A/N: Hey! Quick author's note before we start. I just wanted to say I love reading all of you guy's reviews and they always make me smile. I just enjoy reading what you think about what I write and the story and the movie and actors in general. Just a note, I might not be updating as fast as I normally do for the next few days because my hamster died this morning and I'm mourning over that little guy. DON'T JUDGE! He'll be missed dearly...by me. :) I'm an all-animal lover and I just broke out in tears when I saw him dead. ): But anyways I hope you enjoy the story! :D
I sat next to Erik, squished between him and an unknown soldier. A few bumps in the road caused me to jump off the seat and land back down harshly. "Charles, what if there's a stop somewhere and they have to check the back of the truck," I stated nervously, eyes flickering from him to the door.
"It'll be fine Emilia," Charles reached over Erik to pat my leg softly. I sighed and looked at the wooden boards beneath me.
"There's a stop Charles. I'm sorry this wasn't on the map," the agent said as she lifted the little doorway between the back and the front of the truck. I looked at Charles with an I-told-you-so look before starting to get nervous.
"Don't worry Emilia," Erik said as he took my arm and rubbed it comfortably. I smiled weakly at him before glancing at the doors nervously. I gulped as Charles leaned forward, two fingers to his forehead, and squinted his eyes in concentration. All the soldiers leaned in, posed and ready to shoot. The doors opened slowly and the driver stood there in surprise. Behind him a soldier looked around the back of the truck like it was vacant. A dog was whining as it clawed at the entrance, trying to get in and expose us all. I stuck my tongue out at it and watched as the man holding its leash pull it away. He spoke in Russian before the driver closed the back of the truck with a face of bewilderment. Then Charles looked at me, eyebrows raised and mouth pulled into a smirk with an I-told-you-so look I had give him earlier. I rolled my eyes but smiled nevertheless.
I was lying down on the hill, binoculars in my hand, as I surveyed the mansion-looking building in front of me. I watched as a round looking helicopter dropped off a woman with blonde hair. She was wearing a weird white hat and a fur cape to match. She walked through a path guarded by two Russian soldiers.
"Where's Shaw?" Erik pushed his upper body up with his left hand as he took off his binoculars.
"I don't know," Charles answered quickly as he looked at Erik. "But she's a telepath and if I read her she'll know we're here." He glanced around at the four of us; the agent was with us, before putting two fingers at his temple and focused. I looked through the binoculars again and watched as the woman started chatting up who I guessed was the Russian general, or someone as important. The man turned her around and gently led her in with a hand on her shoulder. Next to him, a soldier bent forward to watch them go; almost falling in the process. I looked at him oddly, then looked at Charles. Everything instantly clicked and I watched in amusement as the soldier standing guard, whipped back to his original stand-by position with his face scrunched in confusion. "He's not coming," Charles whispered and shook his head in disappointment.
I turned to the agent and looked at her, "So…what now boss?"
She took a minute to gather her facts together and answered, "Now nothing. We're here for Shaw and he's not here. Mission aborted." She waved her hands at the last few words, trying to end the mission but Erik pushed himself up quickly
"The hell it is!" Erik tried to get up but I quickly grasped his arm.
"Erik!" I whispered.
"That woman is his right-hand woman. And that's good enough for me," he hissed.
"Think about it clearly Erik!" I pushed him back onto the floor. "The C.I.A. invading the home of a senior soviet official would be crazy!"
"I'm not C.I.A.," he smirked and got up.
"Erik!" I growled furiously. He turned to me before running off.
"If he's going…" I didn't finish my sentence as I sprinted after him, hearing the distant call of my name from behind me.
"Erik! Erik, stop!" I grabbed his hand and pulled. He almost fell backwards, had I not caught him.
"What!"
"Erik, I'll come with you. I promised you didn't I? I'll help you kill him and if this is part of your plan. I'll help you," I smiled as I pushed myself up on the tips of my toes and kissed him on the cheek lightly. He looked at me with wide eyes and sputtered.
"You…k-kisse-," he brought a hand to his cheek as he flushed a bright pink.
"Erik, are you just going to stand there acting like a little school girl, or are we going to go?" I smirked as I watched his eyes dart wildly from my eyes to my lips.
"Fine, come one let's go," he rushed off as I trailed behind him, smiling like I had won the lottery. As we neared the entrance where that lady had went through previously, Erik controlled metal springs to attack the soldiers standing guard. I closed my eyes at the gruesome sight but quickly burnt their mouths. They were causing much too loud noises. We started running as Erik jumped over the striped pole in our way and I slid under it. I jumped up and rushed after him as two soldiers in front of us started aiming our way. Erik stuck his palms out, pulling on both guns as I sent a wave of fire at the two men. They screamed as they slowly roast alive. One of the men tried to stand up to attempt to stop me from entering the mansion but I jump-kicked his head and proceeded through the doorway.
"How'd you do that?" Erik smiled at me in surprise.
"Hey, don't think I wasted my whole life in that pet shop. I trained too mister," I laughed as I patted him on the back. We walked –Erik more like strutted- down a hallway and as we turned the corner two shouts caught our attention. I heard the loading of a gun as we were met with two soldiers. Erik quickly used his mutation to let the gun disassemble itself and hit the men with the parts on the head. He knocked them out and continued up a small staircase.
"Erik! Emilia!" I heard a voice shout behind me. I turned around as Charles turned a corner and tripped over a rug. He landed heavily on me as we both fell onto the floor.
"Charles! What are you doing here?" I asked; completely oblivious to the position we were in.
"Charles," Erik growled as he pulled him up harshly. "Don't ever get close to her like that again, you hear me?" He pushed Charles away as he rushed over to help me up.
"Erik, my friend, are you jealo-,"
"Shut up."
"What's going on you two?" I furrowed my eyebrows as I looked between the two men. Charles's amused expression was quite the opposite of Erik's.
"Nothing, absolutely nothing," Erik grabbed my hands softly. I rose and eyebrow at our entwined hands and looked back up at him. His head was turned away but I could see a pink blush adorning his face. "Let's go," he muttered and darted forward.
"Hey wait for me!" Charles shouted behind us as he ran after us.
I ran and ran until we found a door where we could hear distant sounds coming from. The three of us, Charles having finally caught up, barged in and were met with quite and odd scene. The Russian general was kneeling on the bed, making out with mid-air as his hands were moving in weird circles. My eyes trailed over to the woman we were looking at before who was eating a cracker with a disgusted look on her face. The man giggled and the three of us looked at the Russian man awkwardly, unsure of how to make of the situation. The woman looked at us in her undergarments as I finally made the connection.
"Ew!" I screamed as I quickly hid behind the two men, praying to god with all my might that he would erase that memory for me.
"Nice trick," Charles finally said as the man started to notice us. He spoke in Russian as his gaze landed on us, then to the woman who sat on the chair smiling at him. He reached over to his pocket and pulled out a gun. "Go to sleep," Charles ordered him and the man fell onto the pillows, snoring loudly. The woman got up and turned into diamonds. I gasped in surprise as she shone magnificently. She eyed Erik like a piece of candy and I growled angrily, quickly breaking her gaze by stepping in front of him. She rolled her eyes and looked over to Charles.
"You can stop trying to read my mind sugar."
Charles made a grunt of pain as he closed his eyes but quickly looked at her again and concentrated.
"You're never going to get anything from me while I'm like this."
I looked behind me at Charles and then at Erik and nodded. Right as she ran and tried to jump over us by pushing off a table, we charged in and grabbed her. She struggled as we pushed her down on the end of the bed. The metal bed post she was leaning on unraveled and tied her body down like a piece of string.
"So then you can just tell us," Erik said as he panted. She was a lot heavier than any of us had expected.
"Where's Shaw?" I asked as I watched her futile struggles against the restraints. Suddenly, a long piece of metal coiled around her neck.
"Erik," I whispered as I grabbed his arm. "Erik, stop it." I watched as the woman started choking. "Erik, that's enough," I shook his arm. My eyes flickered from Erik, who was panting heavily, and the woman's scared face. I heard cracking as the diamonds in her neck started to shatter. I looked at Charles and he nodded at me, having read my thoughts. I took a deep breath and quickly pulled Erik's jacket collar. I felt my lips land on his as he relaxed and unconsciously let the woman loose. I felt him grab my arms lightly as he leaned on me. I sighed into the kiss, my first kiss mind you, and my eyes fluttered closed. The moment ended as I felt a pat on my shoulders. Charles chuckled and smiled at me. I quickly pulled away, blushing a bright red and looked at the ceiling. "Sh-she's all yours Charles," as I shyly sat down on the couch, twiddling my thumbs. "I d-don't think she'll be switching into diamond form again…," my eyes widened as I felt the couch tilt to the side as Erik sat down on the farther end of the couch. I nervously looked at him as he stared at Charles, willing him to go on. I looked at Charles crouched form as he concentrated on her mind. I edged closer to Erik slowly as I looked at him.
"E-Erik…" I blushed as I sat next to him. He looked at me and motioned me to go on. "I-I just wanted to let you know that u-umm….I'm sorry for what I er did there. I-I didn't mea-," I stuttered. I let out a small 'eep' as he pulled me into a hug. My face landed on his chest as he squeezed me.
"Emilia, don't worry about it. I-I kinda…liked it," he whispered. My eyes widened at his statement and I quickly pulled away, blushing like crazy. I pushed myself to the farthest side of the couch, staring at him. He chuckled as he got up and moved over towards me.
"You never really were one for romance were you?" he patted my head lightly as he leaned in and pecked my lips.
"A-ah…" I laughed nervously; face about to explode from the red tomato blush. "Yeah…" I pushed his shoulder playfully. "How about you, how come you're suddenly 'Mr. Romantic?'" I smirked.
"I know things. I watch movies," he defended himself in a joke-full manner.
"I'm sure that's how it is," I winked at him, but secretly I was hurt by my own statement.
"No, I'm serious. You're my first kiss…really," he looked at me honestly.
"Um ya sure," I rolled my eyes but I mentally squealed. I quickly gave him a tight hug and bit my lip happily.
"Beautiful isn't it?" I heard the woman ask as she looked at Charles smugly.
"This is worse than we previously imagined," Charles turned to us; his mouth was pulled into a frown. "We're taking you with us," he looked at the woman seriously. "C.I.A. would want to question you themselves."
"Well I doubt it. I have bigger things to worry about right now," she answered. Suddenly, I felt scared. Very scared. I got up as my eyes darted around.
"What's wrong Emilia?" Erik got up.
"I-I…" I edged towards the door. Something was pulling me outside. Get back to the kids, Emilia. Get back…
"To the kids…" I whispered as I ran out of the room and out of the mansion. I looked at the floor and up at the sky. I felt a sudden tingling feeling in my hands as a giant burst of fire pushed me off from the ground. The combination from the force of the fire, my light weight, and the flow of the wind, I was soaring in the sky, heading towards the U.S.A.
The beauty of a flickering flame, soon spreading like a wildfire. Almost unstoppable and uncontrollable. It destroys everything in its path, but protects the ones it loves.
A/N: YAY there's finally a legit romance-ish scene in the story. :) I hope it wasn't too you know delayed. ):
