Kurt stared blankly at Axle and Blaise, they were entertaining themselves by talking about all the cute girls in the new program Sabretooth was running. Even though he had been there for several weeks, he was not comfortable with the enviroment. His room mates had easily adjusted to the life, Blaise had been here long before Kurt and Axle so he was quite happy with having room mates. Axle must've said something embarrassing because Blaise was blushing a deep red color.

"Vat are you two talking about?" Kurt asked, unable to contain his curiousity. Blaise turned towards the window so the elvish boy couldn't see his face but Axle smiled broadly.

"It seems Blaise here has a crush on our good friend Tracy." Axle was grinning so wide Kurt wondered if his face would split in half. Blaise had turned back to them and his whole face was pink from embarrassment. Kurt laughed heartily at his expression.

"T'is not'ing to vorry about Blaise, Tracy seems smitten with you." Kurt admitted to the boy. "Vat are you so afwaid of freund?" Blaise smiled broadly now.

"Le tigre est très pour mordre ma tête au loin si je la rends folle." Kurt and Axle laughed at Blaise's statement.

"Ja wird sie sehr leicht wütend! Sie haben besser neun Leben Teufeljungen!" Kurt exclaimed making the boys laugh even harder. The girls must've heard because Snow, followed by Tracy entered the room.

"What's so funny boys?" Tracy asked as she walked in the room. Her black hair was twined tightly in an elegant french braid, her amber eyes locking onto Blaise's blue ones. She was wearing some tight black jean shorts and a black tank top. Snow was wearing a replica of the outfit she was wearing earlier while her younger sister Alexandra was wearing a long sleeved, dark blue dress.

"Hallo ladies." Kurt greeted them, ignoring her question.

"Yes, hello ladies." Axle said, his lips twitching on the ends, tempting a smile.

"Bonjour." Blasie greeted them. Tracy cocked an eyebrow but ignored Ax's funny expression. She went over and sat on Kurt's lap like she always did when Kitty wasn't in a bad mood and started playing with his fur. Kurt was leaning against the headboard so when she sat down he didn't fall over. Snow sat next to Axle and leaned her head against his shoulder while Alexandra hopped onto the bed bouncing up and down.

"Wie geht es meine Freunde?" Kurt said not expecting Tracy not to speak German.

"Kurt, I don't speak German remember?" She pushed him lightly on the arm, goofing off with him.

"Oh ja, da's right. How's it going meine freunde?" He reiterated himself, this time half in german half in english.

"I'm cool." Tracy said with a smile. Alexandra just stared at Kurt in fascination while Snow shrugged.

"Why are you blue?" Alexandra said, speaking for the first time. Kurt looked taken aback by her question but gave her a half smile.

"Because how much fun would the vorld be if ev'rybody vas da same color?" He asked her rehtorically. The younger girl seemed to contemplate his answer for a minute.

"Makes sense." She said finally.

"How old are you Alexandra?" Tracy asked the much smaller girl.

"I'll be twelve this coming February." She answered before exclaiming. "I'm so excited!" The group chuckled at her innocence. Alexandra hopped up from the bed and ran down the stairs when she heard somebody calling her name.

"Elle est si innocente." Blaise said in French after a silence settled over the room. The group turned to him as his voice was a hushed whisper.

"Lassen Sie uns hoffen, daß das Leben nicht diese Unschuld verdirbt." Kurt replied in a whisper as well to his friend.

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Kitty lay on her bed crying her heart out. She was so afraid for Kurt and Tracy that she felt as if she'd never stop crying. Getting up, she went to the bathroom and wiped her eyes with a towel. Rinsing her face off in the cool water pouring from the sink she dried her face yet again before staring at herself in the mirror. Her brown eyes were red and swollen while her cheeks carried tear stains. She missed Kurt so bad. She had not told him but she was hopelessly in love with him. She had a feeling their relationship would not last though, she had felt his seperating from her long ago and as time flew by she knew he was pulling away from her.

Walking back into her room she sighed deeply. She had known for some time that Kurt was falling for their friend Tracy. She deserved someone though, the girl had been practically alone and ambandoned since she was born. Didn't know her parents, an experiment that scientists liked to play with, her life was in shambles compared to Kitty's happy life. Sure her parents were getting a divorce but they both still loved her and at least she knew them whereas Tracy didn't even know her parents. Needing something to break the silence Kitty turned on the radio. Everything Will Be Alright by the Killers was just starting to play. Singing along since she knew the words she felt a calmness flow through her.

I believe in you and me

I'm coming to find you

If it takes me all night

Wrong until you make it

And I won't forget you

At least I'll try

And run, and run tonight

Everything will be alright

Everything will be alright

Everything will be alright

Everything will be alright

Kitty smiled softly as she listened to the soothing lyrics and calming beat of the music. It had a positive affect on her mind after being alone for so long. The music was beautiful, leaving her feeling refreshed. As the music's beat picked up she started to drift across the floor in a long forgotten dance. Her body danced through every movement she had taught herself as the tears started to drift down her cheeks. Her mind pulled up thoughts and pictures of Kurt, just random things that had stuck in her memory. One picture stood out in her mind, it was a picture of her, Kurt and Tracy outside mud wrestling. Kurt was fighting Tracy and the expression on his face was of pure joy.

I was out shopping for a doll

To say the least, I thought I've seen them all

But then you took me by surprise

I'm dreaming bout those dreamy eyes

I never knew, I never knew

So take your suitcase, cause I don't mind

And baby doll, I meant it ever time

You don't need to compromise

I'm dreaming bout those dreamy eyes

I never knew, I never knew

But it's alright...

She smiled as she replayed the memory. Kurt and Tracy were equally matched, their strengths the same, their lithe bodies the same. Their eyes were locked as they tried to toss eachother into the mud. They were both covered in mud from toes to neck, and their faces held blotchs of mud as well. Kitty was standing on the sidelines, also covered in mud, cheering her heart out for her friends. Finally Kurt managed to trip Tracy and push her onto her back in the mud. Tracy rolled them over and pinned Kurt down before Kitty could make the count down. Kitty had pulled out the camera and she had snapped the picture just after Kurt had placed a feather soft kiss on Tracy's cheek. The girl had been so surprised and Kurt so overjoyed that he was able to flip them over and win the match.

Everything will be alright

Everything will be alright

Everything will be alright

Everything will be alright

Kitty sighed as she remembered Kurt help Tracy up from the mud. They had taken a group shower with their still muddy bathing suits on, they just wanted to rinse the mud off so they could go swim in the pool next. She remembered Kurt slipping behind her and gently placing kisses on her neck when he thought Tracy wasn't looking. Tracy had made a joke about his libido later after they were in the pool, leaving Kurt speachless and Kitty embarrassed. They had both remembered that Tracy had a knack for seeing everything afterwards. When the song ended Kitty laid down on her bed again, exhausted from the dance she performed for herself. Yes, everything will be alright.

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Tracy wandered through the large mansion after goofing off with the boys. She was exhausted mentally and physically but she wasn't ready to go to bed yet, there was still the night to use up. Exiting the huge mansion she entered the woods that made up the mansion's back yard. Climbing up the nearest tree she managed to leap from tree to tree until she reached what she thought was the highest tree. She was a pretty low branch and she started to climb up. She was almost to the top when she heard something shuffle in the branches above. A curious person by nature Tracy continued to climb, this time with her claws at the ready. Emerging into the top she was surprised at what she saw.

Sabretooth was leaning against the largest branch, his blue eyes watching every move that she made. He blonde hair was tied back in a messy ponytail as always and he was wearing a pair of stretch blue jeans and a tight black t-shirt. He looked extremely pleased just sitting there in the tree. Tracy climbed up completely and rested against a strong branch across from him. His eyes left her face and went out beyond the trees, Tracy followed his gaze and saw what he was looking at. It looked like an enormous bird reflected against the pale moon. The wings were glowing silver in the moonlight, the body long. The moonlight hit it just right and revealed to her not a bird but a girl with wings.

"That's my daughter." Sabretooth whispered. Tracy looked from the girl to him and back again. She had long, curly hair, she couldn't tell what color it was from the distance but she knew it was light. The girl flew high up into the sky and then zoomed down towards the ground, she flitted around the trees and then slowly glided back to the mansion.

"She's beautiful." Tracy whispered in reverence. The girl truly was, with her long hair, slim body and silver wings.

"Yes she is,had ta practically fight off tha guys when she was a teenager." He smiled in rememberence and Tracy was brought back into the reality that this person before her was not just a soldier and a psychopath, but that he was a man underneath it all. And above all, he was a father and grandfather.

"I can imagine you having to." Tracy admitted as she watched him carefully. Sabretooth sighed deeply and ran a hand through his hair.

"She was my second daughter, tha first didn't want ta have anythin' ta do with me for tha first fifteen years o' her life. She hated me so much, after a while she just joined up with this mercenary an' left me wonderin' what I did wrong." Tracy could practically feel the pain in his words and felt tears well up in her eyes.

"That must've hurt so much." She whispered, afraid to break the developing silence. He nodded.

"It did, it hurt so much ta watch my first girl breakaway from me." He glanced towards the moon again. "Victoria is only a year younger than Jade, I was so afraid I'd screw up with her too. She was away at camps most of tha time, she was determined ta make somethin' o' herself one day. She studied hard, perfect student. Got straight A's all tha time, even went ta college. I was so proud o' her, but so afraid she'd hate me too." Tracy couldn't help it, a tear slipped down her cheek at the sadness in this man's voice.

"People were always forcin' me ta hafta watch over my shoulder. Most o' tha time I would hafta leave my house fer long periods o' time ta throw off the hired mercenaries. Each time I came back I was afraid that she'd hate me fer leavin'." Tracy was amazed then as she watched a tear slip down his cheek.

"Did she?" Tracy was almost afraid to ask but she couldn't help it. He gave her a small smile, as if he could read her thoughts.

"No, through it all she still loved me." Tracy sighed as if she could feel his relief. "People seem ta ferget that despite tha fact that I am a killer, I'm also a man, a father." Tracy whimpered and the tears fell down her cheeks in rivers now. Sabretooth opened his arms to her now and she gratefully curled into his warmth.

"I'm not evil Tracy, I'm a father who loves his children very much and wishes tha rest o' tha world could see that too. I just wish people could see beyond the monster and see tha man beneath."

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(A/N) (sniffle) how sad! It always bugs me when people reveal only the 'on the job' side of Sabretooth. They must realize that despite the fact he's a bad guy, he's also a man too! And in my stories, a father. -Sabeybaby

translations

Le tigre est très pour mordre ma tête au loin si je la rends folle, The tiger is very likely to bite my head off if I make it angry.

Ja wird sie sehr leicht wütend! Sie haben besser neun Leben Teufeljungen, Yes, she becomes angry very easily! You better have nine lives devil boy!

Hallo, Hello

Bonjour, Hello

Wie geht es meine Freunde, How's it going my friends

Elle est si innocente, She is so innocent

Lassen Sie uns hoffen, daß das Leben nicht diese Unschuld verdirbt, Let us hope that the world does not spoil this innocence.