Kitty Pryde was sitting on her bed reading the book 'Kissing in Technicolor' when her friend and roommate Rogue turned to her. "Kitty have yuh seen mah 'Slayer' cd?" Rogue asked her. "On top of the cd player" Kitty answered looking up from her book, "Rouge do you want to go out tonight, like dancing or something?" Kitty asked her Goth. friend smiling. "Yeah sure why not, ah don't want to be sitting here all night" Rogue replied. Kitty smiled happily, "ooh, okay, want to go shopping for new outfits?" Kitty asked Rogue. "Nah, but yuh go sugah...if I'm going to go I'm going to relax for a bit." "Okay, suit yourself" Kitty said standing up and grabbing her purse and car keys. She had passed her driver's test, after learning to drive like a normal person and the professor had bought her some sweet wheels. He got her a slick black Mercedes Benz convertible. How he came up with enough money to buy her it she did not know, but she loved him for it.

She climbed into her car and turned up her Velvet Revolver cd, as 'Fall to Pieces' came on. She was not in any way a rock 'n' roll girl but she loved Velvet Revolver. She sang along happily as she drove away from the institute. When she pulled up to the mall like a half-an hour later she turned off her car and locked it setting the alarm, and grabbed her purse. She walked into the mall, which was like her home away from the x-institute. Other than dancing of course. She walked into th store Wet Seal and browsed around stopping when she found a cute t-shirt that said 'pick-me-up coffee house' she found it in small and tried it on hanging on to it when she found that it fit. She found a few more shirts and cute mini-skirts, and two pairs of pants. She paid her total coming to 85.00. Kitty paid with her credit card and walked out of Wet Seal. She wandered around for a bit and walked into a new store called 'After Dark.' she looked around her at a bunch of really slutty clothes. She laughed at a shirt that looked like a tiger had gotten ahold of it and shredded it. She was walking around the store laughing at random things when she saw something that was actually cute. It was a pink shirt with a heart cut out of the bottom right hand corner. When she tried it on it looked good so she payed for it and left. She walked to the food court and sat down at a table while deciding where to eat. She jumped as someone tapped her on her shoulder. When she turned around it was Pietro Maximoff, the notorious playboy of their high school, and a fellow mutant with powers of speed.. "hello kitty-cat" he said smiling and sitting down next to her. Kitty glanced behind him to see a few girls standing a few feet away him in true Pietro fashion. She noticed that they were all glaring at her.

"Nice posse there Pietro" she said on the scantily clad girls who were watching them like hawks. "Yeah watch their faces after this" he said grabbing her and kissing her on the lips. Kitty just sat there stunned as he kissed her. When he stopped she stared at him wide eyed, "what the hell just happened?" she asked him still staring at him. "Look at them" he said motioning to the three girls from earlier. She glanced at them to see them all sitting there with their mouths hanging open. "Why did you do that" she asked him still shocked. "Just go with it, I know you hate them" he said kissing her again. Kitty just sat there for a second but then slowly reacted putting her hands around his neck. He was about to slip his tongue in when she kicked him in the shin and he stopped. When they stopped Kitty saw the girls storm off angrily. They both laughed and smiled at each other. Through laughter Kitty muttered, "that was great, did you see their faces." he nodded cracking up himself. Kitty leaned forwards burying her head into his shoulder while laughing. He put his arms around her in a friendly hug while they both started to calm down. Just as they had stopped laughing they looked at each other and started laughing again.

"Oh my god, that was the best"Kitty said finally calming down seriously. "Sure was, they looked like they had been shot or something." he said taking a deep breath, "you hungry?" Kitty nodded and grabbed he purse, "I'm going to go get something." "Oh I'll come with I was about to eat anyways." he said. "So what we're like friends now or something?" Kitty asked him curiously. "Weren't we before" he said simply as they walked to Taco Bell. "Um if you mean in the speaking terms way...not really, and if you mean in the hanging out way...no." Kitty replied. "Well yes I considered us to be cool at the most...I think you are a fun girl though and I would like to be your friend." "I guess we are friends then" Kitty said ordering a taco and a small drink, "oh, but I am so not making out with you all the time." Pietro just laughed and mussed up her hair a little bit. Kitty opened her mouth shocked and fixed her hair, she smiled wickedly and tickled him making him laugh like crazy. When she finally stopped he was breathing hard. "I got you back buddy" she said smiling. "So you did." he replied, "you will pay for that kitten." "Oh, is that so, because I do not think so bucko." "Bucko?" he asked her laughing "I have never heard anyone say that before except maybe a four year old." Kitty laughed and filled her cup up with Pepsi. When they both got their food they sat down at a table, Kitty setting her many bags down with her. Pietro took out his burger king and started eating his burger. Kitty had already eaten her taco so she sat there and watched him drinking her Pepsi. She reached over and stole one of his fries popping it into her mouth. "Hey" he said laughing. He grabbed her pop and took a sip and then setting it back down. Kitty took a few more fries and ate them quickly. Just as he reached for her pop again she snatched it away holding it by her, which was across the table from him.

He reached over trying to reach it but Kitty held it away still, taking a sip to rub it in his face. He casually walked over and Kitty realized he was going to tickle her. She leaned backwards more as he reached her, "don't you even Pietro" she warned as he started tickling her "stop" she said while giggling. She finally surrendered and let him have another sip of her pop. "You stink" she said sticking her tongue out. "Mature" he said sarcastically. "I am very mature" she said laughing as he tickled her again "Will you stop" she said smacking his hand away. He pulled his chair next to her and placed his hand on her knee giving her a puppy dog pout. "What?" she asked him smiling at how cute he looked. "Can I kiss you again?" "No...no." Kitty said laughing, then seeing him still pouting she said, "no." when he still pouted she leaned in giving him a kiss that lasted a fraction of a second. "Oh lame" he said, "come on we can be like, friends with benefits." he said half joking. "Oh my god...no" she said giggling, "no." she said as he pouted again. "I know I think that stuff is lame" he said, "we are friends though?" "Oh yeah...you're my hot guy friend" she replied."Ooh. I'm hot?" he asked her smiling. "Oh so hot" she said flirting with him and touching his arm. "Well" he said brushing his fingers across her cheek "you're not so bad either." "Is that so" Kitty said, both of them flirting with each other. "Yeah" he said smiling his patented smile. Kitty melted inside under his smile. "I have to go, bye" she said standing up. "Can I have your phone number?" he asked her. She smiled nodding yes as she took out a piece of paper and wrote her number on it. She pressed the paper into his hand and walked away leaving him standing there. He smiled watching hr leave and then left to himself still smiling.