Mina followed directions from a fashion magazine, as she worked on Ami's make up.
"Mina, I really don't feel comfortable wearing so much make up on my face."said Ami, while Mina leaned over her, putting more mascara on her eyelashes.
"It'll all be worth it."Mina said.
"Really, Mina, don't you think this is going a little…too far."Bunny asked, looking at Ami's face behind Mina's shoulder.
"Nope! He'll be so impressed!"Mina said, looking over several different shades of lipstick trying to decide which shade was best.
"I really do wish Rei would've decided to come."sighed Ami.
"She'll be next."
"Oh, she's coming after all?"
"Not this time. This will be your date, Ami. Then, once you're hooked up with Zoicite, we'll concentrate on Rei."
"Don't you think you should concentrate on me, first?"Lita demanded. "What do you think?"she looked up for the other girls to see her make up. "Anything missing?"she asked.
Mina observed her carefully.
"Hmm, I think you're perfect. You'll have him at your feet in no time!"
Lita smiled. Mina finished the final touches on Ami.
"Wow!"exclaimed Bunny. "You look so different, Ami!"
"I'm not going out in this!"exclaimed Ami, distressed.
She tried to shield herself as best as she could in the mini skirt, jacket, and top Mina had picked out. She was grateful she had convinced Mina to let her wear flat shoes instead of high heels again.
"I don't feel comfortable in this, Mina."she moaned. "I'm not going out dressed like this!"
"Oh, yes you are."Mina pulled her arm, and started to lead her out the door. "Now, stop whining, Ami."
"It looks like you're going to have to tie her hands behind her back."said Lita, as Mina pulled Ami's hands away from her face for the hundredth time.
"I just can't get used to all this make up on my face, and I'm wearing so little, it's…"Ami started to put her hands over her face again.
Mina pulled them away.
"Stop it, Ami! You're not supposed to act shy!"
"But Ami is shy!"said Bunny. "Darien!"she ran over, as she saw him.
Ami felt as though she would faint, thinking that they were about to see her dressed like this.
"You look…nice, Ami."said Zoicite.
Before she could say anything, Mina intervened.
"Doesn't she? I picked everything out myself!"she insisted.
Ami wished she could just disappear, until this was over.
"I'll be right back."she said.
However, Mina went right after her, before she could get very far.
"Just where do you think you're going?"she demanded.
"Anywhere!"
"Nope, you're getting back over there right now! And I'll be keeping an eye on you, too!"
This is a disaster, thought Ami. Even though she was excellent at memorizing everything she read, she couldn't remember anything in the magazines Mina had lend her. Lita, it seemed, had no trouble. Mina had stressed that a great trick that never failed was to make guys think you were interesting by making them think they were interesting, and gradually lead the conversation around to yourself. And keep it there. Apparently, Nephrite was flattered that Lita seemed so absorbed in everything he was telling her.
"Oh, and what else can you learn from the stars?"she asked, eagerly. "You really think they can control destiny?"
"Of course."he said.
"Oh, wow! I could never be able to learn to interpret the stars!"she looked up. "There are so many of them! What do they say about me?"she asked.
At hearing this, Ami's gaze also went up. Astronomy never interested her as much as other sciences did, but it might be fun to hear Nephrite's account of it.
"You interested in the stars as well?"asked Zoicite, noticing that Ami was looking at the sky.
"Oh, not really. I was just…noticing that there were so many, that's all."
"Nephrite's really into it. He'll spend hours just stargazing."
"Well, it must be very relaxing."replied Ami.
"So, did you borrow this outfit from your friend?"he asked. "To be honest, it isn't the kind of thing I pictured you'd wear."
"Oh, no! Mina just insisted that I wear it."
"I sort of liked what you wore to the dance better. It seemed more…well, you."
"Don't remind me."she said.
This would certainly be the last time she ever let Mina talk her into anything. Nephrite was now telling Lita how the stars affected her destiny.
"Oh, wow! Now I will never doubt again when someone says that you can know what someone's going to be like from the position of the stars at the time of their birth! Just from one look at the sky, you seem to know me better than I know myself!"she said to him, batting her eyelashes, as she had read in the magazine. "You must be very smart to know such things! I could never keep it all in my head!"she laughed.
"What is with everybody?"Darien asked Bunny.
"Oh, Lita's just trying to impress Nephrite, and Mina's trying to get Ami hooked up with Zoicite."
"Well, it looks like Lita's certainly doing a good job. As far as Ami's concerned…well, I don't think Mina really knows what she's doing."