X-Men: The Heart Of A Steel Man

Chapter 9: Arrival

"Okay...okay we are 6 minutes there and I just...what do I say? What...what do I do. What if he doesn't want to get to know me.." Shaking Nina looked at the houses in the neighborhood as they finally showed up at an old house.

Positioning the car in park, Piotr turned to Rogue and they both turned to Nina.
Nina felt like her world was changing, or was going to begin to change more than it already has.

The tall gentleman got out the car and opened her door pulling Nina out softly.
"Listen, Erik has been in a bad place for the past several years. Pretty sure he would love to find out that his daughter is alive and well." Rogue remarked.

Nodding softly she hugged him and Rogue had sat on the hood of the car.
"Go on girl. Be calm and start from the beginning." she removed herself from the embrace and went up to the door.

Knocking on the worn out the wooden door, she took a small breath and held her hands behind her back. The doorknob had slowly turned and the door opened just a bit, seeing a quarter of a face she put on a smile.

"Um...hello" she stated and the door had opened.
"What do you want?" His gruff voice sounded like he had been sleeping or drinking.

"I..I wanted to tell you something..and it's well hard to explain.." The man's weary eyes stared at her and kept going.
"M-my name is well Nina Gursky.." she started and had begun to tell him basically about her.

"And then well in-" she was cut off by the door slamming and her eyes widened.
"Okay.." she furrowed her brows and had walked away.

"Different approach, " she said and circled around seeing a glass door in the back that held a view. Feeling somewhat angry animals had come from the woods and surrounded his house slightly bringing attention. She knocked on the glass door and he had got up from sitting down, seeing some rodents slip through the cracks in his house his eyes widened and moved away from them. He saw her face.

"What..." mumbling he was ready to attack.
"I said. My name is Nina Gursky. But I am a daughter of Erik lehnsherr. Back in 1973, I died and a few long years later someone revived me. Now you may not believe this. But I know it's true. You stop running away from the truth or accept it. I didn't come all this way just to watch you slam a door in my face!" She shouted, the walls of the house, seemingly shaking.

"You...can either believe me or not. But stop hiding from the truth"
"How..do I know you're not just an imposter"
"You doen't know. That's the thing. And I would actually like to meet the stubborn man I call my father." Slowly going to the door he placed his hand on the window first.
"Show me your left shoulder, on the back"

Doing as he said she slightly pulled t down. She had a birthmark that seemed to look like a deer and his eyes widened in realization.

"Nina.." he softly said and opened the door. She pulled her shirt back up properly and her face softened. He walked forward and began to hug her. She was in shock not expecting this but accepting the hug and holding him tightly.

"Papa.," she mumbled softly and held the old man in her arms. It was only a while later till everyone was sitting in his living room.

"Can...can you come back? You know...come back home? Well..I love at the school and I want you there. Please?" She placed her hands on the cold ones of her father and did a soft smile.

"It has been a while since I have seen Charles...I..I would like to come back to the school. But considering-"

"I'll make sure no one criticizes you just because of the past. I'll make them see that you are an amazing man okay" she stated and held his hands to her face. His eyes wider. And he held a smile.

"Just optimistic like your mother.. but yes. I will come back with you. I can't afford to lose you again."