72: Disappointing bunch of Disabled people.

'Just who are you... Eirikyr Anderson... why does nobody know about you?' She wondered, 'With powers and money like you have... at least I should've known about you...'

Frost sighed, while the old her would have loved to investigate about him, found out every shred of information about him and then turned him into a pawn, the new her wasn't like that.

But old habits die hard. (A/n: your past has ways to chase itself back to you...)

Still, there was no use pondering about it, the fact of the matter was- right now Eirikyr Anderson was just a guardian of a mutant girl that she had to teach for the next two months. 

"Very well," she finally said, her voice firm. "I'll take care of Shilpa's training and ensure she's safe. Your guards will be a welcome addition."

After talking about the details of the job for a while, Erik decided to take his leave for today.

He'll give them the necessary soldier to defend tomorrow... after maybe customizing their appearance a bit. Her guards will be most probably [Resurrected] Thanos and Chitauri Gorillas as they don't resemble humans and didn't appear in Loki's Invasion. He can just chalk them up to his subordinate's mutant ability. 

When it was time to leave, Erik stood up, prompting Emma to rise as well. She walked him to the door, followed closely by Shilpa and Hisako.

The teenage girls were having a friendly chat about their shared hobby of watching Star Wars movies. Since Shilpa didn't know Japanese they talked in English, a language they both knew.

"So, I suppose invading my mind is what led to your decision to hire me, am I correct?" Emma narrowed her eyes, as she walked beside him, she was still a bit upset about that.

Erik chuckled, it wasn't really a brag to invade a woman's mind to look into her private memories. But he didn't feel guilty at all, his victim was the infamous Emma Frost, after all.

He replied, "Yes, you're right... by the way, I have installed mind shields inside Shilpa's head. So, you might read her surface thoughts but not her memories. Of course, I asked for consent before building it."

"You can do even that, huh?" Emma complimented but her eyes were indifferent. By now she wouldn't be surprised by anything he did.

"That reminds me, Eirikyr," She paused and turned towards him, "Charles Xavier and his X-Men will be coming here. They were contacted by Hisako's parents when she was kidnapped, but it seems even after everything is taken care of by you, they are interested in this fiasco. More than what you would usually expect..."

Erik nodded, unsurprised. "Yeah, I know about it. Charles contacted me yesterday through telepathy. It seems the Japanese scientist who got manipulated by Mastermind was Charles's ex-girlfriend, and her dead son might've been his. Right now, the mad scientist is missing."

Emma pursed her lips, digesting the information. "They might suspect my involvement in this case, I was once a member of Inner Circle too, you know..."

"Don't worry," Erik reassured her. "If they cause any trouble, you can just give me a call. I am in this town for a few more days until I leave Shilpa in your care"

He was staying here to monitor Emma and wait for X-Men. Well, after what happened yesterday, he changed his mind, now he wanted to meet with the mutant superhero group. Clear any chances of misunderstanding if possible. 

Firstly, he didn't want to pick a beef with the American mutant NGO for nothing, at least not right now. He had planned a conflict with them soon. But the other reason was... he didn't want them to investigate too much about this case.

Erik bid goodbye to Emma and Hisako. Hisako's parents also came to greet him and thanked him for saving their daughters, it was nice to see such caring parents of a mutant.

Kinda rare thing in Marvel universe. Shilpa's father practically sold her for military experiments, but instead of being jealous of Hisako she was happy for her. 

After exiting the house and getting into his ordinary and inexpensive Ford SUV with Shilpa beside him, Erik drove the car back to the inn where Wanda and Cindy were waiting for them. The drive was peaceful, giving him time to reflect on the day's events and plan his next moves.

Upon arriving at the inn, Erik found Wanda and Cindy relaxing in their room. They greeted him warmly, eager to hear about his meeting with Emma. After recounting the details, they spent the next couple of hours resting and enjoying each other's company.

As the afternoon wore on, they grew bored and decided to explore the town once more. The townsfolk had recommended a lovely shrine, and the group decided to visit it.

After offering their prayers at the shrine, they found a quiet spot to sit and watch the sunset.

"This place is really beautiful," Wanda remarked, her voice soft as she leaned her head on Erik's shoulder.

"It is..." Erik hummed.

Cindy smiled, resting her head on Erik's other shoulder, "I love you, Erik. You too Wanda."

Erik smiled, kissing Cindy's forehead, he embraced both of them with each arm.

Shilpa had to switch her bench to avoid secondhand embarrassment from their flirtings. This reminded her of buying some good quality earplugs in a convenience store later on her way back, no way she was going to hear hours of moaning again.

As the last rays of sunlight faded, Erik stood up, extending a hand to each of his girlfriends. "Let's head back,"

Wanda and Cindy took his hands, and after they called out to Shilpa, they made their way back down the steps, the peacefulness of the shrine lingering in their minds.

The walk back to the inn was quiet as well until they encountered a group of disabled people in rather nice outfits waiting in front of their inn.

"Hello, Eirikyr, we talked yesterday. I'm Professor Charles Xavier, the headmaster of Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters. And these are my X-Men." The leader of the disabled said, beaming with pride and fatherly warmth.

It was not a surprise that Charles figured out Erik's name, he must've met Emma Frost before arriving here...

Erik observed the X-Men present here - Hank Mccoy, Jean Grey, Scott Summers, and Ororo Munroe. Hank was in his human form right now.

"I see, so you found me yourself after all. I sort of expected you would come. So, how can I help you?" Erik asked.

"How about we chat inside?" Professor smiled, pressing the button he turned his wheelchair and then everyone entered the inn's hall.

As they walked inside, Wanda asked Cindy to take Shilpa to her room and keep her safe. She knew the Old Man and didn't feel like the conversation would go smoothly.

On the first floor of the inn, Charles used his Telepathy to make all the guests leave the hall and turned to Erik as if showing off his mind control skills.

 Erik and Wanda sat on one of the sofas, and Professor and his X-Men sat on the one opposite to them.

As they settled down, Wanda whispered something in Erik's ear, and his demeanor changed.

"Charles Xavier, I won't tolerate another attempt at reading the mind of my girlfriend." Erik gazed with indifference, his voice calm. "This is a serious warning."

Well, Wanda could easily protect her mind from Charles, even destroy him like she did last year and this time intentionally but she didn't, and Erik had built mental defenses in all of his companion's minds so it was not a problem.

But still, he wouldn't just allow the old man to do whatever he wished.

Charles, chuckled, dismissing the serious mood with a fatherly and mature laugh, "Haha, I apologize, Eirikyr, I meant no harm. Curiosity is getting the best of me quite often these days. Your companion seemed familiar somehow, and I was merely curious about her identity."

Ororo hissed, "Professor, it's not a good habit!"

Scott scoffed, "It's not Professor's fault, Ororo. That girl looks too similar to that nasty witch that had attacked Professor a year ago."

"Erik, he's comparing me to a nasty witch..." Wanda muttered softly. She was going to enjoy Erik's reaction.

Erik sighed knowing what she wanted from him, he lifted Scott above the ground with a flick of his hand and threw him out of the window.

"I would've done more to a guy who insulted my girlfriend, but I went easy on him since he's with you. *sigh* X-Men are turning out to be more disappointing by each second..." Erik sighed.

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