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Disclaimer: I truly wish that these characters were mine, but they're not. Chapter Title comes from The Luckiest by Ben Folds (hehehe). Which is also where the title of the story comes from! :D

Chapter 11 - Epilogue: And in a Wide Sea of Eyes, I See One Pair That I Recognize

2.5 Years Later

Erik rubbed his thumb over the picture of Charles smiling. It was in his wallet right next to the one Raven had insisted taking of the two of them kissing at the top of the Empire State Building. Even though at the time the idea had seemed idiotic, it was currently his favorite picture of them. There was a third picture in it too. One of Charles in an Oxford sweatshirt asleep with his head rested in a sleeping Erik's lap. Raven must have taken it since they were on her couch. The thought of the memory made him smile.

He glanced out of his window to notice they had started descending, but just recently. They were still thousands of feet in the air.

On the Friday after the Tuesday that had changed everything, Erik accompanied Raven to the airport. It had been a lot harder than expected, saying goodbye to his boyfriend of three days for what could be years. There were tears and words exchanged that Erik was not proud to admit to.

Erik made sure to visit Charles whenever he could convince the kids to hold down the fort at Asteroid M. Which, when you had death glares as menacing as Erik's, it wasn't hard to do. And the Xavier private funds could pay for more than enough round trip flights. However, even with his frequent trips, it never seemed to be enough.

Whenever Charles had break, he spent its entirety back in New York, no matter what he would have to miss to do so.
During the times they had been on different sides of the ocean, they took turns having late nights or early mornings. With the time difference, they managed to find time to Skype and text. The two of them also invested in the well worth it long distance phone calls along with the occasional Facebook poke war. Gifts had been sent for various holidays that couldn't be spent together as well.

But the life they knew was finally coming to an end. Erik was on what would hopefully be his last descent into London by himself. Erik was thankful for Charles' intelligence allowing him to complete his classes in a much quicker time frame than normal.

On top of that, little did Charles know, that Erik would be flying in to see his graduation. He was still in the belief that Erik had an urgent business meeting halfway across the US.

As he got off the plane, Erik followed the swarm of people and band kids, who had all been on his flight. He was met with a crowd of chauffeurs. He quickly scanned the people until he found Raven holding a sign Magneto and a smile stretched between each ear.

Raven, who had also been flying between the States and the UK, had quickly agreed to drive Erik to the ceremony. Any surprise regarding her brother was something she wanted in on.

"Ready to go?"

"Of course," he said with a shit-eating grin.

Raven had came to pick him up in

Charles' car, who, though nowhere near as beautiful as the Prof, was much better than the dingy thing Raven drove.
The airport was about an hour from Oxford on a good day. With traffic added into that, by the time they reached their destination, there was no time to stop back at Charles' place and they headed straight to the ceremony.

"He looked very sharp," Raven said as they began walking to the building where the graduation would be held. "All suited up and stuff, you'll love it." Erik couldn't help but catch the wink she gave.

"He always looks sharp," he said, shoving his hands in his pockets. Something Erik had discovered was the wind always seemed to be blowing here.

Raven snorted. "Oh, please. Save all the lovey-dovey crap for the man who actually wants to hear it."

Erik began laughing. Through the various transfers and their mutual friendship, the two had bonded to almost a sibling level. "Awww," Erik poured sarcastically, "is someone feeling left out?" he asked, throwing his arm over Raven's shoulder in a bear hug. "You know I love you," he said mockingly with kiss to her cheek.

"Sure, you say that now, but once you see your boyfriend, you'll be all 'forget Raven, I have Charles now'," she whined with her arms crossed.

He threw his arms up in defeat. "I don't deny it!"

That earned the smack on the shoulder he received. "Jerk."

...

They had managed to get decent seats, about 10 rows behind the front one, where the band of misfits of graduates sat. Raven had also managed to get them end row seats, right in the eye of anyone on stage.

Erik zoned out in the direction of Charles' head most of the ceremony. There had been more than a few speakers, all who must have over-their-head jokes since everyone but Raven and himself were laughing.

When they began calling names, there wasn't many. All were various ages, but Charles was dramatically the youngest. The graduates each were called up, handed multiple things, posed for a picture, and sent back into a crowd of people.
Erik sat back and waited for them to reach 'X' on the list of names.

...

Charles waited and found his feet beginning to tap. Robert Vanson had just been called up. Within moments, he'd have his degree and be back on his way home to Erik.

"Xavier, Charles."

He sucked in a deep breath. As he walked up the stairs, all he could hear in his head was the drone of don'ttripdon'ttripdonottrip. He had done it in High school and it hadn't been the prettiest.

Once on the stage, he heard the mutter of words, but the poor acoustics of the room prevented him hearing them in clarity.

He quickly was handed an already framed degree and a few other objects. Some whispered in his ear to face that way. His eyes were blinded with the flash of a camera and then quickly sent out into the sea of people.

As he scanned the crowd, immediately find Raven and... He stopped and double backed toward the aisle. When he locked eyes with Erik and his prize-winning smile, he felt his heart flutter.

Charles must have been standing there for awhile because he was being quickly nudged toward the stairs. As he walked off the stage they announced the end of the ceremony and people began to stand around him.

A few congratulations were said his direction, but he ignored them and continued on for the hunt for the best-boyfriend-ever.

When he saw the back of the familiar leather jacket he darted forward and wrapped his arms around its owner.
Erik quickly spun around and hugged him back. "Congrats, Liebling," he whispered into his hair.

"You came..." he murmured with a smile into Erik's chest.

"Of course I came, you idiot."

"But you're meeting..."

"Have you ever seen me go to a meeting?"

"No..." he mumbled. Charles would put good money on the bet that if he looked up right now, Erik would be smirking proudly.

The image brought his heart into a fuller bloom.

Not to mention that they'd no longer be counting down the days until one had to go back.

I don't get many things right the first time
In fact, I am told that a lot
Now I know all the wrong turns, the stumbles and falls
Brought me here

And where was I before the day
That I first saw your lovely face?
Now I see it everyday
And I know

That I am
I am
I am
The luckiest

What if I'd been born fifty years before you
In a house on a street where you lived?
Maybe I'd be outside as you passed on your bike
Would I know?

And in a white sea of eyes
I see one pair that I recognize
And I know

That I am
I am
I am
The luckiest

I love you more than I have ever found a way to say to you

Next door there's an old man who lived to his nineties
And one day passed away in his sleep
And his wife; she stayed for a couple of days
And passed away

I'm sorry, I know that's a strange way to tell you that I know we belong
That I know

That I am
I am
I am
The luckiest

-The Luckiest, Ben Folds

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