Disclaimer: I don't own any of the girls that starred in the X-men film and sadly, none of the guys. :( Then again, I'd never hold any hottie against their will.......cough*I'm a liar*cough,



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The ride took a whole 40 minutes and even more surprising was the architecture of the building. It was sort of like the mall of the future. Instead of brick, the walls were transparent, allowing you the window shop without the window.

"Think this is great? It's just the outside." said Rogue.

Both girls practically ran through the doors and as soon as Tamara walked through the door she was in awe. There was every kind of store you could think of, from Hot Topic to Digital World. This was the kind of place where people maxed out three or four credit cards and then some. Maybe it wasn't that big, but it was way better than the little-bitty mall Tamara had back home. "Bach home…." she thought, "No, this is my home now. Tifton, Georgia was in the past…"

"So, what do you think?" Rogue asked.

"Yep, definitely a shopper's wet dream." she responded.

On that note Rogue grabbed her hand and pulled her toward a store. Bobby and Pyro rolled their eyes and walked into one of the comic shops.

One escalator ride and four shops later, Tamara was surrounded by a mountain of designer jeans.

It wasn't long before Rogue was piling clothes onto Tamara.

"Look at this!" "It'd look so cute on you!"

Tamara interrupted Rogue's spree, "Rogue, I can't handle this anymore." "But-" "No, literally, I can't hold anymore clothes." She dumped all of them on the rack.

"I know I came here to shop but I came here to shop with a friend, not my mother."

Rogue looked at her, "I'm sorry, I'm usually the only girl with two other guys, so I usually don't get to shop for clothes without hearing constant guy talk and criticism.

Tamara felt sorry, "That must have really sucked."

"Tell me about it."

"Well, now we can let them be the little chauvinists they are."

They laughed then tried on tons of outfits. When it was time to pay for them Rogue, looking worried, asked, "Do you want me to buy this stuff?"

Tamara just smirked then pulled out a wallet, "You didn't think I'd hitchhike all the way from Georgia without I dollar to my name, did ya?"

Rogue just nodded, the clothes were paid for and they continued shopping. While looking through windows, Rogue noticed a giant, white teddy bear sitting on a stool. "So that's where he got me that bear!"

"What bear?"

"The bear Bobby bought me for my birthday."

"Oh, well speaking of those two, we need to find them."

"Yeah"

The searched around and found them inside of the cd store, being hit on by two other girls. They walked over to their aisle and the girls took one look at them and left.

Bobby seemed glad for the rescue, Pyro was listening to music with headphones, staring off into space. Finally when the song was over, they headed over to the food court . Sitting down with their drinks, and not wanting to talk about their shopping experience, their table was clearly, the quietest.

Iceman started conversation by asking, "So, Tamara, what's your power?"

"Well, as Jean puts it, precognition, but I say……Bobby, don't worry about , I'll buy you another one."

He looked around confused, then his elbow accidentally knocked over his drink, it's contents spilling everywhere.

"That."

"Wait, you mean you can see things before they happen?"

"Yep, and only sometimes."

"Well, what's it like?" Bobby and Rogue had taken somewhat of an interest but Pyro was still sitting back playing with his lighter.

"It's kind of like taking a picture, sometimes it's blurry and sometimes it's crystal clear."

"That's really cool, I've never heard of that power before."

"Well, You and Rogue are two of a kind then, both possessing a power that no other mutant does," said Pyro.

Everyone looked up at him, surprised that he'd been paying attention at all. When he didn't say anything else, Tamara took the chance to ask, "So, when do I get a code name like you guys?"

"Whenever you think of one," said Iceman, "And it doesn't really have to fit your ability, but since you're one of a kind…"

"Psych!" yelled Rogue, getting a few looks along the way. She lowered her voice, "Since you can see the future, like those phony psychics on TV claim, we can call you Psych."

Bobby nodded his head and Tamara exclaimed, "I like it."

Pyro merely stood up and said, "I'm gonna go get a pretzel," then walked off.

Bemused, Tamara got up, "I'm gonna go to Minnie's and get some candy. I'm dying for something sweet."

She walked over to the counter and ordered a lemon flavored pop then looked back over at the table they were sitting at. Only, Rogue and Bobby were no longer there. She walked over to Pyro, "Do you know where Rogue and Bobby went?"

"I dunno, probably went to attempt to make out."

"Well, I don't know this mall well and I don't wanna get lost---,"

"Then I guess you'll have to stick with me," he said.

They walked alongside each other in complete silence, Tamara not talking because she knew conversation for him was overrated. She broke that silence when they walked passed a display from the store Jessi's.

"Oooo! You know what you need? A leather jacket like this."

He stopped and turned around, "What?"

"Aww come on," she grabbed his arm and pulled him inside, surprised he didn't resist.

"I don't need a jacket," he claimed, but didn't do anything to stop her from putting it on him.

She, still not knowing why she was doing this, decided that it looked good and went to buy it.

A second later, Bobby and Rogue emerged, "There you guys are! We've been looking all over for you."

Pyro rolled his eyes, he knew they were lying. While in line, Tamara saw a blue lighter with the words PYROMANIAC etched in flames. She suggested that he replace his old lighter but he simply refused.

"Come on--" "No." "It's not that---" "No." "But your old ones--" "I said, NO!" Then he walked out of the store.

"I think it's time we call it a day," said Bobby.

The car was carrying a little more than before the mall and the ride back was silent. After getting back, They safely returned the car to the garage then hopped over the fence. Right when they jumped over though, a huge spotlight shone on all of them and a voice rang out, "We are in trouble now, aren't we?"

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*phew* that was my longest so far…. And I think it sorta explained things about Tamara a little bit more. Don't worry more to come!