...?"

Kitty turned her head towards him so he could roughly make out the outlines of her lips, eyes, and nose."A ... a little ..." was the answer, but it sounded more like a question. John noticed immediately that Kitty's voice was trembling more than before.

John barely sighed at what he was about to do. Pyro snapped open his lighter with the shark print and shortly afterwards both of their faces were lit by a small fireball that hovered between them.

Kitty smiled gratefully and held her ice-cold hands near the fireball. The brunette noted, however, a little anxious: "But .. Logan said .."

John immediately interrupted her with a twinkle in his eye: "Watch out, fuck Logan!" The fire devil was really surprised that she only giggled softly about it and didn't reprimand him for it or give him punitive looks - at least that's what he had expected. John grinned at her.

Another few minutes of silence passed during which Kitty stared fascinated into the small flame. John, however, still hadn't been able to take his eyes off her.He was bewitched.

But the brown-eyed man looked at Kitty that she was still cold despite the small, warming flame - no wonder, they were also lying in the snow. “You're still cold, aren't you?” He deliberately asked her a question that could only be answered with a 'yes'. Kitty just shook her head, though.

Kitty winced when she suddenly felt John's hand in hers. His hand wasn't really warm, but it was definitely warmer than hers. Kitty closed her eyes, but opened them again as she found herself enjoying his handshake.

John pulled Kitty gently but firmly - so that she wouldn't fight back - closer to him, so that their bodies now touched on their sides. The young fire mutant hesitantly put his arm around Kitty, as if he were afraid she would slap him or do something to him because of it. “And now?” He inquired. John was so close to Kitty that he could smell her perfume.It smelled very slightly of vanilla.

Kitty took a deep breath, his aftershave didn't smell bad - she'd definitely imagined it to be worse. ".. Better." The brown-haired woman mumbled and carefully snuggled up against him. After a short time her breaths became deep and even. Kitty fell asleep.

~ ** - ** ~

John opened his eyes and the first thing he saw was Kitty's head resting on his chest. Around them it had become even darker in the meantime and John was happy for his little fire.

When Kitty moved, the fire devil's heart was beating faster than it could have been after a sprint. It almost burst. Kitty lifted her head sleepily and fell on John's chest. Her eyes widened as she realized where she was and who had his arm around her. “What am I doing here ?!” She didn't seem to remember and looked around nervously.

"Kitty .." John swallowed, he just had a big loo in his throat that just couldn't be swallowed."There is something I have to tell you ..." Pyro said softly and pulled Kitty even closer. Amazingly, this even allowed it.

The tips of their noses were already touching and Kitty almost lost herself in John's deep brown eyes. "And ... and what?" She asked hesitantly, but still curious. John smiled slightly and infected Kitty with it. Then the fire devil took a deep breath.

“I love you.” He breathed, barely audible and in the next moment pressed his lips - firmly and possessively, but still in a way gently - onto hers. With it he suffocated a surprised squeak from Kitty, whom he had just taken completely by surprise.

She quickly broke the kiss and seemed unsure of what to say. Finally she breathed back: “I like the somewhat different Christmas party too.” She winked at him and then added: “Merry Chrismas - differently.” Then she pressed her lips gently to his and kissed him passionately.~ *** End