a/n: the X-men movie timeline will never fail to confuse me so i'm just improvising it as much as I can while trying to make sense of it...
hope that makes sense
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"She's quite something, isn't she?"
"Yeah... she is." I smiled slightly watching Lyla play a board game with Alex, both of them laughing and yelling over each other. "I'll never say this in the future, but thanks for taking care of my kid, Professor."
"Believe me, she's not easy to take care of." He chuckled and turned slightly. "But she's a good kid despite it all."
"How bad was it when you found her?"
"She was covered in her own bodily fluids for what seemed like days given the smell. Scraps of raw meat in a corner and I have a permanent scar on my arm from her claws. They truly did treat her like an animal... Erik was the only one who saw through her and helped her the first few days."
"And after Cuba?"
"Alex took care of her as best as he could. Those two became thick as thieves until he left for the war... She hasn't been fully the same since."
"Alex, it's Candyland, not Monopoly! I'm not allowed to play Monopoly or UNO anymore!" Lyla laughed and reached out to hit Alex in the head.
"Don't bring out the Monopoly! The wall still has the dents from last time!" Hank called out and Charles rolled his eyes.
"I threw it out after that night. She's strictly allowed Candyland and Mouse Trap from now on."
"That bad, huh?" I chuckled.
"The table still has the scratch marks and we're missing a chair in the dining room."
"The chair was my fault!" Alex admitted. "We got too carried away with UNO and Banshee annoyed me with a draw four that somehow turned into a draw sixteen."
"You broke a chair on him!?"
"No... but Lyla and I may or may not have tackled him to said chair."
"He has a brother." I whispered to Charles and he raised an eyebrow. "His name is Scott... Remember that name and remember it well. He'll probably be one of the best decisions you ever make in your life... And when he comes to the mansion, ruby quartz will help him."
"What on Earth are you-"
"Storm, Jean, Kurt, Gambit, Rogue... There's so many of us. We will need you to guide us, Professor. To protect us."
"I'll... I'll do my best."
"Your best is more than enough."
。✯ ＼ ｜ ／✯ 。
"Ma'am, I'm gonna need you to step aside and-"
"Stand? That's rich." Alex laughed, pushing Lyla in a wheelchair. "My little sister has metal plates on her knees, a bar on her back for scoliosis and she just left surgery not too long ago for her hip and you're asking her to stand!? Is this the America we're living in?"
