Fic: Of Wishes and Dresses (4/?)
Title: Of Wishes and Dresses - Chapter Four
Genre: Angst / Drama
Rating: PG-13
Pairing: Mike/Tina friendship
Word Count: 1600 this chapter | 6820 so far
Summary: Mike Mika Chang was a girl; her body just didn't agree with that assessment.
The school bell rang and Mika had never been so pleased. She had found that ever since she came out as transgendered both to Tina and to herself, it was harder and harder to walk around school pretending to be a boy. She knew that the secret was going to have to come out soon, if she wanted to preserve her sanity.
She was relieved that school was over and she was also more than a little excited to go shopping with Tina. They planned to meet up at Tina’s locker and then walk to Tina’s house, where they could get the car and go shopping.
Tina had admitted that finding clothes would be difficult, told her about a few transgender specific shops online and heavily implied that Mika had a birthday coming up. Tina was really an angel and she would never forget that.
To be honest, nothing excited her more than getting dressed in the right clothing, outwardly identifying as a female in the same way she did inside. It was a big step and it was a step that she had to take soon, or else she was afraid she was going to go back into the shell of a boy that she was used to. She found Tina quickly. The girl stood by her locker and smiled when she saw Mika standing there. “Hey,” she said softly. “You ready to go?”
They walked to Tina’s house pretty quickly, fueled by the excitement they both had. “You know,” Tina said, as they walked, “whatever we find while shopping, I can alter for you. I’m pretty good at it. Not as good as Kurt used to be, with our costumes and stuff, but a lot of my clothes have the Tina touch.”
“You’re too good to me Tina…”
Tina shook her head and rolled her eyes. “You think that all those times I said that I love you, that I was lying or something?” she asked. Mika could detect some sadness in her voice for a second, but it was quickly masked over by something else.
“I love you too,” she said honestly.
When they got to Tina’s house, which wasn’t far from the school, they headed inside to find Tina’s mother. She smiled at them and waved. She had been sweeping the kitchen, but immediately put down the broom when she saw them. “Hi mom,” Tina said, leaning over and hugging her mother. Mika always enjoyed the chemistry between Tina and her parents. She had never had such a thing with her own parents and well, it was kind of nice to see.
“How was school?” the woman asked, wiping her forehead.
“It was…okay,” Tina said. “I’m really looking forward to going shopping.”
“Oh yes, that’s today, isn’t it?” Mari asked. “Be careful with the car, girls. Make sure you text me as soon as you get to the mall.”
“Trust me, we will.”
Mika couldn’t help stand there and stare a little. Adults in her life had never been that fluid and accepting of things. Tina’s mom just went with it, called her a girl, and made everything so easy. It made her understand completely how Tina had turned up the way she was. She was an angel because she was born from this woman.
Tina’s mom slipped something to Tina. Mika barely caught her whisper, “You might need a couple extra dollars.”
Tina smiled. “Thank you, Mom.”
Mika was kind of left staring, when Tina went to get the car keys and looked back at her, setting down her book bag. “Put that backpack down and let’s go,” she said laughing. Mika tried laughing too and quickly went along with her. She was just so overwhelmed.
They headed out to the car and Mika slipped into the passenger seat, pulling on her seatbelt. “Your mom is freaking amazing,” she said softly. She was still just so overwhelmed she couldn’t think straight. All this stuff was going on in her head and Tina and her family were just being amazing.
Tina started the car. “I agree.”
Mika shook her head. “No, I mean- I always thought she was, but she’s accepted this without blinking an eye. Do you know how rare that is? Especially here of all places?”
Tina turned to look at her quickly and then looked back to the road, nodding. “I know it,” she said. “I learned pretty young that my family was the rare exception to some of the horrible, backwards things that I’ve seen. I’m a lucky girl - and since you’re already a Chang, you might as well be my sister, and damned lucky too.”
Mika swallowed. “Sister, huh?”
“Yep,” Tina said, turning on the radio. “Now let’s get ourselves to the mall.”
Mika had always enjoyed the mall, even when she was masquerading as a boy. It was a small mall, but it had every store that a person could need and it usually wasn’t busy except maybe on Saturdays. Mika and Tina walked in and Tina looked around, contemplating their next destination. “I’m thinking Sally’s Boutique first,” she said. “We may not be able to find you a lot of clothes but accessories are everything. People think I own a lot more clothes than I do for that very reason.”
Mika nodded and followed Tina inside. She was trusting Tina on this, on everything in their little excursion.
Sally’s was a tiny little shop with walls of jewelry, scarves, hats and other little items. Mika walked around, not even sure where to start. She was also a little afraid to pick up something or look at something, because this shop was so obviously targeted to girls and women. No, she was a girl. Mika swallowed down all of those worries, because they forced her to call herself a boy. She quickly began to look at a line of silver necklaces, just trying to look like she belonged there.
She was nervous. Tina, on the other hand, was right in her element. Mika had always admired the way that the girl created appearance. Tina immediately picked up a red and black scarf with lacy trimmings and wrapped it around Mika’s neck. “This would be hot,” she said, brightly, her eyes absolutely shining.
Mika was mortified but tried not to let it show. “T-Tina don’t,” she mumbled.
Tina looked up, realized she had caused Mika to panic and then moved to take the scarf off, but stopped. “It’s really pretty,” she whispered. “Red is really your color, I can tell. Also purple. We’re going to have to see if we can find some purple.”
Mika realized that even though people might stare, she had to be unafraid. She was a girl. She walked over to a tiny mirror next to a rack of sunglasses. “Hey, that looks pretty nice,” she said.
Tina nodded, satisfied.
“We’re so getting this,” she said as she went back over to the jewelry and started examining some different bracelets. “C’mon Mika. You need to be a little bit more…you need to make these choices. It’ll feel good, I think.”
Mika knew that Tina was right. She had to be a little fearless, to make these choices. She looked through the bracelets that Tina was looking through and found a black laced bracelet that was really pretty. “You and I share a bit of style, don’t we?” Tina asked, smirking. She seemed very happy and Mika, well Mika always wanted Tina to be happy.
“I think we do,” she said.
It didn’t take long for Tina and Mika to go through so many various belts and scarves and bracelets and necklaces. They spent a fair amount of money before they went to the alternative clothing shop next door. It boasted plus sizes, so maybe Mika and Tina could find something she could wear - who knew?
Tina smirked some. “This is actually my favorite place to shop,” she said. “Since we’re like brain twins.”
Mika browsed and as she did, she could not help imagine herself in each of the items she momentarily picked up and smiled at. It was just so nice, browsing around shops, looking at clothing that was decidedly female and knowing that she was going to be dressing female soon. She was so caught up in her searching, and then she found it.
It was a simple, yet gorgeous red dress with long sleeves and a deep v-neck cut. A simple belt of the same color adorned the middle. Mika stared and she could picture it. It was perfect. In fact, it reminded her of something that she had seen before.
“I wore nearly the same dress after Sectionals, when Mercedes and I performed,” Tina said, coming up from behind her. “It is gorgeous.” She leaned over and checked the price tag. “Not too bad.” She looked over at Mika. “Earth to pretty girl, come in Mika. You know, if we bought it in an extra-extra large, I could alter it to fit for your birthday, as part of my big present that you don’t know is coming.”
Mika gaped. “Would you?”
Tina nodded slowly. “This is going to be a birthday you won’t forget, Miss Chang.”
Genre: Angst / Drama
Rating: PG-13
Pairing: Mike/Tina friendship
Word Count: 1600 this chapter | 6820 so far
Summary: Mike Mika Chang was a girl; her body just didn't agree with that assessment.
The school bell rang and Mika had never been so pleased. She had found that ever since she came out as transgendered both to Tina and to herself, it was harder and harder to walk around school pretending to be a boy. She knew that the secret was going to have to come out soon, if she wanted to preserve her sanity.
She was relieved that school was over and she was also more than a little excited to go shopping with Tina. They planned to meet up at Tina’s locker and then walk to Tina’s house, where they could get the car and go shopping.
Tina had admitted that finding clothes would be difficult, told her about a few transgender specific shops online and heavily implied that Mika had a birthday coming up. Tina was really an angel and she would never forget that.
To be honest, nothing excited her more than getting dressed in the right clothing, outwardly identifying as a female in the same way she did inside. It was a big step and it was a step that she had to take soon, or else she was afraid she was going to go back into the shell of a boy that she was used to. She found Tina quickly. The girl stood by her locker and smiled when she saw Mika standing there. “Hey,” she said softly. “You ready to go?”
They walked to Tina’s house pretty quickly, fueled by the excitement they both had. “You know,” Tina said, as they walked, “whatever we find while shopping, I can alter for you. I’m pretty good at it. Not as good as Kurt used to be, with our costumes and stuff, but a lot of my clothes have the Tina touch.”
“You’re too good to me Tina…”
Tina shook her head and rolled her eyes. “You think that all those times I said that I love you, that I was lying or something?” she asked. Mika could detect some sadness in her voice for a second, but it was quickly masked over by something else.
“I love you too,” she said honestly.
When they got to Tina’s house, which wasn’t far from the school, they headed inside to find Tina’s mother. She smiled at them and waved. She had been sweeping the kitchen, but immediately put down the broom when she saw them. “Hi mom,” Tina said, leaning over and hugging her mother. Mika always enjoyed the chemistry between Tina and her parents. She had never had such a thing with her own parents and well, it was kind of nice to see.
“How was school?” the woman asked, wiping her forehead.
“It was…okay,” Tina said. “I’m really looking forward to going shopping.”
“Oh yes, that’s today, isn’t it?” Mari asked. “Be careful with the car, girls. Make sure you text me as soon as you get to the mall.”
“Trust me, we will.”
Mika couldn’t help stand there and stare a little. Adults in her life had never been that fluid and accepting of things. Tina’s mom just went with it, called her a girl, and made everything so easy. It made her understand completely how Tina had turned up the way she was. She was an angel because she was born from this woman.
Tina’s mom slipped something to Tina. Mika barely caught her whisper, “You might need a couple extra dollars.”
Tina smiled. “Thank you, Mom.”
Mika was kind of left staring, when Tina went to get the car keys and looked back at her, setting down her book bag. “Put that backpack down and let’s go,” she said laughing. Mika tried laughing too and quickly went along with her. She was just so overwhelmed.
They headed out to the car and Mika slipped into the passenger seat, pulling on her seatbelt. “Your mom is freaking amazing,” she said softly. She was still just so overwhelmed she couldn’t think straight. All this stuff was going on in her head and Tina and her family were just being amazing.
Tina started the car. “I agree.”
Mika shook her head. “No, I mean- I always thought she was, but she’s accepted this without blinking an eye. Do you know how rare that is? Especially here of all places?”
Tina turned to look at her quickly and then looked back to the road, nodding. “I know it,” she said. “I learned pretty young that my family was the rare exception to some of the horrible, backwards things that I’ve seen. I’m a lucky girl - and since you’re already a Chang, you might as well be my sister, and damned lucky too.”
Mika swallowed. “Sister, huh?”
“Yep,” Tina said, turning on the radio. “Now let’s get ourselves to the mall.”
Mika had always enjoyed the mall, even when she was masquerading as a boy. It was a small mall, but it had every store that a person could need and it usually wasn’t busy except maybe on Saturdays. Mika and Tina walked in and Tina looked around, contemplating their next destination. “I’m thinking Sally’s Boutique first,” she said. “We may not be able to find you a lot of clothes but accessories are everything. People think I own a lot more clothes than I do for that very reason.”
Mika nodded and followed Tina inside. She was trusting Tina on this, on everything in their little excursion.
Sally’s was a tiny little shop with walls of jewelry, scarves, hats and other little items. Mika walked around, not even sure where to start. She was also a little afraid to pick up something or look at something, because this shop was so obviously targeted to girls and women. No, she was a girl. Mika swallowed down all of those worries, because they forced her to call herself a boy. She quickly began to look at a line of silver necklaces, just trying to look like she belonged there.
She was nervous. Tina, on the other hand, was right in her element. Mika had always admired the way that the girl created appearance. Tina immediately picked up a red and black scarf with lacy trimmings and wrapped it around Mika’s neck. “This would be hot,” she said, brightly, her eyes absolutely shining.
Mika was mortified but tried not to let it show. “T-Tina don’t,” she mumbled.
Tina looked up, realized she had caused Mika to panic and then moved to take the scarf off, but stopped. “It’s really pretty,” she whispered. “Red is really your color, I can tell. Also purple. We’re going to have to see if we can find some purple.”
Mika realized that even though people might stare, she had to be unafraid. She was a girl. She walked over to a tiny mirror next to a rack of sunglasses. “Hey, that looks pretty nice,” she said.
Tina nodded, satisfied.
“We’re so getting this,” she said as she went back over to the jewelry and started examining some different bracelets. “C’mon Mika. You need to be a little bit more…you need to make these choices. It’ll feel good, I think.”
Mika knew that Tina was right. She had to be a little fearless, to make these choices. She looked through the bracelets that Tina was looking through and found a black laced bracelet that was really pretty. “You and I share a bit of style, don’t we?” Tina asked, smirking. She seemed very happy and Mika, well Mika always wanted Tina to be happy.
“I think we do,” she said.
It didn’t take long for Tina and Mika to go through so many various belts and scarves and bracelets and necklaces. They spent a fair amount of money before they went to the alternative clothing shop next door. It boasted plus sizes, so maybe Mika and Tina could find something she could wear - who knew?
Tina smirked some. “This is actually my favorite place to shop,” she said. “Since we’re like brain twins.”
Mika browsed and as she did, she could not help imagine herself in each of the items she momentarily picked up and smiled at. It was just so nice, browsing around shops, looking at clothing that was decidedly female and knowing that she was going to be dressing female soon. She was so caught up in her searching, and then she found it.
It was a simple, yet gorgeous red dress with long sleeves and a deep v-neck cut. A simple belt of the same color adorned the middle. Mika stared and she could picture it. It was perfect. In fact, it reminded her of something that she had seen before.
“I wore nearly the same dress after Sectionals, when Mercedes and I performed,” Tina said, coming up from behind her. “It is gorgeous.” She leaned over and checked the price tag. “Not too bad.” She looked over at Mika. “Earth to pretty girl, come in Mika. You know, if we bought it in an extra-extra large, I could alter it to fit for your birthday, as part of my big present that you don’t know is coming.”
Mika gaped. “Would you?”
Tina nodded slowly. “This is going to be a birthday you won’t forget, Miss Chang.”