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Second Floor Common Room; Late Tuesday Morning [08/30].

Yesterday had been a lot for Libby, but it had also reminded her that she had a lot of friends and a lot of support here, and, even with all the things she struggled to push past all spelled out as clear as day for nearly everyone to see, they were still there for her. And she was there for them, too, because even though yesterday reminded Libby that she'd been through a lot, it also reminded her that, well....so had most people, here. They'd all had their baggage, but it didn't matter, because they also had each other, and that was...incredibly, necessarily heartening.

And it was her conversation with Charlie in particular that had her swinging by the store after her morning class, with the whole rest of her day free and clear, and set to work at putting together some breakfast. Or probably brunch, at this point, but she liked cooking, and she especially liked cooking for other people, and she really hadn't done it nearly enough lately, and clearly set out to do just that.

So it wouldn't be long at all before the telltale aromas of a good old breakfast casserole started to fill the room, while Libby took to making some fresh squeezed orange juice to go with it while it was baking and, even though she didn't drink it herself, she got some coffee going in the coffee maker, too.

And it just felt nice. It felt good. And she certainly felt a lot lighter than she had yesterday, and she was determined to keep it that way.

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"Good morning, Kurt!" Libby greeted him With a cheery, almost proud sort of grin when he came in, and she waved a spatula toward the casserole. "Looks like I managed to beat you to the punch this time!"

"Aye that you did! And it smells good too!" Kurt replied.

"How have you been, Libby?" He didn't want to pry but he was worried about she had fared yesterday and all.

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"I've been...okay," Libby offered, after a moment of deciding how truthful to be with a question like that, but it helped to busy herself with putting together a plate for Kurt. Since it was a casserole, it didn't take much to get one ready for him, and she handed over a plate for him with a small, almost apologetic smile.

"Yesterday was just a real doozy, now, wasn't it?"

If it had been bad for her, she couldn't even imagine everything Kurt was probably likely to have dealt with.

"Yeah, it was," Kurt agreed with a solemn nod. But he perked up a little looking at the plate. "But thankfully it's over now at least.'

He leaned close and took a deep breath and smiled at Libby.

"This smells delicious, and I'm sure it tastes just as amazing as always!"

Libby was tempted to make sure she'd remembered to turn the oven off, the way her cheeks suddenly felt warm with Kurt leaning in like that, but she, unfortinately, knew better.

"It's sausage and eggs," she revealed, gaining a little bit of a conspiratorial grin, plus...waffles, if you can believe it! I thought ot would be a good recipe to do, because I've noticed waffles seem to be Gray's favorite."

"Thanks Libby! It's gotta be amazing," Kurt said as he took the plate and headed for the table. "Are you done with all the cooking? I'll help you clean up afterwards if... you'd like to join me."

Libby found herself biting her lower lip a little, but she quickly turned to grab herself another plate. "Good thing about something like a casserole," she said, as she scooped up a portion for herself, "is that there's not a whole lot to clean up afterwards!"

She brought her plate over to the table and set it down. "I made some juice, too," she added, before she herself sat down and got so comfortable she wouldn't want to get back up again for a while. "And there's coffee. Would you like some?"

"Juice sounds good. Would you like me to bring you some too?" Kurt asked as he got up and headed towards the kitchen. "Homemade juice is the best!"

Even better when made and shared with a friend but Kurt felt his face heat up a bit just thinking that, so he wasn't about to say it. The memory of "unlovable freak" and "own mother tried to kill you" bags were still a bit too fresh to even let those kinds of feelings be vocalized.

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"Oh, no, I'll--" Libby started to protest once she realized that Kurt was getting up and heading to the kitchen, because she hadn't meant for him to feel like he should get it, she was going to, but he was so quick, and she was remembered the awkwardness with Charlie about the coffee, too, so she stopped and reminded herself that it wasn't like that here, and it was just all the reminders of what it was like back home from yesterday making her head feel all sorts of messed up, so she took in a deep breath and pulled out her chair, and sat down in it so decisively it was like she was making a statement with it.

"I'd love some, too, Kurt," she said, and nodded, "thank you."

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"No trouble at all!' Kurt said with a grin when he returned with two glasses, one in each hand, and the pitcher of juice held in his tail.

"Friends do things for each other and help each other- even with the little things," he said as he poured the juice, yes with the tail (sorry Libby that was one area of pride he would pretty struggle with his entire life) and slid one glass over to Libby before getting one for himself and then sitting down.

Libby had to admit, that was one good thing about letting Kurt handle the juice; she definitely couldn't bring the pitcher over with quite so much ease!

"Well," she said, "thank you. I'm very lucky to have such good friends."

And, with the sting of so many things still lingering from yesterday, she meant that far more sincerely than just a light agreement, and it was only her own self-consciousness about it that held her back from pointing out that, well, she didn't really know what friends did for each other, since she'd only ever started having them about a year ago, anyway...

And take it from someone who also had never really had friends other than team mates and fellow Mutants at the Academy. Libby definitely ranked near the top or possibly even the very top of that friends list.

"As am I. It's nice to have people you can be yourself around."

Kurt fell silent for a moment and out his attention back to the food. He gave Libby a thumbs up as he ate the first few bites.

Head tilting slightly, with a faint, distant smile, over the fact that Kurt had gone quiet after saying that particular thing, Libby lifted her own thumb in response, before picking up her fork and digging in herself.

"So," she said, "how're your classes so far? Did you have any yesterday?"

"I had a class with Guillermo and Graham. The Fight Stuff class. It was... ok. I was a bit distracted yesterday so wasn't really all that into it."

Kurt shook his head- he would NOT let the moody angst of yesterday ruin getting to talk with Libby!

"But I'm excited to see how the rest of the week goes! I've got several classes but they all seem really good and interesting. And I'll still have time for our DnD sessions and of course time to hang out with you."

Kurt realized he was doing it again and quickly added, "and Guillermo, and Graham, and everyone else too."

Libby felt that heat rise to her cheeks again, but it definitely did a funny little flip from a warm sort of pleasure to an embarrassed prickliness as she laughed a little. "Right," she said. "Of course. You three, in a fighting class, though? That's got to be a sight to see!

"What else do you have, though?" she asked, poking her fork around to spear up some of the best looking bits of eggs and sausage. "Maybe we'll have more classes together."

"Hey!" Kurt said with mock agastness. "We could get pretty good- just give us some time!"

He laughed and then thought for a moment as he went over the schedule he was still trying to memorize.

Monday is the fight class, Tuesday the library class of course, Wednesday is heroism class and Dr. Lecter's class, Thursday I have paleontology, and Friday is the class you recommended I sign up for" he finished with a grin.

"Oh! Ms. Beniko's class!" Libby recalled. "That's right!"

Well, now she had even more reason to look forward to that class, and she grinned because there was another one, too. "I'm also taking Dr. Lecter's class. His last one was so..." Her head shook as she struggled to know just what word to use, "...amazing, how could I not? I feel like it's the kind of class that's made for people who aren't... 'from around here,' if you know what I mean, but even though I'm born and raised on this planet, I still have a lot of catching up to do there!"

"Oh I felt the same about his class too! I mean I love food so... kind of an obvious one" he said with a laugh. "And I too have some catching up to do. Most of my experience as far as food and what not goes is largely from back home in Germany and that general area."

He gave a small grin going over that scheduled again in his head.

"Maybe we could find time, now and then at least, to hang out some. Other than the clinic lunches. Not.... not that I don't like them or enjoy visiting you at the clinic' Kurt said quickly, already feeling like he was messing this all up. "But I... I was thinking we could have lunch somewhere else, someplace without nosey nurses and classmates bothering us...."

And Kurt trailed off, suddenly finding the food on his plate quite interesting and distracting as he found he couldn't look at Libby just then.

Libby couldn't seem to keep that blush tampered down this morning, could she? But, in her defense, Kurt really didn't know just how nosey those nurses could get sometimes!

"Or interrupted because someone sprained an ankle tripping over the cobblestones or got a little overzealous with a kitchen knife..."

Not that either of those things had happened yet, but they might! They could! At nearly any moment!

"But that...sounds nice..."

There was a small, awkward, hesitant pause before she added, softly (maybe too softly, she wasn't even sure she could hear it herself, over the thumping of her heart right then), "You know...you never did end up taking me up to the lighthouse..."

And maybe it was sort of a silly thing to remember. That had been so long ago, when they talked about it, about whether or not he could port up there, almost back to when they'd first met, which seemed like practically forever. But she did think about that, every once in a while, and, well, now seemed as good a time as ever to bring it back up again, though now she could only wonder if he'd even remember something like that...

Kurt perked up at the mention of the lighthouse and grinned.

"Oh that's right! We never did get out there did we?" He laughed and gave Libby a small wink. "I still owe you a trip to the top."

Kurt snapped his fingers, quite the feat with only three of them, and nodded.

"I think that is the perfect place. Maybe... this weekend? Or sometime next week, after all the hustle and bustle of the first week of classes and all calms down some? Would give us... some time to plan. We... we could make a whole afternoon of it or something."

"The weekend could be good," Libby reasoned. "We wouldn't have to worry about trying to wedge it in somewhere between classes or whatever else..."

"Aye, smart thinking there Libby!" Kurt said in agreement. "Then we will try for the weekend sometime. "It'll be...." Kurt paused. He was going to say 'a date' but that was silly. It wasnt a date. Just two friends. Talking. Having lunch. Checking out a cool lighthouse. That wasn't a date! Right?

"It'll be nice to not have to worry about anyone or anything interrupting" Kurt grinned. "We can... nail down a time closer to the weekend. Not like we won't be seeing each other around right?"

Of course it wasn't a date. If it was a date, then Libby wouldn't have been able to come. Not unless they were courting, and if they were courting, they'd need a chaperone.

And Libby's father would never approve.

"We'll maybe see how we feel," Libby offered, "on Friday,in Ms. Beniko's class."

"Sounds like a plan!"

And of course... no dating here. Good lord Logan and Scott would have a field day if that were the case.

Kurt gave Libby a smile and put his attention back to finishing up the delicious casserole, though that grin stayed on his face for quite a while.

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