"Who's my mum?" I ask Charles once we're back sitting in my room. He must know, once he found out I was his, he must've wondered who the other parent is.
"I honestly don't know yet; I'm still looking into it" Charles answers. Am I going to believe him? For once, I decide to trust him. I'm not good at trusting people I don't know well, but I'm also too exhausted to fight Charles on this.
I open my mouth to ask another question but then shut it, realising I just don't care about some of the things that I thought I would. I don't care who my mother is, I already have people around me who care for me, I don't necessarily need a mum. Besides, I viewed Mystique as a mother figure and look how that turned out. My heart sinks as I think of Mystique.
"I know Mystique hurt you" Charles says quietly, I look away. Despite everything, I still feel like being visibly upset is a weakness. "You're not weak for showing emotion, Storm, in fact you're not weak at all, most people would crumble if they went through you've been through."
"I'm sorry I yelled at you" I say, looking up at Charles, he smiles and laughs slightly at what I said. I know he didn't care, but I still felt like I should apologise.
"It's fine" Charles says, I wonder if his first thought of me was that I was going crazy and acting like a lunatic, it's not probably an inaccurate thought. Maybe I am going crazy, maybe I'll keep spiralling without Clover until I'm insane.
"Did you know anything about the other mutants? What their lives were like before..." my voice trails off, before they started unknowingly killing people and committing crimes so that the x-men could rule the world. I know what Scarlett's life was before she came, she'd mentioned that her parents were killed when she was five and she sort of bounced around for five years from place to place but she never had a home again, not until she met me. I'd known Ashton and Henry for years, they came before I was five, I loved them, but something just clicked when I met Scarlett, within days we had told each other everything.
"I know you were close with Henry, Ashton and Scarlett" Charles answers, I think he's confused as to what I'm actually asking, I think I am too. What am I trying to find out here? "Henry seems like a lovely boy. Ashton seemed quite gentle from what I've heard." It isn't lost on me that he hasn't said anything about Scarlett.
"Scarlett was my best friend, she died saving my life" I answer, Scarlett knew she was signing her death sentence when she shot Mystique, she was okay with dying if it meant I didn't. I don't want to talk about the rest of our friendship.
"She also tried to kill you twice and bombed a hospital" Charles says quietly. "She knew the truth about the x-men and agreed to join them, you gave her an out in the forest and she didn't take it. I don't think she was a good person."
My heart sinks because Charles is right. Scarlett did do all that, I can't deny that she almost killed me at the train station after she bombed a hospital, she then helped Mystique kidnap Clover and MJ before she switched sides. "Maybe she wasn't, but I think deep down she wanted to be" I manage to choke out. I know she wanted to be I know her better than anyone. Her wanting to be good has to count for something.
"Sometimes we see the error of our ways too late" Charles says softly, I glance at him. Is he talking about Magneto?
"Is there hope for everyone?" I ask. Ashton and Henry ended up switching to the good side, though Ashton did agree to help Clover murder Steve, I'm not sure what was going on there and I don't think I care to learn.
"I used to think so, now I'm not so sure" Charles answers sadly, a wistful expression on his face. I don't think anything would change Magneto's mind, I honestly think he'd rather die than have to stray from his plan, his stupid idea of ruling the world.
"How do we stop Magneto?" I ask. Milo mentioned a weapon, he isn't sure exactly what it is but he thinks my powers can destroy it.
"I need to talk to the avengers about that, I have a few ideas" Charles answers. The avengers are thrilled they've got Charles on their side, it makes life a little easier and anything that makes life easier these days is great.
"Alright, I'll let you go talk to them" I say, and Charles turns and begins to head out. "Charles, does it make a difference? If she wanted to be good?"
"I believe so" Charles gives me a soft smile before he heads out of the room. I glance at a photo of Scarlett on my desk, closing my eyes.
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Beautiful Ruins
Action"Maybe there was a fleeting moment where I wanted to be a hero and believed I could be one, but the truth is I'm not, I won't ever be. My past does define me, it made me a villain" - Storm. Fifteen-year-old Storm is the daughter of Black Widow and I...
