Dresses For Dinner(Open)

[odette]

Things would have felt much more normal if she didn’t know that there were two massive men within ten feet of her at all times. Being normal was often what people didn’t want to be, but Odette wasn’t most people. All she wanted to do was a little shopping. What she was shopping for wasn’t exactly the most ordinary thing either, but she could at least pretend that she was normal. She wished that she didn’t have bodyguards. It was so obvious. To her at least.

Odette wasn’t sure what this dinner party was for, but she was allowed to visit New York for the weekend to buy a new gown for it. It all had become a blur to her, all the parties. She had already gotten a pair of formal shoes that would cover up her scarred feet.

She had gone into many high class designer stores but still she hadn’t found anything. She would have bought a gown she found in a Chanel store if it wasn’t blue. Her father would have killed her. She already had too many red gowns and there weren’t any good green gowns that were long enough that they wouldn’t get dirty looks. Pink would be acceptable if it didn’t make her feel like a life-size Barbie. She tried on a violet gown with a mermaid cut and a single shoulder strap embedded with jewels.

As she was examining the gown in the mirror, one of her bodyguards suddenly showed up right behind her. His hand on her shoulder startled her and she spun around, and slamming her fisted hands into his stomach. One of her first bodyguards had taught her some basic moves about how to defend herself if she needed to and it seemed he had done a good job. She glared at him and told him to leave her alone, not feeling sorry for his pain. It served him right.

She felt like this was the dress and studied it a bit more in the mirror. She really liked the dress, but she wished that she could have a second opinion that wasn’t from someone trying to sell the gown or one of her bodyguards. They would have told her every gown was good on her. She sighed and bit her bottom lip as she thought about it.

The Dress

[jonathon]

John was just about to shoot himself. His mom had pulled him out of school so that he could go with her and get new outfits for a benefit that was beheld…sometime soon, John couldn’t recall the exact date not that he was that concerned, since he had out grown his last one, he didn’t go to these types of things often, and she apparently needed a new one. Don’t get him wrong John loved his mom. But does she have to get a new dress for every occasion?

After a few more minutes of just sitting there John lost what was left of his patience and decided to go look around the store, after informing his parental unit where he going of course. It was a higher end store and not something John would usually wear. John may be a rich kid but he’d rather shop at the mall like everyone else.

After looking into a few shops Johns boredom raised it ugly head yet again and he was about to leave the store he had entered, he hadn’t really paid attention to the name, when the sight of a girl in a dress knock the air out of he guessed was probably her bodyguard. John burst into laughter when he saw that, earning a few weird looks from passerbys. Oh, he had talk to this girl.

As soon as John was within ten feet of the blonde girl, he didn’t dare get any closer because of her body guards, He crossed his arms in a casual gesture before speaking to her. “Nice moves.”

[odette]

Odette sighed and shook her head. Why couldn't she just have a dog like everyone else? No, she had to have two giant suites attatched to her hip every waking moment of her life. She wished that they would just relax for once in their lives. It wasn't like she was her father, who actually needed the protection with as many pots he could stir in his position. Most people didn't even know who she was.

It didn't exactly work wonders on her personal life either. She had friends in her ballet lessons, yes, but it wasn't as if they were allowed to come over without a full body check up and she didn't want to put them through that. She was fairly popular at school, but that was only because she was a 'celebrity's' daughter. She'd never had a boyfriend either. How could she? The sons of other politians were always so full of themselves. She'd tollerate them at functions but that was all. Everyone else seemed to be too intimiated, either by her or her father, she didn't know.

Jordan caught her off gaurd, but not in the same aspect as her bodyguard did. She turned and arched a brow at him. "I beg your pardon?" but then she realized...he wasn't an employee of the store. Nor was he a bodyguard. But he was also a boy. He'd probably head for the hills screaming if she asked him if she should buy the dress or not. She noticed his distance and sighed. "You can come closer, I don't have the plague or anything." She glanced at her bodyguards "Laissez-le tranquille, ça va bien se passer." Jude, the larger of the two, narrowed his eyes at this but took a step back.