Angela dumped the remains of her meal in the garbage and followed the
others into Belk.
They headed into the shoe section and began looking at boots and sandals.
Rogue modeled a pair of flip-flops in the mirror," Wall, A'h don't know. They don't rally match mah outfit."
"Duh!" said Kitty, "They're supposed to match a swimsuit, not your outfit!"
They all collapsed into fits of giggling.
An announcement came over the intercom, "Customer service in the Juniors section. Customer service in the Juniors."
A clerk hurried past them, muttering under his breath.
They looked at each other and collapsed into giggles again. When they finally managed to stop, they headed into the clothing section.
A loud cacophony of high-pitched squeals greeted them.
Jean clapped her hands over her ears, "What is that?"
They heard someone say, "I don't know, does this dress make me look fat?" asked a falsely high voice.
"Oh no!" answered another voice, "It looks great!"
"What is all that racket?!?" asked Rogue irritably.
Kitty grabbed Angela's hand and looked around the corner, hidden by clothes.
There, Angela spotted Toad and Speed with a few other guys that she didn't recognize.
Kitty rolled her eyes, exasperated, "Great, the Brotherhood decided to wreak havoc on the mall, today, of all days! C'mon, Angela. Let's get away from this store."
She grabbed Angela's wrist and pulled her quickly back toward the rest of the girls, who were busily chatting about clothes. "Guys, c'mon! The Brotherhood is back there. We gotta go, now!" hissed Kitty imperatively.
They turned to walk out the door and found a large, tall object, blocking their way.
Angela looked up to the top of the object and saw it to be an extremely large guy.
They all started backing the other way.
He scowled at them confusedly, "Hey, guys! Someone was spying on you."
"Uh oh." Whispered Kitty.
Jean started running the other way, "This way!"
Suddenly, the guys Angela had seen earlier stepped out in front of them.
Jean's voice took on a menacing quality, "Get out of my way, or else."
One guy that Angela didn't know, laughed shortly, "Try me, Grey."
Rogue pulled off her glove, muttering darkly, "Yah'll had better git out o' mah way, or ah'll put yah'll in a coma!"
The small group in front of them, shied away, but, only a little bit.
A strong wind sprung up, pushing the group away, slowly but surely.
"Go Storm!" whispered Kitty, enthusiastically.
'Storm?' thought Angela, questioningly. Angela longed for the wind to push the group away even more.
The wind grew into icy gusts, shoving the group away, with little lightning bolts playing on the edges of the winds.
She turned around to look at Kitty and Ororo.
Kitty was flushed, but otherwise, fine.
Ororo, however, had white eyes and appeared to be calling up the powerful gusts.
An idea occurred to Angela, what if she could call up a storm too, like she had copied Kitty, Toad, Magneto, and Speed. Fascinated, she concentrated on forcing the group even further away. She reached up to feel her tingling scalp and found all of her hair standing straight up.
She turned to look at Ororo and found her eyes were back to normal again, and she was staring at Angela, 'Hmmm, wonder what's up with her.'
Angela turned back to the group just in time to see them fly into a different store, out of sight. The tall one behind them scowled again and walked unsteadily after the rest of his group, "Guys? Where'd you go?"
Angela ran out of the mall and into the SUV. She buckled hurriedly, cheeks flushed with exhilaration.
Kitty slid in beside her and buckled as Jean revved the engines, "That was close."
Ororo twisted in her seat to look straight at Angela with searching eyes, "Angela, can I talk to you when we get back to the institute?"
She shifted nervously, "Sure, no problem."
'Did I do something wrong?'
They headed into the shoe section and began looking at boots and sandals.
Rogue modeled a pair of flip-flops in the mirror," Wall, A'h don't know. They don't rally match mah outfit."
"Duh!" said Kitty, "They're supposed to match a swimsuit, not your outfit!"
They all collapsed into fits of giggling.
An announcement came over the intercom, "Customer service in the Juniors section. Customer service in the Juniors."
A clerk hurried past them, muttering under his breath.
They looked at each other and collapsed into giggles again. When they finally managed to stop, they headed into the clothing section.
A loud cacophony of high-pitched squeals greeted them.
Jean clapped her hands over her ears, "What is that?"
They heard someone say, "I don't know, does this dress make me look fat?" asked a falsely high voice.
"Oh no!" answered another voice, "It looks great!"
"What is all that racket?!?" asked Rogue irritably.
Kitty grabbed Angela's hand and looked around the corner, hidden by clothes.
There, Angela spotted Toad and Speed with a few other guys that she didn't recognize.
Kitty rolled her eyes, exasperated, "Great, the Brotherhood decided to wreak havoc on the mall, today, of all days! C'mon, Angela. Let's get away from this store."
She grabbed Angela's wrist and pulled her quickly back toward the rest of the girls, who were busily chatting about clothes. "Guys, c'mon! The Brotherhood is back there. We gotta go, now!" hissed Kitty imperatively.
They turned to walk out the door and found a large, tall object, blocking their way.
Angela looked up to the top of the object and saw it to be an extremely large guy.
They all started backing the other way.
He scowled at them confusedly, "Hey, guys! Someone was spying on you."
"Uh oh." Whispered Kitty.
Jean started running the other way, "This way!"
Suddenly, the guys Angela had seen earlier stepped out in front of them.
Jean's voice took on a menacing quality, "Get out of my way, or else."
One guy that Angela didn't know, laughed shortly, "Try me, Grey."
Rogue pulled off her glove, muttering darkly, "Yah'll had better git out o' mah way, or ah'll put yah'll in a coma!"
The small group in front of them, shied away, but, only a little bit.
A strong wind sprung up, pushing the group away, slowly but surely.
"Go Storm!" whispered Kitty, enthusiastically.
'Storm?' thought Angela, questioningly. Angela longed for the wind to push the group away even more.
The wind grew into icy gusts, shoving the group away, with little lightning bolts playing on the edges of the winds.
She turned around to look at Kitty and Ororo.
Kitty was flushed, but otherwise, fine.
Ororo, however, had white eyes and appeared to be calling up the powerful gusts.
An idea occurred to Angela, what if she could call up a storm too, like she had copied Kitty, Toad, Magneto, and Speed. Fascinated, she concentrated on forcing the group even further away. She reached up to feel her tingling scalp and found all of her hair standing straight up.
She turned to look at Ororo and found her eyes were back to normal again, and she was staring at Angela, 'Hmmm, wonder what's up with her.'
Angela turned back to the group just in time to see them fly into a different store, out of sight. The tall one behind them scowled again and walked unsteadily after the rest of his group, "Guys? Where'd you go?"
Angela ran out of the mall and into the SUV. She buckled hurriedly, cheeks flushed with exhilaration.
Kitty slid in beside her and buckled as Jean revved the engines, "That was close."
Ororo twisted in her seat to look straight at Angela with searching eyes, "Angela, can I talk to you when we get back to the institute?"
She shifted nervously, "Sure, no problem."
'Did I do something wrong?'