"I hate that teacher," Jordan mumbled as he walked in. Scott and I had
talked, and talked, and talked. It was interesting because he seemed to
waver between Scott and Cyclops. Now we were in the basement watching
cartoons since there was nothing else on at this time. "I just want to
explode his chair while he's sitting on it or something."
"I don't think that would help with his whole outlook on mutants, yo." I heard the basement door open and started to get up but I just held to him tighter. I didn't want to give up the comforting warmth they could all just deal with it.
"Oh, Todd, I don't think you want to go down there without knocking first." Irene said from upstairs absently and I had to wonder how she'd known it was Todd.
"But I got to go do my homework!"
"Todd does his homework?" Scott asked looking at me. I just shrugged.
"Lance-probably-wants-to-have-some-time-alone," Pietro, definitely Pietro, said. "He-got-suspended-again-because-of-Summers."
"I'm just saying Todd."
"Aw, I'll go down, have to give him his history homework anyway." Jewels bounded down the steps taking three steps at a time and stopped dead at the bottom looking at Scott and me interestingly. "So you were the one, I knew those dreams weren't mine." She shuttered and Scott blushed slightly. "Lance, we've pages 150 to 156 to read in the book and then do the questions. I'm going to call the institute and tell them we're holding Scotty hostage."
"I'm not holding anyone hostage," I told her when she was half way up. Scott was free to go whenever he wanted.
"I'm telling them anyway," she announced running back up the stairs yelling, "Have fun boys" once at the top. I heard some shuffling up above us and sighed as I sat up and it was his turn not to let me go.
"Come on, if you're going to be a hostage I have to introduce you to everyone so you know what to expect from them all." It had been a little tricky to figure them all out. Especially with the powers allowed in house rule, which we all pretty much used to torment each other. I pushed him away and got up offering my hand to help him stand.
"Why are we holding Scott hostage?" Keith was asking Jewels as Scott and I came out the basement door. The living light bulb put his black covered ands on his sides and gave Jewels a rather displeased look.
"Aw, can it Sparky." Pietro zipped to Keith's side, smacked the senior, and sped away. Yep, we used our powers to torment our housemates was definitely a true statement.
"Why you annoying little…" It was too late, Pietro was probably in the living room happily watching Scooby Doo with Todd and Cami by now. "I ask you again, Mimic why are we…"
"Cause I said so and you aren't the boss. Plus it was more of Lance's idea." Jewels came from the kitchen having been trying to ignore 'Sparky' with a can of Mountain Dew in her hand. "Why do we even have this stuff around anyway? We all know that if Pietro ever gets it we're all doomed. For that matter if Cami gets it." She pulled the tap to open the soda and took a drink before looking at me.
"Don't look at me, Todd was the one who put it in the cart and holding Scott hostage was never my idea!" Scott was standing silently by me looking around the room like we were all insane, which all of us probably were to some extent.
"He doesn't look like he's being held hostage," Jordan remarked looking through his backpack.
"He's also in the room," Scott remarked finally knowing someone beside Fred, Pietro, Todd, and myself. Him and Jordan actually got along well, no surprise with those two though.
"Sorry, man. Anyway…"
"Come on, T, " Jewels whined stealing the paper Jordan had just got out to get his attention, "it'll all work out plus I want a reason for those idiotic X-whatever, no offense Scott."
"None taken."
"To bother us so it's not just random then we'll have an excuse to kick some ass and everything will be ok."
"I don't think you should have Mountain Dew either," Mak remarked from the place she'd taken on the stairs the led up to the second level. "But I'm always up for a good mischievous plot. Is it ok, Irene?"
Our caretaker shook her head. "I know nothing about this whole hostage thing but Scott can stay as long as it takes this to pass."
"Ok, now everyone out I got to finish this report!" Jordan had stolen his paper back and sat at the table. We all left Lily, Mak, Fred, and Angela upstairs, Calvin and Zac to the kitchen, and Keith downstairs while Jewels went to the living room and I followed Scott close behind.
"Get back her you albino rat!"
"Watch it you two, I'm trying to work here!"
"Albino rat? You're paying for that!"
Never good things to hear in this house. The moment I stepped into the living room none other than my sister tackled me then scrambled as she got up to hide behind me and glare at the speed demon. Yep, never a good thing to hear. The moment Pietro stopped long enough there was a strong gust of wind and he was pushed backward and right onto Todd whose pencil slipped and created a huge black mark over his math paper.
"What's going on?" I asked as Jewels rolled her eyes and walked out of the room probably deciding something else, anything else, would be better.
"Well, we were happily watching Scooby Doo." I had guessed right then. "And then this nut comes in and wants to watch something else and that's when he and Cami started they're little battle," Todd explained getting a new sheet of paper.
"Pietro, there is another TV in the house." I had a feeling that wasn't it though as he appeared behind Cami and tried to get the remote, which she was holding between her and my back.
"Yeah, but-I-knew-someone-was-going-to-want-it, plus-we've-seen-this-one." He wrapped his arms around my sister's middle and pulled her away from me causing her to clutch the remote to her stomach.
"If you don't watch where those hands are going, Maximoff," I threatened furrowing my brow and frowning, "you won't have them for long."
"Why, Lance, I'm shocked that you…. OW it bit me!" And surely enough she had. "I think I'm bleeding!"
"Yeah, I did." Cami stuck her tongue out at him just as the usual case close line of 'and I would've gotten away with it too, if it wasn't for those meddling kids' was said on the TV. Pietro looked at her like getting her back was now a challenge and she made a mad dash for it.
"Would you two just let me work in peace?" I heard Jordan yell.
"Does that happen often?" Scott asked looking in the direction they'd gone in confusion. I couldn't help but quickly kiss his cheek since Todd was busy recopying all the problems he'd done.
"Yep, that was my closest genetic relation and Pietro. I hope the remote doesn't get broken again." I flopped onto the couch and pulled Shades down next to me. "Think you can handle it?"
((A/N: Don't ya just love my little cliffhangers. Anyway, comic relief, aka result of drinking Mountain Dew and writing, chapter, soon it'll probably get angsty.))
"I don't think that would help with his whole outlook on mutants, yo." I heard the basement door open and started to get up but I just held to him tighter. I didn't want to give up the comforting warmth they could all just deal with it.
"Oh, Todd, I don't think you want to go down there without knocking first." Irene said from upstairs absently and I had to wonder how she'd known it was Todd.
"But I got to go do my homework!"
"Todd does his homework?" Scott asked looking at me. I just shrugged.
"Lance-probably-wants-to-have-some-time-alone," Pietro, definitely Pietro, said. "He-got-suspended-again-because-of-Summers."
"I'm just saying Todd."
"Aw, I'll go down, have to give him his history homework anyway." Jewels bounded down the steps taking three steps at a time and stopped dead at the bottom looking at Scott and me interestingly. "So you were the one, I knew those dreams weren't mine." She shuttered and Scott blushed slightly. "Lance, we've pages 150 to 156 to read in the book and then do the questions. I'm going to call the institute and tell them we're holding Scotty hostage."
"I'm not holding anyone hostage," I told her when she was half way up. Scott was free to go whenever he wanted.
"I'm telling them anyway," she announced running back up the stairs yelling, "Have fun boys" once at the top. I heard some shuffling up above us and sighed as I sat up and it was his turn not to let me go.
"Come on, if you're going to be a hostage I have to introduce you to everyone so you know what to expect from them all." It had been a little tricky to figure them all out. Especially with the powers allowed in house rule, which we all pretty much used to torment each other. I pushed him away and got up offering my hand to help him stand.
"Why are we holding Scott hostage?" Keith was asking Jewels as Scott and I came out the basement door. The living light bulb put his black covered ands on his sides and gave Jewels a rather displeased look.
"Aw, can it Sparky." Pietro zipped to Keith's side, smacked the senior, and sped away. Yep, we used our powers to torment our housemates was definitely a true statement.
"Why you annoying little…" It was too late, Pietro was probably in the living room happily watching Scooby Doo with Todd and Cami by now. "I ask you again, Mimic why are we…"
"Cause I said so and you aren't the boss. Plus it was more of Lance's idea." Jewels came from the kitchen having been trying to ignore 'Sparky' with a can of Mountain Dew in her hand. "Why do we even have this stuff around anyway? We all know that if Pietro ever gets it we're all doomed. For that matter if Cami gets it." She pulled the tap to open the soda and took a drink before looking at me.
"Don't look at me, Todd was the one who put it in the cart and holding Scott hostage was never my idea!" Scott was standing silently by me looking around the room like we were all insane, which all of us probably were to some extent.
"He doesn't look like he's being held hostage," Jordan remarked looking through his backpack.
"He's also in the room," Scott remarked finally knowing someone beside Fred, Pietro, Todd, and myself. Him and Jordan actually got along well, no surprise with those two though.
"Sorry, man. Anyway…"
"Come on, T, " Jewels whined stealing the paper Jordan had just got out to get his attention, "it'll all work out plus I want a reason for those idiotic X-whatever, no offense Scott."
"None taken."
"To bother us so it's not just random then we'll have an excuse to kick some ass and everything will be ok."
"I don't think you should have Mountain Dew either," Mak remarked from the place she'd taken on the stairs the led up to the second level. "But I'm always up for a good mischievous plot. Is it ok, Irene?"
Our caretaker shook her head. "I know nothing about this whole hostage thing but Scott can stay as long as it takes this to pass."
"Ok, now everyone out I got to finish this report!" Jordan had stolen his paper back and sat at the table. We all left Lily, Mak, Fred, and Angela upstairs, Calvin and Zac to the kitchen, and Keith downstairs while Jewels went to the living room and I followed Scott close behind.
"Get back her you albino rat!"
"Watch it you two, I'm trying to work here!"
"Albino rat? You're paying for that!"
Never good things to hear in this house. The moment I stepped into the living room none other than my sister tackled me then scrambled as she got up to hide behind me and glare at the speed demon. Yep, never a good thing to hear. The moment Pietro stopped long enough there was a strong gust of wind and he was pushed backward and right onto Todd whose pencil slipped and created a huge black mark over his math paper.
"What's going on?" I asked as Jewels rolled her eyes and walked out of the room probably deciding something else, anything else, would be better.
"Well, we were happily watching Scooby Doo." I had guessed right then. "And then this nut comes in and wants to watch something else and that's when he and Cami started they're little battle," Todd explained getting a new sheet of paper.
"Pietro, there is another TV in the house." I had a feeling that wasn't it though as he appeared behind Cami and tried to get the remote, which she was holding between her and my back.
"Yeah, but-I-knew-someone-was-going-to-want-it, plus-we've-seen-this-one." He wrapped his arms around my sister's middle and pulled her away from me causing her to clutch the remote to her stomach.
"If you don't watch where those hands are going, Maximoff," I threatened furrowing my brow and frowning, "you won't have them for long."
"Why, Lance, I'm shocked that you…. OW it bit me!" And surely enough she had. "I think I'm bleeding!"
"Yeah, I did." Cami stuck her tongue out at him just as the usual case close line of 'and I would've gotten away with it too, if it wasn't for those meddling kids' was said on the TV. Pietro looked at her like getting her back was now a challenge and she made a mad dash for it.
"Would you two just let me work in peace?" I heard Jordan yell.
"Does that happen often?" Scott asked looking in the direction they'd gone in confusion. I couldn't help but quickly kiss his cheek since Todd was busy recopying all the problems he'd done.
"Yep, that was my closest genetic relation and Pietro. I hope the remote doesn't get broken again." I flopped onto the couch and pulled Shades down next to me. "Think you can handle it?"
((A/N: Don't ya just love my little cliffhangers. Anyway, comic relief, aka result of drinking Mountain Dew and writing, chapter, soon it'll probably get angsty.))