Fashion Kitty versus the Fashion Queen
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need you
anymore.
Then Sandy threw
her black marker
out the window.
Luckily it landed right in a trash can,
because nobody likes a litterbug, even
a cute pink one .
When Kiki walked in the front door, Mother,
Father, and Lana Kittie said:
We are
glad you are
home safe.
Sweetie,
your dinner
is in the
oven.
Oh, It's just
you. Where is
Fashion Kitty?
all at the same time.
Come on dear,
it's bedtime.
I never got
to play with
Fashion Kitty.
Lana!
I just
want to
see her.
I won't
brush my
teeth!
Kiki liked to have some quiet time after a big Fashion
Kitty adventure, so the family left her alone to eat
her dinner. This was hard for Lana.
After dinner, Kiki went straight to bed.
She knew three things about tomorrow.
Cassandra was going
to be mad at Sandy.
Cassandra
was going to be mad
at Fashion Kitty.
How come
you're
wearing so
much pink?
You are not the
boss! I'll fight you,
Fashion Kitty!
Cassandra was still
going to be mean
to Kiki.
Look, it's
Kiki, the Color
Geekie!
I hope I won't
care about it so
much tomorrow.
Said Kiki to Mousie, and she
drifted off to sleep.
It's nice to be right, but somehow not that satisfying
if you are right about something bad.
I don't care
what Fashion Kitty
told you! She's no
hero! She's a
zero!
Wow!
She got to meet
Fashion
Kitty!
Shudder!
She sure
is mean!
I know.
And I'm
not friends
with pink
wearers!
Fashion Kitty
doesn't know anything
about fashion!
Right, kitties?
In fact, I
hate pink!
Pink is out!
Well ...
um ...
Uh...
Good-bye,
pink!
And then Cassandra and her mumbling kitty
clones walked off.
Fashion Kitty wouldn't lie.
She's a fashion hero.She
always tells the truth.
Don't cry, Sandy.
You look great!
I just
don't
know
what to
think!
It's all so
terrible!
Really?
Yes,
reall y !
But Kiki didn't feel much better, so she guessed
that Sandy wasn't feeling much better, either.
And she was right.
I know that
Fashion Kitty is right.
But it's hard being the
only one who
believes the truth.
Cassandra
doesn't
like me. . . .
I wish
I didn't love
pink.
But as the day went on, Sandy realized she was not
as alone as she thought she was. And something
happened that surprised even Kiki.
It started with some thinking,
Cassandra
didn't need
to yell.
What's wrong
with wearing a
little pink?
Fashion Kitty is
always thoughtful
and not bossy!
and then some talking,
You know, when
I'm sad it always
cheers me up to wear
something colorful.
Did you see Sandy
today? Fashion
Kitty helped her
with her outfit.
Me, too!
I thought I
was the only
one.
I thought
it was cute.
and then some friendly support,
Sandy, we think it
was horrible of Cassandra to stop
being your friend.
Just
because
you were
wearing
pink.
Fashion Kitty
is right! A true
friend would like
you no matter
what.
Go ahead,
tell her.
and finally some doing.
We are all going to wear pink to show Cassandra
that she is not the boss of our fashion!
It was a movement in pink.
I'm
wearing
pink
and Fashion
Kitty!
my support
for Sandy
to show
Almost everyone joined in, even some of the boys.
This was a very brave fashion thing for a boy to
do, because pink is not a normal boy color.
I've got
pink socks.
I'm doing
my part.
It's daring, but
I'm wearing this
pink shirt.
She was overjoyed, which
means, happy, happy, happy!
Kiki could not believe it.
June, can you
believe this?
This is the most
amazing thing that has
ever happened at school.
It’s great!
Everyone
is together.
Cassandra could not
believe it, either.
She was incensed, which
means, mad, mad, mad!
I cannot believe this!
I am in a sea of pink!
It's all that stupid
Fashion Kitty's
fault!
She's
ruined
everything!
When you have the fashion popularity
spotlight all to yourself,
I am so
happy.
I am so
wonderful.
Even I am
filled with
love for me.
Everyone
loves me.
it's not easy to give it up,
Hey!
Give it
back!
I'll share
it with
you . . .
If you
promise
to be
nice.
That
spotlight
is mine!
even if you don't deserve it anymore.
For days it seemed like all everyone could talk about was Fashion Kitty . . .
Can you believe that Fashion Kitty helped
Sandy? I'd love to
meet her.
Tell me
again what
she said.
Fashion Kitty said
she loved pink.
Me
too.
Fashion Kitty, and more Fashion Kitty.
What do you think
Fashion Kitty eats? I bet
she likes mousie
burgers, like I do.
I'd love to see her
bounce superhigh.
I
doubt
it.
Or fly in
the air.
Umm ...
maybe.
CHEESE
SANDWICH
Even Kiki was getting a little tired of it.
Kiki Kittie!
Shame on you! You're
jealous of Fashion Kitty,
aren't you?
Fashion Kitty this!
Fashion Kitty that!
Can we please talk about
something else?
Kiki!
No!
I. . .
It's not easy to keep two big secrets from your best
kitty friend in the whole world.
I can't eat lunch
with you if you are
going to be that way.
Kiki tried not to think
about Mousie or
Fashion Kitty
as she ate her lunch.
Not far away, someone else was wishing she didn't
have to think about Fashion Kitty, either.
I am the
Fashion Queen!
Me! Me! Me!
Fashion Kitty this!
Fashion Kitty that!
I'm sick of it!
You'll pay for
ruining my life!
You'll be Sorry
when I'm through
with you!
I'll get
even!!
And that someone was stamping her foot on the ground,
because that was what she did when
she was really
mad.
She didn't know that Fashion Kitty (MOKA* Kiki
Kittie) was already suffering, but not quite in
the way Cassandra had imagined.
I wish you could be
Fashion Kitty all the time.
Can't you change into
Fashion Kitty now so
we can play?
No.
How about for my
birthday? Can you be
Fashion Kitty on my
birthday
Sandy says pink
is Fashion Kitty's
favorite color.
Why aren't you
wearing more pink?
I thought Fashion
Kitty loved pink.
See!
I'm wearing
it for you.
I mean her.
*MOKA
(most often known as)
This was almost too much Fashion Kitty,
even for Kiki.
Fashion Kitty told Sandy
that pink was one of her
favorite colors! Not her
only favorite color.
She likes other
colors, too!
See! Fashion Kitty
wouldn't yell at me like you
do! That's why I like her.
Unfortunately, it did not end well.
Don't
bother
me!
Kiki just couldn't help it.
I wouldn't
play with
you if you
begged
me!
But before Father
Kittie could say
anything about the
door, Mother Kittie
said:
Mother and Father Kittie
looked at each other.
They did not like to hear
doors slamming shut.
Come
here, Lana.
Let's make
some cookies
together.
Sometimes mothers know the exact right thing
to say and when to say it.
And Father Kittie forgot
about the slamming door.
Lana ran to the
kitchen, forgetting
all about Kiki.
I do love
fresh-baked
cookies!
Cookies?
Yummy!
Mother Kittie could tell that Kiki was having a
hard time being a fashion hero, and it would not
make things one bit better if she got in trouble
for slamming her door.
Across town, Cassandra was up to no good.
By wearing
this horrible
outfit she will
have to come
and save me
from my fashion
disaster.
This is such
an excellent
way to get
Fashion Kitty here.
My fashion
faux pas.*
Cassandra waited, waited, and waited,
Maybe
this outfit
isn't horrible
enough.
That'll
be the
end of
her!
I'll lock
her in my
bathroom.
Where
is she?
*mistake
but still no Fashion Kitty.
HMMF!
She didn't know that Fashion Kitty could only
respond to real fashion emergencies, and not a
fake fashion faux pas.
I guess she's not
coming!
Oh, well, the bathroom
plan wasn't that great.
It would have been
hard to keep her
in there.
That night two very different kitties went to sleep
with smiles on their lips.
Fashion Kitty,
like it or not, you are
going to help me be
the Fashion Queen.
There's nothing that
a tummy full of
cookies can't fix.
One kitty was right, and the other kitty was wrong.
Very wrong!
I think these
cookies you made
last night are
amazing!
The next morning, Kiki
made a special effort
to be nice to Lana,
You
do?
and on the way to school she made a promise
to herself.
I will make up with