"C'mon Ash. This is about the tenth time you've changed," Ellie said, looking at the layers of clothes that covered Ashley's bed. "When you're done getting dressed the party's going to be over," she added with a laugh. Picking up Ashley's CD collection, she began to flip through it while she waited.
"Well, I just found my Death Cab For Cutie T-shirt that Craig gave me," Ashley hollered from the bathroom. "He'll probably be happy to see me in it."
"Yeah," Ellie said, trying her best to sound normal when she said it. As soon as she heard Ashley say Craig a frown crossed her face. But, she was used to having to pretend. Ashley was her best friend, and liking your best friend's boyfriend was a universal friendship don't.
Ashley stepped out of the bathroom dressed in the band shirt and a faded denim skirt. It wasn't fancy or anything, but she looked different. In a good way, of course. "What do you think?" She asked Ellie, doing a spin before walking into the room and taking a seat on her bed.
"You look great Ash," Ellie said as she looked up at her. "Craig will love it." She showed a slight smile, then glanced at herself in the mirror. Nothing special. Just plain old Ellie Nash.
Ashley noticed her looking in the mirror. "You look good too.. But, if you want, I think I can make you look even better." She pulled Ellie up from her chair and rushed over to her closet. In the back there were some clothes from her 'Goth' stage. She pulled out a dusk purple corset that seemed like it would go perfect with the skirt Ellie had on. "You don't have to wear it if you don't want, but give it a try."
Ellie took the corset and went into the bathroom to put it on. She looked at herself in the full length mirror. She liked it. She more then liked it actually. She loved it. She opened the door and walked out to show Ashley.
"I love it," Ashley said with a smile as she grabbed her purse. At that moment, the doorbell rang. "I bet that's Craig," she said as she ran down the stairs to go let him in. She gave him a kiss, then led him upstairs to where Ellie was.
Ellie let out a sigh and sat down on Ashley's bed waiting for them to come up. She smiled at them once the door opened.
"Doesn't Ellie look amazing?" Ashley said to Craig as she searched through her earrings for her silver picks.
"Yeah," Craig said to Ashley. He turned and looked over to Ellie. "You really do look beautiful tonight." He smiled at her after he said it.
Ellie instantly blushed. Craig probably only said it because Ashley told him to of course, but she didn't care. Craig called her beautiful, and nothing could make her unhappy for the rest of the night.
Ashley let out a frustrated sigh, "I can't find the earrings I'm looking for. Maybe they're downstairs." She handed Craig a purple and silver star shaped necklace before she opened the door to go down stairs. "Hand that to Ellie for me."
Craig nodded and walked over to Ellie who was sitting at the vanity. He lent down and put the necklace around her neck. "Can you pick up your hair for a sec?"
Ellie went to turn around to look at him, but she realized all she had to do was look up at the mirror. "I could of done it myself," she said as she gathered her hair in her hand and held it up.
Craig smiled as he did up the clasps, "Oh, I know. But, I figured I'd be a gentlemen."
Ellie smiled back as she let go of her hair. "Thank you then." She looked back up at the mirror, and noticed his eyes. They caught the reflection of the light perfectly and the shade was warming. She turned around so she was facing him. "You have the most beautiful eyes I've ever seen."