"We were supposed to meet up with Tooth fifteen minutes ago," Ash stated exasperatedly as Scarlett rushed to put on her makeup.
"I know, I know. But one of my favorite authors, Reader4ever1, updated her fanfic and I guess I lost track of time," Scarlett smiled sheepishly as she gave herself smoky eyes. She backed away to get a good look at herself in the full-length mirror Ash had set up while the two women got ready.
Scarlett had chosen a burnt orange, off the shoulder dress that went a little past the knees with a small slit on the right side. Then she had put on a pair of knee-high black leather boots and a small black purse. She had on her ever-present locket and gold hoop earrings that matched the golden headband that held back her wild red hair. Scarlett had already put on gold eyeshadow with similar colored lip gloss.
In contrast, Ash had a sapphire one-shoulder Grecian-style dress that stopped an inch or so above the knee with silver wedges. A simple necklace Bunny had given her with a silver chain and an egg-shaped emerald rested on her collarbone, with small, circular emerald earrings. Scarlett had straightened Ash's dark brown hair before she had curled her own unruly scarlet-colored hair.
"You should read it. It's a crossover between two of my favorite things- the Heroes of Olympus book series and Disney's The Little Mermaid movie. It's all about Percabeth but has a bunch of other ships too. I can't believe it's almost complete."
"Yeah, yeah, bookworm, I'll check it out later," Ash grabbed Scarlett's arm and practically dragged the redhead outside. "If we weren't wearing dresses, we could catch a ride from East and West Winds."
"Good thing I borrowed a Snow Globe from North, then," Scarlett pulled out the small glass orb and whispered softly before she threw it in front of her and Ash. "Can't keep Tooth waiting any longer."
And with that, they walked through the portal and found themselves a few feet away from Stella's.
Tooth had complained for the last three weeks about not having any girl time with Scarlett and Ash, so Ash had the idea to go to a fairly new but already popular club for all spirits and immortal beings.
"Are you sure this club is such a good idea? I can't even drink, and if I do, Jack'll never let me hear the end of it."
"I told you, age doesn't matter as much as it does in the mortal world," Ash reassured as they searched the crowd for Tooth. "Bunny gave me a hard time about this too, but whatever happens at girl's night stays between us. Plus, I'll be here to keep an eye on you and Tooth."
"I think you guys tend to forget I'm older than both of you."
Scarlett and Ash turned around to see Tooth. Instead of her typical fairy-form (as she called it), Tooth had taken on a glamor, similar to the one she 'wore' on Halloween, with her feather-like hair was spiked up. Her make-up was simple yet the hot pink eyeshadow and lip gloss popped against her caramel skin.
Tooth wore a hot pink sequin dress with a halter-top neckline that reached Tooth's knees. She had on maroon heels that matched her maroon peacock feather earrings. Ash wolf-whistled jokingly, which made Tooth's face turned the same color as her dress. Tooth cleared her throat and tried to draw the attention from herself. "Thank you...I think. So this is the place?"
"Yep. Time to party and disappoint guys by telling them we have boyfriends," Ash smirked. Then she glanced over at Tooth and corrected herself. "Except you, Tooth. Maybe you'll find a guy tonight."
"Uh-huh. Sure," Tooth drawled as the three woman made their way inside. Scarlett grabbed a table while Tooth grabbed two piƱa coladas for the two of them. Ash had somehow made her way to the table first, beer in hand.
"Never took you as a beer drinker. Figured you'd want wine," Scarlett commented. Ash rolled her eyes and took a swig of her beverage as if to prove a point.
"Because I'm French and should be drinking wine? If I'm going to a club, I'm getting the good stuff," Ash looked over at the dance floor and shook her head, an amused smile on her face. "That, and beer is the only thing that can get me to dance at places like this."
"Ooh, are we dancing?" Tooth asked excitedly as she handed Scarlett one of the drinks. "I love dancing."
Before Scarlett could come up with an excuse to avoid dancing, two average looking guys who didn't deserve an actual description in this story walked over to the table that the three women were at with creepy, obviously fake, smiles plastered onto their faces. The three women groaned mentally as the guys talked to Scarlett and Ash individually.
One of them slid up beside Ash and looked the brunette up and down before he spoke. "Do you believe in love at first sight? Or should I walk by again?"
"Oh great," Ash muttered under her breath as she frowned in annoyance. She tried to smile in what she hoped was a friendly, but not too friendly, manner. "I have a boyfriend."
"That's too bad because you owe me a drink." The first guy (Guy A) chuckled as he leaned in closer to Ash. "Because when I looked at you, your beauty overwhelmed me and I dropped my glass."
"How does that have anything to do with my having a boyfriend?" Ash asked, but Guy A either didn't care or didn't hear her over the loud music since he continued with the terrible pick-up lines.
"Your eyes are bluer than the Atlantic Ocean...and I don't mind getting lost at sea."
'Manny, kill me now,' Ash thought sullenly as she chugged down her beer so she didn't have to respond when Guy A continued to flirt with her.
Scarlett pitied Ash, but had her own problems with Guy B. Right off the bat, she announced that she had a boyfriend, but for whatever reason, Guy B didn't seem disappointed at all. In fact, it seemed as if Scarlett's words had just fed his determination. Though what he was so determined to do was lost on Scarlett.
"My buddies bet me that I wouldn't be able to start a conversation with the most beautiful person in the club. What should we do with their money?"
"Go ahead and feel my shirt. It's made of boyfriend material."
"Did it hurt when you fell from heaven?"
Scarlett's plan had been to ignore Guy B and hoped he would go away, but when she heard the last and most overused pick-up line in the history of the world, she had to respond. "No, but I scraped my knee crawling from hell."
Guy B blinked a couple of times before he smirked and got closer to Scarlett, close enough for her to smell the alcohol on his breath. "I love myself a bad girl."
Tooth watched the two guys hit on her friends and tried to ignore the jealousy that bubbled up inside her. She didn't envy her friends' situations, just the fact that neither of the men had tried to hit on the fairy. She knew there was nothing wrong with being single, but it wasn't like Tooth had gone out of her way to remain single. No one seemed interested in the Guardian just for her, not her title.
Had Tooth gone to the club in her fairy-form, she knew men would've paid attention to her. Which was the opposite of what the queen wanted. After a good ten minutes of being ignored, Tooth had enough and slammed her hand down on the table to get her friends and their unwanted suitors' attention.
"She," Tooth pointed at Ash," is dating Bunny. As in the Easter Bunny aka one of the Guardians. Trust me, you do not want to mess with him. Meanwhile, the redhead here is the girlfriend of Jack Frost, who's also a Guardian. Unless you want to invoke their boyfriend's wrath, I recommend you guys leave us alone."
Guy A and Guy B took one look at one another before they ran off to torment two other women in the club. Scarlett shot Tooth a grateful look, relieved that the guys had left. Ash finished her beer before she stood up and began to walk towards the dance floor. "Come on, ladies. We came to have fun, so we're going to have fun."
Scarlett laid down in her bed after she wiped the last remnants of makeup from her face, exhausted from all the dancing she'd been 'forced' to take part in. Though, she had to admit, it had been fun hanging out with Ash and Tooth.
Were it not for Guys A and B, Scarlett would've called it a perfect night.
Right as she was about to get settled in for the night, she heard a knock at her door. Scarlett sat up as Jack walked in, already wearing his ice-blue pajamas that were decorated with snowflakes. "Hey, Sleeping Beauty, before you take your hundred-year nap, I wanted to see how your girl's night went. Did something cool happen?"
"No," Scarlett bit her lip to keep herself from smiling and shook her head. She would tell her boyfriend about those guys...eventually. "Absolutely nothing happened."
Ash yawned and undressed herself once she got home. She threw her dress in her laundry hamper and put on comfy flannel pajamas before she went to remove her makeup.
Then the phone rang and she picked it up as she used a wet wipe to take off her eyeshadow and mascara. "Hello?"
"Hello, Darling," Bunny said. "Jack said ya went out earlier and I was curious to see what you'd done."
"You make it sound like I'm in trouble," Ash joked. "Tooth, Scarlett, and I went to that new club, Stella's."
"Knowing how ya act, I wouldn't be surprised if ya did do something. So anything interesting happen?"
"No" Ash replied with a yawn. She made a mental note to tell Bunny about the guys the next day but knew that if she wanted any sleep, she had to tell a small white lie. "Absolutely nothing happened."
Tooth went to North's and waved goodnight as Scarlett ran to the room North had given the redhead before she headed toward the main area. The fairy queen came across North as he read an old book in his chair beside the fireplace, which provided a dim light cast around an otherwise pitch-black room. He glanced up at Tooth and noticed how she slumped over to the couch and practically fell onto it.
"Hello, Toothy. Anything happen during your, uh, girls' night out?"
"No," Tooth deadpanned. "Absolutely nothing happened.
AN: I know the fanfiction story in the beginning seems a little out of place but that's an actual fanfic that was written by a friend of mine, Jade aka Reader4ever1, and it's nearly finished! So if you enjoy Heroes of Olympus and/or Disney's The Little Mermaid movie, you'll appreciate The Little Merman. Anyway, I hope you enjoyed the chapter! Until next time...
- Kitkat Out!
