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Post by Deleted on Apr 5, 2014 16:41:39 GMT -5
If Yixue stressed at all over the upcoming dance, it sure as heck wasn't over finding a date. That was simple. Her Dumpling Boy would naturally be her date. She was so excited to spend a magical evening with him. With that part out of the way, there came the other stuff, beginning with finding something beautiful to wear. Fortunately Gladrag's had some wonderful dresses at good prices.
YiXue told Shen where she was going and hoped he would join her. Maybe they could find something sharp for him to wear as well. YiXue could picture Shen dressed handsomely and looking like a prince while she looked like a princess, and the two would dance the night away.
YiXue stepped into the store and looked about beaming. The dress collection was beautiful, and she saw a black and yellow one that really appealed to her. The yellow part of it was almost like gold. Being a Hufflepuff, she felt the colors were quite suitable. She then looked at the price. It wasn't bad at all! With the extra money her parents sent her for the upcoming dance, she could more than afford it. She couldn't tell Shen though. She wanted him to be surprised.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 6, 2014 2:59:17 GMT -5
One thing Shen's father had made him bring back with him this year was formal clothes, not that he understood why at the time. Maybe his parents had gotten a letter about a dance or so, but he hadn't known. In any case, guys were far easier to dress for something like this then girls were for sure. Mind you, his were more traditional Chinese outfits, not robes as most wizarding folk wore so when YiXue said she was going to go to Gladrags he saw no reason to object. However he had to meet some fellow classmates for a study session on a project they had been assigned so he had told her he would catch up to her in a little while. Thus she had a good twenty or thirty minutes head start on him and he certainly hoped she had found something she liked by then as he was not the best when it came to shopping. Not that he had ever spent much time doing so either. Still his letters back from home had gotten him to smile; his father giving him advice and his mother clearly pleased. SHe had even sent him a coupon. So there was a bit more to his smile as he arrived at Gladrags. Stopping at the window he glanced in, amused by the window display then stepped inside, the bell ringing above his head as she turned and shut the door behind him. Seeing her across the room he held up a hand and then limped that way as normal, finding the woman's department a mess of color as normal. By the time he got near her he saw she was near dresses. "I am finally here! Sorry for the wait, YiXue, who knew felix felicis would have so many books to get notes from. Have you found anything you like yet?"@yixue
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Post by Deleted on Apr 6, 2014 10:54:50 GMT -5
YiXue didn't say anything in greeting right away when Shen appeared. Why say anything when she could show him how much she loved him. Running over, she hugged and kissed him.
"My handsome Dumpling Boy," she said, kissing him yet again. "And you're not late or anything. You know I'm the last person in the world to keep some tight schedule."
She then beamed when Shen asked if she had picked out a dress.
"Well yes... but I can't show you," she said. "It's a big surprise. So... let's find you something." She then offered her hand for him to hold as usual.
"So what would you like to wear?" she asked. "A tuxedo or just a nice suit. Maybe some dress robes?" YiXue wasn't a huge fashion bug or anything, but she was just picturing her handsome boyfriend in all these amazing outfits.
She looked over at the men's department. There were a lot of good bargains there as well. She wasn't going to make Shen try on a bunch of stuff though as she knew he would have difficulty. Besides, there was always a good spell if something ended up being too big or too small. Magic was wonderful.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 7, 2014 16:01:36 GMT -5
When she saw him she came straight over, though he was anticipating kisses; she could have hidden the dress selection handily that way if she had wanted! Kissing her back, Shen felt good. His hand fell naturally to her waist when she kissed him and he was tempted to slide it around her waist when she stopped. "That is good! Life has a way of trowing complications at us without warning so that is wise."
So wait, he wasn't supposed to see it ahead of time? "Oh, okay. But how can we coordinate colors if I don't see it? Ah nevermind. I forgot you know the color and will see what I pick out. Foolish of me there for a second." He thought moment visually. Suit or robes? "I would think a tuxedo would be too fancy for a school dance. And I have a Chinese suit already so if we don't find something suitable I can always wear that. But those are not robes."
Looking at her he smiled. "Let's see if they have any formal robes then. I think that would be best. Where would the section be, do you know? I've only ever come here for new jeans before..." As they walked through the sections he already knew the dress robes should be black basically, but should he find some trim or pattern on it after that might be really okay...
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Post by Deleted on Apr 7, 2014 16:35:11 GMT -5
YiXue nodded about the complications.
"True, but you know I'd never rush you for anything," she said. "You're like me. You like to keep things slow and steady." She then playfully tapped his nose with her finger.
YiXue laughed as Shen worried about her not telling him at first. But she was bound and determined to make it a surprise.
"We'll look wonderful together no matter what," she said. "But I really do want to see your face at the dance when I show up in the dress." Shen then listened as he spoke of the outfit he had. She recalled it from past years. "Oh yes, wear that if you can't find something! I remember how great you look in that. I admit even before we started going out, I was gawking a bit at you in that."
YiXue showed him where to look and looked through some herself. Shew as looking for Hufflepuff colors of course as her dress was a Puff dress. And it wouldn't really give her dress away to him if she mentioned he should wear those. She saw a good combo and showed him.
"What do you think of this one?"
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Post by Deleted on Apr 8, 2014 1:46:01 GMT -5
She touched him on the end of the nose nearly wanting to make him giggle. "Oh you are so right, YiXue," he said catching that finger and kissing her hand, "Certain adventures in life are worth being savored!" He almost blushed, but only a faint rosiness added to his face fortunately. His mind ran ahead a bit, but he reigned it back in before she caught wind of what he was thinking about. Of course, any teenage boy could be assumed to be thinking the same thing, but he had more restraint then most! "Ah well I can not expect to be upset about that sort of surprise! I'll already be thinking of you as the prettiest girl there though and you know that." But her other words made him shake his head slightly. For Shen came from a large family and if anyone passed down clothes it was certainly them! "Actually, I have a newer suit right now, my old gone to my younger sibs. Although you might have seen the coat of my new-to-me one on one of my brothers who has already graduated. I grew too much to fit the old anymore."After showing him where to look, she also chose a stand and began looking through combinations. Shen saw the old more normal traditional styles, but thought it lacked color. YiXue showed him a longer coat of a more general style and he glanced at it and considered it a moment before he slightly shook his head. "It's nice, but I think my current coat looks a bit better then that one." All of them came with a suit coat and a robes match on the section they were in which was only smart; finding one set gave you lots to chose from in muggle and wizarding areas. A few more, including a rather eccentric vest and a very weirdly cut coat before he came across anything which might be worth more time on. Looking around for her, he realized she was around the other side and he held out the combination towards her in it's suit form and said "Does this look like it might work with the lg robe over it?"@yixue
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Post by Deleted on Apr 8, 2014 7:43:55 GMT -5
YiXue blushed when Shen said she would be the prettiest girl at the dance. She expected that from him of course, but it still made her blush.
"Awwww, Shen," she said. "You always knows what to say. And you will be the most handsome man there. All the girls will want to dance with you, and I might let them if they're polite about it." She playfully stuck her tongue out at him. She then listened as he spoke of his attire. "Well again, whatever you wear, you will be a prince to me."
YiXue thought it was cute that Shen was being particular about what he might purchase. She was glad he was. Shen was a boy that seemed to not settle for anything but the best, at least YiXue felt that way about him.
"Hmmm... I think it would do nicely," she said when he asked about the one outside. "But I say look around just a bit more. I'll be right back."
YiXue then stepped away to whisper out an order to the clerk for her dress to be delivered to her dress to be delivered to the castle. The clerk was of course quite used to such orders by now. YiXue then returned to her Shen, smiling away.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 9, 2014 3:31:08 GMT -5
She blushed which felt like him a reward saying he had been particularly good, or at least that was how it came across to him. Beaming at her reaction, he allowed himself a small pat on the back for picking the right things to say. "Ha, well they will have to keep wanting then because my dances are all reserved. However, YiXue, if one of your friends wants to dance with you do not feel you can not. I am sure the refreshment table will call me as well. " There, a handy excuse for both of them.
To be honest, he had no idea how long his leg would hold out with spins and twists. Normal walking for classes worked because he could rest in each class at least for most of it. But turning his leg frequently was going to be an issue and he knew it. But somehow he would find a way. If someone else wanted to dance with her a turn, it would give him a chance to recover some. Truly, most students had no idea how lucky they were to have two fully functioning legs, but he wold not complain; it was a wound he carried with no qualms in his heart as his family was fine and healthy.
He would bear through anything for them.
When she stepped away he said "All right," but by the time she returned he had found nothing else that really felt suitable. And that combination could be used in two worlds so fit in his mind as something that worked. before she returned though he checked the price tag and winced. An Italian cut which was more expensive though he could manage it. His bag would handle it, but he wouldn't do much the rest of the year. As she came back he said "I think this is the only one that works well enough to my mind."
And collecting it he turned to the counter. "Was there anything else you needed to do here, YiXue?"
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Post by Deleted on Apr 9, 2014 11:51:24 GMT -5
YiXue appreciated Shen's offer about others dancing with her, but smiled and shook her head.
"Thanks, but all my dances are reserved as well," she said. "That evening is going to be all about my handsome Dumpling Boy. And yes, I love the buffets at a Hogwarts dance. So many choices!"
When she returned from the dress delivery order, she looked at the suit Shen chose and beamed.
"Oh that's perfect, and I think it will compliment my dress just fine," she said. "We're going to be the best looking couple there." She giggled at that as YiXue was far from egotistical. She just liked saying cute things to her cute boyfriend.
YiXue was about to say that was it for the day, but then she face-palmed.
"Shoes!" she said. "We almost left without getting shoes! We can't dance in our school shoes!" She then slowly headed to the shoe section, allowing Shen to be able to keep up. She looked about for some nice heels that didn't cost a lot as she just spent a good bit on the dress.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 9, 2014 17:15:54 GMT -5
That would have helped, but maybe she wasn't thinking about that so much as he was. Still, the sentiment was very much accepted and appreciated so he smiled adding "As long as you know I will not object. And for me it has always been about the punches. I like the magic they use in those, especially the striped ones. I would like to learn the magic behind those in particular."
With the suit and dress taken care of, he didn't think there would be anything else unless she had some jewelry or extra that she wanted. He knew his mother and his sisters had always considered the accessories to be important touches not that he did. So when she suddenly face-palmed he found himself cheerfully laughing and resisting shoes and girls comments.
"I have dress shoes for my suit and those will do fine. But I know for guys it is easy in that. Women tend to put more value on the shoes however so let us go look and you can show me what you think you want to try." He could manage an opinion on shoes, correct? He didn't think he needed to see the dress to help with that part.
Shen had no idea how wrong his statement would sound to others of the female persuasion...
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Post by Deleted on Apr 9, 2014 18:15:12 GMT -5
YiXue giggled at Shen when he spoke of the many amazing punches they offered at the dance.
"You like the punches, huh?" she said. She then very, very gently tapped her fist on his chin. "There you go." She then laughed and kissed his chin. "I really like the different flavors. The Pumpkin-Berry is really good."
Shen was a tad stereotypical in his statement about women and shoes, but in YiXue's case, he was right. She had nice shoes at Hogwarts, but she wanted to buy some new ones to compliment the dress.
"I promise I won't be long," she said. "Just a few minutes."
An hour and seventeen minutes later, YiXue had finally picked the shoes she wanted.
"See, that didn't take long," she said. "I'm ready if you are now." At the counter, YiXue paired for the dress, the shoes, and the dress delivery fee. She looked over at her boyfriend and seemed quite excited for a girl who just spent a lot of galleons.
"We're going to have so much fun!" she said. "I wish we could go to the dance now!"
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Post by Deleted on Apr 10, 2014 3:23:57 GMT -5
Shen nearly giggled at her silliness. "I was talking about the magic ones silly Sack girl!" He laughed softly while shaking his head. "I love the fact they can get them to separate into stripes and pokadots in the bowls and I am curious about the magic needed to do those." He thought it more then most of magic cooking (which he knew little of, only the muggle way mostly) could be very useful in other ways.
Still, he wasn't about to miss out on the kiss. "Much better," he teased back at her.
Her promise of not long led into what Shen would have counted as amazingly long as he tried picking out shoes and she kept looking. After awhile he just listened as she looked and spoke about different ones. When she finally came to an end, his eyes looked rather astonished at his watch when she said it hadn't taken long. As they went back to the counter, the salesman gave him a sympathetic look when he thought she wasn't looking and he just sort of still looked unsure what to say.
More then an hour! Was that what it took for shoes?? Maybe it was good he had come along after she had settled on a dress! "Hmm? Yes, I am qu-- ready to go yes. I can not think of anything else we could need here." As she expressed excitement about the dance he regained his good cheer and nodded. "I can hardly wait myself! Come, let's head back up..."
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