Girl Power
After school on Monday, Kitty dragged Jean into the room that she shared with Rogue. Rogue was sitting on the bed hugging a pillow and trying not to cry.
"Kitty," said Jean after glancing at Rogue. "Maybe this isn't the best time. Rogue looks kind of upset.."
Kitty waved her hand impatiently. "Rogue is fine. She'll be better than fine once she hears my plan."
Jean grimaced. "Plan? Look Kitty, if this is some crazy revenge plan to get back at the guys, I refuse to be part of it. We need to take the high road here. Besides, I'm sure that we're totally overreacting."
Kitty raised an eyebrow. "Overreacting? I think not. You can sit by and watch while Scott discards you for some blonde bimbo, but I for one will NOT be letting Lance off the hook so easily. If he thinks that he can just forget everything that we had, he is sadly mistaken. He will PAY for this. So help me God, HE...WILL...PAY!!"
Jean was quite a taken back. Kitty had a crazy look in her eye. "Kitty! For goodness sake, calm down! You're scaring me."
Kitty was breathing heavily. Her eyes had a malicious glint to them. The phone rang. Kitty lunged for hit.
"Hello? You have reached the Men Are Scum and an Inferior Species Club. This is the President, Kitty Pryde speaking. If this is Lance, you had better run. Cause I am gonna kick your scrawny ass back to Illinois!"
Jean grabbed the phone and shoved Kitty down on the bed. "Be quiet!" she hissed. "You don't even know who it is!"
Jean took a deep breath. "Hello?" she said calmly.
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"Yes, this is she. Sorry about the person who answered, uh, my little sister is playing jokes again."
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"Oh yes, I'm very excited about the big game Coach.
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"What? Oh, well, if you feel it's best...No, I don't mind sitting out."
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"Alix.Canara? Oh, yes, I know her. Oh, I didn't realize that she was so talented. No, of course, I want what's best for the team."
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"Yes, well, good luck with the game Coach, I guess I'll see you at practice on Wednesday. Bye."
Jean slowly placed the phone back on the nightstand. Kitty was giving her a 'see? I told you she's evil' look.
"Don't even start Kitty," said Jean. Inside she was screaming. 'How can this be happening to me? First she gets my boyfriend in love with her, and now she takes my place on the soccer team?' As much as she wanted to stay calm, anger surged through her.
"Okay, I changed my mind. Perhaps a little revenge is what I need to feel better." The same girl power feeling that she had when they started the Bayville Sirens was taking over her mind again.
Kitty was giggling and jumping up and down. "This is gonna be great!" she shrieked excitedly. "We are gonna make those boys pay!"
************************At the Brotherhood House*************************
Pietro was pacing back and forth in the kitchen. He couldn't believe what was happening to him. He had brought Alix over. He had seen her first. And now half the guys in Bayville thought that she was theirs!
And what was worse, she welcomed the attention! She'd been on at least 50 dates, each with a different guy. It was like she'd forgotten that he even existed. This was not a feeling that Pietro Maximoff was used to.
'Even Summers is in love with her," he thought to himself. 'And isn't he supposed to be going out with Jean?'
Gambit had fallen under her spell too, he'd noticed. Poor Rogue. He wondered how she was taking it.
And Lance. Lance was the worst of all. He kept buying her flowers, sending her cards, and writing songs for her on his guitar. "Kitty deserves so much better than that," he muttered. Kitty. Since this whole Alix thing, he hadn't had a chance to talk to her. He missed their conversations. "Hmm, maybe I'll go and visit her. We can lick our wounds together and rip Lance apart." Smiling at the thought, he set off towards the Xavier Institute for Gifted Youngsters.
Upon arrival, he was told by Jubilee that Kitty was upstairs in her room. He was outside of her door in a flash. About to open it, he paused when he heard voices. Sounded like Kitty, Rogue, and..Jean. Kitty was speaking.
"Okay, now step one is to remind them that we exist. It's sad that we have to do this, but it is necessary. Now, as guys are very jealous creatures, the best way to do this will be to shove the fact that you are hanging out with someone else in their faces. It's best to pick a loser guy, because what would make them madder than us ditching them for someone like Arcade?" (A/N: That kid was so annoying in Fun and Games. I wanted to reach into my TV and strangle him)
Rogue and Jean laughed. "I think I'll use Paul," said Jean, of course referring to Scott's bestest human buddy.
"Oooh, excellent Jean!" squealed Kitty. "The best friend. Perfect."
"Hmmm," said Rogue. "I'm leaning towards Toad. Gambit has always hated him. Plus, he's a disgusting, filthy pig."
More laughter floated through the door. "Great," said Kitty. "Then I'll take Arcade. The totally opposite of Lance. Short, weak, a total worm."
Pietro's jaw hit the floor. What was this? The girls forming some kind of revenge plan? The look of shock quickly turned into a grin. How perfect. Lance deserved it anyhow. And Pietro couldn't wait to see the look on his face. Perhaps he should offer his services.
Pushing open the door, he stepped inside.
"Pietro?!" said Kitty. "What are you doing here?!"
Smirking he winked at her. "Well, I couldn't help but over hear your little plan ladies. I came to offer my services. When it comes to girls, well, Lance and I are very competitive. I think it would work even better if you pretended to be all hung up on me instead of Arcade."
Kitty's look of surprise instantly morphed into anger. "Get out Pietro. This whole thing is your fault anyway. You're the one who invited her over."
"Hang on a second Kit," put in Rogue. "Ah think he's right. You should do it. It'd be too funny."
Kitty glared at her. "But Rogue, Pietro is the perfect embodiment of the typical, egotistical, vapid, shallow, unintelligent, thinks he God's gift male. He's everything I hate right now. It would go against my beliefs to date him."
Pietro looked at her, slightly hurt. "Hey, I'm not that bad. Besides, I thought we were sort of friends."
Kitty immediately felt bad. As mad as she was at Lance, she did still like Pietro. Shockingly, he was a good friend. And it was too much fun to argue with him. "You're right," she said, giving him a hug. "Sorry, I'm just really upset about this whole Alix thing. It's not your fault that Lance is acting like total jerk."
"Hey, you use scented shampoo?" he asked.
"Huh?" asked Kitty, confused. Rogue and Jean were trying very hard not to laugh.
"Uh, I said, let's get to work on this plan!" Pietro mentally kicked himself. 'You wear scented shampoo? Duh Maximoff, everybody's shampoo is scented. Idiot. Why the hell did I say that?' But try as he might, he couldn't get over what a nice surprise it was that Kitty wore sandalwood shampoo. It was intoxicating. He couldn't get it out of his head.
Rogue was giving Pietro a look. He smirked at her, trying to regain his composure.
After agreeing to meet at the mall in an hour, Pietro went home to get ready. As soon as he left, Jean started laughing.
"What's so funny?" asked Kitty.
"Kitty!" said Rogue. "You didn't notice? When you hugged Pietro, it was like he never wanted to let go of you or something. He closed his eyes and smelled your hair. It was like he was trying to memorize your scent." With that thought, both Rogue and Jean burst out laughing.
Blushing slightly, Kitty put her hands on her hips. "Ridiculous. You guys are crazy. Besides, I'm using him to piss Lance off. Not exactly romantic. We're just friends. Now let's go get ready. We've got men to kill."
Jean shook her head. "Classic" she mouthed at Rogue. Rogue nodded in agreement. Still, maybe Kitty was right. It's not like Pietro had every acted like this before. She was probably just imagining things. But still, there was something about the way that Pietro hugged Kitty. Something she couldn't quite put her finger on.
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Ah. I love not being in school. It means that I can stay home and write all day!
There's nothing better than reading reviews and having people get exactly what you're saying. *giggles* In that respect, thanks yet again to the reviewers.
Dark Jaded Rose: lol. Totally. We should get together and make a plot of our own to get back and Stephanie and Jane. How dare they do that to us?!?
Caliente: Not to give anything away, but Alix isn't quite as nice as she seems. Read on to find out..
Aslyin: What you said about Pietro's uber hottness, perfect! I couldn't have said it better myself.
GS335: I'm honored that this is your favorite story. Let's see if I can't mange to work Wanda in her somewhere, eh? Actually, she'll fit in perfectly with what's going to happen next!
After school on Monday, Kitty dragged Jean into the room that she shared with Rogue. Rogue was sitting on the bed hugging a pillow and trying not to cry.
"Kitty," said Jean after glancing at Rogue. "Maybe this isn't the best time. Rogue looks kind of upset.."
Kitty waved her hand impatiently. "Rogue is fine. She'll be better than fine once she hears my plan."
Jean grimaced. "Plan? Look Kitty, if this is some crazy revenge plan to get back at the guys, I refuse to be part of it. We need to take the high road here. Besides, I'm sure that we're totally overreacting."
Kitty raised an eyebrow. "Overreacting? I think not. You can sit by and watch while Scott discards you for some blonde bimbo, but I for one will NOT be letting Lance off the hook so easily. If he thinks that he can just forget everything that we had, he is sadly mistaken. He will PAY for this. So help me God, HE...WILL...PAY!!"
Jean was quite a taken back. Kitty had a crazy look in her eye. "Kitty! For goodness sake, calm down! You're scaring me."
Kitty was breathing heavily. Her eyes had a malicious glint to them. The phone rang. Kitty lunged for hit.
"Hello? You have reached the Men Are Scum and an Inferior Species Club. This is the President, Kitty Pryde speaking. If this is Lance, you had better run. Cause I am gonna kick your scrawny ass back to Illinois!"
Jean grabbed the phone and shoved Kitty down on the bed. "Be quiet!" she hissed. "You don't even know who it is!"
Jean took a deep breath. "Hello?" she said calmly.
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"Yes, this is she. Sorry about the person who answered, uh, my little sister is playing jokes again."
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"Oh yes, I'm very excited about the big game Coach.
................
"What? Oh, well, if you feel it's best...No, I don't mind sitting out."
.................
"Alix.Canara? Oh, yes, I know her. Oh, I didn't realize that she was so talented. No, of course, I want what's best for the team."
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"Yes, well, good luck with the game Coach, I guess I'll see you at practice on Wednesday. Bye."
Jean slowly placed the phone back on the nightstand. Kitty was giving her a 'see? I told you she's evil' look.
"Don't even start Kitty," said Jean. Inside she was screaming. 'How can this be happening to me? First she gets my boyfriend in love with her, and now she takes my place on the soccer team?' As much as she wanted to stay calm, anger surged through her.
"Okay, I changed my mind. Perhaps a little revenge is what I need to feel better." The same girl power feeling that she had when they started the Bayville Sirens was taking over her mind again.
Kitty was giggling and jumping up and down. "This is gonna be great!" she shrieked excitedly. "We are gonna make those boys pay!"
************************At the Brotherhood House*************************
Pietro was pacing back and forth in the kitchen. He couldn't believe what was happening to him. He had brought Alix over. He had seen her first. And now half the guys in Bayville thought that she was theirs!
And what was worse, she welcomed the attention! She'd been on at least 50 dates, each with a different guy. It was like she'd forgotten that he even existed. This was not a feeling that Pietro Maximoff was used to.
'Even Summers is in love with her," he thought to himself. 'And isn't he supposed to be going out with Jean?'
Gambit had fallen under her spell too, he'd noticed. Poor Rogue. He wondered how she was taking it.
And Lance. Lance was the worst of all. He kept buying her flowers, sending her cards, and writing songs for her on his guitar. "Kitty deserves so much better than that," he muttered. Kitty. Since this whole Alix thing, he hadn't had a chance to talk to her. He missed their conversations. "Hmm, maybe I'll go and visit her. We can lick our wounds together and rip Lance apart." Smiling at the thought, he set off towards the Xavier Institute for Gifted Youngsters.
Upon arrival, he was told by Jubilee that Kitty was upstairs in her room. He was outside of her door in a flash. About to open it, he paused when he heard voices. Sounded like Kitty, Rogue, and..Jean. Kitty was speaking.
"Okay, now step one is to remind them that we exist. It's sad that we have to do this, but it is necessary. Now, as guys are very jealous creatures, the best way to do this will be to shove the fact that you are hanging out with someone else in their faces. It's best to pick a loser guy, because what would make them madder than us ditching them for someone like Arcade?" (A/N: That kid was so annoying in Fun and Games. I wanted to reach into my TV and strangle him)
Rogue and Jean laughed. "I think I'll use Paul," said Jean, of course referring to Scott's bestest human buddy.
"Oooh, excellent Jean!" squealed Kitty. "The best friend. Perfect."
"Hmmm," said Rogue. "I'm leaning towards Toad. Gambit has always hated him. Plus, he's a disgusting, filthy pig."
More laughter floated through the door. "Great," said Kitty. "Then I'll take Arcade. The totally opposite of Lance. Short, weak, a total worm."
Pietro's jaw hit the floor. What was this? The girls forming some kind of revenge plan? The look of shock quickly turned into a grin. How perfect. Lance deserved it anyhow. And Pietro couldn't wait to see the look on his face. Perhaps he should offer his services.
Pushing open the door, he stepped inside.
"Pietro?!" said Kitty. "What are you doing here?!"
Smirking he winked at her. "Well, I couldn't help but over hear your little plan ladies. I came to offer my services. When it comes to girls, well, Lance and I are very competitive. I think it would work even better if you pretended to be all hung up on me instead of Arcade."
Kitty's look of surprise instantly morphed into anger. "Get out Pietro. This whole thing is your fault anyway. You're the one who invited her over."
"Hang on a second Kit," put in Rogue. "Ah think he's right. You should do it. It'd be too funny."
Kitty glared at her. "But Rogue, Pietro is the perfect embodiment of the typical, egotistical, vapid, shallow, unintelligent, thinks he God's gift male. He's everything I hate right now. It would go against my beliefs to date him."
Pietro looked at her, slightly hurt. "Hey, I'm not that bad. Besides, I thought we were sort of friends."
Kitty immediately felt bad. As mad as she was at Lance, she did still like Pietro. Shockingly, he was a good friend. And it was too much fun to argue with him. "You're right," she said, giving him a hug. "Sorry, I'm just really upset about this whole Alix thing. It's not your fault that Lance is acting like total jerk."
"Hey, you use scented shampoo?" he asked.
"Huh?" asked Kitty, confused. Rogue and Jean were trying very hard not to laugh.
"Uh, I said, let's get to work on this plan!" Pietro mentally kicked himself. 'You wear scented shampoo? Duh Maximoff, everybody's shampoo is scented. Idiot. Why the hell did I say that?' But try as he might, he couldn't get over what a nice surprise it was that Kitty wore sandalwood shampoo. It was intoxicating. He couldn't get it out of his head.
Rogue was giving Pietro a look. He smirked at her, trying to regain his composure.
After agreeing to meet at the mall in an hour, Pietro went home to get ready. As soon as he left, Jean started laughing.
"What's so funny?" asked Kitty.
"Kitty!" said Rogue. "You didn't notice? When you hugged Pietro, it was like he never wanted to let go of you or something. He closed his eyes and smelled your hair. It was like he was trying to memorize your scent." With that thought, both Rogue and Jean burst out laughing.
Blushing slightly, Kitty put her hands on her hips. "Ridiculous. You guys are crazy. Besides, I'm using him to piss Lance off. Not exactly romantic. We're just friends. Now let's go get ready. We've got men to kill."
Jean shook her head. "Classic" she mouthed at Rogue. Rogue nodded in agreement. Still, maybe Kitty was right. It's not like Pietro had every acted like this before. She was probably just imagining things. But still, there was something about the way that Pietro hugged Kitty. Something she couldn't quite put her finger on.
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Ah. I love not being in school. It means that I can stay home and write all day!
There's nothing better than reading reviews and having people get exactly what you're saying. *giggles* In that respect, thanks yet again to the reviewers.
Dark Jaded Rose: lol. Totally. We should get together and make a plot of our own to get back and Stephanie and Jane. How dare they do that to us?!?
Caliente: Not to give anything away, but Alix isn't quite as nice as she seems. Read on to find out..
Aslyin: What you said about Pietro's uber hottness, perfect! I couldn't have said it better myself.
GS335: I'm honored that this is your favorite story. Let's see if I can't mange to work Wanda in her somewhere, eh? Actually, she'll fit in perfectly with what's going to happen next!