Chapter…FOUR!

“Hm…”

A deep humming voice was heard from one of the wardrobe in Square Studios. A person was seen inside, rubbing his chin while looking at Rinoa from tip to toe, thinking with every ounce of his brain power. Rinoa just stood there feeling uneasy, while Cloud leaned on top of a table, staring into space. The shock of his new ‘job’ wasn’t over. All he needed is time.

“Try this on.”

The person handed Rinoa a white, long dress with laces. Rinoa just took it and nodded. She went into the changing room and after some time, she came out with that dress. The person shook his head and Rinoa only looked back with a sulk on her face. He went into deep thinking again.

“Now try this.”

The person handed Rinoa a loose T-shirt and a pair of short jeans. Rinoa looked at it and made a look at the person. The person just nodded and Rinoa reluctantly went into the changing room and changed again. When she came out looking like a sexy cowgirl, the person shook his head once again.

“No, no, no…”

“Uh…Mr. Costume designer?”

Rinoa trying to get the attention of the costume designer by rising up a finger. The costume designer looked at Rinoa.

“Must we go through this?”

Rinoa asked and the costume designer looked surprised.

“Strange. Most of the girls that came into here are either excited or overwhelmed with the amount of clothes here. You seem to be…bored.” The costume designer expressed his opinion.

Rinoa just sulked again and the costume designer just couldn’t understand her. He scratched his head and picks a few clothing for Rinoa to be tried out. Every time Rinoa came out with that costume the designer would just shake his head and sigh. He had no idea what costume would suit her.

“You are…different. Aeris was simple. All she need is a decent dress that makes her look innocent.”

The designer started comparing Rinoa with another girl and Rinoa somehow got offended.

“Tifa was even easier. Anything that emphasizes her ‘assets’ will go…”

Rinoa understood what the designer said and looked at her own chest. The frown on her face got even worst when she heard herself being compared ‘body-wise’.

“What can it be…”

The designer scratched his head while thinking hardly. Suddenly, Cloud raised his hand and caught the two’s attention.

“Why don’t you dress up in swim suit like some of the girls outside?”

Cloud said with a very dull and boring tone. He looked like he didn’t know what he was talking. Rinoa exceeded her patience limit and approached Cloud. She slapped Cloud’s head and Cloud yelped.

“Pervert!”

Rinoa scolded and Cloud was massaging the place where Rinoa slapped him. Rinoa looked at the designer and felt a sense of shock when he seemed to agree with Cloud’s idea.

“You know, it doesn’t hurt to try.”

The designer said and Rinoa couldn’t believe her ears. Even he is interested in seeing her in swimwear! Rinoa tried to protest but the designer signalled her to a closet where swimsuits were kept. Rinoa sulked again and went to pick one. Predictably, she picked the most unrevealing one of them all. One that had sleeves and covers all the way down to her thighs. She quickly entered the changing room and the two outside just waited quietly for the results.

Strangely, time went by slowly. Either they were anxious or she was taking a long time. The designer kept looking at his watch, as if he had other job in mind. Cloud just leaned on the table, with those tired eyes look. It was when the sound of the sliding curtain was heard the two focused their eyes on the changing room.

Cloud’s eye brows raised immediately the moment he saw Rinoa coming out of the changing room. It seems like a goddess just stepped out from her sacred place. She is…she is…

Rinoa instantly noticed that astonished look on Cloud’s face. Rinoa immediately pulled out a blue towel from the changing room and wrapped it around her. She made a mean looked at Cloud and Cloud received it immediately. He cleared off his thought but he saw the designer having his eyes wide opened, looking at Rinoa in a way more astonished than Cloud.

“That’s it…that’s……it…”

The designer mumbled the moment Rinoa looked at him with the blue towel around her arms. The designer quickly went off to a closet and came back with a blue clothing. He threw it at Rinoa and Rinoa caught it and examine it. It was a blue vest with long sleeves.

“Wear that on top of your swimsuit.”

The designer ordered with a serious tone. Rinoa just nodded and went into the changing room again. This time, when Rinoa stepped out again, there was a dead moment of silence. Cloud and the designer stared Rinoa in awe and Rinoa started to felt nervous. Never did she know she was that astonishing.

“It’s…it’s…a breakthrough…”

The designer mumbled to himself. Cloud just starred at Rinoa.

“A breakthrough!”

The designer started jumping up and down and then out of the wardrobe. Rinoa just looked at the person leaving and then looked at Cloud. Cloud was still starring at her.

“Pervert!”

Rinoa scolded and entered the wardrobe again. Cloud didn’t mind that at all. Any sort of scolding was worth for that short stare of her. It’s worth it.

<End of Chapter 4>

Something from da author!!!

Hm...something that was stuck in my mind for sometime. How the costumes actually came out in FF8. I don’t know...it looked like expression of fashion. Oh well, it just my opinion so don’t take it too much. Just my opinion...