Chapter Five
Getting Ready
"What are you going to be Lani?" asked Candy eagerly as they searched the shelves for costumes.
"I dunno." She replied dully, her cinnamon brown eyes scanning the shelf on her right. Seeing an interesting box, she pulled it out. On the cover were the words; French Masquerade – Butterfly Costume. It included a skirt, charmed to change colors; a metallic halter-top; color-changing wings; and the most important part, a golden pink butterfly mask, that would magically stick on your face if you charmed it to. They bought their costumes and rushed home to try them.
"I don't know." Said Candy; "It seems a bit... empty. Don't you have any semi-precious jewels or fancy rocks? Y'know, to brighten it up." Lani shook her head 'as if.' She thought, 'like my family would have enough money to buy jewels! HA!'
"Then let's go and get you something, you look so... plain,
drab even." Candy Grabbed her arm and muttered a spell to change her clothes. "I know this great jewelry place!" she said, as they flew down the stairs, Candy dragging Lani along.
'Man,' thought Lani, as they ran down the street: 'Candy lives a rich life.'
Candy led Lani to a large jewelry store. She dragged Lani inside and up to the counter. "You got any good bling here?" she asked, peering down through the glass and not even glancing at the cashier.
"'Course we got bling Can-Can, we sell jewelry." The young man behind the counter exasperatedly.
"OMG! Sean? Is that really you?" Candy jumped up and down, squeaking excitedly. 'Wow' thought Lani, impressed, 'Not only does Candy have great connections, she has hot ones too.' The boy Candy was now talking to, animatedly, had dark brown hair, bleached on top. Dangling from his left earlobe was a white gold / emerald tiny hoop earring. 'A fellow Slytherin? Probably.'
"So," said the boy, turning toward Lani, "you're Lani?"
"Yes." Said Lani, slightly startled.
"Candy told me about the party. I'm sure I can satisfy your 'need for bling' as Candy put it so well." He motioned for them to follow him and led him past loads of beautiful jewels.
"This," he said, "is mystic topaz. When in the right light, it shows all of the colors of the rainbow. But naturally, it's purple. Do you like it?"
Lani was speechless. They had stopped in front of a large slab of the beautiful gem. As she watched the light reflected within the stone, bouncing around in more colors than imaginable. "It's so beautiful." Was all she could say.
"We'll take it." Said Candy, simply. "We need some butterfly clips, earrings, a ring, and a bracelet. A diamond around each topaz too."
"But that's so expensive!" complained Lani. She had never, and would never wear such fine jewelry.
"White or yellow gold?" Sean asked, purposely ignoring Lani.
"White for everything except the butterfly clips and earrings." Candy answered, simply.
"But," said Lani, "but – but – but" Lani stuttered.
"No buts missy." Said Candy as she purchased the gems.
"How much is that?" Lani hissed as they walked back to Candy's place.
"Oh... around 20 galleons." Shrugged Candy.
"20 GALLEONS!" hissed Lani loudly. "That's more than my old allowance for a year!"
"Live with it." Said Candy as they walked into her apartment. "We have three hours." Said Candy, changing the subjects, "What d'you want to do?"
"Only three hours? I have to get ready!"
As it turned out, it did take around three hours for Lani and Candy to get ready for the party. Lani twisted her hair back with the jewel encrusted butterfly clips and curled the ends. Candy was a devil. She dyed her hair red, and wore a skintight red bodysuit. She had a headband with horns and a belt with a forked tail. Even a red pitchfork!
"Aren't you glad I bought you those jewels?" asked Candy as they went out to board the Knight Bus.
"Well, yeah." Said Lani, slightly ashamed.
"The gold brings out the flecks in your eyes. No man can resist you." Lani laughed loudly. They boarded the bus.
"Can you take us to..." the racket on the bus drowned out Candy's voice.
"Course ma'am." And they set off.
"Hey Candy!" someone yelled over the music.
"Dray! Great party!" Candy and Lani wandered over to a tall boy wearing a muggle snowboarding costume. He was wearing a black beanie, snow goggles, and sweats. There was a snowboard strapped to his back.
"Who's this?" he asked, looking at Lani.
"This is... well you're not supposed to know that are you?" Candy said mysteriously, "All you need to know is that she's a friend."
A/N: next is the SLOW DANCE!!!!! I can't wait to write it! I know it's a short chapter, sorry. Thanks for reviewing:
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"What are you going to be Lani?" asked Candy eagerly as they searched the shelves for costumes.
"I dunno." She replied dully, her cinnamon brown eyes scanning the shelf on her right. Seeing an interesting box, she pulled it out. On the cover were the words; French Masquerade – Butterfly Costume. It included a skirt, charmed to change colors; a metallic halter-top; color-changing wings; and the most important part, a golden pink butterfly mask, that would magically stick on your face if you charmed it to. They bought their costumes and rushed home to try them.
"I don't know." Said Candy; "It seems a bit... empty. Don't you have any semi-precious jewels or fancy rocks? Y'know, to brighten it up." Lani shook her head 'as if.' She thought, 'like my family would have enough money to buy jewels! HA!'
"Then let's go and get you something, you look so... plain,
drab even." Candy Grabbed her arm and muttered a spell to change her clothes. "I know this great jewelry place!" she said, as they flew down the stairs, Candy dragging Lani along.
'Man,' thought Lani, as they ran down the street: 'Candy lives a rich life.'
Candy led Lani to a large jewelry store. She dragged Lani inside and up to the counter. "You got any good bling here?" she asked, peering down through the glass and not even glancing at the cashier.
"'Course we got bling Can-Can, we sell jewelry." The young man behind the counter exasperatedly.
"OMG! Sean? Is that really you?" Candy jumped up and down, squeaking excitedly. 'Wow' thought Lani, impressed, 'Not only does Candy have great connections, she has hot ones too.' The boy Candy was now talking to, animatedly, had dark brown hair, bleached on top. Dangling from his left earlobe was a white gold / emerald tiny hoop earring. 'A fellow Slytherin? Probably.'
"So," said the boy, turning toward Lani, "you're Lani?"
"Yes." Said Lani, slightly startled.
"Candy told me about the party. I'm sure I can satisfy your 'need for bling' as Candy put it so well." He motioned for them to follow him and led him past loads of beautiful jewels.
"This," he said, "is mystic topaz. When in the right light, it shows all of the colors of the rainbow. But naturally, it's purple. Do you like it?"
Lani was speechless. They had stopped in front of a large slab of the beautiful gem. As she watched the light reflected within the stone, bouncing around in more colors than imaginable. "It's so beautiful." Was all she could say.
"We'll take it." Said Candy, simply. "We need some butterfly clips, earrings, a ring, and a bracelet. A diamond around each topaz too."
"But that's so expensive!" complained Lani. She had never, and would never wear such fine jewelry.
"White or yellow gold?" Sean asked, purposely ignoring Lani.
"White for everything except the butterfly clips and earrings." Candy answered, simply.
"But," said Lani, "but – but – but" Lani stuttered.
"No buts missy." Said Candy as she purchased the gems.
"How much is that?" Lani hissed as they walked back to Candy's place.
"Oh... around 20 galleons." Shrugged Candy.
"20 GALLEONS!" hissed Lani loudly. "That's more than my old allowance for a year!"
"Live with it." Said Candy as they walked into her apartment. "We have three hours." Said Candy, changing the subjects, "What d'you want to do?"
"Only three hours? I have to get ready!"
As it turned out, it did take around three hours for Lani and Candy to get ready for the party. Lani twisted her hair back with the jewel encrusted butterfly clips and curled the ends. Candy was a devil. She dyed her hair red, and wore a skintight red bodysuit. She had a headband with horns and a belt with a forked tail. Even a red pitchfork!
"Aren't you glad I bought you those jewels?" asked Candy as they went out to board the Knight Bus.
"Well, yeah." Said Lani, slightly ashamed.
"The gold brings out the flecks in your eyes. No man can resist you." Lani laughed loudly. They boarded the bus.
"Can you take us to..." the racket on the bus drowned out Candy's voice.
"Course ma'am." And they set off.
"Hey Candy!" someone yelled over the music.
"Dray! Great party!" Candy and Lani wandered over to a tall boy wearing a muggle snowboarding costume. He was wearing a black beanie, snow goggles, and sweats. There was a snowboard strapped to his back.
"Who's this?" he asked, looking at Lani.
"This is... well you're not supposed to know that are you?" Candy said mysteriously, "All you need to know is that she's a friend."
A/N: next is the SLOW DANCE!!!!! I can't wait to write it! I know it's a short chapter, sorry. Thanks for reviewing:
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