Males: Charles Xavier & Erik Lensherr

Series: X Men First Class

Theme: Home

Home is where the heart is, well she had never had a home, so where was her heart supposed to be?

Dark blue eyes gazed up in awe at the large house, no the mansion, that sprawled before her sitting upon acres of land. It was huge! She shifted as a pair of large warm hands settled on her dainty shoulders, giving them a comforting squeeze. She glanced behind her and gave the slightly older man a nervous smile.

One that was rewarded by a charming if not slightly cocky smile from the man.

"Your home is gorgeous." She fought down the blush that threatened to give away just how much she liked his smile. Thank god she had a natural immunity to his mind reading abilities. She felt a shiver run down her spine as he stepped up behind her and gave her shoulders yet another firm squeeze, his body heat radiating into her back.

His rich smelling cologne wafting under her nose. She subtly inhaled more through her nose, it was addicting.

"This is your home now to, Kagome." She swallowed thickly, subconsciously moving away from his touch.

Home.

She hadn't had one of those for so long.

After her foster parents had found out she was different she had been sent back to the orphanage. From there she had bounced around from foster home to foster home until she was booted from the system. Yet another nameless child that fell through the cracks.

She had been working at a local bar when Eric and Charles had shown up. Offering her explanations as to why she was different, and most of all offering her understanding. They were like her, mutants, and they were offering her a safe haven.

A place to call home.

Yet now that she stood but mere feet away from it she was scared. How many times had this happened in the past?

She would settle in, set down roots, and get to know the others that lived there. Learn to care for them, to love them only to have them stare at her in disgust when they figured out she was different.

It always happened.

Charles furrowed his eyes as he felt the young woman tremble his grasp. While he could not read her mind he didn't have to, not to understands this. She was afraid, she had been through so much, her file was one long list of foster parents until she fell off the grid.

She had fallen through the cracks because of her mutation and it saddened him. He was glad he had saved Raven from such a fate, if only he could have saved her as well. What was all his money and status good for if he could not help those that needed it?

Erik sighed as he ran a large calloused hand through his short silken locks. While his power was over metal he did not have to be a mind reader or empathic to sense the melancholy mood that had settled over the two. Already he could feel the headache coming on, he thought it was bad enough dealing with Charles and his rose colored glasses, his naive innocence. Him with his fragile and easily hurt feelings…

Now he had two of them, though he would admit Kagome was a looker, and he hadn't been drawn to a female in sometime…

He quickly squashed the thoughts before Charles could even get an inkling that they had been there and with a sigh he walked over to the two of them and casually threw an arm around both of them and rolled his eyes as they looked up at him, matching blushes and wide blue eyes.

He repressed the groan that wanted to spill from his lips and instead glanced at the mansion before grinning down at a blushing Kagome. "Let's get you settled in and then we can all sit down and talk."

Charles shrugged off Eric's arm like it was natural and turned to give her another charming smile. "Oh a cup of tea does sound nice doesn't it?"

Kagome blushed some more yet nodded and let Eric lead her and Charles towards her new home confidence building in her with each new step.

This was her home and these people would care for her and not judge her because she was different because they were just like her.

She finally found a place where she belonged, with people who understood her…

A warmth she hadn't felt in years settled in her chest as she gave both males a breath stopping smile. "Yes, yes it does sound nice."

AN: LAST re post chapter! Anything and everything posted after this chapter is brand new never before been posted anywhere else! XD