Marvel One-Shots

Didn't See That Coming (Pietro Maximoff x Reader)

"You didn't see that coming?"

That was his favorite saying. Pietro Maximoff was a good friend of yours but those five words drove you close to insane. Occasionally he would use his quick speed to prank you, other times he simply taunted you. Whichever the occasion, those words always followed infuriating you.

"You didn't see that coming?"

The first time he said that phrase to you was soon after you met. You'd known about his abilities at that point but had never seen him use them. That is until that day.

You were minding your own business when a blur raced past you and hit your shoulder. The load you were carrying was thrown from your hands, landing with a thud on the floor. You were also knocked down but you found yourself caught at the last second by the same blur.

That was the moment that you realized what, or more accurately, who that blur was, Pietro.

"What was that for? You need to be more careful." You angrily shouted at him as he helped you stand back up.

"What? You didn't see that coming?" He smirked.

"No, I didn't. Now I have somewhere I need to be." Your annoyance was evident and he grinned mischievously before racing off. "He could have at least helped me pick up this mess." You grumbled to yourself.

"You didn't see that coming?"

The second time he said this to you was a few days after the previous incident. He was hanging around and talking to you about a show you were in the process of watching.

Having been excited that he knew the show, you shared your favorite parts. Unfortunately, so did he. You couldn't shut him up fast enough and he spoiled the ending.

"Seriously? Why would you spoil that?!"

"You didn't see that coming?"

Those words ground on your nerves and you scowled at the man. He smirked at your expression and casually walked off at his usual fast pace stopping only once to smirk at you again over his shoulder.

"You didn't see that coming?"

Those words became your worst nightmare. You tensed every time he said the phrase. Casual pranks became a daily expectation and they were always followed by his saying.

Weeks passed and he pestered you more and more. If it weren't for the pranks or that phrase, you would say that he was growing on you. You liked him when he wasn't annoying you but detested him when he was. You tried your best to keep your distance but he always found you.

"You didn't see that coming?"

"Why do you always say that?! You know it annoys me and I hate it!" You shouted at him one day. You had more than reached your limit to what you could handle.

"Why do you think?" He flashed you his mischievous smile.

"Because you like annoying me. I'd like you to stop, please."

"That's only part why. I needed to get your attention somehow." His usual rushed persona was unusually calm and serious. You were caught off guard by his change in attitude.

"What? To get my attention? You may have been doing it wrong. If you wanted me to like you, maybe you shouldn't have been quite so annoying."

"I'm sorry. That wasn't my intention." Before you knew it his face was within inches of yours. His lips brushed over yours in a single quick motion shocking you.

"You didn't see that coming?" He smirked before leaning in for another deeper kiss.

This time those five words didn't bother you. In fact, you were happy to hear those words in a meaningful context. You couldn't help but smile each time he said them.

"You didn't see that coming?"

The words had transformed from an annoying phrase meaningful and loving words as well as a sign of his affection. You came to love both those words and him.

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