2013 chapter one

Charles Xavier a.k.a Professor X, founder of the Xavier institute for the gifted. He walked along the cemetery at the back of the mansion at the gravestones. Ten years ago a few of his students had been buried here after the Apocalypse war. Amara, Roberto, Ray, Freddy, Toad and Tabby. He wouldn't let it happen again. He looked up at the mansion that stood before him and at the students playing on the grass, and it made it all worthwhile.

Then he felt a tiny body bump into him.

"Ow" The child said rubbing her head. "Sorry Uncle Charlie."

"Talia what are you running from?" Charles asked knelling down to her level.

"Uncle Bobby, we're playing hide and seek." Talia said standing up.

"Well you shouldn't run this far out you know that." Charles said.

"I know but it's the only place he doesn't look for me." Talia said looking up at Charles.

"Well come on I'll help you find a better place in the mansion." Charles said taking hold of her hand.

"Are you staying tonight uncle Charles?" Talia asked. "Mummy says it's the memory feast tomorrow or something like that."

"Memorial feast" Charles corrected her. "Yes I will be, I would like to see all my old students."

"I heard Mummy and Daddy talking about it, she said that she didn't want me to go." Talia said innocently skipping.

Charles knew why Wanda didn't want Talia there, Magneto would see her.

"Well don't worry I'm sure your Mummy has her reasons Talia." Charles said then seeing Bobby run up to them.

"Where were you?" Bobby said gasping, "I couldn't find you anywhere."

"I was talking Uncle Charles" Talia said looking up to Bobby.

"Well your Mum's looking for you." He said to her. "She's in the kitchen."

"Okay" Talia responded then ran off in the direction of the kitchen.

"Are you going to be at the feast tomorrow?" Charles asked.

"I dunno, not my kind of thing you know." Booby said lowering his head. "But if it's for them then I will."

Charles nodded as they walked on towards the house.

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"There you are" Wanda said to Talia. "Come on we have to buy you a dress."

"Ukk, I don't wanna dress" Talia said looking at her Mother.

"I think you'd look beautiful in a dress," Kurt said smiling at his daughter.

"No, you're right, I don't like dresses either." Wanda said putting Talia's jacket on.

"But you wear dresses all the time mummy." Talia said.

Wanda zipped up her daughter's coat. Then whispered to her, "yeah. But only to keep your Daddy happy."

"I heard that" Kurt said leaning against the table.

Wanda stood up and kissed him. "I know."

"Do you want me to come with you?" Kurt asked.

"If you want to spend hours walking around clothes shop." Wanda said.

"Yeah Daddy please come!" Talia begged.

"Okay but only if we have ice cream after." Kurt said picking Talia up.

"Yay!" Talia squealed.

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Jean stood with a clipboard in her hand. Ticking off things that had been done and things that had to be done.

Rogue walked into the room laughing a bit at Jean stressing out.

"Jean?" Rogue called, Jean looked up.

"How many will be stopping tonight?" Rogue asked.

"Well lets see, there's Kitty and Piotr definitely there coming back from Russia in a hour, Pietro won't be here till tomorrow government stuff he said" Jean continued thinking. "Lance and Pyro are arriving tomorrow as well, Evan should be here soon, as well as Warren."

"So that's 3 rooms needed, what about Magneto?" Rogue asked.

"Oh god I forgot, I don't know, I mean we invited him but." Jean said looking at the clipboard again.

"It'll be the first time he'll see Talia" Rogue said looking concerned.

"I know, Wanda hasn't even got round to telling Talia about him." Jean said.

"I thought she was going to do that yesterday." Rogue asked.

"She said she hasn't had time." Jean answered.

"Avoiding it more like." Rogue answered then the doorbell went. They looked at each other confused.

"I'll get" Jamie shouted running down the stairs. He opened the door to see Magneto staring sown at him in a suit.

"Hello" Magneto said looking at Jamie, who looked panic-stricken.

Jean and Rogue walked over to the door.

"Magneto" Jean said, "I'll get the Professor."

"I'll show him to his room then shall ah?" Rogue asked feeling uncomfortably.

"This way please." She said as he followed her up the stairs.

"The mansion has changed a great deal." Magneto said.

"Well yeah we had to, with all the new students we got." Rogue said walking down the corridor.

"Tell me does Wanda still live here?" He asked.

"Err.. Yeah" Rogue answered not sure what else to say.

"And she is happy?" He asked another question.

"Very happy." Rogue said then opened the door to his room "dinner will be at six."

"Thank you." Magneto said walking past Rogue.

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Evan walked into the kitchen, opened the fridge a picked up a carton of milk, like it he never left.

"Thirsty?" Logan asked. Evan spun around to his old teacher.

"Logan" Evan said then shook his hand. "How are you?"

"Fine, you enjoying the sewers?" Logan asked opening a beer.

"There okay, you know, the company's better." Evan said sitting down next to him. "Where is everyone?"

"Mostly sorting out stuff for tomorrow, the Wagner's went out shopping, Kitty and Colossus are upstairs they just go in too."

"Quicksilver here yet?" Evan asked drinking his milk.

"Nope, not till tomorrow." Logan said. "Why you planning on some kind of match?"

"Nothing wrong with a little one on one." Evan said finishing his milk.

"Don't go startin anything, bad enough with old magz here." Logan said standing up.

"Wait he actually showed?" Evan asked standing up with him.

"Yep in the study with the Charles now."

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"You're looking good Charles" Eric said then gestured to his legs. "Technology great thing isn't it."

"Yes it enables me to walk better." Charles said sitting down. "I'm glad you came."

"Yes well, you may be but a few others won't." Eric said sitting down opposite him.

"Wanda and Pietro more importantly though." Charles said.

"Yes, I haven't been in contact with them in ten years." Eric said, "I know Wanda resides here and Pietro works for the government.

"Yes that's right, Wanda is a valued member of my faculty." Charles said praising Wanda.

"How has she been?" Eric asked.

"Fine she's very happy." Charles said not wanting to say anymore.

"Is that what everybody say's around here?" Eric said standing up "or are you trying to hide something."

"No, you just need to speak to Wanda first before anybody tells you about her personal life."

Eric raised an eyebrow.

"Eric a lot has changed since you were last here." Charles said to him.

"Yes so it seems." Eric agreed.

"Shall I show you the newer parts of the institute?" Charles asked.

"Yes that would be interesting," Eric said standing up.