M U T E 》d.h

N I N E

February 5th, 2016

12:18pm

'Does this sweater make me look like a potato sack?'

Eleanor and Dan went into London to go shopping. Dan needed to buy some clothes for his up coming tour in America with Phil. He thought about cleaning out his wardrobe. One day he will, maybe after the American tour.

Eleanor tagged along. She needed some fresh air. Maybe buy some items for home, or some clothes that seem to tickle her fancy. But she defiantly needed to go grocery shopping.

Eleanor shook her head at Dan's question. She thought the sweater made him look like a homeless person. It suits him.

'I'm going to buy it. Its comfortable and I'm pretty sure Kanye has the exact sweater'

Eleanor silently chuckled at the mention of Kanye. She has mixed reactions about him. She would either laugh or groan. But she reads his tweets, she finds it amusing.

Dan went back into his changing room cubicle whilst Eleanor decided to look around to spare some time. She first spotted a green military hooded jacket that has seven pockets, six on the front and one hidden inside. She thought about it, but she decided to save the jacket. If she desperately need it, she'll buy it.

She also spotted a sweater that had No Face from Spirited Away. One of her favorite anime movie from Studio Ghibli. She went to the mirror and pressed the shirt against herself. It suited her.

'That sweater suits you'

Dan suddenly appeared on her right. Holding the grey sweater in his arms. She looked away from the mirror and checked the price and immediately put it back. It was too much for her liking.

'You want it, don't you?'

Eleanor nodded her head slowly. Dan grabbed the sweater and put it on top the grey sweater that is on his arm. She looked at him with shock.

'C'om Eleanor, I'll buy it for you, it's pay back for you letting me stay at yours. Now why don't you get the green jacket over there. I know you want it, I saw you looking at it and from the way you were standing. I knew you really want it'

Eleanor slowly walked up to the green jacket, picked the sized that will fit her and walked back to Dan, where he was will standing in front of the No Face sweater.

'Do you know what. I might buy myself the sweater too'

As Dan picked a larger size for the sweater, Eleanor looked at him weirdly. She thought that it will be too small for his large body shape. Since women have a smaller body sizes then men.

'Wha... What? Why are you looking at me like that? .... Is it because I'm buying a women's sweater for myself?'

Eleanor nodded her head.

'Well guess what?... Fuck society'

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Dan and Eleanor decided to stop at a Cafe, that also serves Fish n Chips. Dan suggested to go into the closest Starbucks. But Eleanor absolutely hates Starbucks, in her opinion is that Starbucks were overrated. How its mention everywhere; films, books, and even she'll hear it when she eaves drop on peoples conversations. Everywhere she goes, nearly every girl she walks past has one in their hand. And of course theirs one at every corner. Also the smell annoys Eleanor. She hates the smell of mixed coffee, coffee in general makes her nose cringe up.

The Starbucks Dan wanted to go was packed. Eleanor dragged him into a smaller and quite cafe. She really hates loud, crowed areas. He brought fish n chips for the two of them. He thought it was a good idea to get to know Eleanor.

'So.. uh.. Eleanor, where are you from?'

She gave him a weird look. Startled from the outburst of a question. She found a pen in her rucksack and wrote on the fish n chips paper.

Aberdeen, Scotland.

'Ahh a Scotsman. Might explain the red hair then'

Dan gave her a worried expression, thought of his comment might offend her. But she just smiled widely and nodded. He calmed down.

'So.. why did you move to England? I'm pretty sure Scotland is a much better place than this shit hole..'

She silently laughed at that joke. She got her pen and wrote underneath the previous sentence,

My father persuaded my mother to move to England. He said it's too cold in Scotland.

'Ahh.. I understand. Where did you move to before London? or are you a true Londoner?'

No, we first moved to Cambridge, where my dad is from, but that is when I was quite young. But then we moved to Reading, an hour away from London, when I turned 8. And grew up from there.

When Dan re-read the sentence. He couldn't believe it at first.

Reading

That's where Dan grew up.

'I.. Uh.. Grew up in Reading.. As well... Uh.. Have we met before?'

Nope. Don't think so.

I'm surprised that you grew up in Reading. We might've crossed paths in the past.

'Yeah... Yeah, Maybe. Uh.. we should continue shopping. You need to go grocery shopping, yeah? Let's go'

Dan quickly grabbed his stuff. Leaving the fish n chips behind, forcing Eleanor to do the same. Eleanor couldn't believe how quickly his mood as changed.

I guess we both have secrets.

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Edited.

Okay so I was thinking about who Eleanor would look like. Then I researched Rose Leslie (Ygritte in Game of Thrones. Who says 'You know nothing Jon Snow'.) Then after writing this chapter. Rose Leslie is perfect to portray as Eleanor.

Rose is actually from Aberdeen, Scotland. Her middle name is Eleanor and she has red hair and she's roughly the same age as Dan. Well she's 29 but lets pretend that she's the same age as Dan. And she's a beautiful woman, who I roughly imagined. (She's also my girl crush.. shhh)

I didn't thought of her until I finished the chapter. I was actually looking up British singer Jess Glynne, then I was like 'You know who else has red hair and you love so much.. Rose Leslie' so after looking her up and reading her wikipedia page. I thought 'What are the odds. Her description matches my character.'

So.. now we know what Eleanor looks like.