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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[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."

[elementwizard.livejournal.com]

"If he's not after he sees you in this dress, then I'm sorry but he likes guys." She's teasing.

Meeli comes back out with a stool and the tape measure. "If the young lady would stand on here?"

Alec and Jono can be seen sitting outside the shop on a bench. They're talking and not coming in.

[piwakawaka]

Tiwa hops up on the stool, still blushing,

"Know he likes me just well he's confusing."

[elementwizard.livejournal.com]

"He's a boy dear," Meeli says, as she starts taking measurements. "It's their nature. So, what sort of dress would you like?"

[piwakawaka]

"Nothing too long since I like to dance and a skirt that moves other than that don't really care."

[elementwizard.livejournal.com]

Laruna picks up a swath of blue fabric and shows it to Tiwa, "What do you think?"

Meeli nods as she takes numbers.

[piwakawaka]

"Oh, that's pretty and maybe just a few small feathers."

[elementwizard.livejournal.com]

Meeli looked her up and down for a moment. "Yes, a few small feathers would do well. Soft brown ones, I think. To match your hair."

[piwakawaka]

Tiwa just beams at her and Laruna,

"You really don't have to do this."

[elementwizard.livejournal.com]

"Sure I do," Laruna says putting the fabric down. "It's fun. And it annoys Jono."

The tape measure is wrapped up and tucked into Meeli's belt. "There, why don't you come and look at some patterns." She holds out her hand to help Tiwa down.

Laruna is already looking at them on sheaves of pale paper.

[piwakawaka]

Tiwa hops down with a birdlike motion as she heads towards the patterns,

"I'm always glad to annoy someone."

[elementwizard.livejournal.com]

The patterns are for dresses similar to the ones in the window with their own variations.

"Oh, I like this one," Laruna says, holding out one that has a sash of color across her chest making it look almost like a robe.