Part 18
N/A: This story is coming to an ending. Not on this chapter but the end is near.
If you could have met one of your celebrities, even if for one day, what method would you pick? Well, Kitty certainly wasn´t thinking on that question and sure as hell wasn´t expecting to meet Scarlet Witch again to have a strange conversation about witches and their costumes-make no mistake, Kitty is deeply aware of its lore and laws, but, never was expecting to be questioned about any of those rules- however, Kitty Pryde is in an assemblage with Madelyne Prior, Wanda Maximoff, Meggan Puceanu, Yana Rasputin and many other names of witches who are making one single and bizarre question.
"Kitty, are you a witch?" Madelyne asked seriously. Crossing her arms and looking down on Kitty- witches non-categorized aren´t seen with good eyes. Their community thrives if all members are honest-and Kitty frowns at this display.
Sighing loudly and ignoring who Madelyne is-even for a minute- Kitty replies a bit grumpy. "For the last time, I´m not a witch. I´ve no magical powers" and crosses her arms and gaze at Madelyne who is resembling more and more the famous Goblin Queen.
Wanda is the one who took control of the situation. Meggan hates confrontations and Yana wants to join the fight with a huge grin in her face.
"Kitty, Amanda Szardos challenge you to a combat" Wanda begins again as Madelyne is not helping at all. Wanda is trying a kinder approach as well, Madelyne has no success. "even if you´re not a witch...one of our kind challenge you and wearing our costumes, so, that´s a bit unusual for us" Wanda explains and Kitty glances at Yana- in total confusion and is clearly not seeing the big deal of the entire situation. Then again, Kitty never ventures to understand magic- until the blonde mage and Queen of Hell has finally seemed to get why she´s confused.
"Oh, is because witches rituals aren´t to be used left and right, you know? If this Amanda is using witch rituals to challenge you, of all people, then either you´re a witch" Kitty exclaimed she is not a witch. Madelyne narrow her eyes at her. Still studying her face. Meggan is hating the conflict and Wanda is trying to be the diplomat- So, far, only one person in this group is succeeding- "And if you´re not a witch...well, is odd for us she would forsake our rules like that..." and while that explain some little things. Kitty is now too curious to ignore.
"Ok, for the last time, and to be perfectly clear" Kitty looks defiant to Maddy. "I´m not a witch" and her eyes travel to Wanda who seems to understand and believe her words- she nods vehemently and hides her disappointment under her sleeve- "But why is a big deal for this Amanda, that again, I never meet before, challenge me in a witch way?" this question makes her titled her head at Wanda, because, as Kitty can see it, such request to fight means nothing to Kitty. Nothing says she has to accept and if it was, well, again, Kitty is no witch so the rules are null for her.
"Well, if you´re a witch then you would have to fight her...combats are sacred for us, but, if you´re not a witch...then, well, we´re a bit perplexed with her choice" Wanda states but now Meggan pipes in.
Her tone is a bit acid now. Far gone from the bubbling personality Kitty saw a few times in some commercials and photos-She recalls how some models refused to work with Meggan. A shapeshifter managed to do their work in less than an hour. It was a tense situation and one Meggan stated to never want to participate- "Well, Amanda Szardos is in the lower position of the totem, so to speak, and I can totally see her wanting attention...I think she must have seen you cosplaying Wanda here" Kitty feels her cheeks heat up at the memory. "Maybe she thought you are a type of witch and wants to challenge you" is a nice suggestion and one that certainly makes sense.
"Well, she´s wrong...should I explain myself to her?" Kitty has no desire to do so, but, Kurt often drills this little message in Kitty´s mind and is not coming to fruition. Be mindful of how you act. And as much Kitty has no interest in witchcraft, and she doesn´t, no need to be label as callous towards an entire culture.
Yana asks to be in her place. "I love those combats" and has the grin one could associate with the Queen of Hell.
"Is not necessary. Kitty, if you don´t want to fight...then there´s nothing forcing you to fight" Wanda promised and Maddy seems convinced there´s no foul play here- no one here likes a witch that hides- and everyone is ready to come back to their roles. Kitty is no witch and Amanda is desperate.
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A video was posted where Kitty says she´s 100%, not a witch and has no desire to fight Amanda nor knows why the witch- Meggan and Yana totally have a different word for Amanda, but, Kitty will be polite...for now- and asks people to ignore Amanda.
"It won´t have any fight between me and Amanda"
And the internet is exploding with theories for this. Is Kitty a witch? No. But, maybe Kitty has a secret power that is too above mortal´s minds to understand - this one makes Kitty rolls her eyes and close her laptop- or maybe she´s afraid of Amanda.
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Emma Frost is happy as this failure of showdown doesn´t carry her name in any way. The last thing she needs is Jean Grey having an excuse to blame Emma. As she drinks her beverage and looks at the news of Amanda´s failure one word escapes her blue-painted lips. "pathetic"
Now, how can I bully Kitty without being caught?
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Amanda is not happy to be ignored by this nobody- Amanda has a small fanbase and they seem to take her word as truth- and her mind is reeling. How to beat Kitty Pryde? And as she´s surfing on the internet ...she comes across an interesting video.
Ok, Dog...I´ll get you back no matter what?
Amanda ignores the fact Alex is no longer responding to her messages. As far as people know, he´s dating a new mutant woman and is even out of the country.
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"So, she´s your ex?" Kitty asked as Kurt is too quiet lately. The elf only nods and continues to moon gaze. "She seems, uhm, nice" Kitty wonders how they break up and if it was as horrible as some gossip magazines made out to be.
"She´s a bitch, you can say it. I´m sorry she challenge you for this combat thing..." his tone is too remorseful. As if he was the one to blame for this situation. That didn´t sit well for Kitty.
"Don´t be, this is not your fault. I meant, elf!" she states sitting next to him.
"Maybe not the combat thing...but, I met Amanda in my darkest moment and I didn´t seem to notice until it was too late. She´s toxic..." for a moment Kitty thought Kurt would elaborate on this line, but, his mouth is shut. She can respect his privacy.
"She gives me the vibe she wants to be Emma Frost but is failing and that makes me dislike her even more" Kitty chats and Kurt cracks a smile which often makes his handsome face glow, not literally.
"Also, I don´t like how she speaks about you, Kurt...So, if that bitch tries anything...I´ll beat her up"
"For me?" Kurt asked amused.
"Of course, girls can beat toxic exes. I know a bit about that" Kitty promises and Kurt thought she would elaborate about that. She didn´t it. The two of them are watching the moon, without any big plan or purpose, when his cellphone starts ringing with notifications.
Kurt felt dread runs through his spine. "Oh no"
"What?"
Kurt shows the video where Amanda is talking about her favorite subject. Kitty Pryde.
"I think the reason for Kitty to not want to fight me...is because she´s too busy sleeping around...we now know why she was accepted to the X-men´s program or why she graduated earlier" and Amanda shows photos of Kitty and an older man together. Pete Wisdom. As Amanda clarifies was her teacher and the entire story is being shared on the internet.
"Kurt, if you´re listening to this...your pure girl is not so innocent and neither are you"
Kitty is no witch nor any equivalent, however, Kitty can beat Amanda up without problems.