A Simple day

[heroesdreamer]

Alison Blaire, aka Dazzler, woke up on a sunny, lazy Saturday. There were no classes for the students at the X-Men school and she really didn't feel like training or even recording music, she just wanted to have a day off. She got dressed in a simple pair of jeans and a soft pink and turquoise top, laced up her tennis shoes and brushed her long blond hair, twisting it into a pigtail, before grabbing her purse and sneaking out the back to the garage where everyone kept their vehicles. Her beautiful blue car was there and she hopped in, fastening the seatbelt before driving outside and down the winding path to the entrance.

Slipping on a pair of sunglasses, she turned onto the street and drove for a while before she reached her destination, a cozy little music store with a cafe attached. Heading inside, she stepped up to the counter and ordered an egg and cheese sandwich with a cup of tea and sat at one of the outside tables. She slowly ate her breakfast, enjoying every bite and sip, and then placed her dish and cup in the cleanup area before heading into the music store. She spent the next three hours browsing, listening to music, and chatting with some of the other customers, including signing some autographs for a couple of fans who shyly approached her.

She ended up buying a couple of retro albums to add to her collection, before heading off to her favorite quiet spot, which was a secluded area of a park near the apartment where she and her band had lived before they made it big. Closing her eyes, she smiled as she thought back through her life so far and how she had grown, not only as a musician but also as a person, she was content right now with everything. Chuckling to herself, she knew that wouldn't last for long as she always wanted to race ahead to the next big thing.

Eventually she pulled out and joined the normal traffic, heading back toward the mansion but slowly. She wanted to take in the day as much as possible, she knew that once she got back, someone will have been looking for her, whether that was Mercury needing a partner for the training room or maybe Little Blue would stop by again. She had so much to be thankful for, and she was truly happy for the most part. Soon the school came into view and she arrived at the gate, which opened to let her in. She pulled back into the garage and found her space, parking carefully before hopping out and grabbing her treasures. She was humming happily as she walked back inside, waving at the students who ran past her to leave on their own adventures, and laughed as she saw Mercury heading toward her. "Hey Alison, mind being my partner again?" the young teen asked, causing Alison to shake her head. "I don't, just let me put this stuff away? I'll meet you there" she said, grinning as the young teen agreed and took off.

[heroesdreamer]

Alison was out driving, she had just finished a meeting with her producer about her next big album, which was coming out later this year, as well as a round of appearances and concerts. She had brought up the idea of starting a new look, though she would still have her iconic star over and around one eye, and her band and producer had encouraged her to go for it, so she was out driving to a place she had looked up online.

It was a beautiful day and the top of her blue convertible was down, her long blond hair flowing in the breeze, as she followed the directions to this cute little shop called Dream of Beauty. She pulled into the small parking lot and hopped out, nervously approaching the door and smiling at the faint sound of wind chimes as she instantly spotted a counter with some cute new looking eye shadows. As she browsed, she heard someone coming from the back and straightened with a smile as Juli said "Hello! Sorry, I was unpacking some new stuff we'd just gotten in..." and then she realized just who was in her shop. Her hand flew to her face and then she asked "Are you Dazzler?"

Alison giggled a little and nodded. "Yes, I was hoping you could help me? I've got a new album coming out and I want kind of a new look for it, not too radical or different but a little more glam?" Juli smiled in return and stepped closer. "I would love to, please sit" she said, indicating her makeup chair, which she had thankfully just had cleaned. Alison sat and and said "Oh, and call me Alison please" which caused Juli's fangirl heart to just about squee as she raced around and grabbed certain products before coming over and getting started.

As she cleaned Alison's face and then began putting the new products on, she asked "Do you mind if I ask about the new album? I mean, just a little teaser, I won't put this on Twitter or anything." Alison lit up and said "Well, it's going to be a mix of happy, rocking, and sad songs, basically inspired by just the kind of days I've had. There's one song that...I won't give away the name but it explores my relationship with my dad, the rocky parts but also the good parts. I'm really proud of how that song came out, I was super nervous about making it."

Juli sighed but kept working, though she admitted "I have kind of a weird relationship with my dad too and to be honest, I'll probably be playing that song when I feel down about it. I'm sure it'll be great though!" Alison said "The way I look at it is, fathers, for the most part, I think try their best based on what they know and feel. Not all do, of course, but I guess it helps to think that my dad was really trying to look out for me. The problem is, what he wants for me is not what I want." Juli nodded and said "I get it, my dad was doing what he could to help me but now I have to deal with the fallout."

She then shook her head and brushed some light powder over Alison's face before saying "You can look now", her stomach in knots. When Alison saw what she looked like, she beamed and said "I love it! I'll buy everything you used on me, please." Juli about fell over but smiled, collecting everything and heading over to her register, where she rang everything up and put it in a cute sparkly bag. Alison then smiled and thanked Juli, before saying "I'll be back, I've got a lot more ideas and I like your style!" She then gave Juli her business card, which Juli then gave hers, and they said good bye.