5 Louis & Casss Boutique (1/2)

I glanced about a closet shop, stylishly crammed with racks of clothes and accessories. I remembered seeing pictures of these shops called boutiques in Velvet Rose magazines.

My eyes widened with wonder at all the choice pieces I had only seen in pictures. I blurted with glee at the glorious sight of a sparkling bottle green boa draped over the neck of a mannequin.

My fingers trembled as I tested a feel of the boa's fluffy texture.

”Death! It's the Chloe limited edition feather boa with star sequins sewn throughout to form a pattern of the Ral constellation. 'Carry the stars with you,' was the boa's advertis.e.m.e.nt. I read that Chloe Zuddichi had made these sequins from starline gem dust only found in the harshest of Tempra underground caverns.”

I blurted my irrelevant knowledge to an apathetic Death, not aware of the attention from one of the staff.

”I'm impressed! Your knowledge of fas.h.i.+on is impeccable!” said a voice that sounded like Saku's.

I turned and came face to face with Ca.s.s who was obviously some years older.

”Oh, um, yeah.” I was suddenly lost for words.

The Ca.s.s before me had definitely filled out to be more of a tall, toned and handsome man in a conservative herringbone suit and simple dark broad toe shoes.

I didn't remember the Ca.s.s of the past being so tall. I peered closer at his face, which was still angelic looking with his fine high cheekbones, slender chin and heart-shaped outline.

His glove-free hands were solid, but carried a soft quality. Was there anyone of the Tsubaki family who wasn't an angelic beauty?

”Ca.s.s, I would like you to meet the Gat s.h.i.+em brothers; Death, War and this cutey is Famine.” Saku proudly introduced us to his brother. ”My older brother Ca.s.siopeia. We call him Ca.s.s.”

”Like the stars, I'm not surprised your parents would give you a beautiful name.” I blurted and slammed my hand over my mouth with bowed apologizes.

”Geeze, Famisto, can yah be any more tacky.” War groaned.

An abrupt crash and bang drew our attention to the shop's white-grey marble counter and the fusuma door painted with gold sparrows perched on cherry blossom branches.

A shorter man pushed the door aside, cursing animatedly to another we couldn't see.

”Maurice! How many times I tell you not to touch the kohl powder?! Clean up this schmozzle right now!”

The man smoothed down his pinstriped suit over his pudgy belly; slicked back his messy tufts of hair with a spell, so it was clean cut with a wisp of fringe swept across his small forehead, drawing the eye down to the dainty mole on his right cheek.

His eyes glinted with delight when he saw us standing next to Ca.s.s.

”Oh my! What beauties do walk through the door?” He came at us with a customer service smile that made the crows feet to his segreen eyes lift cheerfully.

”You are a beauty!” He grabbed at my hands, cupping them within his own that was laden with gold and silver rings.

I yelped with surprise when he dropped my hands and did a circle around my body, pinching my b.u.t.t cheek at the end of his a.s.sessment.

”What the h.e.l.l?!” I cursed.

I heard Ca.s.s and the others groan pitifully.

”Louis, please, he's not a new induction,” Ca.s.s said as he gave me an apologetic look. ”They are part of the Evadale Knights who are buying new clothes.”

”Oh, so I guess this will be on Monsieur Aueralius's tab?” Louis's smile widen at the mention of paying customers. ”Of course!”

Louis clapped his hands, which magically transformed the shop into a sparkling labyrinth of clothing racks moving all around us.

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”A closet labyrinth.” I groaned that made the others chuckle.

”Now my beauties! Stay right where you are and I'll shall pick out the perfect looks for your every occasion!” Louis beamed excitedly as he danced around the racks to pull out clothing pieces into various outfit options within the air.

I saw an outfit of a cool-blue suit with white spats and black shoes (that would make me look like a gangster man) form in the air before me.

”Ooh! That one! I'd look good with that one!” I pointed eagerly at the manly suit and frowned at Louis's instant dismissal.

”No. Too manish. Doesn't suit your big black eyes, sleek black hair and effeminate baby-face looks. This one will suit War better.” He nodded and waved his hands, so another clothing combination formed in the air before me.