MCSM: A Rather Ridiculously Ravishing and Romantic Anthology

Act VII: Petra

Everybody had been trembling like nervous babies at a romance disco, but Petra was firmly holding on. "C'mon you can do this. It's just a dance..." But what she didn't know was that Jesse would be the one who melts her heart and fills her with truefound affection, she wasn't readying herself for what's to come. She was busy trying to cut an amethyst crystal and inserting it into a promise ring she was making.

"If I wanna get a reaction from an emotional sap like him, I gotta surprise him." Petra had far more experience in gem-cutting having started her apprenticeship with a master gemcutter who cuts, shapes, and polishes very unique gems with the potential to astonish. "And... refractive index is... CORRECT!" She found this task too simple that she flawlessly shaped the gem to resemble an encrusted jewel and to glimmer in its royal tint (purple), oh and she blasted her eyes with bright light. Petra also caught sight of the box of chocolates she was gonna give Jesse (for obvious reasons, she wasn't going to give him flowers...)

She then turned to face a glistening red dress hanging by her bedside closet, and she pictured herself gleaming in it, and clutching Jesse's hand, warm and young. Ahhh... And to think I'd be wearing it tonight! Petra cleared her head of disruptions and aimed her thoughts as Jesse, mostly involving romantic thoughts.

To stand strong and face those deep green eyes...
Oh to be beside him once again, handsome and charming...
To touch his warm hand...
Agh. The thought of losing him agonizes me much as losing family...
His words are like angelic kisses to me...

Having regained consciousness, she slipped into the dress, and for the sake of laughs, deliberately applied excessive amounts of lipstick on; she clearly thought it was cute watching Jesse panic when Lukas pointed out the stain on his face, and the events that followed:

"What? Where! Where! Bleurgh! Anybody got some kind of... wipe or something?" Petra started laughing, before "Ooh, I think I know what you need..." Jesse knew that that voice meant trouble, and it certainly did! "Uh-oh. Get- get away from me! No no no no no-" Lukas winced to see what happened next. Petra sneakily dabbed on additional lipstick and then leapt at Jesse like a prancing tiger. C'mere you big sap... About a moment later, Jesse reappeared, scowling, and... I think you could get this. hehehe...

"Hehe. That was kinda funny, I guess... he was so cute and so helpless..." Having finished reminiscing a moment of full-on snogging, Petra stiffened, knowing that nothing could go awry that night. I cannot screw this up... Don't you worry, Jesse. I won't mess this up for any of us... I love you too much to see you blush red, and not because of me or... reasons!