinkled tee. She could see him visibly relax as he looked up at her, concern in his eyes.
"If anything," She added. "I was violating your personal space. I guess I never realized how much of a bed hog I am, sorry." She smiled sheepishly.
He returned her smile and she instantly knew all was better.
"You know," She went on at seeing his mood lighten. "You were the first guy I've ever slept with." She paused, a blush crept into her cheeks as she thought about her choice of words. "Well, slept *beside*... Not that I have slept with anyone before..." She noticed Kurt's eyebrows raise at her last statement and decided that she should get to her point quickly.
"ANYWAYS, I just wanted to say that I liked it. It was comforting." There she said it, and it had the desired reaction of Kurt's smile widening.
"That's just the exhaustion talking mein Katzchen. You could have slept next to a rock and thought it vas nice, as long as you didn't phase avay in the night."
Kitty rolled her eyes at his comment. "Seriously Fuzzy, it was really nice."
She stepped forward and hugged him. He dropped his tail and returned the embrace, wrapping his arms around her. Somewhere in the back of his mind he noticed that in her bare feet, as opposed to her usual platform shoes, she was actually quite shorter than himself. He liked that she seemed to almost fit there, he rested his chin on top of her head .
"Thank you." She spoke softly into his chest.
"Sie sind meine Liebe willkommen". He responded into her curls, accidentally slipping into his native tongue.
"What did you say?" She asked, pulling back from the embrace just enough to look into his eyes. She had picked up on a decent amount of German over the years that he had lived there, and it wasn't uncommon for him to use it around her every now and then. However, it was uncommon for him to refer to her as "his Liebe", a word she most definitely recognized as "love". She was actually starting to wonder if she had just been hearing things as her heart began to speed up in anticipation of his response.
"Huh?" Kurt hadn't even realized what he had said until it was out. "I said, You're welcome my friend." He fibbed, hoping that he sounded casual.
"Oh, well I better go and get ready before Rogue comes looking for me." She paused. "Seriously, thanks again. I owe you BIG." She emphasized the last word. She stepped out of the hug as she moved towards the door, but squeezed his hand before completely leaving his arms.
As he watched her depart, he took in a deep sigh and then headed for the showers.
End Chapter 11 - 'Good Morning'
Author's Notes: I don't actually speak ANY german, so I apologize if my translation was off. And I do realize that this was shorter than my usual chapters, but it just worked so well by itself. I probably only have about 3 or so chapters left. I hope that you are all still enjoying it and not just bored with the pace. Let me know if there's anything you really want to see happen before the story ends. I would love the input. And as always PLEASE REVIEW! Thanks to everyone who reviewed last chapter!
