After School

Bayville Mall

Kitty giggled as she dragged the girls around the Mall, she couldn't decide whether to hit the dress shop first or the make-up salon..Or maybe the shoe store...Or maybe the nail salon...Or maybe-

"Okay. That's it. We're here to buy dresses, so let's buy a dress. After that we can do...What ever else we need to do, okay?" Rave asked as she looked around, clearly confused as to what to do here.

"Have you never been in a mall before?" Jean asked as she quickly read over Rave's thoughts, the girl clenched her teeth.

"No. I haven't, why not make a parade of it?" Rave asked before she quickly walked ahead of the group into the dress shop. Sketch smiled apologetically to the other girls.

"Sorry. She isn't used to this sort of thing. When your born around your brother and are as close to him as Rave is to Lance...You don't tend to be all to girly." Sketch said before Kitty hocked arms with her and ran into the shop. Jean and Rogue calmly followed behind the 2.


Inside the Shop

The shop, to say the least, made Rogue and Rave's eyes burn. They were just to...Bright...And the music in the place sucked. The floors were a light coffee brown, like after you put in the milk and a few cups of crème, and the walls were a seashell to sea-foam blue. There were circular racks upon racks on the walls filled with dresses of different styles, sizes, and forms. Some of them Rave and Rogue wondered if they were ever going to be worn. Rave simply shadowed Sketch from behind, as the smaller girl flickered through some of the dresses.

From what she had heard Sketch had found that the dance was semi to regular formal attire. Joy.

"I found, like, the cutest dress~" Kitty chimed as she held up the dress for the others to see, and they had to admit the dress would look nice on her. The dress was a light dusty lavender that had spaghetti straps, a surplice neckline, and went a little below the knees. Along with that the dress had a light green bow around the waist to give it some added color.

"Go ahead and try it on then, we wanna see you in it!" Sketch encouraged, Kitty happily giggled before running off to the dressing rooms.

"I hope I can find a dress." Jean whispered as she continued to sift through the racks, Rave rolled her eyes before scanning over the dresses on the wall...She ended up hating every, single, one. They were just to...Plain...None of them spoke to her or showed off what she was about.

"Ya actually trying to find a dress?" Rogue asked as she came up to Rave's side, the girl gave her a sideways glance before sighing.

"Yeah. Just...I don't see anything I like, ya know?"

"Trust me, I know."

"Well...That maybe wrong, this dress would look nice on you." Rave said as she pulled something off the wall. The dress was a dark black silk with loose small puffed sleeves made of silk, V-neck, and went to her ankles. The skirt was free-flowing, and had a dark red rose sown onto the skirt. Rogue smiled a bit at the dress and carefully took the hanger from Rave.

"Thanks...I'll see if I like it." Rave smiled a bit as Rogue calmly walked away from her and to the dressing rooms, before the music-lover went back to the racks.


Outside the Shop

"Why are we here again?" Pietro asked as he and Lance sat on a bench that had it's back to the shop the girls were in, Lance glanced at him before staring back at the shop.

"We're here to make sure Rave and Sketch don't get to close to the X-Geeks."

"Already failed at that."

"Shut up."

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"Okay, then why am I here?"

"Because Blob's to big to spy on people and Toad's smell would attract their attention just as fast."

"Hm...You sure you're here just to watch Rave and Sketch?"

"What do you mean?"

"You sure your not here to watch a pretty Kitty?"

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"L-Lance? What are you-HEY! PUT ME DOW-ARRG *gurgle*"

Everyone near them turned to see Pietro laying stomach-down into the fountain, Lance grumbling as he went back to watching the girls.


Back Inside

Sketch giggled as she stepped out of the dressing room, and twirled for the girls. Sketch was wearing a powder blue dress that had loose silk butterfly sleeves, and a gourd flip knee-length skirt. Around the diamond neckline was a floral edge made of white string, and around her waist was a white ribbon belt.

"Like, oh my gosh, that dress is so, like, you~" Kitty chimed, having already paid for her dress. Rogue had to nod a bit while Jean gave a thumbs up, both also already bought a dress.

Jean's dress was a dark jade green dress that had spaghetti straps and went to about mid-knee on her. It had a surplice neckline and had a dark purple waist band.

"Uh...Does...This look right..?" Rave asked as she came out of the dressing room, cautiously looking at her dress. After asking the cashier about any "unique" dresses, she had been introduced to one she couldn't help but love.

The dress was a loving rouge color that had a gourd flip knee-length skirt, butterfly sleeves, and a sweetheart neckline. Yet the "unique" aspect of the dress was it's skirt, which was designed to look like a piano.

"Like, fantastic! Now we, can, like go shoe and make-up shopping!" Kitty exclaimed, looking a bit too excited. Rave and Rogue's eye twitched.

"There's more?.!" Rogue and Rave groaned, earning a few laughs from the other girls.


At the Makeup Salon

Rave and Rogue waited in the far corner of the store, occupying their time with magazines and poking fun of the models and the faces they were making.

The other girls, however, were getting worked on by the employees.

"Rave! Rogue! Come and, like, join us! It's really, like, fun!" Kitty chimed from her seat, the employee was putting eye shadow on her.

"No thanks, I trust my own makeup skills. Thank you." Rave quickly said before making a crooked fish-lip face, arching her right eyebrow, to Rogue. Rogue couldn't help but laugh loudly at the face.


-Later-

Brotherhood House

"It's official. I hate shopping." Rave said as she shuffled into her room, Sketch behind her. Both girls were carrying 2 bags, each had their own clothes and supplies. It did take a while, but Rave and Rogue had gotten their make-up done...Eventually.

"Come on, it wasn't that bad."

"You didn't have to try on different 10 high-heels and walk around in them!"

"But you looked good in them."

"...Shut up..."

"See? You can't hate it."

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"Still...Why couldn't you have just made a few dresses?" Sketch blinked at Rave, before smiling a bit.

"It's fun to pamper yourself without having to work, is why." was Sketch's response before she walked out of the room. Rave sighed before sending a sound wave to close her door and lock it, before laying there and staring at the ceiling.


Downstairs

Lance was pacing back and forth, a thoughtful look on his face. On the couch behind him were the boys, who were watching their self-appointed leader pace.

"Hey, uh...Lance? Is something wrong?" Fred asked, Lance blinked at the question before sighing and sitting down in the cushioned chair.

"Well...Yeah. I'm trying to figure out why the girls were buying dresses is all." all 3 of the other boys quirked an eyebrow, huh?

"What do you mean you're trying to figure out why they're buying dresses?.! They're going to the dance!" Pietro exclaimed, surprised at the thought of this guy being their leader.

"No...I mean I know that...But...Why didn't they just have Sketch make the dresses? Why go out and buy them?" All 3 other boys thought about the question, before turning back to Lance and shrugging.

"Maybe...They wanted to buy dresses..?" Fred tried with a nervous smile, his only reply was a disappointed frown from the rock-tumbler.

"Hey. What if the X-Men are just trying to get on their good side so they can get the girls to join them?" Pietro asked as he hopped up, the 4 boys stopped for a moment at the thought. What if that was true? What if they could lose them?...Lance sighed.

"Look, let's worry about it in the morning, 'kay?" Lance proposed, the other boys slowly agreed before they all retreated to bed.


:-Sketch-:

Sketch hummed as she dialed into her light blue cellphone, like every Tuesday Sketch would call someone. Dylan, her older brother. Sketch actually had 2 brothers and 2-no...1 sister...It was hard to talk about...

Dylan was a doctor and scientist that worked at a lab in Atlanta, working at the Center of Disease Control. Yep, the big shots. Along with his grades and career, Dylan was pretty handsome. He had short black hair, blue eyes, and slightly pale skin. He was a little buffed up from his old career of working at an auto body shop by switching engines, so he had to beat the girls off with a stick.

The phone rang 3 more times before the person picked up.

"Hello?"

"Hey Dylan, it's me."

"Sketch! Sis, hey! How're you?"

"Good, good."

"That's great to hear."

"So...How's Atlanta?"

"Amazing, I wish you were here."

"Sorry."

"Hey. Mom and Dad said you...You moved with Rave..? Is that true?"

"Y-Yeah..."

"Okay, just wanted to make sure you were in good hands."

"Don't worry Dylan, I am."

"I know, you're with Rave. Heh, still...Which you were here."

"Yeah that way you can baby me 24/7"

"I would not!"

"Liar."

"Okay, so maybe I would..."


Morning

Rave wanted to make breakfast in nice music-filled atmosphere...Then Pietro came in.

"So...You're going with Daniel's to the dance?"

"Yeah."

"Why not me?"

"Why would I go with you?"

"I'm gor-"

"NARCISSIST!"

"So...Will you go with me."

"No."

"Please?"

"No."

"Please?"

"No."

"Please?"

"NO PEITRO! GOD DAMNIT IF YOU ASK AGAIN YOUR GOING INTO THE GARBAGE CAN!"

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"um.."

"What..!.?"

"Wanna make-out?"

few minutes later

Lance yawned as he opened the bathroom door...Yet paused when he saw Pietro hanging upside down over the toilet, gagged and tied to the ceiling with a thin rope. The rope had already been slashed at a few times with a knife it seemed, and...Ugh, looks like the Blob used the toilet...And didn't flush.

"MMANCE! MMANCE!" Pietro yelled as he tried to struggle, only to stop when he heard the rope was unraveling a bit more. Lance was about to help the speedster, before he noticed that a post-it note was attached to mirror.

Lance. Help him and this happens to you...But worse

~Rave

"You're on your own dude." Lance stated before leaving the room, closing the door behind him.


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