We're more alike than you think

45. Dad

"Y/n, my baby, are you okay?" your dad came running over wrapping his hands around you. You looked up at him with a big smile, but he wasn't having it. You only tried to move the pan...who was hot with your dinner in, but it was nothing that your dad hadn't done thousands of times. Yes, it spilled out everywhere, but you jumped away before you could get burnt. "I only wanted to try, dad.. and don't call me that, I'm no baby anymore!" you said with a laugh and pushed him away. He grabbed the pan and put it away. He had been nervous for you, it's only been half a year since you lost your mother and his wife. You had spent most of the time by yourself, saying very little to him. Which partly he blamed himself for. After the accident with your mom, things became complicated and it forced the two of you to be on constant move and hide while he was gathering people for his mutant cause. Many of them weren't exactly good influences on such a young child and it clearly had started to affect you.

"Follow me" He said looking down at you with a warm smile. The two of you went outside the little cabin you stayed in. If you were gonna master your powers, he could at least help you out. Ever since they manifested you had tried to manipulate the metal around you and you were fairly good. Charles had tried to convince him that you should go to his school, but no chance in hell that your father would send you there. You had been there over the summer cause Irka and your mother sent you there, but now it was the two of you against the world. Your dad pointed at the car as he sat down on the stairs. "Try to lift it" he said looking at you eagerly. You looked at him with a scared face "Dad are you serious? You wouldn't even let me lift the pan two seconds ago?" you said searching for confirmation that this was really what he wanted you to do. He laughed at you before he dragged you down on his lap. He pointed at the car again

"If you really gonna do this, I want you to be the best so you have to start big."

He kissed your forehead before he looked over at the car again. He could see the doubt in your eyes. He knew you could easily do it, you just had to believe it yourself. After some time, he carefully took his hand under his. "Just let your guard down Y/n...Nobody can hurt you... just breath and stay in the moment" he whispered, calming you down. You could feel a connection. "This is good Y/n.. Now just lift it... It's as simple as you make it" he smiled in excitement looking at you. You lifted your arm as the car followed your movements going up in the air. You looked back at your dad giggling. It felt amazing, and it was exactly like he said. It is as hard or easy as you make it for yourself. "I'm really doing it dad" you said staring at the car just moving it higher and higher. "Of course you are," he said proudly and stood up. "Now you can crush it, melt it, have fun" he said before he turned to the door. "Dad it's our car, we need it" you said with a confused laugh.

"Oh, I'll steal a new one."