Ebony kietro: Ok here's chapter 2 of my cooperation story! I like it and so does Ally, yeah I know I used her name but oh well! She can be in the story if she wants to. . . .yeah. . . .

Chapter 2

Ally opened her eyes slowly, blinking a few times to clear her vision. All at once the blurry shapes all around her came into focus and she found herself in a dimly lit room. The boy from earlier that day was standing over her bed, staring down at her. She tried to move into a more comfortable position but a swift pain surged through her head. She fell back onto the pillow groaning a bit as she did.

"Yo, you ok?" he asked softly. She smiled. Never in her life had she been treated so . . . . nicely. She nodded faintly and shut her eyes.

"W-where am I?" she asked quietly. The boy smiled.

"Welcome to the Brotherhood Boarding house for-" he paused a bit to think, "gifted children. I'm Todd Tolensky, cool ta meet ya!" He held out his hand and she hesitated a bit before taking it with her frail, delicate fingers.

"A-Ally," she managed before falling back onto her pillow and slipping into a calm darkness once more. Todd stared at the girl for a moment. She was so beautiful for how young she was. Her pale blue eyes filled with innocence and purity. He almost laughed aloud at his thoughts. He didn't know anything about this girl and yet he was speaking so fondly of her. He turned and hopped out of the room. Lance and Pietro were both standing outside the door.

"So," Pietro said teasingly, "Finally found yourself a girlfriend?" Todd glared at him.

"At least if I did I would stick with her," he mumbled then hopped away into his room. Pietro waited until Lance had gone and he heard the loud blast of Todd's music, before entering the room. He stared down at the fragile girl lying on the bed. She was breathing contentedly and her lips were parted slightly. He couldn't help but smile. She stirred a bit and then began thrashing in her bed.

"No . . . . NO!!! I won't let you!" she murmured, frowning in what seemed like pain. Pietro shook her gently and she suddenly sat up straight, breathing in slow raspy breaths. Her eyes darted around the room and suddenly rest on him.

"W-who are you?" she asked timidly, "W-where is Todd? Why are you here?" Pietro laughed a bit. She was so frightened.

"One, I'm Pietro, two he is in his room, and three I just wanted to see how you were doing."

"Ally," she said more boldly, sticking out her hand. He arched an eyebrow but smiled and took her hand none the less.

"Pietro Maximoff," he said somewhat quizzically. She retracted her hand and fell back onto the pillow again, breathing heavily.

"Careful, don't wanna hit your head or anything," Pietro said leaning against the wall and closing his eyes. She smiled and shut her eyes as well.

"H-how did I get here?" she asked. Pietro opened one eye to look at her for a second, before shutting it again.

"Todd," he answered simply. Ally vaguely remembered being taken to this place. All of a sudden the painful memories of the previous day flooded into her head and she squirmed.

"Hey kid, are you ok?" Pietro's voice sounded so distant and her head was throbbing and soon her head was filled with blank. . . .

i "You are nothing but a worthless piece of trash and that is all you will ever be!" Mrs.Sparrow said scathingly. Ally's eyes filled with tears and Mrs.Sparrow's evil laughter filled her head; drumming in her ears and making her head throb furiously. Her mother advanced on her and as if by instinct she leapt of her bed and ran. She ran as fast as she could and ran down the path through the garden and leapt behind a large bush. She was shaking violently. There was a shuffling of feet and Ally held her breath. A dark shadow was cast over the bush and she buried her head in her knees.

"Meow?" Ally jumped a bit but smiled. It was her tabby cat Persia. She breathed a sigh of relief.

"AHA! Found you, you little wretch!" the wicked voice rang through her head and Ally shoved out a hand to protect herself, clenching her eyes tightly together. All at once she felt as if a large piece of ice was sliding though her and was suddenly released from her hand. Her mother's scream rang through the serene garden and Ally opened her eyes. Her mother lay sprawled out on the ground a large patch of ice attached to her face. Ally's hand was trembling and she ran once more. . . .

Ally bolted upright breathing heavily. The dreams that haunted her as she slept were becoming more and more vivid and she wiped the tears from her eyes. She scolded herself mentally and realized how foolish she was being. Steadily she got out of bed and hobbled over to the door where she rested for a moment leaning against the door for support. Her surroundings were swimming in front of her and she shut her eyes tightly to keep from vomiting. Perhaps it wasn't a good idea to get out of bed. Before Ally could react the door had opened and she had fallen on someone. She stared up timidly into the face of Todd, who was looking down at her with a great deal of concern.

"Yo, you ok Ally?" he asked helping her into an upright position. Ally. . . noone had called her that in a long time and certainly not as lovingly. She stared at him for a minute before responding quietly.

"Yeah, I'm just a bit dizzy that's all," she whispered. She attempted to take another step but failed and fell back into Todd's arms. He held her carefully and she could feel her eyes fill with tears at the kindness and tenderness he showed her.

"Yo, are you sure you're ok?" he asked again helping her up, but still holding her waist. She smiled weakly and nodded. Todd helped her back into the room and laid her on the bed.

"Yo, I think you need some rest," he suggested, pulling the covers over her. She smiled up at him and nodded faintly before shutting her eyes and falling into a deep sleep. . . .

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So how did you like? Todd is Ally's favorite character so you know how it is!

--Ebony kietro--