Charles X Reader: Bad Nightmares (One-Shot!)

It hadn’t been long since you had figured out that you could manipulate the elements with your mutant abilities, Charles had been keeping a good eye on you and had been trying his best to help you control your elemental abilities. You were fast asleep in your warm cozy bed at X-Mansion, you were having a wonderful dream but it ended up turning into a horrible nightmare.

All you saw was flames and your friends dying before you, you screamed in horror as you ran through X-Mansion trying to look for survivors. You kept crying for Charles and Erik but all you heard was screams of pain and agony.

“Charles! Erik! Hank! Somebody!” You cried, “What’s going on?” You screamed running downstairs, you suddenly saw Hank’s body dead on the floor, “Oh god…” You whimpered and quickly ran toward Charles room.

“Charles?” You opened the bedroom door of Charles’ room, you saw Erik on the floor dead, “No!” you screamed running out of the room.

You looked down the hallway seeing a figure, your vision was hazy and all you could see was a blur.

“________!” You heard Charles shout for you.

You looked around not seeing Charles anywhere in sight, you turned around and saw a clone of you, feet away from you holding Charles by his neck, she lifted him up off the floor and watched him choke.

“Let him go!” You cried as you watched Charles burst into flames, “No! Charles!” You cried falling to your knees.






You awoke screaming and crying, you felt as if the room was shaking, the first thing you saw was Charles grasping your hands telling you to calm down.

“_________, Calm down… You’re causing an Earthquake” Charles looked at you worried.

You sobbed heavily, the room still shaking.

Pictures began falling off the walls, items falling of shelves, you couldn’t calm down, the nightmare felt so real and you were absolutely terrified.

Charles cupped your cheeks and looked deeply into your eyes, “It was just I nightmare luv, calm down… It’s okay… “Charles said.

You shook your head pushing Charles away continuing to sob.

“You’re going to shake the bloody building down if you don’t calm down, it wasn’t real _________!” Charles shouted, he realized that yelling at you wasn’t going to make a difference.

The windows suddenly shattered around you.

Charles quickly hid behind a chair; he climbed onto the bed and cupped your cheeks, “It wasn’t real… It wasn’t real ________” Charles said looking deeply into your eyes again, “Listen carefully to my voice” Charles begged.

You looked deeply into Charles eyes looking at him scared, you were trembling.

“It was just a nightmare luv…” Charles whispered to you.

You stopped crying and just sniffled a bit every once in a while, the room suddenly stopped shaking, “I was so terrified… Everyone was dead… Even you… I watched you die… I watched you burst into flames… My heart broke when I saw you die…” You whimpered a bit.

Charles looked at you slightly shocked when you said that, “I’m fine and alive _________, nightmares aren’t real… Everything will be just fine… I promise” Charles said kissing your forehead.

“You always say that…” You muttered softly.

“And I’m always right yes?” Charles said gently wiping your tears.

“Yes… Always…” You smiled a bit.

“Now, come with me…” Charles helped you up off the bed, he opened the door and brought you to his room, he gently sat you down on his bed and turned around closing the door locking it, “Are you fine with staying in my room for the night? I want to keep an eye on you luv” Charles said.

“No not at all…” You sniffled a little, “Charles?” You asked looking at the British man standing feet away from you.

“Yes luv?” He asked.

“Why do you call me that? You don’t seem to call anyone else that…” You muttered softly blushing a bit; you had a huge crush on Charles but never said a word about it.

“Just a habit” Charles smiled innocently, “If you don’t like it I can stop…” Charles muttered softly.

“I don’t mind it at all Charles, I think it’s sweet” You gave Charles a soft smile, “Could I ask you a few questions?” You asked.

“Ask away…” Charles smiled back.

“How come you haven’t read my mind yet?” You asked.

Charles was silent a moment before he spoke, “Well… I guess I haven’t really thought of it… I mean um… Do you want me to read your mind?” He asked.

“I don’t mind at all…” You replied.

Charles sat next to you on the bed and put two fingers to his temple, he looked deeply into your eyes.

“Well? What do you see?” You asked.

“Please keep quiet…” Charles said.

“Oh sorry…” You muttered softly.

Charles suddenly blushed and looked down smiling charmingly.

“What?” You asked looking at him curiously, “What did you see?” You asked giggling a bit; you thought he looked so handsome when he smiled.

“Well perhaps I should smile more often than” Charles chuckled.

You gasped looking at Charles shocked, “Oh my gosh you didn’t… I-I… Um… Charles…” You face palmed looking so embarrassed.

Charles chuckled and hugged you.

“Was that the first thing he saw when you read my mind?” You asked.

“Yeah” Charles chuckled a bit.

“Oh my god” Your face was completely red and you looked so embarrassed, you took a deep breath looking at Charles.

He smiled at you charmingly.

“Oh stop that…” You gently punched his shoulders, “I can’t believe you saw that... Oh god please don’t tell me you saw my other um…. Thoughts” You muttered softly.

Charles smiled innocently blushing even more.

“Oh god you didn’t!” You quickly got up looking at Charles worried.

“Well I never thought you thought of me like that…” Charles chuckled.

“I didn’t mean for you to see that! I didn’t mean to think about that either when you read my mind…” You paused for a moment, “Stop reading my mind Charles! You’re still doing it!” You smacked him in the back of the head.

Charles laughed and smiled at you, “So… You’re in love with me” Charles chuckled.

“You’re making fun of me… Aren’t you?” You looked down sadly.

“No… No… I’m not making fun of you…” Charles said grasping both of your hands.

“You’re comforting me… That means you don’t like me…” You gently pulled away, “I’m so sorry…” You muttered unlocking the door opening it quickly running out of the room.

“Wait _________!” Charles quickly ran after you, Charles grabbed your arm and pinned you against the wall leaning in kissing you passionately.

You kissed back wrapping your arms around Charles’ neck.

Charles gently wrapped one of your legs around his waist, he gently pulled back teasing you a bit, “Did you ever think that I might love you back?” Charles asked with a charming smile.

You smiled happily and grabbed Charles by his dress shirt, “Shut up and kiss me you British fool” You smiled, “Well if you insist” Charles chuckled and leaned in kissing you again. Erik cleared his throat looking at Charles and you, Charles slowly pulled away  from you but grabbed your hand pulling you back into his room.