Title: Torn

By: Kim Johnston

Chapter 5: Pietro

Pietro sat outside on the steps, he bit his lip as he waited for his ride to pick him up. His bag packed beside him and the door locked behind him. He cursed Kevin. Sindy had been fine with the fact he was a mutant, said she knew he was special. Pietro sighed as the blue car pulled up.

"Pietro." Sindy said in a soft voice as she hurried out the door. "I love you son, don't go getting in trouble... Huh?" She asked hugging him tightly. "I'm so sorry."

"I wont." He smirked and hugged her back. "It's OK, not like it's your fault. Besides, I'm use to it. You know, I've been shuffled around more times then I can remember." he lied and put on a

fake smile.

"It's not fair." She whispered. "If you need anything, call this number." She handed him a slip of paper. "And write to me."

"Sure thing Sindy." He smiled and left.

Pietro looked at the number in his hand and the address beneath it. He looked back at the house and shook his head. He would never see or talk to her again. He knew it. And he knew that she'd forget him in no time flat. He tore the paper in half then again and again until it was unreadable and unpiceable. He left the small pieces in the seat beside him and leaned back, he blinked noticing the driver for the first time. It wasn't the usual girl.

"Who are you?" Pietro asked with a odd glance.

"A friend of your fathers." She answered and turned into the driveway of a old looking boarding house. "Here we are." She smiled and got out. She opened his door and then took his bag. "Welcome to your new home Pietro. I do so hope you enjoy it."

"My father? What are you on lady?"

"Nothing. Your father will be here later and then you too can chat and have a lovely family reunion." She rolled her eyes as they entered the house, she changed into a blue skinned woman with orange hair. She gave him the same rules as she gave Todd and Lance and left to her room.

"Wow, how great. Not even a I'm so happy to have you here." Pietro muttered and looked around for himself. He glanced into a few rooms and found 2 guys, around his age. One had brown hair and the other was a odd color... yellow?

"No way Todd, the Hummers are way better then those stupid forgen..." The brown-headed guy looked over to him. "Uh, hey. Who are you?"

"Who are you?" Pietro counters. He takes a step into the room leaving his bag behind him.

"Yo, your the one in our house." Todd says. "We ask the questions around here."

"Sorry, so who's the Mrs. and who's the Mr.?" Pietro asked with a smirk.

They both exchanged disgusted looks and Pietro noticed the ground begin to shake as the brown-headed man got angry. "What the hell are you doing here?" He asked in a growl.

"I live here now." The ground stopped shaking.

"Ok yo. Names Todd, or Toad." Todd said as he smiled slightly.

"Pietro." Pietro smirked. "So what? This all of us? No cooed facilities?"

"This is it. Names Lance." The brown head guy said as the ground settled. "Though, it seems we keep on getting more and more people."

"Humm... Then maybe a hottie'll show up soon." Pietro smirks. "So anything fun to do around here?"

"Not really." Lance answers.

"Can we go out or is this prison?"

"We can go out, just not during training hours." Todd said with a shrug.

"When's that?"

"in 2 hours." Lance said with a glance at the clock beside him. "Though, I suggest you rest up, cause it's pretty hard."

"Maybe for you." Pietro smirks. "I got all this under control." He bragged.

"We'll see." Lance smirks. "I've been here 3 weeks longer then either of you and you think you can out do me? Whatever man." Lance puffs out his chest some.

"Oh, sorry punk. I'll not only out do you, I'll out do you in a 5th of the time. names Pietro Maximoff but you can call me Quicksilver. All either of you two will see is a flash of silver before you eat my dust."

"Brag much?" Lance mutters.

"Yeah, but only to losers." Pietro smirks grabs his bag and walks off.

- 2 hours later-

"Training is canceled for today, instead I'd like for you all to meet Erik Lensher, otherwise known as Magneto and for one of you... Daddy." Raven smirks at Pietro.

"That's enough Raven." Magneto said turning around, helmet still on, he flew over and stood a few inches in front of the boys. "I knew I couldn't trust you to raise the next line of Mutant protectors."

"Excuse me, I happen to be raising them just fine." Raven snaps. The boys watch for 10 minutes as they argue and fight, really fight, over the issue.

"Uh, hey, is this gonna take much longer? We are getting kind of tired." Pietro says after he gets feed up enough.

"Why you brat." Raven says glaring at him.

"Don't call my son a brat."

"Fine. You son of a egotistical bastered." Raven says coldly.

"Sniveling -" Magneto's cut off by the ground shaking. "What!"

"SHUT THE HELL UP BOTH OF YOU!" The three teens yell at the same time. Both the

adults blink and Raven rolls her eyes.

"Now, why are you here?" Lance asks Magneto.

"To talk to my son and see what you all are like. To decide if I want you on my advanced team... By the looks of you I don't." Magneto turns to Pietro. "Follow me." He orders. Pietro does staring at the man evilly.

"What?" Pietro asks arms crossed over his chest as Magneto walks around him eyeing him.

"Don't talk to me in that tone, I'm your father."

"Really now. Cause last time I heard my father didn't want me and gave me up to the state."

"Well, now you're hearing differently. You'll stay here and report all happenings to me personally."

"Wait, I think I missed a part. Since when did I agree to be your little perfect loving son?"

"Since now."

"No." Pietro smirks. "I haven't and wont."

"I see you have my traits Pietro. So a deal is going to be made." He pulls a chair out for himself and sits down. "You do as I say and no more foster homes. No more 'parent' involvement and no more being grounded."

"And what else?" Pietro asks now getting the idea.

"The most powerful thing of all, money."

"How much?"

"More then the 20 dollar allowance you once received at Sindy's house."

"How much more."

"100 a week." Magneto says.

"Make it 5 and you got a deal."

"Fine, 500 a week." Magneto holds out a hand and they shake on it.

"Ok, so I tell you what happens around here. That all?"

"And I want you to keep track of a certain group of mutants known as The X-men. They go to your new school, I'll send you profiles in a few days. I'll even have someone mark who'd be easiest to get to."

A/N: Ok so how is everyone? Good I hope. Sorry about the lack of updating that's going on. I have been lazy and hadn't had much time to actually walk down to the library. I hope the spelling in this chapter was 10 times better because I did actually check it up until the author's note. Love you all! Bye BYE! Kim