Notes: Still don't own Sailor Moon. Small case of writer's block slowed me getting this out. I have decided where exactly I'm going with this (I think) so it should be easier to overcome if it pops up again. Think that about covers it.
"I hope he shows up, Raye," said Amy.
"Don't worry yet, Amy, he's only one minute late so far. Give him a few more minutes," said Raye.
"Hi, Amy," said Zach as he walked up to the table where she was sitting.
"What's in the bag?" asked Amy.
"I had to buy some candy for my mom so she would let me leave the house," said Zach. "Are you ready to shop now?"
"Yes," said Amy getting out of her chair.
"Where should we look first?" asked Zach.
"That store over there looks promising," said Amy.
They walked over to the store.
"Can I help you find anything?" asked the salesperson.
"Yes, we're looking for some clothes to hit the clubs in," said Amy.
"Any specific club?"
"We're going to go to Planetary Involvement," said Amy.
"Okay, you come with me," the salesperson said pointing at Amy. She then grabbed a male worker who was walking by and instructed him to help Zach. "How daring are you?"
"Umm… I usually would say not all that much, but just this morning I asked an almost complete stranger to go with me to the club tonight, so I must be feeling more daring than normal," Amy replied nervously. "Why?"
"I'm just trying to get a feeling for what you might be comfortable wearing. People that aren't all that daring tend to wear clothes that are a little more toned down," the girl replied as she started to flip through some clothes.
"That sounds like me," said Amy. "But I know my friends will all be wearing something daring even though I have no idea what they're wearing."
"Then you'll just need to be daring tonight," she said pulling Amy towards another rack of clothes. "How much of a money limit do you have?"
"I don't really, but I want it to be reasonable," said Amy.
Meanwhile in the men's Department
"You don't really want to buy an outfit do you?" asked the salesman.
"Well I was hoping to just get a shirt and call it good enough," said Zach.
"That will work. Just pick a polo or something like that and you'll be good to go," said Steve. He turned around and returned to his work.
Zach picked out a blue polo, purchased it, and then went to wait for Amy at the bench that was just outside the store.
At the Girls Fitting Room
"Oh, Amy, it's the perfect outfit for you!" Lucy said excitedly.
Amy was wearing a bright blue Mercury symbol backless shirt with a semi-tight dark blue skirt that had light blue trim at the waistline.
"I don't know," Amy said glancing in the mirror at her very not covered back.
"Come on, Amy, it's perfect! The top is daring enough that your friends shouldn't bother you about what you're wearing, but the skirt is pretty much the same style you were wearing when you came in the store," said Lucy. "It looks good on you, Amy. This is what you should get, I'll help you pick out the shoes and jewelry too if you want."
"Okay," said Amy. "I don't really think that I'll be able to find anything else anyways."
"Great!" said Lucy. "You change back into your clothes and I'll go get some shoes and jewelry that should work with that outfit."
Lucy had left before Amy had any chance to change her mind. Sighing Amy went back into the dressing room and changed back into her own clothes. When she came back out Lucy handed her an earring and necklace set. The necklace was a silver chain with small blue bubble charms and the earrings were a small cluster of the bubbles.
"I wasn't sure what size shoe you need, but do you like this style?" asked Lucy handing Amy a shoe box.
"I think that the size should be fine," said Amy as she took the cover off of the box. Inside was a pair of blue sandals. "These should work fine. Thanks for all your help."
Amy took her selections and went to pay for them. While she was waiting in line she glanced at her watch and realized that if she went home to change they might not get to the club on time. Being late wasn't really an attractive option to Amy, but she knew that her friends would forget all about her showing up late when they saw that she had actually asked a guy out for the night. When Amy turned around to leave the store she nearly bumped into Raye.
"Better watch it, Amy, Serena is klutz enough for all of us," said Raye. "I just thought I'd remind you that we are all meeting at my shrine to get ready for tonight."
"We are?" asked Amy.
"Yeah," said Raye. "It was in the book, but I get the feeling that you never made it that far when you were trying to catch up on reading it."
"You're right," said Amy. "I never really made it past the point where Mina said that I have to get a date for tonight or else. We should get going soon shouldn't we?"
"Yeah the girls should be showing up soon."
"You all done now?" asked Zach.
"Yes, I am," said Amy. "My friends are going to meet up before going to the club so we can all get ready together."
"So I should just meet you at the club then?" asked Zach.
"Well the other guys are going to be meeting up at the shrine too, so you should come with us," said Raye.
"Uhh, ok," said Zach. "Where's your car, Amy? I'll follow you there."
"I didn't drive," said Amy. "I live close enough to walk here."
"You won't get me lost or anything will you?"
"Don't worry about that," said Raye. "The girls are at the shrine almost every day. I would be worried if Amy couldn't get you there, not that she might get you lost. I parked on the other side. I'll see you both in a few minutes."
"Who was that, Amy?" asked Zach as soon as Raye had walked away.
"Oh, sorry, I forgot. That was Raye. Her grandpa runs the Cherry Hill Shrine, she lives there with him and helps take care of the place," said Amy as she followed Zach to his car.
"So would I be correct in assuming that you're very close to your friends?" Zach asked.
"Yeah," said Amy. "Like Raye said, we are all over at the shrine pretty much on a daily basis. It's been like that since we met back in middle school."
"So you're not lifelong friends or anything like that."
"Not exactly. But it feels like we are. It's hard to imagine what going off to college will be like for us. I doubt that we'll all be going to the same school."
"Are your interests really all that different that you couldn't go to the same college?"
"Yes, they are. I am going to be a doctor. Lita is going to be a chef. Raye is going to become a priestess. Mina is going to concentrate on her acting and modeling career. And Serena… Well nobody is really sure what Serena's going to do after high school, not even Serena."
"With such varied interests, it's amazing that you can be such close friends."
"Yeah, I guess. We are a bit in awe of the fact sometimes."
"This one's my car. Now which way do I go?"
"I hope he shows up, Raye," said Amy.
"Don't worry yet, Amy, he's only one minute late so far. Give him a few more minutes," said Raye.
"Hi, Amy," said Zach as he walked up to the table where she was sitting.
"What's in the bag?" asked Amy.
"I had to buy some candy for my mom so she would let me leave the house," said Zach. "Are you ready to shop now?"
"Yes," said Amy getting out of her chair.
"Where should we look first?" asked Zach.
"That store over there looks promising," said Amy.
They walked over to the store.
"Can I help you find anything?" asked the salesperson.
"Yes, we're looking for some clothes to hit the clubs in," said Amy.
"Any specific club?"
"We're going to go to Planetary Involvement," said Amy.
"Okay, you come with me," the salesperson said pointing at Amy. She then grabbed a male worker who was walking by and instructed him to help Zach. "How daring are you?"
"Umm… I usually would say not all that much, but just this morning I asked an almost complete stranger to go with me to the club tonight, so I must be feeling more daring than normal," Amy replied nervously. "Why?"
"I'm just trying to get a feeling for what you might be comfortable wearing. People that aren't all that daring tend to wear clothes that are a little more toned down," the girl replied as she started to flip through some clothes.
"That sounds like me," said Amy. "But I know my friends will all be wearing something daring even though I have no idea what they're wearing."
"Then you'll just need to be daring tonight," she said pulling Amy towards another rack of clothes. "How much of a money limit do you have?"
"I don't really, but I want it to be reasonable," said Amy.
Meanwhile in the men's Department
"You don't really want to buy an outfit do you?" asked the salesman.
"Well I was hoping to just get a shirt and call it good enough," said Zach.
"That will work. Just pick a polo or something like that and you'll be good to go," said Steve. He turned around and returned to his work.
Zach picked out a blue polo, purchased it, and then went to wait for Amy at the bench that was just outside the store.
At the Girls Fitting Room
"Oh, Amy, it's the perfect outfit for you!" Lucy said excitedly.
Amy was wearing a bright blue Mercury symbol backless shirt with a semi-tight dark blue skirt that had light blue trim at the waistline.
"I don't know," Amy said glancing in the mirror at her very not covered back.
"Come on, Amy, it's perfect! The top is daring enough that your friends shouldn't bother you about what you're wearing, but the skirt is pretty much the same style you were wearing when you came in the store," said Lucy. "It looks good on you, Amy. This is what you should get, I'll help you pick out the shoes and jewelry too if you want."
"Okay," said Amy. "I don't really think that I'll be able to find anything else anyways."
"Great!" said Lucy. "You change back into your clothes and I'll go get some shoes and jewelry that should work with that outfit."
Lucy had left before Amy had any chance to change her mind. Sighing Amy went back into the dressing room and changed back into her own clothes. When she came back out Lucy handed her an earring and necklace set. The necklace was a silver chain with small blue bubble charms and the earrings were a small cluster of the bubbles.
"I wasn't sure what size shoe you need, but do you like this style?" asked Lucy handing Amy a shoe box.
"I think that the size should be fine," said Amy as she took the cover off of the box. Inside was a pair of blue sandals. "These should work fine. Thanks for all your help."
Amy took her selections and went to pay for them. While she was waiting in line she glanced at her watch and realized that if she went home to change they might not get to the club on time. Being late wasn't really an attractive option to Amy, but she knew that her friends would forget all about her showing up late when they saw that she had actually asked a guy out for the night. When Amy turned around to leave the store she nearly bumped into Raye.
"Better watch it, Amy, Serena is klutz enough for all of us," said Raye. "I just thought I'd remind you that we are all meeting at my shrine to get ready for tonight."
"We are?" asked Amy.
"Yeah," said Raye. "It was in the book, but I get the feeling that you never made it that far when you were trying to catch up on reading it."
"You're right," said Amy. "I never really made it past the point where Mina said that I have to get a date for tonight or else. We should get going soon shouldn't we?"
"Yeah the girls should be showing up soon."
"You all done now?" asked Zach.
"Yes, I am," said Amy. "My friends are going to meet up before going to the club so we can all get ready together."
"So I should just meet you at the club then?" asked Zach.
"Well the other guys are going to be meeting up at the shrine too, so you should come with us," said Raye.
"Uhh, ok," said Zach. "Where's your car, Amy? I'll follow you there."
"I didn't drive," said Amy. "I live close enough to walk here."
"You won't get me lost or anything will you?"
"Don't worry about that," said Raye. "The girls are at the shrine almost every day. I would be worried if Amy couldn't get you there, not that she might get you lost. I parked on the other side. I'll see you both in a few minutes."
"Who was that, Amy?" asked Zach as soon as Raye had walked away.
"Oh, sorry, I forgot. That was Raye. Her grandpa runs the Cherry Hill Shrine, she lives there with him and helps take care of the place," said Amy as she followed Zach to his car.
"So would I be correct in assuming that you're very close to your friends?" Zach asked.
"Yeah," said Amy. "Like Raye said, we are all over at the shrine pretty much on a daily basis. It's been like that since we met back in middle school."
"So you're not lifelong friends or anything like that."
"Not exactly. But it feels like we are. It's hard to imagine what going off to college will be like for us. I doubt that we'll all be going to the same school."
"Are your interests really all that different that you couldn't go to the same college?"
"Yes, they are. I am going to be a doctor. Lita is going to be a chef. Raye is going to become a priestess. Mina is going to concentrate on her acting and modeling career. And Serena… Well nobody is really sure what Serena's going to do after high school, not even Serena."
"With such varied interests, it's amazing that you can be such close friends."
"Yeah, I guess. We are a bit in awe of the fact sometimes."
"This one's my car. Now which way do I go?"