I Dare You To Love Me
Disclaimer: X-men Evolution belongs to some rich person who I wish I was but, unfortunately, am not. (sigh)
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CHAPTER SIX
"Pietro?" said Lance very, very cautiously over dinner on Thursday evening.
"What do you want?" growled the scowling mutant who had been in a black mood ever since that fateful Monday.
"Um…" The master of rock licked his lips nervously. "You… really don't have to go through this, you know."
"Yeah," Todd agreed. "You could just break the date. It's not like we actually dared you to keep it."
Pietro stirred his soup absentmindedly. It wasn't as if he was madly in love with Kitty, and he was pretty sure the entire night would be nothing short of miserable for the two of them if they went together. Breaking the date did seem like a good idea… to his common sense, anyway.
But something else inside him, although he had no clue what, rebelled against it. Being Kitty's date didn't seem like such a bad thing anymore, as if he had somehow gotten used to the idea.
"It's too late to break it," he said flatly. "The prom's tomorrow, remember? We can't find other dates at such short notice." He glared at his three friends with a look that clearly said he was never going to forgive them for this.
Todd unconsciously prodded the huge bump Pietro had given him on Monday and winced. Lance avoided the speed demon's gaze, focusing intently on his mashed potatoes. Fred picked up his plate and licked it, totally oblivious to what was going on.