A Chance Meeting
Disclaimer - I do not own Tony Stark or The Avengers nor any characters in there or in Harry Potter ether! I only own he plot line! Fem Harry
Authors Note - This is a re write of the original, some people thought it was moving too fast, so I'm changing a few things. The first chapter is basically the same as in the original, but with a few minor changes towards the end of it.
Chapter Two
The second time that Kitana saw Tony was a month later. In that month, not only had she moved out of the hotel after 2 days, but she's also set up her own shop. A shop that hit it off well and in the 2 weeks that it had been officially open, she'd received more customers than she ever thought she would. The shop that she'd opened was a clothes shop, but not just any clothes shop. Her own fashion boutique called 'Fallen Angels' and it was an immediate hit, especially with the more alternative people as well as some celebrities wanting something out there and different. The clothing varied from Gothic to Emo to slightly weird to be considered everyday wear but was classes as dark couture. Some of them were quite elegant and expensive looking, but they were clothes that she liked and would wear herself, so she though 'Maybe other people will like them as much as I do?'. And that's why she set up her shop, which she now lives above.
Setting up her bank account was the easiest out of her accomplishments during that month, as she had money to go into it but it was slightly annoying when she had to confound the woman behind the desk because other than her I.D. she had no other way of saying who she was and where she came from. This also made her realise she needed documentation and so she forged everything the best she could, creating a background story that would hopefully stand up unless someone looked to closely. Kitana got herself a mobile phone and after some debate with herself, she reluctantly added Tony's Number to it. Health wise, she set up a food schedule and exercise regime so that she can stay on top form. You see, she wanted to keep fit. She may only look 25 but she was 35 and while she knew she wasn't going to be aging, she wanted to look and feel her best. On top of that, she'd made a new friend. Only, she didn't really try to be his friend, it just sorts of happened.
His name is Steve Rogers and he was perfect in every way. Literally. He is a perfect gentleman, very handsome, perfect body and wasn't too dumb either. The way they'd met wasn't un similar to the way she'd met Tony, only this time instead of dragging her off and kissing her, he apologized profusely and helped her up before picking all her bags up and offering to walk her home. He was so nice, she couldn't say no. On their way, he made small talk and she admitted that she had a large delivery for her new store that was going to be opening the next day and she didn't know how she was going to put all the mannequins up and together, fitted with clothes on, in time. Hearing this, Steve offered to help her do this and because of him being so insistent, she couldn't say no. After that day, they exchanged numbers and he would sometimes meet up on her lunch break to grab something to eat. He was nice and sweet and very good looking and she could see herself dating him. But she felt she needed more. She felt she'd be happy with Steve, but she needed more. To Kitana that could either mean, she needed more than one person or someone that balanced her like two people would. She'd never had anyone she could experiment that with, so she didn't know. For all she knew, being the Master of Death, she needed 4 people to ground her at once. Of course, she'd tried asking Death but got no answer from that and Hel wasn't very forthcoming, as she herself didn't know due to there never being a real Mistress of Death before, that had been accepted anyway.
Interrupting her thoughts, she heard the bell on the door go, watching as two red heads walk in, eyes wide in obvious curiosity. Walking over to them with a modest smile on her face, she introduced herself.
"Hello, my names Kitana and I own 'Fallen Angels', is there anything I can help you with today ladies?" she hoped her voice matched her smile as she was still slightly nervous about dealing with new people even though she'd been doing it for two weeks.
The first red head, who wore a professional dress and heels and longer red hair, spoke up first. "Yes, you might be able to help us. We've never seen this shop before and due to the fact, my boss is hosting a party tomorrow night, we need outfits and we thought we'd see what you have to offer." The way she spoke was very professional and slightly stiff and Kitana took an immediate dislike to her, reminding her too much of Hermione but in Ginny's body. Still smiling, she nodded.
"Yes, I believe I may be able to help you, what kind of party is it? Casual, semi casual, business?" she listed off a few things, looking them both over to get their sizes and what would look good with their skin and hair colour.
The same red head spoke up, sneering slightly as she pulled something off the rack and placed it back on again soon after. "My boss is throwing a party just for the sake of throwing a party. It also happens to be one of our mutual friend's birthdays, which he conveniently forgot to tell us about until this morning, so were also going to celebrate that as well. There will be some business associates there that I'll have to deal with, so my outfit will have to be slightly more business than casual, but Natasha can have a casual dress or anything she likes. My boss is paying for the both of us." She carelessly spoke to Kitana, not noticing the frown on her friends face with her attitude towards the owner and how she was only interested in herself.
"Right, well, I have a wide selection, so I have two-piece suit type dresses, on piece suit dresses too and semi casual and semi business dresses, all that have shoes to match. We also have normal dresses, casual dresses, floor length evening gowns, prom dresses even a selection of wedding dresses, all with matching shoes. There are the options of 2 straps going down too strapless. Now, the colouring for you, I believe something more along the lines of dark blue would suit you or a dark purple, but nothing too bright as it would clash against your hair and make your skin seem washed out. But on the other spectrum, you could wear any kind of pink, a deep red too, black if you wanted but that doesn't seem appropriate, green might work too, but nothing to light, as it would make you look like a Christmas tree. Yellow wouldn't work either and white would seem too wedding like. So, your best option would be something like... This." Saying all of this to the first woman, the one who wants something business like, she noticed her friend, Natasha, wander over to another rack of dresses that help medium to floor length dresses. Pulling a dark blue single dress off the rack, she held it up for her customer to see.
It was slightly tight and form fitting, but it had a fringe on the hips that came out 4 inches 3/4 of the way around the waist, except for the front in between where the hips would be. The actual skirt comes down to 3 inches above the knee, so it's modest yet flattering. It has short sleeves that flare out slightly and a straight neckline so it shows no cleavage off at all, even if bent over. Handing it over to her, she looked around her shop and walked quickly over to her bag display and quickly picked out two bags that would match. One being a dark blue clutch, with fake diamond like gems on it and it was made of satin. The other is a side bag, not much bigger than the clutch bag and made from the same material as well as colour but instead of gems, there was gold pieces. Walking back over to her, Kitana waited to get her opinion on the dress.
"I like it, it's absolutely perfect. Looks great for business and would suit me perfectly. Now I just need to try it on and find some matching shoes to go with it along with a ... Bag. Oh, I see you've already though of bags, I'll take that clutch, side bags don't really suit me. Would you mind finding me some matching shoes while I try this on? I'm a size 38. Thank you!" not stopping her talking and taking both the dress and the clutch to the dressing room, she left Kitana stood there with her eye brow raised, slightly outraged she was being treated this was in her own shop but accepting enough that she knew that some customers were going to be trickier to deal with than other, especially the rich or those who feel like they have more power than anybody else. Shaking her head, she placed the left-over bag back where it was meant to be and she found a pair of black peep toe pumps as well as matching blue ones. Walking over to the dressing room, she placed both by the doors and called through. "I bought two pairs of shoes for you to try, I thought too much blue might be overpowering, so I bought black ones over as well as the blue." Hearing some acknowledgment, Kitana strode over to Natasha, seeing her measuring herself up against a green floor length gown. It wasn't a flare out dress, but a dress that would hug someone figure all the way down until about knee length where there is a split up the left side.
"Would you like to try it on? I believe that, because your hair is a darker red than your companions, that this colour would suit you well. You certainly have the figure for it as well, and the right shoes would make it so you're not stepping on the dress." Kitana questioned, noticing Natasha didn't jump at all, making her think that she'd known she was there the whole time. Turning to the owner of the shop, Natasha showed her a rare smile.
"Actually, I would like that. I was thinking of having a black bag to match it but having green shoes. I don't like black shoes; they make my feet seem even smaller than they actually are." Her voice was soft but well-spoken with a slight accent there, but Kitana couldn't quite tell what it was. Ignoring that, she returned the smile and nodded over to the dressing rooms.
"I'll go find a bag and shoes to match, what size are you? Once you've tried it on and decided whether you like it, I have quite a few accessories you and your friend can go through. At my boutique, not only do we do dresses with matching bags and shoes, but we do every day clothing too. Eventually, in the next couple of weeks, there will be a men's section too. But I've only been up and running for two weeks, so I'm doing things gradually. Now, I'll find those shoes and that bag for you and you try that dress on. Call me if you need anything, like a different size on the dress or the shoes." Kitana spoke kinder to her than she had the other girl, watching her nod before walking over to the second changing room and stepping inside. Nodding to herself, she found some dark green shoes, darker than the dress itself. Indecisive, she chose peep toe pumps as well as closed toe ones, slightly lower ones the same colour. Grabbing both and wandering over to the bags section she let herself fall into what she loved the most, matching and creating new outfits. Deciding that Natasha looked more like a clutch girl, she grabbed a plain black one with a diamante opening, a sparkly black one with glitter covering it and a heart shaped black one with a very small chain attached.
Smiling to herself, and seeing the business red head step out of the dressing room, she quickly walked over to Natasha's dressing room, letting her know she's left them outside. Waiting for a quite 'thank you.' she then turned to see what the other red head was doing. The business Red head was admiring herself in the mirror when Kitana walked over there.
Plastering a smile on her face, she looked the red head in blue over. "I'm sorry, I never caught your name." Kitana decided she's had enough of calling her 'the business red head' and asked for a name.
"My names Virginia Potts, but everyone calls me Pepper, thanks to my boss." the now named Pepper was turning in front of the mirror, trying to see herself from all angles. Kitana had to admit, she did pull off that dress well. Not too tight but showing off curves, nothing too flashy but it looked modern and good enough to go to a party in. Looking even taller in those black heels, which go better with the dress than blue one's ever would, everything matches, even the bag with it looked good even though it was modest, just like the dress itself. Glad that she'd picked out the right outfit for Pepper, she put the left-over shoes away on the rack again.
"Is everything to your liking?" she had to ask, as it was only polite, although she had a feeling that if it wasn't alright then she'd know about it by now.
"Yes, thank you, this is perfect. I'll be taking the dress, shoes and bag. Now did I hear something about accessories?" Miss Potts didn't look away from her reflection once while speaking and it was only due to Kitana excellent control she didn't roll her eye's. "Yes, we have a wide range for you both to look through, so once you've changed back I can show you what I think would look best, if you like?" trying to hurry her along, without being obvious, Kitana used some slight magic to compel her to get changed again. Pepper walked back into the changing room to get out of the dress and shoes and set them aside to buy. She didn't even bother to look at the price tag, knowing that she was using Tony's card and she didn't have to worry about how much these things cost.
While she was changing again, Natasha walked out of the dressing room in her dress as well as her shoes too. She's chosen the open toed ones as well as the plain black clutch with the diamante opening. The dress had two straps but they rested more on the edges of her shoulder rather than the centre of them, giving the illusion of being held up wherein realistic they were non-functional. It had a semi low cut neckline, low enough that it shows off some cleavage but not enough that it's indecent. At her left hip, there was a cluster of fake gems that pulled the dress together slightly. It was on the same side as the slit up the leg and it accented the dress nicely. It hugged her figure in all the right places and made Kitana quite jealous as she didn't have, and probably would never have, the curves that Natasha has nor the height, as she finished growing some time ago.
"Do you like how it fits you? Do the shoes fit comfortably?" Kitana questioned her when it looked like Natasha wasn't quite happy. Natasha nodded to her, still looking at herself in the reflection on the mirror.
"I do like it, especially how it looks on me, but I'm a little weary on the price." Her voice trailed off as her hands slowly followed the dress downward, a slight longing in her eyes. Kitana frowned slightly before sighing about to say something, had Pepper not piped up them.
"I said Tony was paying for us. It was his compensation for us only having one day to find outfits. And compared to what Stark enterprises makes in a few hours, this is a mere pittance. So, don't worry about it and find some accessories to match, anything you like. Tony's treat, haha."
Hearing the name Tony made Kitana perk up but shook it off as a coincidence, but the name Stark surely wasn't. Not wanting to jump to a conclusion, she had to ask.
"Are you talking about Tony Stark? He's your boss?" she didn't mean for it to come out as surprised as it did and she inwardly cringed at it but obviously couldn't do anything about it now it had been said.
"Yes, he's my boss. I'm his secretary. Is that a problem?" Pepper challenged her with her voice and she shook her head, a fake smile on her face while she was inwardly glaring at her.
"Oh, no problem at all. It's just, I met him a month ago on my first day here and he gave me a ride to the hotel I was staying at. He even gave me his number and said if I ever needed anything, just to call him but I totally forgot I had it... Hmm..." her voice trailed off slightly, talking to herself more than the other two girls. The other two red heads looked at each other before turning back to her. Natasha headed back to the changing room to change, while Pepper headed over to the accessories, leaving Kitana to her thoughts.
'I wonder what Tony would do if I texted him... Well, you never know until you try. He he'. Grinning mischievously, she pulled her phone out and bought up a new text, selecting Tony's number before writing.
'Hey Tony, it Kitana. I've just met your secretary Pepper and her friend Natasha. They came to my shop, looking for dresses for your party tomorrow. I've helped them find what they like and it appears you're paying for it. So, I feel sorry for your bank account. But I believe you should like both choices I picked for them. Talking to Pepper reminded me of you, so I'd just thought I'd Text you to say hi and see how you were doing. And to give you an invite to come to my shop in a couple of weeks' time when I've got the men's section up and running.'
Sending the text, she grinned to herself before placing it back in her shorts pocket. She wandered over to the counter all the while thinking 'I wonder if he'll even remember me... The next few days could prove to be interesting...'
Authors Note - I hope you like to second chapter. I know there Isn't any Tony in this chapter but there should be in the next. Sorry if I focused too much on the clothes, but I love them and dresses and shoes so sue me! Please review and I hope you really liked it!
Edited: 19.06.17- changed a few things, not much but added a few little bits and made the grammar a bit better too. Hope you enjoy.
