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Pietro's POV
I flip though the channels so fast no one else can see. "Nothing. GahDadpayswhoknowshowmuchforcableandnothing'severon!" I complain out loud to the empty room.
Ok I forgot about this part of my powers being back. The non-stop boredom! I'm actually tempted to go to school just to see if it'd be less boring then this!
After flipping for a second longer I give up and turn the TV off. I look around at the empty house and sigh. It's easier being bored when there's people around you can annoy.
I start pacing around the house and finely get bored enough that I break out the cleaning supplies and start cleaning.
By the time I finish the house is spotless. The floors are vacuumed and the hard wood floors are polished, the furniture is all vacuumed and dusted and polished, the windows are spotless, the kitchen is so clean you could preform surgery in it, I even braved Freddy and Toad's rooms and cleaned them.
By going slow I'd managed to kill a whole hour.
I sigh in annoyance and tap my fingers rapidly on a table. "Okokthere'sgottabesomethingtodoaroundhere!!" I look out the window and grin. The crappy yard! I can work on the crappy yard!
I head outside and start to work on our yard. I mow, I rake, I trim, I prune, I do every possible thing to the yard. After another hour is looks slightly better and now I'm hungry. I put away all the yard and cleaning stuff then head out to find a fast food place and traumatize the workers with my order.
Normal POV
Wanda stared at the clock and wondered where her brother was. Why had he gone to The X-Men and not his family?! Was he really as sick as Kitty said Evan said he was? Would he be there when they got home?
"Miss Maximoff! Are you paying any attention at all to this lesson?" The teacher suddenly snapped.
"Of course!" Wanda snapped right back at her.
"Then you'll have no problem answering the question?"
"Uh. 20?" Wanda ventured.
The class burst out laughing. The teacher rolled her eyes. "This is History Miss Maximoff. I'll thank you to kindly pay attention in the future young lady! Detention after school for not day dreaming in class!" The teacher stalked away while Wanda struggled to control her rage and not kill the woman on the spot.
A few minutes later the bell rang and the class filed out.
Wanda snarled curses under her breath as she violently shoved her books into her locker.
"Uh Wanda? Are ya ok?" Wanda spun around at the voice.
Rogue stood behind her giving her a concerned look.
"What?"
"Well Ah saw ya slamin' ya books and ya looked pretty pissed off and I was just wonderin' if ya were alright."
Wanda took a deep breath and tried to calm her self. "I just got detention after school, I have no idea where my brother is, I know something is wrong with him but not what, I'm worried about the idiot even though I'm still pissed at him, and I don't know if I'm going to be able to fix him! So no I'm not alright!"
"Pietro? What's wrong with Pietro?" Rogue asked worriedly.
"He...he's been not him self. He's walking not running, he's hiding in his room, he's not dating, he's just been weird! And He's lying to us! We cornered him in his room yesterday and he gave us this stupid story about breaking up with a girl friend. So lame. Then when I told him I knew he was lying he jumped out the window! We haven't seen him since then. Damn it! I don't know whats wrong with him but I want my brother back! I want that speedy, annoying, perky pest! Not this stranger with his face!" Wanda slammed her fist into her locker growling.
"Wow. Well if it make ya feel any better Pietro looked fine at breakfast this morning. Yeah he was babblin' about Elephants in tutu's or somethin' but the boy's always been a little less then sane." At Wanda's look she held up her hands. "Hey Ah lived with him for awhile Ah know what Ah'm talkin' 'bout! He's always been weird. All of them are. One of the reasons Ah nevea fit in well with 'em. I'm no where near as loopy as they are." Rogue said with a smirk.
"Yeah I guess they are pretty insane when you put it that way..."
"Yep. So don't worry Ah'm sure Pietro is fine. He'll probably be at home when school's out." Rogue said slightly uncomfortable with the role of trying to cheer someone up.
"That's what everyone keeps saying. I don't know...maybe it's my fault. I kept pushing him and cornered him and he ran. Maybe if I did something different he'd be here right now ok." Wanda said softly sounding pained.
"Wanda don't think like that! Ah'm sure you did what ya thought was right at the time! You were tryin' ta help him. And well yah maybe ya went with the wrong method. Pietro doesn't do closed places well. That might be parta the problem with how ya were goin'. He's the speed demon. Being in one place for too long, and for him too long is a lot shorter then for us, drives him up the wall. That's probably part of the reason he freaked and ran." Rogue told her.
Wanda frowned and looked at Rogue. "How do you know so much about my brother?"
"We were kinda close while Ah was living' there...we talked an' stuff." Rogue said vaguely.
Wanda frowned but let it go. "Thank you for trying to help." Wanda let out a short bark of laughter. "I can't believe how much I'm saying that lately. All this is just getting to me I guess."
"Aw it's no problem. Ah gotta get ta lunch but if ya need ta talk Ah'm here ok?" Rogue told her.
Wanda gave her a small smile. "Thanks. I might take you up on that some time. I gotta get to lunch too anyway."
They both went off and split up to their own groups.
Pietro's POV
I'd succeeded in my attempt to traumatize fast food workers. It amused me for a while and got rid of my hunger.
I check out the time and see it's about lunch time at school. "Hmmm the guys can't exactly pounce on me in the middle of the lunch room and Icanannoythehelloutofthematthesametime. Goodplan!" As soon as I'm done talking I'm already stepping inside the cafeteria.
I grab a tray of food then plop down at the table with the guys smiling cheerfully at them. "Hey guys! Lovely day we're having huh?"
"PIETRO?!?" They yelped together.
"That'smyname. Somethingwrong? You're all staring at me." I ask in my innocent voice and give them a confused look.
"Where the hell have you been?! We know you were with the X-Geeks but where did you go after you left?! Every one's said they haven't seen you since this morning! And were you really as sick as they were saying you were?!" Wanda asked pinning me with a death glare.
I grin not bothered at all. I'm feeling too good right now to be bothered by her glares. Plus I know now that she loves me so I know she won't actually kill me! "Ohyouknowhere,there. Went home you guys were gone already, hung out for a while nothing was on TV went shopping, got a hot girls number, made some fast food workers cry then decided toseehowyouguyswere!" I tell them brightly as I stuff my face.
Wanda keeps glaring. "You didn't answer my other question! Were you sick?!"
"No I wasn't sick. I was tired and sweaty but I was fine. Evan saw me in the park and freaked and practically kidnapped me and dragged me back to the mansion. And since I was there I took the chance to mooch free food and use the shower and the freakin' huge bed rooms. Then after I slept I grazed on some food for half an hour or so till breakfast then amused my self by freaking out the X-Geeks with perkiness and saying weird stuff about hallucinating after not sleeping for weeks. And then there was the fun of getting Daniels in trouble with the other X-Geeks for bringing me back there. Ohmanyoushouldhaveseentheglares!"
"Kitty said you were fighting with Evan like a married couple." Wanda said narrowing her eyes at me.
I blink rapidly. "What?! Wearenotamarriedcouple! He'smyarchenemy! Idonotthinkhe'scuteatall!"
"What? Pietro we can't understand you when you talk that fast!" Lance complains frowning at me.
Crap! Stupid mouth going even faster then my brain! I might as well have said I've been thinking about Evan all day! "I said we weren't fighting like a married couple we just were fighting like we always do. You know stupid X-Geeks thinking they know what's best for everyone." I say hoping my lying skills are back along with my speed.
Wanda's frowning at me again. "Kitty said Evan said you were dying when he found you."
I roll my eyes. "Oh for gods sake! Iwasnotdying! Do I look like someone who was on my death bed last night?!" I gesture wildly at my self.
"Well you don't look at thin as you were yesterday after school. But that's with the weird clothes, yo?" Toad asked pointing.
I look down and blanch. I'd forgotten I'm still wearing the clothes Evan lent me last night. I'd been walking around all day in Evan's shorts and sports jersey and hadn't realized it. "Uh Evan loaned me some stuff last night when I showered I forgot to change when I got home."
Wanda is giving me a strange look. "You're wearing Evan Daniels clothes? I thought you hated him?"
"I do! But I was all sweaty and gross and I didn't have any clothes with me! What was I supposed to do streak?!" I defend my self.
Wanda shakes her head still looking at me weirdly then sighed. "I don't think I'll ever understand you. You've been strange and well you know how you've been for a while now and suddenly now you're all perky and sunny and annoying and normal. It just doesn't make sense."
"You're never happy are ya, sis? I'm my self you're pissed off and want to kill me, I avoid you and don't act like my self and suddenly you're breathing down my neck demanding answers, I'm my self again and you're still demanding answers! What do I have to do to make you happy?!" I rant glowering at my twin.
Wanda looks startled. "I- uh-"
I sigh and rub my face. "Look I'm sorry for yelling but I just don't know what you guys want from me! First you hate me so I stay away, then suddenly you won't leave me alone and are demanding to know whats wrong with me then when I act like my self again you're still freaking. Can't you just make up your mind? Please?" I ask getting some what desperate at this point.
"Look Pietro, man, we just wanted to know why you were acting so weird and to fix whatevers wrong. So if you're all happy again that means what ever was wrong is fixed right? So we can all just forget this ok! Good! Now everyone eat!" Lance order before stuffing his own food in his mouth.
I smirk slightly at that. No matter what my father says Lance will always be the boss. He'll always be the one to give orders and wake everyone up and make sure everyone gets to school in the mornings. I pretend like I'm in charge. When father first put me in charge I came bursting in giving orders and bossing them around. But really I knew I'd never really be in charge. Hell when push comes to shove I look to Lance to make the choices. He's the adult in our little group.
We all start eating again though Wanda keeps shooting me looks.
I finish before the others of course and jump up. Before the others can blink I'm gone and a few seconds later am back changed into my own clothes with Evan's washed, dried and folded neatly. Super speed made laundry much faster even if you have to do it by hand.
"I'm going to give these back to Daniels then take off. See ya guys at home!" I run over to the X-Geeks table and drop Evan's clothes in his lap. "Thanks for the loaner Spykey boy."
"Maximoff! What were you doing with Evan's clothes?!" Scott barked at me.
"Wow Kitty. You managed to tell all my friends but you can't managed to tell your friends about last night? I'mdisapointedinyouKittycat. Thoughtyourgossipingskillswerebetterthenthat." I say sarcastically at Kitty.
"What are you talking about? What is he talking about?!" Scott says to me then Kitty.
"Oh um well Pietro kinda, like, slept over. Evan, like, well dragged him home with him when he found Pietro in the park, like, sick." Kitty explained. Explained badly that is.
"I was not sick! Iwastiredisall! Haven'tyoupeopleeverheardoftired?!" I complain glaring at Kitty.
"Yeah right dude. You were, like, on your death bed, man! You looked like crap and you weighed less then Kitty!" Evan snorted rolling his eyes. How dare he!
Red was now studying me closely and I glared at her. If you can hear this you are in restricted space! Stay out of my head!! She jerked back eyes wide. Crap. She must have seen already. Crap, crap, crap, CRAP, CRAP! Like I don't have enough problems with the guys and Evan thinking they know something now I'm gonna have Red knowing what's going on with me! Just freaking great!
"Pietro was sick? What was wrong with him? He looks fine now." Scott was still talking to Evan about me.
"He says he just over used his powers but I don't know. I've never, ever seen him look that tired or thin or weak. It was scary man! And Freaky! And he just like started gaining weight when Aunty O fed him! It was like some kind of comic book or something."
"I did just over use my powers. HowmanytimesdoIhavetosaythat?! Irantoofast,toolongandburnedtoomany calories. As soon as I ate I was fine. Nowbackoff!" I shoot Red a warning look and race off knowing that there's nothing I can do. If she's gonna tell she's gonna tell. All I can do is get out of dodge.
I don't want to sit alone bored at home so I figure what the hell and stay at school going to class. Still boring as hell but at least I'm not alone.
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Pietro's POV
I flip though the channels so fast no one else can see. "Nothing. GahDadpayswhoknowshowmuchforcableandnothing'severon!" I complain out loud to the empty room.
Ok I forgot about this part of my powers being back. The non-stop boredom! I'm actually tempted to go to school just to see if it'd be less boring then this!
After flipping for a second longer I give up and turn the TV off. I look around at the empty house and sigh. It's easier being bored when there's people around you can annoy.
I start pacing around the house and finely get bored enough that I break out the cleaning supplies and start cleaning.
By the time I finish the house is spotless. The floors are vacuumed and the hard wood floors are polished, the furniture is all vacuumed and dusted and polished, the windows are spotless, the kitchen is so clean you could preform surgery in it, I even braved Freddy and Toad's rooms and cleaned them.
By going slow I'd managed to kill a whole hour.
I sigh in annoyance and tap my fingers rapidly on a table. "Okokthere'sgottabesomethingtodoaroundhere!!" I look out the window and grin. The crappy yard! I can work on the crappy yard!
I head outside and start to work on our yard. I mow, I rake, I trim, I prune, I do every possible thing to the yard. After another hour is looks slightly better and now I'm hungry. I put away all the yard and cleaning stuff then head out to find a fast food place and traumatize the workers with my order.
Normal POV
Wanda stared at the clock and wondered where her brother was. Why had he gone to The X-Men and not his family?! Was he really as sick as Kitty said Evan said he was? Would he be there when they got home?
"Miss Maximoff! Are you paying any attention at all to this lesson?" The teacher suddenly snapped.
"Of course!" Wanda snapped right back at her.
"Then you'll have no problem answering the question?"
"Uh. 20?" Wanda ventured.
The class burst out laughing. The teacher rolled her eyes. "This is History Miss Maximoff. I'll thank you to kindly pay attention in the future young lady! Detention after school for not day dreaming in class!" The teacher stalked away while Wanda struggled to control her rage and not kill the woman on the spot.
A few minutes later the bell rang and the class filed out.
Wanda snarled curses under her breath as she violently shoved her books into her locker.
"Uh Wanda? Are ya ok?" Wanda spun around at the voice.
Rogue stood behind her giving her a concerned look.
"What?"
"Well Ah saw ya slamin' ya books and ya looked pretty pissed off and I was just wonderin' if ya were alright."
Wanda took a deep breath and tried to calm her self. "I just got detention after school, I have no idea where my brother is, I know something is wrong with him but not what, I'm worried about the idiot even though I'm still pissed at him, and I don't know if I'm going to be able to fix him! So no I'm not alright!"
"Pietro? What's wrong with Pietro?" Rogue asked worriedly.
"He...he's been not him self. He's walking not running, he's hiding in his room, he's not dating, he's just been weird! And He's lying to us! We cornered him in his room yesterday and he gave us this stupid story about breaking up with a girl friend. So lame. Then when I told him I knew he was lying he jumped out the window! We haven't seen him since then. Damn it! I don't know whats wrong with him but I want my brother back! I want that speedy, annoying, perky pest! Not this stranger with his face!" Wanda slammed her fist into her locker growling.
"Wow. Well if it make ya feel any better Pietro looked fine at breakfast this morning. Yeah he was babblin' about Elephants in tutu's or somethin' but the boy's always been a little less then sane." At Wanda's look she held up her hands. "Hey Ah lived with him for awhile Ah know what Ah'm talkin' 'bout! He's always been weird. All of them are. One of the reasons Ah nevea fit in well with 'em. I'm no where near as loopy as they are." Rogue said with a smirk.
"Yeah I guess they are pretty insane when you put it that way..."
"Yep. So don't worry Ah'm sure Pietro is fine. He'll probably be at home when school's out." Rogue said slightly uncomfortable with the role of trying to cheer someone up.
"That's what everyone keeps saying. I don't know...maybe it's my fault. I kept pushing him and cornered him and he ran. Maybe if I did something different he'd be here right now ok." Wanda said softly sounding pained.
"Wanda don't think like that! Ah'm sure you did what ya thought was right at the time! You were tryin' ta help him. And well yah maybe ya went with the wrong method. Pietro doesn't do closed places well. That might be parta the problem with how ya were goin'. He's the speed demon. Being in one place for too long, and for him too long is a lot shorter then for us, drives him up the wall. That's probably part of the reason he freaked and ran." Rogue told her.
Wanda frowned and looked at Rogue. "How do you know so much about my brother?"
"We were kinda close while Ah was living' there...we talked an' stuff." Rogue said vaguely.
Wanda frowned but let it go. "Thank you for trying to help." Wanda let out a short bark of laughter. "I can't believe how much I'm saying that lately. All this is just getting to me I guess."
"Aw it's no problem. Ah gotta get ta lunch but if ya need ta talk Ah'm here ok?" Rogue told her.
Wanda gave her a small smile. "Thanks. I might take you up on that some time. I gotta get to lunch too anyway."
They both went off and split up to their own groups.
Pietro's POV
I'd succeeded in my attempt to traumatize fast food workers. It amused me for a while and got rid of my hunger.
I check out the time and see it's about lunch time at school. "Hmmm the guys can't exactly pounce on me in the middle of the lunch room and Icanannoythehelloutofthematthesametime. Goodplan!" As soon as I'm done talking I'm already stepping inside the cafeteria.
I grab a tray of food then plop down at the table with the guys smiling cheerfully at them. "Hey guys! Lovely day we're having huh?"
"PIETRO?!?" They yelped together.
"That'smyname. Somethingwrong? You're all staring at me." I ask in my innocent voice and give them a confused look.
"Where the hell have you been?! We know you were with the X-Geeks but where did you go after you left?! Every one's said they haven't seen you since this morning! And were you really as sick as they were saying you were?!" Wanda asked pinning me with a death glare.
I grin not bothered at all. I'm feeling too good right now to be bothered by her glares. Plus I know now that she loves me so I know she won't actually kill me! "Ohyouknowhere,there. Went home you guys were gone already, hung out for a while nothing was on TV went shopping, got a hot girls number, made some fast food workers cry then decided toseehowyouguyswere!" I tell them brightly as I stuff my face.
Wanda keeps glaring. "You didn't answer my other question! Were you sick?!"
"No I wasn't sick. I was tired and sweaty but I was fine. Evan saw me in the park and freaked and practically kidnapped me and dragged me back to the mansion. And since I was there I took the chance to mooch free food and use the shower and the freakin' huge bed rooms. Then after I slept I grazed on some food for half an hour or so till breakfast then amused my self by freaking out the X-Geeks with perkiness and saying weird stuff about hallucinating after not sleeping for weeks. And then there was the fun of getting Daniels in trouble with the other X-Geeks for bringing me back there. Ohmanyoushouldhaveseentheglares!"
"Kitty said you were fighting with Evan like a married couple." Wanda said narrowing her eyes at me.
I blink rapidly. "What?! Wearenotamarriedcouple! He'smyarchenemy! Idonotthinkhe'scuteatall!"
"What? Pietro we can't understand you when you talk that fast!" Lance complains frowning at me.
Crap! Stupid mouth going even faster then my brain! I might as well have said I've been thinking about Evan all day! "I said we weren't fighting like a married couple we just were fighting like we always do. You know stupid X-Geeks thinking they know what's best for everyone." I say hoping my lying skills are back along with my speed.
Wanda's frowning at me again. "Kitty said Evan said you were dying when he found you."
I roll my eyes. "Oh for gods sake! Iwasnotdying! Do I look like someone who was on my death bed last night?!" I gesture wildly at my self.
"Well you don't look at thin as you were yesterday after school. But that's with the weird clothes, yo?" Toad asked pointing.
I look down and blanch. I'd forgotten I'm still wearing the clothes Evan lent me last night. I'd been walking around all day in Evan's shorts and sports jersey and hadn't realized it. "Uh Evan loaned me some stuff last night when I showered I forgot to change when I got home."
Wanda is giving me a strange look. "You're wearing Evan Daniels clothes? I thought you hated him?"
"I do! But I was all sweaty and gross and I didn't have any clothes with me! What was I supposed to do streak?!" I defend my self.
Wanda shakes her head still looking at me weirdly then sighed. "I don't think I'll ever understand you. You've been strange and well you know how you've been for a while now and suddenly now you're all perky and sunny and annoying and normal. It just doesn't make sense."
"You're never happy are ya, sis? I'm my self you're pissed off and want to kill me, I avoid you and don't act like my self and suddenly you're breathing down my neck demanding answers, I'm my self again and you're still demanding answers! What do I have to do to make you happy?!" I rant glowering at my twin.
Wanda looks startled. "I- uh-"
I sigh and rub my face. "Look I'm sorry for yelling but I just don't know what you guys want from me! First you hate me so I stay away, then suddenly you won't leave me alone and are demanding to know whats wrong with me then when I act like my self again you're still freaking. Can't you just make up your mind? Please?" I ask getting some what desperate at this point.
"Look Pietro, man, we just wanted to know why you were acting so weird and to fix whatevers wrong. So if you're all happy again that means what ever was wrong is fixed right? So we can all just forget this ok! Good! Now everyone eat!" Lance order before stuffing his own food in his mouth.
I smirk slightly at that. No matter what my father says Lance will always be the boss. He'll always be the one to give orders and wake everyone up and make sure everyone gets to school in the mornings. I pretend like I'm in charge. When father first put me in charge I came bursting in giving orders and bossing them around. But really I knew I'd never really be in charge. Hell when push comes to shove I look to Lance to make the choices. He's the adult in our little group.
We all start eating again though Wanda keeps shooting me looks.
I finish before the others of course and jump up. Before the others can blink I'm gone and a few seconds later am back changed into my own clothes with Evan's washed, dried and folded neatly. Super speed made laundry much faster even if you have to do it by hand.
"I'm going to give these back to Daniels then take off. See ya guys at home!" I run over to the X-Geeks table and drop Evan's clothes in his lap. "Thanks for the loaner Spykey boy."
"Maximoff! What were you doing with Evan's clothes?!" Scott barked at me.
"Wow Kitty. You managed to tell all my friends but you can't managed to tell your friends about last night? I'mdisapointedinyouKittycat. Thoughtyourgossipingskillswerebetterthenthat." I say sarcastically at Kitty.
"What are you talking about? What is he talking about?!" Scott says to me then Kitty.
"Oh um well Pietro kinda, like, slept over. Evan, like, well dragged him home with him when he found Pietro in the park, like, sick." Kitty explained. Explained badly that is.
"I was not sick! Iwastiredisall! Haven'tyoupeopleeverheardoftired?!" I complain glaring at Kitty.
"Yeah right dude. You were, like, on your death bed, man! You looked like crap and you weighed less then Kitty!" Evan snorted rolling his eyes. How dare he!
Red was now studying me closely and I glared at her. If you can hear this you are in restricted space! Stay out of my head!! She jerked back eyes wide. Crap. She must have seen already. Crap, crap, crap, CRAP, CRAP! Like I don't have enough problems with the guys and Evan thinking they know something now I'm gonna have Red knowing what's going on with me! Just freaking great!
"Pietro was sick? What was wrong with him? He looks fine now." Scott was still talking to Evan about me.
"He says he just over used his powers but I don't know. I've never, ever seen him look that tired or thin or weak. It was scary man! And Freaky! And he just like started gaining weight when Aunty O fed him! It was like some kind of comic book or something."
"I did just over use my powers. HowmanytimesdoIhavetosaythat?! Irantoofast,toolongandburnedtoomany calories. As soon as I ate I was fine. Nowbackoff!" I shoot Red a warning look and race off knowing that there's nothing I can do. If she's gonna tell she's gonna tell. All I can do is get out of dodge.
I don't want to sit alone bored at home so I figure what the hell and stay at school going to class. Still boring as hell but at least I'm not alone.