Chapter 7 – Never

The next day Pietro sat on the hospital bed while Healer was looking over his wounds. He was restless and wanted to get back to work… and to the certainly frantic Pyro and Wanda. His foot was tapping in super speed at the leg.

"You have no patients do you", Healer asked and smiled friendly.

"Five minutes for you is like fifty minutes for me", Pietro answered with a shrug. "It's making my life boring."

Healer chuckled. "You know you should get a class in that."

"What patients or how to make my life boring?"

"Patients silly", she said and laughed and Pietro smiled too.

"It is kinda hard even for me to get the time."

"Aw come on living as fast as you do there can't be enough things to occupy your time."

"Ask my dad, there is always something."

"Like recruiting new people, stealing and annoy Centaur." She stated as she checked his back after needs of repair or pain.

"He deserves it, he's such a bore and he's thick."

"What happened between the two of you?"

"I told him that he would be a much better warrior if he worked out more."

"He didn't take that too good did he?"

"Nope, he transformed and he tried to stomp down on me and kick me."

"It didn't work since I didn't have to patch you up."

"Are you kidding, I could jump on one leg or even crawl and still be faster than that guy. Once", he added with a laugh. "I ran alongside Lance's jeep to school and then ran faster than him. We raced a lot and…" He trailed off and buried his head in his hands.

"What's wrong?"

"I-I don't know… Just a headache. Who's Lance?"
"Don't ask me it was you who brought him up."

"Huh… I don't know anyone with that name."

"Maybe it was some kid from your old neighborhood."

"Maybe… Wanda and I didn't leave the house too often. Our father wanted to keep us close to protect us. He knows how cruel the humans can be to us."

"Yeah they can be cruel", Healer sat down beside him. "Even when you only try to help…" Pietro noticed tears on her face.

"What's wrong Healer?"

"You'll think it's silly."

"Let me be the judge of that."

"It was just after the mutant hysteria started after our cover was blown you know?"

"Yeah… those stupid X-geeks made some stupid robot hunt them through a town… was it New York?"

"I think so… anyway. Back home I saved the life of a man and he screamed in fright, hit me and called me heks."

"He called you what?"

"It's Norwegian for witch…"

"Oh so you're Norwegian?"

"Yeah so?"

"Nothing I just thought you'd be blonde and blue-eyed and talking with some kind of German accent."

"Not all Norwegians look like that."

"You're right… you're prettier."

Healer blushed. Then she sighed.

"Pietro?"

"Hm?" he asked confused and she looked at him with her pink eyes shining. "Damn she's pretty."

"D-do you like to work together with girls?"

"Huh? Of course I do. I work with Wanda all the time, we've been working together our whole lives."

"So you don't think girls are weaklings?"

"No! Absolutely not, I would never think that!"

"That's good to know." She smiled softly.

"Healer-"

"Please call me Lina."

"Why?"

"That's my name Einstein."

"Oh sorry… eh Lina do you like to work together with boys?"

"Well some of your kind can be too much of showoffs."

"Oh… Am I one of them?"

"I don't think so. I haven't really seen you in action yet. I'm mostly cooped up in here. But I'd like to get out on the field. Believe it or not but I have black belt in Karate hiya!" She hit the small table beside the bed and it cracked and Pietro laughed.

"Yeah girl-power!" he cheered. "You know you and Wanda would be great friends."

"I'm kinda scared of her… she's too happy…"

"Yeah she can be a bit freaky."

"Excuse me I am not freaky", Wanda said from the doorway. "And Pietro stop flirting with the doctor. Dad needs our help."

"I'm coming, I'm coming", Pietro said and rose. "That is… if the doctor thinks I can go back to work?"

"Mr. Lensherr you are 100% fine. Now shoo get out of my zone mister and don't you dare break or steal anything!"

"You must confuse me with Pyro or Centaur."

"Out", Lina chuckled and pointed to the door.

"Very well if that's how you like it", Pietro put on his helmet and walked up to Wanda who winked at him. He zoomed back to Lina and gave her a quick hug. "Thanks for saving my life Lina… oh and I don't think you're a heks."

With that he zoomed out and Lina sighed happily and fell back onto the bed taking in Pietro's scent. She was sooooooo in love with the boss' son.

"So", Wanda asked as they walked.

"What?"

"You and Healer?"

"What about us?"

"Aw come on Tro I saw how you looked at her and how she watched you!"

"We're just friends Wands."

"For now… let me ask her in for dinner at our place. To thank her for saving your life."

"Something she shouldn't", Centaur said and came out from behind a corner. He was transformed and had a big sledge hammer in his hands.

"Centaur", Pietro growled. "What are you doing here?"

"I'm here to arrest you traitor", he yelled.

"Pietro a traitor", Wanda laughed hollowly. "You got to be joking!"

"Ha! I heard him talk with someone called Logan! And you are just like him witch! Now both of you will die!"

He ran towards them and Pietro managed to get himself and his sister out of the way. Wanda raised her watch and called their father.

"Dad Centaur is attacking us! Send help!"

"Die you spawn of a whore!" Centaur yelled and let his sledgehammer fall towards Wanda.

"Wanda", a voice yelled and fire engulfed Centaur and Pietro turned to see Pyro and Thunderbolt standing in the door with Magneto.

"Centaur explain yourself", Magneto boomed.

"Quicksilver is a traitor my lord! I saw it myself!"

"How?"

"I saw him call and talk to someone called Logan!"

"I don't know any Logan", Pietro growled. "He's lying!"

"Indeed he must", Magneto growled. "Pietro and Wanda are my most loyal warriors and my children. They would never betray me!"

"I think he is a traitor daddy", Wanda snarled. "He's making up an excuse for his own betrayal and is trying to blame me and Pietro!"

"Yeah!" Pietro said.

"He talked to Logan on the X-men", Centaur yelled. "I know it!"

"Who told you that there's a X-man named Logan", Pietro asked and smirked.

"You did?"

"Father is there an X-man named Logan?"

"Yes", Magneto said. "But only I on this base know it… if not…"

"Someone is a traitor", Wanda smirked.

"I heard you talk to someone named Hank once", Pietro piped up.

"And I heard you talk to a girl named Jean", Pyro cut in and let the fire force Centaur back. "Sir isn't there a telepath that calls herself Jean Grey? That red headed bitch?"

"That's right Pyro you've met her and there is a Hank too. Centaur I find you guilty for treason. Pyro, Thunderbolt take this miserable creature to the cells and lock him in. He'll never leave that cell again!"

"It's a mistake Quicksilver is the traitor my lord I swear", Centaur yelled as they led him away. "He's the on my lord, I've only been loyal to you!"

"How rude", Wanda growled. "Blaming us! How stupid can you get?"

"Apparently as stupid as Centaur", Pietro smirked and thanked his lucky star that one of his threats was wiped off the earth… for the time being and he thought he was falling for Hea- Lina.

TBC I know it's short... next one will be longer and more tragic