Rein's POV

"Okay, so how many of you know how to use a sewing machine?" Altezza and I were the only ones who rose our hands. "A needle and thread?" Still only us two. "How many of you know what I'm talking about?" Still only us... "I have my work cut out for me don't I? Fine then, today I'll see if your designs are any good and teach you how to sew. Put some finishing touches on your designs before I come to you."

I looked at my design. Maybe adding to belt is a little too much... but it looks so cute. But how am I going to make that anyways? "Ara my, how cute."

"Sensei?"

"The skirt will be able to work with a bunch of other variations, the shirt looks comfortable, and the vest adds a slight gothic lolita touch. It's a very good design," she said.

"Thank you, but-"

"And the belt's pretty too," she said ignoring what I was going to say. Am I becoming invisible or something? "I'm sure that Altezza-san can help you with it," Sensei said. Then looking at Altezza's design. "The shirt matches well with the pants and the sleeveless long vest looks great."

"Yeah, something like that's easy to make," she said looking at the belt design as Sensei walked away. "It matches well with the vest and the outfit would look good with a long silver chained necklace. Of course, I'll show you how to make it."

"Really? I've always wanted to make my own jewelry," I said excitedly. I absolutely love conversations like this, so much talking about the fashion that I love. "Can you show me how to tomorrow?"

"Tomorrow's Sunday, so we can go shopping first and then we can go over to my house for me to teach you," Altezza suggested.

"Really?" I've never really been anywhere that much with friends, because Mirlo was always busy taking care of her little brother and Fine was always doing something else with her friends.

"Yeah, it should be fun. Oh, I should ask Onii-san if he's not busy so he can help carry our shopping bags," Altezza said just working on her drawing. Eh? I stopped working for a minute. "Anyways, I'll come to your house around 10, so be ready before. Next thing we've got to do is make the patterns for these right? I'm not that good at that, what about you Rein?"

"I'm decent at that... But did you say that Bright-san might be coming with us?"

"Yeah, is there a problem with that?"

"Not really," I said focusing back on my work. I don't know why I suddenly got so nervous. Anxiety for going shopping with friends, maybe? It has been a while since I've done something like this, but I feel like there's another reason too...

The day quickly passed and in the end I spent the entire night sleepless trying to figure out what's going on with my feelings. "Rein, Rein, wake up!"

I opened my eyes. What's going on? When did I start sleeping? "What's going on Fine?"

"Your friends are here. You should hurry up and get ready," she said.

"Oh, okay," I said getting out of bed. What should I wear?

"I'll go make you something that you can eat-"

"That's okay, I'll be alright. Tell them I'll be out in a few minutes," I said as I pushed her out of my room and closed the door. Why is that Fine doesn't see any of my pain at all? That's not important right now through. I quickly dressed into a long, blue green almost dress like shirt and a white skirt. After grabbing my bag, I headed out.

"Eh, so you're Rein's twin sister? You two are really different," I heard Bright-san say. I just froze in my place.

"That's what everyone tells us. It's just because I look more like our mom and Rein looks more like our dad," she said as cheerfully as ever. I...what am I suppose to do now? I didn't want them to find out that I was related to Fine.

"That's unique." Now what will Bright-san say about me now that he's met Fine? Will he compare me to her too? I don't know enough about him to know how he could react to a situation like this...

"Excuse me, I'll go see what's keeping Rein." Altezza came over to where I was and said,"Come on, let's go. There's a lot of shopping that I want to do today. Don't worry about anything for today. Everything's will be okay."

I smiled at her. "Yeah." That's right. I don't have to worry about these things today. I can just relax, after all I'm with my friends, so it'll definitely be okay. Soon we left the house and went into a really cute store. "Such a cute hat~!" I picked up a black and blue one. "It's a mini top hat with lace ribbons and a rose pin!"

"Oh yeah, it is and the both of the ribbons look like they can be taken off and put back on. That'll create a lot of variations," Altezza said looking at them. "Do that have it in a different color?"

"Yep, I think that the green-white would look best to match your eyes," I said happily handing her one of the mini top hats. I have to get one!

"Miss, we also have a variety of headbands and other hair accessories over there, they're our newest products," a sales lady said to me. "There's also a new jewelry selection for spring. Please take your time and enjoy."

"Really? Altezza let's go!" I said pulling her happily towards the jewelry section. Wow, everything's so cute~!

After a while...

We brought so much~ I haven't spent this much for a while, that felt so good! Then something caught my eye. A store with a beautiful display of outfits. Oh, that store has some really pretty dresses. "Want to look at that store," Altezza asked snapping me out of my thoughts. "The dresses look pretty good and I need a new one anyways."

"I guess, if it's alright with you." Inside was even prettier than the outside. One dress in particular caught my attention. A midnight blue knee lengthen with tiered ruffles that had lace on some of the ruffles. It was really pretty... But it looks like it's expensive, so I probably shouldn't.

"Excuse me, my friend would like to try that dress,"Altezza said suddenly.

"What? I'm alright. It's okay, really," I said in protest as Altezza was pushing me into the dressing room, ignoring what I was saying. "Altezza!" Within minutes the dress was forced on me. It actually looked really pretty. The swishing of the fabric on my legs gave me a strange, but happy feeling. I was staring at Altezza seeing how she would react.

"What? This dress looks really good on you. You should buy it," Altezza said observing.

"I can't afford it," I said looking at the price. No wonder. Beautiful dresses normally aren't cheap.

"Then I'll get it for you. It'll be an early birthday present," Altezza said simply. "Or then it'll be compensation for something, I'm going to have you go to with me. Yes, that sounds good..."

"Still, it's really expensive. I would feel bad," I told her. "Wait, what kind of thing would you make me go to?"

"Something like that, is not important right now. Anyways, let's have Onii-san see how you look. If he says that you're pretty, maybe you'll change your mind a little," she said pushing me out. Wait, what? Before I could say anything or run back, I was already out of the dressing room. "Onii-san what do you think?"

"Rein, you look really cute. That dress really suits you." I felt warmer in my cheeks, am I blushing? I've gotten compliments from Bright-san before, why is this time different? "It's a shame that you're not buying it though."

"Maybe next time," I said, still red. I turned and walked back into the dressing room. Wah~! My heart was beating so fast! Maybe because I don't normally dress in front of boys like this? That's probably it...