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Chapter 5: Interlude, a Ruined Date, and some Introductions
Brotherhood of Bayville Boarding House, Bayville, NY- May 14, 7:00 PM
As Forge was taking Lance and Kitty to the Institute Pietro Maximoff was admiring himself in front of the mirror in his room at the Brotherhood of Bayville Boarding House, preening himself for his upcoming date with Lexie Howlett.
"Hmm… perfect, as usual," commented Pietro as he once more admired himself in the mirror. He was wearing black leather pants, a light blue turtleneck, and white sneakers, his platinum white-silver hair gelled back to perfection; in his opinion the perfect outfit for his date with Lexie. He knew he had told Lexie to look semi-casual but he had decided to ditch his regular outfit- dark blue jeans with streaks of white crisscrossing on the legs, a light blue t-shirt covered by a light blue jacket, and white shoes- and go with what he had on now.
Pietro looked at his watch and exclaimed, "Shit! I'm going to be late… oh well, I'll make it there in time." Pietro zoomed to his closet, pulled out his black leather jacket, and ran downstairs where he ran into someone.
"Hey, watch where you're going, you…" began Pietro as he trailed off when he saw whom he'd ran into. "Uh, hiya Mystique. Lovely weather we're havin' this evening, right?"
"Quicksilver, where do you think you are going?" demanded Mystique, or rather Raven, as her eyes bore down into Pietro's. Raven was currently wearing tight black jeans and a dark yellow shirt that matched the color of her eyes, having just come back from walking the streets of Bayville (in human disguise) watching for Sabretooth's return- or any sign of ruination happening- but with no result.
"I'm going on a date; got a problem with that?" replied Pietro quickly as he jumped to his feet and dusted himself off, not trusting himself to look at Raven for fear she'd read his eyes and see his fear. Even though Pietro was now older, he was still afraid of Raven when she gets angry.
"I'm afraid not. You see, you are going to go and find Sabretooth and report back to me on his whereabouts. Therefore, I'm afraid you will have to cancel your date," said Raven as she once more looked at the young speedster in front of her, nodded, and stalked off to Magneto's office.
Pietro swore under his breath and ran to the kitchen, which was luckily empty. He picked up the phone and dialed Lexie's cell phone number, hoping against hope that she would answer and not Logan.
Xavier Institute, Bayville, NY- May 14, 7:10 PM
Lexie and Rogue were watching The Last Samurai on channel 41, Lexie waiting for Pietro to call and tell her where to meet him and Rogue keeping her company. Lexie was dressed in what she considered semi-casual- dark blue jeans, a midnight blue shirt, a black jacket, and silver gloves with holes for her claws, along with black boots, as she dislikes any other kind of footwear. Rogue, who had just come home a few hours ago from helping out with a community play, was in black jeans, a dark green and yellow shirt, black boots, and a mix of her makeup from when she was a teenager and what she wears presently. She also had on dark brown gloves, which she still wears at all times to try to control her powers and to make sure that she doesn't touch anyone accidentally.
A few minutes from the finale Lexie's cell went off. Rogue muted the television while Lexie dug in her pocket for her cell phone.
"Yeah, this is Lexie," answered the clawed beauty as she absent-mindedly looked at her claws as she popped them out. She suddenly retracted them as she heard her boyfriend on the other end.
"Pietro? Is everything alright?" asked Lexie a bit worriedly as she glanced at Rogue, who was watching Lexie with worry showing in her eyes.
"Nope, it's not," replied Pietro as he looked out of the kitchen to make sure no one was around. "I can't get out this evening; I'm going to have to cancel."
"You sure you can't just sneak out?" asked Lexie as she waited for her boyfriend's response, glancing towards the doorway and sniffing the air to make sure Logan wasn't around. As she did so her waist-length black hair streaked with midnight-blue caught some of the filtering sunlight left in the sky shining through the window.
"No way I can; that is, unless I want to risk being seriously maimed," responded Pietro as he suddenly noticed his father's acolyte St. John heading his way. "Hey, listen, I got to go; love ya, X."
"Love you too, and be sure to stay in one piece, lover boy," responded Lexie as she smirked a bit at the last part. She then heard the click at the other end signaling that Pietro had hung up. She sighed as she turned off her dark blue cell phone and pocketed it, then just sat there staring into space.
"Everythin' okay?" asked Rogue as she turned off the TV, noticing that Lexie was too distracted to continue watching the movie.
"Yeah, 'cept for the fact that my boyfriend can't get out," responded Lexie softly, making sure to keep her voice down low.
"Sorry, sugah," replied Rogue as she laid a gloved hand on Lexie's shoulder and gave it a light squeeze, her other hand brushing a white streak behind her ear, trying to make it stay in place with her dark brown locks, which now reached her waist.
"Everyone, report to the Danger Room for a session with Scott and Jean," said Xavier as he mentally contacted everyone in the Institute.
"Now, of all times," grumbled Lexie as she and Rogue shared a look of pure loathing for Scott and Jean's sessions; they almost always demanded perfection from their students and in doing so earned no respect from the mutants living there. Even Logan and Ororo had some trouble liking them when they did a training session.
"Let's go," said Rogue as she and Lexie made their way to the Danger Room, Lexie's mind on a certain speed demon, and Rogue's mind somehow focusing on a red-on-black eyed devil, as she had seen him in a battle a week before, and was unable to get him out of her mind…
Xavier Institute Grounds, Bayville, NY- May 14, 7:45 PM
"Aye, I'm in a rough spot, all right," mused Rahne Sinclair as she sat in the woods outside the Institute, absentmindedly patting one of the wolves that she had rescued, wisps of red hair having escaped her ponytail and were blowing around her. Rahne didn't care if she got her outfit- which consisted of dark brown khakis, a hunter green T-shirt, a white jean jacket, black sneakers, and green gloves with no fingers- dirty, figuring she'd just wash them later. Plus, they were already dirty from her day at the local animal shelter.
Rahne knew she had a training session to attend in a few minutes, but had mentally asked Xavier to let her stay in the woods for a few minutes, to collect her thoughts, and Xavier had agreed.
"What am I to do?" asked Rahne as she scratched behind the wolf's ear, hearing a soft growl of delight leave the wolf's mouth. She smiled at this, and then howled a short, mournful howl, the small breeze moving through the forest causing some of her red hair, loose from her ponytail, to fan around her face. A minute late the sound of footsteps approaching at a run could be heard and Rahne soon found herself surrounded by all of the wolves who had taken up residency in the woods surrounding the Institute.
"All right, I think I can tell ye how I feel, ye know?" asked Rahne out loud as she once more scratched behind the ears of her favorite wolf, Stealth. Rahne opened her mouth to speak, but abruptly closed it when she heard footsteps approaching her and her friends. She growled, and so did all of the wolves around her. The wolves moved in front of her, and Rahne got to her feet and slowly changed into a werewolf. Her skin became brown and furry, with her legs growing a foot in length, her face becoming that of a wolf's, and her arms stretching out a foot, her hands becoming claws, and her clothes blending into her fur.
"Who is there?" growled Rahne as she prepared to leap on the approaching enemy. The wolves formed a protective circle around her, making sure that they could attack first if the approaching object was of danger to their savior and friend.
"Rahne? Ya here?" rang a southern voice, which caused Rahne to growl to the wolves, telling them to stand down. Rahne quickly shifted back into her human form and walked towards the bushes, where the face of one Sam Guthrie appeared, his dark yellow, shoulder-length hair in a ponytail, most likely to keep it out of his eyes.
"What are ye doin' here, Sam?" questioned Rahne as she nodded to her best friend in greeting and moved back to Stealth. The rest of the wolves moved towards Sam and sat at his feet, realizing that this mutant was part of Rahne's "pack" and was therefore not to be harmed in any way.
"Hey there, ya'll," said Sam as he knelt and began to pet the wolves, hearing them growl softly, and grinned when one of the younger wolves nudged his jean-clad knee. Sam was dressed in dark blue jeans with holes in the knees, a light blue T-shirt, white tennis shoes, and a dark brown leather vest over his shirt. He then looked up at hearing Rahne's question and said, "Ah came to get ya, Rahne. Jean sent me to get ya, as she's too high and mighty to come and do it herself. Roberto offered to do it, but she told him he had to stay and train with the rest of the team. Ah'd suggest that ya come with me now and prevent Jean from blowin' her gasket, like she did last time."
Rahne burst out into laughter, as did Sam, and after a minute, when they both had calmed down, they started walking towards the woods' exit, the wolves following. When they got to the edge of the forest, Rahne howled a farewell howl, and the wolves howled back. They then ran back into the forest to their homes. Rahne and Sam then ran towards the mansion, hoping to avoid Jean's wrath of terror.
Brotherhood of Bayville Boarding House, Bayville, NY- May 14, 8:00 PM
Pietro hung up the phone with a sigh. He felt really bad at having had to cancel his date as he had wanted to give Lexie something for her birthday, which was the next day. ((how cute!))
St. John entered the kitchen at that instant, whistling as he flicked his lighter on and off, the flame matching his orange and red hair with a streak of bright yellow that was in a kind of spiked formation, almost straight up because of the use of hair gel. It took him a few minutes to notice Pietro and when he did he said, "Howdy, mate! You look glum; wot's the problem?"
Pietro thought about whether or not he should tell the maniac Aussie about his situation and decided to reveal only half. "The problem, Pyro, is that Mystique said I have to cancel my date and go find that ex-lover of hers Sabretooth."
"Rough spot you're in, mate," responded John as he leaned on the counter, flicking his lighter. "Personally, Oy'd ignore the blue lady and concentrate on the shelia, but since Oy don' got me a shelia Oy can' really speak on the subject."
Pietro looked at John, thinking, 'Did the pyro-maniac Aussie actually make sense!' Pietro just shook his head and turned to John, saying, "Thanks for the advice, but I'll do what I have to." Pietro then sped out of the kitchen, past the living room with the rest of the mutants, and out into the city of Bayville to follow Mystique's orders. John just shook his head and flicked his lighter open once more, manipulating the flames so they took on the shape of the girl whom he wanted to have as his girlfriend; the Scarlet Witch, Wanda Maximoff.
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