ಠ╭╮ಠ (the_scavenger) wrote in valarlogs, @ 2016-07-23 16:18:00 |
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Entry tags: | !complete, celaena sardothien, isabelle lightwood, rey |
Who: Rey, Celaena and Izzy
What: Shopping for Rey
Where: Celaena’s limo and then a mall
When: July, after the Fade Demons
Rating: Low?
Status: Complete when posted
Celaena and Izzy were sat in the back of the limo that Mr Thomas was driving. She had instructed him to pick up Izzy first and then drive on to Rey’s apartment. She couldn’t wait to meet up with Rey again, she really enjoyed hanging out with her. Reaching into the bar at the side of the limo, she pulled out a diet coke and offered it to Izzy. “We’re nearly there now,” she told Izzy as she looked outside and recognised the streets..
“Thanks” Izzy said taking a drink, “I'm looking forward to meeting your friend. What's first on the shopping list?” she asked, she was wearing her little black leather skirt along with a black fitted shirt. After fighting demons lately she needed this trip to relax.
Rey wasn’t sure she would ever really get used to this kind of thing. A limo. A real limo. She wondered what it was like under the hood and what kind of frame it had and how they made it comfortable to ride in without being jarred all over the place. Or what the real appeal of one was. She’d dressed in a nice pair of slacks and a matching blue blouse, and was waiting nervously out front. Shopping and socializing? Not her strong suit.
“Well she has a test date with a friend. He’s taking her for a picnic on the beach and she said she would like to get a bikini or swimsuit, so I figure we can look at those first, followed by beach towels, sarongs, hats and sandals or flip flops. Get her beach ready for the summer. We can work on anything else as a bonus,” Celaena smiled as she spotted Rey stood out front of her place as they pulled up. She put her can of drink in a cup holder on the side of the limo. “We’re here!” she told her excitedly.
“Sounds fun” Izzy said, she could always use another bikini after all once summer fully hit they’d no doubt hit the beach more often. “Come on then introduce me to your friend, she looks adorable” she commented as they opened the car door.
At least no one was making fun of her for the test date thing. Rey didn’t know how any of that worked, hence a test. It made sense in her head, anyway. She waved at them, and slipped into to limo. “This is so embarrassing, my neighbors will never let me live this down.” She grinned at Cel, then turned to Izzy. “..Hi.”
“Rey!” Celaena grinned and all but leapt onto Rey’s side of the limo to hug her excitedly. “I’m so happy to see you!” she told her happily, giving her one last squeeze before she let go and returned to her seat. “So, Rey this is Izzy, Izzy this is Rey and you are both the best friends a girl could have! Rey, help yourself to a drink, Mr Thomas will have us at the mall in a few minutes,” she grinned, indicating the bar at the side of the car, almost bouncing in her seat with excitement. She was so excited. Who was she kidding, her two best friends were in her limo with her and they were going shopping! She was ecstatic!
“Hi Rey” Izzy said offering her an amused smile as Cel let her go, “Good to meet you. I'd get used to this kind of thing, it's all part and parcel of having Cel as a best friend, it gets super easy to enjoy it” she added with a wink.
Rey accepted the hug, squeezing Celaena back, her own smile bright as a lightbulb. She helped herself to something non-alcoholic. Her voice was lightly teasing. “It’s nice to meet you. It’s a good thing I have a larger reserve of energy. It’s necessary to keep up with her.”
“I don't know what you mean Rey,” Celaena grinned innocently as she reached for her own drink, a bottle of coke zero and popped the seal. “So we've been talking and since you specifically mentioned bikinis and swimming costumes, we thought that should be the first thing we attack. We can work on accessorising after that,” she explained with a wave of her hand, then took a sip from her bottle of drink.
Izzy simply gave Cel a look that informed her friend she knew exactly what Rey meant. “I love bikini shopping and we both know exactly how to accessorize well” Izzy added, “And we’re really hitting bikini weather now so we’ll all be the most fabulous girls on the beach, naturally”
“Okay, so we’re going to go straight to the embarrassing part, got it.” Rey laughed. “That’s good. Get it out of the way. Like ripping off a bandage.” She ducked her head. “I’ve never done anything like this before.”
“Hey now! This shouldn’t be embarrassing, you’ve got a rockin’ bod and you need to learn that it’s ok to make the best of it and show it off now and then. Especially when you have a hot date,” Celaena winked at her friend. She really wanted Rey to believe that and make her feel more confident and comfortable wearing clothes which could be considered a bit risqué. “You’ll be absolutely fine sweetie,” she reached over and squeezed Rey’s hand as the car pulled up outside the mall. “Come on then girls, let’s do this!” she grinned, grabbed her bag and heading out of the car.
As they got out of the car Izzy lay a hand on Rey’s shoulder, “She’s right you know? You’re gorgeous and wearing clothes that show that isn’t a bad thing. You just need to learn how to own it and luckily that’s something Cel and I do really well” she smiled before releasing her so they could both follow Celaena into the mall.
“I’m still learning that. Never had people to show off for before.” What the heck was her life, anyway? Rey arrived in Orange County and started making friends. Even in her dream world she’d been alone forever only to make friends in the space of a few days. “Never really paid much attention to fashion.”
She followed them outside, and then swallowed her nerves. “Well. First time for everything.”
Turning from talking to Mr Thomas who agreed to pick them up later, Celaena noticed that Rey seemed nervous as she emerged from the car. Reaching over, she took Rey’s hand in hers and smiled at her. “Hey, you ok? We’re just here to have fun, ok?” she tried to re-assure her.
“And we will have a lot of fun, you watch soon you’ll find yourself relaxing and getting into the spirit of things. We promise” Izzy said with a reassuring smile of her own.
“I’m fine. Just nervous.” She flashed her brilliant smile at the two women. “I trust you, though. I’ve never done the girl bonding thing before. Never had any friends to do that with. So lead on and I’ll get better at it.”
“Well now you do,” Celaena reassured her and took her friend’s hand. “And you're never getting rid of us,” she said confidently, striding off into the mall and pulling Rey behind her.