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"M'LADY!!!,"
Their screams cascade down an alley. I stay as quiet as possible and lean into the wall as hard as I can, desperately hoping I will sink into the brick. They run past the alley way and keep yelling. Yelling for me. Once their voices have faded, I take off down the alley, then turn down the road opposite of their screams. My dress snags on a cart when I pass, it rips up towards me.
"Oh my! I'm so sorry Miss, that looks expensive," the cart owner moves towards me apologetically.
"Oh no it's fine!," I say with little breath trying to continue towards the docks.
"Oh I don't think so! I have a friend who sells the finest dresses on the block. I'll write you a note, we are very close so she'll give you a good discount on my behalf."
He starts writing and as soon as he is done, I grab it and say
"Thank you, but I must go quickly now!"
I scrunch up my dress and knot it up, then continue in a brisk walk as not to draw unwanted attention. I see the store the man was talking about, and then I see it,the perfect outfit. I take out the note the man gave me and walk in.
To my surprise there isn't a woman, but a young man about my age.
'Okay this should be easy enough,' I think as I walk over to him.
"Hello, a man downtown gave me this note, I don't really need the discount, I would just like that outfit you have displayed, if you have any in small."
He smiles and scans down my body.
"Small? Ma'am that is a men's outfit, a potato sack jacket and a low cost shirt and trousers. Are you sure that would suit you? If anything you should get one of our many pretty little dresses,"
He laughs and reaches across the counter to grab my hand.
"Actually." I pull away my hand. "It's not for me."
He walks around the counter.
"Oh yeah? Then who's it for? Because I'd rather see you in nothing than that."
He goes to touch my side.
"My boyfriend." I blurt out and grab his hand with mine.
"Why would a man of yours dress like that?" He laughs
"First off, you sell that! Don't you think you should advertise it better, and, secondly he needs an outfit for when he is training, for the army."
"Oh a soldier!" he smirks again.
"Yes," I say losing my patience.
"So he'll be off at war soon?"
"Yes."
"And you'll be all alone."
His hand heads towards my waist again, before I can stop him someone else does.
"Excuse me, hands off my lady please!"
"Oh," the clerk says reluctantly and sonders off.
"Now I believe that my lady wants to buy me an outfit?" the clerk hesitates then quickly falls back into character,
"Oh! Yes!.. SIR!" he quickly starts processing my request.
I grin a fantastic fake grin towards the stranger and say
"Oh! Honey! It was supposed to be a surprise!"
"Oh you know I can't stand a second away from you Darling! Especially since we have such a few days before my departure!" He smirks and wraps his arm around my waist pulling me into his side.

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Pirates, Princesses, and Problems...
AventuraMay leaves her royal life to explore the world she has been kept from, meeting a lot of new people making friends and enemies.