The Healer and Destroyer: PART 1 [Alex Summers/ Havok]

16. "We tried to stop him."

After weeks of Charles being in the hospital and us never leaving his side we are all finally back at the mansion. I watched from the kitchen window as Moira and Charles spoke over whatever they may be talking about.

"Are you going to tell him?" Alex spoke from behind me.

"Tell him what?"

He hesitated, "That you felt his pain?" He watched Charles and Moira for a second before looking back at me. I walked out of the room towards the stairs.

"I don't know yet. I don't want to bring anything up that may relate to what happened." I whispered. In a way I began to blame myself for Charles being in a wheeled chair. I couldn't heal him and if I could, he would be walking right now.

"You're going to have to tell him sooner or later, regardless of his injury." He spoke but I didn't said anything.

He sighed, "He needs to know and you deserve to find out what it means."

I nodded, watching him go up the stairs. "Alex." I muttered, making him stop to turn and look at me. I fumbled with my words, giving him a hint to speak which he thankfully did.

"Come on." He smiled.

I ran up the stairs after him towards his room like a little puppy. I walked in before him, turning around to face him as he gripped the door handle. I smiled at him before wrapping my arms around his neck and leaning in.

With one arm he pulled me closer and the other closing the door.

"I love you." I smiled, breaking our kiss. He stared at me almost in amazement.

"It's been eating away at me but I knew right when you said it and I regret not saying it sooner." I spoke with a smile.

"Mhm." He hummed in a mocking matter. He was enjoying this, my annoying stutter and mumble.

"Come on." I groaned. He laughed at me, "I love you too. More than you know."

He leaned and kissed me again, this being the most passionate kiss ever. It wasn't rushed or needy, we have each other and we have unlimited amounts of time unlike before. He plopped down on the bed patting it next to him signaling for me to join him.

I excitedly laid next to him with my head resting on his chest occasionally watching his face as he rambled on about the most random things ever. At one point he said something about going out sometime with Sean. It made me smile at the thought of all of us getting closer and closer.

As he continued to ramble I kept thinking about the future. I realized that I love having this kid in my life but not only that, I need him and I never want that to change but I think I might've spoken too soon.

As a few weeks went by I began to realize it more and more. He wouldn't smile as much, like he had something on his mind at all times.

"Wanna talk?" I subtly asked him. This shocked him, "What? What do you mean?"

He tried to hide the fact that something was on his mind but I saw right through it, "I know something is bugging you."

He laughed, "No, there isn't. I'm fine, really!" He smiled, wrapping an arm around my waist as we laid on the couch downstairs. Sean ate potato chips at the table behind us, he was glued to the TV, watching something stupid since there's only like three channels.

I watched Alex's face calm as his eyes glued to the TV too. I let out a breath thinking I was just paranoid and I soon drifted off into a nap.

The sun coming through the window woke me up, along with the horrible pain in my back from sleeping on the most uncomfortable couch ever. I rolled over noticing the TV was off and I was the only one left in the room.

I stood up stretching out my bones, a couple popping making me groan. I folded the blanket I was using when footsteps outside the room stopped at the door. I turned to see Sean staring at me with a pained expression.

"Hey what's wrong?" I asked. He shook his head and tried to smile but failed.

"Sean?" I asked hesitantly, walking closer to him. "Are you okay?"

"Yeah. It's..." He started but I interrupted.

"Do you know where Alex is?" I asked making him tense up. He stared at me blankly. I gave him a weary look not liking his facial expression one bit. "Sean. What's wrong? Tell me!" I jokingly ordered but yet again he didn't say anything.

My stomach dropped and I felt tears build up. I ran up the stairs towards his room just to see it completely empty like it was never used in the first place. The bed perfectly made which it never was and the drawers of the dresser closed where one was at least always open.

I stared in the room in pain, as tears flooded my eyes more than before. I fell to my knees as I let the tears fall before arms wrapped around me and the person calmly soothing me.

"Why?" I cried out.

"I don't know Thea. I'm so sorry." Sean hushed as he continued to try to calm me down.

Hours later I was sitting in the kitchen with a blanket wrapped around me and a cup of orange juice. I don't know why orange juice, that's just what Hank gave me.

Hank, Sean, and Charles occasionally roamed the kitchen until they all joined me at the table. I looked up at them one by one before looking back at the cup in front of me. "What?" I asked monotone. I hate how this is affecting me so much but he just meant that much to me.

"We tried to stop him." Hank bluntly spoke earning a glare from Charles.

"We told him he should at least say bye to you or give you an explanation." Sean joined. "Or us an explanation." I cruelly laughed at this.

"Thea." Charles spoke. This was the first time he called me by my shortened name before so I knew he felt bad for me. I looked him in the eye, "It was hard for him. He spoke to me before he left, he couldn't keep himself from crying."

I wanted to laugh at this for being inconsiderate but now I was more mad than hurt. "I'm going to my room." I spoke making Charles sigh, Sean leaning back into his seat and Hank taking my orange juice to the fridge to save for later.

I eventually made it to my room, slowly passing his old room just getting me more angry. I walked into my room throwing the blanket on the bed and standing in front of the door. The silence filling my room started to annoy me.

Out of anger, I grabbed onto my door standing in front of it and stared. I took a deep breathing huffing it out and thats when it hit me, I was back to being useless.

*door slams*

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