Strawberries And Crows (Canceled, For Now)

Part 3- The library

" Oh, of course. " I say, then I reach over to soil through the fabrics. " I uh... Saw a... Oh! There it is! " I pull out the fabric from the shelf, it's a deep blue, with white fishes and swirls all over.
" I saw this fabric the other day, and I thought, 'Alice could do miracles with that.' "

Alice takes the fabric out of my hands.
" I definetly could. Even... " she skims through the fabrics until she finds a pearly white. " Yes. We are so doing this. " she says as she holds the fabrics next to each other.

Elizabeth had been silent so far, so I look back at her. She has a hand up to her chin, thinking. " I just... " she sighs. " I think that would look gorgeous. " she glanced around. " My usual seamstress would never take any special requests for me. It was always her ideas, even if I didn't like them. "

" that's a plus to haveing a best friend as a dressmaker. " I laugh.

" I could make you a dress. " Alice says. " Pick out a fabric or two. It might take a while since I'm not used to people who aren't Kalese, but I'll give it a go. "

Elizabeths face lights up. " Really, you'd do that for me? "

" Of course. Any friend of Kalese's is a friend of mine. "

Elizabeth dashes around, examining each fabric.

Alice pats the seat next to her, and I fall down next to her, testing my head on her shoulder. " It's unfortunate she has to waste away with Richard. " I say.

Alice laughs. " The only thing he's got going for him is... "

" Ew! Alice! " I leap up, looking down at her as she laughs crazily.

" I was going to say, His blonde hair and blue eyes. " she manages through cackles.

I sigh, sitting back next to her. " He and I are so different. " I say. " Even just how we look. I have messy, dark hair and grey eyes, and he has straight, blonde hair and blue eyes. "

" Let's be real, many people would prefer you over that arrogant man named after a man's nether regions. "

I burst out laughing. " This... Is why we are best friends! " I laugh.

" What's so funny? " Elizabeth asks, trotting up to us with two bunches of fabric in her arms. " Anyway, I found these two! " She holds them out, one is a red with a few strawberries scattered across it, and the other is a deep green.

" I can work with these. Two dresses coming right up- Uh... I'll need you to model them though, probably in two days. So I can fit them to you. "

" That's all good! " Elizabeth says. " I'm really so glad that you can do this for me! "

Alice smiles. " It's my job! Now, what are you two up to next? "

" We're going out to the garden to meet with Tom. " I say, grabbing Elizabeth's wrist.

I drag her down the halls, hiding behind pillars and giggling when balding Butler's strut past. Some of the maids wave to us, and we wave back.

I burst through the doors to the garden with Elizabeth behind me. " Welcome, To the outside world. "