"Wow, Blue, you look dead on your feet," said Christie after they handed in their papers. "I mean, you told me you had a rough night, but it looks like you got hit over the head with a bat."
Blue rubbed her temples as she slung her messenger bag over her shoulder. "Yeah, well, it was a little more than rough. My eyes were so puffy this morning that I had to slice cucumbers and put them over my eyes to stop the swelling."
Christie stood in front of Blue, determined. "Look, I know crap is going on with you and Hige, and it's obvious that both of you still have feelings for each other. So why aren't you just going to get back together?"
Blue crossed her arms. "I really don't need this conversation, Christie. I'm running off of hardly any sleep."
Blue tried to push past Christie. She was so tired of hearing that her and Hige needed to get together again. It was hard to even imagine how much Tsume must feel about the whole thing too.
"Hey, Blue," sighed Christie catching up with Blue. "I know you're tired, but do you want to like, maybe go get our nails done or something?"
Blue looked down at her fingernails and flushed. She hated her nails, not to mention she really didn't have much of a budget for simple things like getting your nails done.
"I don't know, Christie. It can be awful expensive, and I'm paying for everything right now. I'm lucky I have today off."
Christie put her hand on Blue's shoulder. "Look, Blue, you need a day to yourself. How about we go to one of those stores in town that sells beauty stuff and we grab some things so we can just have a sort of girl's night in?"
"I still can't pay for it," sighed Blue. She pulled her wallet out of her small purse and opened it. "I have two hundred dollars to last me until the end of the month, and that includes groceries. I already paid my bills, thank God, so I don't have to worry about that."
"Look, Blue, my dad just sent me a lot of cash. I'll buy the stuff, but the fact is that you need a day without boys. So no, Tsume can't come over."
Blue laughed and looked at Christie. "You know," she said, her expression softened. "You really are a good friend, Christie."
Christie beamed. "I try. You know, I'm glad I met you. Otherwise I would probably be just as annoying as I used to be."
Blue smiled and raised her eyebrow as they walked towards town. She actually liked living downtown, especially since everything was within walking distance.
The store where most of the female population bought their beauty items was a rather large shop, and even had a small nail salon next to it. Blue and Christie walked into the colorful shop. Along the walls were shelves of nail polish, hair dye, eye shadow, liner, mascara and other weird goos and powders.
"Can I help you ladies?" asked the young girl at the cashier. Blue found it odd to be called 'lady' by her since she looked to be about their age, if not younger.
"Yeah," replied Christie cheerfully. Christie explained to the girl their plans.
"Oh, my girlfriends and I do that all the time!" said the cashier cheerfully. "I always feel so much better the next morning, and I usually look better too. Unless we end up trying some weird, off the wall product, then things can get a little weird."
While Christie and the girl at the register chatted and chose products for Blue and Christie's 'girl night', Blue wandered around the store, looking at all the odd products. She picked up a bottle of neon green mascara and held it next to her eyes, looking in the mirror that was next to the tubes of mascara.
Green was definitely not her color. Blue shook her head and sorted through all the others. Normally, she wore jet black mascara and black eyeliner. The black made her bright blue eyes pop even more than usual, so she rarely needed to draw attention to her eyes.
Blue picked up a tube of glitter mascara. She unscrewed the cap and looked at the glitter that covered the applicator brush. Blue closed it and looked at the bottom for a price sticker. The mascara was only one-fifty, so she could afford it.
Blue walked back to the register where Christie had accumulated a pile of beauty products, including several bright colors of nail polish, glitters, and even stickers for your nails.
"I wish I could splurge this much," sighed the cashier as she scanned all the items. "I'm still in high school, though, so I can't have a job that pays enough."
"I got scholarships," said Christie cheerfully. "I'm not paying for any of my school, so I can take all my money and spend it as I like."
Blue put the glitter mascara on the belt, behind the rest of the items. The cashier looked at it and scanned it once she had finished with Christie's purchases, which totally to a little over fifty dollars.
"Is this all you're going to get?" she asked.
Blue nodded. "Yeah. I pay for everything myself, so I don't have much to spend."
The cashier nodded. "I think I'll definitely pull my grades up after talking to you two."
Blue laughed. "No, I have a scholarship and everything. I just live on my own." Blue pocketed the mascara and her receipt. "But not having a car makes everything so much easier."
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Later that night when Blue and Christie were at Blue's apartment, Christie was busy raiding Blue's tea cabinet.
"Geez, Blue, do you have enough tea?"
Blue shrugged as she filled the kettle with water.
"Not sure," she replied cheerfully. "You know, I'm really glad that you decided to come over. I think I really did need someone to stay with me tonight and make me feel better."
"See, Blue, I know what I'm talking about." Christie pulled down a box of orange tea. "Is this one ok?"
Blue nodded as Christie handed her two tea bags.
"I know how you're really anal about people drinking your peach tea," said Christie as she put back the box of orange tea. "You never did tell me why, though."
Blue flushed as she remembered the incident.
"It's really embarrassing," she muttered. "And it has something to do with Hige."
"Well, spill it!" Christie pulled out one of the kitchen chairs and sat on it, facing Blue. "It doesn't matter if it's a long story either because we have all night."
Blue sighed. "Alright. You really want to know?"
Christie nodded like a little kid who had just asked her mother about the Tooth Fairy.
"Ok, so the reason why I like peach so much, in a nut shell, is that the first time Hige and I...um...yeah, well I was wearing peach lip gloss."
"That's why you like peach stuff so much?" asked Christie, obviously holding back a laugh.
"You can laugh, you know!" laughed Blue right before Christie burst into a fit of laughter. "I mean, I know it's dumb, but I eventually associated peaches with Hige, so yeah."
"But of all things, peaches?" Christie had stopped laughing.
Blue nodded. She put her hands in her pockets and felt the mascara, having completely forgotten that she'd bought it.
"Oh yeah," said Blue as she pulled it out of her pocket. "I forgot about this."
"Well, go on and put it on. I'm curious as to what it looks like on you," said Christie.
Blue shrugged and walked back into her bathroom, put the mascara and came back out to show Christie.
"I think it's actually a bit too attention grasping," said Blue.
Christie shook her head. "No way! It's perfect on you, especially because of your eyes. Hardly anyone would be able to pull that off."
Blue shrugged and looked at her reflection in the stove. "I guess it's ok."
"Trust me, it is. Tsume will fall on his face when he sees you once I'm finished."
Blue raised her eyebrow suspiciously. "He isn't in on this, is he?"
Christie shook her head. "I just want you to be happy, Blue. It hurts to see you beating yourself up over the whole thing with Hige, even though I swear that you two are meant for each other. You are happy with Tsume, when he's with you anyway."
Blue nodded. "Tsume does make me happy. He's there for me, he respects me, and that's everything I've always wanted. I just can't forget what I had with Hige."
Christie nodded. "It's hard to forget what you and Hige had. He talked about you a lot before we started dating. He really respected and cared about you, but I guess, I don't know."
"Boys are dumb," sighed Blue. "But you're still a good friend, no matter what."
Christie beamed. "A girl needs three things, you know."
"And what are those three things?" asked Blue.
"Love to make her weak, alcohol to make her strong, and best friends to pick her up when both things make her hit the floor!"
Blue and Christie laughed, good and loud, poured themselves orange tea, and proceeded to talk about the idiocy of the male half of the species until the wee hours of the morning.
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A/N: Hey everyone! I am currently crossing my fingers and hoping that this chapter is long enough. Since the last chapter was kind of, lets face it, upsetting, I decided to make this one much happier. I honestly like writing happy chapters more. Really. :) Don't forget to read and write reviews! Reviews let me know that people are enjoying the story, or at least reading it.