Chapter Sixteen
At that Mokuba teleported to Rogue.
As he did he yelped finding himself on the very edge of the torch, "Shoot," Mokuba muttered stepping away from the edge.
"Mo...Mokuba..."
Mokuba quickly moved to Rogue's side, who was tied to two metal rods, looking weaker by the moment.
"Hey kiddo, you're gonna be okay," Mokuba assured before untying her and Rogue fell forward into his arms, as he held her up Rogue melted into his embrace.
"You’ve saved me again," she said making Mokuba's heart swell up with her words, "come on, let's get the hell out of here," Mokuba assured before Rogue nodded.
He placed a hand on his comm.
Mokuba: Got her, get ready to shoot, Scott.
Scott: Tell me when.
Mokuba: In one... two...
Mokuba appeared next to them with Rogue, "three," Mokuba finished before Scott fired blowing the machine up.
As he did Rogue slumped further into Mokuba who frowned “we need to get her back to the school," Mokuba said worried, "agreed, let's go," Scott agreed "teleport us to the Blackbird."
Mokuba nodded before doing so.
When they eventually arrived back at the mansion, Mokuba and Jean immediately took Rogue to get checked out.
Once Rogue was all good, Mokuba took her back to her room before heading back to his room where he found Scott getting changed from his uniform.
"Hey, what a night."
Scott chuckled "you can say that again but at least Rogue's okay," Scott told Mokuba who nodded, after a moment Mokuba looked guiltily "yeah um..." Mokuba trailed off sighing causing Scott to frown.
"Babe, are you okay?"
"I'm sorry."
Scott frowned "hey, what's going on? What are you sorry for?" Scott asked concerned, "I've been acting real recklessly lately, I've been stressing you out and…sorry, I'm sorry," Mokuba told him causing Scott to laugh.
"What?"
"Oh, my beautiful, beautiful Mokuba."
Scott moved to Mokuba's side and gently cupped the side of his face, Mokuba instantly melted into it before Scott chuckled.
"Do you know the moment I knew I was in love with you was when you convinced me to break the rules to sneak up to the roof to go star watching with you, and we were laying there with you talking about all the constellations you knew, that's when I realized I just wanted to listen to you talk forever," Scott told Mokuba who blushed, "Awe, Scott," Mokuba said before he laughed.
"We got detention for that, didn’t we?"
"Oh, we did, you got more because it was your tenth time breaking the rules"
Mokuba chuckled at that before Scott sighed "my point is, I love you because I love all of you, even the parts that you believe are too dark and too shameful," Scott told Mokuba who looked sad, "every scar, every flaw, every imperfection I love you even when you try and give me a heart attack," Scott told him.
"Really?"
"Mokie, you've got instincts because you spent years on the street, and yeah okay they are not all good, but you've always got the best interest at heart," Scott told him, "I always know how much you love and are protective when it comes to kids but what I do want to know is what’s with Rogue that's making you so protective?" Scott asked.
Mokuba leaned his head on his chest with a sigh "when I look at Rogue, I feel like I'm looking at a goddamn mirror," Mokuba told him and Scott hummed, "I see similar backgrounds you sympathize with her," Scott asked and Mokuba nodded.
"I guess I did."
"Is that why you always avoid the conversation about children?" Scott asked and Mokuba sighed before moving to lay down on the bed, "I want kids, Scott I do want to have a child with you to have your child would be amazing," Mokuba told him.
"But?"
"But the world...the people...the world hates and fears us, knowing the world and to bring a child into this world with let's be real, with our combined x-genes will be a mutant into this fucked up world, knowing they'll get the same awful treatment as us? Wouldn't that be just selfless?" Mokuba told him, "I never thought of that," Scott told Mokuba who hummed looking down.
"It's all I think about."
"This isn't just about that thought is it? This is about your dad, the abusive son of a bitch that treated you like shit till your mutant powers developed and you ended up on the streets for 3 years," Scott told him who hummed, "yeah, I guess I'm afraid to be like him," Mokuba told him.
"You never could Mokuba, I’ve seen you with kids, all the students here love you."
"Yeah, I guess."
"Well, I don’t guess I know you’ll be an awesome Dad but when or if you decide on having kids, you should know we can raise them in a loving environment," Scott said making Mokuba pause, "I didn't think of it that way," Mokuba commented looking thoughtful before the comms went off.
Jean: Everyone to the infirmary now!
Mokuba and Scott looked concerned at that before they headed to the infirmary quickly but as they entered the infirmary they stopped when they saw Charles was awake and alert with the others around the professor.
"Professor!"