If She Had a Million Dollars
Well Hello there! I know I've yet to finish my first fic, and I did say myself, that not finishing the first one would be a bad sign of fics to come, but I Don't Care! That fic has a serious problem with writers bloc. Maybe it should be a tradition of mine to start fics, and not finish'em. Ya gotta problem with that?(please still read them) I have a bunch'a plot bunnies, but they've never been written down(and yet have no conclusion...). But now, I've decided to skip the process of going fic after fic, and will instead be writing my next one down, without finishing the last(sorry if doing so wastes your time). This is the next idea I saw suitable to write next "If She Had a Million Dollars"(the idea is stupid, I know). Well anyway, without further yammering
ON WITH THE FIC!
If She Had a Million Dollars Prologue
"Argh! Another late night job . I wish the old man would quit with the late night calls " said a Stressed sounding Mana, sounding as though she had been subjected to a day in the trenches
"I know what you mean…" said an exhausted Setsuna with a sigh, having an air of annoyance equaling, if not outright defeating, Mana's
The two had just come back from another Demon Hunting mission, and it was a hassle. The night was late,1:30 to be exact, and the air was cold and humid, as though to add to the dismal feel of their exhaustion
The annoying part was, the pay tonight was going to be notoriously low, and they both knew it. Plus, Setsuna had been caught in a slight difficulty during her mission, but nothing she couldn't handle herself. But, as always, Mana had taken this as an opportunity to "Save her Hide" in order to weedle more cash out of her, and a low paycheck wasn't what Setsuna needed. She turned to glare lightly at her partner with a small bit of resentment
"The old man is getting cheaper by the day" said an aggravated Mana
"Hmmm…and tonight wasn't any easy night. They actually gave us a rough time. Oh well…nothing to do about it…" said Setsuna sounding less annoyed, and rather, defeated
She didn't mind low pay. Money had never meant anything to her, especially to someone who's lived an archaic lifestyle, never having much to do with the modern world, nor did she much care for the speed of today's society. She was brought up like a Samurai, unindulgent, unmaterialistic, and never having many possessions, nor did she care to own many
Sure, maybe once in a while she would treat the gang to burgers or some other unhealthy something she wouldn't normally touch with a Ten foot stick. But after everything that had happened between her and her friends, how they spend so much time together, how they have so much fun, she knew full well that money was good for having fun, and how could she deny that the time with them was the Happiest time she had ever had
But tonight, she was painfully reminded of how her duties often get in the way of her, would be perfect, friendship with them. She was always pulled away for some kind of disturbance, be it large, she would be stuck fighting it forever, and lose all hope of getting back to her friends,
and Be it small, she would be pulled away for a little annoyance not even worth the effort, and end up wasting time, she could have been spending with Konoka or at least Negi or Asuna
The small enemies annoyed her the most, but tonight the big one's proved a near equal annoyance
"Ya Wanna get something here?" asked Mana
"W-what?" stumbled Setsuna, being knocked out of her thoughts
"I said, do you want to get something here" she said slowly, sounding almost amused, indicating a small brightly lit convenience store
"Oh, uh…sure…" said Setsuna flatly
They had lately started coming to these places, being careful not to come to the wrong one, and terrify the resident ghost, like they had once regretfully done
Remembering made something of a mutual shutter, both thinking of how much wailing they, and anyone else who could see her, had to endure that day, despite Kazumi's defense of the Weepy and willowy ghost, justifying it to them with a reminder, that seemed more like scolding, of how much terror they had once accidentally instilled in her
Coming to these stores at half past midnight had become common practice. If they were working this late, there was no way they were gonna have the energy to cook something for themselves, Mana especially, who's life in the Tatsumiya shrine had taken away any hope of convenience, or convenient food at reach. They weren't even sure they were going to have enough energy to eat the food itself
To them, these stores, with their bright lights, and inviting warmth, had become something of a pleasant endeavor. They were starting to see why Sayo had liked spending time at them so much. If your life, or afterlife, is filled with daily annoyances and setbacks, like finding yourself unnoticed in another class vote, you were at least able to find some comfort in these stores, whether the clerk knew your name and showed you service with a smile, or whether they spoke to you with their insulting plastered on smile, thinking of how to get you out quickly as possible to get home to sleep, it still felt nice to have a fast meal
Something was just so welcoming about convenience stores at night, even with the rude clerks, or even if you didn't have enough money for anything
The two entered the brightly lit store, looking for some kind of quick sustenance, hoping to find something that would help them get to sleep faster
"Ya wanna Coke?" asked Mana, standing in front of the chilly refrigerator, her hand on a Sprite
"Yeah, sure" said Setsuna Tiredly, knowing that such a caffeinated drink would probably keep her up longer, but after all the late night missions, she had gotten used to caffeine as a food group and ended up gaining a resistance to her nightly poison, so she was fine as long as it was refreshing. It seemed that Mana felt the same way
"How about this?" Mana asked again, to her partner, indicating a new flavored chocolate bar of some sort
"Okay…" Setsuna responded, searching for something that was a little more filling and healthy than a chocolate bar, like maybe a sandwich or a piece of over priced convenience store fruit
They were done quickly. They had long ago tested the foodstuffs the store had to offer, and had their regular choices selected down to a pat.
Of course, it mostly consisted of things with a bias to health, but speed was usually the most important factor in a long mission, or in the late night
they gingerly placed there assortment of junk food at the counter, the clerk scanning them quickly, to get them out of here fast. This was clearly one of the less than pleasant clerks
"Hmmm..." she thought "Well Why Not…?"
"One Please" she said indicating the lottery tickets to the clerk, who seemed convinced she was of age, be it her height or her elegantly cold expression
"Hmmm?" mumbled Setsuna, turning to her associate curiously
"Well, if I can't get the old man to pay up, I might as well give a shot at a one in a million chance. It's a better chance than trying to argue it outta him" She said calmly, as though she had given up any chance of a pay raise. She thought perhaps it was because of how their work had become so easy in recent time, that he didn't feel as though they had put as much effort as they did before.
"That's a pretty cheap reason to lower the pay" thought Mana resentfully
"Hmmm…so I see…" said Setsuna, wondering if her mercenary ways had given such a terribly strong connection to money that she would attempt scrounging for any kind of huge cash payoff. It certainly seemed that way, if she was willing to effort a Million to one odds
"I guess mercenary's have to have a bit of greed to be as good as her" Setsuna thought, though she learned this long ago from all the debt she had been billed
"Greedy Mana …" thought Setsuna sourly
"How about you give it a shot" said Mana to her ever silent partner
"I don't know…I don't do this sort of thing…" said Setsuna back, not really caring to consent to gambling, as she had never really cared for such sordid things. Just another modern indulgence she could easily do without
"Well, it's not as though you have much else to do with your cash. From what I've seen, it looks as though Sensei is always treating you guys when you go out to eat
Setsuna blushed, for once out of shame of pride, instead of embarrassment
"I'm saving up!" she said defensively
"I plan to treat everyone when I have enough" she said in a justifying tone
"Fine, but right now, your pretty far away from having any significant sum, or otherwise, you might actually pay me back for that tab you still owe me" said Mana logically,
because she certainly didn't think of Setsuna as someone who would hold out on her, or do anything dishonorable, considering her strong moral fiber
"Well…Okay sure, fine. Your right, I'm not that close to anything good enough for a good restaurant. I couldn't even treat them to Mc'Donalds" she said almost jokingly, though laughing could only serve to illustrate how pitiful the reality of it really was
"Sure, I'll give it a shot" she said unardently
"Okay. One for her also" said Mana to the clerk, in a mellow tone
"I don't think I cans sell one of these to a minor" the clerk said, looking down upon the petite Swordsgirl, as though she were a child. Setsuna took apparent insult to this.
She was a Junior High School Girl for goodness sake!
"Don't worry about it. She can with supervision, right?" said Mana, also looking down upon the diminutivly short girl
Setsuna grumbled at being looked down upon like a child. Mana and her were about the same age, and yet it was as though she were greatly younger
"How demeaning…" she thought
but, whichever way, she still took the ticket, muttering "You didn't have to say it like that "Supervision" what was that about!" she said, glaring at her associate
Setsuna took the ticket, unzealiously scratching it, expecting a "Please Try Again". She never did show much enthusiasm to these kind of things, nor did she care to try. It simply wasn't her thing. So it , as imagined, was difficult to display any excitement at this sort of thing
"Please Try again" It's not as though I could have expected to win, right?" said Mana turning to her comrade, seeing some kind of look in her eye. Something that she never did expect to see in Setsuna's eyes. How to say it, a look of surprise, though not like the kind she saw when they encountered a Demon, without the headmaster's warning. No, this was a look of surprise Unlike any she had seen before
"I-I won…"
Prologue End
Author's rambling: WELL! That took me sure awhile!(though it wasn't even that long…) This idea has been bouncing around in my head for a while now. But Snowday kept on keeping me from writing it. But now, HERE YA GO! A New Fic! And yes, I know, It'sa pretty stupid idea, but hey, where would fanfics be without stupid ideas, right? Crickets chirping Aw be quiet!mutters (stupid lizard feed)
I don't suppose I'll be doing much more on snowday for a Little while, cuz I'm currently suffering from a case of extreme writers blok(I never did actually think of how to conclude Snowdaysweat) so yeah…Sorry…(I'm workin on it!)
Well anyway, please write some reviews. ya know you wanna
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