Chapter 1
Lexi Smith sighed as she tapped her pencil impatiently on her desk, waiting for her physics class to be over with. It was another boring day at Bayville High and she couldn't wait for it to be over with. She felt her phone buzz in her back pocket and she took it out. She gawked as she realized the message was from Pietro Maximoff from the Brotherhood. She looked up and saw him smirk at her from the other side of the room. He waved at her and she silently scowled him. She turned her head and she got another message. She sighed and opened the message.
Hey Lexi. Wassup?
-Pietro
She turned to him and gave him a questioning glance. He shrugged and she replied
I was paying attention, but now I'm annoyed. What do u want
-Lexi
He looked down at his phone and he looked at her. He raised an eyebrow and she rolled his eyes. Pietro chuckled quietly and typed his reply.
Well, I wanted to know what you were doing later but never mind Miss. Grouchy Pants
-Pietro
Lexi looked at the message then him in disbelief. He couldn't be serious… could he? Pietro was one for jokes and tricks, but this was a new low.
Seriously Maximoff? Do you really think I'm that dumb
-Lexi
He looked at the message confused and ten at her.
What are you talking about Lexi? I don't think you're dumb
-Pietro
She looked at the message and scoffed. She looked at him and he nodded.
Whatever. Leave me alone, Pietro
-Lexi
And with that, she turned her phone off and went back to what the teacher was talking about. How dare he try to make her look stupid! What was his problem? He couldn't be that retard now? Pietro tried texting her back but soon realized that her phone was off. He sighed annoyed, trying to understand what her problem was. All he did was ask her out, well he said he was planning to ask her out, but still. He didn't get it. Lance could ask Kitty out and she could accept it, then she moved on to colossus. And Gambit could like Anna and it would be cool. So how come he couldn't ask Lexi out but gets yelled at.
The teacher had ended his lesson and the students all left, ready to start their weekend. Pietro ran behind Lexi and she growled.
"Go away Maximoff" she said
"Come on, Lexi! All I did was ask you out" he complained "you make it sound like I'm asking you to help me commit murder or a robbery"
"I don't care! Just go away"
"But-"
"Pietro Maximoff, go away and stay there. Now" she growled before she stomped away. Pietro stared after her frowning when he felt a hand clasp his back.
"Huh? Oh hey Lance. What's up" he said looking at his friend and teammate, Lance Alvers.
"Nothing much. What's the matter with you"
"Oh nothing" he said turning away. Lance looked down in the direction that Pietro was just looking in.
"You were checking out that X-Geek Lexi, weren't you" he asked
"No. Besides, what does it matter? You liked Kitty. And now she likes Colossus, who also likes her. Gambit likes Anna and there's no prob there. Hell, Fred liked Jean and nobody judged him! So why are you judging me" he yelled in frustration.
"what's your prob, yo" asked Todd 'Toad' Tolansky hopping up beside them, who was followed by Fred 'Blob' Dukes.
"Nothing. Screw it" he said quickly
"Pietro's mad because Lexi won't give him the time of day" Lance joked
"Shut up" he snarled
"Ha ha! Pietro's got a crush on the X-Geek" Toad sang
"Shut up" he snarled again
"Pietro and Lexi sittin in the tree. K-I-S-S-I-N-G"
"WILL YOU SHUT UP ALREADY" Pietro screamed. Everyone in the hallway stopped and stared at him.
"Uh, Pietro. Cool it man, okay" Toad whispered
"NOT UNTIL YOU GUYS QUIT IT"
"Geez Pietro, we were just joking" Lance said
"I DON'T CARE! I DON'T LIKE HER! GOT IT"
"Yeah we got it. Now cool it Pietro" Fred said looking around. Pietro took a deep breath and sighed.
"Good. Now let's get outta here' he said walking away. Everyone turned away and the Brotherhood sighed.
"I thought he had gone mental back there for sure, yo" Toad said
"No doubt about it. I think he seriously likes Lexi" Lance whispered. Fred laughed loudly and they shushed him. Pietro looked back at them over his shoulder and they smiled. He looked at them suspiciously, but kept walking.
"That was close. Hey, next time you wanna laugh, do it a little quieter or when he ain't around, kay" Toad said
"Okay. But I still don't believe that he likes that X-Geek" Fred said
"Are you blind, Fred? He talks to her every day and just got way defensive about it. Then just went psycho on us" Lance said "Trust me he likes her"
"So what we gonna do about it? Cuz I can't take crazy and love-struck Pietro" Toad said
"Hmm… I know! We'll tell Colossus or Gambit so that way one of them can tell Kitty or Anna" Lance said
"Good idea. Though I say we tell both so that way they tell both and it'll be more believable" Toad said
"Great plan Toad" Fred said "We'll do it this afternoon. But how do we get rid of Pietro"
"I know" Lance said rubbing his hands mischievously.
Later that night, Toad and Fred went to the Acolyte base to tell colossus and Gambit. They told them how they needed to tell Anna and Kitty that Pietro liked Lexi. After they were done, the two exchanged glances and then looked at them.
"So you tellin' me, that ole Quicksilver likes the Lexi femme from the X-Men" the Cajun said "Cuz if Imma tell this to Anna, Gambit need to make sure he has his facts straight"
"Agreed. I just cannot go to Kitty and tell her this if the information you are giving me is incorrect" colossus agreed
"We're tellin ya the truth. He was all defensive about it and everything. He went psycho on us" Toad said
"Who went psycho on you' they turned to see Eric 'Magneto' Maximoff, leader of the Brotherhood and Acolytes as well as the father of Pietro walk in.
"Pietro" Blob
"Pietro?! What happened" he asked
"Accordin to these two, he went psycho over the fact that they said he liked that femme from the X-Men, Lexi" Gambit said
"What?! Why on earth would you say that" Eric demanded
"Cuz it's true" Toad said quickly "He was all defensive about it and everything"
"Yeah! He caused this big scene at the end of school in the hallway" Fred added. Eric stood still and blinked.
"Where is he know"
Pietro was standing hunched over and looked u at Lance.
"come on Quicksilver! I know you can do better than that" Lance mocked. Lance had figured the only way to distract Pietro was to challenge him to a fight. Cause if there was one thing about Pietro Maximoff- no as a matter of fact all of the Maximoffs- was that they never backed down from a challenge. Especially Pietro.
"Oh you haven't seen nothin yet" he smirked about to charge off
"Pietro" they turned around and saw Eric walking towards them.
"Father" Pietro said before using his super speed to run towards him "What are you doing here? Is everything alright"
"Quite fine. Let's go inside. We need to talk
"So do you believe them, Remy"
"what'cha mean, Piotr" they sat on the couch in front of the TV watching The Simpsons.
"I mean, do you believe what Blob and Toad told us was true. That Pietro actually likes the girl from the X-Men"
"Pietro's crushin on one of the X-Men's shelias" they twisted around in their seats and saw Pyro enter with Sabertooth behind him.
"That's what we're being told. But from the looks of it, Remy thinks it's true. I mean, have you seen the femmes from the X-Men" Gambit asked. Sabertooth grunted and walked into the kitchen. "Besides, that Lexi is something"
"Yeah, but she's Mercy" Pyro said shuddering
"You know, I have never understood the meaning of her mutant name" Colossus stated
"What's not to get" Gambit asked
"I just do not understand. Would you please explain" Gambit shook his head but did as Colossus asked.
"The word mercy means to show forgiveness instead of being vengeful and unforgiving, non? Well, she's the exact opposite of that" he explained
"But why did she chose the name Mercy if she shows none" Colossus asked still confused
"Cuz that's what her enemies ask for before it happens" Pyro said
"Before what happens"
"she kills them"
"She what"
"Or at least that what she used ta do" Gambit interceded "They say that she was taught how to be an assassin and was sure as heck good at it too"
"Why did she stop"
"She joined the X-Men of course" Pyro said as if it was obvious. And truthfully it was. "that's most likely way Pietro likes her so much"
"Okay, I am once more confused" Colossus said and Gambit sighed
"Stay with us, mon ami. Now think, what's Pietro like"
"Stubborn, obnoxious, arrogant, self-centered- "
"Okay, we get it mate! But now think about Lexi and what she's like"
"Well, from what I have seen of her, she's understanding, low tolerance as well as low patience, considerate,-"
"And the list goes on and on" Gambit interrupted "But now put those two together and tell Gambit what they have in common"
"Ummm… absolutely nothing" colossus said finally after some long consideration
"Exactly. You know the ole sayin. Opposites attract" Gambit said
"Hmm, I suppose you do have a point Remy. But then why does Pietro deny that he likes her"
"Cuz he's stupid" Sabertooth shouted from the kitchen
"Sabes got a point, there. Though the main reason is because mate doesn't realize it himself"
"But if Pietro does not realize, then how does he know he likes her" Gambit and Pyro groaned, while Sabertooth chuckled.
"You guys better explain it to him simply so he can understand easily" Sabertooth chuckled
"Gee, thanks Sabes" Gambit said sarcastically "Okay, now do Gambit explain this to ya"
"How about you use an example" Pyro suggested
"Ah! That's a tres magnifique idea" Gambit said "Let see… I got it! You like Kitty, right"
"Of course I do. You already know that, Remy"
"Yeah, but when you first saw her did you know you like her"
"Well, no. But I had a lot going on and wasn't really focusing on girls at that time" he said scratching the back of his head
"Right, of course not" Pyro said sarcastically. Colossus glared at him and Gambit snickered
"Anyways, you didn't realize that you like petite until after a while, oui" Gambit asked
"Yes, that would be correct"
"Then that's how it is for Pietro"
"So what about Lexi? How do we know how she feels" Colossus asked when they heard a knock on the door.
"We's about to find out, mes amis" Gambit said getting up. Colossus and Pyro exchanged looks and waited for him to return. When he came back he was followed behind two girls that were easily identified as Anna or preferably Rogue and Kitty Pryde.
"This betta be good swamp rat" Rogue huffed
"Yeah! You have like no idea how hard it was sneaking past Logan" Kitty complained. She looked around and spotted Colossus standing up. "Hey Piotr"
"Uh, hey Kitty" he said waving. Kitty giggled and he smiled goofily while Rogue groaned.
"Now, now. Be patient, cherie" Gambit said
"I don't know how much more patient I can get if I don't find out what the hell's goin on" she grumbled. He laughed at her impatience and she glared at him.
"You know I think they secretly like each other" Kitty whispered to Pyro and Colossus
"It's no secret Gambit like Rogue but Rogue liking Gambit is another story" Pyro said
"Pyro does have a point" colossus agreed
"true. But we're not here to talk about who likes who, now are we" she asked
"Uh… actually Kitty. You are" Colossus said
"What! I almost got caught by Logan only to talk about who likes who" Rogue demanded "Okay, that's it! Kitty come on. We're leavin"
"Hang on a minute, cherie! It's not just anyone we're talkin about"
"Unless you're tellin me Magneto's gone gay and is in love with Professor Xavier, I could really care less" she snapped
"Ha! Can you picture ole Magneto and Professor Xavier together! That would be a riot" Pyro bellowed
"He does have a point. That would be funny" Kitty giggled. Colossus shook his head and chuckled.
"listen, Magneto ain't gay and has his eyes on the Professor. But, Pietro does has eyes on a certain femme from the X-Men" Gambit said
"What" Kitty squealed. She turned to Colossus and he nodded.
"No way! Who is it?! And I swear to God if it's me I'm gonna kill that little speed devil" Rogue threatened
"Calm down, Rogue. It ain't you. If it was Gambit woulda already killed him for ya" he said
"Good. So if it's not me, there's no way it could be Jean"
"And it sure as hell ain't me" Kitty said "That would be just way too gross"
"It ain't you either petite. I'm pretty sure somebody woulda killed him for ya" Gambit said slyly. Colossus glared at him and balled his hands into fists. Rogue looked between Kitty and Colossus, then looked at Gambit out of the corner of her eye who just smirked at her.
"Then who does he like?! If he doesn't like Rogue, Jean, or me and there's no way he could like Storm, then that only leaves…"
"Oh my God! No way" Rogue gasped. She turned to Gambit who nodded "Lexi"
"As in Lexi Smith, Lexi" Kitty said. The Acolytes nodded and she shook her head furiously "We're talking about Lexi. The same girl known as Mercy. That Lexi"
"That's exactly what I said" Pyro exclaimed
"Yeah, that Lexi" Gambit said
"Oh my God. She'll eat him alive" Rogue said "So when can we set 'em up"
"Rogue! Seriously, guys! This is like big" Kitty said "I mean, think about it! If Lexi and Pietro hooked up, there's a chance that-"
"They'll both get laid and strop being annoying" Pyro joked. They looked at him crazily before Colossus smacked him in the back of the head.
"As I was saying, there's a chance that maybe we can all get along" now this everyone stared at her crazily. "I don't mean that we can get along to stop fighting. I mean so that we can get along so we can go out in public without trying to hassle each other, ya know? Like go out together and get an ice cream sundae"
"Oh! That makes sense" Rogue said and the others nodded
"But how we gonna do it. Pietro's denyin it and there's no way Lexi's gonna admit it" Gambit said. They all sat and thought about it, when Colossus came up with an idea.
"Kitty? Rogue? What are you guys doing tomorrow afternoon"