Chapter 13: Choosing the right outfit

Sophia POV

I know Alex wants to talk to me, but I'm ignoring him, not giving him a chance to talk. I entered the mall, it was very big, with several floors and several kinds of stores, but the first thing I did was to go to one of the dessert stands and I got a strawberry sundae with extra chocolate topping.

I started to eat as I walked past the stores, the club would open at 10 pm, so I had a few hours to get ready. I need to buy clothes first, I already know what I want to wear and what my make-up will look like. If I was together with my friends it would be easier, but here I needed to find the clothes first, then a place to change and do my makeup. The perfume is not the one I really like, but it will be easier to find a similar one... So let's go shopping.

The first step, stores with clothes for clubbing and going out, I saw several that I liked, but I wasn't interested, I want something sexier, more exciting and that also has a touch of color.

Finally, I entered a store with several types of clothes and went to the black clothes session, I liked some leather jackets, but I didn't buy any, not yet. Then I found the session of tube dresses and mini skirts.

"Hi, I'm Angelica, can I help you?"

I heard a woman's voice and looked at her, it was a woman with intense red hair, more of a fantasy color than a natural redhead, she was wearing the store's uniform, but I saw some more colorful details and smiled at her.

"Of course! I got lucky! I'm new around here and I'm going to Silver Claw, but I want to arrive... Um... How can I put it... With impact." I replied.

"Um... Sexy and colorful impact?" Angelica asked me with a smile already understanding what I mean.

"Ahhhh! Exactly!" I was excited for her.

"Then I have some suggestions. Come with me." Angelica commented and turned around walking in another direction of the store, we passed through some sectors until we reached one with more interesting dresses for my taste.

There were several colors and also many had no standard cuts, I smiled satisfied while I looked at some options, but although the models were beautiful I still wasn't finding something that pleased me.

Until I stopped in front of a rack with dresses on sale, several of them were lace and long sleeves, things that pleased me. I looked at some models until I stopped at one, it was black with sleeves in a darker lace, but if you pay attention they looked like scales.

The cut was tight, with a heart-shaped neckline, the waist was perfectly shaped and the length went to the middle of my thigh, the back of the dress was V-shaped, but that lace that resembled scales covered much of the skin that would be exposed.

"Maybe." I took it off the rack and placed it against my body, already imagining how it would look. "With the right accessories, this could work."

"I thought you wanted something more colorful," Angelica spoke with a hint of disappointment.

"Ah, but like I said, I think this one could work well, with the right accessories. I saw that you have an accessories section here, don't you?" I smiled at the saleswoman who nodded in agreement.

"This way," Angelica spoke and we walked over to the accessory area and there was a little bit of everything from tiaras to little light points to be attached to the body.

I looked at some of them and smiled seeing some colorful rhinestone chains, but still not exactly what I wanted, I could already see how the whole look would look and I want a very special set.

I started to look carefully at the products that were displayed and finally found the first one I wanted, it was a set of rings, the main one had the shape of sculpted scales and on the tip that was exposed the head of a snake with reddish eyes. The secondary rings were simpler, but also resembled scales and involved more parts of the finger.

I separated the set and then looked for a necklace, it took a while to find the one I wanted I had to put two thinner necklaces together, intertwining them to form the body of two snakes around my neck. I smiled happily at the result.

Then I noticed some more specific jewelry, like a chain that was attached to my thigh, it came down in three cascades and had a snake pendant. I finished choosing the accessories and looked again at Angelica who was happier now.

"Now all that's missing is a pantyhose..." I began.

"Which resemble scales!" Angelica completed excitedly.

"Exactly!" I agreed and soon followed the saleswoman to the pantyhose section and it didn't take her long to find what she wanted, a black, lace pantyhose that really resembled several scales and had a more greenish glow, by the little green dots of light attached to the fabric. "That's it! I already have the perfect outfit for a night out at a bar called Silver Claw."

"You will get attention!" Angelica agreed and led me to the cashier to make payment.

"If you want to come over, I paid for one of the boxes and I don't know many people in the area." I invited.

"Um... It'll be cool! You seem like a lot of fun." Angelica agreed.

"Only with people who deserve it." I winked at her and smiled, the woman's face reddened slightly and I let out a low laugh.

There was a small one to make payment and so I took the opportunity to ask Angelica.

"So, do you know any places around here where I can get a makeover? I'll need to change too if I go home to shower and come back... There won't be time to get there in the time I want."

"Look, if you want, we also have a salon here, but it's more for VIPS clients, you can pay to have access for a few hours," Angelica answered me excitedly.

"I don't know if your excitement is because of me or the commission you'll get." I joked in good humor.

"For both!" Angelica replied and we both started laughing.

The atmosphere in the store was quite fun, although some people were looking at me and Angelica, but they didn't seem to care, so I didn't have to worry either.

When my turn came at the cashier and I took out my card to pay and tried to put my purchase on the counter, I was interrupted by something that made me very angry. I knew it was Dafne, the way she threw the clothes on the counter as if she owned the place.

"I go VIP Special, I get preference in service..." That woman's voice was even more annoying than I remembered, I took a deep breath and simply picked up the clothes she had placed in front of me and threw them on the floor.

"Sorry... I didn't see that there was trash in front of me, better throw it on the ground, right?" I spoke in an ironic tone and if Dafne didn't understand my threat, then she was very dumb.

"How dare you do that!" The woman looked at me as if realizing who I was and for a brief moment I saw fear in her gaze, but she hid it very well.

"Do what? I'm just trying to mop the floor..." I wanted to finish my sentence. Wipe the floor with her face. But I kept quiet and let the threat be veiled again.

The people around me didn't seem to believe what they were seeing, somehow that woman has Status within the organization and everyone seemed afraid of her, but I wasn't part of the organization.

" Whoa!" I saw the exact moment she raised her hand to try to slap me, but her wrist was held by Alex. Which was a shame, since I would surely have been able to defend myself.

"Dafne, get your things and leave." Alex's voice is serious and his expression is grim, this is the first time I have seen him in this posture and I can tell a lot of people must have wet themselves. It turns out he emanated an aura of power that is impressive.

I would have been excited too, if I hadn't seen and felt the aura of Perseus, Achilles and Hyperion... Alex was strong, but not as strong as those three.

"Alex! Are you going to stand up for this one?" Daphne tugged at her wrist, but I can see that it is reddened by the marks of Alex's fingers.

"I will and you will do exactly what I am telling you..." Alex pointed to the clothes on the floor. "Pick up your things and go to your home, or I will have to report your behavior to your superior."

Dafne twisted her lips but bent down and picked up the clothes that were on the floor, someone gave her some bags and she left, but she wasn't satisfied, I was sure to have problems with that woman...

I rolled my eyes, people like Dafne make me think that some beings shouldn't exist, but I took a deep breath and smiled again.

"I know Dafne has some problems, but she is a good girl..." Alex tried to start defending the woman, but I made a face that made him stop talking and then turned to the box. "You can put it in Mr. Hyperion's name, St. Tuner is his guest."

Again I twisted my mouth, I could pay for my purchases.

"No, you can't do that." I spoke to the cashier and handed over my card. "I can pay for my stuff...I picked it out and it's my money I'm paying for it with." My voice was serious and I heard a sigh come out of Alex's lips.

I think he agreed and I saw that the cashier took my card, but she was somewhat uncertain about what to do.

"You can charge for the dress and the other things I bought, as well as a day in the VIP section, also a professional makeup artist's time." I listed everything I was going to pay for, it may not seem like it, but as I said before I have a certain amount of money to spend.

"Will it be debit or credit?" The cashier asked and I smiled.

"Credit, so I get cashback and miles," I replied winking at the cashier who finally smiled at me.

"There you go! Angelica will take you to the VIP session."