27. New Beginnings

                                    

                                          


                          
Love is Love.
                          
Her sister's words trailing through her mind, Kath quickly dashed out of the library and in search of a certain metal-bodied mutant. 
                          
"Piotr-"
                          
"Da?"
                          
"Did you manage to find Deadpool?"
                          
Piotr sighed.  "Nyet. I have no idea where he is or what he is doing."
                          
Kath couldn't help but giggle.  Deadpool loved to cause trouble for poor Piotr.  
                          
Then she turned serious again. "I want you to know that my feelings for you haven't changed. I know I've grown distant, but I hope your feelings for me haven't changed either?"

                          
He appeared surprised. "Of course not, Kath.  I want you to be comfortable."
                          
"And I am, with you. It's just my powers - that's why I'm doing this training, in order to get comfortable with them as well. In order to be completely at peace with myself and love myself, I need to do this, for myself. If that makes sense."
                          
He smiled.  "Perfect sense."
                          
"And when I am, more comfortable, you'll be one of the first to know."
                          
He smiled.  "I will be looking forward to it." 
                          
She smiled back and nodded.  "Me too."
                          
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"Bouncy Katy! Bouncy Katy!" Warren was strolling around the nursery, wings outstretched, his very smiley daughter in his arms.
                          
"Bouncy bouncy - ow!" Katy had grabbed hold of one of his feather's in her little fist, and pulled, pulling the feather right out of his wing! The feather was now clutched tightly in her hand.
                          
"Is it someone's nap time?" cooed Daniela, coming over to take Katy to her crib.  "Oh, what's that you've got there?"
                          
"She pulled a feather out of my wing!"
                          
"Oh, do you like Daddy's feathers? They're very soft, aren't they." Daniela took Katy from Warren and lay her in her crib, where she was soon sound asleep. 
                          
"Yela, look!"
                          
Rushing back to Warren's side, she found a sight which melted her heart:
                          
Katy was lying fast sleep - Warren's feather still clutched in her little fist. 
                          
Daniela felt tears pooling in her eyes as she leaned against Warren. "She's so precious."
                          
Warren kissed the side of her head.  "Yes, she is."
                          
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"Bye Kathy - give Auntie Kath a hug!" Kath took her new niece into her arms and gave her a gentle squeeze.  "You're going to be all right? Remember, with Lorna and I gone, you're the oldest sibling," she said, turning to Daniela. 
                          
Daniela turned and smiled at Warren, Wanda, and Peter.  "Yeah, we're going to be great." 
                          
Kath smiled and nodded - she believed it. Her family would be fine. 
                          
"Good luck out there." 
                          
"Thanks, I'll be needing it."
                          
"No, you won't. You've got this, Kath." 
                          
"Thanks, Yela."
                          
"Anytime." The twins gave each other one last, long hug.
                          
"I love you."
                          
"I love you too, Sis," Daniela agreed. 
                          
She was leaving today for Genosha, their father's mutant safe-house on an island off the coast of Africa. Lorna would be  coming with her for the beginning, to finish up the training they had been doing together. 
                          
"Say 'bye-bye' Katy." Daniela took her daughter's hand and moved it gently as though she were waving.  Daniela laughed and waved back.
                          
"Bye Kath! We love you!" called Wanda.
                          
"Good luck out there!" added Peter.
                          
"Thanks you two. Stay out of trouble." This was mostly directed at her brother. Kath gave them both a hug. 
                          
Then she turned to Piotr, the last person she had to say goodbye to.  "I know this is worth it.  I'm doing this so I don't have to feel so nervous about hurting you every time I'm around you. And to be more comfortable with myself, in my own skin."
                          
He nodded in understanding. "And you should be proud of yourself for it, for making that effort. I know we all are."
                          
"Thank you, Piotr."
                          
"Of course, Kath. Safe journey." He wrapped her up in a hug, whispering softly to her, "до свида́ния, люблю." Goodbye, Love.
                          
With one last wave and call of 'Goodbye!' Katharina Maximoff left the School for the Gifted - for now.

                          
See you soon. 
                          


                          


                          


                          


                          


                          


                          


                          
(And there it is, you've reached the end! I wanted to continue the story and jump some years into the future, but I felt it might be abrupt to do so here, so there will be a sequel coming!
                          
Once again, thank you so much for reading and, as always, I hope you enjoyed this story! See you in the sequel! :))