Raven tapped her fingers on her desk idly as she waited. She glanced
irritably at her watch. Maximoff still hadn't shown. And she was starting
to get agitated. Suddenly the door swung open.
Not even bothering to ask whom it was she muttered "You're late." He gave her a sad look. She raised an eyebrow at him. "Are you trying to give me puppy eyes?" she questioned. He smirked, "Only if you think their cute." He told her in a hopeful tone.
He let out a squeak as his antics were rewarded with a slap on the head. "Hey!" he protested, but Raven gave no mind as she began to speak. "Hurry up and file those papers Maximoff I don't like being here anymore than I have to."
With a gust of wind the files were finished. "Me neither." He began, "Why don't we just ditch?" She gave him a disbelieving look. "I don't-" she started but was cut off as he grabbed her wrist and dragged her out of her office. "Come on Rave," he said pointedly to her, "Loosen up, have some fun, we can..go to the movies!"
She sighed, "You're not going to shut up until I agree are you?" she questioned. He shook his head fiercely. "Fine but I'm driving. I value my life." She snapped. Glancing at him she saw the puppy face. She mumbled inaudibly. He looked at smugly, "No one," he told her surly, "Can resist the puppy face."
Her response was to glare at him. They walked to her smooth, black Ferrari. Pietro hopped excitedly into the passenger seat. "How fast does this baby go?" he questioned in a rather guyish way if it made any sense to anyone other than her.
She thought for a moment before replying, "Most likely not as fast as you'd like it." He smiled at her, "Most things don't." he admitted. She started up the car. She gave him a feeble look. "Umm how do you get there?" she asked.
He stared at her as if she were the strangest thing on the Earth. "You mean to tell me you've never been to the movies?" he asked in an estranged way. "It's not a bad thing," she muttered. He quirked an eyebrow at her before replying, "Yeah it's just hopelessly unhealthy."
He sighed, "We don't have time for me to give directions." He said hopping out and zipping (my nifty way to verbalize his powers) over to her door. He immediately motioned for her to get out of the car.
Curious she did as requested only to shriek as he picked her up. "Pietro Maximoff! Put me down this instant!" she ordered. "It's faster this way." he assured her as they zipped off.
Raven slowly opened her eyes as she was bombarded with the vicious wind. She clung desperately to his shirt. "Oh my God.oh my God." She began to mutter as the world flew past her. She looked up at him only to see his attention focused on the street ahead.
Yet suddenly he looked down and smiled, "I'm not going to drop you!" he chastised. Suddenly they came to a quick stop. He gently put her down. "See," he began, "Was that so bad?" he questioned. His only answer was her purse connecting to his face.
"Owwie." he whined, "I guess I deserved that." She nodded as she began to straighten her clothes out. "Now," she said, "exactly what movie did you drag me down here to watch?" He put his hand on his chin in a thinking gesture.
"How about 'Something's Gotta Give'?" he asked. She shook her head. Then made a suggestion she didn't think she would make. "How about.. 'Love Actually'?" she asked. He wrinkled his brow. "A chick flick?" he wondered disapprovingly. "Pietro," she warned her eyes flashing a brilliant yellow. "Hehe.why not?" he tried again.
She smiled warmly at him. "Good." She said curtly as she began to walk to the ticket booth. "Hey wait!" Pietro exclaimed as he grabbed her elbow. Her eyebrows lifted as they often did when she was in the speedster's presence. "What?" she asked confused.
He smiled, "There's a better way to get in." he informed her. She didn't like his mischievous tone. "Pietro!" she chastised, "We are NOT sneaking in!"
"Oh come on, it'll be fun." He persuaded. 'Well,' she thought, 'Maybe just this once..'
And those were her last thoughts as she found herself creeping in through the back of the theatre. They had just barely missed being caught by an usher. But she had loved the rush. "Glad you liked it." Pietro informed as she voiced her thoughts.
The rest of the movie was spent with Pietro making comments at the screen, while Raven loved every moment of the movie. She couldn't help but laugh when the speedster was bombarded with popcorn and threats if he didn't shut up.
"Hey," Pietro poked her with the straw of his slurpie, "what time is it?" She glanced at her watch. "6:30, why?" she asked. "Aw man." He mumbled, "I have to get to work."
'Oh do you now?' She thought, still not liking his little 'temporary' job. They would talk about that later. "Okay then, let's go." She said. He nodded. They walked out of the theatre. Not aware of the two pairs of eyes that followed them out.
The little run back to Raven's car had been most exhilarating, though she would never admit that to Pietro. She sighed contently as she entered the Boarding House. "Ahem." Came the disguised cough from the staircase. She looked over to see Lance leaning against the rail, arms crossed as a smirk played across his lips.
'What now?' she wondered. "Can I help you Mr. Alvers?" she asked irritably. "Yeah," he started, "You know I saw the weirdest thing on my date with Kitty. It was my best friend and - my principal. On what looked a lot like a date."
Caught by the unexpected accusation, Raven's face took on the infamous 'fish look' as she stuttered then recovered. "Why were you watching 'Love Actually'?" she challenged. He shook his finger at her, "Ah ah ah," he taunted, "The question is.what were you doing there with Speedy?"
"Detention was over and he just wanted to see it!" she defended herself. "Sure," Lance said still smirking. She threw her hands in the air frustrated. "I honestly don't have time for this!" she snapped as she stalked upstairs.
"And Alvers," she snapped getting his attention, "Hmn?" he inquired. "It was NOT a date," she informed him determined to get the last word in. "Yes it was!" he called after her.
"No it wasn't!" she yelled feeling much like a child as she slammed her door. 'Was it?" she asked no one in particular.
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Not even bothering to ask whom it was she muttered "You're late." He gave her a sad look. She raised an eyebrow at him. "Are you trying to give me puppy eyes?" she questioned. He smirked, "Only if you think their cute." He told her in a hopeful tone.
He let out a squeak as his antics were rewarded with a slap on the head. "Hey!" he protested, but Raven gave no mind as she began to speak. "Hurry up and file those papers Maximoff I don't like being here anymore than I have to."
With a gust of wind the files were finished. "Me neither." He began, "Why don't we just ditch?" She gave him a disbelieving look. "I don't-" she started but was cut off as he grabbed her wrist and dragged her out of her office. "Come on Rave," he said pointedly to her, "Loosen up, have some fun, we can..go to the movies!"
She sighed, "You're not going to shut up until I agree are you?" she questioned. He shook his head fiercely. "Fine but I'm driving. I value my life." She snapped. Glancing at him she saw the puppy face. She mumbled inaudibly. He looked at smugly, "No one," he told her surly, "Can resist the puppy face."
Her response was to glare at him. They walked to her smooth, black Ferrari. Pietro hopped excitedly into the passenger seat. "How fast does this baby go?" he questioned in a rather guyish way if it made any sense to anyone other than her.
She thought for a moment before replying, "Most likely not as fast as you'd like it." He smiled at her, "Most things don't." he admitted. She started up the car. She gave him a feeble look. "Umm how do you get there?" she asked.
He stared at her as if she were the strangest thing on the Earth. "You mean to tell me you've never been to the movies?" he asked in an estranged way. "It's not a bad thing," she muttered. He quirked an eyebrow at her before replying, "Yeah it's just hopelessly unhealthy."
He sighed, "We don't have time for me to give directions." He said hopping out and zipping (my nifty way to verbalize his powers) over to her door. He immediately motioned for her to get out of the car.
Curious she did as requested only to shriek as he picked her up. "Pietro Maximoff! Put me down this instant!" she ordered. "It's faster this way." he assured her as they zipped off.
Raven slowly opened her eyes as she was bombarded with the vicious wind. She clung desperately to his shirt. "Oh my God.oh my God." She began to mutter as the world flew past her. She looked up at him only to see his attention focused on the street ahead.
Yet suddenly he looked down and smiled, "I'm not going to drop you!" he chastised. Suddenly they came to a quick stop. He gently put her down. "See," he began, "Was that so bad?" he questioned. His only answer was her purse connecting to his face.
"Owwie." he whined, "I guess I deserved that." She nodded as she began to straighten her clothes out. "Now," she said, "exactly what movie did you drag me down here to watch?" He put his hand on his chin in a thinking gesture.
"How about 'Something's Gotta Give'?" he asked. She shook her head. Then made a suggestion she didn't think she would make. "How about.. 'Love Actually'?" she asked. He wrinkled his brow. "A chick flick?" he wondered disapprovingly. "Pietro," she warned her eyes flashing a brilliant yellow. "Hehe.why not?" he tried again.
She smiled warmly at him. "Good." She said curtly as she began to walk to the ticket booth. "Hey wait!" Pietro exclaimed as he grabbed her elbow. Her eyebrows lifted as they often did when she was in the speedster's presence. "What?" she asked confused.
He smiled, "There's a better way to get in." he informed her. She didn't like his mischievous tone. "Pietro!" she chastised, "We are NOT sneaking in!"
"Oh come on, it'll be fun." He persuaded. 'Well,' she thought, 'Maybe just this once..'
And those were her last thoughts as she found herself creeping in through the back of the theatre. They had just barely missed being caught by an usher. But she had loved the rush. "Glad you liked it." Pietro informed as she voiced her thoughts.
The rest of the movie was spent with Pietro making comments at the screen, while Raven loved every moment of the movie. She couldn't help but laugh when the speedster was bombarded with popcorn and threats if he didn't shut up.
"Hey," Pietro poked her with the straw of his slurpie, "what time is it?" She glanced at her watch. "6:30, why?" she asked. "Aw man." He mumbled, "I have to get to work."
'Oh do you now?' She thought, still not liking his little 'temporary' job. They would talk about that later. "Okay then, let's go." She said. He nodded. They walked out of the theatre. Not aware of the two pairs of eyes that followed them out.
The little run back to Raven's car had been most exhilarating, though she would never admit that to Pietro. She sighed contently as she entered the Boarding House. "Ahem." Came the disguised cough from the staircase. She looked over to see Lance leaning against the rail, arms crossed as a smirk played across his lips.
'What now?' she wondered. "Can I help you Mr. Alvers?" she asked irritably. "Yeah," he started, "You know I saw the weirdest thing on my date with Kitty. It was my best friend and - my principal. On what looked a lot like a date."
Caught by the unexpected accusation, Raven's face took on the infamous 'fish look' as she stuttered then recovered. "Why were you watching 'Love Actually'?" she challenged. He shook his finger at her, "Ah ah ah," he taunted, "The question is.what were you doing there with Speedy?"
"Detention was over and he just wanted to see it!" she defended herself. "Sure," Lance said still smirking. She threw her hands in the air frustrated. "I honestly don't have time for this!" she snapped as she stalked upstairs.
"And Alvers," she snapped getting his attention, "Hmn?" he inquired. "It was NOT a date," she informed him determined to get the last word in. "Yes it was!" he called after her.
"No it wasn't!" she yelled feeling much like a child as she slammed her door. 'Was it?" she asked no one in particular.
DigitalAngel4U: So it is moving a little fast but it'll still be at least four more chapters before they even start liking each other! Please review! (.