Charles Xavier (Love Story)

Chaoter Three

Chapter Three

Erik drove Sandy and Charles to the facility from the airport. Sandy remained asleep on Charles' lap the whole time, even through the plane ride. When they finally reached the government base, Charles gently shook the girl in his arms awake. She immediately flinched away from him her eyes wide with fear, until she saw it was him and then she relaxed slightly in his arms. He got up and pulled her up with him. Once again he put his arm around her waste and pulled her to his side to help steady her. Now being this close to her he could see her black eye, he hadn't noticed the horrid bruise that surrounded her right eye. He gently raised his hand and with the back of his fingers he lightly brushed them over the bruise. She winced slightly at the contact, but didn't mind much, she didn't mind that much if he touched her. Yes she still didn't trust him but he had been the kindest person she had ever met. She knew it wouldn't take long for her to trust if she let her guard down, but she wasn't sure if she could. She didn't want to be hurt again. His hand lingered on her face for a few seconds before he let it drop. He gazed into her gold eyes feeling like he was falling into them. He gave her a kind smile. She averted her gaze to the ground in slight embarrassment. Charles also looked away and started to lead her into the big white building. Erik had gone in ahead of them to alert the others of there arrival.

Charles helped Sandy limp into the building and into a room with all the others. When Sandy entered the room, six pair of eyes locked immediately on her. Feeling uncomfortable, subconsciously she shifted closer to Charles. He smiled slightly liking the fact she had come to him for comfort.

"Everyone this is Sandy Dale the newest and last member of our group." Charles said holding his arm out towards the group.

A blond haired girl bounded strait up to them and held her hand out to shake. Sandy had never been introduced to the shake people's hands when you meet, so didn't understand and thought she was going to hit her. She immediately whimpered and backed away slightly from her. The pretty girl looked confused.

'It's ok.' Charles whispered in her mind. 'She doesn't want to hurt you it's just a way of greeting. I promise she doesn't want to hurt you this is my sister Raven. She is one of the kindest people I know.' Sandy looked up at him fear clear in her eyes. He nodded encouragingly. Sandy looked at Raven a kind smile playing on her lips. Sandy wasn't brave enough to take her hand so she simply waved with a shy smile.

"Over there is Alex," Raven said pointing to a boy with blond hair. "That's Angel," She continued pointing to a girl with black hair and dark skin. "That's Hank," she pointed to a boy with glasses. "That's Sean," she pointed to a boy who had curly ginger hair. "And that's Darwin." She pointed to a boy who had dark skin and very close cut black hair. They all smiled and waved at her well Alex waved but have a stiff smile.

"Raven do you think you have any cloths you could lend her?" Charles asked Raven. She smiled and nodded. Raven walked to the door and motioned for Sandy to follow. Sandy unsure looked up at Charles. He smiled reassuringly and nodded in Ravens direction. Sandy reluctantly limped her way over to Raven and followed her through the white corridors to a room. Raven opened the door and held it open for her. Sandy looked around the room. It was plain with white walls a single bed and a joining bathroom. But for Sandy who had spent the last five years living in a cold dark windowless basement chained to a wall, this was luxury. Raven went to her wardrobe and started looking through her clothes, while Sandy went and sat on her bed. Raven got out a plain shirt and some trousers. She was going to tell Sandy to put them on, but when she saw how dirty she was, she held out her hand for Sandy. Sandy looked at her hand confused and a little scared.

"Maybe we should get you cleaned up first." Raven said. Hesitantly Sandy took Ravens hand and she led her to the bathroom.


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Raven helped Sandy clean up and by the end of half an hour she looked a bit better. Certainly a lot cleaner. Raven let her change into the clothes and then led her back to the room with the other people in. All eyes locked on them as they walked in. Charles looked up and gave her a warm smile.

"There we go much better. How are you feeling are you ok?" He asked standing in front of her.

"I'm feeling ok." She whispered. Raven went to sit with the others. Charles smiled at her. He could feel that Sandy was beginning to trust Raven and he was happy about that.

He turned to the rest of the group. "Ok me and Erik need to go tell Agent MacTaggert that we are back and we have the final member of the group. Come on Erik. Be nice." He then turned back to Sandy "You'll be fine Sandy, promise." She gave him a nervous smile and nodded. He gave her a one armed hug. She stiffened in his arm for a second before relaxing. He moved away from her and he and Erik left. Sandy stood there awkwardly while all the others chatted. She wasn't quite sure what she should do.

"Hey Sandy, come on you can sit with me." Raven said. Sandy hesitantly sat next to her.

"We should think of code names! We're government agents now." Raven exclaimed. "I want to be, Mystique!" She smiled.

"Damn," Sean exclaimed hitting his leg with his hand. "I wanted to be Mystique." Everyone laughed. Even Sandy couldn't help the small smile on her lips.

"Well tough I called it." She laughed. "Anyway," her whole figure suddenly morphed into Sean. Everyone jumped in shock. "I'm way, more mysterious then you." She said in Sean's voice. Everyone clapped. She morphed back to her normal self smirking.

"What about you Darwin?" She asked.

"Darwin is already a nickname. It fits, adapt to survive and all. Check this out." He said. He then got up and headed over to the fish tank. He then put his face in it and somehow he grew gills on the side of his face. He looked at us and smiled. Everyone once again cheered. He took his head out of the tank and shook the water off of his face.

"What about you?" He asked looking at Sean.

"I want to be, Banshee." He said leaning forward.

"Why do you want to be named after a wailing spirit?" Hank asked curiously.

"You might want to cover your ears." He smirked. Everyone confused placed there hands over there ears. He kneeled down on the floor by the table. He took in a deep breath and then let out a small yelp. He had aimed for the glasses on the table but missed and shattered the window instead. There was a second of silence and then everyone laughed.

"What about you?" Sean asked looking at Angel.

"Angel is my stage name. It fits." She smirked taking her jacket off, which made Sean wolf whistle. Her wing tattoos peeled off her back and shoulders to reveal pink shiny wings.

"You can fly?" Raven exclaimed.

"Uh huh. And um," she pursed her lips and spat out a small ball of fire and it hit the statue in the courtyard. Everyone laughed as Angel shrugged her jacket back on.

"What's your name?" She asked Hank, who looked down embarrassed.

"Mm, how about Big Foot?" Alex joked.

"Yeah well you know what they say about guys with big feet. And well, yours are kinda small." Raven said sticking up for Hank. Everyone laughed. Sandy just frowned her eyebrows in confusion. She didn't get that.

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

"Well, I um. I can't, I can't do it in here." He stuttered. He was clearly uncomfortable with his power.

"Can you do it out there?" Darwin asked pointing out the shattered window.

Suddenly everyone around Sandy started chanting. "Alex! Alex! Alex! Alex! Alex!" He finally gave in and stood up and everyone cheered.

"Get down when I tell you to!" He said as he walked out side. Everyone made there way to the windowsill, to watch. They all leaned over the edge looking at him expectantly.

"Get back." He said, waving his arm. Everyone backed up, only to lean over again. Alex looked over and saw this.

"I said get back!" No one moved this time. "Whatever!" He muttered. He started swirling his body in circles, and red swirls launched off his body, hitting the statue and slicing it in half. Everyone laughed and cheered. Alex went back in and sat down.

"What about you red?" Alex asked Sandy while taking a sip of his drink. Sandy feeling uncomfortable, looked down at her hands in her lap. Raven placed a hand lightly on her arm.

"It's ok. You can show us." Raven said smiling kindly.

'Well this is one of them.' She said in all there minds. Raven laughed beside her.

"Your a telepath? Like Charles." She said and Sandy nodded.

"You said it was only one of them, what's the other?" Darwin asked. Sandy looked around trying to work out what to use. She pointed her hands at the glass Sean had shattered earlier. Everyone jumped slightly as her eyes turned completely gold. As she raised her hand the glass followed her movements. She maid it swirl around pod them and then land in a neat pile of glass in the corner. Her eyes changed back to normal as everyone cheered for her.

Raven smiled jumping up. "I got it. You should be Havok," she smiled pointing at Alex "and you should be Psychic." Sandy shrugged she didn't mind either way.

For the next hour, while all the others had fun, she simply sat herself in the corner and used her gifts to make the liquid from her drink swirl around her hands.

"WHAT ARE YOU DOING!!" The voice of Agent MacTaggert cut through Sandy's sipolitude state, as she saw Agent MacTaggert, Erik and Charles stood outside the broken windowsill. Agent MacTaggert looked completely outraged. Everyone stood to attention including Sandy who left her little corner.

"Who destroyed the statue?" She demanded of the teenagers.

"It was Alex." Hank immediately said not wanting to get in trouble.

"No. We have to call him Havok now. That's his name." Raven exclaimed. She stumbled her way over to Sandy and slung an arm around her shoulders. She noticed how the girl flinched under her arm, but chose to ask her about it later.

"And we were thinking that you should be Professor X," she laughed while pointing to Charles. "And you should be Magneto." She finished looking proud of herself.

"Exceptional." Erik muttered sarcastically.

"Whatever, anyway, Sandy we need you to come with us so we can run a few tests on you." Agent MacTaggert said, looking strait at the flame haired girl.

Sandy stiffened and her breath hitched. She shifted back slightly away from Agent MacTaggert. Everyone looked worriedly at her. They could all see the clear fear, and terror on her face.

'Oh no.' She thought. 'It's happening again. That's exactly what he would say.' Unfortunately for her Charles heard her say that.

'Who? Your farther?' He asked in her mind.

She simply shook her head in response. He made his way over to her and stood directly in front of her. Everyone looked at the pair in confusion.

'Show me.' Charles whispered in her head. He placed both his hands on either side of her face, rested his forehead on hers and let himself into her mind.

She showed him images of a man. He was chubby and wore glasses. He came at her with a needle and plunged it into her arm and everything went dark. Then she was on an operating table them dissecting her. So many memorise of being operated on. Of being tortured. She suffered so much. Soon enough she couldn't take reliving her past and pulled away from Charles' hold on her and ran through the broken window away from the group.

Charles was completely shocked. No wonder she was scared of them. No one should have to go through that much pain. And by the looks of it she had been quite young.

"Oh Erik, it's far worse then I thought." He muttered. He then took off running after her.

"Sandy! Sandy wait! Sandy!" He yelled as he followed her. Damn she was fast. When he finally caught up with her, she was sat on the floor her face in her hands as she quietly cried.

"Oh Sandy." He whispered. He knelt down by her, and pulled her shaking form into his arms.