Chpater 3
The boy sat down on the couch and Charles came round and sat beside him on his chair “ok Hank I understand that this is hard for you but what I don’t get is why it’s so hard for you my boy” Charles asked laying a comforting hand on the boys now furry legs as he shrugged “ I don’t really know Charles I mean I guess its cause I mean I’ve always been the outcast and there are so many reasons why and I’m not sure I’m ready to add yet another thing to that list” Charles looked at the boy in front of him and for the 1st time he didn’t see the young boy he had met in the CIA base but a young man who was far to world weary for his age and he couldn’t help but feel partly responsible for it “Hank you are not an outcast not anymore ok you are part of this family you belong and nothing, and I mean nothing is going to change that ok” he said with a smile and Hank smiled back and nodded “good you know I am always here for you to talk to about this I know my knowledge may be limited but I am always here to listen I know it’s hard trying a new lifestyle and I know that telling those you care about is hard” Hank just looked at him in confusion “Hank I’m going to tell you something that only Raven and Erik know ok” Hank just nodded in shock everyone knew that Charles was dating Erik or at least he certainly did and well Raven is Charles sister so to be told something only his sister and lover knew about him was a privilege in Hanks eyes and showed just how much Charles trusted him “Hank I grew up here my whole life but there are no pictures of me before I was 13 do you not find that odd” Hank thought the house was huge and even though they had been living here for close to 2 years now he still didn’t know ever part of it but Charles was right he hadn’t seen any pictures of Charles before he turned 13 “yeah I never really noticed but now I think about it that is rather strange Charles” the blue mutant said as the telepath nodded “yes well that’s because before the age of 13 Charles Xavier did not exist” Hank just stared at him “I was known as Charlette Xavier, I was born female but by the time I reached 13 I was sure that I was a man and so I connived mother and Kurt to let me get the treatment and I well I never locked back so I took down all the pictures of her before we left for University” Hank was shocked he never would have thought that Charles could possibly be transgender but he was not that it changed how he saw Charles nothing ever could Charles was like a father to him and nothing would or could ever change that so when Charles spoke again Hank was quick to answer “so Hank now you know my big bad secrete dose that change how you see me” “what no never Professor” and Charles smile “exactly now I have an idea if you are up for it my boy”
“depends what it is Charles”
“well next week marks the two year anniversary to Erik and I bring Sean back to the base and us becoming the little makeshift family that we are so I was thing to celebrate it that we can do something I did in university to break the ice we told everyone one secret about us but this time we tell everyone our worst secrete” Charles stated nervously he didn’t want to pressure Hank he knew this was hard for the boy but Hank just smiled “yeah sure ok that sounds good Charles at least then I won’t be the only one telling my secrets” and Charles just smiled “and I’m sure that my little secrete will call most of the attention away from yours anyway my boy, now off you go I need to go and find Erik” he said patting Hanks leg before wheeling himself out of the room to find Erik and continue their conversation in person.