Shopping, with Tiwa

[element_wizard]

The door leads out into a shaded courtyard paved with pale red stones. Two sides of the courtyard is created by the house, the third a stable and the fourth the gate into the outside city. A tall tree with wide, flat, pale yellow leaves is in the center, its roots woven into nooks to sit in. Laruna sits on one of the roots, her fingers criss-crossing a cats-cradle game while next to her stood a man about hers and Alec's age. He has short curly auburn hair on a round face with hazel eyes. He could be nice looking except for the rather unpleasant smirk on his face. He's nuts eating from a small bag, from which Laruna occasionally snags some from.

The air is crisp with the tang of just started spring. Tall mountains cusp the surrounding view with white finger tips. Two moons hang like wisps of clouds in the sky, barely visible. The house is a two story cream colored building with a rooftop that came to a sharp point to prevent snow for clinging on to it. Glass panes protected the windows and are nudged open just a bit to let the fresh air in.

It is a rather pleasant day, all in all.

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[piwakawaka]

"They're really good at doing that."

[elementwizard.livejournal.com]

"Of course they are, they're men." She laughs as she says it. Laruna moves deftly through the crowd of people while she talks.

They move from a residential area with large houses to smaller homes and shops. In some places there are fountains that spit fire as well as the normal ones of water.

[piwakawaka]

The fire makes Tiwa beam and grin,

"Ooh, that's so shiny. But sometimes they're useful."

[elementwizard.livejournal.com]

Laruna pauses, "Do you like those? It's real fire, so you don't want to touch it if you're not good with fire."

There are a few children who are reaching into the flames with unconcerned parents watching nearby.

[piwakawaka]

"Singes my feathers but its pretty. I do better with just pretty light."

She laughs and a few sparkles dance off her fingertips.

[elementwizard.livejournal.com]

"Singes me as well, I do better with the water fountains myself. Alec and Jono are the ones with fire." She looks at the sparkles. "Those are lovely."

[piwakawaka]

"Thanks, good at illusions and here they're even easier."

A small bird is created and flies off her fingers to circle Laruna's head.

[elementwizard.livejournal.com]

She tilts her head back to watch it, holding a hand up to see if it's tangible. A few of the children playing at the fountain notice it and run over to try and catch it with leaps.

[piwakawaka]

Her fingers pass through it leaving a wave of lights but it still keeps flying to swoop with the children as Tiwa laughs, glowing a bit herself.

[elementwizard.livejournal.com]

The boys catch up with them at this point and Alec snags some flame from the fountain and deftly changes it into a bird to go and chase Tiwa's own.

Jono sits on the ledge, still eating his nuts, muttering show off.

[piwakawaka]

When the flame bird catches the bird of light it dissolves into light as Tiwa grins as the flames make her feathers shine,

"Hey, you didn't have to do that."

[elementwizard.livejournal.com]

"I didn't," Alec said with an irritated look. "Someone snagged it from me."

Someone, Jono, gives him a "What? I thought we were shopping not playing chase."

[piwakawaka]

"And we are, you're the ones who are being weird. Though I guess its not your fault that you're boys."

[elementwizard.livejournal.com]

To prove her maturity on the subject, Laruna takes Tiwa's arm and marches her off, sticking her tongue out at the boys. "Jono's suck a twit," she says.

[piwakawaka]

"Well, we don't have to like him. Alec can just bribe him with kisses and other stuff later."

Tiwa is quite happy to let herself be lead off.

[elementwizard.livejournal.com]

"You don't have to live with him coming over all the time," she says, but laughs.

[piwakawaka]

"I'm sure you're nice enough to him."

[elementwizard.livejournal.com]

"Oh, I am, I am. He's nice enough if you get used to him."

She finally gets the shop she wants. There's a large window with three plain mannequins in it. All three are wearing long dresses in almost opalescent colors. Geometric shapes are embroidered on the collar of one, flowing ribbons are sewn onto it and the third has detailed embroidery down the sleeves.

There's no name in the window, but the product is easy to see.

[piwakawaka]

Tiwa just peers since they're so beautiful,

"Oh my."

[elementwizard.livejournal.com]

"Aren't they lovely? Oooh! That's a new style!" Laruna peers too. "Come on! Meeli has the best fabrics."

[piwakawaka]

"Right, yeah, they're so shiny and shimmery."

She moves to head inside, thinking about the way James looked at her on Samhain and wondering if she could find another dress like that.

[elementwizard.livejournal.com]

The door creaks as it opens and the interior is slightly warm. Swaths of fabrics, shimmery and plain line the walls and counters.

A woman with lightly green tinted hair is working on a dress behind the counter, it's colors make it look like a glimmering flame. She looks up at their entrance.

"Laruna! It's good to see you."

[piwakawaka]

Tiwa smiles at her and gives a little nod as her hands wander over the beautiful fabrics.

[elementwizard.livejournal.com]

"This is Tiwa, she's visiting and wanted something nice to wear for her boyfriend back home." Laruna gestures carelessly over at her. "And as the Temple is paying for it, feel free to give her only the best."

Meeli smiles. "I'll go get a tape measure and we can get her measurements then."

Why yes, there will be dress making from scratch.

[piwakawaka]

Tiwa blushes and beams which makes her look young and even prettier as she turns to Laruna,

"He's not my boyfriend."