Still Holding Out For You
By Lady Trunks
Part 18
Note to self: Must stop making A.N. Longer than the chapter.
Azzandra- Awww, noone like my cliff hangers. -.- And there so additive that I can't stop. I'm happy that your reading this one, especially if you normally don't read Rietro (though personally I think it's the best pairing I know a lot of people don't agree with me). But I fear the socks, so I'm updating.
Gothic Rogue- I lllllllloooooooooooovvvvvvvveeeeeee being evil!!! *insert evil smirk* But I am updating regularly, which should get me some points. I thought about just letting it set for a while. Okay, are you telling me that Todd should actually be working?? That muse of mine has just been freeloading this whole time and not helping at all!! He definitly needs a smack down. I read the next chapter of Rogue's Mind, brillant like usual. ^^ Now if we could just get another chapter. *hint hint*
Syrenwytch- I'm not exactly sure which chapter you wanted as someone else's POV, but this one is, so I hope that's good. ^^ Pietro POV coming up. And it's not Carol, because I had an idea in mind and she just wouldn't have worked for it. Which is too bad because I really like Rogue with her powers.
X-DarkHorizon-X- ^^ I'm sorry, I don't mean to drive you crazy, but cliff hangers are so much fun to write... If not to read.
UntouchableHeart- Thanks girl! ^_^ Of course right about now I could seriously use that angsty-ness vibe that you fic has. But I'll have to make do... Speaking of your fic, are we in for an update soon?? Pretty, pretty, pretty please?? It will inspire me.
Ellen- He might, just not in the way you're thinking... It all has a purpose, a long and overly complicated purpose, but there is one.
Roguechere- Well, I wouldn't want to force you to read the next chapter. = P Of course I would, that's the whole point. ^_^ And since everyone is telling me I'm evil, I might start believing it. Bwahahaha*cough* So, when are you going to update Replay: Slow Motion? I just reread the whole thing last night, and I want MORE!! That's an order girl! Don't make me sic Remy on you!! Hmm, on second thought I think you would enjoy that. Let me change that, Don't make me sic Todd on you!!
HoneyBug16- I don't know why it wouldn't let you in... I'm assuming that eventually it did? Since today seems to be the day that I'm asking for all these updates, I've got one for you. Got a new chapter of your fic coming up soon?? People don't seem to realize that it's an obsession of mine. Must read Rietro...
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By the end of the first quarter of his game he felt that something was wrong. By half time he was sure of it. Though Pietro wasn't sure exactly how he knew, he could just sense that he needed to get to the mansion, now. It had to be important; otherwise he would never do what he did. Ask his rival, one Evan Daniels, to cover for him. "If nothing's wrong than I'll be back before halftime's over. If there is something wrong…" His voice trailed off and he shrugged.
"Okay, man. Just hurry. If coach realizes that your missing we're both going to be sitting out the rest of the season."
"Ha, like he would bench his star player. Now, you on the other hand." With that he took off before Evan could utter his reply.
"I hate it when he does that!" Evan muttered.
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Pietro raced as fast as he could towards the mansion, his heart beating even faster than normal, hoping that he was just being delusional and that nothing was wrong. He tried to reassure himself that that had to be the case. After all he wasn't a precog or even a telepath for that matter. There was no earthly way that he could know if something terrible had happened. Despite all his self-reassurance, his footsteps slowed as he approached the mansion, dreading the possibility that he was actually right.
He slowly walked up the driveway, apprehension increasing with each step. 'Come on, Pietro. You'll go in and everyone will be shocked to find you not at the game. You'll race back to the school, win the game, then come home and have that talk with Rogue.' He mentally tried to convince himself. He arrived at the door and taking a deep breath and threw it open.
The first thing that struck him was the silence. With so many mutant teenagers living under one roof, it was never quiet. But now there was an unnatural hush over the house, and he could hear his footsteps echoing in the extensive hallways. He glanced into the commons room where you could normally find at least one of the students watching TV and was further discouraged to see that it was empty.
Starting to really panic now, Pietro raced upstairs throwing doors open and once again found no signs of life. He then returned back to the main floor, checking the rooms on that level and once again coming up empty. That left only one level and he earnestly hoped that they weren't there. The sub level, which accommodated the rooms making up the 'darker' side of the school, the things not found in your typical school such as the war room (where they held meetings), the labs, Cerebro, and the med lab. The area was generally off limits unless you had permission to go there, such as a training session.
With nowhere else to look, he made his way there. He first checked in the labs, but they were empty. His next stop was the war room, which was shut tight. Cerebro had no indication that it was in use. That left the med lab. Pietro felt dread filling him, and longed to turn around and leave. He didn't want to be there.
He gathered his nerve, and opened the door… Only to find it also empty. With a frown of confusion he left the room and headed up the stairs. What could have happened that would make everyone leave the mansion? He made his way back up to the main level, feeling a bit like an idiot. Despite that though, the feeling wouldn't leave him that something was wrong.
Pietro pushed the button for the elevator that would take him back to the main level so he could return to the game. However he was rather surprised to find that he had to wait, which was rather bizarre since he had taken the elevator down and it should still be there. The thought fled his mind as the doors of the elevator opened.
Dr. McCoy rushed out pulling a gurney with Logan pushing from the back. Pietro quickly jumped up against the wall out of the way to avoid being ran over as they rushed past. It was only after that he got a look at who the patient was. Pietro felt his knees dissolve from under him as he slowly sank back against the wall in horror. Though her face was bruised and she was obviously seriously injured, the distinctive stripe of white hair mixed with auburn revealed the identity of the person.
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