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semihero_pietroooc: written in response to this
After leaving Mike on Genosha - was it really over a year ago now? - Pietro had returned to Manhattan and kept a low profile in his cover of Peter Frank. He just wanted the whole House of M stuff to pass. Maybe once it was forgotten, he could come back out of hiding.
He had gotten word from a messenger in Attila that the Inhumans had denounced him from the royal family, and that his actions were grounds for an annulment from Crystal. That didn't hurt so much anymore, since his wife never had been what he considered faithful.
But Luna... he was banned from ever seeing his own daughter again. That was the knife to the heart that nearly did him in. And of course with his sister having disappeared off the map...
The last month however, had reminded him just how much he missed his friends. Except for his sisters and daughter, family had never been something he turned to. It tended to disappoint him. But working in the newspaper had allowed him to keep track of Lorna's high profile life, and he had just found a way to at least be in touch with his sister, if not the relationship that he missed so much at times.
His friends were divided among them in regards to him. Some wanted him arrested (or dead). Others were just happy he was gone. And some actually missed him. Every now and then he tried to send Emma Frost a message through the newspaper articles he wrote that let her know he was ok. Simple and easy, and he knew that of everyone, she would recognize his writing and see it.
It was at work where the police scanner above his neighbor's desk described the blast. Things came across the scanner all the time - they did live in NYC after all - but this one got his attention the moment the words Xavier Institute was uttered.
"Should we send a team to cover this?" One of the reporters asked. Pietro was already on his feet, packing his briefcase.
"Nah, it's just the muties doing something. We've got bigger things to cover," the editor stated as Pietro shut off his computer. "Frank, where you think you're going?"
"I've got an emergency at home," Pietro stated. It wasn't a lie either. His editor waved him off and Pietro left the building as quickly as he could without using his powers. He even made it all the way back to his apartment to drop his things off before opening his closet.
He pulled out the bodysuit that would withstand the high speed running, as well as the jeans and sneakers. There were a few people who enjoyed making clothing for the speedster mutation people, so he didn't have to rely on just one jumpsuit until it went bad.
Dressed in his running clothes, he took off for the mansion. It was probably an hour after it had happened, but it was the fastest he could get there, and for his friends, he just hoped it was fast enough.
Kurt met him on the lawn, confused to see him there before he remembered that Pietro was actually one of Emma's few real friends. He told him quietly about what had happened, and Pietro took the news and digested it, filing his emotional response into the back of his head for later.
Instead he helped Kurt and Hank with the "cleanup"... using his speed to run circles around the lawn to try and lift the small diamond pieces from the ground into the air where they could gather them. Then he caught up on the past with Kurt while waiting to find a moment to speak with Scott.
Emma was his friend, and Scott... well, Pietro did consider him one even if they tended to fight sometimes. And right now, he was here for them, and would stay until he was told otherwise.
He was a faithful friend like that.
After leaving Mike on Genosha - was it really over a year ago now? - Pietro had returned to Manhattan and kept a low profile in his cover of Peter Frank. He just wanted the whole House of M stuff to pass. Maybe once it was forgotten, he could come back out of hiding.
He had gotten word from a messenger in Attila that the Inhumans had denounced him from the royal family, and that his actions were grounds for an annulment from Crystal. That didn't hurt so much anymore, since his wife never had been what he considered faithful.
But Luna... he was banned from ever seeing his own daughter again. That was the knife to the heart that nearly did him in. And of course with his sister having disappeared off the map...
The last month however, had reminded him just how much he missed his friends. Except for his sisters and daughter, family had never been something he turned to. It tended to disappoint him. But working in the newspaper had allowed him to keep track of Lorna's high profile life, and he had just found a way to at least be in touch with his sister, if not the relationship that he missed so much at times.
His friends were divided among them in regards to him. Some wanted him arrested (or dead). Others were just happy he was gone. And some actually missed him. Every now and then he tried to send Emma Frost a message through the newspaper articles he wrote that let her know he was ok. Simple and easy, and he knew that of everyone, she would recognize his writing and see it.
It was at work where the police scanner above his neighbor's desk described the blast. Things came across the scanner all the time - they did live in NYC after all - but this one got his attention the moment the words Xavier Institute was uttered.
"Should we send a team to cover this?" One of the reporters asked. Pietro was already on his feet, packing his briefcase.
"Nah, it's just the muties doing something. We've got bigger things to cover," the editor stated as Pietro shut off his computer. "Frank, where you think you're going?"
"I've got an emergency at home," Pietro stated. It wasn't a lie either. His editor waved him off and Pietro left the building as quickly as he could without using his powers. He even made it all the way back to his apartment to drop his things off before opening his closet.
He pulled out the bodysuit that would withstand the high speed running, as well as the jeans and sneakers. There were a few people who enjoyed making clothing for the speedster mutation people, so he didn't have to rely on just one jumpsuit until it went bad.
Dressed in his running clothes, he took off for the mansion. It was probably an hour after it had happened, but it was the fastest he could get there, and for his friends, he just hoped it was fast enough.
Kurt met him on the lawn, confused to see him there before he remembered that Pietro was actually one of Emma's few real friends. He told him quietly about what had happened, and Pietro took the news and digested it, filing his emotional response into the back of his head for later.
Instead he helped Kurt and Hank with the "cleanup"... using his speed to run circles around the lawn to try and lift the small diamond pieces from the ground into the air where they could gather them. Then he caught up on the past with Kurt while waiting to find a moment to speak with Scott.
Emma was his friend, and Scott... well, Pietro did consider him one even if they tended to fight sometimes. And right now, he was here for them, and would stay until he was told otherwise.
He was a faithful friend like that.
