A/N: Finally it's up! Sorry it took long, I announced on my DA journal that I was going to post this either Sunday or sometime yesterday... Which I was, but after re-reading it I noticed I forgot to add a couple of details that needed to be added, and today was kind of a rough day at work so I couldn't do it earlier either... But here it is! :)
I must admit, I had fun writing this chapter. I had to do a lot of research for certain facts that are mentioned here, but my favorite part was the action part, even though it's not that long I really enjoyed and lived it while writing it, and I hope I did a good job with it, seeing as this story has very little action in it... Sorry about that... -_-
Other than that, I wanted to remind you guys that I changed my DA username to Nickyrockit, same as here... I am no longer Natynicole87, I changed it a couple of weeks ago, but I don't remember saying it here, if you were watching me you still are, I just changed the name.
Also after the next chapter, I might be able to count the remaining chapters with 1 hand... Yes we might be coming down to an end. But I'll leave more details when I get to the next chapters. Remember there WILL be a sequel! :)
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It was Monday evening and it was a bit after dinner. Lexi had just taken a shower and now wore her pajamas; though she wasn't ready for bed yet, she just wore them for comfort.
She walked out of her room and stopped in front of her leader's door, she gently knocked and waited to be answered. The rest of the team were doing their individual things, as always Tech was working on his inventions, Rev was actually playing a game of air hockey by himself, Duck and Slam played a video game in the common room TV.
The door swooshed open, and she was greeted with sapphire eyes.
"Lex, You ok?" Asked a curious Ace.
Lexi fidgeted with her ribbon; a symbol that she was nervous. "Yeah, how about you; you feeling better?" She nervously asked.
Ace nodded and noticed her nervous features, he gestured for her to step inside his room, and so she did. "But something tells me you're not, what's wrong?" He asked as he took a seat on his bed, Lexi following his actions.
"I… uh, I have to tell you something." She answered not looking at him, instead she found more comfort on her ribbon.
"Oh, ok… I'm listening." He said as he looked down at her.
She sheepishly looked at him as she bit her lower lip. "I know we had a rough day, and well it hasn't been easy for us lately… But I want to thank you for not leaving today, besides what you said, you didn't leave; you stayed. And it may not be the same from now on, but it's always good to know that I'll always have you no matter what. We'll work on anything that needs to be worked on to make our friendship work. But right now I need you."
He slumped his shoulders and extended an arm towards her. "Lex you know I'll always be here, what I said earlier was… Well I just felt desperate." He defeatedly admitted.
"And I understand, I would've probably done the same to protect you. But we can get through this." She reassured him.
"I hope so." He responded.
She gave him a kind thankful smile, but that smile faded as she remembered her initial reason for speaking to him. "But that's not all I wanted to say." She was nervous about how he was going to take the news.
"Oh?" He simply responded as he patiently awaited for her to talk.
"Just in case, I feel super confused about this whole thing." She started, and her words made Ace a bit worried. "Jake called me earlier… And he kinda, sorta… indirectly asked me to be his girlfriend…" She finished looking down at her feet as her cheeks turned crimson.
Ace turned his gaze towards his feet also as he frowned at her words. "And what was your answer?" He nervously asked.
She sighed before she answered. "I answered, yes." She admitted.
Ace glanced at her confused. "Then why did you say you were confused about the whole thing?" He asked.
Lexi glanced up at him, and he could see the insecurity in her eyes. "That's the thing, I don't know."
"But if you were confused, why did you answered yes?" He asked, with a bit of disappointment in his tone.
She nervously bit her lip before responding. "I got confused afterwards… I guess I'm just nervous." She finished as a sigh escaped her lips.
As much as it hurt him inside, he couldn't risk loosing her completely; so instead he decided to support her in all ways possible. He remembered Tech's words from the time they talked in the training room.
"Just be happy for her Ace, if you really love her let her go. If you guys are meant to be it'll happen… As much as it hurts to admit Ace, she is just your best friend, and not your girlfriend, unless you decide to do something about it."
It was a bit too late for him to change anything between them, she was someone else's girl from now on, and as much as he hated that fact; he was always taught to be a gentleman and respect. He would still maintain his friendship with her, but with a certain respect, he would never want her to feel uncomfortable or disrespected around him.
He sighed in sorrow, but non the less decided to advice her. "Lex you don't have to be nervous. I'm sure he'll be a good boyfriend, because if he's not well… He'll have to deal with me." He answered.
A smile grew on her. "I don't doubt that Ace." She chuckled. "But you know I can always brain blast him if he gets a little too far." She winked at him.
And he felt somewhat proud of her answer, he felt 100% sure that she could take care of herself physically, he should know… He's the one who trains her. But he was more worried about another type of hurt, emotional damage.
"I know you can." He said reassuringly.
She took her gaze away from him. "He invited me to a movie premier this Friday. That's what has me a bit nervous… What if I don't get used to this public life?" She asked.
"Don't we already live a public life?" He asked confusedly.
"Oh trust me Ace, ours is nothing compared to his public life… It's 10 times worse."
"Well then if you really love him you'll see past that." He commented.
"What?" She responded while chuckling.
He just stared at her, a bit scared of her answer.
"Ace, I think it's a little too early for me to know if I love him… I mean we met what, last week?" She happily admitted.
"Yeah, and yet he's your boyfriend a week from when you met him." He answered with a bit of irony in his tone.
Lexi frowned at his words, not really upset at him but at the realization. Maybe they were moving a bit too fast and that's why she feels so confused. She did felt attracted towards the actor; there was no doubt in that, and from what little she knows she likes, not to mention that she loves the way he treats her. But was this all moving a bit too fast?
She's always believed in taking chances and see where life takes you, this could easily work out; the same way that it may not work out, but she'll never know if she never takes that extra step.
She didn't respond anything to Ace from his previous words, he had a point; then again she had hers.
He noticed her pensive features and wondered if his words offended her in anyway. "Lex, I didn't mean it in a bad way… I just think that it's all going a bit too fast, but it's your life and relationship and I respect your decision."
She nodded and slightly smiled at him. "Thanks, and I know you didn't mean it in a bad way." She responded.
He smiled at her. "Hey how have you been feeling?" He curiously asked, meaning to change the subject.
"I've been better, only a number away from the goal. I hope that at least I'll be able to get back to training tomorrow." She answered.
"That's awesome Lex! And yeah we can start with your training tomorrow." He gladly responded.
She sighed with relief at his answer. "Thanks, because if I waited a day, two or more I would've driven myself crazy."
He chuckled at her words. "Ok, but you better get some shut eye, you might need the rest from all the butt kicking you'll get tomorrow." He joked.
She smiled and rolled her eyes. "As if!" She responded as she stood and started walking out, but before she exited his room she glanced back at him. "Goodnight Ace, and… Thanks."
"Goodnight Lex." He gently responded.
/
The next morning Lexi woke up and proudly dressed in her uniform. She was in a happy mood, despite her previous problems with Ace; the previous night's conversation boosted up her confidence. Ace supported her and that's all that really mattered to her.
She walked towards the kitchen, the grin never leaving her face. The rest noticed her sudden happy mood; and they couldn't help but to feel somewhat happy themselves, after all the drama she's finally smiling.
After breakfast she checked her sugar level, goal reached. More smiles were sent her way, though this doesn't mean that she can do whatever she pleases with her diet; she still had to follow the doctor's instructions until her body regulates normally.
After breakfast she and Ace decided to start with the training. They were now both in the training room, Lexi stretching and Ace prepping weapons and choosing a simulation task.
"Hey Lex, which gun do you want?" Asked Ace while he grabbed a handgun type of weapon.
"No guns for me today, I'm using my powers… It's been a while." She smirked at her own joke.
"Alright, suit yourself." Teased Ace.
She chuckled. "Oh no, you'll have to watch out mister." She joked.
Ace smirked at her comment and pressed a few buttons on the pad, and before they knew it the room was fading pitch black; the darkness only lasted for a couple of seconds until the room took form of an alley street.
Her eyes glowed bright pink, she was alert and ready to attack.
His eyes also glowed as he powered himself up, holding up the gun, his Guardian Strike Sword at the ready in case he lost hold or control of his current weapon of choice.
And there it was; the sound that signaled Lexi that an opponent was reaching their location, no, not 1 opponent, 4.
"So what are we having today, ninjas, random delinquents or super villains? It doesn't sound mechanical so it can't be robots." Questioned Lexi.
"A twist of all of those… Minus the robots." Commented Ace as he pointed his gun to a specific direction.
"Nice…" Was all she could comment before she turned around and blasted her first opponent, but it didn't disappear like they usually do, instead it blasted a blue orb back at her which she dodged. "Whoa! What the…?" She asked as she turned around and noticed even more opponents running her way.
Ace was taking care of 1 of them. "I see you noticed they're not that easy to decease." He commented.
"Yeah! So what's the weak spot?" She asked as she blasted and kicked her opponents away.
"That's for us to find out." He responded as he pinned his opponent on the floor facedown and pulled the trigger on the back of his head, but again, it didn't disappear. Instead the opponent turned around and kicked Ace out of his way, the gun flying out of his hand and out of reach. "Ok...? So it's not the back of their heads." He yelled at Lexi.
She was still punching, kicking and blasting her opponents, she had 3, unlike Ace who had only 1. "Uh… A little help here!" She yelled back, her tone a bit desperate.
"Coming!" Responded Ace as he kicked his foe on the groin; which made him fall, he didn't stay long enough to see if he disappeared or not, instead he pulled out his sword and ran towards his second in command's position.
"Guardian Strike Sword attack!" He yelled as a blue energy blasted out of his sword and towards Lexi's opponents, but nothing, if anything it probably made them angrier.
One thing is for sure, Lexi was good at dodging because she hadn't been blasted or hit yet. She kept blasting back, same as Ace as he now used his laser vision and blasted the enemies. They fired in different positions and again, nothing.
"What the hell did you choose?" She frantically asked.
"I thought it would make things interesting, I've done this task before; but I usually find the weak spot within the first couple of minutes… I don't know what's going on!" He answered.
But then it hit him, they only had 3 opponents on their backs, where was the fourth one? Ace glanced back towards the direction he was previously fighting and noticed his first opponent was still thrown on the floor. He wasn't finished, but he looked like he was suffering pretty bad.
He took his sword and swished it towards his current enemy's groin, it disappeared. "Ha! That's a new one." He joked.
"What?! How did you do that?!" She asked as she kept somersaulting away from her opponents.
He chuckled at the thought. "The groin!" He yelled back at her.
She stared back dumbfounded, but blasted her opponent on the groin, it knocked him out but it didn't disappear. She did the same with the other one and the same thing happened. She then neared them and gave them one last charged blast on the groin before they disappeared.
As for Ace, he went back to his first opponent and finished him, the simulation was over and the room went back to normal.
They both panted, they spent a total of 35 minutes in the simulation.
"That was a new weak spot location… Usually it's in the head, neck or heart. But the groin?! Tech must've done an update or something." He said as he walked to one of the bench and grabbed 2 towels, he tossed one to Lexi.
She chuckled at his comment. "Hey it was a good practice for me, if guys get a bit frisky; I'll know where to hit them!" She smirked at her words.
He chuckled as well. "I'll know to never get on your bad side then."
They both laughed at the comment, but their laughter was interrupted by Tech's voice that came out of Lexi's in-built intercom. "Hey Lex, there's someone here for you."
She raised an eyebrow at the message confused. She wasn't expecting company, and surely if Jake wanted to pay her a visit he would've notified her.
"Uh… Who is it?" She asked in curiosity.
"Some guy… He showed me his ID, he's some kind of coach?" He answered, and she could sense that he was also confused about her visitor's purpose.
But it clicked to her, she knew what he was. "Oh, Ok! Tell him I'll be there in a sec." She answered as a sigh of relief erupted from her.
"A coach?" Asked a curious Ace as he raised an eyebrow at her.
"Oh! Yes a coach that'll help me talk in public." She gladly responded.
"For what?! Don't we already do that occasionally?" He asked.
She sighed. "It's for Friday… I know they're gonna ask a bunch of questions… And well I'm a bit nervous, I don't want to screw up or make us look bad." She answered.
He sighed, a bit frustrated at her comment. "Did Jake said you needed… this coaching person for Friday?"
"No! I was just a bit too nervous about everything, and he asked me if I wanted to burrow some of his coaches to help me, and I said yes." She answered.
"Lex, you don't have to do anything that makes you uncomfortable, you know that right?" He asked with concern.
She looked at him in the eyes and gave him a reassuring smile. "Ace, you don't have to worry about anything, I chose this to better myself. To fight my insecurities, and trust me if I didn't want to do this I would've backed down the offer in the first place."
He looked at her with worry, but nodded.
She gave him a kind smile. "Hey thanks for training with me today. I really needed this." She commented.
"No problem Lex, you know you're my favorite training partner." He said winking at her.
She giggled "Alright, I'll see you later." She said while walking out of the training room.
Ace said nothing, instead he stared at her as she made her exit. He didn't like the whole idea of having someone "coach" her about how to talk. But he decided to trust her and let her be, for the sake of them he shouldn't argue about his disagreement.
/
Lexi walked into the common room and noticed a slim blonde man, his outfit resembled Jake's choice of style which consisted of a dark pair of jeans, a nice casual shirt and a blazer on top. He was currently talking with Tech about his job.
They both took in the female bunny's presence and turned their gaze towards her. The blonde man cleared his throat before he spoke. "Hi, you must be Lexi, I'm Michael. Jake's public speaking coach, he sent me here to coach you for Friday's red carpet event."
Clueless of why she was blushing, she extended her right hand towards Michael. "Hi, nice to meet you. And yes, I might need a bit of coaching…"
Michael smiled at her. "No problem we'll take care of that, you're already a public figure so it shouldn't be so hard." He said.
Lexi furrowed her eyebrows at his comment. "Right… Um, we can go to the kitchen or to my room for more privacy." Suggested Lexi as she eyed Tech, and he took the hint.
"You can stay here if you guys want, I'll make sure no one disturbs you." Suggested Tech.
Lexi gave him a grateful smile. "Thanks Tech." He returned a kind smile to her before he left the room.
"Alright, shall we start?" Asked Michael.
"I guess…" She responded as they both took a seat on the couch.
"Well first of all, it surprised me a bit when Jake called me about coaching you; I've seen you on TV and of course who doesn't know you. But I've seen you talk perfectly on the news." He said as he raised an eyebrow at her.
She sighed. "When it comes to my job it's a bit different, I don't have to talk about my personal life. But… I know there's going to be questions regarding us, me… And well I guess I'm not used to that. I'm a bit nervous about what I might say, about the questions, I don't want to make a fool out of Jake." She said as she slumped her shoulders.
Michael looked at her in thought. "Well that's understandable, and like I said; I'm here to help you. There's a couple of ways that you can conquer your fear of public speaking. But first let me give you some tips, It's not all about the words. Body language and facial expression can determine the way you want to communicate with the public, though in this case it will be an interviewer and a camera, always remember to smile, not a fake plastic smile; but as natural as possible. Your voice should be kind, never yell even though it might sound crowded they will always provide you a microphone. And of course appearance, but Jake told me there will be stylist taking care of your image sometime this week."
"If I'm nervous, how am I suppose to not fake a smile?" She nervously asked.
"Your advantage is that you won't be alone and the weight won't be all on you. You and Jake are walking as a couple, act as if your just taking a walk down the park with him, be yourself, all those people are interested in you, who you really are; not Lexi Bunny from the Loonatics, but the real Lexi Bunny, the Lexi without the uniform, how you are with Jake, how you talk to your friends, confide in these people; they are there for you."
"Ok, and what if I don't want to answer certain things, like personal things. How do I say 'It's non of your business' politely?"
"You wing the answer, let's say if they ask what is your favorite dessert? You can answer, I love sweets, my mom used to bake a lot and I used to help her with baking, so I became fascinated with sweets. You're not really answering the actual question, but you talked about something, if you don't want to answer; you can always avoid the answer, but at least say something about the subject, never dismiss it in an obvious manner, probably they will forget the question by the time you finished the sentence."
"Hmm… Clever." She answered in thought.
"Know your audience, which will mostly consist of gossip channel interviewers. I suggest you watch these programs before the premier, chances are you are going to get interviewed by some of them. Study their questions, how deep they usually go with celebrities, the seriousness of their questions, the simplicity that it would feel to talk to them."
Michael spent a total of two hours coaching Lexi for public speaking, to him she seemed like a natural. He interviewed her a couple of times and she responded with simplicity, the gentle smile never leaving her face. He eventually left and told Lexi to practice the exercises they did, and if she felt like she needed more coaching to call him.
/
That evening Lexi mounted her bike and went to Jake's house for dinner. She let the others know where she was going and that she should return before 11:30pm, not that she had a curfew, but she had a team to guide the next day in case they had a mission.
She knocked on the door, and Jake welcomed her in.
"Hey love! It's nice to see you!" He said as he hugged and kissed his girlfriend.
"It's good to see you too Jake!" She said as she chuckled.
He noticed she came on her team's motorcycle, and looked at her with concern. "Lexi, I said I could pick you up if you needed to, or I could've sent Benjamin, you know it's not a short distance ride."
"I know, I just haven't ridden my bike in quite a while… Lately we've been using the ships and the jetpacks. I just… Missed it, even though I'm not suppose to use that bike for my personal use, there's just something about riding that I love." She commented as she vaguely starred at her black and pink hover-bike.
Jake looked at her with even more concern, she wasn't suppose to use that vehicle for her own use. "Well I can give you a lift on your way back if you'd like."
She turned her gaze to him and furrowed her eyebrows. "No, you don't have to do that I can ride back! I'll set it to hover-mode and that way it's faster." She insisted.
"Lexi, your my girlfriend; and I would feel much better if I'm the one who takes you home. At least I'll know you got there safe." He informed her as he put a hand on her shoulders.
"Jake… Uh… I have super powers! Don't you think that's safe enough?" She asked, a bit irritated.
"Yes, I know. And yet you fainted when you heard the sound of gunshot!" He sighed, took a deep breath and slumped his shoulders as an attempt to calm himself. "Sorry… I just, even though I didn't know you that well by then, seeing you collapse like that, the thought of loosing the only hope I had was just devastating. And it felt so horrible to see you like that, it's like I knew that even though you were a protector, I had to keep you safe also. And now your my girlfriend, I never intend to put rules or to dominate you love, that's not who I am. I trust you. Call it male instinct or just well… the way I was raised to always look out for your lady." He finished with a gentle hug, which she retuned.
She sighed. "I know, but I'm used to taking care of myself, even though I live with 5 superheroes; we can all handle things on our own. I'm second in command on the team, trust me Jake, I can handle it. I've been in dangerous situations before, I think I can handle riding my bike alone at night." She said as she pecked her lips on his cheek.
"Alright, alright. Now let's eat, we don't want the food to get cold." He chuckled in defeat, how could he argue with a sweet kiss like that?
They were both done with their dinner, but they were still sitting at the table; talking.
"Do you remember the interviews I said Gretchen wanted to schedule for me?" Asked Jake.
Lexi glanced at him and responded. "Yeah…?" Nodding at the same time.
"Well she scheduled both radio and TV for Friday morning, but I should be done before I pick you up." He informed her.
She gave him a nervous look, and he returned a reassuring one.
"Love, I won't go crazy in love type, I'll just answer what they want to know and I'll keep it simple."
She gave him a relieved smile and pushed herself towards him and pecked his lips before she took back her seat, making him blush.
"So… I took the public speaking lesson from your coach Michael." Informed Lexi as she took a sip of her water.
"Yes I know, he called me afterwards and told me you did an excellent job. I don't know why you were so worried love." Responded Jake.
Lexi nodded at his response, but furrowed her eyebrows at a thought. "Jake, were you worried that I might screw up this Friday? And that's why you arranged your coach for me?" She asked in curiosity.
Jake arched an eyebrow at her confused. "What? No, I never doubted you love, I offered you the coach to help you boost up your confidence. I knew you were really nervous, and the coaching helps me; so I thought it might help you as well."
Lexi relaxed her features and nodded. "Ok, For a moment I just felt like you were kinda worried about me screwing up." She sheepishly answered.
Jake took Lexi's hand and gently pressed his lips against it. "Never love, and I understand that you feel nervous. I remember my first red carpet… It can get a bit intimidating sometimes, but you survive. I'm confident about us, and like I said, if you don't want to talk; you don't have to love. But one thing is for sure, they'll be talking about your dress." He finished his sentence as he straightened himself on his seat and took a sip of his water.
"What dress? Wait! You have my dress? Can I see it?" She asked with enthusiasm.
Jake chuckled at her question. "No I don't have it, but Gretchen sent me a picture. She's been working with the designer and the stylist."
Lexi gave him a sheepish look. "They're designing a dress for me? Jake… That's a little too much don't you think?" She asked.
"Love, I'm taking care of everything, and I want you to feel special and unique." He said reassuringly.
"Well, don't you think it's fair that I see the dress?" She asked.
"You will, they'll be doing a fitting within the next few days." He said as he smirked.
She chuckled. "Alright, I trust you in style…"
"Trust me love. You'll look stunning." He said reassuringly.
/
It was Thursday and the team had left for a mission early in the morning. It was Lexi's first mission since she returned from her 'limited duty', so the team was a bit worried with how she would handle the situation. Luckily for them she did perfectly fine, and now they were returning back to HQ.
As soon as they arrived, they noticed a black limo parked in front of the tower, since they traveled by jetpacks; they had to go down the elevator to receive they're unexpected guest.
Ace and Lexi went to check who it was, and as soon as they opened the doors; the black limo's door opened to reveal a slim tall red haired girl, Gretchen. She wore her signature pencil skirt, a nice blouse and her favorite stiletto heels.
"Hi guys!" She happily greeted the bunny duo.
"Hey Gretchen." They called in unison.
She turned around and signaled someone else to get out of the limo, and a tall dark skinned man with sunglasses stepped out, he pulled his sunglasses a bit and eyed Lexi from head to toe before he spoke. "So this is my victim?" He asked Gretchen in a jokingly manner as he pointed at Lexi.
Gretchen chuckled at his joke. "Oh Paul! Stop, don't intimidate her, she might blast you!" She winked at Lexi.
Paul walked up to the bunny duo and extended a hand to them. "Hi, I'm Paul, but that's short for Shaun Paul."
Ace shook his hand, but Lexi's eyes widened when she heard his full name. He was one of Acmetropolis top fashion designers. She's heard his name a thousand times, she's seen ads of his brand, and read hundreds of articles about his fashion shows but never really seen the guy.
"Nice to meet you Doc." Said Ace.
"THE Shaun Paul?" Asked a shocked Lexi as she shook his hand.
"The one and only doll." He informed her.
She chuckled. "Ok, I'm gonna let that one pass just because it's you."
Paul raised an eyebrow at her confused. "Uh… Let what pass?"
"Doll. You called me doll. But you're Shaun Paul, you can call me doll every time you want." She joked.
"Pffffft! Girl I call all my victims doll. You get used to it! And can we please get started." He informed in a joking yet serious manner as he snapped his fingers in the air.
Out of the limo came 2 more persons, Paul's assistants. They pulled out a large garment bag and a small trunk.
"Alright doll; let's get down to business." Said Paul as he pushed his sunglasses back on.
They rode the elevator to the 125th floor. The doors opened and the group was greeted by the rest of the team. All of them watched in curiosity, except Duck who immediately recognized the fashion designer.
He gasped in shock at the sight of him. "Shaun Paul?! Oh my god! I just bought your male perfume! I'm a huge fan of your male collection!"
"In the flesh baby!" Informed Paul as he delivered a smirk towards the water fowl.
"But… But how- What are you doing here?" Asked Duck in an astonished manner.
"I'm here to dress this little lady here…" He pointed towards Lexi. "Her boy-boy called me and asked me to specially design an evening gown for her, and of course anything for my boy Jake, not to mention that my dress will be worn by this super doll right here." He chuckled. "Of course I couldn't deny his request, so here I am."
Duck crossed his arms and gave Lexi a jealous glare.
"Oh-no-you-did-not-just-call-Lexi-doll! If-I-were-you-pal-I'd-be-hiding-because-that-bunny-hates-with-a-passion-to-be-called-doll!" Informed a nervous Rev to Paul. But Lexi just chuckled at the roadrunner's words. "What's-so-funny? Do-you-not-hate-to-be-called-doll-now? Am-I-missing-something?" Asked Rev, confused about the whole situation.
"Relax Rev! He can call me doll, besides I think he calls doll to all of his… victims?" She nervously asked as she raised an eyebrow to the designer.
"Yes victims! I call victims to all the little dolls who are not yet dressed by the amazing Shaun Paul. And I call all of my victims dolls because once they fall under my hands I get to dress them up like my little dolls." He Informed the team.
Slam chuckled at the designers explanation, only to be shut by Duck who nudged him. He cleared his throat before he spoke. "Don't mock the legendary Shaun Paul. Or he will curse you with bad fashion for life!" Said Duck in a serious tone.
"That's right little devil!" He said as he winked towards him.
Ace cocked an eyebrow at him, a bit confused by this whole fashion theme.
"Alright, let's get going, we need this dress to fit!" Informed Paul as he clapped his hands and his 2 assistants walked towards him, Lexi signaled them to follow her towards her room, and so they did.
Only Gretchen, Ace, Lexi, Paul and his 2 assistants stood in Lexi's room. The assistants took the dress out of the garment bag, making Lexi gasp in shock at the dress. It was a strapless two tone colored dress. The top was a dark fuchsia color, tied to the waist was a ribbon of the same color, and attached to the ribbon was a rhinestoned flower brooch. The skirt was a dark lavender color that fell freely to the floor.
Ace looked impressed at the dress. "Wow, it looks very pretty Lex." He commented fascinated, the comment made the rest glance towards him.
Paul raised an eyebrow at him. "Uh… What is he doing here?" He asked in a dramatic way.
Lexi's eyes widened as she glanced back at Ace. "Well… he's my best friend, why shouldn't he be here?"
Paul cleared his throat. "So you don't mind stripping in front of him?!" He asked as he crossed his arms and carelessly pointed at Ace.
Lexi's cheeks turned red at his comment. "I uh… I wasn't aware that I had to uh… Be without my clothes in front of everyone…" She sheepishly answered.
" *Tisk Tisk Tisk* Doll did you not hear me say I will dress you up?!" His voiced sounded dramatic.
Ace lifted his hand in dismissal. "Hey, hey don't sweat it, I get it, I'll give you guys some privacy." He said as he started walking out of her room, but a worried look haunted his features.
Lexi furrowed her eyebrows with guilt. Not that she wanted Ace to see her naked, but she still wanted him to see her in the dress. She shrugged the thought, he'll have to wait until the event like the rest.
The door finally closed, and Paul glanced back at Lexi. "Ok, I've been told I have a good eye for measuring. So let's get to it!"
Gretchen smiled and helped Lexi out of her uniform, Paul walked over with the dress in hand and helped her into her dress; he took out a sewing kit and started pinning certain areas of the dress until the dress looked well fitted. One of the assistants took out a pair of silver heels out of the small trunk, they had crystals attached to the straps. Another gasp escaped from the blonde bunny's mouth at the sight of the shoes.
Paul smirked at her reaction. "The latest from my collection, not even in stores yet. You my doll, are the first to have a pair." He informed as he led her towards the mirror and she stepped into the shoes, a perfect match. He gently pulled out her ribbon; letting her ears fall to her shoulder as he messed up her hair a bit. She gave him a curious look. "Don't worry, I'll have my professional hair and makeup crew arrive tomorrow to get you all dolled up for this event. Girl you'll be flawless." He gently informed her, and she felt a boost of confidence as she stood in front of the mirror and stared at her reflection, she pictured herself with the man of her dreams walking down the red carpet, perfect dress, perfect face, perfect answers, perfect love, a dream come true… Flawless.
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