Author's Note- No Madeline, that'll just be too confusing, I'm saying that
Scott's Nathan's father and Jean's his mother.
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The News of My Death Has Been Greatly Exaggerated
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A hundred days had made me older
Since the last time that I saw your pretty face
A thousand lights had made me colder
And I don't think I can look at this the same
But all the miles had separate
They disappeared now when I'm dreaming of your face
I'm here without you baby
But you're still on my lonely mind
I think about you baby
And I dream about you all the time
-3 Doors Down
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Flashback, after Logan and Kitty left
"I've got to say, runt, she's not exactly the type of girl I thought you'd fall for," Domino said as the group made their way down the road.
"'Fall for'?" Pete repeated dubiously.
"It's quite obvious," she said with a nod. She turned to her partner. "Right, Nathan?"
"Not getting involved," Nathan said wisely.
"Want t' talk about who's fallin' for who?" Pete asked raising an eyebrow. "Lets talk."
"I do have a gun, Wisdom," Domino pointed out holding up said weapon as an example.
"You'd only get one shot, dear."
"I'm getting all warm and fuzzy just listening to you two," Nathan said dryly. "Now knock it off."
"Yes, master," Domino said dryly.
"Didn't know you were int' that kind of kinky stuff," Pete said raising his eyebrows.
"Wisdom," a man said stepping out of the bushes.
Pete's eyes narrowed. "Shrine," Pete nodded. "Nathan, you're a telepath, take `im out."
"With pleasure," Nathan said. Domino squared off with Threadgold in a shooting match as Pete walked over to Scratch.
"I don't see your little playmate," Scratch said smirking. "Get tired of you already?"
"For days I had to look at the marks you put on her," Pete said his voice perfectly level. "I heard her cry at night. I'm going to rip you apart."
"Wisdom, I'd love to see you try."
Two days later
Kitty stood at her locker struggling with the lock. "You could just reach through ya know."
"And be expelled," she muttered not turning. She suddenly froze before turning slowly. "Pete?"
"Hey there, grasshopper. Miss me?" The slap caught him completely off guard. "Ow. What'd I do?"
"You let me think you were dead, you stupid git!" Kitty exclaimed. "Do you know how totally worried I was?!"
"Um, sorry." She crossed her arms and raised an eyebrow at that simple statement. "I came as soon as I could."
"I spent the last three days thinking that you were dead," Kitty told him poking him in the chest for emphasis.
"Yes, and I'm very sorry about that." She glared up at him. He sighed leaning against the lockers behind him. "I am sorry, Pryde. Can't I at least get a kiss before you kill me?" A slight smile touched her lips and she crossed over to him.
"I did miss you," she said stepping into his arms. He leaned down touching his lips to hers lightly. "Let's get out of here."
"Don't you have school?" he murmured huskily.
"I do," she nodded. "I don't care, let's go."
"As you wish." They walked out of the school to a car.
"This yours?"
"It's a rental," Pete shrugged going around to unlock her door. They got in and he took off. "Where to?"
"Honestly, I didn't think that far ahead."
"Right then, we'll just sit here for now."
"Let's go to the Institute." He pulled out onto the main road and she gave him directions. Soon he pulled into the parking lot. They walked into the house. Pete looked around.
"Very nice."
"I'm glad you approve," she smiled. He grinned back at her.
"Wisdom," a voice asked.
"Logan," Pete said turning.
"Still alive?"
"They never touched me."
"Dom?"
"They're fine. Actually, they're in town."
"We'll have to have a game."
Pete's eyes lit up at that. "Count me in, mate."
"I'll leave you two alone," Logan said.
"Thanks."
"I'll show you around," Kitty offered taking Pete's hand and leading him into the rec. room. There Remy and Rogue were sitting on the couch engaged in a thorough make-out session. "Rogue!" The Goth pulled away from Remy.
"Um, hey, sugah," Rogue said.
"How?" Kitty asked.
Blushing very slightly, Rogue held out her wrist where the inhibition collar sat. "Who's he?"
"This is Pete Wisdom," Kitty announced smiling happily.
"Weren't you dead?"
Pete smiled a little. "The news of my death has been greatly exaggerated." Kitty still holding his hand led him away. She showed him the rest of the Institute before stopping upstairs.
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The News of My Death Has Been Greatly Exaggerated
~*~
A hundred days had made me older
Since the last time that I saw your pretty face
A thousand lights had made me colder
And I don't think I can look at this the same
But all the miles had separate
They disappeared now when I'm dreaming of your face
I'm here without you baby
But you're still on my lonely mind
I think about you baby
And I dream about you all the time
-3 Doors Down
~*~
Flashback, after Logan and Kitty left
"I've got to say, runt, she's not exactly the type of girl I thought you'd fall for," Domino said as the group made their way down the road.
"'Fall for'?" Pete repeated dubiously.
"It's quite obvious," she said with a nod. She turned to her partner. "Right, Nathan?"
"Not getting involved," Nathan said wisely.
"Want t' talk about who's fallin' for who?" Pete asked raising an eyebrow. "Lets talk."
"I do have a gun, Wisdom," Domino pointed out holding up said weapon as an example.
"You'd only get one shot, dear."
"I'm getting all warm and fuzzy just listening to you two," Nathan said dryly. "Now knock it off."
"Yes, master," Domino said dryly.
"Didn't know you were int' that kind of kinky stuff," Pete said raising his eyebrows.
"Wisdom," a man said stepping out of the bushes.
Pete's eyes narrowed. "Shrine," Pete nodded. "Nathan, you're a telepath, take `im out."
"With pleasure," Nathan said. Domino squared off with Threadgold in a shooting match as Pete walked over to Scratch.
"I don't see your little playmate," Scratch said smirking. "Get tired of you already?"
"For days I had to look at the marks you put on her," Pete said his voice perfectly level. "I heard her cry at night. I'm going to rip you apart."
"Wisdom, I'd love to see you try."
Two days later
Kitty stood at her locker struggling with the lock. "You could just reach through ya know."
"And be expelled," she muttered not turning. She suddenly froze before turning slowly. "Pete?"
"Hey there, grasshopper. Miss me?" The slap caught him completely off guard. "Ow. What'd I do?"
"You let me think you were dead, you stupid git!" Kitty exclaimed. "Do you know how totally worried I was?!"
"Um, sorry." She crossed her arms and raised an eyebrow at that simple statement. "I came as soon as I could."
"I spent the last three days thinking that you were dead," Kitty told him poking him in the chest for emphasis.
"Yes, and I'm very sorry about that." She glared up at him. He sighed leaning against the lockers behind him. "I am sorry, Pryde. Can't I at least get a kiss before you kill me?" A slight smile touched her lips and she crossed over to him.
"I did miss you," she said stepping into his arms. He leaned down touching his lips to hers lightly. "Let's get out of here."
"Don't you have school?" he murmured huskily.
"I do," she nodded. "I don't care, let's go."
"As you wish." They walked out of the school to a car.
"This yours?"
"It's a rental," Pete shrugged going around to unlock her door. They got in and he took off. "Where to?"
"Honestly, I didn't think that far ahead."
"Right then, we'll just sit here for now."
"Let's go to the Institute." He pulled out onto the main road and she gave him directions. Soon he pulled into the parking lot. They walked into the house. Pete looked around.
"Very nice."
"I'm glad you approve," she smiled. He grinned back at her.
"Wisdom," a voice asked.
"Logan," Pete said turning.
"Still alive?"
"They never touched me."
"Dom?"
"They're fine. Actually, they're in town."
"We'll have to have a game."
Pete's eyes lit up at that. "Count me in, mate."
"I'll leave you two alone," Logan said.
"Thanks."
"I'll show you around," Kitty offered taking Pete's hand and leading him into the rec. room. There Remy and Rogue were sitting on the couch engaged in a thorough make-out session. "Rogue!" The Goth pulled away from Remy.
"Um, hey, sugah," Rogue said.
"How?" Kitty asked.
Blushing very slightly, Rogue held out her wrist where the inhibition collar sat. "Who's he?"
"This is Pete Wisdom," Kitty announced smiling happily.
"Weren't you dead?"
Pete smiled a little. "The news of my death has been greatly exaggerated." Kitty still holding his hand led him away. She showed him the rest of the Institute before stopping upstairs.
