The Dragon King And His Queen

 BRRR BRR I slam my hand onto my alarm to make it quiet. “Ugh” I groaned while getting out of bed. On my way to the bathroom I trip on a pile of dirty clothes, after I regain balance I continue my way to the bathroom, I close the bathroom door and lock it. While I undress myself my phone rings. “Hello?” I answer “XYLA” my best friend Ivy shouts through the phone. I pull my phone away a bit in surprise, “yes?” I whisper “I just got the lead role in this play that I’ve dreamed of playing in!” She squeals. “That's awesome! I’m so proud of you!” I say back. “Yes, yes, but that's not the point. What’re you doing right now?” “Well, I was about to take a shower...Why?” I question her “Well I was hoping that you would meet me at Enchanted cafe?” She answers “oh, if you’ll let me finish getting ready then I can meet you there at around 10:30.” I say ”Okay, perfect see you there!” Ivy yells. After I hear the beep indicating the phone call ended I resume getting ready. 30 minutes later I’m out the door and on my way to the cafe. After about 10 minutes I’m at the cafe, and I see Ivy already there sitting in a booth. I walk up to her and set down my purse “Oh hey! I didn’t see you there” Ivy says as she looks up at me “hey, why did you want to meet?” I ask in a questioning tone. “Well, The play that I'm going to be starring in needs a new costume designer. And since you are really good with clothes and designing or whatever, I thought you could take that position. I already told the director that you would do it.” Ivy answered, “Oh, wow.” I say surprised. “No, is that a no? I’m sorry I should've said something to you before I told him you would do it.” Ivy whispers “No, I mean yes I’ll do it I was just a little bit surprised.” “Why would you say yes without my permission though?” I ask her. “I shouldn’t have said yes but I really really wanted the part in the play! I’m sorry Xyla.” Ivy said sadly. “It’s okay Ivy, I really don’t mind. I’m glad that I'll get to make your costumes and everyone else's. Besides, I gotta put my degree in fashion design to use.” I smiled warmly at her. “Great! I’ll text you the details, I can't wait!” Ivy squeals.      It’s the next morning and the day of Ivy's rehearsals, but also the day when I have to start designing costumes. I drag myself out of bed and grab the first outfit I see. After I get dressed I start on my makeup and hair, I put my hair into a tight bun and put my shoes on. I call an Uber and wait for it to get here. Finally, I'm at the place where I'll be designing costumes. In the corner of my eye, I see something running at me, “XYLA!” Ivy yells as she runs into me. “Hi!” I laugh “I’m so so so happy to see you here! For a second I thought you chickened out.” Ivy says with a playful pout.”Well, I did agree to come here and make costumes, why would I chicken out?” “Come on, you know I'm just kidding, you would never chicken out,” Ivy replies seriously this time. We start a small conversation as we head into the building.  “Well here you are, the director said this is where you will be making stuff and taking measurements,” Ivy said as she points to a door. “Okay, thank you! Have fun with your rehearsals!” I yell as she walks away with a nod. “Okay, so now I have to organize everything, and then wait for further directions,” I say to myself.  After about an hour I finish cleaning up and organizing everything I can see. I hear a knock on my door, and go to open it, “Hello?” I say as I look up and see a man that's about 6 feet tall with fluffy medium-length black hair, brown eyes, a broad nose, and full lips. He was the epitome of handsome. “Hello, I'm Ezren. I'm one of the leads in this play, I was told to go to you for my measurements so you can start on my costume.” He says with a charming smile. “Okay, I’m Xyla by the way. Come inside and step on the tiny platform so I can get started.” I reply with a tight smile. “What a pretty name you have, I like it. So how does this work, you taking my measurements?” “ Well, be quiet and do as I say and you’ll find out,” I say with an annoyed tone. He finally steps onto the platform still with that charming smile. “Okay put your arms out,” I say as I grab the measuring tape.  “Alright, I’m done taking your measurements so you can go now,” I tell Ezren. We didn’t talk much while I was measuring him, he just kind of stared at me. It felt as if he was stabbing me with his eyes. “Awesome! Thank you so much. Do you know what my outfit will look like?” he asks, his eyes lighting up as if he were a child. “Not yet, I’m waiting for the director to call me to his office. Not that it's any of your business.” I say looking away from him to put the tape away. “Awww, I wanted to get a sneak peek,” Ezren says in a whining tone. “How about I show you when I can? You know when the director tells me what to do.” I sigh. ”Really? You’d do that? For me?” He says, sounding like a little boy. “No, I’d do it so you leave me alone and stop whining in my ear,” I replied harshly.    After the interaction with that Ezren guy, I headed home. This time I walked home, and on my way, I stopped and got some coffee. Then when I got home I took a quick shower, brushed my teeth, and put my hair up. I was on my phone laying in my bed with the lights off when I got a message. “Hello! I’m Marlen Black. I am the director of the Romeo and Juliet play. Ivy Boyd gave me your number so I have a way of messaging you. I was wondering if you could meet me in my office tomorrow to go over some details for the play.” That is what the message said. I gave a short but formal reply and turned off my phone. Then I let sleep claim me.