Hey I'm back with a new story. This is SK/OC, if that's not what you would like you're welcome to move along, no worries. For the rest of you, enjoy the story and if you find any huge errors please let me know. I'm going to try and clean up my uploads. Thanks! -BB
I don't own yugioh.
The warm breeze drifted in through the open door, fluttering the pages of the book on the counter before they settled. It was a warm spring day, like any other. The scruffy looking mutt by my side sighed and groaned, flopping onto his side to doze off once more. Long, curly black was pinned up in chopsticks with a few strands hanging lose. I had my head propped over my book, dark brown eyes scanned each line from behind square rimmed glasses. A faded band shirt sat over ripped jeans, open to show black tights below. A thick boot was propped on the rung of the barstool I sat on behind the register.
The shop behind me was quaint, small, but holding the pieces of it's trade. Floor to ceiling bookshelves lined each wall, packed with books of all kind. The only exception being where a set of stairs went up to a loft area that held a kitchenette and a set of table and chairs. The smell of coffee drifted from the loft, showing what was up there. Towards the back of the shop sat a well loved couch and set of chairs, with a table in the center. A speaker sat next to the register, with an iPhone docked in it's base, playing American indie music. The dog by my side suddenly sat up, his ears perked. Shouting came from down the street before the sounds of heavy footsteps. My eyes never left the page I was on as one of them came bolting into the shop. Quickly two others moved to follow, and the dog growled. "Hey, where'd he go? Hey, did you see a kid run in here? Black hair?" "No." "I swear I saw him come in here..." Muttered one of them. They both wore a blue uniform, showing they went to the school nearby. "Nope. Apollo?" The dog just growled and stood, showing his full height. The boys backed up and left the shop, taking their search back out into the street.
Flicking to the next page, I waited until the dog settled once more before speaking. "You okay kid?" I heard a shuffling before a quiet reply came out from behind one of the shelves. "Yea... thanks." "No problem." I looked up for the first time to get a look at the teenager. He was about the same height as me, with thick unruly black hair tucked back into a low pony tail, a shy smile on his face. "I'm Mokuba." "James." His face showed confusion and I smirked a bit as I looked back to my book. "It's an odd name, I know. That's Apollo." The teen smiled at the scruffy dog who was wagging his tail at the new comer. "Hey boy. Thanks for the save." The dog gave a happy huff as the boy scratched his half floppy ears. Looking around he made a face of awe.
"I didn't even know this place was here." "Lot of people don't." I said with a snort, turning the page once more. "You sell used books?" "Old books, new books, pretty much whatever I can get my hands on for the most part." "Anything good?" "Well I guess that would be your interpretation of good." I gave a tiny chuckle as I sipped a bit of coffee from the mug on the counter. "Well... I love to read... got anything you'd recommend?" "Apollo's better at picking out books then I am." I said as I looked over. "The dog?" "What kind of books do you like?" "I don't know... fantasy? Harry Potter, stuff like that..." "Apollo, find him a book." The dog perked his ears and trotted off, coming back a moment later with a medium sized paperback between his teeth. "It's hit and miss sometimes, but he usually gets me pretty good." I commented, looking back to my pages. Scanning the back cover, the boy grinned down at the dog. "This looks cool! Thanks!" The dog gave a happy groan and sank back down to the hardwood floor. "I'll get it." Said the boy. "Take it." I commented, changing pages once more. "Bring it back and tell me how you liked it." "Really?" "Sure." "What if I don't come back?" "Then you obviously didn't like it." I peeked up and gave him a tiny smile. "I mean it, come back after your done." "Wow... alright!" He gave a wide smile of promise. "I'll see you next week!" Said the boy, tucking the book under one arm and waving with the other. "It was nice meeting you!" "Yep..." I looked to the dog after he left. "One less book I gotta dust off anyway."
I made majority of my money for the week on the weekends, people would come in and huddle around the tables and make their choices. Mondays I got my truck, but the rest of the week was usually hit and miss. Wednesday I once more saw the dark haired boy duck into my shop, this time the boys would run right passed. "Hey kid." I commented, a new book before me. "Hey... James right?" He was a bit out of breath from running, but looked okay. "Yea..." I raised a brow. "Those kids still giving you trouble?" He just shrugged and pulled his bag off. "I finished that book. It was great. I couldn't put it down." "I love those kind." I said fondly, looking at the pages before me. "It was awesome. Where would you like me to put it?" "Oh..." I sat back and made a face. "I don't know... Apollo, where'd you get that?" I asked, looking back to the store.
The dog sighed and got up, sitting at the boy's feet patiently. "Would you mind getting me another?" Asked the boy, drawing a snort from the dog as he trotted back towards a corner. The animal returned a moment later with a dark green hardback in his mouth. "What's this? A Wrinkle In Time by Madeleine L'Engle..." "That's a good one." I encouraged. "It's got this weird mix of Sci-Fi and fantasy. It's almost like The Chronicles of Narnia with time travel." I said, giving a look of thought. "Really? Cool, I'll give it a shot. Thanks." Said the boy to the dog, giving him a scratch. "What do I owe you for this one?" "Don't worry about it, I wanna know if you like it." "You sure?" I nodded. "Alright... I'll see you around James! Bye Apollo!" The boy jogged out and I gave a tiny smile as I watched him go. He seemed nice.
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