A/N: This took longer then expected to get out, lol. But hey, still less then a week! So last time Fawn proved once and for all she's no fool. Well...she is. In some ways...well, you get the picture. Anyway, now we get that day with Wendy...lol

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Chapter 22: Oh stars it hurts!

I walked to Wendy's room, the meeting place we agreed on. I was rather nervous for this.

Shaking in my feet, I knocked at Wendy's door.

She answered the door, leering at me. "Hello, Fawn," she sneered.

I guess this was just an agreement to get her to behave yesterday...not actually like me.

"I-I'm uh...I'm ready," I said timidly.

She grinned almost maliciously. "You're, like, probably not. But whatevs, not like I care."

"U-um...right."

"Well, let's go, ASAP!" she said, grabbing my hand and tugging me along. "There's like, a stylist in the castle already."

She paced quickly through the castle halls with me in tow, her grip just slightly to tight.

"Um...so uh...what exactly will we do today?" I finally asked.

That grin came back. "We'll start off with the fun part...waxing." The way she said 'fun' made it seem like opposite, which scared me. "Then we visit the castle spa,-" There's a castle sap!? "-then she's gonna showcase some of her clothes that we can buy. I wanted to just go to the mall, but apparently you can't, like, do that." She sneered. "Okay, like, no complaining from you. You promised."

"R-right..."

She smiled cruelly. "Great! Let's go then."

She dragged me along to wherever this woman was. I was practically trembling.

"Mm. So you're the human girl?" the Koopa girl greeted cooly.

"U-uh...yes...F-Fawn," I stuttered, intimidated.

"Gina, charmed," she greeted flatly.

"So nice to see you again!" Wendy said happily, hugging the woman.

The woman seemed to brighten a little. "Hello, dear. How have you been?"

"Like, fab as usual. Ugh, my stuff is soooo old now. I can't wait to see what you've got!"

"Indeed..." The woman looked me over. "So...you said begin with waxing?"

"Like, yeah," she said, still with that evil grin.

"Very well. She looks in need of it." She looked at my legs and her face scrunched up ever so slightly. I found the gesture odd, but then she motioned toward the stylist chair that looked recently set up in the generic castle room. "Please, sit."

"U-um...okay," I said submissively, making my way to the chair. I reclined in it as she rummaged through her bag that she had brought with her. She pulled out some sort of tube and strips of some kind that looked similar to tape.

"Okay...now just relax..." she said, approaching me. "Lift up your shorts and sleeves."

I gave her an odd glance from her command, but obliged, rolling up my shorts and sleeves.

"Alright..." she muttered. She took the tube and began to poor it on my shin. It felt warm and soothing, actually making me sigh in pleasure. She coated both of my legs a little more than halfway up the thigh before doing the same to my arms and even part of my face. Content with the feeling, I barely noticed her placing the strips on the parts of my body with the wax. But I did when she ripped one off.

My eyes shot open. "AH!" I screamed, my eyes quickly watering. I looked down to see the spot that had the tape ripped off of it was smooth, red, and hairless.

"Why!?" I forced out, shrinking back.

Gina looked only a little taken aback by this reaction. "Relax, it's just a waxing."

"Why would you do this!? My hair on my leg is gone!" I complained, momentarily forgetting any shyness.

"To look pretty. Seriously, have you ever even shaved your legs before?" she said coldly.

"No!" I replied honestly, never seeing the point in it.

"She's a forest girl," Wendy explained, sighing.

"Ah...I see. Well sorry ma'am, but the princess ordered a waxing, so you'll get one," Gina stated unsympathetically.

I practically whimpered. "Oh stars...why?"

"You'll look pretty."

"Doesn't that attract perverts?" I asked, remembering Cult's advice.

Gina blinked, finally caught off guard. "Well...I guess, but..."

"It attracts handsome guys too!" Wendy added, as if that made it a necessity.

I was about to protest, when she glowered. "A deal's a deal."

Oh damn… I shrunk back and nodded weakly, finally accepting my fate.

Gina took hold of another strip.

"OH stars, it HURTS!"

After that painful experience, I was taken to some sort of mineral bath in the castle's spa. The bath refreshed me a little. It helped make me feel less sore at least.

When I got out of the tub, after thoroughly washing myself with what they gave me, the only thing I could find to supply myself with was a bath robe. I shrugged and wore it as I walked outside to see Wendy.

"Well...you look better," she said, actually sounding impressed.

I smiled weakly. "Um...thank you."

She nodded, still observing me, before saying, "Let's go back to Gina. There's a screen set up to change in to our new clothes...like, that'll be mainly for you. I'm just getting, like, new accessories and stuff."

"Oh, um...okay." To be honest, getting more clothes did seem appealing.

We entered the room we'd come from to see Gina waiting with a line of clothes, accessories, shells, and makeup on a table, as well as a two screens for changing set up in the back of the room. Wendy immediately ran up to the makeup and bow section.

"Like, OMS! This stuff is super fab, you've done it again Gina!" she squealed.

Gina grinned, maybe a little smugly. "You're welcome. I've brought the clothes in the size you asked for. Now if you'll excuse me, I have other customers in the castle today. Prince Ludwig has requested for a new shell suit. I'll be back when you've decided what you'd like. Good day." With that, she turned and left the room.

Wendy threw a set of clothes at me and said, "Here, put these on." I caught them as she herself grabbed a shell and walked behind a screen.

I nodded tentatively and went behind the other screen to change in to them.

They were a pair of blue short shorts and a bright blue shirt with a pink butterfly design that fitted me snugly. I noticed there was a mirror in the screen, which showed me how I looked. I didn't like it.

"Hey, come out!" Wendy called.

I obliged and walked out in the new clothes. She immediately scrutinized me, her lip curling. "Hm...no, it doesn't look good. Ugh, like, you don't look good in any bright stuff! Except maybe yellow..."

She sighed and began to rummage through the clothes. "Okay, put on...this." She threw me another pair. I nodded and walked behind the screen again to change.

I noted that I was changing in to a dark purple shirt with a magneta design of a blooming flower near the hip, as well as a lower collar that stretched down farther then I was used to, and a black short skirt. As I was trying them on, a question came to mind that I accidentally vocalized.

"Why does Gina have clothes...?" I immediately clamped my mouth shut.

Surprisingly, her tone was softer than usual. "Some Dragon Koopas and Koopas are, like, in to wearing clothes instead of their shells. It's sort of a hipster trend, and they're expensive. I thought about it, but it's, like, uncool or something for royalty to wear anything but shells. We can't even really switch up our shells, unless it's a special occasion.

I nodded thoughtfully. "Okay...thanks..."

I got out from behind the screen.

Wendy observed me and nodded. "Better..." She paused. "Do you like it?"

I was caught off guard by her almost polite question. "I um...I do. I like it more..." I said truthfully.

She nodded. "That's good..."

She handed me another pair of clothes. "Here, let's see if you look good in these."

I nodded and went back.

As I was changing, she asked me another strange question. "Are you...having fun?"

I stopped changing, confused by the question. "Um...what?"

"I asked if you're having fun," she huffed.

"Oh! W-well um..." I stuttered, trying to come up with a response. "I uh...suppose this is pretty nice..." I guess that wasn't a complete lie. "I...may've overreacted to the makeup...you know, from last time." I'll admit I was lying there.

I heard Wendy sigh. "I guess...I'm like, a little sorry for yelling at you," she finally apologized, hesitantly. "I guess you just weren't used to it, so you didn't like it..."

I smiled in relief, happy that she understood my situation. Maybe she won't hate me! "Th-thank you!"

"Yeah...it's just like...you know," she muttered.

I frowned. "No I don't." When she didn't answer, I said, "I'd uh...like to know...if you want!"

She sighed audibly. "It's just that...it's like, uncool, being the only girl in my family. And being such a posh fashionista! So like, I dunno, sometimes I feel a little alone. Or something. I guess I was mad cuz like, I wanted us to be bffs. Since you're a girl and all..."

I frowned, beginning to understand her situation. But there was one thing I didn't understand. "Um...sorry, what's a bff?"

"Uh...basically friends."

I steeled myself for what I was about to do. I walked out to her and tried my best to look confident.

"We could um...still be friends...if you like..." I said timidly.

She was staring at me in shock. I thought it was what I said, but apparently it wasn't. "Um...like, you're not wearing a shirt."

I look down and saw that I'd changed in to the dandelion skirt, but I only had a bra for my torso. I'd forgotten to change fully. I crossed my arms over my chest, upset with my forgetfulness. "Well...th-there's another reason to be friends...so that this is less awkward..."

She actually chuckled at that, finding humor in it. "Hah...that's pretty funny. I guess I can, like, see why my stupid brothers like you...even King Dad..." She smiled tightly. "We could be, like, friends still."

My face lit up, although still shyly. I stretched out a hand, my other arm still covering myself. "Great!"

Wendy took my hand and shook it. I was content that she didn't hate me, although even I could tell this was a tentative friendship.

"Now hurry up and change!" she insisted.

I obliged, walking out in a cream yellow top, that had a cute winking face on the right breast, and a dandelion pencil skirt that went down to my knees.

She grinned. "It's good. Here, now try these two!"

She handed me a cream dress with one slit on the leg and a cream yellow bow around the waist that looked like it'd be snug. I also got what looked like a pair of dark green underwear.

"Um...what is this?" I asked about the underwear.

Her eyes flashed sneakily. "A bikini."

"Um...isn't it underwear?"

She rolled her eyes. "No, it's a swim suit!"

I remembered that the one pair of clothing that more or less all races were subjected to, besides underwear, were swimwear. And they were basically the same thing a lot of the time. "Um...but isn't it...wrong or something? Aren't I supposed to be hiding my body a little?" The swimsuit went against what I'd been taught.

She rolled her eyes again. "It's for the beach. So that makes it okay! Besides, it's not like you'll actually go to the beach."

I understood the logic for beach clothing, I suppose. "But um...why try it on if I won't wear it?"

She groaned. "For fun, Fawn."

I was beginning to realize just how far off her concept of fun was from mine. Huh...no wonder she has trouble...

After I tried everything on, Wendy paid Gina, who left. Then Wendy had to go out with friends, so I was left alone. Although she did make sure that I wore the purple shirt and black skirt she'd bought me before she left. I realized that I was starving, so I looked for food. As I walked toward the kitchen, I got strange looks from a few of the guards. I grew nervous, hoping that they didn't find what I was wearing to be dumb.

"F-Fawn?" I heard a voice stutter. I turned to see Jimmy, looking at me in a baffled way. He was red for some reason.

"Hi Jimmy...um, are you free?" I asked.

"Why...?" he drawled, seemingly perplexed.

"Can you help me get some food?" I asked him.

"Uh...sure..."

I smiled. "Great! Let's go!"

I led the way, and I noted that he was trailing a little behind, still sluggish.

"Um...Jimmy, you okay?" I asked, concerned.

"Uh...yes! Yes, totally, uh...did you do something with your...body, today?"

"My body?" I frowned at his weird question. He didn't seem to be focusing… "Well um...Wendy made me get waxed, and she got me some special bath with special soaps, and then I got new clothes...so yeah. Do I look okay?"

"Oh yeah..." he said slowly and thoughtfully.

"Oh, that's good!" I said, pleased.

When we made it to the kitchen, I bumped in to a certain someone.

Bowser

I had just asked for some food to be sent to my room for dinner, when in bumped in to someone.

"Oh, sorry Bowser!" the person apologized. I looked down to see Fawn...I think. I stopped to observe her when my eyes widened. She looked very…different.

She looked very…pretty. Well…the word I think I should be using was down right hot. She was wearing a dark purple shirt with a flower design that fitted her snugly. That, plus the low collar line, exaggerated her breasts much more than usual. I ended up staring at the visible cleavage for just a second before snapping my eyes away.

"What?" I spat involuntarily, looking away.

"Um...I said I was sorry for bumping in to you..."

"It's okay!" I said, a little to loud. I mentally kicked myself, feeling like a fumbling retard.

"Um...that's good...are you okay?" She was concerned.

I breathed and composed myself, seeing that I was freaking her out. I turned back to her, meeting her eyes. I knew I was overreacting a little, but I was not expecting her to look this good.

"I'm fine..." I said deliberately.

"Okay...where are you going?"

"Not a lot of my kids are around, so I planned on eating in my room."

"Oh, that's-" She was interrupted by her own stomach growling.

I chuckled, forgetting about her appearance a little. "Hungry?"

She nodded shyly. "Yeah..."

"If you go in the kitchen, they'll probably give you some food."

"Oh thanks!" she said, relieved and happy. "Bye!" She wasted no time rushing in to the room.

While she was moving, I saw something flutter.

I looked down and saw she was wearing a black short skirt that went up when she ran. Her tone legs were revealed, and they looked...different.

They look really good...did she get them shaved or something?

I hadn't really noticed her appearance to much before, so I didn't really care that her legs were a little hairy. But all smooth like that…damn. And then there was where her tall legs finally ended, which was pretty well shown off in the skirt… Once she left, I realized I had been gawking at her legs like an idiot. I quickly snapped out of it and looked around, flustered, in case someone saw me like that.

There was only a Koopa Troopa, but he seemed to have been gawking at her as well. I don't know why, but that pissed me off.

"What do you think you're looking at?" I growled.

He jumped in place and stared at me timidly. "I-I'm sorry! Um uh…I should've known not to stare at her, I mean considering..."

"Considering what?" I asked, still angry at him.

He froze. "Um...nothing! Sorry for staring at you're hot girlfriend!"

I was really pissed now, and he seemed to realize it, as he quickly tried to fix his mistake. "Ah! I mean, you're friend! Friend that's a girl! And she's not hot! Or I mean...she is, but...uh-"

"LEAVE!" I roared.

He nodded quickly and dashed off. Little snot was lucky I was to tired to actually punish him.

I sighed and walked off to my room. I wonder what Fawn did to look so hot...I mean damn, she might be on Peach's level!

I caught that thought and tried to shove it out of my mind. No, no…she's not as cute as Peach. No one is. But, at the very least, I had to admit to myself that she was attractive.

Uh, yes. She's my...attractive...friend.

So Wendy and Fawn have a tentative truce kinda going. So that's good...I'm trying to make the relationships more authentic, so not everyone's like 'holy crap this girl's AWESOME BLAHSAODSDDJS!' Cuz you know what we call that? A Mary Sue. Who hates Mary Sue's? Well...most people, but especially me I think XD

Also...Fawn's hot now. Yayyy. I think that's fair; as Cult's stated before, she'd look as pretty as the other human girls if she got the same pampering. Well now she does. So I think it's fair. Plus, it looks like Bowser's noticed ;) as did Jimmy...oh my pervy OC...

Well, until next time, R&R. Byee