Mutant and Proud (A Charles Xavier Fanfiction)

Chapter 6

I have been avoiding everyone for the past few hours. Hank would try to talk to me and I would tell him that I'm busy or that I don't want to talk. I kicked Erik out of the room about three times before he got the hint. It has been four days since I went to lunch with Erik and a lot of things happened. I got a call saying that my Brother Died in Action. I never told anyone about him. Or that I even kept in contact with him after I left home but I did. He was my only family left. Of course I won't tell anyone that he died. I am not looking for their sympathy. I rather express my feeling through work instead of communication. I know I told Charles that I would give the team a try. But I don't know now. I didn't enjoy talking that much before. But now that I've lost pretty much the only person I enjoyed talking to is dead. I don't know what I'm going to do.

I look at the clock and sigh seeing that it was late and that I should go home. I put away all my paperwork and grab my coat shutting off my light. I grab my bag and lock the lab door and turn around to be greeted by Charles. "Hello Jessica." He says giving me a sympathetic look.

"Hi Charles." I say walking past him in hopes that he will not follow me but of course he does.

"I heard from Hank that you are not talking to anyone." He says with a hint of worry in his voice.

"I'm fine if that is what you are asking..."I say continuing walking even though he is following.

"Look Jessica I'm not going to get into your mind. I just want to know what is wrong." He says worry in his voice.

"Charles I am fine. I just don't want to talk." I say walking looking down at the ground.

"If you were fine then you would not be avoiding everyone. Hank told me that you have been upset at home too. If you were okay you would not be ignoring your best friend. " He says.

"Charles I understand that you are worried for some unknown reason but I am fine. I just rather not talk..." I say getting to the front door.

"Jessica we are all worried about you." He says.

"That's what I don't understand why are you worrying about me. You all barely know me. Hank knows me but not everything. But Erik, Alex and you. You all don't know me. So I would appreciate it if you would stop pretending that you care about anything that happens to me." I say getting upset, Just wanting to go home and lock myself in my room like I have been doing.

"We don't have to know you well to worry about you or care about you Jessica." He says in a semi-serious tone.

"Well I don't need you or want you to care about me. So goodnight Charles." I say walking out going to my car. I get in and close the door and rest my head on the steering wheel. I start to cry. It all just hit me that He was actually dead. I have been in denial this entire time and now it hit me. I am crying and I start to hit my steering wheel. "Why!?" I say over and over hitting it. I slowly put my head in my hands and let the tears flow. What was I going to do? I know that I have Hank but I have never told him any of my problems. I only said what was wrong to my brother. Now I don't have him so what do I do? I hear a knock on my window and i quickly wipe away the tears and I look over to see Charles looking at me with pity in his eyes. I frown and roll down the window. "What do you want Charles....?" I ask my voice quiet and shaky.

"You can't drive like this..." He says not saying anything else.

"Like what I'm fine..." I lie looking down.

He sighs and looks at me. "We both know that you are not fine. Please just come inside. You can stay in my room. I just don't want you driving like this." He says. I look at him and sigh softly.

"Fine..." I say rolling up the window and I get out with my keys and everything.

"Thank you." He says walking with me back inside of the building.

"Why are you thanking me? I haven't done anything." I say confused.

"I'm thanking you because you came with me." He states taking me into the small section

of the building we have for visitors where they can stay. I am following him to his room and we get there and he opens the door and we walk inside together. "Do you maybe want to talk about what's going on. We don't have to if you don't want to." He says and I sigh looking down.

"My brother died...." I say quietly.

"Your brother..? I didn't know that you had a brother." He says with some sadness in his

voice.

"No one did." I confess. I don't know why I am telling him this but I guess he is easy to talk to. He seems like he will understand somehow.

"I'm sorry Jessica...I truly am..." He says looking at you.

"It is okay Charles.... I don't want your pity. I should have seen this coming. I mean he was in the military." I say looking at him, my eyes a little misty. He frowns and steps a little closer.

"It is not pity. I just care about you." He says now almost less than a foot away from me. I look at him with some confusion in my eyes.

"Why though? You don't even know me." I state confused on why he is so caring.

"Because you seem like a good person. And anyone who is a good person deserves to have people care about them. That's why." He says looking into my eyes with his beautiful blue eyes.

I blush a little looking at him. "Thank you." I say and he smiles a little.

"You are welcome Jessica." He says looking at the bed. "You um can take the bed." He says looking over at it. I shake your head.

"No it is your bed. I can just sleep on the couch. " I say not wanting to be a bother.

"No please. I insist." He says and I nod a little.

"Thank you again." He nods and lets me go over to the bed while he goes and lays down on the couch. I get under the covers and lay down. "Goodnight Charles." I say quietly.

"Goodnight Jessica." He says and with that you slowly drift off into sleep.

I hope you all like this chapter. It is a little longer than the other ones I have put out recently. Don't forget to comment and let me know what you all think. I am having a lot of fun lately with writing and that is why I am actually getting stuff done :) Love you guys! Always Keep Fighting!