Disclaimer: I guess you people don't. Author Note: Damn writer's block.
Friends No Matter What
Part 7 - 5 Years Later
By Travis Blink
************************************************************************** ~10 Years Later~ "Daddy, where are we going?" Evan looked down at his little 5 - year - old son. "We're going to see your uncle." "Oh." Evan pulled the car into the parking lot and his son hopped out of the car. He looked around the area. "Where are we, Daddy?" "We're here." Evan pointed to a tree. "Why don't you go play on that?" "Okay." Evan watched his son run off and then turned to walk up a hill. He stopped to say hi to Mrs. Maximeff first and to drop off the flowers that his wife had given him. Then Evan stepped over to the grave next to her's. It read PIETRO MAXIMEFF. ************************************************************************** ~5 Years Ago~ At the age of 20, after 5 years of dating, Evan Daniels asked Wanda Maximeff to marry him. She said yes, but only on one condition: He had to ask Pietro for permission to marry his sister. Apparently, Wanda was a proper girl underneath all that makeup. So Evan was forced to go looking for his most hated enemy. One he had not seen for 5 years. Ever since that fateful fall day on Asteroid M, Quicksilver and the rest of the Brotherhood boys were no where to be found. The same was also true for Magneto, Mystique, and Sabretooth. Evan had no clue where he should even start looking. He took the train out of Bayville and into the city. Searching all the places he figured that Pietro might be at, Evan was almost ready to give up. He decided to try one more place before going back to his hotel. Maybe it was fate or maybe it was just dumb luck, but at the next bar Evan saw Pietro sitting on a stool at the counter. He had a beer in one hand and his head in the other. Evan almost backed right out of there. Then he thought of Wanda and how much he loved her. He took a deep breath and walked on. "Hey," he said as he came up to Pietro. Pietro didn't even bother to look up. "Hey." Evan motioned to the empty stool next to Pietro. "Can I sit down?" Pietro threw his hands up. "Why not? It's a free country." Making himself comfortable, Evan build himself up to ask the big question. "Where have you been all this time?" Okay, so it wasn't the BIG question, but it was one Evan wanted to know the answer to. "Nowhere," said Pietro. "Everywhere." Evan wanted to ask more about it, but he could tell that Pietro knew that the question wasn't what he really wanted to ask. "I want to marry Wanda," blurred out Evan. He mentally slapped himself for being so, so...not smooth. If Pietro noticed, he didn't show it. "So go ahead. Why are you telling me? I could careless about what you do." "You see..." Evan hesitated. "Wanda wants your permission." "Ah, the catch," said Pietro. "Well, then, no." He took a swing of his drink while Evan stuttered. "Why not?" He finally got out. At first Evan was shocked; now he was angry. "Because you already got everything," said Pietro. "Why should I let you have Wanda?" "Because I love her." Now Evan was pissed. "And I don't have everything." "Oh yeah?" Pietro turned his head and for the first time, looked at Evan. "You got people who love you, a roof over your head, and money in your pocket." Pietro looked away. "I have none of that." "I'd trade all of that," said Evan. "For what? Wanda?" Pietro took a swing of his beer. "For our friendship," said Evan, very sullen. "I want that back." Pietro slammed his glass down and stared hard into Evan's eyes. Then he got up and walked off. Evan watched him go and then walked out. ************************************************************************** The next morning, Wanda called to tell Evan that Pietro had put a gun to his head. He then pulled the trigger. Slowly, Evan hung up the phone. As he placed it back on the hook, the answering machine's red light was blinking. Evan pressed the TALK button. "Marry her.." Pietro's voice came out of the machine. "She's always loved you. She told me so. I'd tell you to make her happy, but I know you will anyway. You always made me happy, anyway." BEEP! Evan stared at the machine.