Chapter 6: Her Rock

Kurt ported to the manor, ending up in the foyer, and he called out frantically, "Professor? Professor!!" Prof. X came into the foyer and said, "Kurt, what's the matter? How come you're not at school?" and Kurt said, "It's Ali. She gained a new ability at school. She's an empath. She channeled Kitty's emotions in the cafeteria and started a fight with Chastity." The professor noticed then that all the small objects in the room had started to float, and he said quickly, "Quick, Kurt, we have to get her to another room!"

The two went into the elevator and took it one flight down, and Kurt sat Ali down in a chair in an unused classroom. Then, Ali said quietly, barely moving her lips, "Kurt, get away!" He looked at her and said, "What?" and she replied, "I don't want to hurt you, Kurt!" He put a hand on her cheek and said, "I'm not leaving you, and besides, you could never hurt me, Ali!" By this time, Ali had started crying hysterically, and she gripped her head again and slid out of the chair onto her knees, saying, "Oh, god! My head!" Then, she looked up at Kurt, saying, "Please, Kurt, leave! Just go!" and he started to say, "Baby…" but Ali screamed out, "GO!!!!" and using her telekinesis, she shoved Kurt with her mind. He went flying out of the room and hit the wall, and he groaned and rubbed his head. By then, everyone else had come down to see what was happening with Ali.

Rogue, Evan and Kitty had gotten back by this time, and Rogue ran up and knelt down beside her little brother, and she said, "Kurt! You okay, bro?" and he stood and said, "Yeah, I'm fine! I have to get to Ali!" He made his way to the door, and as he tried to go in he hit an invisible wall, and he turned and saw that Jean had her hand pointed to the door, realizing that she had to have put up a shield.

He walked over to her and said, "Jean, put down the barrier. I have to go to her!" Jean nodded towards the door and said, "Look in there, Kurt!" He turned and gasped, because all the loose objects were now flying around the room at a fast pace. Jean then said, "You could get hurt!" Kurt said, "Jean, please! Let me go in!" Professor X said, "Kurt, it would be best if you stayed out here. Jean is right, you could be severely injured….." and Kurt yelled, "I DON'T CARE!!! I LOVE HER! I can't watch her like this, I have to help her! I can calm her down. Please, professor!" Charles looked at Jean and nodded slightly, and she put down the barrier. Kurt said, "Thank you, professor." Kurt then reverted back to his blue, furry form, and he dropped down to the floor and started to crawl over to his girlfriend.

When he was halfway over to her, he got up on his knees and called out, "Ali!!" and he ducked as a heavy book came flying at his head, and he heard Charles' voice inside his head say, "Kurt, be careful. Ali's telekinetic ability is tied to her emotions, it seems. The more distressed she becomes, the more out of control her telekinesis gets." Kurt got low to the floor again and said, "Yeah, I got that, professor!" Charles replied, "You have to get her to calm down, so she can channel her empathic ability into her telekinesis. She will be much stronger if she does."

Kurt scoffed and muttered, "Easier said than done!" and he continued to make his way over to her. He yelled, "Ali, I'm coming. I'm right here; listen to my voice!" Ali started rocking back and forth, her breath coming in short gasps, and she said, "Kurt, help me." Kurt was almost close enough to touch her now, and he said, "Ali, I need you to calm down" and she shook her head and said, "I can't. It's too much!" She let out an agonizing shriek which tore at Kurt's heart, and he dodged another heavy book, leapt over a desk as it came flying his way, and he landed next to Ali and wrapped her in his arms. She immediately clutched onto his shirt and cried harder than before, and he smoothed her hair down with his right hand, whispering in her ear, "Come on, Ali. I'm right here, it's okay now. You have to calm down for me, (1) schatzchen. The pain won't go away if you don't." Ali said, "It hurts too much! I can't do it, Kurt." He thought for a moment, then an idea came to him; He only hoped it would work. He tilted her head up and kissed her passionately, his teeth nibbling on her bottom lip for a moment before she opened her mouth and allowed his tongue in. She started to respond, her tongue wrestling with his as they kissed fervently. He felt her starting to relax in his arms, and he opened one eye and saw that everything that had been flying around had now stopped dead in mid-air, and a split second later it all crashed to the floor. He tugged on her bottom lip briefly as he pulled away from her, and Ali made a small noise of disappointment in the back of her throat.

Ali sat still for a while, and she opened her eyes suddenly, sniffled and said, "It stopped. I don't feel everyone's emotions now. I think I can control them. How did you do that, Kurt?" and he stood her up with him, saying, "I don't know, actually. I just knew that around me, you're always calm. So, I kissed you, to make you feel safe and loved." Ali gasped lightly and said, "Wha……what did you say?" and he stared down at her lovingly and replied, "I love you, Ali." Ali closed her eyes and breathed in deeply, a smile on her face, and she looked up at him and said, "I love you, too, Kurt!" He grinned and spun her around, her giggling happily.

Everyone crowded around them as they came out of the room, asking Ali if she was okay. Then, Charles said, "Everyone, please. It's obvious that she's alright, now let these two have their privacy." Kitty, Rogue and Jean hugged her and Kurt teleported them to his room.

Kurt turned to Ali, and she smiled softly at him and said, "Thanks, fuzzy!" and Kurt advanced on his girlfriend, saying playfully, "Didn't I say you'd pay if you kept calling me fuzzy?" Ali backed up slowly, saying, "Kurt, don't do anything rash!" and he grinned, saying, "Oh, I'm not going to do anything rash. I'm just going to…tickle you!" Kurt pounced on her and they fell onto the bed, and he used his tail to hold her wrists together as his hands started to tickle every inch of her he could reach. Ali thrashed and squirmed under him, squealing with laughter and begging him to stop. Finally, with tears in her eyes, she cried out, "Stop, Kurt, stop! PLEASE!" and he stopped his tickle attack.

The young couple then laid on Kurt's bed, in a comfortable silence. Then, Ali turned to her blue boy, and she whispered, "Say it again, Kurt! In German?" and he turned to face her, grinned and stroked her cheek with a finger, saying, "Ich liebe dich, mein engel!" Ali smiled again, and she repeated back, " Ich liebe dich, Kurt!" He gazed at her adoringly, and he pulled her into his arms and Ali whispered, "You're my rock, Kurt!" and the two soon fell asleep, dreaming of each other.

translations:

(1) schatzchen - sweetheart

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