MindStrike (X-men)

10

I plopped down in my seat and waited for us to arrive. I looked out the window and let out a sigh as I felt eyes on me.

"What?" I asked as I turned to look at Charles and Erik.

"Does Gabrielle know?" Charles asked softly.

"No.... and she is never to know." I said softly.

"She would probably disown you." Erik said calmly.

"Screw you." I growled out.

Charles sent Erik a look and let out a sigh.

"I'm sure your mother wouldn't disown you. She loves you." Charles said softly.

"Love doesn't mean shit in this family. Erik said he loved me, Raven said she loved me.... you said you loved me and all three of you left."

"Cassy-"

"Cassandra or MindStrike..... you don't get to call me Cas of Cassy. Only Peter gets to use those names." I said softly.

"I heard about Daniel.... I'm sorry."

"You know he was the only one inside the house that knew.... he always knew..... you know he was killed protecting my brother?" I asked softly.

"I heard."

"I was there..... well... not actually.... I was forced to go into David's mind to wake him up from a coma..... had to take all of his memories of the incident away.... it wasn't easy.... I didn't have anyone to teach me." I said as I looked over at him.

"I'm sorry."

"I keep seeing it over and over again.... Daniel's death..... Raven leaving...... you saying goodbye.... Erik promising to never leave..... it's a living hell."

"I never wanted to leave." Erik said softly.

"But you did, and you made everything worse for people like us..... you made humans hate us.... you didn't help... you nearly started a war."

"That isn what I was trying to do."

"But its what you did.... all the people who died.... they are dead because of you.... because you put them in that position."

Erik looked away and I let out a sigh of relief when we landed. It wasn't long before we arrived and Charles rushed to Raven's side. She looked up at me and I saw tears in her eyes.

"Cassy?" She asked softly.

"Raven." I said softly.

She looked at me sadly and I quickly looked away. Soon Erik turned on us and tried to kill her. I tried to hills him back but I was thrown into a wall.

"I'm sorry, Cassy.... but I must save our race." He said as he went after Raven.

When I got up I saw that Raven had got away. I let out a sigh of relief and leaned against the wall.

"Are you okay?" Charles asked as he rushed to my side and looked me over.

"I'm fine.... just a little sore."

"I'll kill him." He growled out.

"I'm fine." I said softly.

"Let's get you home." He said softly.

We soon made it to the plane and I let out a sigh when he drove us to the mansion and I walked inside.

"Never thought I'd walk inside these doors again." I said softly.

I saw Charles walk up the stairs and Logan followed him with Hank.

"I'll just wait here." I said as I plopped down on the couch.

After awhile I got bored and stood up. I ran my fingers across the book shelves and started to look around the mansion. I made it to the door of my old room and gently opened it up. I let out a gasp as I saw that the room looked just like it did when I left.

"I had to have it fixed, a student accidentally destroyed it the last time you came here, which was why it was empty." A voice said softly.

I turned to see Charles behind me in a wheelchair and I let out a sigh.

"You never called..... I use to wait by the phone.... but you never called.... didn't even send a letter."

"Every time I went to call..... I stopped myself."

"I use to wait by the phone.... just so I could answer it..... I stopped after two years..... you told me you wouldn't leave me like Erik and Raven, but you did... you left me alone and scared.... I got my powers and I was so scared to tell mom.... I wanted to tell you, but you never called."

"I wanted to.... so badly I wanted to call you, but I couldn't.... you had been hurt so much.... I didn't want to hurt you anymore." He said softly.

"You know Peter has a crush on me? But after losing the three people I loved the most.... I can't let him in.... I've tried, but I can't..... the sad thing is I like him.... a lot, but I'm to scared.... to scared that he will walk away.... that I'll be alone."

"Peter cares about you a lot.... he isn't planing on going anywhere."

"I know, but I'm still scared."

"I want you to know.... that I love you.... and I always will.... you are my daughter..... my whole world... and nothing will ever make me not want you." He said softly.

"When I saw it empty... I thought you where trying to forget about me."

"I could never forget about you.... you mean everything to me... and to Raven... it broke her heart to leave you."

"I miss you.... both of you.... it hurts so much... and I'm so scared all the time.... so scared to get a call saying you are gone."

"I'm not planing on leaving anytime." He said as he sent me a smile.

He pulled me into a tight embrace and I felt tears stream down my face as I hugged him tightly.

"Please call me more.... I don't want you out of my life." I whispered.