Week 5
The Legendary base.
Gir had let a few days pass since Patti set a date for the wedding before doing this, taking a deep breath she knocked on the door.
There was no reply, so after a few minutes she knocked again. “Helloooo? Anyone home?”
There was silence for a few seconds more, then a shout. “Doors unlocked.”
Opening the door, Gir stepped into the small apartment and was greeted by the sight of Neph, in only a pair of boxers as she was tearing into a boxing bag, the air around her cracking slightly as she stopped and turned to face her. “uh… hey, what do you want?”
Swallowing Gir stepped forward and was about to say something when she hear a snuffling by her feet. Looking down her face broke into a wide grin as she saw a small pug sniffer at her feet. Letting out a slight squeal she scooped the dog up and started to rub its belly. “Oh my god, Laz didn’t say you had a dog.”
Neph gave a slight snort as she grabbed a towel and draped it over her shoulders. “Yeah, but he sucks as a guard dog, just sits on the couch and looks at the door funny when some one comes around.” Dropping down onto the couch she lent back and rolled her neck. “So back to my original question, why are you here?”
Sitting down Gir sat the pug next to her and rubbed his belly. “Well... you do know I’m getting married on a month, right?”
“And?”
“Weeeeell…” taking a breath she asked. “Will you be one of my bride’s maids?”
“What is it?"
Gir sat there blinking. “You don’t know?”
The other girl rolled her eyes. “You would be surprised the shit I don’t know.” Rolling her shoulders she hunched forward. “So what is a bride’s maid?”
“Well… normally you help me plan the wedding and all that… but I sort of already did that… so pretty much you stand by me on the day, cuz your one of my sisters and look pretty in your dress-”
Neph cut her off. “Dress?”
“Um… yeah, you know, it’s sort of traditional that bridesmaids wear them…” she trailed off as Neph glared at her.
“Give me one good reason why I should say yes."
Thinking, she remembered what Laz had told her to try and win Neph over. “Well… your invitation says you and one guest, so maybe Light would like to come along and see you looking all pretty and stuff?”
Crossing her fingers, Gir watched as the gears turned in Neph’s head, hopping she would say yes.
Eventually the larger girl spoke. “And all I have to do is stand around in a dress?”
“Well… there might be some paper work, signing that you witnessed it.”
Rubbing her chin, Neph looked at her. “Your evil, you know that?” Standing up, she walked over. “But I guess I can do it. You are family so it be rude not to… and Laz would give me ten kinds of crap if I didn’t.”
Grinning madly Gir leapt up and pulled Neph into a bone crushing hug. “Thank you thank you thank you.”
“Geh… squeeze any tighter and you’ll snap my spin damn it.”
“Oh, sorry.” Gir let her down carful and smiled. “Thanks again sis, we’ll be getting the fitting done in a few weeks at the Icon in steel, kays?”
Neph nodded as Gir gave her another quick hug. “Later then sis, still got things to plan.” She shouted as she headed out. Closing the door behind herself, she pulled out a notepad and checked off a box. “Now… to get a chapel.”
The Legendary base.
Gir had let a few days pass since Patti set a date for the wedding before doing this, taking a deep breath she knocked on the door.
There was no reply, so after a few minutes she knocked again. “Helloooo? Anyone home?”
There was silence for a few seconds more, then a shout. “Doors unlocked.”
Opening the door, Gir stepped into the small apartment and was greeted by the sight of Neph, in only a pair of boxers as she was tearing into a boxing bag, the air around her cracking slightly as she stopped and turned to face her. “uh… hey, what do you want?”
Swallowing Gir stepped forward and was about to say something when she hear a snuffling by her feet. Looking down her face broke into a wide grin as she saw a small pug sniffer at her feet. Letting out a slight squeal she scooped the dog up and started to rub its belly. “Oh my god, Laz didn’t say you had a dog.”
Neph gave a slight snort as she grabbed a towel and draped it over her shoulders. “Yeah, but he sucks as a guard dog, just sits on the couch and looks at the door funny when some one comes around.” Dropping down onto the couch she lent back and rolled her neck. “So back to my original question, why are you here?”
Sitting down Gir sat the pug next to her and rubbed his belly. “Well... you do know I’m getting married on a month, right?”
“And?”
“Weeeeell…” taking a breath she asked. “Will you be one of my bride’s maids?”
“What is it?"
Gir sat there blinking. “You don’t know?”
The other girl rolled her eyes. “You would be surprised the shit I don’t know.” Rolling her shoulders she hunched forward. “So what is a bride’s maid?”
“Well… normally you help me plan the wedding and all that… but I sort of already did that… so pretty much you stand by me on the day, cuz your one of my sisters and look pretty in your dress-”
Neph cut her off. “Dress?”
“Um… yeah, you know, it’s sort of traditional that bridesmaids wear them…” she trailed off as Neph glared at her.
“Give me one good reason why I should say yes."
Thinking, she remembered what Laz had told her to try and win Neph over. “Well… your invitation says you and one guest, so maybe Light would like to come along and see you looking all pretty and stuff?”
Crossing her fingers, Gir watched as the gears turned in Neph’s head, hopping she would say yes.
Eventually the larger girl spoke. “And all I have to do is stand around in a dress?”
“Well… there might be some paper work, signing that you witnessed it.”
Rubbing her chin, Neph looked at her. “Your evil, you know that?” Standing up, she walked over. “But I guess I can do it. You are family so it be rude not to… and Laz would give me ten kinds of crap if I didn’t.”
Grinning madly Gir leapt up and pulled Neph into a bone crushing hug. “Thank you thank you thank you.”
“Geh… squeeze any tighter and you’ll snap my spin damn it.”
“Oh, sorry.” Gir let her down carful and smiled. “Thanks again sis, we’ll be getting the fitting done in a few weeks at the Icon in steel, kays?”
Neph nodded as Gir gave her another quick hug. “Later then sis, still got things to plan.” She shouted as she headed out. Closing the door behind herself, she pulled out a notepad and checked off a box. “Now… to get a chapel.”