Chapter 6: Shopping
"Let the idiot question himself to death." Rose said quietly.
"What was that? Who's Earth Dragoness and Earth Goddess?" Anna asked.
"A friend of mine. They are both one person." Rose replied, then added, "See you later," And ran towards Jun Tao, who was walking around.
"Hey. You're Tao Jun, correct? I'm Rose." Rose tried to make her voice sound friendly.
"Yeah. Call me Jun, okay? Everybody does. Um… you want to go shopping? We can chat in Funbari Mall. It has a load of stuff." Jun suggested.
"Uh… okay…" Rose replied, sweat-dropping.
"Sure! We can get into my car, or do you want to walk there?" Jun asked.
"I think I'd prefer walking." Rose replied, laughing nervously.
"Hey, aren't you the girl my brother Ren attacked the day you got here? The one who was fighting Zeke?" Jun asked.
"Yeah… he's a jerk, isn't he? Zeke, I mean." Rose said quickly when Jun frowned.
"Yeah. Let's get going." Jun said happily, and the two girls walked to the mall.
"Ohmigosh, that blouse and skort look perfect with your hair tied in ribbons! You look so cute!" Jun exclaimed as she looked at the outfit she suggested Rose try on.
Rose was wearing a light blue blouse and a light blue skort with medium sized ribbons on both sides, left and right. Her hair was tied into two pigtails that were also tied with light blue ribbons, and to top it off, matching high heel sandals at least four inches high.
"This does not look like me!" Rose exclaimed, but Jun already paid for it, so Rose wore the outfit for the rest of the shopping trip.
Jun brought a new dress, a pair of high heels, a pearl necklace, a dragon design purse, and new hair bands.
"Well, I don't think anybody would recognize you when we get back to the Inn." Jun said, smiling.
"Um… Jun, what happened to those people, like that girl the Zeke almost killed?" Rose asked hesitantly.
"They left, to go somewhere. I don't know where, though, and I don't think anyone else knows either." Jun replied.
The girls kept walking and chatting up the hill.
"Hello? I'm back!" Jun called.
"I should take off my shoes first, right?" Rose asked nervously.
"Um-hmm." Jun nodded, and Rose slid off her shoes.
"Hey Jun, waz up… who's she?" Yoh came out of the kitchen.
"Rose. We went a little shopping." Jun indicated to Rose, who at once felt herself turn red.
"Hey, don't feel bad. You can stay here if you like… ROSE?" Yoh shouted, eyes popping out, and exited the room.
"Jun? I should change now, right? I'm not used to high heels and this stuff." Rose smiled uneasily, but Jun only led the younger girl to a couch and they both sat down.
"Relax. Everything will be all right." Jun told her soothingly, one hand on her shoulder, and felt her relax.
Ryu came from the kitchen, and he saw Rose. He went over to her, hearts in his eyes, bent down on one knee, flower in one hand, and asked, "Will you be my happy place?"
"This is my answer, idiot," Rose replied, and hammer-fisted him on the side of his head.
"Who is the girl?" Ryu shouted.
Jun sweat-dropped, and everybody came into the room.
Ren, who obviously disliked Rose, asked at once, "What's she doing here?"
"Your sister brought me here. Is that so wrong? If it is, I'll leave, for I have better things to do anyways." Rose made a slight motion as if to leave.