This was unheard of! How utterly horrible! She looked at her watch and sighed in defeat. No she definitely didn’t have enough time to run out to Chanel and request an outfit.

She’d just have to make do with what she had!

She cringed at the thought. The only new clothes her mother had bought for her included a salmon pink cringe worthily cut dress, and a pair of Miss Sixty Jeans she’d found on sale by accident.

AHHHH YADA! This is what she couldn’t even borrow her friends dresses cause they were often tailor made unless it was Megumi, and she wouldn’t even want Erika’s dresses and Maki’s would be too short for her.

She quickly dashed out of the room knocking on Ayase Haruka and Megumi’s door seeing as how they were rooming together. Haruka opened the door and looked at Mao, the girl held no grudges against her because Haruka kept to herself mainly with a few friends sprinkled here and there, and so Mao had no problem with her but nor did she wish to befriend the girl.

“Inoue-san? Doshtano?”

Mao could hardly reveal her dilemma of being dress less even though she would be about the right size of herself.

“Ehh is Megumi inside? MEGUMI ARE YOU IN THERE?” Mao yelled and waited for her friend to yell back.

“AHHH MY WIFE IS HEREEE HARUKA DON’T BE MEAN HONEY OPEN THE DOOR! COME JOIN ME IN THE SHOWER MAO-CHAN!” Mao cringed at the sound of Megumi’s shrilling voice coming through the sound of water battering down on the bathroom floor.

Haruka stepped aside a look of ‘what-else-can-I-do-anyways?’ on her face as she flopped onto her bed seemingly deep in thought about something which obviously Mao didn’t care about as she sped through and knocked on the bathroom door and just to mess with Megumi, Mao, with a slightly demonic grin on her face, shook the door knob.

“AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! YAMATE! I DIDN’T MEAN IT ERT!” She heard her best friend yell and immediately broke into giggles and as her head flicked around she saw Haruka grinning. Mao would have grinned back if she wasn’t supposed to be the evil ice queen of the school so she offered her a nod and yelled back at Megumi.

“Megumi come out quickly neh! I need to talk to you!” She said and Megumi didn’t really reply back but the slowing down of the shower answered any questions that Mao might have had.

About ten minutes later Megumi was sitting beside Mao on the top bit of the bedroom where Megumi’s bed was. Mao looked at her shining best friend, she kind of knew why Megumi was such a 'wanted' girl. It was hard not to be with such an innocent face and beautiful figure and gorgeous hair.

Mao was envious of her. Mao had to work hard to get her hair to even closely resemble the natural curls of Megumi’s that seemed to straighten on whim with a hairbrush, and she didn’t have the best body in the world and her face...pssht she wouldn't talk about her face at all.

It was normal, no wonder she had had to work so hard to get into the school. She’d often thought Megumi and herself were alike but it was hard to believe so as she stared at the tall girl’s curious face.

“What’s up? Why are you pulling me out of the shower so desperately?” She said crossing her legs in an Indian yoga fashion as Mao leant her head back against the slight balcony that was there which if you looked over you would see Haruka writing furiously into her diary about god knows what.

Mao frowned as she looked at her best friend and slowly admitted. “I have nothing to wear.” Then she proceeded to go deep inside so that Haruka wouldn’t be able to see her facial expressions any more, no one was allowed to know Mao, the real her at least. They were all allowed to know her that had armies of people running around the school to make sure no one badmouthed her. The leader of these armies was generally Koike Teppei, an extremely kawaii boy that Mao had taken a liking to just because of his face, however she had been happy to find that his face was an accurate representation of his heart.

Megumi looked at her and shook her head. “I do not understand you at all. Where do you have to go that you have to wear something? We’re just going to that club aren’t we?” She said and then Mao glared at her.

“You are the worst best friend ever…no really. I have to explain everything to you don’t I?” At no response at this question Mao continued on with a look of exasperation gracing her face. “Look…Toma actually invited me as his…well I don’t know but it sounded like a date and he’s a guest of honor so there’s going to be pictures being taken. I have to look hot but I don’t have anything HOT!” She said shouting that even Haruka gave a small yelp of surprise. However Megumi seemed calm and composed as she looked around the mini top flat spotting her suitcase and jumped over to it. As usual Megumi hadn’t unpacked Mao noticed.

“So you want to borrow something from me right?” She asked grinning widely as she quickly thought of a way to get into the club and hang out with Yamapi some more.

After all, it seemed as if Toma was mad about the fact that she and Yamapi were getting along well. The truth most people thought was that Yamapi and her had slept together after leaving together that night at karaoke and she hadn’t bothered to correct their assumptions. What had actually happened was she’d brought him over to her place and he’d rejected the offer and so they’d gotten to talking. For some reason she’d connected with him well.

He’d explained a lot of things about his family, or lack there off as everyone was always jetting around especially his younger sister who was actually his half sister because his mother had died in child labour. His sister’s name was Yoon Eun Hye and she was two years younger than him and they rarely talked. Then Megumi had talked about how she had a half brother named Kame but in her case she hadn’t been accepted by the family and they only paid for her education and living expenses, quite lavish living expenses though.

They’d laughed for hours making fun of their families and then she slowly remembered his hands as they had caressed her cheek, and Megumi had felt it.

The slightest inclination that she’d had before the only other time she’d actually liked a guy.

Her heart had beat and then she’d shied away and he had left quickly too. She’d assumed hopefully it was because he too was feeling shy and not because she had somehow alienated him.

She hadn’t known if he was acting or something but he’d made her heart beat and if he was acting when he was laughing with her then she’d make sure that he wouldn’t be in a little while, she wanted to get to know more of Yamapi.

So she promised herself as she looked into the suitcase that she wouldn’t sleep with anyone or date any boy for his money for the whole time she was trying to get Yamapi, and of course even when she was with him. Which she would be, because what Megumi wanted Megumi got.

Finally finding something she glanced at Mao before revealing her choice to Mao and grinned.

“One condition Mao,” Well nothing in life was free and Mao of all people should have known that. As Mao frowned Megumi grinned widely as she leant forward her choice behind her back so that her face was in Mao’s.

“I get to come with you guys to the club.”

“Didn’t you go and try to ask Toma-kun if you were allowed to? What happened?” Mao asked confused as she’d already thought that Megumi was coming.

“I have no idea really but he got y so now I’m unsure of whether I’m coming. Just tell me I’m coming Mao and let me make you over and then your payment to me for this favor is done with cool? Oh and you have to wear what I pick out…all right?” Mao almost unwillingly extended her hand forward which was universal for the expression DEAL!

As Megumi shook it she whipped out her choice for the dress and Mao screamt as she saw the thing shine almost metallically into her eyes.

Close to four hours later and at 8:55 PM Mao was finally ready as Megumi dashed in to get ready herself. Mao almost regretted her decision to let Megumi dress her up as she edged towards the mirror slowly as to not shock herself with her reflection too much. She vaguely remembered that her scalp had almost been burnt in transforming her with a curling iron and that she had smudged her lip gloss a little before so that Megumi had had to do it once more. She also remembered feeling particularly cold from her upper thigh downward until she looked at the white leather boots with wedge heels borrowed from Megumi as well who was luckily the same shoe size and finally she remembered crying as she tried to find her ear hole to stick a silver hoop through and remembered Megumi slapping her a lot.

As she stepped in front of the mirror she gasped loudly that she was sure Haruka would have freaked out had she been present. She'd left for some place three hours ago.

Mao stood wearing the short as hell metallic shiny dress that had a halter back, her heels gave her an extra height and her hair shone as hell with some product that Megumi must have shoved in when Mao wasn’t looking. There seemed to be some form of silver bracelets by the millions piled up her wrist in a delicate fashion yet and Mao’s face itself resembled that of a goddess.

Mao sighed happily looking at her reflection. Yeah, sure she wasn’t that great in looks but when she cleaned up she gave everyone quite the shock, plus all her other friends might have lucked out in the looks area but Mao got the s she said grinning happily as she bent down to look at her cleavage and grinned.

Oh hell yes she was hot! Of course she was she remembered mildly that this was a Dolce that she’d been loaned. She even snapped her fingers around a bit as Megumi came out.

“You ready to go? We have to meet everyone in the lounge.” Mao said and looked at Megumi who didn’t look that bad either. She was dressed up in a Betsey Johnson which was a perky pink color shiny metallic dress and she was wearing baby pink colored boots as well that looked similar to Mao’s own but her dress didn’t shine as much but her face resembled that of innocence just as she often portrayed Mao noted. There was a huge beaded baby pink necklace adorning her neck and ball earrings that floated downwards.

“Haiii lets go! Wait…walk slowly we have to make an entrance.” Megumi said in an expert tone and Mao looked at her shaking her head.

“God Megumi. So useless,” She walked on ahead and immediately felt herself collide with another body, it seemed to be that of Jun, her roommate's.

“WHAT THE? Why are you all dressed up?” Mao asked looking at Jun who was in skinny jeans and a top that showed off bigger s than Mao's own Mao noted jealously.

Mao’s eyes narrowed and Megumi’s automatically did as well, after all Megumi was a very loyal friend.

“Ehh…I…am coming to the club with you guys. Iwasn’tgoingtobutMakichanconvincedmetobecauseTomainvitedme.” He said quickly and Mao not understanding anything just walked off as Jun stared at her and Megumi, whom he lovingly now referred to as odd girl in his head.

As he watched the two walk away he couldn’t help but stare at the way his roommate's hair caught onto the light in the perfect way to accent what he was sure were unnatural curls and as he stared he saw her turn around. Yes she might not have had the most beautiful expression possible gracing her face but he stopped breathing as she had caught him by surprise. As the world sped up to its normal pace again, Jun continued on to Erika’s room to convince her to come as well but hopefully Maki was already doing that. He’d discovered that the two roomed together when Erika had come and joined Megumi and Maki and himself in the room.

Wait…he thought slowly his mind racing through the events that had just occurred in his head. He’d just thought that his world had slowed down when he’d seen Mao.

He was acting really odd and he quickly sped up his own to reach the room, so that his mind would hopefully not be playing any more tricks on him. Perhaps he was incorrect in blaming his mind for his heart's deeds but he would rather not blame it on his heart.

Around a couple of meters away Mao was greeting Toma and Shun and Yamapi, who gave her a content nod to show that he liked her outfit, and Mao surprisingly blushed as she said her thank you to Yamapi through a bright smile and latched onto Toma’s arm, who grinned down at her shyly and she glanced back up at him with a shy look on her face.

“Ehh Toma remember that is mine neh? I’m only lending her to you for the night.” Megumi said interrupting their lovey dovey gaze and while Mao, Shun and Yamapi giggled Toma turned to face Megumi with a face that might have resembled laughter but she could see in his eyes that he thought she was being rather immature and he was upset that she had managed to tag along. She gulped a little and watched quietly as Yamapi walked over to Mao and put his arm around her jokingly.

“It’s the same with you Mao-chan. Take care of my best friend neh?” He glanced up at Megumi for a second and Megumi knew that he was doing this because he had seen Toma glare at her that way. She mouthed a small thanks and he smiled at her with all his teeth for the first time and she felt herself smile back.

“Hai! Yamapi-san.”

“Just Yamapi…neh Toma had to pick such a girl with perfect manners?” He asked jokingly and Shun laughed replying.

“There’s nothing that can be done about that…she’s been that way since she was born on occasion I’ve heard her call me Oguri-sama even though I told her to stop when we were three.” He said and Mao yelled out her infamous ehh!

“I resent that,” Mao said shaking her head and Toma grinned making sure to not direct his smile anywhere near Megumi.

Megumi glared at him immediately deeming Toma to be gay…otherwise why would he be so jealous of Yamapi and her?

She was about to half turn around and leave when Yamapi walked over to her and, hiding from the others what he did by moving so close to her that their hands were behind them, grasped her hand. Megumi turned to him shocked as her eyes widened and he looked down at the floor for a second before looking quietly back up at her.

“Arigato. I was afraid you weren’t coming but when I saw you walk in, looking beautiful as ever, I was really relieved.” He said and Megumi found that she’d lost the capability to use her voice as she tried to open her jaw and felt herself act like those guys she’d often loved to tease. She was speechless.

She nodded silently hoping that she didn’t look too much like an idiot as a blush graced her face underneath the fake one she’d put on.

“Thanks…I was feeling a little down.” She finally said and looked him straight in the eye and found it hard to believe that he was acting with her.

“I could tell, but now I’m here and trust me I won’t let you feel down. Today I get to see how you Japanese party in Tokyo…and I want to see it from your perspective.”

“Neh Yamapi-chan you want me to keep blushing all night and get all shy?” She said rather bluntly as she shocked him and he grinned cheekily sticking his tongue out as Shun quietly edged the other couple, Toma and Mao, away so that Yamapi and Megumi could talk with a certain degree of privacy.

“I make you blush huh?” He said and Megumi shook her head…but then she nodded it and then shook it again and then gave up.

“Yes and if you want me to treat you like any other normal man I would rather you just not compliment me the entire night because,” She said looking at him for a second before summoning up the courage to continue what might have been the stupidest thing to say to a guy

“Because what Megumi?” He said curiously but you could tell it was a façade and he knew exactly what was coming next.

“Because I just might melt into a puddle and make a total fool of myself like I am right now.” She said smiling a little dumbly as she looked at him and saw him laugh, and Yamapi to his own shock was surprised to find that he was laughing what might have been a first real laugh with some…girl. He couldn’t help but think to himself as he stared into Megumi’s eyes, perhaps she was someone special.

Not a second after that thought Maki entered and Shun beamed as his gorgeous prize finally arrived. Horikita Maki was looking absolutely stunning; she was wearing a knee length strapless blue dress, which puffed out from the waist downwards into a lacy sparkly skirt. She was wearing her hair up but with strands framing her face perfectly and her feet doing their own dance in a walk that was seemingly normal in periwinkle blue flats.

Mao and Megumi didn’t know it at that moment, but all three men in the lounge room had stopped thinking and were purely worshipping the classic beauty that was Maki. She bowed slightly and had what seemed to be a nervous smile on her face. Yamapi bit his lip unconsciously as he stared at her, and for some reason found himself unable to look away but when her eyes fell on his with a questioning gaze he quickly averted his own eyes to look at Megumi’s which started to dull in comparison he realized and found himself wanting to kick his own for even thinking that.

Megumi’s eyes however were directed to someone else. So she didn't notice Yamapi's inner turmoil.

Jun stepped out by himself with no man waiting for him and Jun thanked the lord for small favours like that, he hoped that in his one year here no guy would make a move on him. Then he remembered himself as a male before and knew that was impossible because men were nothing if not flirters.

Jun was wearing a long sleeve scoop necked top with his hair done up in a pony tail with the slightest puff on the top, he was wearing flat as well with leather pants that were surprisingly loose around the crotch area. Jun glanced at his companions and found that they were all still staring at Maki, who had taken a liking to him shockingly as she’d done his hair for him and his “make up” and warned him not to mess up the lip gloss as she’d reapplied it too many times for him. Still he thought that she was rather boring but she was nice enough to him so she didn’t bother him too much.

As they looked at him finally Jun said. “Erika-chan didn’t want to come so we should go on ahead she said.” He said looking at the two men he hadn’t yet been introduced to.

Maki turned around smiling widely at him and pointed to the one in front of her, Shun. “Boys this is Jun. Jun this is Oguri Shun and that man,” She said pointing to the man that Jun could notice was holding Megumi’s hands but was looking at Maki’s back now “is Yamaa Tomohisa, more commonly known as Yamapi.” At this nickname Yamapi’s demeanor changed as he looked at Maki with a distinct cruel look in his eyes.

“You aren’t allowed to call me that.” He said and quickly started off with Megumi who turned around mouthing a sorry to Maki who waved it off easily. Toma immediately leapt from Mao’s tight grasp on him to hug Jun who looked at the boy quite shocked at his sudden want to hug him.

“Toma-kun…” He said in a high voice that was actually his own because of his extreme shock but he quietly thought in a scared manner that his faking voice was now becoming his natural voice and promised himself to get out of this girl costume as soon as he entered the club. He was getting too used to this, even agreeing to be bullied into going to a club as a girl. He saw Mao glare at him from afar and gulped and almost felt like falling to his knees asking for forgiveness.

No wonder she had power over everyone here, her gaze was far more powerful than anyone else’s he’d come across, she gave his own mom a run for her money.

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A/N: AHHH hope you liked it sorry Chapter Eight will take a while to be posted. It'll be like the non existent chapter just ignore it cause I don't know how to delete chapters.

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