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Erik walked slowly back towards the house, Damian beside him. In his arms, Erik held an unconscious Serena, who's shallow breaths Erik occasionally felt against him. Erik was aware that carrying her wasn't necessary, he could've used his power to transport her. Furthermore, carrying her made him seem like he possessed sympathy towards humans, suggesting that he'd grown weak. Erik knew he was right in his assumptions by the way that Damian glanced suspiciously at him from time to time.
Despite this fact, however, Erik didn't care. He wanted to carry Serena. It was the least he could do after she'd bravely threw herself in front of him. Erik knew that the blast wouldn't have harmed him that much, but this didn't stop the flattery that was embedded into him as a result of her actions. He was perplexed by the fact that after the way he'd treated her she still saved him. Erik knew that he'd continued to be surprised by the level of compassion that these humans possessed. A passion that was clearly a weakness, as it lead to them being harmed physically or mentally. This was why Erik decided not to posses it, however he was unable to suppress the compassion that started to grow within him from the moment Serena had thrown herself in front of him.
"Who's the human?" Damian questioned curtly, casting a distasteful glance at Serena.
Erik hesitated before replying. "I captured her to gain information from the CIA, I've brought her with me because I haven't gathered all the information I require from her yet."
Damian nodded in approval, all the accusation gone from his features.
"I see." Was his ambiguous reply.
Erik was surprised by the rage that filled him at that moment, unsure of what had caused it.
His emotions were chaos inside his mind, which was unfamiliar to him as he was only used to them being focused on two emotions; Pain and Rage. Erik knew that this reaction from him was far from normal, although he was aware that normal had disappeared the moment Serena had thrown herself in front of him.
As they approached the house, Emma wandered outside to see what all the commotion was about. In truth, she had been speculating Erik and Serena from the deserted corners of both their minds. Emma was surprised that Erik hadn't registered her presence during his and Serena's conversation, but then realised that he was too engaged in Serena to notice her. It was at that moment that Emma entered Erik's mind again, astonished at the intense feelings that dwelled within him.
Get out of my head before I kill you, Erik's malicious tone corrupted his mind, pushing away all other thoughts that he'd had in that moment.
Emma flinched, his icy tone alarming to her. At once she started to recede from his mind, sensing that he wasn't in a good place.
Erik pushed past her roughly with an unconscious Serena in his arms with a tanned, black- haired man with light green eyes at his heels. Emma raised her eyebrows coquettishly, only just noticing the handsome mutant. The man smiled back at Emma, a glint in his eye. Undoubtedly she had captured his attention, especially with the alluring outfit that she was wearing at that moment.
"Hello, I am Damian." He said with a chilling deep voice as he grasped her hand and kissed it.
Emma flushed in response, inwardly scolding herself for breaking her cool demeanour. Already she started to form a plan to change her voluntary response to him.
"Hello Damian, I am Emma." She smiled flirtatiously, transforming her face into something that made all men, apart from Erik, bend to her will.
Just as she anticipated Damian looked dreamily at her before his expression changed abruptly to a mixture of wariness and amusement.
"Nice trick telepath." He smirked, tapping his head knowingly.
While Emma had been talking to him, she'd been searching his mind, attaining necessary knowledge about him. Despite some difficulties, she'd been doing pretty well, certain that her invasion wouldn't be detected as he was too focused on her; however she'd been wrong. All of a sudden, Emma was wary. Only a very powerful mutant could do what he did.
Surprised?, Damian's deep voice sounded in her head. Emma had to refrain from jumping in astonishment. The fact that he had hidden his identical mutation from Emma was enough to make her blood boil in anger.
Along with my telepathy I have the power to shield myself mentally from other telepaths. I can also shield some of my own thoughts which is why you had difficulty reading my thoughts just now, Damian explained mockingly, as if talking to a child.
Emma narrowed her eyes, using her diamond mutation to cause him pain. Damian cried out, clutching his head in the minute that the pain came and went.
"Your feisty aren't you?" He laughed, receiving a death glare from Emma.
She immediately decided that she disliked him, vowing to avoid his presence at all times.
"It's a gift." She snapped before following Erik into the house.
Damian smirked, already enjoying his time with the mutants that were to help him bring destroy the human race. Damian frowned as he remembered the way Erik cradled the human in his arms like a baby. He hoped that Erik hadn't somehow become attached to humans. As Damian considered the thought he deemed it impossible. Erik hated humans as much as he did and that was far from likely to change.
Just as Erik walked through the door, Raven strode into the room, halting abruptly when she spotted Erik holding an unconscious Serena in his arms.
"What happened?" She exclaimed, glaring at Erik with accusing eyes.
Erik glared back, feeling anger creep on him as a result of the accusation. The action made him contemplate just how volatile he was when it came to humans.
"Damian happened." Erik grunted in reply before pushing past her to carry Serena up to the room they shared.
Raven shot him a puzzled look before she spotted a man she didn't recognise, who sauntered into the room behind Emma with a smirk on his face.
"Hello." He grinned at Raven.
Immediately, wariness kicked in as Raven shot him a look of contempt and followed Erik.
Damian smiled to himself, satisfied with his competence to be able to clear the room without indulging in destructive behaviour. Pleased with his provocative actions, Damian discovered the living room and settled himself on the cream sofa that was situated opposite the TV.
"Is that the mutant we have come here to find?" Raven demanded angrily as she stormed into the room. She stopped when she saw that Erik was occupied with the job of setting Serena down on one of the beds, his actions gentle as he performed them. This caused her to raise her eyebrows suggestively before returning her expression to a angry one when Erik looked her way.
"Yes it is." He said adamantly.
Raven put her hands on her hips. "He's an asshole."
Erik chuckled sarcastically. "You think?"
Raven glared in response as she sat herself on the bed that was closest to her.
"So what happened?" She asked him, gesturing to Serena.
Erik hesitated, contemplating on whether it would be prudent to lie or not. He didn't want Raven to think that there was something transpiring between him and Serena, as he was aware that would be the immediate conclusion that the blue-skinned mutant would make. However, despite everything, she was his friend. Raven was probably the only person he came even remotely close to trusting.
"Damian blasted me to get my attention but Serena, thinking that it would harm me, threw herself in front of me and got herself knocked unconscious in the process." Erik explained, while making his tone devoid of any emotion that could indicate more than distaste towards Serena.
"She saved you?" Raven asked incredulously.
Erik glared at her in response. "Not particularly as the blast wouldn't have killed me."
Raven met his glare with one of her own. "You know what I meant."
Erik looked down, suddenly becoming uncomfortable with the conversation. Raven scrutinized him, watching as conflicted emotions flitted across his face. She could tell there was more to it than he let on. She knew that it wasn't just Serena's actions that bothered him, it was the motive behind them. Immediately, Raven began to think about what Serena's motive was as she too was unsure what could've compelled her to do such a thing.
Suddenly, it hit her. Raven remembered the conversation that she'd overheard when spying on Charles and his young mutants. Back then Raven had deemed it impossible, not even worth contemplating. However, maybe it was time she started to consider it. Because even though they were minuscule Raven saw signs of something that could blossom into something even bigger when nurtured.
Before she thought that something like this would be bad for Erik. But thinking about it she decided otherwise, noting that this could perhaps make him stronger and more grounded than he was at the moment.
All of a sudden, Serena stirred, letting out a low moan. Raven watched Erik's head involuntarily snap in her direction and saw that he leaned slightly closer to her.
If Erik had tried to conceal the unusual feelings he was experiencing before, his cool demeanour had certainly slipped, making his feelings clearly visible.
Serena's eyes flicked open as she jumped slightly at Erik's face being the first one that she saw when she woke up.
"Erik?" She asked confusedly.
Suddenly, Raven felt as if she had stumbled in on a private moment, witnessing something she shouldn't have.
"I'll go and check on Damian and Emma. They're probably at each others throats." Raven said quickly before hurrying out of the room.
A part of Erik felt glad that she was gone and then another wasn't because he still had more to say to her. Erik could feel Serena's gaze on him even after he'd looked up to witness Raven's departure. Serena had sat up now, so that their faces were in close proximity. Closer than Erik would've liked.
"What-" Serena started to ask but then frowned as she remembered what happened.
"I-"
"Why did you do that?" Erik demanded harshly before she could finish her sentence.
Serena's eyes widened as she tried to provide an explanation for her actions. But she couldn't find one. She'd acted on mere instinct. Thinking about it then she knew that her actions were futile. Erik was an all-powerful mutant who didn't need a feeble human to save him.
"I wish I knew." Serena replied back, her tone soft but firm.
Erik eyed her with caution, suddenly convinced that she must've been a mutant in disguise. How else would she be able to awaken feelings within him that he didn't know he possessed?
Serena's mind was whirling as well, trying to uncover the truth of her actions. She remembered feeling that she needed to protect him, that she didn't want him to even get slightly hurt and would do anything to prevent it. The feelings had vanished as soon as they'd appeared. However, she had felt them.
"I should take you back." Erik mumbled angrily, almost as if he was talking to himself.
Serena didn't reply as she wasn't sure if the statement was addressed to her or not.
"Do it then." She finally said, directing her gaze to the floor.
"But-" Erik paused, taking a breath before he spoke again. "I don't want to."
His confession sent shock waves through Serena's body, causing her to involuntarily look up at him. By the look of sheer astonishment on his face, it seemed that Erik was surprised at his own actions, not quite sure what came over him.
The thing that concerned Serena the most was that she wasn't entirely sure if she wanted to go back. To go back to that dull, boring life that was internship at the CIA. She had no friends there, whereas there she'd just started to connect with Raven in ways she'd never anticipated.
And then there was Erik. Serena wasn't sure what she felt for him, just as Erik equally wasn't sure what he felt for her. However, Serena knew that she wanted to stay with him and figure it out. She had always been very curious. Although she wasn't sure that it was curiosity that was driving her to stay with Erik.
"And why is that?" She questioned, her heartbeat suddenly accelerating.
"I wish I knew." Erik repeated Serena's words almost sadly before his expression turned hard.
He raised himself from where he kneeled beside her, widening the distance between them.
"We have a visitor so I suggest for your own safety you stay in this room, Raven will bring you up food and drink." He said adamantly before going to walk out of the room.
"Since when does my safety matter to you?" She asked him.
She'd meant it to be provocative, and it had as it made Erik stop in his tracks.
"Since my own safety mattered to you." He replied, before departing from the room.
Serena flopped back against the bed, contemplating all that had transpired between them. She was in a predicament, however she wasn't unhappy with the situation she was in.
She wanted to explore and she knew that being away from Erik wouldn't help her to do that.
Walking away from Serena, Erik grew angry at himself for ever interacting with her in the first place. He knew that he should've steered clear from her in the first place, because she was human. However, somehow she'd drawn him in, and now Erik was trapped with no way out. He was certain that his new feelings, whatever they were, didn't extend to all humans. Serena was an exception. A rare exception.
Erik was determined that he would still go through with his plan despite his primitive feelings.
All of a sudden, Raven appeared, her expression turning worried as she saw Erik.
"Are you alright?" She asked.
Erik ran a hand through his tousled hair.
"Never better." Was his curt reply.
As he walked away from her, he tried to convince himself that this was true.
