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Mother Nature did not want to be nice to the world and decided that it was time for a storm. However, there are stories that say that Mother Nature leads lost souls back to the ones they are meant to be with, a soulmate of sorts. This storm was leading a pair of souls that had been lost for a long time, and Mother Nature wants to see them back together once more.
(Katrina's POV)
"Great! Rain!" I thought to myself as I drove to my job interview which was at the Xavier School For Gifted Children. I knew of Professor Xavier because of the papers I had read and the fact he knew my Erik because I saw them on TV together. I was about to pull into the school in the hopes of landing the teaching position and just maybe getting to see my Erik again. I knew that Erik was a person who did not like to stay in the same place for very long: I just prayed that I would get to see him and tell him I was sorry I never went looking for him.
(Erik's POV)
"Sometimes I wonder, my old friend, why I decided to stay here," I said as I looked over to Charles.
Charles just looked at me, "Well, my old friend, you are a great judge of character sometimes and I would like help finding good teachers for the children. Also, I think you will want to stay and meet this person who is applying for the teaching job."
With that, I raised a brow at him and said, "What are you up to Charles? You are trying to act like a sly fox." As I watched him, I could tell he was hiding something. I thought to myself, "Why does he want me to meet this person? And what does it have to do with me?"
I watched Charles carefully pick up his tea and speak, "I do not know what you are talking about old friend. Can't I surprise you for once," once he was finished speaking, I watched him take a sip as if nothing was wrong.
"Du bist voller Scheiße Charles (You're full of Shit Charles)," I cursed at him in German. I took a quick drink of my tea before switching back to English, "I know you are up to something." I knew he was not going to say anything to me and he knew it would drive me crazy.
Charles broke my train of thought when he spoke once more, "Ah, she is here! Erik be a good man and go make some fresh tea for our guest. I believe she will need it." I sat my cup down and looked out the window to see a car pull up to the school in the pouring rain. "Alright fine! Do not think for one moment that I will being doing this for everyone Charles," I huffed as I turned from the window and walked out of the office towards the kitchen. I heard Charles call for Peter, the silver haired speedster to get a towel for the woman who was about to come inside. The kid gave me a look before dashing off and quickly reappearing at the door of the mansion with a towel in his arms. Just like Charles, I had a feeling that Peter was also hiding something, because even after the battle I would catch the kid watching me. I shook my head a few times before entering the kitchen and said to myself, "Ah who cares. Best get to work on that damn tea."
(Katrina's POV)
I sat in the car for a moment before grabbing my bag and running for the front door. When I got to the door I was soaked and swearing in German, "Grad hasse ich diesen verfickten Regen (I hate this fucking rain right now)." I took a quick moment to fix myself up before the door was opened to show a silver haired young man holding a towel in his arms. "You people will start to think you are crazy if you are talking to yourself…" the young man said before a woman who was all blue come up behind him and smacked him in the back of the head, "PETER!" she yelled.
"What?" Peter said as he handed me the towel as I walked into the house, which was huge compared to my place. "It's alright…Young people these days do not think before they act, and I can tell by his power that he has a hard time controlling it. Thank you for the towel." With that I started to dry off until I heard a motorized wheelchair come up behind us.
"Ms. Shafir has a point. Certain parts of the human body do work faster than normal for Peter. However, Peter you do need to think before you act because you do not know how a person will react.
Would you mind showing us, Ms. Shafir, what you can do?" I watched the woman who was blue nudge him and give him a look, "Oh how rude of me! Let us get you out of those wet clothes. Raven will get you something to wear. I would hate to have my soon to be teacher get a cold on our watch."
I looked at him, "I know it is a bit rude to ask someone that before you know them Mr. Xavier, and forgive me for saying this, but it makes you look like an ass." I heard Raven try not to laugh before walking away gracefully to her room to get clothes for me. "However, if you want to see what I can do I would like to do so somewhere safe because one of my powers is quite explosive."
He looked at me with a smile, "You remind me of an old friend that we both know." I raised a eyebrow before speaking, "Let me guess. Does this old friend happen to be Erik Lehnsherr. But you already knew that did you not Mr. Xavier?" I took a deep breath as my power started to burn the contact lenses I was wearing. "Was this is the only reason you called me here Mr. Xavier?" Mr. Xavier looked at me and could tell I was not happy that this was one reason he wanted to hire me. However, my anger disappeared when I heard a voice I had not heard in a very long time.
"Charles what on earth….Katrina?" I looked at him and he looked at me. He dropped the tea from the shock of seeing me but the tea did not hit the floor because Peter grabbed the cup and stood there, holding it and waiting. "Erik…" I questioned as I walked over to him. However, I was too scared to touch him and look at him because I did not go looking for him.
(Charles POV)
I thought to myself, "Oh thank the lord Erik came in when he did. I swear I thought I was going to be in trouble." I watched them interact with each other before talking to Erik, "Do you like your surprise my old friend?"
Erik spoke back to me, "Yes, I do and you are still in trouble."
I stared at him for a moment before laughing, "Alright old friend." My tone changed when I told Erik the rest, "You may want to be careful with your friend here, she has been through trials and pain, just like you. She is scared of what you will think of her because she was hiding her powers and wasn't looking for you."
(Erik's POV)
I took what Charles told me and looked back down at Katrina who was still not looking at me. I took her face in my hands and placed my forehead to hers as I said," Wie sehr habe ich dich vermisst, mein Licht (How I have missed you, my light)." She opened her eyes and I noticed they had changed since I last saw her. I remembered that we both had the same powers and then the other powers must have come later with age. Then it hit me; she'd had to hide her powers because of me: She feared for her life because of who I became. "Katrina I do not hate you for hiding your powers. I am upset with myself: I caused you pain because of a mistake I made. Can you forgive me?
(Katrina's POV)
I placed my hands on his face, "Erik, I may not agree with the way you went about things but I do understand why you did what you did.. I am ashamed that I never came to find and protect you as you tried to protect me while we were in the camp with Shaw. I am glad the fucking bastard is dead.
Yes, I had to hide who I am: If they found out I could do the same as you I was scared that they would hurt me, blame me, and I was just getting into school. Therefore, I chose to hide who I really was. Nonetheless, you were still Mein Licht (my light) when I hit dark times in my life. I knew that you knew Mr. Xavier because I saw you two on TV. I could have gone to ask him to find you but I was scared of what you would think of me and how I could not protect our other child." I started to cry thinking about the other child who died in my arms after I gave birth.
Erik wiped my eyes and then I heard him said, "Es ist in Ordnung mein Licht (It is alright my light). Let us talk with everyone in private. This story is not for the young ones" I nodded to him as Raven came down the stairs with some clothes and grabbed me by the arm to lead me away from Mr. Xavier, Erik and Peter who had worried looks on their faces. I heard Erik curse and punch the wall as I walked away. Raven led me to a empty room so I could get dressed in private. She shut the door as she left the room. I walked around the room before I sat on the bed wondering if I would be strong enough to tell mine and Erik's story to the others…