15.
At the end of practice, Lily put her hand up.
âMiss?â
âYes, Lily?â
âI was wondering⌠We havenât had a full dress rehearsal for some time. It would be really nice if the boys could see what itâs like, and dress up as well.â
âThatâs a good idea, Lily. What do you all think?â
There was a chorus of agreement.
âWell, shall we say, two weeks on Thursday. Thatâll give everyone time to get their costumes sorted out.â
âThe boys will need wigsâŚâ said Lily.
âIâll arrange that. Blonde for Conor, and brunette for Archie, I think. Iâll find them some hard shoes as well. Boys, are you going to go all in? I mean, thereâs more to it than just the clothes, you know.â
âYes, miss,â said Conor. âLilyâs gonna help me with makeup. Weâre trying some out on Friday.â
âArchie?â
âCourse.â And he muttered under his breath, âanything he can do, I can do better!â
âIâll help you, Archie,â said Sarah.
âAnd help find me some new panties,â said Archie.
âNaturally. Donât worry. Weâll show them.â
Sarah got together with Archie that very evening.
âSo what sort of panties do you think youâd like?â
âI dunno, Sarah. But I want something completely different from what heâs got - but better.â
âWell, Mrs Dalyâs really opened it up. There are no limits.â
âSomething the girls will think is coolâŚâ
âWhat about something in group colours, to match your dress?â
âThat would be brilliant! Can you find something?â
âI can try. Theyâre unusual colours for panties, though. Iâve never seen any purple and yellow.â
âBut youâll look, right? Please try and find some. Theyâd make his stupid bunny ones look even stupider!â
âIâll do my best, darlingâŚâ
Sarah was pleased with herself. It was a clever idea, it would appeal to Mrs Daly, and the girls would love it. The bright colours would immediately attract attention, and while people gaped and giggled, he would be really proud of himself, and think how cool he looked! Perfect. She could just imagine the surprise when he appeared in them at the group â she was going to have to warn the girls once again to admire and flatter, not to ridicule. The long-term plan was to have them wearing silly panties for the show, if at all possible. It wasnât going to be easy. She rang Lily.
âHi, Lily. Good work today. Heâll do anything to get his own back. Finally I suggested panties in our group colours, and he really went for it.â
âGreat, Sarah. It might even make Conor jealous, and then heâll want something even more outrageous!â
âI know. Weâll have them competing with each other for the frilliest and the silliest panties. But thereâs a problem. Iâve looked all over the internet, and I canât find anything suitable. Thereâs a couple of things in roughly the right colours, but the styleâs all wrong. I donât know what to do. And weâve only got a couple of weeks.â
âHmm. I could ask my mum. Iâve told her our plan. She thinks itâs a great idea. She did offer to help if we wanted. Sheâs clever with clothes. Iâll ask her. Why donât you come round tomorrow after school?â
âI could â but itâs supposed to be my evening training Archie. Tell you what, Iâll come to yours straight from school, and see him later.â
âOkay. Great. See you then.â
Lily went straight to her mum.
âMummy? Sarahâs got a problem. Now Archieâs jealous of Conorâs new panties, and he want some new ones himself, but they have to be purple and yellow â group colours. But she canât find any, and we need them for the week after next.â
âOh, dear, Lily! We canât have that! Archie must have his panties, mustnât he?â She got out her laptop. âLetâs have a lookâŚâ
They spent half an hour scrolling through images of panties, but there was nothing quite right.
âThose colours together seem impossible to find,â said Laura. âWe need to find a manufacturer who offers a complete range⌠Wait a minute, whatâs this? Look at this swatchâŚany colour you likeâŚwhat is thisâŚ? Oh, I seeâŚâ
âWhat is it, mummy?â
âWell, dear, these are special clothesâŚmade of rubberâŚâ
âLet me see⌠âLatexâ⌠Whatâs that?â
âItâs just a name for very soft, stretchy rubber. I donât think that would be suitable for ArchieâŚâ
âWhy not? The colours are beautiful.â
âTrue. Letâs look at the styles. Hmm⌠No⌠No⌠No!â
âWhat about those? They look all right. Just like normal girlsâ panties, and they've got frills.â
âYes, they would do. And you can choose the colours, so he could have panties with contrasting frills.â
âYes. Yellow panties and purple frills!â
âAnd see there - a tiny pink heart on the leg to show how much he loves them!â
âYes! And look, mummy. Hereâs some loose ones with elasticated legs like baby pants! You can have the colours half and half.â
Laura paused.
âYou know, darling, before This goes any further, I think Iâd better have a word with Archieâs mum. And Conorâs.â
âThey wonât mind! Their mothers made them go to Irish dancing cos they were being naughty.â
âEven soâŚâ
âOkay. Sarahâs sister knows Archieâs sister, Sinead. Sarahâs coming round tomorrow. Iâll get Sineadâs number.â
Lily warned Sarah that her mum had found something really special for Archie, but wouldnât tell her what. When she saw what they had in mind, she actually jumped for joy.
âTheyâre amazing!â
âDo you think heâll like them?â asked Lily. âWhich ones would he prefer?â
âI donât know. But we could always get both. Keep a pair back for Conor.â
âFor Conor?â asked Laura. âBut Lily already gave him his bunny panties.â
âYes, Mrs Nimmo. But now we have the two of them competing with each other for the cutest underwear.â
âGoodness. Where will it all end?â
âWe have some ideasâŚâ said Lily, slyly.
âAnyway, I must call Archieâs mother. Sarah, do you have the number?â
âYes, I got it from Sinead. You can ring this evening. Conorâs mum will be there too.â
If Laura had had any concerns about the two mothersâ take on the girlsâ plans, they were soon dispelled. She put the phone on speaker so the girls could hear.
âHello. Iâm Laura Nimmo. Iâm the mother of Lily, who is one of the girls at Irish dancing.â
âHi. Iâm Myra, Archieâs motherâŚâ
âAnd Iâm Brigit, Conorâs mother.â
âI donât know if you know whatâs going on⌠My daughter and her friend Sarah seem to have taken control of your boys⌠Theyâre here nowâŚâ
âLaura? We know something about it. Archie came home yesterday complaining Conor had got nicer panties than him! I couldnât believe it! A couple of weeks ago he was out on the street hanging with a bunch of rather nasty second years! And nowâŚâ
âAnd my son,â said Brigit, âmy son was showing me his bunny panties, which I gather your daughter gave him as a present, and telling me heâs hoping to get his nails painted this Friday! Whatever have those girls done to them?â
âWhatever it is,â continued Myra, âgirls? Keep up the good work. Theyâre behaving better than theyâve ever behaved. Archie never stops talking about SarahâŚâ
âAnd Conor seems to worship LilyâŚâ
âOh, well, Iâm glad the girls seem to be a good influenceâŚâ
âGood? It's wonderful - those nasty urchins have turned into little darlings. Daly's Darlings, I guess,â said Myra. âWhatâs your next move, girls?â
âWell,â piped up Lily, âwe found them some really pretty rubber panties - latex, is it, mummy? And we were wonderingâŚif you agreed⌠You see, apart from their rivalry, weâre having a full dress rehearsal in two weeks, andâŚâ
âYes, I was wondering if it would be all right to buy them for them,â interrupted Laura. âPerhaps you think itâs going a bit far, but the girls chose them and they are rather swish, and in the group colours and everything, and⌠Hello?â
Brigit and Myra were holding onto each other to prevent themselves falling off their chairs. Brigit recovered first.
âLauraâŚ[choke]âŚLaura⌠Sorry⌠I absolutely refuse to let the girls put my son in rubber pantiesâŚunless I get to a full account with photographs!â
âAnd for my part,â said Myra, âI would love to see him wear them for this show heâs always talking about. Iâm going to be in the front row, let me tell you.â
âBut we must pay for all these accessories,â said Brigit. âWeâve got a good deal on the dresses from Mrs Daly, and let me tell you, itâs worth every penny...â
âYes, letâs get together soon,â added Myra. âIâd like to know what else the girls have in mind. Weâre open to suggestionsâŚâ
âThe more outrageous the better.â
âWell thank you for being so understanding, ladies,â laughed Laura. âYouâve made Lily and Sarah very happy. Iâll get these ordered, then. Theyâre made to order but it looks like we should be able to get them in time. Now shall we make a date to meet upâŚ?â