Disclaimer: I don't own it!! Darn you WB!!! *deep breath* Okay, I'm
done now.
A/N: Okay, for those of you who wanted to know whether or not I like Scott, yes. I do like him, I just think he needs to loosen up.a lot. As for how he's acting right now, don't worry! He'll get better, I promise! It's purely for my own purposes that he's being overprotective right now. What those purposes are, I have not decided yet.eh, maybe later.
Also, just wanted to give a HUGE thank you to everyone who has been reviewing. Hope you enjoy this chapter and here's a little glimpse of a DR session. And I do mean little. I haven't decided how chaotic those are going to get, but this should give you an idea. ^_^
CRASH!
Bobby stared in wide-eyed shock as Pietro rammed straight into the wall, courtesy of a misplaced patch of ice. Jubilee giggled before putting a hand over her mouth to cover the sound. All around them, fire, electricity, and blue energy stopped flying as the others turned to look at them.
Pietro groaned dramatically as he rolled over, milking this opportunity for everything it was worth.
Suddenly the metal doors slid open and in walked Wolverine. He stared at each of them, one by one, before saying,
"Okay, everyone, this session is over." He paused and glanced at Pietro who was still groaning in "pain". "Get up bub. You're fine." Pietro's eyebrows drew together and he sighed as he got up. He walked over to where the rest of the new recruits and Wanda were standing, deliberately dragging his feet, hoping to make his point. When he noticed Bobby still staring at him, Pietro grinned at him. Bobby relaxed as he realized that Pietro was fine and Wanda rolled her eyes muttering something about 'idiotic speed demons and why did he have to be her brother'. This caused Pietro's grin to grow wider as he came to a stop next to her. He leaned closer to her as they followed the others out the doors.
"Just lucky, I guess." he whispered to her, before laughing and running off.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Pages flew to the side in a blur and the entire situation just reeked with the potential for chaos.
Pietro was reading.
The new recruits stared in awe as Pietro went through the book in seconds before frowning and throwing it onto the rapidly growing pile on the table.
"Boring." he muttered. He grabbed the next book and gave it the same treatment. He looked up as the others walked further into the room. "Don't you people have anything better to read?"
"What do you mean?" Sam asked.
"Look at this!" Pietro exclaimed, grabbing a book and brandishing it. "Who the hell names their kid Huckleberry? Especially when their last name is Finn? Why don't you just make the kid wear a sign that says 'Hi, I'm a nerd. Feel free to beat me up to your heart's content!'"
Jubilee, who was staring at Pietro like he had gone insane, opened her mouth to say something. But before she could, Pietro began talking again.
"And this one!" he exclaimed, his speech speeding up so that it was harder to understand. "This one! The-Invisible-Man! Why-doesn't-he-have-a-name? How-come-the-story-had-to-be-told-by-an-invisible-guy? Without-a-name-the- only-way-to-think-of-him-is-as-the-speaker-and-then-I-just-feel-like-I'm-in- English-class!" Pietro declared, continuing to ramble.
"You know, he only feels invisible because." Jubilee started, trailing off when Pietro continued to rant about the book selection. Turning to Bobby, she shrugged. "I give up."
"Classic. A book which people praise and no one reads." Amara muttered, quoting Mark Twain. Pietro paused.
"Exactly! Finally-someone-agrees!" This set him off on another tangent.
"You had to say it." Rahne mumbled. Amara shrugged sheepishly. Before she could respond, Kurt walked in. His eyes widened as he saw all the books scattered around.
"What happened in here?" he cried. Bobby shook his head quickly.
"Hey man, don't look at us! It was all Pietro. Let's get out of here guys." he said, getting out of the room as fast as he could, followed by the others.
"Pietro?" Kurt asked.
"I was trying to find something to read." Pietro said defensively. "What's it to you?"
Kurt blinked, a bit taken aback by the sharpness of Pietro's voice.
"I just need a book for school." Kurt replied quietly. "You wouldn't happen to know where Catcher in the Rye is would you?"
Pietro's tense muscles slowly relaxed at Kurt's quiet tone and his eyes brightened at the mention of the book. Kurt felt a slight breeze as Pietro went by him and came to a stop near a small pile of books. He gestured to the pile.
"It's over here. This is the pile of books that actually held my interest." Kurt walked over, his tail swishing back and forth a little. Staring down at the pile, he made a decision-one that he had been considering for awhile now, ever since Pietro and Wanda had moved in.
"It's okay, you know." Kurt said, softly. Pietro glanced at him.
"What is?"
"To be hurt about what happened." Pietro turned to face Kurt.
"What would you know about it?" he snapped. Kurt looked up at Pietro, a wry smile on his face.
"You forget who my mother is. And even though everyone else will tell you not to care about it because he's Magneto, you can. He's still your dad and it's okay to be hurt after what happened."
Pietro stared at the furry young man, a little shocked. It was the first time anyone had ever told him that and Pietro had certainly never expected Kurt to be the one to make the effort. When Pietro said nothing Kurt bent over and picked up the book.
"I just wanted you to know that." He began to turn and paused. "And Pietro? I never said it before but.welcome to the Institute." He began to walk away.
Pietro looked down and then back up and said the one thing he never thought he'd say to an X-Man.
"Thank you." Kurt paused in the doorway.
"You're welcome."
A/N: A short chapter I know. Hopefully the next one will be longer. This one was just something that I wanted to do really quick. It was also to start the ball rolling on the some of the rest of the X-Men starting to be nicer to Pietro and Wanda. Kurt just seemed to be the natural choice. Anyway, I've gotten some people saying that I sound like I really don't like Evan. Well, okay, I'll admit that's true. I don't really like him. But I'm not going to be mean to the guy for the whole story. As a matter of fact, I'm giving the guy a romance later on in the story. But I also want to take a little poll, so let me know what you think about the next thing. Who should Kurt be with? Tabitha or Wanda? (I read a couple with a Kurt/Wanda pairing and liked it. And before that, I thought they were hinting at it in Impact. But that's just me.) So, I'm a little torn. Anyway, let me know everyone!
A/N: Okay, for those of you who wanted to know whether or not I like Scott, yes. I do like him, I just think he needs to loosen up.a lot. As for how he's acting right now, don't worry! He'll get better, I promise! It's purely for my own purposes that he's being overprotective right now. What those purposes are, I have not decided yet.eh, maybe later.
Also, just wanted to give a HUGE thank you to everyone who has been reviewing. Hope you enjoy this chapter and here's a little glimpse of a DR session. And I do mean little. I haven't decided how chaotic those are going to get, but this should give you an idea. ^_^
CRASH!
Bobby stared in wide-eyed shock as Pietro rammed straight into the wall, courtesy of a misplaced patch of ice. Jubilee giggled before putting a hand over her mouth to cover the sound. All around them, fire, electricity, and blue energy stopped flying as the others turned to look at them.
Pietro groaned dramatically as he rolled over, milking this opportunity for everything it was worth.
Suddenly the metal doors slid open and in walked Wolverine. He stared at each of them, one by one, before saying,
"Okay, everyone, this session is over." He paused and glanced at Pietro who was still groaning in "pain". "Get up bub. You're fine." Pietro's eyebrows drew together and he sighed as he got up. He walked over to where the rest of the new recruits and Wanda were standing, deliberately dragging his feet, hoping to make his point. When he noticed Bobby still staring at him, Pietro grinned at him. Bobby relaxed as he realized that Pietro was fine and Wanda rolled her eyes muttering something about 'idiotic speed demons and why did he have to be her brother'. This caused Pietro's grin to grow wider as he came to a stop next to her. He leaned closer to her as they followed the others out the doors.
"Just lucky, I guess." he whispered to her, before laughing and running off.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Pages flew to the side in a blur and the entire situation just reeked with the potential for chaos.
Pietro was reading.
The new recruits stared in awe as Pietro went through the book in seconds before frowning and throwing it onto the rapidly growing pile on the table.
"Boring." he muttered. He grabbed the next book and gave it the same treatment. He looked up as the others walked further into the room. "Don't you people have anything better to read?"
"What do you mean?" Sam asked.
"Look at this!" Pietro exclaimed, grabbing a book and brandishing it. "Who the hell names their kid Huckleberry? Especially when their last name is Finn? Why don't you just make the kid wear a sign that says 'Hi, I'm a nerd. Feel free to beat me up to your heart's content!'"
Jubilee, who was staring at Pietro like he had gone insane, opened her mouth to say something. But before she could, Pietro began talking again.
"And this one!" he exclaimed, his speech speeding up so that it was harder to understand. "This one! The-Invisible-Man! Why-doesn't-he-have-a-name? How-come-the-story-had-to-be-told-by-an-invisible-guy? Without-a-name-the- only-way-to-think-of-him-is-as-the-speaker-and-then-I-just-feel-like-I'm-in- English-class!" Pietro declared, continuing to ramble.
"You know, he only feels invisible because." Jubilee started, trailing off when Pietro continued to rant about the book selection. Turning to Bobby, she shrugged. "I give up."
"Classic. A book which people praise and no one reads." Amara muttered, quoting Mark Twain. Pietro paused.
"Exactly! Finally-someone-agrees!" This set him off on another tangent.
"You had to say it." Rahne mumbled. Amara shrugged sheepishly. Before she could respond, Kurt walked in. His eyes widened as he saw all the books scattered around.
"What happened in here?" he cried. Bobby shook his head quickly.
"Hey man, don't look at us! It was all Pietro. Let's get out of here guys." he said, getting out of the room as fast as he could, followed by the others.
"Pietro?" Kurt asked.
"I was trying to find something to read." Pietro said defensively. "What's it to you?"
Kurt blinked, a bit taken aback by the sharpness of Pietro's voice.
"I just need a book for school." Kurt replied quietly. "You wouldn't happen to know where Catcher in the Rye is would you?"
Pietro's tense muscles slowly relaxed at Kurt's quiet tone and his eyes brightened at the mention of the book. Kurt felt a slight breeze as Pietro went by him and came to a stop near a small pile of books. He gestured to the pile.
"It's over here. This is the pile of books that actually held my interest." Kurt walked over, his tail swishing back and forth a little. Staring down at the pile, he made a decision-one that he had been considering for awhile now, ever since Pietro and Wanda had moved in.
"It's okay, you know." Kurt said, softly. Pietro glanced at him.
"What is?"
"To be hurt about what happened." Pietro turned to face Kurt.
"What would you know about it?" he snapped. Kurt looked up at Pietro, a wry smile on his face.
"You forget who my mother is. And even though everyone else will tell you not to care about it because he's Magneto, you can. He's still your dad and it's okay to be hurt after what happened."
Pietro stared at the furry young man, a little shocked. It was the first time anyone had ever told him that and Pietro had certainly never expected Kurt to be the one to make the effort. When Pietro said nothing Kurt bent over and picked up the book.
"I just wanted you to know that." He began to turn and paused. "And Pietro? I never said it before but.welcome to the Institute." He began to walk away.
Pietro looked down and then back up and said the one thing he never thought he'd say to an X-Man.
"Thank you." Kurt paused in the doorway.
"You're welcome."
A/N: A short chapter I know. Hopefully the next one will be longer. This one was just something that I wanted to do really quick. It was also to start the ball rolling on the some of the rest of the X-Men starting to be nicer to Pietro and Wanda. Kurt just seemed to be the natural choice. Anyway, I've gotten some people saying that I sound like I really don't like Evan. Well, okay, I'll admit that's true. I don't really like him. But I'm not going to be mean to the guy for the whole story. As a matter of fact, I'm giving the guy a romance later on in the story. But I also want to take a little poll, so let me know what you think about the next thing. Who should Kurt be with? Tabitha or Wanda? (I read a couple with a Kurt/Wanda pairing and liked it. And before that, I thought they were hinting at it in Impact. But that's just me.) So, I'm a little torn. Anyway, let me know everyone!