Chapter 7: Trouble in Paradise
Disclaimer: Me no own, you no sue. Now I can get those damn lawyers off my lawn! –runs off with pitchfork-
A/N: This would be my birthday present to LinkFangirl01! Happy B-day hon!
How things had turned out like this, Kitty had no idea. All she knew was that one second she was looking for her boyfriend, the next, she finds him in a lip lock with some girl she'd never seen before.
And now, she was face down on her bed, sobbing into a pillow.
Her phone rang, probably for the sixtieth time in the last half-hour. And just like the last fifty-nine times, she didn't pick up because it was his ringtone.
Sitting outside, right below her window. Kurt slammed his phone shut and put his face in his hands. At no point had the fact that Logan was going to come home and kill him entered or even crossed his mind. All he cared about was that he'd been about to search for his girlfriend, when his ex -girlfriend, comes up and starts kissing him!
He groaned, ~Damn you Amanda! ~
And now he was trying to call Kitty to convince her about what happened.
Deciding to try a different tactic, Kurt pocketed his phone and turned to start scaling the tree by Kitty's house. Once at the top, he leapt nimbly to the roof and carefully crept along it until he was above Kitty's window. Hooking his legs over the gutter, he dropped back and rolled so he was looking in through the glass.
Lifting one hand, he knocked and waited, praying.
Kitty jolted up at the knock, and whipped her tear stained face to the window to see Kurt hanging there, looking sad.
Rage filled her and she stormed over and opened the window.
"Look I can-"
"Shut it! I don't want to hear your excuses, you lying jerk!"
Kurt looked like he'd been hit, but Kitty' couldn't find it in herself to feel sorry.
"No! Kitty, you have to listen!" Moving quickly so she wouldn't have a chance to close the window, he grabbed the gutter with his hands, dropped his legs and swung into her room.
"Get out!" she screamed, looking furious.
Kurt had a violent flashback of his mother's abuse, but forced it from his mind.
Panic later, talk now.
"That was Amanda! She kissed me! You know I'd never cheat on you. That's not me!"
She hugged herself and sniffed, "That's what I thought. I thought you'd never do something to hurt me." Her voice wasn't angry now, but broken hearted.
"But I was wrong, so please just leave."
By now, Kurt could feel a lump forming in his throat as he struggled to keep his own tears at bay.
"Please Kitty. You know me."
"No I don't." She whispered.
There was absolute silence between them and Kurt looked down, biting his lip.
"Kitty...before we got together, you were my best friend...For right now, I want you to think back and remember that. Remember when we were just friends." His voice was thick with tears.
"Please, Katzchen, I love you too much to lose you." He walked over and took her hands in his.
Kitty choked on a sob. She so wanted to throw herself in his arms, she wanted to believe him.
"No..."
Kurt made no effort to stop his tears, "Please...please. I love you Kitty, you know that."
"Stop. Kurt, if you really loved me, ever...just go."
Kurt took a shaky breath, but released her hands and turned to climb out her window. Kitty waited until she saw his form disappear down the street before closing her window and dissolving into sobs as she collapsed to her knees.
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Kurt walked into his house and collapsed on the sofa, sobbing hard. He could feel his awareness of the world around him go, but didn't try and fight it. His throat felt clogged and every heartbeat hurt. Nausea clawed at his stomach and multi coloured spots danced behind his eyelids.
The garage door opened and closed and he heard someone walk in. There was a pause before he heard what sounded like keys drop and rushed footsteps until someone was kneeling beside him.
"Kurt, honey?! What's going on, are you okay?" his mother's voice was frantic.
He didn't respond, instead he kept shaking and Raven felt her heart stop.
~God no! He hasn't had an attack this bad in years! ~
"Oh God, we're getting you to the hospital." Carefully, she pulled her son up. He was shaking like he was having a seizure and Raven wished she could do more than get him in the car and race off.
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Raven clasped her hands around the Styrofoam cup she held filled with cold coffee.
The hospital waiting room was bleak, and sterile. Making it a safe, but depressing environment and she'd been here for the last three and a half hours.
"Ms. Darkholme?" a doctor came up to her and she stood, leaving the undrinkable coffee on a table.
"How is he?"
He gave her a reassuring smile, "He's fine. We were able to calm him down and there's been no lasting damage."
Raven let out a relieved breath.
"He's resting, but awake and you can see him."
She could only nod and the doctor toured her through a short hall before he opened a door to reveal a single room.
Giving him a grateful smile, she stepped in to see her son lying on the bed, staring at the ceiling with glassy eyes.
"Kurt?"
He turned his head and sat up, but avoided her gaze. She walked over and sat in the chair by his bed. Kurt pulled his knees up to his chest, wrapped his arms around them then leaned his chin on them.
"M'I in trouble?" he asked in a raspy voice.
Raven felt a smile come to her face, "No, sweetheart."
He sighed and buried his face in his knees with a soft groan.
"Honey what happened?"
"Amanda happened."
Her eyebrows knitted together in confusion, "What are you talking about?"
He entire story spilled out and Raven brought a hand to her mouth in slight horror, "Oh my."
Kurt sniffed, "I couldn't convince her."
Raven's expression became sympathetic and she gently hugged him to her, "It'll be alright."
Kurt just took a shaky breath and hugged her back, wishing he could just go somewhere else where his entire life hadn't just become hell.
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Evan watched from his living room window as Raven's car pulled back up to their house. After a few seconds, the two Darkholmes stepped out onto the night darkened pavement. Even from the distance he was at, Evan could see the white pallor of Kurt's face. It was a sure sign of the panic attack that had plagued the boy and Evan bit his lip, his eyes darting to the phone.
The two disappeared into their house and Evan made his decision. Bolting upstairs, he switched on his computer and loaded his instant messenger. Clicking on Kurt's name, he sent an invitation to chat and waited.
It took about ten minutes, but it was finally accepted.
Nightcrawler848 has joined chat.
Spyke46: Hey man
Nightcrawler848: Hi.
Spyke46: You okay?
There was a pause and Evan felt his worry rising.
Nightcrawler848: Mentally or physically?
Spyke46: Both?
Nightcrawler848: I just spent the last six hours in emotional hell. My ex-girlfriend started making out with me making my current girlfriend think I cheated on her. Then, to top it all off, I ended up in the friggin hospital for four hours! Does that sound like I'm in a good state?!
Evan let his jaw go slack, was it possible to sound hysterical/broken hearted/furious over an Instant Message?
Spyke46: OK. Well, that explains a lot. You okay now? (physically)
Nightcrawler848: I'm not about to drop dead if that's what you're asking. Unless Logan comes over and dismembers me. And just so you know, I'd let him.
Evan was stunned speechless again.
Spyke46: You allowed visitors?
Several minutes later, Evan knocked on Kurt's front door to have it opened by an exhausted looking Raven. She gave him a grateful smile and stood by, letting him enter. Evan could only give her a heartfelt smile and race up the stairs to find Kurt's poster covered door.
Evan took a steadying breath before he opened the door.
"Hey man." He greeted, closing the door behind him.
Kurt looked up from where he was hanging upside down over the side of his bed, "Hey." His voice was raspy and dry.
"You sound like shit." Evan stated, taking over the desk chair.
"Great word to describe how I feel too." He mumbled, looking incredibly depressed.
"Have you tried calling Kitty?" Evan asked, hoping to find some way to fix the problem that had overtaken his cousin and best friend.
"She wouldn't pick up. I tried talking to her face to face but..."
Evan winced slightly; he knew how that one ended.
Kurt closed his eyes and let out a breath, "I hate Amanda, so much. Everything was going fine! And then she had to waltz right back into my life and screw it up!" he ranted passionately as his voice cracked with strain.
Slumping back on his bed, Kurt covered his face with his hands, but looked up sharply when Evan exclaimed, "I got it!"
Kurt could almost see the metaphorical light bulb above his friend's head as he pulled out his cell phone.
"Okay, don't say anything, no matter what!" he ordered as he put the phone to his ear.
Kurt only shrugged and lay back down, staring blankly at the ceiling.
The phone rang twice before it was picked up, "Hello?"
"Marie, it's me."
"Evan? Okay, what's up, and why aren't you over here?" she asked in an annoyed tone.
"Oh, so you heard." He replied.
"Duh, she's my sister and-"
"I'm gonna stop you right there." Evan continued to tell her everything. Kurt looked panicked when he went on to explain what had happened to him, but stayed true to his promise and remained silent. Even if he put a pillow over his face and groaned loudly.
"Oh...shit." Marie stated.
"Good way to put it!" Evan chimed sarcastically.
"Well, what do we do?"
Evan went and pulled the pillow from Kurt's face, "Grab Kitty and tell her I want to talk to her. Whatever you do, don't let her hang up!"
"Got it!"
"What are you doing?" Kurt asked as he sat up.
"Fixing a problem." Evan stated simply as he brought the phone back up to his ear in time to hear Kitty's voice.
"Evan?" she also sounded hurt.
"Hey K-Girl."
"Don't call me that!"
Evan blinked, "Why?"
"Because that's what you called me and..." she trailed off.
Evan took a careful breath, "Look, Kitty, I've got someone here for you to talk to. And so help me, if you hang up, I'll have Marie drag you out so you can talk face to face, understand?!"
Kitty huffed, "Fine."
"Good." He held the phone out to Kurt, "You're on man."
Kurt gave him an 'are you crazy?!' look but took the phone. Bracing himself he spoke, "Katzchen?"
On the other line, Kitty nearly dropped the phone. She gave her sister a betrayed look. The Goth glared at her, "Listen, or else." She snarled out, her sister was too proud for her own good sometimes.
"I'm listening" she ground out, even as the tears started again.
Kurt bit his lip, but he started talking, outlining everything that had happened up until the call. In the end, his throat hurt more than before, he could hear Kitty sobbing on the other line, and he wanted to hit Evan. But the boy in question was looking sad as well as worried, and he was truly trying to fix things, so he wouldn't.
"You're not lying are you?" Kitty asked faintly, the idea of Kurt in the hospital -even if he had hurt her- made her scared.
"What more proof can I give you?" Kurt asked in a broken voice.
Kitty choked on another sob and hung up the phone.
Kurt heard the dial tone ring, and his expression fell. Closing the phone he passed it to Evan and dropped face first on top of his bed.
"I'm sorry." Evan said softly, squeezing his shoulder.
Kurt let out a shaky breath, "It's not your fault, Evan. You did your best." He squeezed his eyes shut.
"Kurt..." Evan saw his friend's shoulders fall even further.
"You don't need to finish. She's your cousin, I get it."
Evan's eyes widened in slight horror, "Kurt I-"
"Just...go Evan." He turned his heart broken gaze to his friend.
The mocha skinned teen gave his friend a look, easily conveying 'I wish I could do more'. As he stood he put his hand on Kurt's shoulder again, "I'm not abandoning you mate. Not by a long shot." He gave his friend a forced grin as he left.
The door closed quietly and Kurt sighed sadly and curled up into a ball, tears freely falling from his eyes.
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The next morning, Kurt wasn't at school and Evan was continuously giving Kitty the cold shoulder.
Kitty felt sick to her stomach as they sat at their regular table, Kurt's empty space seemed too obvious in her mind, and much, much too empty.
Evan evidently, couldn't handle it and tossed his uneaten lunch out as he stomped from the cafeteria.
"Why don't you believe him?" Marie whispered softly.
Kitty looked up at her big sister, "He betrayed me, Marie."
The Goth growled, "He's telling the god-damn truth!" she slapped her hands down on the table, making Kitty jump.
"And you're doing nothing but hurting him and yourself." She whispered before she too stood and walked off.
Kitty bit her lip and pulled out her cell phone before leaving to go outside. He paced back and forth as she stared at her contacts list. Bringing up Kurt's she gazed at his picture. She sniffed and her finger hovered over the 'Call' button.
"Hey Pretty Kitty." She whipped around, her phone forgotten and she found herself inches from Lance Alvers. How the boy had managed to creep up on her she'd never know, but now she had nowhere to run and nowhere to hide.
No Kurt to protect her.
"What do you want?" she hissed.
He shrugged, "I heard you broke up with the Nazi freak and I thought I'd offer myself as a replacement."
Kitty's gaze hardened, "No one could replace Kurt! Especially not some frat-boy wannabe!"
Lance's jaw went slack as she ran past him and to the parking lot.
She ended up on the windy side of the building, wedged up in-between the gym and the science building. The student parking lot was in clear view and she was freezing.
She brought up her contact list again and scrolled down. She hesitated another few seconds before Lance's words came back and she hit the 'Call' button.
It rang over and over again and she was scared he was ignoring her...before she heard the click that showed the call had been picked up.
"'Lo?" his voice was dry and exhausted, like it had been last night. She knew what had happened, what he had gone through.
"Kurt?" her voice sounded small and broken even to her.
"K-Kitty?" his voice was disbelieving.
"Could you come pick me up...please?" she sniffed.
"O-of course, where are you?"
After giving him quick directions, she hung up the phone and clenched it in a shaking fist. She was still torn, hurt and betrayal waged war in her heart with the love she felt for Kurt. But what he'd said the night before came to her: he'd been her best friend first.
And right now, she needed her best friend.
A familiar blue-black car pulled up and she raced from her hiding place out to the car. The passenger door opened for her and she climbed in and slammed the door shut, gladly drinking in the warmth.
She placed her frozen fingers in front of the heater and rubbed her hands together, trying to get some feeling back in them. She didn't even glance at the driver of the car...yet.
She waited until the car was moving to do so.
Looking over she saw Kurt was in a pair of sweatpants, obviously not having taken the chance to get changed before he came to pick her up. He was wearing a warm sweater in a dark red that normally wouldn't have made him appear so pale, but right now, his skin tone was bordering on 'dead'.
His eyes were glassy with dark circles smudged under them and he really looked like he was recovering from a bad case of the flu.
"I know I'm not much to look at right now." He mumbled uncomfortably.
She quickly moved her gaze to her hands that were folded on her lap.
They continued to drive in that extremely uncomfortable silence before they stopped at a red light; they were in the prime time for traffic jams. Perfect for elongating uncomfortable silences.
But they were also good for fixing things.
"So what happened?" he asked quietly.
Kitty sighed, "Lance."
Kurt visibly stiffened at the name and he clenched the steering wheel tightly.
"He was just being Lance and-"
"Asking you out." Kurt growled, looking just as angry as he had one Day 1 and the boy had threatened/terrified Kitty.
Kitty felt spiteful and decided to return a bit differently than normally, "Maybe I'll accept. I mean, if you're making out with random chicks."
Kurt took a long breath –too long- and when he replied, tried to speak as evenly as possible.
"I vasn't making out vith her." His accent still slipped out.
Kitty glared, "Could've fooled me."
Kurt actually growled as he pulled into the parking lot of the mall.
Putting the car in park he twisted in his seat to glare at Kitty, "Look, I'm only going to say this one more time, so listen closely."
"Amanda is an evil, lying, sadistic, slutty, moronic bitch that I have absolutely zero interest in. She came up to me, before I could even figure out vhat vas going on and started kissing me. She kissed me for the majority of five seconds, mainly because I vas in shock. Next thing I know, I see you and it all vent downhill from there! Okay?! Now..." he took another long breath as Kitty stared at him in shock.
"Let me down easy this time because I'd rather not end up in the hospital two days in a row."
Kitty opened and closed her mouth soundlessly; Kurt had never spoken to her like that before.
"I..." she had no words.
He sighed, "Alright, let's get you home."
"Wait!" she grabbed his hand before he could place it on the gear shift. It felt like an electric shock went up from her hand and travelled through her body.
He met her eyes with his, blue meeting blue.
"Kurt...you have to see this from my point of view. What I saw...What I saw was the boy I loved kissing another girl."
"The question is...do you still love that boy?" he asked softly.
Her eyes were filling with tears again, "I do...but I don't know if I should." Her voice was thick.
Kurt manoeuvred their hands so he could squeeze hers, "I love you." He whispered in a heartfelt voice. His free hand went to cup her cheek and brush away a few tears, "I love you so much Kitty."
She let out a choked sob, "I want to believe you. God, I want to believe you."
"Kitty...if you don't, just give your dad the bat. I'll stand still."
She let out a half-sob/half laugh, "God, how can you make me laugh even when I feel sick to my stomach?"
He grinned slightly, "Ask yourself that."
She licked her lips and felt his hand around hers and his other hand on her cheek. His thumb gently stroked her cheek.
Her eyes closed and she leaned into his hand, "I love you." She sniffed and opened her eyes, "Gods I love you."
His eyes were starting to fill now, both with tears and hope.
"But..."
His expression fell.
"How do I know that was really Amanda?"
He bit his lip, "I don't know."
She looked down but then looked up, determination burning in her eyes, "Kiss me." She whispered.
His eyes shot up to stare at her with shock, "What?"
"Kiss me."
Kurt still looked confused but he moved his hand to the back of her head and slowly kissed her, trying to convey all it was he was feeling into that kiss.
And Kitty could tell.
He was sad, desperate, hopeful, angry, confused, enraged, broken-hearted and he...
They pulled away slowly and Kitty thread her fingers through his hair, "You do love me."
He gave her a sad look, looking quite like a kicked puppy, "Of course I do Katzchen. I'm pretty sure I've been in love with you from the day I met you."
"I love you too Elf." She whispered before kissing him again.
Kurt wrapped his arms around her, joy spreading through him now that he had his Katzchen back in his arms.
And he wasn't letting go.
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Marie and Evan searched the streaming crowd of students, searching for Kitty.
"Seriously, where could she be?" Marie put her hands on her hips.
"I'm trying her cell." Evan pulled out his phone and dialled his cousin's number. He tapped his foot impatiently as it rang, and when it was finally answered, it wasn't by Kitty.
"Yeah?"
Evan stared at his phone in shock, "Kurt?!"
"Yeah?" the boy sounded exhausted.
"Why are you answering Kitty's phone?" Evan questioned.
Kurt yawned again, "Hang on." There was a shuffling noise, "It's for you." Could be heard in the background.
"Oh thanks...Hello?"
"Kitty...what the hell is going on?"
Kitty giggled, "Long story short, everything's okay now." The girl sounded downright giddy.
Evan shook his head in disbelief, "Talk to your sister." he muttered, passing the phone to Marie.
The irritated Goth snatched the phone from his hand, "Where the hell are you?!"
"At Kurt's." She stated as if it was as obvious as breathing, "We had to work a few things out and we couldn't do that in his car."
Marie pinched the bridge of her nose, "Okay, one: why were you in his car in the first place and not in school. And second: it took you long enough!"
"Yeah, I got that." Kitty spoke softer.
"You okay?"
"Totally, Kurt's just asleep and I don't want to wake him up."
Marie sighed, "Alright, we'll be right over... but you get to tell mom and dad why you skipped classes."
She could almost hear her sister wince, "Right. See you in a few minutes."
Kitty hung up her phone and put it on the side table next to the couch with a sigh.
~I am so dead. ~
She sat back and rubbed small circles on the back of Kurt's hand. Her boy friend was sprawled across the couch with his head on her lap and fast asleep. She smiled down at him and brought his hand up to his palm.
"Love you."
It only took another few minutes for the doorbell to ring. Kurt shifted in his sleep and murmured something. Kitty sighed and shook his shoulder, "Wake up Kurt."
He woke up quickly and sat up, stretching his arms, giving her a warm smile as she went to answer the door and let Evan and Marie in.
Marie stomped into the living room and speared Kurt with a glare. The boy in question stood from the couch and backed up, hands up in surrender.
"Oh you better have a good explanation boy!"
"I thought Evan told you everything the other night." Kurt continued backing up, eyes wide.
"Marie, leave him alone!" Kitty raced to Kurt's side. He was shaking badly and she put an arm around him.
"You okay?" she whispered softly.
He nodded, swallowing, "Yeah, head and chest still hurt, but I'm good."
Kitty glared at Marie, "Can we sit down and talk like civilized people?"
The Goth huffed but sat and crossed her arms, "That wasn't what I was talking about. I meant an explanation for why you were here instead of at school." She pointed at Kitty.
She sighed, "Okay, well, after you left the caf. I went outside..." her confrontation with Lance was explained before she went on to say how she called Kurt and asked him to come pick her up. She ended with, "And well...we basically got everything figured out." She squeezed Kurt's hand as they sat side by side on the couch.
Marie sat back and rubbed her temples with her forefingers, "God, you better hope mom and dad don't kill you...both of you."
Kitty winced, "Well, the skipping was all my fault, Kurt was just being a good friend."
Kurt squeezed Kitty's hand back, "Yeah well, I should take some of the blame."
"Hey, you'll get off easy. You sound like you're gonna die or pass out any second." Evan stated.
Kurt chuckled in an uncomfortable fashion, "Yeah..."
"Okay, seriously, enough! What the hell happened to you the other night?"
Kurt shrugged avoiding their gazes, "Usual stuff, dizziness, loss of the ability to breathe, complete loss of awareness that sort of stuff." He spoke in a tight voice.
Kitty leaned against his shoulder, she could feel him shaking.
"And you ended up in the hospital." Evan muttered.
Kitty bit her lip and looked down, she felt extremely guilty because she knew she had caused this to happen to him.
"Well, safe to say Kurt's gonna be fine. Kitty, you're the one who has to worry about mom and dad grounding you for all eternity."
She sighed, "Right."
"And I get to worry about my mom going postal because I left the house when I'm on bed rest. Yippee." Kurt spoke sarcastically.
Kitty couldn't help giggling, "In other words, everything's back to normal."
"Good way to put it." Evan grinned.
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Raven unlocked the front door and entered, hanging up her jacket behind the door along with her key.
"Kurt! You awake honey?"
She heard a door open and Kurt stumbled downstairs, blinking owlishly, "Yeah, what's up mom?"
Raven smiled and brushed a hand through his hair, "How you holding up?"
He gave her a grin, "Pretty good considering I talked to Kitty earlier."
To say the least, Raven was sure her jaw had gone on vacation somewhere near her feet. She would have thought Kurt was lying or something equally strange, if it wasn't for the look in his eyes.
So she did the only thing that made sense and wrapped him in a hug.
"Mom, you might not be so happy when I tell you the whole story."
Raven pushed him away slightly, silently asking for an explanation, "Did you have to leave the house?"
Kurt smiled meekly, "Yes?"
Raven sighed tiredly, "Okay, well you're already paying with the inability to actually leave the house normally, but do it again-"
"Do it again and I'm dead?"
Raven smirked, "Do it again and I'm signing you in to the hospital until they say you're completely healthy."
Kurt paled, "You wouldn't."
She smiled, "Try me...Now, how does chicken sound for dinner?"
Down the street, things were not as peaceful.
"You skipped class!" Logan looked downright furious, and Ororo did not appear pleased either.
Kitty was sitting on the couch, hands folded on her lap as she avoided her parents' gazes. Upstairs, Marie had her headphones in and was trying to ignore the 'firm talking to' her little sister was getting.
"I'd like to hear your explanation, young lady. You're already grounded for a week as it is."
Kitty sighed, "Okay, here it goes..." outlining her entire day took a little while, and Logan looked like he was about to go after someone with his famed bat.
"Let me get this straight. You skipped half a day of classes, to get back together with your boyfriend, who, might I add, you thought cheated on you?!" Logan was now turning an interesting shade of purple.
Kitty nodded meekly, "Yes."
"That's it, that boy's dead." He announced, turning on his heel.
Kitty looked panicked, but thankfully, her mother came to the rescue.
"You will do no such thing! Logan, I know you have a temper, you passed it on to our eldest, but calm down." And just like that, Logan grumbled, but stopped his track to the garage.
"Both Kurt and Kitty are at equal blame."
"That's not true." Kitty piped up, "Kurt didn't do anything, in fact he tried to get me to listen, but I didn't. It was the horrible girl Amanda! This whole thing was her fault." Kitty growled slightly.
Ororo gave Logan a superior look, "And apparently you gave it to our youngest as well."
He crossed his arms, looking annoyed.
"Honey, go upstairs. I think it's time Kitty and I talked."
Still grumbling, Logan headed upstairs, his footsteps thumping loudly on the stairs.
"And I don't want to hear you leave, understand!"
Logan's reply was the slamming of a door.
"Honestly, he acts so childish sometimes." Ororo shook her head as she sat by Kitty.
"But right now, you and I need to have a chat."
Kitty already felt ashamed, embarrassed, and emotionally drained, she did not want to have any more deep conversations in the foreseeable future.
"Honey, what I want you to understand is that boys break easy. When someone loves you as much as Kurt does, you can't treat that love like a toy." She smiled knowingly, "Yes, they act strong, all high and mighty. And it's also true that they enjoy being a girl's knight in shining armour, but inside that, they're still breakable."
Kitty nodded, finally looking up.
"I know it's not always easy to think like this; especially after you grew up with your father the way he is, but you still need to keep it in mind." Ororo brushed her bangs behind her ear, "Do you understand?"
Her daughter nodded and sighed, "Yeah, I do...I already feel awful about it."
Ororo kissed her forehead, "Sweetie, all you need to do know is that in the future, make sure you have all the facts before you judge."
Kitty nodded one last time.
"Good. Now head upstairs and go to bed, alright?"
Kitty leaned over and hugged her mother, "Thanks mom."
The African woman hugged her youngest back, saying nothing.
As Kitty headed upstairs, her mother called up, "One more thing."
She turned around to see her mom looking slightly smug, "You're still grounded for a week."
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A/N: Wow, this took me a long time! My fingers hurt from typing...ow. It was also a really tricky chapter to write so don't judge.
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