It seemed as if Itori was taking her dear sweet time returning to the shop. Uta sat at his counter, finishing up his mask. Leeloo took her place by his feet as usual. She was watching him with interest. She seemed fascinated by what he was doing. Uta looked down at her from time to time, wondering to himself if he should make her a mask. Finally the door chimed as Itori and another woman walked in. Uta did not recognize the other woman walking with Itori. She was a little shorter than Uta, with black hair that hung down past her shoulders. The closer she got, he could make out the streaks oh hot pink, peeking out from underneath. He noticed the multiple piercings that adorned her face. He smiled to himself. Finally somebody else who could appreciate body modification.
"Sorry I took so long." Itori mumbled as she walked over to where Uta was. "I have Leeloo's clothes."
She placed a small bag on the counter as she looked around. "Where is she?" Uta's eyes fell down to beside his feet, causing Itori to prop herself on the counter to see behind it. "Hey Leeloo. I have something for you." She smiled.
Leeloo looked up at Uta. "Come on, She wants to help." He told her as he reached his hand down to her. Leeloo took it and he helped her up. She stood fidgeting awkwardly as she stared at Itori and the other woman.
"Oh, Uta, Leeloo, This is Autumn. I thought she could help." Itori said nodding her head in the new woman's direction.
"Nice to meet you." She bowed and gave Uta a smile showcasing her cute dimples.
"Likewise." Uta whispered surprised at this woman's adorableness. "Thank you for coming to help. I kind of got myself into a situation."
"I think I can help, at least with giving you more information." She answered nervously. "I am a medium. A-also...I can read minds."
"You don't say." Uta breathed out, hope filling his chest. He was anxious about finding out more about Leeloo. He looked over to her. She was with Itori, who was holding up a creme colored sundress. Leeloo looked excited. It made Uta smile. He looked back to Autumn. "Thank you. I really appreciate this."
"Ahh...It's no problem." She smiled.
"Come on, Let's get you changed." Itori whispered to Leeloo. She was trying to nudge her in the direction of the stairs. Leeloo looked over to Uta, a frown forming on her face. Itori continued to nudge her. Leeloo's eye never left Uta.
"I'm sorry...She wants you to go with her." Autumn's quiet voice came out, unsure if it was her place to tell the man.
"Oh.. Okay. I will be there in a minute. I need to lock up." He smiled at the collared woman. He walked around the counter to the door and locked it before turning to Autumn. "Shall we?" He smiled as he held out his hand to the stairs leading up to his apartment. Autumn nodded as she slowly followed the tattooed ghoul up the stairs. Itori and Leeloo were waiting for him at the door.
"It's locked." She said as Uta fished the keys out of his pocket. He opened the door and allowed the girls to enter first. He closed and locked the door behind him, turning to the women. Itori handed Leeloo the dress and shooed her off to the bathroom to change.
"I don't think she can do it by herself." Uta whispered careful not to embarrass Leeloo. Leeloo stood uselessly holding the dress in her hands.
Itori sighed and followed the woman back to the bathroom. They emerged a few moments later with Leeloo in her new dress. The excitement was plastered across her face as she twirled making the end of her dress flare out. Autumn giggled, covering her mouth with her hand. "This is her first dress."
Leeloo stopped and smiled at Uta. He smile quickly faded as her eyes caught a glimpse of something behind him. Uta turned to see what it was that made her so unhappy. He couldn't find a reason. Leeloo slowly pushed past him making her way to a window sill. There was a plant, shriveled and dead. Leeloo looked back at Uta with a 'how could you' expression.
"I forgot to water it I guess." He mumbled as he ran his hand across the shaved part of his head. Leeloo turned her attention back to the plant. She brought her hands up to touch it. She stopped and slowly slid her gloves off, letting them fall to the floor beside her. She cupped the small plant in her hands. She gave it a loving, warm look before pulling her hands back. The occupants of the apartment watched in amazement as the plant slowly started to turn green again. Its leaves started to perk up. Minutes later the plant looked as healthy as it could get. Leeloo turned and smiled in victory at Uta.
He looked towards Autumn. "How did she do that?"
Autumn looked as shocked as everybody else. "I-I don't know. I need to get a clear reading from her. I need to touch her."
Uta looked back to Leeloo. "Leeloo...I need to know more about you. I know it's not your fault, but you can't speak. This woman can read your mind if she touches you. May we please get to know you better?" Leeloo looked uncomfortable as she gazed at Uta, then to Autumn. She didn't answer for a moment. She seemed to be weighing the pro's and con's. She looked back to Uta and slowly nodded her head in agreement. "Good." Uta smiled as he gestured for the woman to sit on the couch next to Autumn.
"Ok Leeloo, I need to touch you...Is that okay?" Autumn said sweetly as if Leeloo was a child. Leeloo's discomfort increased tenfold. Even still she agreed. Autumn sighed nervously. "Okay..Here we go." She whispered as she reached out for the woman.
