Part 9
The winter in Chicago is not as bad as Kitty was thinking and this silly thought makes the young woman chuckles at this realization because it proves once again how Kitty let the X-men be her only constant. Terry Pryde confirms to her daughter she´s indeed pregnant, a boyfriend (it pangs her heart that Kitty missed that) leave this little present to Terry and Terry is thinking in keep the little present.
“So, I´ll have a little brother or sister?” Kitty asked amused at her mother. The older Pryde woman only nods but her smiles is far from gone. “Mom?” Kitty can have a clue on what´s the woman is thinking.
“Kitten, what will happen to my baby if ...this child is a mutant like you? I don´t want Krakoa to steal my child” Terry confessed and Kitty, if she was younger and naive, would defend Prof X´s dream and the X-men, but, now she´s older and wise.
“If anyone dares to touch my little brother or sister...I´ll phase their hearts out. No second thoughts” Kitty responds fiercely and Terry, not being a fan of violence, has to admit Krakoa does not have a good image if even Terry is agreeing with such action.
The two women continue to stroll in the street enjoying the season. For once, Kitty´s dress is not a clown syndrome and looks very fitting for Kitty Pryde, the Mutant, Jewish, Pirate, witch(”Nothing fancy mom. Wanda told me I can make animate small things” “Ah, sure, small things sure”) and free woman is completely changed.
The women stop on their tracks when they saw the lonesome figure of Nightcrawler. Now, Terry chuckles and speaks how she must do something else and leave Kitty to talk with Kurt on her own.
“Elf” Kitty states hugging herself and offering a good explanation that is too chilly. “How are you?”
“Still facing my demons” he offers back. “I want to talk with you. Do you still want to relink our friendship?”
“Do you still want to relink or do you want a woman on your side?”
“I want your company. Friendship or not, I just want to still be part of your life...I´m still doing therapy and trying to understand my own feelings, but, I can say, Kitty, I can really say that as much I was a manslut...you´re important to me and always will be”
“You´re important to me too”
“I´m not saying I love you...I do have bad relationships. Piotr was really toxic”
“I can´t be in a romantic relationship yet...I´m not ready to be in a relationship...but I don´t want to lose you”
“You won´t lose me. Walk with me, elf, I missed you” and the two hug each other. And Kitty only notices she´s crying when she notices his golden eyes wet by his tears as well.
Meanwhile, Terry Pryde´s cellphone rings and once she answers still watching the cute scene between Kurt and Kitty her tone didn´t change. “Hello, Terry, have you thought about our offer?”
“Why me? Why my input is so important?”
“SHE likes mother and you raise a well-adjusted person. Mrs Pryde. You want to save the world?”
Terry looks at the interaction between Kurt and Kitty for a long minute. She recalls her first meeting with Prof X and Ororo and recalls what Krakoa try to do with Frank Reeds.
“One last question, will this hurt?”
“NO, Celestial Mother does not condone hurting mothers. This will be chanting. And yes, we have one of her dogs. A god and he´s very exigent about the people that can chant to Celestial Mother”
“OK, ok. Count me in”