Shopping
The next morning in the 'Purple Cafeteria'_ which for the day was the purple/blue cafeteria and so Charlie, Fidelio, Billy, Gabriel were also with them because the blue one was a mess and Manfred told Ivie to come with him, she shrugged and got up_ it was better than the grilling she was getting from her friends about last night._
"She's not going anywhere Bloor!" said Olivia a little too loudly.
"Oh really? Ivie are you coming?"
"Yes sir"
"See that Vertigo she is coming_ oh and Ivie you won't be seeing them before you leave so you may want to say goodbye" he sneered "be in my office in ten minutes" he marched off Ivie hugged Livvy first and in return Olivia said "What did he mean 'before you leave'?"
"Yeah" Charlie said "You're not going home are you?"
"Please don't go home Ivie" said Emma
"I'm not going home_ I'm leaving for a year and I'll be back next fall I promise and I also promise that I'll tell you where I went and every little detail about it when I come home nex_" she realized she had just called Britain 'home'
"You are going home!" wailed Billy
"NO! This is my home_ I live here now this is where I belong: with you guys but I only have five more minutes to hug you all AND get to Manfred's office. She hugged them all than rushed off saying "Goodbye! See you next year" once out of earshot she muttered "I hope".
Ten minutes later
"You're late" he snapped "how much did you tell them?" he demanded
"Only that I was going on a trip and I would be back next fall_ oh and that I wasn't going home"
"Good_ if you happen to see them again before we leave don't add anymore information to that_ in fact Dannielle is going to be excused from her classes to watch you until we leave.."
He texted Dannielle and she arrived a few minutes later and Manfred said
"Now get packing Rowan!" he handed Dannielle a piece of paper "Here are the things she'll need for the trip_ if there is anything she doesn't have_" he handed her them each a plastic card "_these are unlimited cash cards they work in all countries so buy what Ivie doesn't have_ take her with you." They put the cards in their pockets.
"Now go pack!" he commanded
"Yes sir" they said in unison. Ivie remembered when Asa had been Manfred's most trusted lackey_ now it was obviously Dannielle in fact it wouldn't surprise her if Dani was substitute teaching assistant for the rest of the school year and the beginning of next year.
They went to their dorm and Dannielle started packing Ivie's thins while Ivie read the list and checked them off and every time Ivie was about to ask a question Dannielle answered it_ now Ivie understood why Charlie hated it when she did it to him with her Clairvoyance.
Once all of that was packed Dani dragged her into the main hall_ which wasn't necessary as Ivie could have and would have followed.
All of the endowed happened to be passing when Dani dragged Ivie out the front door.
Dani dragged her into her car_ well limo to be precise_ which Weedon was driving.
"We need to go to the new Chinatown in London" said Dani and Weedon drove them there. Dani had already dressed in a black Chinese dress with silver on it_ Ivie didn't remember her putting that on but… 'Oh well!' she thought. They entered a Dress shop and Ivie was allowed_ by the list_ to get any five dresses that weren't pink. She got:
A short sleeve Deep Blue with a gold bamboo leaf print that stopped right below her knees, with a matching ribbon, (silk)
A short sleeve Solid Black one that reached her ankles with purple trim at the top, and a purple flower for her hair, (silk)
An Emerald Green one with a silver dragon pattern that reached her ankles (satin)
A short sleeve white one with a gold abstract pattern that reached her ankles that was short sleeve (silk)
A long sleeve turquoise one with butterfly patterns on it that reached her ankles.
She also got a black flower to go with the dresses she hadn't selected a hair tie for.
Next they bought slippers_ that matched her dresses.
She got her exchange school uniform for her time in china: A red and white sailor uniform with white knee socks with two red stripes at the top and paten shoes. She would just wear her normal clothes on the weekends.
She had to go to a new school each month in a different city; her second school uniform was just like the last but instead of Red and White it was Black and white and her last uniform was the same but navy blue replaced the black.
They left Chinatown and Weedon took them to a few other places and soon Ivie had a kimono and her three Japanese uniforms She got some pretty dresses for France and got herr three French uniforms and her three oceanian uniforms and then they went 'home' and finished Ivie's packing.