You'll Never Catch Me

Pietro stood in the back during the press conference, his hands behind his back as he kept his daughter behind him while his father gave his speech. He had kept himself apart from the rest of the group during the few days he had been there, trying to keep his daughter from getting swept up into the mutant madness.

He was also keeping a close eye on the antics of the Brotherhood. Because if they were going to cause trouble, he would have gotten Luna out of there instantly.

But things had been calm... well, as calm as they could be. And as Pietro listened to his father's speech, he made a decision to himself.

"Daddy, who's that man?" Luna asked, peaking out from behind her father's legs from time to time. Pietro knelt down to be eye level with her as Erik walked back to his table.

"Does he scare you, sweetie?" he asked, searching his six year old daughter's eyes. If he was going to do this, she needed to want it.

"No. He looks like you though. Is he your daddy?"

Pietro smiled. "Yes. he is. Which makes him your grandpa. Would you like to go meet him?"

"Can I give him a hug? He looks like he needs a hug."

"I think he would like that." Pietro stood back up and looked through the crowd for where his father had gone, then took Luna's hand and led her over to their table. Seeing Toad, Luna instantly hid behind Pietro's legs again, peeking out to look at the man curiously a moment while Pietro leaned over to put a hand on Erik's shoulder.

"Father. I have someone I want you to meet."

Pietro gave his father a very careful look, warning him not to try and do anything that would scare his child. The speedster was very protective of his daughter, which he demonstrated as he put a hand on Luna's shoulder and eased her a bit out from behind him.

"This is Luna. My daughter."

Blue eyes watched Erik from her father's kneecaps as she clung to his pants.