Teddy Bear - drabble for snarky_blonde

[phasing_cat]

Characters: Kitty Pryde (X-men), mention of Liz Sherman (Hellboy) and Elle Bishop (Heroes)
Rating: PG
Setting: Bump in the Night!Verse
Prompt: #169 Teddy Bear - Drabble Table
Word Count: 163

As soon as Kitty had seen it, she’d known she had to buy it. Three of them, actually.

The first had gone into the nursery. The second she’d had taken next door as a gift for Liz. The third she had though she could take into work on her own, to give to Elle.

She’d been wrong. And as she laid on the floor, trapped under the biggest teddy bear known to man, she realized her mistake. She reached in vain for the phone, stretching her arm as far as it would go, with no luck. After a few minutes of shouting for help, she gave up and laid her head down on the hardwood floor of her living room. She was stuck, afraid to phase, and not strong enough to push the enormous bear off of her.

“It figures,” she though. “I fight dangerous monsters every day, and I’m going to die crushed by a giant pile of fake fur and stuffing.”

Comments

[phasing-cat.livejournal.com]

Of course I am!

[45825243-t78-a.livejournal.com]

[There are so many things he could say to that, so many things he wants to say... but he cares about her a great deal, and for once, he'll try to shut up and leave it be.]

That's all I wanna know.

[phasing-cat.livejournal.com]

[Mumbles under her breath]

You big... overprotective... galoot.

[And with that she jumps into his arms and hugs him tightly.]

[45825243-t78-a.livejournal.com]

[He's a little confused at her reaction (on account of being an idiot), but he definitely has no objections, immediately putting his arms around her. After a second of just feeling her and breathing in her scent, there's something he wants to say, but he can't quite figure out how to say it.]

Tell me. If you're not.

[He'll always be there for her.]

[phasing-cat.livejournal.com]

[She sniffles and blinks back tears.]

The only thing that makes me unhappy is you not getting along with my husband.

[45825243-t78-a.livejournal.com]

We get along fine.

[If it's a lie, it's not an intentional one. Logan really doesn't hate Myers. He's just... critical. No one's good enough for his Half-Pint.]

[phasing-cat.livejournal.com]

Um hmm. [That's the sound of skepticism.]

Then can you do me a favor?

[45825243-t78-a.livejournal.com]

... What?

[phasing-cat.livejournal.com]

[Pulls back and looks him in the eye, dead serious.]

That once the baby's born, you won't criticize him in front of him or her.

[45825243-t78-a.livejournal.com]

[Whatever he was expecting, it wasn't this. He takes a moment to process the information, then nods. In the heat of the moment, of course, he may forget, but for now, he really does mean to keep himself to it.]

[phasing-cat.livejournal.com]

[She smiles and hugs him again, giving him a kiss on the cheek.]

You're going to make a great uncle.

[45825243-t78-a.livejournal.com]

Hrm. We'll see.

[But he's smiling. Or doing what passes for a smile with him.]

[phasing-cat.livejournal.com]

[She'll take that half-smile half-smirk, because he gives it so rarely.]

So do you have any name ideas?

[45825243-t78-a.livejournal.com]

What, for you?

[He does mean for the baby; he's just having a hard time wrapping his brain around the idea. She's asking him? But he doesn't -... That's not up to him.]

[phasing-cat.livejournal.com]

No, for my baby! And yours too, for that matter.

[45825243-t78-a.livejournal.com]

[grumbles; that's what he meant! Why don't people just understand him when he says something completely different than he means to say......]

No idea. Elle wants to make his second name Logan. [which he kinda liked, but don't tell anyone] Ain't settled on a first name yet.

You?

[phasing-cat.livejournal.com]

Well, if it's a boy, I was thinking maybe Samuel, after my grandfather.

Or, you know... Charles. If you're not already planning on using it.

[45825243-t78-a.livejournal.com]

No! No, that'd -... That'd be nice.

An' if it's a girl?

[phasing-cat.livejournal.com]

Hrm, that's the harder part. John and I haven't really talked about it.

[45825243-t78-a.livejournal.com]

Right...

[No, he's not saying anything. Not a damn thing.]

[phasing-cat.livejournal.com]

Well, he should get a say in it, don't you think?

[45825243-t78-a.livejournal.com]

'Course.

Do you have any ideas?

[phasing-cat.livejournal.com]

Well, I can't name her Samuel, but maybe Samantha?

[45825243-t78-a.livejournal.com]

[nods] Good name.

[phasing-cat.livejournal.com]

You really think so? It's not very unique.

[45825243-t78-a.livejournal.com]

Unique ain't always good. You name your kid after a piece of fruit, I'm gonna eat it.

[phasing-cat.livejournal.com]

[now that earns a genuine laugh]

Deal!