Chapter 2- Guardian Angel
Kurt continued to fumble with his necktie as he stared hopelessly at his image in the mirror. He tried several times to tie the tie, but after each failure, he grew angrier and angrier.
"Ach!" shouted Kurt. "It’s impossible to tie this thing vith three fingers!"
"Easy, Elf," said Evan. He took Kurt’s tie and wrapped it around his own neck. Then, he proceeded to tie the necktie, but left it loose enough to lift over his head. "Here, Kurt. Try that."
Kurt took the necktie and placed it over his head, and around his neck. After placing it under his collar, he tightened the loop, and felt the necktie grow snug around his neck.
"Thanks man," said Kurt.
"No problem," replied Evan. "Now, come on. We’ll be late."
"I’ll be right down," answered Kurt. "I just have to grab my image inducer." Kurt looked ran his finger across the dresser and picked up the wristwatch. Once the watch was in his hand, Kurt disappeared in an explosion of brimstone and reappeared downstairs, where everyone else was waiting on him. Everyone was dressed and ready for church, even Logan. Kitty however, wasn’t there. Since she is Jewish, she went home for the weekend, so that she could attend Friday night services with her family.
"Is everyone ready?" asked Ororo.
"Just a second," said Kurt. He placed the watch on his hand and began to activate the image inducer. His blue appearance began to fade into a pale skin color, but sparks flew from the watch, and the holographic image faded away. "Oh no! Vat happened?!"
Logan stepped forward and took a look at the watch. "Hmm. Look’s like this thing overloaded," said Logan. He turned to the Professor. "It’ll take a couple of hours to fix it."
"Well, perhaps we should wait until next Sunday before we go to church," said the Professor.
"No," said Kurt sounding disappointed. "I vouldn’t vant to ruin it for everyone. Go ahead vithout me."
"Kurt," began the Professor as he wheeled himself closer to Kurt. "It really is okay. I’m sure that no one will mind if we put it off until next Sunday."
"I’ll be fine on my own," said Kurt with more authority in his voice. Then, he disappeared in another explosion of brimstone.
Logan looked at the Professor and pointed his thumb to where Kurt had been standing. "You want me to stay here with the kid?" he asked.
"No," said the Professor. "He needs a little time to himself to cool off. Besides, Kitty should be returning within the hour. She’ll be able to keep him company." Logan nodded and everyone began to file out to the van waiting outside. Kurt watched from his bedroom window upstairs, as everyone filed into the van and drove away.
"Vhy?" Kurt asked himself. He stared down at his hands, and then walked over to the mirror. He looked at himself and scoffed at the sight of him wearing a suit. He quickly got out of the suit and tossed it on the bed. He put on his training jumpsuit and began to pace the floor.
Kurt found himself in front of the mirror once again. He looked at the image that stared back at him. Kurt looked at his bed and saw the image inducer. He picked up the watch and stared at his reflection once again. Then, the rage that had been building up exploded all at once. Kurt took the watch, and with all his strength, threw it into the mirror. The mirror shattered to pieces and fell to the floor.
"The face of a demon!" shouted Kurt. "Six billion people on the Earth, and you make me out to be a monster! Vhy?!" Kurt was now on his knees, and he could feel the tears begin to cloud his eyes.
Kurt stared at the floor, and again, a shard of the mirror was before him. He could see his blue-furred face, and even his tail standing behind his head. Kurt clenched his fist and smashed it into the mirror. The anger only grew in his belly after seeing his face.
Kurt stood to his feet, and disappeared once again in a cloud of brimstone. This time when he reappeared, he wasn’t on the grounds of the Xavier School. He looked at his surroundings, and found that he was on top of the cathedral. The cathedral stood just at the outskirts of Bayville, and less than a mile from the Xavier School. Kurt stared at the people as they laughed and fellowshipped outside the church. He watched them all trample into the building with smiles on their faces.
"They say that you love all of your creatures," said Kurt as he stared at the building. "They say that you are a merciful God, but my entire life, you have brought me nothing but pain."
Kurt turned away as the last of the people below entered the building. Instead, he turned and faced the sky. "Lord, the life you have given me is cursed! It is a life devoid of love! No stranger can ever love me. They cannot even bear to cast their eyes upon me."
Kurt paused and took a deep breath. "I vill never capture the heart of another. Kitty is a perfect example. She cannot even consider the possibility that my feelings for her flow beyond friendship. She probably evens considers the idea of the two of us together repulsive!"
Kurt clenched his fist and his teeth as he continued. "And my own mother…. Even she hates me! I am her own flesh and blood, but to her I am nothing more than the enemy. She treats perfect strangers better than she treats her own son! Most people have a face that only a mother could love, but I don’t even have that!
"So vhy should I vorship a God that has done nothing to spare me from this pain! Am I supposed to be thankful for the opportunity to live out a nightmare!" shouted Kurt. "Vell, it ends here. I vill no longer be a pawn in this sick game!" Kurt stood up and stared over the edge of the cathedral and at the ground below.
Kurt looked once again at the sky, and raised his fists at the heavens. "Stay out of my life! Take your prophetic Holy Vord, and go straight to Hell!" Kurt paused and looked down at the ground once again. "On second thought, vhy don’t I go instead." Then, Kurt stepped off the edge of the building. His body began to soar down to ground, where nothing was waiting but the cold concrete that covered the ground.
Suddenly, Kurt felt something wrap around his waist. His descent to the ground came to a halt, and he began to be carried back up to the top of the cathedral. Once Kurt felt his knees touch the ground he turned over to see what had grabbed him. The sight before him made his jaw drop wide open. Standing before Kurt, dressed in white was an Angel.
For a long moment, all Kurt could do was stare at the Angel. And she did the same in return. The look in her eyes was filled with pain. Kurt eventually stood to his feet, and the angel wrapped her arms around him and embraced him tightly. "Never doubt the love that others have for you," said the Angel. "Your friends love you, God loves you, and whether you choose to believe it or not, your mother loves you." Kurt pulled away from the embrace slightly and stared into the Angel’s eyes once again. He could see nothing but the sincerity of her words. "Now, go home. And remember, never doubt yourself like this again."
Kurt stepped back from the Angel, and wiped the tears from his face. He looked at her again, and saw that she had been crying as well, but was smiling now. She raised her arm and waved at him. Slowly, a smile began to appear onto Kurt’s face. He nodded and waved back at the Angel. Then, he disappeared in a cloud of brimstone.
The Angel stared at the spot where Kurt had stood. As she stood there, her shape began to change form. Her wings began to disappear into her back. Her bright skin became blue, and her golden locks of hair became red. Once the metamorphosis was complete, it was Mystique that stood staring where her son had stood. "Oh Kurt," she said to herself, "if you only knew how much your mother really loves you." Then, Mystique fell to her knees on top of the cathedral, as the soft winds carried her tears to the ground.
"Hello?," cried Kitty. "Anyone home?" Kitty stepped inside the door, and pushed it closed. She started up the stairs and headed for her room. She stepped inside and saw that Rogue had scattered her clothes onto Kitty’s side of the room. Kitty carefully picked up all the clothes and placed them on Rogue’s bed. She sighed and stepped out of her room and headed to the bathroom of to take a shower.
On the way, she heard some mumbling coming from Kurt’s room. She phased her head through Kurt’s door and found that he was reading something. She continued to listen as the words came out of his mouth.
"So ve know and believe the love God has for us. God is love, and he who abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him. In this is love perfected vith us, that ve may have confidence for the Day of Judgment, because as he is so are ve in this vorld. There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear. For fear has to do vith punishment, and he who fears is not perfected in love. Ve love, because he first loved us.
—I John Chapter 4, 16-19," read Kurt.
Kitty pulled her phased head back through the door, after hearing Kurt’s words and seeing that he had clasped his hands together preparing to pray. A smile spread across her face as the words Kurt had just spoken began to sink in. She continued towards the bathroom, deciding not to disturb him.
"My Heavenly Father," prayed Kurt. "Thank You for lighting my path vith Your Truth. And I ask you for forgiveness, for I had lost my vay on this journey of Faith. I also pray My Lord that You touch the heart of my mother as you have touched mine, and show her that she is not alone. Amen."
Kurt closed the Bible in front of him and smiled. He stepped towards the window and stared out at the grounds of the Xavier school. The van carrying the other students was pulling into the driveway. Kurt looked at them as they got out of the van, but then turned his gaze towards the horizon. "I love you, mother. Perhaps one day, ve can truly be together… as a family… as mother and a son should be."