Disclaimer: Of course I don't own Digimon.

More than half of her workday was spent in Sadako's, trying on more clothes in a day than Rumiko wore in a month. Ruki was exhausted by the time Kunda decided they were done. She stepped out of the dressing room, and noticed the rack of frilly clothes Takishida pushed away, the wheels squeeking in protest. Another rack full of discards was removed by Shiba, but unlike the last one, Ruki actually wore the clothes on it. Fuse herself was carrying the clothes they had actually decided to buy.

"Why don't you three wait for me in the car?" Kunda suggested, waving Okanao and Iida over. Iida was hesitant, looking at a shimmering aqua tea gown that, Ruki had to admit, didn't look that bad, though the halter neck wasn't her style. Eventually, Okanao had to grab him by the back of his jacket and pull him. Ruki followed them both out the door while Kunda went to pay for the clothes.

"Well that was fun," Iida said while he climbed behind the wheel. Ruki climbed in the door Okanao held open. "Nat-chan will like a lot of the things here." He ignored the glare his friend aimed his way.

"Are you all right?" Okanao asked.

Ruki glanced up, and saw him looking at her closely from the rear-view mirror. "Fine." Her voice was a bit gruffer than she'd intended.

Kunda was walking quickly toward them, her sandals slapping against the pavement. Okanao was out of the car again to open a door for her.

"Where is everything?" Ruki asked curiously.

"It's being delivered directly to the office," Kunda told her as the door closed behind her. Fuse was waving enthusiastically after them as Iida pulled out into the street. Kunda boredly flattered her fingers in return, then turned away from the window as soon as the shop was out of sight. She sent Ruki a genuine smile. "Did you try on anything you liked?" She asked.

She had. Ruki was surprised. Nothing Kunda had passed in to her was nearly as awful as she'd expected. There'd been jeans, and t-shirts. Dress shirts and jackets. Even capris, shorts and khakis. But no skirts, dresses or anything too girly. But instead of answering, Ruki just nodded.

Kunda's smile widened, and she looked really pleased. "Good. See? I told you."

Iida paused at a red light. "Where to, boss?" He asked.

"Fuyuko's." The light turned green.

Ruki stared at Kunda with wide eyes. "A salon?"

"Nami agreed to cut your hair," Kunda told her. "We--Nami and I--are very good friends. And you only need a trim. Layering will give your hair more movement. You'll look wonderful, trust me."

Fuyuko's wasn't very far. Iida pulled in.

"What is this?" Ruki demanded. "I'm getting a makeover, just because I let Digimon sponsor me? Why?"

Kunda smiled, placing a hand on Ruki's shoulder. "Because," she said, "tomorrow, you start filming for a commercial. Now come; there's Nami. I'll introduce you." She took Ruki's hand when the door opened, and pulled her out of the car.

Note: Another late update. Sorry; and it's not even that long, or good, of a chapter. Also, Fuyuko's is another place of my creation. I keep looking, but I can't find any sites on Japanese hair salons--and the same with clothes stores. Oh well.

I haven't wrote Kunda in a while, so she sounds a bit off--less emphasizing and stuff. And in case any of you are waiting for more Ryuki, Ryo makes another appearance in the next chapter (or the one after, if I can't manage it). And I'm going to try to write another chapter tonight, so keep reading!

AzNAnGeL07 -- I'm not worried about this being shut down for commenting on reviews. I'm already in the middle of rewriting everything so that it makes sense and the story looks structured. There's so many subplots that it looks like I'm rambling here.

Flamepaw -- Thank you, and thanks again for reviewing! Please keep reading.

Yokai no Miko -- You're very welcome. And unfortunately, no, they weren't teasing Ruki. The Sickening Six (Temko, Takasu, Takishida, Komon, Shiba, and Fuse) know next to nothing about Ruki, other than she's young and female. They assume that since her mother's a model, she's going to like all that girly stuff.