The little boutique shop called to her. She had just been walking by, playing the tourist in the little seaside village she was visiting, when she had wandered up to the little shop nestled in the row of other shops. There had been nothing special about it, and even after inexplicably stopping to look inside still nothing stuck out to the young woman, but Ann decided to step inside anyway. Having just eaten at a little cafe down the street the young woman was perusing the quaint town, yet her normal style of store was more trinkets and souvenirs, not a boutique store that looked to have mainly clothes. Yet here she was all the same.
Stepping inside out of the setting sun a small bell jingled to announce her arrival. Meandering over to the first display Ann looked through some scarves in a bowl that seemed to be handmade but of excellent quality. Holding the item up for closer inspection the young woman jumped slightly at the sound of a woman's soft voice, having been too caught up in examining the items to have noticed another presence.
"Good evening, welcome to my shop. Anything in particular you are looking for?"
Ann blushed at her skittish behavior, sheepishly looking up to see a slightly-older-than-her-by-maybe-a-decade or so woman staring at her.
'A beautiful woman', Ann thought, then immediately wondered why she had such a silly thought as she was not one to normally rate her own gender.
"Oh, uh, just browsing, actually", the brunette replied as she plucked a strand of hair from her face to tuck it back behind her ear, tenderly placing the scarf back in the bowl.
"Oh, sure, well, let me know if you need anything," came the reply as the owner smiled warmly before turning around and headed back deeper into the shop.
It was not a large shop as it was one of those "shops below apartments" kind of deal, but the owner had arranged her items carefully and had filled it out well, creating mini aisles with shelves and racks of clothes in the otherwise open square design.
Looking around Ann found herself impressed by the craftsmanship of the clothes, wondering if the woman herself made them or not as they seemed too fine to have been built on an assembly line. When the older blonde female popped around the corner the tourist was able to ask the owner just that, surprising herself at what she considered bold behavior for her normally shy self.
"Some of these I make, yes, and some I...collect through various means."
"They're all so lovely, I'm fascinated by the colors and patterns," Ann heard herself saying, even though the little voice in her head told her she'd never be able to pull off any of the outfits.
"Well thank you, feel free to ask away about anything you see."
Ann continued to browse as the owner tidied up shop. The bell rang a few more times as other people came and went, but the visitor paid them no mind as she found herself wandering through the store for no apparent reason, unconsciously determined to find something her more-muted style could compromise with.
As she neared the back corner of the store, covered by the makeshift corridors of clothes, the young female found herself looking at a mannequin wearing some kind of bedazzled chain outfit. Ann had never seen anything like it before and didn't understand its purpose, as it was simply several gold chains fastened together with gems encrusted throughout.
'This doesn't really fit with the rest of the store at all', Ann thought absentmindedly as she found herself stroking the gold chain in her fingers, not remembering even stepping up to the item let alone touching it.
A sense of power exuded from the decorative item, and the slender woman found herself being drawn into its source as she continued to fondle the item in her delicate fingers.
"You like that one, do ya? Have to say I'm a little surprised, but I guess everyone has surprises in them after all, so what do I know."
Ann found herself jumping again at the sound of the soft voice seemingly right in her ear, once more caught off guard by the owner's seemingly magical appearance.
"Oh sorry, yes, I was... intrigued by this, I guess. What, uhm, what even is it? I've never seen anyone wear anything like it before."
The lady laughed, a twinkle in her eye.
"Why, I would think that you wouldn't have seen others wear it, as it's lingerie my dear. But once again, maybe you have, as what do I know?"
Hands immediately fell from the chain to rub sheepishly on her jeans.
"What? What do you mean? Do you like wear it over something?"
The woman's devious smile deepened.
"Oh not at all honey, it's just this. Someone claimed to have found this in some 'olden' place where it was said to have magical powers and what not, so I said what the hell and bought it for my shop. Been sitting here in the corner for quite some time, but I kind of like it so it stays. Catches people's eye every now and then, just like it did yours. Guess it just hasn't found the right owner yet."
Ann's "caught" eyes widened as the young female looked at the tiny chain outfit in a new light now that she knew what it was. The thing had zero coverage as the small chains were connected in such a way as to completely expose one's chest, connecting under the bosom to have a simple chain skirt that would in no way cover anything.
Ann coughed as she found herself staring at it.
"Oh uhm, I see, well I guess I will keep..."
"Did you want to try it on?"
"What?"
"... would you like to try it on?"
Heat rising in her cheeks Ann found herself backing away from the erotic item.
"Oh, no, not me, I'd never..."
"Oh honey, you'll never experience new things with an attitude like that. It's just a silly outfit after all - I tried it on right after getting it just to see what I'd feel like."
A tentative step was taken towards the metal lingerie, if one would even call it that as it seemingly drew Ann towards it.
"You, you did?"
The owner smiled warmly at the slender girl in front of her.
"Well sure, I had to see what it was like."
