You're Guardian Angel - The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus
When I see your face
Tears run down my face
I can't replace
Now that I'm strong i have figured out
How this world turns cold
And it breaks through my soul and I know
I'll find deep inside me
I can be the one
You're Guardian Angel - The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus
When I see your face
Tears run down my face
I can't replace
Now that I'm strong I have figured out
How this world turns cold
And it breaks through my soul and I know
I'll find deep inside me
I can be the one
I watched with wide eyes as Erik brought an entire baseball field with him to drop around us. My eyes darted back to the group with Trask being led away. I needed to infiltrate the group if I wanted a chance to kill him. Before running after them, I hesitated and looked back towards where the only remaining people were, and saw Charles. He had dropped his control over me to look up at the mayhem being caused and was hurriedly wheeling himself towards Hank and Logan. My eyes widened in fear at the large amount of rubble falling down towards him.
'NO!' Without even thinking about it, I abandoned my mission and ran towards my long time friend. My heart fell into my stomach. I wasn't going to make it. I couldn't get there quick enough.
I'm still in disguise!
I changed back into my natural form and put every bit of my concentration into speed. I sprinted towards my Charles and just when his eyes looked up to see the rubble, I had crashed into him and sent him sprawling out of his wheelchair.
The small scream of pain that I let out as I was pummeled was immediately cut off when the air got knocked out of me by a heavy piece of concrete. My eyes had closed on impact, so I blinked open and tried not to vomit at the way the world blurred and spun. My legs and lower back were on fire, my left shoulder felt crushed, and my arms were filled with sharp stinging pains.
I tried to focus on what I could actually see and saw that there was shards of glass sticking out of my arms and a piece of metal was gouged into my right. The were still outstretched towards where Charles was and I looked past them to find the man to see if he made it out. He did.
He was staring at me in horror and quickly being overwhelmed in panic. "Raven!" he cried as he crawled towards me. He pulled himself up and over a beam that I hadn't noticed and tried in vain to move something heavy off my back. I twitched a hand towards him and he got the message. He quickly, but gently, gripped my hand and weaved our fingers together like we used to.
I will never let you fall
I'll stand up with you forever
I'll be there for you through it all
Even if saving you sends me to heaven
"Why did you do that? Why didn't follow Trask?" he asked in a wobbly voice, and I was shocked to see him crying. I had never seen him cry since he hit adulthood. "You-" I broke off with a wet cough, and tried to breathe. "Y-you're more...important...than killing Trask." I answered weakly. He shushed me and told me to try not to speak, to only focus on breathing. He placed two fingers up to his temple to continue our conversation mentally.
'I will never let you die if I have any say in it, Charles.' Even my mental voice sounded weak. My gold eyes looked up into his blue ones. 'I love you, and I would rather Trask get away then watch the person I love most die too.' I shut my tired eyes, happy to have gotten that off my chest before I possibly die.
'Cause you're my
You're mine
My true love
My whole heart
I heard him yelling for Wolverine or Hank to come help him, all the while he was mentally pleading with me. "No, please Raven, keep your eyes open, love. Please don't leave me again! I love you too, please!" I smiled at the panicked, yet comforting thoughts and let the darkness take hold.
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I woke up in a hospital bed.
I looked around in exhausted confusion and saw Charles sitting next to me with his head down on the bed with me. He held my hand even in sleep.
I was honestly surprised to be alive. My injuries felt pretty serious. I smiled and gently removed my hand from his to run it through his long locks of hair. It was still a funny sight to see, my Charles with long, un-kept hair and an unshaven face. My caresses slowly woke him up and his eyes widened to surprise and joy at the sight of me awake. "Raven!" he urgently lifted himself up and closer to me to give me a hug. I returned it best I could with one arm hooked up to an IV.
"Charles, I'm glad you're alright." I murmured.
He pulled back to look at me incredulously. "Me? It's you that's lucky to be alright, my silly girl." He shook his head in exasperation and looked into my eyes. "Do not ever do something like that again." He commanded in a hard, yet somewhat shaky tone. I felt the annoyance and rebellion well up in me again. "You don't get to tell me what to do, damn it. I'll do what I want. Was I supposed to just let you die?"
He took a deep breath and clenched a fist into my bed sheets. "Please," he begged, taking me aback again and the vulnerable tone. "Promise me that you will never risk your life for me ever again. I don't know what I would do if..." he cut himself off as a look of pain washed over his face at the mere thought. My eyes softened. "I can't make that promise, Charles. I didn't even think about it when I pushed you out of the way. I just saw the danger and..." I trailed off and placed a blue hand on his bearded face, forcing him to make eye contact with me again. "I don't know what I would do either."
His eyes flashed and hardened again, and before I could question him about it, he gripped the back of my head and pulled me towards him. His were then crushed against mine and he poured all of his love, pain, longing, and relief into the action. 'I should have done this a long time ago.' He told me telepathically, still moving his lips against mine. 'I won't make the same mistake again.'
I smiled against him and deepened the kiss, answering him with just as much feeling. 'Neither will I. I've waited to long for this.' For the first time in years, my heart felt whole. I finally had my Charles, and that feeling alone made me feel invincible.
