Warning:
Characters may be a bit ooc and I apologize, I just like to remind people that this is my first fan fic and i'm trying to stay as close to
the characters as i can while also staying with the story line. That said, I know Kurt would never let it get as far as he did. but he's also dealing with his own relationship, as well as mutant haters, school and training.

Chapter 8

When Kurt rose on Sunday morning it was to his phone ringing. He opened one eye and stared at the thing as it rang, trying to decide whether to open it or not. Finally he gave in, picking up the phone and flipping it open. "Hallo?" "Kurt! Are you free today?"

Kurt closed his eyes again and rested back against his pillows, barely holding back a groan as his girlfriends voice came through the speaker.

His mouth answered for him before his brain could think of something to say. "Sorry Amanda but I am busy today." He could hear the pout in her voice. "But Kurt I haven't seen you in like two weeks, other than at school!"

Kurt felt slightly guilty at being reminded that he was ignoring Amanda but he just couldn't handle the pressure she put him under right now, and he had been meaning to spend some time with Kitty since he hadn't really spoken to her since the night in the kitchen, which had been almost a week ago.

"I'm sorry Amanda but not today." He said good bye and hung up. He stretched and went over to his closet to grab a shirt. He had noticed a few things about his friend lately and he planned to confront her about it.

X

When Kurt got to the kitchen he glanced around and felt ready to scream. He hadn't been able to find Kitty in her bedroom, nor the rec room, nor the training room, nor any other room in the mansion so finally he stormed in to the kitchen and pinned the first person he could with a glare.

Poor innocent Rahne had gone down to the kitchen to enjoy a nice quit breakfast. What she had not expected was for their resident blue elf to storm in the kitchen, looking murderous and glare at her. "Umm Is there somethin I can do for ye?" Kurt nodded once. "Vhere is Keetty?" Rahne smiled brightly, she knew the answer to this one! "Oh! Lance picked her up!"

Rahne feared she may have just made a horrible mistake when she saw Kurts hands curl in to fists and he ported out of the room, leaving behind a puff of smoke and the stench of sulfur. "Did I say something wrong?"

X

Kurt ported his way to the brotherhood house and pounded on the door. When he had begun his search for Kitty he had been calm, just wanting to talk to the girl, but as his search wore on his anger grew and all he wanted to do now was wrap his hands around Alver's neck and port Kitty home where he could lock her in his room and keep her safe forever.

He snarled as after a minute the wood door remained closed and he pounded on it again, his tail whipping behind him in aggravation. Finally the door opened and before him stood the Scarlett Witch. She took one look at him and opened the door wider. „They aren't here but you and I need to have a talk blue boy."

Kurt hesitated for a moment, wanting to find Kitty, not sit and talk to the brother hoods resident female but he sighed and walked in to the house. "Better make eet quick." He snarled.

Wanda rolled her eyes and closed the door before leading Nightcrawler in to the living room. Pietro, Toad and Freddie all looked up, Pietro rushing to his sisters side and pulling her behind him slightly. "X Men, what are you doing in our house?"

Wanda rolled her eyes and pushed past her brother, moving over to make herself comfortable on the couch, as far away from the guys as she could. "I invited him in. And I need you three to leave."

The three boys looked flabbergasted and stared at the witch. "Excuse me?" Pietro got over his shock and glowered at his sister. "You can't just kick us out and invite an X Men in!." Wanda stared at her brother, beginning to get frustrated. "I can and I just did." Her eyes flashed and the three boys at least had enough sense to know that if they pushed it they would be leaving the house in pieces.

"Fine let's go." Pietro glared at Kurt before zipping out of the house, toad and Freddie following. Kurt walked in to the living room and took a seat next to Wanda. "What is eet that you vant?"

Wanda shifted uncomfortably before spitting it out. "I'm worried about Kitty." Kurt narrowed his eyes at her. "You and me both. Vhat do you know?" Wanda glanced away from the piercing gold eyes. "More than I wish I did."

XX

By the time Wanda had confessed to helping Kitty clean herself up the other week, and telling Kurt what Lance did to her, Kurt was livid and ready to tear him to shreds. Wanda narrowed her eyes at the furry blue boy pacing her living room. "If you knew he was hitting her why did you leave it until now?"

Kurt paled and slowly sat down. "I.. I did not know." He looked away, ashamed of himself. He had been so busy with his own life that after that first hit he had not been paying enough attention. He noticed Kitty becoming more withdrawn and he had done cursory inspections every morning of what skin he could see, to check if any more bruises had cropped up, but when he couldn't find any visible ones he assumed it was ok.

"I.. I thought she vould come to me. And confide in me... I didn't vant to push her." Wanda shook her head and almost slapped the boy in front of her. "I'm not even the girls friend but I've been watching out for her more than her supposed family is!"

Kurt flinched and seemed close to tears as he mentally reviewed the past few weeks. The way Kitty would flinch away when someone went to touch her, the way she seemed to avoid sitting as much as she could, and finally he remembered the way he had watched her touch her ribs lightly as if they were causing her pain. And he hated himself for the way he wrote it all off.

He had put the injuries down as Danger room incidents, because he didn't want to even consider the alternative, and she always seemed to have a smile, playing it off and joking with her friends.

He stood from the couch, "I vill not let this go any farther. Do you know vhere they are?" Wanda shrugged, glad one of the X dorks were finally taking action to help Kitty. "Last I heard they were going to the park." Kurt turned to leave and Wanda stopped him.

"Oh and Kurt?" He glanced back at her and saw a look that spoke of his murder. "If this is how you guys treat family. You're no better than my father." Kurt flinched but nodded. She was right. He didn't understand how no one had done anything and he hated himself the most for it.

Ok so finally Kurt is clued in and ready for action. Next chapter he finds Kitty and Lance!