Chapter 17 - Dress to Impress!
(Uranohoshi Girls High)
(Leon POV)
Great...I left my damn laptop in the clubroom everyone is gone and the door is apparently locked...or so I thought?? Leonidas left with Ruin to head off home...
Wait a light in the clubroom? "Ruby?" I asked "PIIGGGIIIII!!!" Ruby yelled "Relax it's just me Ruby," I said nervously chuckled "W-What are you doing here?? I thought everyone heads on home!?" Ruby yelled shocked "I left my laptop in here ah oh geez...that was close one I should be more careful..." I said sighed "Oh you found it that's good," Ruby said smiled "Hm? What you're doing here in the clubroom anyway?" I asked confused "Me? Oh Ummm...I forgot something too yeah!" Ruby yelled, "What's that behind your back?" I asked "Nothing! Ruby yelled, "If you say so Ruby who I'm to judge-LOOK CLOWNS BEHIND YOU!" I yelled "C-CLOWNS?!" Ruby yelled turned "Gotcha...." I said "Ahh!! That's not fair!!" Ruby yelled "Sewing stuff and costumes for the school festival?" I asked "...Yes," Ruby said in defeat, "I thought you finish this stuff already. Do you need to work on it more?" I asked confused "Well I did finish it, but there's something bothering me that I want to fix" Ruby said concerned expression...
"Really I think they look perfect, they have a Cleopatra vibe to them what you need to fix?" I asked confused "I wanted to make the hem of the skirts shorter," Ruby said "S-Shorter???" I asked shocked "The skirts will flutter more when we turned and be cuter that way," Ruby said smiled "...And you're going to do that for nine members skirts?" I asked stunned "Well only six of us will be wearing the skirts but I soon realized I wanted to change the length after I finished," Ruby said smiled "Wait have you done this before Ruby??" I asked confused expression "Yeah. The costumes are very important to the group, so I wanted to fix even the smallest detail to make everyone more appealing. If it's big adjustments I would ask everyone's opinion about it but I thought well I could handle it myself, so I sneak in here and finish it" Ruby said "I see. Well, it's not like you're completely redesigning it. They probably wouldn't have noticed" I said (So Ruby would be one in charge of the costumes even if they didn't notice it last minute) I thought eyes closed slowly smiled...
"Hey, Ruby can I help you hem the skirts?" I asked "W-What?!" Ruby yelled "I couldn't keep you up this late" Ruby said concerned "But you're staying late too. It will be faster if we worked together" I said smiled "Thanks" Ruby said "Don't worry about it. I want to see everyone in their best costumes on the stage too" I said "Yeah, especially if it's for the summer festival" Ruby said, "If we are making the skirts shorter can we just cut it?" I asked confused "Hold on we need to fold and cloth to the point where we wanna hem it," Ruby said as I follow her instructions and soon less than 30 minutes we got done...
"They're all done!" I yelled "Thanks for helping me," Ruby said smiled "Anytime Ruby," I said smiled "Hmmm..." Ruby said looking at the costumes again "Something wrong?" I asked confused "No it's not that we need to sew or cut...but I want to have customized accessories for everyone," Ruby said "Oh accessories? Espically in design like this Cleopatra style then jewelry is must-have!" I yelled "Yeah I tried going into the craft store in Uchiura but didn't find anything," Ruby said, "Did you try Numazu??" I asked confused "N-No I'm too scared to go onto town by myself...but when it came to the only place I have to go, I well didn't bother to do it anyway," Ruby said flinched "Really? Hmm don't worry I will come along with you we can keep it a secret between us" I said smiled "W-What are you sure?? I already took some time away from you" Ruby said concerned "Yeah I would love to come with and I think Ruin will enjoy it too" I said smiled "Okay" Ruby said smiled...
"Oh wait..." Ruby said sweatdrop "Hm??" I asked confused "I promise to help Hanamaru with her writing tomorrow," Ruby said "For the anthology? Is she struggling on it?" I asked "A little" Ruby said "I see...I kinda noticed it while we all were in the school library since we both convince her, I'll help out as well" I said smiled "R-Really??" Ruby asked "Yep I'll even bring my laptop with me gotta submit entries online anyway," I said, "G-Great it will be date uhh no not that uh I'm looking forward to it!" Ruby yelled "Me too Ruby," I said slowly smiled...
(Looks like it's about to rain...better get to the Inn in hurry...) I thought while I escorted Ruby out of the school...although I do notice someone is watching me and isn't the bastard who cause the ambush attack... it's...definitely Zerrick or his another new pal...
To be Continued