Feral Family Affairs

Call of the Wild

A new routine had been developing at the Xavier Institute, and Logan was clearly getting tired of all of it. He was becoming unsettled, restless. Kitty, freshly back from her honeymoon, had been watching for weeks and started to honestly worry for his family's sake. Nothing good ever came from him getting like this. She was worried he would do something that would end up leaving K alone with their small children, and history had proven that K needed him to be around her just to keep her mood up.

Which was why Kitty was sure to seek out Kurt first. Though that didn't go nearly as well as she'd thought it would.

"He's fine, Kazchen," Kurt promised with a broad smile. "He's simply ready to stretch his legs and find a fight, I'm sure. It's been fairly quiet lately, you know. And that has never done Logan much good in large doses."

"I don't think that's entirely true," Kitty argued. "He wants the quiet ... it just ... doesn't usually stay quiet..."

"That ... is very true," Kurt had to admit before he shook his head hard. "But I'm very sure that he'll be fine. He has his lady love and his family ... that's what he's been after all along. Don't fret, Kitty."

But Kitty wasn't convinced and made her way to find someone who had a little better insight into Logan's mind ... especially since they shared a psychic bond. But, Betsy simply shook her head when she heard Kitty's concerns.

"He's not going to leave them behind if he goes. He's learned from his mistakes. Don't worry. All is fine," Betsy had told her. "Even if there is something drawing him - it's coming from him. Not an outside source." But that only had Kitty more confused and as she made her way toward another appointment for her coming little one, Jean caught her unintentionally projected concerns - and seemed to agree with Kitty.

"I know you're concerned," Jean said when she caught up. "It feels like he's ready to ... I don't know. Jump ship or something."

"Yes! That, exactly! And K's doing so much better this time around, and the kids are just the sweetest little things ever ..." Kitty drifted off, looking very worried. "I just don't know what to do."

"Well, we could talk to K and see what she thinks. No one is around him more, and I'm sure she'd know if Logan was getting to the point of doing something questionable," Jean replied as she finished packing up her bag. "Charles and I were going down for tea anyhow. He should be there already."

Kitty blinked at her a few times and then shook her head. "Why ... didn't I think of that?"

"We'll blame it on pregnancy brain," Jean said with a warm smile before she shouldered Rachel and the two of them started for the boathouse to try to test the waters with K. But if they were looking for some reassurance, both of them were more than a little shocked when it seemed that K was even more jumpy and restless than he was.

Maybe it isn't him leaving that we need to worry about after all. He could be acting that way simply from his connection with her, Jean projected to Kitty.

I just didn't think we'd have to worry about her like this, Kitty replied.

Let's just try to see what she's thinking. That will help, Jean promised.

"K, are you alright?" Jean asked as they sat down to have tea with her and Charles as Abbey played and the twins slept. It was clear something was up since K looked as if she'd had too much caffeine.

"I'm fine. I just ..." K took a breath and held it, before she simply let her shoulders drop. "I gotta get outta here. Not just this room, or this place. I have to go. Somewhere. But I can't do it. Not yet. They're too small," she said, gesturing towards the little ones.