It was a bright light. A white light which was covered everywhere, engulfing everything in it's domain. It slowly started to dimmed, dimmer and dimmer until the world around them show it's form.
Ender whose head was titled down as he rubs his eye gradually. When he first glanced at the world, his eyes widened, startled as if he wasn't expecting the world to be this.. This gorgeous..
"So romantic!"
Misha exclaimed with excitement. The cobblestone valley street, lined with crooked lamp posts. It was like her fantasy dreams had became a reality.
"Damn didn't expected this place to be.. This elegant."
Zack smirked, a grand boulevard infront of his eyes, brick paved, flanked by horses drawn trowns across the street. The fog draped alleys lurking across the streets.
"Well.. I didn't expected to look like this. More like a horror movie."
Ender finally asserted himself to this place.
He sighs before he glimpse behind him. Latern lit stalls vendors selling mechanical trinkets, rare fruits, charms, diary and other stuff. The yeasty, tangy smell of bread and sharp, mustly smell of wine engulfing the air.
"Good.."
Ruis gasp as looked into the sky, seeing the gothic spires piercing the smoggy sky. The spires of a cathedral. Graphite bricks facades with pink - yellow mirrors. As he glared beside the cathedral to saw a brass clock tower, looming above the plaza.
Sara straight up goes to a street stall, startling at the ebony wood, the slightly unpleasant smell doesn't matter to her as she glanced at the other side stall where the seller was marketing expensive jewelry.
Sara eyes glanced on a bracelet. It looks like an expensive bracelet. The stunning bracelet consisting of continuous lines of brilliant-cut rubies and emeralds. With a black diamond in the center.
Nevertheless she goes and wear the bracelet on her hands as she glared on it. Her eyes wonder and amazed. With that she murmured.
"I want it."
Leon who saw Sara eyes fixing on the bracelet, clanging his forehead after he goes to her. With him, everyone who were confused yet stunned by their surroundings, decided to follow him like puppets.
"It's cost's more than you expect."
The shopkeeper kindly said with a warm smile.
"Doesn't matter. I want this."
Sara spoke with her usual arrogance. As she smirked.
"Hey!."
Leon stumbled her as the group watched from the distance. As the shopkeeper was surprised too as he mumbled.
"Are you husband and wife?"
"Huh?"
They both startled. Sara jaw's drops as Leon control himself and declared.
"Co workers.."
"Oh.."
The old man giggles as Misha came to them. She patted gently on Sara as she sighs and glared at the bracelet one last time. With that she sighs and takes the bracelet off her as she gave to the shop owner.
"By the way, can I ask you a question if you don't want?"
The shope owner spoke with a chuckle.
"Go on."
Leon said with confusion.
"Why are these people rather than you wearing so much different and unique clothes?. Like they are seeming to look like they have came from another world. And I'm pretty sure we don't have these types of clothes here."
~ Oh..
Leon thought as he leaves without a reply with that the girls takes a look at their surroundings. The boys also looked nearby them. And it was true that people were glaring them, some doing their work, some drinking wine or beer, even the customers too.
As Leon gently stamp on Ender's chest.
"Come with me."
As they all even the girls started following them to the nearest clothing store.
In the clothing store, which had floor of marble and there were many clothes of many classes with different textures and styles all set in the wooden iron hangers.
As in the center a young female lady who had weared a long purple-violet skirt, fitted with laces and corsets. She was gently taping on her counter and her face slightly titled side as her hand was withstanding it. She looked up to saw her customer, her expression flushed as if there were the first customers in her store, as she walked towards them. Her expression slightly curious because of the clothes the others were wearing except Leon.
"Good day sir. How can I help you?"
She said with a warm smile.
"Ah well.."
Leon said to them.
"The choice is yours, buy anything but not more than 7 yurums."
~ 7 yurum.. Maybe he's directing to the currency here.
Ender thought as he started looking around with Ruis and Zack, beside the counter.
"Well.. Please guide them in choosing dresses."
Leon requested the young lady as he pointed his hand towards the girls. As he starred at Sara who had her usual smile.
"And please.. Don't let this girl cross more than 7 yurums."
As he pointed at her, while Sara had her usual angry face. Nevertheless, the lady guided the girls to the upper section. The stairs made up of limestone.
Meanwhile Leon sat in a cushion, watching the boys discussing about their tastes.
"Yoo hell nah, this is too tight."
Zack was trying to wear a full tailcoat. As he came out of the rest room.
"You're 6'1 bitch!. Wearing 5'9 size."
Ender yelled at him as he takes a full black coat with pants. Ruis was deciding what to wear?. As there were clothes none of his type. His plain and simple type.
"Well you're same as me. You should try another one. You're already that black."
Zack spoke with a teasing smirked. As Ender looks at his hand skin. As Ruis fixated his eyes on them. His slight widen eyes were trying to tell something.. That something was about to came.
"At what angle do I look black?"
"The black eyes, hair everything. The only thing is you weren't born one. Maybe a mistake God made when he first made you or a blessing maybe."
"Ahh."
Ender sigh. As he continues with a pause.
"You wouldn't exist if God hadn't made a mistake."
As fire heated up in Zack's hand as he throws it to him like a cannon ball. Luckily Ruis opened a portal which doesn't do any damaged to the surroundings.
"Where do you direct it?"
Ender asked Ruis as he calmly checked the clothes in his hand.
"In my dimension.."
He spoke clumsy. As he yawns and half covered his mouth.
Meanwhile in the girls room. Misha was choosing a dress, ones she can use both for outside and home. While Sara was starring at the expensive dresses of silk and gold with silver triming. But she was in a section of simple long fitted laces dress.
"This is too revealing."
Misha gently said to the young lady who was showing her different dresses.
"You should try a yukata. It should suit on you."
As she drifted her to yukata's section.
"You think so?"
"Of course!."
She slightly exclaimed. As Misha eyes gaze on a simple design pink-white yukata. It had some flowers designs in it of rose.
"This one.."
Meanwhile Sara had choose a simple long skirt fitted laces red dress with fitted corsets and a yukata too. A cozy light blue yukata with clouds.
Meanwhile Ender stepped out from his rest room. Wearing a ful black coat with pants.
"Damn, crazy fit!. Now no one gonna see me in dark."
He compliment himself hilariously. As Zack stepped out from another rest room behind him. Wearing a white shirt with brown caramel coat and pants. They both startled at each other coats.
"Well you got no taste. And this proves hahahaha."
Zack chuckled as Ender sighs, knowing it's useless to buff with him. Moments later, a hand removed the red curtain as Ruis stepped out. Ender and Zack eyes widen even Leon who was watching them all along, slightly startled.
Ruis wearing a simple white shirt and light blue coat with beige-biscuit pants and brown shoes, dazzling the whole room.
"Well.. Hence proved.. The taller the better.."
Ender mumbled as he slightly rub his eye.
"Being two inches taller than us isn't that big difference.. Or is it?."
As they heard footsteps coming from upstairs as if someone was coming down. They reflexively turned their heads as Sara stepped down from the last stair, wearing a red long skirt dress, with sleeves.
"Yoo!"
Zack exclaimed with excitement. As he walked towards her. Ender doesn't look at her after the first glance as Ruis was lost in himself.
"You slayed in this dress."
He spoke with banter tone.
"Nah.."
She looked at her dress. It was a beautiful design dress and the sleeves were uniquely design too. Then she turned her face towards Leon who wasn't interested in watching her.
"If this guy had increased his yurums to just 8. I can buy even better ones.. But."
She had a cotton bag as she takes out a yukata which was perfectly wrapped and set up.
"This only costs 2 yurums, other than that this dress is only 6 yurums."
She spoke with a smile. Leon eyes flabbergasted.
"You broke my rule!. Pay for it yourself."
Leon stepped up from the cushion.
"A single yurum won't cost your life!."
Sara yelled with her angrily way. As Ruis came to Leon and patted him gently on his back. As he whispered to him, not heard to others.
"You know it's not worth it."
As Leon clenched his teeth before taking a deep breath.
"Fine."
He replied with flat tone as he sat down.
~ If this goes then I gonna be broke next month.
Leon thought while gently rubbing his forehead. As they heard another footsteps coming from upstairs, gradually coming downstairs. This time Ender who was busy in himself, roaming around the clothes selection, takes a glanced when the footsteps stop coming.
Misha wearing a pink-white yukata with flowers designs of rose. A yellow pearl butterfly hair clip on one the side of her hair.
As the young lady came after her.
Ender was stunned but he doesn't show any emotions just a gasp as he turned around and started walking.
"You look great!."
Zack exclaimed in his causal way as Misha doesn't know what to say, Sara looking at her as declared.
"You look lovely."
She said to her with warm smile. As Misha sighs before speaking.
"You both look great too."
"Well.."
Leon interfere between them as he sat up from cushion.
"Now it's done.. We need to go now."
With that Leon told them to get aside as he managed the total money and discount with the lady. Meanwhile everyone of them waiting for it to be done. Misha looked at Ender.
~ Why hasn't he said anything to me?. Up till now, even Ruis has compliment me. Am I not his type?.
As Sara glimpse at Ruis who was in himself, thought.
~ He is the only one who hasn't compliment me. Am I too sharp for his vibe?. Well who cares anyway.
As Misha titled her head down, but strangely she started to heard some whispers coming from somewhere. She looked at her surroundings but saw no one. Then she concentrated her focus on hearing those whispers properly.
~ How should I say that she looks so cute?. Well she was cute but she looks so beautiful in the yukata.
Misha startled as she remembered something of her trame. By gaining enough trust of someone, she can read their minds and thoughts.
~ Ahh man come on, how should I say? Misha you look like a moon. Nah too formal. I ain't poet. Misha you look beautiful.. Too straight. Misha you look stunning.
Wait hold on, this could have worked if she had weared a dress but she is wearing a lovely yukata. She is making the yukata look beautiful with her beauty. Wait hold on what I'm thinking? Hey you! Any suggestions?.
– Solve it yourself.
~ Hey!. Hey.. Ah.
As he covered his face while Misha looked at him as she leaned and became so embarrassed that she covered her face.
"Well.."
Leon walked towards them. Adjusting his hairs.
"We should move now."
As they stepped out of the store.
"Hey! You haven't tell anything about this world yet."
Ender said to him with curiosity in his eyes.
"Well.. Keep going with me and I will tell you everything one by one."
As they walked through the cobblestone streets, bricks stamping by their footsteps, crooked lamps lightning up as it was about night. From a distance in the darkness, there was a water fountain, crafted with beauty of a warrior knight. Water draining from his sword.