Charles walked into the coffee shop hank had suggested for him. But as he walked in and felt the cool clean breeze of air hit his freakled face, he felt himself missing his long brown locks. The young professor sighed and rubbed sulkingly at his bald head. Unknown to him emerald green eyes hidden in a murky kind of grey were lingering on charles. Charles finally wheeled himself over to the counter. "excuse me" he began all professional like. "I would like some tea please"he finished in his polished British accent. " this is a café sir." said a gruff but familiar voice. Charles couldn't help but hid his blue eyes from the world and wish for the stranger to be Erik when he opened them. He missed his old friend even if Erik was always finding some way to back stab him. Charles, quickly realizing he had been silent for a while finally answered the man. " i'm sorry my friend uhm suggested this place but he knows I don't drink coffee so you must have something other than coffee." Charles said with a sweet smile. The gruff man looked over Charles and sighed whistfully? Charles tried to reach into the man's mind only to quickly be expelled out. The man had become quite as Charles had become earlier. Charles cleared his throat to get the man's attention. That seemed to snap the man out of it. His grey eyes opened and he began to speak as he scratched his scraggily looking beard.
"I could uhm possibly make you some tea?" the grey eyed man said with a sad smile. Charles quickly shook his head. "no no! I do not wish to make you do more work!" Charles said politely. The bearded man looked at Charles amusement twinkling in his grey eyes. "I'm at work, so I will make you a tea"the man said. Charles protested against his plan but the man quickly made the tea. As Charles wrapped his calloused hands around the warm cup, he couldn't help but hum in satisfaction. The tea smelled delicious and it was perfectly heated. "thank you" Charles said with a welcoming smile. He put the tea in his lap and reached down at his wheels. As Charles began to wheel himself to a table the grey eyes man cursed at himself in german. Then he made his way from behind the counter and stood in charles' way. "let me help you." the grey eyed man said with a sad smile. "I'm quite alright on my own." Charles said very stubbornly. Wanting to prove that he didn't need any help and he was perfectly capabile to make his way around. "I'm Arin, and id like to be your new best freind with that attitude!" Arin said with a smile and sadness hidden behind his eyes. Charles gave a look and couldn't help but chew on his bottom lip lost in thought. "alright but first there is something you must know about me." Charles said letting go of his bottom lip. His lips were just as red as he remebered. But as he looked deeper into charles' eyes they were a little less bright and that made his metallic heart sink.
Erik had taken this job after the last run in with frost left him penniless. What Erik had not expect was to see his sweet little lab rat make his way into this cafe. He had seen hank and hank had started up a conversation. More or less him and hank were friends now but he was under the alias Arin Henson. A man with grey eyes and a love for always being casual even if it wasn't needed. So he had to search for an outfit that brought out his contacts. Anyways where was he? Oh yes! Charles was here and be-freinding Erik again. He could not believe it, well Aron not Erik but it's still Erik in discuise. So Charles came in and they would have a chat. Well Erik would not have expected to hear from Charles himself not only did he miss his old friend but he loved him dearly. It made Erik want to give up being magneto and just stay with charles. But... Things had to be done, bridges had to be burned and crossed. But... Erik would always have this time with Charles as his actual self with no backstory to ruin it. There would always be Aron and Charles.
