Sugar and Spice
By Todd Fan
Disclaimer: "I have a medium-sized fire axe buried in my spinal column. That sort of thing can really put a crimp on your day".
Yay my reviewers, soon you shall find out who sent those flowers, just not yet. Whoahahahah. I'm quite proud of this chapter, even if i had to up the rating to a PG, just to be safe. The Todd/Wanda scene was inspired by a scene from 'The 10th Kingdom'. If you have never seen this briliant mini- series, i HIGHLY recomend it.
Chapter 15 - Nightfall.
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"I spy with my little eyes, something begining with 'T'".
"Gee, i don't know Roberto, perhaps its TREES?!", said Tabby, "as in what were surrounded by!".
"No need to get testy", said the Brazillian with a shrug.
"I'm not testy", said Tabby, "i'm just wondering where the heck my roommate went off to!".
"Speaking of wandering off", said Lance, "Todd and Wanda have been gone a long time. I want wood so we can build a fire. It's cold!".
"For once, i agree with you Alvers", said Scott, "i mean, how long can it take to find some wood in a forest?".
"A long time if you get sidetracked", said Rogue with a mischeveious grin.
"What are you implying?", said Pietro quickly.
"Nothing, nothing at all", said Rogue, leaning on the tree, "a'hm sure your sister and Toad will be back soon enough".
"Do you know something i don't?", asked Pietro, looking slightly worried, "you do, don't you?!".
"Ah know alot of things you don't", said Rogue smugly.
"We NEED a plan!", piped up Roberto, from where he was muching on an apple he had pulled out of his rucksack, "we need to cover the whole forest area to find her".
"I think we should....", started Lance.
"Who died and made YOU leader?", said Scott.
"Hey, i'm the leader of the Brotherhood!", said Pietro, "I should say what we do".
In seconds all three boys were yelling at each other and attempting to kill whoever it was that disagreed with them.
"O.....kay", said Tabby, "i guess we just sit and wait for them to sort out their whole male dominance thing".
"Well, this is fun", said Roberto saracstically, the fact that it was getting dark and thus the sun was going down bumming him out, "i don't think ANYONE could have any form of fun in this place".
"Well...a'h don't know about that", said Rogue with a chuckle.
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Wanda had been quietly following Todd at a distance. She wasn't sure if he was aware of her presence or not. She had been mulling over what she had done...or more presicely, what to do next. She then realised that she was SUPPOSED to be collecting firewood and stooped down to pick some twigs up.
Todd could sense that Wanda had been following him for a while. He may not have great senses like Wolverine, but he had picked up her gentle footfalls and even her quiet breathing. He gave a small smile, waiting until it sounded like she had stopped again before quickly hopping off the beaten track into the denser wood.
Wanda glanced up from where she had picked up another twig to find that Todd was no longer in front of her. She felt a tiny twinge of panic as she realised she was alone..and, once again, she hadn't been paying attention to the path she had taken so, once again, she was lost. She bit her lip, telling herself to take a hold of the situation, she would be just fine. She heard a rustle in the canopy and began to wonder what sort of animals actually lived in the woods. Bears?. Cougars? Big nasty things with big nasty claws and teeth which had not yet been named?. The rustle came again and then there was the sound of something dropping from the trees...right in front of her. Wanda gave a scream of terror and jumped back, closing her eyes until she heard the sound of laughter. Todd's laughter. She opened her eyes to see Todd in a crouch in front of her, laughing.
"Scared ya good!", he said with a chuckle.
"No you didn't", said Wanda, "i don't get scared".
"You screamed like a little girl", said Todd, raising his eyebrow.
"Well i AM a girl!", said Wanda, then crossed her arms, "what do you think you were doing creeping around and scaring me like that?".
"Ahhh, so ya admit ya were scared", said Todd with a playfull laugh.
"I....damn!", said Wanda, "fine you creeped me out a little bit".
"Yeah, i'm good at that", said Todd, then pointed to the twigs in her hand, "is that all the firewood you got?".
"Well Mister, i don't see YOU with any", said Wanda, looking at her poor supply of what couldn't really be considered firewood.
"I have tons", said Todd, then blinked, "or..i did. I'm sure i put 'em somewhere".
He glanced around, realising he had put the pile down to climb up the trees for the sole purpose of frightening Wanda. Why the heck did he do that again?
"Oooooohhh your gonna be sooo in trouble", teased Wanda, "you lost all that wood".
"Oh, and who's going to tell them?", said Todd raising an eyebrow, and smiling "you?".
"Of course".
"I can't let you do that".
"Try and stop me!", said Wanda with a playfull laugh, dumping her twigs on the ground and running off.
"Oh, you KNOW i'm gonna catch ya!", said Todd, leaping off after her.
Wanda raced off through the undergrowth as fast as her legs could carry her. She could hear Todd behind her until the sound of his leaping faded. She stopped for a second, leaning against a tree to catch her breath, her heart thundering in her chest. She listened carefully, hearing Todd a long way off she grinned and ran to hide behind a bush, pondering whether she should let him catch her or not. Suddenly, Todd leapt out of the trees, knocking her over and pinning her down.
"Caught you", he said, leaning down and giving her a kiss.
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Meanwhile, up at the camp, Jean and Kitty had been piling up their clothes and bits and pieces in the other girls beds, making it look like the others were there. Unfortunately, Riley walked in as they were putting the finishing touches on 'Rogue'.
"Oh my God!", she shouted, "i'm gonna.....".
*Your going to forget Riley. Because all you see are our cabin mates asleep in their beds. You're going to bed now*
Riley blinked, suddenly seeing the sleeping forms of Wanda and Rogue. She nodded and blankly got into bed. Kitty gave Jean a grin.
"If everyone tucked in ready for bed?", said Gelder, peering in through the door.
"Yup, everyone's here", said Kitty.
"Good", said Gelder with a smile, before walking off.
"Use your TK again?", asked Kitty.
"Nope", said Jean, "she really is that dim. And this woman is supposed to be taking care of us...it's scary".
*****
In the forest, Pietro sighed from where he sat in the makeshift 'camp'. The leadership fight had ended, with Scott beign the victor. Mainly because he could shoot optic blasts..while neither Pietro nor Lance could. He sighed and looked at his watch. Time generally moved slowly for him anyway, but he was sure that it wasn't just him.
"Where they heck are they?", he asked.
"Don't worry Pie", said Tabby, "they'll be back any time now".
As if on cue, Wanda walked into the clearing. She had leaves in her hair and wore a happy yet distracted smile.
"Where's the wood?", asked Pietro.
"Yes", she said.
"The fire wood, for the fire?", tried Pietro
"Couldn't find any", said Wanda, walking past him.
"You couldn't find any wood in a wood?".
Wanda didn't answer him and walked off to sit on a log. Pietro and Tabby exchanged a glance before Todd came out of the woods. His shirt the wrong way around and looking just as stunned.
"I supose you don't have any wood either, do you?", said Pietro, crossing his arms.
"Yes, thank you", said Todd, patting Pietro on the shoulder before carrying on.
As it grew darker, Scott decided to use his leader privalages.
"We should get some rest", he said, "we can start a propper search in the morning".
"Yeah, good idea Summers", said Todd lying down and putting his hands behind his head, "we're pretty tired".
"Exhausted", said Wanda, lying down next to Todd and putting her head on his chest.
"Huh?", said Pietro, confused, "did i miss something?".
******
God i loved writing that chapter. Did you like?. If you did, review away, if you didn't, review too. Until next time.....
By Todd Fan
Disclaimer: "I have a medium-sized fire axe buried in my spinal column. That sort of thing can really put a crimp on your day".
Yay my reviewers, soon you shall find out who sent those flowers, just not yet. Whoahahahah. I'm quite proud of this chapter, even if i had to up the rating to a PG, just to be safe. The Todd/Wanda scene was inspired by a scene from 'The 10th Kingdom'. If you have never seen this briliant mini- series, i HIGHLY recomend it.
Chapter 15 - Nightfall.
****
"I spy with my little eyes, something begining with 'T'".
"Gee, i don't know Roberto, perhaps its TREES?!", said Tabby, "as in what were surrounded by!".
"No need to get testy", said the Brazillian with a shrug.
"I'm not testy", said Tabby, "i'm just wondering where the heck my roommate went off to!".
"Speaking of wandering off", said Lance, "Todd and Wanda have been gone a long time. I want wood so we can build a fire. It's cold!".
"For once, i agree with you Alvers", said Scott, "i mean, how long can it take to find some wood in a forest?".
"A long time if you get sidetracked", said Rogue with a mischeveious grin.
"What are you implying?", said Pietro quickly.
"Nothing, nothing at all", said Rogue, leaning on the tree, "a'hm sure your sister and Toad will be back soon enough".
"Do you know something i don't?", asked Pietro, looking slightly worried, "you do, don't you?!".
"Ah know alot of things you don't", said Rogue smugly.
"We NEED a plan!", piped up Roberto, from where he was muching on an apple he had pulled out of his rucksack, "we need to cover the whole forest area to find her".
"I think we should....", started Lance.
"Who died and made YOU leader?", said Scott.
"Hey, i'm the leader of the Brotherhood!", said Pietro, "I should say what we do".
In seconds all three boys were yelling at each other and attempting to kill whoever it was that disagreed with them.
"O.....kay", said Tabby, "i guess we just sit and wait for them to sort out their whole male dominance thing".
"Well, this is fun", said Roberto saracstically, the fact that it was getting dark and thus the sun was going down bumming him out, "i don't think ANYONE could have any form of fun in this place".
"Well...a'h don't know about that", said Rogue with a chuckle.
************
Wanda had been quietly following Todd at a distance. She wasn't sure if he was aware of her presence or not. She had been mulling over what she had done...or more presicely, what to do next. She then realised that she was SUPPOSED to be collecting firewood and stooped down to pick some twigs up.
Todd could sense that Wanda had been following him for a while. He may not have great senses like Wolverine, but he had picked up her gentle footfalls and even her quiet breathing. He gave a small smile, waiting until it sounded like she had stopped again before quickly hopping off the beaten track into the denser wood.
Wanda glanced up from where she had picked up another twig to find that Todd was no longer in front of her. She felt a tiny twinge of panic as she realised she was alone..and, once again, she hadn't been paying attention to the path she had taken so, once again, she was lost. She bit her lip, telling herself to take a hold of the situation, she would be just fine. She heard a rustle in the canopy and began to wonder what sort of animals actually lived in the woods. Bears?. Cougars? Big nasty things with big nasty claws and teeth which had not yet been named?. The rustle came again and then there was the sound of something dropping from the trees...right in front of her. Wanda gave a scream of terror and jumped back, closing her eyes until she heard the sound of laughter. Todd's laughter. She opened her eyes to see Todd in a crouch in front of her, laughing.
"Scared ya good!", he said with a chuckle.
"No you didn't", said Wanda, "i don't get scared".
"You screamed like a little girl", said Todd, raising his eyebrow.
"Well i AM a girl!", said Wanda, then crossed her arms, "what do you think you were doing creeping around and scaring me like that?".
"Ahhh, so ya admit ya were scared", said Todd with a playfull laugh.
"I....damn!", said Wanda, "fine you creeped me out a little bit".
"Yeah, i'm good at that", said Todd, then pointed to the twigs in her hand, "is that all the firewood you got?".
"Well Mister, i don't see YOU with any", said Wanda, looking at her poor supply of what couldn't really be considered firewood.
"I have tons", said Todd, then blinked, "or..i did. I'm sure i put 'em somewhere".
He glanced around, realising he had put the pile down to climb up the trees for the sole purpose of frightening Wanda. Why the heck did he do that again?
"Oooooohhh your gonna be sooo in trouble", teased Wanda, "you lost all that wood".
"Oh, and who's going to tell them?", said Todd raising an eyebrow, and smiling "you?".
"Of course".
"I can't let you do that".
"Try and stop me!", said Wanda with a playfull laugh, dumping her twigs on the ground and running off.
"Oh, you KNOW i'm gonna catch ya!", said Todd, leaping off after her.
Wanda raced off through the undergrowth as fast as her legs could carry her. She could hear Todd behind her until the sound of his leaping faded. She stopped for a second, leaning against a tree to catch her breath, her heart thundering in her chest. She listened carefully, hearing Todd a long way off she grinned and ran to hide behind a bush, pondering whether she should let him catch her or not. Suddenly, Todd leapt out of the trees, knocking her over and pinning her down.
"Caught you", he said, leaning down and giving her a kiss.
******
Meanwhile, up at the camp, Jean and Kitty had been piling up their clothes and bits and pieces in the other girls beds, making it look like the others were there. Unfortunately, Riley walked in as they were putting the finishing touches on 'Rogue'.
"Oh my God!", she shouted, "i'm gonna.....".
*Your going to forget Riley. Because all you see are our cabin mates asleep in their beds. You're going to bed now*
Riley blinked, suddenly seeing the sleeping forms of Wanda and Rogue. She nodded and blankly got into bed. Kitty gave Jean a grin.
"If everyone tucked in ready for bed?", said Gelder, peering in through the door.
"Yup, everyone's here", said Kitty.
"Good", said Gelder with a smile, before walking off.
"Use your TK again?", asked Kitty.
"Nope", said Jean, "she really is that dim. And this woman is supposed to be taking care of us...it's scary".
*****
In the forest, Pietro sighed from where he sat in the makeshift 'camp'. The leadership fight had ended, with Scott beign the victor. Mainly because he could shoot optic blasts..while neither Pietro nor Lance could. He sighed and looked at his watch. Time generally moved slowly for him anyway, but he was sure that it wasn't just him.
"Where they heck are they?", he asked.
"Don't worry Pie", said Tabby, "they'll be back any time now".
As if on cue, Wanda walked into the clearing. She had leaves in her hair and wore a happy yet distracted smile.
"Where's the wood?", asked Pietro.
"Yes", she said.
"The fire wood, for the fire?", tried Pietro
"Couldn't find any", said Wanda, walking past him.
"You couldn't find any wood in a wood?".
Wanda didn't answer him and walked off to sit on a log. Pietro and Tabby exchanged a glance before Todd came out of the woods. His shirt the wrong way around and looking just as stunned.
"I supose you don't have any wood either, do you?", said Pietro, crossing his arms.
"Yes, thank you", said Todd, patting Pietro on the shoulder before carrying on.
As it grew darker, Scott decided to use his leader privalages.
"We should get some rest", he said, "we can start a propper search in the morning".
"Yeah, good idea Summers", said Todd lying down and putting his hands behind his head, "we're pretty tired".
"Exhausted", said Wanda, lying down next to Todd and putting her head on his chest.
"Huh?", said Pietro, confused, "did i miss something?".
******
God i loved writing that chapter. Did you like?. If you did, review away, if you didn't, review too. Until next time.....