To those unfamiliar with the Traps series or the X-Men: Evolution: Dark
Mistress saga... Allana is an OC that myself and Jessie made up, She is a
trouble maker and match maker, for story purposes I made her and Pietro
best friends. If you want to know more about her role check her bio under
my name. Or you can read the on going saga of Traps which is a
Scott/Rogue/Pietro love triangle.
Challenges
by
J.C. Thomas
(inspired by Jessie and others)
Chapter Two: Honestly
Rogue. Plane as that. No last name, no real first name, just Rogue. At only 16 she preferred the company of herself over the big crowds that high school life drew. And though she couldn't stand it, she always had some kind of fan club. She had been almost grateful when her family had moved up here to Bayville, New York. Maybe the people up here would get the idea she didn't want to be messed with.
No such luck. It wasn't that she had anything against guys, she just didn't want the hassle, especially since she had just broken up with Cory not too long ago. So far, she had had 10 guys ask her number, 6 book carriers, 3 tutors, and of course that one jerk who actually had the nerve to EXPECT a date. What was his name again? Pietro something-or-other. Too bad, he was cute... what was she thinking? He wasn't cute. He was certainly stupid and arrogant.
She looked around the lunch room noticing all the cliques: the cheerleaders, the jocks, the skaters, the nerds, and of course the outcasts. How... predictable. Then she saw him. The arrogant butthead. He was sitting and laughing with that girl, what was her name... Allana?... from third period. Why would she hang out with him anyway? Why did she care? This was getting stupid. Where was her pathetic brother? Whatever.
The bell... Finally! She trudged off to fifth period, according to her schedule it was gym. "How nice." She muttered sarcastically. Now if only she knew where the gym was. She wondered aimlessly through the crowded halls trying to recall where she had seen it. Just then someone pushed past her and hard. She looked up just in time to see Pietro's retreating form racing through the crowd with a blonde African-American boy right behind him. She growled, didn't he have any kind of consideration for others?
"Boys." Some one said behind her. She turned to find Allana shaking her head.
"Yeah." Rogue agreed.
"Gym, right?" Allana looked where the boys had disappeared.
"Yeah." Confused for just a minute, until she remembered she had shown Allana her schedule.
"Follow me." The purple haired girl grabbed her wrist and started pulling her in the direction Pietro had gone. Allana darted them expertly through the crowd and into the gym. "Here we are."
"Thanks." She smiled as Allana dropped her wrist and started for a locker room. "Where ya goin'?"
"To get dressed, you coming, I have an extra set."
"Ya sure?"
"Duh... come on, we'll be late." So Allana once again grabbed her wrist and dragged her the rest of the way. She left the dressing room with Allana and almost got tackled once again by Pietro sprinting around the gym floor for his laps. "What's his problem?"
"He likes to run, he's on the track team." As if it explained everything.
"So? That gives him no raght ta push people." Rogue snapped. Then she felt guilty, wasn't this one of Pietro's friends. If Allana cared she didn't let on.
"He's Pietro, he's completely oblivious."
"Sounds lahke an excuse." Rogue growled remembering his ego at lunch.
Allana chuckled. "I know. So what do you think?"
Rogue looked at her like she was insane. "Of him?" She was joking right? Allana nodded. "Honestly, Ah think he's an arrogant imbecile."
Allana laughed. "I do too sometimes."
"So why are ya friends with him?" She couldn't understand why anybody would be.
"He has his good points." Allana answered simply.
"Probably none Ah'm lookin' for in a guy." She crossed her arms stubbornly.
"What are you looking for in a guy?" Allana began to stretch so Rogue followed suit.
"Nothin' lahke yar friend. Someone sweet, caring, sensitive, a guy who's able to let meh be totally independent and speaks to meh lahke an equal instead of a piece of meat. They can't be a complete ego-maniac. ."
"He might surprise you."
"Ah doubt it. In fact Pietro is the LAST guy Ah'd be interested in."
Allana shrugged indifferent. That's when she noticed Pietro walk by. Close, too close. Had he heard? Nah... besides it wasn't anything she wouldn't have said to his face given the opportunity. The coaches called roll then assembled groups, she ended up with Allana and Pietro. The coach led Rogue's group to the climbing rope.
Ugh, she hated this. Heights were not her thing. Allana assured her that it'd be fine. Her new friend zipped up and down skillfully as did Pietro to which she muttered "Show off." Allana laughed at this. When the coach finally called her name she hurriedly made her way to the top, but when she got about half way she was stupid enough to look down. She was only about 10 feet up but it looked more like 3 stories. Oh god. Unknowingly she let go of the rope. Someone screamed. It might have been her she wasn't sure. She felt herself falling as if in slow motion. This was going to hurt and she knew it.
But whatever impact she had expected it was not a pair of strong arms grasping her. Huh? She looked up to see the last face she expected or wanted to see. Pietro. His already ice blue eyes hardened. "Not bad for an arrogant imbecile, huh?" His voice just as cold as his eyes. Oh god he had heard. He put her down and she still stared at him, she was frozen. Unable to speak or move. Why did she care? Maybe it give him a better attitude. But before she could say anything students and coaches crowded around her and Pietro had disappeared into the growing mass. She searched desperately for his face, to no avail.
A thousand questions were fired at her via the student and teachers. "Are you ok?" "Why'd you let go?" And other such questions. Rogue's head began to hurt so her coach excused her.
Allana appointed herself as guardian and led Rogue back to the girls locker room.
"You okay, Rogue?" Allana asked concerned. Rogue nodded absently.
"He's fast." She muttered. This time Allana nodded.
"Still despise him?"
Rogue thought about it, she honestly didn't know anymore, first he had acted stupid, then almost pushed her down... twice! Of course he most likely had saved her life, but he was so cold about it. She explained to Allana what had happened at lunch and the girl cracked up. "Is it that funny?" Rogue asked. Allana only laughed harder and started to gasp for breath.
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry... it's just I was there for his crash and burn." Allana said when her laughter had finally subsided.
"Oh were ya?" Rogue began to chuckle.
"Yeah, he was laying it on thick, even for him." Allana grinned.
"So he does this a lot?" Rogue smiled.
Allana paused thinking about it, "Only to the ones he likes."
"Oh." What did that mean? No, she would not let that effect her distaste of the cute, egotistical boy. Cute? Oh this hating business wasn't working out. "Well, Ah don't like him."
Allana nodded. "Uh huh."
"Ya don't believe me?" Allana shrugged.
"Doesn't matter what I think." They started to get dressed and talking about their hobbies. The other girls came piling in and Allana slipped her out before they could ask any questions. "Your 6th is English go down the hall that way, you can't miss it." Allana pointed and Rogue nodded. Just then she noticed Pietro leaning against the wall outside the locker room as if waiting for someone. Rogue said bye to her new friend and left. She then became consumed with trying to find her English class and forgot about the silver haired boy.
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Next part up... Hope you're liking this.
Challenges
by
J.C. Thomas
(inspired by Jessie and others)
Chapter Two: Honestly
Rogue. Plane as that. No last name, no real first name, just Rogue. At only 16 she preferred the company of herself over the big crowds that high school life drew. And though she couldn't stand it, she always had some kind of fan club. She had been almost grateful when her family had moved up here to Bayville, New York. Maybe the people up here would get the idea she didn't want to be messed with.
No such luck. It wasn't that she had anything against guys, she just didn't want the hassle, especially since she had just broken up with Cory not too long ago. So far, she had had 10 guys ask her number, 6 book carriers, 3 tutors, and of course that one jerk who actually had the nerve to EXPECT a date. What was his name again? Pietro something-or-other. Too bad, he was cute... what was she thinking? He wasn't cute. He was certainly stupid and arrogant.
She looked around the lunch room noticing all the cliques: the cheerleaders, the jocks, the skaters, the nerds, and of course the outcasts. How... predictable. Then she saw him. The arrogant butthead. He was sitting and laughing with that girl, what was her name... Allana?... from third period. Why would she hang out with him anyway? Why did she care? This was getting stupid. Where was her pathetic brother? Whatever.
The bell... Finally! She trudged off to fifth period, according to her schedule it was gym. "How nice." She muttered sarcastically. Now if only she knew where the gym was. She wondered aimlessly through the crowded halls trying to recall where she had seen it. Just then someone pushed past her and hard. She looked up just in time to see Pietro's retreating form racing through the crowd with a blonde African-American boy right behind him. She growled, didn't he have any kind of consideration for others?
"Boys." Some one said behind her. She turned to find Allana shaking her head.
"Yeah." Rogue agreed.
"Gym, right?" Allana looked where the boys had disappeared.
"Yeah." Confused for just a minute, until she remembered she had shown Allana her schedule.
"Follow me." The purple haired girl grabbed her wrist and started pulling her in the direction Pietro had gone. Allana darted them expertly through the crowd and into the gym. "Here we are."
"Thanks." She smiled as Allana dropped her wrist and started for a locker room. "Where ya goin'?"
"To get dressed, you coming, I have an extra set."
"Ya sure?"
"Duh... come on, we'll be late." So Allana once again grabbed her wrist and dragged her the rest of the way. She left the dressing room with Allana and almost got tackled once again by Pietro sprinting around the gym floor for his laps. "What's his problem?"
"He likes to run, he's on the track team." As if it explained everything.
"So? That gives him no raght ta push people." Rogue snapped. Then she felt guilty, wasn't this one of Pietro's friends. If Allana cared she didn't let on.
"He's Pietro, he's completely oblivious."
"Sounds lahke an excuse." Rogue growled remembering his ego at lunch.
Allana chuckled. "I know. So what do you think?"
Rogue looked at her like she was insane. "Of him?" She was joking right? Allana nodded. "Honestly, Ah think he's an arrogant imbecile."
Allana laughed. "I do too sometimes."
"So why are ya friends with him?" She couldn't understand why anybody would be.
"He has his good points." Allana answered simply.
"Probably none Ah'm lookin' for in a guy." She crossed her arms stubbornly.
"What are you looking for in a guy?" Allana began to stretch so Rogue followed suit.
"Nothin' lahke yar friend. Someone sweet, caring, sensitive, a guy who's able to let meh be totally independent and speaks to meh lahke an equal instead of a piece of meat. They can't be a complete ego-maniac. ."
"He might surprise you."
"Ah doubt it. In fact Pietro is the LAST guy Ah'd be interested in."
Allana shrugged indifferent. That's when she noticed Pietro walk by. Close, too close. Had he heard? Nah... besides it wasn't anything she wouldn't have said to his face given the opportunity. The coaches called roll then assembled groups, she ended up with Allana and Pietro. The coach led Rogue's group to the climbing rope.
Ugh, she hated this. Heights were not her thing. Allana assured her that it'd be fine. Her new friend zipped up and down skillfully as did Pietro to which she muttered "Show off." Allana laughed at this. When the coach finally called her name she hurriedly made her way to the top, but when she got about half way she was stupid enough to look down. She was only about 10 feet up but it looked more like 3 stories. Oh god. Unknowingly she let go of the rope. Someone screamed. It might have been her she wasn't sure. She felt herself falling as if in slow motion. This was going to hurt and she knew it.
But whatever impact she had expected it was not a pair of strong arms grasping her. Huh? She looked up to see the last face she expected or wanted to see. Pietro. His already ice blue eyes hardened. "Not bad for an arrogant imbecile, huh?" His voice just as cold as his eyes. Oh god he had heard. He put her down and she still stared at him, she was frozen. Unable to speak or move. Why did she care? Maybe it give him a better attitude. But before she could say anything students and coaches crowded around her and Pietro had disappeared into the growing mass. She searched desperately for his face, to no avail.
A thousand questions were fired at her via the student and teachers. "Are you ok?" "Why'd you let go?" And other such questions. Rogue's head began to hurt so her coach excused her.
Allana appointed herself as guardian and led Rogue back to the girls locker room.
"You okay, Rogue?" Allana asked concerned. Rogue nodded absently.
"He's fast." She muttered. This time Allana nodded.
"Still despise him?"
Rogue thought about it, she honestly didn't know anymore, first he had acted stupid, then almost pushed her down... twice! Of course he most likely had saved her life, but he was so cold about it. She explained to Allana what had happened at lunch and the girl cracked up. "Is it that funny?" Rogue asked. Allana only laughed harder and started to gasp for breath.
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry... it's just I was there for his crash and burn." Allana said when her laughter had finally subsided.
"Oh were ya?" Rogue began to chuckle.
"Yeah, he was laying it on thick, even for him." Allana grinned.
"So he does this a lot?" Rogue smiled.
Allana paused thinking about it, "Only to the ones he likes."
"Oh." What did that mean? No, she would not let that effect her distaste of the cute, egotistical boy. Cute? Oh this hating business wasn't working out. "Well, Ah don't like him."
Allana nodded. "Uh huh."
"Ya don't believe me?" Allana shrugged.
"Doesn't matter what I think." They started to get dressed and talking about their hobbies. The other girls came piling in and Allana slipped her out before they could ask any questions. "Your 6th is English go down the hall that way, you can't miss it." Allana pointed and Rogue nodded. Just then she noticed Pietro leaning against the wall outside the locker room as if waiting for someone. Rogue said bye to her new friend and left. She then became consumed with trying to find her English class and forgot about the silver haired boy.
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Next part up... Hope you're liking this.
