Chapter Three: Better Left Unsaid
Disclaimer: I DO NOT own any of the X-Men or the Brotherhood. I WISH I owned Pietro, but, alas, if wishes were fishes-So, anyways, I present this bizarre fanfic to you. ALL POEMS are my own and belong to ME. This fanfic was odd to begin, because I dreamed about it, and I know how the middle and the end go, but hey, I tried to make a beginning of this-hope it's alright.^_^ Oh, and this is going to get darker and darker, as most of my stories do, and deal with some major issues later on.^_^; And because of idiotic document formatting, I have to use dashes instead of ellipses. Sorry.^_^; ((OH, and if anyone was wondering, NO, the Brotherhood aren't actually-erm-attending classes-they were expelled, remember?-they are just there to humor Lance-on occasion(despite Kitty's burst of scorn towards him)-and now Pietro, though he'll be coming alone sometimes, too. Of course, I doubt they attended much class to begin with, even before they were expelled-lol.^_^; Just wanted to clear that up before anyone asked.)) A lot of this is based on the fact that Pietro loves a challenge-lol.^_^
****************************************************************** 'These tears inside I cry, I cannot back down, I must stay strong for myself, I have nothing else./
These dreams inside I see, I must not listen, I must pretend I do not feel, I have no other defense./
These thoughts inside I know, I will be torn apart, I must not think about things, That are better left unsaid.'
************************************************************************ Auria's eyes widened as she realized that they were approaching her house.
"Hey!" She yelped, snatching Pietro's arm and shaking it viciously before he could react.
"Calm down and let go! I can't take you out like that, can I? I mean, most girls like to look their best when they go out on a date, you know, so I figured you might at least change."
Anger flared into her green eyes and they began to narrow.
"WHAT?! FIRST-This is NOT a date, remember? SECOND-YOU aren't changing, why should I?!"
Pietro gave a crafty sort of grin that spread to his eyes, and folded his fingers together.
"Tsk, tsk, c'mon-remember that secret you want to know? Well, to complete my request, so that I'll tell you, you have to get dressed up a little." He smirked as he spoke, his voice very 'You-know-you-wanna-know.'
Sighing and rolling her eyes exaggeratedly, Ria hopped out of the jeep without missing a beat and walked briskly to her front door, entering and heading straight for her room.
************************************************************************ After about fifteen minutes, during which Pietro tapped his fingers and ignored jibes from his companions about how 'she probably ran off and wasn't coming out at all,' Auria stepped back out onto the front porch.
Pietro's jaw dropped slightly, and Toad let out a whistle. The reason was very obvious-the once-plain, average-looking girl had seemed to change dramatically, like a caterpillar to a butterfly. Her long hair was pulled back into some strange bun-sort of thing, with tiny black clips at the sides. She was wearing a long black skirt made of some sort of silky- looking material, with slits on each side up to her knees that laced up loosely with silk ribbons. Her top was a black brocade corset with three small black silk roses at the top. She also was wearing jewelry- long black pearl drop earrings and a matching necklace. Her makeup was changed from earlier, and while the eyeshadow was still black, it now shimmered slightly, and her lips were a dark, blood red, almost black but not quite. She raised an eyebrow.
"What? You SAID to dress up, so I DID. So, come on, then, let's get this OVER with."
'Curse my curiosity AND my love of dressing up.' Mentally she kicked herself repeatedly-she hadn't intended to look nice enough for anyone to be impressed. But surely they couldn't REALLY be that impressed-she wasn't THAT pretty, after all.
Pietro nodded self-satisfactorily at himself and his 'friends.' He knew she hadn't been ugly, but he hadn't really completely realized that she was that PRETTY at all-He'd been more interested in her for her attitude and the fact that she seemed impossible to get close to.
********************************************************************** Auria sighed and walked up to the jeep. With a little less grace than before, she made it into the vehicle without any of the proffered assistance. She scooted as close as possible to the door, although something inside told her that might not be safe, in THIS vehicle, and crossed her arms, a scowl on her face like a dark cloud waiting to rain down on the world.
'I knew this was a stupid idea, right from the start-WHY did I EVER agree to this??!'
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As they pulled up to the movie theatre, Lance grinned a rather knowing sort of smile and winked at Pietro.
"Have fun-if she doesn't kill you first." He laughed to himself.
"Haha, VERY funny, Lance. Considering Kitty won't even give you the time of the day, I wouldn't talk if I were you."
Lance's expression changed very quickly, and he glared at Pietro with a look that seemed as if it could kill.
Pietro rolled his eyes and jumped out of the jeep, pulling Ria none-too- delicately with him.
"HEY! Watch it! I'm not incapable of being hurt, you know!"
Toad grinned and called out after them, "Yo, Pietro! Don't do anything I wouldn't do!"
Somehow, this did not reassure Auria.
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Auria tried to keep at least a foot away from Pietro as they walked up to the ticket counter, but he seemed to just appear at her shoulder every time she managed to pull her arm away from him. Finally, Ria simply gave up and vowed that as soon as she knew what enabled him to go places so swiftly, she'd have nothing to do with him-even if she had to hide.
Pietro smiled to himself. 'Bravo, you have her right where you want her- well, not RIGHT where you want her, that would be-somewhere else entirely. With a lot less people. But, she IS bursting with curiosity-enough to even dress up, after all. This should be good-very good. Even if I DO have to actually pay for the tickets, since to sneak in the way I normally would is impossible without revealing my secret earlier than I'd like.' The ticket administrator nodded at him as if they were friends, but Pietro just snarled slightly at him and took his tickets.
"C'mon, then, Ria. We should go on in, to get good seats. People like me don't like to be forced to sit in seats that are obviously inferior."
"You don't seem so great to me, but I like to have good seats, so I suppose I'll ignore your arrogance for now."
He smirked and opened the door for her, playing the gentlemen for a few moments as he allowed her to step into the cool of the air-conditioned movie theatre first. Instantly, Pietro was again at her arm, and she blinked in shock for a second.
'I swear, he couldn't POSSIBLY be moving that fast without-no, he COULDN'T be! I must be losing my mind.'
Later, During the Movie-
"Take your arm OFF of my shoulders, thank you very much."
"Alright, alright. Fine."
"And this time, please LEAVE it OFF."
Pietro mumbled and glared at the girl next to him, although it didn't seem to phase Ria a bit. 'Yeah, well, this date isn't over yet-I refuse to get absolutely nothing out of this.'
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When the movie ended, Ria stood, arms crossed and foot tapping.
"Well--? Aren't you going to tell me now?"
Pietro grabbed her arm and pulled it from the other, running his hand down to her own hand and latching the fingers tightly together.
"HEY!! Let GO!" Ria yelped.
He laughed. "This isn't over yet. We have to eat supper before I take you home, after all. Come on, don't spoil the fun-besides, you MUST be hungry after that LONG movie. And I'll pay-come on!" He gave a 'winning' smile.
Rolling her eyes and making an exasperated noise, Auria only nodded. She tried to pull her hand away, but found herself unable to.
"Don't pull away. At least LOOK like you're enjoying yourself, it'll be a little more encouraging for me, after all, and without encouragement, I can't tell you my secret. So, come on, act a little happier."
Ria plastered a fake smile across her face.
"Is THIS better?"
Pietro chuckled and smirked.
"We should be able to walk to a nice place from here. Let's go."
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Author's Note: I hope this was tolerable-I try very hard. It's a little short, I think-sorry.^_^; It was really fun to write, at any rate. I found it kind of entertaining. The next chapter will also be about the next part of the "date." Hope you enjoyed, PLEASE review, but do realize that this character (Ria) is a lot like me, so don't criticize to harshly, I am incredibly emotional and sensitive, alright? Thank you all for understanding. ( I would say ya'all, since I AM from Louisiana-but considering this is X-Men Evolution fanfic, I don't think I will. Rogue uses it too many times for me to hope not to confuse people.) Also, this fic WILL get darker, as many readers of my other stuff can tell you. It's going to deal with a LOT of issues, so, if you can't handle that, better quit while you're ahead. Thanks to those who've reviewed! ((Thanks Kat!!^_^^_^-I know her from school.)) Next chapter is 'Dance Into the Darkness'. (Which won't be as depressing as it sounds-the depressingness won't come into the story until later.) Should be added tomorrow or later tonight.^_^;
Disclaimer: I DO NOT own any of the X-Men or the Brotherhood. I WISH I owned Pietro, but, alas, if wishes were fishes-So, anyways, I present this bizarre fanfic to you. ALL POEMS are my own and belong to ME. This fanfic was odd to begin, because I dreamed about it, and I know how the middle and the end go, but hey, I tried to make a beginning of this-hope it's alright.^_^ Oh, and this is going to get darker and darker, as most of my stories do, and deal with some major issues later on.^_^; And because of idiotic document formatting, I have to use dashes instead of ellipses. Sorry.^_^; ((OH, and if anyone was wondering, NO, the Brotherhood aren't actually-erm-attending classes-they were expelled, remember?-they are just there to humor Lance-on occasion(despite Kitty's burst of scorn towards him)-and now Pietro, though he'll be coming alone sometimes, too. Of course, I doubt they attended much class to begin with, even before they were expelled-lol.^_^; Just wanted to clear that up before anyone asked.)) A lot of this is based on the fact that Pietro loves a challenge-lol.^_^
****************************************************************** 'These tears inside I cry, I cannot back down, I must stay strong for myself, I have nothing else./
These dreams inside I see, I must not listen, I must pretend I do not feel, I have no other defense./
These thoughts inside I know, I will be torn apart, I must not think about things, That are better left unsaid.'
************************************************************************ Auria's eyes widened as she realized that they were approaching her house.
"Hey!" She yelped, snatching Pietro's arm and shaking it viciously before he could react.
"Calm down and let go! I can't take you out like that, can I? I mean, most girls like to look their best when they go out on a date, you know, so I figured you might at least change."
Anger flared into her green eyes and they began to narrow.
"WHAT?! FIRST-This is NOT a date, remember? SECOND-YOU aren't changing, why should I?!"
Pietro gave a crafty sort of grin that spread to his eyes, and folded his fingers together.
"Tsk, tsk, c'mon-remember that secret you want to know? Well, to complete my request, so that I'll tell you, you have to get dressed up a little." He smirked as he spoke, his voice very 'You-know-you-wanna-know.'
Sighing and rolling her eyes exaggeratedly, Ria hopped out of the jeep without missing a beat and walked briskly to her front door, entering and heading straight for her room.
************************************************************************ After about fifteen minutes, during which Pietro tapped his fingers and ignored jibes from his companions about how 'she probably ran off and wasn't coming out at all,' Auria stepped back out onto the front porch.
Pietro's jaw dropped slightly, and Toad let out a whistle. The reason was very obvious-the once-plain, average-looking girl had seemed to change dramatically, like a caterpillar to a butterfly. Her long hair was pulled back into some strange bun-sort of thing, with tiny black clips at the sides. She was wearing a long black skirt made of some sort of silky- looking material, with slits on each side up to her knees that laced up loosely with silk ribbons. Her top was a black brocade corset with three small black silk roses at the top. She also was wearing jewelry- long black pearl drop earrings and a matching necklace. Her makeup was changed from earlier, and while the eyeshadow was still black, it now shimmered slightly, and her lips were a dark, blood red, almost black but not quite. She raised an eyebrow.
"What? You SAID to dress up, so I DID. So, come on, then, let's get this OVER with."
'Curse my curiosity AND my love of dressing up.' Mentally she kicked herself repeatedly-she hadn't intended to look nice enough for anyone to be impressed. But surely they couldn't REALLY be that impressed-she wasn't THAT pretty, after all.
Pietro nodded self-satisfactorily at himself and his 'friends.' He knew she hadn't been ugly, but he hadn't really completely realized that she was that PRETTY at all-He'd been more interested in her for her attitude and the fact that she seemed impossible to get close to.
********************************************************************** Auria sighed and walked up to the jeep. With a little less grace than before, she made it into the vehicle without any of the proffered assistance. She scooted as close as possible to the door, although something inside told her that might not be safe, in THIS vehicle, and crossed her arms, a scowl on her face like a dark cloud waiting to rain down on the world.
'I knew this was a stupid idea, right from the start-WHY did I EVER agree to this??!'
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As they pulled up to the movie theatre, Lance grinned a rather knowing sort of smile and winked at Pietro.
"Have fun-if she doesn't kill you first." He laughed to himself.
"Haha, VERY funny, Lance. Considering Kitty won't even give you the time of the day, I wouldn't talk if I were you."
Lance's expression changed very quickly, and he glared at Pietro with a look that seemed as if it could kill.
Pietro rolled his eyes and jumped out of the jeep, pulling Ria none-too- delicately with him.
"HEY! Watch it! I'm not incapable of being hurt, you know!"
Toad grinned and called out after them, "Yo, Pietro! Don't do anything I wouldn't do!"
Somehow, this did not reassure Auria.
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Auria tried to keep at least a foot away from Pietro as they walked up to the ticket counter, but he seemed to just appear at her shoulder every time she managed to pull her arm away from him. Finally, Ria simply gave up and vowed that as soon as she knew what enabled him to go places so swiftly, she'd have nothing to do with him-even if she had to hide.
Pietro smiled to himself. 'Bravo, you have her right where you want her- well, not RIGHT where you want her, that would be-somewhere else entirely. With a lot less people. But, she IS bursting with curiosity-enough to even dress up, after all. This should be good-very good. Even if I DO have to actually pay for the tickets, since to sneak in the way I normally would is impossible without revealing my secret earlier than I'd like.' The ticket administrator nodded at him as if they were friends, but Pietro just snarled slightly at him and took his tickets.
"C'mon, then, Ria. We should go on in, to get good seats. People like me don't like to be forced to sit in seats that are obviously inferior."
"You don't seem so great to me, but I like to have good seats, so I suppose I'll ignore your arrogance for now."
He smirked and opened the door for her, playing the gentlemen for a few moments as he allowed her to step into the cool of the air-conditioned movie theatre first. Instantly, Pietro was again at her arm, and she blinked in shock for a second.
'I swear, he couldn't POSSIBLY be moving that fast without-no, he COULDN'T be! I must be losing my mind.'
Later, During the Movie-
"Take your arm OFF of my shoulders, thank you very much."
"Alright, alright. Fine."
"And this time, please LEAVE it OFF."
Pietro mumbled and glared at the girl next to him, although it didn't seem to phase Ria a bit. 'Yeah, well, this date isn't over yet-I refuse to get absolutely nothing out of this.'
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When the movie ended, Ria stood, arms crossed and foot tapping.
"Well--? Aren't you going to tell me now?"
Pietro grabbed her arm and pulled it from the other, running his hand down to her own hand and latching the fingers tightly together.
"HEY!! Let GO!" Ria yelped.
He laughed. "This isn't over yet. We have to eat supper before I take you home, after all. Come on, don't spoil the fun-besides, you MUST be hungry after that LONG movie. And I'll pay-come on!" He gave a 'winning' smile.
Rolling her eyes and making an exasperated noise, Auria only nodded. She tried to pull her hand away, but found herself unable to.
"Don't pull away. At least LOOK like you're enjoying yourself, it'll be a little more encouraging for me, after all, and without encouragement, I can't tell you my secret. So, come on, act a little happier."
Ria plastered a fake smile across her face.
"Is THIS better?"
Pietro chuckled and smirked.
"We should be able to walk to a nice place from here. Let's go."
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Author's Note: I hope this was tolerable-I try very hard. It's a little short, I think-sorry.^_^; It was really fun to write, at any rate. I found it kind of entertaining. The next chapter will also be about the next part of the "date." Hope you enjoyed, PLEASE review, but do realize that this character (Ria) is a lot like me, so don't criticize to harshly, I am incredibly emotional and sensitive, alright? Thank you all for understanding. ( I would say ya'all, since I AM from Louisiana-but considering this is X-Men Evolution fanfic, I don't think I will. Rogue uses it too many times for me to hope not to confuse people.) Also, this fic WILL get darker, as many readers of my other stuff can tell you. It's going to deal with a LOT of issues, so, if you can't handle that, better quit while you're ahead. Thanks to those who've reviewed! ((Thanks Kat!!^_^^_^-I know her from school.)) Next chapter is 'Dance Into the Darkness'. (Which won't be as depressing as it sounds-the depressingness won't come into the story until later.) Should be added tomorrow or later tonight.^_^;