DISCLAIMER I DO NOT OWN BROTHERS CONFLICT IN ANYWAY SHAPE OR FORM
There was an awkward silence in the room as the Asahina family finished watching King Stephon's announcement in regards to the future rule of Elence.
"Well, that's that then," Hikaru finally spoke up.
"Yes," Masaomi agreed, "I guess in all honesty, this would be the best course of action." He looked to Ema and Louis, "this could be the best course of action for the two of you."
"You think so?" Ema asked.
"I do, I truly believe the king was able to find the right course of action for both you and the country as a whole," Masaomi insisted.
"Well, I guess," Ema reluctantly agreed. She looked to Louis, "what do you think?"
"I like this option," Louis admitted, "even though I feel a little disturbed that the king isn't going have us be straight heirs, I am glad we've been granted the option.'
"Yeah," Ema agreed, squeezing his hand.
"Anyway," Hikaru said, "now that we all know what the future is planning, it'll help us all try and figure out more for our personal selves." He nudged Masaomi and Ukyo.
"Yeah, that's true," Ukyo agreed looking at Masaomi. Both nodded.
"And in the meantime, Tsubaki, Azusa, Louis, Subaru, Iori, I do believe your ladies are due for a dress fitting! Let's go chop-chop!"
"I didn't ask for a dress." Azusa spoke up, "Natasha never really agreed to be my date to the ball."
"Well then, Pherhaps you can help persuade her to say yes once she sees the gown!" Hikaru said smugly, "go on, go get her!"
"Well okay," Azusa agreed as he headed to the door. Subaru, Iori and Tsubaki also followed him.
"Oh, am I excited to see Bea's gown!" Tsubaki said as he walked out.
"So you're not going to be queen Big Sister?" Wataru asked.
"Basically, I have a choice in the matter. And I have some time to figure it out," Ema explained.
"Well I still think you'll make a good queen," Wataru insisted.
"Thanks Wataru," Ema said as she hugged her little brother, "didn't you want to show me the new baby horse?"
"Yeah! Yeah! Come and see!" Wataru said as he pulled on Ema's hand.
"I should do find Sophie and warn her about Hikaru's dress fitting," Louis decided as he too headed out.
"I'm going to find Emily and see what else we can do dor the game," Natsume told remaining brothers.
"How's that going Natsume?" Ema asked.
"I think it's going to be a hit," Natsume said with a reassuring smile as he left.
"I'm excited for that," Ema said, "oh and Yusuke? What did King Dimitri and his son want to say to you?"
"Oh that," Yusuke remembered, "they wanted to thank me for saving Prince Zane's life last night, that they're going to knight me."
"Knight you?" Masaomi said.
"Well how about that!" Kanamd praised, "congratulations Yusuke!"
"Yes that's most exciting for you," said Masaomi.
"You're going to be a real knight?!" Wataru said. "That's so cool! How do I get to be one?!"
"I guess you have to do a heroic act or great deed," Yusuke said.
"I hope I can someday! Me and Wind Storm! You know he saved my life!" Wataru bragged.
"Yes, I heard that story," Yusuke remembered, "come on squirt. Show us the baby."
"Yeah yeah!" Wataru insisted trying to pull Ema along.
"This is really big huh?" a stable worker asked as the entire royal stable staff stood around the little TV in Mr. Derrick's office.
"I'm sure the king knows what he's doing and has put a lot of thought into it," Mr. Derrick said as he switched off the TV, "now let's get back to work all of you."
The employees all filed out and went about their work.
"I wonder how this will affect the princess' brothers lives' as well," Rose said softly as she lingered in the office.
"You mean if it means any are going to stay?" Natasha asked returning to her paper work once the desk was open again.
"I know Subaru hasn't decided if he wants to transfer here or not," Rose admitted.
"Hmm," Natasha nodded in understanding, "do you think it could work out if he didn't stay?"
Rose shrugged her shoulders, "I'm not sure. I don't know how close we really are."
"Yeah, I know what you mean," said Natasha, "I know for a fact Azusa is going back eventually and, I don't know what that'll mean for us. I barley know what is going on between the two of us now."
"I thought you two were getting close," said Rose.
"Yeah, it has felt that way," Natasha admitted.
"Hey guys," another worker said, poking her head in the office, "you got company."
Rose quickly looked out as Subaru and Azusa walked in.
"Oh speak of the devil," she said casually as she walked out. "Hey," she called out.
Subaru smiled as he neared her.
"Hi," he said, "we came to bring you and Natasha to try on your dresses."
"Me?" Natasha asked as she hobbled out of the office herself , "but I wasn't sure if I was going to the ball."
"I know," Azusa explained, "but our brother Hikaru and Heather Cook both decided to buy you one anyway."
"Why?" Natasha asked confused.
"Knowing Hikaru, he probably assumed that if you saw the dress you'd decide to come," Azusa said.
"Oh, okay," Natasha decided to allow. "Still don't know how much fun I'll be at a ball with my leg."
"How's it feeling?" Azusa asked.
"Okay for the most part," Natasha said looking down at it.
"Hey, here comes the princess," somebody called out.
Everybody stopped and hurried out as Ema walked in with Wataru, Yusuke and Masaomi.
Ema looked a little nervous at the stables' staff all lined up trying to look professional.
"Um hello," she said timidly.
"We all saw the press conference," someone spoke up.
"And we all support the idea of you being queen someday!"
"Thank you," Ema said a little uneasy.
"This way to the baby horse Big Sister!" Wataru said, pulling Ema towards the hallway that led to the birthing stall.
"I didn't realize Ema was so well liked," Subaru said as he waited for Ema to follow Wataru and the rest of the staff to return to their work before continuing to the exit.
"Not to be critical, but it could be still with the hype of finding a new long lost princess," Rose said. "However, some like myself do feel she'll be a good queen."
"Yeah, I have to admit, things feel a little better since she's shown up," Natasha agreed.
Lady Bea, Lord Markus, Sophie and Lady Lilac's two grandsons Owen and Andrew all watched the press conference together with intensity.
"Well, that's that," Bea declared.
"Yes, and in all honesty, it sounds like the best choice the king could make," said Sophie.
"Yes, this is probably the best course he could go with," said Markus with a little pride in his voice.
"But, what if Ema and Louis don't step up to be queen or king?" Owen asked.
"Well, they'll do what the king has declared. Council and Parliament will first look to nominate another member of the family to be the next ruler instead," Markus explained.
"Do you think more will be willing to step up to take the position now that Robert is more or less out of the picture?" Owen asked.
"Oh yes, I can see it," Markus admitted, "I can think of a few I'd like to see be nominated."
"Like who Uncle?" Sophie asked.
Markus looked towards Owen and Andrew.
"Us?" Andrew asked.
"Or maybe one of your cousins," Markus added, "you are all very fine people in my opinion. Any one of you would make a fine king or queen."
"Well thank you," said Andrew.
"What about you?" Bea asked. Markus laughed.
"No," he replied, "Robert was right about one thing. Running a country is a young person's job. I'm too old to be king."
"Well maybe one of your sons then," Sophie suggested.
"No, neither one of them has any interest in being king. And I don't think any of their kids want it either," Markus insisted. He did smile at Sophie, "I would suggest you, but you're not a blood related member of the royal family."
"I appreciate you think so though Uncle," Sophie replied.
"Well, if anything, if no blood related members are picked, maybe they could possibly look to her as a possibility," Owen suggested.
"Mmm," Markus hummed in thought. "I could see it. Maybe try and drop a small hint to the prime minister and some certain members of the council if need be."
"Oh Uncle, that's a nice thought. However, I'm sure there are plenty of other members of the royal family that might step up."
"Yes, I'm sure," Markus muttered, "there are some I can think of who might jump at the chance to be next in line."
"I can think of at least one," Bea also muttered.
"Bea, here you are!" Bea's mother said as she suddenly burst in, "did you see the press conference?"
"Why are you still here?" Bea responded.
"Never mind that! Did you see the press conference?! Did you hear what King Stephon said?" her mother kept prodding.
"Yes Mom, I heard, I saw, I know what he's decided to do," Bea complained.
"Then you know there's still a chance!" Lady Mahtters exclaimed happily.
"Still a chance for what?" Bea asked.
"To be queen of course!" her mother tried to explain, "there's two perfect options. One, you're not that much older than Louis...,"
"Whoa, wait a second!" Bea interrupted, "you want to set me up with Louis?!"
"Well he is much younger than Robert," her mother tried to point out. Bea just glared at her mom.
Lady Mahtters took a deep breath before she continued, "there's also another option. This one being if Louis or his "sister" both decide they don't want the great honor of being a ruler. You could step up and be queen yourself. Your father and I have some members of the royal family that can back us up!"
"Oh Mom!" Bea moaned.
"What? If anything it could a good way to flaunt your so called desier to show the world you're a strong cabal woman," her mother said.
"That's not the issue mom!" Bea continued to argue. "I am not meant to be queen! I can't even talk to the squirrels!"
"Oh that thing," Lady Mahtters brushed it off, "that's just an old wives' tale. There's no proof it's real!"
"I talk to the squirrels," Lord Markus spoke up.
"Yes Markus, we all know how you "talk" to the squirrels," Lady Mahtters muttered.
"My sons do too," Markus added, "so can some of my grandchildren." He turned and looked at Owen and Andrew. "Don't you two talk to squirrels?"
"Uh, yeah," Andrew concured.
"Several members of our family," Owen agreed.
Markus looked up smug at Bea's mother. The lady merely sneered at him before looking back at her daughter.
"Look, this could be our last real chance to get back to the top! The last chance we have to restore what should have been his from the start! What was taken from his great-grandfather, your great-grandfather!"
"That creep was caught in a brothel with little girls being held against their will!" Bea argued.
"Among other things," Markus added.
"What Markus?" Lady Mahtters groaned.
Markus smirked, "well there may have been more to what happened that day. It seemed that not only did ex-prince Fredrik get caught in the brothel with little girls, but with a man from an enemy clan. A man the ex-prince had personally rounded up the little girls for and had been conspiring with to possibly eliminate his three brothers, including the one that did replace him as next in line."
Lady Mahtters looked aghast. So did nearly everyone else in the room.
"You lie!" the woman insisted.
"I have the records that prove it," Markus insisted. "The king just wanted to keep it under wraps. Not make the royal family look vindictive. Of course now it's all out in the open. But anyway, that's why the ex-prince was merely accused of trying to force a young girl. Nothing about his meeting. But if you look at other historic records, you'll see the clan his partner in crime was a member of, suddenly decided to relocate to Sweden. Something about a new business opportunity for them. Rather convenient, wouldn't you say?"
"I," Lady Mahtters tried to find the right words, "in either case, Beatrice, you shouldn't give up a chance to be queen! Either on your own or by marrying Louis!"
"Marry Louis?" Tsubaki said as he and his brother came in to the room. Tsubaki cast his brother a suspicious look. "You trying to steal my girl, Louis?"
"Unless you have suddenly decided to take an interest in Lady Sophie," Louis said, cast a kind smile towards the lady.
"You better not have!" Bea said as she walked over to Tsubaki and looped her arm around his neck.
"Mmm," Tsubaki hummed looking at Sophie, "nah, I'm good. Besides, I think she's smitten with Louis."
"Well, yes," Sophie admitted, taking Louis' hand.
"Oh please!" Lady Mahtters exclaimed, "you're only interested in him because your parents wanted you two to get together!"
"They may have had hopes of such a union, but they weren't going to push it," Markus spoke up.
"Mom, it's over. Forget it. Your daugher ain't gonna be queen. So deal with it!" Bea declared.
Lady Mahtters looked like she was going to fall to her knees.
"Anyway," Bea said ignoring her mom and looking at Tsubaki, "what'd you need?"
"Oh, Hikaru said he want you and Sophie to come try in your dresses," Tsubaki explained.
"Oh yes of course," Sophie said as she walked with Louis to the door, completely ignoring Lady Mahtters.
"I'm excited to see what your brother got for me," Bea said excited as she and Tsubaki followed them.
Markus got up as well and walked over to Lady Mahtters.
"And so, the Mahtters' lines once and for all, will not be restored to the throne," he said, "Pherhaps now dignity can be restored to the name instead."
Jane and Ami stood in a staff lounge along with some of the other staff and servants as they watched King Stephon's press conference. The two held hands as they listen to him speak.
"So, that's that," someone finally spoke up.
"Is this going to affect the work-study program?" somebody else asked.
"It's possible," a senior staff member spoke up, "but I'm sure the king will have a back up for such a thing set up should the monarch be dissolved entirely."
"I hope so," Jane mentioned as she walked out, pulling Ami along with her. Once they were a little ways away from the lounge, Jane turned and looked at her friend. "Are you doing better from last night?"
"I think so," Ami replied, still in a soft tone, "especially since Futo's promised to take me away from here."
"Oh Ami," Jane said as she hugged her tight, "when? When will you leave?"
"I don't know," Ami admitted, "but I do need to get away from here. I need a fresh start. That's one of the reasons I agreed to go with Futo back to Japan. Also because, I want to be with him. I think when I'm with him, I feel a little more at ease. I feel safe regardless of how he treats me."
"I'll miss you!" Jane said, "but I'm happy to know you're going to be okay!"
"I will!" Ami assured her.
"Um, excuse me," Iori said as he approached the two women.
"Oh, hi Iori!" Jane said happily when she saw him. Ami moved out of the way, giving her friend an encouraging push towards Iori.
"I hope I'm not interrupting anything, but my brother Hikaru says he'd like to havr you comd try on your dress," Iori said.
"Oh right," Jane said.
"Have fun Jane," Ami cheered, smiling a little more brighter.
"You're looking well Miss Ami, I'm glad to see it," Iori said.
"Thank you," Ami said as she walked on by herself.
"I'm glad she's looking better," Iori said as he and Jane walked on together.
"Yeah, apparently she's decided to go to Japan with your brother Futo," Jane said.
"Has she?" Iori said, "well at least we'll have room for her at the condo since I'm staying here for study."
"She says she needs a fresh start, which I have to agree with. Ami should have a little more wiggle room to spread out," Jane said.
"Have you ever thought of leaving Elence?" Iori asked.
"Maybe for a vacation or something," Jane said, "but in all honesty, I like it here in Elence. I have all I need. A good education, a plan for the future, my mother. And I like to think I'll still like it, even with whatever happens when King Stephon's gone and whatever happens with our government."
She was a little surprised when Iori put his arm around her. "I know how you feel. I like it here in Elence too, even when being threatened. And I'm happy I've decided to stay."
"Me too," Jane said, "I'm overjoyed with the notion."
"Just out of curiosity, your brother didn't get me a red dress on account of my name, did he?" Rose asked as her group neared the changing room.
"I have no idea," Subaru admitted, "but I will admit, he is usually spot on when it comes to picking out good clothes."
"It's true," Azusa concured as he helped Natasha along.
"Will they actually fit?" Natasha asked.
"Oh trust us, he's good," Azusa insisted.
"I am too, thank you!" Heather snapped right as the four came in.
"Oh, right, sorry Miss Cook," Azusa quickly said.
Heather merel smirked at him.
"Come ladies, time to pick out your dresses," she said as she ushered Rose over to the dress dummies while Azusa helped Natasha over.
"You mean we get to pick?" Rose asked.
"More like we're hoping you ladies can pick out what dress is intended for you," Hikaru instructed looking amused.
"Sweet! I love a challenge!" Bea called out as she came in with her group.
"I think I know which one is meant for me. Wataru insisted on a certain color for me," Sophie said as she walked over to one dummy in particular with a white dress who's off sleeve design made the dress look like it had wings.
"The angle has found her wings I see," Hikaru said kindly as he stood next to her.
"You're so right," Louis agreed as he stood next to Sophie as well.
"Well, dear Lord Louis, why don't you do your duty and help your lady?" Hikaru said as a maid worked to get the dress off its dummy.
"Well if Sophie has white, I'm guessing my has got to be...," Bea said as she walked down the row of dress dummies. She stopped in front of a black one that also had off the shoulder sleeves and who's front revealed the wearer's legs. "This one!"
"Sexy!" Tsubaki complimented.
"I knew you'd be spot on my dear," Hikaru said, moving down to her. "Let's get this on you and see how amazing you can pull that off!"
"I'll help of course," Tsubaki said as they followed their own maid to a dressing room.
"Well, then, let's see what I can pick out," Rose said as she slowly walked over and exmained the dresses. She pasued in front of the red dress intended for Elizabeth before coming to a white dress that was strapless and had one big purple rose on the skirt with a gren stim that seemed to twist all over the rest of the skirt.
"Wow, this is nice," Rose said as she walked around the dummy and saw another purple rose on the back towarss the bottom of the skirt.
"Do you like it?" Hikaru asked.
"Yeah actually," Rose said.
"Then you have found it!" Hikaru said with joy.
"Yeah it is nice," Subaru admitted softly.
"Good, I'm sure it'll look nice in you," said Heather, "we both thought red would be a little cliche with your name and all."
"Thanks," Rose said, sounding happy with the notion, "guess I should get it tried on so I can get back to work."
"Yes of course," said Hikaru, "Subaru, dear, you help!"
"I don't know anything about dresses," said Subaru.
"Good way to learn," Hikaru said as he pushed his brother after Rose.
"Now wait a minute Hikaru!" Subaru tried to argue.
"Natasha, are you going to pick out your dress?" Azusa asked sheepishly.
"Uh, well um, I-I wasn't sure since I'm still not sure if I'm even going to the ball," Natasha said reluctantly.
"Oh, what a pity," Heather said, "maybe you'd feel better once you pick out your dress and try it on."
"Maybe," Natasha said, even though she didn't move.
"Oh what lovely gowns!" they suddenly heard Jane exclaimed as she and Iori came into the room, "and one of them is for me!"
"But of course," Heather said, "you inspired this all."
Jane blushed as she walked over to the dummies herself. "Oh I like this one!" she said looking at a champagne pink dress with a round skirt.
"Isn't that just your color?!" Heather said happily as she motion for a maid to take off the dress. She looked back at Natasha, "let us know when you're ready to guess."
Natasha didn't say anything nor move any closer to the dummies.
"I'm sorry, I should have insisted more that Hikaru not bother you with a dress," Azusa said softly.
"No, it's okay," Natasha assured him, "I just have a lot of my mind, after last night and the king's speech earlier. So much has changed, it's crazy."
"I know," Azusa agreed, "I'm a little curious-slashed-concerned what's going to happen to Ema now, and Louis."
"You know to be honest?" Natasha spoke up, "I can't help but think that I'd like to maybe get out of here."
"Where?" Azusa asked.
"Here, Elence, but I don't know where I'd go," Natasha admitted.
"You want to leave Elence?" Azusa asked.
"Maybe, for a while, possibly," Natasha tried to explain.
"Well, maybe you could come back to Japan with me and some of my brothers?" Azusa suggested, "you speak the language fairly well."
"And do what? It's not like I have a lot of transferable talents. All I know really is horses," Natasha said.
"Well, maybe you could get a job at a corral or a farm or something," Azusa tried to list off.
"Yeah right, like anyone's going to hire a foreigner who only knows enough of the language to get by," said Natasha, "look I appreciate the offer but...,"
"At least think about it, " Azusa quickly said, "you never know, it could be a good change for you. I know Lady Beatrice and Futo's maid friend Ami are going, so at least you wouldn't be alone."
Natasha looked down blushing, "well if you're suggesting it, then, I'll give it some thought."
"Good," Azusa said as he suddenly hugged her. Natasha was a little taken back, but still managed to find comfort enough to return the hug.
"Way to go Azusa," Tsubaki said to himself as he observed his twin hugging Natasha.
"Well," Bea suddenly said as she came out of her dressing room, "do I look fantastic or what?!"
"Hell yeah!" Tsubaki confirmed immediately as he looked her over.
"Tsubaki, don't be doing anything naughty now! Don't want the dress ruined before the ball," Hikaru warned.
"Hmm," Tsubaki moaned.
"I'll slip out and then we can slip out," Bea whispered as she turned to go back into her dressing room. Before she did, she noticed Azusa with Natasha. "What's going on with those two?" she asked.
"I think Azusa's trying to get his little lady friend to come back to Japan with him as well," Tsubaki explained a little smug.
"Ohhh," both Bea and Hikaru cooed.
"Well, I'm sure Azusa can find a way to convince her," Hikaru said.
"I wouldn't mind if she came. It'd be nice to have a familiar face from the home land," Natasha said, as she walked further in to her room.
Subaru listen to the conversation between Tsubaki, Hikaru and Bea as he waited for Rose to come out.
"Subaru?" Rose said as she walked out finally. Subaru looked her way only to look away just as quickly, trying to hide his embarrassing blush.
"Do you like it?" Rose asked a little concerned.
"Yes, it looks beautiful on you," Subaru complimented, still not really looking at her.
Rose cocked her head in confused, "well then I guess I'll go change so I don't ruin it before the ball."
As soon as she was behind the curtain of her changing room, Subaru came and stood by the curtain himself.
"Actually I've been doing some thinking," he said loudly so Rose could hear.
"What's that?" Rose called back.
"I said I've been doing some thinking since the king's announcements," Subaru said, "I think I've decided to transfer to the university and join the basketball team."
"You what?!" Rose asked as he poked her head out. Subaru could still see a little bit of her chest. He looked away embarrassed.
"I've decided to transfer like Iori and do some training here in Elence. I figured an extra year on a different team could help teach me a few things," he said.
"Really? Wow, that's, that's great! I'm happy about it!" Rose said with joy, "maybe we can hang out sometime then."
"Yeah, kind of what I was hoping for," Subaru admitted, "I wanted to be close to Ema and at the same time, maybe get to know you better. If you'd agree to it."
Rose smiled, "I'm looking forward to it. I could use some help in my basketball training." She slowly pulled her head back behind the curtain.
"Are you really transferring now Subaru?" he heard Iori ask. Subaru looked over at him standing by another changing room.
"I think I am," Subaru admitted, "both for Ema and Rose. It may not happened between me and Ema but I still care about her deeply and I'd feel more at ease I was near her. Even with the threat of Robert gone. Plus, I have gotten to like Rose since first meeting her."
"Well that's great!" said Iori, "I think there's still time for enrollment at the university!"
"What's that?" Jane asked as she came out in her dress.
"Subaru's also going to transfer schools to here!" said Iori.
"Oh you'll love it!" Jane insisted, "trust me!"
"Thank you, I hope to," Subaru agreed.
"So how do I look?" Jane asked Iori.
"Amazing, can't wait to dance at the ball!" Iori said.
"I hope I can show my mother!" Jane continued.
Neither she nor Iori or Subaru noticed Louis was also paying attention to their conversation. For some reason Jane comment about wanting her mother to see her in the dress made him think of his own parents. His real parents. How his mother had a property that was technically his back in France.
"Sorry I took so long," Sophie said as she came out, doing a little twirl, "how do I look?"
"Like an angel," Louis said kindly.
"Something on your mind?" Sophie asked.
"I was thinking about what my future was now," Louis explained, "how King Stephon wants us to live our lives before we truly decide if Chi or I want to be queen or king. And well it made me wonder. Maybe I should consider maybe seeing the world a little, like what my father did. He was an ambassador after all."
"You want to take up your father's mantle? Follow in his footsteps?" Sophie asked.
"Maybe, or at least finally go see France. Meet my birth mother's family, find out more about her," Louis said.
"That's not going to be hard for you, is it?" Sophie asked.
"Maybe, especially if I were to go see my mother's villa where she and my father were killed," Louis said.
"I could go with you if you wanted, as moral support," Sophie offered.
Louis looked at her and then smiled, "maybe, that be nice. Though I don't think Wataru would like that."
"Pherhaps we can try taking him with us for a short while," Sophie suggested with a giggle.
"Possibly, I know my mom might want to join us too, so who knows," Louis agreed. He hugged Sophie. "Thank you, for being such a good friend."
"Excuse us," Hikaru said as he and Heather came up behind Azusa and Natasha. Both jumped.
"Thanks Hikaru!" Azusa muttered.
"Well, we were curious if Miss Natasha happened to find her dress," said Heather.
"Oh, right that," Natasha said as she looked back at the dummies, "I did kind of liked that orange one." She nodded to the one ornage dress that was sleeveless and had an outer skirt that was tied around the other skirt that was a lighter shade.
"Then you must try it on!" Hikaru insisted.
"It's best to humour him," Azusa whispered.
Natasha nodded as she hobbled over to another dressing room.
"So is Natasha coming to Japan as well?" Bea asked once she was in her room.
"I don't know, that's something for her to figure out," said Azusa.
"Well, then, looks like you have your hands full as to whether or not you can convince her to," said Tsubaki.
"I don't know how," Azusa said embarrassed.
"You'll find a way," Tsubaki encouraged his brother, "maybe mom can help think of something when she and Rintaro show up. Especially if she likes Natasha."
Azusa snorted even if he knew Tsubaki was right. His mom could help him find a way to make Natasha come to Japan.
"Well?" Natasha asked as she came out of her room. The dress barley covered her leg, but she still looked nice in the dress.
"It looks great, just perfect!" Azusa insisted.
"Thank you," Natasha said as she ducked back into her room.
'I hope mom can me think of something," Azusa thought with a bit of longing.