6711/Darker Thoughts Washed Away

Darker Thoughts Washed Away
Date of Scene:	28 February 2019
Location:	Westchester bed and breakfast
Synopsis:	Shadowcat reveals her mutant power to Red Hood
Cast of Characters:	Shadowcat, Red Hood

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Shadowcat has posed:
Kitty Pryde kisses Jason back. Pressing against him. Letting him feel her there. Letting her presence help wash away the emotions that he felt revealing the Joker's involvement in his past.

Kitty's hands slide up, both sets of fingers going into his hair. Working through the dark locks, sliding over his scalp as they kiss. Providing him with sensation and emotion. Finally she lets the kiss break and gazes into his eyes.

Kitty takes one of his hands. Guiding his fingers until they rest on the choker that still lies about her throat. Giving him that to focus on. Giving him herself to focus on.

Red Hood has posed:
Jason's darker thoughts are washed away in the wave of emotion that comes over him when Kitty kisses him. Her touch on him is electric as he feels the press of her generous curves and the weight of her body settling over him like a comforting blanket.

His hand is guided to her throat, thumb rubbing over the thin leather around her slender neck as he lifts his gaze towards her, and a smile pulls momentarily at his lips.

"I've seen you completely nude. We've dated for a few weeks now.. is your mutation being the most beautiful girl ever?"

Shadowcat has posed:
Kitty Pryde looks down and gives a warm, shy smile. "No, if that were even the case, that would just be my mother's doing. She's beautiful," Kitty says, lifting her eyes back to Jason. Kitty hesitates and says, "Actually I'm able to go out of phase with everything else. So I can walk through walls, ceilings, floors. People. Things like that," she tells him.

She watches his face to see Jason's reaction. She has more to say, but each little step is being taken slowly. Delicately. Seeing how the last registers before deciding to take the next.

"You don't have a problem with a girlfriend who is a mutant?" she asks him softly. "I didn't think you would. I mean, you don't seem the type to be prejudiced. And you said something about the situation in Russia too. Which only made me love you a little more," she says, looking down and blushing a little bit as she admits that for the second time.

Red Hood has posed:
"That's.. that's pretty incredible, Kitty." Jason admits, as he studies her eyes and her smile. His hand moves from her throat to caress her cheek and he chuckles as he considers the question that was asked of him.

"Do you have a problem with a boyfriend who used to dress in green tight shorts, calf boots, and swing through the city on a grapple line to fight crime?" he asks with a playful lift of his brow. And then she admits she loves him again. "..Kitty. I want this. I want you. I enjoy hearing those words from you - knowing that you feel that way. I'm not ready to say them back yet. Are you willing to wait? There's more that you need to know. I just need you to trust me."

And he knows that's a lot to ask, of anyone.

Shadowcat has posed:
Kitty gives a soft laugh, thinking of all the horrible looking costumes she's worn over the years. She gives a quick shake of her head though at the part about his costume days. "I don't. Actually... it means a lot to me that you lived that life," Kitty says. And then a thought hits her, and she reaches down to lightly touch the spot he was stabbed with the sai. "You're still living that life, aren't you?" she asks. "Is that how you got hurt?" she asks, voice showing concern only, not seeming upset by the possibility that might have been the cause.

As Jason goes on, the pretty brunette girl's expression softens. "I don't need you to say anything to me Jason. I just want to be with you. And anything that takes time, takes time," she tells him. "It's kind of funny... the moment I realized though? I mean, that I do? Was when I was talking to your father."

Red Hood has posed:
When Kitty asks him if he's still living that life, Jason deftly.. or not so deftly, dodges the question. "When you were talking to Bruce?" he asks with a chuckle. "Now don't you go falling for him. You're mine." he says in a light teasing matter.

His hands move, to the hem of her sweater and his eyes look up into hers. "I'm glad you're in my life. I couldn't feel this way without you. For the first time, in a long time.. you made me feel secure. Wanted." he closes his eyes, and leans up into her, kissing her again.

The question still unanswered.

Shadowcat has posed:
Kitty Pryde gives a long, happy sigh as their lips press together. The warmth of Jason's mouth against her own sends shivers down Kitty's back. Her arms slide around his sides and then her hands work up his back, resting along the insides of his shoulder blades as she nestles in close against him.

Eventually the kiss breaks. The young woman's expression radiating a warm glow. She catches her breath, heart racing, before even remembering what they were talking about.

"I am yours," she agrees tenderly, smiling before revisiting the rest of the conversation. "At one point I mentioned I was just taking the semester off school," Kitty says. She doesn't go into the discussion that led up to it. "And then I realized... I'd be going back to England in another month or two. And..."

Kitty trails off, shaking her head. "You know, the painter. Piotr. We split because he said I wouldn't leave for school in England if I loved him. And I left anyway, saying he wouldn't put that on me if he loved me." Kitty gives another little shake of her head, but this time it's direct at herself as she says, "But talking to your father and thinking about going back... I realized I didn't want to go back if it meant not being here with you. I'd been ok with leaving Piotr, even if it hurt a little. But I'm not ok leaving you," Kitty tells Jason.

Red Hood has posed:
Just a month or two. Jason considers this for a moment. Releasing her sides, his hands fall into hers, and he lets that thought settle into his mind. "If you need to go back to England to finish your education, I'm not going to stop you." he says with a thoughtful little frown.

"Would I be happy? Probably not. But." he considers, and bites his lower lip as he squeezes her hands. "There's some advantages to having a father in Bruce Wayne. I can fly over to visit you whenever you wanted me to. There's the internet, we can face time each other. We can have long slow romantic phone calls that end in that whole 'you hang up first, no you' conversation." There's a smirk at that one.

"You had your dreams before you met me, Kitty. I'm just a rough around the edges street kid that Bruce took off the streets, added some polish to, and tried to make a good young man out of. I ain't perfect. I'm not like him. I'm no artist. Not very suave. I'm blunt and to the point. But I know I want."

"Do I want you to stay. Yes, of course." he admits finally, releasing her hands to cup her face in his hands. "But I want you to acheive every dream that you want. You want to be an astronaut, teacher, ballet dancer, heck, even swimsuit model, I'm with you for any or all of it. This is a partnership as much as it is a relationship."

Is this where I finally wake up from the dream and realize the slipper was shattered and never really fit?

Shadowcat has posed:
Kitty Pryde's hands close about Jason's when he takes them, then lets go as he holds her cheeks softly. Kitty leans into that touch for a moment, before her eyes lift back up to him, looking at Jason through her lashes. "I'm not ok with 8 hour flights to see each other. I'm not ok with not being able to feel your arms holding me while I sleep, at least a couple of times a week," Kitty tells Jason, giving a little shake of her head.

"That's when it dawned on me how I feel about you," she tells him. "I'm talking to my thesis advisor, on whether I can finish my degree remotely. And if I can't, I'm already checking into schools in the area to see which I could transfer to without losing my progress."

Kitty reaches a hand up to rest overtop one of Jason's. "I have a new dream," Kitty tells him. "And I'm finding it's trumping the others." She softly rubs her hand back and forth atop his as she gazes into his eyes.

Red Hood has posed:
She's figured it out. Tell her already. Let her know. Let her go. Don't ruin her life like you ruined yours.

"If this is what you want, Kitty." Jason says, and his hands turn to take hers, holding onto them as he studies her eyes, finding the truth of them in there.

Why can't he just tell her? It'd save so much. "Look into it. If you want? I can talk to Bruce - or you can, since you made apparently a very good impression on him - and see if he can help. He knows some of the best tutors in the counrty. In the world, probably."

He sighs and looks thoughtful. "I'm trying not to live off just Bruce. Want to make my own path. It won't always be easy, Kitty - but I want this too." he says finally. "But there's going to be bumps. Just. Patience. And remember this moment."

Shadowcat has posed:
Kitty Pryde leans forward, resting herself lightly against Jason's chest. Her head going to his shoulder, but far enough down it they can keep looking at each other. "I know he'd be willing to help. But I think we can handle this together," Kitty tells Jason quietly. "I think having the car service has been wonderful. And thanked him for it, already. But I'll look into getting myself a car before long, now that I am going to be here."

Kitty moves a hand to brush softly against Jason's chest. "I try to remember all of our moments," Kitty tells him, flashing a beautiful smile up at him. "I think I might have gushed about you a little bit, actually," Kitty says, laughing and hiding her face against Jason's shoulder.

Red Hood has posed:
Wrapping his arms around Kitty, Jason holds her tightly to him. He lets out a breath he didn't know he was holding, and presses a kiss to the side of her neck. She's staying. She didn't run fleeing. She's going to be right her for as long as she wants him here.

"Then we do handle this. Together." he agrees quietly. And then he turns to her to kiss her fully and warmly, hands reaching for her sweater.