Chapter 7
Once Karen got cleaned up she had time to kill until her next session she didn't have another for an hour three hours. She needs to go something until then, so she barrowed Logan's SUV to go to the mall with Kitty, Amara, and Rouge as her tour guides.
At the mall Karen went into Kut's the hair salon to get a hair cut. The salon was a bustling hub with men and woman at booths snipping away on people's hair. Karen was scooted into one of the booths were a young man who had to be in his late twenties with short blonde hair came up to her with scissors in his hands.
"I am Nate, I will be your hair stylist today," He introduced himself. He draped a hair bib on Karen and ran his fingers through her elbow length black hair. "So what do you want done your hair today?"
"I don't know really," Karen answered honestly. "It's just too long for the thing I do now. So I was thinking of cutting is short, but not to short."
"Oh, honey I got something in mind for this hair," Nate grinned in the mirror down at Karen. "When I am done with you, you will be bitchen hot."
Karen closed her eyes as Nate wet her hair down and waited until he was done to look again.
Twenty- Five minutes later
"Okay you can see your new do," Nate told Karen. She opened her eyes and looked into the mirror in front of her. She smiled as she was her new hair cut. Her black hair had been cut to hang just above her shoulders with wisp angeled layers that showed off her face very well.
"I love it," Karen said running her fingers through her new do.
"This some of my best work," Nate said whipping the bib off of her. "Now, you are done and ready to take on the world."
Karen stood up and pulled out a five and gives it to Nate as a tip and went out front to pay for her hair cut.
Kitty and Amara jaws nearly dropped off there faces when they met up Karen in the food court. "Oh my gosh," Kitty said putting down her pizza. "You look like a super model. I mean you looked cute before, but now you're…."
"On fire," Amara finished.
"Thanks you guys," Karen smiled her face turning a little red from all the praise. "I am glad you like it because I know I sure do."
"I can't wait to see Rouges reaction," Kitty said sipping her soda.
"Wait where Rouge at?" Karen asked.
"She is at the Virgin records," Amara informed. "She ate a small salad and walked off to get a new CD to replace the one that Bobby messed up."
"Oh, okay," Karen said looked down at her watch. "We have an hour before we need to get leaving. I need to get a birthday gift for my brother so I think I will go to the Record store to get him a gift and to see Rouge."
"Sure, but aren't you going to eat?" Amara asked.
"Na, I don't feel hungry right now," Karen said getting up from her seat at the table. "I will meet you at the car in hour?"
Kitty and Amara both said that they would and Karen left to go the record store. The record store was one of the larger stores in the mall. It had two levels full of CD's and DVD's to look at. Karen went to the DVD section to look for a movie for her brother gift.
"Happy Gilmore," Said male voice from beside her. She turned to see a handsome young man about her age with white blond hair and bright blue eyes. He was dressed in a purple long sleeve shirt and blue jeans. "That movie is hysterical"
"Yeah I know," Karen smiled. She knew that the guy was hitting on her and she had to admit she didn't hate it. "Adam Sander is one of my favorite comedic actors."
"Have you seen his newest movie yet?"
"No I haven't."
"It's great, but it's too much like his other movie Water boy." He said
"I loved Water boy. My brother and I saw in theaters," She laughed in remembrance. "And my brother laughed so hard that he shot soda out of his nose."
The two laughed for a moment until he extended his hand. "I am Pietro," He introduced himself.
"Karen," She shook his hand. "Nice to meet you Pietro do you often give movie advice to strangers?"
"Not really, only to good looking ones," He grinned.
"Karen! She looked past Pietro to see Rouge coming up the aisle. "What do you think your doing Quicksilver?"
"Just making a friendly conversation is that against the law?" Pietro asked.
"It is when you're talking to a friend of mine," Rouge snapped.
"Wait you know Rouge?"
"Yeah we both live at the institute, why?" Karen asked.
"Come on Karen lets get moving before Speedy over here getting anymore ideas," Rouge said taking Karen by the arm and pulling her towards the exit.
Karen waved good bye as Rouge dragged her away from Pietro who had a blank face about what just happened.
Once outside in the parking lot by the truck. "Why did you do that?"
"Cause Pietro is part of the brother hood of mutants a big enemy of ours," Rouge explained. "That's why."
"Okay. Then I guess I will stay away from him then," Karen said. Just then Kitty and Amara came walking towards them. "How about we keep this between us it's a bit embarrassing not knowing that?"
"Sure no need to get those two gabbers involved," Rouge said. "By the way I like your hair cut."
