"When's What's-His-Name coming back?" Todd asked.
"I don't know," Lance sighed. "Maybe we got lucky and he was hit by a bus."
Tabitha glared at him.
"I don't know what your problem is," she said. "He hasn't done anything to you guys."
"He-asked-for-my-eyes!" Pietro reminded her.
"Because they're pretty!"
"Whatever! The-kid's-not-right, and-he-can't-stay-here!"
"Why?"
Pietro hesitated, then sighed.
"Have-any-of-you-heard-of-Weapon-X?"
Tabitha nodded, but Lance and Todd shook their heads.
"Well, Weapon-X-was-responsible-for-giving-Wolverine-his-adamantium-bones," Pietro started. "And-from-what-my-dad-told-me, they-also-gave-Wade-his-powers."
"You didn't know about that?" Lance asked Tabitha.
"Yeah, I kinda did," Tabitha admitted. "But he didn't go into detail about what they were."
"They gave me the power to detect when people are talking about me!"
Everyone jumped and turned to the door. Wade was standing there with both arms full of paper bags, brimming with food.
"...Whoa...you actually went and got groceries?" Todd marvelled.
"Yep," Wade said. "Told you I would!"
"Right," Lance started. "So...how did you pay?"
Wade stared at him, looked up at the ceiling, then furrowed his brow.
"I thought this was free."
"What?" everyone shouted.
"What?" Wade squeaked, jumping back. "You act like I stole it or something!"
"Wade, if you didn't pay then you stole it!" Tabitha cried.
"Oh...my bad…"
Lance smacked his forehead and growled.
"Well, at least I lost the cops before they got me," Wade said with a smile.
"You-were-chased-by-the-cops?" Pietro asked.
"Yeah, but I took care of them!"
"How?" Todd asked.
"They can't follow you if their tires are slashed."
"Oh my gosh, we're all dead!" Tabitha wailed.
"Oh no, we're not dead," Lance growled as he came towards Wade. "When I'm done, there's only going to be one casualty!"
"Wow, is Pitri that annoying?" Wade asked innocently.
"My-name's-Pietro!" Quicksilver cried.
Wade started to say something, then heard something squeak behind him and turned. The food fell out of his arms as his jaw dropped. Pietro's twin sister, Wanda, took one look at him and paused on the stairs, looking him up and down. Lance was grinding his teeth and going over to pick up the food that fell out of the bags as Pietro zipped over to see what Wade was ogling.
"...Hi?" Wanda greeted, annoyed that the kid was staring at her.
Wade was beside her in a second, scrambling onto the other side of the railing and resting his chin on it as he grinned at her.
"Hi, we've never met before," he started foggily. "I think I woulda remembered such a pretty face."
Wanda stared at him as Pietro's eyes widened.
"...Get away from me," Wanda growled.
Wade felt something wrap around him, then looked down to see his body glowing blue. He yelped as he was thrown from the stairs and crashed into the wall. He slid to the ground as Pietro and Todd sighed with relief.
"Someone tell me why another loser is in our house?" Wanda ordered as she came into the kitchen.
"Tabby decided to invite him in," Lance growled as he finished putting the cans back in the bag. Wanda grabbed the other and went to the cupboard.
"He's not a loser," Tabitha said. "And...hey, you said you liked me!"
"Fine, why is another loser boy in the house?" Wanda corrected.
"Wait, wait, hang on!" Wade cried as he stood and rushed over to her. "What if I told you I'm not a photographer...but I can totally picture us together?"
He gave her a big, hopeful grin as Wanda rolled her eyes at him.
"He'd better be related to someone."
"He's my cousin," Tabitha told her as she grabbed some of the vegetables and went to the fridge.
"Distant?"
She turned away from Wade, and he moved to follow her. His feet slipped up and he fell onto the floor. Wanda paused as he bolted right up and pointed at her.
"Do you have a Band-Aid?" he asked. "'Cause I just scraped my knee falling for you!"
Pietro's fists clenched at his side as Wanda glared at him. Lance had stopped putting the groceries away and he and Todd stared at the boy, Lance with sudden amusement and Todd with envy (why hadn't he thought of that one).
"Do you really need a Band-Aid?" Wanda asked Wade.
He thought about it, then nodded, sagging a bit as he locked eyes with her.
"I also need a map." That goofy grin came onto his face.
"Why?"
"'Cause...think I just got lost in your eyes…"
Wanda raised an eyebrow as Pietro's face turned red. He was this close to exploding.
His jaw dropped when Wanda smiled a little, then giggled. Wade shot up straight and everyone stiffened at the wide, confident grin on his face.
"Yeah, and...and…" he stammered, looking around the room.
He saw the bananas in Tabitha's hand and said:
"You also...must be a banana...'cause you're really a-peeling!"
Wanda's smile fell and she groaned. Tabitha covered her mouth against her giggling and the boys rolled their eyes. Pietro zipped over and grabbed Wade's shoulder, a smirk on his face.
"Guess-you-blew-it," he said. "Oh-well, too-bad, better-luck-"
"Wait! I've got another one in here!" Wade cried, trying to wrench out of Pietro's grasp. "Why don't you grab my arm! Then I can tell everyone I was touched by an angel!"
Wanda growled and Pietro started dragging Wade towards the door.
"Wait, what did you say your name was?" Wade cried as he dug his heels into the floor. "Swiffer? That fits, 'cause you swept me off my feet!"
Wanda had to turn to the refrigerator in order to hide the tiny smile that came back on her face. Pietro grabbed Wade's collar with his other arm as the boy clung to the doorway.
"Wait...uh...uh...you're so beautiful I forgot all my pickup lines!"
Pietro finally was able to pry him off the door and dragged him up the stairs, restraining the want to throw the boy out the window. Tabitha and Lance were dying in the kitchen, repeating his words whenever they had enough air. Todd leaned around the two to see Wanda's face. It was a light pink as she giggled quietly to herself.