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Normal POV
Pietro's personal belongings were flying around the room while the lights flickered. Wanda was pissed.
The other had run out of the room and were hiding in the hall debating trying to talk to her.
"No way! no way in hell! She's more pissed then I've ever seen her! She'll gut us!" Lance hissed.
"We gotta yo! If we don't calm sweetums down who will?! She's trashin' Tro's room and then she'll trash us! We gotta calm her down before then, yo!"
"And how do we do that?! Like she's gonna listen to us?! She's out of her mind with anger at Pietro and if we go in there we're dead men!"
"I'll try to talk to her, yo." Toad volunteered.
"You're a brave, brave, brave little Toad, man." Lance said shaking his head.
Toad straightened his back took a deep breath then hopped into Pietro's room. "W-Wanda? Uh hey ya gotta calm down, yo. We're not gonna get Tro back if you're too busy trashing his room, yo. We'll get him, yo. All we gotta do is wait till he gets home and hog tie him like we do when he's on a major sugar/caffeine high. Then ya can yell or whatever all ya want till ya get it out of him, yo." To Lance and Freddy's amazement it seemed to be working. Wanda was calming down.
"Ok. Ok I'm calm. he has to come home some time and when he does we'll grab him and keep him tied up till we get the truth out of him." Wanda said now much calmer then she'd been a minute ago.
Lance and Freddy peeked around the door frame and saw Toad standing a few feet away from Wanda who was distracting her self from her anger by cleaning up the damage she'd done to Pietro's room. "So uh is everything ok now?"
Lance barely ducked a hex bolt Wanda threw at his head. "Don't push me Rock Boy."
"We'll be down stairs if you need us!" Lance shouted from outside the room as the two of them headed downstairs as fast as they could.
Wanda gave up cleaning and sat on the edge of Pietro's bed covering her face with her hands.
"Wanda? Sweety? It'll be ok I swear. Everything will be fine of we have to torture Pietro to make it fine, yo." He told her when he saw her shoulders start to shake.
"Arugh! It's just all of this! I go from hating his guts to caring a hell of a lot to him in one day! Damn it I'm worried! He's never been like this before! He's not himself and I don't know what I'm even going to do when I catch him! How am I supposed to fix whatever is wrong with him?!" She growled fighting the tears that were filling her eyes.
"Wanda we'll get him help, yo. We'll find a doc or hell we'll go the the X- Freaks if we have too! We'll fix him!"
Wanda sniffled and cracked a smile. "You know that's actually comforting Toa-Todd. Thank you."
Toad smiled brightly. "Aww it's nothing snuckums!"
Wanda cringed at the pet name. "Todd..."
"Ooops sorry Wanda." Toad said sheepishly.
Wanda smiled slightly, shook her head, and stood up. "It's ok. Just try to cut it out ok? Now first I'm going to wash my face and fix my makeup then we can go downstairs and wait for my annoying pest of a brother." Wanda stalked out of the room and into the bathroom.
Toad hopped out of the room and downstairs into the living room where Lance and Freddy were walking TV.
"Toad? You lived? I'm impressed. I thought for sure she was gonna rip you limb from limb." Lance commented.
"Nah we just talked and she's fixing her makeup now. I'm gonna go find the duct tape and stuff for when Pietro gets home." Toad said as he hopped out of the room.
Pietro's POV
I stop running when I'm a short distance from the house. I can't afford to run right now I'm still too tired and burned off way to many calories with my run before.
I need more food. If I do any more running today first I'll need a lot of food. I check my wallets to see if I have any money on me to get something to eat. $.50 and some lint. Great. Not even enough to get something off the dollar menu at MacDonald's.
I can't steal without my speed and I can't use my speed without food which I can't get without money which I can't get without stealing. Just wonderful. My day just keeps getting better and better doesn't it?!
Hmm. Let's see I'm sweaty and gross, I'm dead tired, even though I just ate five minutes ago I'm hungry again, I can't go home unless I want to be grabbed by the guys, I can't use my powers till I get some food into me, I can't get food unless I can get some money or at the very least flirt a cute guy or girl working at the counter into giving it to me free and that's so not gonna happen with me reeking. So I'm screwed.
I flop down on a bench and throw my arm over my eyes. "Life stinks."
"Maximoff?" I moan when I hear that voice. And I thought my day couldn't get any worse!
"Pietro that's you right? What are you doing? What happened to you, man?" Evan Daniels asks standing over me.
"No it's not Pietro. Nothing. Nothing. Now go away." I mumble at him not moving my arm from my face.
"Maximoff what are you doing laying on a bench, man? And why are you all sweaty and look like you haven't eaten in a month?" Why won't he just go away?! God he tries to avoid me when I'm annoying him on a daily bases almost and now when I want him gone he's on me like glue?!
"Maximoff? Pietro? Man are you ok?! Dude you're starting to freak me out!" Is that....worry? Good god now Daniels is worried about me?! How bad must look?! Ok now if everything else wasn't a kick in the ass this is. When your arch enemy starts to worry about you it's time to fix things!
"Look Daniels I'm fine. Would ya just go away?! Can't a person lay on a park bench in peace any more?!" I growl finely pulling my arm down and glare at him.
"Man, Maximoff you look like crap! What the heck happened to you?!" Daniels might possible be worse then my sister. God what is with people and not respecting a mans right to privacy?!
"Daniels I keep tellin' ya I'm fine! I just over used my powers a little. That's why I'm sweaty and skinny alright?!" Great going Maximoff. Why not just blurt out the whole story while you're at it?! God I'm stupid. Beautiful but stupid.
"Pietro I've know you my whole life and you've never gotten tired or this sweaty from running. Never." Ok what the hell has happened to my ability to lie to people?! What am I a freaking book?!
"I was thinking about stuff and I wasn't paying attention and I went too fast for too long. Burned too many calories. As soon as I can eat and catch a nap I'll be fine. Now if you don't mind I'm going to do that second thing. Bug off." I throw my arm back over my eyes and pretend to go to sleep. Yeah right like I'd actually go to sleep on a bench in a public park. I'm not that stupid!
I let out a yelp when Evan grabs my arm and drags me too my feet. "Daniels?! What the hell is wrong with you?!"
"What's wrong with ME?! You're the one crazy enough to think I'd leave you here alone looking half dead to sleep! You're clearly not in your right mind, man and while we're not friends anymore there's no way in hell I'm leaving you here!" If I live though all this I swear to never let things get this bad again if I can make Daniels this worried about me!
"Daniels! Get off me, man! Jeez! If you're that freaked about me being out here I'll just go home. Bye. See ya at school or whatever." I turn to leave and he grabs me again.
"Wait a minute. Why didn't you do that in the first place?"
"Was wiped out from my run like I said. But now I'm going. Bye." I try to leave but he still is holding on to my arm!
"Is something wrong at home? Did the guys like throw you out or something?" I hate my life. I so very much hate my life right now.
"No they did not kick me out! Now will ya just let go of me so I can go home and shower, eat, and sleep?!" I all but whine at my former best friend.
"It's just...dude you're plane out acting weird!" I rub my face with the arm not being gripping be Evan.
"Look I'm just tired and want to go home and you are keeping me from going home!" Yes I'm whining again. But it is true. I really do just want to go home, eat, shower, and sleep. But I can't really do any of that unless Wanda nd everyone is out or asleep or something. My life is just so screwed up right now!
"Come on. You're coming to The Institute." I stare at Evan in disbelief. "You're totally nuts man!"
"No really. As much as you keep saying you want to go home you don't. I can tell. You don't know a guy for most of your life without knowing him. And right now I can tell no matter how much you say you want to go home you don't. So come on. You can eat and shower at The Institute then maybe by then you'll actually feel like going home." I shake my head and try to pull my arm away.
"Daniels you've gone stark raving mad!" Evan shoots me a smirk as he drags me along as he walks. "What? You're turning down the change to mooch off us? Free food, free shower, free bed?"
I sigh and hang my head. Oh screw it. I'm too tired from the crap with Wanda to fight with Daniels right now. I'll mooch then run. Yeah that'll work. Clear out the kitchen in one grand mooch hell maybe even spend the night and by tomorrow afternoon I can head home and deal with Wanda and the guys after I'm rested up. Perfect plan. "Ok fine I'll go with you. But no trying to talk me into joining you X-Geeks or anything!"
Evan shoots me a grin. "You're acting like you have a choice in this, 'Tro. You don't. If I had to I just would of throw you over my shoulder and carried you kicking and screaming to The Institute." I stare at him in disbelief. "You have got to be joking!"
"Nope. Not joking. Not like you weigh that much. And I know somethings up with you and there's just no way I'd let anyone stay out and spend the night on a park bench!" I moan again and really wish Wanda had just bought my lie before.
Still Pietro's POV
I sit at insanely large table in the kitchen at the X-Mansion. I still can't believe I let Evan drag me here. Ok yeah I don't mind the huge piles of food he and his aunt are practically stuffing down my throat, but the X- Geek's hovering around staring at me is getting pretty damn annoying.
I swallow a mouthful of food and scowl at a young looking kid staring at me wide eyed. "What?!" My yell makes the kid jump and run out of the room. It also makes Evan's aunt scowl at me. "Pietro Maximoff! I know You have better manners then that young man!" Despite my self I flinch. "Sorry Ms. Monroe." I mumble and take a nether bite.
"It's only natural that he children would be curious as to why one of our enemies would be sitting in our kitchen eating. You must have patience with them." I mentally roll my eyes but nod my head and keep eating.
I'm already feeling a thousand times better. Ms. Monroe had sent me to shower and change into something of Evan's while he filled her in on why he'd dragged me home then they'd started the great "Feed Pietro as much food as humanly possible or till he stops looking starved." plan.
World as spread like wild fire and all the younger students had been in and out of here non-stop gawking at me. I think their taking turns or something. Only reason I can come up with for why they keep coming and going a different one each time.
"You know I don't think it's possible but you're actually starting to look less thin." Evan mussed as he slid yet another plate of food in front of me. I'm actually starting to get pretty full but hey free food is free food and it's not like I can't use the calories so I keep eating. "Actually it might be possible. I burn it off in no time flat maybe I can put it on with enough food in the same time." I say between bites.
Evan shakes his head and laughs slightly. "Man your body is freaky."
"You're telling me. I have to live in it!" I wipe my mouth and push the plate away. "Wow. It hasn't happened since the last time we put a all you can at restaurant out of business but I think I'm full." Ms. Monroe smiled fondly at me. "Well you are looking better dear. Maybe you'd like to go upstairs and get some sleep now?" I think for a minute, well a minute my time, so I think for a second then nod. "Yeah I could use some sleep."
Evan gets up and starts to walk towards the door. I get up but pause knowing I can catch with Evan in no time. "Um thanks for all the food and stuff Ms. Monroe." She smiles at me and shoos me toward the door.
I catch up with Evan in a second. It feels so good to be able to move at my speeds easily again.
Evan takes me up the stairs and though halls to a door then gestures. "Ok Speedy make your self at home. Breakfast is at 7. There's a Rec room downstairs and I'm sure you can find everything with your speed in a second so see ya!" Evan walked off leaving me alone.
I open the door and stare. The room is HUGE! It's like the size or the living room at The Brotherhood house! Man these X-Geeks are spoiled! No wonder Rougey left us and never looked back! Tons of food, huge rooms, lots of hot water, everything a person could want. I'm surprised Lance didn't stay that time he joined up. I'm almost tempted too.
I shrug and pull off my t-shirt, or rather Evan's t-shirt and climb into the Queen sized bed. I glance at the clock. 9:01 pm. I only need 3 or so hours of sleep normally so I shouldn't be asleep too long but hey maybe extra sleep will get me back to top shape faster. Not like I got anything better to do anyway.
I lay back and settle down making my self comfortable I start to drift off in minutes.
Maybe things will be better tomarow...
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Normal POV
Pietro's personal belongings were flying around the room while the lights flickered. Wanda was pissed.
The other had run out of the room and were hiding in the hall debating trying to talk to her.
"No way! no way in hell! She's more pissed then I've ever seen her! She'll gut us!" Lance hissed.
"We gotta yo! If we don't calm sweetums down who will?! She's trashin' Tro's room and then she'll trash us! We gotta calm her down before then, yo!"
"And how do we do that?! Like she's gonna listen to us?! She's out of her mind with anger at Pietro and if we go in there we're dead men!"
"I'll try to talk to her, yo." Toad volunteered.
"You're a brave, brave, brave little Toad, man." Lance said shaking his head.
Toad straightened his back took a deep breath then hopped into Pietro's room. "W-Wanda? Uh hey ya gotta calm down, yo. We're not gonna get Tro back if you're too busy trashing his room, yo. We'll get him, yo. All we gotta do is wait till he gets home and hog tie him like we do when he's on a major sugar/caffeine high. Then ya can yell or whatever all ya want till ya get it out of him, yo." To Lance and Freddy's amazement it seemed to be working. Wanda was calming down.
"Ok. Ok I'm calm. he has to come home some time and when he does we'll grab him and keep him tied up till we get the truth out of him." Wanda said now much calmer then she'd been a minute ago.
Lance and Freddy peeked around the door frame and saw Toad standing a few feet away from Wanda who was distracting her self from her anger by cleaning up the damage she'd done to Pietro's room. "So uh is everything ok now?"
Lance barely ducked a hex bolt Wanda threw at his head. "Don't push me Rock Boy."
"We'll be down stairs if you need us!" Lance shouted from outside the room as the two of them headed downstairs as fast as they could.
Wanda gave up cleaning and sat on the edge of Pietro's bed covering her face with her hands.
"Wanda? Sweety? It'll be ok I swear. Everything will be fine of we have to torture Pietro to make it fine, yo." He told her when he saw her shoulders start to shake.
"Arugh! It's just all of this! I go from hating his guts to caring a hell of a lot to him in one day! Damn it I'm worried! He's never been like this before! He's not himself and I don't know what I'm even going to do when I catch him! How am I supposed to fix whatever is wrong with him?!" She growled fighting the tears that were filling her eyes.
"Wanda we'll get him help, yo. We'll find a doc or hell we'll go the the X- Freaks if we have too! We'll fix him!"
Wanda sniffled and cracked a smile. "You know that's actually comforting Toa-Todd. Thank you."
Toad smiled brightly. "Aww it's nothing snuckums!"
Wanda cringed at the pet name. "Todd..."
"Ooops sorry Wanda." Toad said sheepishly.
Wanda smiled slightly, shook her head, and stood up. "It's ok. Just try to cut it out ok? Now first I'm going to wash my face and fix my makeup then we can go downstairs and wait for my annoying pest of a brother." Wanda stalked out of the room and into the bathroom.
Toad hopped out of the room and downstairs into the living room where Lance and Freddy were walking TV.
"Toad? You lived? I'm impressed. I thought for sure she was gonna rip you limb from limb." Lance commented.
"Nah we just talked and she's fixing her makeup now. I'm gonna go find the duct tape and stuff for when Pietro gets home." Toad said as he hopped out of the room.
Pietro's POV
I stop running when I'm a short distance from the house. I can't afford to run right now I'm still too tired and burned off way to many calories with my run before.
I need more food. If I do any more running today first I'll need a lot of food. I check my wallets to see if I have any money on me to get something to eat. $.50 and some lint. Great. Not even enough to get something off the dollar menu at MacDonald's.
I can't steal without my speed and I can't use my speed without food which I can't get without money which I can't get without stealing. Just wonderful. My day just keeps getting better and better doesn't it?!
Hmm. Let's see I'm sweaty and gross, I'm dead tired, even though I just ate five minutes ago I'm hungry again, I can't go home unless I want to be grabbed by the guys, I can't use my powers till I get some food into me, I can't get food unless I can get some money or at the very least flirt a cute guy or girl working at the counter into giving it to me free and that's so not gonna happen with me reeking. So I'm screwed.
I flop down on a bench and throw my arm over my eyes. "Life stinks."
"Maximoff?" I moan when I hear that voice. And I thought my day couldn't get any worse!
"Pietro that's you right? What are you doing? What happened to you, man?" Evan Daniels asks standing over me.
"No it's not Pietro. Nothing. Nothing. Now go away." I mumble at him not moving my arm from my face.
"Maximoff what are you doing laying on a bench, man? And why are you all sweaty and look like you haven't eaten in a month?" Why won't he just go away?! God he tries to avoid me when I'm annoying him on a daily bases almost and now when I want him gone he's on me like glue?!
"Maximoff? Pietro? Man are you ok?! Dude you're starting to freak me out!" Is that....worry? Good god now Daniels is worried about me?! How bad must look?! Ok now if everything else wasn't a kick in the ass this is. When your arch enemy starts to worry about you it's time to fix things!
"Look Daniels I'm fine. Would ya just go away?! Can't a person lay on a park bench in peace any more?!" I growl finely pulling my arm down and glare at him.
"Man, Maximoff you look like crap! What the heck happened to you?!" Daniels might possible be worse then my sister. God what is with people and not respecting a mans right to privacy?!
"Daniels I keep tellin' ya I'm fine! I just over used my powers a little. That's why I'm sweaty and skinny alright?!" Great going Maximoff. Why not just blurt out the whole story while you're at it?! God I'm stupid. Beautiful but stupid.
"Pietro I've know you my whole life and you've never gotten tired or this sweaty from running. Never." Ok what the hell has happened to my ability to lie to people?! What am I a freaking book?!
"I was thinking about stuff and I wasn't paying attention and I went too fast for too long. Burned too many calories. As soon as I can eat and catch a nap I'll be fine. Now if you don't mind I'm going to do that second thing. Bug off." I throw my arm back over my eyes and pretend to go to sleep. Yeah right like I'd actually go to sleep on a bench in a public park. I'm not that stupid!
I let out a yelp when Evan grabs my arm and drags me too my feet. "Daniels?! What the hell is wrong with you?!"
"What's wrong with ME?! You're the one crazy enough to think I'd leave you here alone looking half dead to sleep! You're clearly not in your right mind, man and while we're not friends anymore there's no way in hell I'm leaving you here!" If I live though all this I swear to never let things get this bad again if I can make Daniels this worried about me!
"Daniels! Get off me, man! Jeez! If you're that freaked about me being out here I'll just go home. Bye. See ya at school or whatever." I turn to leave and he grabs me again.
"Wait a minute. Why didn't you do that in the first place?"
"Was wiped out from my run like I said. But now I'm going. Bye." I try to leave but he still is holding on to my arm!
"Is something wrong at home? Did the guys like throw you out or something?" I hate my life. I so very much hate my life right now.
"No they did not kick me out! Now will ya just let go of me so I can go home and shower, eat, and sleep?!" I all but whine at my former best friend.
"It's just...dude you're plane out acting weird!" I rub my face with the arm not being gripping be Evan.
"Look I'm just tired and want to go home and you are keeping me from going home!" Yes I'm whining again. But it is true. I really do just want to go home, eat, shower, and sleep. But I can't really do any of that unless Wanda nd everyone is out or asleep or something. My life is just so screwed up right now!
"Come on. You're coming to The Institute." I stare at Evan in disbelief. "You're totally nuts man!"
"No really. As much as you keep saying you want to go home you don't. I can tell. You don't know a guy for most of your life without knowing him. And right now I can tell no matter how much you say you want to go home you don't. So come on. You can eat and shower at The Institute then maybe by then you'll actually feel like going home." I shake my head and try to pull my arm away.
"Daniels you've gone stark raving mad!" Evan shoots me a smirk as he drags me along as he walks. "What? You're turning down the change to mooch off us? Free food, free shower, free bed?"
I sigh and hang my head. Oh screw it. I'm too tired from the crap with Wanda to fight with Daniels right now. I'll mooch then run. Yeah that'll work. Clear out the kitchen in one grand mooch hell maybe even spend the night and by tomorrow afternoon I can head home and deal with Wanda and the guys after I'm rested up. Perfect plan. "Ok fine I'll go with you. But no trying to talk me into joining you X-Geeks or anything!"
Evan shoots me a grin. "You're acting like you have a choice in this, 'Tro. You don't. If I had to I just would of throw you over my shoulder and carried you kicking and screaming to The Institute." I stare at him in disbelief. "You have got to be joking!"
"Nope. Not joking. Not like you weigh that much. And I know somethings up with you and there's just no way I'd let anyone stay out and spend the night on a park bench!" I moan again and really wish Wanda had just bought my lie before.
Still Pietro's POV
I sit at insanely large table in the kitchen at the X-Mansion. I still can't believe I let Evan drag me here. Ok yeah I don't mind the huge piles of food he and his aunt are practically stuffing down my throat, but the X- Geek's hovering around staring at me is getting pretty damn annoying.
I swallow a mouthful of food and scowl at a young looking kid staring at me wide eyed. "What?!" My yell makes the kid jump and run out of the room. It also makes Evan's aunt scowl at me. "Pietro Maximoff! I know You have better manners then that young man!" Despite my self I flinch. "Sorry Ms. Monroe." I mumble and take a nether bite.
"It's only natural that he children would be curious as to why one of our enemies would be sitting in our kitchen eating. You must have patience with them." I mentally roll my eyes but nod my head and keep eating.
I'm already feeling a thousand times better. Ms. Monroe had sent me to shower and change into something of Evan's while he filled her in on why he'd dragged me home then they'd started the great "Feed Pietro as much food as humanly possible or till he stops looking starved." plan.
World as spread like wild fire and all the younger students had been in and out of here non-stop gawking at me. I think their taking turns or something. Only reason I can come up with for why they keep coming and going a different one each time.
"You know I don't think it's possible but you're actually starting to look less thin." Evan mussed as he slid yet another plate of food in front of me. I'm actually starting to get pretty full but hey free food is free food and it's not like I can't use the calories so I keep eating. "Actually it might be possible. I burn it off in no time flat maybe I can put it on with enough food in the same time." I say between bites.
Evan shakes his head and laughs slightly. "Man your body is freaky."
"You're telling me. I have to live in it!" I wipe my mouth and push the plate away. "Wow. It hasn't happened since the last time we put a all you can at restaurant out of business but I think I'm full." Ms. Monroe smiled fondly at me. "Well you are looking better dear. Maybe you'd like to go upstairs and get some sleep now?" I think for a minute, well a minute my time, so I think for a second then nod. "Yeah I could use some sleep."
Evan gets up and starts to walk towards the door. I get up but pause knowing I can catch with Evan in no time. "Um thanks for all the food and stuff Ms. Monroe." She smiles at me and shoos me toward the door.
I catch up with Evan in a second. It feels so good to be able to move at my speeds easily again.
Evan takes me up the stairs and though halls to a door then gestures. "Ok Speedy make your self at home. Breakfast is at 7. There's a Rec room downstairs and I'm sure you can find everything with your speed in a second so see ya!" Evan walked off leaving me alone.
I open the door and stare. The room is HUGE! It's like the size or the living room at The Brotherhood house! Man these X-Geeks are spoiled! No wonder Rougey left us and never looked back! Tons of food, huge rooms, lots of hot water, everything a person could want. I'm surprised Lance didn't stay that time he joined up. I'm almost tempted too.
I shrug and pull off my t-shirt, or rather Evan's t-shirt and climb into the Queen sized bed. I glance at the clock. 9:01 pm. I only need 3 or so hours of sleep normally so I shouldn't be asleep too long but hey maybe extra sleep will get me back to top shape faster. Not like I got anything better to do anyway.
I lay back and settle down making my self comfortable I start to drift off in minutes.
Maybe things will be better tomarow...