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So they won. He heard mutants' cheers and their excited voices. He really wanted to punch them all. For one moment just lose control. But it wasn't their fault. They didn't know him. They didn't know how he used to be. Erik wasn't a bad person. He was lost.
And Charles didn't help him.
He closed his eyes, feeling tears on the cheeks. He felt memories coming back to him, like a tsunami, pushing him in a very dark place in his mind, full of pain and fear.
"Professor… Are you alright?" asked Banshee.
"Thank you, I am… I am…"
"We know that you were friends with Magneto, but it wasn't your fault… He was just evil." added Havoc.
He was just evil.
"I want to be alone."
Boys looked at each other and left the room.
He was alone.
For the first time, he was completely alone.
Charles sat on the floor, hiding face in his hands. He let the tears run down, couldn't stop shaking. The pain was too big. He always had Erik. When he was scared, Erik was always there. When he was unsure, Erik was always there.
"You said that you will never leave me!" shouted Charles. "You said that you aren't going anywhere!"
Alone.
"Come back" he whispered.
He let the memories come back. Because this is all he had. Memories.
Erik laughed, pushing Charles' hand away.
"Come on, get off me, you pervert!"
"Pervert?" asked Charles with something really weird in his eyes. "Pervert you say?"
"Oh no, you're not-"
Charles pounced on him, tickling Erik and shouting "NOW YOU CAN BEG FOR FORGIVENESS!"
"OKAY I'M SORRY!"
"OH I DON'T BELIEVE YOU."
"TERRIBLE SORRY!"
Erik was already red and had begun to choke.
"YOU'RE GOING TO KILL ME, YOU MORON."
"THAT IS MY GOAL AND I FINALLY GET RID OF YOU"
Charles almost heard Erik's voice saying, "Well, you finally got rid of me, don't you?"
"I'm so sorry, my friend."
But it was too late.
"WHY DO YOU WANT MY DEATH, I THOUGHT WE ARE FRIENDS!" cried Erik.
Charles finally let him go, couldn't stop giggling. Erik was breathing like he had just run fifty kilometers in few minutes.
"I… fucking… hate… you." Panted Erik.
"Right."
Erik looked at Charles.
"What?"
"You should start apologizing now. Because I said that I hate you. And you care about me. So you should start apologizing to me."
Instead of apologizing, Charles started laughing.
"This isn't funny!"
"If you hate me so much, why won't you just leave?" asked Charles, still laughing.
"You think I won't do this?"
"Yes." Charles smiled, relying on his friend.
They were lying on the bed, hard breathing and smiling like idiots. Charles had his head on Erik's chest. He heard rapid heartbeat and floated along with friend's chest.
"You're right, but only because I'm too lazy to stand up!" muttered Erik, slowly closing his eyes. "I'm so tired, I think I didn't sleep for a really long time."
"It's already late."
"Yes."
"You should go to your room."
"But you're so warm."
Charles closed his eyes, feeling Erik's calm breath.
"Goodnight Erik."
But Erik was already sleeping. Charles turned his head and looked at friend. Erik's face was so peaceful and relaxed like never before.
"Stop staring at me, you moron."
Charles shuddered and smiled.
"I thought you were sleeping."
"I was, but some moron decided to stare at me, because he is a fucking pervert."
"He sounds creepy, if he appears again, let me know, I will, you know…" Charles touched his temple and smiled.
"I'm sure it will scare the hell out of him."
"Are you doubting my powerful powers?"
"Oh no, I wouldn't dare."
"I think you have forgot about my really powerful super secret power."
Erik stopped at the moment.
"But you don't have any-"
"WRONG ANSWER!"
Charles pounced on Erik again, wanted to tickle him, but his friend was faster. Erik pushed Charles on the back and sit on his stomach, looking at him with the winning smile.
"Ha!" said Erik.
"Oh, okay, you won."
"Not so fast, professor."
"Don't hurt me, please! I'm innocent!"
"I have to pay back, my friend. How would I look if I didn't do this? I can't be weak. No compassion for my victims."
"So I'm your victim."
"Yes."
"And you can do with me everything you want?"
"CHARLES YOU'RE SUCH A PERVERT!"
"BUT I DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING."
"YET."
"Well."
Erik shook his head in a disgusted expression.
"You even don't deny it. Say it. You want me. Like you never wanted any women." Laughed Erik. "Or men for that matter."
"I'm sorry, I stopped listening to you after the "don't deny it" part."
Erik pressed his hips to friend's ones.
"Right." He whispered, leaning to Charles.
"We… we should go to sleep, my friend." Gasped Charles, pushing Erik away. His cheeks were all red.
Erik was about to say something, but he changed his mind. Charles was acting weird. He thought that they were just messing around, but maybe Charles felt uncomfortably with that and Erik really didn't want to do anything which could make his friend upset.
"Goodnight Charles" said Erik.
Instead of answering, Charles just turned around.
For a moment Erik listened to Charles' deep breath, but then he suddenly pushed himself up to sitting and looked at his friend.
"Oh, why are you so stubborn, Erik? Goodnight."
Erik leaned to Charles' cheek and kissed him gently.
"Goodnight."