Hey all! So, this is Practical Magic, which is just a series of completely unrelated one-shots that mostly take place during New Magic, in that month between when Reid and Rainy start dating and when Chase starts really messing with them… there might be some other stuff added in… but that will be clearly marked (such as one-shots that take place during Old Magic).
I just wasn't ready to let go of my characters from these stories, but there wasn't really a good option for a third story either, so this was my alternative!
Anyways, if you're reading this I'm assuming you've read New and Old Magic, and if not, this is not going to make any sense.
Leave reviews… suggestions, comments… you know how much I love feedback!!
~wwsadd
Who Needs a Mechanic?
"Shit!" The blonde girl swore. "Why do boys always make this look so easy?" She asked exasperatedly.
I laughed. "Because, it's part of the Y chromosome. Look, there are miracles out there called mechanics. I'll just call triple-A." The more-logical brunette said, holding up her phone.
I raised an eyebrow. "If you have service way out here, that's the miracle." I told her, gesturing to my own phone that had been completely out of cell range for an hour. She looked down at her own and cursed.
"Well now what do we do?" Sarah asked, going into a panic. Her eyes filling with tears as she kicked the flat tire on my Porsche.
"Pray that there's a town up ahead." Kate said, pointing up the road we'd randomly decided to drive down. I felt a little bad; we'd gotten out of class early, and weren't supposed to meet the guys until later that night.
So, I'd suggested we take one of those spontaneous road trips where the goal was to get completely lost just for the adventure. I remembered the map though… the nearest town was a good ten miles away, and it was about to rain.
A thought occurred to me then, and I smiled mischievously. "I have a better idea." I said with a smirk, as an old Chevy Silverado came barreling around the corner. I let my billowing hair loose and stepped closer to the side of the road, sticking my thumb out.
"How is this better?" Kate asked, trying to grab my hand and force it down. Of course she was not successful, and the truck pulled over, a man with lots of dark greasy hair and a beer-belly jumping out of the front seat.
"You pretty ladies need some help?" He asked with a smile that was missing teeth. I grinned sweetly, motioning the girls to follow my lead. Sarah gave me an 'are you out of your mind glare' but kept her mouth shut and moved to stand beside me.
"Yes, please! We were just out driving and, well, my car got a flat tire, and I don't have a spare, and…our cell phones don't work!" I said, trying to sound scared. The man's smile became more pronounced.
"Is that so? Well lemme see what I can do for ya." He said with a wink.
"Oh, thank you!" I cried. He turned to the Porsche, and I pointed discreetly to the abandoned Chevy, sitting a few yards back from where we were standing. Kate's eyes widened in disbelief, but she grabbed Sarah and slowly backed toward the truck.
The man was busy studying the flat tire. "And, I think something is leaking oil or something underneath too… I just don't know anything about cars!" I lied convincingly. His face contorted in confusion, and he crawled underneath it, sliding on the dirt so he could look up at the bottom of the car.
I slipped silently back toward the truck where Kate and Sarah were waiting. Jumping in the driver's seat, I deftly reached down and caught the wires coming out of the steering wheel. The truck spluttered to life, and I threw it into drive, jumping back on the road and spinning out past the man, who had the all time funniest look on his face.
I threw Sarah my keys, and she hit the automatic lock as we past, hearing my car honk, locking the man outside in the rain that was starting to fall. I smiled sweetly at him and waved, before hitting the gas and flying around the next corner.
Twenty seconds later we were all laughing so hard that none of us could breathe. "I can't believe we just did that!" Kate said, grabbing the seatbelt and buckling it.
I smirked. "I'm not opposed to grand theft auto." I said, causing them to laugh harder.
"How did you learn to hotwire a car anyways?" Sarah asked between giggles. I shrugged.
"My aunt taught me how." I said. By this point we all had tears running down our faces from laughing so hard.
"I guess we found our adventure." Kate pointed out. "And that creep totally deserves to drown."
It didn't take long to get to the next small town with the way I drove. Kate hopped out at the gas station and ran in to use the payphone to call for help. We left the truck by the convenience store when AAA showed up, and we rode with the repair guy back to where the car was still sitting on the side of the road.
The man whose truck we stole was nowhere to be seen, but soon the tire had been replaced and we were on our way back to Ipswich, though we were going to be late getting to Nicky's.
When we got to the bar, Kate ran ahead and jumped on Pogue, showing a rare public display of affection. Sarah and I reached the table at the same time, just in time, in fact to hear the biker ask about the hour. "You guys are way late, what gives?"
Kate started laughing; Sarah shot me a look, before giggling too. Reid grabbed my hand and pulled me into the circle of his arms. "What did you do now?" He asked exasperatedly.
I shrugged. "Nothing. Why do you always assume it was me?" He gave me a pointed look.
Kate took a breath, "We got a flat tire way out in the middle of freaking nowhere." She explained before bursting into another fit of laughter.
"Well that sucks…?" Ty said, confused.
Sarah picked up the story. "Well… we were so far out of cell phone range that we couldn't call triple-A, and Rainy didn't have a spare tire on the Porsche, so we were like freaking out." She told them.
Caleb's forehead wrinkled in confusion. "You didn't just start walking did you?"
I cut in, "That's what Kate wanted to do. I had a better idea." I said, causing the girls to double over laughing.
"Oh really?" The fearless leader said skeptically.
I stuck my thumb out over the table that was littered with drinks and empty plates. Caleb's eyes widened in horror. I felt Reid tense, and Pogue snorted.
"Tell me you were not that stupid." He said. Kate kissed him on the cheek, grinning.
"Nope! Rainy's a genius—she completely played the creeper that pulled over to help us, stole his truck, hotwired it, and we drove it to the next town so we could call for help." She finally managed to say.
Reid started laughing, though Caleb didn't look so happy. "Who are you?" He asked, tightening his grip around my waist. I giggled.
"Wouldn't you like to know?" I retorted, pulling him toward the dance floor.
I heard Caleb muttering to Pogue over the table, though we were far enough away that Reid probably couldn't. "Something tells me we're going to have our hands full."
He had no idea.