Disclaimer: Once again, I don't own X-Men Evo. I only wished I did hehe. I can only rub it in WB's face that they screwed up in not continuing it. They lost all kinds of business. Stupid stupid people. Ahem. Anyways.

A/N: YEY! I'm not dead! And I apologize for the lack of updating. I had a problem with my computer and my disks that held my stories, particularly this one and I lost it for a time being. Of course, I had it on this site but it took awhile seeing as how MY computer has no internet connection at the moment. Sometimes it sucks being back home from college. But, I love it. I also had writers block so I hope you forgive me because I have a long chapter for you. Long for me anyway lol. I also have a new song fic for my Evo fans. It's not exactly Rietro but it is a couple featured in this story called "Little Moments". Read it if you like! As always, please review and I hope you enjoy!


"Alright, are you sure you're wanting to be doing this sugar?" Todd asked cautiously as they stood outside the gates of the Xavier Institute for Gifted Youngsters. Wanda smiled and looked over to him, reaching over she took his hand and gave it an affectionate squeeze.

"I need to do this Todd, and if you're not with me, I don't think I can."

"Okay, one quick question, why does it need to be me?" Wanda laughed softly, something she wasn't used to doing and it was something she wanted to get used to and start doing.

"Because I trust you. And because you look really cute when you're nervous." Todd smiled at the compliment and shook his head, "Besides that, Pietro would have a fit if he knew I was here, and I needed someone who I knew could keep me grounded." Todd nodded.

"Alright, sounds good to me. Besides, I can't help liking the fact that I'm going to rub that goggle boy the wrong way by being here. Shall we?" Todd smiled as he held Wanda's hand and they both walked into the grounds of the Institute. Together.


"You're not answering me Jean, what was Maximoff doing here?" Scott asked again. Jean sighed and shook her head as she crossed her arms over her body, rubbing her arms.

"I don't know Scott. Maybe he was here to talk to Rogue, but honestly, I mean Rogue mentioned something about going back to the Brotherhood. I don't know what's going on to tell you the truth. Besides, why are you so worried about it?"

"You know me Jean, I'm always on the alert for anything those creeps pull. Besides, wherever that Maximoff is you can guarantee that Magneto isn't too far away." He walked over to Jean and smiled as he wrapped an arm around her, "Plus, I have to admit, I was a little worried about you." Jean smiled affectionately up to him and leaned her head against his shoulder.

"Thanks Scott. It's nice to know that someone in this world is actually worried about me."

"Hey, don't talk like that. You have your family, this family here and all your friends. Everyone worries about you Jean." Jean looked up at him and wished that just once, she could take his glasses off and look into his eyes, but she knew that would be a danger to everyone.

"I know Scott. But don't you ever want to be normal?"

"You know I do. I mean it bugs the hell outta me that I can't even look at you without having these glasses on. I like helping people, don't get me wrong but I want to just quit sometimes. That or take a long vacation." Jean nodded.

"Maybe that's what I need, a vacation." Scott smirked.

"What? Wanting to get away from me so quickly?" Jean laughed and shook her head.

"No, it's not that. In fact I'd probably see if you could go with me. I just want a day where nothing goes wrong you know? But having these powers is an advantage. I love helping people and now I can really help them. It just, hurts, is all." Scott nodded and hugged her tightly.

"I know Jean, I know." He held her tightly to him and then, picking up her chin with a touch of his hand, he smiled down at her. "Hey, what do you say we go to the movies or something?" Jean sighed and pushed his hair away from his eyes.

"I wish I could but I have a lot of homework that I need to finish up. Can I have a rain check?" Scott smiled and leaning forward, he kissed her forehead softly.

"Definitely." Jean smiled, biting her lower lip just a bit before she turned away from him and began walking back up to the institute. She didn't notice that Scott's grin had slowly faded and he turned towards the clearing where Rogue and Pietro had disappeared, crossing his arms as he walked back over towards the clearing. He looked around.

"Whatever you're trying to do Pietro," Scott smirked, "I will find out. Mark my words. Nobody tries overthrowing me. Nobody."


Rogue walked into the Brotherhood house. Wait, no. Pietro knew when she walked and this wasn't really walking this was a fast walk for Rogue which meant one of two things. She was pissed, or she was really pissed. When she slammed the door shut and starting stomping up the stairs, he winced. She was really pissed. He looked around the house cautiously and made a quick run through. Seeing that nobody was home, he took a deep breath in and braved going into his room. When he did, he saw Rogue; sitting at his desk, leaned back in his leather rollie-chair that he'd conned his father out of. Her legs were crossed and she was glaring out the window. She looked, he grinned, well she looked hot.

"Roguey?" He said.

"Tell me Pietro, do you try to make my life a living hell or are you just, born to do it?" He raised an eyebrow and looked towards her. She still hadn't turned towards him and her voice was cold.

"What are you talking about?"

"I mean it." She turned around and stood up, her eyes were filling with tears. "Do you want to make my life miserable? Because believe me, you're definitely succeeding." Pietro went to put his arms around her but she slapped his hand away. "No, I don't want to hear an excuse. Look, I know you want me back here but I can't do it. I can't." His face hardened.

"Why can't you?"

"Because, my family is there Pietro."

"No there not, your family is here. With Lance, Toad, Blob and me. We're your damn family!" He growled. She shook her head and sighed.

"Yes, you are. But I mean my real family Pietro." When he didn't say anything she continued. "You don't know this, but Mystique, she's my mother." Pietro's gaze whirled up towards Rogue and he tried seeing if she was joking. She wasn't.

"What?"

"It's exactly what I just said Pietro, Mystique is my mother." Pietro laughed softly and shook his head.

"That can't be true, if she was, then you'd be like that blue elf-boy you have with you and those other X-Geeks! You can't be her daughter!"

"I am Pietro. She adopted me and then put me in Irene's care. Why do you think she was so interested in recruiting me with you guys? Why do you think I moved here? I'm surprised you didn't know. What with Magneto being your father and all." Pietro sat down on his bed, shocked. Shaking his head.

"No, why would she try killing you then? Why would she make us believe that you'd turned your back on us?" Rogue sighed and walked over towards the bed. Sitting beside him she took her hand in his and ran her fingers through his silver hair.

"Because that's what she wanted to do. She found out that I wanted nothing to do with her so I became an enemy. And she didn't realize that Kurt was her son until school started that year she was principal. When she tried apologizing to us, we wouldn't hear of it. We didn't believe her and her lies anymore." She cupped the side of her face and smiled towards him. "But it doesn't matter now. We're together and hey, just because we're on two different teams doesn't mean we can't be."

"Yeah-it-only-means-we're-going-to-try-and-kill-the-rest-of-your-team- that's-all." He said quickly. He stood up and in a second was by his window. "Why-didn't-you-tell-me-before?"

"Because I knew you'd react like this. And to be completely honest, I thought you'd find me revolting and hate me because of what she's done to you guys. Don't get me wrong, she can be great sometimes, not that I want her hearin' that but the point is, I know that you've always hated her." Pietro smirked and turned back towards her.

"You're right, I have." He looked back out the window and smiled slowly, which was weird for him, as Rogue wrapped her arms from behind him and kissed the back of his neck softly.

"So you don't hate me?" Pietro whirled around and took her into his arms. Kissing her quickly and fiercely on the lips, he kept his arms around her and pushed her against he wall as he toyed with the bottom of her shirt.

"I could never hate you." Rogue smiled and laughed.

"Well, you sure as hell had me fooled." Pietro grinned.

"Part of the challenge baby. You know, gotta get my kicks somewhere." Before Rogue could say anything, her shirt was off and tossed across the floor, landing on his computer. "Besides, I had to learn to try and hate you. It didn't work obviously." Rogue smiled and wrapped her arms around him.

"Obviously not." They continued to kiss. Rogue opened her eyes for a moment and then, concentrating she began to feel the pull of taking Pietro's powers. When she pulled away, she touched her lips. "Did you feel that?"

"Yeah." Cautiously, Rogue reached out and touched Pietro's face gently with her hand. Noticing she didn't feel the familiar pull she smiled.

"I can control them. When I'm with you." Pietro smirked.

"So what's that supposed to mean?" Before he could utter another word, Rogue ran over to him, using his powers and had him pinned down on the bed. Slowly she ran her fingers up his shirt and grinned.

"Guess we'll have to find out won't we?" As Rogue grinned and leaned down and kissed him she slowly pulled away enough, "Besides-who-doesn't-like-a- challenge?" Pietro's eyes gleamed as he ran his fingers up her back towards her bra.

"You-got-that-right."


"Lance are you sure you want to do this?" Kitty asked as they sat in his Jeep outside the brotherhood house. Lance took a deep breath in, holding Kitty's hand tightly. Looking over to the house, he nodded.

"I want you to be welcome in this house, just as much as Rogue is. Just, please don't say anything about me joining the X-Men or trying to get the other guys to do it. It's not for us okay?" Kitty nodded and smiled towards Lance as she climbed out of the Jeep and walking towards the front door, met up with Lance and took ahold of his hand. When they got to the front door, Lance paused a moment until Kitty gave him a small nudge and before he could say anything phased them through the door. "Hey, whoa. I'm never going to get used to that." Kitty smiled.

"Sorry, I just wanted to get in here." She looked around and smiled, "It looks a lot better."

"Yeah, well working and giving everyone chores does some good around here. I mean, we have enough food to survive. That and Blob has started a garden and is in the middle of building a green house for it. Toad finally told him that he needed it or his food was going to die, so the big guy got working on it." Kitty laughed softly and letting go of Lance's hand she walked into the kitchen to look outside, where she saw Blob's green house. He'd need a little bit of help.

"Do you think he'd mind if I offered to help him?" Lance raised an eyebrow.

"Huh?"

"I helped my Dad this one time and it totally like came out awesome. I could help him out with it." Lance slowly smiled.

"You'd do that?" Kitty nodded and walked back towards Lance.

"I'm going to make this as easy as possible. I don't want them to hate me because I live at the Institute and I'm on the other team." Lance's grin widened and he caressed the side of her face.

"My pretty Kitty, always wanting to help other people. Well, let's go see if he's here. He might be in his room, he had a report he had to do." Kitty raised an eyebrow.

"You have them doing homework?" Lance smirked.

"Well yeah, we have to be smart if we're going to kick your butts the next time we meet." Kitty laughed softly, though she knew she shouldn't have. Lance quickly ran upstairs, holding her hand tightly. Knocking on a door, he frowned. "Hmm, wonder if Toad knows where he is." Knocking on the door next to it, Lance waited a few minutes and frowned. "Okay, that's weird, one of them has to be here or the front door wouldn't be unlocked." Turning towards the door that was next to his own bedroom he stopped, "Wonder if Pietro would know." Lance knocked and then getting frustrated, opened the door up. "Pietr-"

"Whoa! Hey! Close-the-damn-door-Avalanche!" Pietro yelled, Lance stood there, dumbfounded to see Pietro and Rogue, naked in Pietro's bed with a sheet barely covering them.

"Lance? What are yo- Oh my God! Rogue?" Kitty exclaimed as she walked up to Lance's side. Rogue grinned sheepishly.

"Uh, hey Lance, Kitty, what's up?"


She watched the house carefully with a frown on her face. She figured Pietro would've gone here, but with Rogue and then Lance showing up with that airhead who went by Kitty! She was disgusted and she wanted her revenge. Taking a deep breath in she waited a moment. She knew she had to wait, and she would. She'd wait very, very patiently. Right now she had to get back and she had to figure out where Toad and Wanda had wandered off to. With disgust she looked at the house one more time. They'd turned it into a home, and that was the last thing it needed to be. She'd show them. Or better yet, they both would show the brats. They would indeed.