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[[sorry sorry sorry sorry!!!! *glomps lillerz* i didnt mean to be away for so long >_>;;;;; i've been uberly busy x_x (i just got the AP summer assigments *dies*) eh. so. im posting! haha ]]


"Oh.. Jane..... I... It's....." Sheridan gasped out, the details in Jane's portrait were so beautiful and she was so skilled. Sheridan blushed at how much it looked like her, and how beautiful the dress was, along with the many other details. "Thank you so much Jane... It's the most beautiful thing I've ever seen.." She said, wiping away a small tear and hugging her dear friend. Looking back down at it, she grinned as an idea formed in her mind...

Arabella was in a daze as he lead her back toward Sheridan's fine shop, where glorious things of beauty were for sale that Arabella had never even dreamed of being able to afford. She was so overwhelmed by, well, everything that had just happened that she hardly even noticed the fact that he had taken her by the hand. Arabella bit her lip viciously to try and regain her senses and stop being so silly (as well as double and triple and quadruple check to make sure it wasn't all a dream).


((lip biting!!! yessssss! anyway, RAVYN!!! welcome back. ah, APs, eh? i've got like 10 books to read and write one page papers on each for AP English. good fun! I should probably warn you guys now that I'm going on a choir bus tour for 2 weeks (leaving on friday) and will have absolutely no computer access to my knowledge. I'll tie up loose ends and give instructions about Arabella nearer to my departure though. love y'all!))

[*hugs Ravyn and Lilac and Meiou* Yay! Time to work! ]

Jane hugged her friend tightly, glad that Sheridan liked her work. She didn't mention how much trouble she had taken to making the parchment and how many times she had drawn designs in the dirt, or how long this had actually taken her. It was all worth the trouble to know she had made Sheridan happy. They only saw each other once or twice a year after all.

Feeling warm and happy inside, she stepped back and noticed a twinkle in the other girl's eye that was quite unlike the twinkle that had been there before. About to ask what Sheridan was thinking, Jane noticed a couple enter the shop.

"More customers for you," she sighed, then smiled, trying not to allow her disappointment show. "You certainly have a good business!"

She thought of her own hard living and rubbed her hard little hands together. She wasn't jealous of Sheridan because she knew how hard she had to work as well - but she did wish she could get some kind of luck and be able to do some work that wasn't farmwork. It had been a childhood dream to be an artist when she grew up - until Mother had died, she ruminated.

Glancing at the two customers, she recognised the man to be the one who had helped Sheridan earlier on. There was an air about him that simple spoke of wealth, even though he was dressed simply. A critical eye swooped over him, taking in that the materials were far more costly than her own rough garments. A merchant? No - merchants dressed slightly differently. They were always ringing the money in their pouches, for one. He probably had some rank, was some kind of nobility. Odd though, that a noble would help a dressmaker.

His companion was a peasant. That shocked and surprised her. She was a neat enough peasant, but nevertheless, a peasant. What shocked and surprised her more was that the girl was walking hand in hand with a noble. A peasant with a noble! That was strange business - Jane had had enough experience to stay out of that kind of business.

She caught a glimpse of the girl's face and her heart stood still. "Arabella!"

[I'm never going to get to post again >__<]

[I give permission for someone to kidnap me or something from the bar...]

Arabella saw Jane and her heart leapt with joy. So she would see Jane after all! And of course it was always nice to see Sheridan. But a strange feeling washed over her when Meiou referred to her as his date. Everything was happening so fast, she couldn't believe it! And from the looks on her friends faces, she could tell they had questions they wanted to ask her...she hoped they wouldn't jump to conclusions; it would kill her if either of them ever thought poorly of her.

He would pay for anything she wanted...this idea was basically incomprehensible to her. And it only caused her to blush all the more; her friends deserved to go to the ball just as much as she did if not more. "Jane!" she half spoke, half whispered, her eyes sparkling with excitement.

Jane's jaw dropped. She couldn't help it - it wasn't like she was an elegant person. She was actually a rather frank and open girl from living in the country, unused to complex manners. Of course, she knew it wasn't polite to open your mouth like that, but in circumstances like these, she was sure there were exceptions.

Arabella this noble's date?

"Arabella, we have a lot of catching up to do!" she cried out in a rather strained voice. Grinning half-wickedly, half-pleadingly at Sheridan, she said, "Sheridan, how about us three go into the back room and see what there is for Arabella?"

((Sorry. >_> ))

Eta prodded Chris on the arm. Raising an eyebrow, she spoke.
"hello? Earth to Christoph? What do you want to drink?"

Sheridan laughed gently, "Of course we can go into the back." Smiling, she gently laid the portrait down on the counter. "If you'll excuse us," she said to Meiou, "We've got to go make your date more gorgeous than she already is." she winked and motioned for the astonished Arabella and Jane to come with her into the back room.

[The thing is, you need to explain whatever you are going to explain. I can't do anything but make useless talk until then.]

Christoph said to Eta " I suppose I'll just have something light, I'm not going to be missing tonight for any reason and I want to be at my best." Christoph surveyed the bar noticing that he could see nobody particulaly suspicious besides Eta, so it was time to pop the question. "Eta, you said you had something to talk to me about, now we have maybe five or six hours to go before the ball, why don't you explain?"

((hey all, sadly I am leaving for two weeks tomorrow morning (friday july 23rd). Sooo, I won't be here to post because I'm going on a choir bus tour to the southwestern states and will have absolutely no internet access to my knowledge. If they don't mind, I'm hoping to entrust Arabella to the care of Lillie, Ravyn, and Meiou. Thank you so much for taking care of her until I get back. I wish I could be here! I love this RP. I'll miss you all! See you in august! ~Lilac))

Arabella blushed even more (if that was possible), and followed her two friends into the back silently. After they arrived, she looked at both of them silently for a moment before saying very, very softly, "Well, it is wonderfully nice to see you two. Especially you, Jane, since I have not seen you in ages. How are you doing?"

[Have fun on your trip Lilac! ]

Jane had been fidgeting with her hands all the way to the back room. Now they were out of sight and hearing range of the young man, she began to wring her hands in dismay. She nearly choked when Arabella asked that everyday question - as if this were an everyday situation!

She spluttered slightly before taking a deep breath and composed herself. In a small, tight and worried voice, she whispered, "I'm not sure how I can answer that, Arabella dear. I am glad to see you, and was glad, and would be glad, if I understood more about what is going on." Searching her friend's face, she asked, "Who is that man and why are you walking hand in hand with him? Is he courting you?"

[*thinks* Ravyn, would you like to do this part? I'm not sure if I won't mess up Lilac's character on the spot.]

((Well, so much for light conversation in a bar.... ))

Eta sighed as the barmaid walked off.
"Straight to business with you, isn't it? I was going to ask how lifes been for you, I haven't seen you in a while..."

"Well I wasn't trying to come off like that, but it did seem quite important, especially from the way you dealt to the Lady back in the shopping district when she was watching us. Even more so you said you had sent me a letter about it but never recieved. But for light conversation, hmm...I suppose i've been fine lately, despite being poor and usually unemployed. I may be trained to be a bodyguard but if there aren't any bodies then there ain't any payment, even though I've been at the guards for years now I still don't think the boss want's to trust me to anyone. I'm just as good if not better than most of the guards anyway."

Christoph caught his breath and continued, "I still get just enough money to live on anyway and all these expensive clothes I got for the ball have set me back awhile, it will be a long time before I can spend on luxury again. As you can see I saved until I could get excelent clothing."

Christoph took another breath and continued, "I'm not sure whether you've been in the town or not but many old buildings have been knocked down to widen roads, and the vagrents and poor have been swept away into their sector. The duke has spared no expense to celebrate this time, but most of the stuff he has done is impermanent as it just masks the city for his outside guests. Even so, I look forward to the ball tonight.

Eta smiled.
"You look quite stunning. I would have taken you for a duke if not for the haircut." Looking sheepish, she giggled. "Sorry about the stunt with the girl, I guess I haven't changed much."

The barmaid swished past, placing the drinks on the table. Eta produced three silver coins from a pouch on her belt and the barmaid swept off to another table. Eta took a long sip from her drink.

"Actually, you could be in for a raise. that the reason I wanted to talk to you."