November 9, Fall, year 20

Oh. My. Gods. He did it. Gray finally proposed to Jill!


Claire was not a morning person. Especially when said morning started too early after a late night. But the ringing of her phone would not be denied, and Claire dragged herself out of bed, ready to maim the person on the other end of the line.

"What?!" she snapped, once she had grabbed the phone.

The joyful shriek at the other end of the line made the blond wince, and hold the phone away from her ear. Jill's voice, high-pitched and gleeful kept repeating the same thing. Even so, it still took upwards of ten minutes for Claire's brain to filter it into something comprehensible.

When it did, Claire shrieked to, in abject delight, dropped the phone, and ran to tell Takakura that Jill would be getting married in a week.

In her pajamas. Not that it mattered to the blonde. The news had woken her up enough to pelt, not enough to actually think. So, naturally, once Takakura was informed, Claire raced into the village. Still in her pajamas, and without shoes

It took Claire the better part of an hour to fully wake up and realize her state of dress. At which point Lumina had gotten some pictures to tease her with at a later date, and pretty much everyone had been informed of Jill's upcoming marriage to Gray, so embarrassment was… something of a moot point.

Not that anyone had any intention of letting the blonde forget it. It wasn't too often when the entire town got to witness Claire in a half-awake goof after all…

Yeah, okay… that was stupid. Lumina's got pictures of all things. Talk about blackmail…

Anyways, it's a week til the wedding, and the Bamboo float comes beforehand. I'd better call Lauren and see if I can't get her to help. If anyone can make my sister look beautiful, it'll be her.