Day two at Degrassi Community School had gone rather effortlessly for Cecilia. She met more students and felt more confident going from class to class. She had been antsy all day, looking forward to shopping with Anya after school. Sav's band was playing at Above the Dot Saturday night and she wanted to find the perfect outfit to keep his interest.
Cecilia was carefully removing her books from her bag and putting them into her locker as students shuffled past, leaving school for the day. Sav approached her from behind as she bent over in her locker to organize her books. She was all legs in her black, high-waisted shorts. She was wearing a somewhat low-cut white, ruffled tank top that she had tucked into her shorts, and a pair of red, sling-back flats. Her blonde curls had fallen in her face as she shifted her books. Sav stood back, not very subtle as he admired her lovely figure. Cecilia stood back up straight and checked her reflection in her magnetic locker mirror. She brushed her curls out of her face with a hand and was caught off-guard by the boy standing behind her. Her big, blue eyes met his gaze and her expression immediately warmed up. He quietly cleared his throat, embarrassed after having just been caught blatantly checking her out and she giggled softly, turning around to face him. "Did you get my Facebook message? You never responded," he asked her, raising a brow. She rested back against the open door of her locker, studying his face as he spoke. "Yes and yes, I'll be there," she flashed him a small smile. "Really?" he asked, his excitement somewhat evident before he changed his tone, "I mean, that's awesome. I look forward to seeing you there." Cecilia nodded, biting her lower lip. Sav opened his mouth and took a breath to begin another sentence but before the words could escape, Danny approached him from behind and grabbed his shoulders. "Spittin' some game?" he asked with a wide smile, teasing him. "Just spreading the word about Saturday's show. Cecilia's going to be there," he said matter-of-factly. "Great but we have to get to practice if you want to impress her," Danny hinted with a friendly smile. "See you later?" Sav said as he began to walk backward, a slight question in his inflection. "See you," she waved at the boys as they turned around and took off down the hallway.
The girls met up at The Dot shortly thereafter. "It's so cute in here!" Cecilia exclaimed, taking it in. She noticed a lot of the same faces from school scattered throughout the cafe. "What'll it be, ladies?" a voice summoned them. They turned around and Anya immediately introduced them. "Cecilia, this is Spinner. Spinner, this is Cecilia, she's new to Degrassi." Spinner extended a hand and Cecilia took it, shaking it politely. "We're going to take off to the mall, Cecilia just wanted to know where Above the Dot was, " Anya insisted. "Oh, yeah? You should come by Saturday, Janie and the Studs will be playing." Anya's expression changed slightly, the corners of her mouth that had been turned into a smile fell. Cecilia had been paying attention to Spinner and took no notice to Anya's reaction. "I'll be there," Cecilia nodded excitedly. Spinner turned to Anya, "How about you?" Anya shrugged a shoulder and almost nervously responded, "N-no.. I already have plans." Cecilia nudged her with her shoulder, "Oh, c'mon! I'll need someone to dance with." Anya chuckled, though it wasn't genuine, "I wish I could but I can't." Anya sighed and rolled her eyes, exasperated, "Maybe. That's all I'll give you! Now let's go to the mall," she insisted, tugging at Cecilia's arm, eager to escape the awkward conversation. "See you Saturday, ladies!" Spinner yelled after them with emphasis on the plural of "ladies."
"That's the one!" Anya insisted, clapping her hands together as Cecilia stepped out of the dressing room, clad in a dainty, floral-print dress. She approached the mirror and looked at herself from several different angles. "C'mon, this is it," Anya nodded as she watched Cecilia's reflection - she had been trying on her own dresses. She still didn't plan on attending the show Saturday night but she couldn't pass up a good shopping session. "No, it's not," Cecilia thought aloud. While the dress was cute, that's wasn't enough. She wanted the perfect combination of sexy and sweet. Anya and Cecilia both disappeared back into their dressing rooms. After several moments and zipping up the next dress, Cecilia left her dressing room shortly before Anya and took in her reflection from every angle. This is it, she thought. This is the dress. As she was turning in front of the mirror, looking over her shoulder at her reflection, Anya opened the door. She looked at Cecilia and was taken aback. She knew that Cecilia was attractive but hadn't felt threatened until this moment. The dress was perfect, tight in all of the right places, and even she couldn't help but take notice, which made her wonder.. would Sav notice? Cecilia turned as she heard the door open, a wide smile on her face. "This is the one!" she practically jumped up and down in excitement. "Are you sure? It's really.. short," Anya said before she could stop herself, almost as if she had no control. Cecilia laughed and raised a brow, "So?" Anya bit her lip before continuing, "I don't know. If that's what you want to wear." The expression on Cecilia's face went from elation to confusion. "What's wrong with it?" Immediately feeling guilty for allowing her insecurity to affect Cecilia, Anya reassured her, "Oh, nothing. You look great! I just got a sudden headache." Cecilia slowly nodded, understanding. "I'm ready when you are, just let me pay for this." And they headed back to their dressing rooms.