Ack! My mouse and keyboard are all sticky from all the Starburst jellybeans I've been snacking on! I really shouldn't have the bag sitting right here in front of me -- the temptation's just too strong! :D I have a new challenge for everyone: go buy a bag of Starburst jellybeans and just TRY to not eat them! It cannot be done! Even I, who usually can't stand jellybeans, am addicted. They are sooo good! Guess I'll be making another trip to Target tomorrow for more... >.O Damn rotten Easter candy sellers! Taking all my money! :P Hey, I admit it -- I'm weak. ::shrugs::

And batE, honey, all your Todd Q's will be answered in chapter... ::quickly scans through chapters:: chapter eight! Okay? We don't actually see it, but it's implied who he goes to for help. Can't miss it. (That is what you were asking, right? Riiiight.) :P I've written up thru chapter ten, so I can kinda tell where all this is going... kinda. And I'm also writing some random slashy scenes that will be sprinkled throughout the fic in chapters beyond whatever I just said I was on... good ol' number ten. Got some serious writing done last weekend! Yay me! :D Luv having chappys on reserve! ^o^ Makes it way less pressure on me.

Disclaimer: As if! No, really, if you actually believe I own any of this (makes grand sweeping gesture) then I have some prime swamp land down in Florida you may be interested in... No, seriously. I don't own anything. (Duh?)



Chapter six: I Love You!



Lance really didn't wanna do it, but he had to. He had no choice.

"Pietro," he said softly, brushing the smaller boy's upper arm with the backs of his fingers. Pietro let out a small moan, denying the inevitable, and attempted to burrow deeper into the pile of covers. "Don't wanna!" he wailed into the pillow. Lance agreed wholeheartedly -- he'd much rather spend the day in bed with Pietro. The nice, warm bed. Since the furnace's sad death at (what was it again... 5:16?) the Brotherhood's house had gotten hideously cold. And that had only been a couple hours ago!

Eh, maybe we can skip school today, just this once... Lance tried to convince himself. But they really couldn't afford to -- Principal Kelly had been on them like flies on, well, you know, and they couldn't have the prick getting any solid evidence on them exhibiting �juvenile delinquent� behaviors. Which included skipping school entirely.

"Pietro," Lance tried again, but this time, instead of ignoring him, Pietro turned over, and--

*GLOMP*

Lance was suddenly the proud possessor of a nifty new PietroOrnament (TM).

The boy had wrapped his arms and legs around Lance's torso quicker than he could blink, and had made it nearly impossible for him to escape. It also made it nice and toasty-warm. Lance groaned. He really didn't wanna go to school today.



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Pietro hummed a happy little tune while showering that morning, despite that fact that the air inside the bathroom was only a degree or two above freezing. And the water temperature wasn't all that great either. All he had room for in his mind were LanceThoughts (TM). And that suited the speedy one just fine.



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While Pietro showered, Lance went down to the kitchen to work on scrounging up some breakfast, and, most importantly, start the coffee.

"Mmmmmm... Must. Have. Coffee..."

The sight before him was not a pleasant one -- an empty space where the coffee can had previously been.

"NOOOOOOOOOOOO!"

"Whaz' wit' all tha racket, yo?" Todd asked, making his first appearance of the day.

"Where's the coffee?" Lance demanded, searching frantically through the sparse pantry. His eyes were shifting back and forth much akin to a psychopath in a cheesy made for TV movie.

Todd decided is would be safest to put distance between himself and the rock-tumbler. He began backing slowly out of the kitchen. "Don't you move a muscle, Tolensky," Lance said in an eerily calm voice, not looking in Todd's direction. Shit! Todd thought frantically, looking for another means of escape.

He found none. He only prayed someone would show up in time to save him...

As if on cue, Freddy bumbled into the kitchen, plopping down on one of the worn chairs, and looking at Lance expectantly. Lance always managed to come up with food in the mornings.

Both Freddy and Todd noticed the slight twitch in Lance's left eye. They were afraid. Very afraid.



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Pietro, having finished his shower and completed his daily beauty rituals, skipped into the kitchen to see a very scary-looking Lance and an equally nervous looking Fred and Todd. "Umm... Am I missing something...?" Pietro inquired innocently.

"There's no coffee."

"WHAT?"

"You heard me."

"OhMyGod..."

Then Pietro remembered something. A little something he decided would be best kept between himself and Lance, lest it be wasted on the other two punks in the room.

"Lance, c'mere," Pietro hissed, moving towards Lance and seizing his arm. He dragged him into the front hallway by the stairs.

"Lance, I hafta tell you something..."

Lance perked up a bit. "Yeah?"

"I have something, stored away, something just for emergencies..."

Lance was most certainly interested now. "And that would be...?"

"I have coffee."

*KISS*

"I LOVE YOU!!"

Not stopping to inquire just where the magical, wonderful substance was, Lance raced up the stairs to Pietro's room to begin the search for the back-up stash of coffee, leaving a well-kissed speedster in his wake.

Slowly, (particularly for him) Pietro brought a finger to his kiss-swollen lips. He smiled.



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Finally! Some progress! I feel like Pietro here, writing and having the storyline go waaay too slow. :D Didja like? Didja? Review and let me know!

You want it, we got it! Here is today's trivia/cool quote(s)/crazy X-Men and/or Brotherhood related thing I do (so ya'll can laugh at me)/random category thing! I am taking suggestions for possible things to put in this category, cuz I'm running out of ideas, and we don't want all the fun to end, now do we? Didn't think so. :D Today's is another wacky little-known fact about moi: I do voices. Kinda. >.O When I'm watching my collection of Evo videos at home alone or with my other Evo obsessed buddies, I/we, like, totally act it out right along with the show! ::coughlosercough:: When there's no one around to look at me like I'm crazy (which usually means I'm limited to the car, once again) I act out little parts from the shows sans video to keep myself busy. Sadly enough, the characters I'm best at imitating are Mystique, Storm, the professor (go figure) and the other grown-up people who have little or no vocal inflection. :( That's just beacuse I suck. But I can do a mean Mystique! I've got "Mr. Tolensky" from the first episode and her little Avalanche recruiting speech from episode two down pat. I believe I could successfully recruit Lance if given the opportunity! (Recruit him for what, I won't say... Go read Ramsey's fic I'LL HAVE THE TAIL, THANK YOU?! for more on that! ^_~) I can also do a pretty decent Toad (especially his girly screams!) Oddly enough, when I have a cold, I'm passably good at Rogue and Lance as well. Ahh, the things losers do to amuse themselves. ^_~ Does anyone else do this? Or am I the only crazy one? Oh, it's just me? Great. XD

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