Ignite Again (Avengers and One Direction Fanfiction)

Chapter Eleven

Hazel walked through the halls of P&P Industries, shifting the paperwork in her arms so it didn't fall. Walking to her desk, she set the paperwork down and sat down in her chair.

Scott walked past her into his office, giving her a slight smile.

Hazel returned the smile and started sorting through her paperwork before she turned to her computer. Ever since the break in a couple days ago with the Avengers and those strange boys Scott had been in the lab more frequently; working on whatever it is he's been doing.

Hazel missed the times before their parents' deaths. Scott was more open and carefree with her. Now, he was filled with hatred for Tony Stark and a desire to rip him to shreds.

She didn't like Stark either, but she didn't want the man to die. It seemed to her that the man already wallowed in enough self pity to swallow all of California.

Sighing, Hazel started sorting through her papers. As soon as she was done filing away the important ones, she turned on her laptop.

Hazel smiled at the home screen: a picture of her and Scott with their parents several years ago, before everything happened. That accident took so much from them, besides their parents, it took their innocence. She had noticed Scott becoming more and more withdrawn as the days drew on. Why couldn't he see that this lust for revenge was only going to blow up in their faces? Their powers were curses and not gifts as he so saw. The first time she'd killed someone with her powers, some scientist had been watching her with what seemed like glee in his eyes, like she was a lab rat.

Their recovery in the hospital had been slow but steady enough for Hazel to notice the difference in Scott. The light he once held in his eyes was gone; replaced with a malice so strong he was able to master his newfound powers in a few days.

The man in the metal helmet had taken to Scott from the very beginning, had taken an interest in his powers, leaving Hazel to figure her powers out on her own. Hazel was left to be trained by a mutant that went by Mystique. Don't get it wrong, Mystique was great at training her, but it was clear that the man in the metal helmet was in charge, it felt like Hazel wasn't important enough to have his attention.

The only time he so much as looked in her direction was during her testing. She excelled at her training thanks to Mystique's wise words of not allowing herself to be succumbed in the veils of hatred. She had told her that true use of her powers lied on the line between rage and serenity. Mystique had told Hazel that her brother had told the man in the metal helmet the same thing, thus allowing him greater control of his powers than he'd ever had. Hazel wondered how a man who controls metal would need to learn how to focus on the line between rage and serenity if he had simply taught Scott that it was rage that fueled their skills.

Hazel sighed and looked away from her computer, knowing she wasn't about to get anything done. Lately her mind had been been wondering to those early days of their powers but now with Tony Stark within their grasp it seemed her thoughts should shift to the present. But the present unnerved her. Scott was becoming more distant by the day and that boy she had saved from the guard a couple of days ago... that boy wasn't like anything she had ever seen.

Hazel sighed again and looked over at Scott who was hunched over his computer doing who knows what.

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Scott continued to look through pictures of the security footage of the break in. He zoomed in on the unfamiliar faces and went to see if he could find any results on the Internet.

Scott was surprised when results actually popped up. It seemed those boys were from some stupid boy band. Scott pursued through some of their music, recoiling in disgust.

Glancing at their group shots, he noticed there was another boy who wasn't present during the break in. Scott researched this boy and a smile spread across his face. Searching though the boys personal schedule, Scott found the recording studio and marked the date on his calendar.

This was going to be fun.

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A.N.:

Megan: Well, at least we didn't wait another six months to update...

Autumn: Well if we're lucky maybe we'll update sooner now?

Megan: Yeahhhhh... don't quote us on that, I promise nothing.

Autumn: *shrugs* Well maybe we'll update after we see X-men: Apocalypse? I really wanna see it! Let me know if you guys spot any certain things in this chapter >:)

Megan: She means references.

Autumn: You can't tell me this chapter and the endless possibilities afterwards didn't get you excited love.

Megan: If I remember correctly, I was literally bouncing with excitement when we were writing this... anyways, thanks for reading!