React and Interact

Pair: Marie and Nazz (friendship)

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Nazz shuffled through dress after dress, picking over beads and ruffles in search of the perfect prom gown. She couldn't really be in the running for prom queen until next year, but that didn't mean she couldn't look awesome anyway.

The store was fairly quiet at this time of day and there was only one other person in the dress section; they were on the other side of the long rack Nazz was currently sifting through and she had yet to actually see them.

Continuing her search, the blonde fell into the land of satin and sequins once more and only came to when she nearly bumped into the other girl searching through gowns. "Whoa, sorry dude, I didn't- oh!" Nazz looked up, finally catching a glimpse of her fellow dress-hunter. "Hey, Marie. Sorry about that."

Marie shrugged. "S'fine." She muttered, looking back at the rack of garments.

The Kanker sisters' rivalry with the rest of the cul-de-sac had cooled off quite a bit since middle school, but none of them spent much time with anyone but the Eds and each other. However, the other two Kankers didn't appear to be around. Nazz looked for a moment and then back at Marie. "Hey, where're your sisters?"

Marie looked slightly surprised as she answered. "Lee isn't going to prom and May's had her dress picked out for months." She smirked. "So I'm on my own this time."

"Oh." Nazz nodded and turned away. "…Find anything good yet?"

"Not really." Came the other girl's short reply.

Silence reigned once more as the two girls shuffled steadily down the line of dresses. Finally, Nazz came to one she liked and pulled it off the rack. Biting her lip in indecision, she glanced down at the dress and then up at Marie. "Hey, what do you think of this one?" She asked, holding it up for the other girl's inspection.

The blue-haired teen looked over in surprise, seeming a little wary of Nazz's sudden bursts of conversation. Finally, she looked the long, dark purple satin gown up and down and replied. "It's not a good color."

"Huh?" Nazz glanced down at the dress. "What d'you mean?"

"It's not a good color for you." Marie repeated, then pointed to another gown out of the line. "I'd go for that green one."

Nazz glanced at the dress Marie had pointed to and found the other girl was right. The shorter light green garment was far more suited to her. "Hey, awesome. Thanks, dude." She grinned, switching hangers.

"Sure." The other teen replied with a smile, pulling her own dress out.

The thing was a puffy black mess that made Nazz frown. "Y'know, I think everybody's going to expect you to be in black." She said thoughtfully.

It was Marie's turn to grunt in confusion and stare at her selection. "If I were you, I'd go in something nobody expects me to and totally knock 'em dead." Nazz continued.

"What, you mean like pink?" Marie raised an eyebrow.

Giggling, Nazz shook her head. "No, not that far… but something bold. Like… oh, I bet you'd look killer in red!"

Marie warmed up to the idea quickly. "Actually, red sounds kinda awesome."

Soon, the two girls were digging through dresses and passing judgment on them like seasoned pros, laughing at the occasional monstrosity and tossing selections to each other. Shortly before retiring to the dressing rooms, Nazz glanced over at her impromptu companion. "Hey, do you wanna grab something to eat after this?"

Frowning slightly, Marie seemed leery of Nazz's offer. However, after a moment, she grinned and nodded. "Sure."

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Author's Note: Whoops… got wrapped up in the land of girling-out and went over by 100 words…