Camille's POV
I think I'm gonna pass out!
My costume arrived for the party exactly two days ago and I hadn't taken the time to look at the thing and now THIS!
"I asked for a costume of Odile not Odette!" my voice pitched in annoyance as I looked at the dress,this one time I decided to order from harpies.com and I was paying the price for it
"we're so sorry for the mix up, our intern misheard your order...how about you return it and we deliv_"
"There's no time for that,the party I need it for is in an hour,an HOUR"
"Oh dear, we're so sorry" the lady on the other end apologized with professional sympathy
bet you are!
"how about this, we'll refund sixty percent of your payment as compensation?" she coerced softly
"that's fine,but please be more careful of orders because this dress is a different aesthetic from the event I'm going"
And I don't have a plan B
"Noted,thank you for understanding and sorry once again"
Not a second more,I ended the call before looking at the piece of work before me,I was supposed to be giving dark swan not white swan. Heaven knows I'll be sticking out like a sore thumb at this party, my phone pinged deviating my thoughts from the dress to see a message from Skye.
Skye:I'm on my way
Me: cool, please do take your time 😊
Skye:now I'm going to be faster 😑
I threw my phone on the bed in frustration, Skye was going to see the problem I was faced with before I even thought of sorting it out.
It was a beautiful dress just...it wasn't the vibe for this party,every other girl Andre asked would dress to be dark romance baddie coded while I'd strut in there looking like a flipping flower. Holding the dress in the mirror and it's intricate details,I imagined myself in it and the image was beautiful.
With determination,I placed the dress on my bed,sat in front of my Vanity mirror,pinned up my blonde wig installation and picked up my makeup brush.
I was going to own that party and this dress....
Skye's POV
The moment we got into her room, we were stunned at the sight before us,making Lucy gasp dramatically finally getting her attention "really Skye?, you didn't tell me they were with you!"
"I was about to until you replied suspiciously"
Camille sighed in defeat going back to fixing the corset of her dress with struggle "let me"
"thanks" she murmured as I took a step back to look at her outfit and it was beautiful
"so did we miss the memo of the party?" Theo asked as he sat on bed
"no you guys didn't but harpies sure did"
"Now this is why I always check my delivery the moment it arrives" she sighed at Lucy's word putting her hands on her waist looking like she wanted cry "hey now it's a gorgeous dress" Luce tried encouraging her as she held her hand
"but its not the vibe" Cam whined as she looked up to the ceiling to hold her tears,I would've thought she was being emotional but a dress could do that to a lady.
"Well fuck the vibe cause you look unique"
Theo encouraged as he held her shoulders in comfort "so now,let's take your beautiful unique ass to that party" I teased tipping my pirate hat which made her laugh after a sniffle
"Yeah"
*****
Andre's POV
"Dude,can we go inside?my ass is freezing out here" Beck asked in dry tone adjusting his gold necklace,he was dressed as a gypsy;black transparent outfit,black eyeliner,black scarf and gold jewelries adorning his chocolate skin
"well next time cover up better" I teased looking once more at the gate from the upstairs balcony
"that's rich coming from you" personally,my outfit was fine in my eyes,I was wearing black cargo pants,black combat boot,a black shoulder strap around my shirtless body with gloves that had my fingers sticking out and mask with the face of the creature from the movie "scream"
"there's nothing wrong with my outf_" my words got stuck in my throat as I saw Camille and her friends coming towards the mansion while taking pictures
"I'm going downstairs" not waiting for his reply,my feet made it way downstairs straight to her "Hi" she replied softly with smile which I mirrored "Hey"
Her friends were kind enough to leave us heading inside as we stood still "you look_"
"Like a sore thumb,I know" she said with dry laugh with made my brows furrow in confusion "no,I was going to say you look lovely" and I was being honest,her dress was the exact replica of the gown Odette wore in barbie swan lake with more details and shimmer to it's pink and blue color and the corset snatching her already small waist,a white panty hose and pink ballet flat with her brown curly hair put in a messy bun with strands framing her beautiful face.....she looked just like a princess.
her beautiful face warmed under moonlight "even if it's not the vibe?" I couldn't help but smile
"especially because it's not the vibe" she looked up at me finally taking in my costume making me freeze like deer in headlights "I love your outfit" she commented and I could practically feel blood rush to face "thank you"
"You're welcome"
A brief comfortable silence enveloped us before I held out my arms to her
"let's go party and you can tell me the story behind your outfit" she laughed as she linked her arms in mine "you bet"
*****
We danced our heart out to the music as well as with my other four girls I asked out and it was surprisingly fun how they all just had fun and that's all that mattered,they all took turns dancing with me and switching to dance with other people until the switch led me to Camille "doesn't that mask make you hot!" She yelled over the music jumping around in are little dress. Sure enough,when we got in everyone was surprised at her outfit rewarding us multiple stares but soon enough, everyone forgot about it...it is a party,not a fashion show.
"I'm fine,the mask is pretty breathable" with that,I took her hand and twirled her around earning a beautiful laugh
"again" she demanded with a giggle and I obliged "one more!" I twirled her again making fall but luckily in my arms
"Aga_"
"that's enough spins for you" I scolded softly with a laugh as I helped her to her feet,she just shook shoulders nonchalantly and literally started throwing ass which had me wide eyed and red faced.
Her dress shimmered under neon lights,her hair messy from so much dancing like an insane ballerina. Soon enough,other girls joined in with everyone hyping them up as the began a twerk fest.
Suddenly, Hazel got into a split with her dress before getting back on her feet while the crowd applauded which she returned with a bow.
You're full of surprises, aren't you?
"I didn't know you had that in you" I whispered in her ear teasingly, she only got closer with a victorious smirk on her face as she has me backed up against the wall
"With all this melanin,no way"
All I could do was gulp cause I had no comeback for that,I've never been left so speechless and something about it was euphoric.
Thank God I'm wearing a mask
We kept on dancing, taking shots and dancing some more "let's take a selfie" she stated reaching for her phone in a pocket in her dress that I hadn't noticed "of course my number one fan"
"Shut up" she giggled as she clicked the camera as we tried to get mugshots and goofy pictures "send them to me?"
"of course" after her reply,she continued dancing as she snatched a drink from some random guy's hand and thanked him.
Poor guy was in shock as he walked away
"that's the last one for tonight okay?"
"No"
"there no options here sweetheart"
"my drink,my rules" I could only chuckle at how adorable she looked staring up at me with hand on her waist
"Fine,just one more"
She beamed like a kid "one more"
Hours of dancing,tiktoks, pictures and drinks later,Beck came over to me with his arm around Suki's waist while she stared at him all hazy eyed
"we're playing truth or dare, wanna join?"
"I'm game!" Camille yelled as she held her hand up making me smile.
"You heard the lady, we're game"