Summary: X-Men, Mystique/Reader, Soulmate AU, Reader is a âmirrorâ
Thereâs no marker for soulmates; no flash of colours, no written words or name on your skin; itâs simply a feeling; meant to be special for each soulmate; an unyielding pull towards the other. Thatâs what everyone says. Mutations seem to not have any effect on soulmates; there is no change in abilities; not alteration of mutations or even the idea of mutations taking the place of soulmates. Each feeling is said to envelope the soulmates when they meet, when they acknowledge each other fully.
While youâve always loved the idea of meeting your soulmate like your parents did, when your mutation pushes up against your skin and coats your body in a faint shimmer you worry. Your parents are thankful itâs only a mild physical mutation; until you meet another mutant who can float four inches off the ground and your body turns silver for a minute before you hover to match him. They teach you to avoid eye contact; itâs easy enough, most people donât even notice the shimmer; or if they do itâs passed off as body glitter or a trick of the light.
Of course avoiding everyoneâs eyes keeps you at a distance, you barely have friends and cowering around mutants gives them a dislike of you. You think maybe youâll never meet your soulmate at all.
Your parents come up to visit and they push you into meeting Charles Xavier; heâs giving a lecture at your college and they urge you to go, desperate that he could help you train your powers.
Youâre on your way to the lecture hall; when you know something is wrong. You keep your eyes down; itâs the safest. If you donât look you canât mimic. Itâs what youâd always tell yourself and for the past years itâs worked out really well.
âLook out!â You cringe trying to stop your natural reaction to look up and fail. You can see the piece of metal moving far too controlled to be anything less than a mutant's power. You repeat to yourself to not look and as you see people looking one way you look the other; relieved and hopeful that thereâs no other mutants around.
You look up and can feel the tingling of powers. You stare wide eyed into the crowd as people shriek and pull away from you, you catch your arm; itâs scaled and blue and youâre too shocked to do anything until a firm hand grabs your arm.
âMystique, come on.â The man tugs you back and you canât even tell him anything before heâs pulling you away and towards another blue skinned mutant whose tail flickers before you can feel yourself transported somewhere else.
âYouâve been acting strange all day; first running away in the fight and then all of this; youâve barely spoken. I know youâre upset about the fight earlier but running away and giving me the cold shoulder isnât going to help.â You shrug a little and the man frowns. You had managed to not look up at any of them, keeping Mystiqueâs form despite the camp being solely inhabited by mutants. You know you'd perfectly mimic her voice but youâre not sure what she would say, especially if sheâs angry at this man.
âWeâre still going to see Charles; he asked for us specifically. Whatever youâre dealing with, just put it aside.â You nod a little surprised when he pulls you close and Nightcrawler teleports you in front of a school.
âChildren with the X gene, as it has been termed, generally inherit their powers from the male lineage in their family history but the X gene can be passed from the female lineage in their family history as well. The male variant of the X gene is the dominant. In simple terms the father plays the greater influence in the mutation.â Charles can already hear the buzzing thoughts and he brushes them off as he continues his speech. Heâd been surprised when Moria had asked him and the school to the college lecture; he was even more surprised at the overwhelming amount of minds that were mutants.
He catches Erik sulking in the back and heâs trying his best to not glance at him to make sure he stays till the end; where he repeats that mutation does not make someone bad and that everyone, as the future of the world, cannot let the past happen again.
Charles is relieved when Erik stays; casually walking up to the group as theyâve finished the question and answer portions.
âAsk them yourself when we get back.â
âIâm not going back. Mystique and I got in a fight⌠I wouldn't want to bring more trouble to you.â Erik steps back slightly and Charles looks unimpressed before Erik sighs.
âJust for dinner.â He assures himself and no one else calls him out in his lie. No one even bothers with correcting the time; itâs not even half past eleven yet.
Dinner is almost an all day event with everyone in the mansion. While Erik had been accounted for; Mystique and the rest of the brotherhood were not; although they were kind enough to start on the dinner by the time Charles and the others made it back to the mansion.
Erik had said he wanted to check over some things at the camp and hadnât returned to the mansion with everyone.
âYou could have gotten pizza?â Scott looks confused by whatever theyâre cooking and Azazel raises an eyebrow.
âHow are we supposed to know what you want on it?â
âYou could have asked Charles.â Scott snaps and Mystique chuckles.
âYou get grumpy when youâre hungry; like your brother.â Scott glares and is about to say something when the usual BAMF from Kurt makes everyone look up.
âMystique?â You donât know if you should respond, but then another voice interrupts your attempt.
âIâm here, whoâs that?â
You're about to look down; but someoneâs eyes catch yours and before you can turn you can suddenly hear his thoughts and can feel the other mutantâs powers leaving you. You turn looking down already apologizing.
âIâm really sorry I donât know what happened. I was in the crowd earlier and then I just looked up for one second and then this happened and-â You cringe suddenly overwhelmed by the chorus of voices commenting about you, you close your eyes and try to focus on one voice, the mans youâre currently hearing now.
âItâs okay Y/N. Thatâs an incredible power you have; mirroring ability; if you learned to control it; it would be useful.â You nod to Charles and Magneto explains the âfightâ that heâd been part of; youâre surprised to see the blue woman again; youâre introduced to Mystique and mimic her immediately; she grins a little and you smile back.
âSorry I canât control it very well yet.â
âMimicry is the sincerest form of flattery isnât it?â She chuckles and you flush slightly.
âDo you think we could try some training; since youâre both here.â
âYou need me?â Mystique looks confused and Charles seems to have a conversation with her in their heads before she smiles again and nods towards you.
âHe wants to see if you can mimic me when I shapeshift.â
âThis will be fun to watch.â You grin at her and she looks a little unimpressed.
âHave you ever fought before?â
âNo but you have; I know what you know; a mirror is a perfect reflection.â
âSo if I-â she jumps forward and you move back just enough to avoid her foot striking you.
âOh youâre right this must be fun to watch..â She laughs and strikes out with her hand; you block it and laugh a little breathless. Youâre watching her, waiting for her next move when you suddenly feel cold. You think maybe itâs nerves; with how you shiver, but then you realize you havenât stopped shaking and youâre wondering if maybe you looked at someone else, until you watch Mystique and realize sheâs also shivering.
âDinnerâs ready; if youâre all just standing around here watching Mystique and Y/N figure out theyâre soulmates can we at least do it inside with food?â As soon as you register the word soulmate the shiver stops and Mystique just grins at you as she offers her hand to bring you back into the mansion.
âYou should meet my family; theyâre a bit intense.â She laughs at her own comment and you nod following her forward.