Todd was laying on his side in the couch, watching TV.
Raven just came home from work. She opened the door and said,
"Hey, I'm home."
Todd just kept watching TV.
"Why do I always think that's going to be big news?"
Raven hung up her coat and purse on the rack.
"Todd, what did I tell you about benching in front of the TV?"
Todd sat up. "It's an educational show, yo."
Raven saw what he was watching.
"Todd, you're poor. You're not gonna bye real estate with no money down. Now shut it off."
"Man! It's like you don't want me to get rich!" He turned the TV off. "What am I supposed to do now?"
"Did you ask the neighbors about signing up for your school's 5K run?"
"No one's gonna wanna run in race," said Todd. "Races are dumb."
"No, they're not," said Raven. "Victor and I used to run 5Ks all the time. They're fun and exciting."
"Mystique, running isn't fun. It's what you do to get away from bullies."
Todd hopped out of the family room. Wanda and Pietro walked in.
"Hey, Mystique," said Wanda. "How was your day?"
"Oh, busier then a woodpecker in a lumber yard," said Raven, sitting in a chair, reading a magazine.
"Cool. What's for dinner?"
Raven frowned. "Wanda, I just walked in the door."
"And she asked you what's for dinner," said Pietro. "What's with the recap?"
Raven used the magazine to slap him knee.
"I already have a job." Raven got up and walked around. "And I'm sick of my second one being your chef, cook, maid, and chauffeur. It would be nice if I had some time to do something nice for me. Like take a bubble bath. In a big tub. In Europe."
The twins didn't respond to that.
Todd walked back in holding a clip-board.
"So what am I supposed to say to get people to get them to sign up for this dumb race?"
"Just tell them how fun running is," said Raven.
"They won't believe me."
"Sure they will. You have an honest face." She held his face in her hand then let go. "Just smile when you say it."
"Okay." He smiled, but it didn't look honest or convincing. Neither was the tone he used. "Mystique, will you sign up for my fun race?"
The twins smirked and Raven was holding in a laugh.
"Oh, you are so busted," said Pietro.
"Todd, Mystique doesn't run anymore," said Wanda.
"She's right," said Raven, signing up. "I don't. I cook and I clean. And I fall asleep watching the ten o'clock news. But tonight, I'm going to take a bubble bath. And in the morning, I'm gonna start running again."
Raven went up the stairs.
"At a girl," said Pietro. "Ha-ha. We're never gonna get dinner, are we?" he asked Wanda.
That's the first chapter.
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