"Hey, Toad, your date's here!" Fred called from the window next to the front door.
Toad rushed down the stairs, but tripped, and rolled down the rest of the way. He groaned in pain, as he landed on his back, looking up at Wanda. "You okay?" Wanda asked, behind her laugh.
Toad smiled, and immediately rushed to his feet. "Yeah! Fine, snookums!" He rushed to the front door, "Bye!"
Wanda stared after him, shaking her head, smiling. "Did he leave yet?" Pietro snapped, as he walked out of the kitchen.
Wanda glanced at her brother, "Yeah, he just left." She smiled, as she walked into the living room.
"Aren't you kinda suspicious about all this?" Pietro asked, following his sister.
Wanda scoffed, "No. After all Toad did for Betsy? I wouldn't be surprised."
*~*~*~*
Toad closed the car door after him, as he got out of Elizabeth's silver BMW. He followed her into the mansion through the carport door. Tabitha, Kitty, and Rogue greeted them. Tabitha clapped her hands together, and began rubbing them together eagerly. "Alright! Let's get started!" She grinned.
She grabbed onto Toad's arm, and pulled him through the foyer, and up the long staircase. Toad yelped out of surprise.
*~*~*~*
Kitty closed the door of Elizabeth's bedroom after her, with a pile of magazines in her arms. She saw Toad sitting on the floor, surrounded by Elizabeth, Rogue, and Tabitha. She dropped the pile of magazines in the middle of them. "Okay, I dug through every issue of GQ I could find at the store. These are the only things I could find." Kitty sighed, as she sat next to Elizabeth.
"Now, Toad, first off, we so need to work on your pet names!" Rogue cringed.
Toad looked at her, "What's wrong with my pet names, babycakes?"
Rogue let out a yell of disgust, "That's what's wrong with it! Babycakes! Snookums! I can't stand those! Those are the biggest turn offs!" Rogue finally calmed herself, as her friends stared at her with shock, "Okay, okay. Now, use words like, beautiful. Or, even the girl's name for once!" Rogue smiled.
"Just don't use anything corny." Tabitha added.
"Or raunchy." Kitty finished.
Toad glared at them, and hesitantly nodded. Elizabeth picked up a magazine, and began flipping through it. "Now, the image inducer's only going to project a holograph of something similar to your true looks. But in a 'normal' way." She said, as she flipped through the magazine. "Now, we do need to find you an outfit." Elizabeth said.
Tabitha glared at Toad, "Toad, no offense hun, but when was the last time you showered or brushed your teeth?" She hesitantly asked.
Toad blushed, and shrugged, "A month ago, I guess." He sighed.
The girls stopped, and looked at each other, exchanging glances. They then looked back at him, and nodded in unison, "Salon."
"But first, let's get the other stuff down first. The ones that'll take a while to work on." Elizabeth suggested.
Toad raised an eyebrow suspiciously at the girls.
*~*~*~*
Toad strained, as he pushed himself up from a push up. Tabitha sat on the chair, eating a slice of pizza, with her leg crossed over the other, and the pizza box in her hand. "Is this really necessary, yo?" He groaned.
Tabitha shrugged, and spoke while chewing on the pizza in her mouth, "Sure it is! You need a great body, Toad! An ugly face or hair you can cover up with stuff like a cute hat!"
Toad dropped to the ground. He then looked up at Tabitha, "I don't see you doing anything!" He snapped.
Tabitha grinned, "Hey, who's the one that needs the makeover here?" She smirked.
Toad rolled his eyes, "Fine!" He growled, as he continued with the push-ups.
*~*~*~*
Toad danced in the middle of the gym room, to the workout CD the girls had in the stereo in the workout room. The song, 'Dirty' by Christina Aguilera was playing throughout the room. Toad smiled as he shimmied down and then back up. "No, no! Tighter!" Tabitha snapped.
Toad stopped, and looked at her. He stiffly shimmied. "No! Give it some suave moves!" Elizabeth told him.
Toad then did the snake. "And, cut!" Elizabeth said, as she turned off the stereo.
Toad rolled his eyes, and looked at the two girls. Rogue and Kitty shook their heads with slight disappointment. Elizabeth stood next to Toad, and looked at him, "Now, Toad, if you do this move," She then bautsied, and stopped as she heard snickers from the three girls in the room, "Unless you're a member of the Brady Bunch, it should be cut out of your dance book." Elizabeth smiled.
Toad frowned slightly. Tabitha stood up from her seat, and walked to place her hands on Toad's shoulders, "Here, honey, sit here." She said, ushering him to the seat, "Watch and learn." She then gestured for Elizabeth to turn on the stereo, but then looked back at Toad, "Make note, that these moves can also be performed on roller skates." Tabitha smiled.
Elizabeth then turned on the stereo, and the song continued. Elizabeth and Tabitha began dancing to the beat of the music. Toad watched them, soaking in the 'moves' of their dancing. Kitty and Rogue let out a laugh, as Tabitha let out playful grunts as she danced. Toad then laughed with them. Elizabeth and Tabitha smiled at each other, and began laughing as well.
*~*~*~*
Tabitha lied on the floor of Elizabeth's room with her arms and legs sprawled out. Rogue and Kitty lied on Elizabeth's bed. Elizabeth then walked into her room, and placed her keys on her dresser. "Good god! Making someone a hottie is exhausting!" Tabitha snapped.
Elizabeth dropped to the floor out of exhaustion. She then looked up at her two friends, "You owe me, Betsy." Rogue smirked.
"I know, I know. But, Toad deserves this." Elizabeth sighed.
"Yeah, I know." Rogue sighed.
"Kitty?" Tabitha spoke up.
Kitty looked up at her, "Hmm?"
"Do you think I'm pathetic?" Tabitha asked in thought, as she placed her chin on her hand.
Rogue and Elizabeth looked at the young blonde with shock and annoyance. Kitty rolled her eyes, smiling, "No." She then thought for a moment, "Do you think I'm pathetic?"
Tabitha kept her chin on her palm of her hand, looking up in thought, "Sometimes." She answered.
Rogue and Elizabeth let out a laugh. "That's not how you're supposed to answer that!" Kitty sighed.
Tabitha looked at her, "Oh, okay, okay, ask me again."
Kitty rolled her eyes, "Do you think I'm pathetic?" She asked again.
Tabitha sat in silence for a moment, "Sometimes."
Kitty sighed, shaking her head with disappointment. "You're a dork!"
*~*~*~*
Toad walked into the house, closing the door behind him. Pietro leaned against the doorway of the living room. "So?" Pietro hissed, crossing his arms across his chest.
Toad grinned, and stretched loudly. He glanced into the living room, and saw John and Wanda playing cards together on the living room floor. "How was your date?!" Pietro snapped.
Toad then looked at him, and smiled, "Now, Betsy? She is one hell of a woman, yo!" Toad smiled, as he strutted up the stairs.
Pietro looked up after him, with a snarl. "Alright, Betsy! You wanna play hardball? You got it!" He mumbled under his growling.