Muse On Ice

6.

i had to redo this chapter like 5 times cuz i was so unsatisfied with it so here is the finished chapter😋
-sophia

          *Himari's POV*
  This girl, I swear she must be freaking Hannah Montana. One day she's doing nothing but work and now she met a guy?  "Just my client" Bullshit, her eyes were basically hearts when he came up to her at the rink.

  "Debriefing once we get home." I told Suzuka, right after we got in my car.

  I met Suzuka in middle school, when we both had short, bowl cut hair, and were excruciatingly awkward. She's been my number 1 ever since. We've been there for each other through almost everything, when she got her braces, our first kiss, our first boyfriends, and my first girlfriend, our academic downfall and comeback, when I came out, when we spent hours on end crying to each other. So her not telling me about this guy is very weird.

  The 30-minute car ride back to my apartment was filled with an uncomfortable silence, the only sound being The Smiths playing softly in the background. In that moment, I couldn't help but feel like a disappointed mother with her remorseful child.

  *Suzuka's POV*
  I entered Himari's apartment, greeted by the gentle smell of eucalyptus and mints, every one of her decorations she collected over the years still in the same place, the life sized hello kitty plush seated in front of the TV, the lego flowers we made together a few years back still on the coffee table, the plasma lamp next to the photo of her and her cat, Timothy, like it was the last time I was here.

  I led myself to the sofa, Himari following me after getting some snacks. I didn't wait for her to ask anything and just told her everything. Our interaction in the cafe, how he looked at me, getting into heavy detail about him, how his eyes stared into mine, how close our faces was, how I found out he was famous, and that now I replaced my mentor and became his designer.

  " So you, Suzuka Kobayashi, almost sucked face with some famous figure skater client in a very public cafe?"

  "Himari! Please, it was just him trying to get my attention, are you stuck in middle school? We did not "suck face" we aren't even friends, our relationship is purely for business, I promise," I defended, but Himari clearly does not believe me at all.

  After a solid amount of time dedicated for searching up everything and anything about this Mr. Yuzuru Hanyu with Mari-chan by my side, we eventually grow tired and fall asleep on each other.

The days go by and now, it's time for me to meet up with Yuzuru at his practice.

  " You're going like that?" Himari asks, looking me up and down.

  I look down at my outfit, a white button down shirt and jeans.
"What's wrong with my outfit?"
 
" You're going to meet the love of your life, dress up a little."

  Before I could protest, Himari shoved me back into her room, picking out a creamy white off-shoulder sweater and a short black skirt.

  " I'm not wearing that, I'm gonna be in an ice rink, not a park."

  Himari put her finger to her lips, telling me to keep quiet and wait. After a while, she pulls out black tights and knee high boots.

"Put those on and I'll do your hair... and makeup."

  She walks out of the room and closes the door, leaving me alone with the outfit she prepared on her bed. I put everything on and checked the outfit in her mirror. Wow, she hasn't even done my hair and makeup but I already look at least 10 times better. Maybe I should listen to her more often.

  I open the door back up and give her a spin, showing her the full outfit. She smiles proudly at her work and goes back into her room. She gestures to the chair in front of her vanity and I take a seat, my face is fine with just a little blush and lipgloss, I don't know why she wants to add more. But after a short while of her patting on some powders, creams, putting some gels on my eyebrows and lashes, and giving me a lipgloss to put on, I definitely know why. I look so much more put together and dare I say, beautiful.

  " Woah, what else are you good at, Mari-chan? I look amazing."

  " I've always been this talented." she says, flipping her hair, giggling.

  She then moves on to my hair, using some hair curlers and sprays on me. I never style my hair as much as she does, so this is all very new for me. After a good 10 minutes of styling my incredibly thick hair, I came out looking like a totally different person. My hair straightened and my bangs curled to frame my face perfectly.

  "You can thank me later with all the details, now go! You're gonna be late!" Himari shooed me away with a big smile on her face, excited for more details of the new man in my life.