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Don't have Kittens
Chapter 2
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"He just passed out?" It was Erik's voice.
"Yeah! I'm telling you he was running around freaking out and then went over there … and passed out." Hank's ears twitched, Raven sounded worried.
"He's waking up." Charles was beside him when he opened his eyes. "Hank, you with us?"
They had moved him to one of the tables. Hank blinked. He scratched his head sitting up but froze when he remembered. He looked at Charles wide-eyed who sucked in a quick breath.
"Are you sure?" Charles asked slowly but quietly.
"I …" Hank looked up at Erik then over at Raven. "He's … "
"What's wrong with Alex?" Raven asked quickly.
"I should tell him." Hank got up from the table, easily swinging himself off. "I should tell him and then you," He looked at Charles. "What do doctors do?"
"I don't believe they're usually involved with the patients." Charles admitted slowly. "But this is a delicate matter."
"What is wrong with Alex? He's not dying is he?" Raven looked like she was about to hit the both of them.
"What? No-"
"What is it then?" Everyone froze and turned to see Sean holding the door open for Alex who still looked a little pale.
"Everyone please give me a moment with Alex and Hank." Charles clapped his hands giving Erik a small look. The taller man's eyes widened.
"Right." He grabbed Raven and pulled both her and Sean out of the room. Alex looked like he was about to pass out and now looked worried.
"Hank?" The blonde walked over to him. "What's up?"
"Alex-"
"You're pregnant." Hank interrupted Charles staring wide-eyed at Alex. The blonde blinked. Then he chuckled.
"Funny Hank." Alex sagged slightly leaning against a table.
"He's not joking Alex." Charles cut in. "You are indeed pregnant."
Hank hesitated, staying close enough to catch Alex if he passed out. The blonde glared at both of them as if they had just asked him a really hard question. He opened his mouth before closing it. Alex shook his head.
"How? I'm a guy."
"It's my fault." Hank blurted out before he could stop himself. He was pretty sure there were better ways to deliver this information but he found himself spitting it all out. "The placebo, well I thought it was a placebo, it was a project I was working on. It wasn't finished. I didn't think it would do anything. But it did. And now you're … "
"Wait. What?" Alex glared at Hank. "That time you pricked me with a needle?"
"Yes I was working on a project to see if males could become pregnant." Hank licked his lips. "It wasn't finished though, it never should have-"
"Why on earth would you make something like that!" Alex ran a hand through his blonde hair.
"Alex, stay calm." Charles tried to cut in.
"To see if I could." Hank answered honestly. "Why does anyone do anything? To see if they can."
"So I was an experiment?" Alex looked at Hank furious.
"What? No!" Hank's ears fell. "Why … no!"
"Like I'm going to fucking believe you!" Alex shoved Hank.
"Alex!" Charles voice wasn't heard.
"You're telling me this entire time, was just an experiment? For no reason other than to see that you could? Seriously Hank?" Alex looked like he was about to start throwing punches. "Ha! You said it to, you even told me! You're sick! Who … experiments on their friends? Is this your idea of … "
Alex was having a hard time finishing his sentences. The teen closed his eyes taking a few deep breathes. He looked back up at Hank.
"Alex don't-"
"You're a sick freak you know that?" Hank flinched. "You know, I mean I know I'm pretty messed up, hell all of us are fucking weird but you … you should just leave. If I see you again I'm going to hurt you." And as if to sign the promise a small red spark flew out from Alex hitting the cabinet. The blonde turned around before running out of the room.
"Alex!" Charles looked panicked he looked at Hank. "Hank please stay here, I need to … just stay here." And the smaller man ran out chasing after the blonde.
Hank waited until he couldn't hear anything before he let out the whimper he had been holding in. It … it was an accident. Hank looked around the lab.
This stupid lab.
Alex was the one who started it. He was the one hanging out here and breaking things. Just to get Hank's attention. This stupid lab. His stupid experiments.
He grabbed the closest table before throwing it across the room. He didn't understand why things were happening the way they were. He was confused. He didn't like this. He grabbed his stool and threw it at one of the cabinets.
He was so …
And then the Beast was unleashed.
He felt angry. It hurt. Why couldn't he do anything right? Why did he have to be the one that screwed up everything. He hated the part of him, the small part of him that was excited that his experiment had worked. Stupid Alex. Stupid mutant genes. Stupid Charles. Stupid Hank.
Hank hoped no one would come into the lab at his moment.
He couldn't stop.
He ripped up his books, his plans. He destroyed his experiments. What was the point of any of this anyway? No one cared.
He was just a mutant. No one that mattered would care about any of this. They were freaks.
And He was the freakiest.
He looked around the destroyed lab. It reminded him of when he had transformed the first time. He sighed wiping his face before leaving the lab.
He had to get out of here.
"Feel better?" Hank froze when he saw Erik leaning against the hallway wall.
"What do you want?" Hank growled.
Erik sighed raising his hands up in mock surrender. "You were making an awful racket, wanted to make sure everything was okay."
Hank glared at the floor.
"Hank." Hank looked up at Erik who was still leaning against the wall. He was grateful the other man hadn't tried to touch him.
"Can you give me a ride?"
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"Alex!"
Alex ignored Charles as he made his way to the bunker.
He was so angry.
He felt a small spark jolt from his body. It hit the wall sizzling into it. Alex threw the door open before glaring back at Charles. "Don't come in here."
"Alex you need to calm yourself my friend!" Charles shouted through the now closed door.
Alex scoffed. He was so angry.
How could Hank do this to him?
He could feel the energy inside him fighting to come out. He wobbled on his feet backing away from the door. His whole body shivering at the heat that was coming off of him.
It burned.
He cried out releasing as much of it as he could. He couldn't hold it in. He had to let it out. He swung his arms out closing his eyes.
It hurt.
His knees hit the ground hard but he caught himself before he fell forward.
They would always be experiments. Always and more, he was stupid to think things would be different. He had allowed the CIA to run tests because he thought he would be part of something different. Something big.
Now here he was, some person's personal lab rat.
It hurt.
He had thought he and Hank had … had something.
God he was even worse that just being a freak. He was a queer freak.
"Alex." Alex jumped back when Charles came into the room with an extinguisher, killing the closest flames. "Are you alright?"
"I was better off in prison." Alex growled out glaring at the floor.
"You don't believe that." Charles was kneeling beside him now. Alex glared up at him.
"What are we here for?" Alex got up pushing the older man away from him causing Charles to land on the ground. The blonde wobbled on his feet. "You planning on making it so all of us can't leave this place?"
"What? No!" Charles was climbing to his feet. "We're going to make it a school for us. A safe place for mutants."
"Really? Just the six of us?" Alex scoffed. "Also good job on the safe, seriously don't think even the CIA would try to get away with this."
"You know we'll be able to find more when Hank finis-"
Both of them jumped at the spark that came out that time. Alex growled. "Screw him! He's the one that did this! He … he treated me like an experiment! That's messed up!"
"Alex." Charles stepped in front of him. The older man took a deep breath before looking Alex in the eyes. "He didn't do it on purpose."
"Yeah right!" Alex closed his eyes, getting dizzy. "Sure seemed like someone forced him to inject me with that crap. Forced him to-" Alex faltered.
"Alex just take a minute." Charles took another breath. "Let me double check his findings, he could have been wrong. But you know he thought it was a placebo, now I don't condone anyone ever injecting another person but he really thought it wouldn't do anything."
"He shouldn't have been doing this in the first place! It's wrong." Alex clenched his fists. "Don't tell me you're on his side."
"I'm not on anyone's side, Alex." Charles bit his lip. "I just want to help."
"I'm not a girl!" Alex trembled. "What am I supposed to do?"
"Alex, I promise we'll work something out." Charles put a firm hand on the back of his neck, looking him in the eyes. "I swear we will figure it out. You aren't alone. But first we need to get you well."
Alex went with Charles easily when the man pulled him out of the bunker. Alex went with him until he realized they were going back to the lab. He pulled his arm away. "I don't-"
"Hank isn't there." Charles looked back at him. "I just want to look at his tests myself."
Alex sighed before continuing but both men stopped when they realized the door was open and looked like it was hanging on its hinges wrong. They hesitantly moved to look inside.
Alex gaped.
The place was destroyed. Alex was reminded of when Hank had destroyed the lab the first time … after he had transformed. His chest clenched, the stupid bastard.
"He isn't here." Charles had two fingers posed at the side of his head. He sighed. "Neither is Erik."
"What does that mean? Where did they go?" Alex asked. Hank hadn't left the mansion since they had gotten back from the beach. It was hard enough to get him to go outside. Alex knew it was because of the way he looked, how people would react.
"If Erik is with him then you shouldn't worry." Charles patted Alex's shoulder.
"I'm not worried." Alex frowned. He shouldn't be. He should be pissed at Hank.
"We'll it might take me some time to find any of his tests in this, if I can." Charles sighed looking at the mess again, he glance at Alex. "How are you feeling?"
Alex glared at him.
"Right, well, maybe you should lay down?"
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If Erik had been surprised that Hank had asked him to take him to a church he didn't show it. Hank had been surprised the other man had even come in with him. He watched Erik look around the building, being silent and making sure to stay away from the others there. Hank sat in the very back, he threw on a coat and a hat, he was thankful it was getting cooler so he could get away with a scarf too. His feet felt weird in the shoes.
They always had.
He stared up at the crucifix at the front. It had been a while since he had been in one of these places, he hated to admit it. He hadn't gone to mass since he had left the orphanage. But he had always found himself in a church whenever he needed to think, or hide … or a place to just not exist for a little while.
He sighed keeping his hands buried in his pockets, he hadn't thought about grabbing gloves when they had left. He would also have to apologize to Charles for messing the lab up again. Hank watched surprised when Eric walked over putting a donation in the basket before lighting a candle. There was only a few other people in the church, none of them really paying attention but Hank chuckled to himself when Erik walked to the back to him.
"You didn't cross yourself when you lit the candle." Hank whispered when Erik sat beside him.
"I'm sure the prayer will still be heard." Erik smirked looking forward.
"I didn't think you would be religious." Hank looked over at him.
"Same to you." Erik smiled. "I didn't think men of science believed in God."
"That is a debate that I think would be for another time." Hank sighed. "I'll take answers from anything at this point." Hank buried his face in his hands. "God, Alex hates me now."
"I don't know what to tell you." Erik was watching a priest speak with an older woman. "You're kids. You've been dragged into battle, shunned from world and treated so different. Yet here you are having the same problems other kids have."
"I seriously doubt there's been another pregnant guy before." Hank mumbled, "And even then doesn't this happen to people who are … I don't know. In a long term relationship?"
"True about the male part, so maybe your problems will always be extraordinary, because all of you are extraordinary." Erik paused.
"I don't like not having the answers." Hank mumbled glaring at the shoes confining his feet.
"You're not used to not having them." Erik replied but they didn't say anything else. Hank was thankful for Erik then but he still had no idea what to do about Alex.
But there was no way of making this go away so he had to face it at some point, maybe just later than sooner this time.
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It was dark when Alex finally woke up. He blinked realizing how much better he felt and wondering how long he had slept. He stretched out on his bed. At least one thing was looking up.
"How are you feeling?" Alex sat up and looked at Charles who was sitting in a chair beside the bed with a book in his lap.
"You haven't been sitting there the whole time have you?" Alex tried to joke but couldn't bring himself to laugh.
"Just for a short while." Charles admitted. "Alex, I looked through Hank's tests and notes with what I could find in the lab."
Alex suddenly felt cold. "And?"
"You are pregnant." Charles shifted in his seat so that he was giving Alex all of his attention.
"Shit." Alex covered his face in his hands. "What do I do?"
"There are options." Charles began, speaking low but slow. "As you know and no matter what you decide we will be here for you. Though you need to understand the risks in both."
Alex clenched his fists keeping them over his eyes.
"Would you like to talk about this another time?" Charles sounded worried. "Or maybe speak to Hank?"
"Why would I want to talk to him?" Alex bit out finally looking at Charles again. "He's the one that did this! Whether or not he meant to!"
Charles tapped the book in his lap. "Alex, I can't even possibly try to understand what is going on in your head without looking in there myself, which I won't do. But Hank is still part of this and I believe the two of you should-"
There was a knock at the door and the both turned just as Erik peaked in. He looked between the both of them. "Charles, can I speak to you for a moment?"
The telepath looked over at Alex for a second. "Of course, can you get Hank in here?"
"What?" Alex glared at Charles getting out of his bed and standing up.
"Alex, just speak with him. He's also a Doctor so he can tell you your risks." Charles touched Alex's shoulder gently. "I'll be right outside."
"Um …" Alex glared at the door as Hank came in allowing Charles past him. The older mutant shut the door behind him. Hank's shoulders sagged and his ears sank at the sight of Alex. "Alex before you start hitting me I swear this wasn't on purpose. You weren't … aren't an experiment. I never meant for this-"
"I'm not keeping it." Alex crossed his arms interrupting the other teen.
"What?" Hank looked at him surprised. Alex scoffed.
"You can't seriously expect me to keep it! I'm not a girl, Hank. If you failed to notice." Hank opened his mouth to respond but Alex didn't want to hear it. "Shut up. I don't care what freaky experiments you're running but dudes aren't meant to have babies. I'm going to get rid of it. It's my choice."
"But Alex … its a life." Hank's ears were still low and he was watching Alex as if he was waiting for an attack.
"What part about guys not supposed to have kids don't you understand?" Alex waved his hand in the air angrily. "It will probably come out some … freaky weird thing instead! It's against nature Hank. Deformed or something!"
Hank took in a sharp breath at Alex's words. Alex brought his hand to his mouth realizing what that sounded like. "You know what I mean."
"I understand." Hank was glaring at the ground now. "Good to know how you feel about that. If the father was someone else, would you keep it?"
"That's not the point!" Alex huffed angrily. "There shouldn't be another father! There should just be one, not two. This isn't how I wanted to start a family!"
"We could-"
"What? You want us to start a family?" Alex laughed angrily. "Seriously? We barely know each other! What? We fuck for a couple of weeks and suddenly you're all ready to marry me?"
"Then what is this? What we have? … Had?" Hank suddenly growled. "I'm learning a lot about you right now! What was this? Some morbid since of curiosity?"
"What? No … it just wasn't-" Alex waved his hand again. "It's bad enough that we're freaks Hank there's no way they would accept us as fags too! I seriously doubt you thought this was going to last. I mean really?"
"I would have liked it to last!" Hank clenched his fists stepping toward Alex causing the blonde to back up. "But obviously I was just helping you through a phase!"
"I'm not keeping it!" Alex yelled when his back hit the wall behind him. He stared wide-eyed at Hank who looked pained. "I don't want it."
"Alex please." Hank looked at him devastated. "Please keep it. Just … keep it." Hank grabbed Alex's hands falling to his knees. "It's a life. Just keep it and after it's born I'll take it. You won't have to worry about it. I'll even leave; I'll find somewhere else to go with it. Just please … "
Alex felt his chest tighten at the look on Hank's face as he pleaded. His hands shaking as the large ones held them firm.
"I swear I'll make sure that nothing bad happens to you during this." Hank pleaded. "Alex … this … this is probably the only chance I'll ever get to have a kid … I mean … look at me."
Alex shook his closing his eyes. "Hank … "
"Please. I'm sorry I'm begging you for this, I know it's selfish. I know this is entirely my fault and if I could change it I would but I can't, so while this is happening … please."
Alex looked down at the mutant on his knees, he sighed. "My health comes first." He tried to ignore the look of surprise on Hank's face. "Other than checking up on my health … I don't want you to touch me again." Alex looked to the floor not wanting to see the hurt in those eyes. "We're through … after all this I don't want to see you again."
Hank slowly pulled his hands away. "I … I understand. Thank you Alex."
"Whatever." Alex moved away from the wall quickly, he suddenly felt like he was suffocating. "Get out."
Hank didn't argue and Alex still felt miserable hours after he left.
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If things had been strained at the mansion before they were even more so now. Hank buried himself into working on the underground work after the workers left. When he was working with Charles they worked on the new cerebro and when he worked with Eric it was turning the underground layers into something usable. They were almost done with a hanger for the new jet Hank would have to start soon. He tried to keep everything he needed in his room or in his lab making sure to avoid Alex whenever he could help it.
They still all had their meals together and Hank was happy that everyone else had the decency to act like nothing had happened. He was also still cleaning his lab up so it would take a while a few more days before he could run any checkups on Alex.
Hank sighed from his room watching Alex, Sean and Raven dig another hole. This time Charles said they could have a pool depending on how deep and big they dug the hole. It was definitely cooler so at least this time they didn't have to fight the heat.
"I don't like this Hank." Charles sighed behind him causing Hank to jump.
"I'm sorry?" Hank looked at the other man but followed Charles' gaze to the other's outside. He sighed. "I don't like it either but … "
"He didn't say to lock yourself inside or work yourself to death." Charles frowned at Hank. "I know that you've been working on cerebro at night. When was the last time you slept?"
"Two days ago." Hank sighed. "But … since I changed its easier to stay up and I just … can't sleep." Hank didn't like how quickly he had gotten accustomed to sharing a bed with Alex that he just felt a lone now.
"You can't give up on him Hank. You two had something." Charles spoke softly.
"Had. Just not anymore." Hank sighed bitterly leaving the window.
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"Listen." Raven glared at Alex from her side of the hole they were digging. "I don't know the whole situation between you and Hank … other than well you're you know, pregnant." She waved her hand at his stomach to emphasize. "But other than that what the hell has happened to you two?"
"I think they broke up." Sean offered Raven who just glared at him. "What?" Sean looked at Alex. "I mean … that's what happened right?"
"Pretty much." Alex glared at the dirt. "Besides," He glanced over at Raven. "It's none of your business."
"Are you kidding me?" She put a hand on her hip. "Alex, so far there's only us. We should try to get a long."
"Listen, we have an agreement. However he decides to fulfill it is up to him." Alex clenched his end of the shovel. "I'm not talking about this with either of you so mind your own damn business." He sighed dropping his shovel to the ground and going to climb out of the hole.
"Hey dude! Pool!" Sean called at his back.
"Whatever." Alex waved behind him before going inside. He was exhausted. What did they know anyway? He wrapped the coat around himself more, it was too cold outside for this. He blew on his hand before noticing something at the foot of the stares.
He blinked at the pair of gloves before looking around. They had obviously been placed their on purpose. Alex sighed when he noticed a blue hair on the set. He put them in his pocket before walking to the kitchen. It was his turn to make lunch anyway.
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"Everything checks out, you're both healthy." Hank offered Alex a smile as the teen put his shirt back on. Alex huffed staying seated on the table. "Was there something else?"
"He's been getting really nauseous." Sean spoke up while eating out of a box of crackers. He was sitting on a table across from them. "What was that stuff you put on his stomach?"
"Gel." Hank eyed Sean warily giving his attention back to Alex. The teen looked thinner. "Would you like me to get you something for it? I can see if Charles can get you some Benedictine or …"
"Yeah thanks." Alex finally looked over at Hank. "It does go away though … right?"
"It should, along with the fatigue as well." Hank reached up to touch Alex's forehead but stopped and pulled it back before he could. "The nausea should be gone in a few weeks but your tiredness will probably return towards the end … "
"Have you figured out about his powers?" Sean spoke up nibbling on a cracker. "I mean … it can't be good for … it."
"As far as I can tell its fine." Hank tried to sound reassuring, he was thankful that Sean and Raven would join in on the meetings on occasion but sometimes … no, Hank was pretty sure alone time with Alex would be a bad idea. "I'm pretty sure that since its normal for your body to do that it would be normal for it not to harm your body or anything inside."
"That makes sense." Sean nodded.
"Was there anything else?" Hank felt nervous, Alex usually never hung out afterward.
"I'm just … " Alex closed his eyes putting his hand over them. Hank had to fight the urge to touch him again. It was almost as if the beast inside of him knew Alex was carrying his child and he wanted to do everything for the other teen. He would do anything. "It's nothing, thanks." Alex sighed standing up and stretching. He wasn't showing yet and he was two months along.
"No problem. Um … I'll be in the hanger if you need anything." Hank watched him leave. Sean stood up stretching.
"Don't worry man, he's just out of it today." He patted Hank on the arm. "Hold in there."
"I just don't think it's going to happen Sean." Hank sighed.
"How's the jet coming?" Sean at least had the decency to change the subject.
"It will be a while before its finished." Hank smiled at Sean. "That last one took me 6 months but that was with a crew of highly trained professionals. I think I'll have cerebro up in a few months though."
"You should take a break and hang out with all of us sometime." Sean leaned against the larger teen. "I mean … you could at least chill out in a tree while the rest of us train."
"I'm not a monkey." Hank huffed pushing him away playfully. "But I'll try to start training with you guys again … there's just so much to do."
"Seriously, working all the time cannot be fun." Sean bit a cracker in half. "Oh wait these were for Alex. Hm, looks like there's going to be a store run. What was that Benedicty-stuff called?"
"Here." Alex wrote down the prescription and handed it to Sean. "The pharmacist will know what it is."
"Right. See you later mate." Sean patted Hank's shoulder before heading out. "Raven! I need to go to the store!" He shouted outside the in the hall and even without using his power, that kid had a mouth.
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"You still like him you know." Alex sighed before glaring over at Raven who moved to sit on the foot of his bed. "Oh hush, you're no fun anymore."
"I'm sorry my burden affects you so." Alex rolled his eyes before turning away from her.
"I just don't understand." She kicked him with his foot gently. "You like him don't you?"
"Go bother your boyfriend." Alex kept his eyes closed, maybe if he played dead she would leave.
"Sean is the little brother I've always wanted." She snorted. "No offense but at this point thinking of any of you like that … is weird. Except Erik, he's so … dark." She hummed pleased.
"I'm pretty sure he's getting it on with your brother." Alex gave her confused looked. Sure he never really saw any proof of it but … the two older men were kind of obvious weren't they?
"I was just letting you know my tastes." She smiled at him. "He likes the real me."
"I like the real you." Alex huffed nudging her with his foot. "I mean, I'll admit I had to get used to it but I can't imagine you any other way at this point." She smiled at him.
"You like Hank the way he is?"
"Why are you and Sean so set on getting us back together?" Alex sat up angrily. "Both of you need to leave it alone."
"We just want you to be happy." She crossed her arms. "And both of you were happy when you were together."
"It's not going to happen Raven so leave it alone, or leave me alone." He lied back down putting an arm over his face. He was glad she shut the door on her way out.
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"Just don't drop me!" Alex huffed following Sean. "C'mon man!"
"Dude if anything happened I'm pretty sure I would get killed." Sean climbed up the stairs to the roof. "And Charles told us to stop."
"But Charles isn't here." Alex grinned mischievously. "C'mon, we don't even need to go that high, I just want to do something!"
Sean grinned. "It would be rude of me not to take you flying every now and again." Alex smirked.
"Exactly!"
"Oh fine but I swear to God if I get in trouble you're taking all my breakfast duties for the next year." Sean pointed his finger at Alex before hopping on the roof and walking over to the edge. "Hmmm did you figure out landing last time?"
"Just get closer to the ground." Alex laughed, "I'll work it out."
"Okay I'm going to go around and swing by." Sean spread out his arms. "Be ready!"
"Alright!" Alex whooped as Sean jumped off the building before using his voice to fly. Alex watched the red head fly up high before doing a flew flips. He was jealous of Sean, being able to fly like that. It had to feel wonderful to go that high, hell it had the one time Sean had got him up there but it had ended badly so they stayed closer to the ground.
He knew he shouldn't be doing this. But he needed to. It was driving him crazy to stay on the ground and do nothing. He needed to do something stupid. He needed to do this.
He grinned as Sean came around. He quickly walked over to the edge.
"Alex Summers you better not be doing what I think you're doing!" Alex jumped as he heard Raven's shout from the ground. He turned to see her, and Hank beside her looking surprised.
"Alex!"
One of the bricks on the edge of the roof gave way and suddenly Alex was falling backwards. He swung his arms trying to catch his balance, he reached up as Sean came by but he was falling too fast and Sean's fingers barely grazed his skin before he was falling off the three story roof.
"Alex!"
Alex stared wide-eyed at the sky as he fell waiting for the painful impact. There weren't any bushes to break his fall on this side of the house. But then something hit his side and wrapped around him. He was pulled into large arms and moved to the side, he closed his eyes until Hank landed on the ground, on his feet. Holding Alex tightly to him.
"Are you Okay!" Hank got to his knees and put Alex on the ground. Alex nodded his head. His heart was beating out of his chest and the world was still spinning up he was alright.
"Y-yeah … "
"What were you thinking!" Hank grabbed Alex's shoulder's tightly startling the blonde before he was pulled into a tight hug. "Why?"
"I wasn't … I …" Alex stared wide-eyed when Hank released him from the hug.
"You weren't thinking! You could have been hurt! You almost were! Or worse … you … you …" Hank clenched his fists and Alex was pretty sure he was going to get punched.
"Is he okay?" Raven was kneeling next to him now. "Alex are you okay?"
"He's fine." Hank grumbled standing up.
"Hank." Alex grabbed Hanks hand. He was still shaking and trying to catch up on what the hell had just happened but he squeezed the hand. "Thanks."
Hank pulled his hand away surprised, he took a couple of steps back.
"Alex!" Sean was running over to them frantically. He jumped down to the ground beside Raven. "Are you okay?"
"Yeah … I'm fine, Hank caught me …" He looked up and saw Hank wasn't around anymore. Alex sighed lying back on the grass. "Just give me a minute."
His heart was still pounding hard against his ribs but he couldn't help but try to remember how it felt to have Hank's arms around him.
"You're an idiot! Idiot! Stupid! Male! Moron!" Alex put his hands up to try and protect his face as Raven started hitting him. "You too! Idiots!" She reached over and hit Sean across the head.
"It was his idea!" Sean sputtered.
"You could have given me a heart attack! And did you see Hank's face?" Raven hit Alex again before standing up. "Alex Summers you're an idiot. You could have gotten you … and the baby killed." She stomped off. "I'm going to find Hank, you should go to his lab so we can have him check to see if you still have a brain!"
"Dammit." Alex huffed, "No need, I'm an idiot." He knew she couldn't hear him though.
"I'm not letting you talk me into anything ever again." Sean huffed. "Good thing Hank was there …"
"Yeah …" Alex looked the way Raven and Hank had left. He quickly got up.
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"Hank!" Raven knocked on the door to the other mutants room. He wasn't in his lab or working on cerebro.
"Go away." Hank whined from inside. She sighed opening the door, he obviously wasn't angry if he wasn't growling at her.
"Alex is an idiot." She crossed her arms walking over to the mutant who was laying face first in his bed. "I'm glad we got there when we did."
"I'm trying not to think about it." Hank muttered lifting his head up to look at her.
"I'm surprised you aren't destroying anything to be hon-" Raven stopped when he pointed his hand to the other side of the room. He had destroyed his wardrobe and his desk was thrown to the side. "Never mind."
"I just-" Hank sat up. "He …"
"Hank, I know it's not my place but can you please tell me what is going on?" Raven sat down beside him. "I mean one moment we're all a big happy family and the next you and Alex barely talk to each other and he's pregnant! I thought you guys had just fought and would be back together by now but … I mean you guys did like each other."
"We barely know each other." Hank sighed, his ears sagging.
"I thought you got to know each other pretty well." Raven scoffed.
"Yeah but you know what I mean." Hank gave her a bored look. "And then I did this to him and now he hates me."
"If he really did he wouldn't have kept it." Raven offered but bit her lip when Hank's shoulders sagged. "But he is keeping it right? He's still pregnant? Don't tell me he went to a Jane?"
"He wanted to get rid of it." Hank pulled his legs up onto the bed and Raven noticed he was clenching the sheets. He scoffed, "He thinks it's going to come out deformed and didn't want to keep it. I guess a lot like my parents felt when I was born."
"But he didn't?" Raven put a hand over one of his shaking fists.
"Only because I begged him not to." Hank said darkly.
"That has to mean something." Raven tried.
"After the baby is born, I'm going to take it and go away." Hank was glaring at the floor. "He doesn't ever want to see me again. He hates me."
"You can't leave! Where would you go?" Raven gaped at him.
"I made it alright before … I would figure something out."
"Do you even know how to take care of a baby?" Raven's mind was racing.
"I am a doctor." Hank offered her a sad smile.
"But! He can't honestly want you to leave." Raven touched his shoulder.
"He hates me Raven!" Hank growled at her. "Why can't you just leave it alone, we both agreed to this."
"You can't have!" She backed away from him anyway, "Hank you can't be okay with this! How do you feel about him?"
"It doesn't matter how I feel." Hank glared at her, his ears folding backwards defensively. "It won't matter in a few months and it doesn't matter now."
"It does matter Hank." Raven spoke softly. "Do you love him?"
"Get out." Hank growled. "Now."
"Fine." Raven glared at him. "Both of you are idiots." She slammed the door shut behind her but stopped when she saw Alex sitting in the hallway. He had his knees drawn up and he was glaring at the floor, similar to the way Hank had been sitting.
"Did you hear him?" She crossed her arms over her chest but made sure to speak low but instead of answering her Alex kept glaring at the floor, ignoring her. She rolled her eyes. "Whatever."
Alex waited until she was gone to sigh and cover his face with his hands. What the hell was he doing?
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Alex hated dreams.
Could be that most of dreams were memories and instead of dreams they were more like nightmares. Filled with pain, regret, shame and hate. The first time he used his powers he had been defending his friend Adam, from a bully on a bus, he remembered the burning heat inside him before he was lying in the pavement having destroyed the bus, pieces everywhere. Fire … there was fire and heat and so many children had been hurt.
Adam had died.
Getting into fights at school, getting the crap beat out of him in prison. Losing control of his powers. Destroying cars, houses, schools … part of the prison yard. Most of the time it was blamed on something ridiculous like technicalities or arson and no one ever wanted to believe Alex, that he was dangerous. That he did that.
He was just Alex Summers, orphan, problem student, problem to society.
It was actually a dream that had got him into prison in the first place. He was back on the bus again trying to defend Adam. And then he was losing control.
His foster parents house burned down and he was the only one that made it out. He told everyone he lit it on fire, just so they could get him away from people. Put him away. The only problem he had there was trying to get them to keep him in solitary. So he couldn't hurt anyone anymore.
This time he was on the beach, the missiles were heading towards all of them and there was nothing they could do. There was nothing he could do. It was hot … so hot …
He looked over at Hank. They were all going to die.
It was so hot.
He didn't want to die.
"Alex wake up!"
Alex gasped and there were arms suddenly grabbing him and dragging him, he was on the floor? It was hot. He fought at the arms pulling him before the smell of smoke hit his senses. "H-hey! Wha … let go!" He tried to fight but was pushed flat on the floor by Erik.
"Alex stop fighting." Erik had ash on him and Alex froze.
"What's happening?" Alex tried to sit up but Erik was still holding him down. He heard the familiar sound of a fire extinguisher going off in the back ground. "The missiles?"
"Not real just a dream." Charles was there panting and covered in some ash too, there was a small burn on his cheek. "Are the both of you alright?"
"I'm fine." Erik finally let go of Alex.
"What did I do?" Alex sat up quickly. "Oh God … is anyone?"
"No its fine, just an accident." Charles was trying to smile at him reassuringly.
"What's going on?" Hank was suddenly there in the hallway. He had obviously been working on something in the lab with grease smudges on his clothes and one across his nose. "Is everyone okay?"
"Yes the fire's put out." Charles laughed unsteady. "Need to find Alex here a new room."
"You should get something on that." Erik nodded to Charles burn.
Alex pulled himself up and went over to his room.
"Alex?" Charles tried to grab him but stopped halfway.
Alex stared at the smoking destruction of what had been his room. Flashbacks to his foster home … to the bus running through his head. He looked down at himself to see he was covered in ash too but completely unharmed. Like always.
He punched the door before leaving the hallway, he quickly passed Hank not looking at him as he went to the only place here that was safe, ignoring the calls of the others behind him.
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Hank was torn, he wanted to follow Alex but he couldn't help but feel he was the last person the other teen wanted to deal with. So instead he helped clean the few small burns Charles and Erik had gotten in their escapade. It was an hour later and he couldn't sleep.
Hank found himself standing the middle of Alex's room. The teen had lost control of his powers while sleeping. Hank looked around at the chaos. He had to keep reminding himself that Alex was okay.
Alex was okay and the baby was probably still fine and there was nothing to freak out about. Hank took a deep breath wondering if he should go grab a broom and maybe clean it up a bit, he wasn't tired even though he knew he should be. He sighed about to leave before something caught his eyes. He blinked. Stepping around the destruction before he got to what used to be Alex's desk. He leaned over picking the object up before wiping some dust away with his fingers.
It was his glasses. Hank blinked, he had thought he lost them when he destroyed the lab again. Had Alex had them this whole time? Did he know they were here or had Hank left them here?
Before he realized it he was walking downstairs to the bunker. He stopped when he saw Charles sitting on the stairs but when he got closer the man was asleep, obviously exhausted. Hank wondered if he had been trying to stay up for Alex … He walked over to the door putting his ear against it and listening in for any noise.
There wasn't anything.
Hank frowned opened the door. He looked around before he saw Alex laying down in the middle of the base, he was curled up in a ball on the floor. Hank shivered, the sudden drop in temperature catching him off guard, Alex must be freezing.
"I don't want company." Alex moved to glare at the door but froze when he realized it was Hank. He glared, "I'm not injured if that's what you're worried about."
"I … I'm glad but-" Hank stopped halfway to Alex, what was he doing here? He squeezed the glasses in his hand. "You'll catch a cold if you stay in here."
Alex scoffed turned his back to Hank. "Whatever."
"No, its not whatever." Hank stomped over to him. "You … you … you're health is important!"
"You're only worried because of the baby." Alex stayed sitting but turned around to glare at Hank.
"No, well yes I'm worried about the baby but you should too! Don't you feel any-." Hank clenched his fists and winced when he heard the glasses break. He threw them down in front of Alex who seemed surprised at the sight of them. "Don't you understand? If there's something wrong with the baby there could be something wrong with you and vice-versa! I don't know why you feel the need to put yourself in harm's way but please remember it's not just you anymore!."
"I can't control my dreams!" Alex bit back putting a hand over his stomach.
"No, you can't." Hank was staring down at the glasses. There was a long pause of silence.
Hank took a deep breath.
"Just, can you try to take better care of yourself?." Hank asked quietly.
"All you care about is this stupid kid." Alex was suddenly reminded of Hank's speed when the blue mutant was kneeling in front of him.
"Don't you get it? I care about you too! But this baby inside of you. That's ours; that was made between the both of us." Hank was on his knees leaning over Alex placing a hand over his stomach. "It's life we created. I care about you. I care …" His voice faltered. "But after this baby is born; it's all I will have, so please, take care of it. Even if you hate me, just take care of yourself."
"Hank." Alex grabbed the furry hand touching his stomach. His eyes felt hot. Hank must have realized how close he was because he was suddenly pulling away but Alex kept a firm grip on his hand. "Hank I don't hate you!"
Hank froze as his knee landed on his glasses. He winced. They were probably completely useless now. He stared at Alex who was still holding onto his hand. He lowered his ears and smiled sadly. "Good to know."
"No!" Alex moved Hanks hand so he could pull the other teen closer. He grabbed the back of Hank's neck when the other mutant was leaning over him surprised. "I. Don't. Hate. You."
"Alex I don't-" Hank tried to pull away.
"I'm sorry Hank. I'm really sorry." Alex held on. "I've been a jerk and I'm sorry. I-" Alex groaned when Hank kissed him. The other mutant growling into and kissing him like there was no tomorrow. He pushed Alex back slowly until he was lying on top of him, sucking on his tongue, nipping at his lips. Alex groaned holding on to him tightly.
Hank growled nuzzling Alex's chin then his neck before kissing and biting at it. Alex bit his lip running his hands through Hank's fur before shoving at his shirt. "Hank, please …"
"Anything." Hank nipped at Alex's chin before kissing him again. "I would do anything for you." He looked Alex in the eyes. "Anything."
"I know." Alex sighed relaxing against the ground. He closed his eyes, "I know."
"Alex." Hank pulled away from the other teen, Alex groaned from the loss of heat. "Alex this isn't something you can change your mind on later."
Alex frowned up at Hank. "Huh?"
"I mean," Hank licked his lips. "I mean … what do you want Alex?"
Alex closed his eyes. "I want you."
"I mean … more than right now." Hank placed one of his warm hands against Alex's face, the blonde leaned into it.
"Hank … I don't know what I want." Alex opened his eyes to answer honestly. "I want to get to know you better. I want you. I want to stay here with Sean and Raven … and Erik and Charles. I want you to be here too."
"And the baby?" Hank looked in his eyes.
"It's a lot Hank." Alex grabbed Hank's arm in case the other mutant thought of pulling farther away. "It's a lot. I'm not ready to be taking care of someone else … I can't even take care of myself. But-" Alex paused before pushing Hank up so they were both sitting up. "I need you to swear to me that this wasn't an experiment. I'm not an experiment. This child isn't an experiment Hank. You can't do your science thing to us, we're people too-"
"I swear to God. I swear to science. I swear to anything that will make you believe me Alex that this wasn't an experiment. You aren't an experiment." Hank leaned forward grabbing the back of Alex's neck. "You will never be."
"I should have believed you the first time." Alex sighed leaning his forehead against Hanks shoulder. "I was just so … "
"I understand." Hank kissed the side of Alex's head. "But I would never do that to anyone."
"I'm sorry." Alex sighed against Hank.
"I'm sorry too." Hank murmured against the other mutant's ear causing him to shiver. "We should get you somewhere warmer."
"My room is destroyed." Alex sighed.
"You can sleep in my room." Hank pulled away getting up then holding a hand out for Alex.
"Just me?" The other mutant let Hank pull him up.
"If Charles is still sleeping outside, I'm going to take him to bed and then I have a few things I could be working o-"
"Hank." Alex tugged Hank's ear causing the mutant to give him his attention. "Kiss me."
"O-okay." Hank pulled Alex to him pressing their lips together before sliding his tongue in to explore the smaller man's mouth. Alex hummed sucking at Hank's tongue causing the other mutant to groan. "Alex … Alex … " Hank kisses him again and suddenly there's a wall behind him. Alex wraps his arms around Hank; he hadn't even realized they had been moving.
"I want to marry you." Hank whispered it softly but Alex still heard it. He pulls away letting out a laugh.
"Seriously?"
"It would be the respectable thing to do." Hank frowns at him.
"If I was a girl." Alex supplies "-and there's still the fact that we know diddly squat about each other."
"We can get to know each other." Hank presses his forehead against Alex's.
"I'm not a girl." Alex tried again. "And I don't know what kind of world you live in but last time I checked, mine doesn't let fags marry … I seriously doubt that they would let mutant fags about to have a kid marry."
"I want to marry you." Hank says again, his tone going husky causing Alex to shiver.
"No." Alex leans forward and kisses him. "I refuse."
Hank huffs but kisses back anyway. "One day?"
"Hank." Alex sighs leaning against the wall. "This isn't fair."
"I'm sorry." Hank kisses him apologetically, licking Alex's lips before he pulls away.
"You don't know how to do anything half-way do you?" Alex laughs pushing Hank away because he's still cold and he's tired and he doesn't know how much more of this he can handle, it's too much but he feels happier than he has in a while so that has to mean something.
"That isn't a good habit to start." Hank teases lightly opening the door, the pause because Erik is at the stairs lifting Charles up gently and putting him over his shoulder. The telepath looks smaller in his arms. Erik looks over at them slightly surprised.
"Get it all worked out?"
"Not yet." Hank answers and Alex grabs his hand. "But we're working on it."
Erik smiles. "Good, good night."
They nod at him as he goes up the stairs. Hank leans against Alex sharing his warmth for a bit keeping their hands together. They hadn't held hands before and Alex is starting to wonder why not? He knows it was probably him but he makes a note to do it more often.
"Since you don't have to take the Professor to bed then you should take me." Alex smiles at Hank who squeezes his hand.
"I guess." Hank tries to sound like it's going to be a chore but his smile gives him away as they head up the stairs and to his room. As soon as the door is closed Alex wraps his arms around Hanks neck and kisses him hard earning a small growl. The other teen lifts him up causing him to wrap his legs around Hank's waist before they're falling back onto the bed. Hank holds onto him and manages to lay them down gently before kissing Alex hot and messy. Alex gasps into it as large hands slide under his shirt touching every inch of flesh they can reach.
"Alex." Hank growls, possessively, nuzzling Alex's neck. The blonde grabs Hanks shirt trying to pull it down over his head. The other mutant finally gets the message and sits back taking off his shirt giving Alex a chance to do the same before he's kissing and sucking at his neck.
Alex groans, his hands running through Hank's fur. He thrusts up against the other teen causing both of them to moan. Alex did it again and Hank growled grabbing his hips and holding them down to the bed. "Hank." Alex moaned tugging at the fur on his back trying to push his hips up. "Please …"
"I don't want to hurt you." Hank breathed heavily against Alex's neck.
"You won't." Alex shivered pulling on the fur by Hank's neck to get him to look him in the eye. "You won't."
Hank kissed him heavily releasing his hold on his hips but instead moving and pulling his pants off. Alex grinned leaning forward to unbuckle Hanks belt sliding his hand in and underneath the boxers to grab his forming erection. "Are we having make-up sex? Is this make-up sex?" Alex gently tugged at the sensitive flesh.
Hank dropped his head onto Alex's shoulder shuddering at the contact. "Alex … Alex …" His warm breathe causing Alex to shiver. He smirked releasing his hold and helping Hank get his pants off.
"This is totally make-up sex." Alex pulled Hank back so the blue mutant was over him. He leaned forward kissing the breathless mutant.
"I've never had make-up sex before." Hank groaned aligning himself before rubbing their erections together. Alex hissed grabbing onto his shoulders. Hank nuzzled his neck before taking both of their erections in one hand and pumping them together.
"Oh my God." Alex threw his head back into the pillow, his back arching up so his chest hit Hank's. The other mutant growled biting his neck before sucking. "Hank!"
"Mine." Hank growled finding another area of skin to latch his mouth onto. Alex gripped his shoulders tighter as Hank continued his actions using his free hand to move back to the blonde's hip. "Missed you so much."
"Hank, Hank … Hank." Alex spread his legs allowing more space for the larger teen so they were moving together while his hand continued pumping the both of them together. "Hank c'mon … Hank."
"Ah!" Hank thrust hard against him as he came, his hand still pumping milking him while stroking Alex's erection. He moved his face to kiss blonde hard, biting at his lips as he kept moving against him.
"Close." Alex shuddered as Hank moved to bite his neck. "Nnh!" Alex scratched down Hank's back as he came into Hank's hand. Both of them breathing hard. Hank continued to press his face against Alex's neck as he fell towards the side so he didn't land on the smaller mutant. Alex groaned. "I need a shower."
"Later." Hank wrapped an arm around him.
"What about your fur?" Alex allowed himself to be spooned. He didn't feel like moving any time anyway.
"Nnn." Hank nipped at the back of Alex's neck causing the teen to laugh breathlessly.
"Make-up sex. Awesome." Alex moved his hand to hold the one on his chest.
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TBC