It had been quite some time since Desiree had a slumber party with anyone other than her sisters, but even then, the last time she had one was the night that changed her life forever. And not in a good way; it was the night at the beginning of June. While ruminating upon that fact within her mind would be nothing but triggering for her PTSD, tonight would be different, as she had invited an old friend to have a little catch-up session at her new place. The last time would have been at her penthouse suite in Lumiose, so it would be a bit of a change of scenery in terms of nostalgic vibes, but hopefully, it would be just as comfy if not comfier for her first houseguest in Fortree. As for protection, this time paranoia would bring her Doublade to not leave her sight. Precautions, due to what had happened and all.

Pacing around the main room of her treehouse apartment, which was not the biggest in comparison to the penthouse suite, she would spend her time before his arrival frantically preparing her house. It had been just a few days since she had completely unpacked, but slowly with the decorations she had been spending the first bit of time in the new region, the house was beginning to feel like a home. A floral-themed charcuterie board and strawberry wine, her favorite, sat on a tiny glass table shaped like a pink strawberry, accompanied by two plush white velvet cushions that resembled vanilla macaroons. This was in the center of the living room, where she presumed they would be spending most of their time.

Then her phone vibrated, with the preview of the text indicating that Xiao was outside; "Okay- gift, check, sharkoochie board, check, laundry away, check," Desiree would think aloud as she would peer around, her pokemon babies gathering around the table to give a good sniff to the appetizer.

'Coming!!! ♡' she would quickly type out, tossing her phone onto the couch before quickly walking towards the door. Her three baby pokemon were already heading down the spiral staircase that led to the doorway, a rather interesting choice of architecture, hopping down the steps as fast as they could to greet their houseguest.

Making it to the door before Desiree, her Cleffa, Skitty, and Chespin would help one another reach the doorknob by climbing on each other's heads, stabilizing themselves with their tiny arms- Cleffa would be at the top, wobbling as she would give the doorknob a big twist, effectively collapsing as it would open to reveal the entrance of the apartment. Falling at the feet of Xiao, the three would pick themselves up and stare at him, their beading eyes blinking in curiosity. Cleffa would be the only one that the fellow musician would recognize from his past with Desiree, and she would recognize him just the same. As sheaving her tiny little arms towards him, being that Cleffa was hoping he would pick her up, the pinkette would finally make it down to the open door accompanied by her sheathed Doublade.

"Xiao~!" Desiree would exclaim joyously, running towards him in an attempt to embrace him with a hug, "..how have you been~! I hope finding my apartment wasn't too much of a hassle, come in, come in~! ♡"

Wearing a silk pastel pink robe with white swarovski crystals forming the shapes of lilies, accompanied by an eye mask pulled up upon her forehead and plush oversized socks, Desiree would appear anything but unprepared for a slumber party. Where was the shame in dressing up for a fun night like this? If she were going to bed with an empty house, she would only wear a pair of boxers and a t-shirt, but she needed to look the part of a slumber party hostess if she was going to be one.

Leading him up the stairs after locking the door behind him if he would follow, the interior of her treehouse apartment would appear anything but ordinary when it came to typical treehouse interiors; it would look as if the interior branches that made the walls and the staircase were shined with silver and white powder in order to turn them silver rather than brown, and while there was an abundance of planters with greenery sprawling about, the theme was explicitly pink, green, and white. Glowing crystal lamps and geodes would coat the surfaces of pink stained glass windows, along with other trinkets of rose-colored sea glass and silver antiques, embracing the clean yet cluttered style in the nooks and crannies.

Hopefully, he wouldn't be intimidated by the bodyguard that took the form of twin swords levitating behind her, its pink eyes never dropping their gaze towards him.

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tags: Xiaoyang Long
notes: tl;dr

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Ascending up the stairs and running her acrylic nails upon the leaves that sprawled from the rail of the staircase, Desiree would smile, her eyes set on getting to the top of these stairs once again. It was getting used to all of these steps down and up endlessly that seemed to be an explicit change to her efficient lifestyle, as her penthouse had an elevator leading up to its domain, but it was proving effective in toning her chest.

"It's been too long, I'm glad we both could find time to reacquaint~! ♡ And thank you, an unpacking service I hired was a real help, and I couldn't settle for living in a treehouse like the others, so I personalized it! Hopefully, my landlord isn't too upset." A laugh would flow outwards from her joyous gaze as she would turn around briefly towards Xiao, noticing his eyes were set on the rather intimidating Doublade that floated behind her. "Don't mind Divine, my twin swords, she's rather overprotective. I'm thankful for it though, she's really sweet when she breaks out of her shell~"

Gentle steps would lead them up the stairway in its glittering entirety, leading into the living room of the treehouse suite. Appearing rather eccentric in detail, matching the tall corridor the set of stairs found itself within, it would have a wall of stained glass mirrors looking outward toward the expanse of the forest that encompassed the city. An open floor plan, other than the hallway leading into her bedroom and a spare room or two, the apartment would be encompassed with decor and furniture that had a cutesy yet expensive aura about it; the pros of both idol and nepotism baby money were something unimaginable, but Desiree could only be thankful of what her mother sent with her to mend the damage that had been done to most of her furniture in Kalos. In the center of the room would be the table with the refreshments and the plush macaroon cushions, of which she would soon gravitate towards.

"So, what have you been up to since we've seen each other last? ♡ Any new looovers, any exciting things transpiring?" She'd ask curiously, descending upon one of the cushions. On the other cushion, a pink-wrapped gift box would sit upon it and twinkle with the sparkling dim pink lights that were around them, as the ribbon was lined with shimmering material. "You may help yourself to any of the refreshments, and I have some non-alcoholic in the fridge if you'd like! Oh, and that's for you~! I made a little something-something~"

If he were to open the gift box, inside would rest a long wind chime with a tiny fragment of blue crystalline upon the center. Strung with lustrous thread, it would host a variety of wrapped stones and multi-colored blue tumbled sea glass that she had found within Hoennian waters- it would match a few that would hang from the tops of some of the smaller stained glass windows, which would be opened and let in cool winds from the nightscape. She hoped that Xiao would adore the little present and not find it dull, as it was handmade by the pinkette, but she would sit in anticipation if he were to take her up on her generous offer. But regardless, it wasn't the gift that prompted the sleepover, but the craving to catch up with her long-time friend she hadn't seen in forever!

It felt like lifetimes ago, but upon seeing his face, it was as if she was teleported back to the last time she had been with Xiao; it was almost like deja-vu, even.

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tags: Xiaoyang Long
notes: apologies for the delay in response!!