I don't own, I don't profit.
(Break)
Sunday night Logan found Kurt hanging upside down in a tree in the front yard, reading a book. He considered scaring him, but settled for tapping on the book instead.
"Yes, Logan?" The book didn't move.
What're you gonna do with your week off?"
"Probably vhat I am doing now. Reading, I mean, not hanging upside down in zhis tree."
"Well, I'm planning on camping out and working on the house all week. I was going to ask you to join me, but since you're so into that book, I guess you wouldn't want to come." The book slid upwards until Kurt's eyes were revealed.
"I suppose I could help you. Zhe book has existed for a long time, it vill still exist next veek."
"Good, pack your bags then, we leave first thing tomorrow morning."
"See you zhen, Sunshine." Kurt grinned and ported away, leaving Logan wishing he had scared the crap out of Kurt after all.
The next morning found Kurt clad in jeans and a t-shirt, barefoot under the tree. His backpack and duffel bag rested with his shoes on top on the grass beside him, and he sipped from a cup of coffee held by his tail as he read his book. It was jerked from his hands and replaced by his shoes.
"You gotta wear shoes so you don't step on a nail and end up in the hospital. That would be a hell of a way to spend your week off."
"Thank you for your concern, Logan, but at the present time I am novhere near any nails or other pointy objects on zhe ground. I razher enjoy zhe grass under my feet." Logan glowered at a grinning Kurt, then shrugged.
"Your feet. Ready to go?"
"Yep. Vant me to port us over?" Without waiting for a reply, he grabbed Logan's arm and teleported them to the house's porch. He let go of Logan, disappeared and came back a moment later with their bags.
"Thanks, now we need to go back to get my truck. Can't get wood without something to haul it in, Buttercup." Kurt stuck his tongue out at Logan and ported them to the garage.
(Break)
Once they had gone and picked up lumber and supplies, as well as some food, Logan drove them down the very long, winding driveway to the house. In the daylight, Kurt could see that there weren't nearly as many bumps in it that his nighttime ride with Logan had suggested. He made a note to make sure his revenge was as public as possible. When they got to the house, unloading was easy. Kurt just ported everything upstairs except the food, which Logan carried into the kitchen. Kurt walked in as he was finishing putting everything away.
"Hey Logan?"
"Yeah?" Logan's head was in the fridge so his reply was a little muffled.
"I've been vondering, how is zhere power here? Zhere are no power lines."
"Everything's underground. There's a tunnel that has all the power lines and water pipes in it. The entrance is in the basement."
"Oh. Zhat makes sense." Kurt leaned past Logan, grabbed a bottle of water, jumped up to sit on the counter and opened it. "So vhat's first on zhe agenda, boss?"
"Well, today I'd like to get the wall framing up. I've already got the rough locations marked, so it shouldn't be too hard, if we're quick we'll be done with it today and tomorrow I can start wiring." Puling his head out of the fridge, he looked over at Kurt. "Didn't your mother ever teach you not to sit on the counter?"
"My mozher sold me to a circus."
"Good point."
(Break)
Although he had never built anything before, Kurt quickly grasped the process for building the wall framing, and was soon working on his own. His teleportation and natural agility helped immensely when he needed to hammer nails up near the ceiling, as he could simply pop up and hold on to nearby walls. As a result, they were done with the wall framing by mid-afternoon. After lunch Logan started on the wiring while Kurt went outside to cut down some of the trees and bushes that had encroached on the house.
It was late evening when Logan walked out onto the porch to fetch Kurt for supper. He looked around in surprise, wondering how Kurt had worked so fast. Then he saw that his friend had come up with a rather unique solution to getting rid of shrubbery. He would stand beside the bush, reach in and grasp it at it's lowest point and teleport away, taking the bush with him. Logan walked around the house to find a huge pile of bushes and small trees. Kurt had just thrown the latest addition to the pile on top when he saw Logan and walked over to him.
"Nice work, Buttercup."
"Danke, Sunshine. Did you get all of zhe viring done?"
"Yup, it was just the three walls that needed it so it was pretty simple. Come on, let's eat, I'm starving."
(Break)
Seated at the kitchen table, Logan was eating a cold turkey sandwich while Kurt munched on some sort of wrap, Logan wasn't too sure what was in it, and from the crunching sounds it produced when bit into, he didn't think he wanted to know.
"Hey Logan?"
"Hmm?"
"Vhat is going to become of zhis house after you have finished all zhe vork on it?"
"I don't really know. Probably nothing."
"Maybe zhe professor vill let you live here."
"Nah, he'd probably use it as some kind of training exercise or something."
"Vell, it seems to me like you are doing all zhis vork for naught."
"It gives me something to do, and I think the professor agreed so I'd stay out of trouble. Besides, I wouldn't say it's all been for nothing, I got a friend out of the deal." He reached across the table and affectionately rubbed Kurt's head. Kurt stuck a very pink tongue out at Logan and took another bite of his food. After a while he spoke.
"Logan?"
"Yeah?"
"You vant to live here, don't you?" Logan sighed.
"I do, I really do. It's the first house that feels like home to me since the one I shared with Tom. But if Charles let me move in he could be accused of playing favorites, so I'm not even going to bother asking." It was silent for a minute before Kurt spoke quietly.
"Vell, you vill never get vhat you vant unless you ask." He was silent for a moment, then he brightened. "So, vhere do I set up my air mattress?"
"Anywhere you want. Just don't expect me to check the closet for monsters."
"But since you are already in zhere, it vould be so easy to do."
"Very funny. Besides, you're not exactly Mr. Out and Proud yourself. Does Kitty even know?"
"Yes, she knows. I told her before you vent to Canada. She took it very vell. As for everyone else, like you I see no point in enlightening zhem unless I start seeing someone."
"I think the only one that would be a problem is Scott. He's got an over-inflated ego and the attitude of a high school bully." Kurt nodded.
"Maybe, but I can take him."
"You think?"
"Of course."
(Break)
Kurt set his air mattress up in the middle of what he judged to be the living room. Logan chose a windowless corner of the same room to put his in. After they had both settled in to go to sleep, Kurt lay awake, listening to Logan snore softly and wondering how he could convince the professor to let Logan live here permanently. He still hadn't thought of anything when he finally drifted off to sleep.