Well since I got like 8 reviews telling me to update I guess I'm going to update. I just have a few things to say before you get on with reading the chapter. #1-Joker236 has given Fabian a new title to describe his awsomeness. He is now known as a guitar-playing, adventurous, geeky, solar-system-loving ninja. #2-There is now proof that Fabian is not evil! So anyone out there who doubted his loyalness you should feel ashamed of yourselves! Those who doubted him shall be the next victams of the black bird and stuffed into the back of van by Victor and taken far far away. #3-Please review! That is all.

Ok I lied that's not all. I'm a bit hyper now because of the large number of sour patch kids I had so please forgive my temporary increase in insanity levels! Oh and SIBUNA! (thanks Joker236 for getting me hooked on saying that.)

Chapter 2

By the time Saturday came Nina was so sick of hearing about the dance that she was going to freak out if she heard about dresses, shoes, makeup or hair one more time. "I'm think bright pink," Amber said out loud. Nina, Fabian and Mara all looked over at her. The four of them were sitting in the living room working on homework.

"What are you going on about Amber?" Mara asked. Amber rolled her eyes and smiled.

"My dress silly. I want a bright pink dress. Hey Nina, after we finish these last few problems do you want to get going?" Mara and Fabian both turned to look at Nina, who had started rubbing her temples.

"I'm going shopping with Amber today, for the dance," Nina explained. Mara and Fabian's eyes grew wide. Nina looked at both of them then back at Amber. What was the big deal? Sure Nina wasn't happy about being dragged into dress shopping but why did Mara and Fabian look so freaked about that?

"Amber I don't think that's such a good idea. Nina's not ready to handle your kinda of shopping. Why don't you let me and Patricia come with you instead?" Mara pleaded. Amber shook her head.

"No. Nina and I haven't gotten to spend any time together, just as us roommates. It'll be fun and I'll go easy on her." Fabian and Mara gave Amber weary glances then sighed in defeat. Nina was now very worried. Maybe agreeing to go shopping with Amber was a bad idea.

"Well I'm going to go get my coat. We can leave whenever you want Amber," Nina said. She shut her textbook and put it in her bag. As she left the room she noticed someone behind her. She turned to see Fabian following her out of the room. "So should I be really concerned about going shopping with Amber?" Nina asked in a hushed tone.

Fabian glanced over his shoulder, took Nina's hand and led her up the stairs. "Well how to I put this? Amber is a very extreme shopper. She bounces back and forth between stores like a ping pong ball. No one ever wants to go shopping with her because of it." Nina felt her heart drop down into her stomach at the sound of that. Nina wasn't a shopper, she never had been. She was one of those goes to the mall once every four months or so and she usually bought one or two things at a time.

"I knew I should have faked sick this morning. Well, I might as well get this over with. Thanks for the warning." Fabian nodded and walked back downstairs as Nina ran into her room, found her coat and went to wait for Amber by the front door. Mick came from around the corner, saw Nina sitting there and gave her a puzzled look. "I'm going shopping with Amber," Nina explained when she noticed his expression. Mick stared at her, dumfounded, for a second then started laughing. Nina rolled her eyes and pushed him through the door to the living room. She was regretting this decision more and more with every passing second.

"So are you ready to go?" Amber asked sweetly as she bounded down the stairs. Nina gulped and nodded. The two of them opened the door to the house and made the short trek to the bus stop at the edge of the grounds. The bus came on time for once and the pair made their way onto the crowded bus. After a short ride the bus came to another stop and Amber tugged on Nina's coat sleeve. Fresh air cold greeted Nina as she got off the bus.

It was her first time visiting the town since she came to England and Nina was surprised to see how large it really was. It wasn't like London sized but it was much bigger than where she grew up. The paved streets were lined with boutiques, cafes and grocery stores of all shapes and sizes. Many of the buildings had retained their original old English charm, complete with fading bricks or old wooden planks and oak shutters against the windows.

Along the streets, lined with cast iron fences, were little tiny trees. Their leaves had long since fallen off and they looked a little bleak. The trees completely clashed with the decorations that were in store windows and on the outsides of the buildings. Strings of colorful lights shone in every window and some shops even had little decorated trees near the door. Everything was so Christmassy and magical.

A constant flow of people moved in and out of the various stores carrying bags and boxes with the names of different stores on them. Everyone was bundled up with coats, scarves, mittens and hats. As Nina stood staring at the town she spotted a flash of pink move in the corner of her eye. Nina snapped her head to the right just in time to see Amber run into a store. "Amber! Wait for me!" Nina yelled. She weaved past a group of shoppers and ducked into the store. Amber was running back and forth across the store looking at dresses, shoes and handbags. Nina just stood there and watched as she took dresses off the racks and piled them high in her arms.

"Nina come here!" Amber called. She managed to beckon Nina over to the back of the store where the dressing rooms were. Nina sat and watched as Amber tried on eleven different dresses of every shape, color and style imaginable. After dress number six they all started to look the same to Nina. Eventually Amber emerged from the dressing room wearing her normal clothes.

Leaving the pile of dresses on the return rack Amber briskly walked out of the store with Nina jogging to keep up. The pair then went into the next shop where Amber did the exact same thing with another set of dresses. The same thing happened in the third, fourth and fifth stores they went to. "Amber, they're all beautiful dresses. Can you just pick on?" Nina asked irritably. It was getting close to lunchtime and Nina was hungry.

"Of course not. The dress has to be perfect; it's the most important part of the dance. It has to be fabulous and even if these are gorgeous they just aren't right. Maybe we should take a break and get some lunch." Nina let out a sigh of relief. That was the best thing she had heard all day. Amber took Nina by the arm and the two walked out of the store and out into the cold winter air.

Amber led the way through the crowded streets. It was even more crowded now than it was when they got into town. The sidewalks were packed with Christmas shoppers. Suddenly Amber turned left and led Nina down a side street that was much less crowded. This street looked more old fashioned than the rest of the town—the buildings looked more dated. Some had old wooden signs hanging on hinges in front of the door and the street was made of cobblestone rather than cement.

On the corner there was what looked like a small café. Amber stopped in front of it and opened the door. "You're going to love this place Nina. It has the most amazing food in the world." Nina stepped inside after Amber and followed her to a seat in the back of the shop.

The inside of the café was painted deep greens and reds and had a black and white checkered floor. A low counter separated the kitchen from the dining area and numerous tables and chairs sat scattered around the floor. All of the tables had delicate white tablecloths on them and the chairs were all cushioned with plush red and green pillows. In the corner of the café there was a beautiful tree lit up with gold lights and a shining star on top.

Amber and Nina sat down and a young waitress came over with a smile on her face. "Good afternoon ladies. Can I start you off with something to drink?" she asked with a very thick Scottish accent.

"Yes I'll have cup of herbal tea with a hint of mint in it please," Amber said cheerfully.

"Can I get a small mug of cider? No whipped cream on top please," Nina said as she looked at the menu. The waitress jotted down what they wanted and went back into the kitchen.

"So what looks good?" Amber asked. She watched Nina as she stared at the menu.

"Well since I have no idea what half this stuff is I can't really tell you what looks good." Amber laughed and looked at the menu herself. "I just want something hot. I'll try pretty much anything once."

"Want me to get you something? Or we could split something. Some of the meals here are really big but I don't know how hungry you are."

"We can split something. I'm hungry but not really hungry. I can last until supper. You can pick something and we can split it," Nina said with a smile. The waitress then came back with their drinks and set them down on the table.

"So what can I get you girls?" She took a pen out from behind her ear and set it against the notepad.

"We're going to split roast pork. But could you put the apple sauce on the side please? Oh and can we also have some Banoffee pie? A small slice each would be perfect," Amber asked. The waitress nodded while she wrote everything down. As she walked away Nina gave her a puzzling look.

"What's Banoffee pie?" she asked wearily.

"You'll see. It's fabulous. This café makes the best in the whole area. So after we're done eating we still need to finish our shopping. I have one more store I want to check. If they don't have the perfect dress no one will. Then we need to find you a dress," Amber said with a mischievous grin.

"Amber I told you, I'm not going to the dance," Nina argued.

"And I told you that you aren't missing it." Amber crossed her arms in determination. Nina then began rubbing her temples again. If Amber kept this up it was going to be a long and tiring afternoon.