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 Posted: Sat Aug 12, 2006 12:31 pm
Luna had never been to or hosted a sleepover before; most of her interactions with others were during the daytime. Besides, she couldn't very well go to another girl's house with Jokeph in tow. It wasn't that she didn't want his company, but he tended to make people uncomfortable.
And it'd never crossed her mind to invite someone else over, either.
But tonight was a step into uncharted territory. On the coffee table were a stack of movies (Mostly Disney) that Luna thought Elle would enjoy, a large bowl of popcorn (and plenty more unpopped in the kitchen), and several bottles of nail polish.
She wasn't quite sure why sleepovers needed nail polish, but if that was tradition, who was she to argue?
She was already in her pajamas; a brand new flannel nightgown she bought especially for the occasion.
Now, she noted with unrestrained excitement, one thing was missing.
The guest.
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Posted: Sat Aug 12, 2006 12:45 pm
Elle had never been to a sleepover. Her idea of sleepovers was pink nightgowns, giggling, magazines about the latest teenage celebrity, and food. It made her want to... well, she wasn't sure. Sleepovers didn't exactly mean fun to Elle.
But a sleepover with Luna, now that was different! Elle was excited about this sleepover. She'd never been to a friend's house overnight before. And now that Luna was closer to her age and everything... well, it was exciting!
She had her PJs under her long dark cloak and jacket, and she'd hidden a dressing gown under her arm. She had no idea what else to bring, so Elle had brought money instead. They could order pizza maybe, even though Elle wouldn't eat it, or do something ike that.
Now she was here at Luna's house, and she was starting to wonder if she should have brought more stuff for them to share. More food, or dvds, or ...well, something.
She knocked on teh door softly, and then more loudly in case Luna hadn't heard.
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Posted: Sat Aug 12, 2006 12:52 pm
Luna dove for the door, one foot catching on the hem of her nightgown as she ran. The door was flung open and she fell out of it in one motion, her darkening hair flying in the night as she went down.
"Kyaaaa!"
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Posted: Sat Aug 12, 2006 12:57 pm
Elle heard the running footsteps and prepared to hug Luna when the other came out... but was NOT prepared when a Luna came flying at her. She grabbed at her, luckily catching her before teh other went down competely.
It was lucky that she'd already planned on hugging Luna!
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Posted: Sat Aug 12, 2006 1:01 pm
Luna didn't dare move for the next few seconds; she wasn't sure if her sense of balance was back or if she'd detach herself from Elle only to find herself facefirst on the doorstep.
There were no words projected; just a feeling of gratitude. And she slowly reached up to hug Elle in return. Indeed, she WAS lucky that Elle was ready for her.
With one last long exhalation, Luna finally detached herself, raking a hand through her hair to thwart any tangles in progress, and gestured proudly to the living room. She wasn't sure what sleepovers demanded, but Luna got everything she could!
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Posted: Sat Aug 12, 2006 1:10 pm
Elle hugged Luna back, glad that Luna wasn't hurt. A blood nose or something wouldn't have helped the sleepover mood much. Elle bent down to pick up some of the stuff she'd dropped in the sudden catch, and then took in the living room.
"It looks perfect, Luna." Elle beamed at Luna, adding, "What movies are those?"
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Posted: Sat Aug 12, 2006 1:16 pm
Luna reached down and scooped up the movies, a sheepish smile on her face. There was "The Little Mermaid" (Luna loved Ariel's hair and tried to emulate it when she was younger), "Mulan" (Ying's favorite), "The Lion King" (Which Luna used to think was a bit scary), "Lilo and Stitch" (Even though Luna knew better about aliens supposedly being all about rules), and, buried underneath all of the Disney movies, "What Dreams May Come."
Luna bit her lip as she eyed the odd DVD out. That movie always made her cry, but...
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Posted: Sat Aug 12, 2006 1:22 pm
Elle knew all of those movies but the last one, the 'What Dreams may Come one. ' She figured that if she had seen all the others... well, why not that one?
Although it was Luna's house.
"What one do you want to watch?"
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Posted: Sat Aug 12, 2006 1:23 pm
The guest is supposed to choose. Luna reminded Elle gently. But she'd already reached for the DVD in question.
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Posted: Sat Aug 12, 2006 1:27 pm
"Okay... then I choose that one." Elle let Luna reach for the one she'd already started towards, grinning. "The one you were going for. I haven't seen it."
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Posted: Sat Aug 12, 2006 1:29 pm
Help yourself to popcorn if you'd like! Luna grinned at Elle before turning her back in order to put the DVD into the player. Once the movie was set up, she took a seat on the couch, taking one of the pillows and hugging it tightly to her chest.
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Posted: Sat Aug 12, 2006 1:41 pm
"Okay." Elle stripped off the cloak and jacket, and pulled on the dressing gown over them. She flopped on the couch next to Luna, folding her clothes neatly so that she didn't look like the big slob she usually was.
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Posted: Sat Aug 12, 2006 1:43 pm
Luna didn't even notice. As soon as the movie began, she was already sniffling into the pillow on her lap.
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Posted: Sat Aug 12, 2006 1:47 pm
Elle watched too, competely entranced by it all. She'd somehow started clutching to the once neatly folded clothes, till they were back to being normal crumpled heaps in her lap.
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Posted: Sat Aug 12, 2006 1:48 pm
The movie continued, as did Luna's crying, until she was leaning against Elle, now, fixated on the screen but still sobbing.
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