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Mili exited the shoe store with a large bag in her hand. It contained one pair of amazing boots. They were black slouch boots that rose to about her knee, and were extremely comfortable. This meant that her outfit for tonight was almost complete. All she needed were the finishing touches, and she made her way to a store that specialized in accessories to buy them. She wasn't exactly sure what she was going to get today, but she found that this particular store had jewelry, ribbons, hair-ties, and other baubles that fit for every occasion.

When Mili entered the store, a necklace with a large, roughly finished rock set in ornate silver caught her eye, and she made a b-line for the display case where it was.

Mili turned and growled at the girl who bumped into her and distracted her from the shiny-pretty. "You should be sorry," she said in her usual off-putting tone.

Then, she noticed something. That girl's fashion tastes were simply divine! Her mood quickly changed as her eyes darted from accessory to accessory, secretly lusting each one. She spoke again, but this time it was almost like she was a different person, "Well, the store is crowed, so it's really not your fault you bumped into me." There was a pause as she thought of something else to say. "Besides, I was rushing to get a good look at this necklace over here. Have you seen it yet?"

Mili wasn't one to ignore a pretty girl with good fashion sense.

A compliment! Maybe withdrawing her claws had been a good idea for Mili. But then again, who didn't compliment her? She deserved it.

"Why thank you!" she said with a bit of glimmer in her eyes and a wide smile that also shined. Her mind was made up; that was the piece she wanted to buy today. Mili walked up to the counter to have it taken out, but the woman there was helping another customer, a girl who was looking at a bracelet that really wasn't a good shade green to go with her complexion.

Mili turned away from the counter impatiently and addressed the blonde girl again, "My name is Milla, but you may call me Mili."

"It's nice to meet you too, Melody," Mili said as she shook her hand, and was allured by her words. She (obviously) had a soft spot for flattery.

With a twist of her neck, her head spun around and gave a loud cough into her hand while she eyed up the clerk. A few girls in the shop gave her a dirty look. Mili put her hand to her chest and spoke loudly and to no one in particular, "Must be this Fall weather... I think I'm coming down with something". Her words were dripping with sarcasm, of course.

Speaking like her "cold" went away instantly, she said, "so Melody, I haven't seen you at Crystal. What school do you go to?"

"Barren Pines? The school for 'gifted' students?" Mili made quotes with her fingers as she said "gifted". Okay, that might have been a bit uncalled for, but going to a special school didn't make one special. She had a passion that ran deep for her beloved Crystal Academy, and there were plenty of "gifted" girls there too. They just didn't talk about it in the brochure.

She did wonder what it was like there though, but decided not to ask about it. Something told her that having the mysteriousness that surrounded the school reviled wouldn't be any fun. Things are always a lot more boring than they seem.

So Mili shifted the subject, "Are you going to the interschool prom?" This was an instant question to find out how cool Melody was, because there is nothing more important that prom. It's the biggest social event of the school year!

"I don't blame you," Mili said, "I wouldn't go alone either. In the past, I've gone with groups of friends." A gorgeous and fashionable girl like Melody would have no problem finding a date. She really had nothing to worry about. She watched as the other blonde fiddled with various things. She must have been a little put off by her brashness (as many were).

Mili turned her back to her and rested the palms of her hands on the glass display counter. It looked like the woman was almost done with her current customer, and Mili wanted to ensure that she was going to get helped next. She took out her credit card, and waved it around a bit like someone would wave a dollar at a strip club. She glanced over her shoulder back at Melody who seemed a little flush, and smiled.

Maybe Mili could help her find a date... or at least give her some sort of pep talk. Then she had a bit of an idea, "Why don't we pick out some jewelry to wear to the dance?" Maybe it will inspire you find a way to go."

"Everything goes with black; it's classy." Mili had yet to pick out a dress. She usually went with black, but she also didn't like to chance wearing something that anyone else was. Sure, with four schools attending the dance, that was hard, but she always made an effort. Father always shelled out the money to get her something truly spectacular, and she was sure this year would be the same.

Maybe if she gave him big enough puppy eyes he could order something custom for her.

Mind to the task at hand though: jewelery! The store had slot walls with jewelery hung on them in a orderly, color-coded display. Mili glanced at the necklace at the counter, and decided to help Melody pick things out and forfeit her place in line for now. She walked over to the section where all the black items were hanging, and started to examine them. "Are you a silver or a gold person?"

Of course, this was important because it is very faux pas to wear gold and silver together.