Is it even Possible to be Happy? (REWRITING)

Chapter 10

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Ember’s POV

“Today our fighting stops.” Eric said exiting the ship. He let Shaw fall to the ground in a heap. “Take off your blinders brothers and sisters. The real enemy is out there.” He pointed at the battle ships that floated just off the shore. “I feel their guns moving in the water, their metal targeting us. Americans. Soviets. Humans. United in their fear in the unknown and the end it is they running scared my fellow mutants! Go ahead Charles. Tell me I’m wrong.”

I watched as Charles nodded to Moira, who ran off to the ship to call it off. Suddenly they fired. I ran forward ignoring the calls of everyone and let my powers create a force field big enough to cover the whole beach. Several missiles hit the field but none got to us. Suddenly they stopped. I looked up and saw my brother holding the missiles in midair.

I turned to stare at him and he nodded at me. I let the force field go as I fell to my knees. I watched in horror as my brother turned them around. “Eric,” Charles pleaded, “You said yourself we’re the better men. This is the time to prove it. There are thousands of men on those ships. Honest and innocent men. They’re just following orders.”

“Ember and I have been at the mercy of men just following orders. Never again.” He said cold as ice as he sent them back.

“No!” I shouted. “Bruder damit aufhören! Bitte. Nicht Schmidt geworden.” (Brother stop this! Please. Don't become Schmidt.) He didn’t listen and as the missiles were getting closer I got up and ran to him tackling him to the ground. The missiles started to fall into the ocean.

“I don’t want to hurt you.” He said throwing me off him and into a log. Before he could get up again Charles tackled him and tried to get the helmet off of him. Eric pinned Charles and took control of the missiles. I quickly set up a force field around the boats as if to protect them. It wasn’t needed as Moira started to shoot my brother. He blocked one into Charles’s back. Everything slowed. Eric ran over to Charles and took the bullet out. I ran over and started checking him.

“I’m so sorry.” Eric said to Charles. “How is he?”

“I don’t know Eric! Let me work!” I yelled at him trying to help Charles.

“You. You did this.” Eric growled as he started choking Moira.

“Please.” Charles pleaded. “She didn’t do this, Eric. You did.” My brother stopped and let her go. I continued to check on him as they talked.

“Us turning on each other. It’s what they want. I tried to warn you Charles. I want you by my side. We’re brothers, you and I. All of us together, protecting each other. We want the same thing.”

“Oh my friend. I’m sorry, but we do not.”

The look in my brother’s eyes broke my heart. He cared so much for Charles and here he was breaking Eric’s heart. Out of the corner of my eye I saw one of the men on Shaw’s crew pull out a gun.

“No!” I said jumping in front of my brother.

Eric’s POV

“No!” I heard Ember shout. I looked up and my world nearly shattered for the second time as a bullet embeds itself in Embers abdomen. “Ember!” I said as she fell to the ground.

“Go to her.” Moira said. “I got him.” Without wasting a second I passed Charles over to her and ran to my sister’s side.

“Ember. Ember, please talk to me.” I said holding her. Alex came over ignoring my warning to stay away. I took out the bullet and he put pressure on the wound to stop the bleeding. Her hazel green eyes locked with mine and she gave me a small smile as tears made their way down my face.

“Dies ist nicht deine Schuld, Eric. Nichts ist deine Schuld. Oh mein großer Bruder. Sie tragen so viel Schuld. Ich liebe dich so sehr, Bruder.Denken Sie immer daran, dass.” (This isn't your fault Eric. Nothing is your fault. Oh my big brother. You carry so much guilt. I love you so much brother. Always remember that.) I couldn’t stop the tears going down my cheeks. I couldn’t loose my sister. I had only just gotten her back after so many years.

“Hör mir zu, Kleiner. Sie müssen am Leben bleiben. Auch wenn Sie nicht mit mir kommen, müssen Sie leben. Versprich mir, dass dies.” I said cupping her face.

(Listen to me, little one. You must stay alive. Even if you do not come with me you must live. Promise me this.)

“Ich verspreche, Bruder.” She responded making me smile. (I promise, brother.)

She turned towards Alex and gave him a smile. I looked at him and he also had tears running down his face. I stood up and looked at the others.

“This society won’t accept us.” I said gesturing to Charles and Moira. “We form our own. The humans have played their hand, now we get ready to play ours. Who’s with me?” I stared at Raven praying for her to join. I held my hand out to her. “No more hiding.”

Ember’s POV

I turned my head to watch Raven walk forward and kneel next to Charles. “You should go with him.” Charles said obviously in pain. “It’s what you want.”

“You promised me you would never read my mind.”

“I know. I promised you a great many things I’m afraid. I’m sorry.” I watched as he kissed her hand and she kissed his forehead. “Take care of him.” She said to Moira. She stood up and took my brother’s hand. He walked over to me and gave me a kiss on the head.

“I love you my little fire.”

“I love you too my big magnet.” He chuckled a bit before looking at Alex.

“Take care of her, you hear me?” Alex nodded understandingly. Eric stood up and Azazel and them walked over and held hands.

“And Beast,” Raven said, “Never forget. Mutant and Proud.” Those were the last words we heard before everyone ran over and started taking care of Charles and I.

Several weeks had passed and Charles and I were allowed out of the hospital. He was forever confined to a wheelchair and I could walk freely around the house. Alex hasn’t left my side since I was hurt. It was sweet. At the moment he and I were walking around the garden when I heard Moira pleading for Charles not to do something. I turned the corner and saw Moira pass out.

“You wiped her memory?” I said as more of a statement that a question. Charles nodded tears running down his face. “Oh Charles.” I gave him a hug and he cried into my shoulder. I calmed him down as Alex took Moira back to the CIA.

When he came back he held me on my bed while I cried. I looked up at him through tears and gave him a gentle kiss to say thank you. As soon as I pulled away he pulled me back and started kissing me. And well let’s just say I made sure the door was locked.