Chapter 9: Step 2

Stacy was having a blast shopping. She picked out different kinds of shoes, jeans, skirts, shirts, blouses, and dresses.

"This is fun, but how much is all this going to cost?" asked Stacy.

"Don't worry about the money, Stacy. We'll help pay." said Ms. Crawly.

"Thank you."

"Now we have the basic stuff, now you just need an evening gown and bathing suit for the pageant." Nancy instructed.

They went into a formal dress store and looked around.

"Wow, they're all so amazing. I don't have a clue which one to pick." Stacy observed.

"Well there are many categories to choose from." Missy told her.

"There are?"

"Yeah, there's silhouette, color, and material." explained Rosita.

"Oh, I had no idea."

"First off, what's your favorite color?" wondered Ash.

"Well, I guess I like blue."

"So that narrows it down. Do you want one with straps, sleeves, sleeveless, strapless, or heart shape?" Meena questioned.

Stacy looked at the different styles, she wanted to look nice, but she didn't want anything over the top.

"I think I'll take the sleeveless one."

"Now what kind of material do you want, there's satin, chiffon, georgette, or polyester?" asked Ms. Crawly.

"I like the satin."

They found a dress that matched Stacy's preferences and she went into the fitting room, to try it on. She stepped out, and stood before the other women.

"Well, what do you think?"

"Stacy, that dress looks great on you." complimented Rosita.

"You really think so?"

"Yeah, blue's definitely your color." added Nancy.

Stacy smiled, and went back into the fitting room, and looked at herself in the mirror, She'd never wore a formal dress before, and it looked great on her.


After buying the dress, they worked on finding swimsuit.

"So you think you'd want a one piece or two piece swimsuit?" asked Meena.

"Uh, I think I'll stick to a one piece." said Stacy.

She picked out a teal one, and brought a hat, sunglasses, and wrap to go with it.

"Well we got all my clothes, guess that's it then."

"Hold on Stacy, there's one more thing." Ash told her.

"What's that?"

"Make-up, we didn't see any at your motel room." Ms. Crawly replied.

"Well I don't own any make-up, and I've never worn any before."

"Never worn makeup?" Missy wondered.

"That settles it. Next stop, the make-up stand." declared Meena.


In another store they went to a makeup stand, and a wolf attendant gave Stacy a small makeover. She put blush on her cheeks, lip gloss on her lips, and blue eye shadow on her eyelids.

"There, what do you think?" asked the attendant, as she gave Stacy a mirror.

Stacy took the mirror, and looked at herself. Her eyes widened, she couldn't believe she was looking at herself.

"I love it." said Stacy.

"You look great, Stace." complimented Ash.

After buying the make-up, the ladies got back on the bus, and helped Stacy take all her new clothes and make-up to her apartment.

"Thanks again for today. I had such a good time."

"No problem, but haven't you ever been shopping before?" wondered Nancy.

"Well...I wasn't able to get out much back in Creatropolis."

"Well, at least you'll be able to get out more here. We'll see you tomorrow, then we'll help you get some grace." Rosita told her.

"Okay, bye."

And she waved the others off, as they walked away.


That night at Michael's apartment, he had just finished some macaroni and cheese for dinner.

"Brianna, dinner's ready." he called.

Brianna came out of her room, and sat at the table. As the two ate, Michael noticed Brianna seemed quiet.

"Everything okay?"

"Huh, oh yeah everything's fine." Brianna answered.

"You sure?"

"Well, when's Ash gonna move in?"

"Soon, first she has to move her stuff here and put up her apartment for sale."

"Okay."

And she continued to eat. Michael noticed his sister's demeanor, and had an idea about what the problem was.

That's chapter 9, plz review