Mutant Love(X-Men First Class/Erik Lensherr)

Chapter 17

EricaP.O.V.
"What about Sofia? Is she alright?! Did something happened to her?!" I asked.

"Erica, calm down. She's alright." Charles said grabbing my shoulders. I sighed in relief and he let go.

"Okay. Good."

"But..."

I looked at Charles, taking a step closer to him. I felt the ice sculpted butterfly land on top of my head once more.

"What?" I asked.

"I talked to her for a brief moment in my mind. She had reached out to me. Sofia says that Shaw is making her choose which side she's on. He's giving her until tomorrow before the Russians or the US cross the line." Charles said.

"Has she chosen?" I asked.

"Yes. Ours. And when it's time--when she tells Shaw-"

"He's going to kill her."

I feel my heart clenched at the thought of losing Sofia again. And this time for good.

"What am I going to do? If I don't get there in time it will be to late...I can't lose her Charles. She's my only family." I said.

I shake my head, making the butterfly fall of. Hitting the floor with a clink as it breaks to pieces and the ice slowly starts to melt on the floor.

"I'll never get to her in time." I say.

"Erica everything will be alright. Sofia will be safe. We will get her back. All of us together as a team. Trust me."

I nod my head. Charles puts a comforting hand on my shoulder.

"You've had enough training for today. Relax and save your strength for tomorrow. We have a big day ahead of us."
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I was laying outside on the grass. Looking up at the night sky. Everyone was inside asleep. Or that's what I assumed. I was wearing a light blue night gown. The stars twinkled and winked at me from up above. The sound of approaching footsteps made me look to the side.

"What are you doing out here? It's freezing." Erik said.

I shrugged. Erik sat down next to me.

"Can't sleep. The stars are so pretty tonight ." I say.

Erik watches me for a moment.

"I know your worried about Sofia...we'll get to her in time." He says.

"It's not that. It's just..."

I sigh, rolling on to my side away from facing Erik and the stars.

"I always let her down. I tell her to trust me. And Look what good that does her. I told her she was safe...and it wasn't."

My eyes start to get watery.

"I'm a horrible sister."

Warm arms wrap around me as Erik lays down next to me. Pulling me back flushed against his chest.

"That's not true." Erik said.

"But it is, Erik. I can't protect my sister from Shaw. As hard as I try. I always fail. I'm surprise she doesn't hate me for all the times I let her down." I said.

"My little dragon," Erik says. He gives me a quick kiss on the head. "Your sister could never hate you. You two are irreplaceable. You will always be on each others side. Sofia will be back in your arms again, Erica. Safe and sound. I will make sure if it."

I turned around in his arms to face him. I brought a hand up to his cheek.

"Tomorrow when we take Shaw down. Before he goes to where ever those humans are going to take him...I want to make him suffer. I want to make him pay for what he did to us."

"And he will."

I looked back up at the stars. I took a deep breath.

"I have this feeling that something bad will happen." I said.

"Dismiss it. Nothing bad is going to happen. Trust me." Erik said.

"Okay." I said. But the feeling still remained.