AN: Don´t own anything. I am sorry that it took me so long but with the Chistmass and everything it was jusr crazy:P
Erik didn't know what was wrong with him. This whole day was kind of surreal. First he found himself being pull out from the water by this ridiculously girly looking telepath, than he met his one and only true friend whose memory he cherished in his mind all those years, than his private conversation with her went completely differently from what he expected, Kity not being at all happy to see that he was alive and well, than interrupting the private moment she had with the telepath-certainly her lover (for what he wasn't sorry at all) and than having to listen to their flirtations to found himself being sat against the man whose face he would love to punch right now. And as if it wasn't enough, the man being a telepath so he probably heard his every thought, so much for him helping Erik track Shaw once again, damn.
But the man, Charles or something like that, Erik wasn't sure, just smiled warmly with no intention to call the security to threw Erik back in the sea.
"We are not lovers, just so you know. I consider Kity as my sister and I am sure it is the same for her." Charles smiled warmly and Erik found himself blushing (it was the fault of the heater certainly) at his comment.
"And why do you think I care?" He tried to scowl but failed miserably.
"My friend, don't try humor me." Charles answered, the corners of his mouth twitching.
…
"Shaw has friends, you could use some too. I won´t stop you leaving, could, but I won´t. But know one thing, if you leave now, she will never forgive you."
"As if she was the main thing in my life. I have to do this." Erik answered coldly and turned to leave once again.
"You can lie to her but don't lie to yourself." And then, when Erik turned once again to sneer something mean to the annoying telepath but he was already gone and Erik was standing there, all alone. He turned to finally leave, but stopped immediately, Charles was right, if he left now, there was not coming back, at least not to Kity, and Erik wasn't sure he would be able to accept that just now. Yes, she treated him horribly, making sure that they were never alone, but it didn't suppress his happiness from being near her, in some ways she changed so much and in the others she was still that little girl he swore to protect in the camps. Being with her did bring many memories, painful ones, but the most beautiful memories he had. How they were cuddled together under the thin blanket, how his mother smiled, how kind she was to Kity in the briefs moment they were allowed to spend together…
These thoughts were dangerous, Erik knew that very well, he ought to leave immediately, because if he didn't, he might will not be able to do it after.
But there was also the Charles guy and Erik found himself quite intrigued by the young telepath, his mutation so powerful, the man could control them all, if he
wanted, but was too moral to even consider that possibility. But morals could be changed, Erik knew that better than everyone. And since he also promised to help Erik find Shaw, it was completely rational and wise thing to stay here and not eave, at least until the affair with Shaw was finished.
…
"Such an adorable lab rat you make Charles." Erik smirked, trying to cover his uneasiness from seeing the man he has grown quite fond of being tied up in that damn machine.
But the man seemed so happy an calm about it that Erik didn't have the hearth to spoil it for him, there was someone entirely else for this. Charles, Hank and himself were currently under the murderous gaze of none other than the indestructible girl herself. She looked like she was planning to kidnap Charles in every second.
"If you don't calm yourself the room will probably explode in next second." Erik joked, not being able to stop himself.
"I don't recall asking you any suggestions, so in the future I would appreciate if you would keep your mouth shut." Kity replied coldly shooting him a hateful look, which succeeded to heat up his own mood, he wasn't about to let her freely march on his head, he had enough of this already.
"And what if I don't?" He asked mockingly.
"Then I will make you." She replied matter of factly.
"And how would you like to do that?" He asked and tucked a little at her watches, earning an startled yelp from her.
Bu before she could launch herself at him or react in any way, they were interrupted by the movement around the machine and Charles´s happy exclamation that it "worked".
"It was wonderful! Erik there are so many more of us! Kity we have to go and find them, it will be wonderful!" Charles beamed happily at them, seemingly oblivious at their tension.
"Get packed, we will leave tomorrow. Erik, you will love the first one, she is a stripper and have wings!" Charles continued babbling but was suddenly cut off by his "sister".
"Wait! He is coming too? You can´t be serious Charles! We can´t trust him!" Kity exclaimed angrily eying him.
"Kity calm down, we have talked about it already…" Charles obviously wanted to say something else but was once again interrupted.
"I am not coming! You hear me? If HE is coming than I am not." She yelled and eyed Charles provocatively.
"Fine you stay here. Since you are behaving like a teenager it will be better anyway. This is the serious thing, I don't need your childish behavior." Charles shrugged and turned to leave, gesturing to Erik to follow him.
Judging the look on Kity´s face, this certainly wasn't the answer she expected. And Erik rejoiced in his small victory, suddenly finding that making Kity angry was far more fun than trying to win her favor.
Kity
She had to be dreaming! Charles chose Erik over her! He chose the man he barely knew above her, so long they have been like real siblings, Charles knew well what Erik and his betrayal meant to her, how broken she was when she saw the bullet hit him. And still he took him in, offered him help with tracking Shaw… All that knowing damn well that all she wanted was for Erik to leave, forever preferably. But Charles was so intrigued with him, nothing mattered anymore, only Erik and his damn opinion. As if the man had patent on everything.
And now, they were going to that damn trip together all alone and she will be struck here playing a babysitter or the new coming mutants..Joy.
…
"And what can you do?" asked her the blond guy, Alex, who was desperately trying to seduce her for last 30 minutes. How wonderful, what had she done to deserve this? She rarely saw Charles for the last month, not alone spoke to him. After he threw the new found mutants in her care he disappeared with Erik and that annoying Moira to Russia to catch Shaw, once again leaving her, saying it was too dangerous for her to come, which was the most ridiculous thing she ever heard from him, considering her healing ability, she was the most equipped to fight Shaw from them all. But of course, Charles thought that Erik would be too distracted if she came and apparently Erik being okay was now the main issue of them all. Charles had to hit his head somewhere either way he couldn't be acting the way he was since that night on the boat.
"You are here with me?" Alex asked, concern shining in his eyes, how pathetic.
"Yes, sorry just lost in my thoughts. What did you ask?" She quickly answered, pulling her most flirtatious smile on. Why the hell no, since she was stuck here, she could as well entertain herself a little.
"I asked what can you do, every one already showed their mutations except you…" He trailed of uncertainly, as if afraid of her reaction and quick peek in his head confirmed her assumptions.
"Well, it wouldn't be fair if I didn't present myself would it? So let´s get over with. Charge against me." She said and got up to prepare herself for the impact.
"What? No you can´t be serious! You didn't see what can I do? I don't want to hurt you." He babbled and tried to get away from her, but found himself unable to. "What the hell is happening?" He yelped.
"I am sorry that we have to do it this way but I am not really in the mood for a long talking and persuading so…" Kity trailed of, trying to look at least a little bit sorry. She made Alex charge against her, his body responding without the slightest objection, and then the blast was hit her, it was far more painful then she expected, making her control over Alex slipping away. She fell on the floor, big hole in her midsection, the fuck! Maybe this wasn't such a great idea after all. The hell, how long her damn body will take to heal that? Quick, please. Either way the group of young mutants gathered around her will probably start weep and she didn't have to be there for this. Thank you very much.
And then she finally felt her body being once again sensible, so she quickly got up to prove that she was okay, earning shocked gasps from everyone in the room.
"So, this is my ability, you see, I have a quite extensive healing factor." She said proudly, enjoying the admiring looks from everyone.
"How extensive?" Asked the scientist, Hank, or Beast like Alex called him.
"I am almost thirty."
"What? No way! And Alex has a crush on you! It´s gross!" The one called Sean exclaimed.
Kity wanted to answer him, but got interrupted by a loud explosion somewhere in the building and the fight outside. Ah no! She knew that teleporter, and if he was here, that meant only one thing, that his master wasn't far away. And right she was, there was the one called Janos and Shaw suddenly standing in the main door. The whole group together, except the telepathic bitch.
Kity couldn't help herself but found the whole situation funny. Charles and the others left for Russia to catch the man and he just came here, funny really, for the first time someone actually outsmarted Charles.
"Ah Kity, dear. I am so glad to see you here, you didn't change a bit since the last time I saw you. I was hoping to find your brother here too but you will have to be enough. Besides I am sure that you certainly practiced your telepathy since we last met. Oh, don't look so surprised, you didn't honestly thought that I didn't notice it? Poor Emma had nightmares for weeks after, saying that you almost sucked her soul of. So there the terms, you come with me freely, and I won´t hurt anyone here, they are of course welcomed to come with us but if they don't want to I will not force them. And you of all people should know that I keep my promises." Shaw winked at her playfully and confidently took in the remains of the room.
"And if I don't want to?" She asked, trying to gain some time to come up with some incredibly intelligent idea how to save the situation, but founding none.
"Then they will pay the price. And we are starting with this one." Shaw said, took the black guy called Darwin and before Kity could react, all that remained from the guy were ashes.
Shaw smiled at her with challenging look, but suddenly a shocked expression passed on his face and he gestured to his two companions to come closer.
"This isn't over, we will meet again." Were his last words before the three of them disappeared in the black smoke, leaving Kity and the rest to themselves.
"What happened?" Came the low baritone just few minutest after from where the big glass wall used to be and then Kity found herself wrapped in the tight hug, Charles smaller body pressed against her.
Are you okay? He asked mentally but all she could do was to nod frantically.
"Ddddarwin…I am sssory," she tried to say but her voice not working properly.
"Shhh, It´s okay, I am here now," Charles whispered in her ear and started to soothing her hair.
"Is she okay?" The same baritone from earlier asked and she felt the second pair of hands on her. She wanted to say Erik not to touch her, to push him away but found herself unable to. So much for her being the Holocaust survivor who already saw every evil in the world and couldn't be moved by anything. What happened to her? She saw many deaths in her life and caused at least the half of them willingly or not, so why was she suddenly so out of line by a single death of someone who she barely knew? Maybe Erik was right, maybe she got too soft too used of being taken care of, living a simple, peaceful life with Charles.
She would like to think that he was wrong, after all she worked every day hard to maintain herself in good shape and improved her fighting techniques to perfection but true to be told it was years since she actually had to use them in real life.
"What are we going to do? We don't have anywhere to go." Somebody, probably Hank asked and everybody stilled uncomfortably.
"Yes, we do." As always, it was Charles who solved everything, Kity secretly smiled burying her face deep in his coat. How typical.
AN: Let me know what you think!:)
