Cigarettes And Cherries || Xavier Thorpe

Family Issues I

As you stand there, you look to Xavier driving away and start to wonder what might have happened, he didn't seem too happy, but his relationship with his father seems to be quite complicated. 

You go to your door and search for your keys until you find them in your small, black purse you had with you. You open your door and get inside, you put them on your small table and you take your shoes off.

You go through your small apartment until you come into your bedroom, where you look yourself in the mirror and see Xavier's clothes on yourself, it does look quite cute... You can still smell his scent on them, which you're quite fond of.

You take your jacket off and put it into your wardrobe, alongside with your other clothes in there. As you sit down on your bed, you take out the post-it with Xavier's number in it and you save his number under the name "Xavier<3", you look at his profile pictures and it's a picture of him smoking. Typical for Xavier, you think.

You put your phone away and start to put your hair into a bun and you go into your living room to clean up a little up, you've been living alone since you've started going to University, luckily, you can pay for everything thanks to your scholarship which you receive thanks to your good grades. 

After a few hours of cleaning and reading, you decide to text Xavier.

>>Is everything okay?<< After a few minutes he answers you and his name pops up on your phone.

>>Yes, my dad is just being a little bit dramatical, someone told him that I had you over and he wanted to know who you are...Is it okay if you come over, so that he can meet you? He'll get home later today.<< You're quite surprised, his father wants to get to know you?

>>Sure, that's no problem, do you want to pick me up?<<  You wonder what kind of guy his father is, you are quite nervous to be honest, he is quite famous and powerful.

>>Of course, I'll be there in 3 hours, I will call you<< As you read that, you stand up and put on some light, natural make up. You use some brownish eyeshadow tones and your foundation, as well as some blush, some contouring and your mascara. 

 This must do... You whisper to yourself as you look at yourself in the mirror. Now all you need is an appropriate outfit to put on.

You choose a white blouse with some black trousers and a matching, black blazer to complete the whole look, as well as some black boots, you went with a rather elegant and fancy look, just in case.

You wait in front of your door, after you locked your doors with your keys, you have your purse around your right shoulder and you're quite nervous, you don't know what will await you. You look up as Xavier's car approaches you but he isn't driving it, it seems to be their private driver. You thought he would come and get you? But you try to not overthink it, you just get into the car and look outside the window.

The car ride felt like an eternity, but once you arrive, you get out of the car and one of the maids gets to you.

"Please come with me, Lady." You follow her into the mansion, your heart beating even faster. You look at the ground as you go through the hallway and arrive at the massive living room, youj see Xavier sitting on the big, white couch, with his father on the armchair. 

Xavier doesn't look too happy and when he sees you, he seems quite shy and not as happy as usual and you wonder why. His father looks to you, he seems like quite the serious man, his hair is rather short and brown, with some grey spots. He is quite tall and he has a rather normal body type, he is dressed in a black suit with a red tie, with a little bit of a beard on his face. Xavier is wearing a black suit as well, but he doesn't seem too comfortable in it. He has put up his hair into a man bun, it looks quite uncomfortable as it seems quite tight and not loose at all.

"You must be his new girlfriend?" As his father stands up, he talks directly to you, he has quite the deep voice.

"Uhm...Yes Sir..." You try to speak clearly, but you're obviously nervous and force yourself to look into his eyes. His father's eyes are rather grey, while Xavier's are more greenish.

"Mh..." He doesn't seem too excited and rather judgy, but he comes closer to you and suddendly touches your shoulder, you're confused as why he touches you, but as you look at him, he seems as if he is in a trance. 

You're quite confused and look over to Xavier who stands up right away and comes to you, to pull you away from his father.

"I know what you're trying to do...Just leave her alone." Xavier seems quite upset and his father looks at the both of you.

"You know what I think about strangers, we have to be precautious." He doesn't seem too happy about Xavier pulling you away and having his arm around you.

"She isn't a stranger, she is my girlfriend." Xavier looks so angry and ready for a fight, it's unusual for you to see him in that way.

"I've already seen enough, you should be careful. There are some strange, mysterious things about her, I've told you not to trust anyone so easily." He gives you a negative look and you immediately stare at the ground. What does he mean by that? You haven't done anything at all, how can he say those things? 

"Leave me, no, leave HER alone! Stay out of my life!" He screams at his father and as he takes your hand, he starts to go away with you, into his room. 

He sits down on his bed and looks quite angry, he opens his man bun and his hair covers most of his face. You're never seen him that angry, like...His relationship with his faher must be quite bad.

"He doesn't know shit...He always tries to give me commands... 'Xavier, cut your hair, Xavier, take your medications, Xavier, stop smoking, Xavier, stop behaving like that and be a real man, Xavier, stop drawing and use your power in a more meaningful way...' I hate him...He doesn't accept me the way I am..." His jaw looks quite sharp as he looks so angry and upset.

"I am sorry...You don't need to change yourself for your father, you're perfect the way you are." You sit down next to him and put your hand on his knee, you're really concearned.

"He's always the same...He uses his powers on my friends and says those things about them...Don't listen to him, you're not strange. " He looks at you, with a few hair strands in his face.

"May I ask...Which powers does he have?" You ask him calmly, as you slowly caress his knee.

"He has visions, he uses and controls them to see what others have inside of themselves...I hate it, he thinks he knows it all and he tries to look into other people, he doesn't leave them any privacy..." He sighs as he looks at his own hands.

Visions? You wonder what he saw about you, but it didn't seem that positive and you're concearned about that. 

"I you wanna talk, I'll be there for you..." You look at him with a lovely expression, as he looks at you, he hugs you onto the bed and kisses you. 

"Thank you, I love you so much my muse." He whispers and kisses you again, as he puts his hand on your cheek and behind your ear. 

"I love you too Xavier." You look deep into his beautiful eyes after the kiss, as he is laying over you and caressing your cheek.

Yet you're still wondering about what his father said, you're questioning yourself, what did he mean by strange? Why does Xavier need to be careful? You don't want to hurt him, you love him.