Disclaimer: I don't own X-Men. Not at all.
Note: This chapter is dedicated to my buddy Tighe. His great love of fan fiction has inspired me to write. Thanks Tighe. Man, you looooove fan fiction.
"Okay, okay, popcorn zhere. Pillows, fluffed. Movie, it's in ze machine. Ve should be ready." Kurt said, checking the room for anything that needed fixing.
Kurt looked up at the clock and saw that he had two more minutes. He checked himself out last, checking his hair, teeth, and clothing in the mirror on the side of the room. As he checked himself out, he remembered the first time she had seen what he looked like in his real form. She had been terrified. He had tried to hide behind his humor, telling everyone around that 'chicks dig the fuzzy dude.' But it was just a front. Over time, his feelings for her grew and grew. He knew how he felt. He loved Kitty. He had pretty much loved her on first sight. He was glad that she had become his friend, and overjoyed when he realized that they were best friends. Unfortunately, it seemed that he would stay there with her forever.
"Maybe not. Maybe I vill not be ze best friend forever. Not anymore." He said aloud.
He looked at the clock. One more minute. He switched on his imager, and turned to wait for her at the entrance.
Kitty ran into the bathroom. She only had one more minute until she had to meet Kurt. She ran in and practically drank half a bottle of mouthwash while brushing her hair. She spit out what remained of the mouthwash and took a final look in the mirror. When she found herself happy with the results, she looked at the time. 9:03! She was late!
Kurt checked the time again. 9:03.
"It's okay, she's just a little late. She's primping. All girls primp, and she's notorious for it. She'll be here." Kurt thought.
Kurt checked the time again. 9:04.
Kitty ran down the hall. On her way to the stairs, she tripped over the carpet, and fell to the floor. Her instincts automatically kicked in, and she phased. She phased right through the floor, and out of the ceiling.
Kurt was standing next to the door when he heard someone yell.
"Watch out!"
Suddenly, Kitty phased through the floor, solidified, and fell right on top of him. He fell under the impact, and they both crashed to the floor. Kitty groaned, as did Kurt. He looked up, and found her looking back at him. Suddenly, he 'ported, and Kitty hit the ground, but not too hard. She looked up, and saw him smiling. He reached down with his hands, and pulled her upright.
"Sorry, sorry." Kitty said, her face burning with embarrassment.
"It's okay, liebchen!" he said.
They looked at each other over. The moment could have been very awkward, but somehow, it wasn't.
"Hi." She said.
"Hallo." Said Kurt.
Kitty looked at the ground for a moment, then back up at him. He was wearing a faded pair of blue jeans with a black, long sleeved, mock turtleneck shirt. He had his imager on, which Kitty thought was strange, but she was still glad to see him. He looked so handsome, and when he smiled, she wondered how she hadn't fallen in love with him at first sight.
Kurt looked Kitty over, and couldn't help but smile more. She looked at beautiful as he remembered her looking the first day that they met. More so, if that was even possible. Her clothes were askew due to the fall, but he didn't mind. She could have shown up wearing a scuba suit or a bikini. It didn't matter to Kurt, because she had shown up to see him.
"Not that I would have minded the bikini." Kurt thought.
"So, um." Kitty said.
"I chose a movie already. If you don't like it, ve can take it out."
"No! I'm sure that whatever you chose is fine."
Another short silence ensued.
"I made popcorn!" he said. His nervousness was really beginning to set in, and it seemed that Kitty could sense it.
"What if I made a mistake?" he thought. "What if I simply misunderstood what she was asking me? What if she had no one else to hang out with tonight? What if this isn't a date?"
These thoughts, and more poured through his head in about three seconds, and he starting to feel sick about it until something happened.
She stood on her toes and kissed his cheek.
"Thanks, Fuzzy." She said, and then walked past him into the room.
Kurt stood there for a moment, his entire body tensed, blushed, turning purple, and in the dark room, it was almost as if he had disappeared. Kitty turned as she passed him, and realized that he was still facing the door. She inwardly giggled, and grabbed his tail as she walked, pulling him into the room.
"Come on, Elf. You promised me a movie." She said.
"Ja, ja." Kurt said, and ported to the television. "Vell, I chose a roman.vell, a comedy. You tell me if you vant something else."
He turned the movie on, and they sat on the loveseat to watch the movie. Kurt took the popcorn from the table, and handed it to Kitty. She took it, and rewarded him with a smile. He smiled back at her.
"Okay Nightcrawler. So good so far." Kurt thought. "You can deal. Just vatch the movie."
"Kurt?" Kitty asked.
"Yes, liebchen?"
"Why do you have your imager on?"
"Sheiss!" he thought. "I, um, I just.vanted to, uh, lookniceforyou." He said quickly.
"You always look nice." She said as she took his hand in hers.
"Really? Vell, um."
"Will you turn it off? I'd rather see the real you." She said.
Kurt swallowed, making a nervous noise, and then shut off his imager. Kitty was watching, and realized that he was quite possibly the most handsome man she had ever seen. She turned back to the movie, but she felt him tense up next to her. He was sitting very rigidly, his back completely straight, completely uncomfortable. She did the only thing that she knew to do, and that was lean over, partially lying on his shoulder. He tensed up even more, and then relaxed. She took his arm in between hers, and began watching the movie again. Her head rose and fell with his breathing. His sleeves had ridden up around his arms, and her fingers began to lightly trace the fur that covered them. He was so soft and warm, and she felt completely secure and safe with him.
"Did his appearance really used to scare me?" she thought. " I can't imagine him ever scaring anyone. I think too many people get caught up in his appearance, and never get to know the kind and gentle person that he is."
Kurt felt her hand caressing his arm, and his heart began to flutter. He suddenly felt light -headed. Although he was nervous, he felt his body relax against hers. His arms quit tensing, and his tail snaked out from under him and circled her waist, pulling her closer. Kitty looked down, and saw his tail, and turned to him, smiling.
"Sorry." He said. "It has a mind of it's own. I apologize."
"No! It's okay."
"No, I'm sorry." He said, and began pulling his tail away. Before he could, though, she grabbed it and held it in place.
"Kurt, how many times do I have to tell you? When a girl says no, she means no. Leave it there." She teased.
Then she lifted his arm, laid her head on his chest, and put his arm around her. She liked the feeling of him holding her.
They stayed in that position until the end of the movie. When it was over, she turned to him and kissed him on the cheek again.
"Thanks for the movie."
"Zanks for hanging out vith me."
"Well, I missed you. I wanted to spend some "alone time" with you."
"Ja, I missed you, too." He said, as he got off of the couch and offered his hand to her.
Kitty took his hand, but before he could lift her up, she pulled him back down. His eyes went wide as she pulled him down on top of her. He felt her lips against his and his heart exploded, even as his body, including his lips, froze. Kitty kissed him for a moment, and then realized that he wasn't returning the kiss. She stopped, and opened her eyes. An incredibly frightened looking Kurt was looking back at her.
"Oh my God! I've made a horrible mistake! He doesn't like me!" she thought. "I'm sorry! I'm, like, so sorry! I didn't mean to!" she said. She phased through the couch and made her way for the door. She was so embarrassed that he didn't seem to feel the same way about her that she felt about him, she didn't hear the "bamf" and ran right into him. She looked up at him, and he smiled at her.
"You say zat you didn't mean to, but your eyes say different." He said, and then took her into his arms and kissed her. His tail circled around her right leg and tightened around her waist. She ran her hands through his long hair, and then down his back until she was holding his waist.
"Is this really happening? Please tell me I'm not dreaming." She thought.
Neither would ever remember how long that kiss lasted. It could have lasted for only seconds, or for hours. But when she opened her eyes again and saw that he was still there, and that she hadn't imagined it, her heart melted.
She giggled, held him close, and whispered in his ear, "Welcome home, Kurt."
The End ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -----------
Okay, so that's it for right now. I think that's about as far as I can take this. I might have a sequel (or two) in mind, as well as a prequel. We'll see. I don't know. I'd like to thank everyone who reviewed this so much. You have no idea how much confidence you guys gave me. I'm not really certain how I'll do Kurt's accent in the next one. In the comics, it's written as if it's English, so I think I just may do that.
Note: This chapter is dedicated to my buddy Tighe. His great love of fan fiction has inspired me to write. Thanks Tighe. Man, you looooove fan fiction.
"Okay, okay, popcorn zhere. Pillows, fluffed. Movie, it's in ze machine. Ve should be ready." Kurt said, checking the room for anything that needed fixing.
Kurt looked up at the clock and saw that he had two more minutes. He checked himself out last, checking his hair, teeth, and clothing in the mirror on the side of the room. As he checked himself out, he remembered the first time she had seen what he looked like in his real form. She had been terrified. He had tried to hide behind his humor, telling everyone around that 'chicks dig the fuzzy dude.' But it was just a front. Over time, his feelings for her grew and grew. He knew how he felt. He loved Kitty. He had pretty much loved her on first sight. He was glad that she had become his friend, and overjoyed when he realized that they were best friends. Unfortunately, it seemed that he would stay there with her forever.
"Maybe not. Maybe I vill not be ze best friend forever. Not anymore." He said aloud.
He looked at the clock. One more minute. He switched on his imager, and turned to wait for her at the entrance.
Kitty ran into the bathroom. She only had one more minute until she had to meet Kurt. She ran in and practically drank half a bottle of mouthwash while brushing her hair. She spit out what remained of the mouthwash and took a final look in the mirror. When she found herself happy with the results, she looked at the time. 9:03! She was late!
Kurt checked the time again. 9:03.
"It's okay, she's just a little late. She's primping. All girls primp, and she's notorious for it. She'll be here." Kurt thought.
Kurt checked the time again. 9:04.
Kitty ran down the hall. On her way to the stairs, she tripped over the carpet, and fell to the floor. Her instincts automatically kicked in, and she phased. She phased right through the floor, and out of the ceiling.
Kurt was standing next to the door when he heard someone yell.
"Watch out!"
Suddenly, Kitty phased through the floor, solidified, and fell right on top of him. He fell under the impact, and they both crashed to the floor. Kitty groaned, as did Kurt. He looked up, and found her looking back at him. Suddenly, he 'ported, and Kitty hit the ground, but not too hard. She looked up, and saw him smiling. He reached down with his hands, and pulled her upright.
"Sorry, sorry." Kitty said, her face burning with embarrassment.
"It's okay, liebchen!" he said.
They looked at each other over. The moment could have been very awkward, but somehow, it wasn't.
"Hi." She said.
"Hallo." Said Kurt.
Kitty looked at the ground for a moment, then back up at him. He was wearing a faded pair of blue jeans with a black, long sleeved, mock turtleneck shirt. He had his imager on, which Kitty thought was strange, but she was still glad to see him. He looked so handsome, and when he smiled, she wondered how she hadn't fallen in love with him at first sight.
Kurt looked Kitty over, and couldn't help but smile more. She looked at beautiful as he remembered her looking the first day that they met. More so, if that was even possible. Her clothes were askew due to the fall, but he didn't mind. She could have shown up wearing a scuba suit or a bikini. It didn't matter to Kurt, because she had shown up to see him.
"Not that I would have minded the bikini." Kurt thought.
"So, um." Kitty said.
"I chose a movie already. If you don't like it, ve can take it out."
"No! I'm sure that whatever you chose is fine."
Another short silence ensued.
"I made popcorn!" he said. His nervousness was really beginning to set in, and it seemed that Kitty could sense it.
"What if I made a mistake?" he thought. "What if I simply misunderstood what she was asking me? What if she had no one else to hang out with tonight? What if this isn't a date?"
These thoughts, and more poured through his head in about three seconds, and he starting to feel sick about it until something happened.
She stood on her toes and kissed his cheek.
"Thanks, Fuzzy." She said, and then walked past him into the room.
Kurt stood there for a moment, his entire body tensed, blushed, turning purple, and in the dark room, it was almost as if he had disappeared. Kitty turned as she passed him, and realized that he was still facing the door. She inwardly giggled, and grabbed his tail as she walked, pulling him into the room.
"Come on, Elf. You promised me a movie." She said.
"Ja, ja." Kurt said, and ported to the television. "Vell, I chose a roman.vell, a comedy. You tell me if you vant something else."
He turned the movie on, and they sat on the loveseat to watch the movie. Kurt took the popcorn from the table, and handed it to Kitty. She took it, and rewarded him with a smile. He smiled back at her.
"Okay Nightcrawler. So good so far." Kurt thought. "You can deal. Just vatch the movie."
"Kurt?" Kitty asked.
"Yes, liebchen?"
"Why do you have your imager on?"
"Sheiss!" he thought. "I, um, I just.vanted to, uh, lookniceforyou." He said quickly.
"You always look nice." She said as she took his hand in hers.
"Really? Vell, um."
"Will you turn it off? I'd rather see the real you." She said.
Kurt swallowed, making a nervous noise, and then shut off his imager. Kitty was watching, and realized that he was quite possibly the most handsome man she had ever seen. She turned back to the movie, but she felt him tense up next to her. He was sitting very rigidly, his back completely straight, completely uncomfortable. She did the only thing that she knew to do, and that was lean over, partially lying on his shoulder. He tensed up even more, and then relaxed. She took his arm in between hers, and began watching the movie again. Her head rose and fell with his breathing. His sleeves had ridden up around his arms, and her fingers began to lightly trace the fur that covered them. He was so soft and warm, and she felt completely secure and safe with him.
"Did his appearance really used to scare me?" she thought. " I can't imagine him ever scaring anyone. I think too many people get caught up in his appearance, and never get to know the kind and gentle person that he is."
Kurt felt her hand caressing his arm, and his heart began to flutter. He suddenly felt light -headed. Although he was nervous, he felt his body relax against hers. His arms quit tensing, and his tail snaked out from under him and circled her waist, pulling her closer. Kitty looked down, and saw his tail, and turned to him, smiling.
"Sorry." He said. "It has a mind of it's own. I apologize."
"No! It's okay."
"No, I'm sorry." He said, and began pulling his tail away. Before he could, though, she grabbed it and held it in place.
"Kurt, how many times do I have to tell you? When a girl says no, she means no. Leave it there." She teased.
Then she lifted his arm, laid her head on his chest, and put his arm around her. She liked the feeling of him holding her.
They stayed in that position until the end of the movie. When it was over, she turned to him and kissed him on the cheek again.
"Thanks for the movie."
"Zanks for hanging out vith me."
"Well, I missed you. I wanted to spend some "alone time" with you."
"Ja, I missed you, too." He said, as he got off of the couch and offered his hand to her.
Kitty took his hand, but before he could lift her up, she pulled him back down. His eyes went wide as she pulled him down on top of her. He felt her lips against his and his heart exploded, even as his body, including his lips, froze. Kitty kissed him for a moment, and then realized that he wasn't returning the kiss. She stopped, and opened her eyes. An incredibly frightened looking Kurt was looking back at her.
"Oh my God! I've made a horrible mistake! He doesn't like me!" she thought. "I'm sorry! I'm, like, so sorry! I didn't mean to!" she said. She phased through the couch and made her way for the door. She was so embarrassed that he didn't seem to feel the same way about her that she felt about him, she didn't hear the "bamf" and ran right into him. She looked up at him, and he smiled at her.
"You say zat you didn't mean to, but your eyes say different." He said, and then took her into his arms and kissed her. His tail circled around her right leg and tightened around her waist. She ran her hands through his long hair, and then down his back until she was holding his waist.
"Is this really happening? Please tell me I'm not dreaming." She thought.
Neither would ever remember how long that kiss lasted. It could have lasted for only seconds, or for hours. But when she opened her eyes again and saw that he was still there, and that she hadn't imagined it, her heart melted.
She giggled, held him close, and whispered in his ear, "Welcome home, Kurt."
The End ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -----------
Okay, so that's it for right now. I think that's about as far as I can take this. I might have a sequel (or two) in mind, as well as a prequel. We'll see. I don't know. I'd like to thank everyone who reviewed this so much. You have no idea how much confidence you guys gave me. I'm not really certain how I'll do Kurt's accent in the next one. In the comics, it's written as if it's English, so I think I just may do that.