Hello again! First of all, I'd like to say that I'm SOOOOOOO sorry that I haven't updated this fic in awhile. I've been busy with school and with my other fic, and I just didn't have much time to work on this one. So, I'm really sorry. On a happier note, I'd just like to thank all of my wonderful reviewers: Hamona, TheDreamerLady, SmellyFaceFace, Scarlet Sapphire, Starbryte234, Dream Sprite, ReddistheRose, and Morring star. You guys rock! I'm so glad you're enjoying my fic. Please continue to read/review. Now, I shall shut up, and get on with the show!

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A Heated Confrontation

Todd closed the black book, angrily. "I knew I shoulda stayed home that day!"

Lance was just sitting on the couch looking surprised. "She was right, I took off in the jeep that day because I saw Pietro outside, and at the time, I was trying to run him over with my jeep. "

He looked over at the snowy haired teen. "Remember?"

Next to him on the couch, Pietro glared at him. "Of course I remember! I spent about two hours running from you, and once or twice you actually almost hit me!"

Lance was about to reply, when a very angry-looking Wanda came storming down the stairs.

"Where is it Pietro?" She demanded.

Pietro shot behind the couch. "Todd has it."

Wanda's eyes traveled to where Todd was sitting in the chair. Then down onto the small, but all too familiar book in his hands.

"What did you read?" She asked dangerously.

Todd looked Wanda in the eyes.

"First of all, I didn't take the damn thing in the first place, and second, I read about your little chat on the phone with flame boy."

Wanda, although shocked at Todd's outburst and use of language, snatched the book from him.

"If I ever catch you with this again, there will be hell to pay," She glanced at the others, eyes narrowed. "Same for the rest of you."

She quickly turned on her heal, and went upstairs without another word.

Pietro took his seat on the couch, next to Lance again.

"I'm hungry," Fred's voice broke the silence.

Everyone stared at him.

"You should know where the kitchen is by now," Pietro snapped. "Especially since you practically live there."

Fred was ready to knock all of Pietro's teeth out, but didn't since he was more hungry than angry. He disappeared into the kitchen.

"So, who was the cell phone from?" Lance asked.

Pietro smiled, but didn't answer.

"Where the heck did you get the money to pay for it?" Lance asked incredulously.

"Who ever said I was the one who bought it for her?" Came the speed demons' reply.

Lance stared at him. "You mean Pyro gave it to her?"

Pietro smirked. "Yes and no."

Lance was really starting to loose his temper. He always hated it when Pietro never talked straight.

"WILL YOU MAKE SENSE FOR ONCE IN YOUR LIFE!?" He screamed.

Pietro's face broke into a grin.

"I love my life," He thought to himself.

Then he turned toward Lance.

"Ok, maybe this'll make sense, I didn't buy it for her, and Pyro didn't give it to her."

Now Lance was even more confused than he was before, and even angrier. The house was starting to shake slightly.

Todd, who was just sitting there listening to their conversation, was just getting more furious every time he heard Pyro's name. Finally he got fed up listening, and hopped upstairs to his room.

Lance and Pietro were so into their little conversation that they didn't hear his door slam.

"Will, you just tell me who gave it to her?" Lance asked desperately.

"I did," Pietro answered.

"Well, why didn't you just say that in the first place?" Lance practically screamed.

"Because," Pietro grinned. "I didn't buy it for her."

Lance just glared at him. "You mean you stole it?"

Pietro looked ready to slap his housemate in the face.

"No genius, Pyro bought it for her, and I gave it to her, sort of." He added.

Lance was about to rip the speed demon apart, when Fred came back from the kitchen with a twelve-foot sub, two bowls of popcorn, and a full case of soda.

"Uh, I'm I interrupting something?"

Lance shook his head. Suddenly, he noticed something different about the room.

"Hey, where's frog boy?" He asked looking around.

Pietro's face paled. Lance was the first to notice.

"You ok, man?"

Fred waved a hand in front of his face, accidentally slapping him a few times.

"Ok, he's not that stupid, he wouldn't ever try to…" Pietro's voice trailed off.

"What the heck are ya talking about?" Fred asked.

"Three guesses where Toad is and the first two don't count."

Lance just looked over at Fred. "Oh crap."

Fred looked from Lance to Pietro in utter confusion. He was always a little slow on the up take.

"So where is he?"

Lance looked at Pietro who looked at Fred who still had the confused look on his face.

"What?"

Lance put a hand to his head as though a headache was coming on.

"You go start the jeep, I'll get fat boy hear to understand," Pietro whispered to him.

"Thank you." Lance got up and walked out the door.

Pietro turned to Fred.

"Ok, lets just say that if we don't hurry, we're gonna be having barbecued frog legs for dinner."

Meanwhile…..

(At the Acolytes "secret" hideout)

"PYRO!" Todd yelled in front of the base.

It didn't take long for the door to open and the pyromaniac to step out, clad in only a white muscle shirt and black boxers with flames on them, yawning.

Todd had completely forgotten what time it was, but he frankly didn't care at the moment.

He did know that it must have been at least two or three a.m.

"Where's the fire?" Pyro asked sleepily.

Todd was ready to punch him in the face at that moment, but managed to control his anger, for now. "I just wanted to have a little chat with you about Wanda."

Whatever drowsiness Pyro had, suddenly melted off of him.

His eyes widened.

"Wanda? Is she here? Is anything wrong?"

Todd growled low in the back of his throat. "No, she's not here," He replied dangerously. "I merely wanted to have a short chat with you, with her as the subject."

Pyro looked confused. "You wanted to talk to me about Wanda at," he glanced at his watch, "2:38 in the morning?"

Well, now Todd at least knew the time even though he didn't really care. At that moment he wanted nothing more than to rip the fiery-haired teen into pieces.

Pyro seemed to notice because at that moment he asked, "Is something wrong?"

Todd exploded on him. "YES SOMETHING'S WRONG AND IF YOU EVER COME NEAR WANDA AGAIN I'LL HAVE YOUR HEAD SERVED TO ME ON A SILVER PLATTER!"

Pyro stood there for a while, blinking stupidly. Then, instead of snapping back at the furious teen, he actually started laughing.

Todd just got angrier. "What are you laughing at?"

The pyromaniac managed to stop laughing long enough to say, "Is that what this is about?"

Todd stared at him in disbelief.

"Of course that's what this is about, idiot, do you honestly think I would come out here at 2:00 in the morning and say something just to hear myself talk?!"

Pyro stopped laughing. "You realize mate, that Wanda's my girlfriend, right?"

Todd's face flushed.

"She's your WHAT?!"

Pyro took a step backward. "Yeah mate, who do ya think she went shopping with today?"

"How long have you been dating" Todd asked in a voice of forced calm.

Pyro thought a moment.

"Well, we starting dating shortly after she found the cell phone that I bought her."

"You mean the one she wrote about in her diary?"

"Yeah, that's the…." Pyro's voice trailed off and he suddenly looked quite P.O.ed. "Wait a bloody minute, how did you know that she wrote that in her diary?"

Todd glared at him. "None of your business."

"On the contrary," Pyro pulled out a lighter from the pocket of his boxer shorts. "It is my business if you go through my girlfriends' personal belongings."

Todd was about to answer, when suddenly a pair of headlights illuminated the field.

The sound of an engine dying, and doors opening and closing could be heard shortly after.

Pyro and Todd came face to face with the three remaining Brotherhood boys. All of whom were in full costume.

"Pietro!" Pyro exclaimed, recognizing the speed demon as he approached. "Long time no see."

Pietro flashed a grin. "Yeah, what's it been... almost a full day without seeing you?"

"Hey Speedy, what are ya grinning at him for?" Todd snapped. "He's the enemy, don't you know that?"

Pietro raised an eyebrow at him. Then he turned toward Pyro who was starting to laugh.

"Did ya hear that Pyro, you're the enemy, I'm not supposed to grin at you."

Both Pyro and Pietro broke down laughing.

Todd, who was angry enough to kill, did some thing he never did before. He walked up to the snowy haired mutant, and tapped him on the shoulder. When he turned around, Todd punched him in the face.

Then, while Pyro started to help Pietro back up, Todd punched the pyromaniac in the face as well.

They both fell on the ground swearing.

Lance and Fred ran up to them.

"Pietro, are you ok?" Lance asked, kneeling beside him.

He was trying to get Pietro's hand away from his nose so he could see if it was broken, but the speed demon kept on swatting away the rock tumbler's hand.

Fred had grabbed Todd, who was trying to get near them again.

"What's going on out there?"

All five boys looked up to see Gambit come walking out the door. "You guys are making enough noise to… what the heck, Pyro are you ok?"

He quickly pulled his swearing team mate off the ground.

"What happened?"

Pyro didn't answer; he just glared at Todd, who was still struggling against Fred.

Gambit followed Pyro's eyes to Todd. He raised an eyebrow.

"Did he punch you?"

Once again Pyro didn't answer, but bent down and retrieved his lighter that he dropped when the jeep pulled up.

"I'll take that as a yes," Gambit said.

The fight was about to start, when suddenly a female voice yelled "What the heck is going on out here?"