Costume Shopping

Arty's POV

"What about this one" I said as I pulled a vampire cape from the rack "I can wear this with one of my suits, people are always telling me I'm like a vampire"

I turned towards the group. They were all wearing frowns. I sighed and put the cape back on the rack, disappointed. I had already tried on most of the things in the store and none of them seemed to please my friends. This was the tenth store we had entered today. By now I didn't care if they decided to dress me up as a hot dog as long as I got to go home soon. The mall would close in two hours and at this rate we'd be locked in the store.

"That's it, we need help" Mave said as she walked towards a sales clerk. They had a quiet conversation, though I couldn't read their lips since Ethan was currently blocking the view. Five minutes later Mave came back with a bunny costume. The entire group clapped and cheered while I stared at the short dress in horror. The dress, which was so short it was barely a dress, came with bunny ears and white heels.

"Come on Artemis, try it on" Amanda said.

"I am not wearing that thing"

"Why not?"

I looked into her eyes to see if she was serious, and to my disbelief she was. She was actually confused. "Amanda" I said grabbing the dress "this thing is so short that people will probably be able to see my underwear if I bend over. Not to mention that it's a dress and that I don't know how to walk in heels, and bunny suits are so clichéd"

"Honey, sweetie" she said taking back the dress just in case I decided to rip it "there's a reason why it's clichéd. It's because it works. You walk into that party with this and every guy will beg to get in bed with you. And don't worry about the heels, the girls and I will teach you how to walk in them"

"And what makes you think I'm gay?" I asked her. They all looked at me with 'Duh' faces. I sighed and grabbed the dress from her before walking into one of the dressing rooms and putting it on.

MMMMMMMMMM

I walked into the living room, where I knew Butler would be. I was wearing the bunny dress. I wanted his opinion on it. I also wanted to see if I could get him to tell me what the whole Aztec thing was about. He was sitting on one of the couches, watching a wrestling match on TV. When he saw me his eyes widened.

"Wow, Artemis…that's um-"

"Slutty?"

"Well…I was going to say revealing, but yeah that works too"

I groaned and plopped onto the couch. I knew I shouldn't have let them talk me into getting this thing.

"Artemis…you don't look bad or like a slut. Everyone wears these kinds of costumes on Halloween"

"Yes but not me! I mean look at this dress Butler, it's practically just a long shirt. I might as well just wear a t-shirt without pants. And look" I said holding up the pair of underwear Brianna got me. They were white, lacy, and see-through. "These are barely going to cover me"

As I held up the underwear, a look appeared on Butler's face that I didn't recognize. Arousal, maybe. They were woman's underwear after all. But the look disappeared too fast for me to decipher.

"Artemis, go to the party, have fun. I'll be checking up on you every so often" he said as he stood up. "Goodnight Butler"

"Goodnight Artemis"