9. Of Moms and Starting Off

Disclaimer: I actually don't own anything; the idea was from a friend even.

A/N: Another catalyst story; this time, from Carefree-Luminary. If you haven't already, go and check out his stuff!

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Kurt heard the door close with a snap as Rogue left. He waited until her footsteps faded before burying his face in his hands with a groan.

~And here I was thinking my life couldn't get more messed up. ~

He sighed but looked up and at the view. His tail waved from side to side in the slight breeze and he was suddenly wishing for more pain relievers as the bruises he'd gotten from his attack via the Brotherhood started throbbing again. His entire back was killing him and he didn't even want to think about bending over backwards, or forwards or moving in any way actually.

He winced and contemplated bamfing down to the med bay, but the idea of meeting up with someone who would act all weird around him was not a pleasant possibility and voted for staying where he was. If anything, he could go down there while everyone else was sleeping and grab them then.

He was so lost in his thoughts at that point that he didn't hear his visitor until they spoke his name.

"Kurt?"

He nearly lost his balance when Kitty's voice sounded so close, but as his heart beat went back to normal he twisted around slightly to see her standing in the doorway, looking particularly nervous for some reason.

~Probably because she knows who my birth mom is. Damn, and here I was thinking we'd actually made progress in the 'her being scared of me' area. ~

Nonetheless, he gave her a small smile, very much like the one he'd given Rogue earlier, "Hey Keety."

She walked forward and stood beside him, leaning against the railing, again, just as Rogue had been doing earlier.

"How you holding up?" she gazed up at him, cerulean eyes sparkling in the waning sunlight.

He shrugged, "I've been better."

He looked out over the sea, but looked back when Kitty placed a gentle hand on his knee; it was then that he realized just how tiny Katzchen was.

He gave her another small smile, this one showing his gratefulness. Kitty seemed to catch the message as her own smile widened slightly.

"Thanks." He whispered softly.

She shrugged, "I kind of owe it to you." She whispered.

Kurt gave her a confused look, "Katzchen, you Americans continue to confuse me, so could you please explain that?"

Kitty looked up to see Kurt had tilted his head to the side slightly, his eyes wide and confused and she decided he looked quite adorable in that moment.

Still, she had to answer his question, "Well, I wasn't exactly, like, that nice to you when I, like, came here, you know? I guess I just, like, want to repay you for being so, like, nice to me even when I was being, like, totally horrible."

Apparently that wasn't the right thing to say as Kurt shuffled away from her, causing Kitty to worry.

"So, you're just here because you think you owe me?" he sounded hurt.

Her eyes grew wide as she ran her explanation through her mind, it had sounded like that.

"No! No, I just, I mean…" she trailed off, here was one thing she wasn't good at in any way, and that was explaining what she meant to other people.

Kurt watched her, hurt still coursing through him, this was something he could've gone without today.

By now, Kitty was panicking slightly. How did she explain what she meant to a guy who really had very little social experience?

She bit her lip and started pacing, all the time starting sentences but never finishing them as she tried to explain her course of thoughts.

"It's just I want to, like, help you like you've been helping me…No! I mean I want to, like, be there because you were, like, there for me…I just…"

She felt like crying by this point, and she was getting close to it as she turned sharply on her heal. A very bad idea as she'd been close to the end of the balcony, and as she fell, she instinctively phased and found herself heading to the ground.

She gasped, but didn't have time to scream as she heard a soft 'bamf' and was grabbed around her waist before finding herself back on the balcony in Kurt's arms. She shuddered a few times and leaned her head against his chest, grabbing the front of his shirt in a death grip.

"You okay?" he asked softly.

She nodded, but didn't trust her voice.

"Good. Now, before you start freaking out again, why don't you tell me exactly vhy you came here." He ordered gently.

She took a careful breath, "The first thing I said was, like, true, I did want to help you like you helped me, but not because I, like, felt like I owed you." She took another careful breath before pulling away from, feeling more steady than before.

Kurt was giving her an open look. She could easily hurt him, or help him at this point, he was open to both. It was what Mystique had taken advantage of before, in fact it was what a lot of people took advantage of, but Kitty didn't want to, and she hoped she wouldn't betray his trust like so many others had.

"I guess, what I'm trying to, like, say is that, ever since we first encountered Rogue, I, like…" she felt her brain come to a sudden and complete stop. Who knew it was possible to figure out what you were doing, while you were explaining it?

"You vhat?" Kurt questioned, waiting for Kitty to continue.

"I, um…w-what I'm trying to say is…" her mind was still stopped and completely disconnected from her mouth that was still stuttering out words that made no sense.

"Katzchen?"

She blinked before closing the slight distance between them and linking her arms around his neck and kissing him.

Now it was Kurt whose brain had stopped, but it restarted fast enough for him to start kissing her back as their eyes closed.

They pulled away when they found oxygen was needed and Kurt stare at her, his lips upturning in a confused, but happy smile.

"And…"

She bit her lip, fighting a hysterical giggle that was building in her throat.

"What I was trying to say is that ever since we encountered Rogue I've been falling in love with you and…and that's why I wanted to help you, because I love you."

Kurt shook his head and kissed the top of her head, hugging her tightly.

He let out a content sigh as she hugged him back, "Katzchen…never change."

She smiled into his chest, "Got it."

"And thank you, again."

She sighed, "Anytime, Fuzzy Elf, anytime."

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A/N: Well Carefree-Luminary, I hope that reached expectations.

I know it was short, and I promise the next one will be longer!