Stacey stood at the edge of Hogsmead, waiting for Leah. The other night when Stacey told Leah about the engagement, Leah imediatly wanted to know if she had the dresses picked out. Of course she didn`t yet, she figured she had a whole year to take care of that, but she knew Leah wouldn`t stop, so she suggested a shopping trip.
Even though the trip had basically been forced upon her, she was glad to go. She needed a day with a friend, a break in the normal routine. She shivered in her denim jacket as the wind blew hair hair around her face.
A scream was heard from over the crest of the hill. Not a scared or even angry scream, but rather a scream of pure joy and happiness. Soon Leah could be seen skipping over the hill, a bag slung over her shoulder. She appeared by Stacey's side, beaming like the sun.
"Are you ready?" She asked, almost bursting with excitement. It was a cloudy day, so naturally, Leah was in a tanktop and a short white skirt. Her long hair cascaded over her shoulders, and she had on a silver necklace.
Stacey looked over what Leah was wearing. "We aren`t staying in this country." She said. "We`re going to France." She cringed, imagining Leah`s reaction. "But I`m ready." Her eyes glittered bright blue and her red top and light jeans were getting pulled at by the wind, the silver chain around her neck from Aiden was carefully tucked under her shirt, safe from the wind.
"Oh good! I've been needing a good trip, and shopping in Hogsmead really isn't that fun anymore. Do you speak french?" She asked, the words rolling quickly off of her tongue.
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"Yeah," Stacey said, answering Leah`s question. "My mom is French, so she made sure I could speak it."
"Oh goodie! Then let's get going shall we? What form of transportation are we going to use?" She said.
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Stacey laughed and put a hand on Leah`s arm. Seconds later they were in a dark alley, strange smells creeping to them. "Oh, look at that, we`re here!" She said sarcastically. "Now this is a Muggle area, so don`t do anything funny like pick me up and carry me around because I let you pick the flowers."
Leah giggled, "OK, I'll try to restrain myself, but I'm not making any promises!" She sniffed at the smell and said, "Do I smell baguettes!?" She ran from the dark alley and looked both ways before sprinting to one side.
Stacey rolled her eyes with a smile and chased after Leah, catching her by the arm. "Come on, dresses, remember? This way." She pulled her across the street and into a shop with large glass windows. It smelled like silk; it looked like silk. Silk was everywhere. Stacey stood there, looking around.
Leah looked sadly at the baguette stand as Stacey dragged her along. She walked into the store and got it with a wave of the smell of silk. She looked to one side. Silk. To her other side, more silk. She laughed, "Stacey, look at all this silk! They should just name the store silk!" She looked around and then noticed that the store was actually called Silk, and it sent her into a fit of laughter.
Stacey rolled her eyes as Leah started giggling. "Come on." She said softly, pulling her towards some red dresses. "Now, the colors are red, black, and ivory. I think red would be the best for the bridesmaids to wear, don`t you? Black would seem to... sad." She began thumming through the dresses.
"Definitely." Leah said, rifling through the dresses. She pulled out a few cute ones and put them over her arm. "Who's picking out the suits?" She asked, making conversation and she looked through the dresses.
Stacey`s smile twisted. "Aiden said since he couldn`t see the dresses, I couldn`t see the suits, so talk to him.
"Est-ce que bonjour, je peux vous aider?" A woman asked. The was wearing a fitted buisiness suit and had a nametag on. She had a big, warm smile.
Stacey turned and smiled. "Oui, mon ami et moi recherchent des robes et plus tard nous de demoiselle d'honneur besoin de ll de `une robe de la mariée." She looked at Jackie.
"This lady is going to help us." She explained.
"Okay I will!" Leah said. She stood there in awe as the two women talked together in french. She made a mental note to learn french.
"This lady is going to help us."
"Good!" Leah said. She looked at the woman and asked in her broken spanish/italian mix, "Mas rojo?"
The woman squinted her eyes as Leah spoke. "Mas rojo?" She asked.
Stacey cut in. "Ah, elle peut le `t parler français." She said apologeticaly, then turned to Leah. "Come on, you`re going to try these on." She took the dresses from Leah and walked towards the dressing rooms.
Leah shrugged at the woman and said, "Lo siento mi francias es mal!" She giggled and was dragged into a dressing room.
Stacey laughed as she barely understood what Leah said. She pushed her into a dressing room and tossed the dresses in after her. "Let me know which one looks the best. Unfortunatly, I`ll be busy being the new doll." She said as she was dragged away by the French lady.
Leah giggled and shut the door. She shrugged off her current clothes and worked herself into the first dress. Obviously it fit perfectly, as they all would. The problem was that she would have to chose between them.
Stacey moaned as she was pulled onto a round platform. Other ladies were there and they began removing Stacey`s street clothes. Within seconds she was in a wedding dress. She turned around a few times, looking at herself in the mirrors. The dress was spaghetti-strapped and ivory. It looked like someone had just draped a single sheet of silk across her front and a wind blew it around her. It was beautiful.
Leah walked out to show Stacey a dress, and saw her on the platform. She gasped and nearly fainted. Her head it a wall, which made her come to.
"Stacey! It's beautiful!" She said, walking closer to the platform.
Stacey beamed and turned slightly. "You reallt think so?" She asked. The skirt would have to be adjusted, it was too short, but other than that, she dress fit perfectly.
Leah nodded, and said, "I bet you'd look good in anything though, so that doesn't help!"
Stacey thought a moment. "Well, there is one more I really liked." As if on cue, the workers pulled the dress of off her and put the other one on. It was also spaghettii-strapped and ivory. The base was just a straight dress, but then it had a sash around the chest that flowed back to make the train. It had a little beadwork near the top and bottom.
Bucky was running around 'silk' trying to get away from Isabelle when he noticed Stacey coming out of the change rooms showing Leah what the dress looked like on her it was beautiful and Bucky told her so.
Isabelle walked around muggle France and noticed Bucky sneaking into a shop called Silk, and then she noticed a baguette stand and went over and bought herself six of them, and put them into her purse which had an extension charm on it so she could carry everything in her purse and it be light as a feather. Deciding to go into the shop Bucky went into and she came in just in time for Stacey to come out of the change room, "Wow, that looks amazing Stacey." and smiled and poked Bucky's arm.
Leah gasped as Stacey put on the dress. "I... I don't know what to say! It's so beautiful!" Leah said, speechlessly circling Stacey to get a better look at the dress.
"Hey Leah! You picked a good dress for Stacey." says Isabelle smiling.
Stacey turned to face the newcomers with a huge smile. "Do you really like it?" she looked down at the dress she was wearing, messing with the fabric. Her eyes were a pinking-blue and a light blush covered her cheeks. She wasn`t used to being in the middle of attention, and it made her feel like giggling crazily to think why she was here in the first place.
"Of course I like it!" Leah said. "How could I not like it! It's gorgeous!!" Leah was ecstatic about the dress and how beautiful it looked. She couldn't imagine how close the wedding was, so she had no idea what Stacey was feeling.
Stacey giggled, staring down at the dress. "This is the one." She said softly.
Leah sighed, "Oh Stacey... you look beautiful!" Leah giggled. "Can you believe it? You're getting married!"
Stacey beamed at Leah. "I know, I can`t believe it." She sighed softly. "But I can`t wait." She said dreamily.
"Me either!" Leah sighed, "You're going to look so beautiful, walking down the aisle, towards your groom... your soon to be husband!" Leah pretended to paint the image in front of her.
"That's a good dress, Leah. And pretty image. Oh sooooo pretty image." says Isabelle singing the last sentence, and she giggled, she couldn't wait for Stacey's wedding, and she remembered that day before her and Bucky had canceled their wedding. She remember getting engaged in Hawaii, she could easily remember Bucky kneeling down on his knee and asking her hand in marriage. Isabelle smiled at that memory.
(Is this better writing?)
((Well, I don't know who you're asking, but I'll go ahead and put in my 2 cents anyhow. It was a good length, having two of those paragraphs is ideal, but as you can see, that doesn't happen often. It should have been "Oh such a pretty image." Some people also get mad if you drag out words, like you did in the word so. Instead of "says" you should use "said". It makes your writing seem much better. The sentence after the quote was a run on, I believe. Don't let the commas fool you into thinking they make it an ok sentence. You could probably make a new paragraph when you start talking about your memory, and then you could expand on that memory a little more.
Otherwise, it's good... it gets easier to write more and to write better the longer you stay here. I'm ashamed to look back at my first posts, but now I can write better and longer (if I want).))
Leah had begun to daydream about the wedding, and as she did, her mind opened to the thoughts of those around her, without a conscious command to do so. She came across Isabelle's train of thought and the emotions laced within it. She probed her mind slightly to gain more information, and then left Isabelle's thoughts in peace.
She smiled at the girl, knowing what had happened. Did Isabelle know that Leah had read her mind? It was possible, but in order to find out, Leah would just have to wait and see.