Fonts of Wisdom: The Shadow of a Starless Night (Epilogue) DISCLAIMER:
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X-men/Excalibur: THE SHADOW OF A STARLESS NIGHT

Luba Kmetyk

Epilogue

Safely back on Muir Island, Meggan and Amanda coddled the recovered pair with welcome hot drinks, hot baths and fresh clothes, after Moira's preliminary exam showed no signs of frostbite or other exposure problems.

After she'd rested and cleaned up, Kitty came down into the main living room. It was more crowded than usual, since Betsy and Warren had come to visit Brian and Meggan, and Beast had accompanied them to consult with Moira about their Legacy research.

She paused in the doorway, looking for an empty seat. Colossus got up, where he was sitting talking to Kurt, saying, "Wait, Katya, I will fetch another chair."

"Don't bother," Wisdom said in a hard voice, holding out his arm to Kitty from where he sat slouched in an armchair. She smiled, recognizing the same gesture he'd used before in that old cottage, and went to him without a moment's hesitation. Pete pulled her down to sit in his lap, where she nestled comfortably in his arms as he bent to kiss her.

Everybody was watching in amazement, especially Rasputin. Everyone, that is, except for Wagner who smiled himself in pleased satisfaction. Kurt knew how much Kitty needed such a public admission and validation of her new relationship, after the secrecy of her old affair with Peter.

After a moment with her mouth hanging open in shock, Moira demanded, "So, what's happenin' exactly between you two?"

"Bloody hell, MacTaggart, take three guesses," Wisdom grinned at her cheekily. "An' here I 'eard you were supposed to be so smart..."

Colossus made an aborted move forward. But they'd never know exactly what Peter might have intended, since he immediately subsided again at the silent glares aimed his way by Wisdom and Nightcrawler, Amanda, Meggan, Betsy and Moira herself.

Similar smug smirks on their faces, both Kitty and Pete absolutely refused to answer the many further questions on their personal matters. The conversation gradually returned to more general topics, although everyone kept staring at the new pair in spell-bound amazement. After a while, tired of the others' stunned expressions while they kept rehashing the mission for their teammates' benefit, Pete looked down at Kitty's flushed face so close to his, and asked her, "Ready to call it a night, love?" At Kitty's nod and smile, they got up and left the room together, hand in hand.