Leopard Princess

Sisters in Paradise

POV: Chrissy

I run home with a smile on my face singing along to amazing grace. (Sorry I'm in the zone listening to my music I cannot resist the cheesy line!) I am pretty much leaping through the door when I see a bright cheery face I have not seen in a while.

"BETHANY!!" I scream as I run to hug my best friend that I have not seen in a year, "What are you doing here?"

"What you do you mean what am I doing here? I'm here to see my sister in Christ that I have not seen in a while!" She replies with the excitement, "wait.. didn't your mom tell you?"

"Tell me what????" I say looking at my mom who only shrugs (unconvincenly with a "look" on here face like she knew something)

"WHAT! (she shreaks) She didn't say that my family moved back here?" Well surprise then!!!"

"YAYAYAYAY OH MY GOSH REALLY?!?!?!"

"No, santa dropped me off as a late CHRISTmas present and early New Years present," she gives me a 'really' look.

"Now don't act like a Chad!" I say. We both laugh, and she asks me if we can head out to the mall to hang out and catch up.

"PLEEEASE MOM!! I promise I will help you clean the house later," I beg with puppy dog eyes.

"Bethany already asked me that earlier and I told her that it was ok with me," she was saying.

"Ok sweet! Let me go change real quick," I say rushing upstairs.

"Yes because those shoes are embarrasing," she laughs.

"Just for that I will wear them to the mall," I give my hair a flip and continue up the stairs. I come back down wearing shortish (but modest which is hottest) bright yellow dress and leopard scarf. I know she will make me try on a million different outfits on, so I did not feel like wearing pants that I will have to take off and put back on anyway. She gives me a snicker as I put on my shoes. "What?"

"Oh nothing," she laughs.

"See you later mom!" I yell leaving out the door.

"Yeah by mom!" Bethany echos me and my mom laughs.

"What are you doing? She's not your mom."

"Well Miss Chrissy. We are technecaly sisters even if not by blood, so she I guess I could call her my long lost mom," she winks and I roll my eyes and we both laugh.

We both turn on the tunes. Of course we are screaming at the top of our lungs to the rhythm of the heart be-be-beating tonight. Then she sees that I am smiling... a bit too big.

"Well you are in a good mood... ok who is he?" she asks me. (How is it she has always been able to see right threw me?)

"Well... umm... I don't know who you are talking about," I look away and hope she doesn't see the cheerfullness in my eyes.... too late.

"OH MY GOSH NO! It was him wasn't it?!?" she shouts with that breathy tone.

"What do you mean?" I have the sparkle in my eyes and I know it. She doesn't have to say it.j

"You know EXACTLY who I'm talking about. Come on Chrissy.. wait." she stops with a faraway look in her eyes.

"What is it?" I question her.

"Nothing... let's go shopping," I grab her hand with begging eyes, "Ok well I might have seen him at Julie's house."

"When..." I shyly quietly question too afraid to ask. Julie was the mean girl in my english class that would not leave me alone.

"Before I was at your house this afternoon. He was at her house as I was driving past and then he was leaving when I drove past and I did not want him to think I was creepy driving past, so I drove as fast I could, at a reasonable speed of course, and I saw him walking out the door." She was speed talking, but I could understand all of them... well at least hear them. I did not want to understand that my heart was.... no. "But hey my cousin is having a party at her house this weekend for New Years. Do you want to come? It will be fuuuuun!"

"Is that the only reason why you took me shopping?" I give her a sly smile,

"No of course not!" she gives me a grin, "Hey do you believe in love at first sight?"

"Well of course not, but I believe I will know when it's right." I sing answering her back.

"Well one thing is for sure feelings come and go, but when the 'right' one comes along my heart will know. Well the look in your eyes right now, girl. Girrrrrl you're proving it right, right now."

We look at each other and scream with laughter, "I'M LOOKING AT PARADISE TONIGHT!!!" We are in a fit of laughter and two cute guys look at us weird. We smile, and they walk away. Oh well, we tried, but probably scared them away with our 'lightbulbness'.... well if a guy doesn't like us for the crazy selves we are, then they do not deserve our 'brightness'.

. I felt a little better knowing I had a "sister" that cares. I smile because I will not know who "he" is, but one this is for sure.... I will always have my sisters.

We go shopping and I was right. She makes me try on 'a HUNDRED' different oufits (maybe a little exaggeration, but not by much. And almost all of them were dresses.) Once we find what we are looking for, we check out and head back to my place. We hang out some more and she goes to the front door to leave. "When is this party again?" I ask her.

"Uhhhh... tomorrow night, " she whips her long blonde hair around and goes out the door, and I'm standing there.

"What am I going to do without you?" I laugh at Bethany even if she is gone already. I head up to get ready for bed because knowing my sis, I am going to have a loooooong day tomorrow. I smile heading to bed.