To See You Alive (Charles Xavier x Reader) *Smut-Fluff-Angst-Feelios*

Fears We Create

(Y/N)'s POV

You and Charles had gotten to know each other a lot better. You'd been at the mansion for a few weeks now, and had met some of the other students, quickly becoming friends with Raven and Hank. 

So here you were, sat with Raven in her bedroom, looking at the gloomy weather outside. A cup of coffee sat comfortably in your hands.

"So do you feel comfortable showing me your powers yet?" Raven asked gently, a soft smile on her face. You sighed, you hadn't shown any other mutants your powers yet, knowing you weren't fully in control. 

"I don't know, I don't want to lose control again," You said sadly. Raven nudged you gently with her elbow.

"Come on, how about we go outside and you show me? Pleeeease," Raven whined like a child which made you chuckle. You huffed, giving in.

You set you coffee down, getting up and following Raven down the halls towards the entrance. You smiled at a few mutants that greeted you. As you passed your room you ran in and got your coat, slipping it on and zipping it up. 

As you got to the main entrance, Charles and Hank walked towards you two. You smiled at the two mutants.

"And where are you two ladies off to?" Charles said warily, with a hint of a smile gracing his features. 

"(Y/N) was going to show me a sneak peak of her powers," Raven said with a grin, Charles glanced at you with concern. You forced a smile at Raven when she beamed at you.

"Are you sure, (Y/N)? I quite like my house and would prefer it to stay intact," Charles joked with a smile, although you understood the serious tone behind it. 

"Yeah, sure. I'm not gonna over-do it, I'll be safe I promise," You said, putting more confidence on yourself. Charles huffed and glanced at Hank, who shrug. 

"May we join you?" Charles asked. Raven looked expectantly at you, to which you nodded.

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You inhaled deeply when the four of you made it a fair way away from the mansion. The rain was light, and almost mist-like. It cooled your boiling skin, as a pit of nerves set in your stomach. 

Charles kept a deceptively close eye on you, wanting to see your thoughts. However, out of the thousands of minds the mutant had seen, you were the only one that could sense when he was in your head, and could shut him out if you wanted. 

You were most intriguing to the powerful man. And downright gorgeous, he was definitely falling for you, he couldn't help but feel protective of you and feel the need to keep you safe. Not how he is with everyone else, no, this was much more intense, and he felt it was his duty to protect you.

So he watched you carefully, not wanting any harm to come to you because of Raven's antics. 

You walked in front of the 3 mutants, taking a deep breath you unzipped your coat. You were wearing a black tank top, a grey jacket and your coat. You stripped down to your tank top, the mutants eyeing you confusingly.

"I'd rather not burn through my clothes," You said with a chuckle. Charles stepped forward and grabbed your coat and jacket from you. Raven smiled at you, excited. 

You closed your eyes, and raised a tightly-closed fist to your shoulder level. You concentrated your power in your hand, feeling the heat spread from your body traveling throughout your veins towards your fist.

Slowly, you opened up your hand, watching a flame emit from your palm. It engulfed your hand and forearm, you regulate your breathing and focus on making sure the flame doesn't go any further than you forearm. You smiled to yourself when you saw it was working.

You heard Raven clap lightly next to you,

"That's so cool," She quipped. You glance at Charles, who's staring at you in awe, but there's a hint of something else... Fear? Your smile faded for a split second before you lock eyes with Charles, he smiled at you warmly, but you knew he was holding back from something.

Hank laughed cheerfully. You smiled proudly and concentrated on dulling the fire back into your palm. A flood of panic rushed over you when your body didn't listen to you and refused to pull the fire back. 

Charles sensed your distress and quickly put two fingers on his temple, he concentrated on your mind and found you in your head. 

Relax, (Y/N). You can put it out, just concentrate. Don't fight it, work with it. Charles had said telepathically. You looked at him with surprised eyes when you heard his soothing voice fill your head. You took a deep breath and let Charles fully into your head. 

He sent you an image, a beautiful image; You had been embraced in Charles' arms and he held you protectively, whispering comforting words in your ear as you fully relaxed into him.

When you opened your eyes, you concentrate on your hand again and start to close your hand into a fist, pulling the flames back into it, they were completely extinguished.

You looked at Charles who had a small smile on his beautiful face. 

Thank you. You sent him in your mind. As Charles removed his fingers from his temple, you noticed how lonely your head seemed now with Charles' presence gone. 

As the four of you started to head back inside, Charles wrapped your jacket and coat back around you, he looked at you with a proud expression. 

Raven and Hank walked in front of you and Charles, already discussing what your new superhero name would be and what new gadgets they could invent for you. 

"I'm proud of you, you're already expressing great control, it won't be long before you start full training," Charles said. You looked up at him, slightly shocked.

"Really?" You said excitedly. You had been nervous to start training, but with Charles there you felt safe. He nodded.

The rain started to beat down harder, and Hank and Raven had ran back to the mansion. However, as you sped up to get back to the dry, you felt a hand on your arm stopping you.

You turned and looked expectantly at Charles, suddenly he wrapped his arms tightly around your waist, burying his face in your neck. Shocked for a split second, you wrapped your arms around his neck, immediately feeling safe and protected. The 

He sighed contently. Pulling back, he searched your eyes, and saw happiness. True happiness. The rain patted hard against you two, but at that moment you couldn't care less.

He glanced at your lips and leaned forward slightly, you took the hint and stood on your tip toes and met him halfway. He pressed his lips to yours. Soft and gentle, the kiss was over almost as quick as it had happened.

He smiled, interlocking your fingers, he wiped the rain from his face and started back towards the mansion, walking with him you smiled and looked down, a gentle blush dusting your cheeks.

Maybe you would be safe here. Maybe you wouldn't. But with Charles here, you knew you were protected and loved.

(A/N) - Holy shit, I actually updated? What a time to be alive♥