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Kazune: Joy...
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Kazune: Noooo.
Cuxie: Yes! Now what?
Kazune: How about starting the--
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"Oooh! Look at this!" Karin cooed, holding up a dress against herself. The shopping trip had gone as planned and Karin, Kazusa, Himeka, and Miyon had headed for the boutiques right after school. Their current goal was finding dresses, of course. Objective: Beautiful, but not too dressy. This wasn't prom so no going overboard. Miyon had found this excruciatingly difficult. "I'm going to go try this on. Be right back!" Karin rushed into the dressing room and the other girls giggled.
"She's really excited about this dance," Miyon commented.
Kazusa nodded, "I think Onii-chan's excited too. I wonder what he's going to wear." Semi-formal meant dresses for the girls either way. But what on earth would the guys be wearing? Definitely not suits.
Himeka smiled sadly at them. "They're going together aren't they. Karin-chan and Kazune-chan."
"Oh. Well...." Miyon faltered looking down at a dress she was examining.
"You didn't know?" Kazusa asked surprised.
Himeka shook her head, but tried her best to smile. "No. But it's fine. I--"
"What do you guys think?" Karin asked, stepping out of the dressing room stall. She examined herself in a set of three-way mirrors on the wall. "How do I look?"
She wore a white and pink strapless dress that ended above her knees. The bodice was scrunched to accent her thin waist and the rest flowed out in ruffled layers around her in a stylish, but not overly-done way. The hem was pink and extended up the ruffles, getting lighter until it was completely white. A matching pink ribbon was tied in the front. It was faded white at the tips to blend in with the ruffles. The white color made her skin stand out more. It flowed as she walked and seemed as if it was made exclusively for her.
"Well?" Karin asked timidly.
"Karin-chan!" Miyon shrieked. "You look fabulous! I hope I find a dress that looks that good on me."
"Really?" Karin's face light up and she blushed lightly.
Kazusa and Himeka agreed. "You look so pretty Karin-chan!"
"W-Well I think I found my dress then," she said. An store employee came up to her then, suggesting several accesories and 'extras' to complete the look.
"There is a hair accessory for that particular dress. Would you like to see it?" she asked. Karin nodded and the girl rushed off.
"That was a really lucky find Karin-chan. It looks like that dress was made for you," Kazusa said sweetly.
"You look like an angel, Karin-chan!" Himeka cooed.
Karin mumbled a 'Thank you' and looked down at her shoes. "What shoes would go with this?" she thought absently.
"Don't you have those pink strappy heals we bought a few weeks ago?" Himeka asked. "I just know they'd go great with that dress."
"Oooh! You're right!"
The female employee came up behind them and tapped on Karin's shoulder. "Here...Here you are," she said, slightly out of breath. A salesman's smile plastered on her face. She handed Karin what appeared to be a headband. It resembled something a maid or waitress would wear.
"Oh. This is the accessory?" Karin asked uncertainly.
The girl nodded. "I know it doesn't look like much but..." she gently place it over Karin's head and she gasped.
"Oh! You're right. This is perfect!" The band was white and had ruffles that matched the ones on her dress perfectly.
The sales girl smiled and proceeded to help Karin find jewlrey while the other girls looked for their dresses. So far, Karin had been the only one to find just what she wanted.
Later that day:
The group stepped out of the store, several bags in hand, chatting happily. Dresses had been found, accessories had been bought, and credit cards had been maxed out.
"That was so much fun!" Karin giggled, throwing her arms up. "We really need to do this again really soon."
"Anytime," Miyon agreed.
"Wow, I've been missing a lot," Kazusa said in slight awe. She had more bags than the other girls because Karin had insisted on finding her some outfits to 'update' her wardrobe. Miyon had jumped on board with this idea too as soon as she heard that this was Kazsua's first shopping trip. "Thanks again Karin-chan. And I love my new clip!" She said, referring to the new hairclip Karin had insisted on buying her. Truth be told, it was much cuter than her temporary one and attracted less attention than her bunny ears. It was in the shape of a glittery red rose. "And thanks for the, uh...warning," she added.
Karin and Miyon both smiled. Also as promised, they had given her info and warnings about the Kazune-Z. It was decided that the only way to save Kazusa was to inform her early on.
Miyon waved dismissively. "No problem. Just keep all of what we said in mind."
"I really hope he likes this dress," Karin mumbled self-conciously.
Kazusa giggled, "Onii-chan will love it. I'm sure."
"Oh. I hope I made the right choice with this one," Himeka said worriedly. Now that they were away from the praise of sales people and employees hoping to make a sale, things seemed a bit more doubtful. "Maybe I should've gone with the red one."
Miyon patted her back. "Don't be silly. I'm sure...uh...Hime-chan?"
"Yes?"
"Who's taking you to the dance?"
It was silent for a moment. "Yeah Himeka-chan, you never told us who you were going with," Karin said skeptically.
"I didn't? Oh. Well Micchi's taking me. He asked me the day we were decorating in the gym."
Another wave of silence hit. Miyon didn't seem at all affected by this, but Karin and Kazusa both froze stiff. Karin turned to look at Kazusa worriedly, awaiting her reaction. "Ka-Kazusa-chan..." Kazusa stood still watching the sidewalk. Her bangs covering her eyes, Karin thought she saw a tear roll down her cheek.
She dropped her bags and ran.
"KAZUSA-CHAN!!"
She ignored Karin's screaming and the looks she was getting as she pushed her way through crowds of peeople. Her feet pounded on the cement and tears streamed silently down her cheeks. She didn't stop running for at least two more blocks. Coming to a deserted street by the park, she hid herself behind a tree, where fell to her knees sobbing.
Her breathing was shallow from all the running and crying made it worse. Every breath left a sharp pain in her chest. She hugged her knees in to her chest as a river of tears flooded her face.
How could I have been so stupid?! She thought angrily at herself. Of course there was no chance of him asking me to the dance on such late notice! And how could I have missed that he liked Himeka-chan? It was stupid of me to even try. Stupid to enroll to school anyway. Stupid, stupid, stupid...
"Hey. Why are you crying?"
Cuxie: Oooh! Can anyone guess who that was at the end?
Karin: Who cares?! Look at what I did to poor Kazusa-chan! This is all my fault!
Cuxie: No it's not...
Karin: Yes it is!
Cuxie: Yeah.
Karin:(starts crying)
Cuxie: O...kay then. REVIEW PPL!!! Next chappy coming soon to a theater near you!