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Pietro Maximoff sat down on the worn down mattress, sulkily crumpling up paper and throwing them at the waste basket a few feet away. He couldn't believe it. It defied logic. A girl had turned him down. If he hadn't been there when it had happened, he would've sworn that it was just a surreal nightmare. First Siren had canned him for his own roommate, and now Kitty Pryde had turned down his very generous offer to be his girlfriend. It just didn't make sense. Who did she think she was?
And the worst part of it was he'd already bet $20 to Todd that Kitty would say yes in a minute. If there was anything he hated more than losing a bet..it was losing a bet to Todd and Fred. Speaking of which, they should be barreling down the door any moment, Pietro thought scowling, really not in the mood to deal with the inevitable teasing that would come with his announcement that he had, for the first time in Maximoff history, failed to get a girl at Bayville.
As if someone had been reading his mind, the door flew open and Todd Tolensky sauntered in, followed by Fred who was making short work of a large subway sandwich.
"So, how'd it go?" Todd asked, his green eyes curious. Even Fred had stopped eating momentarily in anticipation of Pietro's answer. Pietro swallowed, his cheeks reddening.
"Well..things didn't exactly go as planned," Pietro muttered.
"What do you mean?" Todd asked slowly. At Pietro's glare, a slow smile spread across Todd's face. "She said NO?!"
"Not exactly," Pietro argued, grimacing as he remembered the resolute way Kitty had exited the library. "Okay, fine yes, she said no," Pietro mumbled, throwing another paper ball at the trash can.
Fred dropped the sandwich in shock. "Wow, I guess your reputation is in the hole now...first Siren dumps you in public, and then one of the X- geeks dumps you again," Fred said.
"Twice in one week, how sad," Todd continued to tease, enjoying the murderous look on Pietro's face.
"I was NOT dumped!" Pietro exploded. "Siren's just a little confused about whose the better guy for her..and as for Kitty Pryde, well let's just say, it'll just take a little more convincing, that's it."
"So how'd you ask her?" Todd said, settling lazily into a chair. Pietro narrowed his eyes.
"How do you think? I took her to a quiet place, laid down the terms very clearly, and instead of seeing the obvious benefits to my proposal, she turned me down," Pietro said disgustedly. "It doesn't make sense. She wasn't even remotely flattered that I'd picked her out of all the girls at Bayville."
Todd rolled his eyes. "God, no wonder she said no, you basically told her flat out you're using her.and probably managed to insult her half a dozen times while you were at it."
"SO?!" Pietro retorted, but stopped. Okay, Pietro thought grudgingly, maybe he had been a little insensitive. Okay, a lot insensitive. "It's worked with other girls," Pietro mumbled, running a frustrated hand through his hair.
"Kitty Pryde isn't really like the other girls you date, she's supposed to be really smart," Fred said, taking a loud bite of his sandwich.
"I know that, but whoever she is, there's not many who can resist the Maximoff charm," Pietro said, regaining some confidence.
"What are you going to do? She already so no to your stupid little scheme," Todd said laughing, dodging the paper ball Pietro aimed at his head.
"I'm not giving up just yet," Pietro said determinedly, jumping to his feet. "If I want Siren back, I'm gonna need Pryde to cooperate with me. And I know just how to do it."
"Oh jeez, just give me my 20 bucks, there's no way you're convincing Kitty Pryde to date you. She hates your guts," Todd said confidently. Pietro smirked.
"Maybe. But trust me, if she thinks she can shake me off, she's got another thing coming," Pietro said, his blue eyes confident, ignoring the skeptical looks of his friends.
Pietro Maximoff sat down on the worn down mattress, sulkily crumpling up paper and throwing them at the waste basket a few feet away. He couldn't believe it. It defied logic. A girl had turned him down. If he hadn't been there when it had happened, he would've sworn that it was just a surreal nightmare. First Siren had canned him for his own roommate, and now Kitty Pryde had turned down his very generous offer to be his girlfriend. It just didn't make sense. Who did she think she was?
And the worst part of it was he'd already bet $20 to Todd that Kitty would say yes in a minute. If there was anything he hated more than losing a bet..it was losing a bet to Todd and Fred. Speaking of which, they should be barreling down the door any moment, Pietro thought scowling, really not in the mood to deal with the inevitable teasing that would come with his announcement that he had, for the first time in Maximoff history, failed to get a girl at Bayville.
As if someone had been reading his mind, the door flew open and Todd Tolensky sauntered in, followed by Fred who was making short work of a large subway sandwich.
"So, how'd it go?" Todd asked, his green eyes curious. Even Fred had stopped eating momentarily in anticipation of Pietro's answer. Pietro swallowed, his cheeks reddening.
"Well..things didn't exactly go as planned," Pietro muttered.
"What do you mean?" Todd asked slowly. At Pietro's glare, a slow smile spread across Todd's face. "She said NO?!"
"Not exactly," Pietro argued, grimacing as he remembered the resolute way Kitty had exited the library. "Okay, fine yes, she said no," Pietro mumbled, throwing another paper ball at the trash can.
Fred dropped the sandwich in shock. "Wow, I guess your reputation is in the hole now...first Siren dumps you in public, and then one of the X- geeks dumps you again," Fred said.
"Twice in one week, how sad," Todd continued to tease, enjoying the murderous look on Pietro's face.
"I was NOT dumped!" Pietro exploded. "Siren's just a little confused about whose the better guy for her..and as for Kitty Pryde, well let's just say, it'll just take a little more convincing, that's it."
"So how'd you ask her?" Todd said, settling lazily into a chair. Pietro narrowed his eyes.
"How do you think? I took her to a quiet place, laid down the terms very clearly, and instead of seeing the obvious benefits to my proposal, she turned me down," Pietro said disgustedly. "It doesn't make sense. She wasn't even remotely flattered that I'd picked her out of all the girls at Bayville."
Todd rolled his eyes. "God, no wonder she said no, you basically told her flat out you're using her.and probably managed to insult her half a dozen times while you were at it."
"SO?!" Pietro retorted, but stopped. Okay, Pietro thought grudgingly, maybe he had been a little insensitive. Okay, a lot insensitive. "It's worked with other girls," Pietro mumbled, running a frustrated hand through his hair.
"Kitty Pryde isn't really like the other girls you date, she's supposed to be really smart," Fred said, taking a loud bite of his sandwich.
"I know that, but whoever she is, there's not many who can resist the Maximoff charm," Pietro said, regaining some confidence.
"What are you going to do? She already so no to your stupid little scheme," Todd said laughing, dodging the paper ball Pietro aimed at his head.
"I'm not giving up just yet," Pietro said determinedly, jumping to his feet. "If I want Siren back, I'm gonna need Pryde to cooperate with me. And I know just how to do it."
"Oh jeez, just give me my 20 bucks, there's no way you're convincing Kitty Pryde to date you. She hates your guts," Todd said confidently. Pietro smirked.
"Maybe. But trust me, if she thinks she can shake me off, she's got another thing coming," Pietro said, his blue eyes confident, ignoring the skeptical looks of his friends.