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I have returned. Carefree Luminary- The bringer of KxK fics to all X-men catagories & all that blah-blah-blah! Okay, enough of the trumpet tooting, I've changed my name & such but am still chucking out the fics & updates I'm known for.

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Chapter XV

Like all of the blue teleporter's pranks before him, by the time lunch had rolled around word of Kurt's prank on Scott had spread throughout the whole of the school like wildfire and nobody, including the teachers, was finding it hard to not laugh at what happened save for the recipient. Even the Professor, despite giving Kurt a stern lecture on tampering with an already tweaked motor bike that could now go at speeds twice the usual limit, had a hard time schooling his features during the meet.

With the prank now revealed, the rest of the school finally managed to breathe easy, especially around the prankster, now that the possibility of them being targeted was now over. In fact, when Kurt showed up for lunch himself, everyone applauded him for another entertaining prank during what was probably a boring day in comparison.

"You do realise Scott's going to make your life a living hell now for what you've done, right?" Kitty asked his as she sat down beside her blue skinned friend.

"He won't" Kurt replied calmly as if used to death threats and the like after pranking an individual.

"Really" Kitty threw back sounding sceptical about the elf's laidback manner about what was sure to come.

"Ja. You see, mein fraulein freunde, it will be his and Jean's one year anniversary soon. As such, I have managed to procure a table for two at a small restaurant that happens to be a favourite of our fair, telepathic maiden" Kurt explained to her quietly. "That said, try not to think about what I just told you around her or I shall be forced to punish you accordingly"

Despite meaning that in a friendly way, indicating he would merely prank her the next chance he got, Kitty never the less could not help but shiver at his words as if indicating her was going to punish her in another way entirely.

"Well…don't tell me things like that if you don't want Jean or anyone else to hear them" Kitty threw back before a sudden thought struck her. "Or is it that you just want a reason to prank me after what I did to you during lunch that one time?"

Grinning in that mischievous way of his that got her heart hammering, Kurt merely returned to his meal leaving Kitty alone to her thoughts- providing that no one was shoving their telepathic noses into her head.

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The mood in the mansion's recreation room was nothing short of electric. Gathered round the large television monitor on one side of the room, the students cheered for their favourite of the four players currently going head to head on the latest Need for Speed game on the PS2 as they came to the final of a gruelling twenty lap race.

Cheers soon mixed with groans as Kurt's custom dark blue MX5 swerved passed Roberto's Dodge Neon at the last corner and crossed the finish line in first place with the rest of the racers close behind.

"I am invincible!" Kurt proclaimed loudly over the cheers going so far as to stand up with his arms raised causing the crowd to cheer even louder.

"You only won by pure luck" Sam told him putting down his own controller.

"On the contrary, you were just unable to put up with my skill, my style-Mein Gott!" Kurt proclaimed suddenly teleporting of the sofa as Kitty, in a re-enactment of the Alien movie, suddenly appeared through his chest as he sat down causing him to almost literally jump a mile to the amusement of the mass.

While all this was going on, Rogue and Bobby were having their own little competition in the form of a game of thumb wrestling. While normally, a little game such as theirs would inevitably result in the couple locking lips sooner or later, Rogue's fear of harming her ice making boyfriend curtailed any chance of such a thing happening even if the teen was willing to risk having a part of himself stolen in the process.

Despite his attempts at coaxing her into an innocent kiss between lovers, Rogue took whatever excuses she could find to 'rain check' their progress in the couples department. For this time, it was the familiar sound of a motorbike engine rumbling ever closer and since the only person to own a two wheeled vehicle had his mysteriously disappear on him over a month ago, Rogue had a confident idea as to who it was that was paying them a visit.

Left alone on the couch while Rogue left to see whoever it was popping in for a spell, Bobby quickly quelled the urge inside of him to freeze something over- like perhaps the jerk who had caught his girlfriend's attention and ruining whatever progress he had made in coaxing Rogue out of her shell where her powers were concerned.

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It had been a while since he had been here. Then again, last time he was here was when Sabertooth had knocked him for a loop and he had woken up in the lower levels of this establishment. This time, it was of his own accord to visit a few individuals that had made a good impression on him the last time he was here including the girl walking towards him right this minute as he walked through the front doors and into the foyer.

"Miss me, kid?" Logan asked as he allowed the girl to hug him briefly before pulling away.

"Not really" Rogue replied after pretending to think for a moment.

Logan just nodded knowing that she was just acting like she was not really happy to see him. To be honest, she fairly reminded him of himself.

"So, how are you doing?" He inquired for conversations sake mostly. Being on his own for most of his life with the only human interaction was during the cage fights that earned him his bread would do that to a person.

"Ah'm stuck in a mansion with a guy whose mission in life is tah banish any sadness in this place, whaht do you think?" Rogue threw back with a small laugh.

At least that confirmed Logan's suspicions on whether or not his drinking buddy in this place full of kids was still here. If Chuck had any sense in that polished head of his, he would make sure to find a way to keep Kurt within these walls to continue his legacy as he doubted anyone else could make living so far from their parents feel like an enjoyable vacation.

"And who's this?" He inquired jerking his head to an individual behind the girl quite certain that the subtle traces of masculine scent his nose had picked up on Rogue's person had come from this lad.

"Oh, this is Bobby. He's um…"

"I'm her boyfriend" Bobby finished for Rogue as he stepped up beside her and offered his hand to Logan. "Call me Ice Man"

Logan wisely took the kid's word as his hand suddenly began to go numb due to Bobby freezing it over with his power before he could let go. At least he knew where to get some ice should the need ever arise.

"Boyfriend, huh? So have you to managed to…?" Logan left the sentence hanging confident that they knew what he was talking about and curious to see how they would react and reply to his question.

"We're…still working on that" Bobby replied after a moment's pause between the two teens.

"Well look who's come back. Just in time"

Turning towards the staircase, Logan half grinned at Ororo who was coming down the stairs while also half confused about what she meant by that.

"For what? Kurt driven away Shades and Red?" Logan threw back getting a chuckle out of her while Rogue and Bobby walked off.

"We need a babysitter" The weather witch replied.

"So he has scared them of" Logan muttered as if that were the case. "And instead of welcoming me, you hire me to tame him and everyone else here in this joint"

"Nice to see you again, Logan" Ororo said almost tempted to ask if he was happy now that she had said hello.

"And what makes you think Kurt can scare off us?" Jean inquired from the top of the staircase.

"Well I doubt the elf was the golden boy during his school days before some idiot decided to add him to your team" Logan threw back. "What's going on anyways that you need me to look after a nest of rugrats?"

"Storm and I are heading to Boston. The Professor wants us to track down the mutant who attacked the president" Jean explained.

"So it was a mutant" Logan muttered having heard about the attack while making a pit stop at a diner on his way to the school.

"Hopefully we'll be able to sort this out when we get back, providing Kurt doesn't succeed on running you off the premises" Jean joked.

"He's more than welcome to try" Logan threw back. "Although I doubt he would risk losing part of himself before being able to properly use it"

Jean did not know whether to grimace or snort at the implications behind the man's words. Fortunately, Scott had decided to show up at that moment and enter the discussion regardless of whether he was interrupting anything or not.

"Find what you were looking for, Logan?" He asked stepping up to beside Jean and putting an arm around her just in case the regenerating, metal skeletal mutant assumed that they were not together.

"More or less. Although your bike needs a refill" Logan replied tossing the man the keys to the motorbike.

"Then fill her up" Scott suggested tossing back the keys before walking Jean to the hanger where Ororo was likely to have gotten the X-jet ready for take-off.

Easily catching the keys Scott threw at him, Logan could not help but smirk seeing as not much had really changed around here other than Rogue getting together with some kid that could make popsicles. Seeing as he had said hello to most of the familiar faces he knew since last here, Logan reckoned he may as well hunt down Chuck and say hi to him also.

But not before grabbing hold of the prehensile tail that was sneaking up on him from above while he had been talking to the others. With a sharp tug, the body attached to the appendage came crashing down from the rafters none too gently.

"Hiya, Kurt" Logan greeted as he let go of the tail. "How's things?"

"None too pleasant at the moment" Kurt groan from where he was splayed out on the floor. "Still as cheerful as ever, I see"

"Let's just say I've learned to take things with a pinch of salt where you're concerned" Logan said remembering the last trick the elf had played on him when he had been leaving the school to investigate some ruins up in Alaska as well as his manner of waking up patients. Despite this, Logan offered Kurt his hand.

"Duly noted" Kurt replied grateful for the hand up from his assailant. "I am definitely going to feel that in the morning. Feels like I slipped a disc or two"

"I'm sure half-pint won't mind slipping those discs back into place" Logan joked well aware of the two's budding relationship as he patted Kurt on the back and headed off towards the Cerebra Unit where he was likely to find Chuck.

Wincing at the force of the simple pat on the back, Kurt merely watched Logan walk off while Kitty, having watched from the shadows all this time, finally stepped into view.

"Told you it wouldn't work" She told him shaking her head at his stupidity.

"Aren't you supposed to be helping me feel better instead of scolding me?" Kurt inquired quirking an eyebrow at the girl.

"Maybe tonight…if you're lucky" Kitty replied with a wink before draping one of the elf's arms over her shoulder and helping him up the stairs to his room where some 'R&R' was definitely required.

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