Dragging along, I give you…*fanfare* the next chapter!
Lance and Pietro were watching TV when they heard a small sound, something like a whimper. "Hey, you hear that?" Lance asked.
"Probably just some stupid stray dog outside," the speed demon muttered, trying to figure out the 8- letter word that was on Wheel of Fortune. Then, a slightly louder sound, a yelp. This made the two jump. "Okay, what the hell was that?!"
Avalanche turned and looked out the window. Seeing nothing more than snow, he growled and sat back down. "Hey, Fred, did you hear that?" he yelled into the kitchen. The giant strode into the living, holding a freshly made sandwich.
"Hear what?" then, a scream pierced the air, startling the members of the Brotherhood. "That." "Sounded like it came from upstairs." Pietro said, getting up and charging up the stairs, the other two boys following.
They then listened carefully, hearing various whimpers and moans from Toad's room.
"Oh man, the Toad's playin' horizontal leapfrog in there!" Lance shouted before jiggling the knob, only to find it was locked. "Toad, open up!" he banged on the door. "If I find you screwing someone I'm gonna kick your scrawny ass!!"
Commotion could be heard on the other side of the door before it finally opened. "Hey guys, 'sup?" Toad smiled shakily, but the three pushed pass him to inspect his room, but saw no one else. Pietro was the first to notice the bloodstains on his sheets.
"You kill somebody Toad?" he lifted the sheets, but nothing was under them. There was also the first aid kit on the floor, its contents strewn about. "Oh-ho-ho! I think I found something!" Freddy laughed haughtily, pulling a bedraggled Sunshine out from under the bed, holding her in the air by the back of her shirt.
She quivered uncontrollably from the stares she was getting and gazed at Todd with big gray eyes. "Okay, what is that?" Lance demanded, pointing accusingly at the girl, "Did you force her to do it? Did you just pluck this kid off the streets and fu—"
"Man, I didn't know you had it in ya!" the silver-haired teen interrupted, "I mean, I knew you couldn't find a girl, but damn! How much she charge ya?" Outraged, Sunshine swung her legs at Pietro, successfully getting her ankles around his neck and proceeded to choke him.
"You bastard! I'll kill you!" she screamed, but Lance pried her legs off of the gasping boy and Fred set her down, where she instantly tried to tackle Pietro, but the other three teens held her back. "Okay, okay. I'm fine now."
Checking to make sure her bandages would stay put; she started to roll down her pants while Lance took Todd out into the hallway. "Alright, who is she?" "A girl I found in a' alleyway bleedin' to death," the earthquake-maker grabbed Toad by the collar.
He knew that Toad's raging hormones were driving the poor boy crazy and that he was starting to get a little desperate for attention from the opposite sex. "I-I-I swear I didn't touch her!" though unsure, he begrudgingly let him go and walked back into the room.
"You ain't staying here so get out." Lance stated blandly, pointing towards the door. "H-hey! Why not?" Todd and Sunshine asked in unison. "Ahem, does Brotherhood ring a bell?" Pietro interjected quickly, crossing his arms over his chest.
The mutant girl wasn't quite sure what to say. "Hey, if you want me to act like a guy…" she unzipped her pants and pulled them down slightly, exposing underwear as white as her skin, then made sure her voice was deep and manly before saying,
"All right men! Let's go get us a six-pack and watch us some porn! Yeeeaaah, and pick up some chicks! Then we can go downtown and pee our names in the snow! Then we can—" STOP!!" the ground rumbled and knocked Sunshine off balance.
"Ugh, I get it I get it," she straightened herself and sulked out the door. "Well, thank you for bandaging me up Todd. You're the only person who's ever been kind to me..." As she made her way down the stairs and towards the front door, Lance was feeling rather guilty.
When he heard the front door open, he yelled down, "Okay, I give up! You can stay!" "WHOO-HOO!" Sunshine flew up the stairs and jumped into his arms. "Thank you so much! Thank you!!" she then hugged Toad and he graciously hugged her back, loving the warmth she was emitting.
"Come on, I'll give ya the grand tour!" he took her hand and they raced downstairs together, giddy as a pair of schoolgirls.
By the time Todd had shown Sunshine the whole house and she had explored every nook and cranny, finding many rather interesting things: a rotten sandwich, dozens of screws and old newspapers, as well as various magazines, he had taken her down to the laundry room to get her clothes washed.
Wearing nothing more than a pair of black boxers that she found in Pietro's room and a mid-drift camisole, Toad now had a good look of her body. She had an average tummy, telling him that even though she lived on the streets she kept herself well fed.
He also saw that her stomach was the lightest of pinks and smirked to himself. So, she ain't white allover, he thought as he looked her up and down. Short muscled legs, small feet the same pink as her belly and the tip of her nose, and her lean but strong arms.
Most mutants were naturally stronger than regular humans were, and she definitely appeared to be a tough one, despite her small size. "Eyein' yer girlfriend eh?" someone called, scaring the two. Pietro was leaning on the doorframe, mildly amused.
Apparently Sunshine had not noticed Toad ogling her and snorted. "Buzz off Pietro." She said, climbing onto the vibrating washing machine, but he brushed it off and disappeared, then reappeared in front of her. She had been introduced to everyone before she toured the house, so she knew everybody's names and nicknames.
"Hmm, quite a belly ya got there," he poked her stomach, "You should exercise more." She stared at him for a moment. "…More than what?" he deadpanned while Todd tried to suppress a snicker. After Pietro recovered, he looked at her once more.
"Are those my boxers?!" he growled and hooked his thumbs into the elastic waistband and was about to yank them off of her, when her hand came flying down and slapped the speedster right across the face. "Touch me again and I'll clamp your urethra shut."
Holding his stinging cheek, he decided not to push his luck and vanished in a silver blur. "'Bout time somebody put him in his place," Sunshine grinned victoriously at Todd, who was gazing thoughtfully at the bandage on her arm.
"So…may I ask what happened?" there was a long silence before she smiled sadly at her newfound friend, twirling a tangled bang around her finger, disgusted from the greasy feeling of it. Maybe she could take a shower later.
"Well, it all started when I went down to Chester's Grille lookin' for a handout…"
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…and then her head exploded. Hahaha, no no no, I kid. Flashback next! Stay tuned!