All cats are gray in the dark
by ladymaja
Summary: Kitty (22 yo) is spending her summer vacation in Canada at Logan's cottage when suddenly she gets attacked and captured. In order to escape she's gonna need to take a helping hand from a killer.
Chapter Eighteen: Spilling the beans
Kitty's sitting in front of the Professor's office, playing with her thumbs. Victor's been in there for almost an hour now. What the hell are they talking about? Is Victor confessing to the Professor? She hopes not. Well, at least not about them. She knows that the Professor would never enter her mind without permission, but Victor's. . . He still counts as a threat. Maybe he scanned his mind, just to find out if he's up to something bad, and find his memories of her.
She turns crimson red at that thought. Logan appears at the end of the hallway.
"What's up Half-pint?" (A/N: I'm just gonna stuck with 'Half-pint' now, my Kitty character is rather from Evolution anyways. Now back to the story. . .)
"They're still in there." – she says. "Do you think the Professor's gonna read his mind?"
"He better!" – grunts Logan. Kitty frowns.
"Oh, come on! He's not a monster, you know!"
"You don't know him, kid."
"Neither do you! You only know about the things he's done after you lost your memory!" – she hisses defensively.
"That and what he told me this morning! You were there too! He's never done anything good!" – he growls. Kitty's face softens with sadness.
"He saved me. Doesn't that count as good?"
Logan's face softens too. He puts his arm around her shoulder and pulls her closer.
Kitty goes on.
"Logan, I understand why you're mad at him. You have a reason. He's been a threat to you, he hurt you anyway he could for so many years but. . . But you don't know his reasons?"
Logan looks at her puzzled. He always thought Creed did what he did because he's a monster. That's what he thinks. But Kitty didn't ask what he thinks but what he knows. The truth is he doesn't know much about the guy.
"Logan, you only know one side of him. The one he always showed you. But people are more complex!. . . Listen to me! You don't know his motives, you're just guessing. So please, be open to what he has to say to you! Let him explain!"
Logan pulls a little away so he can look her in the eyes.
"Do you know something I don't, Half-pint?"
Before she can say anything the door opens, and Victor appears. He looks surprised finding Logan there. He looks at Logan, then at Kitty, then at Logan's arm around Kitty's shoulder. He freezes for a brief moment, then walks out the room to give space to the Professor.
"Logan, do you have a minute?" – the Professor asks.
"Sure, Chuck." – says Logan. He walks into the office and closes the door behind him.
"I've seen that look!" – says Kitty smiling slyly at Victor.
"I don't know what you're talking about!" – he lies.
"You know, you don't have a reason to be jealous!" – she says as she stands up and hugs him. He hugs her back.
"You know very well that there's an animal inside of me. And that animal doesn't like other males around his mate." – he says matter of factly. Kitty giggles. No one has ever called her his 'mate' yet.
"Logan's like a brother to me." – she says.
"Tell this to the animal, Kitten!" – he says jokingly. She breaks the hug and gently punches him on his shoulder.
"You wanna go take a walk around the mansion?" – she asks. He nods and holds out his arm. She holds on to it and they start to walk towards the exit.
meanwhile in the Professor's office
"What do you mean he's no threat? He's SABERTOOTH, damn it! Do you really think it's a good idea to let him walk around in the Institute?" – Logan's freaking out.
"Calm down, my friend. You don't know him well enough to jump into conclusions. It's a fact, he did reprehensible things, while his time on Magneto's side, but I think there's potential in him. There's more than a beast. I am more interested in the man that lives inside the beast. He's not just an animal, Logan. People are more complex than that. We don't know what has driven him to act the way he did." – the Professor says. Logan smirks.
"You talk like the kid, Charles."
"Kitty is very wise for her age, Logan. She sees things clearly. She has great affect on Sabertooth. You should listen to her!"
meanwhile in the garden
"So did he read your mind?" – she asks.
"No. Mind tricks usually don't work on me. He didn't even try. We just talked."
"About what?"
"Mostly about you." – he says. She blushes. "Not about THAT, Kitten! Calm down." – he chuckles. "About what happened out there. Our escape. The wolves. Striker. . . "
"Oh, thank God!" – she sighs in relief. "I was afraid he would find out something embarrassing."
"Well, I did tell him you stole a car!" – he mocks her. She lets go of his arms and punches him on his shoulder.
"YOU took the key from that guy!" – she hisses.
"Yeah, and YOU took the car! I remember you yelling 'I don't believe this! I stole a car! I stole a car and I'm driving!' right before you almost killed us, you Psycho Driver!" – he laughs. Kitty punches him on his arm one more time, right before she bursts out laughing too.
Victor calms down a little and looks at her. She's so pretty when she laughs.
He grabs her wrist and pulls her into a kiss. She's too surprised to react at first, but soon she kisses him back. He wraps his arms around her waist and pulls her up, so he doesn't have to bend down to reach her. Her arms are now around his neck and the kiss is getting more and more passionate. She wraps her legs around his waist, so he doesn't have to hold her and his hands are free to travel on her body. He strokes her back, grabs her ass but his hands end up tangled in her soft hair.
She smells so damn good. His senses are filled with her. That's why he doesn't notice. . .
"CREED!"
They jump apart in surprise (and fear.)
"Explain yourself, before I cut your goddamn head off!" – Logan yells in fury. He's claws are already out.
"Logan, calm down!" – Kitty tries to reach him, but he's seeing red. She steps between them. "We were. . . we. . . " – she doesn't know what to say. There's nothing she could say that would calm him down. Logan looks at Victor viciously.
"Is there anything else you left out of the story, mother f***er?" – he yells. Victor smiles and shrugs.
"I am your brother." – he states simply, as it is so obvious.
Time stops. Logan's in a shock. He's just standing there like a statue. Kitty's looking at Victor with wide eyes. He looks at her and shrugs again.
"What? I might as well be hanged for a sheep as for a lamb."
A/N:
Thank you guys for the reviews! They made my day! :D
I have a lot of free time this week so I'm gonna upload soon! And since the story's getting close to its end I may be able to finish it this weekend! (IF nothing comes up!)
Anyways, don't forget to review! Bye!