Tabitha and Amara stood there gaping at Kitty and her Pietro. Why the hell would an X-Men, Kitty of all the people, be hanging out with a Brotherhood member, who was preferably not Lance. Weird, yes.

"What are you doing here?" Amara asked questionably.

Tabitha wrinkled her nose in disgust. "With that?" She looked Pietro up and down in disapproval, obviously still bitter about getting kicked out of the Brotherhood Boarding House.

"I'm…….Well, you see." The X-Girl looked down at her feet. "I'm here……..See…Because."

"Because she's helping me get new clothes." Pietro said, finishing Kitty's unfinished sentence. He stared at the brunette, obviously trying to help. "Right?"

"You get new clothes?" Tabitha snorted. "I thought you were supposed to be Mr. Popular with the girls. One of the reasons they go out with you is because of your good fashion taste, considering the fact that your not gay. That's probably why they go out with you. At least, that's what you told me, before."

"Oh well, my clothes are um, last season. I need er, this season's clothes."

Amara raised an eyebrow. "This season's clothes?"

"Yeah, yeah. Keep up with the styles girl." Pietro batted his eyelashes. "By the way, that outfit your wearing is the same thing that J. Lo wore before." He paused dramatically. "Five years ago."

The fire wielding girl waved a hand. "Whatever." She tugged at Tabitha's shirt sleeve, showing that she was getting impatient. "C'mon Tabitha, let's get going."

Tabitha slapped Amara's hand off her shirt and looked at the quiet Kitty. "Hold on a sec." An almost jealous look was on her face. "I want to know what these two were doing together."

Kitty woke up from her daze, as if just realizing what Tabitha was implying. "N-N-Nothing. We were doing nothing here." Kitty pointed at Pietro and back at herself. "Together."

"C'mon Kitty, we all know that a guy and girl only either go shopping together for two MAIN reasons." Tabitha held up two fingers. "One, the guy is gay, and two. The guy is being dragged there by his girlfriend.

"We're here together as friends." Kitty snapped, getting angered by Tabitha's comments. "Like, hello. As if I'd date him."

Pietro cast a glance at her. And what did she mean by that? What, he wasn't good enough for her or something?

"Suuuuuuure." Tabitha tapped her nails down on the railing around indoor bridge. "That's what you say, but is it true?"

Amara cleared her throat, noticing the looks Pietro was giving Kitty and the looks Kitty was giving Tabitha. "Let's go NOW."

Tabitha held up a hand. "In a minute. Geez, Amara. Don't be in such a hurry, the sale will last for the 24 hours you know."

The newest member to the X-Men team sighed. There was no way that she could convince Tabitha. God, things were going to get ugly.

"Soooooo." Tabitha persisted. "What's going on?" Pietro couldn't possible be dating Kitty. Kitty was too sweet, too innocent. He needed someone, who actually understood the Brotherhood scenario. He needed someone…..Someone like….HER.

"Yeah, there's nothing going on." Pietro replied in an angry tone. "Nothing at all. Can you imagine me going out with a valley-girl and Lance's reject? C'mon, what do you take me for?" He ran a finger through his silver white hair, as he always did when he was telling a lie.

"Oh really." Tabitha darted her eyes back and forth. From Kitty to Pietro. "I knew that." She forced a laugh and put a hand on Kitty's shoulder. "Of course, I would never suspect YOU guys of such a thing and don't' worry about the shopping thing." She smiled at Kitty. "It's our little secret, isn't it Amara?"

"Yeah, yeah." Amara rolled her eyes. "OUR secret, now let's move OUR asses."

"Yeah sure." Tabitha saluted her two ex-teammates and walked off with Amara. "See you guys later!" She winked.

Kitty put a hand on her hips. "Lance's reject? A valley-girl?" Kitty said angrily. "Excuse me, but did I hear you right?"

"Crystal clear."

"Were you comments meant to be insulting?"

Pietro rubbed a hand against his shirt. "Maybe. Maybe not, figure it out for yourself, valley."

"What the hell did you just call me?"

"A valley, Pryde." Her supposed enemy looked at her as if she was stupid. "A valley."

"You know what, Maximoff." Kitty started, deciding that from now on it would be last name basis. "I don't know what your like, problem is, but I'm not taking this. So….So." Kitty turned and walked off towards the malls double doors. "GOODBYE!"