Saphira was a bit overwhelmed seeing the large array of beauty products on Roxy's desk. Apparently this was the sample items that are sold at the salon, and Roxy intended on allowing her to use them. But Saphira was not able to afford this kind of stuff. As much as she wanted to buy better quality skin and hair products, she was just unable to at this time. Even with a good wage now, she still had to wait to buy great products.
"Alright kid, time to get started…" Roxy gestured for Saphira to take a seat on the chair in front of the mirror. Saphira hesitated. "Are you scared of me Saphira? I think we are past that now, don't you think?" She shakes her head at Roxy, a guilty expression spreading across her face. Roxy softened her expression and stepped forward. "What is bothering you?"
"It's just…I can't afford that stuff Roxy…" Saphira gestured to the products on the vanity. "It is nice you want to help me, but I am not made of money. I know you never have to deal with money, lucky you, but at the moment I can't afford better products than what I can already afford."
Roxy smiled at her, folding her arms as she looked at her. "You know I am giving these to you right? This is the free sample pack from the salon, and I insist you take it home with you. Come, sit and you will see that you will love them."
"If you say so…" Saphira walked over to the large chair, huffing a little as it took some effort to get seated as it was meant for Roxy to sit in. Once she was seated though, Saphira looked up at the wolf and saw she was wagging her tail. "You are really excited about this aren't you?"
"Freddy and I once tried a relationship before Saphira, I am sure he has told you that." She nodded, not knowing if this should be awkward or not since Roxy brought it up and not her. "However, Freddy is nice and all…but not my type. But while we might only be friends now, I still care for him deeply Saphira. And I now care for you. I intend on ensuring you are at peak performance like he is."
She smiled at the wolf, she was way too nice. "You are very sweet Roxy."
"Just don't go around telling anyone else that. I don't want everyone going sweet on me." Saphira chuckled at Roxy as the wolf pulled the tray of products closer and pulled out two small bottles with her fingers. "Ooh yes, these are lovely. Now, I know you are awake all night as this is meant to be used in the mornings. Though you can apply these to your face when you wake up for you night shift. Together, they lift your skin, add some much-needed vitamins, and give your skin a healthy glow. Sadly to say Saphira…you don't have that."
Saphira smirked slightly, she wasn't going to deny that, her skin was clean and clear, and that was it. "I know Roxy. They sound great honestly." She took the two small tubes to look at the ingredients. "Pretty high quality too."
"Of course, I never settle on the worst." Roxy grabbed the next lotion in a round container. "This one can be used before you sleep. It helps to rejuvenate your skin while you sleep, leaving it nice and soft all day long. Oh! And the body lotions…" She pulled out three tubes and Saphira giggled at her. "They can be applied at any time, but not together. They will make your skin smooth, soft and helps to repair any scar damage and have good, healthy vitamins again for your skin to absorb. Hmm…" She looked at Saphira to see she was still listening intently. "Does human skin really absorb stuff?"
"Yes is does Roxy, that is why good products like these are essential to use to prevent damage to the skin." Saphira smiled as she looked at the products. "These are really nice, thanks Roxy."
"I am not done. The shampoo and conditioner here is great for dry and normal hair, they help to stop breakage in the strands and create a healthy, natural bounce. I know Freddy loves your hair so we will give him a reason to love it more." Roxy chuckled softly along with Saphira as she did not disagree. "They come in different scents, of course, Freddy isn't going to be able to smell the shampoo and conditioner until we get our scent receptors…hopefully you can figure out when we can get them. Anyway, lastly is the perfumes. Again, I am sure you will wait until Freddy can smell them, but perfumes are important too of course." Roxy had a very proud expression on her face as she watched Saphira look at each product. "I hope you will use them when you take them with you."
"Of course Roxy, no one can possibly turn down such a generous offer like this." Saphira chuckled at her and turned her head to look at the dresses laying on the couch. "Don't tell me those are free too Roxy? They look expensive."
"They are expensive!" Roxy exclaimed happily, walking over to them and lifting them up by the hangar. "I snagged them from the salon for you. You should at least try them on. The curtains are drawn so Freddy can't have a sneak peak."
Saphira stared at the dress Roxy held in her right hand. It was beautiful! It was strapless with a white corset from the hip to breast with black and white diamantes sprinkle across the fabric and lining the top of the corset in a line to bring attention to it. The skirt of the dress was black with a white under fabric as the fabric was transparent, giving a silvery colour to the dress and again the black and white diamantes sprinkled around the helm was just beautiful.
"Wow…" Roxy noticed Saphira staring at the dress and smiled at her. "It is beautiful Roxy…but it must be at least a thousand dollars. I can't possibly afford that!"
The wolf chuckled softly at her. "I might be able to convince someone about that. Why don't you try it on? I believe it is your size." Saphira slipped off the chair and walked over to take the dress from Roxy. "You can change in the backroom if you would like. I'll make sure nobody disturbs you."
"Thank you Roxanne!" Saphira wrapped one arm around the wolf's waist to hug her and ran into the backroom.
Roxy smiled, glancing at the other dress in her hand and shrugged, waiting for Saphira to change and show off the dress. Roxy did not know if the dress would look good on her or not of course, but she was willing to help her out. Roxy was definitely thrilled Saphira would take the products home with her and use them, she had zero doubt that they would work on Saphira's body and enhance her beauty. Roxy hummed softly as she waited for Saphira change into the dress. She turned her head in surprise when the door to her room opened and she saw Freddy walking in.
"FREDDY! Get out of my room!" Roxy snapped at him, pointing at the door for him to leaving while hiding the other dresses behind her back.
"I just wanted to make sure Saphira was okay," Freddy said, looking around the room and noticing Saphira was not here. "Uhh…where is she anyway?"
"She is trying on an outfit…" The bear glanced towards the backroom door and Roxy moved to stand in his way. "No, you cannot go in there. This is meant to be girl time Freddy. Last time I checked, you don't fall into that category. Get out of my room!"
Freddy still seemed worried that Saphira was not okay, but Roxy was in his way and he knew she would not move at all. "I just wanted to make sure she is safe Roxy."
"You don't trust me? How dare you?!" Roxy growled, putting her hands on her hips and stepping closer to Freddy as he stepped back in surprise. "Is that what it is Freddy? We are friends, you know I would not hurt Saphira. She has taken some good advice from on how to improve her skin and hair, now she is trying on a dress from my salon. None of this involves you."
"I'm sorry if I implied that I do not trust you. It is just…the way you say things Roxy, it isn't always nice." The wolf rolled her eyes and growled at him, glaring at him as Freddy continued to speak. "I just don't want her to go home crying because of it. She already shed tears of happiness, I don't want her to shed tears of sadness."
"I know I can be very honest, that is who I am and always will be. Everyone knows who I am. But I will not hurt her. She's like a little sister to me anyway Freddy." Roxy sighed loudly, shaking her head at him. "And becaues of that, I want to help her. Is that so bad? Please, leave my room. Saphira can probably hear us."
Freddy looked at the door to the backroom. Saphira indeed could hear everything that was being said. She was dressed and ready to show Roxy how it looked on her, but she was waiting for Freddy to leave the room so she could show it and get an opinion from Roxy. Chica could be here too for an opinion, but she was likely eating pizza or garbage right now and Roxy would thoroughly dislike having any mess in her room.
"Alright…I will wait until Saphira alerts me that she is finished here." Freddy turned around to leave the room. "I apologize for disturbing you. I guess after tonight I have been more worried than I normally would be."
"I don't blame you Freddy, especially since it seems to me that you both have only just confessed to each other, so you not wanting to lose her is understandable. We have your back too Freddy." Roxy sounded so understanding here and Saphira was so happy to hear it from her.
Saphira heard the door of the room open and close. She sighed and stepped closer to the door, it lifts up and she peered out of it. "Is he gone?"
"Yes, now come and stand in the light Saphira. Let me see you." Roxy looked at her with a smile watching the girl step out into the room. She moved a hand to her mouth in surprise seeing the gorgeous dress on Saphira and her tail began to wag slightly. "Oh my! Oh my, oh my, I am the best!" Saphira looked at her with a smile, rubbing the back of her neck shyly. "You look…it's an improvement at least." Roxy stepped forward as Saphira giggled and gently brushed her hair so to she had a part on the right side of her head. "Much better. Yes, this definitely will make his jaw drop."
Saphira blushed at that thought, walking towards the mirror to look at herself. She blinked in surprise when she saw herself wearing the beautiful dress. She smiled, she felt like her own eyes were sparkling brightly in this dress and all she needed was some makeup and a necklace, and she was set. She couldn't believe she was staring at herself right now. Especially as she was not used to wearing something like this. She has never worn anything like this, and it was special.
"Roxy…I am dreaming…" Saphira whispered as she stared at the mirror. "I…I never thought I could wear something so beautiful…I am beautiful…"
Roxy stepped closer to her and leaned down, looking at the mirror as Saphira did not turn her head to look at her. "With a touch of makeup, you will be glamorous!" She gently strokes Saphira's cheek, proud she was happy with the dress. "So…would you like to try the rest on? And see which one suits you the best?"
Saphira glanced at the other dresses Roxy was holding and thought about it for a moment. "I guess I should…I don't ever remember doing something like this. I normally just pick out what I like the most and be on my way…"
"Hmm, I think you should stop doing that and try things on to make sure they do look nice on you. Especially now that you have a boyfriend." Roxy hugged her gently as Saphira blushed hard. "Now go on and pick one to try on."
Saphira stepped back from Roxy, looking between the next two dresses. She laid her eyes on the one shoulder dress with diamantes on the shoulder strap and left side of the dress creating a floral design, it was mostly black with a sunset colour blending in with the black from the waist down. It was beautiful as well, and rather long unlike the dress she had on now. She smiled, taking it from Roxanne and walking into the backroom to change and try it on. Roxy was very excited, she knew she was doing a fantastic job for Saphira and she looked forward to seeing the next dress on her. When Saphira walked back out wearing the dress and holding the other, Roxy smiled at her.
"That looks great Saphira!" Roxy exclaimed as Saphira walked over to the mirror.
"Hmm…yeah it does…but…if it was a green instead of a sunset colour, I think it would look nicer on me." Saphira looked at herself in the mirror, she did not have the same feeling of disbelief like she did with the first dress. "Nah, I don't think it suits me."
Roxy watched Saphira for a moment and nodded. "Yeah, you're right. It definitely does not suit you. This shoestring, green, backless dress will definitely suit you Saphira. It matches your eyes." Saphira looked at the last dress, it was covered in glitter and she smiled at it. "Try it on anyway."
She nodded, taking the dress from Roxy and walked back into the backroom to get changed once again to try on the last dress. It thankfully was not as long as the second dress, and it was more comfortable as well. She walked back out, twirling around happily and Roxy giggled gently as she saw how happy Saphira was at trying on the dresses. Roxy liked this dress on her, it definitely suited her. Saphira walked up at the mirror, looking at herself with this dress.
"Wow, this one is beautiful too!" Saphira exclaimed, moving her body side-to-side and admiring herself in the mirror. "It isn't like the first one though. I think I like both of them though." She turned to Roxy and hugged her tightly. "Thanks Roxy, it means a lot to me."
"Like I said, don't go all sweet on me." Roxy gently nudges Saphira away, making the girl giggle at her. "And you definitely shine in this dress. Hopefully you get the opportunity to wear them. After all, I wanna see Freddy fall to his knees in shock seeing you all dressed up. It will be so funny, and endearing."
"At long as him falling to his knees if for a good reason and not because of a malfunction, that is totally okay with me." Saphira giggled before she paused for a moment as she heard footsteps outside the door. She raised her wrist for a moment. "Freddy, I am not done yet. I can hear your footsteps outside the room. I am okay, Roxy is not making me cry or anything."
"I am not outside Roxy's room. I am in my room, I do not know who you can hear," Came Freddy's confused response, surprising both Roxy and Saphira. "It might be Mr Hippo as he has finished his recharge."
Maybe, but Saphira hoped Mr Hippo did not think about coming into the room. "Alright, thanks for letting me know Freddy. I'm going to head to Foxy's room shortly."
"Great! I will meet you there super star!" Freddy responded happily. "I hope your time with Roxy was good, although by the sounds of it, you have had a good time. I am glad."
"Thanks Freddy. See you in a moment." Saphira smiled and glanced at Roxanne. "I'm going to get changed." She glanced at the door as she could still hear the footsteps and they came to a stop. "Hopefully it really is just Mr Hippo…"
"I'm check, don't worry." Roxy placed the dresses down and waited for Saphira to enter the backroom before stomping towards the door. "Alright, whoever is trying to disturb our girl time, is gonna get it!" She opened the door and peered outside with a frown, looking around for who was walking around. "Hmm, strange."
Freddy had just left his room and noticed Roxy looking around with a frown. "Is everything okay?"
"I heard those footsteps too Freddy, but I see no one out here. Am I becoming paranoid just like she is?" Roxy shakes her head with a growl of frustration. "Or are we all becoming paranoid? I feel like I'm needing to watch over my shoulder now."
Freddy glanced around with a frown, he too was worried what might have been walking around out here. Mr Hippo was not in the hallway either. "Maybe being paranoid is good at the moment Roxy. I will wait here for Saphira."
"You don't need to wait long." Saphira walked out of the door, looking at both animatronics curiously wearing her uniform again. "Did you see who was walking around out here?" Roxy shakes her head, making Saphira glance around curiously. "A bit odd, unless we have a ghost roaming around here. Wouldn't be too farfetched given everything that has happened."
"Nonetheless, we have a party to attend. Shall we?" Freddy extended his hand towards Saphira and she took it happily to walk with him to Foxy's room. "I can hear the echo of his piano from here. He really is happy with the new wrist. I am sure the guests will be thrilled."
"I am sure they will be. I have to guess there will be a big party when you all get your scent receptors, that will be a lot of fun. Hopefully before the end of next week you will have them." Saphira paused as she listened to the music coming from Foxy's room, she smiled as she recognized Chica, Monty and Bonnie's instruments coming from the room. "Already jamming without us, come on!"
Saphira ran forward excitedly with the other two animatronics behind her. She glanced over her shoulder and she was surprised to see Roxy had brought her keytar, she must have grabbed it when Saphira left the room. She didn't know if Mr Hippo was in the room or not, however as she entered the room, she saw Mr Hippo with his twin-necked guitar.
"Ahoy Saphira! Welcome, welcome to the deck party!" Foxy exclaimed, gesturing for Saphira to come inside with Freddy and Roxy. "We got over an hour to kill, let's party until the sun comes up!"
Saphira giggled as she looked around at the other animatronics, they were dancing as they play the music. She heard Roxy quickly joining in with her keytar and Saphira turned to Freddy, feeling bad he had no instrument, but he did not seem unhappy about it. In fact, he was dancing gently in time with the music and looked down at her.
"At least the karaoke bar should be finished in about two weeks," Saphira said to him as she danced along to the music. "We won't have to worry about having a party in the rooms anymore, it should be a bigger space."
Freddy smiled at her and stepped closer to her, grabbing her hand gently to dance with her. "We are all very much looking forward to it." He leaned down to kiss her, Saphira blushed instantly and kissed back, neither one of them worried about the other animatronics around them.
Saphira widened her eyes as the tune changes and she instantly recognized the song. She turned to Foxy who gave her a wink and thumbs up before he began to sing the lyrics of the song. Saphira began to hum along to the song as well.
"You've got a friend in me,
You've got a friend in me.
When the road looks rough ahead,
And you're miles and miles
From your nice warm bed
You just remember what your old pal said
Girl, you've got a friend in me,
Yeah, you've got a friend in me."
Saphira began to sing along to the lyrics as she knew them very well. She glanced up when she felt Freddy's stomach hatch opening suddenly and stepped back, and to her surprise, he had his microphone with him. She chuckled at him as she watches him turn it on as the hatch closes to continue singing the lyrics with Roxy and Chica singing some of the background lyrics.
"You've got a friend in me,
You've got a friend in me.
You've got troubles
Then I've got 'em too
There isn't anything, I wouldn't do for you
We stick together and can see it through
'Cause you've got a friend in me (Yes you do)
Yeah, you've got a friend in me.
Some other folks might be
A little bit smarter than I am,
Bigger and stronger too
Maybe,
But none of them will ever love you
The way I do, just me and you, baby."
Saphira was grinning ear to ear as she listened to Freddy sing, and while she was singing along to the song, she had faltered to listen to Freddy's singing because she loved his voice. And to her surprise, this song suited him rather well.
"And as the years go by,
Our friendship will never die
You're gonna see it's our destiny
You've got a friend in me."
Saphira gently placed a hand on the animatronic's wrist to pull down gently so she could sing into the microphone along with Freddy. The bear was delighted to sing along with Saphira, just as much as he was delighted to dance with her.
"You just remember what your old pal said,
Girl, you've got a friend in me.
We stick together, we can see it through,
'Cause you've got a friend in me.
Some other folks might be
A little bit smarter than I am,
Bigger and stronger too.
Maybe,
But none of them will ever love you
The way I do, just me and you, baby,
And as the years go by, (Years go by)
Our friendship will never die (Never die)
You gotta see it's our destiny!
You've got a friend in me (Yes you do)
You've got a friend in me (That's the truth!)
You've got a friend in meeee!
Yeah!"
Saphira giggled and clapped her hands together happily, jumping up and down happily as the music stops for a moment. She hugged Freddy again and kissed him, feeling his arms around her again as he held her close to his body.
"Great choice of song," Saphira said with a wink, glancing back at Foxy. "Hope you don't mind he took over the singing on you."
"Nah, Freddy's better at singin' than me." Foxy gave her a thumbs up and began to play the piano again. "You are a better singer than me too lass."
Saphira chuckled softly at him. "I think you're being polite." She glanced at Freddy when she felt him kissing the crook of her neck gently. "Thanks for letting me share the microphone."
"Anytime super star." Freddy winked at her, pulling away from her while keeping her in his arms. "Shall we keep partying, or do you need a break?"
Saphira grinned for a second before she wiggled out of his arms and ran over to Foxy and whispered in his ear. Freddy tilts his head curiously, wondering what she whispered to him as the fox snickered gently and he felt the sense of communication between the other animatronics.
"Tonight's turning out rather fiiine." Freddy looked at Monty with a curious expression. "Better to end on a high note than a low note Freddy. I apologize for being against it at first, I worried that it would bring more trouble to us. But it seems it won't even matter. Anyway, take it away Saphira."
Freddy felt his microphone being taken from his hand and the music quickly changing to a tune, he had not realized right away Saphira had requested them play a song, but he would realize that soon enough.
"I wanna follow where he goes
I think about him and he knows it
I wanna let him take control
'Cause every time that he gets close, yeah"
Freddy grinned as Saphira began to circle him, he saw her eyes had changed expression and they spoke to him silently with how they sparkled and he began to feel warm again.
"He pulls me in enough to keep me guessing, oooh,
Maybe I should stop and start confessing, confessing, yeah
Oh, I've been shaking
I love it when you go crazy
You take all my inhibitions
Baby, there's nothing holdin' me back
You take me places that tear up my reputation
Manipulate my decisions
Baby, there's nothing holdin' me back
Oh oh, ooh
There's nothing holdin' me back
Oh, oh no no
There's nothing holdin' me back!"
Freddy gestures to Saphira to hand the microphone back and she giggled, spinning towards him and pressed her back against his chest, giving him the mic back to him to continue singing the lyrics.
"She says that she's never afraid
Just picture everybody naked
She doesn't really like to wait
Not really into hesitation
She pulls me in enough to keep me guessing, oooh,
Maybe I should stop and start confessing, confessing, oh.
Oh, I've been shaking
I love it when you go crazy
You take all my inhibitions
Baby, there's nothing holdin' me back
You take me places that tear up my reputation
Manipulate my decisions
Baby, there's nothing holdin' me back
Oh
There's nothing holdin' me back, baby
Oh ooh, oh ooh oh
There's nothing holdin' me back."
Saphira and Freddy dance gently together while he sang with her back still pressed against his chest and he moved his hand down to her waist to hold her gently as he sang. She gestured for the microphone back to sing together with him again.
"'Cause if we lost our minds and we took it way too far
I know we'd be alright, I know we would be alright
If you were by my side and we stumbled in the dark
I know we'd be alright, I know we would be alright.
'Cause if we lost our minds and we took it way too far
I know we'd be alright, I know we would be alright
If you were by my side and we stumbled in the dark
I know we'd be alright, we would be alright!
Oh, I've been shaking
I love it when you go crazy
You take all my inhibitions
Baby, there's nothing holdin' me back
You take me places that tear up my reputation
Manipulate my decisions
Baby, there's nothing holdin' me back!
Nothing at all, girl, nothing
There's nothing holdin' me back (oh)
I feel so free when you're with me, baby (baby)
Oh, there's nothing holdin' me back!"
Saphira took a deep breath as she realized her heart was racing and she turned to hug him, she heard the animatronics applauding them and she giggled shyly, hiding her face in Freddy's chest as she took deep breaths to calm down.
"Well done super star!" Freddy rubbed her back gently, feeling those claws on her back no longer felt like they could hurt or scare her, rather the opposite as she feels the tips running along her skin. It made her shudder from feeling it. "You sang so beautifully. You should really give yourself more credit for your voice."
"I guess…" Saphira grinned, looking up at Freddy, blushing hard as she was happy they thought she was a good singer. "I am not professional…"
"That does not matter. Hearing your voice, it made my endo tingle." She giggled at him gently at how he described how her singing made him feel. "I think you have a very special voice."
Saphira knew he was just saying that because he was being nice. "He is not wrong Saphira, you have an amazing voice!" Mr Hippo commented gently with a smile. "You could be on stage with us at the show."
"No way, I would hate to steal the show from you," Saphira responded with a chuckle and glanced over to Roxy. "Especially since I know a certain someone who would be very mad about that."
Roxy just huffed, rolled her eyes and brushed her hand through her hair. "Yeah, right, like you'd ever replace me. But…you do sing okay for a human."
Saphira chuckled and laid her head against Freddy's chest gently, sighing deeply and enjoying the warmth coming from his body. "I think I would like some food now. Mind escorting me?"
"Ye want to stop the party so soon?" Foxy asked curiously. "Ah, someone could get the food for ya lass. That way we can keep playin'." He began to play on his piano again and Saphira chuckled at him.
"I guess I can stay…but I really am hungry. Chica, maybe that pizza you were offering earlier, that sounds good now." Saphira looked at Chica and the animatronic grinned and jumped up and down happily.
"Hooray! I will be right back! What kind of pizza do you like hmm?" Saphira just shrugged, not responding to her. "Alright, I'll surprise ya. Whatever you don't eat, I will finish, he, he!"
Roxy made a disgusted face as Chica spoke about eating the rest of the pizza if Saphira didn't finish it, but she said nothing as the animatronic left to get her the pizza. Saphira took a seat on Foxy's couch as she felt the need for a break and Freddy sat with her, they both enjoy the music as the other animatronics began to sing songs known from the eighty's and it was fun to hear. Saphira bobbed her head along to the music while leaning against Freddy. Everything felt right now. Still, she wondered who might have been walking around in Rockstar Row. She looked at the Fazwatch to check the cameras casually to find what might have been walking and she found something in the utility tunnels. However, there was too much static to see properly, but whatever was walking in the utility tunnels…it was not human because it was bigger. About the size of an animatronic, it had really dark casings and she was not able to see the eyes. If this was walking about Rockstar Row, she didn't see or hear it once Roxy and Freddy had checked the surrounds. She sighed, rolling her eyes, hoping that she would be in for a quieter time for a while. She did not want the animatronics to be saving her from something every night, it would get tiresome very quickly.
