Becoming the Bad Girl

Chapter 16

"Please!" Venus said loud enough to gain the attention of the whole store.

Draven looked horrified as he looked around at all the small children and their parents who were giving us strange looks. "Fine, but only if you promise to stop making a scene." He whisper yelled at her.

"Okay!" she said happily as she looked over the selection of animals. We had wandered into a plaza and had practically been dragged into Build-A-Bear. Venus had wanted to make a bride and groom stuffed animals.

At first, Draven had denied even touching one but was soon persuaded when Venus started talking loudly and begging so everyone around could hear. This caused people to give them amused or annoyed looks. Venus didn't care because it obviously worked and the two of them were picking their own animals.

"Want one?" Raiden asked looking at me, "It'll be something to always remind you of our group trip."

"You mean the one I was basically kidnapped and dragged along on?" I asked chuckling.

"That's exactly right." He said confirming my accusation.

"Sure," I replied with a shrug. The two of us looked through animals together until I decided on one. Finn stayed near the doors not quite believing four teenage adults were actually in this store and building animals.

"You pick the bear, I pick the outfit." Raiden bargained.

"Okay," I mumbled as I looked at my options. I finally decided on a rainbow tropical bear. After stuffing it and adding a heart, Raiden went in search of an outfit. Neither of us really wanted to add a voice box so I waited patiently as Raiden ran around.

A few minutes later he walked over to me with the bear behind his back. A smirk was present on his face and it made me wonder what exactly he had dressed the bear in.

Raiden moved to reveal the bear and I couldn't help but laugh at how cute it looked. Raiden had dressed it in a white crew-neck top, a pair of black leggings with lace trim on the bottom, a rainbow tutu and to complete the look, a black leather jacket.

"I love it!" I said taking the bear.

"Good because I'm not good with clothes and I'm not going back. I took the last tutu and some little girl was death glaring me; if only looks could kill." He said with a chuckle. We walked over to the counter where Draven and Venus were already waiting.

Draven's bear was some kind of champion bear he said. It was light brown, medium brown, and dark brown with a light brown heart that looked sewed on. His bear was dressed in a black wedding tux.

Venus's bear was a pink, blue, and purple forever heart bear or something like that. The belly was a light pink and in the shape of a heart, on its foot was a blue studded heart inside a pink, inside a purple heart. Obviously, the bear was dressed in a white wedding gown with a veil, white flowers, and a blue garter.

Venus absolutely loved my bear when she saw it. I swear she became a little kid as soon as she had spotted this store; it was quite amusing to watch.

"And what do you plan on naming the bears?" the guy at the counter asked as Draven paid for his and Venus's bears.

"Draven and Venus," Venus replied.

The guy looked surprised, "What interesting names," he replied.

"Thanks, those are our real names," Venus said with a smile. The guy looked even more surprised at that. After printing a certificate and giving their change back, they moved aside for Raiden and me.

"And the name of the bear?" the guy asked as he rung the clothing up.

"Peaches," Raiden replied with a smirk as he looked over at me. I couldn't help but chuckle at Raiden's nickname for me. It was a good way to really make the bear represent not only myself but the journey I had experienced; of course, the leather jacket could only represent one thing, the bad boy. The bear would always remind me of this trip; even if I was technically kidnapped.