"I Tried"
Furor Paxx (VulgateOfEarth@hotmail.com)
Chapter 5- Busted
"I'm really sorry, I don't know why he just collapsed like that."
"This is Pietro we're talking about. He doesn't need a reason."
Pietro Maximoff slowly opened his eyes. THe first thing he saw was his father standing over him with a worried expression on his face. But... Magneto worried about his son...
"I dunno. I heard somewhere that girls usually marry men who remind them of their father, but this is a bit much." Lance said. Kitty was beside him, with a startled look on her face. So she made it after all.
"My father is a great man, just... confused. He's evil, not ugly. And it's not like that, really." Wanda was defending him.
Pietro moaned and closed his eyes. The voices mixed and then separated themselves in a weird audial dance that only he was aware of. Of course, when he opened his eyes, he wasn't surprised that the colors were doing the same, only visual and all that that entailed. When the dances finally stopped, Pietro became aware of several things. First was the fact that he was lying on a table. Second was that Magneto was still staring at him. Third was that Magneto was now talking to him. Fourth was that Kitty was here and a car just pulled up and ohmigod someone has to warn Kurt before he-
BAMF
into the house and finds not only Kitty (which indirectly meant Evan, Rogue and Logan) but Magneto waiting for him.
"Ah. Guten Tag."
"Too late and there goes the gumball." Pietro muttered.
There was a silence as everyone first decided whether to figure out what Pietro was talking about or just ignore him and worry about how to react the sudden apperance of Kurt. Then there was the awkward pause as the mutants realized that Magneto's look-alike might not be mutant-friendly and someone was going to fall if he wasn't. Of course, he felt the pressure, being a sensative kind of guy, so he offered a way for them to save face.
"Wow. What an entrance."
"Danke."
"You know, my mother was born in Germany. Dortmund."
"Ja? I'm not sure where exactly I was born, but when I was in the circus in Munich-"
"Kurt. Out. Now." Lance growled.
"He's been here all along? And you didn't tell me, even though I told you he was missing? Lance, you... you..."
"Aw, but Kitty..."
"No. I should have known this would happen. You're so inconsiderate! We were looking EVERYWHERE for him."
"Kitty, before you get angry, ask him why he left."
"What?! Why should I?!"
"Yo, I didn't want it. Pietro did."
"Pietro?" Kitty whirled on him, only to find Kurt crouched at his side checking to see that he didn't have a concussion. "Kurt... why are you here?"
"I defected." He said as though it happened everyday. Then Scott walked in.
"Scott! I am so totally glad you're here!"
"Really? I thought you'd be mad. That's why I didn't tell anyone but the Professor."
"Are you kidding? Man, if we had known you were tracking Kurt down we would have helped, but I guess you knew what you were doing. Right." Kitty's tone went flat as everyone found something else to look at. "Scott. Why, why are you here? The Professor said... you were going to a new... a new..."
"Kitty. I think it's time you went home."
"No, but... Ah. Kurt. He's, is he... he is, isn't he."
"C'mon. The car's in the front."
"I don't believe this, I mean. Both of you? Why?!"
"The Brotherhood needs me more than the X-Men. And it's getting crowded there."
"Yeah, like, whatever. This has something to do with Jean doesn't it? Yes..." Kitty nodded, she was on a roll. "She stood you up one too many times and now you're getting back at her. Man, you are reaching new depths, Scott. And you..." Here she turned on Kurt. "I know exactly what you're up to..."
"Get over yourself, Kitty. I did, almost a year ago. I'm not here to make anyone feel guilty. I just got tired of slinking around the place and decided to move in. This isn't the type of thing to discuss in front of company, so maybe you should just run back to the Institute and gather everyone else so we can get this over with all at once." With that and a disdainful flick of his tail, Kurt and Pietro 'ported out of the kitchen.
"So, I guess I'll just come back at another time." Magneto said.
"Ah, maybe that's best. Sorry about everything, Jay." Wanda actually sounded apologetic as she walked him to the door.
"Give us a call. Kaysin's looking forward to meeting your brother, though I wonder if Pietro feels the same."
"Pietro will. Believe me. Pietro will..."
Back in the kitchen, Kitty was still in denial. "A joke, or something. Scott wouldn't leave the X-Men. The Professor is like a father to him. And Kurt... what about Evan. What would Evan do? What did he mean, 'got tired and just moved in... a year ago... has he been..."
"With Pietro." Lance nodded. "We found out about a week or two ago."
"But this is Kurt we're talking about. He's not... he's... Pietro, huh..."
"You gonna tell the others?"
"Are you insane? They'll kill you all."
"Didn't know you cared, yo." Todd stretched. He hadn't been expecting much from Kitty when she found out, but the confrontation was lamer than he thought it would be. "I'm gonna, you know, strip a few chairs or something. Later."
"Lance."
"Kitty."
"Take me home."
"Okay, Kitty."
"Wait. I want to see what you've done so far..."
"Okay, Kitty."
Several hours later, Kitty was in her room, staring at the ceiling. There was nothing special about the way it looked, she was just admiring how well it acted like a ceiling. She vaguely noticed Rogue come in with Jean.
"She's been lahk this since she came back. Spacey. Ah tried to talk t' her, but she just, you know. Ignored me."
"What has Lance done this time..." Jean murmured. Kitty heard and smiled briefly. It wasn't Lance this time, it was only the two most constant people in her life.
"Kitty. C'mon what's wrong?"
Kitty didn't care. She really didn't. How could they just up and leave? The Brotherhood needs me more, and I decided to move in... if the X-Men killed them for deserting, then they deserved it.
So Kitty smiled and focused her eyes on Jean. "This is something everyone needs to hear."
Twenty minutes later, under the collective gaze of the X-Men, Kitty made her move.
"Scott's joined the Brotherhood." Amid a chorus of 'He what?' and 'No, not Scott.' Kitty began laughing wildly. Everyone quieted down, waiting for the inevitable catcall.
"Kurt... he's been secretly seeing someone for the past year. That's where he's gone." More gasps, mostly at the nerve of him to leave without so much as a goodbye.
"So who was it? I thought he liked you." Evan said.
Slowly, tears slid down Kitty's cheeks.
"Pietro."
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A/N
Another double post. I crack myself up, and I live knowing I'm not the only one with a 'creative' sense of humor. Thanks to... hang on, this is a tough one... Zlankrilanchinage. Dude, I'd just about kill to know where you got that name from... Anyhow, my stuffed alligator just attacked me for the fifth time since my mom brought home an entire Bi-Lo worth of seltzer, soda and ice cream, so I'm writing as much as I can while supplies last... (maybe you should introduce Bobby to the marvel that is sugar...)
Furor Paxx (VulgateOfEarth@hotmail.com)
Chapter 5- Busted
"I'm really sorry, I don't know why he just collapsed like that."
"This is Pietro we're talking about. He doesn't need a reason."
Pietro Maximoff slowly opened his eyes. THe first thing he saw was his father standing over him with a worried expression on his face. But... Magneto worried about his son...
"I dunno. I heard somewhere that girls usually marry men who remind them of their father, but this is a bit much." Lance said. Kitty was beside him, with a startled look on her face. So she made it after all.
"My father is a great man, just... confused. He's evil, not ugly. And it's not like that, really." Wanda was defending him.
Pietro moaned and closed his eyes. The voices mixed and then separated themselves in a weird audial dance that only he was aware of. Of course, when he opened his eyes, he wasn't surprised that the colors were doing the same, only visual and all that that entailed. When the dances finally stopped, Pietro became aware of several things. First was the fact that he was lying on a table. Second was that Magneto was still staring at him. Third was that Magneto was now talking to him. Fourth was that Kitty was here and a car just pulled up and ohmigod someone has to warn Kurt before he-
BAMF
into the house and finds not only Kitty (which indirectly meant Evan, Rogue and Logan) but Magneto waiting for him.
"Ah. Guten Tag."
"Too late and there goes the gumball." Pietro muttered.
There was a silence as everyone first decided whether to figure out what Pietro was talking about or just ignore him and worry about how to react the sudden apperance of Kurt. Then there was the awkward pause as the mutants realized that Magneto's look-alike might not be mutant-friendly and someone was going to fall if he wasn't. Of course, he felt the pressure, being a sensative kind of guy, so he offered a way for them to save face.
"Wow. What an entrance."
"Danke."
"You know, my mother was born in Germany. Dortmund."
"Ja? I'm not sure where exactly I was born, but when I was in the circus in Munich-"
"Kurt. Out. Now." Lance growled.
"He's been here all along? And you didn't tell me, even though I told you he was missing? Lance, you... you..."
"Aw, but Kitty..."
"No. I should have known this would happen. You're so inconsiderate! We were looking EVERYWHERE for him."
"Kitty, before you get angry, ask him why he left."
"What?! Why should I?!"
"Yo, I didn't want it. Pietro did."
"Pietro?" Kitty whirled on him, only to find Kurt crouched at his side checking to see that he didn't have a concussion. "Kurt... why are you here?"
"I defected." He said as though it happened everyday. Then Scott walked in.
"Scott! I am so totally glad you're here!"
"Really? I thought you'd be mad. That's why I didn't tell anyone but the Professor."
"Are you kidding? Man, if we had known you were tracking Kurt down we would have helped, but I guess you knew what you were doing. Right." Kitty's tone went flat as everyone found something else to look at. "Scott. Why, why are you here? The Professor said... you were going to a new... a new..."
"Kitty. I think it's time you went home."
"No, but... Ah. Kurt. He's, is he... he is, isn't he."
"C'mon. The car's in the front."
"I don't believe this, I mean. Both of you? Why?!"
"The Brotherhood needs me more than the X-Men. And it's getting crowded there."
"Yeah, like, whatever. This has something to do with Jean doesn't it? Yes..." Kitty nodded, she was on a roll. "She stood you up one too many times and now you're getting back at her. Man, you are reaching new depths, Scott. And you..." Here she turned on Kurt. "I know exactly what you're up to..."
"Get over yourself, Kitty. I did, almost a year ago. I'm not here to make anyone feel guilty. I just got tired of slinking around the place and decided to move in. This isn't the type of thing to discuss in front of company, so maybe you should just run back to the Institute and gather everyone else so we can get this over with all at once." With that and a disdainful flick of his tail, Kurt and Pietro 'ported out of the kitchen.
"So, I guess I'll just come back at another time." Magneto said.
"Ah, maybe that's best. Sorry about everything, Jay." Wanda actually sounded apologetic as she walked him to the door.
"Give us a call. Kaysin's looking forward to meeting your brother, though I wonder if Pietro feels the same."
"Pietro will. Believe me. Pietro will..."
Back in the kitchen, Kitty was still in denial. "A joke, or something. Scott wouldn't leave the X-Men. The Professor is like a father to him. And Kurt... what about Evan. What would Evan do? What did he mean, 'got tired and just moved in... a year ago... has he been..."
"With Pietro." Lance nodded. "We found out about a week or two ago."
"But this is Kurt we're talking about. He's not... he's... Pietro, huh..."
"You gonna tell the others?"
"Are you insane? They'll kill you all."
"Didn't know you cared, yo." Todd stretched. He hadn't been expecting much from Kitty when she found out, but the confrontation was lamer than he thought it would be. "I'm gonna, you know, strip a few chairs or something. Later."
"Lance."
"Kitty."
"Take me home."
"Okay, Kitty."
"Wait. I want to see what you've done so far..."
"Okay, Kitty."
Several hours later, Kitty was in her room, staring at the ceiling. There was nothing special about the way it looked, she was just admiring how well it acted like a ceiling. She vaguely noticed Rogue come in with Jean.
"She's been lahk this since she came back. Spacey. Ah tried to talk t' her, but she just, you know. Ignored me."
"What has Lance done this time..." Jean murmured. Kitty heard and smiled briefly. It wasn't Lance this time, it was only the two most constant people in her life.
"Kitty. C'mon what's wrong?"
Kitty didn't care. She really didn't. How could they just up and leave? The Brotherhood needs me more, and I decided to move in... if the X-Men killed them for deserting, then they deserved it.
So Kitty smiled and focused her eyes on Jean. "This is something everyone needs to hear."
Twenty minutes later, under the collective gaze of the X-Men, Kitty made her move.
"Scott's joined the Brotherhood." Amid a chorus of 'He what?' and 'No, not Scott.' Kitty began laughing wildly. Everyone quieted down, waiting for the inevitable catcall.
"Kurt... he's been secretly seeing someone for the past year. That's where he's gone." More gasps, mostly at the nerve of him to leave without so much as a goodbye.
"So who was it? I thought he liked you." Evan said.
Slowly, tears slid down Kitty's cheeks.
"Pietro."
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A/N
Another double post. I crack myself up, and I live knowing I'm not the only one with a 'creative' sense of humor. Thanks to... hang on, this is a tough one... Zlankrilanchinage. Dude, I'd just about kill to know where you got that name from... Anyhow, my stuffed alligator just attacked me for the fifth time since my mom brought home an entire Bi-Lo worth of seltzer, soda and ice cream, so I'm writing as much as I can while supplies last... (maybe you should introduce Bobby to the marvel that is sugar...)