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Author's Note:

The story is Evietro (Evan/Pietro) slash, that means a male/male romantic relationship. If this bothers you please do not read this story. Rated for language, adult content, self-mutilation, abuse, and some random violence.

To my Reviewers:

Selene, Angel Reid, Lady Magician, Chiru, Stephanie, and Brittany…Thanks! Encouragement helps a great deal. I'm trying to finish this story fairly quickly (without rushing my muses) due to the fact that I have several research assignments coming up soon and will be forced to slow down at that point.

I hope that I've gotten all the spelling and coding errors out of the story this time. I apologize for the difficulties they may have caused with reading this before.

Denied Longings:Chapter Four

We Stay Together

"Each of you will interview your partner…" Mrs. Parker was assigning another mini-project to torture them with when the P.A. system kicked on…

"Will Lance Alvers, Fred Dukes, Pietro Maximof, and Todd Tolansky report to the office please?" The secretary sounded stressed.

"What did you guys do now?" Evan hissed as Pietro gather his books up at normal speed.

"Wouldn't you like to know…" the automatic reply slipped out of his mouth before the speedy teen thought it through. Nothing that I know of… which means, what? Since they want to talk to all of us - they want to ask us questions about our guardian. Shit! He took his time getting to the office and still beat both Lance and Freddy.

Todd looked ready to bolt. The gypsy-boy noticed Logan in the office as soon as he passed the threshold. Oh, Sweet Mother, Todd did something serious to an X-geek. With a broken arm? Alone? Todd? "What's-going-on? You-Ok? he asked in Pietro-speak.

"They want to talk to Mys - er, Mrs. Darkholme or the state is re-locating us." Todd blurted

"She's out-of-town on a business trip." Lance growled the practiced answer from the doorway. He looked over at Logan "what's he doing here?"

"Mr. Logan," the social worker said in her prim voice "has offered to take all four of you boys in so that you can stay together while we wait for Raven to return from her business trip."

Pietro could feel himself beginning to shake. So its go to the Institute with Wolverine or be split up? He looks pissed - he always looks pissed.

Lance collapsed into a chair. "We can wait at the house."

"No, you can not. You boys need immediate supervision! Why Toddy has recently suffered a broken bone." The prim woman replied. "You have a choice, you may stay here with Mr. Logan or you may leave here with me." She smiled brightly.

"We stay together." Freddy puncuated his statement with a fist in the doorjamb causing it to crack with a loud snap.

"Well, er, um, in that case," her bright smile wavered every time she looked at Fred, "you can go with Mr. Logan and I'll be in touch."

No! We can't move in with them, we even managed to catch up on all the bills! Pietro thought frantically, his fingers drumming impossibly fast on the arm of the chair, but he had no way to get them out of this

"I'll follow you to the house while you boys get what you need." Logan's gruff voice made all the boys jump.

"I can't leave now, I have to meet Daniels at the library after school." the fair-haired boy said. "We-have-a-project-due-tomorrow."

"It's all taken care of. Now get moving." Logan grumbled.

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**Evan** Jean's mental voice echoed in his skull, ** Quicksilver won't be meeting you after school**

**Big Surprise, now we both fail this assignment** Evan thought angrily.

**No, you won't. The Brotherhood has been placed in Logan's custody. They should be at the mansion by the time we get home.**

**What! I gotta live with him/them now? ** Evan's thoughts were colored with several negative emotions.

** Evan! ** Jean yelled in his head. ** They have nowhere else to go. Logan will be watching them. They won't want to make Wolverine angry. - Just meet us at Scott's car. **

Evan hadn't been in Scott's car since the night the older boy had introduced him to the wonderful world of blowjobs. He felt awkward about riding in the car now, especially since Scott and Jean were dating again. Don't think about that; think about how to deal with Maximof living with you. Auntie O will have to see what he's really like now. At least this will end the "But you were such good friends" speeches.

All the X-teens were preoccupied with thoughts of how their lives would be effected by the brotherhood boys moving to the institute. I wonder if this means Kitty and Lance can stop sneakin' around? Rouge mused. Evan and Speedy... That's goin" ta" be tough. I know that Speedy doesn't really hate him, he likes Evan; but I can't remember why he felt it was so important to end their friendship.

Kitty was uncertain if she should be thrilled or horrified at the situation. Scott was certain that this was an elaborate ploy that the brotherhood had come up with to get them into the mansion. Evan was furious at the idea of living in the same house as Pietro, and Jean was rapidly developing a migraine.

The brotherhood was no where in site by the time the kids got home from school. Todd was being re-examined by Beast, and Logan was introducing the rest of the boys to the danger room, his way.

"Evan," Ororo called from the kitchen, "I want to talk to you."

"Yes, Auntie O?" The spike-shooter went straight to the fridge and poured himself a large glass of milk.

"Try to go easy on Pietro for a while. He seemed - flustered when they got here." She looked at her nephew with concern. "I just want you to promise not to start anything."

"Ok. I won't cause any trouble if he doesn't." that ought to take about five minuets. The teenager finished his milk and poured another glass.

"Good." The weather mutant smiled. "Now you can help me set up their rooms." She picked up a pile of bedding and headed up the stairs with Even behind her. "Fred will have a room to himself due to his size. Charles thought it would be easier on everyone if Todd and Lance shared a room, so the younger boy will feel safer. Since that only leaves one empty bed in this wing, Pietro will share the room with you."

"What! No! Auntie O I can't." Evan yelled.

"Evan…" Her tone was stern.

"I can't share a room with him!" Evan was pleading as he grabbed his aunt's arm, "What if he pulls some stupid stunt first thing in the morning and I spike him before I'm fully awake? You can't let them do this to me…"

"It was my idea, Evan." She said, cutting off any further protests with a wave of her hand. "The two of you must learn to get along. The sooner, the better. That means that neither one of you can be allowed to avoid the other." She opened the door to the room in question. "Now pick a side."

Evan knew he was trapped. Doesn't she understand that he hates me? "I'll take this side." he said in a defeated tone, walking to the bed.

"It's settled then. Pietro's things are in those boxes." She pointed to a small stack in the corner. "From now on the two of you will have exclusive use of the bathroom next door."

.Great, I'm sentenced to be roomies with the most hyper, self centered, annoying, evil mutant on the planet, but I get bathroom privileges for good behavior… The bone-tosser's mental tirade was cut short by the sounds of an irate speedster.

"Why? WhatdidIdotopissyouoff?" the speed-demon's sharp voice could be heard all through the mansion. He tried to slow down so he could be understood, "I'll-share-a-room-with-Toad, makeLancelivewithSpike-boy!"

Nice to know I'm not the only one who isn't happy about it. Evan took spiteful pleasure in that fact. Just five boxes? When do I have to make room for the rest of his shit? Evan smiled in triumph as he recognized a familiar ruby-hued fluffy ear poking up out of the top box. "So, he still sleeps with the teddy-bear?"

"WhatareyoudoingtoWanda'sbear?" the speedy teen demanded as he quickly removed the toy from to other's grasp.

"Wanderspear? I thought you called it Scarlet"

"This is Scarlet," the speedster snapped, holding up the stuffed animal, "Scarlet is Wanda's bear - Wanda - apostrophy S - possesive you twit." he explained as he checked the bear for damage. "And you better not have done anything to it."

"Or what? You talk me to death? Who's Wanda anyway?"

Pietro, now satisfied that the toy was unharmed by the little mishap, set the bear on the center of the pillow of what he assumed was to be his bed. "My sister." those two short words said slowly as they were should have been a warning for the gypsy's former friend, but the spike-shooter wasn't thinking straight.

"You don't have a sister!" the words were out before he remembered that the older boy was a ward of the state and as such might have family Evan knew nothing about.

The azure eyes went dead, then there was a flash of pain,"I used to." the words were uttered quietly, too quietly. The darker boy hadn't heard that particular quality in the speed-demon's voice since the last time he had slept over. They'd still been good friends then.