Hey reader, how's it going? I hope that answer is good, and if not, well.. That kinda days shall there also be room for..
I'm using a little bit of a different writing style in this, and i hope this one is a little better than the other one. It's not much i have been chancing however..

Read and review, and then continue having a nice/bad day/night..

I don't own the x-men, but i do own this story ;)

We stood in the middle of a marked square, and tried to push ourselves trough a crowd of people.
We was being as careful as possible, but still in a good tempo. I tried to pull myself out of the desire to just phase through people,
and I could see my blue friend fought a hard fight in not bamfing away.
He hated big crowds, or that was what he told me just seconds ago, when we stood in the other end of the square.
He had asked me to go and find another way, or at least go around the market instead of right through it, as crowds kinda scared him,
but as stubborn as I was, I made us take the way trough.
We were in the middle of September, so it was quite cold, since we didn't have any kind of outerwear, only summer clothes.
Actually, it was cold enough to make small clouds through our mouths.
We went by a lot of food, flower and clothes stands, and a lot of performers, who was either musicians or painters.
We even went by this young woman, who was painting the most beautiful flowers.
I couldn't help but stop up and admire her art, as she made soft brushstrokes into leafs..

"It's very beautiful" I told her, and she smiled at me.

"Thank you sweetie, I appreciate that you like my art" she answered, as she gave me the paintbrush.

"You wanna help me finish it?" I took the brush, and I asked her what I had to paint..

"Paint just what you wanna paint, the choice is yours"

I then started drawing a little purple flower in the corner of the forest in the painting,
and then she stepped back to take a good look at the finished work.

"It looks great! Thank you for helping me. Now, what's your name?"

"My names kit- eh Zoe!"

"Aha, So.. Zoe, do you paint often?"

"Well, yes, I used to draw a lot with my mom.."

"you used to?"

I.. I guess I don't have any parent's at the moment.. You see, I ran away from almost a year ago, and now i'm on my way to America .."

"So, you're all by yourself, aren't you scared?"

"A little, but i'm not all alone, I have a good friend of mine with me"

"And where is your friend?"

I then looked around, trying to find him in between all the people..

"Wait a second while I go find him.."

I went by the crowd of watchers that just as me had stopped up to take interest in her work.
When I came to the middle, I got my eyes on my hooded fella.
I lay my hand on his shoulder, making him jump in surprise.
He was shaking as a little dog, as he asked me where I had been..

"I have been painting with this sweet woman who wanted my help finish her painting, and now she wants to meet you"

I then took his hand and let him through the crowd, making him feel very uncomfortable.
As we came through, the woman was on her way to pack her stuff..

"So, you are Zoe's friend. Nice to meet you, I'm Olivia. I hear you and Zoe are running away, is that true?"

"Y-yes, it's true.."

"So what's your name?"

"My name's Kur-"

"Owen! His name is Owen!" I cut him off before he got a chance to answer probably,
and he then asked me about it, and I told him to play along.

"So Zoe, do you and Owen wanna spend the night in my place? I have a two stored apartment,
so you two can sleep in my atelier"

"Really, can we? Thank you so much! Isn't that great Kurt!"

"Kurt?"

"Oh- I mean, Owen, sorry, I have another friend named Kurt, I guess I got confused in a second"

"Mhm.. Well, if you two can help me pack my stuff, we can go right home and get the extra bed ready.."

We then helped her pack all her painting gear down in boxes.
It took some time, and I ended up getting paint everywhere, but that was okay,
because she had promised us a hot bath and some hot chocolate when we came home.
It had been a lot of time since I last heard the word home, so it made me feel a little home sick.
Just a week ago, another year of mine had come and passed, and I was now twelve like Kurt.
He had given me a necklace with the Star of David on, as he knew I was a Jew.
He also told me, that his necklace with the Christian cross meant a lot to him, as it was something his mother gave him in a young age,
and it had been with him ever since. And that was the only gift I got, and I didn't need anything else.
Him giving me that necklace, was as a sign of hope had come by, telling me that everything was gonna be alright.
Maybe not today, but someday it would.

"Now, we have to get these boxes to my car, and then we can leave.."

But as we was ready to leave, an older man came running, while he yelled something in France,
and then took a hold in Kurt's sleeve, making him drop the box he was holding..

"Hey, let me go!" He yelled, as he tried to get away by twisting and turning violently.

"Let the boy go, he hasn't done anything!" Olivia yelled at the man.

"That boy is a thief! He stole an apple from my stall!" He yelled back, now even angrier than before.

"Is that true, did you steal from the man?"

"I'm so sorry miss, I was just so hungry, und the apfel looked so delicious!" He cried out to Olivia with a shaking voice, as if he was crying.
The man then pulled even harder in his arms, making it look like they were about to break.

"Please Sir, it hurts!" He screamed

"Stop right now, you're hurting him!" Olivia yelled, as she finally let go of the box she was holding, and ran to his rescue.

"Please stop holding me!" He cried out once again, as his tail came out of it's hide.
People started yelling as it griped the man's arm, and tried to twist it until he would let go.
The man finally loosened his grip, making Kurt fall on his tail and his hood fall down, now revealing his face for the audience..

"it's a demon child! It has to be the one with a reward for capturing!" A young man said before people started coming closer..

"Then his little girlfriend has to be the Kitty girl! Go get them!" Another said.

"Kurt, run!" I yelled, and then we ran with Olivia to her car, all the while I still hold the box I was given..

"Hurry girl, let the box in the trunk and get inside!" I then did as told by phasing the box inside, and then phased myself inside the car.
Olivia then pressed the speeder, and we managed to get away.

"You okay?" I asked, as fuzzy rubbed his arm..

"Yes, it just hurt's a little.." He said, as he took up his sleeve.. Some small parts of his arm was hairless, as if it had been ripped off..

"Oh no, your fur.."

"Don't worry, it will grow out again in some time."

We drove a little time, before we got to her home. Once there, she parked the car, and we went up the stairs to her apartment.
It was a big one with two bathrooms, a large living room that even got a TV, a clean and open kitchen that led to the dining room,
and then there were one bedroom. She led us upstairs where we were suppose to sleep..
There were easels, pencils and a lot other stuff up there. She went to a big clothing cabinet and started to pull clothes out of it.
She seemed to have both woman and man clothes in there, so I couldn't help but ask her if she had a husband.
She told me she had a man some years ago, but that he died in war, as he was a soldier,
but that she she still had a lot of his clothes. She gave me some of her way to large clothes to sleep in,
not that she was thick, she was a slim young brunette who could not be over twenty-five years, but since I was about two heads smaller than her, I'd get to swim in it. But as she gave fuzzy his clothes, I couldn't help but giggle, as the shirt was almost long enough to be a dress.

"Don't worry you two, I'll go buy some proper close tomorrow, so you only have to sleep in it tonight.."

"But isn't that expensive? And why would you do that to someone who's only gonna sleep here one night?"
I asked her, as it made me a little confused..

"Because, if you two are gonna stay here, you'll need something to wear.." She answered

"Stay? You mean, we get to stay here?"

"Yes, as long as you may need to. I can't just let you two out there with all that crazy people running around.
And besides, I could really need a helper to help me with the painting. So, what do you say, you wanna be my helper?"

"Yes, oh thank you so much!" I then hugged her, as happy tears ran down my chin"

"Does that mean I can stay too?" Kurt asked, as he stood all by himself, looking at us hugging.

"Of cause you can. You have to stay. Now come here and join the hug!" She said, as she led a hand to him, and pulled him into the hug.
It was nice, almost as nice as when mom hugged me back home. Olivia then send us in bath, and made us hot chocolate as she promised.
We sit and drank it with towels around us in the kitchen. Then we changed into night wear, and went up to second floor,
were she was laying bedding on that one double bed in the room, that was to be exactly a folding bed.

"I hope it's okay that you have to sleep in same bed, but as big as it is, it shouldn't be a problem."

"No that's fine, it's way better than sleep on the ground!" I said, all happy by sleeping in a normal bed again.

"I can't believe it, a bed, a real bed!" Kurt Yelled before he ran by me, and jumped right into the bed.
At first I thought the bed would clap together, but it didn't, and he started jumping up and down, happier than ever..

"Hey wait, you can't keep all the fun to yourself, let me join you!" I yelled back, and got up to the bed and jumped with him..

"I can see you two have fun, but now jump off so I can do the rest!" She said with a smile..

"Why are you even helping us? I mean, we aren't really normal you know.." I asked her.

"Because you are kids, and normal or abnormal doesn't mean anything. You needed me, so I helped you."

She finished making the bed, and send us right into it. I told her that that during the week someone would possibly come and kick the door in,
but she just smiled and told me that whoever might come, wouldn't even get close to us, as long as she lived..
She then said goodnight, and left the room. "I think she feel lonely, maybe that's why she want to let us stay here, what do you think?"
I asked Kurt, but as i didn't get any answer, and a minor snore filled the room, i guessed that he already was fallen asleep.
I then too felt in the deepest asleep I had been having in a very long time…

That was that, hope you enjoyed it!

I have a question for you: If something like this happened, and two little kids needed a place to sleep,
would you then be as open as Olivia, and just take them home with you? Make a review and tell me.. :)