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"SABRINA!" Chloé shouts, swiftly entering the room.
"Yes, Chloé!?" Sabrina is quick to respond, halting her work from the desk, and rising to be ready to assist for whatever is needed.
"What are your plans for the rest of the day?" Chloé asks evenly, but tersely.
"Oh! I, uh, nothing Chloé! I mean I was just planning on doing some of our homework but—"
"Good! Get dressed, pick something nice from my closet, not too nice though, we want something you're still capable of pulling off without looking utterly ridiculous in it," she demands, walking past Sabrina and grabbing her wrist as she drags her to the closet.
Sabrina wonders what's going on as she's being pulled along. It isn't rare for Chloé to get into demanding moods, but it is rare that she gets so personally involved in whatever she asks Sabrina to do. Not to mention that it's even rarer for her to be allowed to wear something of Chloé's. A smile spreads across her face as she starts to get excited about the idea.
"Well??" Chloé snaps, impatiently.
"Oh! Uh. I don't really know, I mean, these are your clothes Chloé I can't really even imagine wearing any of them," Sabrina sighs longingly.
Chloé rolls her eyes. Yes, one item of her clothes is probably more expensive than everything Sabrina has on her, but seriously. You think she would take this extremely rare and fortuitous chance to at least try.
"We don't have all day, Sabrina, so whatever catches your eye, come on!"
Sabrina looks at her options wide eyed before shakily pointing at a nice sparkly blue strapless dress with purple accents.
Chloé sighs, "A bit too expensive to suit you but…" Chloé gives Sabrina a long calculating once over, making her fidget and blush. Chloé gets a little lost in envisioning Sabrina in something so pretty and something that's also hers, showing everybody exactly who she belongs to.
"Um, Chloé?" Sabrina timidly asks.
Chloé comes back to reality as she flushes red, "Yes, well, we're on a bit of a time crunch, so we'll just have to make do!"
She grabs the dress and some other matching parts such as jewelry and shoes, before shoving them into Sabrina's arms and demanding her to go change. Sabrina nods shakily, in awe of getting to dress up so high classily.
Sabrina goes behind a changing screen and starts slowly changing into the outfit as she asks, "So, you've said that we're short on time? What exactly are we doing that has you in such a hurry? And that would have you let me wear these beautiful things of yours?"
Chloé responds, likewise changing into her own higher fashion outfit, "My Dear Daddy failed to inform me that we would be hosting some sort of stupid high profile, for a certain value of 'high-profile', gathering/dance/ball/dinner event sort of thing tonight. And there is no way that I'm attending such an event alone. And I don't really have the time to try to find a hot date either so I'll be taking you as my plus one, and with any luck my clothes will be able to make you look a little less frumpy and a little more elegant. Then we can spend the night together and I won't look so pathetic as though I'm a lonely little girl trying to pretend she belongs."
Sabrina walks out from behind the screen just in time to see Chloé fixing her neck strap on her dress as she looks into the mirror. Sabrina flushes as she observes how pretty Chloé looks, not that she isn't always pretty! But the elegant dress and attire makes her even more stunning than usual.
Chloé turns around after finishing her final touches to see Sabrina and stops in place. Her mouth drops slightly as she takes in how well the clothes she picked suit her. Chloé promises herself that from now on she'll find more excuses to dress Sabrina up, whether in this outfit or others.
Sabrina fidgets as she bears Chloé's scrutiny. "H-how do I look? I know I probably look pretty weird…"
Chloé immediately cuts her off, "From now on I forbid you from talking down about yourself like that." Sabrina looks shocked and her jaw drops at the implications. Chloé flushes slightly realizing how it could be interpreted and hurries to add, "There is obviously no way that anyone in My Clothes could ever look anything less than stunning, utterly stunning!"
Sabrina looks at Chloé with something akin to awe in her eyes, "S-so does that mean that you think I look pretty?" she asks, somewhat breathlessly.
Chloé flinches at the questions, torn between instinctively putting her down and her new prerogative of not insulting her clothes. Plus, it's not like shed even be telling the truth if she tried to put her down. She sighs, "Honestly Sabrina, it's like you hear nothing I say—"
"— I promise that's not the case Chloé I! —"
"— obviously you look stunning. Utterly… …stunning." Chloé admits, shocking Sabrina into silence. Chloé spends another moment admiring how Sabrina looks in her dress, taking a moment to circle her and consider the whole ensemble of the dress and the rest.
Chloé sighs, suddenly tired, and walks up behind Sabrina, putting her hands on her shoulders. Sabrina squeaks at the sudden touch. Chloé leans forward and rest her head against the nape of her neck. Sabrine freezes in place.
"Listen and listen closely 'cuz I won't say this again. You look great, I know I look great, so let's just stop worrying about the stupid social cues and games between the two of us for once, you know me, I know you, we dressed up in silly ladynoir cosplay and would run around the hotel together, I know I'm a bitch and you somehow bear it with a smile, and I appreciate it, even if I'm shit, utterly shit, at letting you know. This sudden event is already stressing me out and it's going to take all my energy to stay composed in the room without us doing our regular dancing around each other."
Sabrina tears up at the raw honesty and tiredness she hears in Chloés voice. She knew that even though their dynamic wasn't always the best or healthiest that Chloé did care about her or else she wouldn't have ever shown her silly side to her and play with her. But sometimes it can be hard to remember and having it said out loud directly to her warms her heart beyond words.
Chloé drops her hands from Sabrina's shoulders to form a loop around Sabrina in a loose imitation of a hug as she continues, "I lost where I was going with this," she chuckles waterily, "but yeah, I'm going to need your support through this one 'Brina, and I know I always have it, but I'm gonna need us to not waste any energy with our regular act, and I'm trusting you to not do or say anything to ruin my trust while I let myself be vulnerable and rely on you, okay, and I know that I can trust you so please, don't make me regret this."
Sabrina swiftly turns around in Chloé's arms and brings her into a tight hug and does her best to give Chloé a fraction of the warm comforting feeling that Chloé just gave her.
"I love you Chlo'," she whispers, "of course I'll do my best to support you just like always and I'll show you that you can trust me in your times of need."
Chloé blushes intensely, as she reciprocates Sabrina's strong hug. After a bit they part and Chloé does a quick check to ensure both their makeup still looks perfect before she laces her fingers with Sabrina's, making them both go red slightly.
"Alright!" Chloé says, stomping one foot as she gets her energy back. "We know I look hot; we know you look stunning, let's go in there and show them who the hot bitches are around here!" she proclaims.
Chloé turns to look at Sabrina to see her gazing adoringly at her. She feels her face heating up but refuses to look away. She tightens her grip on Sabrina's hand and starts emphatically walking them to their destination.
Sabrina smiles, unsure of what's about to happen next, but trusting Chloé to lead them to it, and trusting their bond to get them through it.