The Lost Lunas Mates

preparation and Party time

There was a gentle knock on the door about 10 minutes later. I got up off the window seat and walked to the door to open it. Amy stood there with about 10 bags by the looks of it and she was wearing the biggest smile I have ever seen.

She walked straight in and dumped the bags next the the desk area, walked back to the hallway and came back with a massive mirror that she placed on top of the desk against the wall.

She looked so happy right now. I've only known this girl a couple of hours and I already feel like we could be best friends. She doesn't seem to care that im a stranger to her.

"Can I ask you a question" I ask sheepishly. "Of course go for it" she replied. "Im new here and you have barely got to know me at all. Why are you being so kind to me? You bought all of my accessories and you even got me my cake." I asked her in the most positive voice i could muster. "Well honestly I meant what I said before. I dont have many friends. I was bullied alot in school for being fat or not pretty enough and people would make up rumours about me saying I stole people's boyfriends or that I was just generally a bad person and friend so people started avoiding me after that. I worked out and got strong and healthy to show people I wasn't that person but it only made it worse. Then when I left school last year I just decided to stay away from everyone especially people like Felicity who we saw earlier. She made my life a living misery. You just seem different. You seem as lonely as I am and I guess I was drawn to that" she replied super honestly. I just walked up to her and hugged her. I didn't really know what to say so I put all of my appreciation to her in that hug.

After the hug we parted and she plastered on her stunning smile and pointed to the stool for me to sit down. She opened what looked like some sort of case and it was full of make up. I must of looked horrified at what I saw because she laughed at me and assured me she would only do light make up for me.

As she set to work putting all sorts of things on my face I couldn't help but think of the times "Esther" did this to me. Putting to much of the pink stuff on my cheeks and bright blue on my eyes with a red lip to make it even worse. I swear she did it to humiliate me. I always looked like a clown, well I thought I did anyway.

However when Amy was done I looked amazing. I stared at myself in the mirror. She had done something she called a light smokey eye. It was done in browns with a hint of green glitter over the top to match my dress apparently. She hadn't made my cheeks look like red circles she had just highlighted my cheek bones instead. She had used a clear gloss on my lips. I looked so good. I would have to get her to show me what she did so I could do it again sometime.

Next she got out what I knew was a curling wand adding light curls to my hair before pinning it up away from my face but leaving the rest down. I looked at myself again in the mirror. I didn't look like me but I didn't hate what I saw today. That was a bad habit of mine to look and see what my mother called me. An ugly girl with no chance of ever being pretty.

I got up and threw my arms around Amy again. This was becoming a habit. I dont think ive ever hugged anyone this much before. "You are a miracle worker. If we were not friends before we would 100% be now" I laughed out while I watched her face light up like i just gave her the sun. "Well friend give me a little time to sort my make up and hair then we will get our fancy dancy dresses on shall we?" She said with so much laughter and lightness in her voice.

As she started working on herself I decided to check my new burner phone for messages from Kate. There was a notification so I opened the message and read it.

Kate. So do you want to start talking yet?

Whoops she sent that 3 hours ago.

Me. Sorry I was getting a dress. I honestly dont think you would believe me if I told you. I do need a favour though.

Kate. Okaaay what do you need.

Me. Can you see if you can sneak in my house and see if you can get dna samples off my parents?

Kate. I can do one better i can ask my dad to get them when he fixes the heating.

Me. I just need some hair or something and one of mine off my brush in my room

Kate. Care to explain a little more

Me. I dont think they are my parents. I will explain more tomorrow please just see what you can do. Im sorry to ask you to do this Kate I really am but please believe me its super important

Kate. OK I will let you know when we have them and I will send them somewhere for you

Me. Thanks kate

I put my phone back in the drawer just before I check the time and look over at Amy. I feel super guilty asking Kate to do this for me but I know it needs to be done. I need answers and this seems like a logical way to prove one thing. Amy is almost done now. She looks stunningly beautiful i dont know what she did but wow. Now all we need is to put on our beautiful dresses. I honestly couldn't wait for that.

"How long do we have left before we need to leave?" She asked me. "It's almost 4 so not long really and I have no idea how to lace my dress up so thats going to be fun" I looked at her with a screwed up face and she just laughed at me. "Put the dress on and I will sort the corset for you silly" she replied. So that is what i did. I walked into the bathroom and slipped into the dress holding it close to my chest why she came and did it up for me.

After I was in and secure she asked me to zip her into her dress. I have never been more thankful to see a zip in all my life as that moment. She helped me put on my jewellery and then I slipped my shoes on and took another look at myself. The person I saw looking back at me didn't look like me at all. She was stunning. I had never felt so pretty in all my life. The makeup made my eyes sparkle even more if that was possible.

I turned to look at Amy and she was stunning in her purple gown. It was flat across the chest so as to not show to much cleavage and it was sleeveless. It had big silver gems running down the top part in some design I couldn't quite figure out and it went to mid thigh. She had purple heels so high I wasn't sure how she could walk in them but she did effortlessly. She had matching coloured jewellery including earrings. I didn't have my ears pierced I was never allowed. Maybe I can finally get them done now im free of the people who stopped me.

Amy walked back to the desk and picked up her phone. "Time to go beautiful lady" she said to me as I blushed at her compliment. I grabbed my small clutch bag to finish my ensemble.

We left my room. As always I checked my door was locked far to many times earning myself a funny look from Amy. It had become a habit of mine whilst being in that house to lock my door so they couldn't find my hidden money.

We walked to the foyer and then stepped outside when we heard a whistle of appreciation behind us. "Well you two certainly scrub up nice dont you ladies" it was Claude who had said that. We both smiled and he held his elbows out for us to hook onto. We walked down the steps to the waiting cars that had come to collect us for this dinner. I still wasn't convinced this was a good idea but I didn't want to let Amy down now.

I saw a big black suv and a man similar to the man I saw in town today, although he didn't have the same familiarity about him as the other man. He opened the back door to the car for us to get in and said "Good evening ladies and gentleman. We will be going to Cresent Moon Lodge this evening. Please take your seats and put on your seat belts and we will head there now" in a very authoritive voice.

We got into the black suv and set off for the dinner myself, Amy and Claude. We chatted on the way there, although im sure it was only 10 minutes, about the views out of the windows. They were telling me short snippets of information about the land surrounding the Inn and lodge.

One piece of information they gave me was this whole place, including the surrounding mountains and forests, were owned by the same family for centuries.