Chapter 5: The Perfect Eye
London, England, April 25, 1735.
Today Orihime went shopping with Izaya to find her the perfect dress. They started at her usual tailor to see what was available. The outside of the store had stone walls, a golden door with doorknobs in shapes of harps, and the tailor sign in gold. Her and Izaya entered the store and the owner came right to them and welcomed both of them. "Good day my Lady and my Lord! Is there anything in particular either of you are looking for?" "Yes," Izaya replied. "We are looking for formal attire for the London Ball." "Ah yes," the owner said cheerfully. "Come, come I will show you my finest collection that I have just received this morning."
He walked along through an opening and there were many dresses being displayed inside the large room. It had a magnificent silver chandelier hanging from the ceiling and two very large windows to view a large flower garden with a small flower fountain. The owner took them to the "Le Feminine" collection that had shipped from France early that morning. "Please have a look my Lady, I'm sure you will find something to your liking, I will return once you have found some things to try on." The owner bowed and walked back into the cash register part of the store.
Orihime began looking through the racks as Izaya watched her. She was wearing a lavender colored dress with white fur, a shiny white pearl necklace with matching earrings, white heels, and her beaded headpiece. Izaya looked away and saw one dress on a mannequin that attracted his attention. "My Lady, I will be back in a moment." "Alright then," Orihime said still looking through the dresses.
Izaya walked over to the dress and examined it closely. The dress is a light gold color with a lace up bodice and a big poofy bottom with ruffles and little gems on it. Izaya found the rack where the dress was located and got a size he believed Orihime would fit. He walked back over to her and saw that she already had many colors of dresses in her arm. "My Lady I have something to show you," he said. She turned around and saw the dress he was holding. "Lord Izaya, that dress is beautiful," she said in awe. "What collection did you find this in?" "I found it in the Italian collection, "Bella." "I have never looked in the Italian collection because my father always wanted me to look in the French collections," she said. "Lord Izaya please find the owner, I want to try on these dresses." Izaya bowed to her and went to find the owner. A moment later he returned with the owner and a few of the lady employees. "Come with me my lady, my employees will be assisting you with your dressing," the owner said.
They followed him to the dressing rooms and found a private one that had a sign that read, "For Members of the Royal Family." All of them stepped inside the room and one of the employees shut the door. "Now my lady, here is the curtain you will stand behind to change." The curtain was on one side of the room. It had a gold rack to hold up the scarlet colored curtain. "Thank you very much," Orihime said. She and the lady employees went behind the curtain to change her. A few moments later she came out with sapphire colored dress. It was a mermaid dress that was very fitting with glitter covering it. The owner and Izaya both shook their heads no. She frowned and returned to the curtain to change. She tried on three more dresses before she got to Izaya's. When she came out with the dress Izaya picked, Izaya began to blush bright pink. The lace up bodice made her cleavage look womanly and even in the torso while the bottom spread all around her on the ground like she was a queen. Izaya could hardly contain himself, he covered his face with his hand for a moment. "My Lady, that dress looks magnificent on you," the owner said. She looked at the dress in the mirror and twirled around in it. "What do you think Lord Izaya?" Izaya was very nervous to speak but said, "You look lovely my Lady, you will surely draw attention to yourself." She blushed and said to the owner, "I'll take the dress, but may I see your finest gold jewelry from the "Bella" collection please? "Certainly my Lady," the owner replied. He rushed out the door and before they knew it he rushed back in with a crate of gold jewelry.
"Lord Izaya, since you picked this dress would you please pick the jewelry you'd like me to wear?," Orihime asked. "If it is your wish my Lady," he replied nervously. Izaya looked through the jewelry and found a gold chained necklace with little light brown gems in tear drop shapes that hung down almost like a v-neck style. Then he found two golden chained bracelets with brown gem charms and brown gem earrings. The last edition he found was a brown gem headpiece that completed her look perfectly. "What do you think my Lady?," Izaya asked her. She walked to the mirror and gasped, "Lord Izaya… You picked the perfect things to wear to the London Ball!" "My Lady, if you don't mind I would like to buy these items for you as a gift." She turned around quickly, "My Lord, I do not wish for you to waste your money on me." "My Lady, I am certain that I am not wasting my money since you love what I have chosen." He turned to the owner, "Please put the these items in my name and hold them at your register." "Certainly my Lord," the owner said bowing to him generously, Orihime picked up her skirts, ran to Izaya, and hugged him. "Thank you so much Lord Izaya, you are too generous to me!" He smiled and hugged her back, "Anything for you my Lady." She released him, kissed him on the cheek, and returned to the curtain to change back into her clothes. He touched his face where she had kissed him and was frozen in awe.
Orihime walked out of the dressing room and stood next to him, "Are you ready Lord Izaya?" Izaya pulled himself together and replied, "Not yet there is just one more thing that you need." He walked out of the dressing room back to the "Bella" collection and found the perfect golden heels to go with the dress. He looked and saw her eyes sparkle at the sight of the shoes. Izaya walked to the register part and put the shoes on the counter. "I would like to buy all of these items for the Lady Orihime please." The owner nodded, "That will be 7,683.00 Euros my Lord." Izaya put his hand in his pocket, counted his money, and put the amount needed on the table. "Please coming again soon, and have a good time at the ball, my Lord and Lady!," the owner said bowing to them. "Thank you," Orihime said as her and Izaya walked out the door.
They got into Izaya's carriage and drove off to Orihime's Estate. When they reached the Estate, Izaya got all the items and carried them inside to her room. "Thank you again for the lovely gifts you bought me Izaya, everything is perfect." He bowed to her, "Of course my Lady. You deserve beautiful gifts like those." She giggled and hugged him again. He blushed and hugged her back. "My Lady I must be on my way," Izaya said softly. She slowly released him and smiled, "I understand, please have a safe trip home." He got in his carriage and waved her goodbye and drove away. Orihime went back inside and went to her room. She picked up the dress and looked at it closely. She hugged it tight and hung it up. "It is a beautiful gift, he has eyes for the right things," she said aloud. With that said, she took a bath, changed into her undergarments, and laid on her bed. She laid there thinking about the London Ball and then before she knew it, she dozed off and fell into a deep sleep.
