As Mikey and the others approached Lovecrafts, the little occult shop just outside the mall, they spotted Sabrina Wright, another of Zoe’s friends waiting for them. She was decked out in her usual Victorian style garb.
“Hey Guys” she said sombrely, “what with the kid?” She added, nodding her head towards Mikey. He couldn’t help but admire her outfit.
“Hey Sabrina” Zelda replied, “you remember Zoe’s brother. He wanted to tag along” she added. Sabrina shrugged noncommittally.
“Whatever” she said. With that the four of them entered the store and began browsing the various curiosities and tomes in the store. Mikey found himself drawn to a display of vintage looking clothing.
“So, I heard what’s happened to your family” Sabrina said sullenly, appearing next to him, “that must suck”
“Yeah it does. I’m stuck with all of Zoe’s clothes, and I don’t like any of them” Mikey replied, tucking his longer, darker hair behind one ear.
“Yeah?” Sabrina asked, turning her gaze to the outfit Mikey was looking at, “but you like this?” She asked. Mikey shrugged,
“I guess. Didn’t see anything like this in her closet.” He said thoughtfully.
“Yeah, Zo doesn’t go for the Victorian stuff too much” Sabrina sighed, “if you really looked you could probably throw something together” she added.
“I might” Mikey replied, and they both stood for a moment in silence.
“If you want” Sabrina said with a slight smile, “I could get this for you. Always willing to help a fellow goth get started.” She said.
“I couldn’t” Mikey said, shifting his gaze to the ground “it’s too expensive” he nodded towards the price tag.
“Please, my families loaded” Sabrina replied with a sigh, “they hate me spending money on this stuff, so that’s all I do. As long as you’re actually serious about wanting it, I’ll happily get it for you” Mikey stared at the outfit again, a greyish lavender coloured dress with black trim, and a black fascinator type hat to go with it. The more he stared at it, the more he felt a yearning to wear it.
“Yeah, I think I am” he replied after a moment. Sabrina grabbed it from the rack and headed over to counter, making a few stops to grab some other items including a pair of black tights, and some black ankle boots. She quickly paid and headed back to him.
“There’s a fitting room at the back, let’s get you sorted” she said grabbing him by the wrist and leading him too the far end of the store. Mikey stepped inside the small cubicle and pulled the curtain. He felt a twinge of excitement and he pulled off the clothes his was wearing. When he was in just his underwear he looked over his reflection. His chest was looking slightly swollen, and he looked a little older, the long black hair framing his face. He pulled on the tights expertly, and then pulled on the dress. He attached the fascinator to his hair with no problem and sat down on the wooden chair in the cubicle. He avoided looking at himself again until he had the boots on. Then he stood and turned to face the mirror. He suddenly felt right, like something had clicked into place. He gasped loudly.
“Oh wow” he said as he gave a little twirl.
“Let’s have a look.” Sabrina said from the other side of the curtain. Mikey pulled the material back and Sabrina looked him up and down.
“You look good, but a little makeup would do wonders” she said rummaging through her bag, “may I?” She asked as she produced several bottles from her bag. Mikey found himself nodding eagerly, when he knew he should have felt differently about boys wearing make up. Sabrina sat him back down and got to work. She deftly applied the pale foundation, tinted his eyebrows darker, and added some dark eyeliner and lipstick. After about 10 minutes she stood back and let him see his reflection.
“There we go” she said with another slight smile, “what do you think?” Mikey started at his reflection awe, if he didn’t know any better he would have thought he was staring at another girl in the cubicle with them. He looked nothing like his old self, and for some reason, he loved it.
“I…it’s…perfect” he stammered lost for words.
“Welcome to the fold sister” Sabrina said sternly.
