More slashy goodness here to rock your world, baby! ^_~ And me seriously jacking with Rogue's accent! Fun, fun, fun!! And all because I got to make the ever-precious Starbucks run at work today! Frappaccinos is yummy!! ::drools:: And arrows is pointy! (don't ask) Mmmmm... Frappuccinos.... ::is heavily caffienated::
Did anyone else rewatch today's repeat episode of Joyride? I did, and I noticed (and re-noticed) even more stupid things in that ep, if anyone cares... like how Lance felt the need to throw up on the seat in the X-Jet, and Summers' stupid facial expressions. What the hell is up with that face he makes when he's insulting Lance's "fruit bowl" helmet during new recruit training? I mean, it's absolutely ridiculous -- do you know what I'm talking about? Yeah, that face. Summers is a complete flake. Prolly wants to hook up with Lance; that's why he really gives him a hard time. Homophobic jerkoff. Okies, I'm done ranting now. Ya'll can come out from behind that big rock! Hey! Don't make me make Lance knock it down! Ya'll git out here this instant! :D
BIG MAJOR A/N: I got distracted and poked myself in the eye with my nail while putting in my contacts today and now can't really see that well outta one eye, so no promises about how good the spelling/typos/other crap have been fixed... I have no one but myself to proofread these chapters, so... yeah. There ya go. Stupid contacts. Stupid long nails. :P
Okay, apparently I'm still confusing some people out there, so here's some more nifty explaining for ya'll! (Goody, goody! :P) First, Pietro was wigging out because even though his freaking goal the entire time has been to win Lance, on some level he kinda figured he'd fail, because Lance was so straight (but we should all know by now that that is not the case). So it was so unexpected, he was like Crap, I may actually win the boy over -- mustrunfarfarfarawaynowbeforeLancecandoanythingelsetomakemefeellikea... somethingIcantthinkofrightnow! (If you can even understand that...)
And dammit, Tears Like Blood, I'm getting to it! Quit begging and making me nervous that I may not be able to make some kind of decent semi-love scene! TOO MUCH PRESSURE!! ^_~ Just kidding -- luv ya! And I did read your "Merci" chappy -- super-kewl! :D I post frequently because once I finish a chappy, especially if it's short (which they ALL are) I feel damn guilty about not giving you people what you deserve! I mean, it's there just waiting in my computer, taunting me, and I'm like dammit, I hafta post it before I go crazy! so I do. But I'm getting better at rationing the chapters... Like sometime I may make you wait three whole days to get a newbie! Ain't I evil? XD PS: I will, eventually, have to change this from an `R' rating to that scary NC-17. I know this for a fact, so you just sit tight and wait... (while I work on fixing all the `he' and `he's' that make it so damned confusing...) Be afraid. Be very afraid. I'm gonna give you what so precious few will -- PIETRANCE SMUT. Pure and uncut. More than one chapter. It's coming. Summer 2002. (Just kidding again! Thank God... >.>;;)
And response to... (don't bother reading unless you've reviewed/read the reviews recently)
*Tears Like Blood: See above
*Ann: Coffee IS miraculous! Never doubt it! :D
*Ben: Thankies much! My teachers have been telling me I'm "special" all my life, and look
how normal I turned out! (Yeah, right. I write "gay porn" (according to my mother)
every opportunity I get.)
*Kelly: I was hoping someone would enjoy of the summary! I even find myself going
back to it for reference on occasion (which is pretty sad, considering I wrote the
damned fic...) And no more Valentine's candy for you! Candy causes you to use insane
amounts of commas! It's true, I tell you! :D
*Medusa171: Luv you too, squealer! ::sniffles:: Okaaaay, over that ("that" being
scary chibi-squealer mode... don't ask...) ^_~ Don't worry about the abusin' -- I'm used to
it! (read my chapter in TAIL w/ Lance -- you'll see!)
*Fire Tears: Umm, you're a nut. But I like it that way! You're just like me! XD And
there was totally an angst warning on that chappy! I went back special to put it
there before it was posted, so ya'll would know! It's not my fault! (this time...) :D
And feel free to email if you have comments/questions/concerns, but DO NOT email requesting early "sneak peeks" of future chapters! Some rude little person did that, and I, for one, was shocked. People actually do that? And as far as I could tell, this wasn't even a reviewer -- it was just some random person! Boy they must have some big, er... never mind... But yeah -- if you email me, I'm gonna answer you in one of three ways: one, by saying "Person, that is an excellent question/comment/concern, and here's the answer." Two, I might be like "Person, that is an excellent question/comment/concern, and it will be discussed in chapter whatever." Three, I could say, "Person, if I explained that to you, your head would explode!" meaning no one really understands it (aka major plot hole!). `Kay? Okay. Or If I don't reply, it probably means I got a bunch of emails about it and I'm gonna put it in the Author's Notes in the next chappy as clarification for everyone. Don't be miffed about non-replies! I could have tons (note I did say "could") and I have limited time! Keep that in mind as you throw random pieces of rotten fruit and garbage at me! ^_~
Extra A/N: Good Lord, could this chapter's title be any longer and lamer? :P It used to be "Copy That! The Toad Has Leaked The Classified Information! Unit `P' Requesting Backup!" or something along those lines, but it was too long to fit in the box! Although that's probably a good thing...
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?)
Pietro hadn't been able to concentrate in school all day. Lance had never made it to school
-- Pietro was almost grateful; it spared him the pain of having to sit beside him in awkward
silence during lunch. It didn't help that the seismically-inclined mutant had been occupying
Pietro's limitless brain space for most of the day. He wondered how the hell he'd gone
from lusting over the older boy so badly he'd been willing to sacrifice his pride and
reputation to being the scared-out-of-his-mind little ninny he was at that moment. He
berated himself with a torrent of nasty words, none of which made him feel any better, or
any less guilty.
He'd led Lance on. Sort-of. And now he was wussing out.
You frickin' pansy! How could you just freak out and abandon him like that? What kind of lover would you make, you, the one who bolts every time he gets confused, or changes his mind? For that matter, what kind of friend are you?
"Shut up!" Pietro screeched, causing his entire class to turn and stare at him. "What?"
"Is there a problem, Mr. Maximoff?" the teacher asked, not really caring whether there was a problem or not.
"No, ma'am," Pietro mumbled, sliding down in his seat. It was gonna be a long day.
Pietro turned around to see her sprinting towards him. Like she could catch him. Instead of flight, which had served him poorly earlier with Lance, Pietro chose to stay and go at it in "fight" mode.
"Shouldn't you be out somewhere hanging with your precious X-Geeks?" Pietro bit at her, being nasty for no reason other than being nasty. The girl scowled.
"Jus' because Ah don' live with ya'll anymore don' mean Ah don' wanna talk ta ya," Rogue replied, the scowl slipping from her face somewhat. Pietro softened a bit. Rogue hadn't been with the Brotherhood for very long after Pietro arrived, but he'd always shared a mutual rapport with the girl. He instantly regretted his harsh words.
"So, what was all that in class before?"
Pietro looked at the ground, then back up at Rogue. "I... I'm... I've been having some problems at home."
"What kin'a problems?"
"Well..." Pietro decided to just blurt it out. He knew Rogue wouldn't blab. If anyone was good with secrets, it was her.
"It's about me and Lance."
"You an' Lance? How is `you an' Lance' a problem?"
"Well, I kinda..."
Pietro proceeded to tell Rogue the whole story, gritty details and then some. Rogue listened with a sympathetic ear. She was glad Todd had approached her earlier and asked her to be on the lookout for anything "weird, yo" as Todd had so eloquently put it. Rogue comforted Pietro with a big hug, holding him until his sobs died down into small whimpers. She looked him in the eyes.
"Now, Pietro, Ah jus' want ya ta know, yer lil' buddy Todd came ta me this mornin', an' asked me ta keep an eye on ya, `cuz he thaught ya might be havin' some troubles, but it's okay, Ah won't say a word. Ah think ya already knew that, though, huh?"
"Yeah." Pietro smiled through his tears.
"Good. I don' wan' ya thinkin' he was out ta git ya, or whatevah. He even said ta me not to make ya feel bad or nothin', but jus' so ya know..."
"Thanks, Rogue."
"Anytime, blondie."
And I'll admit it -- it was a major cop out to not have Pietro actually explain everything to Rogue, but the way I see it, fate dealt us winning cards, if we play `em together... No, no, no! Stop slipping into random quote mode! Bad Psycho B! Naughty! :D (Like my nifty little method for sneaking away from what I was attempting to explain? Yep, you got it -- random quote! Bad me! ^_~) But really, if it's not on paper/screen what really happened and what was actually said between the two, then I can make casual references to it later and not have to worry about it not matching what was really there! See how nice that works out for lazy me? :D (Can we say "plot holes galore" everyone?)
Summary continuation/update: Pietro wants Lance, Pietro makes plan, Pietro accomplishes plan (sort-of) Pietro changes/revises plan midway through, Lance acts on his own unknown-to Pietro-and-himself feelings, Lance blurts out mega serious but true three-words and kisses Pietro due to lack of caffeine, Lance feels guilty but relieved, Pietro freaks out, Todd blabs to Rogue (implied), Pietro confides in Rogue, Rogue comforts Pietro.
No trivia/cool quote(s)/crazy X-Men and/or Brotherhood related thing I do (so ya'll can laugh at me)/random category thing! (TM) today, cuz I'm tired and I wanna go take a nap! Who cares if it's 4pm on a Saturday afternoon? XD Well, actually... that ranting about "Joyride" in the beginning A/N's could kinda count... Yeah! That's it! Go re-read that if ya want a random comment category thing today! :P
Please review! I'm finally at that 50+ reviews I swore in the first chapter I'd require to continue, and it only took... seven chapters to get `em all! Wow! COOLIES!!! =^.^=