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I waited in the front lobby for Nemuri, she was taking her time to get here it seemed. Fatgum- Taishiro gave me a credit card to pay for a dress and shoes with. I didn't want a dress, but He told me that I might not get a choice in the matter since Nemuri is taking me shopping. I could see the familiar dark purple haired woman walk in and address the receptionist. I stood up and made my way to her.

"Are you Miss Nemuri?" I asked, the lady smiled and nodded.

"I'm (Y/n) Fa- Taishiro asked you to take me shopping for the party tonight." She nodded excitedly and grabbed my arm.

"Omg you are just too cute! Are you and Taishiro dating?! You two would be perfect together! Now I know why he called me!" She grinned widely as she started speaking too fast for me to even register what she was saying. Suddenly she stopped and looked me up and down.

"Wow. I might just have to buy you a new wardrobe if that looks about the same as everything else you own. Lets get going! I know just the mall to look around!" she happily laughed. She and I got into a small black two door sports car that looked like it belonged to a spy movie.

"So where are we gonna go?" I asked as she turned the car on. The car was almost silent as she drove.

"We are going to the pro hero mall. A, because we won't be bothered by the press or fans. B, because it has a better selection of everything." she giggled like a school girl. It mildly frightened me but I tried to relax.

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We now have been walking for what felt like days as two men trailed behind us with everything Nemuri had bought.

"Are you sure you can carry that? We can always have one of the boys carrying it for you." She asked me as we turned into another store. I glanced at the poor men who were being used as her pack mules. At least I hadn't spent a dime on Taishiro's card. Nemuri bought me some clothes she found in my size that she wanted to surprise me with. I hadn't looked yet, she told me to wait till I got back home to see them. I honestly didn't want to know what she got me since it was probably something inappropriate. I now noticed the store we were in. It was a formal attire store. And here I was looking like a street rat with baggy jeans and a baggy long sleeved shirt. Almost immediately I was dragged towards a far back corner. I inwardly gagged at the dresses she was looking at almost all of them were short and revealing or long with barely anything covering the front. Nemuri shifted herself to one rack, dropping my arm as she looked for herself. I backed up and moved a few racks over. Thankfully the dresses over here weren't too bad. Some were a bit more revealing than I'd like, but not nearly as bad at what Nemuri was looking at. And I know for a fact with everywhere else we'd been and how she acted, that she would kill me if I tried looking at a suit instead of a dress. I sifted through the racks as I came across a dress I somewhat approved of. The dress was floor length, form fitting up top with a sweetheart neckline. The top of the dress was off the shoulder but it had long sleeves. The bottom of the dress flowed out in an A-line style with a slit up to mid-thigh.

"What-cha got there?" Nemuri's voice popped up behind me. I showed it to her and her face broke out in a grin.

"That would look amazing on you! But I will say, you should get another dress too. One for later~." She suggested, I shivered with mild disgust at her suggestion.

"Taishiro and I aren't like that. Besides, I am not very comfortable with showing my body." I told her. She looked confused and her smile faded.

"Why don't you want to show off what you have? Even in your baggy clothes You appear to have an amazing figure, even better than mine I have to admit!" she tried to cheer me up. I shook my head and sighed.

"Do you remember that story of the girl who was kidnapped by the lov?" I dropped my voice several octaves and whispered. She looked bewildered and she nodded her head. I made sure there wasn't anyone around.

"I'm that girl. I can't bring myself to show off my body since its been scarred by those villains." I told her as I lifted my sleeves. Scars littered my arms, from burn scars to slashes and places they had injected me with unknown substances. Very few people saw these, she she was now one of them. Her almost silent gasp made me flinch but I stayed still as she examined my arms.

"A-are these all over your body?" She quiet whisper was almost unheard. I nodded and pulled up my right pant leg and gestured to the burned handprint on my ankle. She looked shocked and sad and even angry all at the same time.

"I'm so sorry. You're still beautiful and can still be a sexy confident woman. I'll help you." she smiled softly at me. I smiled back and lowered my sleeves and pant leg. She continued to look for dresses for me and help me find some flattering clothes that were able to cover everything. We found me some plain black heels that she made me put on as soon as we paid for them.

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Soon after leaving the pro mall she took me back to her house. Where I learned that she had an entire room just for getting dressed and doing makeup. As soon as we got into her bedroom she made me strip my baggy clothes off and take a break from the heels. She ripped the tags of the dress I picked out and helped me into it. Seeing myself in it made me want to cry. It looked perfect and the inside of it was lined with a silk-like material that felt amazing.

"You look like a supermodel. This looks almost better than what I had in mind." She said with an amused look on her face. I smiled at her and took in my appearance in the mirrors.

"Okay. Are your legs shaved?" She asked. My lips formed a pout as I looked down.

"You don't know how to shave do you?" She asked, I shook my head and I could hear her sigh.

"I know how to shave its just I don't have the stuff to shave with." I replied.

"Okay. Take off the dress and follow me. I watched her disappear into a bathroom and after I shimmied my way out of the dress I ran after her. She had started up a bath and had pulled out a new razor and a bottle of conditioner.

"Conditioner is better than regular shaving cream. It makes your skin super soft while you shave off the hair. Here's a new razor. I drew a bath for you. Go ahead and wash your hair while you're at it. Don't hesitate to use my stuff. I have more than enough!" She announced before she left the room. I heard the click of the door shutting and started getting ready. I could see the bubbles and steam rising from the water. I carefully stepped in and almost melted at the sensation of the hot water. I sank my body into the water and relaxed in the sweet smell of the bubble bath. She was more than generous to me. I dunk my head under and wet my hair. After I got it thoroughly wet I massaged shampoo in and let it sit a moment. After rinsing I massaged conditioner into my hair and let it sit while I shaved. I noticed as I looked up that there was a showerhead. After I was done shaving everything I drained the tub and turned on the showerhead. I rinsed my hair and body before I washed really good. I got out and rung my hair into the tub as I dried off.

"Are you done?" Nemuri asked as she walked in. I made sure I was covered and nodded. She pulled out a hair dryer and got to work on my hair. Once it was dried she styled it. And she moved onto my makeup. She did an almost gothic style smokey eye and put a blood red lip tint on me.

"The lip tint is to give your lips the look of wearing lipstick without the messiness of it. I personally like it because I can drink wine and not have lipstick smeared on the glass and my face." She had explained. She didn't have to though. I wasn't going to wear makeup much in my life so it was useless to me.

"Annnnnnd Done!" she happily announced. She dragged me into her room and gestured to the bed. She had laid out my dress with a pair of underwear a small belt looking thing, a strapless pushup bra, and my heels.

"What's the belt for?" I asked her. She grinned a creepy smile before picking it up.

"Its a special garter, it can hold a weapon of your choice in it. Consider it a gift from me. And if you need a knife I can most definitely help you with that." She answered, I nodded and she left me to get dressed. I of course started with underwear and bra, then I slipped on the garter on my left leg for easy accessibility, and finally I pulled on my dress. I looked beautiful. Just like my mother when she was young. I didn't hear Nemuri walked back in or ask me what was on my mind as I stared at myself in complete shock.

"(Y/n)? What's wrong?" She asked, I managed to come back to reality and smile at her.

"I look just like my mother did when she went to prom." I fell into a fit of giggles at the thought. She chuckled and looked proud of her work.

"I think you look amazing. Just give me twenty minutes and I'll be ready to go. Maybe this year I will make it on time!" She laughed. I went to the living room and sat on the couch till she was done. We went out to the car after she was ready and headed off to the party.

"(Y/n) put this in your garter belt." Nemuri handed me a simple back dagger. I nodded and slipped the Sheath's clip onto the garter and put the dagger in its sheath. I slipped the edge of my dress over it and smiled back at Nemuri.

"Good girl! You learn fast. Now maybe we'll make it in time to the party!" She chuckled. The sun had just gone down, but the skies were still splashed with a deep purple and orange.