"What do you know about me?" He asked her at dinner, and she told him what she knew about him.
She knew he was a mutant. The professor told her. He had the ability to control his body's density, making his body as hard a rock or reducing the density to the point that he could walk through objects like Kitty Pryde. He could even control the density of certain parts of his body like he could put just his hand through a wall if he wanted.
She knew he was the vice president of Shaw Enterprises, second only to his father, Sebastian Shaw. His father was the head of the Hellfire Club, also, an elite club of affluent men and women. She didn't know much more about it than that. She heard of corrupt things they did, but she didn't know. People talked, but she only half-listened. She wouldn't condemn him for the sins of his father, anyway. He was his own person.
She didn't know why he was at the mansion that day. His answer chimed the professor's. Business, that's all it was. She guessed that was a nice way of telling her it wasn't any of her concern.
"What do you want to know about me?" He asked when she finished.
Everything. She wanted to know everything, but she knew she could never know everything. He told her about his home in Japan where his mother was. He told her about life growing up with a father who only cared for money and power. She could tell his father was a sore spot. His voice became bitter and hard whenever he mentioned him, but immediately softened when he spoke of his mother. He told her about his dreams, his aspirations, and his desires.
"Now, what don't I know about you?" he asked. He covered her hand with his. She smiled.
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Author's notes: I promise I'm working on updating some of my other stories, specifically Odalisque. I'm just having a blast with this.