Chapter 2
"So you guys want a tea? Or coffee? Or something?" asked Isabella going to the kitchen that was attached to her living room.
"Coffee's fine for me" said Erik taking a seat on the couch.
"I'll have a tea thanks" spoke Charles.
"Either of you take milk or sugar?" she asked switching the kettle on.
"One sugar no milk" said Erik.
"Er milk two sugars please" said Charles.
He scanned his eyes round the apartment taking every last little detail in from the oak wooden flooring to the one picture that sat on the table.
Picking up the glass frame he saw the image was of a man and woman sat on a grassy green with a little boy holding a soccer ball sitting in the mans lap while a little girl was hugging the woman from behind. They all looked so happy.
"You have a lovely family" he told Isabella.
"Had. Keyword. I had a lovely family" she sadly spoke pouring hot water and other contents into three cups.
"Whatever happened to your brother?" asked Charles curiously.
"I don't know" shrugged Isabella.
"Don't you two keep in contact?" asked Erik frowning at her.
"Not exactly" said Isabella.
"Why not?"
"Did you really come here to question me about my personal life or are we gonna get down to business?" asked Isabella handing the men their drinks.
"Quick and straight to the point, can't argue with that" said Erik smirking into his coffee.
'Moron' thought Bella rolling her eyes.
Charles hearing this simply chuckled under his breath.
"So about this mutant thing, what is that?" asked Isabella grabbing her own cup from the counter and took a seat on the armchair.
"It's what you are, or should I say its what we are. It's a word for those of us who are born genetically significant. Like my friend Erik here who can control and manipulate metal elements" said Charles.
At that moment Erik clicked his fingers and the next thing Isabella knew her locket went from her neck and flew straight into the mans awaiting hand.
"Impressive. So we have the human magnet and I'm guessing that from your voice in my head that you must be a telepath?" asked Isabella of Charles.
"You'd be correct. I hold the ability to create illusions and demonstrate hypnosis. I can control minds as well as read them, astral project and handle communication links" explained Charles whilst drinking his tea.
"Well...damn. All this time I thought it was just me and now I find out I'm not the only odd individual to walk this planet. Now there's you two" said Isabella.
"Not just us" assured said Erik.
"There's more?" gasped Isabella.
"Dozens, all around the world who like you are in hiding. Trying so much to blend in with the rest of humanity because their too frightened to be who they are without anyone judging them" said Charles.
"So how did you manage to find me? I mean I've been off the radar for years and suddenly you come knocking at my door like two of the best damn agents there is" said Isabella feeling anxious to know this.
"Would you believe us if we told you we have a mutant locating device?" asked Erik chuckling.
"You know at this point I think I'll believe just about anything, also it would make alot of sense" nodded Isabella pressing her lips into a straight line.
"The machine itself was built by a friend of ours Dr Hank Mccoy also a mutant, he calls it Cerebro" informed Charles.
"Hmm catchy. So now that you've found me I'm guessing there's something you want?" asked Isabella taking another sip of her drink.
"Actually more like what we can offer you" said Erik.
"Annnd what exactly is that?" asked Isabella awaiting the punch line.
'I swear to god if he doesn't keep his disgusting eyes off my legs I'll ensure he won't have much to offer any woman in the near future' thought Isabella in a rage.
Charles almost choking on his tea had to stop himself from laughing.
"Full protection and acceptance from those who comprehend your gifts. A chance to meet and socialize with others of your own kind and train under the best supervision there is" said Erik.
Though Isabella did not miss the harsh look behind his eye when mentioning the word 'supervision'. She didn't quite like the vibe she got from Erik, to her he seemed like the type to stab a person in the back.
His friend on the other hand seemed more somewhat pleasant to be around, he had angels eyes compared to Erik's crazy ones. Come to think of it his eyes were quite memorizing to say the least, just two pools of ocean blue staring at her like...
'Oh crap is he listening?' Isabella asked herself noticing the smile on Charles face who then gave a small nod in her direction. 'Bravo Bella that's what you get for mooning over a guy you just met'.
What Isabella had failed to notice though was the file Erik had pulled out from behind the cushions and it wasn't until he was about to open it that she clocked on.
'DON'T. EVEN. DARE!'
She mentally yelled at him causing both Erik and Charles to nearly jump out their skin. She then raised her hand and summoned both the file and her necklace to her much like Erik had done.
"Word of advice, don't go poking your nose where its not needed" Isabella warned him with a stern expression.
'Telekinesis' thought Charles staring at her.
'Just one of many'
He heard Isabella's voice in his head shocking the hell out of him. 'You can hear my thoughts?' Charles mentally asked her.
'You think this is something? Wait till you see my other three powers, you'll be thrown for a loop'
'What's the other three?' he asked her trying to sneak a peak but for some reason she was blocking him.
'That's for me to know and you to find out' thought Isabella smiling at him.
Now Charles had no idea what it was but there was something about that smile of hers that in his eyes was quite...beautiful, very in fact. Hold on! What was he thinking? He'd come here to offer this girl a place under the 'X' team not to flirt. Get a grip man.
"I think we may actually have our work cut out for us here Erik" spoke Charles.
"Oh I have no doubt about that my friend" said Erik smirking at Isabella who in return scrunched her nose at him in disgust at the way he was looking her up and down.
"So what say you Miss Swan? Would you be interested in joining us and being part of something unique?" asked Charles.
"I was part of something unique, a long time ago, and it was torn away from me. I can't go through that pain again" spoke Isabella in sorrow.
Placing down her cup on the table she got up and walked out onto the balcony and leaned against the rail looking over the city.
Charles following after a minute slowly approached Isabella's side taking in her now tear streaked face.
"Are you okay?" he asked her.
"I don't know. Would you be if you were in my position? Going your whole life thinking you were some kind of freak only to find out that you were never actually alone, that there was always others like you out there but you were just too blind to see it" said Isabella sniffling.
"I do, believe me I do know that feeling. I experienced it when I was just a child right before I met someone special, that was my best friend and sister Raven. She discovered her shape shifting ability at a young age but saw herself as a monster and so ran away from home. She eventually found me and confounded in me and in return I gave her my complete trust as well as my friendship. Since then we've bonded more as siblings protecting our little family as best as we possibly can" explained Charles leaning his back against the rail hands in pockets.
"Your lucky, I wish could say the same for my brother and me but...I can't" said Isabella.
"You really do miss him don't you?" asked Charles sympathetically.
"I do. I think about him every second of every day, even though he hurt me I don't love him any less than I did when we were together" she said as another tear leaked from her eye.
"You know it wasn't your fault" said Charles as Isabella looked at him with confusion. "Your parents, it was in no way your fault" he assured her.
Isabella swallowing a lump in her throat simply turned back to the morning rise feeling the pain she'd felt that day hit her full on in the chest.
"Chris didn't seem to see it that way, and maybe he was right. If I'd just been quicker they might have stood a chance, hell if I'd been able to control my power better than he never would have hurt them in the first place" Isabella trailed off feeling the fury build up inside her.
"Sebastian Shaw" blurted Charles.
"What?" questioned Isabella.
"The man who killed your parents is called Sebastian Shaw, he's one of us" said Charles.
"How do you know him?" asked Isabella almost in a skeptic manner as she twisted her body round to fully face him.
"A friend of mine warned me about him, said he owns a club called Hellfire where he's recruiting an army of our kind to help him in his plan for world domination. That's why we need all the help we can get, Shaw's a menace to mutant kind as well as humans and its my responsibility to put a stop to his ways before its too late" informed Charles.
"So that's why you need me? To assist you in killing him?" asked Isabella.
"No, not to kill him. To help bring him to justice for his crimes" corrected Charles.
"And you really think a telling off from the law is gonna be enough to hold this guy?" asked Isabella sarcastically.
"No. But if I can get inside his mind I can shut him down long enough to move him to a secure facility, somewhere he'll never be able to harm another living soul again" assured Charles.
"Okay I'm in, but on one condition. When the time comes I want to be the one to take Shaw down. He killed my parents, in return I want to make him feel their pain from that night and literally terrify him to the point that my face will be the very nightmare that haunts him for the rest of his miserable existence. You give me that and I'll be in your debt" said Isabella.
She needed closure so that she could finally put the past behind her, now that she had the name of her parent's killer Isabella would stop at nothing to ensure that the bastard was either dead or for his end.
"Vengeance never solved anything" said Charles shaking his head
"No but it'll sure as hell take the weight off my shoulders" argued Isabella.
"Hurting others doesn't ease the pain, it only makes it worse" said Charles.
"So what do you expect me to do, huh? Just stand around and do nothing knowing what Shaw took from me? My parents are dead and my brother has disowned me. I have nothing left and it's all down to that asshole!" shouted Isabella.
"And if you kill him, then what? He'll be gone and you'll have blood on your hands. You'll go the rest of your life knowing that you took a life that wasn't in your right to take. You'll be no better than Shaw himself".
Those words said something within Isabella snapped and before she knew what she was doing she'd suddenly grabbed hold of Charles fisting the neck of his shirt with both hands and harshly pushed him against the rails.
"I AM NOTHING LIKE THAT MONSTER YOU SANCTIMONIUS PRICK AND IF YOU EVER DARE TO SUGGEST OTHERWISE AGAIN I WILL BRAKE YOU IN HALF! GOT IT?" bellowed Isabella in the mans face.
It was then after she'd calmed down that Isabella went wide eyed upon realizing what she'd just done. Releasing her grip on Charles she slowly backed away feeling her back hit the brick wall.
"I'm sorry. I'm so sorry" she whimpered allowing herself to sink to the floor.
She couldn't believe her own actions. For a moment she'd lost control and in doing so Isabella had almost killed Charles with her bare hands, all she'd had to do was push him and he would have gone flying over the rail.
That wasn't her. That. Was not. Her.
"Your anger doesn't control you Isabella, you control it" spoke Charles softly as he came to kneel in front of her.
"That's never happened before" spoke Isabella sounding vulnerable.
"You've failed to progress your true emotions for so long that they've now built up like a hurricane inside you. You must learn to progress what it is you feel before it overcomes you all together. If not for own sake then for your family, do it for them" encouraged Charles placing a comforting hand on her shoulder.
"Will you...can you help me control it?" asked Isabella.
Charles narrowing his gaze to Erik who had just joined them leaning against the doorway gave the mind reader a nod before Charles then turned his vision back to Isabella with a smile upon his face.
"I most certainly can"
Author's Note: And so it begins. So it seems Shaw is on everyone's bad side, lets just hope he and Isabella don't cross paths anytime soon.
In the next chapter we will see Isabella meeting the gang and also we get to find out what other powers she posses. Can you guess what they are?
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