The Game
Cerebro was invented and built to enhance the power of telepath's, their range and strength. This is what it was mostly used for by Charles. However every now and then he and Eric would get unusually bored and Cerebro had a startlingly high tendency to be their method of alleviating said boredom. '
"What are you talking about?" Eric asked of his best friend, curious despite his best efforts.
"It's something Raven told me about, something that people play it's called "The Game" he explained as they made their way down to the basement to Cerebro.
"Okay, how do you play?"
"Don't think about the game, as long as you don't think about it you win, the second you remember it you lose".
"That sounds, inane and pointless" Eric complained.
"That it is the only real fun is that once you lose you have to tell other people that you've lost" Charles continued, a strange smile on his face. If Eric didn't know better he would have described it as wicked, even slightly evil. But this was Charles after all. Trick of the light maybe?
"So why are we going down to Cerebro?"
"I've lost the game"
"And…?"
Charles glanced at him again, and absentmindedly took his hand his hand, warming Eric's usually cold hand.
"I don't see why I'm the only one who should suffer".
Eric laughed as he realised what Charles was intending to do, the fact that he could be so petty really pleased him. It made him more human, or rather more mortal.
AN: I got bored…