Replaced this chapter to fix my little (not really that little) error. Happy reading!

-Suki-

Chapter 2: Sleepy Head

Yumi awoke the next morning to someone shaking her. "Five more minutes…" she grumbled, turning away from the person disturbing her beauty sleep.

"Get up… lazy bum," Odd shook her again. "Ulrich's going to be up soon and you'll get into trouble!"

Yumi sat up so quickly she knocked Odd of his feet. "That was fast," Odd muttered, getting up off her floor. "See you at breakfast. It's in 30 minutes. Aelita's making pancakes!" Odd left Yumi to change.

Yumi got up and went to her dresser. No clothes were in it. She went to her closet. No luck there either. "Now what am I supposed to do?" Yumi asked herself. Someone lightly knocked on her door. "Come in," she told them.

The door opened to reveal Aelita. She wore an apron over her cloths. "I just wanted to make sure you were up," she said, starting to leave.

"Wait! Could I borrow something to wear?" she asked.

"Sure. Follow me," Aelita lead her to a room. It was a nice shade of peach and everything screamed Aelita. "Pick out whatever. I've got to go and finish breakfast," Aelita waved and left her.

Yumi went through the whole closet. Everything was too girlish for her to think about wearing. She turned to the chest of drawers. She didn't have much luck there either. Yumi sighed and dug to the bottom of the final drawer. She found a forest green tank top and matching shorts. "I guess I'll wear this," she decided, going back to her room. She quickly took a shower and dressed.

Breakfast was just about to begin as Yumi got there. "Morning," she yawned as she sat down next to Aelita.

"Well dig in!" Aelita told the others. She had made pancakes, eggs, toast, bacon, and sausage. It looked seriously delicious.

Yumi ate her fill, giving her leftovers to Odd. He finished off everyone's breakfast. "It's good like always Aelita," he told her, wolfing down the rest of the eggs.

Yumi watched, amused. "Yumi," Ulrich's voice snapped her out of her thoughts.

"Yes?" she asked him.

"Are you ready to go?" he asked, getting up from the table. Yumi nodded. "Then let's get going."

The store Ulrich had chosen was huge. "Pick seven outfits for your daily wear, along with two used when you'll be on the job. Get two of the seven outfits and get something formal as well," he instructed her.

"That many?" she was amazed.

"Yeah, don't worry about paying. I'll have them send the bill to me," Ulrich explained. "Meet me at the Scarlet Café for lunch."

"Alright," Yumi gave the thumbs up sign. "See you then," she waved as he left. Then she turned and started to browse through the billions of isles.

It turned out Yumi found her outfits easily. She had expected it to be harder than that. She had decided on all her outfits within two hours.

Her formal dress was the easiest of all. It was a black dress, with long, black, see-through sleeves. At the elbow the sleeves became wider in width, giving her plenty of maneuverability. The bottom of the dress had two slits cut on each side. Sewed in the slits was the same material that her sleeves consisted of. It was a gorgeous dress. She found black choker and earring set to go with it.

Next she had found her 'on the job' outfits. One was leather tank top with matching shorts. It came with boots and gloves. The other was a polyvinyl cat suit. It had ears attached and a tail. (think Odd's suit in black, but not exactly)

Her day cloths were the last thing she went searching for. Her first outfit was a black tank top with a pair of short shorts. The tank top read "Are you dreaming?" Her next one was a black midriff sweater and black jeans. She also picked out a sheer tank top that was comprised of a black tank over a white one. A pair of blue jeans went with it. She decided for her fourth outfit, that a leather mini skirt and a leather halter top would do. Fifth was a jean skort and a white top reading "If I throw a stick will you leave?" Next was a pair of jean shorts and black shirt that read "If you could read my mind… you'd be running now." Finally, she picked out a black sweater that almost went to her knees and a pair of black slacks.

Before she went to the front counter, she found a pair of cloud pajamas and a black tankini. Yumi decided to get those as well. She went to the front counter with her items and they took them from her. "We'll send them to the mansion. Good day," they told her.

Yumi thanked them and left. She found the Scarlet Café without too much trouble and looked around for Ulrich. He was sitting in the corner sipping a mug of coffee. Sitting down next to him, she thanked him for the cloths.

"Your welcome," Ulrich smiled and motioned for a waitress. She came over quickly and took their lunch orders. "I asked you to meet me here because we have a date tonight."

Yumi was shocked. "We do?" she asked stupidly.

"Yes, there's a banquet tonight for all the crime lord's new recruits," Ulrich explained. "There's one every month. The lords take their new female recruits and well the males have to find a date."

"Oh. That was what the dress was for," Yumi concluded.

"Yes, we'll be leaving at seven. Make sure you're ready by then, okay?" Ulrich told her.

Yumi nodded. "Seven it is…"

What do you guys think? Did I pick out good cloths for Yumi?

-Suki