Kree, Shi'ar, and Skrulls, Oh My!

Bug Boy And Jubes

It was the first day of December, and Kate found herself just grinning at the still-waking-up boyfriend of hers as she stood in the doorway with coffee. He had been out late with his best friend the night before, and she had never seen him come back that drunk before. It was kind of endearing seeing him all tuckered out and curled up under the blanket.

"Good morning, you sweet little Elf," Kate said, kissing Kurt's cheek as she set a coffee mug down next to the bed, keeping the other one for himself. "I brought coffee."

Kurt waited long enough for his kiss before he pulled the blanket up a little further. "Morning," he muttered quietly. "Not so loud, please."

She giggled a little bit and just crawled in next to him with her coffee. "You were out late," she teased in a softer tone. "You woke me up when you couldn't remember which side of the bed was yours."

"Yes, well, thankfully it only happens once or twice a year," he replied, smirking up at her. "Usually in the same month."

She reached over and played one hand through his curls. "Well, that's good. I don't think I could handle dying of laughter every month." She kissed his temple. "You're unbearably adorable when you're trying not to wake me up."

"Don't tell Logan, or he'll make a point to repeat this more often," Kurt said with a smirk. "Any good excuse will do for him."

Kate smirked right back at him. "I'll keep it to myself," she promised. "There are other unbearably cute things you do anyway. He can know about those other ones."

"I would prefer if you didn't try to discuss my cutest attributes with my best friend," Kurt told her, finally cracking an eye open. "I will never live it down."

She giggled and set the coffee aside so she could crawl closer and snuggle him. "I haven't given him any serious dirt yet. You'd know, I think," she teased. "Don't worry. Your secrets are safe with me."

"I really wasn't worried," Kurt replied, turning to wrap her up and nuzzle into her hair.

"So." Kate snuggled in deeper. "What was the big occasion, anyway? I don't mind sharing you; I'm just curious."

"Logan's birthday," Kurt replied simply. "I try to make sure he's not alone."

She nodded into his chest. "You're a good friend to him."

"It still didn't do much good," Kurt replied with a heavy sigh. "He's probably still down in medical. He was in pretty bad shape by the time we got back."

"What happened? Did he get in a fight with his birthday cake?" Kate asked lightly.

"Oh, that would have been entertaining, No," Kurt told her before taking a very deep breath. "You know who Sabretooth is, ja?"

"Yeah," she agreed, shifting a bit so she could see him better when she heard the change in his tone. "I know his name."

"Well, he and Logan have a long-standing feud," Kurt tried to explain. "Victor doesn't let Logan's birthday pass without trying to kill him. So to make things simpler, he tries to not be home where there are children."

"Aren't they both, like — I mean, they can heal?" Kate wrinkled her nose.

"They can," Kurt agreed. "And no one does a better job of tearing one up than the other. They know exactly how to make it hurt worst and longest."

"That," she said softly, "does not sound like a good birthday tradition."

"It's certainly not Logan's idea - and he does not return the favor," Kurt replied.