Disclaimey: I own none of the work by the mighty Jhonen. La.
This is a lot different than the rest of my fics. It all started with me thinking: What if people I knew met Nny?, and then this came out. But the person that Nny meets in here is fictional. People meeting Nny that have the characteristics of someone we or Nny has met was the launch pad for this. Here we go. PS, the person he meets has relation to someone Nny knows.
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Nny walked silently toward the bookstore. He knew Devi didn't work there anymore, but he wanted to go there anyway, to feel the feeling of the place she used to be so frequently, the place where he'd met her. Nny wondered who they'd gotten to work there now. He reached Dragon's Books and entered. He looked toward the counter.
A young woman who looked about his age was standing behind the counter. She had chin length light blond hair and green eyes. She was wearing a long sleeved black shirt and a necklace with a small knife charm on the end. She had black lipstick on, and star shaped earrings. She was arguing with a customer, a man with short brown hair. She didn't look happy. Nny stood from a distance, watching for a moment, and then disappeared into a row of books. A few minutes later he emerged, holding some bizarre revenge novel he'd found on a shelf. It looked interesting, and he hadn't read anything in a while. As he neared the counter, the young woman was yelling at the man.
"OK Brad, buzz off now! Just leave me the heck alone!" the woman said impatiently.
"OK OK!" the man who was named Brad muttered, and he retreated to the door, where he leaned on the doorframe. Nny reached the counter and set the book on it. The young woman looked up.
"Can I help you?" she asked.
"Um, how much does this book cost?" Nny asked.
"Er," the woman said, looking at the back. She glanced up at Brad and muttered, "No good macho man," then she went back to checking to book price. It wasn't on the back. "Um, how about I give you this for five bucks. I think it was one the $16 rack, but who cares?" she said.
"OK then," Nny said. But unfortunately Brad chose that moment to intrude.
"Hey freak," he said to Nny, sidling up to the counter. Nny only stared at him blankly. "Wussamatter faggy pooh? Can't talk no more?" asked Brad. Nny's teeth clenched. He got ready to pull out a knife, but the blond girl cut in.
"Brad, you quit being a no-good show off and get out of here. Leave him alone," she said.
"Aww that's so nice," Brad said sarcastically.
"Brad, leave, or I'll get the manager!" she growled. Brad shrugged his shoulders and exited the shop. The young woman glared after him. "Sorry about that..um..."
"Johnny," Nny said.
"Yes. Sorry about that. Brad's such a jerk. I'm Deva," she said.
"Hello," Nny said. Deva produced a plastic sack to put the book in. "Is that book any good?" Nny added.
Deva glanced at the title. "Yeah. It's pretty good, if you're into morbidity," Deva said.
"OK," Nny said. Deva put the book in the sack and handed it to him. "Hey thanks," Nny said, taking it. He left the shop happily.
More..soon I think.
~Moony
This is a lot different than the rest of my fics. It all started with me thinking: What if people I knew met Nny?, and then this came out. But the person that Nny meets in here is fictional. People meeting Nny that have the characteristics of someone we or Nny has met was the launch pad for this. Here we go. PS, the person he meets has relation to someone Nny knows.
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Nny walked silently toward the bookstore. He knew Devi didn't work there anymore, but he wanted to go there anyway, to feel the feeling of the place she used to be so frequently, the place where he'd met her. Nny wondered who they'd gotten to work there now. He reached Dragon's Books and entered. He looked toward the counter.
A young woman who looked about his age was standing behind the counter. She had chin length light blond hair and green eyes. She was wearing a long sleeved black shirt and a necklace with a small knife charm on the end. She had black lipstick on, and star shaped earrings. She was arguing with a customer, a man with short brown hair. She didn't look happy. Nny stood from a distance, watching for a moment, and then disappeared into a row of books. A few minutes later he emerged, holding some bizarre revenge novel he'd found on a shelf. It looked interesting, and he hadn't read anything in a while. As he neared the counter, the young woman was yelling at the man.
"OK Brad, buzz off now! Just leave me the heck alone!" the woman said impatiently.
"OK OK!" the man who was named Brad muttered, and he retreated to the door, where he leaned on the doorframe. Nny reached the counter and set the book on it. The young woman looked up.
"Can I help you?" she asked.
"Um, how much does this book cost?" Nny asked.
"Er," the woman said, looking at the back. She glanced up at Brad and muttered, "No good macho man," then she went back to checking to book price. It wasn't on the back. "Um, how about I give you this for five bucks. I think it was one the $16 rack, but who cares?" she said.
"OK then," Nny said. But unfortunately Brad chose that moment to intrude.
"Hey freak," he said to Nny, sidling up to the counter. Nny only stared at him blankly. "Wussamatter faggy pooh? Can't talk no more?" asked Brad. Nny's teeth clenched. He got ready to pull out a knife, but the blond girl cut in.
"Brad, you quit being a no-good show off and get out of here. Leave him alone," she said.
"Aww that's so nice," Brad said sarcastically.
"Brad, leave, or I'll get the manager!" she growled. Brad shrugged his shoulders and exited the shop. The young woman glared after him. "Sorry about that..um..."
"Johnny," Nny said.
"Yes. Sorry about that. Brad's such a jerk. I'm Deva," she said.
"Hello," Nny said. Deva produced a plastic sack to put the book in. "Is that book any good?" Nny added.
Deva glanced at the title. "Yeah. It's pretty good, if you're into morbidity," Deva said.
"OK," Nny said. Deva put the book in the sack and handed it to him. "Hey thanks," Nny said, taking it. He left the shop happily.
More..soon I think.
~Moony