Fred Dukes stood at the door of The Brotherhood house, awaiting the return
of his housemates and the newest 'Hood member. The fridge was empty, as
usual. The small and shiny dots in the sky signalled that his friends had
arrived, and he didn't wait any longer, turning into the house and going up
to his room, not really too bothered about this new guy or girl that was
coming.
The two capsules landed in an alley unnoticed, and six teens jumped out, three of them walking ahead of the others. Tabitha, Todd and Pietro stood back and looked confused as the other three laughed and joked. Todd spoke up, "I know that Rocky has his moments, but that ain't the Wanda I know, yo." He scratched his head in a thoughtful kind of way, dumbstruck with Wanda's behaviour. Tabitha looked up at Pietro. "Well Speedy? You ever see Wanda laugh since she's been here?" Pietro shook his head, his gravity-defying bangs flapping at the back of his head as he did so. "Nope. I didn't think she was capable of laughing." The situation had Pietro slowed almost to a stop in shock. "Ya know, I reckon Aaron and Wanda make a cute couple. See ya guys, I'm gonna go ask Aaron some awkward questions!" Tabby smiled brightly, a suspicious glint in her blue eyes, and skipped away after the somewhat more active group. Todd looked up at the silver-haired speed demon. "You think Wanda likes this guy?" Pietro shook his head, and looked at Todd, "I dunno, Toad. But personally, I think he's probably Wanda's only option. She needs to find someone else who probably enjoys the thought of killing people. Come on, let's go to the mall." Todd looked dumbstruck and dropped his jaw. "Pietro. You DO realise what you just did, right? You invited ME to hang out with YOU, yo. That ain't a normal occurrence." Pietro shrugged. "Me talking at normal speed isn't a normal occurrence, Toad. Now you coming or what?"
So, Aaron, Lance, Wanda and Tabby entered the house, while Pietro and Todd, the most unlikely two people to be seen within range of sight together, went down to the mall.
Wanda had a thin-lipped smile upon her face. Unlike most of The Brotherhood, this Aaron guy was a little more bearable, and for once Lance didn't argue with him, which was a rare event in this house, and though she still didn't know whether he was telling the truth in the capsule, but he was ok so far. Aaron looked up as Tabitha skipped towards him, looking a little suspect. "What? Don't tell me you're gonna do what Lance says you do to new members." "Which is?" "Well, he says you throw bombs under peoples' doors." "Oh, only Lance. But, anyway, I wanna ask you a few things." "Alright, fire away." Aaron said light heartedly. Tabitha smiled widely. "Alright, word association. Magneto." Aaron smiled "Weird." "Mystique." "Spineless." Sabretooth." Aaron took the opportunity to extend his vocabulary to more than one word, "Motherless piece of. You get the idea." "Yeah, I get it." Tabby giggled. She'd never heard someone insult Sabretooth as freely as this guy. She was hoping he'd falter, but her results were okay anyway. "Ok, I'll see all of ya later, I gotta go find Toad." Tabby ran out the door, and Aaron shrugged. Lance commented on that, "You got a habit of shrugging, ain't ya?" "So?" "No reason. Just that it usually means you're undecided as to who to follow. To help, I'm gonna say it simple; there're two extremes in this house, and those are Toad and Pietro. Your best bet is to stay well away from both." Aaron nodded.
"Alright, this is the Kitchen, we got a lounge through that door, a bathroom through the other one, and your room is the furthest one from the stairs." Lance explained, and Aaron took all the information in, and sat down at the kitchen table, taking off his gloves and looking at his slightly scaly hands. He might get fangs coming out of his fingers, he didn't know. His mutant powers were still changing and adding to themselves. He put his glove back on, and looked up at Wanda and Lance. "So. What's there to do around here?" Lance shrugged, "Uh. Not much. But, we got school tomorrow. Not much fun, granted, but being the new kid is kinda cool." "Cool? It was terrible!" Wanda exclaimed in disbelief. "That is because you made sure everybody knew that you weren't friendly. If Aaron does the normal thing and stays polite to everybody for a week, he'll be ok." Lance said, his tone telling Aaron that Wanda had been less than social on her first school day. Aaron shrugged his shoulders, "I'll be alright. I'm six foot four, I doubt many people will try even thinking about picking on me."
The two capsules landed in an alley unnoticed, and six teens jumped out, three of them walking ahead of the others. Tabitha, Todd and Pietro stood back and looked confused as the other three laughed and joked. Todd spoke up, "I know that Rocky has his moments, but that ain't the Wanda I know, yo." He scratched his head in a thoughtful kind of way, dumbstruck with Wanda's behaviour. Tabitha looked up at Pietro. "Well Speedy? You ever see Wanda laugh since she's been here?" Pietro shook his head, his gravity-defying bangs flapping at the back of his head as he did so. "Nope. I didn't think she was capable of laughing." The situation had Pietro slowed almost to a stop in shock. "Ya know, I reckon Aaron and Wanda make a cute couple. See ya guys, I'm gonna go ask Aaron some awkward questions!" Tabby smiled brightly, a suspicious glint in her blue eyes, and skipped away after the somewhat more active group. Todd looked up at the silver-haired speed demon. "You think Wanda likes this guy?" Pietro shook his head, and looked at Todd, "I dunno, Toad. But personally, I think he's probably Wanda's only option. She needs to find someone else who probably enjoys the thought of killing people. Come on, let's go to the mall." Todd looked dumbstruck and dropped his jaw. "Pietro. You DO realise what you just did, right? You invited ME to hang out with YOU, yo. That ain't a normal occurrence." Pietro shrugged. "Me talking at normal speed isn't a normal occurrence, Toad. Now you coming or what?"
So, Aaron, Lance, Wanda and Tabby entered the house, while Pietro and Todd, the most unlikely two people to be seen within range of sight together, went down to the mall.
Wanda had a thin-lipped smile upon her face. Unlike most of The Brotherhood, this Aaron guy was a little more bearable, and for once Lance didn't argue with him, which was a rare event in this house, and though she still didn't know whether he was telling the truth in the capsule, but he was ok so far. Aaron looked up as Tabitha skipped towards him, looking a little suspect. "What? Don't tell me you're gonna do what Lance says you do to new members." "Which is?" "Well, he says you throw bombs under peoples' doors." "Oh, only Lance. But, anyway, I wanna ask you a few things." "Alright, fire away." Aaron said light heartedly. Tabitha smiled widely. "Alright, word association. Magneto." Aaron smiled "Weird." "Mystique." "Spineless." Sabretooth." Aaron took the opportunity to extend his vocabulary to more than one word, "Motherless piece of. You get the idea." "Yeah, I get it." Tabby giggled. She'd never heard someone insult Sabretooth as freely as this guy. She was hoping he'd falter, but her results were okay anyway. "Ok, I'll see all of ya later, I gotta go find Toad." Tabby ran out the door, and Aaron shrugged. Lance commented on that, "You got a habit of shrugging, ain't ya?" "So?" "No reason. Just that it usually means you're undecided as to who to follow. To help, I'm gonna say it simple; there're two extremes in this house, and those are Toad and Pietro. Your best bet is to stay well away from both." Aaron nodded.
"Alright, this is the Kitchen, we got a lounge through that door, a bathroom through the other one, and your room is the furthest one from the stairs." Lance explained, and Aaron took all the information in, and sat down at the kitchen table, taking off his gloves and looking at his slightly scaly hands. He might get fangs coming out of his fingers, he didn't know. His mutant powers were still changing and adding to themselves. He put his glove back on, and looked up at Wanda and Lance. "So. What's there to do around here?" Lance shrugged, "Uh. Not much. But, we got school tomorrow. Not much fun, granted, but being the new kid is kinda cool." "Cool? It was terrible!" Wanda exclaimed in disbelief. "That is because you made sure everybody knew that you weren't friendly. If Aaron does the normal thing and stays polite to everybody for a week, he'll be ok." Lance said, his tone telling Aaron that Wanda had been less than social on her first school day. Aaron shrugged his shoulders, "I'll be alright. I'm six foot four, I doubt many people will try even thinking about picking on me."