She smiled warmly, offering him as much as he could possibly eat. "Cooking is a bit of a hobby of mine. Have another dumpling." She set 3 more on the plate in front of him.

"omnomnom" Pietro devoured them, "Alright-seriously thank you!" he grinned, "but I should get going now"

"Ah of course. How silly of me to keep you waiting. But please, take some for the road." She pulled out a bag filled with lovely delights. She handed it to him and walked into the next room, she returned with a small nicely carved box. "Keep it safe, young hero of the wind."

"Sweeeet" Pietro gladly took the food and accepted the box, "thanks. I will! See ya!"

Just as Pietro was outside the shrine walls, he received a swift punch to the face which sent him flying. Juno laughed"I knew it was only a matter of time before they'd send for Vesta." A woman in green clothes and brown hair stood where he'd first stood. Another figure stood beside her in a green and white cowl, covering her face.

"umf!" Pietro flew back onto his butt, touching the small box he had tucked away in his bag to make sure it was alright, "Hey hot stuff, sorry to disappoint but I'm taken" he was on his feet again and wiggled his ring finger, "You'll have to take your obsessions with my fantastic self elsewhere" he tried to take off again.

Juno raised her arm and a greenish wall appeared in front of him, so suddenly that he slammed right into it. "You're not very bright are you? Hand over the box, foolish boy and I might let you live." A large scythe appeared in her hand and she pointed at him.

"No way Hozay" Pietro faced her, ready for a fight, "just because I specialize in running doesn't mean I'm not a fighter."

Juno couldn't help but laugh, "Oh, that's cute. You think you stand a chance. " She took hold of the top of her top to reveal a green gem clouded with darkness. she took the figure's hand and removed the green glove and placed it on her gem. A green energy wrapped around the figure and a large black cat appeared beside her before turning into a scythe just like Juno's.

"I believe you two use to fight all the time, Isn't that right Rogue?" Juno lifted her own scythe and grinned wickedly at Pietro.

Pietro's eyes turned to the figure as she slowly lifted her head and the hood fell back. "o.o Rogue?! Where've you been?! We've been worried sick about you-Ciara's been a mess about it!"

"Ciara.... Hmmmmm.." Juno began to float as she thought, "Ah yes." She set back down on the ground, "The one to started it all... The one my brother just HAD to save... Shall we beat the crap out of this speed man, Rogue?" She asked smirking

Rogue nodded and charged forward, Pietro dodged hastily to the side and pulled out the box, "okay! Okay-sheesh. Look, take the damned box, just release Rogue from whatever weird voodoo power you have over her!"

"Hmmm... " Juno's Scythe became a cat which wrapped it's ink like body around the box and back over to Juno. She opened it and smirked, "I'm afraid I don't have any sort of power over her... She's merely seen what lays at the world's end...The true nature of this world. Behind the veil if you would. Rogue, take him. He will come in handy as bait..."

"aaawwww no" Pietro threw the bag at Rogue, taking nothing but the gem and trying to hightail it out of there.

Another green wall appeared suddenly in front of Pietro's face. Juno leapt onto of him, blade at his throat. "Now now little snail... You aren't going anywhere.."

Pietro's eyes narrowed on her, "Yes. I am" he stated firmly as his hand began to vibrate violently at his side, "No more freaking psycho bitches. I'm not going anywhere with you because I'm betting you don't know what happens to items that hit the ground at the force of super speed. Well I do and guess what? Even Diamonds shatter. So kill me and the stone drops, try to catch it and blow your hand off with it. Let me go, or I let it go."

A vaguer look came around her face, She couldn't risk it. "Fine..." She got off him, "Say hi to Hope for me. Let's go Rogue."

Rogue backed off and a moment later Pietro was speeding out of there, his heart racing more than usual. He didn't stop until he was back at the school.

Ceres looked up, she could sense Vesta. which meant Pietro was returning. "Pietro's almost here." She got up and went to the door.

Pietro stopped in the courtyard and dropped to his knees, trembling with the stone still gripped tightly in hand. That had been close, too close. He had sworn he'd never be taken again, not after Queen Bee, never again... never again... never again...

Ceres spotted Pietro on the front lawn, some of the petals from her rose bushes lay around him. "Pietro? Pietro what's wrong?" Ceres rushed over, and gently put a hand on his shoulder, "Sweetie?" She asked

Pietro flinched away instinctively though calmed when he saw who it was, "I... y-yeah. Where's Ciara?"

"She's on the school grounds, showing off the kids to some students.. Max, Call Ciara please." She called inside. She turned back to Pietro. She didn't know what had happened but she knew enough he was freaking out. "It's ok, Pietro. Come here." She wrapped her arms around him and a soothing pink light wrapped around him. "You're safe. What happened?" She asked gently.

Slowly his breath calmed and his rested his head on her shoulder for a moment before he replied, "Some chick-she had Rogue with her but brainwashed or something. Soon as I took off from that place you sent me" he offered Ceres the stone, "she attacked. I barely got out of there with it."

Ceres looked alarmed, "Attacked? This chick, did she have Brown hair, green clothing and a scythe that is also a cat?" She asked, taking the soul gem from him.