Hey! This is my first fanfic I've ever written, so feel free to give me your feedback on where I can improve. No flames please! This would be a Cedric x Elyon fanfic. Don't like it then don't read it. The story begins at the part where Cedric poses as a human bookshop owner in Heatherfield and the W.I.T.C.H. girls and Elyon first heard about the opening of "Ye Olde Bookshop".
Chapter 1: The first time we met
The W.I.T.C.H. girls and Elyon dragged their feet to school, dreading the events of the day. It was just an ordinary day at Sheffield Institute – boring teachers, lessons and textbooks. However, Cornelia seemed a little different. Instead of looking like a zombie with a face void of all expression, as usual, she was actually smiling and skipping into the school grounds.
"Geez Corny, what happened to you? Don't tell me that you have suddenly taken an interest in school?" Irma teased.
"Shut up! And don't ever call me Corny! I will never like such a boring school like Sheffield!"
"Then explain yourself. You are usually never excited to go to school," Hay Lin folded her arms and gave Cornelia a quizzical look.
"Well, duh! Haven't you guys heard? Today is going to be the opening of the Ye Olde Bookshop. How can I not be excited?" Cornelia rolled her eyes and flipped her long blonde hair.
"And since when did you like reading books?" Will begun to speak, finding Cornelia even more suspicious.
"Did I say anything about going there to look for books?" Cornelia gave her best friend, Elyon, a side- way glance and winked. Elyon immediately got the message and started giggling.
"Oh Cornelia, I'm so going with you! What are best friends for?" Elyon winked back. The other girls immediately knew what was going on. Whenever Cornelia and Elyon gave each other such looks, there could only be one thing – BOYS. The other girls sighed.
"Well, if you girls are going to the bookshop to flirt with the bookshop owner, count us out!" Taranee shook her head in disgust.
"Suit yourselves then! You girls will be missing out all the fun!" With that Cornelia and Elyon walked ahead of everyone else and discussed how they should do their hair and the different flirting techniques they should use.
Cornelia and Elyon dashed to the bookstore immediately once the school bell had rung, unable to contain their excitement any longer. To their delight, there was hardly anyone at the bookshop. This allowed the girls to flirt with the bookstore owner openly without being too discreet. The bookshop was ancient and it smelt of books which were a few centuries old. The girls studied the bookstore, amazed at how many books there were and the intricate designs on the bookshelf.
"How may I help you, girlsss?" a slick voice sounded.
Cornelia and Elyon immediately turned around and in front of them, stood a tall and slim handsome man. He had long blonde hair tied up in a ponytail and blue eyes hidden beneath the small frame of his spectacles. He had distinct features which made him irresistible and his arms and body were well-defined. He was the perfect guy, the Romeo to Elyon's teenage fantasies. Elyon slowly took in every detail of this man and the bookstore was soon nothing to Elyon. Everything seemed to be centered on this guy. Cornelia was also charmed by this man and before Elyon knew it, Cornelia started flirting.
"Hi," Cornelia batted her eyelashes, "I'm Cornelia and this is my best friend, Elyon." She signaled to Elyon and Elyon gave a shy wave. The man nodded his head and extended his arm towards the girls.
"Nice to meet you, girls. I'm Rick, Rick Hoffman, the owner of this bookstore. Isn't the bookstore wonderful," he said while shaking the girls' hands. You're wonderful, Elyon thought to herself.
"So, are you the only person working here?" Cornelia asked in her low and husky voice. Elyon couldn't help but to giggle at her best friend's failed attempt to be sexy.
"Well, actually…"
"We are working here too," two squeaky irritating voices replied.
Those voices…why do they sound so familiar, Cornelia thought. Cornelia and Elyon turned their heads to the sound and saw what they dreaded the most, the Grumper sisters. Courtney was leaning against one of the bookshelves, smirking, while Bess was chewing on gum, giving Cornelia and Elyon a dirty look.
"You guys," Cornelia growled, "What on earth are you doing here?"
"Can't you tell bimbo? Rick here hired both of us to help him in the bookstore. It's so tiring for just one man to be handling such a big bookstore alone," Courtney walked over to Rick's side, putting her hands on his arm and looking at him sympathetically. Elyon couldn't help but to feel a pang of jealousy. Damn, what is this guy doing to me, Elyon thought. Cornelia grew red in the face, offended by Courtney.
"At least we come here to work. Unlike you girls who come here to ogle at guys and waste everyone's time," Bess backed her sister up, earning her a high-5 from Courtney. Cornelia was extremely peeved by then and Elyon could feel Cornelia burning.
"That's it! Go and do your work in peace! We won't ever be patronizing this bookstore anymore! Come Elyon, let's go," Cornelia grabbed Elyon's arm and dragged her towards the door, stomping her feet. Elyon's heart sunk. She so badly wanted to get to know Rick better and now that Cornelia wasn't going to visit this bookstore anymore, she knew that she wouldn't be able to do so as well. Before Cornelia could drag Elyon out of the bookstore, Elyon managed to give Rick one last goodbye wave. And to her surprise, he smiled at her sadly as if he understood her pain. "Come and visit soon," he mouthed before Rick's handsome face disappeared from Elyon's sight.
I'm sorry that this chapter is short but I'll promise to update it soon. Review!