Tattin' it Up! [Oblivion & Lani; Enter upon request]

Claire smiled, somewhat sadly, and pulled away, though she kept her hands on Jaaz's shoulders. "That's... not exactly easy for me, Jazz..." She looked away, the smile vanishing, but the sadness staying. "I-I... I'm overdependent on others... I-I feel like I'm making you all just carry me along..."

"Chin up," she said, reaching over and tilting her head up, holding her chin between her fingers. "Stay positive, stay strong, and keep fighting."

Claire blushed softly, locking eyes with her, uncertainty prevalent in her eyes, but beneath that compassion and even love. "R-Right... Chin up."

"That's better." She kissed her cheek, smiling softly. "I have to get Tony soon, my dove. Will you be alright for a few minutes?"

Claire blushed at the kiss, but nodded. "Y-You'll come back, right?"

Jasmine offered her a reassuring smile, nodding. "Of course I will. Do you mind if Tony comes into your and Sarah's apartments?"

Claire shook her head, taking her hands from Jazz's shoulders and sitting back in the bed. "No... That's fine... Can you s-send Sarah back in before you go?"

"Of course," she said, kissing the girl's forehead before exiting the room, meeting up with Sarah, a smile on her face. "I'm going to get Antonio really quickly; she asked if you would go back in there with her."

Sarah studied her face for a moment, brow raised, obviously puzzled.. "What happened in there?"

"I have a girlfriend," she said, trying to be blunt and simple but blushing despite such.

Sarah's eyes went wide, and her mouth gaped open for a few moments. Y-You... A-And Claire? Girlfriends?"

Jasmine blushed, nodding slowly, "She asked," the girl specified, looking down as she curled her fingers to pop their knuckles.

Sarah's eyes bugged out, clearly unable to comprehend what she'd just said. She let out a deep breath, closing her eyes and smiling. "I'm... Glad. I'd always worried that... Because of her condition, she'd never be able to have a relationship, or love anybody... So I guess... Thank you." She then prodded Jazz with a finger, locking eyes with her. "But if you do anything to hurt her, I'll come after you."

She almost said something regarding her own actions, but a quick glance towards the script on her wrist, Enough, halted her and she nodded, smiling, accepting her fate. "You won't have to worry about that."

Sarah smiled and nodded, moving towards the door. She rested a hand on the doorknob, looking over at Jazz. "Be back soon... And tell Antonio that I'm not going to forget this. I'll pay him back if it kills him..."

"He'll never accept it," Jasmine said smoothly, walking to the door and stepping out of the apartment.

------Skip to Antonio's Return------

Sarah rested in the chair beside Claire's bed, flipping through a book she'd pulled from Claire's dresser. Claire rested soundly on the bed, napping in a ball beneath her covers.

Jasmine and Antonio came back upstairs around fifteen minutes later, each carrying zipped-up bundles in their arms. The tattooed girl tapped on Claire's bedroom door, smiling and humming to herself as she waited for an answer.

Sarah stood, stretching her arms over her head for a brief moment before walking to the door, opening it. Claire let out an annoyed groan, eyes, slowly fluttering open at the noise.

Jasmine smiled, "May I come in, girls?" She had shifted her bundle behind her, though it was still obvious, as had Tony.

Sarah raised a brow at the bundles, but stepped aside, letting them in. "Yeah, of course... C'mon on."

"Thank you." She said, smiling and stepping inside, laying two of the bundles on the bed and hanging the other two on the bedroom door. Antonio leaned back against the wall, smirking at them. "Are you ready then, girls?" Jasmine slowly began unzipping the parcels, revealing their contents to the others. In one was the silver gown that the girls had picked for Claire. It was floor-length, puffing out from the waist where the sequin flower at the left hip caused the fabric to bunch together. It seemed even more so now that the dress was angled towards and fastened together by the ornamental piece. The top seemed already to have been altered, if only slightly, so that the sequined, sweetheart neckline would appear higher up and more modest, the sequined halter adjusted as well.
In the other was a pale blue dress, short enough to be just revealing enough, Antonio and Jazz had thought, for Sarah, and strapless. It all seemed to be a single piece, seamlessly wrapping around itself. The bottom puffed out slightly, just the perfect amount for the girl, and frilled into gentle waves.

Claire stared up at the dress in awe, before looking away, tears coming to her eyes. She slid out of bed slowly, standing and making her way over to Jazz. She wrapped her arms around the blue haired girl, squeezing her tight. Sarah was shocked as well, staring first at Claire's and then at what she could only assume was one meant for her. She walked over to Antonio, hugging him as well. "Claire's thankful too... Just don't expect a hug..."

Jasmine laughed and held her close, smiling to herself. "It's nothing, really. Don't worry about it." She whispered to her, holding her close.

Antonio laughed as he hugged the girl, shrugging despite the blush on his face. "It's not a problem. Why don't you both try them on? I'll go out to the living room and wait for you there."

Sarah quickly grabbed hers, racing from the room and passed Antonio. The sound of the bathroom door closing behind her sounded even from Claire's room. Claire blushed at the dress, pulling away from Jazz. "I-I can't get the z-zipper... W-Would you m-m-mind staying and helping?"