Luck of the Unwanted~

Chapter 8

Finally after the many, many days of torture, Saturday finally arrived.

"RIIIIIIINNNNNNGGGGG!" My alarm cried. I quickly jumped up with a smile on my face. I went to my closet and looked through the very little clothing that I owned. Maybe it was a good thing we were going to the mall today. The only thing is that I have no money….

Finally I just decided on a black frilly skirt, a hot pink halter, some black leggings and my black knee-high combat boots. I was starting to get colder so I should probably where a jacket as well as the leggings to keep me warm. I left my hair down and put in a pink and black headband. I walked to my full body mirror and smiled at my reflection.

I all but ran down the stairs to find out that Natsu still hadn't risen from the dead yet and Igneel had gone to work. Wendy was sitting on the couch watching Saturday morning cartoons and Grandine was sitting down beside her knitting or crocheting.

"Good morning Sunshine. Where are you going all dressed up?" Grandine asked. I noticed I didn't have my whiteboard so I looked on a desk and found a pen and paper.

'If it is okay with you I thought I would go to the mall with some friends.' I wrote. Grandine read over it and a smiled graced her face.

"Oh that's great! So you have been making friends?" I nodded.

"Well do you have any money?" I smile a sheepish smile before shaking my head.

"Here hold on a sec." She then speed walked out the living room and into her and Igneel's bedroom. Not long after that she came back in.

"I was doing your laundry the other day and noticed that you don't really have as many clothes as I wish you did. Take this and try and buy you some clothes. It should be enough for you to eat lunch as well. Thankfully you aren't like Natsu and have a bottomless pit for a stomach." She commented? Accompanied by a laugh. Even so I couldn't help but giggle. I can never get enough of this family. It's like reality tv only… reality.

Apparently one anime had gone off and another was coming on. Wendy jumped up with a smile and started to sing and dance.

Lil pri opening song.

ichiban suki na APPURU PAI
POCHARI takunai kedo tomannai
GARASU no kutsu hakiwasurete
KABOCHA no basha ni SURUU sareta orz

mangetsu ni uttori shitetara
ikinari zaazaa amemoyou TT
minna de chikara wo awasete
keesee gyakute?

itsudatte KOKORO ni ooki na yume
dakara maemuite KISEKI wo egaku yo
puri puri RIRUpuri

yumemiru ONNANOKO
dare demo PURINSESU
koi suru ONNANOKO
HONKI! MUTEKI! KANPEKI!

kanarazu kanaeru yo
wagamama PURINSESU
anata ni DOKIDOKIHAPPII
otogibanashi yori
SUTEKI na densetsu!?
hajimaru yokan

Finally the song ended and Wendy stopped in a pose that where she held an imaginary microphone in her left hand and was pointing at the 'audience' with her right hand along with her left foot.

I sat there and smiled at her cuteness. I guess with her barely being thirteen and already being in highschool forced her to grow up a bit too fast. Even so both she and the little girls in the anime were too cute.

Wendy quickly turned around and faced me. She was breathing a little heavier than usual but what would you expect? She then smiled.

"That was fun! Did I do a good job Lucy- San?" She asked. I was going to write how well she did but I noticed I was out of room on my little slip of paper. Instead I just gave her a thumbs and she sat back down to watch the rest of her episode.

I made my way to the kitchen to look for a quick breakfast before heading out. I ended up making some toast and eating an apple for the simple fact that was the only thing I could make without burning the house down.

I grinned at the thought and finished eating before throwing my apple core away and washing the plate I just used. After that I left a note saying that I was leaving and walked out the door not forgetting to grab my black handbag that held my whiteboard and markers.

Earlier in the week we all decided we would meet at the park. Since Erza and Mira were the oldest, they were both going to drive us to the mall. There as six of us going so one car wouldn't fit all of us without it being illegal. I didn't feel like going to jail today.

I walked there only to find that I was the first one there. I wonder what time it is…. I don't have a watch. Slowly but surely everyone came though and it wasn't long before we journeyed off. When we approached the building I almost choked at the size. As I stood and looked up I felt smaller than an ant looking up to a person.

Levy and Mira busted out laughing when they saw my reaction. I looked at them as if asking what they were laughing at. They just looked at me back almost straightening back up before busting out laughing again. They took a quick double take before really straightening up and looked confused.

"Don't tell me. You really haven't seen a mall before?" Levy asked. I shook my head no in response and they quickly pulled me to the entrance.

When I saw the inside though, I felt even more entranced. There were so many different stores! How did all of these fit in one building?! Well I guess that would explain why the building was so huge on the outside…

Yet again everyone started to laugh at my expression and I could feel my cheeks start to get warm from embarrassment.

"So Lucy, do you have any money with you?" Erza asked. I nodded and fetched the money out of my pocket and my eyes widened. Why had Grandine given me so much? Did she mean to?

I quickly counted the money in my hand as my eyes widened even further. Everyone noticed and started to count over my shoulder. There reaction was the same as mine.

In my hand I held ten $20 bills. Meaning I held $200 dollars in my hands.

Suddenly I was all but brushed off of my feet as they carried me into a store. When they finally put me down I looked at them with my famous 'What the heck just happened?' Look.

"Well we thought we would give you a new makeover and allow you to have the total mall experience." Mira explained. I was still confused but quickly brushed it off. That was until I was shoved into a dressing room. They were throwing clothes over the door so fast it was almost like it was raining outfits.

I was assuming they wanted me to try the clothes on so I quickly undressed and tried on the outfits. One by one they rated the clothes and we went to the register and bought them. We repeated that so many times that I thought my legs and arms were going to fall off from all of the pants, shirts, leggings, cardigans, you name it I have worn it.

After a while we moved on to the food court and ate lunch. We ate in a nice atmosphere with light conversation and laughs. I looked at the other end of the table where Lisanna sat. She didn't seem to be as thrilled as the rest of us. I was observing her until she caught my gaze and glared. A shiver was sent down my spine. Did I do something? I hope I didn't ruin her plans by bombarding in….

I avoided my gaze and looked away. After we all finished we threw our trash away and I was yet again swooped away by the eager girls wanting to dress me up like their Barbie. Even so, they had really good taste in clothes.

We went into a few other stores and bought some accessories. I had so many bags in my hands that Levy had to carry some. And her hands were full as well. I still couldn't help but smile. How much have I done that today? Too much. My cheeks might fall off from over using them over the last week.

"Okay my feet are starting to hurt from wearing these heels. One more store is about all I can do." Mira admitted.

"Okay so where should we go?" Levy asked.

"Oh Juvia knows an awesome store that Lucy-san might enjoy." Do I even have to mention who said that?

"Ok sounds good. You okay with that Lisanna?" Erza asked. I couldn't help but go back to the silent conversation between Lisanna and I. She glared at me with cold eyes for a reason I don't know… What did I do to upset her?

"Sure. I guess." She replied. I still think I heard her say something under her breath though. Something like 'Do I have a choice?' or somewhat like that.

We walked into the last store and I almost gasped. This store had everything ranging from clothes to cooking wear. We walked around a bit but I was running a bit low on money and thing in here didn't really fit my budget. Still we walked around and pointed at the things we thought were cute or weird.

Soon `we passed by some expensive jewelry and I couldn't help but stare in awe. There were many different necklaces, bracelets, rings, and watches. It was one of those moments when you want something and you look at the price and slowly walk away.

Only something stood out. It was a charm bracelet with twelve charms on it. The zodiac to be exact. I used to sit on a hill with my mama at night and she would point out the different constellations for me. It drew me in and I swore that I would someday come back when I had enough money and buy the bracelet. I walked off after that thought and started to regroup with the others for the simple fact that I have no idea where I am.

We finished looking around shortly and decided to leave. We started to walked out the door of the store when the alarm went off. I looked around quizzing my surroundings. Soon the police came and….

I was put in handcuffs.

Oh wow... talk about a cliffhanger... Sorry it was so short this week! I was going to make it longer but i had a terrible case of writers block. I still managed to publish it on time for all of my lovely readers though!

But i am sad. Only 2 people reviewed on the last chapter. Even so THANK TO THE TWO PEOPLE THAT REVIEWED lol

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