Gym. What a poor excuse for physical activity. You didn't do anything remotely challenging in there. He'd already beaten almost everybody at ping pong except for those who cheated like his now ex-friend Allana. Now that Rogue was mad at him, and he was mad at most of his friends he had nothing to do. Except maybe make fun of the x-geeks with Lance. Nope, Lance was with the Kitten. Todd? Uh uh, he was actually 'participating'. Tabby? Nah, too annoying even for boredom; besides, she was too busy with Blue boy to be bothered. Fred? What was with everybody lately, you'd think they could at least give him something to do. Ah, Dante. He never did anything, literally. Wait, wasn't he mad at Dante as well? Damn, this whole not talking to people thing wasn't really fun. There was always Allana. She wasn't looking too happy either. She had tried talking to him in Art; he of course had blown her off… Jeez he really was turning into his father. Maybe, this time, he wouldn't be Daddy's Puppet. He'd try being friends again with Allana. Even if she had said some pretty nasty things. Besides, it had to be more entertaining than this. She was lying in a corner in her gym clothes tossing a baseball up and down. He sighed and walked over to her.

"Hey, Allana." He mumbled.

"Something you want, Maximoff?" She asked not even looking at him.

"I'm bored." Pietro sighed, gym was making him crazy.

"Obviously." Allana said in true Allana fashion, sat up and looked up at him.

"I can't take it anymore."

"That bored, huh?"

Pietro nodded, "I wanna be friends again."

"Me too, I need your help."

"With?"

"I have an evil twin going around."

"Evil twin?" He asked skeptical.

"Yeah, not only my 'visit' to your house, which I didn't take, but, Rogue and Scott say they saw me kiss Scott during second."

"You kiss Scott? That'll be the day hell freezes over." Also about the day my father decides to be an actual dad, Pieto thought.

"Exactly my thoughts, believe me now?"

Pietro thought about it, he almost did, but it just wasn't logical. But then again, anything was possible, they were mutants. "Okay."

"Friends?"

"Always." They did a spur of the moment handshake sealing their friendship. "So you don't think you're better than me."

"Dude, the day I think you and I are anything but equals is the day… I touch Rogue until I die." The bell rang shortly after. "Later."

"Yeah, see ya." Pietro felt better. One friend back and gym conquered. Now all he had to figure out was how he was going to get Rogue back… again. In the middle of his thoughts of Rogue Dante popped up out of no where, he hung out with Allana too much, he was starting to pick up her habits. "What do want, Fish Boy." Just because he and Allana had made peace, didn't mean that Pietro was willing to do so with Dante, not yet at least.

"Are you and Allana cool?" Dante said in that low voice of his.

"Why does that concern you? I mean just because you like her and all doesn't mean it's your business." Oh it was fun to antagonize him.

Dante appeared unfazed. "Just tell me, Maximoff; let's not make this a big project, okay?"

"We're fine… have you grown the balls to tell her how you feel yet?"

"Have you grown the balls to tell Rogue how you feel yet?" Dante countered still unfazed. They entered their Geometry class just as the bell rang.

"No, but she knows how I feel, I've only made an ass of myself too many times for her not to."

Dante nodded in understanding, "Know how you feel."

"Guess we'll figure it out as we go, huh?"

"Guess so."

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Another chapter for your reading enjoyment, aren't we all happy when J.C. is on a writer high? Allana and Pietro are cool once again and Dante and Pietro are getting there… Aren't we all glad people are getting along? Now how long do you think that's going to last? Hehe… Later.

J.C. Thomas.