Stuck in Runes

Chapter 52

Sophia pov

"Isn't this relaxing?" Mira sighs blissfully. We sat in a small shop out heads tipped back into wash basins, in all honesty it wasn't what I would call relaxing but Im not going to say anything to Mira. And I do need a trim.

After a wash the women working with our hair have us sit in chairs where they start sniping at our hair. Mira didn't get any cut, just having the woman style it, while I had a few inches cut off, bringing it up to about my bellybutton. She also used a set of metal rods she would heat up and put curls in my hair. It was fun and bouncy, and totally not what I'm used to, but fun none the less.

"Cutee!!" Mira coos pulling at one of the curls causing it to bounce. I stand up walking to the mirror inspecting the work that had been done. A few prices had been pulled and pinned back, out of my face, my bangs were also pulled away from my eye. It was a little weird but not completely bad. I turn to Mira who had just finished paying.

"Thank you." I smile taking her hands in my own.

"Don't thank me yet! I still have more in our list of To Dos!" She smiles half pulling me out the door.

We spent the day in various shops and boutiques looking at things. She had me try on all kinds of things most of witch I turned down as I'm not big into revealing clothing.
We come up to the shop she keeps saying will be the 'last one', though I'm not how sure I believe her.

We enter the smaller two story building, ivy crawled up the brick walls on the outside while the inside looks very clean. This ship was one of the less busy ones we had been too, they had racks of clothing dotting the floor, and to the back screens to change. I look through one of the racks as Mira walks ahead and starts throwing stuff over her arm.
I had already gotten a few pairs of shorts, a pair of pants, and a handful of shirts from long sleeves to tank tops. All fairly plain items so I can use them frequently, though Mira protested.
Before long I here Mira calling my name and I slug over to the changing screen where she had put down a pile of at least twenty pieces of clothing, I accidentally stole go of a deep sigh at the sight.

"What's the matter?" She asks a concerned look to her face.

"It's not that I don't appreciated this... and it's been fun... but... I'm just not a huge fan of trying on floating is all." I say feeling poorly that I was upset she wanted to buy things for me.

"Well... ok if I don't make you try all these things on will you let me pick out a few things to buy for you and one you will wear?!" She asks in an excited tone. I look up and see a smirk on her lips.

She has been wearing me down this whole time so she can dress me like a doll...

Dammit...

I'm too tiered for this, fine demon queen, I give.

"Um... sure if you really want to..." I say faking that I was still oblivious to her evil scheme.

Within moments she was back with a few things that all in all weren't too bad. A long flowing sun dress, a pair of overall shorts, that in all honesty I was looking at myself, and a pair of wedge heels that seemed sensible enough.

"So we are done...?" I ask looking through the bag of things she handed me. She haphazardly shoves the crumpled receipt into her purse.

"No, you said I could pick one thing to put on you, and I have had this in mind all day, so one last stop then we can head back to the guild for lunch." She smirks, I sigh knowing I wasn't out of the bushes yet following her out the door. She takes me to a tiny little shop at the end of a street. It looked dead inside, she pushes open the door and a warm feeling drifts from inside. I look around seeing lovely wedding dresses and fancy gowns.

I swear this girl better not put me in a wedding dress.

She skips up the the little old lady at the counter who nods pulling out a box handing it to Mira. She walks back over handing it to me.

"It's not a wedding dress so you can stop giving me that look." She chuckles. I let a small sigh of relief go looking down at the box. "It's a dress I may or may not have had custom made... and tights... and shoes... you have no choice I would have made you wear them but tricking you was the easiest way." She smiles pushing me to a small room to change.

I pull off the lid to the box a set of black stilettos sit on top.

Shit. At least I don't have to walk in them, I can float.

I put those on the floor next to the box and pull out the next thing. A royal blue dress sits in my hands. The bust was a tank top while the skirt floated out slightly. It was cute, but not something I would ever pick for me. It was a little short for my liking, but I will wear it for Mira. I slip on the heels, and put the clothes I had on in the box floating out.

"So? What do you think?" I ask doing a small spin, only to stop and push down the skirt feeling like it was coming up.

"It was totally worth every penny! You look great!!" Mira smiles clasping her hands together. The shop keep just smiles and nods to me shuffling back over to her desk.

"Come on I want to show you off!!" Mira giggles taking me by the hand.

"What do you mean?!" I laugh letting my floating form be dragged.

"I want to show everyone at the guild, why else do you think I did this?!" She says pulling me along. "I'm trying to get you know who to ask you out" she finishes bluntly.

"Oh." I nod. "WAIT WHAT?!" I choke putting my feet on the ground, stopping, causing her to get pulled back.

"Hun... I'm gonna get you too together." She says, the evil coming back.

This is how I die then.... a crazy demon queen makes me die of embarrassment. Ok cool fine.
All my stuff is going to Wendy and Mina.

"Oh Mina wait she!" I say realizing the fur ball had been far to quiet.

"Prrt!" She chirps popping out from Mira's purse.

"She has been with me, sweet little thing she is" Mira smiles using her finger to rub Mina's snout.

"And no getting out of this, come on, I dressed you up. Lemme show everyone how cute you are." Mira growls. I nod lifting my feet allowing her to drag me along again regretfully.

I'm not upset, I enjoy what she picked out. This is just a lot more flashy than I'm use to... I just hope I don't get too much attention. I groan internally.

((Hello loves!
Sorry for the delay of this chapter, I'm going to try and get back to my every 2 days schedule, I just really wanted to draw something for this chapter, but work had me busy as can be and I would come home and crash😅. Hope you enjoy the chapter :3
<3 Ella))