A/N: Yeah, sorry for the huge lack of updates x_X. My computer crashed and
I lost all my programs (including Microsoft Word) So I had to wait to go to
my dad's house to write this next chapter -__-
On a lighter note, thank you all for your sweet sweet reviews ^__^ ON WITH THE STORY!!!
Oh! And where in-between the ****** is Mystique remembering stuff. I was going to use italics, but I couldn't figure out how -_-
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It was a few hours after the X-Men had left the Wagner's household. Kurt had decided that all of this was happening to him far too fast, and he would have to give careful thought to the invitation to the Xavier institute. Luckily before they had gone, they managed to have a talk with his parents, to try to calm them down a little. However, it did take a while.
Lucky for Kurt his parents had always been very understanding people. Even if they were still a little shaken, they still wished to give him all the support he needed.
Some how Mrs. Wagner found it to be an appropriate time (along with almost every other moment of Kurt's life) to comment on a pretty girl he should ask out. "That Jean Gray seemed very nice." She pointed out, smiling at her blushing son. "She was very cute, don't you think so Kurt dear?"
Kurt just folded his arms tightly across his chest, "Mother!" he began, shifting his weight slightly embraced. "I really don't think this is the thing we should be discussing at the moment..." A yawn suddenly surfaced, escaping out of his mouth slowly. Kurt didn't realize how late it truly was. "It's been kind of a long day, would you mind if I was to just go to bed?"
His father stood up and smiled "I understand son, we can talk more about it in the morning."
Kurt stretched as he got up, he hadn't realized just how sleep he really was. He was so out of it, he couldn't find the energy to even 'port him self upstairs. His brain ordered his legs to move, as he slowly trudged up the stairs.
After he changed into his pajamas, he flopped down face first into his pillows. He soon found this position to make it hard to breath so he turned himself over. It wasn't long until he fell into a deep slumber.
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Mystique found herself wakeful again. She had been having trouble sleeping lately, she blamed it on insomnia, but she knew she was only kidding herself. She knew it plain and simple, that she had never been a victim of insomnia before, she just couldn't face that fact she still had deep feelings for the boy...her son.
******The plan was supposed to be simple. Mystique was to bear a child for Magneto, one with the X gene. She was at first only in it for the money. She was to birth and take care of the baby until it reached three years of age. That's when she was to give it to Magneto. But she soon found she was very reluctant to do so.
At first the experiments he preformed on the baby proved harmless. How ever that didn't remain the case. She never did know what was going on in that room he took him, but sometimes, the baby would come out crying. Tears would stream down his face, indescribable marks would cover his body. Mystique just couldn't handle seeing her son in pain any more.
In outrage, she confronted her employer.
"Eric, I demand you tell me what you're doing to that boy! You're hurting him!"
"Come now Mystique, since when have you ever cared about some one other then you're self?" his voice was calm, very calm compared to the hysterics coming from her.
Mystique just growled. "That's beyond the point!" She yelled "and you still haven't answered my question!
Magneto just lowered his eyes and stepped over to Mystique. "It's a step toward our survival! For you see, I am enhancing the boy. Bringing his powered to their full extent! Just think Raven, if we were to enhance the power of mutants while they were still young, and trained them to use it. There would be no stopping us! If the humans really wish to fear us, then let us give them something to really fear! We wont stay hidden forever you know, and when the day comes that we must be revealed to the world, then lets be ready."
Mystique mentally spat at him. She knew he was right. But why torturer such a small child. One not even old enough to understand what he was. "I can not allow you to do this to my son any longer!" She yelled in furry. "I will not allow it..." She repeated leaving the room. She knew then what she had to do.
Later that night she found her self looking down at the child in her arms. She was not supposed to grow attached to it...but it had happened. Something was nagging her in the back of her head, telling her that what Magneto was doing wasn't right. She hadn't been able to place what it was until now. Her motherly instinct.
It was well into nightfall, and Mystique could only pray Magneto was sleeping. She creped silently into the room where her son was sleeping. His cheeks were raw with fresh tears from the day. It could have been they were tears of pain, or maybe he was lonely, in a cold room all alone with out the warmth of a mother's love he so craved. Either way it was obvious he had cried himself to sleep, with no one around to comfort him.
She looked down at her boy seeing his breaths were slow. He was in a deep slumber. 'This is far to easy' she though, thinking all it was she had to do was take him and run. But she knew she had no other choice. She picked up her son and quietly as she could, left the castle.
And so she ran off into the night. Her legs taking the longest strides they could. Even though she was out of the castle, she still wasn't safe. Magneto had many defenses set up around the forest. She knew of many of them, but still was not completely safe.
But still she ran, not knowing what the night would hold for her.
Before she knew it, it was daybreak. The hours before were a blur to her. Once again she couldn't help think that it was all too easy...
She knew where she had to go. Magneto would come after her sooner or later, and she needed to hide her son. There was a town not too far from where she was. Getting there before being discovered my Magneto was the only chance to helping him.
Quickly changing her shape to that of a normal woman, she walked out into the road that would take her into town.
The village was smaller then what she had hoped for. But she knew she had no other choice. She made her way to the center of town where there was a small adoption agency. She had to leave her son there...even if it was a long shot, she had to take it.
Upon walking inside, she was met with a short plump German woman.
"I don't have much time, but I must drop my son off. I can no longer take care of him." Mystique began, hoping the woman spoke English.
The plum lady just gave her a disapproving look "Vell, some times ve just have to do vat needs to be done. So vat is you're child's name?"
Mystique looked down at the boy. She had never given it a name, she had always just called it "child" of "kid".
Suddenly a name came to mind, "Kurt," She began. "His name is Kurt..."
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Silent tears streamed down Mystique's face. She had just given up the one thing that ever meant anything to her.
She was now miles from the town. She didn't know where she was going...she just knew she had to get as far away from Kurt as she could. She couldn't let her resentment get in the way of his sanctuary.
Mystique suddenly felt as if she was not alone. A shadowy figure loomed behind her. But she didn't even need to turn around to know who it was.
She spoke as she walked, still not turning around "Magneto, what's done is now done. So I suggest that you don't go looking for the boy. Or I might just take my alliances elsewhere. And I know you need me, so don't act otherwise."
"You drive a hard deal Raven." Magneto began, but was cut off my Mystique.
"But it's the only deal I will spur for, so you better take it." She snapped.
Magneto pondered over the deal for a moment before coming to a conclusion.
"Very well, I will accept your deal. But remember this my dear Mystique, you from this moment on...are mine." ******
The memories tormented Mystique. She had soon found Magneto was a man of empty promises. This is why she feared for her son. He could easily decide to finish what he had started, deal or no deal.
Her eyes darted to the bedroom door, some one was knocking. "Who is it?" She shrieked, not in any mood to talk to any one. Let alone one of the brother hood members.
"Its me boss." Came Pietro's voice, as he opened the door to stick his head in.
'Pietro...so much arrogance like his father.' She thought bitterly.
"Um, I was wondering if--"
"Did I say you could enter my room!?" Mystique quickly cut him off. "Get out!" She screamed at him again, tossing a book in the direction of his head. Lucky for Pietro he was fast enough to dodge it, slamming the door behind him.
Mystique needed to wind down. She walked over to her double windows and ripped them open. Letting her true form melt away to that of a black raven, she flew off into the night. She knew where she was going, she had been there before. But for some reason, it was even harder for Mystique to face her son again, knowing she would probably never get a chance to tell him the truth of who she really was.
A/N: Woooah! Sorry for the short chapter! Hope you liked it though. So BE KIND REWIND!!! AND GIVE ME REVIEWS!!!! ^_^
On a lighter note, thank you all for your sweet sweet reviews ^__^ ON WITH THE STORY!!!
Oh! And where in-between the ****** is Mystique remembering stuff. I was going to use italics, but I couldn't figure out how -_-
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It was a few hours after the X-Men had left the Wagner's household. Kurt had decided that all of this was happening to him far too fast, and he would have to give careful thought to the invitation to the Xavier institute. Luckily before they had gone, they managed to have a talk with his parents, to try to calm them down a little. However, it did take a while.
Lucky for Kurt his parents had always been very understanding people. Even if they were still a little shaken, they still wished to give him all the support he needed.
Some how Mrs. Wagner found it to be an appropriate time (along with almost every other moment of Kurt's life) to comment on a pretty girl he should ask out. "That Jean Gray seemed very nice." She pointed out, smiling at her blushing son. "She was very cute, don't you think so Kurt dear?"
Kurt just folded his arms tightly across his chest, "Mother!" he began, shifting his weight slightly embraced. "I really don't think this is the thing we should be discussing at the moment..." A yawn suddenly surfaced, escaping out of his mouth slowly. Kurt didn't realize how late it truly was. "It's been kind of a long day, would you mind if I was to just go to bed?"
His father stood up and smiled "I understand son, we can talk more about it in the morning."
Kurt stretched as he got up, he hadn't realized just how sleep he really was. He was so out of it, he couldn't find the energy to even 'port him self upstairs. His brain ordered his legs to move, as he slowly trudged up the stairs.
After he changed into his pajamas, he flopped down face first into his pillows. He soon found this position to make it hard to breath so he turned himself over. It wasn't long until he fell into a deep slumber.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Mystique found herself wakeful again. She had been having trouble sleeping lately, she blamed it on insomnia, but she knew she was only kidding herself. She knew it plain and simple, that she had never been a victim of insomnia before, she just couldn't face that fact she still had deep feelings for the boy...her son.
******The plan was supposed to be simple. Mystique was to bear a child for Magneto, one with the X gene. She was at first only in it for the money. She was to birth and take care of the baby until it reached three years of age. That's when she was to give it to Magneto. But she soon found she was very reluctant to do so.
At first the experiments he preformed on the baby proved harmless. How ever that didn't remain the case. She never did know what was going on in that room he took him, but sometimes, the baby would come out crying. Tears would stream down his face, indescribable marks would cover his body. Mystique just couldn't handle seeing her son in pain any more.
In outrage, she confronted her employer.
"Eric, I demand you tell me what you're doing to that boy! You're hurting him!"
"Come now Mystique, since when have you ever cared about some one other then you're self?" his voice was calm, very calm compared to the hysterics coming from her.
Mystique just growled. "That's beyond the point!" She yelled "and you still haven't answered my question!
Magneto just lowered his eyes and stepped over to Mystique. "It's a step toward our survival! For you see, I am enhancing the boy. Bringing his powered to their full extent! Just think Raven, if we were to enhance the power of mutants while they were still young, and trained them to use it. There would be no stopping us! If the humans really wish to fear us, then let us give them something to really fear! We wont stay hidden forever you know, and when the day comes that we must be revealed to the world, then lets be ready."
Mystique mentally spat at him. She knew he was right. But why torturer such a small child. One not even old enough to understand what he was. "I can not allow you to do this to my son any longer!" She yelled in furry. "I will not allow it..." She repeated leaving the room. She knew then what she had to do.
Later that night she found her self looking down at the child in her arms. She was not supposed to grow attached to it...but it had happened. Something was nagging her in the back of her head, telling her that what Magneto was doing wasn't right. She hadn't been able to place what it was until now. Her motherly instinct.
It was well into nightfall, and Mystique could only pray Magneto was sleeping. She creped silently into the room where her son was sleeping. His cheeks were raw with fresh tears from the day. It could have been they were tears of pain, or maybe he was lonely, in a cold room all alone with out the warmth of a mother's love he so craved. Either way it was obvious he had cried himself to sleep, with no one around to comfort him.
She looked down at her boy seeing his breaths were slow. He was in a deep slumber. 'This is far to easy' she though, thinking all it was she had to do was take him and run. But she knew she had no other choice. She picked up her son and quietly as she could, left the castle.
And so she ran off into the night. Her legs taking the longest strides they could. Even though she was out of the castle, she still wasn't safe. Magneto had many defenses set up around the forest. She knew of many of them, but still was not completely safe.
But still she ran, not knowing what the night would hold for her.
Before she knew it, it was daybreak. The hours before were a blur to her. Once again she couldn't help think that it was all too easy...
She knew where she had to go. Magneto would come after her sooner or later, and she needed to hide her son. There was a town not too far from where she was. Getting there before being discovered my Magneto was the only chance to helping him.
Quickly changing her shape to that of a normal woman, she walked out into the road that would take her into town.
The village was smaller then what she had hoped for. But she knew she had no other choice. She made her way to the center of town where there was a small adoption agency. She had to leave her son there...even if it was a long shot, she had to take it.
Upon walking inside, she was met with a short plump German woman.
"I don't have much time, but I must drop my son off. I can no longer take care of him." Mystique began, hoping the woman spoke English.
The plum lady just gave her a disapproving look "Vell, some times ve just have to do vat needs to be done. So vat is you're child's name?"
Mystique looked down at the boy. She had never given it a name, she had always just called it "child" of "kid".
Suddenly a name came to mind, "Kurt," She began. "His name is Kurt..."
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Silent tears streamed down Mystique's face. She had just given up the one thing that ever meant anything to her.
She was now miles from the town. She didn't know where she was going...she just knew she had to get as far away from Kurt as she could. She couldn't let her resentment get in the way of his sanctuary.
Mystique suddenly felt as if she was not alone. A shadowy figure loomed behind her. But she didn't even need to turn around to know who it was.
She spoke as she walked, still not turning around "Magneto, what's done is now done. So I suggest that you don't go looking for the boy. Or I might just take my alliances elsewhere. And I know you need me, so don't act otherwise."
"You drive a hard deal Raven." Magneto began, but was cut off my Mystique.
"But it's the only deal I will spur for, so you better take it." She snapped.
Magneto pondered over the deal for a moment before coming to a conclusion.
"Very well, I will accept your deal. But remember this my dear Mystique, you from this moment on...are mine." ******
The memories tormented Mystique. She had soon found Magneto was a man of empty promises. This is why she feared for her son. He could easily decide to finish what he had started, deal or no deal.
Her eyes darted to the bedroom door, some one was knocking. "Who is it?" She shrieked, not in any mood to talk to any one. Let alone one of the brother hood members.
"Its me boss." Came Pietro's voice, as he opened the door to stick his head in.
'Pietro...so much arrogance like his father.' She thought bitterly.
"Um, I was wondering if--"
"Did I say you could enter my room!?" Mystique quickly cut him off. "Get out!" She screamed at him again, tossing a book in the direction of his head. Lucky for Pietro he was fast enough to dodge it, slamming the door behind him.
Mystique needed to wind down. She walked over to her double windows and ripped them open. Letting her true form melt away to that of a black raven, she flew off into the night. She knew where she was going, she had been there before. But for some reason, it was even harder for Mystique to face her son again, knowing she would probably never get a chance to tell him the truth of who she really was.
A/N: Woooah! Sorry for the short chapter! Hope you liked it though. So BE KIND REWIND!!! AND GIVE ME REVIEWS!!!! ^_^