The One
By: Mhealeayah
Disclaimer: I do not own X-Men Evolution
Author's Notes: In this chapter, Eliza is already 5.
"Why does Mr. Sheldon make all of us listen to this station every Christmas?" Pietro complained as he walked with Rex through the office.
"For your information Mr. Maximoff, Kathy started it, and now its tradition," Josie butted in.
"She's right, anyway it's helps all of us get into the Christmas spirit," Rex added.
"You two are impossible, I'm just asking for one person to be on my side," He sighed.
(On the radio)
"Hi, is that heavy?" The announcer asked.
(At the office)
"What's going on anyway?" Pietro asked.
"People are donating stuff for the needy, and the DJs are there to support it," Josie replied.
(On the radio)
"Uh huh," The little girl replied.
"Thanks for coming today," A female DJ spoke this time.
"Your welcome!" The little girl's voice beamed.
"Can you say Happy Holidays?" The guy asked.
"Happy Holidays!" She giggled.
(At the office)
"That's Eli!" Pietro shouted with excitement.
"Who's Eli?" Rex looked at him weird.
Pietro then noticed his slip, "Oh, uh…a friend's kid."
"Sure," Rex just nodded and walked away.
"Mommy!" Eliza screamed. She tried to peer through the darkness. The soft yellow glow of her nightlight had disappeared. She could hear the wind blowing outside her window and every once in a while lighting and thunder pierced the sky.
"Shh, it's ok," Kitty came in and sat her on her lap.
"I'm scared Mommy!"
"I know, but it's only a thunderstorm. You want to sleep with me?" Kitty asked.
Eliza shook her head, "I want to be a big girl. Mommy, don't you ever get scared?"
"Everyone gets scared," Kitty stated, remembering everything she had to go through growing up, "I have an idea."
"What?"
"Here," Kitty handed her the flashlight in her hands, "Let's play a game. Every time you see lighting turn the flashlight off before you hear the thunder, then turn it back on the next flash of lighting. See how many times you beat the thunder."
"Ok," Eliza agreed and waited patiently.
The next streak of lighting surprised her causing her to jump before flipping the switch off. A second or two later, she heard the thunder.
"I won!" She exclaimed.
She did it a few more times as Kitty sat next to her. Finally Eliza turned to her mom, and asked, "Can I keep playing?"
Kitty nodded then backed out of the room as Eliza stared out her window waiting anxiously for the next flash of lightening.
"You're going to school this year aren't you?" Wanda asked one night baby-sitting Eliza.
"Uh huh," Eliza replied playing with her dolls.
"You look like your mom," Wanda stated while watching her.
"What do you mean? I think my Mommy's pretty," Eliza said.
"I know, but most girls don't like to look their moms. But then again your not like most girls, you're Eliza Ann Maximoff," Wanda added proudly.
"That's your last name too right Auntie Wanda?" Eliza asked looking up.
"Proud of it," She smiled.
"But how come Pappy's is different?"
"Um...we'll tell you that story someday. Now off to bed, I think I heard your dad pull in," Wanda scooped her up into her arms and ran into her room.
"Honestly Wanda, you think you can hide that you let her stay up past her bedtime," Pietro shook his head as he appeared in the doorway.
"Daddy, Auntie Wanda said I look like Mommy, and I told her that I think Mommy's pretty," Eliza stated.
"You're right, your Mommy is beautiful, because you look like your mom, so you're both very pretty," He tucked her in and placed a kiss on her temple.
Eliza smiled, "I look like you too!"
Pietro laughed.
"I do! Auntie Wanda says I have your eyes," She smiled proudly to her aunt.
"Of course, night Princess," He followed Wanda out and shut the door.
"You can say it Eliza, but you can't say it to her face, coward. I'll see you guys later," Wanda grabbed her stuff and walked out.
"Mommy, how come you don't work like Daddy?" Eliza asked one night as Kitty was tucking her in.
"Because I like being your Mommy better," Kitty replied.
"Do you ever get tired of being a Mommy?"
Kitty raised her eyebrows at her daughter's interesting questions, particularly since she asked at the end of the day, "Well," She answered honestly, "Sometimes I get tired of cooking, doing laundry, and making beds."
"I thought you liked doing those things," Eliza interjected innocently.
Kitty laughed, "No, Sweetheart."
"Then why do you do them?" She asked.
"Because they need to be done. But even If I'm tired of doing all those things, I'm never tired of being your mommy."
"Your not?" Eliza asked.
Kitty shook her head and kissed Eliza's forehead.
"You don't need to come," Kitty said.
"I want too, plus, if I leave her with you, you might even take her back home without me knowing," Pietro replied.
"I can stay and help if I want, it's not against the rules," Kitty added.
"I know, but you can't be there everyday. You knew that this way was coming Kitty," Pietro took a sip of his coffee.
Kitty sighed and blinked back a few tears.
"I'm ready!" Eliza yelled running down the stairs, tumbling at the end.
"Pietro!" Kitty screamed.
"I got her," Pietro caught her before she hit the floor.
Kitty stood at the bottom of the steps, "Annie, I told you not to run down the stairs, you could get hurt."
"I'm sorry Mommy," She then hugged her mommy's leg.
"Come on, eat your breakfast, you don't want to miss your first day of pre-school," Pietro picked her up and placed her on a chair.
In the car, Pietro was driving, while Kitty sat in the passenger seat, sniffling.
"Mommy, what's wrong?" Eliza asked from the backseat.
"Nothing's wrong Sweetie," She blinked back a few more tears that were threatening to fall.
"Morning class, I'm so glad all of you made it this morning!" The teacher smiled brightly to all the little four and five year olds.
"Don't worry parents, they're in safe hands, you can stay if you like, but if you have work to go to, feel free to say goodbye," She announced.
"Eli, come here," Pietro called for her.
"Daddy, has to go to work you know that, and Mommy needs to go home, you'll be ok?" He squatted to make eye contact with her.
"I think so, I already made friends! This is like when someone takes care of me right? One of you will pick me up when you're ready," She replied.
"Instead, we have to wait till you're ready. Mommy will pick you up, she'll even help your class sometimes, so there's no reason to be sad," He added.
"I'm not sad Daddy," She shook her head.
"I'm talking to your Mommy," He laughed.
Eliza looked at her mom who was wiping her eyes her and there. She tugged on her arms, so Kitty could be face to face with her, "Mommy, why you sad?"
Kitty didn't say anything but took her in her arms, and cried a little bit. She then wiped her eyes, "I'll be ok. I love you Baby," She then kissed her and got up.
"Bye Daddy," She hugged Pietro and kissed him, and went back to her seat.
"Come on, let's go," Pietro put his arm around Kitty's shoulder to make her go outside.
Kitty sighed as she stared back at the building they had just walked out of.
"Since we only took one car, I'll run to work, and you go straight home. I'll see you later," then he sped off.
Kitty sniffled a little bit more and got into the car. "Stupid speed demon!" She muttered as she slammed the door of his car. "Go straight home," She mimicked.
As soon as she got home, she stared blankly at the TV screen.
Ding Dong.
Kitty looked through the peep hole to see her friends, so she opened the door.
"Surprise!" Tabitha boomed.
"We're here on a mission!" Amara announced.
"The Bayville Sirens are back in action!" Jean couldn't keep herself from laughing.
"Come on!" Rogue grabbed Kitty's hand and rushed upstairs to her room. "Where's your outfit?"
"I don't know if I can still fit into it. I had a baby," She whined.
"It's not going to hurt to try!" Jean pushed everyone out of the room.
"I just want to stay home and sulk!" Kitty yelled through the closed door.
"Just put it on!" Tabitha shouted back.
"You guys aren't helping!" Kitty opened the door to reveal that the outfit no longer looked the same way it used to.
"Ok, we made a mistake. Sorry," Amara chucked nervously, "that was almost 10 years ago. We'll go and get new ones."
"Yeah, all of us," Jean chimed in.
"Figured, since none of you are even wearing your old ones either," Kitty crossed her arms.
"Let's just go!" Tabitha grabbed her arms and raced downstairs.
"We have something better than Scott or Lance's car right?" Kitty asked.
"Of course, we have Pietro's car," Rogue dangled his keys in the air by his car.
"Come on!" Amara jumped into the backseat.
"Watch out Bayville! The Sirens are back!" Tabitha yelled through the open window and Jean drove off.
After three hours of having fun at the mall and getting new clothes, they went back to Pietro's car.
"Ok, so what's the mission?"
"Secret," Rogue flashed a mischievous look her way.
"Ok, so where we off to now?" Kitty asked.
"We just finished shopping, so movies!" Amara exclaimed.
After the movie, "This was really great guys! Thanks for taking me out today!" Kitty smiled as she back into the seat on their way home.
"Mission accomplished!" Tabitha and Amara gave each other a high five.
"Our goal was for you to enjoy today, because you learned how to let go. And we brought Cinderella back just in time, to change and pick her little Princess from school," Jean stated.
"See, you lived, it's only five hours without Eliza. This is just the first step for you. The Professor wanted us to let you know that you can still have fun not only a mother, but still a young woman with her friends," Rogue added.
"Aww, thanks guys," Kitty hugged each one of them.
"And if you ever need anything, the Bayville Sirens stick together!" Tabitha announced proudly.
"Of course," Kitty laughed.
By: Mhealeayah
Disclaimer: I do not own X-Men Evolution
Author's Notes: In this chapter, Eliza is already 5.
"Why does Mr. Sheldon make all of us listen to this station every Christmas?" Pietro complained as he walked with Rex through the office.
"For your information Mr. Maximoff, Kathy started it, and now its tradition," Josie butted in.
"She's right, anyway it's helps all of us get into the Christmas spirit," Rex added.
"You two are impossible, I'm just asking for one person to be on my side," He sighed.
(On the radio)
"Hi, is that heavy?" The announcer asked.
(At the office)
"What's going on anyway?" Pietro asked.
"People are donating stuff for the needy, and the DJs are there to support it," Josie replied.
(On the radio)
"Uh huh," The little girl replied.
"Thanks for coming today," A female DJ spoke this time.
"Your welcome!" The little girl's voice beamed.
"Can you say Happy Holidays?" The guy asked.
"Happy Holidays!" She giggled.
(At the office)
"That's Eli!" Pietro shouted with excitement.
"Who's Eli?" Rex looked at him weird.
Pietro then noticed his slip, "Oh, uh…a friend's kid."
"Sure," Rex just nodded and walked away.
"Mommy!" Eliza screamed. She tried to peer through the darkness. The soft yellow glow of her nightlight had disappeared. She could hear the wind blowing outside her window and every once in a while lighting and thunder pierced the sky.
"Shh, it's ok," Kitty came in and sat her on her lap.
"I'm scared Mommy!"
"I know, but it's only a thunderstorm. You want to sleep with me?" Kitty asked.
Eliza shook her head, "I want to be a big girl. Mommy, don't you ever get scared?"
"Everyone gets scared," Kitty stated, remembering everything she had to go through growing up, "I have an idea."
"What?"
"Here," Kitty handed her the flashlight in her hands, "Let's play a game. Every time you see lighting turn the flashlight off before you hear the thunder, then turn it back on the next flash of lighting. See how many times you beat the thunder."
"Ok," Eliza agreed and waited patiently.
The next streak of lighting surprised her causing her to jump before flipping the switch off. A second or two later, she heard the thunder.
"I won!" She exclaimed.
She did it a few more times as Kitty sat next to her. Finally Eliza turned to her mom, and asked, "Can I keep playing?"
Kitty nodded then backed out of the room as Eliza stared out her window waiting anxiously for the next flash of lightening.
"You're going to school this year aren't you?" Wanda asked one night baby-sitting Eliza.
"Uh huh," Eliza replied playing with her dolls.
"You look like your mom," Wanda stated while watching her.
"What do you mean? I think my Mommy's pretty," Eliza said.
"I know, but most girls don't like to look their moms. But then again your not like most girls, you're Eliza Ann Maximoff," Wanda added proudly.
"That's your last name too right Auntie Wanda?" Eliza asked looking up.
"Proud of it," She smiled.
"But how come Pappy's is different?"
"Um...we'll tell you that story someday. Now off to bed, I think I heard your dad pull in," Wanda scooped her up into her arms and ran into her room.
"Honestly Wanda, you think you can hide that you let her stay up past her bedtime," Pietro shook his head as he appeared in the doorway.
"Daddy, Auntie Wanda said I look like Mommy, and I told her that I think Mommy's pretty," Eliza stated.
"You're right, your Mommy is beautiful, because you look like your mom, so you're both very pretty," He tucked her in and placed a kiss on her temple.
Eliza smiled, "I look like you too!"
Pietro laughed.
"I do! Auntie Wanda says I have your eyes," She smiled proudly to her aunt.
"Of course, night Princess," He followed Wanda out and shut the door.
"You can say it Eliza, but you can't say it to her face, coward. I'll see you guys later," Wanda grabbed her stuff and walked out.
"Mommy, how come you don't work like Daddy?" Eliza asked one night as Kitty was tucking her in.
"Because I like being your Mommy better," Kitty replied.
"Do you ever get tired of being a Mommy?"
Kitty raised her eyebrows at her daughter's interesting questions, particularly since she asked at the end of the day, "Well," She answered honestly, "Sometimes I get tired of cooking, doing laundry, and making beds."
"I thought you liked doing those things," Eliza interjected innocently.
Kitty laughed, "No, Sweetheart."
"Then why do you do them?" She asked.
"Because they need to be done. But even If I'm tired of doing all those things, I'm never tired of being your mommy."
"Your not?" Eliza asked.
Kitty shook her head and kissed Eliza's forehead.
"You don't need to come," Kitty said.
"I want too, plus, if I leave her with you, you might even take her back home without me knowing," Pietro replied.
"I can stay and help if I want, it's not against the rules," Kitty added.
"I know, but you can't be there everyday. You knew that this way was coming Kitty," Pietro took a sip of his coffee.
Kitty sighed and blinked back a few tears.
"I'm ready!" Eliza yelled running down the stairs, tumbling at the end.
"Pietro!" Kitty screamed.
"I got her," Pietro caught her before she hit the floor.
Kitty stood at the bottom of the steps, "Annie, I told you not to run down the stairs, you could get hurt."
"I'm sorry Mommy," She then hugged her mommy's leg.
"Come on, eat your breakfast, you don't want to miss your first day of pre-school," Pietro picked her up and placed her on a chair.
In the car, Pietro was driving, while Kitty sat in the passenger seat, sniffling.
"Mommy, what's wrong?" Eliza asked from the backseat.
"Nothing's wrong Sweetie," She blinked back a few more tears that were threatening to fall.
"Morning class, I'm so glad all of you made it this morning!" The teacher smiled brightly to all the little four and five year olds.
"Don't worry parents, they're in safe hands, you can stay if you like, but if you have work to go to, feel free to say goodbye," She announced.
"Eli, come here," Pietro called for her.
"Daddy, has to go to work you know that, and Mommy needs to go home, you'll be ok?" He squatted to make eye contact with her.
"I think so, I already made friends! This is like when someone takes care of me right? One of you will pick me up when you're ready," She replied.
"Instead, we have to wait till you're ready. Mommy will pick you up, she'll even help your class sometimes, so there's no reason to be sad," He added.
"I'm not sad Daddy," She shook her head.
"I'm talking to your Mommy," He laughed.
Eliza looked at her mom who was wiping her eyes her and there. She tugged on her arms, so Kitty could be face to face with her, "Mommy, why you sad?"
Kitty didn't say anything but took her in her arms, and cried a little bit. She then wiped her eyes, "I'll be ok. I love you Baby," She then kissed her and got up.
"Bye Daddy," She hugged Pietro and kissed him, and went back to her seat.
"Come on, let's go," Pietro put his arm around Kitty's shoulder to make her go outside.
Kitty sighed as she stared back at the building they had just walked out of.
"Since we only took one car, I'll run to work, and you go straight home. I'll see you later," then he sped off.
Kitty sniffled a little bit more and got into the car. "Stupid speed demon!" She muttered as she slammed the door of his car. "Go straight home," She mimicked.
As soon as she got home, she stared blankly at the TV screen.
Ding Dong.
Kitty looked through the peep hole to see her friends, so she opened the door.
"Surprise!" Tabitha boomed.
"We're here on a mission!" Amara announced.
"The Bayville Sirens are back in action!" Jean couldn't keep herself from laughing.
"Come on!" Rogue grabbed Kitty's hand and rushed upstairs to her room. "Where's your outfit?"
"I don't know if I can still fit into it. I had a baby," She whined.
"It's not going to hurt to try!" Jean pushed everyone out of the room.
"I just want to stay home and sulk!" Kitty yelled through the closed door.
"Just put it on!" Tabitha shouted back.
"You guys aren't helping!" Kitty opened the door to reveal that the outfit no longer looked the same way it used to.
"Ok, we made a mistake. Sorry," Amara chucked nervously, "that was almost 10 years ago. We'll go and get new ones."
"Yeah, all of us," Jean chimed in.
"Figured, since none of you are even wearing your old ones either," Kitty crossed her arms.
"Let's just go!" Tabitha grabbed her arms and raced downstairs.
"We have something better than Scott or Lance's car right?" Kitty asked.
"Of course, we have Pietro's car," Rogue dangled his keys in the air by his car.
"Come on!" Amara jumped into the backseat.
"Watch out Bayville! The Sirens are back!" Tabitha yelled through the open window and Jean drove off.
After three hours of having fun at the mall and getting new clothes, they went back to Pietro's car.
"Ok, so what's the mission?"
"Secret," Rogue flashed a mischievous look her way.
"Ok, so where we off to now?" Kitty asked.
"We just finished shopping, so movies!" Amara exclaimed.
After the movie, "This was really great guys! Thanks for taking me out today!" Kitty smiled as she back into the seat on their way home.
"Mission accomplished!" Tabitha and Amara gave each other a high five.
"Our goal was for you to enjoy today, because you learned how to let go. And we brought Cinderella back just in time, to change and pick her little Princess from school," Jean stated.
"See, you lived, it's only five hours without Eliza. This is just the first step for you. The Professor wanted us to let you know that you can still have fun not only a mother, but still a young woman with her friends," Rogue added.
"Aww, thanks guys," Kitty hugged each one of them.
"And if you ever need anything, the Bayville Sirens stick together!" Tabitha announced proudly.
"Of course," Kitty laughed.