This is the introduction to a story I wrote that originally wasn't a fanfic, but I converted it into one for now. Later I will post the other version on Wattpad after I finish this version. Comments are always welcome, enjoy!
"Pick a card, any card!" the magician called with a wink. A young man made his way to the front of the crowd and drew a card from the deck. Rumor was that whoever chose the winning card would go on a trip to far off lands with magician as their guide. No one was sure where these far off lands were exactly, or even what the winning card was, but it was a challenge so it drew many in anyway.
"Ah, you have the winning card, don't you?" the words were more of a question, but the magician made it sound more like a statement than anything else. He gathered the remaining cards into a neat pile which promptly vanished into the air.
"The red six of hearts?" the young man asked in surprise. "I thought it would have been an Ace or a King!"
"Thoughts can be deceiving; you do have the winning card. I am the one who selected that particular card after all. Now, please step a little closer." The magician reached into a pocket concealed in his jacket and produced a blood-red gem which glittered in the sunlight.
"Right now? But I have to pack some clothes and tell my family that I'm leaving! They will freak out if I just leave without telling them! And I don't even know where we are going!" he exclaimed.
"Some things are best left to the imagination, as for packing you needn't worry. And once we arrive at our destination you can contact your family." With this he carefully took the man's hand in his own with the gem and with a snap of his fingers they disappeared into a cloud of smoke.