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Anastasia Summers (sumers) wrote in unexpectedrpg,
@ 2008-08-07 21:52:00

Who: Anastasia Summers and You?
What: First day with her new shop open
Where: Something Creative, Diagon Ally
When: Thursday Afternoon
Rating: G?
Status: Open/In Progress

A grand opening was something she couldn't be bothered with. She could do that, and it would attract a lot of attention no doubt, but by the looks of it, enough people were curious about the new store that was now open in Diagon Ally that they came in on her own. Anastasia's store was clothing and accessories. For both men and women. More unique kinds of styles, and there seemed to be everything you may be looking for packed in to the store. Against every wall and corner there was something else. Pants, shirts, dresses, skirts, hats, jewelry, belts, shoes, purses, bags, etc. There didn't appear to be a set theme, having a variety of styles all through the store. The only thing that was really divided was the mens side, and the womens side. Many of the items she had designed herself, though it was obvious most of the clothes were based on muggle styles, though there was a small section for wizard and with clothing as well.

The store had only been open for a few hours, and things seems to be going well. Many people, more witches that wizards were wondering around the store, and so far sales were going good. If this was a sign of how most days would be, hopefully her store would be a success. The inside of the shop was bright and cheery, and the sun streaked though the squeaky clean windows that she had charmed to keep from letting dust settle on them.

Ana was behind the main counter, completing a sale with a little old witch who was buying a gift for her teenage granddaughter. Waving her off with a smile, Ana sucked a strand of pink-black hair behind her ear- she had ironed it straight today- before turning to walk to the end of the counter, and continue with some paperwork for a new shipment of muggle style skirts, while also keeping an eye on the customers, just in case anyone needed anything.

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sumers
2008-08-12 09:58 pm UTC (link)

"My mum doesn't cook. She takes care of the house, the style, that sort of thing. Dad feeds us, and made sure we all knew how to cook." except for her mum, who still refused to cook. She just didn't seem to like it. Ana didn't mind it either way. It was a good skill to have. She was good at it, but she'd never be as good as her father. Mister Summers created masterpieces.

She stopped walking to pick at an arrangement in the store. Moving and adjusting a few things until it was sitting the way she liked it, and no longer messed up from customers taking things and not putting the back the right way. "I think you're probably not giving yourself enough credit." she said with a shrug, before continuing walking again. "The hero usually can't pull through without the best friend." thats how it went in stories, right? And she was sure it was how it worked in life too.

The fact that he had a tattoo actually surprised her. He didn't seem like the type. But then again, getting a tattoo was becoming a popular thing. "No tattoos for me." she said with a shake of her head, though she had been debating getting one for a while. "Just piercings." those she had quite a few of. He sure did ask a whole lot of questions at once. Apparently he talked more than she did. Ana had never considered herself overly quiet, but she almost looked it now. "I like all sorts of music." she said with a shrug. "The only thing I don't really like is country. And then the bands where their singing sounds more like they're screaming in pain." the music in those bands was good, but the screaming? Not so much. "I play a little piano. I can do very little on a guitar. But singing is in my family." her dad sang, and so did her sister.

She listened, trying to pay attention to everything he said, which was quite a bit. She didn't think she'd remember it all, but Ana could try. There were a lot of questions, and so she did her best to answer the ones she could remember. No secrets? Was this going to work? How was she supposed to know? She had just turned twenty-one, just started her career. Marriage had not been on her mind, and now she was in an arranged one. Ana couldn't tell the future. So, she shrugged. "I don't know if it will work, Ron." she said, looking at him. "You seem like a very nice guy, but I hardly know you. That will come with time. I can't tell you what can happen between now and next week, or next year, you know?" she said gently, with a smile.

As they neared the front of the store, she stepped around the counter again. There was no customers up yet, she just wanted to lean on it. "We don't have to know everything about each other in the next few days. I'll answer your questions. But the questions you're asking are things you can learn quickly from spending time with someone. Getting to know me will take a bit longer." she said with a shrug. "And considering we're going to be married, we have quite a bit of time, right?" she added with another smile.

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gingerboy
2008-08-12 10:23 pm UTC (link)

Ron was surprised. How was it, he ended up with a girl who reminded him of Hermione? Ana was quiet, and seemed wise, beyond her years about some things. He realized he had kind of overwhelmed her, wanting everything to be resolved much quicker than they could be. There was that echo in his head about how he was insensitive. And he watched as she moved behind the counter, putting a barrier between them. He was insensitive, but he played Quidditch and he's first thought was that she felt threatened. He shook himself, internally, and thought he might be over thinking her actions. She did need to be available to customers.

He leaned on the counter, and rubbed at his hair in a nervous gesture, "I'm nervous about this, Ana. I have to admit. And when I'm nervous, I babble a bit."

He chuckled at himself, "I want to know you now, I guess. I want to know you, and then know that its going to work out okay between us. I know that sounds stupid."

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sumers
2008-08-14 02:23 pm UTC (link)

She quickly hid a small smile that came to her face, ducking her head slightly to bring some more papers in her direction that needed attention. "I'm nervous as well, Ron. And when that happens, I become quiet." so it looked like there could be a one sided conversation for a while, the thought of which amused her slightly. She didn't want to make this awkward, but she didn't know how to respond to his constant talking, when she seemed to do the exact opposite of him when nervous.

"We won't know if it will work out until we try. Even if it doesn't, what does it matter? We're stuck together." she said with a shrug, keeping her voice light and friendly as possible. "I won't make this hard, or I'll try not to. I want this to work." because she didn't to be unhappy the rest of her life. Ana was a happy person all around, she didn't know how to handle being upset. "So we will figure something out."

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gingerboy
2008-08-14 04:00 pm UTC (link)

He frowned slightly, and reached his hand out to lay it on hers.

"Don't say that. It does matter. It matters very much. I don't like the idea of feeling like we are stuck together. It doesn't have to be like that, not for us. Maybe for others, but not us, Ana."

He squeezed her hand gently, and looked at her face. She had a pretty face, and as guarded as she was, there was a tender vulnerability in her, like she had been this before and been crushed. He realized she had been scheduled to marry someone else, and then, she had been re-assigned to himself. What had happened with that other guy? Maybe she had really fallen for him? Maybe she was worried about falling for him, and the same thing happening? He couldn't be sure. But he was pretty sure this was happening between them, and he decided that he wanted to like her, and get her to like him.

"Well, we need to get together over the next couple weeks. To spend time together. And of course, we need to plan the wedding. We could start with colors. My mum wanted me to ask you about colors. I want you to pick. I'm pretty flexible, about most things really," and he thought that he was, except for maybe some foods and some other small details of his life. He had gotten so he could cope with most things. He was fairly laid back about so much; he felt like the hardest times of his life were behind him, and nothing seemed as worrisome as the things he, Harry and Hermione had faced.

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