Disclaimer: I do not own the rights to Detective Conan; those rights belong to Gosho Aoyoma. The stores and such mentioned should be mine, if not…oops…
Kimiko tugged on her cropped jacket, attempting to pull down the hem so it reached her denim Capri's. Her cheeks were tinged pink as Hattori raised an eyebrow, "Oi, that jacket ain't growin' any longer. You might as well leave it be and meet up with the girls." He chuckled lightly while jerking his head towards Kazuha and Ran who were waiting for them to catch up. His expression was still bemused by Kimiko's situation, especially now that it involved shopping, even if at his expense, he had to participate.
"Well start at Fashion'z, they have all kind of clothing styles, and it's all really cute! Since it will be July soon, Yukiko-san suggested that you look at summer clothing," Kazuha stated, placing herself between Hattori and Kimiko. Kazuha narrowed her eyes when she looked at Hattori, and with a voice dripping with warning, stated, "you need to behave alright, the sign points out that "No shoes, No shirt, No brainsNo service". Hattori responded with an audible gulp and miffed look, which earned a giggle from Ran.
The foursome headed into the outlet called Fashion'z, with relief to get away from the heat of the sun. Kimiko eeped though, when she saw the racks upon racks of clothing that the girls wanted to hunt through. There were three main areas to the clothing store: the back held all the accessories and shoes, the right side of the store held the clothes themselves, and then the left side held lots and lots of undergarments. Kimiko stole a glance at Hattori who had turned red when he entered while staring, and he continued to stare at the left side of the store. Kazuha and Ran headed towards the right, causing Kimiko to sigh in relief while Hattori moaned in disappointment. Irked at Hattori's drooling over the racks of panties, Kimiko latched onto his ear and bodily dragged him away. "No drooling, pervert!" she snarled while narrowing her eyes dangerously. Then spotting Kazuha's wary glance, she shouted, "Hattori's peeping! Kazuha-chan, knock some sense into him!" Hattori's sudden flurry of movement to get as far away from a raging Kazuha as possible amused Kimiko, especially when Hattori ran straight into the display case.
Kimiko decided to go around the aisles by herself, and passed a few racks that focused on low-rise pants, most of them frayed near the ends to give off a very uncouth feeling, while exploring. So far, the clothes seemed a little too revealing for her tastes, but her mother would probably be thrilled with the thought of showing off her little girl… Kimiko did find a t-shirt that appealed to her, as a girl, sense of style: simple, no low-cuts, and a plain color. Remembering the size her mother had bought, she searched out a size four.
She moved on to where Ran had stopped, and found Ran admiring a red blouse. "Do you like that shirt?" she asked, hesitating at a full approach. It seemed that even Ran was a little more conserved than the store's main selection too, which relieved Kimiko. Ran wouldn't be pushing her into anything embarrassing, at least Kimiko hoped so.
Ran looked up in surprise before nodding, "its Shinichi's favorite color, I think it'd look cute on me." The blouse was a formal button-up, with sleeves, and linked cuffs that reached to about the elbow. The color was a soft garnet-red, and, in Kimiko's opinion, would look great on Ran. Ran was now blushing, almost as red as the shirt in her grasp, with embarrassment and seemed suddenly uncomfortable. With a quick smile though, Ran was her friendly self and guiding Kimiko to a rack that had colors just perfect for her skin tone.
After a good hours worth of searching, Kimiko had a stack of clothing resting in her arms and was being led by an overly-friendly saleswoman to the dressing rooms. She could feel her cheeks turn even redder than what they were as Kazuha snagged three rooms next to each other, and suggested trading clothes amongst the three of them. Ran had agreed already, since they all wore about the same size, and didn't seem to notice how nervous Kimiko had become. Kimiko glanced at Hattori, who was settled in a poofy chair while watching the three girls with amusement. "I bet this is the first time he has ever had fun shopping…" she growled, remembering how he had continually suggested clothing that, if anything, would have been mortifying.
Kimiko could not help but glance with trepidation at the clothing pile that she had been told to try on. Especially since she knew that the girls would want her to 'show off' the clothing that she'd picked out. Sighing with defeat, she lifted the first shirt and began the long process of trying on clothes.
The first outfit Kimiko tried on was the simple tank top, in the color of green, with a pair of denim shorts that cut off at about her knee. She had insisted on the knee-lengthed pants, and had finally won out against both Kazuha and Ran. The outfit wasn't anything special, and suited Kimiko just fine. As soon as she stepped out of the dressing room though, she found that Kazuha thought differently, "Kimiko-chan, you can't wear clothing like that! You're going to blend into the wall with that top; and Yukiko-san said she wanted to get you into some clothing that looks good!" Hattori could be heard sniggering in the background somewhere, well out of range of any projectile elements sent by her.
Slightly chagrined, Kimiko found herself being led into the dressing room by Kazuha and pointed out just which tops were the ones she should try on. Kimiko couldn't help but think, as the dressing room's door was shut, that Kazuha seemed a lot more like Sonoko then before. The second outfit she tried, the one Kazuha was waiting for her to try on was a thigh-length skirt, heaven forbid would she ever wear this outside the store's dressing room, and a v-neck tee-shirt, in bright red too, that draped to about her hips. The shirt was tight-fitting in the chest though, and the slight ruffles on the tip of the sleeve really irritated her. Ducking her head, Kimiko managed to step outside the dressing room.
Hattori's whistle was not the first thing she expected. Luckily, Kazuha was close to him, since it made it even easier for Kazuha to elbow him in the gut as hard as possible. Then Kazuha squealed and just about gushed, "This is the outfit for you! I bet Yukiko-san would love to see this outfit, don't you think Ran!?"
Ran smiled from her room and nodded, "it really does look nice Kimiko-chan." Ran's eyes seemed to twinkle for a bit before she added, "And I'm sure all the guys would love to see this on you too." As soon as that was said, Ran had ducked back into her dressing room to try on more of her clothing.
Kimiko though, had turned suddenly very red and tried not to shout "I don't want guys looking at me!" She was finally able to enter her own dressing room, and after another forty-five minutes or so, the clothes shopping in Fashion'z was done.
(Notes: I did die for a while. Apparently, school can be murder but since I'm almost done with finals I should get out some more chapters for this story.
I've noticed that Kazuha acts a bit like Sonoko in this story, hence the quip from Kimiko… Does that still fit Kazuha, or do I need to work on her personality traits?
I plan on more fluff, and some actual detective work for the next chapter, so let's see if my intuitions right (I may worry if I'm wrong about my own story though). Kay, hear from ya' later!)