Fic: Around the Marvel Universe in 31 Days #7
Title: Around the Marvel Universe in 31 Days
Author: JoeHundredaire (joehundredaire@tthfanfic.org)
Rating: PG-13/FR15.
Disclaimer: Right, I actually went and checked to be sure this time… Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel: the Series, and all associated characters belong to Fran and Kaz Kuzui. With a myriad of writers, artists, and editors, actual rights are a nightmare when you go near a comic book universe. Suffice it to say that Marvel Entertainment LLC owns all of the property printed in their comics, along with the television and movie adaptations of said same property. Not mine, don't sue, and so forth and so on.
Summary: Dawn decides to disregard the Scoobies' advice and have a heart-to-heart with a vengeance demon. Adventures ensue.
Joe's Note: I'm currently going through onset sickness for beta blockers while dealing with a sick girlfriend. Combining that with the 300 word minimum for a Fic-a-Day submission and the fact that the Acela Express only stops at a station for two or three minutes? Short chapter.
By the time the train pulled into New Haven, Wanda and Dawn had come to a mutually satisfactory agreement: Dawn would allow Lorna to tag along on her visit to the Frosts - and keep her and Jean from killing each other - in exchange for Wanda using her powers to transform Dawn's outfit into something suitable for the occasion, allowing the brunette to pocket the majority of the money that Xavier had given her. The majority rather than the entirety because she'd already spent $17.40 on frappuccinos, and was going to send another twenty dollars with Wanda's mystery man so he could pick up lunch for her. "I still don't get how this is going to work. I mean, you said the train stops for like… two minutes. Did he buy me lunch already and I'm paying him back? Or-"
"Patience, grasshopper." Wanda nodded as she passed the conductor before stepping into the vestibule. Crossing her arms behind her back, she leaned forward a bit and stared out the window. "All will be revealed in three… two… one…" There was a screech as the train came to a stop beside the platform, sending Dawn stumbling into the nearby wall. Letting out a soft snicker, Wanda waited patiently for the door to open before stepping out onto the platform. She reached her arm out, pulling someone toward her. "Dawn, this is my boyfriend-"
Dawn's eyes widened as she took in the pure white hair on the young man Wanda was hugging. While there was a possibility that more than one mutant had that power, or that Wanda was secretly dating a normal human who had some kind of condition? Sometimes, the most obvious answer was in fact the correct one. "Pietro? Pietro Lehnsherr? Your twin brother?" Shuddering, she took a step backward. "I wasn't sure what kind of accent you had, but I didn't think it was West Virginian."
Snorting, Pietro darted forward and grabbed the twenty that Dawn was holding before retreating back out onto the platform. "Please, like we haven't heard that one before." Wrapping an arm around Wanda's waist, he gave his sister a peck on the lips before returning his attention to Dawn, waving his free hand up and down Wanda's body. "And look at her. Can you really blame me for wanting to date her?"
"Yes. Because she's your sister. I mean, I have a hot fraternal twin sister too, and I'm not going to try and pet her kitty." Dawn perked up as a brilliant idea suddenly occurred to her. "You know, we both agree that your sister is hot. But since I don't want to date my sister and you shouldn't be dating yours… what about a trade? And if you don't want Emma, I've got two others you can try. And a brother, if you go that way too."
Pietro shook his head slowly in disbelief. "Oh, because trying to whore your siblings out is so much better than incest. And you're calling us the weirdos here?" Giving Wanda another kiss, he nodded toward Dawn. "You have fun with that. I'll be waiting for you in Providence with lunch. Large lobster roll for each of you?"
Pulling away from her brother, Wanda stepped aboard the train before turning to look back at Pietro. "I suppose. I was actually in the mood for a whole belly clam roll, but I don't need to be Destiny to know how that would turn out."
"I wouldn't make jokes about…" Pausing, Dawn let out a snicker. "Okay, I would totally make jokes out of you eating clam. But don't let that stop you. I mean, I can take the large lobster roll and go with jokes about you liking a lot of meat in your mouth… and now I'm picturing things I don't want to and it's incest and oh hey look, there goes my appetite."
As the door hissed shut, Pietro offered a parting shot. "More for me!"