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wanna send me Lance and Pietro for Christmas? My birthday isn't for months
so yeah, it'd be awesome if you could be so kind.
A/N: Alrighty, hehe, I hope you like this chapter because I like writing it. I know some of the ending is short but that's all that my dear sweet characters were talking about. So please let me know what you think. I hope you like this. The nifty review button is nice and lets people know what others like about their stories. So please click on it because well yeah, its nice.
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Pietro got there in record time to see Rogue getting up and start walking back towards the town. He ran up to her, if she had been crying he wanted to at least see if he could do anything. They were friends after all. As he stood in front of her she slowly looked up. Pietro frowned.
"Hey! You-weren't-crying!" He said quickly. Rogue looked up towards him with a raised eyebrow.
"What are you talking about?"
"Wanda! She-told-me-you-had-been-crying! So-I-ran-over-here-and-you're-not. Nothing! Not-even-a-small-tear-that's-low-even-for-you-Rogue!" Pietro exclaimed. Rogue slowly smiled and she shook her head.
"I had nothing to do with that Pietro; you might wanna bring it up to your sister. After all, she is the one who lied to you." Pietro frowned. He had been fooled. Nobody fooled the speed demon! He was just, he was perfect!
"What the hell! Why would she lie to me? I mean there is no reason for her to. You had to put her up to this." Pietro looked towards Rogue as the words of accusation hit her and her eyes actually did well up this time. She looked down, pushing the tears away.
"That's it Pietro. I knew it was a mistake to come here but I actually thought that if you and I started talking again then maybe," She turned away from him, "Then maybe we could be friends again but I guess that can't happen." Rogue began walking back towards the main street. She was almost through the clearing before Pietro ran up and grabbed her arm, dragging her back towards the rocks by the lake.
"Why be friends again?" He asked. Rogue looked up towards him, meeting his eyes.
"Why not?" Pietro frowned. She never challenged him and for once, this was a challenge he didn't want to face. Besides that fact she was part of the X- Men now and he hated them. He really really hated them. That was the reason they couldn't be friends!
"Because, I-don't-feel-like-it."
"You don't feel like being friends with me?" Rogue asked, she looked up towards Pietro who was trying to look away from her.
"Well, I-uh-no-I-don't-feel-like-it-and-that's-something-you're-going-to- have-to-deal-with."
"You know what Pietro Maximoff, I think you're lying to me." Rogue said.
"What? Me? Lie! Of course not!" Pietro looked towards Rogue who's hand was now ungloved and he quickly changed his tone, "Alright! Okay! I'm-lying-but- a-true-friend-wouldn't-use-her-powers-on-another-friend." Rogue stopped, a slow smile appeared on her face.
"You haven't changed Pietro." She said softly, slowly she sat down on the rocks. "So what do you say Pietro? You want to talk or no?" Pietro looked towards her and walked towards him. It took him an eternity but to Rogue it only took him a little amount of time.
"Why call me?" Pietro asked.
"Because you're the only one I know that understands what I'm going through. You can't stand one place, I can't touch."
"And how's that the same exactly?" Rogue sighed, and shook her head.
"How am I supposed to know? I just know that when I think of who I want to spend time with you're the one who comes to mind." Pietro was taken back. She was actually confiding in him? Why? Looking down he drew circle after circle with the tip of his foot. Why was he so nervous? Much less confused about everything.
"Rogue."
"Look Pietro, don't say anything. Okay? Just, sit here with me?" Rogue said softly, looking down towards the lake. Pietro didn't say anything. He sat next to her and slowly they inched closer together. Just as their hands were about to touch, Pietro shot up and stood in front of her.
"Rogue, listen, I don't know why I even showed up because this obviously isn't working."
"Pietro why do you hate me?" Pietro's jaw dropped.
"What?"
"Why do you hate me?" Rogue asked again.
"I-I don't hate you, its just that," He frowned, "Who told you I hated you? I never said that." Rogue continued to look down to the ground.
"You didn't' have to. It was all in your face and in your voice. Ever since I called you it's been nothing but what seems like hatred. Come on Pietro, I lived with you for how many months? I'm not stupid." Pietro looked down scornfully at her.
"I never said anything like that. You just assumed."
"Isn't it obvious Pietro? I mean come on. Lance, Toad, Wanda, hell even Blob talk to me! But you don't. Why?" Pietro turned away, his arms crossed as he looked over the lake. His blue with silver hint gaze glared into the dark waters, as if wishing them away.
"You tell me Rogue." He said harshly. "You tell me. Would you talk to me if I lived with you for months and then suddenly moved out? Would you talk to me if I was suddenly on the other team?" Rogue pulled her legs close. She knew it. Betrayal.
"Yes." She said. Pietro glared harder, if it was possible. "Yes I would Pietro." 'Of course she would' Pietro thought. Turning back towards her he watched as Rogue continued to look down. Her legs were huddled close to her body and her face was looking into the ground. As if it held huge interest to her.
"Why?" Pietro asked. Rogue looked up to him, her eyes clouded with tears. "Why would you still talk to me?" Rogue didn't reply as she continued to look down. "Rogue, answer me." He continued.
"Because." She started, "Because that's what friends do Pietro. Friends keep talking because they care about one another." Pietro snickered.
"They care? Really now? If they cared so much why would they leave their friends behind because of what someone else did to them?" Rogue let the tears fall as she stood up, getting in front of Pietro.
"You think I wanted to? You think I actually liked leaving you? I had no choice Pietro! I had to leave! There was no way I could stay there with my betraying mother!" Pietro snarled trying to get away from her. He didn't want her in his face. He didn't want her pushing at him. Didn't she understand.
"Just. Dammit Rogue, you left me there! You left with no inclination of ever letting me know why. You left! Why should I trust anything you say? You left me there to deal with everything!" Before Rogue could reply, Pietro's lips crashed against hers and as he pulled her closer she tried pushing him away, getting the feeling of drawing his powers from him.
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"Woohoo! Lets go party!" Kitty exclaimed as she hopped out of Scott's car carrying her towel. She giggled as she looked out towards the water the heat of the day was pounding onto her and she wanted nothing more than to jump into that cool water. But she stopped. Something was wrong. Turning around she saw that her friends had gone off to the other side, leaving her alone. Kitty frowned, "Yeah, some friends you are. That's like totally rude!" She exclaimed. Sighing she decided it was for the better and laying her towel out she sat down and pulled her sunscreen out of her bag. Slowly, a shadow blocked the sun, Kitty turned to see who it was but the rays of sun emitting around the person blocked her ability to see them.
"Need some help with that pretty Kitty?" A deep but soft voice said. Kitty grinned slowly.
"Hey Lance!" She said getting up quickly. Wrapping her arms around him she gave him a huge hug. As she pulled back however she looked up and met Lance's gaze with hers. He seemed really happy to see her and his arms were lightly place around her waist. Taking a deep breath in Kitty leaned up and kissed him softly.
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"Sugar muffin? You awake hunny bunch?" Toad asked as he lightly tapped Wanda's cheek. "Wanda?" He asked carefully, trying not to startle her because who know what would happen then. As her eyes slowly fluttered open he let out a sigh of relief. As Wanda's vision returned to her, she looked in front of her, once again seeing the clean Todd in front of her. Her eyes widened.
"What the hell happened to you?" She yelled out, jumping up from the couch. Toad winced at the intensity of Wanda's yelling. He slowly crouched down.
"Man, I knew you weren't gonna like it. I tried though yo. Guess I can just really give up my hopes, but," He looked up towards her, "I was just trying, I mean you're like my scarlet princess and, aw man, I'm just screwing everything up yo." He looked down, his shoulders collapsing with sadness. Wanda slowly inched up towards him, it wasn't until her face was inches from his that she actually said anything.
"Toad?" Toad spun around and as he did, their lips connected.
A/N: Alrighty, hehe, I hope you like this chapter because I like writing it. I know some of the ending is short but that's all that my dear sweet characters were talking about. So please let me know what you think. I hope you like this. The nifty review button is nice and lets people know what others like about their stories. So please click on it because well yeah, its nice.
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Pietro got there in record time to see Rogue getting up and start walking back towards the town. He ran up to her, if she had been crying he wanted to at least see if he could do anything. They were friends after all. As he stood in front of her she slowly looked up. Pietro frowned.
"Hey! You-weren't-crying!" He said quickly. Rogue looked up towards him with a raised eyebrow.
"What are you talking about?"
"Wanda! She-told-me-you-had-been-crying! So-I-ran-over-here-and-you're-not. Nothing! Not-even-a-small-tear-that's-low-even-for-you-Rogue!" Pietro exclaimed. Rogue slowly smiled and she shook her head.
"I had nothing to do with that Pietro; you might wanna bring it up to your sister. After all, she is the one who lied to you." Pietro frowned. He had been fooled. Nobody fooled the speed demon! He was just, he was perfect!
"What the hell! Why would she lie to me? I mean there is no reason for her to. You had to put her up to this." Pietro looked towards Rogue as the words of accusation hit her and her eyes actually did well up this time. She looked down, pushing the tears away.
"That's it Pietro. I knew it was a mistake to come here but I actually thought that if you and I started talking again then maybe," She turned away from him, "Then maybe we could be friends again but I guess that can't happen." Rogue began walking back towards the main street. She was almost through the clearing before Pietro ran up and grabbed her arm, dragging her back towards the rocks by the lake.
"Why be friends again?" He asked. Rogue looked up towards him, meeting his eyes.
"Why not?" Pietro frowned. She never challenged him and for once, this was a challenge he didn't want to face. Besides that fact she was part of the X- Men now and he hated them. He really really hated them. That was the reason they couldn't be friends!
"Because, I-don't-feel-like-it."
"You don't feel like being friends with me?" Rogue asked, she looked up towards Pietro who was trying to look away from her.
"Well, I-uh-no-I-don't-feel-like-it-and-that's-something-you're-going-to- have-to-deal-with."
"You know what Pietro Maximoff, I think you're lying to me." Rogue said.
"What? Me? Lie! Of course not!" Pietro looked towards Rogue who's hand was now ungloved and he quickly changed his tone, "Alright! Okay! I'm-lying-but- a-true-friend-wouldn't-use-her-powers-on-another-friend." Rogue stopped, a slow smile appeared on her face.
"You haven't changed Pietro." She said softly, slowly she sat down on the rocks. "So what do you say Pietro? You want to talk or no?" Pietro looked towards her and walked towards him. It took him an eternity but to Rogue it only took him a little amount of time.
"Why call me?" Pietro asked.
"Because you're the only one I know that understands what I'm going through. You can't stand one place, I can't touch."
"And how's that the same exactly?" Rogue sighed, and shook her head.
"How am I supposed to know? I just know that when I think of who I want to spend time with you're the one who comes to mind." Pietro was taken back. She was actually confiding in him? Why? Looking down he drew circle after circle with the tip of his foot. Why was he so nervous? Much less confused about everything.
"Rogue."
"Look Pietro, don't say anything. Okay? Just, sit here with me?" Rogue said softly, looking down towards the lake. Pietro didn't say anything. He sat next to her and slowly they inched closer together. Just as their hands were about to touch, Pietro shot up and stood in front of her.
"Rogue, listen, I don't know why I even showed up because this obviously isn't working."
"Pietro why do you hate me?" Pietro's jaw dropped.
"What?"
"Why do you hate me?" Rogue asked again.
"I-I don't hate you, its just that," He frowned, "Who told you I hated you? I never said that." Rogue continued to look down to the ground.
"You didn't' have to. It was all in your face and in your voice. Ever since I called you it's been nothing but what seems like hatred. Come on Pietro, I lived with you for how many months? I'm not stupid." Pietro looked down scornfully at her.
"I never said anything like that. You just assumed."
"Isn't it obvious Pietro? I mean come on. Lance, Toad, Wanda, hell even Blob talk to me! But you don't. Why?" Pietro turned away, his arms crossed as he looked over the lake. His blue with silver hint gaze glared into the dark waters, as if wishing them away.
"You tell me Rogue." He said harshly. "You tell me. Would you talk to me if I lived with you for months and then suddenly moved out? Would you talk to me if I was suddenly on the other team?" Rogue pulled her legs close. She knew it. Betrayal.
"Yes." She said. Pietro glared harder, if it was possible. "Yes I would Pietro." 'Of course she would' Pietro thought. Turning back towards her he watched as Rogue continued to look down. Her legs were huddled close to her body and her face was looking into the ground. As if it held huge interest to her.
"Why?" Pietro asked. Rogue looked up to him, her eyes clouded with tears. "Why would you still talk to me?" Rogue didn't reply as she continued to look down. "Rogue, answer me." He continued.
"Because." She started, "Because that's what friends do Pietro. Friends keep talking because they care about one another." Pietro snickered.
"They care? Really now? If they cared so much why would they leave their friends behind because of what someone else did to them?" Rogue let the tears fall as she stood up, getting in front of Pietro.
"You think I wanted to? You think I actually liked leaving you? I had no choice Pietro! I had to leave! There was no way I could stay there with my betraying mother!" Pietro snarled trying to get away from her. He didn't want her in his face. He didn't want her pushing at him. Didn't she understand.
"Just. Dammit Rogue, you left me there! You left with no inclination of ever letting me know why. You left! Why should I trust anything you say? You left me there to deal with everything!" Before Rogue could reply, Pietro's lips crashed against hers and as he pulled her closer she tried pushing him away, getting the feeling of drawing his powers from him.
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"Woohoo! Lets go party!" Kitty exclaimed as she hopped out of Scott's car carrying her towel. She giggled as she looked out towards the water the heat of the day was pounding onto her and she wanted nothing more than to jump into that cool water. But she stopped. Something was wrong. Turning around she saw that her friends had gone off to the other side, leaving her alone. Kitty frowned, "Yeah, some friends you are. That's like totally rude!" She exclaimed. Sighing she decided it was for the better and laying her towel out she sat down and pulled her sunscreen out of her bag. Slowly, a shadow blocked the sun, Kitty turned to see who it was but the rays of sun emitting around the person blocked her ability to see them.
"Need some help with that pretty Kitty?" A deep but soft voice said. Kitty grinned slowly.
"Hey Lance!" She said getting up quickly. Wrapping her arms around him she gave him a huge hug. As she pulled back however she looked up and met Lance's gaze with hers. He seemed really happy to see her and his arms were lightly place around her waist. Taking a deep breath in Kitty leaned up and kissed him softly.
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"Sugar muffin? You awake hunny bunch?" Toad asked as he lightly tapped Wanda's cheek. "Wanda?" He asked carefully, trying not to startle her because who know what would happen then. As her eyes slowly fluttered open he let out a sigh of relief. As Wanda's vision returned to her, she looked in front of her, once again seeing the clean Todd in front of her. Her eyes widened.
"What the hell happened to you?" She yelled out, jumping up from the couch. Toad winced at the intensity of Wanda's yelling. He slowly crouched down.
"Man, I knew you weren't gonna like it. I tried though yo. Guess I can just really give up my hopes, but," He looked up towards her, "I was just trying, I mean you're like my scarlet princess and, aw man, I'm just screwing everything up yo." He looked down, his shoulders collapsing with sadness. Wanda slowly inched up towards him, it wasn't until her face was inches from his that she actually said anything.
"Toad?" Toad spun around and as he did, their lips connected.
