It was surprisingly good weather that day, but the color of the clouds said it was most defiantly going to storm over London.
"Last box unpacked, Chloe!" smiled a young woman with black curly hair, brown eyes, and tan skin. The young woman walked out of what looks like her room.
"That's great! I'm just about done making dinner." Laughed another young woman. She had choppy black hair, and she was obviously Asian. "Hey Ariana I think this calls for a toast!"
The girl with the curly hair, called Ariana walks into the small, plain, white kitchen. "I do believe so." She opens the refrigerator and pulls out a bottle of champagne. "Chloe, can you get out two glasses?"
"Sure thing." The Asian girl addressed as Chloe gets two glasses for the champagne.
Ariana pours some champagne in the glasses. Then she put down the bottle and raised the glass.
"To a hopeful future!" Said Chloe with a small sip of her drink.
Ariana raises her glass then drinks. "To a great movie shooting!" Ariana smiles as they drink.
"TO OUR NEW FLAT HERE IN LONDON!" they said in unison, then laughing and finishing their drinks.
Ariana took care of the dishes. It was very quiet. The only sound was the light pitter-patter of the rain starting to come down.
Chloe was in the living room with a tray in her lap. The tray had a bowl of rice, some tofu, and some veggie stir fry.
The living room was almost empty. The ground of the room was covered in a cover like a comforter blanket. So there was no need for furniture in this room. There was a large flat screen TV hanging on the wall. The wall on the right of the TV was painted "Nightmare before Christmas". The wall across the room was painted with multiple Studio Ghibli character. The back wall was just painted black.
Chloe was watching One Piece when Ariana walked in. "I'm going to the store for some jam and milk. Do you want to come?" Asked Ariana.
"Uh…Yeah after this episode. It's got four minutes left." Chloe responded without taking her eyes off the screen.
"Okay" sighed Ariana as she left the room. Ariana goes to her room to get her wallet.
When she comes out Chloe was already ready. "Come on slow poke." She smiled. "Oh good gods! You scarred me Chloe." Smiled back Ariana. The both of them walk in silence under an umbrella.
"Do you ever wonder if we were meant to do something great?" Asked Ariana finally breaking the silence.
"Yeah I do actually. I hope one day soon we will find out what that "great" is." Said Chloe.
Ariana and Chloe reached the store. The store wasn't big. More like a corner store.
"I'll get the jam. You get the milk." Said Ariana. It was the first time they had been to the store.
Chloe had an idea. "let's make a bet. Who ever can get their item first and bring it to checkout wins." She smiled confidently.
"What will I win?" Asked Ariana, raising an eyebrow.
"You? Win? Ha! Anyway if one of us wins the other has to buy food for a month!" Smiled Chloe evilly.
"Deal!"
They shook hands and went in opposite sides if the store. Ariana looking for the jam, and Chloe looking for milk. Chloe and Ariana saw each other in the same row. The milk and jam were right next to each other. Ariana grabbed the first jar of strawberry jam she saw and ran for the check out. Chloe was right behind her with a half gallon of milk. Chloe had longer legs so she passed Ariana quickly. Both of them were so caught up in their bet they didn't notice what was going on around them. When they tied at the checkout they then noticed the cashier wasn't human.
In fact it looked nothing like a human. It was green-gray color, huge fleshy wings, it had pointy ears, sharp teeth, it had four arms and two legs. I was so skinny Chloe was sure Ariana (the stronger of the two) could pick it up with one hand.
"Oh. My. Gods. What the hell is that?!" Said Ariana in shock. The jam was on the ground, the glass jar shattered.
The creature wasn't even looking at them. Ariana and Chloe seemed to notice that at the same time. Because they both turned around at the same time, looking down the row of food to see a rather odd looking man.
The man himself looked out of place. He had brown hair that seems to flick; he had blue-green eyes that looked distant and old, but that's not what made the man odd. The man had a red bow-tie, and red suspenders, a tweed jacket, and a fez. He also seems to be pointing a green and copper stick at them and the creature. "Wha!?" Ariana was so shocked and confused. Chloe had the same look on her face. "Duck!" said the odd man, as the stick made a buzz sound.
Ariana and Chloe has a slightly delayed reaction, but both ducked. The lights over the creature, Chloe, and Ariana exploded.
The man ran towards them. "Run!" he exclaimed. Ariana and Chloe ran after the odd man, leaving the food behind.