Dress for success
"Hold on, my little kitsune chan." Xellos's voice floated over to her.
She stopped and turned around and looked at him sadly and still afraid. "Umm do you know where I left my cape?"
Xellos chuckled as he walked over to her. "What's wrong? Are you that anxious to go to your room?" He pulled out the cape she had abandoned when, she had transformed earlier simply out of nowhere.
"Wow! That's a very impressive trick! Do you happen to know where I left my bag, and knife now would you?" She asked and looked at him in awe as he handed her both of the items she had requested. "How did you do that?"
"Sore wa…himitsu desu!" He declared with a grin as he looked into her tear stained face. "Just kidding, my little kitsune chan. I simply teleported it from where you dropped it earlier, I'll teach you how to do the same thing latter."
"Really? You promise?" She asked with hope (she is still part human)"If I learn to teleport… then I could go home!" With that secret thought her tail began to wag. She put on her cape and her bag then put her knife into the bag.
"Yes, I promise."
"Oh my dear stop, stop." Cried Xelas between fits of laughter. "Come back here." It was not an order but Soozooryoku still couldn't refuse the dark lord.
Soozooryoku's tail's stopped its playful wagging as she walked to Xelas's throne. "What's so funny? Why are you laughing at me?" She asked sadly as her tail hung limply and she walked over to Xelas's throne.
"Do not question me!" Snapped Xelas.
As white hot pain stabbed at her she knew she had been right to fear the two right from the start. Soozooryoku whimpered and said. "Forgive me I have spoken out of turn."
"That's better! I understand that you are new to being a servant but do not cross that line between servant and your masters mistress again!" Having adequately reprimanded the girl Xelas's mood did a 180 and she said in a gentler tone. "Now Soozooryoku, you simply can't go around in that awful dress." She pause and was interrupted by Soozooryoku.
"I don't understand. I like my dress, it's a good dress." Soozooryoku's head reeled with the Greater Beasts quick personality change.
"Yes, I suppose it would be…but that dress is a fashion disaster." Said Xelas eyeing the horrid brown sack like dress before continuing. "it's twice your size. And such an unflattering color. Why ever did you start to where it?" She asked in a cultured voice.
"I started to where this dress because it's the only one I could find that survived my transformation's and at least no one ever steals it." She said honestly.
"No one else would be caught wearing that." Xelas said in disgust.
She said in all sincerity. "Now what would you have me wear lady Xelas sama?"
"Now that is an interesting question! What would I like you to wear, hmm." As she spoke she got a far away look in her.
Soozooryoku looked to Xellos for help and he said. "She likes to keep in high fashion, I mean look at me." He indicated his attire. "She does her best to keep me in high fashion."
She turned to look at him and said in a confused voice. "In high fashion? But you dress just like a priest."
"Yes," He admitted. "But a very fashionable one!"
"You mean she does the best she can with you?" She asked.
"Well yes, but she knows I have to keep a low profile so she doesn't make me dress as flashy as the other generals or priests of the high five. I mean you should see dynasts general Sheera she dresses in ornate blue armor."
"Wow, I hope that she doesn't make me wear anything that flashy. You don't think she will do you? … Xellos san? Xellos san?" "I can't believe I just called him san!" She looked around for her master and saw the room had changed. What had been the throne room in Xelas's fortress was now a completely different room. It was a dark room no not exactly dark just not well lit. And it had a comfortable feel to it like an attic, with generations of very old things that lead to one great treasure trove. As she looked around she saw racks and shelves of clothing and fabric of every shape, size, color, and design. There were trunks that were open and spilling their contents of even more fabrics and decorations. Seeing this grand treasure trove of clothing and costumes and said the only thing she could think of. "Wow!"
"Yes it is quit impressive, isn't it?" Stated Xellos as he looked around him.
"This is impressive, but where are we and where were you?" She was a little worried.
"I'm glad you like it," came Xelas's voice from behind them, making them both jump. "As for where you are, we're in my pocket dimension or at least an aspect of it."
"A pocket dimension?" She turned and looked around nervously then turned to Xellos and asked, "what's that?"
"A pocket dimension is a is a dimension that is created in subspace by will it takes a lot of power to create one and keep it running all the time, in fact I only know one human who keeps one running all of the time." Xellos explained.
"Really? Who?" She asked him quizzically, "And will he help me go home?"
"Lina Inverse! She's the only human I know that can keep a dimensional pocket just for the storage of clothing, and uh liberated money and jewels, not to mention spell books, herbs, talismans and the like."
"Liberated?" She asked surprised.
"She takes them from bandits, whom she beats up." Explained Xelas as she went through her trunks of fabric and held them up in the dim light.
"Yes, she is a unique person."
"She sure sounds like and interesting person." "Hmm sounds like my kind of person!"
"Yes, she is but Xellos can tell you about her latter." She waved her hand at him and he was gone. "Now Try this on." Xelas handed her a set of clothing.
Soozooryoku took them and dutifully tried on a tunic top that was open along the front seem and had to be buttoned up and a pair of slacks. They were good nice colors for her, the top was a nice deep hunter green and the pants were brown the pants were perfect they even had a hole for her tail. There was only one problem, the problem was that the top had a square scope neck that went down just a little to low for her taste and apparently for Xelas's tastes too because she was given a brown an almost tube like top to were under the shirt.
Xelas scrutinized her form in the mirror and said. "Turn around." As she did Xelas handed her a copy of the same outfit in a crimson so deep it almost looked like it was the color of dried blood and pants in the same color the only thing different was the tube top which was yellow. "Turn around again." She ordered.
As Soozooryoku turned she also looked at her self in the mirror. "Hmm not bad, the top is long and spreads out at the bottom enough so in the day no one will notices the hole."
Xelas reached over Soozooryoku to get a belt to finish the outfit, and as she did her silver dress touched Soozooryoku's arm and she screamed as the silver threads burned her, she jerked her arm back. She dived into the clothes rack and sat with her back against the wall cradling her burnt arm.
Xellos popped up looking worried and confused. "What happened? I suddenly felt a rush of painful emotions and heard a scream." He looked around and saw a flash of red hair and clothing that looked a lot like Lina's.
Soozooryoku looked at her burnt arm, she could tell it was healing because it burned and itched. After a few more seconds it would be like it had never happened at all.
Xellos by now had realized by now that the person hiding in the close rack had a tail there for could not be Lina turned to his master. "You had to dress her like that?"
"I think it suits her well don't you?" Was the only reply.
"Yes, but what happened?" He asked to no one in particular.
"Oh, some of my dress must have touched her arm." She turned to look at Soozooryoku and said. "You can come out now."
Reluctantly Soozooryoku stood up and steeped away from the close rack. "How did you burn me?" She mumbled her question.
"My dress is made of silver." Xelas said as she handed Soozooryoku the belt.
"But if it was dyed silver it wouldn't have burned so much." She mumbled as she put on the belt which hung low on her hips.
"Well I would never wear a wool dress dyed silver." She laughed at such an absurd thought before speaking again. "No this dress is pure silver except for the golden runes at the hem." She laughed again seeing the look of puzzlement on Soozooryoku's face. "My it is nice to have fresh blood in this house again. I have Xellos go to a special place to get things like this, in fact that's where all these close come from."
Soozooryoku's head reeled and it showed clearly on her face the day had just been to much for her. So Xelas waved her hand and the pocket dimension vanished and they where back in her throne room again. She handed Soozooryoku her old dress and her other new outfit. "Xellos, would you show her to her new room?"
"Yes Xelas Sama." Then he turned and directed Soozooryoku down the hall to her room in the fortress.
"How is it possible to make a dress of pure silver? And where could you possibly find someone to make it?" she inquired.
"Oh it is possible but only for one person that I know of." He said as he navigated down the hallways. "Her name is Spelleona Weaver, but calls herself Spell. She lives in a town in Zellphillia, she's the only one who alive will even attempt to weave metal and the only one who could ever make it comfortable enough to where."
The reached a room and turned the handle and guided her into its dark confines. "I will tell you all about her and others sometime." He said as he lit an oil lamp, suddenly the room was flooded with light. It was a small room with only one window. A bed, a table with a dressing screen were the only furnishings the little room had. "But now it is time for you to go to sleep. Good night kitsune chan."
"Good night." She said as he blew out the lamp and left closing the door. She looked off into the night through her window, and shuddered as she heard a wolf packs lonely howls. "I have to get out of here to night."
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I know this chapter is a little lame but I got tired of waiting for a choice so the next chapter will have how she escapes. I know I had Xellos talk about me but… I just couldn't resist. Okay bye for now.
