Part 10
N/A: Model au and finally we´ll see more of what Ororo and Kitty will do.
Amara Aquila walks with grace in her elegant gown letting hair loose and give the impression of fire- Amara admitted to Tabitha she´s basing on an old look Jean Grey wear a few years ago a few with a few changes to suit her body and style- and her lips curve into a pleasant smile as she looks at Tabitha, for once, the blonde is very silent and is not making any fuss about herself or her outfit.
"Hey, Amara" her voice is slow and Tabitha isn´t gazing at Amara for once. "Do you think what we did, what you did, was a bit too much?" she scratches her neck and still refuses to look at Amara. "I´ve my bad share of bad decisions but I never prank someone like that...what if Kitty gets hurt?" she concludes and Amara rolls her eyes at this and forces Tabitha to look into her eyes.
"Tabby, I love you, but, you need to think big...if Emma Frost, the White Queen gives you a chance...you can´t let it go" her grin is wide and reaches to her eyes. "Plus, is a prank...is not as if we stab her and let her body" she makes a gross face at the image in her head and so does Tabitha. "Really, she´s fine...and in the future, she may even thank us...because this is or was, if we´re speaking in a bright future for everyone, a real wake up call...Kitty can´t be so naive in this industry" Amara states proudly of herself.
"Well, I just hope we won´t have to do this ever again...seems a bit mean, I mean, unnecessary mean and..." Tabitha stops talking and puts her best smile on when Yana Rasputin is walking towards them and is her eyes showing clear signs of concern.
"Girls, where is Kitty?" and this question makes Amara forget her act for a moment and replies rather rudely that she doesn´t know and that was her first mistake because as Yana replies sharply and on point. "You told Ororo and everyone else how you and Kitty are friends and must stay together..." and she crosses her arms. While Amara is taller than Yana, there´s no one to deny who is the intimidating figure here.
"Where is Kitty?" Yana asks again and taps her foot on the ground. And Amara and Tabitha can feel her magic slowly tangled around them-maybe, it was all Yana´s dark glare can do or maybe is nothing more than an illusion, however, Tabby and Amara have to admit Yana is a force to be reckoned- as her eyes are slowly turning red. "You´ll not like if I ask again..." and her demonic smile is in place.
"We made a small prank, that´s all" Tabitha states nevermind the fact she puts herself as an accomplice of the prank. She gulps as Yana´s eyes return to the natural color- What´s Yana´s natural eye color? the dark eyes or the crimson one? It is hard to tell and sometimes it's hard to care as Yana doesn´t need much to get a confession out of you.
"What prank?" her tone is cold and Tabitha is not imaging as she´s feeling goosebumps traveling through her spine and looks at her friend - a mutant who can control fire and never felt cold before- is quivering in cold as her breath is ice.
Amara snaps her eyes at Yana and while hugging herself and focusing on her firepower and failing to properly heat herself- and she even tries an old spell from her family to do the trick and is without success- and offers an upside smile and speaks again. "Just a prank" and smiles wondering if Yana would go any further...if she does, well, not even her brother could protect her from consequences.
"We lied to Kitty about the dress and make her wear a waitress outfit" Tabby explains hugging Amara-almost cringe at the sight of how cold her skin is and how a bit more could have lead to Amara face hypothermia- ignores the indignation on Amara´s face and continues. "We even make her take an Uber to be here...it was just a prank, I swear" Tabby finishes and Yana stops the cold...somehow. The less you know better.
Yana doesn´t show any sign of emotion. She just passed down the two women, rather rudely, and continues to look for Kitty. "By the way, if something did happen to her...you two will be blamed and I can do a lot worse than just cold" and with her chilling tone, she leaves the two alone.
This interaction wasn´t so subtle as the 3 thought it was. A pair of eyes watch the scene impressed.
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"You sense the magic, didn´t you Maddy?" Wanda speaks once Yana is no longer in the lounge. "Whatever she was doing she used magic and the strongest one...in such way" Wanda babbles some other things as Maddy Grey Prior nods sagely- The Prior was a commercial stunt that actually endearing her heart enough to Maddy to be used as her non-official last name- and Wanda´s hopeful smile and eyes are met with Maddy´s tired sigh.
"You really think they will let someone like her work as a heroine?" Maddy states wisely.
"But maybe...this time..." Wanda tries and Maddy shakes her head slowly.
"Wanda, you got a husband and a family...that´s the best we could have hope for" Maddy states in a nonchalant tone. "Now, go to your husband, Scarlet Witch...go to your family because happy endings for mutants like us is extremely rare and beggars can´t be chosen in this scenario"
And Wanda leaves her friend behind hoping for once she can be wrong.
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Ororo watches as Kitty phasing a wall and is out of the view and Ororo looks at Jean-who seems to have registered the scene well enough and only nods as her friend goes after her- and she looks at Nightcrawler who is the only one confused.
"A prank ...it was a prank..." Jean clarifies carefully as she can feel what´s on his mind. "Kurt, you´re practically screaming this...we´ll make sure the person who did this will be punish" Jean promises kindly and Kurt sighs nodding at this and leaving without saying a word or even noticing Yana Rasputin.
"Jean...Kitty was here?"
"Yes, pranked by someone!"
"I know who did it..." and before she gives all the detials she asks. "Is Nightcrawler alright?"
"Oh, he´s just lost in thoughts" and adds "he´ll be fine. Promise!"