Things aren't always as they appear to be.

I’m not some lapdog for this asshole. Who the fuck does he think he is?

I’m not some lapdog for this asshole. Who the fuck does he think he is?

Vasilisa gasped at the thousands of tides available. She hurried over to one aisle, tugging Asher behind her. She searched the racks, looking back at her brother and frowning, examining his form.

"This one?" She asked, holding up a grey tux, "Or...this one?", holding up a black tux. She raised her eyebrows again in realization and smiled brightly. "We need shoes for you, too!"

And he was also reluctantly pulled into the store with yet another groan before Vas suddenly disappeared, grabbing all sorts of suits and shirts, babbling away like it was nobody’s business.

“Vas-“ Asher started, but shut up when she thrust the clothes at him and disappeared to find shoes. With a small sigh, he made his way towards the changing rooms and grimaced as he told the store worker how many items he had before disappearing into the room.

Closing the curtains, Asher rolled his eyes and shook his head.

Vasilisa looked at herself in the mirror. It was as if the girl in the mirror wasn’t her. Her dress made her look glowing. Her usually messy brown hair cascaded down her shoulder. She put on her mask, and stared at herself again. She looked beautiful. Elegant. In other words, not herself at all.

She was actually pretty excited for the ball. She got to see Adrian the handsomest she’d ever seen him, making her heart do a little tap dance. But she still couldn’t dance. She really didn’t mind, though. Hey, they had music and a bar, so she was good.

Scanning the room and no doubt avoiding his date, Asher finally saw Vas and made a beeline for her, a small smile on his face. Now that he was there, all dressed up and in the atmosphere, it didn't seem so bad.

Perhaps that was just his old self coming through for a night but it was nice, whatever it was... To feel a little happy again.

Failed my driving test again. I was worse this time than the first time.