Honeycomb Hearts

Fashionista

That night, just as the sun was starting to set and most people were eating dinner, Coco and Velvet were sat on their couch. Coco had her eyes glued on her laptop, putting together a new photo for her blog, and Velvet was laid up against her with a book in her hands. The tapping of keys didn't bother Velvet, and Coco was always happy to be with Velvet, whether she was in Coco's reality or her own imaginary one. Coco's finger gently slid over the trackpad of her laptop as she analyzed which shade of filter worked best. Her phone dinged, making her finger jolt, and the color of her latest dress went from a light, sunny yellow to a deep purple.

"Agh, what is it?" Coco mumbled, sliding her phone out of her pocket. She read the text on the screen – Blake had sent her a message, saying she needed help with something, and it needed to be tonight. "Hey, Vel."

Velvet didn't stir, her eyes flicking back and forth as she read line after line. Coco was never quite sure how she read so fast. Coco took a deep breath and gently blew into one of Velvet's rabbit ears.

"Eep!" Velvet jolted before turning to face Coco. "First of all, rude. Second, what do you need?"

"Other than to see your cute reaction to that for the hundredth time you mean?" Coco said, causing Velvet to pout, "Blake said she needed help with something. I'm not sure what it is so if it's writing related I want you to tag along. Sound good?"

"That works for me. Maybe I can get something from Nora's on the way home for dinner. I found a nice recipe for a veggie stew I want to try." Velvet said.

"Any meat?" Coco asked. She slipped off the couch and slipped on her socks that she had haphazardly thrown onto the floor.

"Fish doesn't go well in stews I've found. Maybe tomorrow we can make a stir fry?" Velvet said.

Coco just smiled and held her hand out for Velvet to take. Together, they made their way out of their house and began the short walk to Blake's. It was advantageous living almost right next door to the mayor's house, as they usually got to hear any news about the town before anyone else, and Coco loved to talk for hours with Kali about the latest gossip and TV dramas. As the two approached the Belladonna's, they noticed the door was wide open. Coco and Velvet exchanged worried glances and hurried towards the door.

"Blake?" Velvet said, calling into the house, "Are you here?"

Blake's muffled voice came from the opposite side of the house. "I'm here! I opened the door early since I couldn't come open it when you were here."

Coco gave Velvet a worried glance, then walked into the house, careful to leave her shoes by the door. The house was fairly clean, dishes were dry but still on the counter, and there was a laptop on the coffee table open to a video streaming service. An illegal one, if Velvet remembered correctly. They approached Blake's room cautiously and gently opened the door.

"Blake...?" Velvet said.

Clothes were strewn about Blake's bed, as if her wardrobe had blown open in the wind, and even more dotted the floor. Velvet looked to see Blake was in front of her mirror, holding no less than five shirts up and comparing them side-within-side.

"Oh, Velvet!" Blake said, "I didn't know you were coming too."

"Is that fine?" Velvet asked.

"Of course, you're always welcome." Blake dropped the shirts onto her dresser and gestured the girls in, picking up a piece or two of clothing from the floor.