Celestia was so excited. She'd been living with Haru for a little bit now and indeed her stuff no longer vanished from her room when she was away. She could leave something on her bed in the morning and return in the evening and it'd still be there. On top of that her money no long got sucked away by her parents. Everything she earned was all hers to do with as she pleased. By now she had a decent sized savings since she wasn't accustom to using much money. Today was the day to indulge herself.
Celestia browsed a local clothing store. The first thing on her list was a larger wardrobe. Notably the first thing Celestia wanted to do was get a swim suit. She enjoyed the water a lot but her previous living situation didn't allow her to every really enjoy it. Even the showers were cold and short. Celestia browsed the available swimwear. She was having a hard time deciding what to get. She was looking at the two pieces but she didn't really like to show off that much. She of course enjoyed the attention though so most her outfits were moderate, so maybe a one piece. Then again once you got older bikinis were no longer an option. Going swimming was a special occasion and she might as well enjoy herself. Now the question was what style and color.
"If someone throws sharks in the water, I'll save you first."
"What?" Celestia exclaimed turning her head to face a tall blond haired guy. A look of utter confusion was on her face.
"Sorry, I saw you looking at swimsuits and tried to think of a water related pick up line." The man apologized."
"If someone throws sharks in the water?" Celestia repeated trying to come to grips herself with how dumb that sounded and why anyone would say it out loud.
"Yea I don't know what I was thinking." The guy said putting a hand on the back of his neck in embarrassment. "Let's try again." He said before taking a step forward. "My name is Andrew. Whats...."
He didn't have a chance to finish as a flash of her being tied up as a man approached her with a hungry smile, he undid his pants as he approached. The image vanished with Andrew taking it's place. Celestia stumbled backwards. "No, get away!" She ended up wrinkling the floor mat below her and tripping over it falling on her ass. "Hey are you ok?" The man asked concerned extending an arm forward to try and help her up. She didn't even give any warning this time quickly completing a series of hand signs and thrusting an open palm into his chest causing electricity to course threw his body. He screamed in pain doubling over losing his concentration to even stand. Celestia quickly got up and noticed everyone around starring at her, making her feel even more uncomfortable. She quickly made her escape out of the building and started sprinting to the safety of home. She was suddenly hyper aware of every male in the street who was looking at her. They all looked hungry and wanting in her eyes even if they weren't. Somewhere in the back of her mind she registered that this wasn't normal something wasn't right probably with herself but her own emotional turmoil threatened to completely overrule that. She managed to have the presence of mind to slow down and walk normally significantly reducing the number of eyes on her. She noticed she was hyper ventilating and tried to focus on bringing her breathing back to a normal pace.
It was quicker to get home to go through a nearby park. She never really paid attention to the outdoor restaurant till she walked right past it and then had to do a double take on a certain white haired women that was there. Was that Minx? Hmm there weren't any men. Celestia finally got her breathing under control and walked up to the teammate. "Hey Minx! How you been?"
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