Chapter 6: The Halloween Oriented Chapter
Disclaimer: Uh uh.
A/N: Wow, it's been a long time since I updated, and I am so sorry for that, but sometimes it can't be helped.
Several things are set up in this chapter that will come back into play a little later, and of course, in honour of the amazing holiday today, this chapter shall hold Halloween as a clear figure.
So enjoy!
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Kurt stared at the page like he wished it would burst into flame, which actually, wasn't that far from the truth.
Sitting across from him with an amused expression, Marie checked her watch to see that Kurt hadn`t looked up for ten minutes straight.
"So...the paper and you get in a fight or something?"
Kurt growled, "Böse. Zuteilung. Fällig. Morgen." (Evil. Assignment. Due. Tomorrow.)
Marie quirked an eyebrow but didn't get to respond as Kitty and Evan dropped into their seats beside her and Kurt.
Evan looked to his best friend along with kitty, "Dude, what's up?"
Kurt growled again and grabbed the paper as he stood quickly, crumpling the page in his hand. He left the table, his movements jerky and angry as he stalked away. His murderous expression causing people to give him a wide berth.
They stared after their friend with shock. They all exchanged glances before Kitty stood and followed after her furious boyfriend.
She found him outside, far from everyone else and pacing back and forth underneath a few trees, the paper still clenched in his fist.
Kitty walked over and placed a hand on his shoulder. His head turned sharply as he glared at her, no not at her, past her. He wasn't angry with her, he was just angry.
"You okay?" she asked softly, bringing her other hand up to cup his cheek. He sighed and the tension in his muscles lessened as he leaned into her touch, bringing on hand up to keep her hand to his skin.
"No. Not really."
She tugged him over to sit underneath one of the trees and he sat gratefully. She took up her place on his lap, sitting sideways so she could rest her head on his shoulder.
"So what is it?"
He sighed, "You know how I'm originally German right?" she nodded, "Well...we got an assignment in History relating to the Holocaust and Nazis and such. Well, anyway, we have to write a paper on, basically, how evil Hitler was and how much death was brought on and..." he growled and buried his face in Kitty's hair, shaking with suppressed rage.
"I know that vhat my people did vas vrong, but do they have to show it like all Germans are bad?!"
Kitty hugged him, a little shocked at how much this was affecting him, plus the fact that it was the first time he'd actually spoken with an accent also added to her stunned silence.
He stopped shaking, but he still spoke with venom, "And then, of course, after class, a few people came up to me. They said how I would turn out just like the Nazis," he spat out the word like a swear, "And hurt you because of your Jewish heritage!"
Kitty tightened her grip on him until Kurt could barely breathe, "I don't believe that, and you know that wouldn't happen. You are so much better than them. You're sweet and funny and kind. And..." she trailed off and Kurt looked up.
"And what?" his accent now under control.
She looked to him and made eye contact, drinking in the familiar face and eyes, "And...and I love you." She whispered.
They kept eye contact for several seconds before Kurt leaned in and placed his forehead against hers.
"You are beautiful, intelligent, witty, charming and absolutely wonderful. And I love you too."
Kitty blinked before closing the distance between them and placing a soft kiss on his lips to which he returned happily.
He pulled away for a second, his eyes bright and clear, "Thank you Katzchen." She smiled and ran her fingers through his hair.
"Anytime Blue."
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Raven tapped at the keyboard in a bored fashion before she was jolted from her trance by the shrill ringing of her phone.
Pushing the speakerphone button, she answered before the third ring could finish, "Raven Darkholme."
"Ms. Darkholme, this is Vice Principal Grahm, I'm calling about your son."
Raven's full attention was now on the voice coming from the phone, "Is he alright?"
"Yes ma'am he's fine, but I need you to come down to the school. A few of his recent actions require disciplinary action and we need you here." Raven stared at the phone in shock. Kurt misbehave? The only time he did anything like that was if it was to help someone else.
"Exactly what did he do?" she questioned crisply.
Apparently the vice principal was slightly frightened by her frigid tone as his reply was a little shaky; "He's been back talking his teacher and has gotten into fights with several other students."
"And have you taken the time to get his story?"
There was a sigh, "The lad refuse to speak in English ma'am."
Raven quirked an eyebrow and quickly shut down her computer, "I'll be right down." She stated hanging up the phone.
Fifteen minutes later, she strode into the office to see Kurt sitting in one of the chairs opposite the secretary's desk. A cold glare on his face matched with a frown. His eyes were more relatable to iced over cobalt as he kept his arms crossed tightly over his chest.
In all, he was like a mirror image of her when she was angry.
Raven, instead of going over to the waiting vice principal, went and crouched in front of Kurt.
"Was geschah Liebling?" (What happened darling?)
He sighed and shot a look a boy at the other side of the office. He had shaggy brown hair and wouldn't have looked out of place in a seedy bar.
"Nazis und ihm." (Nazis and him.) he stated coldly.
Raven repressed a smirk; of course her always proud son's usually even temper would be set off by remarks about his heritage.
She nodded, "Right." Standing, she straightened her skirt and strode over to the vice principal.
"My son was not the one to start the fight. From what I can understand, they were speaking about the Holocaust in history?" Mr. Grahm nodded slowly, "Well it appears that some students," she shot a glare at the boy who jumped a little in his seat and cowered back slightly, "Decided to bait him."
Mr. Grahm opened his mouth to protest but she cut him off, "I've taught my son to be proud of his heritage, and I would appreciate it if you kept your teachers and students aware of the fact that there are many cultures in the world."
She went and placed a hand on Kurt's shoulder as he stood, "And I would also like to remind you, that Germany is not the only country with a violent history." She finished.
Kurt grinned a bit ~Go mom. ~
Mr. Grahm nodded, looking scared, "Y-yes ma'am. We'll be sure to do so, but there is the fact that"
"I'll be sure to report to detention tomorrow Mr. Grahm." Kurt cut off the older man, now speaking clear English.
The Darkholmes left the office, and headed to Raven's car. Kurt jumped in the passenger seat, tossing his backpack in the back seat as he buckled himself in. As Raven started the car, she looked to Kurt and grinned.
"What?" he asked.
She sighed, laughing as she pulled out of the parking lot, "You take after me so much."
Kurt laughed.
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"Detention huh, that sucks." Evan spoke into the phone as he bounced a ball against his wall. On the other line, and actually just across the street, was Kurt.
"Tell me about it, but at least my mom didn't ground me." Said German replied as he finished a calculus equation.
Evan snorted, "Yeah, if I had been in your place, my ass wouldn't be leaving this house for at least a week."
Kurt grinned slightly, "Weird huh?"
"Very." Evan agreed.
Evan threw the ball and bounced it off his wall again to catch it in his free hand, "So what are you doing for Halloween?"
Kurt sighed, "No idea. I guess I'll see what Kitty wants to do."
Evan made a 'whip' noise and Kurt rolled his eyes.
"I am not whipped! " Evan snorted again.
"Shut up. I'm just fine with whatever you know?"
"Uh huh, sure. Whatever you say."
"Evan."
"My lips are sealed."
"Good."
Evan sighed and paused his throwing and catching, "Hey, I need some advice."
"Wow, we've gone from teasing me to asking for advice, I'm contemplating hanging up." Kurt teased.
"I'm serious! I need some serious help."
"Get a therapist."
"Kurt!"
Kurt laughed, "Okay, okay, I'm sorry. What's up?"
"Well, I haven't been on a decent date since...Calypso, and I am seriously wondering if there's something wrong with me."
"Um, hello, dude, I think that it's insane to think you need to have a girlfriend."
"That's because you have one."
"Yeah, but you forget, I hadn't dated anyone since Amanda. And that was, what, a year ago?"
Evan sighed, "Yeah, I guess you're right."
"Don't doubt the Elf!" Kurt proclaimed.
"Now who needs to shut up?"
"Yeah, yeah, whatever...Porcupine."
"Hey!"
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"I love Halloween!" Marie exclaimed as she, Kitty, Evan and Kurt walked around the mall that was decked out in black, and orange with pumpkins, skeletons and werewolves everywhere.
"We noticed." Evan stated.
Marie turned and gave them a playful glare, "Come on, you guys are excited for the Halloween party right?"
Kurt groaned and they all gave him a look, "What?"
He shook his head, "Bad experience with a Halloween party, don't ask."
"We're asking." Kitty grinned. He glared at her but wrapped his arm around her shoulders and pulled her to him.
"No, you don't want to know. Trust me, it involves Amanda." She shuddered.
Kitty giggled, "It can't be that bad."
"Oh no? Her costume was a playboy bunny."
That made everyone freeze as Kurt shuddered again.
"Ew." Evan stated.
Kurt nodded.
"Okay!" Marie quickly changed the topic from Kurt's ex-slut-I mean girlfriend. His ex-girlfriend.
"How about we try and find some costumes that aren't as disturbing?"
They all nodded and allowed themselves to get pulled into a costume store that wasn't completely packed.
Marie quickly started to the vampire costumes, leaving Evan to wander around with no particular direction and Kitty and Kurt to watch the shoppers with slight fear, but mostly amusement.
"Hey, Kurt, I found something for you!" Marie came over and held up a devil costume.
Kurt bent over laughing, "Marie…I'm going to be a demon for an entire week, in front of millions of people, I think I'll take something different. Thanks though."
Marie huffed, "Come on, it'd be cute. Kitty could dress as an angel."
"Well that's better than a cat like when I was five." Kitty stated as she perused the racks.
Kurt admitted defeat, "Fine, fine. I'll wear it."
"Yay!" Marie hugged him with surprising strength, causing Kurt to wonder if he was going to be bruised.
"Um, someone mind helping me here?"
Evan came over and pulled the Goth form his friend.
"She gets very excited around Halloween."
"Yeah I got that." Kurt mumbled as he cracked his neck and back.
Kitty giggled and pulled down an angel costume.
"You know, I like Marie's idea." She said as she held the costume up to herself.
Kurt smiled and nodded, thinking the costume would fit her personality perfectly.
~Yeah, I'm in love. ~ He thought.
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"'Ro, do we have to go to this thing?"
Ororo smiled at her husband, "The kids are going to the Halloween party at the school and I said we could chaperone. It won't be that bad."
"'Ro, the only thing that could be worse than this is orange spandex."[1]
Ororo gave him a placating smile, "I think you look handsome."
"You picked the costume. Of course you think that!"
Ororo sighed and fixed her husband's tie, "Now tell me what's wrong with it? It's just a suit."
Logan grumbled something about only wearing a suit for a wedding causing Ororo to roll her eyes.
"Well then it's convenient what I'm going as, isn't it?"
Ororo had signed herself and Logan up to be chaperones for the school party. And seeing as it was a Halloween party, everyone was supposed to dress up. This had struck Ororo with inspiration and now she and Logan were dressed as Victor and Emily from Tim Burton's Corpse Bride.[2]
"We're leaving!" Ororo heard Kitty call.
Logan grumbled something else that Ororo sent him a hard glare for as she left their room.
"Alright, we'll be there in a little while. How are you getting there?" she questioned.
"Kurt's driving." Marie informed her.
She smiled at her daughters, "Alright, well have fun and I promise, you're father and I won't embarrass you in any way."
Kitty sighed, "You'll find a way, mom."
Ororo shrugged, "You're right. Now shoo, you're ride's waiting."
The girls laughed and ran out the door. Ororo watched from the living room window as Kurt greeted them. Evan poked his head out the window and seemed to yell something that had Marie hit him on the back of the head as she slid into the backseat with him.
She couldn't stop herself from smiling as Kurt kissed Kitty before opening the door for her.
She sighed, remembering how Logan would always do that for her.
~Not that he still doesn't. ~ She chided herself as she went back upstairs.
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The party was in full swing when they arrived, causing Kitty to stare slightly.
"Wow, that's a lot of strobe lights."
Kurt nodded and helped her from the car. They weren't super dressed up; it wasn't like they were wearing full body suits, but it was still obvious what they were.
Kurt had the devil horns of course, and was wearing a red tunic and black pants. Kitty was wearing a layered white and gold skirt that reached mid thigh, and a bell sleeved white shirt that was corseted together at the front with gold ribbon. She had white high heels on and a gold circlet on her head for her halo.
Rogue was in a long, blood red dress, a bat charm hung from a black choker around her neck and she had on the stereotypical vampire cape. Evan had surprised them all and had spiked his hair, wore a brown t-shirt and brown pants and was calling himself a porcupine.
[Flashback]
Kurt stared in silent shock at Evan who had just come into his house, already in his costume.
"What are you?"
"Isn't it obvious? I'm a porcupine!"
Kurt just shook his head.
"The world is coming to an end."
[End Flashback]
It seemed like everyone in the school had come to this dance, unlike the Homecoming where maybe half of the student body had attended and Kitty could see why the school wanted extra chaperones.
"Come on, let's dance! Marie grabbed Kurt and Kitty and pulled them onto the dance floor. They just laughed and went along with it, Kitty taking the time to grab Evan's arm.
Unlike the last dance where couples had been everywhere now there were more groups of friends dancing together, something a lot of the chaperones were thankful for.
Kurt spun Kitty then handed her off to Evan who did the same causing the girl to laugh, they repeated this with Rogue.
~God I love these boys! ~ Marie thought.
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Ororo watched with amusement as Logan broke up a couple from Frenching in the corner. Even though he was currently turning a blind eye to how closely Kurt and Kitty were dancing, but that was probably because he didn't want his daughter hating him forever.
She sighed and pulled him away from the teens before they started crying hysterically.
"Alright honey, that's enough, you've made your point."
"Look, you told me to chaperone and I'm chaperoning!"
She smiled, "Thank you, but will you relax? Let the kids have some fun."
He grumbled something beneath his breath so, double checking they weren't being watched, leaned up and kissed him warmly. When she pulled away, Logan was looking calm and he was smiling slightly.
"So, fun, huh?"
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"Hello Cherie!"
Marie groaned and turned around; he just had to be here didn't he.
"Yes Swamp Rat?"
Remy smiled, "Remy was just hoping the replacements he got were doing a good job."
She sighed, "Yes Remy, the students you enrolled are doing very well, thank you." She fought to stay polite.
"Wonderful! Now, would Cherie like to join Remy for a dance?" he grinned.
She levelled a glare at him, "You do know my father's chaperoning right?"
"Yes, Remy does, but if Remy is not incorrect, that is your petite sister dancing with her boyfriend right there." He pointed Kurt and Kitty who were dancing close enough that there was next to no room between them.
She glared again, "Your point?"
"Well, if the petite chat (cat) can be that close with her boyfriend, why can Cherie not be close to Remy?"
Marie crossed her arms, "Because my dad trusts him. Unlike you, who has an insane disciplinary record!"
Remy actually looked ashamed as she said those words, but Marie was having a hard time believing his sincerity.
"Very well, Remy shall try this a different way then." He said softly before closing his eyes for a second before opening them and giving her a warm smile that was devoid of sarcasm or his regular cocky confidence.
"Would you like to dance Marie?"
She blinked a few times as he held out his hand. She gave him a calculating stare and he just smiled.
"I promise I'll keep my hands in the clear. You've got three guys just waiting to kick my ass if I step over the bounds."
She waited for a pause before sighing and taking his offered hand.
"You'd better keep that promise, Kurt's got a wicked right hook and Evan could chase after you for a few blocks if need be." She told him as she placed her hands on his shoulders.
Remy felt his stomach jump with excitement and nerves as she started dancing with him, he didn't think she'd actually accept and it was driving his heart crazy!
"I'll keep that in mind Marie." He said as they continued dancing.
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Kitty closed her eyes as she leaned against Kurt, sighing softly. He in turn held her closer. By now she really had no clue what song was playing, all she could hear was Kurt's heartbeat.
Kurt smiled to himself and started humming softly, causing Kitty to smile.
His humming turned into soft words as he sang to her, "It's really good to hear your voice, saying my name it sounds so sweet. Coming from the lips of an angel, hearing those words it makes me weak. Let it die, never wanna say good bye. But girl you make it hard to faithful...with the lips of an angel."[2]
Kitty smiled again, loving the feeling of being in his arms. This...was her heaven.
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Lance glared at the couples on the dance floor. He glared even harder, and crushed the paper cup in his hand when he saw Kitty and Kurt.
"Stupid Nazi." He muttered.
Behind him the other 'bad boys/social outcasts' watched the rest of the students with bored or yearning expressions.
"Cut it out Todd, you're drooling."
Todd Tolansky didn't seem to hear him as he continued to staring at Wanda.
John also looked over the crowd as he played with the lighter in his hand, flicking it open and closed, open and closed.
Lance grinded his teeth as the snap, flick, snap flick started grating on his nerves.
"Would you cut that out!" he snapped.
John lifted an eyebrow at him but stopped anyway, but that was probably because a dark skinned young girl was walking over towards them.
"Is that a girl?" Fred Dukes asked in a dumbstruck tone.
"Hey John, would you like to dance?" the Brazilians girl asked the Australia native.
He stared with a shocked expression on his face as the question sunk in.
"S-sure Amara." She smiled and took his hand as they walked onto the dance floor.
"Lucky jerk." Todd mumbled.
Lance just continued glaring as he grumbled to himself.
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What's that boy think he's doin'?" Logan growled.
"What are you talking about Logan?"
"That boy, what does he think he's doin' with Marie?"
"Dancing, honey. They're dancing. Relax, she can handle herself."
Logan growled and crossed his arms as he kept a sharp eye on his oldest daughter.
"Sweetie, she's your daughter, remember? She takes after you the most. Relax...besides, she has her friends watching out for her too."
Logan still continued watching Marie dance with Remy.
~Try anything kid and you're dead meat. ~
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Marie seemed to have lost track of time as she'd been dancing with Remy for five songs straight, and she had yet to find a reason to stop.
Remy was still smiling happily, he wasn't about to bring up the time she'd spent with him, no way.
"My dad's glaring at you." Marie stated, catching sight of her father.
"I had a feeling." When Logan Howlett glared at you, you knew.
"And you aren't worried?"
"Remy has not made you uncomfortable in any way has he?"
"...No."
"Then no, Remy is not worried."
She glared at him slightly, a little difficult as she had to lean her head up to look at him, without her noticing they'd gotten steadily closer with each passing song.
"I'll slap you if you keep talking in third person, and then you'd definitely have to worry."
Remy swallowed and paled slightly, "Got it."
Marie smiled a bit and moved amount half an inch closer to him, "Good...cause...you aren't a bad dance partner." She said softly, looking down.
Remy gave an elated smile, "Thank you Cherie."
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[1] I think we all know what this is referencing to!
[2] If you haven't seen this movie, go see it now! It is incredible!
A/N: Okay people, Ah need help! Who should we pair Evan with? Send me your answer in a review or PM if you're an author on the site. If you have ideas on an OC (if that's who you want him to be paired with) send me your idea. NO I'm not accepting your own OCs, mainly because that wouldn't be enjoyable for me to write, but ideas and opinions are welcome!
Oh, and any couples you guys want to see, let me know. As long as it is not: Kurt/anyone, Kitty/anyone, Rogue/anyone, Logan/anyone, Ororo/Anyone.
Let me know!
Hey and also, let me know what you're dressing up as for Halloween. Or if you aren't, what the best costume you've seen (or worn) in the past was.