Bastiana has a loving family, two amazing best friends, and a secret.
Over summer vacation, Bastiana and her besties do their best to focus on their bucket list in order to distract them from all the secrets they're keeping from one another. When a...
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"We're going to look like tools." Ry grumbles as we assess the items laid out on his bed.
"I don't know, Ry." I smile as I pick up a piece of gray fabric. "I think we have the potential to look kind of awesome." I turn and give him a mischievous smirk.
"Well, if you're so confident, then you get dressed first, Ash." He crosses his arms over his chest and raises a challenging eyebrow at me.
"Alright, challenge accepted!" I scoff.
"By all means." Ry sweeps an arm out, gesturing to the things laid out in front of us.
I carefully survey the options before picking up an armful of things and turn to head out of the room. "I'll change in the bathroom." I say softly.
When I get inside, I close the door and set everything down on the counter. I look down at everything and a plan begins to form in my mind. I quickly strip down until I'm left in just my pale blue boxer briefs and start to put my costume together.
I pick up the belt I brought with me, the same one Tiana picked out this summer, and loop it through the cream-colored fabric I found in my linen cabinet at home. I fold the fabric over the belt, so it's hidden, before looping it around my waist and securing it at my hip. I adjust the fabric until the belt buckle is hidden and the fabric completely surrounds my waist.
I pick up another piece of the same fabric and notice it's much smaller than the first. After looking at it for a moment, I fold it lengthwise and drape it over one shoulder. I pull it diagonally across my chest and tuck the end into the belt at my waist, repeating the process in the back, so that it looks almost like a sash across my torso.
I look up at my reflection in the mirror and nod appreciatively. It actually looks pretty good and displays a decent amount of my chest muscles. I turn to see the back and notice that my back muscles are well-highlighted in this costume.
I look down at the remaining items on the counter and smirk.
I pick up the gold plastic laurel wreath and put it on my head, adjusting it so it sits right and won't fall off. I add a gold metal cuff to my left forearm that's shaped like a serpent and smile down at the last thing on the counter. I pick up the small plastic lyre that I found at the Halloween store last weekend and turn to leave the bathroom.
When I walk back into Ry's bedroom, he's sorting through the stuff on his bed with a deep scowl on his face. I admire the strong set of his jaw for a moment before I speak.
"So, what do you think?" I smirk and hold my arms out a little as he turns to look at me. "Do I look like a tool?"
Ry's eyes roam down my body slowly as his cheeks tint with a blush, making my smile grow. When his eyes move back up and linger on my chest I laugh softly and speak again.
