Sins of the Father

Chapter 7: How to Deal with Demons and Church-Goers

It had been several weeks since Masque had come after Kate through Kurt, and Kate was finally starting to relax a little bit. But when Kate saw that Kurt and Logan were already in their uniforms and headed out, she couldn't help but frown a little and run after them to find out what kind of trouble they were getting up to without her.

"You boys need a third?" she called out as she rushed to catch up. "I can bring some Stark arrows if you think we'll need them. No reason for you two to hog all the fun."

Both of them turned to face her for a moment, then shared a look with each other. "We would rather keep this group small," Kurt told her frankly. "Doctor Strange thinks he might have found evidence of — well, of my father outside the island. And if that's the case..." He trailed off and gave her a pointed look, finally coming to a stop to face her better. "It's not the best of ideas for the two of us together to be around him right now."

Kate frowned hard and couldn't quite stop the little shudder. "Yeah... don't want a repeat of last time."

Kurt gently cupped her face in one hand and pulled her into a kiss. When she still looked worried, though, he gently pushed back her hair. "Don't worry, liebchen. I have the best backup anyone could ask for."

"So... just the two of you?" she asked carefully.

"Goin' to meet Strange," Logan said. "So, no. Not just us."

She let out a little sigh. It was better than nothing, but she still didn't exactly feel good about it. She was still feeling a little irrational after New Orleans — but then again, so was Kurt. And she knew he was trying to look out for both of them — to keep them from getting caught up in anyone else's schemes. Finally, she let out a breath and stole one more kiss. "Okay. Three of you. Still. Be careful. He's a creep and he's mean and just ... yeah."

"Thanks, Mom," Logan called out.

She let go of Kurt for just a moment to glare at Logan and then let out a huff and spun on her heel, though not before Kurt snagged her around the waist with his tail and pulled her backward into a kiss that lasted until she finally stopped looking so murderous.

Still, she stalked her way back upstairs and headed for her room — which, after Azazel's last visit, had changed; they were now staying next door to K and Logan so that Kate didn't have to sleep in a room where that guy knew where she was. She was almost to the door when she spotted K coming out of their room, and she went right over to her. "You know our boys are taking on Kurt's dad without us?" she half-demanded as soon as she was close enough.

"I heard as much," she replied, not sounding nearly as livid or upset as Kate felt like she should have, considering the bad guy involved. "Are you worried?"

"When it comes to this guy and Kurt? Yes. Of course," Kate said honestly, letting out a huff of frustration. "He just... likes to make Kurt miserable. And I hate that he can use me to do it."

"I know the type," K replied as she leaned against the wall. "So... what would you like to do about it?"

"I'd like to be there to help? But also, I so should not be there to help. It's... stupid." Kate shook her head hard. "I mean, on the one hand — Kurt's right. I shouldn't be around to give his dad leverage. And on the other? I don't want to be leverage."

"Well, I can honestly say I can totally understand that," K said with a nod.

"Yeah." Kate leaned over with one shoulder against the wall. "You would." She shook her head and let out a little sigh before she ran a hand through her hair. "So ... yeah. That's what's going on. Boys off to go fight a demon, and it's totally selfish but I'm just... really hoping they get back before church in an hour — which, so not happening, I know. But I... don't like going alone?" She gave K a sheepish smile. "It's all still a bit new, and I can see people giving me sideways looks to see the progression since I started attending with Kurt, and it's just a bit... I dunno."