Chapter Four: Akane Resort
Finally, we had arrived at Akane resort. Looking at a brochure that I found at the entrance, I learned that Akane Resort is the most popular tourist spot in Fiore. Among its many attractions is the giant amusement park, the five-star hotel and the huge sandy beach adjacent to the sea. The hotel houses a casino in its basement where visitors can enjoy themselves. Sounds like this place could be a lot of fun!
Natsu and I, along with our furry companions, entered the Casino area where we were to meet the manager Minatio Keiichi. I asked around the bars to see if one of the employees knew where he was. One of the bartenders pointed to a man walking through the aisles of slot machines. He was tall, with blonde hair and had deep brown eyes. Though, he does look young to be a manager. The manager saw us looking in his directions and waved us over.
From the beginning of our conversation with the manager he seemed to be giving of a flirtatious vibe with me. He would constantly try to make prolonged eye contact or wink, not I was minding it. I haven't really been around guys for a while, I mean living in the woods isn't something you would want to tell your potential date. I noticed Natsu was getting a little huffy about the situation and his eyes went between me and the Keiichi. Plus Keiichi didn't seem to be giving Natsu the time of day.
I noticed Natsu was about to burst so I said ,"Well, what kind of plan do you have for us so that we can catch these thieves and be on our way?"
Keiichi gave off a devious look and said, "Why don't we try to con the thieves into thinking that you're a guest who is winning a bunch of money. They won't be able to resist." His plan wasn't actually that bad. Natsu seem to grumble about not being able to just beat up thieves.
"Sounds like a plan but I don't own any classy clothes." I looked down at my attire, I was wearing a blue shirt with white daisies over it, and a pair of blue jeans along with some sneakers. This outfit didn't really scream glamour.
"Not a problem, I think I have just the right thing we can give you. Sometimes our staff members work the aisles and try to draw in more customers, so we need to dress them up time to time." Keiichi said.
Somewhere, in the pit of my stomach, I had a bad feeling. Keiichi lead Natsu and I to the back where we could get changed. The plan was that Natsu and I are a newlywed couple who are on their honeymoon and are just having a grand old time spending tons and tons of cash while flaunting it around. Newlywed couple, eh? The thoughts sparked my imagination. I wonder if I will ever get to have a boyfriend, get married, have kids, and live happily ever after. The thought felt so distant but there's always hope, the hope to find someone perfect for you.
In the change room, a staff member brought me a package that had the dress that I was going to wear for the evening. I pulled dress out of the package. It was a navy blue full-length dress and the material was shimmering. It had a cut on the left side up to my mid thigh and I was strapless. My face was turning every redder. "They expect me to go out there and where this?" I went to go ask for different dress but the lady that brought my dress also took away my clothes. I guess there's no going back now. I have never really worn anything this formal before. I ve never had the opportunity to, but having it on, I feel beautiful and feminine. A girl can't really feel that feminine when she's living in the woods after all.
After having the dress on, my only issue where the heels. These things just don't sit right with me, how is anybody supposed to walk in them? I walked out of the change room and I saw Natsu. He was sporting a suit that was also navy blue, and I got to tell you he looks pretty handsome.
Natsu was adjusting his cuff, when he turned around and said "Ha ha now I can see your Fairy Tail stamp."
I looked down at my chest, and what would you know, there was the stamp clear as day. This dress really was terribly low-cut. I blushed and covered my chest, "Quit staring Natsu!"
"My, my such a lovely flower we have here!" Keiichi said flirtatiously. My already red blush just deepened in colour.
I looked to the floor and said, "Can we get this over and done with already? I don't feel comfortable in these clothes."
"But you look to pretty Annabel!" My cute little fire fox said. I smiled.
"Thanks, Miki." With a determined look I started towards the casino. "Let's get this show on the road."
Sorry for it being so short, I just thought this was a good part to stop and the next chapter will really kick things off.
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