amoung the ghosts of old [kurt]

[sarah]

The sun from the afternoon peaked through the small boards of wood that made up the old boathouse near the lake. Sarah was leaning against the wall near one window, it's glassed fogged from dirt and just being old. She wanted to be alone, being around all these people made her uneasy, not because she was anti-social, she was anything but that. But she just felt that she did not belong, most of the students younger then her had a better understanding of their powers then she did. She envied them wanted to be like them. All Sarah could to was slow time, and stop time, that was it. She had tried reversing it once but ended up in a coma for a week.

Exhaling the cigarette smoke from her nose she tapped the half finished smoke to get rid of the excess ashes. Letting out a sigh she placed the smoke between her lips once more inhaling. Sarah jolted from the wall she was leaning on when she heard a smash, from within the boathouse. Throwing the smoke away, she felt the need to slow time, even if just to see what that noise was. But she decided not to. "Hello?" she said her voice strong, well at least in Sarah's mind, she didn't want to look weak. "Who's there?" she questioned, dragging her heavy buckled boots towards one of the older jet boats, covered in a tarp and dust.

[kurtwagner]

Kurt had gone to the boat house to have some peace he had laid hid under a small boat so he could think but his tail had other ideas and had wiped out as he slept hitting a small window sending glass showering down on him and cutting his arm as he sat up he bumped his head on the boat bottom he cursed in German before sighing and rubbing his head. He paused hearing some one call out he could port away but where to back to the school , nope today he was just wanting to be left alone.

"Don't zou zink zou have done enough" he said his hand holding his cut arm as he winced feeling a small warm trickle run down it. He looked at it and shook his head cursing again softly as he wiped the trail from his blue skin he looked around for something to wrap around he seeing nothing he moved slowly and cautiously from the boat into the boat house its self as he looked around his shirt was off as he had been swimming in the lake before falling asleep under the boat.

He stopped seeing a girls face out side the window, quickly he turned away to see if he could hide again but though better of it as he faced her his yellow eyes looking at her with slight terror at what she would do.

[sarah]

As Sarah inched closer she pushed the door ajar to the old boathouse, she had heard a window break. She wanted to know who or what had done that, most likely some animal, maybe a stray dog?. Entering the dimly lit boathouse her brown eyes adjusted to the surroundings. She let out a small gasp as she spotted someone, a mutant obviously. His skin was blue, and his eyes were an intense almost hypnotic yellow, she also took notice of his tail swinging behind him. Sarah swallowed a lump that had formed in the middle of her throat. She went to speak when her eyes caught dark blood drops upon the wooden planks that made up the floor of the boat house. He had hurt himself; he must have been the one to break the glass. “Hey, your hurt, let me help ya there” her voice was slightly raspy, but still very feminine.

With her hands up, hoping he didn’t become scared Sarah was now infront of him, she was able to see his injury fully now. “That’s pretty bad, hang on” she said pulling off her black arm glove, with the fingers cut off. She showed it to him before taking his arm, his skin was surprisingly soft. “I’ll wrap it for ya, then we can head back to the mansion to clean it better… if ya want?” she asked blowing a black strand of hair from her pale face. Gently she wrapped the cut, blood sipped through but not much. With her slender fingers, Sarah wiped the excess blood, blood didn’t bother her, she wiped it onto her black t-shirt that she wore. She could wash it. “I’m Sarah Slater, I’m sort of a refugee at the mansion for alittle bit, been her only a week” she stated, explaining to why she was even here. Her brown eyes flickered back up from his wound to his face, his eyes were so intense, Sarah gave a faint smile.

[kurtwagner]

Kurt watched as the girl moved into the boat house, he fought to stop himself letting his eyes slid down her slender form as she stood in front of him, but he could already see in her eyes she held a secret in side her.
When she offered to help him he sat down studying her once more. Her dark hair and sad eyes making him want to just take what ever it was from her to make her smile.

He winced slightly and saw the glove she held out to him before wrapping it around him, her hands felt warm and her touch gentle to him. He was about to say for her not to wipe the blood on hr tee shirt but he was too late she had already done it. He smiled slightly as she said her name

"Kurt, my name is Kurt Wagner" He said softly " I live zar, I am... zer rezedent demon, zou might zay." He looked at the make shift bandage and saw the other glove still on her arm vowing to make sure she got it back washed and clean, as he sat contemplating this his tail brushed lightly against her arm.

"Zorry, zit has a mind of zits own" he said looking some what embarrassed, as he stood back up his good hand held onto the wooden wall of the boat house as the world seem to spin slightly for a moment around him. He surmised he had lost just enough blood to stop him porting himself and her back to the mansion and sighed.

[sarah]

Sarah smiled when the blue mutant said his name was Kurt Wanger, and that he was the school’s resident demon, she fought back a smirk, he was actually kind of attractive, she liked his yellow eyes and his skin was a nice blue hue, he was striking in an obvious unconventional way. But Sarah was an odd girl like that, usually liking things that were odd or strange in appearance, vs the norm. Sarah tensed when she felt something brush her arm, it was his tail. She chuckled slightly “that’s ok, which I had a tail I’m sure it can be useful at times” she said the smirk never leaving her pale face.

Sarah stood back letting him stand as well, also to give him space. She took notice that he looked slightly light headed, maybe they should go back to the mansion. “Did you want to go back to the mansion to get yourself fixed up…. Or did you just want to stay here?” she asked tilting her head slightly to the side. Sarah felt that if he didn’t get to the mansion and clean the ct as well as get a proper bandage for it, that he’d faint right here. And he was much taller than her, and more heavy she assumed, and there was no way she’d be able to carry him. Sarah took a few steps towards him placing her hands upon his bare shoulders and slowly pushed him down back onto the old wooden chair, among three other old ones. “Here sit, just for now so you don’t fall over” she insisted pulling up one of the two chairs infront of Kurt. Sarah smiled “and nice to meet you Kurt” she smiled now, it was a warm smile.

[kurtwagner]

He looked down at her as she touched his shoulder, nobody had done that before they had all stayed at a distance from him, the light pressure he felt was enough to make him sit down his tail slipping out behind him as he looked at her sit in front of him.

"Sitting zis good " he said and saw her smile he returned hers with his own. "I have to ask zou are not zcared of me?" he asked his hand moving to hold his arm as he watched her closely "vor give my boldness, its just I always have people running from me, never talking to me, zis is different , nice but different" he let his eyes for a moment look into hers before he took a deep breath his tail now hung over his other shoulder like some long pointy blue snake.

"Vat you a refugee from?" he asked "I have not seen you around before" he spoke softly and finished his sentence in his mind "If i had I vould have found you sooner." he moved his three toed foot in the dust as he tried to think what he could say next it was then he saw something shinning around her nose "erm...vat is zat?" he asked moving to gently touch it, moving it he found it was silver or some sort of white metal.

[sarah]

Sarah eyes furrowed when Kurt asked her why she was not scared of him, she gave a faint half smile leaning forward her hands between her legs. “Because I’m not afraid of you, you’re not scary, in fact your pretty interesting to look at” she admitted, her eyes directed down at her buckled boots “your eyes are nice to look at as well” it was forward, it was bold, but Sarah was never one to beat around the bush, there was no need for it, when his yellow eyes meet her dark brown ones Sarah felt her face grow hot, great, she was most likely blushing.

The goth punkish girl took notice of his tail, also a very cool addition to this new mutant she had just met. She hoped his arm didn’t hurt much; she shrugged her shoulders when he asked her what she was a refugee was from. “Well I left home when I was young; I still am young, kind of. Anyways I lived on the streets for awhile, stole to make a living and before I was caught by the cops I came here to be protected, and maybe learn to control m powers better… expand them.” She finished with another small shrug.

When he asked what the ring in her nose was she grinned, she was taken back slightly as he leaned forward. His fingers, the three he had touching it. Sarah let out a chuckle “it’s a nose ring” she said pointing to it with her finger “got that when I was sixteen” she replied. Sarah then relied how close they were, she leaned back slightly in the old creaky chair clearing her throat. “So how long have you been at the school for?” she asked crossing her arms now across her chest, she was curious now.

[kurtwagner]

He saw her smile again and smiled back he liked her smile it made her light up with a beauty he though looked good on her as she lend closer to him he could smell her scent being so close and his head spun, ether that or he was still light headed for his blood loss. Though he felt it was the closeness of them he turned his head slightly and saw her blush and heard her cough as she sat back he took a deep breath in his arm complaining but at least the blood.

"If you don't mind me saying.....you have beautiful eyes too, and zat nose ring suits you." he said looking at her something about her made him feel like the man he was inside and not the demon every one saw on the out side. Had he finally found some one he could connect with, he hoped so as he felt a warm feeling sit in his chest. He heard her question and sat back his tail now moving to rest beside him.

"I have been at ze mansion for several years on and off, I take a sabbatical to a monastery in ze alps when I feel I need to recharge" he said and looked at the floor in front of him "Zum times, I feel ze monks are ze only ones who truly understand me"

[sarah]

Sarah blushed once again as Kurt commented on her eyes and her silver nose ring. “Thanks you that means a lot Kurt, most people hate my piercings” she said moving a few strands aside of her black hair to reveal three other silver rings in her ear lobe to Kurt as she turned her head. She was enjoying talking to the blue demon, he was very nice and Sarah was finding him more interesting the more she spent time with him.

So he hung out with monks, that was awesome. Sarah smiled “that’s very cool” she said in truth. She wondered what would cause him to pack up and leave, but then one thing came to her mind, what was his power?. Sarah hesitated “what is your power… mutant power?” she asked curious now. “Mine is controlling time” she said an automatic smirk coming to her face, Sara wished her power was at it’s max, which she knew how to reverse time better, and go into the future. But all Sarah could do was stop time and reverse for only a few minutes. The last time she tried to go back in time, she blacked out for a week. She never tried again.

[kurtwagner]

Kurt looked at her ears and the three piercings she had and smiled he though of his own markings his three fingered hand moved to his face feeling the raised lines of his marks. He looked at her still when she asked what his powers were. He was a little taken aback he had never been actually been asked before every one just knew what he could do.

He looked at his arm then at her and smiled "Zou mean from ze obvious, I could show zou if you vould let me?" He asked slowly standing up now he felt steady. His tail slipped from his shoulder to wave behind him as he stood to face her. In one move he ported from in front of her, to directly behind her, he chuckled "I can go to any vare as long as I can zee vare it is " he said his head now over her shoulder as he spoke. "let me zow you" he said and with out thinking wrapped his arms around and her ported to the monastery battlements that he had sat at several days ago thinking.

He stepped back looking at her then turning he sat crouched in the large stone that made the wall and looked at the sun rise. "Zis is vare i do my zinking" he said his voice softer than it had been

[sarah]

Sarah smirked “ok sure” she said to Kurt showing her his powers. Before she knew it he was behind her, she turned her head to be only inches from his face. She fought back blushing and was about to say something when she felt his arms around her. In a blur of confusion Sarah found herself in a monastery, it was slightly colder then the boat house but her mouth hung open slightly. “You mean we are….. Kurt that’s amazing!” she exclaimed. Being somewhere and then another place in a matter of seconds was a pretty interesting feat. Sarah walked over to where crouched on one of the stone the protruded from the wall, there were up very high and suddenly Sarah found herself slightly afraid of heights.

She crouched behind Kurt her hands resting on his shoulders, out of fear of where they were and the simple fact that she enjoyed spending time with him. “And to get back to the boathouse, all you have to do is transport again?” she asked her mouth close to his pointed ear so he could hear her over the strong wind. It was a cold wind; the kind that you expected in winter, Sarah found herself very cold in just jeans, boots and a t-shirt. She imagined how Kurt must feel in just pants and no shirt. “Are you not cold?” she asked giving a light laugh.

[kurtwagner]

Kurt looked out over the land scape he heard her talk and found himself smirking as she asked if he ported back. "yes same , zing back" he said and sighed "I find peace here "he said softly but he felt her hands on his back warm to him he turned slightly as she spoke asking if he was cold.

"Again i have to zay yes but zou must be frezzing " he stood up and held her close to him "is zat better?" he ahd not though about his actiuons and now he stood taller than her his arms wrapped around her his head lent over her shoulder "I vill take us back to ze manshion it is varm there" he looked down at her, right into her eyes again, his body now felt no cold but instead became warm as he coltinued to hold her instinct pulling her against his chest as he ported back to the grounds of the manshion, inside he was glad he had not ported to his room as he was use to doing.

He still held her even after they arrived his arms seem not willing to let go of her, but quickly he did becoming some what nervouse at the warmth he had felt "sorry" he said stepping back a little.

[sarah]

Sarah smirked when Kurt turned around, but she tensed when he placed his arms around her, she was pressed against his chest and found herself catching her breath, he was so close. In an instant just like before they were on the front lawn of the mansion. Sarah gave nervous laugh as she opened her eyes, partly scared at where they had ended up, a few students watched them as they went about their day. After all it was not every day you saw someone transport onto the front lawn. Sarah shook her head to Kurt who apologized. When he stepped back Sarah smiled faintly “it’s ok, just glad we’re back to someplace I know” she said looking up to him, he was slightly taller than her but not by much.

Hesitating Sarah took Kurt’s hand in hers, something she rarely did to anyone and started walking towards the mansion. “We better bring you to the infirmary so they can look at that cut” she said glancing to the arm that had the wound, it wasn’t bleeding anymore. But Sarah was sure it still hurt, stung even. “By the way, thanks for the show, that was the coolest thing I’ve done in a long time’ she stated as she opened one of the large doors to the mansion, walking inside they stood in the foyer. “I’ll have to show you my power sometime” she said giving a playful wink.

[kurtwagner]

Kurt relaxed a little as she said she was glad she was some place familer "ze whole world i guess is vamiler to me "he said as she took his hand he looked down at it he had never felt some ones hand in his before his three fingers finding them selves curling around hers as they moved inside he had almost forgot all about his cut shoulder but her talking about it made a sharp sting suddenly jar his shoulder and he winced.

He smirked as she thanked him for the show , he had once been part of a circuse but him actually making her feel good he liked "zank you, I never zough of it zat vay its just vat I do" he said cotinuing to follow her to the foyer.
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He could not help smirk as she said she would have to show him her powers "I vould like zat, Sarah " he said watching several students pass by them he became incresingly nervouse the deeper they went into the school. He opend the door to the lift that would take them down and stepped in. he winced as his shoulder throbbed again. the doors closed and he felt it move jaring him to hold her again and he looked down "zeems I am always ending up holding zou " he said smirking at her.

[sarah]

Sarah walked with Kurt into the elevator that would take them down to the infirmary; he had been the only one that she had spent this much time with since she had been at the school. As the elevator started it jerked causing Kurt to grab Sarah, she smirked close to his chest, she pushed herself off of him slightly as the elevator came to a stop, and they were in the basement now. “It’s all good Kurt, I’m kind of used to it now” she said giving a light chuckle. It was true; she had gotten very used to him now that they had spent a few good hours together. It was fun, exciting and made Sarah’s stomach turn slightly. In a good way. She had never really had a boyfriend in her life; sure she had liked many guys. But none of them had ever returned the feelings.

Once the door opened Sarah and Kurt were met with metal walls, floors and a hospital like atmosphere. She suddenly felt very uncomfortable. But they needed to find the infirmary and soon. Turning down a few hallways Sarah came to two glass doors with the word etched on in white that read infirmary. She smiled turning to Kurt “we found it. She said happy that they had. Entering a blond woman looked up from a microscope she was studying. “Hi, how can I help you two?” she asked titling her head and removing her goggles. Sarah spoke first “my friend got hurt and we were wondering if someone has time to just stitch up the cut and clean it?” she asked, hoping that the blond of one of the other two people could help.