The Bride and Maids Store

Chapter 1

The Meet and Greet Horror

It was six o'clock in the morning and Alice Fashion was about to open. This store was famous for its fashionable clothes, bridesmaids, and bride dresses. Located in down town Tokyo, near the private school Gakuen Alice, it was the top store the students who were rich, which was almost all, went to.

It was a busy morning for one of the only teens working there. There was screaming, fighting, and disappointment from most of the customers. Only about a quarter of the girls that walked in found what they wanted.

Don't you think it's a little odd I only said girls right? Well, this teen works in the bridal section of the store. Which most never see or was even allowed to work or walk in without a reservation.

Though a few that had some kind of connection to that girl or the boss of that store could enter to hang or help.

The girl that we have been ranting about was Mikan Sakura. She was a student at Gakuen Alice. The school for the rich and gifted children of Japan.

It was almost eight in the morning now and Mikan was pooped. Her shift was until eight twenty and she just wanted to get to school so she could get away from these prissy, demanding bridezillas and horrid bridesmaids.

She sighed and finished putting away the last customer's no dresses. She went back to the front of the bride section where you pay and enter this part. She reached the section only to be startled by another set of customers.

Mikan put a smile on her face, "Hello, I'm Mikan. I'll be you help so, let me show you to the chairs."

The group's followed and all sat around a stage like stand for showing off the dresses.

Mikan clasped her hands together, "What would we be looking for today?"

"Both bride and bridesmaids. Only we will be looking for bride dresses this morning." The small girl about seventeen said. She had short black hair and pretty red eyes.

"Ok, so who is the bride?" Mikan asked politely. The girl next to the raven haired girl raised her hand. Mikan's eyes widened. The girl looked her age. Mikan was only seventeen! The girl had short raven hair too, but she had amethyst eyes.

"Umm...May I ask how old are you?" Mikan asked nervously.

"Seventeen. Don't get ideas, I'm only preparing for my twentieth birthday." She said coldly. Mikan nodded.

"Ok well, do we have the soon to be groom with us?" The amethyst eyed girl pointed to a blonde boy with light pools of blue. She nodded,

"If you guys want I can get him a tux for the wedding. It will be half off both if you get both or put it on layaway for the wedding." The two nodded.

"Ok then follow me..."

"Imai Hotaru."

Mikan smiled, "Miss Imai."

Hotaru followed her to the corner full of very beautiful white dresses.

"Now what color would you want?" Mikan asked as she observed the seemingly emotionless girl.

"Do you have a light purple and white dress?" She asked quietly. Mikan beamed at that.

"Ok, listen here. I have an office in the back just for me and I think I have something for you there."

"Whatever." She said uninterested, but followed her lead anyway.

They walked past the group. They looked at the helper oddly because of how wide her smile was. It just seemed impossible for you mouth to spread that wide.

Mikan opened the door that says employees only, and let Hotaru in first before entering herself. Turning on the lights, the sketch and model of a dress was showing.

"I've been working on this design for a while. It seemed like there was not much of this kind of color." Mikan said cheerfully and showed the only model of the dress and color in the store so far.

"I'm trying it on." That was when she smiled at the girl, her soon to be best friend. At least in Mikan's eyes.

It was the most success she had with a customer in a long time. They were walking out the door when Hotaru turned back and tossed her a phone.

"What's this for?" Mikan asked confused. She lifted the phone to take a look at it.

"So I can call my personal designer." With that she turned around and started walking out again.

Mikan's jaw dropped, "Wait!"

Mikan ran up to the group, "What do you mean?!"

"You are to be with me and my friends. You go to Gakuen Alice, right, Mikan Sakura?" Mikan had a shiver go down her spine. How did she know?!

"I'll meet you in home room and you are to bring me back up here." She said in a strict cold voice.

Mikan frowned, "Why here after school?"

"I want to work with you for some money." That was the last thing she said before walking out of the section and into the elevator to the first floor.

Mikan just stood there in shock. Did she just get hired to be a personal designer?

A/N: Hey! How are you all doing? Good? That's good. Ok I know they might have been out of character but trust me they will slowly go into character, hopefully. Oh well R&R please!~Rin