Morose Grey
By: DK

Disclaimers are for wussies.
A/N -- Aiiiii! A very crazy idea hit me and won't leave until I go it out. And what
should I do about a piece of writing? Post it, of course.

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Chapter Numero Un :: Paige Maximoff

"Come and get me if you can!" The girl yelled, she was laughing just like all the other
children in playground. The girl was undoubtly a good runner, she skimmed through
the sandbox and the swing set just as easily as a dolphin would have moved in the
water. The boy chasing behind her was already gasping for breath. Heaving and
groaning, he sat down heavily on the ground.

"Paige, you are too fast slow down!" He complained. The girl slowed her pace and
jogged back to her friend, who looked indeed need some air. "But Speed is my middle
name!" The girl grinned, her white bangs fell on to her eyes, and she brushed them
away with her hands.

"I know." Evan Daniels muttered, "That's why playing tag with you is horrible." Paige
giggled. "Fine." She grinned like a cat, helping her friend up, "Let's go get something
to drink then, I am really thirsty." Evan smiled thankfully and followed the girl to the
nearest fast food restaurant.

Risty's Burger Hut. It's not the best and definitely not the friendliest. Sometimes the
waitress would get in fights with the customer, and once in a while, the cooks would
start a bad quarrel with each other and one of them will walk right out the door. Of
course, sometimes, this could all entertaining.

"Are you sure this is a safe place to eat?" Paige asked nervously, the other customers
are giving her seductive looks. "Will, it's better than nothing." Evan shrugged, he
turned to the counter lady, "One cream soda please." The woman looked like a hag
with too much makeup and brawls. Her face was thickly lined and wrinkled like
crumpled paper, Paige felt disgusted.

"One cream soda." She repeated, "What about you, young lady?" Paige stiffened,
"None for me, thank you." The woman's eyes narrowed suspiciously, "Really, deary?
The bubble gum milkshake is terrific." Paige wanted to barf, "No, thank you." She
repeated, her voice firm. The woman shrugged before heading into the kitchen.

Shouts and cussing could be heard moments later, Paige and Evan looked at each
other nervously, wandering if this is such a good idea. "Don't worry." A raspy voice
said, kids turned and faced a middle-aged man with a hat that covered his eyes,
"Wendy there got lots of energy, you will get you cream soda." Evan started to say
something but his cream soda was pushed in front of his nose, which he wrinkled.

"Here." The waitress now known to the kids as Wendy smiled, she had a nice smile.
"Oh, let me just get my money." "No need hon." Wendy sighed; this one is on the
house. Doesn't matter now how much money we are going to get." Evan looked
confused, Wendy continued, "After Mamma Risty died, this place has run wild with
spider and cockroaches. I cannot pay off all those lawsuits held against me. I have to
shut this place down."

"Oh, I, I am sorry." Evan stammered.

Wendy's eyes twinkled, "It's nice to see a pair of pure souls."

The kids left without a sound, Evan looked at his cream soda uncertainly. "I am never
going back to that place again." He stated. Paige frowned at her friends' statement,
"But Wendy was nice and everything, she even gave you a free cream soda¡K" "That
taste like crap." Evan finished, spitting out the drink, "That's why you didn't order."
They stopped at a four way stop, "Well, bye!" Evan said, running off, throwing the
soda into a garbage can, Paige watched him.

Sighing, she, too, turned home.

Home, when people think about home, they think of a cozy loving place. When Paige
Maximoff thinks about home, she thinks about prison. This is her third foster home;
the last two were just horrible.

The first time she stayed with a family of Jons, Emily and Arnold Jon. That one didn't
turn out too well. Paige broke out of their house at midnight, and was found again in
the morning. The Jons said that they don't want the girl back. "Good." Paige said to
herself. Her second foster were even worse than the first; they hit her and yelled at her.
Sometimes, she would have to get through a week without food. The third one she
really likes, "Everyone says the third one is a charm." Paige smiled to herself, "I
might even stay."

"Mrs. O'Neil!" Paige said loudly, "I'm home!" Mrs. O'Neil had graying hair and
sparkling eyes; she smiled when she saw Paige. "Afternoon!" Her voice sounds like a
flute, "Where did you go?" "Oh, just playing around with Evan." Mrs. O'Neil smiled
and went to work.

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Ahhh, yes. This is a very pointless chapter. But it mainly introduces you to Paige
Maximoff and her relationship with Evan Daniels.

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