Tamaorella

Chapter 2: Costume shopping

After a few hours, the trio sent Tamaorella into the town to get some costumes for them. They gave her a list and only enough money for their costumes so she couldn't possiably buy herself a costume. The town was buzzed with the excitement of the party too, as the streets were decorated and stores were having sales like they did every time King Miki had a party. Tamaorella greeted everyone she knew and then went to the costume shop.

"Oh no!" cried Tamaorella as she walked in. The store was a madhouse and stuff was flying everywhere. Tamaorella made a dash for it and grabbed the costumes that Kino, Anna and Pillika needed. She then got to the counter and paid for everything.

"That will be 10,000 yen please," said the cashier. Tamaorella handed him the money and he gave back some change. Tamaorella looked at it weirdly. "Is this right?"

"Yep, most of these items were on sale today miss," said the cashier. Tamaorella smiled. She had some money left over and went to look and see what she could buy for herself. Almost everything was sold out but she mange to get some jewelry and a crown for her. She was about to pay again when somebody ran into her. "AHHHH!"

Tamaorella looked up after she crashed and blushed as she saw who crashed into her. "A-A-Are you okay!" asked Tamaorella stammering and blushing.

"Huh? Yeah I'm fine. How about you?" asked the guy she crashed into and rubbing his head. He wore sunglasses and had on jeans and a T-shirt. His hair was in a long ponytail but it looked good on him, thought Tamaorella.

"I-I-I'm fine!" stammered Tamaorella.

"That's good. You're too cute to be hurt," he said smiling. Tamaorella blushed and almost fell over. "ACK! I'm sorry if I offended you!" cried the guy.

"No! You didn't! Don't worry about it!" chirped Tamaorella still blushing and turning redder by the second. He laughed. "What's so funny?"

"Nothing.Oh here's your stuff," he said handing it to her. Tamaorella took it.

"Ariagato desu," she said.

"Don't worry about it. Say are you going to that costume party too?" he asked.
"I hope to go! Kino-san, my stepmother, says I can go if I do all my chores and find a costume to wear," explained Tamaorella.

"Really? Well then I guess I should get you a costume then," he said getting up and grabbing his bag.

"Excuse me?" said Tamaorella getting up also.

"Sure. It's the least I can do. This place is almost out of things so let's get you a custom made one and I'll pay for these," he said getting Tamaorella's stuff and walking up to the counter and paying for them. Tamaorella couldn't believe that somebody was doing this for her. She walked back up to the counter and he gave her new bag.

"Now to the dressmaker's my dear!" he said grabbing her hand. Tamaorella was rushed to the dressmaker's shop while he dragged her to it. When she got there, she was amazed at all the lovely fabric there. "Wow!"

"Hm? Don't tell me this is your first time at a dress shop," he said. Tamaorella nodded. "You're serious?"

Tamaorella nodded again and blushed. "I always get hand-me-downs."

"Well then we'll make it special! You pick out any fabric you want and any design that you want! You want to dress up as a princess tonight, right?" he asked smiling.

"Um…yes, sir," said Tamaorella.

The guy pouted. "I'm not a sir, I'm a guy. I'm only 17 right now."

"Oh.I'm gonna be 15 soon," said Tamaorella.

"Oh? I thought you were older by the way you act," he said smiling. "By the way, what's your name?"

"It's…"

Just then the castle clock ranged 4:00 and it chimed really loud.

"Oh that clock! It's so noisy!" complained Tamaorella covering her ears. "Couldn't they give it a nicer chime?"

"I know. I've been asking to change it but they always say 'no'," the guy said. "But I have to go back home now. Let them measure you and they'll sew it up in an hour or so. Here," he said giving her money for the dress.

"Um..Okay! But I don't know what design I want!" panicked Tamaorella.
"Depends on what type of princess you want to be.Me? I prefer a princess who wore a simple yukata then a magic fairytale type dress. It's your choice. I have to go now. See you at the party. I know you'll be there!" he said waving her off.

Tamaorella smiled as he walked away and then realized she didn't know his name and neither did he. "Nice job Tamaorella.Oh well, maybe I'll see him soon."

"Hey guess who's back?"

"Hey Ryu! Did you find a better costume then what Dad gave you?" asked Yoh.
"Yep.It's a little cosplay piece I ordered 3 months ago," said Ryu taking off his sunglasses and dropping his bag on a chair.

"What series?" asked Hao.

"The series 'Fruit Baskets'. I'll be going as Shigure Sohma. I'm year of the dog too, so I thought I go as him tonight," explained Ryu.

"You mean that perverted author?" asked Hao.
"Yes, one and the same," said Ryu with an anger mark on his head. "Oh and I met such a cute girl today too! I think she liked me."

"What did you do? Pay her to like you?" asked Hao smirking.

"Onii-chan! Be nice to Ryu!" said Yoh. Ryu sweat dropped.

"No I didn't Hao...unlike you at times. I kinda bumped into her in the costume store. She looked sweet. I hope she comes tonight!" said Ryu grinning.

"Ryu really likes her huh?" asked Yoh. "He looks happy."

"Yeah.It's werid.Most people don't even know Ryu is a prince except at royal parties and meetings and such.Oh well. Let's leave the pervert author to himself. I think there's some oranges in the kitchen," said Hao getting up.Ryu was too busy thinking about the girl he met to hear Hao's comment of him. Ryu hummed happily to himself as he went into his room.

"Yay for oranges!" cried Yoh rushing out of there.

Continue in Chapter 3.