If It Comes Back To You(It's yours forever) by Nehan Shinzui
a/n: my computer is my worst fucking enemy. Sorry for the long wait! Thanks for the reviews and alerts!
iv.
The war is in full effect by the time Erik has fully taken on the moniker of Magneto. There are many more just like him, betrayed and outcast by the humans, tired and ready to take their rightful place as the superior beings of this world. That's what Erik tells them and he's always been a man with the power of persuasion. He's had that ability over all he's encountered but one it seems. And there are just as many people like Charles, he discovers.
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Charles has been getting terribly bored lately.
He tries not to show it-Erik knows he hates complaining-but it's evident in his appearance. So he builds him a chess set-by bending the metal from the floor into acceptable shapes and he garners books from a used store(from the scraps he tells Charles).
His lips curl into an unbelievably grateful smile at this.
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Erik has taken to simply staring at him for long periods of time, just staring. He observes every contour of Charles' face, every curve of his body, memorizes every little thing about him and clings to every single piece of information he can. The smooth way his throat bobs when he drinks something. The slight curve of his mouth when Erik looks down at him with him in his arms. The delicate way he holds a chess piece or a page. It's all so utterly perfect.
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They've attacked about four major cities now and with varying levels of success. He hasn't seen his friend directly() since he betrayed-since he left him, has been avoiding it and he makes no plans to come face to face with him just yet.(Because secretly he knows, if he were to see those eyes just now, actually look at them...he doesn't think...he doesn't think he could-) But none of that matters anymore. The humans are well aware of them now, and just as he predicted will begin paying for their sins and just as he said, they are already beginning to try and round them up, make them animals. And he had warned him, he had and he's so sorry Charles, but he did warn him.
Charles apparently, still fights for his 'higher cause' still believes that they can be integrated successfully. He actually tries to protect these..people, these inhuman monsters even while they wish to kill him.
And Erik is starting to come to the conclusion that Charles prefers those that wish him harm, who would like nothing more than to see him bleed out at their feet like the rest of their kind, even though he himself has never done anything to hurt him, would never, could never wish any harm to come to him. Had he really been so repulsive?
(Oh, but you've already harmed him haven't you though?)
Charles has chosen the humans over him.
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"Charles."
Red lips twitch slightly and he brushes a hand across his face.
"Charles."
That voice calls him again, and he has the weird feeling he's forgotten something. Something important, maybe. But everything here is so soft...so soft and so pleasant.
He is rolled over onto his back and suddenly he's pierced with brilliant light and all he can see is his own reflection, over and over again and hands pull at his face, rough and possessive and something warm is getting planted against his cheeks over and over again. And ohgodwhere is he?
He tries to run away but he can't feel his legs they won't move and mothermother please help him why is this happening and ohdeargodpainpainpain.
An arm presses against his mouth and his vision soon clears. And he realizes it's only Erik waking him up, only Erik planting soft kisses on him. Only Erik who has promised to keep him safe. Only Erik who has promised to keep him from the pain. His breathing eases again.
Charles eyes capture his and the older man's lips capture his again. Laughing off his panic at the moment, trying to cover his embarassment, Charles pretend pouts.
"What is it, Erik?" his frown is half-false.
Erik doesn't hesitate.
"Do you love me, Charles?" he asks almost imperceptibly.
Charles is slightly taken aback. "Why..of course, I do. I've told you, haven't I?"
He leans up just so and pecks his lips against the others. He does, he does he thinks, and yet...it seems so unfamiliar. Out the corner of his eyes, he sees the mirrors again, and the panic begins to build slightly in his head and his chest.
please don't do this erik, you're the better man, please please please don't i can't please please listen to me oh dear godpainpainpain motherstopitithurts
Erik's hand grips his chin imploringly and he forces his vision away from those mirrors and those thoughts. "Yes, you have, but how much?"
His fingers bruise his jaw.
"I love you, Charles. More than anything did you know that?" His grasp lowers until there is slight pressure around his throat. "More than anything in the entire world. I would do anything for you."
The pressure is suddenly stronger and he finds it harder to draw in air. "Do you love me, Charles? Say that you do. Tell me I mean the same."
And suddenly he really can't breathe and he struggles briefly against him, wishing he could move his legs to get out of here. Erik finally seems to notice and loosens his grip a little bit, without releasing him. Just the tiniest bit so he can speak.
"I-I love you, Erik. More than anything. Everything you've done for me...I can never love you enough."
He tells him exactly what he wants to hear.
Erik's lips raise into a brilliant smile, until Charles feels he is almost drowning in it. Fingers caress his face once again. "I think we can live in this world again, Charles. Just you and me, together. Forever." He is once again wrapped one more in those firm arms, protected from those mirrors and the horror that is the world outside.
Because he's beginning to think that he isn't quite sure.
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a/n:um, more interesting stuff and creepier erik next chapter. i should have that one up soon, and more of the plot will be revealed. *sigh* i really do love this story but it's kind of hard to do. please give me critiques and REVIEWS and construtive criticism, because as you can plainly see i really, really need it. do you guys think it's getting boring too fast? i hope not. it's imprtant to note, i feel like saying that this story is set kind of surrealy, between flashbacks and the views of the disturbed erik and healing charles. i don't think i've ever gotten so many favorites or alerts so thanks a bunch for that guys! apologies for the late update and kinda lame chapter. please read and review! oh and can i just shout out some really EPIC fanfic real fast? Heat by IthildnGalad3 and Utopia by Takma'rierah are two of the very best fics I've read on here, so if you're looking for waaay better writing than mine, please check them out. Trust me you will not regret it. Anyhow, it's my birthday today(turned 16) and my sis is letting me use her comp since mines caught AIDS.