You Found Me ˚ C. Xavier [1]

Chapter Twelve

"I'm turned on and disgusted." Darwin said, regarding the now sizzling statue outside.

I chuckled and bit my lip to suppress it.

Angel smiled and looked to Hank. "What's your name?"

"How about Bigfoot?" Alex asked smugly.

Raven rolled her eyes and turned to him. "Well, you know what they say about guys with big feet. And uh, yours are kind of small."

I snorted and Alex glared at me. "What? It was rude what you said to poor, sweet Hank. You deserved that." I said patting his shoulder to let him know I was joking.

"I missed you, Snips." He said shaking his head. (Yes that was A SWTCW reference..)

I hugged him quickly and smiled.

"Alex, what is your gift? What can you do?" Darwin asked.

I sighed, knowing what was coming.

"Uh, it's not, um... Um, I just can't do it. I can't do it in here." Alex stuttered out.

"Just do it outside." Raven said.

When he shook his head, the whole room began to chant. "Alex! Alex! Alex! Alex! Alex! Alex! Alex!"

He sighed and stood, rolling his eyes. "All right!" He said annoyed.

"That's the spirit!" Darwin said, patting his shoulder.

Alex shook his head and looked at us. "Get down when I tell you." He walked outside and turned behind him. "Get back." We got behind the wall next to window before peeking out behind it. "Get back!" We didn't listen.. "Whatever." Alex then shot red energy rings at the statue and it split in half, causing the noise to die down.

"What about you?" Shawn asked, looking me up and down.

"I...." My mind went blank. I hated having the attention on me.

"Come on, Beth." Raven begged. "Show them."

I sighed and nodded. "Alright...Alex wanna help me out here?" He nodded and stepped outside, me and everyone else following. We stopped near the now destroyed statue and I looked him in the eyes.

"Try not to kill me.." He mumbled.

"Okay." I closed my eyes and clenched my fists, feeling the warmth of the purple energy radiating off of them. I then opened my eyes and heard someone gasp, I guess they were purple. I quickly moved my hand towards Alex and he went flying across the lawn once the purple cloud had hit him square in the chest.

Everyone clapped and I blushed, my eyes and hands going back to normal.

"You should be called The Enchantress!" Shawn suggested. (Yes I know she's already a character in the DC universe and in the X-Men comic, I'm so unoriginal.)

I nodded. "I like that." I then smiled and Alex finally rejoined the group. "Took you long enough!"

"You shot me like a mile away, of course I'm going to take a long time to walk back!" He pointed out.

I rolled my eyes and we all walked inside.

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Eventually everyone became drunk and they were showing off their powers, I completely forgot I was supposed to be keeping them in line until I heard someone speak.

"What are you doing?! Who destroyed the statue?" Moira shouted angrily.

I turned and saw her, Charles and Erik staring at the scene in front of them. I put my head in my hands and closed my eyes, not liking where this was going.

"It was Alex!" Hank said, jumping down from the lights.

"No. Havok. We have to call him Havok. That's his name now. And we were thinking, you should be Professor X, and you should be Magneto." Raven announced pointing to Charles and Erik.

"Exceptional." Erik replied sarcastically. "I'm guessing the name was your doing, eh Beth?" He asked before walking away with Moira.

Charles looked around the room and then looked me right in the eye. "I expected more from you." He walked away after that and I swallowed the lump that was forming in my throat.

Alex looked at me sadly before sitting down on the couch.

"I'll be right back.." I announced, running out the broken window after the foursome. "Charles!" I called, catching his attention.

He turned and glared at me. "I put you in charge because I trusted you and thought you would make sure nothing would happen!" He shouted. "You were supposed to keep them in line and make sure they didn't cause trouble, and what do you do?! You destroy the property and come up with silly code names!" He began walking towards Erik and Moira once more until he stopped and turned back around. "Earlier in the hallway was a huge mistake." He practically spat and walked with the group again.

"Charles! Please I'm sorry!" I was basically screaming. I saw Erik turn around briefly with a sympathetic look on his face before he continued towards his destination.

I shut my eyes and sank to my knees. How could I have been so stupid....