West's Summer [Comprehensive English and American]

Before today, he never knew that facing Charles was so difficult.

In order to provide them with a quiet and private environment for conversations, the Avengers considerately left this reception room to West.Except for a cat that Bucky picked up not long ago, there was no one in the huge room, and it was so quiet that only the sound of machinery running could be heard.

——Although it was well intentioned, I always feel that this is actually a little... inexplicably embarrassing.

Picking up the yawning brucky curled up between his feet—the name Tony gave to the cat, even though he was beaten up by the Winter Soldier—and put it on the soft cushion of the sofa, West raised his head and met Those shockingly ocean-blue eyes moved his shoulders uneasily.

"Well, Charles...'Dr. Yi' has appeared again, and his several reformers who are more capable than before..."

"I already know about this."

Unsurprisingly, Professor X was indeed earlier than he had discovered.West kept his mouth shut, and it was not surprising that his adoptive father would choose to hide it from him... After all these years, the entire Xavier School has seen how many shadows he has left because of being taken captive for experiments.Just like he just found out that Yi Laizhe also wanted to hide from Charles when he was alive (although this is basically impossible), no matter how frustrated and annoyed they are, the two sides will not get angry because of this sincere concern.

"……As long as you know."

In the end, that's all he said.The brown-haired boy nodded awkwardly under the professor's gaze, and then there was another endless silence.

In fact, he still has questions to ask, such as whether Charles insisted on asking him to go to England because of this matter; did he frighten those children when he lost his temper last time and almost smashed the whole manor; It was given to Cyclops and Storm, did they feel uncomfortable... But he couldn't ask, it seemed that he had been too cautious in front of his adoptive father since he was a child.He was afraid that Charles' answer would make him feel regretful and guilty... Although he was as gentle and generous as a professor, he never blamed him for anything.

"West?"

Even without telepathy, one can see his forbearance and awkwardness at this time.Charles Xavier sighed and could only speak actively:

"Well, it looks like we need to start talking from scratch... Are you disappointed in me?"

"wh-what?!" As if being scratched by a cat, he almost jumped up from the sofa, West couldn't believe what he heard, "Why should I be disappointed in you... No, why do you think I can Have that terrible emotion for you?!"

"You smashed up your room, walked away from school, and didn't hear from me for a week, Will."

Quietly looking at the unconcealable astonishment on the boy's face, Professor X lowered his voice very softly: "If it wasn't for the task of the captain and the others this time, I think this deadline would have been extended for a long time."

"...but, I thought you were mad at me, Charles?"

Frowning and looking at the huge virtual screen in front of him, he was silent for a while, then stretched out a finger and tapped his forehead:

"... After all, I disobeyed you and quarreled with you in front of everyone. I think you will just hang me aside and reflect on yourself, and then brain me directly when I am slack and order me to go back home or just board a plane to England or something."

"I won't control you without permission, you know it well."

Unexpectedly looking young in the virtual image adjusted by Jarvis, Professor X smiled and shook his head helplessly: "Besides, have I always been a control freak in your eyes, and you are not allowed to express any different rebuttals and opinions?" claim?"

"..." - In fact, he really let others think so.

Relaxing himself into the sofa, West stroked his cheek and smiled.People always have some biased expressions when they are in a rage, although he did not refuse anything to Charles in the past years.But those reasons that make him willing, thinking that he has not yet come out of the shadow of losing everything decades ago, so it is easy to be evoked that kind of despair again, are indeed because he is too cautious.

"Well, I admit, I have always been asking you to take control of my life."

Shrugged, maybe Jarvis adjusted the environment of the living room too suitable for conversation.Some words are easier to say than West thinks, as long as you muster your courage:

"But it can't be all my fault, Charles. No matter who has seen you at that time, it will not be completely unaffected-after all, I swear, I will never be like Eric and Raven ..." makes you feel alone.

"I'm glad you value me so much."

I froze for a moment, it was indeed the first time I heard West so honest. Professor X looked at him with loving eyes and a smile, just like all these years, gentle as water:

"But I'm not that paranoid, and I'm not that insecure, Wei. Just like you are willing to do anything for me, I am willing to always love you like a father... Even if conflicts and quarrels cannot be avoided, they will only deepen. the relationship between us."

Even if they eventually parted ways, he never felt like Eric and Raven had abandoned him.Likewise, having watched West grow up and spend more time with him than anyone else in his life, Charles certainly doesn't feel anxious about not having him in his hands, thinking that he, too, will eventually leave him.Just like he has the most powerful psychic ability in the world but still sticks to his principles from beginning to end, Professor X is also willing to give his adopted son the most love and respect.Not for anything else, just because West is worth it.

"Hey, I'm about to cry, daddy."

A heartfelt smile finally appeared on his face.The brown-haired boy blinked affectionately like a child, completely unable to tell that his real age was actually not much younger than Professor X.

"It's my honor, tinybear." Charles couldn't help but smile, and Charles took the words kindly, "So, can we talk about another serious matter now?"

"I thought repairing our relationship was the most serious thing in the world." West protested to his adoptive father jokingly, and West immediately became serious: "Do you want to talk about Dr. Yi?"

The professor nodded: "What are you going to do next?"

"I will go to England, as you arranged before, maybe it will be easier to find clues about Yi Laizhe there."

Having said that, I once again confirmed the guess that Professor X must have discovered something long ago.West told his plan verbatim, thinking that it was in Charles's arms, but found that he frowned slightly.

"I hope you can stay in school, Will." Charles

Unexpectedly, he said, "I don't trust you."

"But I thought you were the one who insisted on sending me to Oxford?" The boy was very puzzled.

"I'm sorry, son. Because when I made this decision before, I didn't know that Yi Laizhe was not dead." The index finger knocked unconsciously on the armrest of the wheelchair, and Professor X seemed a little uneasy:

"After Eric rescued you, I have been paying attention to the whereabouts of your genetic data. Not long ago, I found out that it fell into the hands of Hydra and has achieved results. It is not the best choice for you to stay here... ...given that the incident hit you so hard."

"But now Yi Laizhe is still alive, and has appeared in front of you to express his interest in you. Under such circumstances, it is meaningless to go to England again, and it may even increase the danger because of being alone—"

"It is precisely because of this that I want to leave even more."

It was rare to interrupt Charles.How can it not be seen that he is indeed a little upset, West took a deep breath and pointed out another possibility:

"I can't stay under your protection forever like a shrinking turtle. What's more, if I stay here, the entire Xavier School may become the target of Yi Laizhe...Charles, you can't just because of me , put everyone in that danger."

"..."

Professor X knew that what he said was right.After all, he also saw what happened today. Dr. Yi didn't even pay attention to the Avengers, so how could he not directly attack the manor full of children?Moreover, this matter must be settled by West himself in the end. After all, it is a demon that has troubled him for 20 years. No one, including himself, has the qualifications and position to stop the "hermit" from defending His own glory and pride, and revenge for everything he has suffered.

"...Magneto should be staying in England recently. If possible, you'd better find him."

In the end, Charles finally gave in unwillingly.But he also gave such a compromise condition, if it was about the safety of his adopted son, then as another legal guardian of his, Eric would definitely not stand idly by.

"Good luck, West." Before cutting off the communication, he took another deep look at the brown-haired boy.

remember.Whenever, wherever, "As long as you need me, I will always be with you."

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So, on the night before his departure, Tony Stark dragged West, who was packing his luggage, out of the room, and went to the top floor of the building to hold a small farewell party for him.

Of course, the so-called "farewell party" is just Iron Man's unilateral claim.Captain Steve Rogers insists on calling it a 'Partnership Against Evil', while Natasha Romanoff and Clint Barton agree that it's a celebratory celebration of seniors finally entering college. Second Spring's carnival party.

"First of all, this sentence is extremely absurd in terms of content, syntax, and interpretation... Secondly, regarding the issue of age, Natasha, you have no right to laugh at me."

He was stopped by the bold Thor and forced to drink a whole bottle of vodka.West fell to the soft couch in a daze, but staggered and fell on Bucky's mechanical arm.

"Aw...Jarvis! How did you put the stone in?! You see it's bleeding!!!"

"..."

The smart butler shows how innocent he is.

"He's drunk. You shouldn't have given him so much, Thor."

View Jarvis's scan data on a workbench away from the drinking table.Dr. Banner stared helplessly at the blood alcohol level, feeling that he might be the only person in the room who worried about West's life now.After all, he really doesn't dare to trust his teammates in places other than the battlefield, especially when he's drunk—

"Listen to your mummy, Jarvis... move that broken rock out."

For example, Tony Stark, who is obviously delirious on the sofa, is currently waving his hands towards the ceiling and talking nonsense: "Hey! Baby, I'll give you a reward for a good job daddy!!"

"You actually asked Jarvis to call West Mummy?" This was the unbelievably glamorous agent Black Widow.She turned her head and looked at the client who was sleeping soundly with the Winter Soldier in his arms, Stark who howled "you need to kiss me to get up", and Captain America whose eyes were cramped. She really didn't know what expression to use to look at Shura. field.

"One more glass!!" He raised his hand and dropped another glass, completely unaware that Thor kicked away a pile of debris under his feet, and seemed to have his own unique insights: "mummy? When did Wei marry Tony? But he seems Prefer Barnes, don't you?"

Covering his forehead, Dr. Banner almost wanted to bury himself in the flow of data codes like Jarvis.

"Cough, actually, I think, Bucky..." Putting down the champagne glass, Steve, the only remaining conscience of the Avengers, coughed lightly at last, summing up the farce:

"If you really feel troubled, you can express it with your actions—I remember that mutants have good physical fitness."

"!!"

Clint spurted the wine out of his mouth.

……team leader! !I didn't expect you to be such a captain! ! !

Nodding, stood up amid Hawkeye's loud laughter that almost knocked the ceiling down.The Winter Soldier, who had had enough, finally pulled his arm from West's arms expressionlessly, and kicked the drunk under the sofa.

So five hours later, when West got up from the mess with a splitting headache, he had to face not only his hangover head, disfigured forehead, but also a bruise in the shape of a footprint on his chest.

What's even more frightening is that when he staggered to his feet on the coffee table and was shocked by a pile of human bodies in various poses on the sofa, he heard Jarvis's metallic voice without the slightest bit of emotion——

"Good afternoon, glad you woke up before your plane took off, Mommy."

...? ! !

Poor 'Hermit' was completely terrified.

And when he regained his composure, he flipped through last night's recording provided by housekeeper ai.Realizing that he would not be safe at the end of the season, West Tyrannosaurus Xavier grabbed the Iron Man closest to him and threw it headfirst into the trash can at the door.