Yay! Chapter 3 is upon us! This chapter is not in the episode so I had to use my imagination to figure out what happened on Val's end while still staying in the story. This chapter also introduces Val's unnamed older sister, who will appear in future fanfics! I think this is the longest chapter of the story.
Please note that I don't own anything except this story and Val's older sister. Does anyone have any ideas of what her name can be? I was thinking Vanessa (going off the V names) or Chloe (Val's actress). What do you guys think?
Chapter 3: Thursday (The Dress)
Thursday came and I still didn't have an outfit for the dance. Of course, my crush had to ask me 2 days before the dance to ask me so I had less than 2 days to figure out what I'm going to wear! Now I know why this happens to girls all the time. I was freaking out and every time I passed Parker in the hall, I got those butterflies in my stomach again. We didn't have class together that day but I still saw him an awful lot. Every time I saw him and he saw me, he tried to overt eye contact, which got me even more confused than I already am.
After school, I told my older sister about my crisis in the car and she immediately started in a different direction than our home. Now, my sister and I are quite opposites. She attended a different high school, while I attend BOOMS. She's more into boys and fashion, and I'm more science and dress for comfort. She's a beautiful, curvy blonde that almost every guy who she comes across starts drooling over, while I'm more of a skinny brunette who no guy has shown an interest in. Oh, and she has a boyfriend and I don't.
We got to the mall in time between the lunch crowd and the after school crowd. My sister b-lined to her favorite dress shop and started looking at the teen section for me. I started browsing the Sale rack when my sister came up to me and showed me a whole armful of about 15 dresses and told me to try them on. The first dress I tried on was a bright pink strapless dress with rhinestones at the waist. The dress was one of those hi-lo dresses that I never really understood why girls like those kinds of dresses. I felt like someone going to prom. (If you didn't know already, this dress is very similar to Sharpay's dress during "A Night to Remember" in High School Musical 3). The second dress was a simple strapless black dress with sequins at the bottom. It fell just above my ankles but I felt like I couldn't walk very much because it was so tight. The third dress was one of those one-strapped dresses where there was one strap over one shoulder and no strap on the other shoulder. My bare shoulder felt a bit exposed. The dress itself was a cream color that was fitting on the torso but flared out at the hips, much like a tutu. The skirt of the dress fell down to just above my knees. I felt like a ballerina in this dress. (This is like Kelsi's dress in "A Night to Remember").
As I was taking off this ballerina dress, my eyes made contact with the fourth dress. It was a sleeveless dress that looked like some sort of modern painting that would be found at an art museum. The design of the dress had orange, purple, green, and yellow shapes with black coloring around the waist and shoulders. It looked a bit 1960's. Not my style but I'll try it on for my sister's sake. As I was slipping on the dress, I felt that it wasn't too tight or too loose. It wasn't too long or too short. I didn't feel very exposed. I could wear it to other places. It was just right. I checked the price tag. On sale for $15?! Score! I didn't even try on the other dresses my sister picked out. This unusual dress would definitely win over my knight in shining armor.
I got out of the dressing room, colorful dress in hand, and went up to my sister. She had that smile on her face that said "I knew you were going to pick that dress. I just knew it." She then decided that I needed to accessorize with the dress. Of course I did! I was with my fashion-obsessed sister who had to accessorize every outfit she owns! We finally settled for a necklace with gold beads with black fringe and a gold chain. I didn't want to get too much, as I like to keep my jewelry to a minimum and my outfits simple and comfortable. She paid for the dress and necklace and we were on our way home.
In the car, I couldn't help but ask why she had that smile on her face about the dress I picked that I knew too well. "From what you've told me about this guy you like, I can see that he'll appreciate anything you decide to wear. When it comes to guys Val, it's never what you wear or how you wear it. It's always if you're happy with what you're wearing. It can be a simple thrift store find that cost $5 or an extravagant ballroom gown with puffy sleeves and a long train. As long as you're happy, he'll be happy." In all the times we've had our little after school outings, this particular one would go down in history as my first girl talk about my first date with my first crush
Did you see my HSM 3 references? I love that movie! RYELSI! Chapter 4 is last! After this story, I'm doing one on "Falcon-a-Rooney" and "Ex-a-Rooney"! We'll see what other episodes she appears in!