Telky (Charles Xavier Love Story)

Chapter 27

"You seem to be misinformed. That was years ago. Charles has since made it hard to be in the same room, much less love him." Seraphina said quickly, feeling the occupants stir. She dropped her voice lower and sent low waves from her brain forcing them to sleep.

"Then why, of all places, are you here?"

"I need your help, despite my capabilities." Erik raised one brow. It threatened to disappear in his curly hair, which seemed to be the color of rust. It was longer since she had last seen him. Of course, prison does do that to a person.

"Pray tell," he said sarcastically. Seraphina rolled her eyes. "I have two problems." She paused. "Actually, three. I can't leave you lot now, I'm involved in this whole Raven affair." 

"To understand I must start from the beginning. Years ago, when I left the mansion, I came upon a man who gave me a new start. I moved to Washington D.C. into the basement apartment below my new friend, and the other renter. His name was Roderick. Fischer." Seraphina could see Erik knew who Roderick was immediately, but he didn't interrupt.

"For the next few years the five of us--our mutual friend was married--lived comfortably, and I had a job, at Trask Industries. Things went south after I quit when the facility was searched for mutants. I fled home, informed my friends and brother that I had to flee but he refused to let me leave so we both ran. I don't know how our friends are faring, in fact, I'm not sure where Roderick is. 

"We were stopped at a gas station by agents and he was taken before I could get us out. I need your help, Erik. You tracked Shaw, who was much smarter than these new monsters, which brings me to my second problem."

She paused for breath, and partially to let him soak in the amount of information she had just provided. 

"You cannot help me with this one, unfortunately, but you must know of its danger." Erik's face had been blank for the majority of her account, but when she lifted her right arm and rolled up the large jacket's sleeve, complete confusion and concern took over his features. His brows knitted together and even without her telepathy she could she his brain working.

You see, her entire hand was laced with black veins, and the trails continued up and stopped at her elbow. Stopped, but not ended. Even though she felt powerful, more aware, Seraphina could guess at what would happen if the black reached her heart. 

It was like a galactic disease.

"What is it?" Erik asked quietly. 

"A force beyond comprehension. If I am taken over, you must do one thing for me."

"What would that be?"

"Kill me. I would rather die than have whatever is in me turn malicious and hurt others."

Both of them were startled out of their bubble when a larger, rougher hand grabbed hers. She looked up to see the man called Logan inspecting the trails of black. He grunted before replying. 

"You know what's causing it, don't you?" Logan stated. He phrased it like a question, but it was rhetorical. 

"Yes. I need the extra power to find my brother," Seraphina said after a moment. She couldn't-- wouldn't-- lose Roderick again. 

"Excuse me, but extra power? How, may I ask?" Erik said, confused. Both Logan and Seraphina ignored him. 

"You can't stand in the doorway with this, you know. I knew someone, like you, who died because of it." Seraphina heard the quiet pain in Logan's voice. She caught the slight raise in pitch when he said 'it'.

"It wasn't your fault," She offered him. Logan sighed, sitting down. "I know that now. It was up to her, not me."

"Hello? Mind filling me in?" Erik spoke up again. He didn't appreciate being ignored when he had been part of the topic before. Seraphina put a hand up, shutting him up quickly. Erik looked at with new eyes, seeing a little of how much she had changed. The Seraphina he knew was kind, and did her best to stay positive. This new woman before him was immersed in a sea of darkness, and probably death.

"What was her name?" Logan stared into the red-head's grey eyes. "Jean Grey."

"If we stop this we can change her fate," Seraphina told him. The the name clicked in some tucked away memory. Her eyebrows drew together, and the two men stared at her quizzically. 

"I think I had a cousin with that name. He moved to America years ago, when he was small," She said aloud. While she was thinking, Logan's thoughts were confirmed.

Erik's became more muddled. 

I like Erik at the end. What a confused little bean.

 I can just see his expression in my mind 

How was my first chapter of 2017?

Sorry for the wait, but I hope the extra length satisfied you all :)