You Didn't See That Coming?

I'm Pietro Maximoff, just trying to get by here in a new home and world and make the best of how my sister and I live. It isn't always easy, but we have each other. (Pietro Maximoff/Quicksilver blog for Avengers United RPG)

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porcelain bar || raven & pietro

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Raven had her fair share of run ins with people she knew – whether they were ally or foe, she still preferred not to have any contact with them. But when Pietro Maximoff just so happened to stroll up, down the heavily drugged drink meant for her ‘guest’ and walk away as if nothing had happened, she knew she couldn’t pass this little happenstance up. She needed to get over her small moment of shock which showed on her face, first. After apologizing to the man next to her, promising another drink as she silently cursed him, Raven made her way towards the entrance, heels clicking effortlessly against the tiled floor before the sound turned to a dull thud once they hit the concrete sidewalk.

She looked both ways, after having stopped once she was met with the cool air of the night, and decided to head in a particular direction. It wasn’t much of an effort to find the boy, given that this time it didn’t seem he was trying too hard to hide himself after that little fiasco back in the bar. Obviously he wanted to make his presence known, and he was Erik’s son, after all. The man certainly had a hand for theatrics. With brown hair pulled up in a swaying ponytail and body clad in a fitted, glittering number, Raven entered the mouth of the alley, hands on her hips and an overall calm expression on her face, but her eyes bled frustration, “You have some nerve.”

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Pietro had hoped it wouldn't be too long for her to come storming out to him, he really wanted to go lay down already, his whole world was spinning around as he tried to center himself. He wasn't sure what she was going to do if she tried to start a fight, well probably lose, but he didn't want to think about that. He started laughing as he thought about just how stupid his little move was, and how angry she must be with him. The laughing didn't stop when she came to the mouth of the alley, her gaze crying murder and anger towards him. Actually it got worse as he bent over holding his stomach from the laughter. And maybe from the drug, he wasn't sure anymore. He finally composed himself enough to wave at her, "Good to see you too," he said shaking his head with a wide grin on his face still. "And I have no idea what you're talking about, you always did make the best drinks, I just couldn't help myself."

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porcelain bar || raven & ____

Obtaining blueprints and copious amount of notes for the much anticipated – and highly top secret – weapon that was promised to eliminate the mutant species as a whole had proven to be a little difficult. Not too difficult, not impossible, but the only man who held all of that information was proving to be a little more distrusting than what Raven had anticipated. Trying to get the man out for a drink was like pulling teeth without anesthesia. Dropping hints wasn’t working, nor was posing as his friends (at first). The imbecile finally agreed to kill his liver when his perky, blonde coworker offered a few drinks. 

Clad in a form she didn’t normally wear, Raven strode into the bar, her eyes immediately finding the man in question rather quickly; he was just sitting there, incredibly sad looking. Pity. She was ready to have some fun with him. With a few drinks already in hand, one for him and one for herself, Raven took a seat next to him, already hitting it hard with the flirting. Eventually her seducing worked, and so she handed off the drink specially for him, slipping in a small capsule. She continued the conversation, flirting and biting her bottom lop as she waited with an impatient patience for him to drink.

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Pietro was trying to relax, everything going on was just...stupid. Between the inhuman SHIELD agent who first tried to capture him and then went on a date with him, to the whole Ultron thing just screwing everything up, he just wanted a break. Something calm and away from people he knew or had to deal with. It had been a pleasant night so far, he had a few numbers of some cute girls, quite a few drinks and then she came in. It took him too long to realize why he knew her. And when it hit, he felt a good deal of anger and dread come over him. "Fuck. Fuck. Fuck." He could see what she had planned, or at least her target. He watched her for a moment before noticing her bring the drinks, and the little something extra. He took a deep breath before moving over to the two of them, swaying and about tripping over his own feet. He wasn't anywhere near drunk enough to be acting like that, but he had a play in mind. He reached the bar, and quickly snatched the drugged drink before the man could drink it, "oh thanks, just what I wanted," he said swiftly drinking it all down. He was going to feel that drug soon, but it wouldn't nearly have the same effect on him as a normal human. "Thanks again," he said with his words slurred and really messy before making his way to the door, leaving the two before heading to the nearby alley to wait to see if she would follow him out or not.

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Catch me if you can (Pietro and Skye)

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“You don’t have to remind me that you’re not a good person, I can see that perfectly clear. And honestly, you don’t know anything about me, so assuming that I look at everything in life through rose-colored glasses is bullshit.” Skye retorted. Only if she could be so naive to think there was nothing weird or scary happening in the world. But she had seen and knew too much, and there was no going back from some of the things she had done. “Really? ‘Cause from where I’m standing, we couldn’t be more different.” she said. “I already punched you, remember? I think it was enough for one day.” 

“That’s not a bad idea at all if you want to stay alive. I guess that’s true…but you’d be with your sister, right? You wouldn’t be completely alone.” she pointed out. Skye paused for a moment, thinking over Pietro’s words. She wanted to disagree, but she wasn’t that convinced that he was wrong. “Even so,” she began carefully, tucking a strand of hair behind her ear. “that doesn’t mean you can’t be other things, too.” Skye said. “I was apparently made to create freaking earthquakes, but I don’t let that be the only thing that I am.” she told him, glancing at her palms for a brief moment. “So you showed this little gem to me? I’m flattered, truly.” Skye nodded, a hint of a smile playing on her lips. “I assume that even if I hurry, it will still take me a few hours longer than you.” she shook her head. “Exactly, your brain is unlike anyone else’s, so you can’t really compare. Those of us with normal brains usually take years to learn a foreign language.” Skye said. She stared at him with her jaw on the floor as Pietro finished his meal in less than a minute, and it took her a moment to regain her composure and reply to him. “There will be no more bottles, at least not for me. I assume you can’t get drunk because of your powers?” she asked curiously, thinking that was perhaps the only disadvantage about being really fast. “Try me. I’m really interested in how you spent almost a whole decade with the Brotherhood.” Skye replied, finally picking up her fork and starting to eat.

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Pietro grinned, “Just want to make sure you didn’t forget it.  I assuming because you tried to get two known criminals to help you save the city, trying to get to our good sides.  And then thinking that I would go with you into custody without a moments hesitation.” He shook his head, “Well from where I’m standing, you’re teetering.  You don’t know which side you would take and who you would support if it really came down to a war.  Which was a cheap shot by the way.  You’re never gonna do that again.”

“Well you know what I mean.  And it would be easier to protect her as well if we just ran from it all.  But sometimes she’s safer without me, so I am alone every now and then,” he said pausing for a moment.  A lot of the time he felt that way, keeping her away from the monster that he knew he was.  But he was far too selfish.  He shook his head, “That’s not what I meant.  You were born with the powers and then made yourself into the beautiful woman sitting in front of me.  I was shaped and formed into what I am after years of being with the Brotherhood.  I haven’t really known much of any other life.”  He nodded as he sat back and sipped on the wine he ordered, “I’ve noticed it takes humans a lot longer to do things like that.”  His smile dropped away as he finished the glass and put it down, “And you assume mostly right.  It takes a lot and I’ve never really gotten that drunk before.  And don’t be like that, you’re in Italy.  You should enjoy yourself.”  He shook his head, “Oh and why should I go on about myself and you say nothing?  Not exactly fair.  But long story short, Wanda and I owed a debt to Magneto from when we were children.  And that debt was so larger, he could get us to do whatever he wanted.  So he made me into a living weapon who was used for nothing but death and destruction.”

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Catch me if you can (Pietro and Skye)

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“So you’re motivated by hate? That’s a really nice way to go through life.” Skye didn’t want to allow herself to become the kind of person who was driven by hatred and anger, no matter what life threw at her. “What gives me purpose is knowing that I can help make this world a little better, but each to their own I guess.” she shrugged. “Look, I know we come from opposite sides, so I don’t expect you to just agree with me. But things aren’t as black and white as you think they are.” Skye scoffed at his comment about ending the discussion right there, but she had to agree it was for the best. “Fine. We won’t talk about it anymore.” she said. “But not because I’m buying that threat.”

“You’re very lucky, you know. That you can just disconnect from the world whenever you want to. I can’t even remember when was the last time I was alone in a room.” she said, a weak smile forming on her lips. “Always thinking about fighting, aren’t you?” Skye said, leaning back in her seat. “That’s a good point, but I’d like to think every gift has its advantages.” Skye gave him a laugh when he told her what she was going to have and watched as the waiter brought wine. “I’m starting to get the impression that you’ve done this before. Like a lot. You bring people here all the time?” she raised an eyebrow, looking at him. “I can imagine. I feel like I already eat for three people and I don’t even have your metabolism.” That was why when anyone on the team got takeout, they made sure to have an extra one for Skye. “Well, a lot of our agents know a bunch of languages, but I didn’t go to their fancy school, so.” she rolled her eyes. “You’ve taken a bullet for other people? Wow, that’s definitely something I didn’t expect to hear.” Skye teased him, but after a moment she added, “Defending your sister, I assume?” Their conversation was temporarily interrupted when the waiter returned with their orders soon after, and Skye had to restrain herself from digging in immediately. She thanked the waiter lamely in English and reluctantly took a sip of the wine. “I hope you didn’t just order this in hopes to get me wasted, because it won’t work.”

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Pietro shrugged, “I suppose part of me is.  The rest is motivated by Wanda and protecting her.  But remember, I’m not a very good person, so I’m perfectly alright with hate and anger ruling my goals in life.  Not like your little clouds and fairy tale goody good look on life.”  He shrugged, “We’re not as far off as you think but fine,” he said sighing, knowing that he wasn’t going to win or be less annoyed if they kept going.  “Oh it wasn’t me threatening you, I just figured at some point you would throw a punch at me.  Most people do.”

Pietro nodded, “It’s nice to be able to do that when things go bad.  I should start doing it now and forget about the world for a while until that big robot is taken care of.  But being alone isn’t that great for too long, you leave yourself open to your own thoughts and that can end very badly,” he said as his tone was softer, like it wasn’t pleasant for him to even talk about it.  “It’s what I was made for,” he said moving too look at her straight in the eyes to show how serious he was about that statement.  “Not good at anything else.”  Pietro shrugged, “Not to this one persay, I usually don’t show off my gems to girls.  Big cities and really big and fancy restaurants for them.”  He nodded, “Also, when the food gets here, do try and hurry,” he said with a small grin.  “And you think I went to school?  I’m Romani, I grew up everywhere pretty much and learning as much as I could about places.  It just came easier for me with my mind that could move as fast as I could.  And then the 9 or so years with the Brotherhood, you tend to pick up on things.”  He sighed as the food got there, unable to answer her question at that moment as he thanked the waiter for the both of them in his own language.  As he turned away, Pietro began eating, and was finished by the time Skye had put her wine down, “That’s what the next bottles are for.  And you wouldn’t believe me if I told you some of the stories behind my scars, they’re not all about my sister.”

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Catch me if you can (Pietro and Skye)

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“Isn’t this what you wanted? To get a rise out of me?” she glared at him, clenching her palms into fists. She had to remind herself what happened when she got upset, so Skye took in deep breaths and waited for her heart-rate to come down. “I’m trying to. I can’t hold a grudge forever. Things are changing, not just in SHIELD but everywhere, and I don’t want to live in the past forever.” Skye sighed, running a hand through her hair. “You do realize it isn’t everyone who is afraid of us and would like to see us dead, right? The people who are at power and who give the orders to destroy mutants are the only ones at fault. The people who actually do the killing, they are just following orders, no one cares what they think. And the rest…The rest are just afraid of accepting those who are different from them. But it doesn’t have to be that way. Maybe if you take a moment to put yourself in the shoes of an ordinary human being, you would understand.” Skye told him, her tone indicating that she wasn’t willing to argue about this anymore. 

“Two compliments in like, twenty minutes. This has to be some sort of a record.” Skye smirked. “It really does. I got shot right here. Twice.” she said, pointing at her midsection. “Wasn’t very fun, but I guess it sounds kinda badass when I say it out loud.” Skye wasn’t sure why she told him that, she usually preferred not to speak about her accident. Especially because that was when everything had started going downhill. She rolled her eyes at his sarcastic comment, deciding not to give him the satisfaction of replying. “I’m practically raging with jealousy right now. You could travel anywhere you want, in matter of seconds. I wish I could’ve chosen my power, because I definitely would’ve picked yours. Or teleportation.” she added with a shrug. Skye was slowly learning to accept her powers as a part of her, though, and she could even go as far to say that they were kinda cool. But they were mostly useful for causing damage to others and defending herself. “I don’t know if I can handle another trip like that after eating, I might throw up all over you.” Skye watched Pietro say something in fluent Italian to the waitress, and she shook her head at him. “Of course you speak Italian. What else can you do that I don’t know about?” she considered his question for a moment, trying to figure out what she wanted to eat. “I don’t know, pizza? Italian pizza has has to be better than the american one, right?”

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Pietro rolled his eyes, “Yes, but not when you’re so wrong.  And you can hold a grudge for as long as you want, who is going to stop you?  Sometimes having a grudge gives you purpose, a reason to do the things you do.  I know it motivates me,” he said clearly more annoyed than before.  He lifted his hands in the air in frustration and walked away...we for him it was a walk, but came back in a quick blur.  “The people who follow the orders aren’t to blame?  What kind of bullshit is that?  When someone hears a bad order, they’re supposed to stop.  I know it isn’t that easy, but they have to at least think about it.  And if not, then they’re no worse than the others.  And I already said I don’t want to kill them or hurt innocent humans, what I said is that it will happen naturally.  Neither side needs to force nature’s hand but they do.  And this is the result, death.  And can we just I don’t know, shut up about this before we end up fighting again and I have to deal with putting your body somewhere across the world.”

Pietro nodded, “And find places no one else can.  There are a few little islands and hidden caves and what not across the world I like to get away to.  Just to relax and be by myself or with Wanda.  And teleportation sounds great, but how useful is it in a fight?  Just because you can move instantly, doesn’t mean you can dodge or fight like that.  Speed is so much more versatile, I can change direction, dodging bullets and fists and stop myself.  Teleports can’t and it makes them weak.  Trust me.”  He rolled his eyes and shook his head, “Does this look like a pizzeria?  You’re getting angel hair pasta with a basil Alfredo sauce covered in smoked bacon and parmesan cheese,” he said turning to the water as he brought the bottle of wine and the glasses, pouring each of them one.  Pietro proceeded to tell the man their order, taking a bit of time with his before turning back to Skye, “Super speed also mean super metabolism, so I have to eat for like 3 people.  And doesn’t everyone know a few languages?  Ok...maybe around a dozen, I don’t bother to count,” he grinned and nodded, “But where’s the fun in telling you.  But what I can tell you is I’ve been shot too.  A few times,” he said pointing at various parts of his body, “Lucky shots most of them, or...I was stopping them from hurting others.  

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Catch me if you can (Pietro and Skye)

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Sighed, “You can’t just blind yourself to those you trust. That’s how Hydra wins. And are you saying that they’re all so great? Have they ever broken your trust? Lied to you? You’re trying to live in the clouds and it doesn’t work that way.” There was a total of one person that Pietro ever truly trusted and that was Wanda. Even when he was close to some of the other Brotherhood members, he knew better than to trust them. He sighed, “I know I haven’t had what would be called a normal education or anything, but it’s biology. Survival of the fittest and all that. Look though out history, the better species lives on and and weaker one dies out. It just so happens the weaker species has guns and other means to fight back against the inevitable. I never said we should kill them all, I’m not Magneto.” He added an extra harsh tone to his father’s name, showing great hate and distaste for them man. He sheathed the stone knife as she complained about the hair, “Oh please, like 4 strands won’t kill you. I was making making a point about how you’re not as safe as you think. And maybe cracked at best, I pulled my kick. My powers and mutation put my body on a much higher level than a human.“ He smiled as she finally opened her eyes and looked around the scene. “Welcome to my world. Well a slowed down version.” One of the good things about being close to him going this fast is that she wasn’t going to get hurt from the speed. He sighed, “Well wait for me to drop you off and then you can see it,” he said pulling him up closer to her now, “Landfall,” he said as they reached the shore with a jolt as his grip tightened. He slowed down slightly when they ran through the countryside of Europe, taking a few moments before they were in a small Italian town. He dropped her off next to a restaurant, lifted a finger and disappeared in a gust of wind. He felt the sound barrier break on his 8th step and his speed only went up after that, crossing the ocean and grabbing something off the ground from where they were, returning a few moments later, broken bracelet in hand. “Here,” he said grabbing her hand and handing it to her. “Told you so,” he said with a grin.

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“God, what do you want me to say?” Skye snapped, throwing her hands in the air. “I had just become an agent when SHIELD fell apart. As soon as I felt like I was a part of something bigger than myself, of an organization that was working for a good cause, shit went down and all of us realized that we’ve been working alongside brainwashed murderers who didn’t even flinch before killing their friends and coworkers, all for some fucked up ideal. For god’s sake, one of those nazi’s was actually on our team. I thought he was my friend. So no, you are wrong, I’m not trying to live in the clouds or pretend like everything is perfect. All I want is to move on from it.” Skye wasn’t sure where all that anger had come from. She thought she had gotten over it by now, but her words proved otherwise. She listened to Pietro as he went on to explain the natural cycle of evolution, but Skye simply couldn’t agree with it. It didn’t go unnoticed by her, however, how he spit out his father’s name like it was poison. She had felt the same way about her own dad not too long ago. “I’m sorry, I don’t agree with that.” she shook her head. “It can’t be that simple.”

“What if you had accidentally cut more? I cannot pull off short hair, trust me.” Skye had so many questions about his powers, but she was feeling stubborn and definitely didn’t want to seem interested in any of it. “Right, right, you said that five hundred times already. Your body is bulletproof, I got it.” she rolled her eyes at him. By the time Pietro was speeding through the water, however, Skye couldn’t hide the look of awe on her face. “This is slowed down?” she couldn’t even imagine what his normal speed was like. Skye’s grip around his neck tightened as they reached the shore, her mind unable to process everything that was happening. She could tell they were slowing down, and before she knew it, they were in front of a restaurant. As Skye’s feet touched the ground she staggered a little, her head spinning a little. She opened her mouth to say something to Pietro, but he was gone in a blur and she was left standing awkwardly there until he came back with the broken bracelet in his hand. “How did you even–?” she stuttered, feeling at a loss of words. “You’re such a show off.” Skye nudged him playfully. “That was incredible.” she squealed, giggling like a little girl. So much for faking disinterest. “Is that how you feel every time? Like you’re flying?” She let out a long, happy sigh and pocketed the broken bracelet before finally taking a moment to observe her surroundings. Once again, she was in awe. “Where the hell in Italy are we?” she asked, but didn’t give him time to answer. “You’ll tell me later, let’s go eat.” She walked towards the restaurant, her head still feeling a little funny from the crazy ride. 

The place was small and cozy, with most of the tables occupied but there was one at the far end that appeared to be empty. Skye headed towards it immediately, her eyes trying to look everywhere at once. She had never been to Europe, and if someone had told her this morning that she’d be in Italy by the end of the day, she would’ve laughed in their face. Once both she and Pietro were settled, Skye looked at him for a moment, resting her chin in her hand. “I try to bring you into SHIELD and you take me to Italy. I’m thinking I should hunt you down more often. Maybe next time we could go to Greece, I hear it’s nice there this time of the year.”

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He pushed his hands down, "calm the fuck down," he said snapping back at her. "And you wonder why I say it's hard to believe that SHIELD is trying to be good. To treat people fairly when even the people who you are close to turned on you. You can't tell me that you're getting past that. You can't get past it," he would know. The man he trusted with his life and was supposed to love the boy turned on him so easily, turned him into the twisted broken man yelling at the girl from SHIELD. He glared at her, "And why not? We didn't start this war and you know it. They're all afraid of being replaced by the better species so they kill us. Torture us, see if they can be like us. So yes, it really is that simple." He sighed, "You're worse than Wanda when I mess with her. I wouldn't have messed up, I think that the bangs and such is really cute," he said smiling. He shook his head, "Not bulletproof, they just can't hit me. Well most of the time. It really sucks getting shot," he said almost as an after thought. "What? Showing off? I would never do anything like that. Who do you think I am?" He asked smiling lightly at her extra enthusiasm now. "Depends on the part of the world I'm traveling through. Russia kinda sucks, but Moscow is a fun place to run through. My favorite is the Pacific Rim a lot. Going from sea to land so quick and all that," he said still grinning wide. He walked in behind her, greeting the staff with a quick wave and a small Italian greeting. "Hey, I try not to be boring, and you offered food. And we can head over there after dinner if you like." He said not bothering to pick up the menu, "Figure out what you want and I can order what's closest to that. Unless you can speak and read Italian," he said looking up at the waitress with a smile and ordering a nice bottle of wine for the two of them in fluent Italian.

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Catch me if you can (Pietro and Skye)

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Pietro sighed, “You’re in such great denial aren’t you?  Just because you find out later that SHIELD had been taken by HYDRA doesn’t mean that everyone is as good as you or the agents you know.  Didn’t you ever see anything like that since you were on SHIELD?  And it’s not excused just because it worked out in the end,” he pointed out trying to keep her arguments at minimal.”  Pietro laughed and shook his head, “It’s not a war, it’s evolution.  And peace isn’t an option with people out there who put together groups to kill us.  Do you think that we shouldn’t fight anymore?”  He dropped his head, “Well there you go, that’s one of the reasons I left the Brotherhood.  While I believe that war is going to happen, it doesn’t mean innocent lives need to be involved.”  He shrugged, “Well I knew you would take the time to come find me, though I didn’t expect you to slap that bracelet onto my wrist like that.  Which you’re lucky I haven’t done anything back to you for that.  Besides being a little rough.”  He shrugged, he wasn’t sure how to describe his sister.  She was like him, protected against the outside, open to a few.  “She’s a much better person than I am, you don’t have to worry about her like me.  And not before I could to you,” he said moving past her in a blur, a few strands of hair falling to the ground.  “You think you could have stopped me there?” he asked moving back in front of her, staying close, his black obsidian blade in his hand.  “You surprised me once, good luck doing it again.”  He let out a laugh and nodded, “What do you mean is that even possible?  How in depth is your data?  Do you know how fast I am?  Running across water is nothing for me.  So like I said, Italian,” he said making a quick motion to pick her up against his chest.  “You should probably hold on,” he said looking down at her with a smirk as he sped off through the city, dodging and weaving between people, cars and buildings, not going too fast as not to rattle her too much.  That is until he reached the water, his speed increasing by quite a bit as he ran across the water.  The water splashing up behind them as they entered open water.  “I hope you know I could have already been there by now.”

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Skye crossed her arms, pressing her lips into a firm line. She had to take in a few deep breaths to calm herself down and just deal with the fact that she wasn’t going to change his mind about this. But even more importantly, she had to face the fact that what he was saying made sense. “Fine. So maybe not all of them are good. But I only care about the team that I’m in. We represent the new SHIELD, we’re the ones who are building it from the ground up.” Skye shook her head at him. “How can you say that? So just because we are more powerful, the humans should be extinct?” she asked him, her voice rising an octave. “We agree on something, I can’t freaking believe my ears.” It was definitely a relief to hear that he wasn’t willing to let innocent lives suffer. “Yeah I don’t now what I’m going to tell Coulson when he finds out I used one of those bracelets…Especially now that you broke it.” she grimaced. “I feel very lucky indeed, especially with this sharp pain in my side that makes me think you broke a rib or two.” Skye glared at him, but really, she was in no position to get angry at Pietro for defending himself. She had brought it on herself. “At least one of you got the decent personality. Is she the older twin?” Skye’s jaw dropped on the ground as he moved past her in a blur. “What the hell? Are you going to destroy my hair too, now? Is this payback?” she quickly examined her hair that was her most precious feature, thankful to find no real damage done to it. “Hey, don’t touch the hair or I’ll punch you again.” Both of them knew it was just an empty threat, but the anger was real. “Running across water, no big deal.” Skye was still trying to wrap her head around the idea of it all, but she let Pietro pick her up and wrapped her arms around his neck. “Well, this isn’t awkward at all.” was the last thing Skye managed to say before Pietro started running. No, not running, practically flying. She instinctively closed her eyes, but as they entered open water, Skye couldn’t resist trying to look at her surroundings. Of course, her eyes couldn’t catch any details, but it was unlike anything she had ever seen or experienced before. “Holy shit,” she breathed before looking up at Pietro. “I have to see it to believe it, buddy.” she told him, surprised that she could find it in her to form coherent sentences.

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Sighed, “You can’t just blind yourself to those you trust. That’s how Hydra wins. And are you saying that they’re all so great? Have they ever broken your trust? Lied to you? You’re trying to live in the clouds and it doesn’t work that way.” There was a total of one person that Pietro ever truly trusted and that was Wanda. Even when he was close to some of the other Brotherhood members, he knew better than to trust them. He sighed, “I know I haven’t had what would be called a normal education or anything, but it’s biology. Survival of the fittest and all that. Look though out history, the better species lives on and and weaker one dies out. It just so happens the weaker species has guns and other means to fight back against the inevitable. I never said we should kill them all, I’m not Magneto.” He added an extra harsh tone to his father’s name, showing great hate and distaste for them man. He sheathed the stone knife as she complained about the hair, “Oh please, like 4 strands won’t kill you. I was making making a point about how you’re not as safe as you think. And maybe cracked at best, I pulled my kick. My powers and mutation put my body on a much higher level than a human." He smiled as she finally opened her eyes and looked around the scene. "Welcome to my world. Well a slowed down version." One of the good things about being close to him going this fast is that she wasn't going to get hurt from the speed. He sighed, "Well wait for me to drop you off and then you can see it," he said pulling him up closer to her now, "Landfall," he said as they reached the shore with a jolt as his grip tightened. He slowed down slightly when they ran through the countryside of Europe, taking a few moments before they were in a small Italian town. He dropped her off next to a restaurant, lifted a finger and disappeared in a gust of wind. He felt the sound barrier break on his 8th step and his speed only went up after that, crossing the ocean and grabbing something off the ground from where they were, returning a few moments later, broken bracelet in hand. "Here," he said grabbing her hand and handing it to her. "Told you so," he said with a grin.

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Catch me if you can (Pietro and Skye)

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“How do you know they weren’t just HYDRA?” Skye argued, her previous anger returning. She didn’t want to believe that it could be true, because how else could she still call herself an agent, a part of a group that hurt those who were different from them? No, Skye thought. Whatever SHIELD had done before, this wasn’t the same organization that she was working for now. Coulson and the team were trying to rebuild it from the ground, and the only thing that had stayed the same was the name. Skye couldn’t claim to understand the mutants’ struggles, though, so she had no right to argue with his point. Pietro was right, the inhumans had a safe haven where they could go every time things got rough. The mutants had no such luxury. “Maybe that’s true,” she started, trying a different angle now. “But do you believe that a war between the humans and you guys is what’s going to solve the problem? You can’t fight fire with fire, it never ends well for either side.” she said, her voice soft. “And I’m not saying you shouldn’t defend yourself, on the contrary,” Skye added before he could say anything. “But there’s a difference between defending yourself and hurting innocents just because you can.” she said, but she already knew that he wouldn’t agree with her. They simply didn’t share the same mindset. “Yeah, because you were bored and I was the only one coming after you.” she pointed out. Skye didn’t have to be aware of the specifics about the other Maximoff twin’s powers to know that she was super badass and highly dangerous, as it had said on her file. On one hand, she wanted to meet her, but on the other, Skye hoped their paths would never cross. “Oh I’m sure she’s sweetheart, just like you. To be fair, I could hurt you too. Just putting it out there.” she said, her hands resting on her hips. “I didn’t even try to use my powers on you, otherwise you would’ve made it through that wall and end up on the other side of the street.” Not that she had ever tried something like that, but sky was the limit, right? Skye was about the say she was perfectly fine with Italian, her mind instantly picturing pizza and pasta, but then she replayed Pietro’s words in her head and stopped in her tracks. “Wait, what?” she stared at him like he was crazy. “You can’t be serious. Is that even possible?”

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Pietro sighed, “You’re in such great denial aren’t you?  Just because you find out later that SHIELD had been taken by HYDRA doesn’t mean that everyone is as good as you or the agents you know.  Didn’t you ever see anything like that since you were on SHIELD?  And it’s not excused just because it worked out in the end,” he pointed out trying to keep her arguments at minimal.”  Pietro laughed and shook his head, “It’s not a war, it’s evolution.  And peace isn’t an option with people out there who put together groups to kill us.  Do you think that we shouldn’t fight anymore?”  He dropped his head, “Well there you go, that’s one of the reasons I left the Brotherhood.  While I believe that war is going to happen, it doesn’t mean innocent lives need to be involved.”  He shrugged, “Well I knew you would take the time to come find me, though I didn’t expect you to slap that bracelet onto my wrist like that.  Which you’re lucky I haven’t done anything back to you for that.  Besides being a little rough.”  He shrugged, he wasn’t sure how to describe his sister.  She was like him, protected against the outside, open to a few.  “She’s a much better person than I am, you don’t have to worry about her like me.  And not before I could to you,” he said moving past her in a blur, a few strands of hair falling to the ground.  “You think you could have stopped me there?” he asked moving back in front of her, staying close, his black obsidian blade in his hand.  “You surprised me once, good luck doing it again.”  He let out a laugh and nodded, “What do you mean is that even possible?  How in depth is your data?  Do you know how fast I am?  Running across water is nothing for me.  So like I said, Italian,” he said making a quick motion to pick her up against his chest.  “You should probably hold on,” he said looking down at her with a smirk as he sped off through the city, dodging and weaving between people, cars and buildings, not going too fast as not to rattle her too much.  That is until he reached the water, his speed increasing by quite a bit as he ran across the water.  The water splashing up behind them as they entered open water.  “I hope you know I could have already been there by now.”

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Catch me if you can (Pietro and Skye)

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It didn’t happen often, but on some rare occasions like this one, Skye felt speechless. She opened her mouth to say something, but nothing came out, so she closed it and looked at her surroundings instead. She had only been here for ten minutes tops, but it felt like hours had passed since she had put this very bad plan into motion. “Look, I don’t know what you’ve gone through, but the experience I’ve had with SHIELD is different. They–we–are still recovering from what HYDRA did to us and they are the real enemy. They are the ones who experiment on people with powers and lock us up. You’re blaming the wrong organization, but I can see why you might be confused.” she finally spoke, crossing her arms together. “I never said we shouldn’t fight for our kind. But just because we have gifts doesn’t mean our actions don’t have consequences. We have to take responsibility for the things we do, not run away from them. No pun intended, I guess.” Skye said, letting out a long sigh. She was suddenly tired. And sore. “Well, I was going to ask you if you’re hungry after all this fighting but I guess that’s out of the question now.” she told him, letting out a short laugh. “No, I actually just wanted to tell you that you don’t have to worry about SHIELD hunting you and Wanda down, especially not now that they have a much bigger problem. They don’t even know I’m here right now…which I guess I shouldn’t have said because now you could kill me and they’d never find my body.” she was only half-joking. “I kind of foolishly went after you because, well, I had some things to prove to myself. I shouldn’t have done it. It wasn’t fair.” Skye admitted, biting down on her lip. “Us, people with gifts, we’re all just trying to survive in this world and I shouldn’t be the one judging what is wrong or right.” It was hard for her, to admit she had made a mistake, but it felt good to put it all out there. “I guess this is the closest thing to me apologizing about this whole situation.”

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Pietro moved his finger in the air, mocking her again, “And I’ve seen friends and other mutants sedated and dragged into cars by SHIELD agents.  And these weren’t just the dangerous ones either.  All they wanted was their privacy, but SHIELD never allowed much of that, do they?” he asked still angry with her, his tone short and sharp.  “You try to play the good guy and bad guy card, but when it comes to mutants, most are just plain bad.  Your people have it easy, being mostly hidden away.  My kind is thrown into the spotlight, persecuted and hunted for being different.  You have no idea what that does to a species.  And don’t give me that shit about consequences.  Most of what we did was in response to attacks.  We were the consequences of the human’s actions,” well most of the time.  Sometimes Magneto just wanted to make people suffer.  Or to make a statement.  Or just to destroy the humans’ lives, innocent and guilty alike.  And Pietro’s hands were stained with more innocent blood than he ever wanted.  “And I never ran away from them, I’m standing here aren’t I?”  He rolled his eyes, “I never did worry about that.  Because if you think that I’m dangerous and powerful, my sister is on a whole other level.  So yes, great idea not coming after us.  And if I wanted you dead, you know you would be already.  And your body probably somewhere in an ocean.”  He nodded and sighed, “Well you mentioned food.  I’m hungry.  I’m thinking Italian.  And you’re buying, your SHIELD gadgets and money works overseas, right?”

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Catch me if you can (Pietro and Skye)

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“I’ve had my fill of assholes that aren’t me, thanks for the offer though,” he said mocking her as she was trying to get up from his kick. “This is all about you winning, you and your organization that goes about putting down mutants because we’re different. Or just keeping us in a cage so you can experiment on us. Find out what makes us tick so you can dismantle us.” Pietro shuffled his feet back after the hits, but shaking his head at her now, “You cage me and expect me to just give up? What would you do if you were in my situation? If someone like HYDRA came to you and locked a bracelet on your arm to take away what makes you special? Would you give up?” He asked as he moved forward grabbing her arm and body before throwing her through the air. “My speed isn’t the only thing special about me though. My body is built better than any humans, now take this off before I actually try to hurt you.”

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“Do you honestly think I would stay with them if that’s what they do to people like us? There are good agents at SHIELD who only want to protect us.” Some of them were scared and had their different opinions, of course, but even Skye herself was afraid of her own powers at times. There was no denying, however, that ever since Coulson became the director, he was doing everything in his power to keep the inhumans and mutants safe. But then again, Pietro didn’t know any of this. The twins had been locked and tortured and Skye couldn’t even imagine how that must’ve felt like. She couldn’t disagree with his words, so she remained quiet–a rarity for her–before he threw her in the air like she didn’t weigh anything. Her body hit the pavement hard, knocking the air out of her chest that left her gasping. Pietro was right. She wouldn’t have gone down without a fight if their roles had been reversed. She had no right to do this, even if she only wanted to help. Breathing hard, she nodded and got up slowly. “Okay,” she said once she regained her composure, her hands in the air to show she wouldn’t try anything else. “I’ll take that off now, but in return you should hear me out. Like I said, I didn’t come here to fight you.” Skye didn’t forget his previous threats about how he was going to teach her a lesson once the bracelet was off, but she was willing to take a chance. She approached him cautiously and reached for his wrist before pressing a button on the bracelet. “There. Now, do we have a deal?”

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"Well look at what you fucking did and tell me that they've changed. And who said we need protecting from humans. Think about that for a moment, humans want to tag us, learn what makes us tick. Now tell me why anyone would do that but to hunt us down," he said snatching the bracelet in a blur and snapping it in half. "These things are so they can take away what makes us special, what makes us more evolved so they can fucking sleep at night. My father might be a madman, but he was right to fight for our kind." He was sick of the things he had done for his father, but he didn't disagree with the thoughts behind it. Mutant kind needed to survive at any means. "And what could you possibly say to me? Convince me to turn myself in for the things I did with the Brotherhood? Yeah that's not happening."

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“Oh hush.” She looked up at him and did her best to will the blush away from her cheeks. She looked back at the clock on the wall and shrugged a bit before looking back at Pietro. “I don’t see any, and I’m supposed to take my lunch break soon anyways.” Untying the apron from around her waist she brushed off her dress. “I’ll be back in a minute.” She quickly went back to put her apron under the counter, and put in two orders with the cook before coming back taking a seat at Pietro’s table.

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“You sure about that?  You seem to like it,” he said sighing a little at how easy it was to get her to agree to having lunch with him at least.  “Oh well should I also ask you when you get off later?” he asked as she came back to sit with him.  “So what did you order for me then?  I’m not going to be poisoned or anything, right?”

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Catch me if you can (Pietro and Skye)

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Pietro nodded, “Might have heard that from time to time, but I have a lot of worse traits,” he said with a smile, “But mostly my sister tells me not to all the time.  I’m not too good about listening to her at times though.”  He sighed, knowing full well she should have been scared of him.  Sometimes he was a little scared of himself and what he could do.  “It’s just a reminder of how useless those things are against me.”  He had an idea of her powers and could tell if she was about to use them, that part she was right about,  he would be able to escape her if she even tried to use her powers.  “I wouldn’t say nothing, I saw what you almost did the other day after all.  He let her get too close, took nothing serious about the situation just yet.  And then he saw her lunge, ignoring the half-attempt at an attack until he noticed the metal bracelet around his wrist.  He felt everything slow down around him, he could feel how sluggish and terrible his body felt the second it was attached.  “You bitch,” he said loudly as a kick went straight to her midsection, even if his powers were blocked, his body remained as strong as ever.  “And I think you on the ground matches your SHIELD job just fine,” he said sneering.  “So you think you’ve won with this little toy?  For me to just lie here and go with you?  I’m going to make sure you go back to your fucking oppressive machine with your tail between your legs.  And when this is off, I will make sure you learn not to mess with Quicksilver again.”

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“That doesn’t surprise me, I know a guy you could have a serious bonding session with about your asshole traits.” Skye retorted. “I wasn’t going to use that gun on you, you know.” she told him, her way of saying she wasn’t interested in hurting him. SHIELD wasn’t about taking lives, especially not those of mutants and inhumans alike. Their goal had always been to keep both the ordinary people and the extraordinary ones safe. At least, that was what Coulson had always aimed towards, and now that Skye was an Inhuman, she’d never even think about hurting people like her. “You caught me on a bad day, I have a much better control over my powers.” While Skye expected that Pietro would get seriously mad when she disabled his powers, she didn’t foresee him turning violent. The kick in the stomach brought her down on the ground, as if someone had thrown a brick at her. Okay, so maybe she hadn’t thought this one through. Skye stayed on the ground as he spoke, just trying to catch her breath, but she only allowed herself to have those several moments of weakness before regaining control. “This isn’t about me winning,” she said as she got back up on her feet, “It’s about keeping you in one place long enough.” Acting on instinct, Skye’s fist connected with his jaw before kneeing him in the stomach. “Stand down, Pietro, I didn’t come here to fight you!”

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"I've had my fill of assholes that aren't me, thanks for the offer though," he said mocking her as she was trying to get up from his kick. "This is all about you winning, you and your organization that goes about putting down mutants because we're different. Or just keeping us in a cage so you can experiment on us. Find out what makes us tick so you can dismantle us." Pietro shuffled his feet back after the hits, but shaking his head at her now, "You cage me and expect me to just give up? What would you do if you were in my situation? If someone like HYDRA came to you and locked a bracelet on your arm to take away what makes you special? Would you give up?" He asked as he moved forward grabbing her arm and body before throwing her through the air. "My speed isn't the only thing special about me though. My body is built better than any humans, now take this off before I actually try to hurt you."

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Wanda never understood American theatrics, but she loved to observe. “I wouldn’t call it staring,” she simply told the person who accused her. “I’m simply observing.”

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"Well walk along," Pietro said rudely to the person, "Or I can make you regret standing there like an idiot. She said she wasn't staring, but you are now."

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“Sorry. Sorry,” Betty said with a small nod of her head. “Um. Where is this from?” she asked, taking the pen and signing for the package.

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“I haven’t a clue,” he said with a shrug and roll of his eyes.  “They just give me the package and where to go, I don’t really care about it that much.”

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Catch me if you can (Pietro and Skye)

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“Haven’t you heard that no one likes a show off? It’s not a very endearing trait.” Skye stared at him in awe as he picked up one of the bullets and somehow cut it in half before her eyes could register it. “Is that supposed to scare me? I think you’re overestimating your abilities a little, Pietro.” Skye told him matter-of-factly, but she could only imagine what Magneto’s son was capable of. Skye pressed her lips into a thin line when she realized she wasn’t being as stealthy as she initially thought, but her gaze remained fixed on him. “Is it that bad that I’m trying to get close?” she spoke again, her voice low as she walked towards him. “I mean, I couldn’t hurt you even if I tried, right?” she asked innocently, “You’re too fast, by the time I use my powers you’d be at the other end of the city. Not to mention you took my gun apart, so really, I have nothing on you.” There was no way she could ever be faster than him, but she was counting on the element of surprise, and without giving it another thought, Skye reached out for Pietro’s hand and quickly placed the metal bracelet on his wrist, the item taking effect immediately. “I told you I accessorized accordingly. How do you like it? I think it really brings out your eyes.” she smiled, letting out a breath of relief. At least now he wouldn’t be able to speed away from her. 

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Pietro nodded, “Might have heard that from time to time, but I have a lot of worse traits,” he said with a smile, “But mostly my sister tells me not to all the time.  I’m not too good about listening to her at times though.”  He sighed, knowing full well she should have been scared of him.  Sometimes he was a little scared of himself and what he could do.  “It’s just a reminder of how useless those things are against me.”  He had an idea of her powers and could tell if she was about to use them, that part she was right about,  he would be able to escape her if she even tried to use her powers.  “I wouldn’t say nothing, I saw what you almost did the other day after all.  He let her get too close, took nothing serious about the situation just yet.  And then he saw her lunge, ignoring the half-attempt at an attack until he noticed the metal bracelet around his wrist.  He felt everything slow down around him, he could feel how sluggish and terrible his body felt the second it was attached.  “You bitch,” he said loudly as a kick went straight to her midsection, even if his powers were blocked, his body remained as strong as ever.  “And I think you on the ground matches your SHIELD job just fine,” he said sneering.  “So you think you’ve won with this little toy?  For me to just lie here and go with you?  I’m going to make sure you go back to your fucking oppressive machine with your tail between your legs.  And when this is off, I will make sure you learn not to mess with Quicksilver again.”

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Catch me if you can (Pietro and Skye)

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Pietro shrugged, “You sure it isn’t? It’s a lot of fun for me.” He smiled and moved faster than he probably should have, having to slow down a bit not to hit her as he took her gun, dimantling it and towing the pieces down to the ground. “I do think your American accessories are quite…ugly,” he said as his accent came out further. He rolled his eyes and started to walk around in a circle with her in the center. “Oh really? Sure look the part. But you probably should have brought a few dozen of your agents if you want to take me in, at least give me some fun to be had,” he said mocking her more. He lifted his hand to stop her from talking, “No see that other girl robbed the place. I just took it from her. And then the bag ripped so I don’t even have the money,” he said with a heavy sigh. “And please, I know you’re an Inhuman, don’t play the cute defenseless act like that.”

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Skye opened her mouth to shoot back a snarky reply, but she was cut short by almost being run down by Pietro. She moved to the side, but not before he managed to take her gun. She watched as he took it apart, just like he had done back at the bank. At this point, Skye didn’t even know why she was still carrying the stupid weapon, it was obviously not going to work on him. She just felt safer with it. “Seriously, dude? You could’ve just thrown it away. No need to show off.” Skye sighed, following him with his eyes as he moved in circles around her. “Oh, but then this wouldn’t have been as intimate, don’t you think?” she replied, pouting at him. “Details. You still took the money, that doesn’t make you any better than her. In fact, you’re worse.” Skye said, trying to close the distance between them slowly. The fact that she was nervous and rambling was only helping her case since Pietro would hopefully be distracted enough by what she was saying. “Wait,” she interrupted, “You think I’m cute?” Skye asked, arching a brow at him as her lips curved into a smile. “Maybe you should stop running from me all the time then.” she slowly slipped a hand into the back pocket of her jeans where she kept the bracelet. If he could only take a single step towards her, she’d be able to reach out for him. 

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Pietro smiled and nodded, "Yeah in case you couldn't tell, I like to show off," he said picking up one of the bullets and tossed it between his hands. "I just hate them is all," he said tossing it into the air as a gust of wind came from his body as the bullet was cut in half. He caught the two pieces, her eyes weren't keen enough to see him pull the knife out and slice it. "I never said I was any better than anyone. You've seen the top of the glacier of just what I'm capable of. I'm much worse than you've probably seen," he said taking a few quick steps back. "Yes, I do. But do you really think I'm so stupid not to notice you trying to get closer and closer? You're not very subtle about it. And if I was running from you, you would never get a chance to even see me, I am standing right here after all."