The first store I come across is a bakery. It's got some nice things in the display but I'm not interested in that right now.
It took five blocks, which was exhausting but worth it, to find a fabric store. It had silks, velvet, cotton, polyester, wool, sewing needles, mannequins, thimbles, patterns . . . it was so beautiful, I could make so many out fits from all of this. They even have denim! I can make more jeans, and shorts! I can make a suit with the silks and wool, this is my favorite store now. Now I just need to a shoe store and a clothing store, the only things I don't make myself are my shoes and underwear. It's just too much work to make those.
I drop to the ground, kick up and roll away when I feel something lunging at me. I turn to see that's Boris. Does he always greet people like this? Silly neko.
"Why did you try to attack me?" I had a smile in my voice. He tilted his head to the side like a confused cat, which he was.
"Aren't you angry?" I could see his tail twitching.
"Why would I be angry?" A question for a question.
"I just tried to pounce you, that doesn't make you angry at all?" He sounded really curious now.
"Naw. You didn't get a hit and I blocked you, I have nothing to be angry at." I looked at him, taking in the familiar pink features of his ears, boa and tail. "But why would a kawaii neko like you do that to me? What would you have to gain from it?"
"What does 'kawaii neko' mean?"
"It means cute cat. And I really do believe that you are." He was blushing, now he just looks adorable and I want to snuggle him. "That blush looks so adorable! If you keep that up, I just might have the Cheshire Cat as a pet."
"I am not cute or adorable!" He was beet red now, I couldn't resist. I jumped on him and started to hug him. He was in complete shock and didn't even move.
"You are! You just can't see it!" After him struggling futilely, he settled down and started to pur. I could the clerk giving us strange looks but I just kept clinging to Boris with a grin plastered on my face.
After a few minutes, Vivaldi walked in. She looked around and smiled widely at our clump of pink and black.
"Morticia! We did not think that we would see you here, and with such a lovely feline!" She then proceeded to coo over Boris and offer him cans of cat food. I felt kind of bad for him, that crap is disgusting to anything. Yep, Boris just opened one and put it in a potted plant, it's dead now, wilted and shriveled.
"Okaa-san, What kind of fabric do you think would make a good suit, I think it would be good to have one." I'm trying to distract her from Boris, but he just hides behind me. My poor Neko.
"Oh, we think that the silk and high thread cotton will make the best outfit for the meeting, with a nice wool jacket lined with a light cotton." That sounded amazing! But, she said meeting.
"What do you mean a meeting?" Those only happened in Clover, but we're in Heart.
"A move is soon to happen. We wish to host a ball before that happens." She then got a dreamy look on her face. "We know just the gown for you to wear! We think that a ruffled gown made of fine lavender silk, with a sweetheart neckline would be most becoming for you."
"That does sound good. What about the complimentary colors? I think black lace, white ribbon and silver embroidery would make it even better." Boris stuck to me like glue, he wasn't moving far for fear that he would grab Vivaldi's attention.
"That sounds most excellent! We did not know you had and eye for such things." She cooed at the idea of the beautiful ball gown.
"I do make most of my own clothes." This grabbed Boris's attention. I could make somethings for him if he wanted, it would be interesting to make male clothes for a change.
"We must buy you all the material you need then! Come, pick out all that you want!" She gestured to the whole store. "We will have our guards carry it all back to the castle for you."
"Are you sure? It may take up to several blots of fabric." I have my own money, I don't need her to pay for everything . . . but the look of motherly love on her face is hard to resist.
"You needn't worry yourself, we will take care of it all, just pick out what you want." She smiled at me, oh God, it was a smile a mother gives her daughter, a smile my mother gave to me often. Dammit Vivaldi, why do you have to look like her?
"Alright. Thank you, Okaa-san." I then walked around, looking and feeling all the fabrics. I found everything I wanted and needed, I even got it in the exact shades I wanted it! I got the trimmings, laces, thread, needles, thimbles, some printed cloth, and leather.
"Hey, Boris. Do you want me to make anything for you?" I asked him. He hadn't left my side, and Vivaldi stayed close to the door, blocking his escape.
"Er, how did you know my name?" He asked with a jolt.
"You're the Cheshire Cat, of course I would know your name." I said with an eye roll. "Do you want me to make you anything? I can make anything you want."
"I'm good. Although, I can't wait to see you in that dress you were talking about." He then looked me up and down. I could feel my face heat up. "I have a feeling that you could make anything look good, although, I'm certain you would look better naked."
I was speechless. What the hell?! He didn't act like this before! What could be making him . . . oh. Damn him being an animal. Peter was acting weird too, I just thought he wanted to cuddle more for no reason. I hate being a female with animals around. I have to deal with this every month, I hope to everything that they are not gonna flirt like this.
Well, two can flirt and one can die of embarrassment.
"I think that you'll just have to wait and see. Maybe you'll get to see me like that one day." I then looked him up and down. No real reason other than to make him puff up a bit. "You are good mating material, but I'll wait for a real stud."
Now he was speechless. I chuckled and moved around more the store more. He snapped out of it before Vivaldi could notice that the pink wasn't attached to me.
"Do you have a higher thread count for this color of cotton?" I asked an assistant, holding out an eggplant colored piece of cotton.
"Let me go check the back, miss." She quickly rushed to look for it, practically leaving a dust trail in her wake.
"You think I'm good mate material?" I looked over at him to see stars in his eyes. Damn, I had appealed to his animal side just a bit too much. Cats don't even mate for life, they fuck then get on with their lives, but he's part human . . . or something like that. Maybe he'll stay.
"Sure. You're handsome, cute, stealthy and I'm sure that there's more to you. I just need to get to know you to learn what else would mate you a good mate." I should be kicking myself in the head, I don't just say that kind of stuff to an animal person while I'm like this! They could take me seriously and try to prove themselves.
"I'd like to get to know you. You could be a fun person to be around." He purred out. Oh, God, Jashin, anything . . . why does he have to make that sexy?
"Then how about we meet up at the ball and dance together? I would like to see how my prospective mate is on his feet, before getting him off of them." Did I really just say that? What the hell?!
"I'm quite light on my feet, and pretty good off of them too." That had the undertone of a growl. I can feel my face heating up. I didn't need to know that! I had never imagined him that way because he is younger than me but now . . . I can't get it out of my head.
"Miss? I found what you requested." Said the assistant from earlier, handing it to me. I silently nodded at her. I went and put it with my large pile of purchases.
"Vivaldi, I've got everything!" I said after grabbing some silver buttons. She paid for everything and then we left, Boris glancing at me before dashing away.
I felt bad for the guards, I had gotten quite a lot, but they didn't seem to be having trouble carrying it at all. They must be used to Vivaldi purchasing large amounts of things.
