Hello! Sorry I've been gone for a while, been very busy. This is my longest story yet! 12 pages! Aahh!
So my friend who proofread this said she liked the whole *Charles-and-Raven-dodge-the-fact-that they-both-like-each-other-in more-than-a-friend-way-but-are-too-afraid-to-ruin-a-perfectly-good-friendship* thing. She wrote it exactly like that.
Rating: T for some references and content.
Parings: Sean/Moira, Raven/Charles, hinted Raven/Hank, Moira/Charles, and Raven/Erik.
DISCLAIMER: I don't own this movie or any of the songs that I used.
R&R
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1. Comfort
Sean walked downstairs. It was almost 3 a.m. but Sean didn't care. He made it to the kitchen, opened the fridge and pulled out a slice of German chocolate cake. He didn't care that the slice was reserved for Erik. Or that he's already had three slices. He had been pushed of a satellite earlier. He deserved it.
He deserved the ultimate comfort food.
2. Laughter
"So then, out of nowhere, Erik was wearing a dress!" Angel told the mutants. The mutants burst in to fits of laughter. Sean doubled over, Alex slapped his knee, Raven was gasping for air between her giggles, Darwin chuckled, Hank looked at feet but you could tell he was laughing his head off, and Angel clutched her stomach while remembering the night. It took them ten minutes to stop. And that's when they noticed Erik in the hallway looking in to their room.
"What was so funny?" He asked.
They laughed harder than the first time.
3. Lust
Lust.
That was the exact feeling Erik had for Raven.
She was hidden, hidden from the world.
She was a tiger, covered up.
She was the most beautiful thing he had ever seen.
But Erik thought that the thing she most hated about herself was the thing that made her beautiful.
She hated the fact that she was blue. But Erik loved it, it was different, it was…
Extraordinary.
He wanted her so bad, but she belonged to someone else.
She didn't just belong to the nerdy scientist; she belonged to the blue-eyed telepath.
Erik had noticed the way she looked at Charles. The stolen glances and smirks from across the table, the longing look in her eyes every time he kissed her head, and how her eyes lit up every time he talked.
She belonged to Charles. And as long as she did, Erik would never have her.
So Erik would just have to find a way to change that.
4. Black and white
They were night and day.
They were light and dark.
They were black and white.
They were Charles and Erik.
Now, they are Professor X and Magneto.
5. Mother
Charles' mother never cared about him. She always cared about clothes, social status, and keeping Charles' stepfather happy, but never Charles.
When Charles told his mother about Raven, it was a month after she had snuck in to his house. His mother threw a fit, said that no way on earth would she keep a stray. That's when Raven shyly walked into the room in her blond form. His mother couldn't say no to her. But she was still a cold hearted woman, no matter how hard Charles tried to make her love him.
6. Smile
The little smiles between Sean and Moira suggested different things over time.
At first they suggested friendliness.
Then they suggested an inside joke or a funny memory of some sort.
Then they suggested something deeper.
It didn't take too long for Alex to find them kissing in a room in the back corner of the mansion.
They broke apart as soon as he entered the room. He stared at the couple for a minute before saying.
"'Bout time."
7. Blush.
Not long after Raven had arrived at the Xavier mansion, she created her blond form. She couldn't wait to show Charles, so she walked in to his room, still blue. She found him sitting on his bed reading a huge book
He looked up from his book. "Hello, Raven!"A smile grew across his face.
"I've created a look that your mom will love!" She smiled.
"Well, let's see it then." He set his book down and stared intently at Raven.
She shifted in to an adorable little girl with long blond hair, dark green eyes, and soft features.
"Raven, its- you're beautiful."
"Really?" a blush filled her new face.
"Yes." He blushed right back.
8. Rain
It rained for the first time since training started. Alex watched it through the window intently.
"It looks like you've never seen rain before." Hank said, amused by Alex.
"It's been a very long time." Alex chuckled.
9. Mirror
Raven avoided mirrors. They either showed a person she wasn't or a person she hated.
She longed for the day that she could just look in to a mirror and smile.
10. Snow
Snow filled the grounds of the Xavier mansion. Raven and Sean were making a snowman when a random snowball hit Raven on the side of her face. She jumped from icy snow running down her face and then looked around to see who threw it. She saw Charles giggling like an idiot and pointing at her.
"…Your face…" He managed to say through fits of laughter.
"Oh, it's on Xavier." She scooped up a snowball and started to chase him. She finally hit him when they were half way around the mansion. He lost his balance and fell to his knees.
"Charles!" She rushed toward him. "Are you ok?" She was trying to help him up.
"Yeah, just lost my balance." He used one hand to push up from the ground and another was being pulled by Raven.
"Are you sure you're ok?"
"Perfectly fine." He started to giggle, dropped a clump of snow on her head and slowly started to back up.
"Hey!" she yelled stomping towards him.
"Sorry!" He held up his hands and started to back away even faster.
"Not so fast!" She yelled running in to him.
"Oof!" He yelled as he lay under a smiling Raven.
"I win." She sing-songed and leaned closer to his mouth.
"GIVE IT BACK!" They quickly broke away when they heard a gruff voice. The both scrambled to get up and follow the angry voice. It turned out to be Erik, who was chasing Sean around the small courtyard. Raven couldn't figure out why until Charles pointed at the snowman that she and Sean were working on earlier.
It was wearing Erik's turtleneck.
11. Beach
Moira often thought of a beach. It took her months to remember it. At first she remembered trees, then sunlight, then a kiss. But it took her sometime to remember the beach and to remember the gun and to remember the look on Charles' face when the bullet hit his spine.
And she will never forget it.
12. Hurt
It hurt Erik to say goodbye. Charles was his friend, he and Alex had mutual respect, Sean was like a son to him, and Hank.
He had nothing nice to say about Hank.
Hank wanted to hide Raven from the world.
Hank wanted to hide himself.
And that was unacceptable.
13. Wedding
When they were kids, Charles and Raven's favorite game was 'wedding'. Raven would wear a white trench coat from Mrs. Xavier's closet and Charles would wear his nicest suit. They would go to the courtyard and dance for hours, pretending as if they had just gotten married. They played it for years until one night.
They were dancing to a song that Charles was projecting through their heads.
Stars shining bright above you…
Raven's head was placed in the crook of Charles' head.
Sweet breezes seem to whisper I love you…
"Raven?"
"Yes?" She kept her head in place.
"Are we too old for this?"
Birds singing in the sycamore tree…
Raven didn't want to move, she knew that if she did, they would never be that close again.
Dream a little dream of me…
She winced, moving her head away.
"Yes." She whispered.
It was one of the most painful moments of her life.
14. Lollipop
Raven loved lollipops. She ate them day and night. Her favorite flavor was cherry, and she never left home without them.
"Those will rot your teeth." Hank told her one day.
She took the lollipop out of her mouth. "I don't care." She smiled and left the room to find Charles. She found him reading a book in his room, a thing he normally did.
"Would you still love me with rotten teeth?" she fiddled with the lollipop in her hand.
He looked up from his book. "Of course." He paused. "Why?"
She looked down at the lollipop. "Hank said my teeth will rot if I keep eating these."
He set his book down and walked towards her. "You have nothing to worry about." He kissed her head. "I will love you no matter how rotten your teeth are." He gave a small chuckle.
A huge smile formed on her face.
15. Death
Death seemed to follow Erik everywhere he went. He just wanted it to stop. But he knew it never would.
16. Groovy
Raven hated the word groovy. Groovy was Charles' favorite word. He would say it to describe everything, and Raven meant everything.
"It's a groovy mutation."
"So groovy!"
"Very groovy place, sweetheart."
"Groovy turtleneck, Erik, where do I get one?"
Raven had hit her final straw; she was going to lose it.
"It's very groo-"
"If you say groovy one more time-"
"You'll what?"
"Read my mind."
Charles put two fingers to his temple and his eyes widened in horror. He dropped to his knees and begged: "Please don't! I'll never say that word again!"
"Good." She smiled and skipped out of the room.
17. Fire Department
Sean always wanted to be a fireman. This came up in one of his and Moira's random conversations in their favorite room.
"So what did you want to be when you were a kid?" Sean asked Moira. They were sitting on a little couch with Moira leaning against the arm of the couch and her legs draped over Sean's lap.
"I wanted to be a spy," She smiled. "I got pretty close to it."
"Good answer, Mo." He smiled right back.
"What about you?"
"I always wanted to be a fireman." He looked down at her. "I got sort of close; the fire department came to my house a lot."
18. Wonderland
Raven loved Alice in Wonderland; she used to have Charles read it to her every night. She felt like she was Alice; sane in a world of the insane. But she always thought that was crazy, she would not be the only sane one.
Charles would be one, too.
19. Pirate
They were all having dinner, laughing and talking about the day.
"Ok!" Sean said. "Pirates or ninjas?"
"Ninjas." Raven said.
"Pirates!" Charles said.
"Pirates." Hank said softly.
"Ninjas, all the way!" Alex said.
"Ninjas." Erik scoffed.
"Ninjas," Moira smiled. "What about You?"
"Seriously, Mo?" He looked hurt."Ninjas!"
The room went silent.
"Did you just call her Mo?" Raven asked.
20. Bunny
Sean was wandering the grounds after a long day of training when he saw something out of the ordinary. It was a little bunny, lying by the bushes. He took a closer look see that it was sleeping, so he scooped it up and headed towards the mansion. He got closer and saw Moira and Raven talking.
"Hey, Mo!" He held up the bunny, which was now wide awake. "Can I keep it?"
Moira opened her mouth to say something, but before she could Raven ran toward Sean and the bunny.
"It's so cute!"
21. Music
Raven and Charles loved music. So late at night, when everyone was asleep, they would sneak in to a room on the top floor and play their favorite new record: Please, Please Me by The Beatles.
"Put it on!" Raven whispered.
"No one can hear us, you don't have to whisper-"
"Just do it!"
Charles started the record. The both started dancing and singing along.
"Well she was just seventeen," Raven sang and clapped to the beat.
"You know what I mean," Charles joined in.
"You look like an idiot." Raven laughed.
Charles scoffed. "This is called dancing, not like you would know."
She playfully hit his arm and gave him a swift kiss on the lips.
The mood quickly changed. Charles looked flustered. "Raven, you promised we wouldn't do that here."
"We almost got caught, once." She rolled her eyes.
"By your boyfriend!"
"He's not my boyfriend!" She said angrily.
There was a moment of silence between the two.
"We used to be best friends!" He put his hand on his forehead. "What happened to us, Raven?"
"We fell in love," She gave a weak smile. "A long time ago." She sat down in a chair by the record player.
"I remember."
"Why can't we just go back to being us?" Raven was already crying. "I missed the days when I could kiss you and not worry about being caught, when I could hold your hand in public, and when we could just be," She paused. "Us."
He kneeled in front of her chair. "There, there. There is nothing to cry about. We will never stop being us." He took her hand. "Look, I'm holding your hand right now." He gave her a quick kiss. "And I don't care if anyone catches us."
She smiled and stood up. She led him to the middle of the room, rested her head on his shoulder, and started to dance to the music.
Listen,
Do you want to know a secret?
Do you promise not to tell?
Closer,
Let me whisper in your ear,
Say the words you long to hear,
I'm in love with you.
22. Nap
"I need a nap." Moira groaned.
"May I join you?" Sean winked.
Moira rolled her eyes and scoffed. "Men."
Twenty minutes later Alex found them kissing on the couch.
23. Flowers
When Raven and Charles were kids, they liked to hang out in the garden, which was filled with flowers. Raven loved the irises. When Charles asked her why, she would say:
"Because they're different." She would leave it alone at that. But her heart longed to say: like me.
24. Games
"Don't play these games with me, Moira." Sean looked disgusted. "First you tell me that you love me and next you're making googly-eyes at the professor, and now I hear that you're sleeping with him!"
"Sean, I-"
"Don't, just don't, Moira!"
"Sean, please-"
"Please, Mo, let's just stop kidding ourselves." The venom of his words cut her like a knife. He stormed out the room, slamming the door behind him.
"Sean, wait!" She yelled after him, but it was too late.
Moira slowly sat down on their couch, trying to process what just happened. She just wished she could forget the look on his face and the tears in his eyes.
And soon she would.
25. Violin
Charles used to be a skilled violin player. Raven loved to listen to him play. But when he started college, he was too busy studying and partying to play anymore. Then one day he tried to play it again and he forgot how. She missed the sound of the violin filling the halls.
26. Cheating
It isn't cheating. Raven thought. It doesn't count if there's nothing going on.
"There is nothing going on," she muttered to herself. "Just flirting, nothing more." She started to pace her floor. "I love Charles, Hank is just a flirtation, and Erik is just very friendly"
She couldn't keep lying to herself like that, but she carried on.
27. Tears
Tears ran down Raven's face. Hank asked her if anything was wrong. She lied, said everything was fine. But it wasn't, she had just seen her best friend, the man she loved, with Moira MacTaggart. He didn't even notice her watching them. The tears kept coming.
"Are you sure you're fine?"
She couldn't talk to him. So she got up and went to find the only person other than Charles that she could talk to.
She went to go find Sean, and tell him everything.
28. Ice cream
Sean and Moira loved to have late night conversations.
"So, wait, you haven't had ice cream in three years?" Sean was perplexed by this fact. Well he was perplexed as he could be after drinking three bottles of wine with Moira.
"Nope." Moira giggled.
"Jeez, Mo, we gotta get you some ice cream!"
So to solve the problem, Sean and Moira ran through the halls and yelled:
"PROFESSOR! PROFESSOR! WHERE DO YOU KEEP THE ICE CREAM!"
They were stopped by the professor on the fourth floor.
The fridge! He projected.
"THANK YOU!" They both yelled and giggled.
29. Baby
Sean liked to call Moira a lot of pet names. Like:
"Sweetheart."
"Darling."
"Baby."
"Mo."
"Beautiful."
"Super spy."
Moira only called Sean two things:
"Sean."
And.
"Ginger."
30. Kiss
Raven's first kiss happened many years ago in her room, while she and a boy where playing monopoly.
"Raven?" Charles asked one day. He had just turned sixteen and she had been fourteen for a few months.
"Yes, Charles?"
"We are best friends, right?"
"Of course." She smiled.
"What if we were," He let out a nervous chuckle. "M-m-more than friends?"
Raven smiled. "Like friends for life?"
"N-no more than that."
She thought for a minute, then her eyes widened as she realized what he meant. "Oh."
"Yeah."
She starred at him for a second, eyes locked with his.
"You're probably going to turn me down now, aren't you?"
She leaned in and kissed him.
"Does that answer your question?" She laughed.
