Disclaimer: I don't own the X-Men , X-Men:Evolution or any of its iterations.
Author's note: This started as a quick one shot – a funny pairing I've seen only one other place – credit given at bottom of story.
Since then I've had a lot of trouble capturing this monster to put it back in the dungeon - the chapters just keep coming. So please bring your torch, pitchfork or other assorted farm tool and help me put an end to this.
:Indicates private thoughts.:
Lame-o my humor muse strikes again – had to rush this one out.
Out of the Blue - Chapter 1 - Wanda's Secret Crush
Lance was playing his guitar in his room when Pietro zipped in. "Gotta- come-downstairs. Wanda's-called-a-meeting. Something-important."
Lance shook his head – who left the toilet seat up this time?
Todd and Fred were already in the living room watching the cartoon channel. Wanda was seated on the couch in a prim and proper pose. Lance froze and began to worry something was wrong – really wrong.
Pietro flew past Fred, grabbing the remote, shut of the TV and appeared next to Wanda on the couch. Fred and Todd began to protest the speedster's interruption, then they saw the Scarlet Witch on the couch and decided it would be better not to say anything. But whenever Wanda was around, Todd couldn't help himself.
"Babycakes, what's the good word in the life of my favorite lady?" Todd tried his usual sugar coated approach. Fred rolled his eyes upward, :You had to admire him for never giving up.:
Lance sat down on the stairs, eyeing the front door if he needed to make a quick escape from any hex bolts.
Pietro's foot was tapping on the floor, as he waited for his sister to start talking. "So-what's-on-your-mind, Wanda? You-want-to-go-kick-some-X- geek-butt, just-for-old-times-sake?"
Wanda looked down at her hands. "Thank you all for coming on such short notice." Fred and Lance locked eyes – since when did the Scarlet Witch ever say 'thank you?'
"I know you are all curious as to what I've been up to late at night for the past couple of weeks. Actually, Pietro, one of the X-Geeks is the reason I asked you all here."
Lance's heart jumped – someone was going to leave the X-Men and join the Brotherhood! Please let it be Kitty, let it be Kitty, let it be Kitty!!! Rogue would be okay to have back again, Amara could liven things up, LET IT BE KITTY!
Pietro's foot began to tap so fast, splinters started to jump up from the floorboard. "So-Wanda, what-what-what?"
Wanda started again, "It all began the day of the fire at the bridge. He was there and I was smitten the moment I saw him."
Todd's eyes bugged out of his head. "That crazy Australian? He's the one who stole my snugglebunny's heart?"
Blue energy flared at Wanda'a clenched fists. "How dare you suggest I'd fall for that nutcase? I wouldn't give him the time of day, much less a second glance." She took a deep breath, the blue energy dissipated and she continued, "He and the redhead telepath helped me up from the edge of the bridge when I fell off. I could feel the strength in his arms and his character."
Fred scratched his head, the red headed telepath meant Jean and the person she usually hung out with was that jerk with the red visor and he started to giggle. That was just too insane. He stopped giggling when he saw the hurt look on Todd's face.
Lance and Pietro sat with their jaws dropped open. Lance held his head in his hands. No way – no friggin' way.
Pietro couldn't take it. :I'm the hottie of Bayville – not him. First Rogue leaves for him, Taryn asks him out, even the four girls I went with to that poor excuse for a dance talked about him in front of me that night, then Jean scoops him up. What kind of world was this?:
Todd sat quietly, not moving or saying anything.
Wanda now was speaking in a whisper. "After that chance encounter, we met at the mall once and shared an ice cream sundae. I never enjoyed the taste of something so much before. I couldn't get enough of his jokes, his wit. It's been so long since I laughed."
Pietro was chewing his nails and stopped when he tasted blood. Lance wondered, :Is he coming here? Where the heck is my sleeping bag? I wonder how much a cheap tent would be at the Army Navy store?:
Fred just watched Todd and felt really bad for his buddy – nobody deserved to have this done to them.
"I'm leaving tonight so we can go to Las Vegas and elope. He just got tired of waiting for her to make up her mind. I didn't wait – I said yes when he asked."
Pietro started appearing all over the room. "How-could-you-do-this?" in front of the TV. "What-were-you-thinking?" by the stairs. "You're going to elope?!?" by the bay window. He knelt in front of her – "Say-it-isn't- so!"
She closed her eyes and said, "I'm sorry, Pietro. But it happened. I'm in love with Scott Summers and he loves me."
Pietro suddenly disappeared – no doubt on his way back to the Acolyte hideout. Lance stood up saying, "Okay, well that's great and uh, I guess, I'm outa here. . ." as he bolted out the front door.
Fred sat in the quiet room with Todd and Wanda, and realized his friend was waiting to talk to her alone. "I got some laundry I gotta finish up. Wanda – good luck."
They sat in silence then Todd said, "Is this really what you want? Does he make you happy?"
She still sat with eyes closed. "Yes, it is. And yes he does."
Todd stood and walked towards her. He started to say something and stopped. He started again and stopped again.
He took a deep breath and finally got it out. "That's all I ever wanted – was for you to be happy. I would have preferred it was me, but if he turns your crank like I can't. . . If there's ever anything I can do for you, Wanda, just let me know." He hopped off into the kitchen.
He stood at the refrigerator, staring at the calendar. This was a day he'd want to forget. He heard footsteps behind him and turned.
She stood with her arms crossed and looked right at him. "You know, there is one thing you could do for me before I go." He sighed to himself – he offered since it sounded like the right thing to do – he didn't really mean it but he knew he couldn't deny her. "Okay, what is it?"
She smiled, "Todd, can you tell me what day it is?" His eyebrows knit, "yeah, it's Thursday – what about it?" She snickered and said, "No, I mean what's the date?"
He looked at the calendar which still showed March the 31st and that was Wednesday. He picked up the magnet and turned the page. "It's April first – you know – April Fools Day. . ."
She turned around the corner and he could see her shaking. He thought, :What a bummer – this would be her wedding anniversary. It was bad enough she's be staring at that one red eye for the rest of her life, but this: He reached out and said, "Hey, you could wait a day and then it won't be. . ." The tears were coming out of her eyes but she was laughing – laughing out loud. He never saw her laugh before like this. She was so beautiful.
Then it hit him like a ton of bricks. She scammed them. Him, Fred, Lance, and even that stuck up Pietro. She totally scammed them with that crazy "I love Summers story."
His life wasn't over.
Author's notes: I ran across a great story about Mesmero thinking he's Cupid with a pairing called 'Sconda' and I thought SC was Scott but who the heck was – and it hit me – Wanda. I started to crack up and couldn't stop. Around here in fan fiction land, I've seen Wanda with Kurt and Pyro, and occasionally Lance and of course Todd – but Scott?
The story by the way is 'On the Cilia Sofa' by sparkie-thewateringcan – you have to check it out.
Happy April Fools day folks – got this up at 11:15pm so technically I made it in time. Unfortunately Lame-o thinks it might be funny to do it from Scott's perspective too – so beware.
Author's note: This started as a quick one shot – a funny pairing I've seen only one other place – credit given at bottom of story.
Since then I've had a lot of trouble capturing this monster to put it back in the dungeon - the chapters just keep coming. So please bring your torch, pitchfork or other assorted farm tool and help me put an end to this.
:Indicates private thoughts.:
Lame-o my humor muse strikes again – had to rush this one out.
Out of the Blue - Chapter 1 - Wanda's Secret Crush
Lance was playing his guitar in his room when Pietro zipped in. "Gotta- come-downstairs. Wanda's-called-a-meeting. Something-important."
Lance shook his head – who left the toilet seat up this time?
Todd and Fred were already in the living room watching the cartoon channel. Wanda was seated on the couch in a prim and proper pose. Lance froze and began to worry something was wrong – really wrong.
Pietro flew past Fred, grabbing the remote, shut of the TV and appeared next to Wanda on the couch. Fred and Todd began to protest the speedster's interruption, then they saw the Scarlet Witch on the couch and decided it would be better not to say anything. But whenever Wanda was around, Todd couldn't help himself.
"Babycakes, what's the good word in the life of my favorite lady?" Todd tried his usual sugar coated approach. Fred rolled his eyes upward, :You had to admire him for never giving up.:
Lance sat down on the stairs, eyeing the front door if he needed to make a quick escape from any hex bolts.
Pietro's foot was tapping on the floor, as he waited for his sister to start talking. "So-what's-on-your-mind, Wanda? You-want-to-go-kick-some-X- geek-butt, just-for-old-times-sake?"
Wanda looked down at her hands. "Thank you all for coming on such short notice." Fred and Lance locked eyes – since when did the Scarlet Witch ever say 'thank you?'
"I know you are all curious as to what I've been up to late at night for the past couple of weeks. Actually, Pietro, one of the X-Geeks is the reason I asked you all here."
Lance's heart jumped – someone was going to leave the X-Men and join the Brotherhood! Please let it be Kitty, let it be Kitty, let it be Kitty!!! Rogue would be okay to have back again, Amara could liven things up, LET IT BE KITTY!
Pietro's foot began to tap so fast, splinters started to jump up from the floorboard. "So-Wanda, what-what-what?"
Wanda started again, "It all began the day of the fire at the bridge. He was there and I was smitten the moment I saw him."
Todd's eyes bugged out of his head. "That crazy Australian? He's the one who stole my snugglebunny's heart?"
Blue energy flared at Wanda'a clenched fists. "How dare you suggest I'd fall for that nutcase? I wouldn't give him the time of day, much less a second glance." She took a deep breath, the blue energy dissipated and she continued, "He and the redhead telepath helped me up from the edge of the bridge when I fell off. I could feel the strength in his arms and his character."
Fred scratched his head, the red headed telepath meant Jean and the person she usually hung out with was that jerk with the red visor and he started to giggle. That was just too insane. He stopped giggling when he saw the hurt look on Todd's face.
Lance and Pietro sat with their jaws dropped open. Lance held his head in his hands. No way – no friggin' way.
Pietro couldn't take it. :I'm the hottie of Bayville – not him. First Rogue leaves for him, Taryn asks him out, even the four girls I went with to that poor excuse for a dance talked about him in front of me that night, then Jean scoops him up. What kind of world was this?:
Todd sat quietly, not moving or saying anything.
Wanda now was speaking in a whisper. "After that chance encounter, we met at the mall once and shared an ice cream sundae. I never enjoyed the taste of something so much before. I couldn't get enough of his jokes, his wit. It's been so long since I laughed."
Pietro was chewing his nails and stopped when he tasted blood. Lance wondered, :Is he coming here? Where the heck is my sleeping bag? I wonder how much a cheap tent would be at the Army Navy store?:
Fred just watched Todd and felt really bad for his buddy – nobody deserved to have this done to them.
"I'm leaving tonight so we can go to Las Vegas and elope. He just got tired of waiting for her to make up her mind. I didn't wait – I said yes when he asked."
Pietro started appearing all over the room. "How-could-you-do-this?" in front of the TV. "What-were-you-thinking?" by the stairs. "You're going to elope?!?" by the bay window. He knelt in front of her – "Say-it-isn't- so!"
She closed her eyes and said, "I'm sorry, Pietro. But it happened. I'm in love with Scott Summers and he loves me."
Pietro suddenly disappeared – no doubt on his way back to the Acolyte hideout. Lance stood up saying, "Okay, well that's great and uh, I guess, I'm outa here. . ." as he bolted out the front door.
Fred sat in the quiet room with Todd and Wanda, and realized his friend was waiting to talk to her alone. "I got some laundry I gotta finish up. Wanda – good luck."
They sat in silence then Todd said, "Is this really what you want? Does he make you happy?"
She still sat with eyes closed. "Yes, it is. And yes he does."
Todd stood and walked towards her. He started to say something and stopped. He started again and stopped again.
He took a deep breath and finally got it out. "That's all I ever wanted – was for you to be happy. I would have preferred it was me, but if he turns your crank like I can't. . . If there's ever anything I can do for you, Wanda, just let me know." He hopped off into the kitchen.
He stood at the refrigerator, staring at the calendar. This was a day he'd want to forget. He heard footsteps behind him and turned.
She stood with her arms crossed and looked right at him. "You know, there is one thing you could do for me before I go." He sighed to himself – he offered since it sounded like the right thing to do – he didn't really mean it but he knew he couldn't deny her. "Okay, what is it?"
She smiled, "Todd, can you tell me what day it is?" His eyebrows knit, "yeah, it's Thursday – what about it?" She snickered and said, "No, I mean what's the date?"
He looked at the calendar which still showed March the 31st and that was Wednesday. He picked up the magnet and turned the page. "It's April first – you know – April Fools Day. . ."
She turned around the corner and he could see her shaking. He thought, :What a bummer – this would be her wedding anniversary. It was bad enough she's be staring at that one red eye for the rest of her life, but this: He reached out and said, "Hey, you could wait a day and then it won't be. . ." The tears were coming out of her eyes but she was laughing – laughing out loud. He never saw her laugh before like this. She was so beautiful.
Then it hit him like a ton of bricks. She scammed them. Him, Fred, Lance, and even that stuck up Pietro. She totally scammed them with that crazy "I love Summers story."
His life wasn't over.
Author's notes: I ran across a great story about Mesmero thinking he's Cupid with a pairing called 'Sconda' and I thought SC was Scott but who the heck was – and it hit me – Wanda. I started to crack up and couldn't stop. Around here in fan fiction land, I've seen Wanda with Kurt and Pyro, and occasionally Lance and of course Todd – but Scott?
The story by the way is 'On the Cilia Sofa' by sparkie-thewateringcan – you have to check it out.
Happy April Fools day folks – got this up at 11:15pm so technically I made it in time. Unfortunately Lame-o thinks it might be funny to do it from Scott's perspective too – so beware.