Yo! D.C. here though I'd rather not be... Wisdom teeth are hell for people like me who are immune to pain killers... seriously I am! They either don't work or are so strong they knock me out; point is I feel as if my jaw (and my skull along with it) is going to Explode! So... I expect hazard reviews for this... at least 10! Or no updating my other stories Ok? –D.C.
The Cardinal Caterina Sfonza sat in her office and looked over the file on her desk, she was positive both Abel and Hugue would hate her for pulling them off their respective search and investigations of the Rosen Crous Orden, but she needed them to investigate something else first.
"Come in" she drawled and the two entered, Abel sighed slumping in his chair, hand edging immediately for the small plate of sugar cookies on her deck.
"Why have you call us, Lady Caterina" Hugue asked all business,
"Because it only recently came to my attention that a long standing case has been left documented but un-investigated in our files I have looked this situation over and concluded that you both are most suited to intervene" she shuffled the many thick files on her deck before sliding them over into Hugue's arms,
"I want to you to read over the files before visiting the city involved, Thank you and good luck" she said taking back her now half-eaten plate of cookies from Abel hands and turning away in dismissal.
"Abel where are we headed?" Hugue asked holding out his arm-load of files,
Abel stuffed his last cookie in his mouth and opened the file on top read a few lines closed it and smiled, Hugue grimaced at him and Abel finally gulped down the biscuit.
"Capital city of the Land of Rising Sun"
A week had now passed and Hugue and Abel were sitting on their hotel room floor surrounded by files of papers and piles of books.
"This is hopeless, we'll never find this guy" Abel moaned leaning back on his arms, Hugue looked up from the book he was reading and nodded, sitting up.
"Let us go over what we know so far, we know these strange events have occurred in this area for over a thousand years and all are supposedly random, some good, some bad, but all in some way unbelievable with only two features in common"
Abel cut him off continuing;
"Those features being that most people involved mentioned either wishes or 'hitsuzen' which in local tongue means something similar to inevitable, or that they recalled meeting or seeing a young man with glasses, short black hair and wearing either pre-Armageddon, traditional robes of the area or neat black clothes like a scholar"
Abel finished slumping forward to the floor a cloud of dust and paper rising in his wake.
"And the only slightly useful information came from that mad old woman who said 'search the city with your wish' which is so vague it could mean anything... what's that look on your face for" Hugue had stopped listening to him and was starring unseeingly like he'd been hit.
"Search the city with your wish' maybe we should try it, what's your greatest wish Abel?" Hugue asked starring out the window.
"Uh... stop the leader of the Rosen Crous..." Abel said a faraway look on his face,
"Well maybe we should walk randomly through the city and something may jump out at us" Hugue said closing the book and stood,
"Well?" Hugue asked Abel just sat there blinking at him,
Hours later they stopped for a moment and Abel slumped against the wall of an over pass,
"It's hopeless; we'll never find any ideas wandering aimlessly like this!" Abel sighed,
"Pessimist" Hugue stated, Abel said nothing just scowled,
"Excuse me, but can I help you" asked a pretty looking young man in an apron outside a neat cheerful-looking pre-Armageddon drug store,
"Uh... maybe were looking for someone, uh... a tall, young man, glasses, short black hair, odd clothes...?" Abel trailed off,
"Oh him, the Time Witch's shop is two blocks over!" the teen said waving them off.
Abel started off around the corner when Hugue stopped him saying,
"Maybe we should go back and ask that boy what else he knows"
"Oh good idea" Abel nodded and they both turned around... but the chemist shop was gone... in its place was a small rundown dreary looking corner shop.
"Uh sir? Wasn't there a drug store just near here, or here?" Abel asked the old man behind the counter inside.
The old man looked at him like he'd grown another head,
"No Father, This shoppe hath been here in this here spot for decades, I should knows I opened it, I also knows there aren't been no drug store in area for just as long" he scowled pointing to the door.
Once outside, Abel sighed scratching the bridge of his nose were his glasses rubbed,
"Well that was strange" Hugue said eyes wide, "I guess the only way forward is to find this 'Witch's Shop' the boy mentioned" Hugue sighed walking off, Abel looked after him then back at the shop before catching up with Hugue.
Oh... Ominous isn't it!
Funny fact I once met this old Asian man who learnt to speak English by watching old westerns, so he actually spoke like that, No joke!
And net cookies to the person who reviews with who that young guy is and what drug store he was in!
p.s. don't forget those 10 reviews –D.C.
