Beat Em At Their Own Game
A/n: Hi! Evil Eggplants shall rule the world! MWAHAHAHAHAcoughsputter Ahem…Sorry 'bout that. I feel much better now. Hope ya like this installment! Wanna know something weird? I had a headache, and then I sneezed, and then I didn't have a headache! Wow, I'm stupid. I really need to get some help about using too many exclamation points…..!
Disclaimer: I don't own anything…except for me! What, I'm still a minor? Damn it!
Chapter 2: The Plan (I hate this title. So many other fics use it. It's overly cliché)
Girl's night: Nightingale Mansion
The girls were playing truth or dare, the magical version. That meant that you had to do the dare, or tell the absolute truth. Don't ask how, I 'cause dunno. So they were playing when Xander said, "Lily, who do you have a crush on?"
She turned bright red and said, "Jamespotter."
"What did you say?"
"I said, James Seth Kevin Potter." Lily was a deep maroon now. "Well now, Venus, how 'bout you? Same question."
"Remus Lucifer Hermes Lupin. How do I know his middle name…..s?" She broke down giggling.
"Okay, Xander, same to you," Venus sang.
"I like Sirius Orion Hades Black and he is hot as hell!"
They were all laughing now and Lily said, "Oh, Xander, what did you wanna tell us back at the gym?"
"Oh yeah. So, I have a plan. We're gonna get super hot when we go to school. We'll let nobody see us on the train, after lessons we'll change into pajamas and stay in our dorm, and then, on the first weekend, we'll surprise everyone by being super hot! I mean, we already are so that'll be easy. We'll go shopping and junk tomorrow. The best part is, we'll flirt with the boys, but we won't let them have us! When they start to show signs of weakness, still don't give in. Only do when we have them eating out of our palms!"
"You. Are. Bloody. Effing. Brilliant!"
"I completely and utterly agree."
"Okay, okay. You can kiss my arse later. First of all, pick an elemental look to suit yourself." Xander smirked as she said this. They each were elementals; they could control the elements. It was a hard secret to guard, but they managed.
"Hmm, I like water. Isn't Aphrodite originally born from the sea?" said Venus.
"That would suit you. I, Alexandria Cairo Antonio, am one of fire. My name practically screams it."
"Yeah, it does. I wanna take on an earthly look, if ya know what I mean," smiled Lily.
"Perfect. We shall plan today, shop tomorrow," said Venus.
"Lils, let's sleep in the Bean Bag Room tonight."
"Yay! Girl's Night!"
They all went to that room and got a ton of munchies (ya know, junk food) for the night. They settled down and talked for a while on what they would wear and how to style themselves.
"Lily, you should let your hair down. It's so pretty how it curls in little ringlets! It'll give you a more neutral look. That's what you want right?" said Venus
"Yeah. You should wear silvery make-up and flowing clothing. Maybe even crimp and streak your hair blue," offered Lily.
"That would look good on you Venus. You too, Lils. I mean, for what Veeny Weeny said," she heard a 'Hey!' from the nickname, "Hmm, Lily, you should wear greens, browns, tans, whites, brownish reds, brownish oranges, or golds. Venus, you should wear silvers, blues, purples, green-blues, whites, blacks, and hmm…even, maybe, tans."
"You should wear reds, oranges, yellows, golds, browns, blacks, greys, pinks, uhh…and other stuff like that. Try teasing your hair a bit. That would make it frizzier and maybe even streak it with a reddish brown dye," added Lily.
"Perfect. If you have any other ideas, put them forward. Wait, I do! So, Lily should wear slightly flowing, tighter clothes. I should wear flowing skirts and stuff and Xander, you should wear shorter, tighter, vibrant clothes. Get it? Got it? Good," giggled Venus. The others were also laughing. (Don't ask me why, they're weird)
At about 3:00, they went to sleep, but they got up a seven. They showered and dressed in the few clothes that went with their new style. Lily wore a forest green tank top, a knee length tan skirt and brown clogs. Her hair was loose in small ringlets. She had dark green eye shadow that had tiny gold flecks in it. She also had on a clear lip gloss. Xander wore gold satin pants, a red tube top, and red flip flops. Her hair was in a pony tail and she had large, gold hoop earrings. She had gold eye shadow with a bright red lip stick. Venus was wearing a periwinkle and silver dress that was fitted at the top and flowed out around the waist. She had tan sandals. Her hair was crimped and had silvery-blue streaks. She had lavender eye shadow with a silvery-clear lip gloss.
They looked each other over and were excited. They decided that they would have to have lunch on Main St. It was 10:00 when they finally flooed over. Nobody recognized them! They planned to meet at Panera Bread at 12:00, when they would then eat lunch.
Nobody's POV: On Main St.: Lily + Remus
Lily was at a shop called Wicca World, where there were so many awesome earthly clothes. There were also Wiccan Magic tools, such as Rowan Wands, and Scrying Crystals. She was in heaven. She heard the faint tinkling of the door being opened. She looked around and saw James looking around. There was a sigh and Remus stepped in, rolling his eyes at James. She saw him leave and pretended not to notice that Remus was there. She through a book called Astrological Houses and Horoscopes: How to Use Them to Your Advantage. She found herself deeply reading it when someone tapped her shoulder. She spun around to see Remus apologizing. (Asterisks within quotes mean action. Parentheses within quotes means thoughts)
"Sorry. Do you work here?"
"No."
"Oh. Sorry to bother- Lily? That's your name, isn't it?"
"Yes."
"Wow! You look different than I remember. Um, anyways, do you know where, uhh, books on...err…Astrology are? And Creatures. (Yeah right. Astrology. Creatures. That's like saying "Where are the books on Moons and Werewolves? Why do you ask? 'Cause I am one!)" Remus turned slightly pink as he said this, but Lily didn't notice.
"I feel weird knowing this as this is my first time in the shop, but Astrology is here, and Creatures are over there; near the amulets."
"Thanks," said Remus, still a bit pink, as he walked over to a nearby bookshelf.
Lily went up to pay, and bought a membership card, too. (Remus didn't ask the cashier person because that's in a different part of the store. And no, Remus does not think of Lily in that way) She left, it was almost noon, with five miniaturized bags of clothes, two of shoes and four of Wicca stuff. She ended up spending 300 galleons, 13 sickles, and 2 knuts.
Nobody's POV: Venus + James
Back in time, two hours. Venus was in a small shop called Poseidon's Palace. She thought that it was beautiful. It was bewitched so that it looked like you were in water! As she first stepped into the shop, she saw someone look over. It was James. She looked around again. Against one wall were dozens of little figurines. Some were made of Glass, some of porcelain. She strode over to them and gasped at their beauty. They were made to look like tiny fish, mermaids, seaweed, sea sponge, and other sea creatures and plants. She then walked over to a rack of clothes. They looked like they were spun out of silk, satin, and fish scales. They gently sparkled in the filtered light. She loved it here! She was again at the wall, looking at small glass mermaids, when James spoke.
"Excuse me. I don't mean to be rude, but do I know you?" he said.
"Yeah…."
"Well, then, who are you?"
"Don't you know? I am Aphrodite Nightingale. Ring a bell?" she asked sarcastically. (their mums are friends)
"What? No way. The Aphrodite that lives down the street? Well, see you at school."
"Sorry to bother you again, but what are you doing in such a –feminine- shop?"
"I'm looking for something for my little sister. You know, Onya?"
"Yeah. Tell your mum I said hi."
He nodded awkwardly and continued to look at stuff. About two hours later, Venus took her things and purchased them at the register. She had about the same amount of stuff as Lily and she spent 453 galleons, 15 sickles and 21 knuts. She walked towards their meeting place.
Nobody's POV: Xander + Sirius
Two turns of the Time Turner should do it. Xander was skipping happily down the road when she saw a large store that was called The Ancient World of Wonder (Or Not So Ancient). She was intrigued and stepped inside. She gasped at what she saw. Thousands of books were stacked high in the shelves, racks upon racks of shoes, make-up, jewelry and other small trinkets, rows and columns of clothes separated by style, color, and gender! She walked over to the books and saw one entitled The Library of Alexandria, while at another glance she saw magazines with such titles as Fashion Monthly, Designer Gazette, Magic Abroad, and even National Geographic! She bounced happily over to the jewelry and make-up and grinned; they had awesome brands! She then went and looked for clothes.
When she went to the changing room, it said CO ED. She didn't care though. After a few outfits, she tried on a black halter top, red bellbottoms, and black sandals. She spun around a few times and decided that it fitted and she looked good. She was about to choose a next outfit to try, when the door opened. Sirius Black was standing there with his mouth hanging open!
"Oh…err…sorry!"
"It's okay," Xander giggled, "it's not as if I were changing or anything, Black."
"Black? Holy shit! Do I know you?"
"Uhh, yeah. I'm Alexandria Cairo Antonio," upon seeing his blank face, she added, "Xander. Venus's friend. I live with her, and Lily."
"Oooooh, her. I mean you. Uhh…you know what I mean. Yeah."
Xander rolled her eyes and slammed the changing room door. She decided on an orange dress. She thought that she heard something, so she peeked through a small crack. Sirius was humming! Cher! She didn't have anything against her, but it's kinda weird seeing one of Hogwart's hottest guys humming the tune to Dark Lady. Xander snorted quietly after that. She heard a small bell, the door. As she heard that, she looked at her watch. It was 1:57! She was gonna be late! She quickly undressed, redressed, grabbed the clothes she was going to buy and left the room. When she stepped around the corner, she peeked out and saw James whispering to Sirius about how gay it was to sing, or even hum, Cher. She tried to muffle the giggle that was coming out, but it was too late. James and Sirius swiveled around (swiveled is a fun word!) and Xander giggled, "Oops! Heh, heh, heh. Hi guys!" and Sirius turned red.
"Hello. I don't believe that I know you. Do you know me?" asked James, confused.
"Hmmf. Not again. I-Am-Xan-Der. You-Know-Me-From-School." She pointed and nodded as she said this, talking very slowly; as if she were talking to a troll.
"Har, har, har. Bloody effing funny. Wait. You're Xander? How come all of a sudden, you three look different? Never mind. Let's go find Remus," and with that they left.
It was just 2:00 when they met at Panera Bread. They had a brief lunch as they discussed their days. Lily was so excited about the shop she went to, the others agreed to go to it again the next day.
A/n: It's kinda out there, I know. And it seems rushed, but the next chappie is gonna be good. I promise. Sorry for not updating! I got grounded and then the website kinda crashed for a few days. I love my reviewers! R/R!