-The Elevator-

Anna looked at Pietro in total shock. She then glared at him and shoved him away. He hit the wall of the elevator with a thud and slid down to the ground smiling. He was breathing heavily but not from the physical. She regained some of her composure, "Wow? Is that all ya have to say? Ah coulda killed ya!"

Pietro slowly got back up, "Well that was interesting."

Anna looked at the speedster, "What the hell are ya talkin' about?"

Pietro walked towards the now open elevator doors, "You don't have any of my memories or powers do you?" They both walked out into the hall.

Suddenly they heard Todd yelling; "Can't believe that drunk tricked me!" The two turned around just in time to see Todd running up the stairs towards them naked but with a convenient patch of bubbles covering his manhood.

Anna glared at the nude amphibian, as he hopped over the duo and he proceeded to run down the boy's hall, "Was he clean?"

Pietro laughed, "Yeah once a month we have to trick him into bathing."

As he finished his comment St. John walked up the stairs, "And it was moih turn."

Anna looked over the slightly wet Aussie, "How did ya trick him this time?"

St. John smirked, "Oih threw soap and shampoo into the pool and then got Freddy to throw him in."

Anna peeked an eyebrow, "That was your great plan?"

St. John began walking to his room, "Listen Sheila oih'm not sober enough to come up with a good oihdea, or drunk enough to watch that." He pointed to Todd running away.

Pietro started to walk into the girl's hall using the wall for support. Anna quickly caught up to him, "How do you know ah didn't take your memories?"

Pietro leaned against the wall and smirked, "I didn't feel that nice draining sensation."

Anna was left speechless as they continued walking through the hall, she walked in front of him and stopped, "What does this mean? How can you touch me now?"

Pietro leaned against the wall, "Well bigfoot did say something about 'evolution,'" he then smirked, "Maybe I'm just too powerful for you to absorb."

She rolled her eyes, "Yeah you're so powerful only a light breeze could knock you over." She turned around and started walking off.

He smiled, "Feisty." He started walking behind her.

She turned her head slightly to look at him through the corner of her eye, "So what are ya gonna do about being as slow as the rest of us?"

Pietro sighed, just as Eric walked up behind the duo, "Pietro, Dr. McCoy has informed me about your evolution. Congratulations." He smiled at his son.

Pietro turned around and looked at his father, "What do you mean 'congratulations'?"

Eric put his hand on Pietro's shoulder, "I just wanted to say I was proud of your potential."

Pietro glared at his father and shook his hand off his shoulder, "Why? I was never good enough for you. You always said my speed was effeminate. The Brotherhood was never good enough for you. Your Acolytes weren't even good enough for you."

What hurt Eric more than the words his son spoke, was the fact that he said them calmly not once losing his composure or talking so fast that no one would be able to understand him. Eric crossed his arms and looked down at his son, a little bit of Magneto rising to the surface, "When I came here I brought my Acolytes and sent Mastermind back to London. I also knew that the Brotherhood's pride would never allow them to take refuge with the X-Men unless it was a last resort."

Pietro began breathing heavily, "How do you explain Pyro?"

Anna was surprised at Pietro's question; 'He hardly ever calls his friends by their codenames.'

Pietro began sweating, "What about Mystique?"

Anna looked at Pietro in shock, 'Did they actually like mama?'

Pietro glared at Eric, "What about Wanda?"

Eric looked at his son, and then turned around to walk away without saying another word.

Pietro sighed and then smiled at Anna, "That felt good." He began to stagger.

Anna put his arm around her shoulder and held up his weight, "What made you say those things?"

Pietro and Anna entered the Brotherhood room, "That's what happens when you treat someone like dirt beneath your fingernails for their entire life, Anna."

Anna saw Pietro in a new light, "Wow."

He smiled, "You smell pretty. Let's go to my room."

She rolled her eyes, "There's the Pietro ah know and loathe."

The duo walked up to the couch seeing Kitty sitting on one end of the couch while Lance lied on it with his head resting on her lap. She gently stroked his hair.

Pietro smirked, "Lance I have bad news."

Lance looked up and saw Anna holding up Pietro, "Ah the traditional Brotherhood greeting. What's up?"

Pietro looked at Kitty, "Your girlfriend's in my spot."

Kitty glared at our hero, "Like buzz off Maximoff."

Pietro suddenly noticed something, "Wait a minute sweat on your foreheads, goofy grin on Lance's face, the disappointment in Pryde's eyes."

Anna looked at Pietro in confusion, "What are ya talkin' about?"

Pietro shook his head, "Dammit Alvers I watch cartoons on that couch, and you can only flip the cushions so many times."

Both Lance and Kitty blushed at Pietro's accusation, "I didn't do anything with her you wouldn't do to one of your dates, and besides I love my Pretty Kitty."

Pietro rolled his eyes, "Except that I never defiled the Brotherhood couch. First St. John and the fire princess now you and Pryde."

Lance scratched his head, "That's why the couch smells burnt."

Anna dropped him on an armchair and then grabbed Kitty, "We need to talk."

Pietro and Lance looked on as the women left the room. Then they glared at each other and simultaneously yelled, "This is all your fault!"

-Several minutes later in Anna and Kitty's room-

"He kissed you?" Kitty asked her roommate in surprise.

Anna was busying herself pacing back and forth, "Uh huh."

Kitty peeked an eyebrow, "How?"

Anna shrugged, "Dr. McCoy said something about his powers evolving."

Kitty scratched her head, "But how could he stop your powers?"

Anna sat on her bed and crossed her legs, "Well Dr. McCoy told me that ah absorb the electric impulses that flow through the body."

Kitty nodded in agreement, "Makes sense."

Anna crossed her arms, "He told me the only way someone could be immune would be to have mutated skin or to have impulses so fast my powers couldn't keep up."

Kitty smiled and looked at Anna, "So, when's the wedding?"

Anna rolled her eyes, "Just cause ah can touch him, don't mean ah'm in love with him."

Kitty just giggled as they got up to leave the room.

-A few minutes later the girls traveled back to the Brotherhood room-

When they entered the Brotherhood room they noticed St. John sitting behind the TV, Freddy holding a little black box, and Lance untangling wires and feeding them outside an open window.

St. John looked up from the TV, "Todd more to the left."

Suddenly Todd's head pocked in through the open window, "Any more left and I'm falling off the wall."

Freddy handed the black box to St. John, "That's a risk we're willin' to take mate."

Lance sat on the couch with the remote, "Gentlemen the Brotherhood now has satellite."

The other Brotherhood members ran to the couch and Todd hopped back inside through the window.

Kitty wrapped her arms around Lance, "You guys do know we already have satellite right?"

Lance smiled, "Yeah but it's so much more rewarding to steal it."

Anna looked at the lovebirds, "You idiots seen Wanda?"

St. John didn't tear his gaze away from the TV, "Sheila come in to take Pietro to their room."

Todd crouched on an armchair, "He looks messed up yo."

Freddy nodded in agreement, "Yeah looks like he's been running for hours."

Anna nodded and walked towards the exit, 'Ah wonder if he'll be okay.' She shook her head trying to get rid of the sympathy she felt towards a certain silver-haired speedster, 'He probably thinks ah'm all his now.'

-Several seconds later outside of Wanda and Pietro's room-

Anna walked up to the door that was slightly open. She was about to knock until a light conversation could be heard. She knew it was rude to eavesdrop but it might provide her with some insight on the speedster.

"I can't believe you said those things to him," Wanda chuckled.

Anna peeked in through the crack of the door. She could see Wanda and Pietro lying on Pietro's bed with their backs facing each other. Wanda was facing the door while Pietro faced the open window.

"Yeah it felt so empowering to finally stand up to him," Pietro sounded very tired.

Anna cocked her head to the side to get a better view of the twins, 'He sounds so tired.'

"Tell me about Anna," Wanda's voice was filled with curiosity.

"What do you want to know?" He yawned out.

"Tell me more about that kiss," She sounded more determined.

He yawned again, "Well I kissed her, and nothing happened. I'll go talk to bigfoot about it tomorrow."

"Pietro?"

"Huh?" He steadily drifted off to sleep.

Wanda slowly got up, "I hope you feel better."

Anna quickly sidestepped the door, just as Wanda pulled the door open.

Anna stepped up to Wanda, "How is he?"

Wanda closed the door crossed her arms and smirked, "He's very tired, but knowing him he's just milking it just to get attention."

Anna nodded, "Yeah, he likes to be the center of attention."

Wanda chuckled and began walking towards the Brotherhood room, "Maybe you want to be the center of his attention."

Anna looked at Wanda a she walked away, 'I wouldn't want to steal that position from you.'