Lydia had the best dream she'd had a long time. Her subconscious went back to a time and place when her and Erik were still together, inseparable even. It was before they had met Charles and Raven, and even before they had formed the team.
It was when they were still going after Shaw together on their own. Earlier that day, Erik had stabbed a man in the hand for being a part of the Holocaust, his anger taking over and controlling him. When Lydia had gotten there she found Erik staring at the man as he cried out in pain. Erik turned around at the sound of her footsteps, and her heart dropped. His eyes were red, his neck was splattered in veins and his lips were pulled back in a snarl. Lydia took his hand and they ran away, hoping no one would come after them.
That night they lied together in a hammock, the soft swinging lulling both of them to sleep. As Lydia began to feel the force of sleep pull her in, her glow spread to Erik, making him chuckle. Her control of her abilities was still in its infancy, but the feeling of her powers made him feel warm and peaceful.
Before Lydia's consciousness was whisked away, she heard Erik utter words under his breath.
Du bist mein Leben.
Lydia didn't know what the words meant, but she assumed they only meant something with affection.
Lydia woke up with the warm feeling gone, a severe headache replacing the butterflies in her stomach. The scenery of the land below passing them by on their way to the final showdown.
A single tear went down her cheek as she just thought where the hell did everything go wrong.
At last she noticed that Logan and Charles were speaking in hushed tones. She wanted to ask what about she decided not to, not caring about what happened today. All she wanted was to just get this over with and rest.
After 3 years of being gone, she gets rushed into this mess and she can't take it. Lydia couldn't take the fact that Erik left her again. As she looked at Charles, she didn't know how she could possibly tell him that she was leaving again. Or Hank. Lydia didn't know how she would tell the two men most important in her life (besides Erik) that after all this, she'd run away again because it was too much for her.
She'd think of something, but it wouldn't be easy.
For the time being, she'd just make tiny rainbow aura balls acting like there weren't feelings storming around inside at all.
The atmosphere around the presidential affair was filled with electrifying excitement to see the Commander in chief in person, but it was different for Lydia.
For her, it felt like there was sense of danger everywhere, from every corner. When they got off the plane, the aura wielder took her shoes off. Hank had looked at her strange as she did it.
"Um, Lydia, may I ask why you took your shoes off?"
Without looking at him, she answered sternly. "It allows me to be more attune to my surroundings. My aura becomes more attentive and I can feel when danger comes, and I'm feeling quite a bit of it."
"It's got to be Raven, right? That is who we're here for."
"No, it's not her. What I'm feeling isn't something we're expecting. It's coming from an unknown source." Lydia could feel her natural energy coursing through her. It was like her danger level was at an all time high, and she felt like Erik was the cause of it.
Once they got past the metal detector, Lydia bent down and whispered into Charles' ear.
"If I'm not behind you, I'm surveying the area. I can feel something, and it doesn't feel right."
Charles raised an eyebrow. "Like?"
"Erik," Lydia simply said. Charles' eyes grew wide, but Logan put a hand on the Professor's shoulder.
"Just concentrate and find Mystique, Professor. We don't have a lot of time." His gruff voice full of reassurance.
While Charles tried to find Raven, Lydia looked to the skies to find her lover. The vibrations from the Earth went through her stronger, a slight ringing sound became audible. If it were night, Lydia would glow, and she would be glowing the color of red, love for Erik. But, right now, it was slight irritation.
Lydia rested her hands on Hank and Logan's shoulders. "I'll be back. Don't mind what I'm doing, just get Raven." Lydia tried to look inconspicuous as she maneuvered through the crowd.
'Erik, you cannot screw up the one time that it really matters', Lydia thought, trying to find an open place where no one could see her rise to the skies. She shielded herself as she began to levitate off the ground and saw a big blur in the distance. Once Lydia squinted and saw what it truly was, she was actually surprised.
It was Erik. Erik with a baseball stadium trailing behind him
A/N: Happy Winter Break! Yes, yes, I know what you're thinking. "Where have you been?" "You can't just leave the story of Lydia and Erik hangin'!" Yeah, I know and I plan to start it up again soon. Collegr has taken a toll on me, and it has slowed down my writing substantially. I'm sorry, but luckily I'm uploading today! Enjoy this entry and really, really expect more.