Chapter Two
Paige walked back to the front of the store and placed the box on the counter. Taking a pair of scissors from the pen cup she slit the top of the box open. Prying the flaps open she stepped back as a gust of wind seemed to blow up from the box. 'Well that was weird.' She thought to herself as she leaned over to look in the box. Inside were five thick books, a couple of scroll type parchments and a wooden object that looked similar to a really short cane.
Taking the cane out of the box she coul feel it vibrate with power as she held it in her hands. "I've got to have this thing." She said softly, wide eyed, as she traced the carvings on it with her fingertips. "That is a runestave." Autumn said coming up behind her with a box of her own. "A runestave?" Paige's curiosity was piqued and she wanted to know more about this wooden cane like object.
"Supposedly the runestave is used to call forth the djin, the creatures we call genies." Autumn contined on as she watched Paige carress the stave almost lovingly. "Wow, does it really work?" Paige's voice was breathy as she thought of all the possibilities of having her own djin. Briefly she remembered hearing something about djins not being the whole Robin Williams joke cracking type but it was to good of an oppurtunity to pass up.
"Can I buy it from you?" Auntumn surprised her by shaking her head no. "No Paige. You can have it. Consider it an advance on your first paycheck. You might need this book though." She told her as she pulled a rather old looking book out of the box infront of Paige. It was a hardback, leather bound book on djins and their history. "In this you can find the symbols that are inscribed on the stave."
Taking the heavey book from her with her free hand Paige swept her eyes over the cover. "So how exactly do you use the stave?" Paige was pretty sure it told you in the book but she wanted to hear it from Autumn. "Well I've read that you take the name of the djin you want to call forth and carve it into the stave. It also says that you if you carve out the name of the djin that djin ceases to be." Paige looked at the stave in her hand a quirked a brow. "Do you think it'll work?"
Autumn contemplated the stave in Paige's hand silently for a moment. "Well I'm not sure, but if not, then you can just hand it on your wall for decoration." Paige smiled at the other woman's attempt at humor but the worred look on Autumn's face bothered her a bit. "Is something wrong boss?" Paige asked her as Autumn began rummaging through the box she had just brought out. "Just be careful with the stave. Djin's aren't big fluffy puppies, legend says that they can be extremely dangerous and cruel."
Paige nodded in agreement and placed both the stave and the book next to her purse under the counter. Returning to her own box of goodies Paige took out each book and dusted them off before placing them on the shelves for the next hour and a half. Lunch time came sooner than she thought and when Autumn insisted on buying Paige grabbed her things from the counter and waited outside as the shop keeper closed the store for lunch.
"How do you feel about Thai?" Autumn asked her as she began to walked down the sidewalked. "Sounds good to me." Paige told he as she fell instep with her new employer. "Do you mind if I put these in the car first?" She asked gesturing towards the stave and the book. Shrugging Autumn stopped beside Paige's bug and waited as Paige opened the trunk and locked the stave and book in it.
Shouldering her purse Paige stuffed her keys in her pocket and gave Autumn a cheerful smile. "Let's go eat." The walk to the Thai resteraunt was a short one, it being only a block away from the shop. It wasn't nearly as crowded as Paige expected, it being lunch time and all. They were seated almost immediately by a short dark haired girl who knew Autumn by name. "I take it you eat here often." Paige said as she looked around the well decorated eatier.
"Pretty much." Was Autumn's reply as they sat down and waited to be aproched by either a waiter or waitress. Lunch was full of light conversation and mandarin chicken. Paige couldn't remember the last time she had tasted something so good. She was almost sorry to have to leave and go back to work but as Autumn paid for their lunch Paige realized she was itching to get back to the books she was shelving at the shop.
End of Chapter Two: As always, questions, comments, all that nift stuff are welcomed.. gotta go to my parent's for Easter dinner. Sorry if this chapter was as good as the last.
Paige walked back to the front of the store and placed the box on the counter. Taking a pair of scissors from the pen cup she slit the top of the box open. Prying the flaps open she stepped back as a gust of wind seemed to blow up from the box. 'Well that was weird.' She thought to herself as she leaned over to look in the box. Inside were five thick books, a couple of scroll type parchments and a wooden object that looked similar to a really short cane.
Taking the cane out of the box she coul feel it vibrate with power as she held it in her hands. "I've got to have this thing." She said softly, wide eyed, as she traced the carvings on it with her fingertips. "That is a runestave." Autumn said coming up behind her with a box of her own. "A runestave?" Paige's curiosity was piqued and she wanted to know more about this wooden cane like object.
"Supposedly the runestave is used to call forth the djin, the creatures we call genies." Autumn contined on as she watched Paige carress the stave almost lovingly. "Wow, does it really work?" Paige's voice was breathy as she thought of all the possibilities of having her own djin. Briefly she remembered hearing something about djins not being the whole Robin Williams joke cracking type but it was to good of an oppurtunity to pass up.
"Can I buy it from you?" Auntumn surprised her by shaking her head no. "No Paige. You can have it. Consider it an advance on your first paycheck. You might need this book though." She told her as she pulled a rather old looking book out of the box infront of Paige. It was a hardback, leather bound book on djins and their history. "In this you can find the symbols that are inscribed on the stave."
Taking the heavey book from her with her free hand Paige swept her eyes over the cover. "So how exactly do you use the stave?" Paige was pretty sure it told you in the book but she wanted to hear it from Autumn. "Well I've read that you take the name of the djin you want to call forth and carve it into the stave. It also says that you if you carve out the name of the djin that djin ceases to be." Paige looked at the stave in her hand a quirked a brow. "Do you think it'll work?"
Autumn contemplated the stave in Paige's hand silently for a moment. "Well I'm not sure, but if not, then you can just hand it on your wall for decoration." Paige smiled at the other woman's attempt at humor but the worred look on Autumn's face bothered her a bit. "Is something wrong boss?" Paige asked her as Autumn began rummaging through the box she had just brought out. "Just be careful with the stave. Djin's aren't big fluffy puppies, legend says that they can be extremely dangerous and cruel."
Paige nodded in agreement and placed both the stave and the book next to her purse under the counter. Returning to her own box of goodies Paige took out each book and dusted them off before placing them on the shelves for the next hour and a half. Lunch time came sooner than she thought and when Autumn insisted on buying Paige grabbed her things from the counter and waited outside as the shop keeper closed the store for lunch.
"How do you feel about Thai?" Autumn asked her as she began to walked down the sidewalked. "Sounds good to me." Paige told he as she fell instep with her new employer. "Do you mind if I put these in the car first?" She asked gesturing towards the stave and the book. Shrugging Autumn stopped beside Paige's bug and waited as Paige opened the trunk and locked the stave and book in it.
Shouldering her purse Paige stuffed her keys in her pocket and gave Autumn a cheerful smile. "Let's go eat." The walk to the Thai resteraunt was a short one, it being only a block away from the shop. It wasn't nearly as crowded as Paige expected, it being lunch time and all. They were seated almost immediately by a short dark haired girl who knew Autumn by name. "I take it you eat here often." Paige said as she looked around the well decorated eatier.
"Pretty much." Was Autumn's reply as they sat down and waited to be aproched by either a waiter or waitress. Lunch was full of light conversation and mandarin chicken. Paige couldn't remember the last time she had tasted something so good. She was almost sorry to have to leave and go back to work but as Autumn paid for their lunch Paige realized she was itching to get back to the books she was shelving at the shop.
End of Chapter Two: As always, questions, comments, all that nift stuff are welcomed.. gotta go to my parent's for Easter dinner. Sorry if this chapter was as good as the last.