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 Posted: Mon Nov 13, 2006 10:42 am
A day later, after two of the other wands had been found and claimed, Coailiann was yet again stuck behind the desk while her mother was out of realm taking care of her elder sister.
Really, four wands at once really took a toll on the Ancient and Coailiann didn't blame her much, either. Having one piece of her soul had to be bad, but four at once?
That couldn't have been good.
Still, Kay was incredibly bored and had taken to trying to open the giant book. It didn't work very well.
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Posted: Mon Nov 13, 2006 10:46 pm
Elina was fiddling with her messenger bag while walking on the crowded street, not paying attention to where she was going. Where was that darn notepad... Aha! Grinning as she brought it out, the dark-haired girl paused, did she take a wrong turn?
Glancing around her, Elina did a full circle and groaned. Just great... She had no idea where she was! Chewing on her lip, she walked a bit further and paused before a shop. It peeked her curiosity for some strange reason, and of course she was unable to supress the urge to check it out.
Stepping into the shop, Elina looked for anyone inside. Tentively, she called out, "Hello...?" Walking in further, she caught sight of a door. Now just where did that lead to? Tugging on it, she opened the door and poked her head in, calling out again, though softer this time, "Anyone here?" Maybe she shouldn't have intruded...
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Posted: Tue Nov 14, 2006 7:27 am
"For the eighty-seventh time, no. You can't have a sword!"
"But Iamel's getting me ninja stars for Christmas... why can't I get a sword too?"
"Because I said NO! I don't care if you're nearly as old as I am, I'm still your mother and I don't want you waving dangerous pointy things around."
The first speaker was a young girl, around 19, with a loud, sharp voice, pale features, and shaggy brown hair. She was wearing a grey hoodie and clutching an enormous pile of textbooks. The second one, who was still muttering about swords under his breath, was a muscular, bald teenager with tribal tattoos and snowy white wings. These were Taylor and Diacyn, and they made a strange sight walking down the sidewalk, arguing at the top of their lungs.
"Ooh! What's this?" Diacyn's golden eyes went wide as he spotted a sign: The Wand Shoppe. "Wands?"
"What, like magic wands?" Taylor raised an eyebrow, her voice distainful. "That's dumb."
"I want to look," Diacyn muttered, stepping past her and striding boldly into the store. Taylor sighed, rolled her eyes, and followed her adoptive "son" into the room.
It was dull and dusty inside, not the bright, sparkly, glitter-laden fiasco she'd imagined when she'd seen the sign. In fact, the place was on the verge of falling apart. And it seemed empty.
Wait- no, there was another girl there too. Taylor gave her a smile before looking around the shop, her nose wrinkled in disgust. "What's the deal with this place, anyway?"
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Posted: Mon Dec 04, 2006 3:46 pm
"I'm here!" Kay called. Goodie! Boredom would be alleviated and she could finally stop trying to do the impossible and open the book when she wasn't a guardian or her mother.
And ahh... a second person? Well, this would make her job so much easier! They both had to be guardians. Nobody ELSE came in the shop, lately. Now, the question was which was which and how would she...Oh. Wait. There were three people in there?
Great. Make her job harder!
"The deal? It's just my mom's shop." To play a bit or get to the point? Well, it was always amusing to see people's reactions.
"Do you like books?" It was a general question, to all three.
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Posted: Mon Dec 04, 2006 4:15 pm
Loud voices suddenly caught Elina's attention. Turning, her gaze fell upon an odd pair entering the shop. They sure were noisy... And different. Though being different didn't surprise Elina as much. Gaia was a diverse place.
But when another voice voice spoke out, Elina looked back. "Oh!" she squeaked, surprised that someone was actually in the shop. Making room, Elina scooted to the side next to the pale girl and winged boy. There was something different about the shop... But what she couldn't quite figure out, exactly. And the child only made her question the oddness of the shop even more.
At the question, the bespeckled girl grinned. "Oh I love books!" she said, her hands clutching the notepad to her chest. The child was so cute! "What's your name?" Elina inquired, always wearing a smile.
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Posted: Tue Dec 05, 2006 1:53 pm
"Your mom runs a magic wand shop?" Taylor muttered, casting another glance around the dusty corners. "Okay then. What's she doing leaving you here alone?"
But the girl's next question made her smile. "Books? What do you think?" she said, nodding towards the pile in her arms. "Can't seem to get away from them, really."
"Books are for wimps," Diacyn growled, rummaging among the shelves. There was a loud crash as he knocked a pile of boxes to the floor. The winged boy shrugged and ignored the mess. "No point in reading, really. What's in here?" He started to open a box but stopped as Taylor shot him an icy glare.
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Posted: Tue Dec 05, 2006 2:19 pm
"She's taking care of my sister," Coailiann said, leaving out the fact that her sister's soul had been ripped apart. They didn't need to know that, "So she left me in charge."
The girl hopped off her stool and went over to them, sending a glare over toward Diacyn when he knocked over wands. Now SHE had to pick them up? Harumphing she picked the dusty boxes up and put them on the highest shelf she could reach.
Coailiann really did NOT look her age and she hated it. Way too short for her liking, in any case. "Just stuff."
After she had finished the sidhe turned to look at Elina, "My name is Coailiann, but you can call me Kay. Everyone else does." Now it was up to her to figure out which would touch the book first. Considering Elina seemed more excited and easily swayed, she turned on the charm, "Can you come look at my big book over here?"
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Posted: Tue Dec 05, 2006 8:46 pm
It took Elina all of her willpower not to say something to Diacyn as he knocked down some books. Precious books, how dare he! But she kept silent, seething as her smile faded. Oh yes, she thought there was nothing better than a nice thick book and a comfy place to read it. And anyone who thought differently obviously knew nothing.
Elina's anger soon melted away though as Coailiann introduced herself. "Oh well it's a pleasure to meet you Kay," she returned, a smile creeping back onto her bright face. "Of course, I'd love to!" Elina said, glancing at the book Kay mentioned. Wow, it was awfully big!
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Posted: Wed Dec 06, 2006 9:40 am
Diacyn returned "Kay's" glare with equal force. As the young girl placed the boxes back on the shelf, he took them right off and put them as high as he could reach. Take that! This, unfortunately, was only one shelf higher then Kay could reach, but it was the thought that counted. He remained oblivious to Elina's angry looks- he got enough of those at home from Taylor, so he was good at ignoring them.
"Hello, Kay," Taylor said, shifting her grip on her pile 'o' books so she could look over Elina's shoulder at the larger tome. "Cool. What's it about?"
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