Episode VII: J.J. Abrams
Vanessa grinned at the bakenko floating above her. Hehe a cat, when she was younger cats would always chase her around as she flew from building to building. "Hehe do you hear that? Girls dressing up boys mister Seven, I guess I'll make you look as good as me." She grinned mischievously and got up swirling her parasol.
The camera started to spin around as she could see the beach "Here, it a nice view but not my type...I seen better in video games..." multiple people were on the beach playing games or something like that it couldn't be seen clearly but it was a pretty nice view even tough the quality of the camera looked pretty crappy "It's nice I guess can't say I like these kind of things. "Oh Hi again Onii-chan! Sorry I had to leave earlier I needed to talk to someone but I am okay again! Oh I should really ask your name, my name is Cyber nice to meet you!" She flipped the camera to the other one to see what was happening between the two of them "Wait you didn't even know him and you start hugging him" she let out a sigh as she looked disappointed what could not be seen from the their side. She got back down to the ground in the game and sat down in a crossed leg sitting pose. She concentrated for a moment and found herself on the beach sitting exactly under the 3DS. She looked up at Dendus his feet as she almost fell back by doing so "Hi"
Liam found herself on the beach after trying to catch up to the bunny and lost Yuki and Zivon "Damn hes fast" she looked back behind her but didn't see the two boys at all she was still breathing heavily after all that running. She could feel the sun burning on her skin as she saw that all the people had gathered here doing "Games?" She was somewhat curious about all of it and decided to ask on of the students that she hadn't seen before. Garden didn't look that busy while the other people did "Umm hey could you tell me what is going on over here" as she tried to put on a smile which did not work that well.
Crash’s face fell as he felt Kathy’s fingers wrap around his wrist, he had become rather accustomed to this gesture. He pulled his best wounded puppy look, but he didn’t tug away from her. “You’ve got to be kidding me...” He groaned, dragging his feet as she tugged him over to one of the chests. “Fun for you perhaps...is this payback for teasing you?” He asked her as she pulled him along. Ok...you can do this, you’ve been through worse He raised both brows at her as she tried to reassure him that this would be fun before she began rummaging through one of the chests, he moved up next to her so he could peer inside as well. He couldn’t say he liked what he was seeing, what was all of this stuff! After watching Mercy make a bee line for Darwin, Crash visibly relaxed just the idea of her and Kathy teaming up...He retreated from that thought reaching over Kathy’s shoulder pulling what he assumed to be a random piece of denim material from the chest in reality it was a mini skirt...he held it up in front of him eyebrow raised. “This wouldn’t cover much on you let alone me” He commented apparently before his mind could catch up a frown creased his brow as he was distracted by what Kathy had said. Easy to move in or well covered? I’m sure the revealing part isn’t as ominous as it sounds Crash couldn’t help wondering why he hadn’t shifted into a woman instead of attempting to run...this situation had called for camouflage! “Well I’m not above showing a little skin” He jested, holding his arms out as he shrugged. Right in for a penny, in for a pound He wasn’t exactly a proud guy with the amount of pride shattering situations he’d been in it had been discarded a long time ago. He was beyond tempted to leave Kathy to her own devices... “Really? You’re just going to give me the choice?” He queried, a glimmer of mischief passing behind his crimson eyes. “You dragged me over here...you’ve obviously got me where you want me, so what are you going to do about?” He asked her a sly smile crossing his face, he was aware this could potentially be disastrous for him but he had previously stated it took a lot to embarrass him.
Mercy rubbed her hands together quickly descending from her chair, she had no intention of sitting this event out. She even had a target in mind...as much as Crash deserved to suffer after his ice stunt he wasn’t the one this devious woman was after. She pushed through the crowd, making her way back towards Darwin and Garden, hoping that the young princess had grabbed the colorful gentleman whilst she had been away. She felt a small pout make its way onto her face as Darwin came into her view, he had been seized by a white haired girl one of which Mercy had not acquainted herself with yet. Her golden gaze drifted away from the pair, seeking out Garden who hadn’t gone far and was quite happily petting the adorable kitten Sunflower. Well as long as Garden was happily occupied Mercy didn’t feel guilty at all for moving over to Darwin and the white haired girl. “Darwin” She sung his name sweetly, though her smile was somewhat sinister in nature. “Just the man I was looking for...” She purred, looping her arm through his and turning to face the white haired girl in front of her, smiling warmly at her. “Hey I’m Mercy, would you mind if we shared him?” She asked her, still attached to Darwin’s arm.
Darwin was having a great tie! Two GURLS fighting over him? Meh. But both of them dressing him up? That was exciting, he did not see the scary part of it. "Oh hey Mercy!" He announced as she arrived. "This is Anedine, oh you wanna dress me up too? Sure go ahead. The more the merrier, unless yore in a small tight area in which case more people would kill you." he stopped and grinned at the two girls. "So.....just to tell you yellow dies bit to with my hair."
“Hm… Yes and no.” Kathy smiled, “Not payback. Just trying to gain some leverage in the battle.” Then hearing his confident declaration about not being shy about skin, she raised a brow at the challenge. Indeed… Though she had been careful not to stare too much, Crash was already topless and just in a pair of swimming trunks. ‘Sometimes it’s more embarrassing to wear certain outfits than show more skin though.’ She thought. ‘Let’s see just how resilient Crash is…’
Thinking it was a fairly common costume, Kathy rummaged around looking for something very specific in mind. To her amusement, they had it. “Here you are then.” At first the outfit in her hand looked a lot like a black one-piece swimsuit. Upon closer inspection. It was very obvious that it was one of those famous ‘bunny girl’ costumes. Complete with very high thigh exposure, netted stockings, a red bowtie, fluffy white tail sown directly on the costume, and an adorable hairband with matching white bunny ears. “Oh, and I’m not done yet. Put those on first, and I’ll add in the last details.”
Little Feather had opted to sit out of the last event, she was perched on a dune of sand not far from the main crowd. She had no idea what this ‘Cross-dressing’ was all about but she had to admit it looked rather fun! She had just watched Carmen hand a brown haired guy (Ara) a funny looking white dress...which she decided quite suited him. Her eyes shifted to rest on the principal who pulled something very peculiar out of the chest in front of her and held it up to Ryuu. Maybe she could dress Lion up? “Isn’t this kind of what Mercy did to me?” Little Feather queried...though no answer came. “Lion?” She looked around in confusion, the large beast had apparently wandered off whilst she was spectating. She got to her feet dusting the sand from her backside she lifted a hand to her face shielding her eyes from the sun as she scanned the crowd. She huffed in annoyance as she spotted Lion not far from her, deciding to go after him she carefully walked across the sand she was used to the heat of it by now but she didn’t trust it not to bite her again. Once she was closer she noticed that Lion was in fact crouched very low to the ground even wiggling his butt on occasion as his eyes focused on something ahead of him instinctively she followed his gaze...clocking he was in fact stalking a bunny that had randomly hopped onto the beach “Lion no!” She yelped breaking into a run as the beast pinged into the air aiming to land over the bunny and wrap his forelegs around it.
Seven looked down at Vanessa who apparently wanted to make him look good as her.... "No offense but you are to...what you say...dark and black for me but I am willing to try to see what you have planned for me." He smirked as he continue to float on top of her. His split tail wagging and his perked up, wondering what this girl was planned for him.
As Garden was so busy petting and loving the cute little sunflower as girl who was a bit shorter than her with black hair (Liam) "Umm hey could you tell me what is going on over here" She stop for a moment to talk to the girl. "Oh there is this cross dressing even where guys well we girl have to dress up the guys but sadly not enough guys are here so we might just have to watch." She said to the girl and curtsied to her. "Oh I am Garden by the way, nice to meet you!"
Alistair Panicked. there was a large creature coming after him and he was in the form of a bunny, he wasn't sure what to do. He saw a girl running after the large creature, trying to stop him. So Alistair did the only thing he could think of in the situation that wouldn't blow his cover, he ran straight under the creature to the girl. and proceeded to cower at the little girl's feet. 'please god find me adorable' Alistair thought looking up with big bunny eyes at the girl, with a pleading expression, flattening his ears back against his head. he glanced back over at the creature then up at the girl again.
Lion flicked his ears back he had heard Little Feather but chosen to pounce on the creature regardless. Little Feather exhaled as she saw the bunny scoot out from under Lion before he landed, thank goodness for that she skidded to a halt as it came and cowered at her feet. "Hmm?" She was a little perplexed at its behavior surely it should have kept on running...Lion lifted his fore paws, growling in frustration as he realized that the bunny had escaped he looked back over his shoulder seeing it by Little Feathers feet he licked his lips and sprung round. Which prompted Little Feather to reach down and scoop the frightened animal into her arms cuddling it close to her chest. "Ah! No" She scowled at Lion watching his ears droop. Why not...it was stupid enough to come out here... Lion grumbled at her. "That is beside the point...you're not having it" She assured him, to the bunny this conversation probably looked rather one sided considering it wouldn't have understood the sulky lion who trailed away into the crowd. Little Feather huffed her hair out of her painted face looking down at the bunny snuggled into her torso. "Don't worry, he won't hurt you now" She smiled at it,stroking its head gently before looking back up at the event. "If you're not in a hurry...you can watch the event with me if you like" She spoke softly to the creature. "Though between you and me, I was rather looking forward to joining this one..." She murmured, moving through the crowd. She was acting as if talking to animals was a very natural thing to do...for her it was.
Alistair huddled closer to the girl when the creature turned around then she scooped him up and he let out a tiny sigh of relief. she cried "Ah! No" at the creature she appeared to understand something he didn't say and replied with "That is beside the point...you're not having it" then he snuggled him to her chest. he smiled and snuggled closer. She said to him "Don't worry, he won't hurt you now" Alistair looked up with his big bunny eyes and smiled, it might look a little odd since bunnies didn't normally smile but it should look cute as well. she was stroking his head, which he quite enjoyed. "If you're not in a hurry...you can watch the event with me if you like" he did a little bunny nod and snuggled more comfortably in her arms. "Though between you and , I was rather looking forward to joining this one..." he did feel a tad bad for taking her away from that but if she left him the creature might eat him.
Andromeda was very surprised when they announced a 'cross-dressing' contest would be the next competition. she looked around Ryuu appeared to have already been claimed but he was the only guy she knew so she walked over to the pair, she blinked when she realized who was dressing him but she still felt she should ask if she could help. "Excuse me," she decided to talk to the woman dressing him instead of him "i was wondering if i could help dress Ryuu, i don't really know any other guys"
“Fine.” Grumbling to himself, Ara finished putting on the last of the wedding costume on. The thing was ridiculous. Glancing over at the course, he could already see he would have a pretty large disadvantage in the first obstacle. He was just about to go up to the starting line when he felt something, or rather someone, bump into him. “?” Looking down, he saw someone that seemed like a small girl but… Upon closer inspection, he realized it was actually a boy (Cyber).
Clicking his tongue, he narrowed his eyes at the comment. “I was just standing here looking pretty noticeable in this ridiculous dress, you be careful.” Thinking that the boy (Cyber) was obviously a participant from the fact he was dressed like a girl, Ara began pushing the guy over to the starting line of the course. “Yeah well, let's just head over there and get this event started. Lucky you. Your partner seems to have let you off nice and easy.”
Cyber looked at the boy he accidentally bumped into too... 'How did you find me out?!' His eyes wide open to realize his cover has been broken. "Uh...um How did you find me out!?" He quietly whispered in a...loud tone to the guy, he wanted to know how... but as soon enough he was being pushed towards the starting line...wait Save and his 3DS! When he feel it land on the sand he panic, but before he could rush off to get it and see if Save and his 3DS is okay the guy pushed him to the starting line. “Yeah well, let's just head over there and get this event started. Lucky you. Your partner seems to have let you off nice and easy.” The guy said, he was so confused what was happening.... "Look mister...whatever! I don't know what is happening here!! What do you mean partner?! Why lucky me!? Explain!!" He shouted like a little brat wanting candy and waved his arms around in an anime like style. He wanted answers!! But upon looking more at the of the boy he couldn't help to laugh at the guy was wearing a wedding dress. "Hahahahaha!!! Oh my god!! Look at you!" He pointed at the guy and clutched his stomach, from laughing to hard. He had worn a couple of wedding dresses for fun and he like wearing dresses but seeing a guy like him kind of wearing a wedding dress was killing him. "Oh my god... I swear..."
Crash felt his eyebrow quirk up at her comment on leverage though he remained silent, sporting a somewhat smug look on his face he waited patiently as Kathy rummaged through the chest mildly concerned at how specific she seemed to be it was almost as if she was looking for something in particular. He perked up moving closer to her as she spoke, the smug look practically sweeping from his expression as he looked at the piece of clothing she had in her hand...Oh sweet baby Jesus...what have I done? He was trying very hard to keep the frown from his face as he took the black swimsuit from her already dreading what it was going to do to him. “...Well that was unexpected” He commented, prodding the sewn on bunny tail his brows furrowing for a very brief moment before he managed to smirk. “No problem I’m sure I can pull this off” He grinned at her with ease, though he looked genuinely worried as she mentioned still needing to add the ‘last details’ he hadn’t been prepared for this rather devious side of her. “There’s more?!” He piped up looking at what he already had in his hand, before looking over his shoulder realizing Koop had shifted a couple of beach tents over to the chests to serve as changing rooms. This is not going to look good...this is going to be a disaster Shaking his head he quickly shot into one preferring to get this over and done with. A few minutes passed before he poked his head back out the door, a tell tale pink hue apparent on the tops of his cheeks. “Kathy...can you come in here a second please” He called though he daren’t raise his voice, neither was he coming out. “I need you to zip me into this thing and for the record I’m not coming out until you’ve added your ‘last details’” He added, he was doing a good job at keeping himself hidden from view.Crash was used to feeling awkward, although this was a completely new level of awkward...he was stood in net stockings wearing a bathing suit that looked blooming peculiar on his lean hips he hadn’t the curves to pull this off and it was...uncomfortable to say the least. He wasn’t completely in the costume yet either having been unable to negotiate the zip, though after poking his head back in he’d put the headband on his head and was already wearing the ridiculous bow tie. “Don’t even think about laughing...” He grumbled closing his eyes briefly as he grit his teeth his left eyebrow twitching as he tried to concentrate on keeping color from flooding his face
Alex looked around, back to his teenager size. He was still sitting near the court they'd just used, still pouting. He wanted to participate but... he felt like he shouldn't. Still... He let out a long sigh and slowly stood up. He muddly around for a bit before just deciding to hang with Kathy. If someone wanted to dress him, they could. But... He just didn't really feel like doing much of anything now. He felt pretty useless...
Chris sat, staring at the boxes with distaste. For once, she wished she didn't like to dress like a guy. Someone would probably mistake her for a guy and try to dress her up. Though, that was unlikely. Like she'd let them. She'd rather tell everyone she was female than dress like like one.
Lily sighed and walked over to the group to simply watch. She felt no reason to join in on dressing anyone. She would participate just to have something to keep her occupied but... She couldn't muster the will to pick out a boy and dress him. Her thoughts would return to that day in the store back at the school. Picking out clothes for Bael... Then her thoughts returned to Xanthus... She took in a deep breath and it came out shaking and nervous. She looked distant, her mind somewhere else, with someone else.
Years Ago
"Hey! Wait for me!" Lily called out, running up to a man with rather long purple hair.
"Then get a move on! They're going to close soon!" Xanthus called back, looking back with a smile. Lily shook her head and ran in front of him, turning and twirling as she went.
"Will it hurt?" She asked.
"Probably." He answered, his eyes going dark as he thought about the pain she would feel. Lily simply smiled and shook her head.
"Well, as long as you're there with me!" She called out as she flew backward, her wings lifting her a few inches off the ground. She flew up above Xanthus and flipped over, fly in front of him upside down. She had a playful smile on her face.
"I thought the point was not to stand out..." He told her, raising a brow.
"Yeah, but the snow hurts my bare feet..." She replied, a frown on her face.
"Then... I'll carry you." He answered her, holding out his arms for her to float into. She, with a red face, did as he asked and they walked to the tattoo parlor this way.
Once inside, Xanthus let her down and walked up to the man at the counter. "How much for a couple's tattoo?" He asked.
"$35..." The man replied. Xanthus quickly paid and went to sit down. He looked back to see Lily floating all over the room at the different designs on the wall. He sighed and walked over.
"See anything you like?" Xanthus asked, pulling his fingers through his hair, a gesture of frustration. It wasn't that he was irritated by her, he was just... worried.
"Yeah. Look at these." She replied, pointing to a pair of black and white feathers. "You can get the white one to represent me and I'll get the black one for you." She continued. Xanthus chuckled and motioned for her to come down.
"That sounds great..." He said with a sigh as she came down. He motioned for her to sit with him. She fluttered down into a seat and sat, moving her legs, looking at them as a child looks at their legs the first time they see them.
"So... Why is it called a couple's tattoo?" She asked seriously, looking up at Xanthus. She still didn't get it... He smiled gently and closed his eyes for a second. Then, he turned to look at her.
"When someone likes... someone very much. They... become a couple." He tried to explain, realizing she needed to be told bluntly.
"So... My dad and I are a couple?" She asked with curious eyes... Xanthus lifted his hand to his face and decided to give up.
Lily looked down at her arm. It was still there... the black feather. After a few moments of looking down at it, she lifted her arm to her neck and touching the necklace around her neck. For some reason, she still couldn't bare the thought of letting the ring leave her body. She liked the feel of it, knowing it was there. It was comforting. And... she felt guilty. She, though her sealed soul didn't, realized she was beginning to fall in love with Bael. And she didn't know if she could handle that. She knew that eventually, if he was around long enough, she'd fall right back into it.
Part of her wanted to leave but... part of her wanted to stay. She deserved a second chance, right? Wouldn't Xanthus be okay with that? She held the ring in her hand, her eyes closed. If only he were still here... to tell her what to do. Even if she could just hear his voice one more time...
Her eyes shot open as a thought occurred to her. Her phone... She still had his number... She lifted her hand to pull her phone out of her pocket but realized she'd left it in her room, safe from the water and sand. She hit the chair she sat on angrily. She'd have to wait until this stupid game was over now...
Brako stood off on the sidelines, watching everything. A small grin grew on his face as he walked closer to the group. "What about me? Can't I play?" He asked, unaware that he would have to be dressed.
Maria looked to see another female asking if she could help dress Ryuu. "...Well, it'd be wrong if I were selfish, eh? Here. Why don't you just take over? I'll go find some other poor soul to torture." She lied. She'd really only chosen Ryuu because he was easy to mess with and kept her mind off of Alfred. She really needed to get over her hatred of music... She walked away and began to sigh, a bit resigned. She chuckled when Brako as if he could join. She had to wonder if the old soul knew what he was getting into.
Maria smiled and shook her head as she walked past. She looked around at the other boys and decided not to intrude on any of the others. She knew about Kathy and Crash and preferred to let them have their time. Though... She eyed a boy sitting alone. She walked over to him and pulled a nearby dress out and hung it over him. It was strapless and bright, bright pink. She grinned and bent down to look Alex in the eyes.
"I think this is just your size." She told him, grinning widely.
Alex jumped when a bright pink dress was stuck in front of his face. He looked up to see Maria Cross telling him the dress was his size. He watched her with a blank stare and grabbed the dress, not really interested nor surprised. He pulled it on over his clothes and sat there, brooding.
"You're no fun..." Maria scoffed, walking off.
Kathy hesitated for a second. “Can’t you come out and let me zip it up?” She didn’t quite fancy the idea of entering a changing room with someone of the opposite sex… However, it had been her choice to give him such a costume. Then hearing that he was not going to step out until she was done helping him get dressed, she grudgingly followed him inside after grabbing a few more things from the chest.
Luckily, the scene in front of her was hilarious enough that it overpowered any feelings of embarrassment. Not taking his grumble into account at all, she instantly burst into a hearty laugh that could probably be heard by quite a few people around the beach. “Pfft, don’t worry… Haha-ahem, it suits you.” Finally stopping, she cleared her throat and tried to keep a straight face on. “Besides, don’t guys like bunny costumes?” She joked, giving him a light poke on the side before pulling the zipper all the way up.
“Now for the final touches. Don’t worry, they’re not that bad.” Grinning, she pulled out a long red ribbon and tucked the middle under his chin before tying a big ribbon on the top of his head between the bunny ears. Effectively securing the hairband in place. “You should be thanking me for that one.” Finally, Kathy handed him a couple of bunched up socks. “And stuff these up in your chest. Curves are part of the costume.” Laughing, she left the tent to give Crash a bit of space before the final unveiling.
Waiting outside, she glanced around to see how the other guys were faring in their costumes. Catching sight of Ara she thought, ‘How ironic…’ Then she saw Alex with a rather dark look on his face for someone at the beach. Walking over to where he was she called out, “Hey, Alex.” Sitting down beside him, Kathy gave him a warm smile. “Something wrong? You should be having fun with everyone. You’re participating in the event right?” She asked, looking at the dress he was wearing.
He glanced up at the familiar voice to see Kathy sitting next to him. For some reason, he couldn't bring himself to stay unhappy.
"Hey." He replied, a small smile forming on his lips. "It doesn't matter." He told her, shaking his head for emphasis. He didn't want her to worry. Besides, he'd get over it soon. He felt guilty for making her worried enough to come see him.
"Yeah, I am. Maria... gave it to me. I just kind of slipped it on. I'm not really sure how to put it on anyway. I'm not female..." He told her. He laughed at the last remark and looked over at her with a wide smile. He was happy to know that she cared enough to come see him even if she'd only meet him a few hours ago. Though, for Alex, he didn't even question why he felt so compelled to be with her. He just knew that he did. Something about her... Maybe it was nothing. Maybe it was everything. He didn't know. He was only like... 18.
His eyes wandered over to the stall where Kathy had been helping Crash change. Something about her being in there with him made Alex angry. As if Crash was doing something mean to Kathy.
"Kathy..." He began, turning to look at her. "Could... I ask you something?" He asked, his heart starting to race.
"Are you sure?" Kathy asked. She didn't want to pry in too deeply, but he had obviously seemed quite unhappy before she had approached him. "Sometimes just talking about it can help. I don't mind at all."
Then hearing a familiar name she couldn't help but raise her brow slightly. "The principal did?" She knew that the principal had been participating in the event but... Er, somehow she hadn't quite put together the image of a school principal and a cross-dressing event together yet. Looking back at the tents Kathy offered, "How about I help you into that dress then? There are still some tents left for you to get changed in."
Putting on another reassuring smile she told him, "Of course." Kathy was under the assumption that he was opening up and would tell her about why he had been brooding just a moment ago, but kept her ears open in case it was about a different matter.