Forever Young (X-Men First Class fanfiction)

Chapter 10: Training

So...how are you guys?

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Recap: I slowly nodded my head and shakily stood up. Charles stood up with me and rested his hands on my hips, not touching my actual skin, thank goodness. Erik was sitting on my bed, staring down at his lap. I can understand why...he saw something that no one should. Erik pulls back the covers and Charles helps me in. Erik covers me back up and i sigh. Charles puts a wet cloth on my forehead and i shut my eyes, loving the feeling of the coldness on my skin.

"we'll let you rest, okay?" Charles whispered.

I just nod my head and pull the covers more over me. I shut my eyes and yawn loudly. I slowly felt myself falling into sleep.

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I woke up feeling much better then when i went to bed yesterday. I open my eyes and rub them. i sat up, the rag from last night falling on my lap. I went into the bathroom and decided to take a shower and clean myself. i close my eyes and let the hot water run over me. After a while, i got out and wrapped a towel around me. 

"Kassidy?" Charles asked, knocking on the door. 

"yeah?" i asked carefully. 

"training...okay?" Charles asked.

"sure...what are we doing?" i asked. 

"you'll see, but wear something...athletic and we won't need thick clothes on..." Charles said trailing off. 

I open the door and raise an eyebrow at him. He blushes slightly at the sight of me and i clear my throat. 

"uh...I'm just wearing long shorts and shoes" Charles said. 

"okay" i said nodding. 

He quickly left and i quickly put on a sports bra, black shorts, and a black hoodie on. i put my hair in a tight braid and walk downstairs. Sean was attempting to cook eggs and i raise an eyebrow at him. 

"Having trouble?" i asked. 

"n...no" Sean said blushing. 

He was glancing at my scarred legs and i push away the instinct to go put pants on. i stand next to him and hum. 

"well...i don't think they're suppose to be a brownish color" i said.

Sean looks at his eggs and groan loudly before dumping them in a trash can. i smile at him and shook my head at him. He got out new eggs and begins redoing the eggs. 

"I can go put pants on if my body makes you uncomfortable" i said playing with the end of my braid. 

"no...they don't make me that uncomfortable...i think they're cool if I'm being honest" Sean said. 

I raise my eyebrows at him in surprise, feeling my cheeks redden. i just look back at his eggs and hum in thought. 

"my coolest bruise was when i fell from the window, trying to use my powers" Sean said.

He lifts his sweater and shows me his side where there a thin scar. i stare at it, not wanting to touch it. Sean took my hand rested it on the scar and i froze.

Flashback

I was sitting on the medical table as Victor was wrapping my leg. it had been stabbed a few times and Victor had sewed me back up and was wrapping it up.

"it's not too bad" Victor said. 

"it's not?" i asked softly.

"nah, could have been ten times worse" Victor said smiling. 

i nod my head and bit my bottom lip, playing with my fingers, noticing the little cuts they have on them.  

End Flashback

I slowly took my hand off his side and Sean was staring at me, but then he smiles wide and ruffles my hair. 

"so...why are you up at...six in the morning?" i asked. 

"couldn't sleep, you?" Sean asked. 

"training" i said. 

"I'm glad you're apart of our little family now" Sean said.

"little family?" i asked, amused.

"of course, Erik's the daddy, Charles is the mommy, Hank's the awkward uncle, Alex is the older brother, I'm the youngest, and Raven, who'll meet sooner or later, is the older nosy sister, and well, you're the cute sister" Sean said. 

i laugh at his little family thing,  and grab an apple. i take a bite out of it and Erik and Charles walks in, making me suddenly laugh, Sean giggles too. Erik and Charles raise an eyebrow and i giggled even more. 

"children" Erik mumbled.

"I'm almost your age" i said. 

"yeah, and if we're young, then you're an old man" Sean said cheekily.

"stop it you two" Charles said. 

"yes mom" Sean and i said giggling.

Erik and Charles looked confused but roll their eyes. i finish my apple and walk outside with Charles following me.

"so what are we doing?" i asked. 

"you'll see" Charles said. 

We stop at the top of the hill and there were two mats and we sat down. I folded my legs and waited for him. Charles matches my sitting position and smiles at me. 

"okay, close your eyes, try to open up your mind" Charles said.

i close my eyes and try to relax...but i can't, i just can't seem to relax for some unknown reason. I bit my bottom lip and sigh in frustration. I open my eyes and stare at Charles, who was already staring at me. 

"i can't relax" i said quietly.

"or you don't want to relax" Charles said. 

I stare at him and frown, biting my bottom lip. I straighten my back up and sigh. i stare at Charles, our eyes searching each other's. Both of our eyes are blue, but different kinds, his is light and kinda a sky blue, mine are a dark gray blue. 

"I don't know how to relax" i said groaning.

"...okay, let's try a few exercise...close your eyes" Charles said.

I sigh, closing my eyes, relaxing my shoulders, waiting for him to give me the next direction. i tap my foot out of habit, when Charles rests his hand on it and i still. 

"okay, it's called the honey treatment...Imagine a mound of warm honey perched on the crown of your head. As it melts, it runs down your head, neck, shoulders, chest, and arms, and gradually enveloping your whole body down to your toes...feel the sensuous wave of warm liquid drain away all your tension and stress" Charles said softly.

I didn't feel relax, in fact, i felt the exact opposite, I feel trapped in a small tight space. I keep seeing flashbacks of my past, there's so much blood and so many people I've hurt. I whimpered and start taking large breaths, not like how it made my chest feel. i felt Charles' fingers lightly grip my shoulders and start shaking me. My eyes snap open and i gasp, feeling like i can breath again.   

"calm down...shhhh, it's okay, it's okay" Charles whispered. 

His fingers stumble to my hair, trying to calm me down. i shut my eyes and just lay on the ground, breathing hard, I'm sweating but i didn't even do any sort of physical activity. i open my eyes and stare at the sky, the sun was already up. I close my eyes and softly groan. 

"we can try something else" Charles said softly.

"okay...just...just let me breath for a sec" i whispered.

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