They arrived to a house that was bigger then average houses, but smaller then a mansion.

"Here we are," said Sam. "Home sweet home."

They went inside. Pietro looked around.

"Not bad."

"It's way better then a soup kitchen," said Paige, smugly.

'I just know she and I won't get along,' thought Pietro.

"I'll show you to your room," said Joshua.

"Thanks," said Pietro.

He followed Joshua up the stares.

"So, just you six live here?"

"No," said Joshua. "Others live here too. It used to be just us, but with the M.R.D. running around, capturing any and every mutant they see, we decided to open our home to any and every mutant who needs a place to stay."

'Sounds just like Xavier's place,' thought Pietro.

"Joshua, who be this bloke?"

A man with strawberry blond hair and blue eyes came out of one of the rooms. He spoke with an Irish accent.

"He's new here, Sean. Pietro, this is Sean Cassidy. Sean, this is Pietro Maximoff."

"Ah, I've hear of you," said Sean. "You're the leader of the Brotherhood."

"I used to be," said Pietro. "But the Brotherhood disband."

"I heard a bit about the Brotherhood from Paige. Said you guys were no good thugs givin' the rest of us mutants a bad name. Said you were the worst one."

"How very kind of her," sneered Pietro, sarcastically.

"Sorry," said Joshua. "My sister is a nice person. She just doesn't know you well."

"Yeah," said Sean. "I'm sure if you because her friend, she'll be nice around you."

"I don't care if she's nice to me. I'm not staying long anyway."

"Hello, Pietro."

A girl with black hair had been standing behind Pietro. She looked to be seventeen like his sister Lorna.

Pietro turn to face her once he heard her speak. He noticed she was wearing a blindfold.

"Hey, kid, what's with the blindfold?"

She took it off. She had no eyes or even open eye sockets. There was indents of skin where her eyes would be.

'Holy!' thought Pietro. 'Never met a mutant with no eyes.'

"My name is Ruth. I have no eyes. I don't cry. I never have."

"Ruth came here four months ago," said Joshua. "Her brother was killed by an anti-mutant hate group."

"I'm sorry," said Pietro.

"It's okay," said Ruth. "At least we said goodbye to each other."

If she could cry, she'd do so right now.

"It's been very hard for her," said Sean.

'I'll bet,' thought Pietro.

"Come one, Pietro, let me take you to your room," said Joshua. "I'm sure you're tired."

"Later," said Sean, going back into his own room.

"Goodnight, Pietro," said Ruth.

"This is your room," said Joshua.

The room was a good size.

"It's nice," said Pietro. "So, those two live here too?"

"And others. You'll meet them in the morning. Goodnight."

Joshua left the room. Pietro laid on his bed.

'Wow,' thought Pietro. 'The Guthries, aside from Paige, are really nice. And poor Ruth really suffered from mutant haters. The heck, Pietro? Why would you care? No one in this house is important. You'll be out of here soon.'

Sean Cassidy AKA Banshee is from the comics. His power is Audiokinesis. He creates powerful sonic waves with his voice. A Sonic Scream. He also has the power of Flight.

Ruth Aldine AKA Blindfold is from the X-Men comics. She was born with no eyes and usually wears a blindfold. She powers are Telepathy: Able to read minds and dreams, Telepathic Immunity, Precognitive, Retrocognitive, and Clairvoyant.

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